Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Bruce]

The picture that shows me trying to help the auger dig into our rocky soil will have a 10' gate that will be our loading area for the livestock. We had to change the run a couple of times to find a run that wasn't solid rock. It narrows to 25' there and we can make a natural chute to control where they go (that is the plan anyway). If you look close you can see how rocky the ground is in that spot.

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It would appear your Kubota turned into a JD!

So that is how one gets down pressure on the 3PT. Maybe you need a second tractor so you can use the bucket instead of your back to do that. Everyone needs 2 real tractors. Of course I currently have ZERO real tractors and had to use my Prius to pull the Sears (Husqvarna) garden tractor away from the pond. Sucker doesn't back up a hill of any sort. I THOUGHT it was only a problem with the blower on the front but NOPE. Doesn't back up with the 54" mower deck on it either. I kind of doubt it would back up a hill even without that installed.

Baymule - do you mean the 3 point hitch gadget? I have the Pat's Quick Change on my Kubota. It does make changing implements faster.

Looks handy but if you buy the Pat's wouldn't you need to change the length of the connecting shaft for all your existing implements?

 

[babsbag]

This is what my second tractor looks like. (this is just a picture from the web, not mine)

I don't even try to change implements on my JD. I have helped DH do it and it is not a one man job. We leave the box scraper on most of the time for counter balance. I would love to be able to put the tiller on without his help.

I need another tractor, one that can pick up a 1400 lb. square bale of alfalfa.

 

[Mike CHS]

I don't have that many implements but the Pat's works fine on everything I'm using with the original top link.

 

[babsbag]

My DH has a birthday next week...hmmm

 

[Baymule]

My quick change is not a Pat's, it came with it from Kubota. I absolutely adore it. Just back up, lift up and snap the levers down and I'm done. This link shows a picture of a quick hitch bar. @babsbag and @frustratedearthmother ya'll gotta get one of these. I think Northern Tool has them too. Then you just put the pins in your implements and no more struggling to get implements hitched up!

http://www.farmandfleet.com/product...feedsource=3&gclid=COXpj9ONgc8CFYORfgodGoQGRw

 

[Mike CHS]

We got the hardest run finished yesterday. The property line got crossed in several places but we made the run without having to take down any more trees..

We bought a half dozen pretty good size trees last week to put in the pasture for shade eventually. We will have to do some heavy duty deer protection since that pasture seems to be the main deer highway.

 

[Latestarter]

Looks good!

 

[Southern by choice]

We will have to do some heavy duty deer protection since that pasture seems to be the main deer highway.

When you get your LGD's they will take care of that.

Today is first day of deer season. My son went out early this morning with his bow. Hoping he brings home something this week. All the dogs need a "dental cleaning"... need some deer legs!

Fence looks great!

 

[Mike CHS]

We hope to get a couple of deer this season but our experience since buying this place is that a couple of days after the season starts they all disappear

We are starting to look for an LGD but we still have another month or so getting our infrastructure ready. We have a tentative buy for 6 or 7 ewes sometime in October or early November.

 

[Baymule]

Your fence is looking good! We got our ewes and our dogs had never seen sheep. It was kinda wild around here for awhile. But both GP's have made good sheep guards!