the 'todays job' thread

[Joe Newton]

14 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

Any idea why the end of a stub wouldn't callous like a collar does?

Because the callous wood grows from the branch collar.

 

 

[doobin]

A days processing (mainly splitting) with our dog of a tractor and processor combo. 

Out of one barn and into the other plus a truckload for the customers house. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Some days sneak up on you, starts off a bit glum then the sun comes out, the machines work great, everything really falls into place, and you drive home in a good mood.

 

This was the last stem of a 4 stem white poplar, the rest was partly rigged, this one fell on its sword easy enough.

[John Shutler]

mulching gorse and scrub growth on a LA site. 

[Stephen Blair]

Fine machine John!

do you have reverse drive?

[Mesterh]

On 02/02/2023 at 20:10, Stephen Blair said:

Fine machine John!

do you have reverse drive?

I guess he is too busy saving Gotham City in his battractor mobile.

 

Nice tractor btw.

[doobin]

Perfect flail collecting weather 

[AJStrees]

4 minutes ago, doobin said:

Perfect flail collecting weather 

Nice set up. 👍

[doobin]

4 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Nice set up. 👍

Thanks. I sometimes wish I'd bought the alpine new and the Kubota secondhand, but it's done now. Almost took the alpine today as the ground is pretty steep by the treeline, but a good op who knows what he's doing with the independant brakes can keep it upright. Thought I'd best put some hours on the Kubota, and in the end it was actually the better tractor for the job.

 

It's a fantastic tractor for large gardens in particular as it's so manouverable. In fieldwork the independant brakes and bi-speed turn means you just spin it around at the end of the row, whereas the alpine would be a two-shunt job at a minimum. Today I'd have loved a cab, but realistically they are a pain on garden jobs. Can't have it all. I'm going to look out for an alpine with cab.

Edited February 10, 2023 by doobin

[AJStrees]

2 hours ago, doobin said:

Thanks. I sometimes wish I'd bought the alpine new and the Kubota secondhand, but it's done now. Almost took the alpine today as the ground is pretty steep by the treeline, but a good op who knows what he's doing with the independant brakes can keep it upright. Thought I'd best put some hours on the Kubota, and in the end it was actually the better tractor for the job.

 

It's a fantastic tractor for large gardens in particular as it's so manouverable. In fieldwork the independant brakes and bi-speed turn means you just spin it around at the end of the row, whereas the alpine would be a two-shunt job at a minimum. Today I'd have loved a cab, but realistically they are a pain on garden jobs. Can't have it all. I'm going to look out for an alpine with cab.

So a bit like a zero turn mower on steroids by the sounds of it with the Kubota. Sounds lovely to drive. 

 

I could do with both the Kubota and the Alpine. Only got the old MF 135 on the site at the moment. One day we will get the budget. 👍 although I have been looking at the McCormick as an option. My local tractor dealer used to be big on Massey and then moved over to McCormick. They look like good machines.