How'd it go today?

[Chris E]

True Mick you'd imagine that's a huge market that word of mouth just getting passed around.

 

[squisher]

Haha! Ruthless bastids, them farmers!

Out of curiosity, what brand of baler is he using? Dad had trouble with his New Hollands making consistent bales. They use China men to feed the hay where as John Deere uses an auger.

The JD balers were more consistent.

It's actually a little Deere baler he has. Not sure of the reason but there's a lot of variation.

 

[Cobleskill]

Usually it is from variations of thickness of the crop. If you are stuffing hay in you get a heavy bale, light row - light bale.

 

[squisher]

That makes sense. My 2nd cut was less consistent and I've noticed more big variations in the bales.

Although my farmer has had issues with it everywhere I think. On the first cut they had a mobile Deere mechanic out looking at it while they were in my field. He picks most of the fields with a stacking bale wagon and he's had a hell of a time keeping his stacks upright with the differing bales.

I don't get my field picked because it costs more.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Hmmmm.....

Interesting.

At least with the JD baler you don't get banana bales as bad when.the crop is inconsistent.

 

[Cobleskill]

You can stuff hay through a NH baler faster than a JD. Also if you are trying to bale a legume with some dew on it to save the leaves a JD auger can wrap up and be a PIA.

Any system has plusses an minusses it seems.

 

[treebilly]

High rpm' and low speed for baling. Not sure how that would make them inconsistent though. Driving to fast seems to make fluff bales.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I was going to buy an in line Heston small baler.

Neighbor talked me out of it. He said for all the shit that goes wrong with a square baler you want it off to the side where you can see.

 

[Raj]

Did a light prune today, got setup for next week.
Pic of a hydro anchor.

 

[timbertramp]

I'm betting that tree will cut blue lol

 

[Cobleskill]

Nice job. Is it a screw in anchor?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I hate when they do that shat.

My learning curve keeps getting better... meet my injection pump.
Pulled it today. Think i'be narrowed down the problem. Sending it out for rebuild. Could not read all the numbers on it till I pulled it and scraped perkins/caterpillar yellow off the tag.....
Fun fun....
I really need my chipper back!!!!

 

[cory]

Damn!!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Nuts! Lots of little moving parts in one of those, but shouldn't be too bad.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Going to let an expert mess with all the little moving parts inside. Was enough for me to pull the damn thing. At least I had an inspection cover to access the timing gear on it. So I did not have to remove the whole timing cover

 

[timbertramp]

I had an easy day today, little multi stem box elder and a dying red pine. Back to the shop by 11. Could've used more hours but I'll take the short day today. Last night we was up to the hospital till about midnight. Wife has been having labor pains, I guess she's got till Tuesday to go have the baby naturally then the doctor is gonna induce.

 

[treebilly]

Congrats Nic. Another one of us to enjoy these sleepless nights. Catching up on here I missed my chance to get a nap in. I think I hear him stirring. If I act asleep, the wife will wake up ( I hope)

 

[timbertramp]

Good luck, my 2 year old just woke and the wife beat me to the acting asleep.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hey Jim! Check out the Bass and Amp I ordered!!!

Can't wait to hear that B string throw down!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Sweet! Thats a good place for a humbucker.

I like that amp too. Been looking for a nice, little amp to pack around. Let us know how it sounds!

 

[MasterBlaster]

My buddy has a 50 watt with a 10, and it shakes the room.

I had to go one step higher...

Are you not familiar with Hartke?

They are supposed to be the best bass amps out there...

 

[FireFighterZero]

Oh, yes. Just no one has them up here. We always talk about trying one, just never found one to play through.

My stuff is mostly Ampeg and Fender.

My gig rig used to be a 1200 watt hybred Ampeg head through a 4x12 Fender cab with Mesa Boogie speakers. I blew the original fender speakers. I blew the cab apart and now borrow a 1x15 peavey cab.

My Fender 300 combo amp I used to gig with got thrown off a stage and is now destroyed. It did not sound any better after it was thrown off either.

I am in the market for a small combo amp in the 300 watt range.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm sure this will make you smile!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Trust me... those aluminum cones are the SHIT!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Man, that would be perfect! Nice and simple, light weight, jeebus that would be great!

I f'ing have Victor Wooten though. Makes me want to burn all my axes.

Kinda makes me sad that I never did bother to learn to slap.