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bertwert · 11-06-2017, 09:03 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I would estimate I mow about 4 acres of my 6.17 acre parcel. The rest is woods. It would cost a small fortune to pay someone to come way out here in the sticks to mow and trim. Takes most of a day for us, using a walk behind mower to trim around tress, etc., a Kubota diesel riding mower with a 52" deck to go around the house, shop, garden and perimeter, and the full sized Kubota L260 tractor with a 6 foot wide 3 point mounted PTO driven finish mower.

No Ford?

tim60 · 11-06-2017, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

Reminds me of a joke my best friend once told me. He's from Malaysia and we had just met.

"What do you do if your dishwasher stops working? ... Slap the *insertwordforafemalecaninehere*!"

I didn't get it. I just stood there wondering what's so funny about slapping an electrical appliance to get it to work again. He had to explain to me that pretty much every upper-middle class family in Malaysia has a live-in maid. I met his family's one years later when I visited, she's lovely and being treated as part of the family, so thankfully the joke was just that

My friends in Singapore all seem to treat their maids very well and in return get very good service. I have also heard horror stories from people I know, not just the stories that get in the media.

tim60 · 11-06-2017, 10:46 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Yesterday's fall off the bone baby back ribs, grilled in 3.5 hours, and NO BOILING INVOLVED, nuff said.

I see Bob decided to eat his lawnmower.

tim60 · 11-06-2017, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

I have to repeatedly remind my wife that potatoes are vegetables.
She insists that they don't count because they aren't green.

I can make them green.

Grandma told me that makes for gut-ache, which is something I do not enjoy, so I have never knowingly eaten green potatoes.

**savoche** · 11-07-2017, 02:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I would estimate I mow about 4 acres of my 6.17 acre parcel. The rest is woods.

Yeah, you'd need a beefier mower for those.

Racer X 69 · 11-07-2017, 03:48 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

No Ford?

After I picked up the L260 last spring the 8N was given a break from mower duty. It still works, I have a blade and rock rake to keep the driveway in shape, a large core aerator for the lawn, and the wagon for hauling brush and wood.

At 69 years old it needed a break from the finish mower.

Rupert · 11-07-2017, 06:38 AM - **4 Likes**

Just thinking....for visitors to our thread it must seem boring and uninteresting to find talk of lawn mowing, leaf raking, and other such trivial activities of little interest to most.
Just a reminder....we do have other interests here!

Yep, over here we do love our doggie pals!

robtcorl · 11-07-2017, 08:43 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Rupert

Yep, over here we do love our doggie pals!

Don't forget, we have a couple of cat lovers too.

RoxnDox · 11-07-2017, 09:03 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

Yeah, you'd need a beefier mower for those.

Like this one:

https://youtu.be/qxfw66cFIdE?t=63

robtcorl · 11-07-2017, 09:24 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by RoxnDox

Like this one:

Bandit Model 5000 Forestry Mower - YouTube

Gives a visual to the term "It will chew you up and spit you out!"

ccc_ · 11-07-2017, 09:24 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Rupert

Just thinking....for visitors to our thread it must seem boring and uninteresting to find talk of lawn mowing, leaf raking, and other such trivial activities of little interest to most.
Just a reminder....we do have other interests here!

Yep, over here we do love our doggie pals!

we had 12 hours of flurries one day last week with zero accumulation...I was heartbroken
at least it is finally cooling off

---------- Post added 11-07-17 at 10:29 AM ----------

Originally posted by RoxnDox

Like this one:

Bandit Model 5000 Forestry Mower - YouTube

I use an old DR brush mower to cut relatively tick-free trails through our woods
it will chop two inch hedge and locust and about three inches of anything else...not bad for a walk-behind

one of the neighbors uses a very old caterpillar, drops its blade and just moves whatever he wants to wherever he wants

Rupert · 11-07-2017, 09:44 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Don't forget, we have a couple of cat lovers too.

That's a happy cat...and why not!

robtcorl · 11-07-2017, 09:54 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Rupert

That's a happy cat...and why not!

How about that, we both refrained from using the p-word.

bet the dungeon is getting cold this time of year.

**gaweidert** · 11-07-2017, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by tim60

I can make them green.

Grandma told me that makes for gut-ache, which is something I do not enjoy, so I have never knowingly eaten green potatoes.

Your grandma was a wise woman. If you have a potato with any green in the skin, that part is toxic. The potato plant like the tomato is related to nightshade.

**savoche** · 11-07-2017, 11:20 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by RoxnDox

Like this one:

Bandit Model 5000 Forestry Mower - YouTube

This ad is actually quite informative

You Tube

Fascinating stuff. I'm quite certain you can't do that with a K-3.

11-07-2017, 09:03 AM - 2 Likes	#41664
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	Originally posted by savoche Yeah, you'd need a beefier mower for those. Like this one: https://youtu.be/qxfw66cFIdE?t=63 Last edited by RoxnDox; 11-07-2017 at 09:10 AM.

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I would estimate I mow about 4 acres of my 6.17 acre parcel. The rest is woods. It would cost a small fortune to pay someone to come way out here in the sticks to mow and trim. Takes most of a day for us, using a walk behind mower to trim around tress, etc., a Kubota diesel riding mower with a 52" deck to go around the house, shop, garden and perimeter, and the full sized Kubota L260 tractor with a 6 foot wide 3 point mounted PTO driven finish mower. No Ford?

11-06-2017, 10:43 PM	#41657
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,758	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox Reminds me of a joke my best friend once told me. He's from Malaysia and we had just met. "What do you do if your dishwasher stops working? ... Slap the insertwordforafemalecaninehere!" I didn't get it. I just stood there wondering what's so funny about slapping an electrical appliance to get it to work again. He had to explain to me that pretty much every upper-middle class family in Malaysia has a live-in maid. I met his family's one years later when I visited, she's lovely and being treated as part of the family, so thankfully the joke was just that My friends in Singapore all seem to treat their maids very well and in return get very good service. I have also heard horror stories from people I know, not just the stories that get in the media.

11-06-2017, 10:46 PM - 2 Likes	#41658
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,758	Originally posted by robtcorl Yesterday's fall off the bone baby back ribs, grilled in 3.5 hours, and NO BOILING INVOLVED, nuff said. I see Bob decided to eat his lawnmower.

11-06-2017, 10:48 PM	#41659
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,758	Originally posted by Parallax I have to repeatedly remind my wife that potatoes are vegetables. She insists that they don't count because they aren't green. I can make them green. Grandma told me that makes for gut-ache, which is something I do not enjoy, so I have never knowingly eaten green potatoes.

11-07-2017, 02:15 AM - 1 Like	#41660
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I would estimate I mow about 4 acres of my 6.17 acre parcel. The rest is woods. Yeah, you'd need a beefier mower for those.

11-07-2017, 03:48 AM	#41661
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,078	Originally posted by bertwert No Ford? After I picked up the L260 last spring the 8N was given a break from mower duty. It still works, I have a blade and rock rake to keep the driveway in shape, a large core aerator for the lawn, and the wagon for hauling brush and wood. At 69 years old it needed a break from the finish mower.

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Just thinking....for visitors to our thread it must seem boring and uninteresting to find talk of lawn mowing, leaf raking, and other such trivial activities of little interest to most. Just a reminder....we do have other interests here! Yep, over here we do love our doggie pals!

11-07-2017, 08:43 AM - 3 Likes	#41663
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Rupert Yep, over here we do love our doggie pals! Don't forget, we have a couple of cat lovers too.

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ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	Originally posted by Rupert Just thinking....for visitors to our thread it must seem boring and uninteresting to find talk of lawn mowing, leaf raking, and other such trivial activities of little interest to most. Just a reminder....we do have other interests here! Yep, over here we do love our doggie pals! we had 12 hours of flurries one day last week with zero accumulation...I was heartbroken at least it is finally cooling off ---------- Post added 11-07-17 at 10:29 AM ---------- Originally posted by RoxnDox Like this one: Bandit Model 5000 Forestry Mower - YouTube I use an old DR brush mower to cut relatively tick-free trails through our woods it will chop two inch hedge and locust and about three inches of anything else...not bad for a walk-behind one of the neighbors uses a very old caterpillar, drops its blade and just moves whatever he wants to wherever he wants

11-07-2017, 09:44 AM - 1 Like	#41667
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by robtcorl Don't forget, we have a couple of cat lovers too. That's a happy cat...and why not!

11-07-2017, 09:54 AM - 2 Likes	#41668
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Rupert That's a happy cat...and why not! How about that, we both refrained from using the p-word. bet the dungeon is getting cold this time of year.

11-07-2017, 10:04 AM	#41669
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Originally posted by tim60 I can make them green. Grandma told me that makes for gut-ache, which is something I do not enjoy, so I have never knowingly eaten green potatoes. Your grandma was a wise woman. If you have a potato with any green in the skin, that part is toxic. The potato plant like the tomato is related to nightshade.

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