New holland 650 stuffer
New holland 650 stuffer
mardi 4 juin 2019
New holland 650 stuffer
Mowing Oops. Duh moment
I've done dumb stuff before and I'm sure I will again but today takes the cake. WTF I was thinking I do not know. Actually I was jamming to some tunes while mowing and I must've turned off most of my brain.
We found a barge rope at our river lot. Wifey decided to bring it to the house for adornment somewhere. This was a 30ft or so piece of rope, much longer than the shorter ones we normally find. For some reason unknown to me wife decides to run in along the edge of our driveway temporarily.
I'm mowing today and rather than get my fat ass off the mower to move the rope or (option 2) skip that bit of grass and get it with the trimmer. Both were good options that I didn't really consider. I decide to nudge the rope with the edge of my mower deck to scoot a small section of the rope that had slipped off the pavement into the yard back onto the pavement. There was a big knot in the rope where I was going to nudge, and I've done that with other 'things' with no issue. This time it didn't work out so well.
The rope was immediately sucked up into the mower deck (which if I had a brain I would have turned off before trying to nudge anything), wrapped around the shaft of one of the blades and killed the motor. :eek:
I was able to restart and hobble to the garage. Jacked up the mower and saw the rope around the shaft. So, I had to cut through the barge rope. I had never done that before. We had found it on the bank close to our dock. It had been floating in the river for who knows how long. It had collected hoards of dirt from the river. Cutting or sawing it made a horrible dust bomb. Plus I found you don't cut barge rope. it was impossible to cut. First I tried the reciprocating saw. It got jammed up with loose threads of the rope that came loose and it never would make it through, so I changed blades and got a fresh battery. Still no go. Tried my utility knife to minimal avail. Got the bolt cutters and it would not open wide enough to cut the whole rope. I had to break apart strands of the rope and cut them individually then finish the little that was left with the reciprocating saw. What a nightmare, but I finally got it done. 45 mins I'll never get back. Then I had to finish mowing. Arrrggg. Thankfully the mower and mower deck performed flawlessly after my idiot operator error.
We found a barge rope at our river lot. Wifey decided to bring it to the house for adornment somewhere. This was a 30ft or so piece of rope, much longer than the shorter ones we normally find. For some reason unknown to me wife decides to run in along the edge of our driveway temporarily.
I'm mowing today and rather than get my fat ass off the mower to move the rope or (option 2) skip that bit of grass and get it with the trimmer. Both were good options that I didn't really consider. I decide to nudge the rope with the edge of my mower deck to scoot a small section of the rope that had slipped off the pavement into the yard back onto the pavement. There was a big knot in the rope where I was going to nudge, and I've done that with other 'things' with no issue. This time it didn't work out so well.
The rope was immediately sucked up into the mower deck (which if I had a brain I would have turned off before trying to nudge anything), wrapped around the shaft of one of the blades and killed the motor. :eek:
I was able to restart and hobble to the garage. Jacked up the mower and saw the rope around the shaft. So, I had to cut through the barge rope. I had never done that before. We had found it on the bank close to our dock. It had been floating in the river for who knows how long. It had collected hoards of dirt from the river. Cutting or sawing it made a horrible dust bomb. Plus I found you don't cut barge rope. it was impossible to cut. First I tried the reciprocating saw. It got jammed up with loose threads of the rope that came loose and it never would make it through, so I changed blades and got a fresh battery. Still no go. Tried my utility knife to minimal avail. Got the bolt cutters and it would not open wide enough to cut the whole rope. I had to break apart strands of the rope and cut them individually then finish the little that was left with the reciprocating saw. What a nightmare, but I finally got it done. 45 mins I'll never get back. Then I had to finish mowing. Arrrggg. Thankfully the mower and mower deck performed flawlessly after my idiot operator error.
Mowing Oops. Duh moment
Krone Rotary Rake and 4 Basket Tedder Hydraulic Requirements
When considering a Krone rotary rake and 4 basket tedder, what kind of hydraulic requirements are generally required? We have some older smaller tractors that I think the hydraulics may not be sufficient for these implements, but I'm not ready to send them down the road - yet...
Simple enough to put the tedder on the MF50, hook-up the PTO and go. New Holland dolly wheel rake, hook-up to the drawbar and go.
Help me understand the requirements for running a new Krone rotary and 4 basket rake - from a minimum tractor standpoint.
Thanks!
Bill
Krone Rotary Rake and 4 Basket Tedder Hydraulic Requirements
NH 688 Actuators
my new Holland 688 bale command plus net and twine actuators are intermittent at best. I use the net primarily it extend and wrapped, but then would not retract. I use it in manual mode. I read for power to the net actuator getting both an neg and pos DC voltage, read the same at the twine actuator. was thinking of swapping the actuators so I tried extending and retracting the twine actuator, the monitor started shutting down when ext or ret selected and then finally got the twine act to ext and more playing with monitor got it to retract. could not get movement out of the net actuator
I am thinking that the monitor is my issue but reluctant to replace, any thoughts would be appreciated.
NH 688 Actuators
RTVX Engine Oil - Kubota or Rotella?
We now have two Kubota's diesel vehicles...a BX2230 and a RTVX-1120D.
I want to keep a supply of oil in the new barn to use for both and while I've heard many people say they prefer to use Kubota everything, I wanted to see what oil our members use.
Many of you have several thousand hours on your equipment and are in the best position to advise I think.
Most of the older farmer I've talked with use Rotella and think it is the best.
Any thoughts?
P.S. Looks like a bumper crop of pawpaws, pears and plums in Ohio this year.
I want to keep a supply of oil in the new barn to use for both and while I've heard many people say they prefer to use Kubota everything, I wanted to see what oil our members use.
Many of you have several thousand hours on your equipment and are in the best position to advise I think.
Most of the older farmer I've talked with use Rotella and think it is the best.
Any thoughts?
P.S. Looks like a bumper crop of pawpaws, pears and plums in Ohio this year.
RTVX Engine Oil - Kubota or Rotella?
Desperately seeking hay cutter/baler
Desperately seeking hay cutter/baler
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