Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
The New Toy
The new tractor is here!! The new tractor is here!!
Kubota BX2660 with front end loader, tiller and auger attachments. Brand new, orange paint still shiny (chances are it'll get washed more than the truck). And yes, it has a cupholder, lol! BTW, the owner's manual is located in a hidden pocket behind the seat. I'm just sayin'. The "quick hitch" system isn't all that quick and although Brady can handle it by himself it would be a struggle for me to manage alone. We couldn't wait to put it through its paces but we had to wait until Sunday night to introduce it to the farm. First chore on the list .... the dreaded fence.
Since it was our first trial of the auger attachment and since we didn't want to dig random practice holes in the field, we decided to dig an actual hole for the first fence post where the general public wouldn't see it in case it turned out a bit lopsided.
All in all, it was a successful first fencepost. But with the light fading and the weather getting much colder (hovering around the freezing point) we put off the 2nd post for another day. Only 70 or so more to go.
Kubota BX2660 with front end loader, tiller and auger attachments. Brand new, orange paint still shiny (chances are it'll get washed more than the truck). And yes, it has a cupholder, lol! BTW, the owner's manual is located in a hidden pocket behind the seat. I'm just sayin'. The "quick hitch" system isn't all that quick and although Brady can handle it by himself it would be a struggle for me to manage alone. We couldn't wait to put it through its paces but we had to wait until Sunday night to introduce it to the farm. First chore on the list .... the dreaded fence.
Since it was our first trial of the auger attachment and since we didn't want to dig random practice holes in the field, we decided to dig an actual hole for the first fence post where the general public wouldn't see it in case it turned out a bit lopsided.
All in all, it was a successful first fencepost. But with the light fading and the weather getting much colder (hovering around the freezing point) we put off the 2nd post for another day. Only 70 or so more to go.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Fencing 101
Although winter is "officially" over in Ohio, Mother Nature never got the text message. We started the week in the low 70's and will end the weekend in the low 40's with snow flurries. Yikes!
Regardless of the weather, spring chores have begun at Smith's Creek Farm. Any day now our brand new tractor will arrive and soon after that the new fence goes in.
Brady bought the fencing and gates this morning and two weeks ago we cut black locust logs for posts. Now all we need is the tractor and auger.
Regardless of the weather, spring chores have begun at Smith's Creek Farm. Any day now our brand new tractor will arrive and soon after that the new fence goes in.
Brady bought the fencing and gates this morning and two weeks ago we cut black locust logs for posts. Now all we need is the tractor and auger.
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