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larry8200
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 Posted - 04/13/2012 : 06:54:51
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This garden just had a ton of manure spread on it after I plowed it. It took 2 passes in second gear low range and a third pass in first gear low range to finnish. First low is a true creeper on the 6 speed.
Please note the "Orange" is first in the "CRAP" LOL, and the 16 horse never really worked, I dont believe the governer kicked in at all
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Johnb212
USA
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Posted - 04/13/2012 : 12:01:06
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| You should have a good crop this year with all the horse poo. Glad you kept the "Yellow" out of the crap. |
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cschmidt62
USA
560 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2012 : 12:36:29
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Originally posted by Johnb212
You should have a good crop this year with all the horse poo. Glad you kept the "Yellow" out of the crap.
That's because the orange can handle the "crap" |
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity |
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larry8200
USA
3166 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2012 : 14:14:15
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HAHAHA At first, there was Orange, and it was very good. Then Yellow wanted in, so it was. For a time.
But in the end they are ALL Orange underneath!!! :) |
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acdad
USA
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Posted - 04/13/2012 : 15:00:03
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Originally posted by Johnb212
You should have a good crop this year with all the horse poo. Glad you kept the "Yellow" out of the crap.
Yeah I agree with John. I wouldnt want poo poo all over that Big Ten  |
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!
- Chris
Big Ten
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larry8200
USA
3166 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2012 : 17:28:15
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Originally posted by acdad
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Originally posted by Johnb212
You should have a good crop this year with all the horse poo. Glad you kept the "Yellow" out of the crap.
Yeah I agree with John. I wouldnt want poo poo all over that Big Ten
If you woudn't use a garden tractor to till fertilizer into a garden, what would you use it for? |
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cschmidt62
USA
560 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2012 : 20:46:01
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| Seams to me these guys are afraid to get the yellow ones dirty! Or are they "Yellow" |
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity |
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olcowhand
USA
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Posted - 04/13/2012 : 21:42:47
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| If it were green manure, then I'd understand keeping the yellow tractors away from it. The green on yellow would turn them into John Deere's! |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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Johnb212
USA
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Posted - 04/13/2012 : 22:28:38
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We Yellow collectors just care soo much for our tractors that we don't want any crap on them and while they will do anything for us we would rather keep them out of it. Especially green crap. Touche' Larry but notice, "At first, there was Orange, and it was very good. Then Yellow wanted in, so it was. For a time But the great tractor creator knew that Orange needed yellow to make him complete so he took the part closest to Oranges heart (drive shaft) and created Yellow. Then Orange was finally complete!
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larry8200
USA
3166 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2012 : 03:50:00
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Originally posted by cschmidt62
Seams to me these guys are afraid to get the yellow ones dirty! Or are they "Yellow"
Well I'm not afraid to get any of them dirty!!!
But in the end its the Orange that pulls the Yellow out, not vice versa. 
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Johnb212
USA
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Posted - 04/14/2012 : 08:20:28
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Wow, I guess I deserved that one, so we'll call it even since they are all the same in the end just which came first, Yellw or the egg. In an earlier post I saw you have an estate lawn sweeper. I suppose yours works well. I bought a slightly used one because I was impressed with the construction. I havn't been happy with it, must be a height adjustment I am getting wrong. I was going to change the tires to a heavier tread and add wwf to them for weight before I gave up on it. Larry do you have any suggestions on how I might get it working?
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larry8200
USA
3166 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2012 : 10:22:47
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Originally posted by Johnb212
Wow, I guess I deserved that one, so we'll call it even since they are all the same in the end just which came first, Yellw or the egg. In an earlier post I saw you have an estate lawn sweeper. I suppose yours works well. I bought a slightly used one because I was impressed with the construction. I havn't been happy with it, must be a height adjustment I am getting wrong. I was going to change the tires to a heavier tread and add wwf to them for weight before I gave up on it. Larry do you have any suggestions on how I might get it working?
John
"the same in the end" Yup, I take mine ALL in the mud regardless of race, color, or creed. And have a blast, at least as long as I can get out of the mud without getting off the tractor. HAHA 
Those estate sweepers are great, but they are designed to be pulled in gangs of three on golf courses, parks etc. behind a small farm tractor with turf tires at 6-10 MPH at 5 and under mine doesn't work well at all. Then it needs to be adjusted mainly by trial and error. Mine was well used when I got it and I suspect a new brush would need much less pressure.
I pulled mine with my 725 for a while, but flat out wasn't quite fast enough. I have been using a 3315V in third, and flat out is ok and the variable at low is perfect for tight turns. The one thing I have found the variable is perfect for.
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cwm1276
USA
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Posted - 04/14/2012 : 21:01:20
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| How well does the plow do in hard ground? I rototilled for a neighbor this morning, His garden had not been tilled since last spring. It was so hard, after 3 passes I was finally getting it broken up. I am thinking a plow may have broken it up better first. |
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Johnb212
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2012 : 22:06:35
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| Thanks for the info. on the estate sweeper Larry. I think I might try the windshild washer fluid in the tires first because they lock up and skid as much as they roll. If that doesn't work I might try a turf tire, My yard is chopped up and hilly so it's hard to get much speed. I only got my B212 in Feb this year and I immediately tore it all apart for a restoration, I drove it up drive way this evening, almost finished. Up till then I pulled it with a Honda 3813 and then a Walker Zero turn with the same results, skidding and dragging, even on blacktop. The Walker is pretty fast but I guess not fast enough. If all that doesn't work I might bring it up to you in NE this sumer and you can have two of the gang of three. |
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larry8200
USA
3166 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2012 : 04:10:58
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Carl, roots, rocks and packed soil are going to be hard on anything, but I thinnk a plow is going to be harder to brake than a roto-tiller. And roto-tilling anything but well established gardens is HARD on both the tractor and roto-tiller.
John, I do have some problems with my turf groom skidding, and have thought about turf tires replacing the micro ribs, but hadn't thought of loading them which might help more. I have found when the hopper starts filling up it gets plenty of weight though. When I use it on leaves I chop them up with a mower first and sort of make rows out of them, otherwise it fills up with fluff every couple of minuites and I spend half the time dumping it |
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cwm1276
USA
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Posted - 04/15/2012 : 15:28:52
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| I'm spoiled, I till as long as there is nothing growing I want. So my gardens get tilled 3-4 times. This year I hardly had to till. |
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