Rain this morning but the sun came out of hiding about noon so I went & played in the woods. Clearing some brush & making some room for the horses. I have about 11acres & 5 more to go to get cleared. The little L3430 is a workhorse.
Caught it just right
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The horses are the better 1/2's hobbie. To me they are the quickest way to turn $100 bill into a nice round turd. When I bought the place 20 years ago I wanted a place in the country where I could hunt & shoot guns but the last 2 years all the property around me has sold off & people have moved in & built houses in every direction so there went my shooting range. Now it's fence building for the horses, barn building for the hay & chickens, & a little gardening cause we like home grown meters, taters, squash & okra.
Using the loader to set up the trusses. I had a L225 before I bought the L3430, used it for almost 10 years & don't know why I wanted so long to upgrade. I'll never own a tractor w/o a loader & 4wd again.
Yeah, they're a little furry this time of year.
Yeah, they're a little furry this time of year.
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Yep and if it all goes sideways you still have a way to get around... I came across a brace of Halfling mares that are broke to harness they had them for pulling a small wagon and an Irish cart,,,, somebody please talk me out of it,,,PLEASE
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We go through 600 bales of hay a year. A couple of years ago the Farmer we get the hay from dropped off a load and was helping me put it up in the loft. During one of the breaks I told him that if he could help me talk the Mrs into getting rid of the horses that I would continue to buy the hay from him. And then we wouldn't have to put it up in the loft anymore. We could throw it right into the manure pile. He would still make his money, I would be saving money and I wouldn't have to clean the used hay out of the stalls.
We still have the horses.
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P.S. You can see that manure pile from outer space on Google Earth.
Oh the money sitting in that pile.
Oh the money sitting in that pile.
Planted and maintaining 1500 tress on 11 acres of our farm, I swore an oath only to use my tractor for good, never evil.
Sorry about the sideways pics, they are oriented correctly in my computer???
