Hot today, as usual.

[37chief]

I don't know about you, but this hot weather just sucks the life out of me. I needed to replace a couple blades on my flail mower. I park it under one of our pepper trees in the shade, makes it a little cooler. The blades were missing in a row leaving a leaving a mow hawk hair cut appearance. causing me a lot of time making over lapping cuts. The mowing would have satisfied the fire dept. but not me. Even when disking in damp ground years ago. the dirt would stick between the blades. Then the tractor would bog down, the disk pushing up a pile of dirt. leaving a big streak in the field. Those who do disking know the feeling, and the saying blades balling up. Stan in Hot California.

 

[wh]

Changed out an axle bearing on my disc last week. As usual had a minor problem get the bearing trunnion off the frame. Of course it was the inside bearing, so I had to take all the blades off. By the time I got it back together was soaking wet. Did it in the shade of the shop with a 48 inch water drip fan running. I am ready for frost!

 

[roper4570]