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    Food plots

    Hmm looks like some sharpened grader blades welded onto a fork frame. I cant imange that this form of pasive shear do much shearing like you were saying, but i can see how it could get a great grip on a tree and rip it right out of the ground. I think something like this would work a little...
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    Food plots

    UPPLOTER nice, here is a link to a google map of there area i am working with, http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid= 112587902225609550850.00047c4acc5eb10792c25 and a link of some pictures, i dont hae any of just the plots right now http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/yy274/danefi2/
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    Food plots

    I wonder... you have to disc the lime in right? so what if insteed of putting weight on your disc in you fabed a hopper and a hyd powered spredder on your disc and take care of it all at the asme time. i also wonder if that would work for seeding, rase the disc so it barly scrapes, and set the...
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    Food plots

    I have not had the need to buy lime, i have not had the need to get that technical, and have not did any ph samples on our plots. ( i am not for hire right now) I have spred cow manure, as a favor to local farmers. I spred drywall scraps as i get them ( dont get enough to wory about burning out...
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    Food plots

    I would advise agaist just using a tractor, i ran an 85hp 4X4 with loader for a few years, and there is no way i would put that machine through that kind of hell. it might be able to do it a few times but if you are going to invest that kind of money i dont think you want to beat your equipment...
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    Food plots

    I also believe in burning off a field, it is a good way to "put back". i wont profess to knowing everything but i have learned some things. around here in northern wi we used to burn alot, but it seems to be a lost art. not many small farmers left, and alot of people who try to burn make bug...
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    Food plots

    Hey UPPLOTER, What part of the UP are you in? Are you looking to clear virgin land? if so i would advise against cutting the trees down. get a dozer in and push the trees over, that is the best way to get rid of the stumps. then you can cut the root balls off the trees and do what you will...
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    Tree Harvester

    yea i bet your are right. :)
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    Case 580b angle of operation

    Belarus i worked for an Belarus dealer, and we had a bank send us a 85hp Belarus industrial in crates and pieces. the machine had only 40 hours on it, and on the first job the operator was on to steep of an angle and fried the crank bearings. the owner tried to repair the machine him self. but...
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    Case 580b angle of operation

    we recently purchesed a case 580b for $5000, and are looking at some jobs to bid on. one is a trench for water and power. it has to go down a steep hill and up another. where is the oil pickup tube in the engine sump? do i trench up hill or down? i have seen guys blow up brand new machine, by...
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    Food plots

    at zep farms we just disc and drag until late july, then broadcast seed by hand. we are planting turips, rutabagies, rape, sunflowers, corn, soy beans. our turips and rutabagies are doing so well we have more then the deer can eat, so we are marketing to local restruants and farmers markets. it...
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    Belarus 825

    not all of the belarus tractors have pony engines. i used to work for a Belarus Dealer, and i liked the tractor, it is a good cheep to run machine, and will provide years of service, provided you treat them well, and have one experienced operator running the machine. i really like there method...
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    How do you operate a skidder?

    Bellboy, I find your Curiosity amusing, and humbling. I Suppose alot of us take it for granted, (the operation of equipment). I grew up around, and operating all sorts of equipment at a very young age. I think I was probaly about 10 years old when i started skidding Fire wood out with an Ford...
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    Tree Harvester

    gravy job man this guy got a gravy job, it is easy to run new equipment in a pine plantation. get a lot of wood out. just after the tree is cut the computer takes over and delimbs / debarks the tree at the same time it is scaling the tree then returns to but end and starts cutting to dimension...
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