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by Spike188
Fri Jun 12, 2026 6:16 am
Forum: Garden
Topic: garden planting
Replies: 43
Views: 36443
Canada

Re: garden planting

@DavidBarkey Did you lay the plastic and drip line with the layer you built for Frankie?
by Spike188
Tue Jun 09, 2026 6:48 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Score of the day
Replies: 6
Views: 4493
Canada

Re: Score of the day

Dirty Harry is going to take a bite out of grime :j
by Spike188
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:44 am
Forum: My Other Tractor Is
Topic: Cleaning shop by getting rid of the other tractors.
Replies: 4
Views: 3377
Canada

Re: Cleaning shop by getting rid of the other tractors.

Thank Harry. I will keep that in mind. The motor in the 646L is making a lot of rod noise and has been parked until I have time to look at it. The current plan is to leave it set until the LBH is finished. I have been talking to Mike at Enginebore about DavidBarkey idea of line boring the rear axil ...
by Spike188
Fri Jun 05, 2026 10:49 pm
Forum: My Other Tractor Is
Topic: Cleaning shop by getting rid of the other tractors.
Replies: 4
Views: 3377
Canada

Cleaning shop by getting rid of the other tractors.

The last month has been cleaning non CCI product out of the shop. The first item was a White lawn tractor that was missing 3 transaxle cross member bolts. 20260522_122020.jpg The transaxle would twist forward causing the belt to jump off. Also in the line up is a neighbors rototiller with a plugged ...
by Spike188
Thu Jun 04, 2026 11:11 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Pieces of history
Replies: 1
Views: 2716
Canada

Pieces of history

We brought back a few pieces of nostalgia from Oklahoma a few weeks ago. 20260603_171413.jpg The sign was painted over 45 years ago and stood at the entrance to our cotton gin and feed store. The Beam scale was used for weighing cotton bales as they came out of the press. The sign ended up being ...
by Spike188
Mon May 18, 2026 4:52 pm
Forum: Farm
Topic: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer
Replies: 10
Views: 4864
Canada

Re: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer

Here is a closeup of the drip irrigation tubing.
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by Spike188
Mon May 18, 2026 8:16 am
Forum: Farm
Topic: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer
Replies: 10
Views: 4864
Canada

Re: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer

He puts down drip irrigation tube under the plastic st the same time the plastic is being placed. The mount for the tubing is on the middle of the unit, hanginging under the black tote.
by Spike188
Sun May 17, 2026 7:10 pm
Forum: Farm
Topic: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer
Replies: 10
Views: 4864
Canada

Re: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer

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DavidBarkey I am sorry about the delay in adding photos. These were sent to me as .heic extensions. They had to be covered to .jpeg for uploading, wich is possible on cell phone.
Untitled.png There is a pan in front of and under the roll that mounds the row before ...
by Spike188
Thu May 07, 2026 9:01 am
Forum: Farm
Topic: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer
Replies: 10
Views: 4864
Canada

Re: Cat 0 plastic mulch layer

@DavidBarkey
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This belongs to a friend. I can get more photos if you want. He lays drip under the plastic at the same time as the cover.
by Spike188
Tue May 05, 2026 10:48 pm
Forum: Lawn
Topic: 448 Dirt work and landscapping
Replies: 7
Views: 4660
Canada

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

@MattA I received the invoice for the topsoil today. Billed at 22 tone or 24.2 ton. So the load was about 24 cubic yards.