Well it’s been a while. Let’s go up to the shop and see if we can accomplish something. Now that summer has gone the goal is to start putting things to bed before winter rolls around.
You might remember several months ago the seals let go on one of the bucket cylinders of the Case 830. I had rebuilt it and put it back on the tractor but never got to try it out. Let’s see if it works.
As a test I went to the sunflower patch I cleared this spring. There was one tree left the I hadn’t taken out. The Case had no problem taking it down but the trunk split before it popped out of the ground. I might have to bring the 648 up later and dig it out.
Looks like big brother is working fine. Bucket cylinders aren’t leaking. I did also replace one hose. The rest of them are on borrowed time, but right now there holding. I do still have a leak on one of the lift cylinders but it’s not bad enough to shut me down yet. The clock is ticking though!
Well the first problem of the day reared its ugly head. I managed to knock the aftermarket tooth bar off the bucket.
It’s pretty heavy but I was able to get back on with out straining.
It’s a really nice add on to the bucket. It’s held on by two pinch bolts. I guess I really should make it more permanent. I just don’t really want to modify the bucket anymore than it already is. It works good you just have to be careful when back dragging or you’ll pull it off.
With that done son came and helped me get the hay wagon hitched to the Super H. It’s still loaded with first cut hay that I had intended to rebale. It’s been covered with a tarp all this time. Let open up the hay burrito and see what it looks like.
That’s what I thought I’d find. Hard to believe but, cheap tarps seem to give cheap results!
the weather got to it and the outer layer of hay is moldy.
It would be a fool’s errand to try and pick through it at this point. Don’t get me wrong 3/4 of what goes on around here could easily be classified as foolish but this is a hay bale too far!
besides I haven’t been able to fix the baler yet anyway.
Between the bales that are still on the ground and whats on the wagon I lost quite a bit, but there’s no point in crying about it. I think we just need to get this mess cleaned up and move on! I already have a compost pile started I don’t really need to dump all this on it. But I do have a wash over by the creek I’d like to fill. So this won’t go to waste really. It will be used as the first step in slowing or hopefully stopping the wash out.
I went over and dumped the wagon then used the 830 to start scooping up the stuff on the ground and the wagon became my dump truck for the day.
Son would normally be out on my four wheeler but he still has the cast on so he got to have some fun on the mule instead!
I hauled a few loads and decided that was enough for today. I don’t want to over do it. Hopefully I can continue cleaning up tomorrow. Thanks for coming along!
