Some Fence Work

 Now that it's warming up around here, we can get out and work some fence in relative comfort,So that's just what I did.  We have a stretch of old fence that need replacing and we are going to put a loading chute in also. So I got busy today clearing the brush from the fence line, and also setting another post in to make an H post to hold the end of the fence.  

 Clearing the brush was pretty easy, there wasn't that much of it, maybe ten feet of real trouble bushy spots total, and alot of vines growing up thru the wires, I need to mention that its field fence , not barbed wire, so that's where the vines cause problems!

So like I said , it wasn't to bad, and with a chain saw, it was short work! It actually took more time to pick up all the brush and move it to the burn pile than cut it off the fence.

 Next came sinking the other post to make an H post for the gate end of this stretch of fence, again not to hard , just a little manual labor!

 I dug a hole with the post hole digger, the most evil tool ever devised by man..IMHO, well it really wasn't that bad, we just had some rain yesterday so the ground was pretty soft, next drop a 5 inch treated post in the hole, fill in the void with concrete, mix with water and let it set up.  I'll let this set up for a day before I do anymore work on it, to make sure its in good and solid.  That cross board up top is just to keep it from wiggling until it sets up good.
 Next I'll put in the permanent cross brace, pull out the old fence and roll it up , then hang the new fence!
I'll keep you posted!

The New Kubota L5740

Well it finally happened, we all got tired of having to beg, borrow and ...uh borrow the neighbor's tractor, so we went out and got us one! The old Ford 8n just didn't have the juice anymore, not that it ever did, but that's a whole nuther story!

My mom, bless her soul, one day came in and said "pull up the web, we need a tractor" , so after many hours of hand ringing, calling dealers , fighting amongst ourselves, and discussing in a civilized manner... yea right! We narrowed it down to Kubota brand, all that just to get there ! ..yikes. So after a few more talks, and my mom's boss recommending His dealer, Which is Allied Power Mart , Talk to Calvin at the Splendora Store, he is great ....And no that is not a paid endorsement!, We made the deal, An L5740 , with front end loader and a tiller, and a front bale spear, so we are pretty much set for anything now.

The tractor was delivered on Wednesday but i'm just now getting around to posting this on Sunday, Its been non stop on this thing, It is great!! We have already tilled up the garden in about ten minutes, that usually takes all day. Moved three round bales, and cut some drainage ditches to get some of the rain water that hasn't left yet to fianlly make its way to a local bar ditch!

So that's it for now, except for some pix, I'm off to run this tractor some more! Stay tuned for more stories from Kubota country lol!
Be safe out there!

Texas Indepenence Day!

Happy Texas Independence Day!!