[AT] Having the right tools for the job

[Dean VP]

Cecil, might get a few speeding tickets on the way. He wouldn't get lost either because all he would have to do is head the exact opposite direction of the geese. Mileage might be a bit poor though. 

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
..Winston Churchill...

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Or call Cecil and have him dive his new toy over. I’m pretty sure it would not have had any trouble with pulling that post out. Only thing would be the long wait for him to get there.

Carl


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Sent: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:19:05 -0400 (EDT)
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Dean,

 

When real work needs to be done you have to bring in the Green and Yellow!  😊

 

Dean VP

Snohomish, WA 98290

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."

..Winston Churchill...

 

From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 6:11 AM
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Subject: [AT] Having the right tools for the job

 

Good tractor day.  The “antique fence,” as we call it, is an overgrown flowerbed around a few old fenceposts, the remnants of what long ago had been the intersection of a couple of different fields.   I decided I’d remove the old rotten fenceboards, straighten up the posts, clear out the woody shrubs that have grown up, then put up new fenceboards.   Nice little fall cleanup project, so I threw some tools in the trailer and fired up the Super M.

 

Got the old boards off easily enough, but straightening up the big old corner post was another deal.   Some quality time with the spade, spud bar, and post hole digger got me about 30” down along one side, but I still couldn’t straighten it up or pull it out by hand.   Too big, too deep.   Time for some hydraulic assistance, courtesy of the JD 620.   Turns out the folks who set that post maybe 60 years ago wanted it to last:   Nice old osage orange log, set 42” in the ground.   I’ll dig out the hole a little more then re-set the post back to plumb.

 

Couple other posts need to be replaced completely, and I’ve got some new osage orange logs standing by. 

 

Dean Vinson

Saint Paris OH

 

 

 


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