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<DIV>That is a nice video. Early on, he says a 60 degree slope. My
thought was, yeah it is steep, but not that steep. Later on, he says 60
percent. That looks about right. The text at your second pointer
repeats the 60 degree probable error. Back when that vineyard was planted,
mechanization of vineyards was pretty limited and that slope probably wasn’t the
challenge it is now. A lot of European vineyards are planted on
slopes. To a Tuscan immigrant, it may have not looked as bad as it
does to the younger generations.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Becker</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=richardwalker@pobox.com>Richard Walker</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 12, 2019 12:44 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
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title=bradloomis@charter.net>bradloomis@charter.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AT] A new one</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial>Some steep vineyard disking on
Martinelli Vineyards Jackass Hill using a JD 420 crawler, akin to a
40C.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial>"This rugged section of the ranch is
referred to by the Martinelli family as "Jackass Hill", because only a jackass
would farm a hill that steep. Jackass Hill is the steepest non-terraced hillside
vineyard in Sonoma County".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial>Note at 2:00 minutes in when an
"oops" downhill slide wipes out several 100-year-old vines.
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx7mcu_P21g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx7mcu_P21g</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.martinelliwinery.com/vineyard/jackass-hill/">http://www.martinelliwinery.com/vineyard/jackass-hill/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial>My guess is that today's normal
cultivation on Jackass Hill now employs different equipment than a restored 420
JD crawler pulling an old offset disk. But for a professionally produced
video documentary, it's cool to see the old stuff brought back in action as it
was two generations ago. <BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT face=Arial>Richard<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:030301d5509a$fc467800$f4d36800$@charter.net type="cite"><PRE class=moz-quote-pre wrap=""><FONT face=Arial>I talked with my friend again about the Antonio Carraros. They purchased two. $140K so whoever it was that guessed 150 wasn't that far off. For use in the hilliest of their vineyards near Calistoga, CA. Apparently barely passable if wet. The one thing she did say after driving one is that it's pretty cramped. Tough for a fat old guy like me. Guess they wouldn't go for a couple of 40C or the like.
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