http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Sat, 17 May 2008 05:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/#comment-671 Mike Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:14:09 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/#comment-671 christhamrin: Yeah, it works out! :) I think it's a flat land/fairly smooth, dry surface thing, though, the riding mower isn't made to pull, and it doesn't work with any sort of load as soon as there's a slope (particularly, an even slightly wet, slippery one). I've hauled up to maybe 400lbs (rocks!) on the more or less flat field, but when I tried the slope to the pond, it wouldn't pull a fraction of that. I dunno about other riding mowers, I imagine they're the same, not geared for pulling (the Kubota compact tractor is the same 15hp as the mower, and it has NO PROBLEMS). Dunno about ATVs, they sound like they'd be better at it if you have slopes, rutty paths and the like. christhamrin: Yeah, it works out! :) I think it’s a flat land/fairly smooth, dry surface thing, though, the riding mower isn’t made to pull, and it doesn’t work with any sort of load as soon as there’s a slope (particularly, an even slightly wet, slippery one). I’ve hauled up to maybe 400lbs (rocks!) on the more or less flat field, but when I tried the slope to the pond, it wouldn’t pull a fraction of that. I dunno about other riding mowers, I imagine they’re the same, not geared for pulling (the Kubota compact tractor is the same 15hp as the mower, and it has NO PROBLEMS). Dunno about ATVs, they sound like they’d be better at it if you have slopes, rutty paths and the like.

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/#comment-668 christhamrin Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:48:21 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/#comment-668 nice. we are thinking of using an atv for this purpose, but it needs a tune up too. nice. we are thinking of using an atv for this purpose, but it needs a tune up too.

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/#comment-665 Patrick Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:59:54 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/04/28/fixed-it/#comment-665 It's been bone dry here for weeks. I wish we had some of your rain! It’s been bone dry here for weeks. I wish we had some of your rain!

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