Posted by John T on August 30, 2012 at 07:13:54 from (216.249.82.117):
Had a scare yesterday bush hogging, my heart rate is just back to normal today grrrrrrrrr
For years since I took cattle off my farm (rolling hill and dale pasture) after 30 + years I have bush hogged the exact same safe route and know every hill n stump and rock and drive the same exact route each time (AC D 15 low profile, wide front, live PTO via hand clutch, mounted bush hog) HOWEVER yesterday I rounded a curve n thought hmmmmmmmm if I drive up (place I always went down nice n straight) the side of this hill I can cut an extra swath I hadnt before. I knew of a big flat rock there (barely up above ground) but in my normal route I go down that hill slowwwwwww and you feel the low rock but the tractor and mounted hog go over it easy no problem never dragging or blades hitting it (pretty low lying outcrop).
YEP all a sudden the tractor tire hit that and started bouncing n digging cuz the tire wouldnt climb up on and over the rock. I successfully got her all shut down but that bouncing n digging had her turned 45 degrees half down half up. Thats a hill I have ALWAYS went down slow n easy and NEVER go there when grass is wet NEVER A PROBLEM the engine alone holds her back.
Im kinda shaky so I have my son come out and tell him to have phone in hand and go ahead and dial 9 1 . I tell him my plan is to have hog out of gear of course (was already), lower front loader bucket to near ground level, put her in reverse and slowlyyyyyyyy BACK OUT (thats the downhill direction) n get her straight up n down n slowly back down the hill..
NOW I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO SAFELY HANDLE IT BUTTTTTTTTTTTTT in a panic even best laid plans sorta go out the hill cuz when I started to raise the 3 pt mounted hog YOU GUESSED IT GRAVITY DIDNT WAIT and she started rolling down the hill backwards pretty fast and got in a sideways (to downhill direction) turn before it reached bottom of hill WHEWWWWWWWWWW. I was so scared by that ride I dont know if I was in gear or out (musta been out) or clutch or brakes or what all I was depresing in my panic ........
IM NEVER GONAN STRAY OFF MY KNOWN AND SAFE ROUTE EVER AGAIN
Then today Im gonna get my 1938 hand crank JD B out ready for out big show next week. I have it restored, timed, super hot mag all perfect and for yearssssssssssssss she always started the first or second roll over of the flywheel. When I put it to bed I always add Sta Bil to the gas and a shot of low ash 2 cycle oil and run it so the carb is getting the sta bil and a light thin film coat of oil and then turn off the gas n let her run dry. But this year she wouldnt start with a stick of dynamite despite a super hottttttttt strong spark and timing perfect SHE ISNT GETTING GAS although the carb bowl is full. I drained the tank and flushed her all with new fresh clean gas till it was draining out to clean n purge the bowl n needle valve n seat and all looked and flowed great BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH GAS DESPITE HOW MUCH CHOKE, THE CARB IS SIMPLY CLOGGED UP N NEEDS DISASSEMBLY AND CLEAN UP GUNK N VARNISH BUILD UP GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (yes, compression is fine and squiritng oil in cylinders to imporove ring seal didnt help)
I will nottttttttttt take a hand start tractor to a show unless it ALWAYS starts first or second at max pull over like it did for years ITS NOT GOING AS IT IS gotta get the carb all cleaned. Not even sure if Im taking it at all after this scare and then she didnt start first pull grrrrrrrrrrrr
Sorry for the long rant but I was reallyyyyyyyyy scared n still nervous
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