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Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on May 28, 2021, 03:45 PM:
Went to help the neighbor with my tractor/backhoe.
Got the first hole dug, 5 foot deep to his main line.
Then he wanted to know if I had time to dig another one in another spot. Sure!
So moved over to the other spot. Looking for a water/irrigation line(not his). Started digging slowly. Hadn't got down 2 feet and not in the spot he thought the pipe was. Water everywhere. Got the tractor moved before I got wet.
Spent the day digging more of the line out. Other half came up to help. So $300 later the guy spent to get pipe/ compression fitting. We finally got it hooked up and no leaks( had to remove it once) we got it back on line and the neighbor close to us back on line.
No one came to see or help. Did call one neighbor to let him know and he did drive up to look then left like his pants were on fire.
So much for wanting to be helpful.
Wore out and wind blown.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 29, 2021, 07:17 AM:
(filed under, No good deed goes unpunished)
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on May 29, 2021, 08:41 AM:
Sounds pretty typical when one offers to help. The good news is you have a tractor. Tractors big and small are hard to get nowadays.
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on May 29, 2021, 01:09 PM:
We bought a Branson tractor. Didn't think we'd use it all that much.
It has saved us so much back ache and muscle couldn't live without it now.
Most pipe lines especially household type it's all buried 5ft. deep or more. Except one irrigation 8" pvc section 20. It was only 16" or so and a foot or more off where he witched it..
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on May 29, 2021, 02:09 PM:
I've heard the Branson is a pretty good tractor. Deere makes a great compact, but, but, they sure are proud of 'em price reflects that.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 30, 2021, 06:53 AM:
Whatever happened to Massey Ferguson?
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on May 30, 2021, 09:03 AM:
I always thought that one of those little Bobcat tractors were pretty neat.
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Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on May 30, 2021, 01:23 PM:
We looked at John Deere, Ford, Kubota and so forth.
We can buy 2 Branson's for one John Deere.
So far it's been great but still new too.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 30, 2021, 07:19 PM:
What about Mahindra? They advertise a lot. Made in India.
Are John Deere made here? Is that why they cost more? I have a John Deere cap and I guess I get more comments on it than any ball cap I ever wear. So, it has status, if nothing else.
Good hunting.
El Bee 🐝
Edit: speaking of the Bobcat, they are really a success story. I saw one with one of those impact gadgets on the front for breaking concrete. Didn’t I see that woman in Alaska with one rigged with a tread? I think so?
[ May 30, 2021, 07:25 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on May 31, 2021, 02:30 AM:
Try wearing a Trump 2024 hat. Comments you'll get and so far, nobody's tried to knock mine off of my head.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on May 31, 2021, 07:46 AM:
I'm sure of that!
Around here, the Land of the Fruits and the Nuts, wearing a trump hat is liable to invoke some nasty comments. If it says 2024, the unhinged lunatics around here might physically assault a Patriot....and I might have to spend the rest of my life in prison for killing the bastard. Better safe than sorry!
Good hunting. El Bee
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