G-Man

It's my drive time and distances.. only hit 1 before hiring on railroad...

I have been doing Aspen management on my place for 5 years now , grouse and woodcock numbers are both up because of it. So many times I hear the same I dont see numbers of game I use to.. hunted same spot for 30 years! Woods mature it affects all game , grouse is a 1st phase sucessional woodland game bird if you dont have the habitat you dont have the game it's pretty simple

My friends wife calls me the deer whisper..when they want to die they just come to me...unfortunately sometimes in a car.

It's just a matter of time for me as I drive about 3k a month mostly high speed nights. To and from work. Through high deer density areas..

I've killed more deer with vehicles than many hunters have done hunting. 26 total now and I'm sure it will go up with more time. Worse year was 2012 I hit 5 total that year only original steel left on car was the trunk lid. I would rather hit game than swerve off and wreck.. learned long ago to step on gas when strike is unavoidable as front of vehicle will rise forcing game under vehicle vs sliding up over hood and through windshield... glad no one was hurt and sound like minimal damage..

Lol a perfect large estate home owner lawnmower! what did it come with a 72 in mid mount deck?? .. 30 hp motor so maybe 24 on PTO? I dont think they even rate that on a drawbar, my cub cadet is nearly the same but I would not try to plow 10 acres and skids logs with it..

Most compact and sub compact hydrostatic " tractors " are in fact lawnmowers with loader and 3 pt... a homeowners tractor if you will. Like the difference between buying a John Deere's from a big box store and a dealer.. different lines.. not the same at all.. if your tractor takes a mid mount mower it's a mower... not a tractor

I have a hydro lawn mower, they are good for back and forth movement ,using a loader,mowing, turning dirt, planting , spraying they do not measure up. , owning a hydro is a sad as buying a tractor that beeps in reverse.. there is a reason they are on compact and sub compact tractors, homeowners that buy such things are not familiar with clutch and gears.. and how they are used.. I just watched a video of friends who's neighbor had a hydro " tractor" try and pull posts out from a deck. No idea how to do it and eventually gave up and dug down and cut them. My neighbor down the street started with hydro, and after using a geared traded in and got a geared.. they have a purpose just not doing farmworker on Any scale . Cant imagine skidding logs with a hydro up a slope with out using steering brakes and differential lock. Keeping foot on go pedal while steering and maintaining constant speed ....

Dont know where one is but sounds like it could be good deal

If you never used steering brakes you havent really used a tractor....

Biggest problem with a hydrostatic transmission, How do you use your steering brakes with your foot on a go pedal? Or differential lock? If your going back and forth a million times moving things with a loader I can see a hydrostatic..your using it like a lawnmower..

1 st hyro I used was a Ford 9n pos... 2nd was a formal 70 not bad but not good either Tried a kubota l330 .nice machine but not intended for what I used it for, hydraulics underpowered for same size tractor by kioti. Lift capacity was 1/3 less and felt like driving a lawn mower. I'll take geared with a shuttle shift over any hydraulic, pick your gear and go...slipping down shift.. need to push a pile low gear and add power..

Hope they can get it repaired correctly quickly for you..

I have and most that work an a slope around here hydraulic suckks. Maybe flat level ground ,tractor stats show 5 to 10 hp loss on most hydraulic at drawbar, I use a loader minimally. Moving stone occasionally. Geared going thru mud, or on a slope ascending or descending out perform all day.. I do not see many farm tractors hydrostatic in upper hp ranges, for the consumer that buys a subcompact they may be easier to use than geared but once you learn gears like my friend did on mine this year ( he sold his hydrostatic since and went geared) it will out perform in heavy duty every time. I would say depending on use they have their place.

Never hydrostatic geared gives much more control with out loss of hp. Plus if hydro goes you dont move.. geared can always get you out .

My largest.made it to 14 in .it is now boards being converted into a bar top in my friends mancave. I have over 50 growing on property

They are pretty.much done growing end of July and horns harden in August. I leave some up year round, most I just get out middle.of July as I hang stands

If I can get some kind of pattern established with trailcams I'll sit when chances are better. But I'm just happy to of got it on camera.

American chestnut

Actually that's 3rd bear on camera 2nd in that spot this year. Make the drive there is room. You have a truck to haul it now...lol

Idk no one sat there last year at all.. problem with 36 stands and 8 guys..

I think dirty blonde may work as well.. its name is now Honey....

Rye us harder to find and seems to withstand browsing pressure better, but either are excellent draws and if left to go to head makes a great Turkey attraction in the spring

What do you call this color phase?? loopfor those that want to judge size..lowest limb on tree is 5ft. .. and I think its inspecting the chestnuts!!

Been watching this guy grow.. both his rack and his growth..