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Posted by Robert in W. Mi on September 09, 2003 at 12:21:41 from (205.217.79.201):
In Reply to: More Rotovator talk posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 09, 2003 at 04:40:17:
When you rotavate all the time like i do, you just take it in stride. Last week i was rotavateing logging roads. I hit rocks as big or bigger than ever before. The rotavator junmped clean out of the ground several times!! I was at this place two partial days, and i broke 2 tines. No big deal, i brought home $477.00. One time i rotavated a place that should have been called "the rock farm" !! Every hill was sand, and when you'd get to the bottom of the hill it was pure clay!!! Then there was the rocks, and more rocks!! The guy felt bad as it was tough going all day!! When i was leaveing he and his buddy came over and said they had 10 acres of muck ground (peat beds) that they wanted rotavated. It was a ways away, and i said i really didn't want to drive that far. He said, he'd pay millage, and it was such "easy going" it would "make up for" all the rocks on his place. As i was loading, and they kept talking, i finally agreed to do go the following week. When i got there, it was just as they described, so i unloaded and got going. All went well for about 10 mins., then i hit a big rock!! Next it was a huge picture window, the glass flew all over out behind!! A little further and i hit a 1-1/2" galv. 5' piece of pipe that locked the tines up!! I bitc*ed about that as i pulled it out, and got going again!! After about 100' i hit another that locked it again!!! Before the day was over i found 5 pieces of pipe, and a huge piece of foundation!! There was a fair amount of rocks, and even some stumps!! Finally i got down to the last 2 or 3 rounds and a huge electrical storm came, and i just barely got off the field because of the down pouring rain!! I ended up haveing to replace the drive line slip clutch plates after that job, but i don't remember breaking any tines??? Like i said, you just have to take them all in stride!! Robert
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