Recent content by ken erickson

I have the direct embedded link when I open it up, strange.

I have started my maintenance mowing on the oak savanna. Until I feel comfortable with prescribed burns this is the best I can do. It keeps the unwanted woody species from regrowth especially around the edges. I mow high , about 8 to 10 inches , after the native grasses and forbs have gone...

No well at the land. I bring in drinking water/cooking water and have a water guzzler that collects rain water for dish washing etc. I do have a small hot tent wood stove but not sure if I will use it or look for something better suited. My main tool has been selective spot spraying of...

Spent a greet fall weekend tent camping in my wall tent. Did a bit of grapple work and maintenance mowed about 3/4 acre of prairie. Hopefully I will be able to do a prescribed burn in the next year or so. For now the maintenance mowing is knocking down the un-wanted woody species that are...

Good for you living your dream! I agree with you when it comes to these tractors sitting outside. I purchased a new L2501 in 2019 and it sat outside till I had a tractor shed built in early 2021. Just better for them to be out of the constant sun and rain/snow. Great choice on the MX6000...

I am not sure by what metric the L3901 is a bigger tractor. Same wheel base and width as the L2501, same sized tires. weight is about 150 lbs heavier which I would guess is mostly due to the larger engine and DPF filter and associated parts. Loader is the same loader with about a 20 pound...

While I never used one I would think a built in tool/small parts tray attached along one of the top rails would be a handy addition.

Thanks for all the great suggestions and feedback guys! Next time at the land I will start measuring and looking for a place to mount the smaller aux battery and working out the wiring.

Not sure if will help with the battery charging situation but willing to give it a try!! :LOL::LOL::LOL:

Thank you sir!

I will read up on both Perko switches and isolators and running a aux battery. I am sure I will revisit this thread after familiarizing myself with the theory and hardware. Thanks! NIW mentioned cascading. Are we basically talking about wiring these two batteries in parallel , with or...

I do like the thought of smaller battery for the winch ! Thank you for the suggestion 👍😀

Friday I went down to my land to do some grapple work and mowing. I designed and built myself a seat lift due to my full time wheelchair use and paraplegia. I jumped on the lift, it raised the full height , made my transfer to the operators seat. Glow plugs for 10 or so seconds, which seemed...

Spent the weekend tent camping at my property with my grandson. Great weather and good times! Caught this young buck early Sunday morning with some interesting lighting. A bit of a mist hanging low in the air. Made for a cool picture. Later in the day caught this Great Spangled Fritillary on...

Thought of you after watching this video! Interesting gadget. RWS, thought of you when this YouTube video popped up in my feed. Interesting lathe gadget for sure! watch