planting grass & sweeping leaves

[jay in nc 210]

this week after work i leveled a large dirt pile & filled a low area in the back yard. i used the i beam drag to do the final leveling. so this morning i got out the 72 bronco 14 & hooked up the gang of aireators & punched holes then broadcast fescue seed & aireatored some more , hope it germinates . after that job was done i needed to tackle the leaf problem. i haven't had time to change over to the rear discharge decks so the 518 choped leaves & blew them into a row & i tried different tractors on one of the sweepers. first up was the c161 8 speed, it did well but the clevis hitch made it imposible to back up the sweeper. next upwas the 310-8 but it also has a sleve hitch so it has the same problem. so after dark i built a hitch extension so sweeper & cart pulling will be easy with this horse. last weekend i tried the commando 8 with reardischarge deck & it did wonderfull. but the best tractor for the sweeper is the commando 800 with big boy shoes. it's fast, turns quick & sips gas. i have the rear discharge deck that came with this tractor & after rebuilding it will be the perfect sweeper tractor. but with the high winds coming with huricane sandy i was fighting a loosing battle so next sunday i'll try again but most of the leaves will have fallen hopefully Jay

[Cole 25]

I've been trying to clean up leaves all the way in kentucky and like you said, I can't compete with them either. :confusion-scratchheadblue:

[farmer 1,078]

:text-coolphotos: Looks like you've got your own 'tillage train' set up there. I have the same sweeper as you, it's amazing how much that hopper can hold, oh.. and I hope you put your leaves somewhere out of the wind. :P

[Tankman 3,523]

The read discharge deck and sweeper was the best combination. That sweeper can hold quite a bit

and is difficult at times to dump the load.

With 14 acres of woods directly behind me, I use my backpack blower almost daily. Extremely difficult trying to keep up with fallin' leaves.

Overseed annually, fall is best. Works.

[Don1977 605]

Seeding and running the aireator over it should work great. That is what I use when planting grass.

[groundhog47 347]

Seeding and running the aireator over it should work great. That is what I use when planting grass.

Like the way you have the blocks held in place, looks like a very strong unit, did you make or is it a factory unit. The pillow block bearings ought to make it roll forever.

[leeave96 490]

Great looking machines you got and I really like to see pics of these Wheelhorse tractors at work. Don't know if you have a grader blade, but they are a lot of fun to use too.

Good luck,

Bill

[Don1977 605]

Seeding and running the aireator over it should work great. That is what I use when planting grass.

Like the way you have the blocks held in place, looks like a very strong unit, did you make or is it a factory unit. The pillow block bearings ought to make it roll forever.

I built it with some scrap angle and a piece of 6" pipe. I drilled the pipe for some 3/8" rod that I had and spot welded them in place. I have broke some off, I just hit it with the side grinder knock the rest inside and weld in another.

[Wheel-N-It 2,976]

Jay, we've been doing pretty much the same thing. I've been working at Mom's trying to get all the cleanup work done before Winter. I have a huge pile of leaves from her Maple trees that need to be burned. I blew them all down in a low spot in the front field in hopes the winds from Hurricane Sandy will not scatter them everywhere. I guess I will find out tomorrow how that went. I was so busy though I could not stop to take pics. Your place looks great! I know Jen thinks you are wonderful :wub: