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I loathe the end of DST. It's dark when I leave for work in the morning and there's only an hour of light after I get home. In a couple weeks its gonna be dark when I leave and dark on my way home. Depressing.
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Executing The Dream
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I need to add a chipper to the list. Weekly piles of brush to burn is getting old.
I'm not sure if my tractor could push a PTO chipper, what kind of HP is required? Plus, the PTO cuts off if you aren't in the seat. Not that it couldn't be rigged up.
Definitely add a chipper if you can. Not only do you not have to burn - but now you have piles of chips for low areas and other fun.
No idea. I glimpsed and drooled at some rated for 20-40 HSP tractors, which fits us. Never seen one in person, myself. We have a compact tractor, I guess, but the PTO runs while unoccupied, and this would beat a gasoline-powered chipper because it would be easy to move, and one less engine to maintain.
We've gotten past burning and are now dragging stuff far off the fairway. But chipping it would be altogether better.
Yeah, November-January I only see my place on weekends---it's dark, the rest of the time I'm there---and I get homesick for it. Even though I live there.
I campaigned to get the start of DST declared a holiday. Even though it's a Sunday anyway.
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I looked into some of the DR chippers and it seems my tractor is right at the low end of the requirements. 25hp tractor, 19 at the PTO with 540 rpms. It would run it but I'm guessing it couldn't handle the bigger branches as well as a bigger tractor.
More pics on the progress of Mill Creek. I have it up on discgolfscene to track the progress and hope to have at least 18 holes done by Christmas so I can add it to dgcr.
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That looks like a beautiful piece of property Donny! Good looking wood lot.
How much acreage do you have to mow?
How much acreage do you have to mow?
Thanks man
I mow about 10 acres out of the 30 we have. About 15 acres are heavily wooded, 10 lightly wooded acres, and 5 acres that are more open/grassy. I usually have about 4 hrs worth of cutting on the zero-turn every 10 days or so during the peak growing season. Weed trimming takes a while but is only needed 3-4 times a year.
The hardest part is avoiding all the obstacles/trees/anthills/rocks/etc. with the mower. I've almost spent 1k on repairs to it this year alone. :doh: A new deck-shell put me back $500 and I had to strip down the old one for the other parts.
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.....until I win the lottery tonight.......
.....until I win the lottery tonight.......
Donny, I may be mixing stories in my mind and am not inclined to re-read this tome to check, but aren't you one of the folks who looked at buying another property before ending up where you are? I know that's IC's story, and remember a conversation with someone else in Michigan who was out to buy land and build a course. Just can't recall if it was you.
Yeah it was prob me. I emailed you, Flip and Flyboy for advice
I really liked the area where that OTHER property is located. We moved just 10 mins NW of there. It sold right after we closed on our place. I still drive by there on my way to Port Huron.
Another chunk of land (160+ acres) across the hwy from the OTHER property just popped up on the market a month or two ago. Really nice piece with a small river, mature hardwoods, ravines, elevation, etc. But, I have a place already and have my hands full for a while.
So these fabulous pictures are the property you had to settle for?
It all looks wonderful.
It all looks wonderful.
We're very thankful for our place. I give all the credit to God for making it happen. Hopefully he blesses all you guys too in your quest for the ultimate dream
Been starting the mission of getting a new course in Shawnee State Park in Portsmouth, Ohio. It isn't my land.... but this might turn into something better. They are giving us free reign out here. I am starting a new club... closest course is 45 minutes away.
The park is giving us 225 acres to work with! This place has everything.... elevation change of 300'.... tight woods, steep hills, 1500' of lake shoreline, creeks, open-flat land.... everything!
Johnny Sias and Drew Ziegler will be doing the design for us.
We have about 5k raised of the estimated 12k that we think that we will need for 18 holes with 36 pads (blue and white.... completely different shots because we have so much room). The parks will let us do whatever we want.
Like I said... it isn't my land.... and because of that, this course might be even better I will try to post pics as we go.
The park is giving us 225 acres to work with! This place has everything.... elevation change of 300'.... tight woods, steep hills, 1500' of lake shoreline, creeks, open-flat land.... everything!
Johnny Sias and Drew Ziegler will be doing the design for us.
We have about 5k raised of the estimated 12k that we think that we will need for 18 holes with 36 pads (blue and white.... completely different shots because we have so much room). The parks will let us do whatever we want.
Like I said... it isn't my land.... and because of that, this course might be even better
I will try to post pics as we go.
