[Rhodes22-list] Speaking of weather.

Thu May 21 16:54:24 EDT 2009

Mike,
Trust me, after all these years I know which buttons to push and which ones 
 to leave alone. 

Rummy

In a message dated 5/21/2009 2:52:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mweisner at ebsmed.com writes:

Rummy,

Toys! Toys! You need to chose your battles  wisely!

We are talking about your rocks - er - gravel  here!

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River,  NY

From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com> Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:37  PM
> Rob,
> You are good to go any direction you want. For me, I  was trying to use 
the
> uphill battle as a reason to purchase a four  wheeler. It didn't work.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a  message dated 5/21/2009 2:21:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>  rlowe at vt.edu writes:
>
> Rummy,
> My tractor is 4wd.   But like you, most of my work is  done going
> downhill.  -  rob
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
>  From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of
>  R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:46   AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]  Speaking  of weather.
>
> Rob,
>
> My John Deere  X500 has a 16 horse engine  (Yamaha air cooled) which has
> enough  horses, but the tires are  small. Even with the differential
>  locked in I
> can't go up hill  and I'm not talking much of a grade  either. The grader
> works as   advertised, but I can only go  downhill. A four wheeler will
> also do
> the  job if   you happen to have one of those.
>
> Rummy
>
>
>  In a  message dated 5/21/2009 9:19:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>  rlowe at vt.edu writes:
>
> Rummy,
> Yeah, 220 feet is a  challenge.   I've got a small  16hp Yanmar tractor
> that  should be able to handle  it.  It's bigger  than my riding  mower 
but
> still not big enough  for any serious land   disturbance.  I rented a 60hp
> tractor from  a buddy of mine  and  regarded and dug out ditchlines a
> couple of weeks   ago.  The  powergrader might be what I need to maintain
> it  now.  -  rob
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From:    rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]   On Behalf Of
>  R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009  10:23   AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re:   [Rhodes22-list] Speaking  of weather.
>
>  Rob,
>
> Go to their web  site and order the DVD. It  will  explain everything. I
> found
> I was  looking for  other driveways to do.  The more I did it the better  
 I
>
> became  at it. 220 feet is quite a  rise. It will  take  quite a few
> horses
> to
> drag the DR   powergrader  behind it.  I found going uphill almost
>  impossible
> with my John  Deere   X500. It's the  smallest tractor they make, but it
> suits my
> needs   perfectly.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message  dated   5/18/2009 7:46:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>  rlowe at vt.edu   writes:
>
> Rummy,
> Might give it  a try.  My driveway is twice   yours,  (1/4 mile and  rises
> 220
> in elevation).  Just spent  a  week  regrading with  a rented tractor
> (mine
>
> didn't  have  enough  ass).  thanks for the tip. -    rob
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
>  From:   rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf    of
> R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent:  Fri 5/15/2009 3:09  PM
> To:   rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject:   [Rhodes22-list] Speaking of   weather.
>
> Today was to  be the day that Rum  Runner gets her coat  of  paint.
>  Unfortunately mother nature didn't  cooperate.  With  humidity  levels in
> the
> mid  80's it
> was not a   good  day  to paint. Hopefully we will dry out and cool off   
a
>
> little for  a  day or more so that the deed can  be  accomplished. I was
> hoping  to
> be  able to  post a  photo of the new hull, but you all will  have to  
wait
> a
> little  longer.
> In case anyone on the  list  has a gravel  driveway  that's as long as
>  mine
>
> (600 feet) you might  be  interested to  know  that the DR Power Grater
> really
>
>  works.  I spent two hours today  dragging the thing behind  the  John
> Deere
>
> and
> the  driveway looks   superb. A load  of gravel  to top it off and I'll be
>
>  good
> for quite   a  while. I was  reluctant to  spend the money on it, but I
> couldn't
> find a    single  negative comment anywhere and  now I know why. The  darn
>
> thing
> works as  advertised. Our   driveway was a real  nightmare before today.
> Now
>  it's  user   friendly.
>
> Rummy
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