A few weeks ago my wife asked me if I was still looking for a mower , she
saw an ad online ...
I am now the owner of John Deere model 317 yard/garden tractor with
hydraulics . The front blade has already gotten some exercise on my driveway
.... the mower deck needs some pretty extensive repair , but I have all
winter .
I probably couldn't afford the hydraulic 3 point hitch made for this unit
if I found one , but I'd bet I can rig up something to use a plow and other
"farming" implements . That'll be a LOT easier on an old man than that
tiller I've been using !
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"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
...
A few weeks ago my wife asked me if I was still looking for a mower , she
saw an ad online ...
I am now the owner of John Deere model 317 yard/garden tractor with
hydraulics . The front blade has already gotten some exercise on my
driveway ... the mower deck needs some pretty extensive repair , but I
have all winter .
I probably couldn't afford the hydraulic 3 point hitch made for this unit
if I found one , but I'd bet I can rig up something to use a plow and
other "farming" implements . That'll be a LOT easier on an old man than
that tiller I've been using !
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Apparently, first you take your swords and I suspect a big fire plus an
anvil and hammer. That's the sum total of my information, but it must be
true I read it on the internet.

Mike

Bloke Down The Pub wrote:
"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
...
A few weeks ago my wife asked me if I was still looking for a mower
, she saw an ad online ...
I am now the owner of John Deere model 317 yard/garden tractor with
hydraulics . The front blade has already gotten some exercise on my
driveway ... the mower deck needs some pretty extensive repair , but
I have all winter .
I probably couldn't afford the hydraulic 3 point hitch made for
this unit if I found one , but I'd bet I can rig up something to use
a plow and other "farming" implements . That'll be a LOT easier on
an old man than that tiller I've been using !
--
Snag



Apparently, first you take your swords and I suspect a big fire plus
an anvil and hammer. That's the sum total of my information, but it
must be true I read it on the internet.

Mike

Well , I'm fresh outta swords ... but I do have a couple of Old Chevy
Springs , ya think they might work ?
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In article ,
"Terry Coombs" wrote:
... but I do have a couple of Old Chevy
Springs , ya think they might work ?

Suggest you try a chisel plow rather than a moldboard - easier to
fabricate, also less long-term issues for soil structure. Good
leaf-spring project.

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Ecnerwal wrote:
In article ,
"Terry Coombs" wrote:
... but I do have a couple of Old Chevy
Springs , ya think they might work ?

Suggest you try a chisel plow rather than a moldboard - easier to
fabricate, also less long-term issues for soil structure. Good
leaf-spring project.

Sounds entirely too much like a plan ... I'm betting I can source the actual
plow blade locally , fabricate the mount springs and framework in the shop
....and have an even bigger garden next year with less actual sweat equity .
My wife has no idea what kind of monster she created when she showed me that
online ad for a "lawn mower" .

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In article , says...
Ecnerwal wrote:
In article ,
"Terry Coombs" wrote:
... but I do have a couple of Old Chevy
Springs , ya think they might work ?

Suggest you try a chisel plow rather than a moldboard - easier to
fabricate, also less long-term issues for soil structure. Good
leaf-spring project.

Sounds entirely too much like a plan ... I'm betting I can source the actual
plow blade locally , fabricate the mount springs and framework in the shop
...and have an even bigger garden next year with less actual sweat equity .
My wife has no idea what kind of monster she created when she showed me that
online ad for a "lawn mower" .



Too cool.

Post pix somewhere when you get it done.

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phorbin wrote:
In article , says...
Ecnerwal wrote:
In article ,
"Terry Coombs" wrote:
... but I do have a couple of Old Chevy
Springs , ya think they might work ?

Suggest you try a chisel plow rather than a moldboard - easier to
fabricate, also less long-term issues for soil structure. Good
leaf-spring project.

Sounds entirely too much like a plan ... I'm betting I can source
the actual plow blade locally , fabricate the mount springs and
framework in the shop ...and have an even bigger garden next year
with less actual sweat equity . My wife has no idea what kind of
monster she created when she showed me that online ad for a "lawn
mower" .



Too cool.

Post pix somewhere when you get it done.


Sure thing , if I decide to do it . Then I can retire that tiller that
beats me to death .

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