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Putting the new 214 to work on topdressing duty

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ggsteve
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I got 8 yards of compost today to top dress the yard. The perfect opportunity to use the new 214 I picked up Tuesday. It might be me, or it might be the 214, but I seemed to have trouble getting it out of 3rd gear and back into neutral. Not serious but I think I had to wiggle the shifter. Is this a common problem? No such trouble using second gear. I can't really complain for 2 Benjamins. Here are some pictures:

Here she is with a full load:


Why did I have them dump the pile in the sun?


And the top-dressed front yard:
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LLigetfa
ggsteve said:
Why did I have them dump the pile in the sun?
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It's cooled off enough here that I welcome a bit of sun. For when it's hot, I have a portable umbrella with a weighty cast iron base that I move around to give me shade.

I also added an umbrella holder to my log splitter.


I have a bunch of compost to spread on my lawn but it's too wet so it will have to wait until next year.
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ggsteve said:
First of all, please tell me that's an old picture and that you still have some leaves on the trees. I'm not ready for winter just yet..
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Ja, old pic. The trees out on the perimeter are dropping their leaves but the ones in the yard aren't yet because of all the fertilizing I do. The weather prognosticators are calling for a high of 61°F today. Got some mowing and sweeping to do today.

I wish I could find an old workhorse for $200 around here. I sure could use another tractor and something to put a snow blade on.
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