The Diesels Day to Play

[shallowwatersailor 3,213]

Today my two diesel tractors finished this year's mowing season. With leaves covering the ground, I needed to fertilize for the last time this year. A portion of my front lawn was torn up a few weeks ago due to having an underground fuel tank removed. Because of where the tank was buried, the contractor's two trucks and backhoe made two routes to the tank's location. A lot of the lawn needed to be reseeded. I added 10 yards of topsoil to help the new grass along. Of course, we had 22 days without rain so I needed to sprinkle every day!

 

Using "Paladin", my 523Dxi, I first mulched the leaves so that the fertilizer would be applied to the ground and not the leaves. It is nice having power steering as I ran wide circles amongst my trees so that I wouldn't tear up the new grass. Then it was my DC-105's, "Dillon", turn to pull my broadcast spreader. Some nice seat time! Now to get the 523Dxi ready for winter.

 

Of course, I was supervised the whole time.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dclarke 4,032]

You sure have some nice tractors John.      Thanks for the pics.  

[JC 1965 1,530]

Great photos, thanks for sharing.    

[mrc 812]

both tractors look great. any chance some close up shots of the diesel engine ?  thank you mike in mass

[wh500special 2,168]

John,

 

Your oil-burner thread title made me think of a song my son plays over and over and over and over and over and over again.  I can't pull the link on my computer here at work, but search for "Thomas the Train 'Day of the Diesels'"

 

I bet it makes you smile and you'll be singing it to yourself next time you're out on the 523!

 

Steve

[AMC RULES 37,130]

 

[shallowwatersailor 3,213]

20 hours ago, mrc said:

both tractors look great. any chance some close up shots of the diesel engine ?  thank you mike in mass

 

Here is the video that I shot just after I bought the tractor.