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LOL Thanks for that actually. I am assuming you're talking about the screw that attaches the brush mower cover to the plate? Clearly I'm a nube. ;) Love learning all the terms. I appreciate your comment!

Thanks for watching! I'll be interested to see how well it cranks when I make it back to the farm. It will have been sitting for a while. I wonder where the DR bush mowers bought in the UK are assembled? Seems the issues or complaints are because of assembly and not quality of the design. It's a great machine and pretty amazing to think that some people use theirs for over 40 years. I'm definitely happy I bought mine but like I said in the video the 10.5 does a ton of work and that's really all I need; and I'm going after some pretty crazy brush! Again, thanks so much for watching!

LOL Thank you Frank for the comment! Yes, I have been set strait on DR but I love calling it the Doctor! LOL You know, I love my machine as well and I hope I get as many years out of mine as you have with yours. I believe a lot of issues regarding assembly began to happen when Generac acquired DR Power. That's my guess, I have been hearing horror stories in regards to missing parts, etc..upon delivery. That's just a management issue in my opinion. The designs and equipment seem to be solid. I think you bought yours at the right time for sure!

I have been looking into the trimmer as well but I'm trying to be as frugal as I can in the beginning of this farm. I wanted to make the most out of what I spent as possible. For now the Brush mower is great but as the trees get bigger I may consider a trimmer attachment for the tractor to get right up close to the trees. BTW my dad just married a lady with a farm in Wisconsin it really looks beautiful up there.

LOL People have really commented on my calling it the Dr. LOL Just ignorance on my part but I still love calling it the Dr! 25 years? WOW! Hoping mine will do the same. I keep it covered and run the fuel dry when I have to store it. We'll see how it does in November when I go back. It will be interesting to see how it cranks after sitting for so long. Thank you for the comment and for watching!

Hey Kiladadeo! Thank you for the reply!! it is a wire for sure. Check out this video. It's the follow up. I finally found out everything that went wrong. It's pretty crazy. czcams.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/video.htmlsub_confirmation=1

LOL Actually in one of my other videos I make a similar comment. How I have better luck with used equipment than I do with new. Thanks for watching and the comment!

Hey @wmpowis1257 thanks for the comment. LOL Yup, not exactly IN the city but yeah,, I'm a city dweller now, for sure. Although... I'm hoping to make that less so. I did call them. It's all in the follow up video. You should check it out because the reason I had all the problems, wasn't me... it was Generac. It's pretty crazy what happened. And you're right I did need to fix the electric shutoff but that was just part of the problem. Check out the video and let me know what you think! czcams.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/video.html?sub_confirmatio=1

Hey Derek! Thanks for the comment. The Spark arrestor... well I was going to do it but Brady talked me out of it. told me it wasn't necessary. "California stuff" LOL Curious what your thoughts are. Is it needed in humid wet climates? Could it cause any issues? I'm going to add it when I get beck because you suggested it. We'll see what happens. Thanks for watching. BTW here's the follow up. If you haven't seen it yet check it out. kinda crazy what the factory got wrong that caused all the problems! czcams.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/video.html?sub_confirmation=1 .

Thanks father Charles! I'm gunna try that when I'm back down there. Also just FYI... I found out why i had the issues in the first place. If you haven''t seen it yet here's the follow up! Thank you! czcams.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/video.html?sub_confimation=1.

Hey Hey DORIS!!! Thanks for checking it out!

LOL thanks Bill I appreciate it!

LOL I'm not sure. I get a different one each time. I usually go down there in November so I haven't had to deal with the heat, while staying in the RV. The times I have gone down there, in the insane heat and humidity, I have stayed in the Rutlege Inn or with relatives!

😂 It gets Alabama HOT for sure!

LOL Sounds good! Nice CZcams handle BTW!

That didn't work for mine. I have a feeling your way stalls it out. I guess I could have dropped it down on a sappling and that would have done the trick! But now that they sent me the missing part it should stop when I move the throttle to stop.

Hey David! Thanks for the comment. I have now found out the problem. I purchased the DR FIELD AND BRUSH MOWER PREMIER 26 (10.5 HP). It's the smallest brush mower. They sent me the deck and handles/ controls for the PREMIER 26 but the put the engine of the PRO 26 (10.5 HP) on the deck. That's the next version up. LOL so Generac assembled it incorrectly. Basically I got a Pro for the price of a Premiere which means I can add attachments! Im looking forward to trying out the lights soon! Anyway DR support has to sent me a wire that is a kill switch wire which is needed to kill the engine on the Premiere when the handle is moved to STOP. But on the pro you use a key that turns it off. When I am back on the farm, I plan on connecting the wire so FINALLY all will or should work correctly. You bought a BEAST!! LOL I bet it's fun. The PRO is POWERFUL! I can imagine that damage your machine could do. Mine cuts about 2" samplings fairly easily how big can the 17.5 HP go?

Well, Actually no. LOL The problem, which I have since found out, is that they built the machine all wrong at the factory. I ordered the Premier Model and they sent me a Pro model engine on the deck of a Premier model. The Premier model uses the throttle to choke, throttle up, and also cut the engine. The Pro uses a key to turn on and off the engine. Because of the mixup I have been sent a small wire that I will have to attach which will provide an electric cutoff ( basically what you are suggesting) when I move the throttle to stop. All the handles do is, the left one engages the blade, and the right one engages the wheels. Now on other models you may be correct but not on mine. Fortunately I will now be able to add attachments to my machine, since they put the pro model on my deck. So for the hassle I kinda got an upgrade!

lol I am in LA! Can you tell I had a kid that went to CBU? He's a pilot he went there for his aviation program, which is amazing,by the way. Right now I'm working on the tv show Below deck cutting their midseason tease. I hope to make it back to the farm before the summer. Trying to get somebody to help me finish installing my water tower and timing system so I can get water on the trees this summer for the first time. But I hope to be back before the summer to check on the property. I have cameras on it so I can see what's going on but there's nothing like being right there.

It's very robust machine. Actually back behind the Connex container where the trees and brush were it was very uneven. I think it's a great choice to deal with ditches and hills. I would keep it in 1st gear. It's very heavy so the incline would have to be very steep for it to flip the machine; even running it horizontally. I was banging it around quite a bit and as long as you are willing to be bending up and down as the machine goes up and over the bumps and hills I don't think you will have any issues. Even with the missing parts, etc... it's a great machine and aside from my used Polaris and Connex container it's the best purchase I have made so far.

Ill reply on your comment below.

II am on a Facebook page for DR. One of the members is a customer service guy for DR he really helped me out. What happened was that I ordered the pro mower which is the same deck as the premiere mower which can take all the attachments but they accidentally gave me the premier engine. Well the Premier model has a key shutoff. The Pro has a throttle shutoff. Long story short because of the mixup I was missing a wire, which they just sent me. Also the extra wires? Well, they are for extra attachments and because they mounted the wrong model on my deck I can add all the attachments they have so I will be doing videos about that down the road! Thanks for watching!

Hey Jerry here's the follow up! czcams.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/video.html?sub_confirmation=1

Thanks Robbie! I've had no problems with CZcams. It's just with Facebook putting CZcams links in the feed, but I think my little workaround is working!

lol. I'm still trying to figure out why they died. It's not the soil. I've done soil tests. I think it was just because of the weeds which allow them to get diseased and possibly stressed. Poor management; but I'm still not 100% sure. I would buy my pecan trees from Lowe's but they're way too expensive. I don't think they're different. I think it's just all how you treat them . Also, the size of the potted trees played a big part in this, I believe. My potted trees were much smaller than I expected them to be. my bare root trees were five or 6 feet tall each. I was lucky if my potted trees were 4 foot tall. I'm probably, still, four or five years away from a good harvest. I'm hoping to stay on the property during harvesting season.

Hmm... what exactly do you mean by treat them? The bare root Trees were wet down and put in a refrigerator truck with wet burlap I believe. When we got the trees to the property, we drop them straight into the pond until we were ready to drop them into the ground . Aside from trimming the roots and the taproot to the size of the hole not much else was done.

Any advice on this I'd appreciate.

@alabamaking I managed a bare root operation for 15 years and apart from moisture around the roots and with some species, root pruning, sweating the stock to ensure that the waxy coating that shields the growth buds from dessication was essential. We'd lay the stocks on a sheet of plastic, spray the roots with water and then cover the stocks with another sheet of plastic. We would check the stocks every other day, and when buds were swelling and beginning to break, we would transfer to the field.

@@davidryle1164 Hmmm.... That is very interesting. I haven't heard that for Pecan trees. Were you sweating pecan trees? My understanding is that the growers, when they pull them up for delivery, they just drop them straight into water; I don't think they do any sweating at all. The plating takes place from November to the middle or end of Feb. So it's before the beginning of spring and the trees are completely dormant. The Pecan trees I believe have bud break in the middle of the spring to avoid any frost. Of the trees I lost, the root stock on some still lived. If I can get those to grow I will probably grow them out until they're big enough to graft the proper varietal onto.them.

​@alabamaking yeah, we sweated walnuts, pecans, Chinese chestnuts and quite a few ornamental, chief amongst them Cercis canadensis(eastern redbud), which without sweating, would have close to 90% failure to break bud. Get a soil test from your state university, it's a good value test and really gives you a solid sense of what that soil needs or doesn't. Just blindly applying lime is not a good idea. Think about it, if your soil is close to neutral and you apply lime, you can easily raise the pH to a point rendering certain micro nutrients that are essential to normal healthy growth unavailable. Also, dumping the roots in a pond, to wash and rinse them prior to sweating, sure. Allowing them to sit there for extended periods of time can instigate rot issues, not a good idea.

Hey Doris!! Great to hear from you! Thanks for watching!!!

My nuts haven't even come in yet. SMH LOL

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@@71jolanc Thanks for the comment Jolan it actually allows me to tick off a tube buddy requirement of hearting a comment on youtube. LOL Also apparently anytime someone likes a post on Facebook that has a link to a video on it, that actually helps the google analytic. It's crazy how the programs keep track of everything even on other platforms. Hope you are well!

I'm not sure that bare root vs potted trees is as sexy as DR Power Brush Mower. LOL We will see.

@@alabamaking Doing well. Learned something new today with your video. It's a lot of work!

LOL THANK YOU! Had no idea. I like that history. To be honest when I was first putting it together I was really disappointed. I am a 1st time farmer but I make my living doing something completely different than farming and I gotta tell you I have been blown away buy how expensive equipment is. There's no way a farmer can buy basic equipment to get started! It's absolutely too expensive. You have to have another full time job to afford it. I understand manufacturing isn't cheap but... I was thinking about buying an old used gas mower and cutting out the front deck for like $200 all in. I love the DR mower, I really do but when you pay $2000, which in my opinion is an insanely high amount for a mower, it should have everything in it. NOTHING should be missing. The product is good but it's the management of the production line that needs attention payed to it. IMHO. Customer service did get that part out to me though, for the cover. I got it about a week after calling. Learning on the job about farming I am becoming more and more a fan of USED equipment and Corporate manufacturers really need to take notice. The companies that do will flourish. Made in USA used to mean HIGH quality at a fair price where everyone benefits. Now it just seems greedy. Polaris Ranger for instance. The 4 wheeler with bed... absolutely invaluable on acres and acres of land. But you can't buy one for less than $20,000. It's absurd. A used truck is $4,000. LOL That's my sermon! Not sure anyone is listening though. Thank you so much far watching! And the info on the name!

You are so right about prices. Not even talking about combines, skid steers , etc. Just basic tractors with a PTO & ability to push a blade are out of reach. But old tractors must be indestructible: still going strong from 1940’s with rust from head to toe!

So true! It seem the only way someone can be a new farmer nowadays is if they already have a job doing something else and take on farming as a side gig. @@jerrywhitfill2236

it stands for "Done Right"

@@jimmytate7587 I think I'm still going to call mine the Doctor. LOL

Be patient! You'll get there! ;)

Thanks Jason for the tip! I will check them out. Always looking for new products to try that save time and money! How do you feel they could help me out? Do you have a favorite product?

Awesome! I'm glad it's helped someone. They really are great and inexpensive! Just make sure you check them occasionally, lift them up the trunk and out of the dirt every once in a while to discourage insects from nesting. Also they will hold moisture so make sure you don't let the weeds get too thick around the trees other wise it could encourage root rot on young trees. As long as you manage the trees I think you'll be very happy with the results of the Tyvek.

lol thanks buddy!

It takes a long time to cut around all those trees! And yes, I try to keep my videos between 8 and 20 min and it took about 30 min to clear a 6' circle around 18 trees. I currently have 26 rows. When I was back last November I lived in an RV and edited remote. so I'd wake up a 6 AM work on the farm until 11AM and then edit remote on a TV show until 10 PM at night. On the weekends I'd work 6AM until dark around 5 or 6 PM. To finish all the trees it probably too me 3 weeks on and off cutting.

Hmmm... I have no idea. I do not believe so. Certainly not a Plantation. If slaves were on it it was before our time. My Great Grandfather was a real entrepreneur, farmer and Mayor of Luverne AL. He bought a lot of land around there, and I believe he purchased it. He farmed it and also had tenant farmer and share cropper deals. HIs old house still stand in Luverne. He used to slaughter pigs in his backyard and he bred horses. There was a guy named Big Man's who's mom lived on the property. I believe her name was Obia. Although I am not sure I am spelling that right. She had a small house there and big man was born there. They had some sort of farming partnership with my great grandfather. Obia cooked for the farmers (Everyone that worked on it. I believe they grew corn) and our family. From what I understand there was one big table everyone ate at in the morning before work and at lunch. I think everyone went home for dinner. Apparently Obia's Lemon cake was Insanely Amazing! I know when my Grandmother had the property big man didn't pay rent he just helped watch over the land. That was the trade. There were no crops when my grandmother got it. It was used to grow pine trees. Big man insisted that he wanted to live and die in the house he was born in and so he did. That's about all I know about it's history.

Interesting. It sounds like your family’s association with the land only goes back to the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.

Well I do believe that's correct. I head back there tonight for 3 weeks. I'll ask my father. We're going to try and revive an old electric well big man had for water. And I have a bunch of other stuff to do. Adding 1000 gallon tank, connecting all that up with a pump, and installing drip lines for all the rows of trees. Also I just got a doctor brush brush mower that I'm gonna try out. I'm hoping that's gonna save me a lot of time and I won't have to use the weedeater as much. But we will see!

When I first planted my trees there was no weed cloth. I had tree guards made out of Tyvek around each tree. We planted in February 2022. When I came back end of summer in August the weeds really took me by surprise. Had no idea how fast they would grow and how aggressive they would be. My potted trees were smaller and the weed's were massive and thick trapping moisture. On top of that the Tyvek was trapping moisture as well. I had time to bush-hog the lanes of the trees in August, but not enough time to get the weeds right up against the trees, on the rows. I came back Nov. 2022 and assessed the trees. I had lost a lot and a bunch of the smaller trees were struggling. Most of the trees I lost had black roots and I believe they died of root rot. I had to figure out a way to keep the weeds from around the trees so they wouldn't have all that moisture and humidity trapped up against them, causing root rot. I can't be on the farm every month so the question was what can I do to suppress the weeds up close around the trees to give them a fighting chance. I decided to try the weed-cloth in Nov 2022. In may 2023 I can back. about a month or 2 into summer and that's where this video is picking back up. So the tree for instance that was dead in the video... It was probably dead in Nov 2022, I just wasn't sure. So I put weed cloth around them. The weed cloth, not only save the trees from the onslaught of weeds that came this past summer but it also allowed the Elliot Root Stock of the dead Amling and Gafford's to grow. I will try to nurture those Elliots and then Graft lakota scion onto them once the Elliots are established. As far as the Varietals, Lakota are a newer "improved" varietal with excellent scab resistance. The Lakota did the best out of all my trees. Because I can't manage the orchard every month like I would like to do I wanted to make sure and get the most disease resistant trees that are also good enough for commercial production. So that''s why Lakota is my main crop. Amling and Gafford are the pollinators. Gafford did the absolute worst of all my trees. I am going to replace those with Oconee. Elliot is a great tree and there is a reason they use it for rootstock. The roots are the BEST. But I decided to go with Lakota and now because of pollination schedules Elliot would not be ideal for my orchard. At least not this 10 acres of the orchard. I hope to finish planting the 10 acres in Feb 2024. So I have 700 trees on 10 acres. Right now staying Lakota for main crop and I am going to plant Oconee for the pollinator. Still not sure if I will plant more Amling as a pollinator. I may switch that as well but Im not sure yet.

I planted a bare root pecan about 5 feet tall five or six years ago, and I don’t think it is close to bearing nuts yet. It is probably around ten feet tall now. Do you think you’ll ever see your first nut or is this for the benefit of your offspring?

Well, first of all, if you have a tree that's that old and that big and it's not bearing nuts I think there's a problem. How many pecan trees did you plant? What varietal? Do you have a pollinator that you've matched it with? Im not sure how much experience you have but if you don't have a pollinator you will not get nuts. I do plan on harvesting nuts. Lakota produces early and it over-bares. I should see nuts at 4 years after planting and a good solid crop about 7 years after planting.

I wanted a pecan tree but did not want the yard waste from nuts so I intentionally only planted one. It is the Home Depot varietal. Do pecan farmers consider each other to be nutters?

Gotcha! Makes sense they're nice trees. Nutters.... hmmm... I'm still pretty new to all this... but, maybe. lol.

LOL No. I did a bit as a kid BUT it has been probably 35 years since I have used one. So... I'm a bit of a newbie. Actually not anymore. I have now weed eaten more than most LOL

Thanks Nic!!

Yes most of my videos, aside from Genesis, were shot after the 1st summer. November 2022. I live in LA and work 50hr/wk editing TV shows. So weekends are all I have and on top of kids, wife life, etc... and the fact that these videos take time to put together, I am a bit slow getting content out. All your suggestions are great thank you! So you know where I am at... This summer 2023 was my second summer. The trees, in November, will have been in the ground for 1.5 years. November I head back for 4 weeks to work on the farm. I have been doing soil tests. soil on the 20 acres I am planting is nice and consistent and I have been adding lime and phosphorus as directed. I do not believe my issues were soil or lack of water related. When it didn't rain that first summer I sent out a water truck. I did that twice. I really believe it was too much moisture from humidity and poor maintenance of the weeds that first summer and the fact that I used tyvek sleeves. Most of my trees I believe died from root rot because I had a lot of black trunks at the soil line. The sleeves are excellent inexpensive alternatives to tree guards BUT... next time I am not using tree guards or tyvek. The weeds were so tight around the trees, holding moisture, and on top of that the vyvek held moisture as well. The guards and tyvek sleeves can also get buried in the dirt at the trunk and if you're not there every week to pull up the sleeves/ guards and maintain them they can cause issues with ants and other organisms nesting inside the guards. Next time I will not use guards at all and probably just use latex paint on the trunks. That's what I am thinking. I'm battling with two things. Time, Money. I make it to the farm for quick weekends a few times a year and also November is usually when I go for 4 weeks. I plan on being around more, once my daughter is out of high school. The land is raw. I had to get going on the project or honestly I never would have done it. My father's helping me and he's 84. Gotta get what I can out of him right now, lol It's a great project for us to do together. I have to post the video but mainline header to irrigate all 32 rows is in. I have also deep disced all 20 acres and I have seeded Bahia grass on all 20 acres. I want to also seed a perennial legume to help set nitrogen. Ladino is a bit pricey, so for now I will throw out Crimson Clover. I want to get as much nitrogen in the soil as I can before I plant out the rest of the acreage. This November I will add the driplines, add a 1000 gallon tank, revitalize an old well ( I hope. right now my water source is county water.) Soil test and apply what's needed as well as spray zinc and add fertilizer around each tree. I have to bus-hog, weed eat and then add wood chips down the rows where the future trees will be planted to prepare the burn strip areas. This 1st 10 acres of trees I planted... they had it bad. If I had had the time and money I would have prepped a good foundation. But in the whole process I am following your steps and preparing the current orchard and the balance of the land for the future trees. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. Your input is invaluable, I really appreciate it. If you haven't subscribed to my channel, please do. I have already subscribed to yours. I could use the support from the community and I would love my channel to be a community where people can ask questions, learn new things and have a bit of fun watching my insanity!! Thank you!

LOL I am going to do a video on this!!! I do not disagree however I am not completely against weed cloth! I believe, because I can't be at the farm to maintain my trees all the time, the sunbelt weed cloth actually has saved my smaller trees but I am going to do a video on why I believe that. But in general, I do not disagree with you advice! Thanks!

I am interested... are you on your phone or desktop computer? Pans can be annoying on smaller screens for sure.

Thanks buddy I appreciate it! Really glad you checked it out. The feedback is great! Also, there's a group on Facebook I found called small pecan growers group. Really helpful group of pecan growers all over the country and overseas as well. You should check it out!

Ok sound great!!! I just need a 4 wheeler! Lol

Love that idea!!!

No it's abandoned just bricks from the foundation and an old out house. Lol and over grown but I did find it. That is coming!!! Lol

@alabamaking cool. A little exploring on your property would be awesome and who doesn't love an old broken down house?

Lol for sure!!

Undo the levers, set the implement down, lower the loader arms until they're free of the fork attachment, and Bob is still your uncle. That's a universal skid steer quick adapter on the front end of the loader arms. That is by far the most popular adapter type for loader attachments.

LOL Thanks Mike!!!

Excellent Question!! Yeah, basically, you just do it all in reverse. ;) Thanks @mikehodges6598 for pitch hitting! I'll have more of these videos down the road. Thanks for watching!

@@mikehodges6598 thanks man just moved in with my mom to help on the farm never used one of these just dont want to break anything shits expensive lol

Mine haven't come in yet! ;)

Awesome Comment @ThorncrownStudios LOL Next time e lime! It will be margarita TIME!! ;)

It's HUGE! Trees are hanging in there. Although this year, 2023... I'm getting killed with the weeds again. We were supposed to Bushhog this week but we have had two tractors out of commission so until they are back up and running... the weeds will continue to RISE!!

When I go back in November I will be able to prune the trees for the first time since they were planted. That will help them really grow. Or so I am told!

Those first few years are when you train the tree to grow the right shape. Very critical.

And it’s important to identify diseased trees and clean your tools after pruning those so to not cross contaminate

Yes I have to train a good central leader. But the main reason I am doing it is because it will stimulate growth. Also cutting off dead weight, unwanted or unneeded branches allows the tree to focus its stores of energy on parts of the plant I want to encourage to grow. So if your tree stalls out and isn't growing it might just need a pruning. First few years I am working on Root, Shoot, and then Fruit. ROOT - working on establishing a good solid deep tap root and surface root system. SHOOT - Getting the tree to grow straight up and establishing a good central leader and a few branches with nice strong angles. AND FRUIT - by the time the trees are starting to fruit hopefully I will have trained a good solid base of a tree to support all the weight of those nuts!!

Thanks Louie!

Thanks buddy!

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