I have a cabin on 7 1/2 acres, of which half of it is seeded down to alfalfa. Im not a farmer, but I have told adjoining landowner there to treat it as if it were his. I want it mowed, baled and removed. He can have it, and yes, he is doing me a service. ( he also farms the adjoining 60 acres around my property for alfalfa, so its not like he has to bring the equipment just for me.
This is the 3rd year of him taking the hay off of it.
He also runs a small construction company in the time when he is not farming.
I wanted some work done on the driveway, and asked him to do it. I live 3 hours away. . I told him what I wanted and he did it. It took two semi loads of gravel, which if I'm not mistaken, are about 18 yds, or 20 tons. (can someone verify) He told me he worked one afternoon, spreading, leveling and wheelpacking it in...(skidloader),
Needless to say, I got a bill, which I knew was a possiblility, and I paid it, but #1, it seemed high, and #2, I would have thought that the hay he was being given from my property, at no cost to him, shouldve entered into the equation somewhere.
Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to
not being the anchor person any more). With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely
that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing.
I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the
new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways...
Dang, new content and now answers.
First, congrats on the new boat!
My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota.
How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too.
All weather or just nice weather?
Casting a lot or bait dragging?
Bobber or panfish fishing?
Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha
motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will
want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke
Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions.
I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout.
Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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I have a cabin on 7 1/2 acres, of which half of it is seeded down to alfalfa. Im not a farmer, but I have told adjoining landowner there to treat it as if it were his. I want it mowed, baled and removed. He can have it, and yes, he is doing me a service. ( he also farms the adjoining 60 acres around my property for alfalfa, so its not like he has to bring the equipment just for me.
This is the 3rd year of him taking the hay off of it.
He also runs a small construction company in the time when he is not farming.
I wanted some work done on the driveway, and asked him to do it. I live 3 hours away. . I told him what I wanted and he did it. It took two semi loads of gravel, which if I'm not mistaken, are about 18 yds, or 20 tons. (can someone verify) He told me he worked one afternoon, spreading, leveling and wheelpacking it in...(skidloader),
Needless to say, I got a bill, which I knew was a possiblility, and I paid it, but #1, it seemed high, and #2, I would have thought that the hay he was being given from my property, at no cost to him, shouldve entered into the equation somewhere.
If I'm whining, tell me so.
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