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I originally intended on getting all 6 foot tall trees. But there wasn't enough stock left. I really wanted to plant as many trees as I could. So I ended up purchasing some potted trees that were smaller. They ranged between 2 to 5 foot. That was a mistake. Especially since I'm not around to tend to the trees regularly. Many of them did not have a chance going up against the massive weeds that came up the first summer. I really didn't know what to expect, and was taken by surprised by how quickly the weeds grew and how large and thick the weeds were. When I plant again, I will not plant trees that are less than 6 foot. I feel they will have a better chance. The majority of the trees I have that are still living where the large trees. Very few of the smaller ones are still living. By the way, just know if you buy a 6 foot tree when you plant it you're gonna lop about 6 to 12 inches off the top to stimulate growth. Same with the tap root. Make sure you talk to whoever you buy trees from about that. I will be purchasing from the same grower again. That was how hum nurseries in Georgia. You can find them on Facebook. Dee Simpson owns it. He's an honest guy and he was very helpful. He was extremely patient and answered every single one of my questions on irrigation as well as the trees. He's a great resource. Thanks so much for the question and for watching the videos. I hope they were helpful. Good luck let me know what you end up doing!

lol yup! Found that out pretty quick after I posted the first bush mower video!

lol I'm actually not "from" CA. I'm from South Carolina and it's a generational family farm. So... I'm not a blue invading the red, lol The Lincoln belongs to Pastor Gaines, Brady Lucas' grandfather. He lets me use it when I'm in town. Last time I had a little Chevy truck. Not sure that makes you feel any better. lol and... I don't know anybody that wears Wranglers. When I was a kid they were worn more by girls. Horse girls. In the south people wear Levi's and Carharrt when working. Wranglers are for going out to dinner. I think maybe in Texas Wranglers may be big. I consider Texas to be the west and not the south. Thanks for watching! Love the comments! lol

Really appreciate this one. I actually found out the issue and ram about it in the follow up video! ua-cam.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/v-deo.htmlsi=74AihiLEEWAFufud

Yup you're right, that's a good rule to follow. I don't have all the equipment I need so some I borrow. That's gas can I was borrowing. All MY gas cans are red.

Thank you! It's a fun little plane! I just used my iPhone for everything and I used the gopro360 for all the exterior plane footage when we were flying. It's a really great little camera. I believe it does up to 5K.

Hey Gigi! Thanks for the reply. I feel your pain. So annoying. Can’t believe the instructions had been opened and used. Sounds like they sent you a opened/ returned mower instead of a brand new one. They should have told you that, IMHO. You paid for new after all. I don’t believe it’s the product but rather the company that took over the manufacturing and selling of the product. Which is called Generac. Their quality control really seems to be lacking. Do you know about this facebook group? facebook.com/groups/drpowerusers I have found it very helpful. Lot’s of people to commiserate with and vent to. As far as the “Do it yourself”… part of your comment. Yeah it probably is a lot easier to fix it yourself, unfortunately. So annoying. Especially when you spend that kind of money on something. When I go back to the farm I will be installing a wire that will finally allow my machine to shut off with the throttle, because of all the mistakes they made building mine. SMH. A lot easier than your issue but still. the consumers should be getting what they pay for. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I appreciate the support!

Thank you very much!

Thank you!

Well thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. I'll definitely keep that in mind. This old dog is a bit gabby. lol

Thank you Will Will! Hoping to do more of these on the specialty aircraft they have at proteus. And I love getting to do it with Luke. Really proud of him!

The quality control definitely needs some work. But the product if it's delivered properly with all the right parts is a good product. But there is nothing more frustrating than receiving a high priced item that's missing parts. That is for sure!

lol thank you clearly a novice. Did you watch the whole video? Is that the only subtitle problem you saw? lol I hope so. It takes so much work to caption these videos. No one has any idea. Thanks for watching!!

Hey Mark thanks for the suggestions. Maybe next time I'll do a review on that. Why are they so expensive? Especially when they're all plastic. I know it's a special plastic, but I just don't get it.. maybe it's the government regulations and getting approved for gasoline or something. I don't know. Just seems crazy to me.

@@alabamaking made in USA may be part of it. I agree that they are expensive but they certainly are easier to pour gas out of.

@@markmurrell1894 I'll definitely try it out!! Thanks again I appreciate the suggestion!

Nice Video. Greats from Bavaria.

Lol lol lol lol

Thank you!! Please share it! I'm hoping it inspire some new aviators!

No kidding!!! lol I'm thinking of 100hp. In a few years when I can spend more time on the property. Until then Brady Lucas rents me his.

Thanks for the comment Phillip! You are absolutely right about the tractor. I don't have one yet. Hopefully down the road. For now I have a friend, that I made when I first started coming to the farm, who lives down the road and rents me a tractor when I'm down there. Here's a video ua-cam.com/video/8y0vF5XNNgM/v-deo.html He also started a equipment rental company as a result of seeing my struggles in finding equipment to use, from time to time. Apparently he's doing very well with that company now. I hope to add a pole barn soon and may enclose one portion under a lean-to. Then I could live in there when I come down instead of renting a RV.

Thanks again for the reply Phillip I appreciate it! I did look at Billy Goat. I was originally going to purchase one but the cost is what threw me off it. Equipment is so expensive. I am not sure why. The Billy Goat I believe comes in about $1000 more than the DR Power. Seems a bit crazy. Even used equipment prices are crazy! People can't get into farming because it's so expensive. That's why you have so many people with other careers gentleman farming on the side. You have to have another solid revenue stream to buy any of the equipment needed.

Yeah... it's D.R. although I enjoy calling it the Dr. now. LOL

Wow! You're exactly right, it is a quality control issue for sure. I believe Generac bought DR power and since then, Generac's oversight of the the manufacturing process just hasn't been as good. I still laugh, thinking about how somebody could've put the Pro model engine on the Premier deck, of my mower. Lol. That's not a little mistake. Thanks so much for watching Tim. I appreciate the comment!

​@@alabamakingyou are welcome. Its a decent machine , i do push it beyond its normal capabilties ( it dosnt like really tall grass especially when wet. It isnt a finish nor mulching mower ) with 75 hours on it the drive belt has to be tensioned often via the small adjuster on the right handle bar. I will figure this out , no reason to ask DR. Other then that it gets lots done. I used to live in socal and spent lots of time between SD and La. Left years ago for the farm life in kansas.

@@timcritz3194 LOL definitely not a finishing mower. I'm going to test out the lights you can attach next.

@@kkjppt5359 I did go over the unit thoroughly after my initial findings. Been using it for almost a year now and so far it has worked well.

@@kkjppt5359 For sure and I have no idea. I suppose I will find out down the road but your absolutely correct especially if they put the engine in a chassis that wasn't even designed for it. But customer service said the only difference is the connection wires for the attachments and the throttle. So... 🙏

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. ua-cam.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/v-deo.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! ua-cam.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/v-deo.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! ua-cam.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/v-deo.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! ua-cam.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/v-deo.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 UA-cam 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! ua-cam.com/video/xcJW71GetcU/v-deo.html?sub_confirmation=1

Thanks Robbie! I've had no problems with UA-cam. It's just with Facebook putting UA-cam 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.