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Refined Grading and Soil Preparation

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The creator continues to drive the lawn tractor in circles and various patterns across the area. He shares an anecdote about a Komatsu D41P dozer, explaining its 'one-track wonder' steering system (power to only one track when turning) versus the Case dual-track dozer which offered power to both for 'power turns.' He uses this comparison to highlight how even with his simpler EGO setup, consistent effort is key to achieving the desired outcome. He reiterates the importance of getting 'seed to soil contact' before the grass grows too much.

Goal: Further refine the grading to achieve optimal seed-to-soil contact.

Tools and materials

  • EGO Lawn Tractor with Gate Drag EGO — Continuing to grade the soil

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don't think it tastes much like it. Yeah, it's going to take quite a bit of love. Sticks, too. I'm going to be picking sticks, tossing sticks. All of my uh emerald uh ash emerald ash board came in and wiped out everything I had. So, then we had to drop all these trees. We still got a lot of trees left. I just couldn't do it all. Just not enough time. And I did I say I couldn't do it all? I mean, I could have dropped them all, but I mean, I couldn't be that naked back here. At least the dead ones that are hovering above us. At least the sticks still block some view and gives me a chance to let the other stuff grow in a little bit. Getting that seed-to-soil contact in place, that's awesome. So, I'm good. When we first started out, we were doing the Shakopee Women's Prison. And boy, they they don't have a very good sense of humor over there, the people that build them things. We were getting to the finish grade stage of the project, and it was all extra work on our contract. We didn't have to do it. They were griping and moaning about cost overruns and this and that. It was none of nothing we had done. Just them doing their miscalculations. And So, I said, "Well, if you want to save so much money, just get some of them prison girls out here and with some rakes and shovels, and you can have this thing graded in a day without any extra cost overrun. Free labor." You'd have thought I'd just pissed in their Cheerios. Dad and I looked at each other cuz we were dead serious. I mean, what the heck? They're just getting free room and board 24/7. Make them earn it. It's the way you did it on the farm. That's the way you did it growing up. You earned your keep. Wasn't given to you. No, that was not even a possibility. So, we came in with our dozer. We had a Komatsu D41P on rent. I loved that dozer. That Komatsu D41P is an awesome dozer. Um but, it's a one-track wonder. I bet my battery's not even I bet you're not even filming right now. You just turned off, didn't you? Here I am talking. Am I talking for nothing? No, I'm not talking for nothing. What I was saying was that Komatsu D40P was a one-track wonder. So, when you it had a single control, but when you wanted to turn, it had no power to one track. So, only one track had power to it in a turn. And what I wanted was a dozer that had power to both tracks so you could do a power turn, hold on to more material, and be more productive. Case Case had a dual-track dozer, power to both tracks in a turn, and I bought it in…

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