how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Sawdust Man]

Good morning.

Hot & humid.

Enjoy it!

 

[Hedgerow]

Good morning friends. Don't get too hot today...

Had a hedge tree go down in the south tree line..
Guess that’s what I’ll be doing..
round bales are done and picked up. I was after those at 6 AM this morning.
Maybe should have cut the tree up first.

 

[Hedgerow]

Tree’s done..
Picked 2 logs out of it, put em on the TBD pile and brush shoved into the hole in the fence.

 

[Only the Tony]

I could have woke Matt up about 3:50 this morning or so, probably made him more grumpy than me. Think working in the heat has messed up my sleep schedule. I haven't left the house for a lake trip before 3:30 for a lake trip in several years. Left for home about 11:30 and saw this bit of stupidity coming down the highway. What kind of stupid do you have to be to ride jet skis down the highway on the trailer, especially with a kid on one of them.

 

[Only the Tony]

Watched boats put in all morning long and take off on the lake looking for fish. At least half if not more of the keepers we had were within spitting distance of the ramp.

 

[I saw a lot]

Had to say goodbye to our sweet prince Frito this morning. Born April 2003. Sleep well little buddy and we will miss you very much.

 

[Hedgerow]

Enough 90 + degree days will make a person do more in the dark,
Just trying to get as much done before sun up as ya can.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Good afternoon.

Oppressive tormenting weather......that's all the nice stuff have to say about it.




What kinda bug is this?
'bout ladybug dimensions, and very crunchy when crushed.

 

[plcnut]

Good afternoon.

Oppressive tormenting weather......that's all the nice stuff have to say about it.




What kinda bug is this?
'bout ladybug dimensions, and very crunchy when crushed.
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That is probably a Japanese beetle.
Japanese beetles have a green color to them, and are very active during the day. They can destroy a lot of garden vegetables, and really like grape vines as well.
The other kind we see a lot of are June bugs. They are brown, and are mostly out at night. They will really flock to the lights.

 

[Sawdust Man]

That is probably a Japanese beetle.
Japanese beetles have a green color to them, and are very active during the day. They can destroy a lot of garden vegetables, and really like grape vines as well.
The other kind we see a lot of are June bugs. They are brown, and are mostly out at night. They will really flock to the lights.

Doesn't show up very well in the pics, but he was almost yellow in color.
Was inside the trailer, so it's possible he was from foreign regions somewhere.
Whatever it was, it's career ended abruptly right after the photo op.

 

[Hedgerow]

And because it wasn’t warm enough already, we needed to make some 2nd cutting square bales.

 

[Sawdust Man]

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And because it wasn’t warm enough already, we needed to make some 2nd cutting square bales.

You picking em up off the fields by hand?

 

[Hedgerow]

You picking em up off the fields by hand?

Already done..
There were only about 400 of em.
And yes, pick em up, get wheels under em, and worry about where they go after.
Best time to unload is 6:00 AM

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Good afternoon.

Oppressive tormenting weather......that's all the nice stuff have to say about it.




What kinda bug is this?
'bout ladybug dimensions, and very crunchy when crushed.
View attachment 465626View attachment 465627

Japanese Beatle they make traps for them then feed to chickens.

 

[Hedgerow]

Now when we do straw down at my little sisters place, we put the accumulator on the skid steer and load with that.
Not worth getting stuff around for 3-400 bales.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Already done..
There were only about 400 of em.
And yes, pick em up, get wheels under em, and worry about where they go after.
Best time to unload is 6:00 AM

Hot work.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Said trap works good used them last year Beatles were bad

 

[Only the Tony]

Good afternoon.

Oppressive tormenting weather......that's all the nice stuff have to say about it.




What kinda bug is this?
'bout ladybug dimensions, and very crunchy when crushed.
View attachment 465626View attachment 465627

That is probably a Japanese beetle.
Japanese beetles have a green color to them, and are very active during the day. They can destroy a lot of garden vegetables, and really like grape vines as well.
The other kind we see a lot of are June bugs. They are brown, and are mostly out at night. They will really flock to the lights.

Japanese Beatle they make traps for them then feed to chickens.

Size is too small for japanese beetle. Looks more like golden tortoise beetle. I see them when I am picking blackberries in early July quite often.

Golden Tortoise Beetle

The golden tortoise beetle, like other tortoise beetles, is nearly circular and rather flattened, and the pronotum shield completely covers the top of the head. This species is shiny metallic gold or orange when alive, and the edges of the elytral shields are transparent. Two spots may be...

mdc.mo.gov

 

[Sawdust Man]

Size is too small for japanese beetle. Looks more like golden tortoise beetle. I see them when I am picking blackberries in early July quite often.

Golden Tortoise Beetle

The golden tortoise beetle, like other tortoise beetles, is nearly circular and rather flattened, and the pronotum shield completely covers the top of the head. This species is shiny metallic gold or orange when alive, and the edges of the elytral shields are transparent. Two spots may be...

mdc.mo.gov

I think you are right, it fits the description about perfect.
It was definitely "shiny metallic gold".