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Life is Simple
Life is Simple
The Midwest Cattleman · September 14, 2023 · P5

Copyright 2023, right position, I plugged in to think I was too old to per- acre field north of the house,
Jerry Crownover the right-angle grinder and form a simple bit of work), I and then I remembered that
began to sharpen the first of retrieved a metal folding chair I needed to grease all the fit-
six, dull blades: they were so from the shop and proceed- tings on the cutter. For those
blunt, they wouldn’t even beat ed to sit down, while I sharp- who don’t have a 15’ bat-wing
a weed to death. ened the blades. That eased cutter, you should know that
Before I even had the first the pain significantly, allowing there are about 1000 grease
blade sharpened, the strain of me to take my time and spend zerks to service on a daily
the heavy grinder was causing the next hour putting the best basis. Actually, there are 38—
an all-too-familiar back pain. edge these blades had seen, it just seems like a thousand.
Looking around to make sure since they were new. In order to have access to all
I was out of sight from people Once I had the blades sharp- the grease points, I lowered
traveling the county road (I ened to my satisfaction, I was the wings of the cutter. This
wouldn’t want any neighbors eager to get started on an 80 continued on page 10

Yesterday, I decided the
time was right to start clipping
a few meadows, where the
weeds had gotten ahead of the
grass. I had my bat-wing cut-
ter stored at another farm, so
I drove down there and hooked
it to the big tractor. Knowing
that the blades would need
MY
MY
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brought it back to the home Consistency
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shop building. With the wings Quality Foot Shape & Structure
of the cutter folded in an up-
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