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Originally Posted by garydee (Post 530971)

Walnut trees produce a substance called "juglone" which helps to keep unwanted growth out of the drip line of the tree to enable it to grow stronger and keep competing species at bay.

Juglone is toxic to most plants as well as humans and animals if they inhale the dust or eat the wood chips. Woodworkers are often affected when they are sanding or planing walnut without a mask and without adequate dust collection.

Walnut and oak are the least desirable shavings to compost and use on the garden. The juglone from the walnut and tannic acid from oak poison the soil and raise the acidity. Shavings could be spread in areas to control weed growth, (not around desirable plants) so there are some good uses for them. Maybe around phone poles or fence posts or under fence sections. :biggrin2:

Very interesting and informative, thank you for your insight.
It led me to this site for more info:
https://extension.psu.edu/landscapin...oducing-plants
But the interesting this is that I have a neighbor a few hundred yards down our mutual back road that has a couple walnut trees along his perimeter.
I walk my dog down this road almost daily. In the fall the road is littered with walnuts, and also his yard. Although not very well cared for, nothing in his yard seems to be struggling to survive, albeit he has nohing to worry about (i.e. garden.)
My dog takes time to sniff EVERYTHING. Should I worry about toxn's to my dog?

What did you do with your cub today?

Excellent and extensive information! That Dr. Sellmer really knows his stuff...:bigthink:

Not sure about walking your diggedy dog around the walnut trees. Probably better to check with your vet on that. One thing that comes to mind, is that when your doggy does his doo doo, don't let him dig up any walnut roots trying to bury it! :biggrin2:

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Originally Posted by garydee (Post 530976)

No problem there. Waldo's doggity doo comes home with us in a plastic bag.
Waldo respects our neighborhood and our armed forces members past and present.:American Flag 1:

A hearty salute to Waldo for his doo respect for all vetrans past and present! :biggrin2:

Cub Cadet 3200 oil leak

Been working on solving an oil leak issue with this Kohler CH730s engine. New head gaskets and now it looks like there may be a leak on the #2 cylinder dripping on the tin inside and running down behind the fly wheel. Crank seal wasn't leaking but changing it anyways. Has anyone had any experiences with block cracks in this engine?

Used the 2264 to tow the Wagon Of Death (Round up sprayer) around to get after the weeds then got the 1641 out with the Haban sickle bar on it and mowed around my pond and some banks. :beerchug:

What did you do with your Cub Today?

Finally got around to adding starter relays to my 1641 twins. It was pretty easy. All wiring was done next to the solenoid with the relay mounted to the firewall. I bought 5 JD relays for cheap on epay...something like $10.65 with tax and free shipping from skyline-autoparts. Each relay came with a socket with wires for easy connection. The small picture of the starter shows a starter relay that was installed last year on the 1864 mower.

Also installed a bumper I purchased from ihccw.com on Dad's 1641 and added a spring to better hold side panels in place.

The last picture shows the 3 relays that were left over after the others were installed.

All in all, a fun day! :biggrin2:

What did you do with your Cub Today?

Got the 1864 mower and the Cub leaf sucker ready to mow for the first time this spring. Put a new hose on the vacuum to replace the 6 year old hose that came with it.

The lawn turned out great! The only thing I hate is emptying the vacuum canister of all the grass and leaves I sucked up!!

Here are a few photos showing the rig I have been mowing with for the past three years. Still in great shape, due to the TLC that I give it! Always a pleasure to use!

Those are some nice clean looking machines Gary.

What did you do with your Cub Today?

Thanks Oak...I do my best to keep them in good order after spending a lot of (fun) time restoring each of them. They are well made and built to last!

BTW, how do like my "air ride" seat cushion on the mower? I can't mow without it any more...total comfort for the price of an old inner tube! :biggrin2: