Cut Me A Little Slack

Here I go again with the really stupid questions.

I bought a 24' Kent spring tooth harrow that looks something like this one, just not an International.

What's the proceedure for folding and unfolding that rascal? Does the cylinder alone stand the gangs clear straight up like that? The one I have just takes a normal 3x8 cylinder, but otherwise looks about the same and has the long tow rods that have to be manually fixed to the outer gangs.

Sorry, I've never owned one before,

Allan

It is not at all what it seems.

I go totally against the grain and buy old junk that nobody else would be caught dead owning. Stuff that other people have traded off because they haven't used it in 20 years and it has been setting out in the trees rusting away.

If you took all my old machinery, piled it up and had a sale, I doubt that the whole derned pile would bring $500 total.

However, I'm very mechanical and I've got a pretty good eye for stuff and I can sure make it go again with just a little tinkerin'.

Heck, I don't care what the neighbors think or what the other guy uses. My stuff is paid for and it is all functional, even tho it is not "in vouge" any more. :>)

Allan

You have to cover your expenses to make some money. Imagine adding the interest on $500,000 dollars worth of equipment loans to that? I know guys who farm 80 acres, aren't rushed, and pay the bills, and guys who work like heck to cover 10,000 acres, probably just barely make interest payments on loans, get new tractors every 3 years...

In my humble opinion, you are doing it right, keep up the good work. If I was closer I would be keeping a close eye out for your truck, combine, some more hay burners for your wife...oh, wait, maybe not that last. Good luck, and most of all, enjoy!

Bless your heart! I'm on it 'cause that's where I buy my parts from.

Allan