Nebraska land sale.

Progressive Farmer Magazine reported 80 acres dryland farm land, no buildings, sold to farmer for $2500 per acre.
Did you get the field plowed yet?

KEH

If it sold fer $2500 and acre, that must be one of those farms that actually grow somptin'. Don't know anything 'bout those kinds of places 'cause I just buy junk nobody else wants; lots and lots cheaper that way. :>)

Heck no, I didn't get done! Went out there, it was 36 degrees and the ol' diesel was really grumpy when I tried to wake 'er up. Huffed and puffed something awful!

Rode the old devil fer 9 hours, pretty sure I plowed 'bout a thousand acres and don't ya know, I still have a full day to go yet.

Can't hear a blessed thing either. Think I might have to change over to John Deere; they say they are quite. :>(

Allan

I ALWAYS listen to you, you know that! :>)

It isn't the exhaust that makes the noise. It is that dag-goned "diesel whack" noise that these things make. That insistant "hammer on the anvil" sound.

I really think that is why IH covered up the sides of their engines on the later models 'cause you can tell the sound of an IH 400 engine a mile away.

Wears on a guy. :>(

Allan

They are the closest thing to a Detroit 2 stroke that I know. Just plain noisey. :>)

Allan

Nice looking IH. Seeing all that flat ground in back I wouldn"t know how to act. I"d probably fall a sleep. Here we have to wear seat belts around this area to keep from falling off the tractor. (LOL) Looks to be good rich bottom land where your at.

Have to wait till it dries out up here to get on the fields yet not unless you have sand. I learned the hard way here years ago. One lesson is not to plow clay ground when it"s to wet. Like having concrete when it dries.
Mike

Keith & Shawn

I'd like to work a big flat field like that for one season and get spoiled.

KEH

I wear those "Mickey Mouse" ears. Absolutely couldn't stand it otherwise. Those 400 series engines are just loud by default.

Place is laid out kinda nice. Every field has 1/2 mile runs.

Allan

I'm just doing this fer the book-keeper's benefit. The farm, plow, tractor and the guy running it are all pretty much completely worn out.

There's truth in what they say, "You don't know what you've had until it's gone".

Think this is probably the happest I've ever been, just me, the dirt and that tractor out and away from everything. Sure is a good feeling and I'm have the time of my life. :>)

Allan

I'll still need some land to play on though, looking at moving out a little bit farther, maybe my cousin's farm in a few years.
Donovan from Wisconsin