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JohnDeereGreen

04-06-2006 18:14:08




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Do ya have any more pictures of that newfangled Deere discing? Looked great, and can't beat the A/C and stereo. :):) We run a tractor with cab planting beans and corn, jus' ain't no other way to do it now!
Also, do you have andy pictures of that Gleaner ya bought a while back? Thank ya'
JohnDeereGreen




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Allan In NE

04-06-2006 18:39:33




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to JohnDeereGreen, 04-06-2006 18:14:08  
Naw,

Didn't take any pictures today; just a plain ol' lousey day all the way around.

This is my busy day here in the office to start with so I was just plumb rushed all day long to start with.

Then, I gets out there, make three rounds and the hitch pin dicides to jump outta the hole. Guess my buddy didn't hairpin it. Anyway, made a turn, looked back and the disc was a settin' there all by itself.

Ran to town, got a replacement hydraulic hose which had snapped, got 'er all repaired and hooked back up and then started noticin' quite a few little items that really needed to be repaired on that disc 'cause I want to give it back to him in better shape than I found it.

Anyway, spent all derned day fixin odds and ends plus tightening hitch/frame bolts in the dirt and high winds.

She's ready to go fer morning tho, by golly. :>)

Maybe I'll get that patch knocked out tomorrow; I wanna get on to some other stuff needing attention out there.

Like that darned grass coming like wildfire in the alfalfa. Gotta get after that or I'll miss my "window" 'cause the alfalfa is growin' fast.

PS. Don't know how just yet, but someday I'm gonna own one of those 4X4 tractors (yes, Allan with egg on his face). What an absolute animal those things are! :>)

Allan

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Harley

04-06-2006 20:55:51




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to Allan In NE, 04-06-2006 18:39:33  
Now it"s all comin clear Allan. That neighbor knew how you treat your equipment, and that you would treat his the same way, so he brought it over knowing you"d spend at least one afternoon repairing stuff that had been broke for a year or two. Pretty smart feller if ya ask me. Hey Sloroll, I"ll load the front half of my semi up and come up to your place and we"ll fill the back half up and take all that stuff out to Chadron and drop it off, just to let our old buddy use it for free ya understand, then this fall go back out there and get it. We should have brand new stuff by then, what do ya think. Harley

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Allan In NE

04-07-2006 03:48:02




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to Harley, 04-06-2006 20:55:51  
Hi Pard,

I just can't stand it when something isn't "like new". It just 'grates' on me until it's properly repaired.

True, his disc was in definite need of attention, but he didn't let me use it for that reason. He's just a good soul. Like you guys.

Allan



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the tractor vet

04-06-2006 18:47:41




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to Allan In NE, 04-06-2006 18:39:33  
Find your self a good old 4366-86 for your tillage work , heck ya cna find them for darn near dirt . Now if i can get that 9370 semi bought this weekend the 1066 will get retired next spring as i will have me one along with a couple bigger toys to pull behind it. and won't have the price of a 1086 in the lot.



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Allan In NE

04-06-2006 18:56:36




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to the tractor vet, 04-06-2006 18:47:41  
When I was in getting the hose, I was quizin' and pickin' the brain of the machinery salesman.

That's exactly what he said. Had one for 4800. But, do I really need and middle-bender fer just half a section? Seems like overkill to me.

Dunno, those big dogs sure are nice tho.

Allan



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Mike (WA)

04-07-2006 09:05:12




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to Allan In NE, 04-06-2006 18:56:36  
Allan, I'm already seeing a big dog in your future, just from your recent posts. Didn't get done with the plowing, but now the grass is coming in and you may lose your window; couldn't do much outside because it was the busy day at your real job; now to top it all off, 3 inches of snow! Its not bad luck, its just life in the farming biz. Its also why I quit 20 years ago, when the time needs of the farm collided with the time needs of the job that was putting bread on the table. Its ingrained in everybody- a half section doesn't need big equipment. That may be correct if its all you've got to do, but what if you can't devote full time because of other commitments? The solution is to get done with the farm work faster, for two reasons- get things done timely, and you just don't have the luxury of enough time to do it "the fun way". You may want to look at Steigers, if there are any in your country- I've got a buddy who farms 1500 acres of wheat and barley with 2 of them, and his total invesment is about $12,000 (bought the second one for $4,500 recently, and there wasn't even anything wrong with it). He had been doing it all with one before, but also had growing time commitments elsewhere. He likes 'em because they're "dirt simple", parts are on the shelf at most truck parts places, and they seem to go forever. I chiseled with it for about a half a day some years ago, and I gotta say, I didn't miss the kidney thumpin' one bit. BTW, all of us geezers on the board are sure enjoying your "blow by blow" of the spring work, (both the joys and the pain), and I'm sure its bringing back a lot of memories for those of us who haven't done much farming in a number of years. Hope you'll continue to find the time to post. Hang in there. . .

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the tractor vet

04-06-2006 19:40:48




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to Allan In NE, 04-06-2006 18:56:36  
Just set down and put a pencel to it for a bit , You can get a good one for around 6500 a good 6 bottom drag plow if ya want since your ground is tough plowen it will handel 7 in most or a 13 shank disc chiesel and a 24 foot wing disc that is three times as heavy as the one you have now and cover twice the ground with just a bit more fuel but it will get the job done in two passes verses four and it will use less fuel thru it then spending time with the 966 the 966 would be my chore tractor and since you still work a job and time on the farm is stress management but when your fighten tought ground with a tractor to small there is more stress . When i was hobby farmen and running around 4 countys fixen tractors and tryen to farm in the evenings some nights i would get two hours in and some nites i would get 6 hours in and i would bust my rear end for a week tryen to get 70 acres plowed with my old 706 and 4 bottoms well by the time i got to the farm fueled the tractor checked oil greased everything get in the field and yea it would usualy roll along in 4th low in sod and 1st high in corn ground if the weather was good to me it took a week to plow then two and ahalf days disken and three days planting by myself . One year while at a sale there was and 1805 massey that was not to bad just dead batterys and bad alt and NO BRAKES well the devil made me do it he shoved my hand in the air and the auctioneer said SOLD well getting it home was a littel expencive but it got here and i fixed it in a day the next weekend my buddy and i went to another sale and i end up with a Mf 880 7x18 auto reset for now get this 200 bucks and it needed 50 bucks worth of parts now it is fixed and hooked to the 1805 and it was time to plow well my BIG field was just a wisker over 10 acres and the smallest was 3.2 i hit the fiels at around 5 PM and was at the house at a littel after 11 PM and the wife asked me if i was going to plow the next night i said no she asked why i told her that i was done then i barrowed a 24 foot wing disk with hdy. fold and did it all in a evening and instead of the usual three times over with the big Keewanne it was somuch better then my 370 with the new 20 inch blade as this thing had 24 inch blades on 7 inch verses my 9 and it had a 3 bar harrow it took me longer to plant with my 4 row then it did on the tillage and i used a bunch less fuel . then like alway some guy just could not live with out it and he bought it and he farms a total of 50 acres less then i did he farms 165 acres and when i have time i go up to see Larry and we sit and B S and he tell me how his neighbor laugh at him about the Massey and he says let them laugh i am done and on the pourch while they are still tryen to get done.The fuel tank on the massey held 220 gal and i filled it and after going over the 70 acres with the plow and over it with the disc. i still had a half tank. Oh yea that 3208 Kitty sure sounded good down in the valley worken.

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4010guy

04-06-2006 19:40:03




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to Allan In NE, 04-06-2006 18:56:36  
them old 4WDs are $$$$$$$$$$$$pits. but if you realy want one i will set ya rite up$$$$$$$$$$$



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davpal

04-06-2006 22:23:44




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to 4010guy, 04-06-2006 19:40:03  
Actually them NEW 4WD's are the money pits. Go to the JD dealer and buy one for $230,000 and after a year it is worth $190,000, after two or three years $135,000 to $150,000. Now after ten years it is down to $50,000 dollars.I see them every month in the farm trader. So after ten years you have lost $180,000 dollars in value. I hope those were exciting hours for all. Now you could have bought the Massey 1805 for $6000 dollars and a six bottom plow for $1500. Even if you bought two masseys and two plows you would only have $15,000 into the whole deal. I know, I know they break down but so do new ones. What would it cost to fix the powershift on a deere? Better come with a warranty. I would bet two Massey 1805,s with the six bottom plows could cover more ground than a JD 9320 for $200,000 dollars and a $15,000 dollar 12 bottom plow. I am sure there are comparisons going on like this all over the country with old steigers, whites, versatiles, and case 4890,s and 2870,s. They are all money pits, but in my opinion the new ones (simply because of depreciation) are the biggest money pits of all. I realize you can't spend all your time fixing junky tractors, and there comes a time to farm but, you can't pay for a $230,000 dollar tractor farming, unless uncle sam is subsidising your income. $2.00 dollar a bushel corn that costs $2.10 a bushel to grow doesn't pay for $200,000 dollar tractors and $200,000 dollar combines and the fuel to run them.

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the tractor vet

04-06-2006 19:47:46




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 Re: Hey Allan in reply to 4010guy, 04-06-2006 19:40:03  
Now i have never heard anything bad on the 43's but have on the 45's as i did put a rearend in one . A buddy of mine thought that he knew how to do one for a guy got it tore down and then he did not know how to make the set up on the ring and pinion and came and got me to make the set up and that was not the first one in a 4568 that i have seen down for that but like i said never heard anything bad about the 4366-86 so inlighten me here i don't know everything. other then they were a bit shy on poney power but at time that can be a plus. I like them because they are simple Oh yea the belts for thehdy pumps they are a pain that i do know changed a couple of them .

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