Posted by JWK on September 03, 2009 at 04:21:10 from (64.9.27.194):
In Reply to: Silo filling posted by NY 986 on September 02, 2009 at 07:20:39:
I remember corn silage time on my grandparents’ dairy farm. Great memories. They filled a 10x45 concrete silo. Early on, they had belt driven blower with a long drag chain. Don’t know the make. An Oliver 77 powered that. The chopper was a NH 717 with 1 row head. A Farmall 400 powered that. A Farmall H was used to haul a NH No. 6 forage wagon. Slow going, but it was a joy to watch.
As I got older, probably around 11 or 12yrs, I got to haul the forage wagons. By then the blower was replaced by a modern style IH and powered by a David Brown 990. The Farmall 400 was replaced by an AC 180. The NH 6 wagon was still used and a 3 beater Meyers wagon was added. I typically hauled wagons with the Farmall H, but if it was tied up I would actually use the Ford 8n. To this day I don’t know how I got the 8n to manage the Meyers wagon. Very carefully I guess.
Presently, I have my own small farm and some beef cattle. I fill a 10x40 silo. This is the first year I won’t have to borrow any equipment. A JD 4010 and 38 chopper with 1 row head will be in the field. A JD 4020 will run NH 8 and JD 125 wagons. I have a NH 28 blower at the silo. The JD 2010 diesel has enough power to run the blower, but it’ll really blow smoke if you push it too much. Takes about 13 wagon loads and a full day to fill the silo. Should start in another 2 weeks.
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