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HOW MANY TRACTORS DO YOU NEED TO GET YOUR CHORES DONE?
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Posted by Ken McWilliams on April 04, 2001 at 18:42:20 from (64.12.105.176):
An interesting discussion below developed into how many tractors are needed on the farm. I live in SW Ohio where the weather in the summer is hot and humid. Up until the middle of July, the non-rainy days are very narrow windows. I'll usually mow just after a cold front has moved through giving a couple of days of dry air before the heat and humidity return. I've even had to mow in the rain (in the evening after my day job) and then, tedd the next day. I like to have two tractors during haying season. While one is running the baler, the second one is collecting the bales and taking them to the barn. The smaller one can be used for mowing and raking. As mentioned earlier, our good weather windows are very narrow. It seems I'm very frequently baling before a rain. Many times I've just barely gotten the load into the barn when it begins raining. I lost a load once in a downpour. We got about 3" in that rain. We had it loaded in the field, and the storm was coming and couldn't get it to the barn quick enough. We tried tarping the load, but the wind was too high and the tarp made a big kite, or parachute. We just couldn't get the tarp on. I gave the whole load away to someone who had cattle, I couldn't use it for horses. Now, I have three tractors, but currently I'm trying to sell one. I like to have one year around with a loader mounted. It seems I'm always needing a sky-hook to lift stuff and move it around. How many tractors do you have, and why? Ken McWilliams
Dayton, OH
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