[AT] The last question I had on my list for December.

[charliehill]

Down this way and a little east of us there is a lot of farm land that is 
only 10 feet or so above sea level has a high water table as well.  It's 
loamy black land and to be able to farm it there are large canals to manage 
the water.  We've got some kind of a vermin down here called a Nutrea that 
is a cross between a weasle and warf rat as far as I can tell.  They are bad 
about carving out big holes in the ditch bank and up under the adjacent 
field.  It's not uncommon for a tractor to pass over one of those "caves" 
and "cave in" turning the tractor over in a water filled canal.  A lot of 
guys have been hurt and some killed that way and a lot of nice equipment 
torn up.

Charlie
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> Yeah those groundhogs sure know how to mess up your day. They put holes in
> the darndest places. Sometimes you feel like your driving across a 
> minefield
> trying to miss them. Well maybe not that bad but you get the picture. As 
> for
> tying them together, I learned that the first day....get it right and 
> tight
> or else Grandpa would wear you out :)
> Rob
>
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Indiana 
> Robinson
> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] The last question I had on my list for December.
>
> I usually put about 100 bales on a wagon. Well I did until I quit baling
> this summer. My wagons are smallish like about 8' x 14' or so I had to 
> stack
> them fairly high. Somehow the higher I stacked them the more rough spots I
> found while driving. :-) Yes I did have to pick up a load or two. :-) If 
> you
> stack them so they are tied together well  hitting an unseen hole will 
> about
> dump the whole thing rather than a few.
> I'm keeping most of my wagons except hopper wagons. I might want to do 
> some
> hay ride type things with them. I'm just keeping one small hopper wagon.
> I had a couple of small patches of hay that were too steep to load as it 
> was
> baled. I finally bought a side bale loader just before I decided to stop
> baling. I'm thinking I might paint it up and show it hitched to the side 
> of
> a wagon. Its pretty different.
>
>
> --
> Have you hugged your horses today?
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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