[AT] 1340 Hesston swather PTO shaft

[Cecil R Bearden]

We have had nearly 4 inches of rain since Saturday night.
I nearly lost a 35 acre field of hay to cut because I am so far behind.  
Landowner is upset and the vultures are trying to get the right to cut 
it.  Luckily, the guy appears to be a man of his word.   As soon as this 
rain quits I can finish the swather and get back to work.    I am really 
considering some action against the dealer for his misrepresentation of 
this machine.  I know I could have found a machine that would cut for 
the amount of money I now have in it.   I bought that machine because I 
was 2 weeks behind, now I have lost another week messing with the 
driveline on this pile of junk. And with the rain it will be 10 days more.
  This is the one year we could get 2 really good cuttings.
I have nearly 100 acres of clover that is getting too rank to cut for 
hay.  I think I will cut it and bale it green and let it ferment.  If I 
can find a custom bagging operator I will have it bagged.  Only problem 
is trying to sell bagged hay!!
I only hope that the uncut grass will hold the rain and cause it to soak 
in deep and allow a good second cutting.  My prairie hay that I 
fertilized and sprayed is nearly 2 ft tall.  The fields that I mixed 
fertilizer with the weed spray have nearly no weeds.  The weed spray 
alone killed only 60 to 70% of the weeds.
On an antique  tractor note I got the back tires for my 2-105 White, and 
the front for my 4wd 822 Belarus. I got them from Arkansas at 
www.Agri-tech.com , best prices I could find.  Now only need about 4 
days to get them mounted.  With my bad back and low energy level., it 
takes a day to mount a 18.4-38 tire.     I could hire it done but the 
tire guys get $200 per tire to come out and mount them....    I had a 
young fellow about 19 years  old come over to help me dismount the bad 
rear tire on the White last week.  He bragged about how much he wanted 
to learn about farm machinery and running a farm.  he had been working 
with a farm petting zoo.  After 2 hours with the rear tire, he had to go 
home for supper, and he was going to call me to help the next morning.  
I haven't heard from him since.  My wife helped me mount the dual in 
place of the original rim on the White. It did not want to fit but with 
a 50lb pry bar and some penetrating oil it mounted up!!!

Just a ramble while watching it rain....

Cecil in OKla


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