[AT] 1340 Hesston swather PTO shaft

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

The rain has finally stopped here after 2 weeks. There is a lot of wheat in 
the fields still, I've never seen it this late here. Weeds are starting to 
take it over in addition to it spoiling. An insurance adjuster told me last 
week they got 150 wheat claims in my region in one day. The fields are still 
too wet to try to plant double crop beans, its too late now anyway. I was 
able to get my grain sorghum planted the day before it started raining. I 
don't know how much fertilizer and nitrogen I lost, but by the time the 
fields dry up, it will probably be too late to add any.

Our first cutting of hay was nice but we lost about 20 bales to a leaking 
shed and another 50 or so on a shed that got part of the roof blown off. 
We'll be trying for our second cutting in a couple weeks--hopefully the 
roofs are not going to leak this time. I've got to do some serious patching 
when it cools down a bit.

Changing rear tires is enough to scare anyone away! If it were me I'd have 
to find the money somewhere to get the tires changed by a pro.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil R Bearden
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 7:08 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] 1340 Hesston swather PTO shaft

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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