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[Indiana Robinson]

Hi Herb:
People used to ask me how I decided when to start spring tillage. I would
say that I would go out and drive around the neighborhood every day and
when I saw three guys out plowing I would go home and wait a week...  :-)


On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote:

> Mattias, my post was not very clear. First sentence was about European
> tractors (with tracks).  There was plenty of dirt on one or two because
> they
> were in a recently tilled field, and going very fast (and the dust was
> really flying).
> The other sentences were about stateside tractors that I mostly saw at
> Portland, IN show. They were clean and probably not used in the field, and
> if they had been in any mud they had since been thoroughly washed.
> Approx dozen years ago I passed up tracks for an Allis G; $1100 if memory
> serves.  Haven't seen another set since.
> They would probably see more use in snow country; they probably perform
> well
> in wet, muddy soil also, however tilling soil that is too wet will pack
> that
> ground preventing its being an ideal seed bed. Herb(GA)
>
>
> From: Mattias Kessén
>
> <snip>
>
> Herb,
> I wouldn't expect much mud, I think they we're mostly used in the forest
> during winter (before I was born). It would be mighty cool to have a setup
> like that though.
> Mattias
>
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Francis Robinson
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Central Indiana USA
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