[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[Al Jones]

John I'm not in a big hurry.  If I want to try it out this fall I can
pick one row at a time.  Our neighbors still plant 36-38" so they may
let me make a couple rounds to see if it will run like it's supposed
to.

Deer corn market is something I've considered, if I could ever find
the land on which to "play!"

When the time comes, there are plenty of worn out JD 7000s around
here.  What I'll probably do is this: I've got enough spare parts to
put together a couple IH 185s on a toolbar.  What I'd REALLY like to
do is over time put together an IH 404 to plant with, a 2 row planter,
and an 8' IH #10 drill. This is a long way off but my goal is to hobby
farm a few acres "the old fashioned way."

That said, my buddy and I are still trying to get our schedules
together.  Just in case I need a Plan B, anyone know anybody doing any
hauling?

Al

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 5:07 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>     30"??? you got troubles! Can the picker and M be narrowed up? If not
> you better start hunting a planter NOW before spring price surges take
> effect. It took me 3 years to find a 4 row--wound up with an IH 800. If
> you just want to play, you could do it with a 1 row planter.
>   Seriously,  do you realize how much modern corn you can pick off 5-10
> acres?  Trust me when I say it will be a lot if you get rain--way more
> than the old timers used to. I don't know about down your way but there
> is considerable market for "deer corn".  There are some guys that are
> really serious about it, moving a lot of volume.
>
> John
>
> On 12/18/2016 11:54 PM, Al Jones wrote:
>> Yeah the great irony is all our corn is on 30" rows.  I would like to
>> find 5-10 acres close by I could "play" on!
>>
>> Al
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 1:54 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> Sounds to me like you need to get a corn planter ready first! I'm
>>> predicting we'll be seeing pics from eastern NC this fall of an M with a
>>> 2 row picker hard at it in a corn field! Have a safe trip!
>>>
>>> John Hall
>>>
>>> On 12/18/2016 12:45 PM, Al Jones wrote:
>>>>    Any members near Rock Falls, IL?  I lost my mind and bought a nice M
>>>> Farmall from a collector up there.  A friend of mine with a gooseneck
>>>> and I are thinking about going up maybe this week to pick it up.  I
>>>> have been watching the weather forecast and it looks like it's going
>>>> to be dry this week but COLD. Since they got snow over the weekend was
>>>> wondering what the main roads/interstates are like, us NC guys don't
>>>> navigate well in snow/ice!  I really don't want to have to let it sit
>>>> there till spring......
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Al
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