[AT] A new one

[Richard Walker]

Some steep vineyard disking on Martinelli Vineyards Jackass Hill using a 
JD 420 crawler, akin to a 40C.

"This rugged section of the ranch is referred to by the Martinelli 
family as "Jackass Hill", because only a jackass would farm a hill that 
steep. Jackass Hill is the steepest non-terraced hillside vineyard in 
Sonoma County".

Note at 2:00 minutes in when an "oops" downhill slide wipes out several 
100-year-old vines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx7mcu_P21g

http://www.martinelliwinery.com/vineyard/jackass-hill/

My guess is that today's normal cultivation on Jackass Hill now employs 
different equipment than a restored 420 JD crawler pulling an old offset 
disk.  But for a professionally produced video documentary, it's cool to 
see the old stuff brought back in action as it was two generations ago.


Richard


> I talked with my friend again about the Antonio Carraros. They 
> purchased two. $140K so whoever it was that guessed 150 wasn't that 
> far off. For use in the hilliest of their vineyards near Calistoga, 
> CA. Apparently barely passable if wet. The one thing she did say after 
> driving one is that it's pretty cramped. Tough for a fat old guy like 
> me. Guess they wouldn't go for a couple of 40C or the like.



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