[AT] Antique tractors anyone/ Now hay

[Mike M]

I saw a field today that was getting it's 5th cutting. We had a very wet
Spring and enough rain throughout the summer, that if you had a field
that drained well it grew like a banshee.

Mike M

On 10/8/2019 12:31 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Started finished mowing tonight and dang, the sun is setting early
> these days.  Didn’t get finished with my new hay fields. May be a 2 or
> 3 day job since my day time job eats up a lot of sunlight.
>
> Looks like I am going to have to examine the throttle on the Ford. I
> can’t keep RPMs up without resetting  the throttle lever; it just
> creeps back down.  This is a new problem. At least I have something to
> do this winter besides change fluids.
>
> Like you John, we have been very dry.   Since August 24 we have had
> .55” of rain.   That killed the third cutting so I’m just finish
> mowing to top weeds.
>
> https://www.pwsweather.com/obs/ALPACACOMFORTSENSOR.html
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 7, 2019, at 9:48 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>
>> I had planned to get the pitman fixed on the swather today and start
>> cutting hay before the cold front and rain comes in Thursday.   Then
>> as I made a quick trip to feed the preemie calf before my Dr. appt
>> for an ear infection, I saw a wet spot over the water line that
>> serves the cattle tanks.  The line is 34 years old and 1in PVC. 
>> There are 2 hackberry trees within 6 ft of the line so I know what
>> has happened.  I have a 500ft. roll of Pex pipe that will get pulled
>> inside the 1inch tomorrow.  I have had to fix a water line problem
>> every 3 to 6 months for the last 3 years. changing it over to PEX
>> eliminates the joints and a 3/4 PEX will flow more than the meter at
>> the road.  Pulling the line into the old one saves a lot of time and
>> digging.
>> Cecil
>>
>> On 10/7/2019 8:29 PM, John Hall wrote:
>>> Well, everything we have is now old or antique. One Super A is on
>>> permanent sickle mower duty,  so I have been keeping the ditches
>>> mowed all year with it. The other Super A is on rake duty--it raked
>>> the last hay about a month ago. Its so dry we won't get another baling.
>>>
>>> The all around workhorse is a 72 IH 454, its currently hooked to my
>>> auger cart in case I cut more corn than a truckload. The brute is a
>>> 68 4020, its been pushing up trees today that fell out into fields.
>>> IF it will ever rain then it has corn stalks to grind and wheat to
>>> plant.
>>>
>>> The 47 M will roll wheat ground, otherwise it will collect dust
>>> until time to spray nitrogen next year.
>>>
>>> 44 DC Case, its on wagon duty when we bale, otherwise it collects
>>> dust and rust. Needs rear tires but the tractor isn't worth even
>>> what a good set of used tires would sell for.
>>>
>>> No time or money to buy or collect any more true antiques. I have a
>>> couple I need to get rid of because after 25-30 years, I'm done
>>> playing with them. There will still be 4 antique tractors here--the
>>> kind with Armstrong starters only.
>>>
>>> I've even lost interest in most of the 40 or so antique chainsaws we
>>> have acquired. Just to busy to take the time to sell them.
>>>
>>> I'm more interested in keeping my old farm equipment in the field
>>> than fixing up a fence row find these days.
>>>
>>> John Hall
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/6/2019 11:32 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>>> But that is immaterial to the purpose of my post: What I want to
>>>> know is has anyone done anything with old tractors recently? I’m
>>>> going to get out the old Ford and do final mowing for the fall.  
>>>> Been real dry but weeds have done alright and I need to knock down
>>>> the weed heads before they seed.
>>>>
>>>> Spencer
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
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