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<p>Joe:<br>
I have bought many plows at arm auctions to same then from the
scrappers. I get so mad when the scrappers drag out the torches
at a sale before the auctioneer has finished. I would think they
should have more respect for the farmers and the equipment. I
bought my 2 Owatonna swathers last year and the only other bidder
was a scrapper. i bought a spare header from them before they
loaded it on the truck. What really gripes me is they do not save
anything. The P TO shafts can be used for other equipment, the
bearings, shafting, wheels... They just load it and it goes to a
bigger yard that has 6 or 7 guys with cutting torches. <br>
It brings tears to my eyes. I remember when we worked our butts
off to rebuild the stuff on the dealers back lot... <br>
Cecil<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/7/2019 8:38 PM, joehardy wrote:<br>
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<div>Ralph, sold off some time ago my small beef herd. Now at 78,
I'm giving myself a 5 year window of disposing my equipment.
It's all 40's to 70's vintage but served me well. Met many
interesting people as I continued to keep them operational. I
worry now that no one has need for what I have to part with. For
me, it would be so sad to take a torch, & cut them up and
haul to the scrap yard. I hate a farm auction because it's like
a funeral. I'm in good health and continue to use my farm
experiences to help others in my community. I'm so surprised to
discover how little the general public knows about growing
anything. Its unfortunate how little regard the general public
has for our struggling farmers! Sorry for the rambling...Joe
Hardisky Ryman Farm, Dallas, PA</div>
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<div>Date: 3/7/19 8:35 PM (GMT-05:00) </div>
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On 3/7/2019 12:51 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:<br>
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> I have now abandoned my 30 year plans... :-) I only get
serious <br>
> about 5 year planning now. I intend to stay active "by damn"
and not <br>
> always take the easy road. It doesn't much matter what I am
doing as <br>
> long as I keep doing. Too many of my old classmates that I
stay in <br>
> contact with are just sitting around and are barely active at
all.<br>
><br>
Even at 65 I am seeing way too many my age lately dying off. I
guess its <br>
one reason I keep my "expensive pets" (cattle) as it gives me a
reason <br>
to get out of the house<br>
<br>
in the winter time. I doubt I make much if any money on them but
the <br>
exercise is worth something. Fencing and haying in the non winter
months <br>
is an extra chore. If<br>
<br>
I was to pay myself a wage I guess I'd be losing money.<br>
<br>
Feeding hay in -30 wind chill factors some days makes me question
the <br>
sanity of keeping on with it though.<br>
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Ralph in Sask.<br>
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