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Spencer and anyone else that "farms" while maintaining a full time
job.,LED lights are an absolute blessing. Even if you are just
moving machinery around at night getting ready for the next day,
they really help out when the days start getting shorter in the
fall. Not to mention if you are running a fleet of old iron that may
well have wiring that is 50+ years old, the lighter load on the
electrical system is a benefit as well. I have bought replacement
LED lights (sealed beam style) and self contained add-on lights.
Both are doing fine and are way better than original.<br>
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One thing wrestling with fence row finds has taught me is how worn
out something can be and still work just fine. As I go over the olds
stuff I use on the farm, I start prioritizing wear on a particular
machine and then make repairs as time/money/need call for.<br>
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John Hall<br>
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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.
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<div>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.<br>
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<div>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
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<div dir="ltr"><span>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.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br>
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ground, otherwise it will collect dust until time to
spray nitrogen next year.</span><br>
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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.</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br>
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most of the 40 or so antique chainsaws we have
acquired. Just to busy to take the time to sell them.</span><br>
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keeping my old farm equipment in the field than fixing
up a fence row find these days.</span><br>
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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.</span><br>
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