Above 1200 Sq/FT Out on Quaker Road
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Little dude turned 6 yesterday !!! Good grief !!! Mama Bear made him a Mario cake. It was pretty awesome !!
I asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he said "Drive the golf cart!!!!!!!!" Lol okay !!
This morning the wheel barrow I use to feed the steers got some much needed TLC.
I reinforced the corners that have been broken for a few years now ....
I did some of my best welding on them !!!
The wear pipes on the feet were almost worn through so I put a junk bolt on one and a busted drill bit on the other. Perfect.
I asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he said "Drive the golf cart!!!!!!!!" Lol okay !!
This morning the wheel barrow I use to feed the steers got some much needed TLC.
I reinforced the corners that have been broken for a few years now ....
I did some of my best welding on them !!!
The wear pipes on the feet were almost worn through so I put a junk bolt on one and a busted drill bit on the other. Perfect.
JJC
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Happy Birthday Little Dude
Mis Lily and I tackled the much overdue task of rebuilding the cutterbar on the swather.
After she had the impact whip around and nearly take off her elbow I took stuff apart and she organized it in the cart.
Going back together!!
We paid less than $2k for this swather a few years ago and stuck more than that into all the parts this year lol. New canvases, guards, hold downs, sickle, and a couple belts and one hose. Good grief lol. It should be good forever now unless something breaks. I won't wear this out doing 30 acres a year
I made 38 bales of the nicest hay I've ever baled yesterday. I'm trying some new netwrap that is an inch narrower than the last stuff and I really like it so far. I want just a little fuzzy hay sticking out so when I lay them down to unwind the wrap while feeding it doesn't get stuck under that bale. 1400lbs put in that 4x6' bale at 8mph. This baler really eats like a fat kid and packs it tight !!
After she had the impact whip around and nearly take off her elbow I took stuff apart and she organized it in the cart.
Going back together!!
We paid less than $2k for this swather a few years ago and stuck more than that into all the parts this year lol. New canvases, guards, hold downs, sickle, and a couple belts and one hose. Good grief lol. It should be good forever now unless something breaks. I won't wear this out doing 30 acres a year
I made 38 bales of the nicest hay I've ever baled yesterday. I'm trying some new netwrap that is an inch narrower than the last stuff and I really like it so far. I want just a little fuzzy hay sticking out so when I lay them down to unwind the wrap while feeding it doesn't get stuck under that bale. 1400lbs put in that 4x6' bale at 8mph. This baler really eats like a fat kid and packs it tight !!
Sifan
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"This baler really eats like a fat kid and packs it tight !!" 
Just so you and Lilly appreciate how good you've got it ... back in the day ... ALL those sections were riveted and no power tools!
Just so you and Lilly appreciate how good you've got it ... back in the day ... ALL those sections were riveted and no power tools!
Yeah I have plenty of experience with rivets lol. They're MUCH less fun !!"This baler really eats like a fat kid and packs it tight !!"
Just so you and Lily appreciate how good you've got it ... back in the day ... ALL those sections were riveted and no power tools!
Battery powered tools have really changed how things are done. I know that's an obvious statement but they've really changed the game !!
Side dressing some liquid plant food 18 rows at a time !!
We repurposed the smaller sprayer into a side dress rig to drop liquid fertilizer next to the corn rows. So far so good. It works very well !! There are spray nozzles every 20" across the 45' bar so I had to plug 2/3 of the nozzles so the EZ-Drops could plug into the other 1/3. Each drop does two rows. I think we paid $4/acre last year to rent a rig that only did 12 rows. More rows mean less smashed corn and at $4/acre we'll have it paid for in a few years. Win win.
We repurposed the smaller sprayer into a side dress rig to drop liquid fertilizer next to the corn rows. So far so good. It works very well !! There are spray nozzles every 20" across the 45' bar so I had to plug 2/3 of the nozzles so the EZ-Drops could plug into the other 1/3. Each drop does two rows. I think we paid $4/acre last year to rent a rig that only did 12 rows. More rows mean less smashed corn and at $4/acre we'll have it paid for in a few years. Win win.
How Leroy managed to fubar the center two fans while cutting hay is beyond me
Mama Bear and I went golfing with her work people and I had a drunken good time smacking the daylights out of that little ball !!
Leo has his friend Theo over for some tractor ride. Two 6yr olds in a tractor for an hour and I was ready to be alone again. They had a ton of fun and I kept busy trying to keep the human shaped raccoons from destroying my cab lol.
I finally got the new compressor in Walter and it's got the wrong damn head on it. Out it comes and the correct parts are on their way to be swapped on. I'm ready to be done with this air compressor project and move on to the next breakdown lol
Hey look some hay !!!! 1450lbs each and 22 of them really put the hurt on that little 100hp tractor. I loaded up and hauled three loads like this to a neighbor.
More side dressing corn !! We're putting down 25ish gallons/acre of 29-0-0-3 if anyone is wondering.
I got the foundation feet deals ready to move the orange hopper bin over here. The plan is to put oats in it so I don't have to move the mixer 17 times while mixing feed to put each component in.
This bin. Right here. That one. Yup.
Friends of ours do a camping weekend a few times a year at their place so we made the loooooong 2 mile trip with the camper and all our ****. Kiddos had fun and it was sort of fun to have "a few" beers in the first garage I had "a few" beers in 20ish yrs ago. Things were quite different with the kiddos around
After a weekend of relaxing and getting nothing done I had to carry some wood to the stove pad so I could work on cutting it up so it felt like I got at least a little done. It was quite nice relaxing for a change and sitting around a campfire.
No pics taken but we did a top tracer golf deal today after packing the campers up and I guess I can drive a ball 311yds with a driver I paid $4 for at Goodwill. Turns out it's some super fancy club that a buddy had as well and he was pissed because he paid $750 for his. Mine was dented and scratched up and he was talking some smack about how it wouldn't work right because the internal pressure had to be messed up and other fancy sounding technological mumbo jumbo. He shut up when I hit that little yellow ball close to 300yds with it in the first smack. He said "holy f@#$!!" And I asked "Is that good? Seems like it went a long ways!". I kept hitting them 280-300yds with the farthest being 311yds. Surprised everyone even myself
Mama Bear and I went golfing with her work people and I had a drunken good time smacking the daylights out of that little ball !!
Leo has his friend Theo over for some tractor ride. Two 6yr olds in a tractor for an hour and I was ready to be alone again. They had a ton of fun and I kept busy trying to keep the human shaped raccoons from destroying my cab lol.
I finally got the new compressor in Walter and it's got the wrong damn head on it. Out it comes and the correct parts are on their way to be swapped on. I'm ready to be done with this air compressor project and move on to the next breakdown lol
Hey look some hay !!!! 1450lbs each and 22 of them really put the hurt on that little 100hp tractor. I loaded up and hauled three loads like this to a neighbor.
More side dressing corn !! We're putting down 25ish gallons/acre of 29-0-0-3 if anyone is wondering.
I got the foundation feet deals ready to move the orange hopper bin over here. The plan is to put oats in it so I don't have to move the mixer 17 times while mixing feed to put each component in.
This bin. Right here. That one. Yup.
Friends of ours do a camping weekend a few times a year at their place so we made the loooooong 2 mile trip with the camper and all our ****. Kiddos had fun and it was sort of fun to have "a few" beers in the first garage I had "a few" beers in 20ish yrs ago. Things were quite different with the kiddos around
After a weekend of relaxing and getting nothing done I had to carry some wood to the stove pad so I could work on cutting it up so it felt like I got at least a little done. It was quite nice relaxing for a change and sitting around a campfire.
No pics taken but we did a top tracer golf deal today after packing the campers up and I guess I can drive a ball 311yds with a driver I paid $4 for at Goodwill. Turns out it's some super fancy club that a buddy had as well and he was pissed because he paid $750 for his. Mine was dented and scratched up and he was talking some smack about how it wouldn't work right because the internal pressure had to be messed up and other fancy sounding technological mumbo jumbo. He shut up when I hit that little yellow ball close to 300yds with it in the first smack. He said "holy f@#$!!" And I asked "Is that good? Seems like it went a long ways!". I kept hitting them 280-300yds with the farthest being 311yds. Surprised everyone even myself
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82355
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One kid in a tractor is fine. Two kids in a tractor is three too many.
Martin
Martin
Gosh ain't that the truth !!! I love having one little person ride with but with two it turns into a full blown highway blocking riot almost every time.
Child 1 - "I want to sit on the seat"
Child 2 - "It's NOT your TURRRRRRN yet!!!"
Me - what I actually say "You can sit in the floor or stand, it's not a big deal" what I want to say -> "f#$& you you little ****, I spent days sitting on the fenders of the 856 when I was your age. Be happy to have a cab to be in !!"
Child 1 - "I have to pee"
Child 2 - "Hey me too!!"
Me - "We'll stop when we get to the end"
Both Kids - "We can't waaaaaaait that long!!!"
Me - "It's literally 200' away, you'd make horrible farm kids in Montana lol"
Pops put the mower on and got after some corners of the meadow that are rarely dry enough to cut. It hasn't rained more than 1/4" total since planting so the grass has sucked the ground pretty dry. It's still spongy and you don't want to stop if you don't have to though lol
XJSuperman
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You didn't get any of that rain Saturday night?
I thought that stretched clear into MN.
Love the updates, can't wait to see more of the farm development.
I thought that stretched clear into MN.
Love the updates, can't wait to see more of the farm development.
Sifan
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"Be happy to have an AIR CONDITIONED cab to be in !!"
Fixed it for you
Fixed it for you
XJSuperman
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Sure was hot today....my air-conditioned, massage seat kept me comfy though."Be happy to have an AIR CONDITIONED cab to be in !!"
Fixed it for you
Brand new to us John Deere 980 field elevator home today.
Walter pulled it home like a champ! The more time I spend in this truck the more I like it
Pops started digging in the manure while I ran and got the field cultivator.
He had a few errands to run so I took over for him when I got home.
This is a 16ft disc, this tractor would easily pull a 26 ft disc. More stuff to go find! This disc barely covers the tire tracks LOL
I buzzed by the neighborhood:
dont get too attached to the ones I sent you. I got Production prototypes in the queue for you.
Sure was hot today....my air-conditioned, massage seat kept me comfy though.
side question: are the stud mounts on JD cabs all the same distance?
the ones behind the caps:
I've got one mounted in the 7400 and another in the 7810. So far so good. They do what they're supposed to !!I buzzed by the neighborhood:
dont get too attached to the ones I sent you. I got Production prototypes in the queue for you.
I dunno ..... I can measure a 7400, 7810, 9420 and 7630 and let you know. We have one from each series !! Neat. Gonna have to get a picture with them all lined up sometime ....side question: are the stud mounts on JD cabs all the same distance?
the ones behind the caps:
I also have a LX176 and a 318 but I can't find those plastic caps on them anywhere .....
woohoo. How are the colors? after 8 suppliers I think I got the JD one i'm happy with.
Please do. i'm sure JD didn't make a standard and keep it over all those.....
you get the idea im going for here:
keep looking. its behind the glass i hear.
also entirely random side question: do you keep a roll of paper towels in the cab? cause I was thinking of making a paper towel holder to bolt onto a post bracket for the passenger side? vertically so its not taking up more visibility than the post is.
to add to my questions:
Would you pay more for a 100% usa material unit? plastic, brass, bolts, even the rubber strip for the phone.
Sifan
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Love the cupholder, cellphone holder! I'm always careful not to have my phone in my shirt pocket as I am leaning over checking out equipment. Buried by a 40' field cultivator, not good.
Nephew also demonstrated Yeti cup on combine tire and then forward motion, not good! Tire lug hit it square and it sounded like a cannon was shot off. Flatter than a fritter!
Nephew also demonstrated Yeti cup on combine tire and then forward motion, not good! Tire lug hit it square and it sounded like a cannon was shot off. Flatter than a fritter!
thats the idea. easy one hand phone in/out makes you more likely to use it. we went haying in the ditch and phone didnt pop out at all. unless you roll over it wont go anywhere.
latest version has the cup holder rim a bit tall. another 1/2" or so than shown here.
the idea is to hold nearly any libation you want.....
sorry to hijack jb. guess its time for its own thread.
Sifan
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Paper towel holder would be great, also might include holder for glass cleaner spray can.
That spray can will sometimes increase your heart rate when it rolls on the floorboard and ends up under the clutch or brake pedal
That spray can will sometimes increase your heart rate when it rolls on the floorboard and ends up under the clutch or brake pedal
Oo good idea.Paper towel holder would be great, also might include holder for glass cleaner spray can.
That spray can will sometimes increase your heart rate when it rolls on the floorboard and ends up under the clutch or brake pedal
so i dont clog up the good mans thread with my nonsense:
jollygreengiant
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XJSuperman
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30 series please, then that new 4640 will earn its keep a little better.Sounds like you need a nice 8x10 or 8x20 series to fill the gap in your lineup.
racer-john
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Sounds like you need a nice 8x10 or 8x20 series to fill the gap in your lineup.
Enabler! Lol.Sounds like you need a nice 8x10 or 8x20 series to fill the gap in your lineup.
Sifan
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With delays on available parts and back on service, can't have too many spares!
I'd love to add an 8530 to the fleet but nice lower hour ones still bring $150k+ so that'll wait for a bit lolSounds like you need a nice 8x10 or 8x20 series to fill the gap in your lineup.
My mind went to "I bought a 4640 ?! Does it at least have nice tires ?" instead of "oh yeah, the new GPS stuff". You see where my mind is stuck lol
The issue with an 8530 is that we really don't need the 7630 then but it's such a nice planter tractor. I really don't need an 8xxx size machine for anything other than pulling gravity boxes and for that same $150k I could have a damn nice semi with a hopper bottom, flatbed and a dump trailer. I don't have the money for any of it so it doesn't really matter anyway
I could gather enough 1086's and 886's to invade Canada for what one nice 8530 will cost
Time to get the combine ready to combine the winter rye in a few weeks.
Farm Sip Supreme in black is mounted in the 2388 !!!
Pops and I got the pads for the orange bin done a few days back. I'm quite excited to get that bin over here so I can fill it with oats and not have to move the mixer around so many times. Not sure how I'll get it over here or on the pads nicely but it'll happen somehow lol
Farm Sip Supreme in black is mounted in the 2388 !!!
Pops and I got the pads for the orange bin done a few days back. I'm quite excited to get that bin over here so I can fill it with oats and not have to move the mixer around so many times. Not sure how I'll get it over here or on the pads nicely but it'll happen somehow lol
Sifan
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Sometimes it just easier and better to bite the bullet and hire the right guy with the right crane to do the deed
How much does that rascal weigh? Take forks off of front end loader, pull up to first level strap it on, lift and move?
Back one of you big racks up to it and lay it over to move, although legs do not look heavy enough and braced enough to hold the weight of tipping it over and then back up.
Which brings me back to my first thought.
Good luck!!
How much does that rascal weigh? Take forks off of front end loader, pull up to first level strap it on, lift and move?
Back one of you big racks up to it and lay it over to move, although legs do not look heavy enough and braced enough to hold the weight of tipping it over and then back up.
Which brings me back to my first thought.
Good luck!!
Although I read your whole reply all I took away from it is I need to buy a crane now .....Sometimes it just easier and better to bite the bullet and hire the right guy with the right crane to do the deed
How much does that rascal weigh? Take forks off of front end loader, pull up to first level strap it on, lift and move?
Back one of you big racks up to it and lay it over to move, although legs do not look heavy enough and braced enough to hold the weight of tipping it over and then back up.
Which brings me back to my first thought.
Good luck!!
It weighs 4,000lbs or so. I unloaded it with my S300 and Dads S185 off a gooseneck when we hauled it home.
I was going to try the tractor and loader to see if it'll pick it up. I have a few ideas on how to slide it over the bases and I think it'll work. If not I know a guy with a crane. And a guy with a telehandler and a few farmers with large payloaders. It'll happen somehow !!
Sifan
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buy crane
Thought about skid loaders but looks like tucking in the corner would be a real challenge.
You could always do the Amish way ... lift it up and walk it over
Thought about skid loaders but looks like tucking in the corner would be a real challenge.
You could always do the Amish way ... lift it up and walk it over
82355
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Skip the 8530, they all have IVT's. Get an 8430 with a Powershift!
Martin
Martin
OutlawDrifter
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Depends on the job, IVTs were awesome harvesting sugar beets.
XJSuperman
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They work pretty well for me every day. All the automation (atta, MS, itec) is smoother in one as well.
I think it weighs in the neighborhood of 3500lbs but that's a wild *** guess .... I don't think I could convince 30ish people to come lift and carry something for me lolbuy crane
Thought about skid loaders but looks like tucking in the corner would be a real challenge.
You could always do the Amish way ... lift it up and walk it over
I have an S300 and it will almost pick it up when putting the pallet forks under the center cone and lifting. It doesn't have the hydraulic snort to curl the bucket back but I think if it did it'd move it. I have a buddy with a Deere 332 that should do it fine. It'll outlift my S300 by 1,000lbs or so. We shall see !!!
doesnt look bad at all for a big loader. weld a piece of angle iron on that bottom lip frame. tilt the bucket until it touches and chain it off. only going across the yard.
Same buddy with the 332 has an 8430 with powershift that is weighted to around 35,000lbs and it pulls like a mule. It's a beast !! Honestly, I'd find an 8230 and tune it to 320hp or so and call it happy. Same tractor, motor and the works from what I've been told so may as well save the money on the stickers and spend it on a tune.
I absolutely LOVE the IVT in the 7630 for every single job we do with it. Takes a little getting used to it on the road but once you have it licked it's a sweet rig to run in any condition.
I'm pretty stoked to put that stuff to work next spring on the planter ... and sprayer .... and anything else I can think of !!
Miss Lily and I got some free wood hauled home a few days back. Gotta keep stocking up to feed the beast this coming winter !!
Pops found a worn bushing and sloppy washer on a tensioner in the feederhouse on the combine so I set to work to see if I could repair it.
Flip the bushing around, put a piece of copper pipe in there to keep it from welding itself to the bolt ....
Booger it up nicely and grind it back smooth. I didn't take a picture of the grind it smooth part for some reason
So it FINALLY rained a measurable amount a week ago or so and the soybeans that didn't germinate have started to germinate. 6 weeks after planting. This is going to make a mess in the field but at least they're growing !!
Alyssa and I went to the chicken parts place to get some new cones for the fans that Pops bent up and we took the Heep. It's been a while since it's been out and about and I always forget how much fun it and it's 505hp self is to drive !!!
Mama Bear needed an oil change so in the shop her spaceship came. Little man helped and somehow managed to say completely clean !!!
That may seem like an ordinary box of sharpies and it is BUT I've always wanted to buy an entire box for some reason and now I have. Cross that off the bucket list .... mmmmhmmmmmm.
Pops found a worn bushing and sloppy washer on a tensioner in the feederhouse on the combine so I set to work to see if I could repair it.
Flip the bushing around, put a piece of copper pipe in there to keep it from welding itself to the bolt ....
Booger it up nicely and grind it back smooth. I didn't take a picture of the grind it smooth part for some reason
So it FINALLY rained a measurable amount a week ago or so and the soybeans that didn't germinate have started to germinate. 6 weeks after planting. This is going to make a mess in the field but at least they're growing !!
Alyssa and I went to the chicken parts place to get some new cones for the fans that Pops bent up and we took the Heep. It's been a while since it's been out and about and I always forget how much fun it and it's 505hp self is to drive !!!
Mama Bear needed an oil change so in the shop her spaceship came. Little man helped and somehow managed to say completely clean !!!
That may seem like an ordinary box of sharpies and it is BUT I've always wanted to buy an entire box for some reason and now I have. Cross that off the bucket list .... mmmmhmmmmmm.