cowboydoc
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- JD 8320 MFWD, JD 6415 MFWD, FEL, and cab, John Deere MFWD 4600, John Deere 4020, John Deere 4430, John Deere 455 mower, Deutz, and Gehl 4610 perkins skidsteer
Yes the old tractors used to do it but we also used to do it with 2hp, two draft horses, /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. There's a reason so many people are killed every year with farming. One big reason is not using the right equipment for the right job. Could you get by doing it? Sure you can but at what price? Never had an accident that's great. Doesn't mean it isn't going to happen and doesn't mean it's any safer. A tractor, baler, haywagon, etc. can tip over or jack knife in a flash. You can't prepare for it. Farmers with 30 years of exp. have it happen.
I can bale with my 4600. But go bale with the 4600 and then go bale with the 4020 and tell me which tractor you feel safer on and which tractor you think is doing a better job. If you don't know any better you won't know what a good safe job is supposed to feel like. A person can get by with alot but how much is your life and limb worth?
I can bale with my 4600. But go bale with the 4600 and then go bale with the 4020 and tell me which tractor you feel safer on and which tractor you think is doing a better job. If you don't know any better you won't know what a good safe job is supposed to feel like. A person can get by with alot but how much is your life and limb worth?