Thomas it looks we are going all Green
Used to be 2 orange and ONE blue now its 3 green and one orange!
Two Bit Score...
The major work is running a PowerBlast trailer tank sprayer like in this
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Usually the M9000 is committed to that its on weekly basis we spray all thru the season right up to harvest.
Then there is large Cat2 flail mower that was often used on the old 2855N so either one of the new recruits should run it but most likely it will be 5095M. There is hay work to be done too offsite too so one xtra tractor will be handy and we wont be short at the orchard. (But we shall see about THAT because the son has new plan to use two machines so he doesn't have to switch between the bailer and the haybine knowing him he will grab the 4320 for the tedder too
) And that should be enough to piss off the pope not to mention the mom and dad (I hate family run business)
So we usually run a 60" Woods Brush Bull rotary mower on the 4320 most all summer and rototill all the gardens with that too and have an old 5ft Sundowner tiller that we been using for years. Its been worked hard and just last year it needed some welding repair and reinforcement. Plus I put all brand tines and drive shaft on it but a local tractor equipment dealer is retiring so just picked up new tiller at good price.
A Woods I think it was (I didn't even look at it lol considering I used it Monday on the 5065e) while the new 36" plastic mulchlayer we just got from Earth Tools to replace my 24" unit Holland unit was on the 4320.
The 5065e is not the best machine for a rototiller as A range / 1st gear is 1 mile an hr a little to fast the 4320HST is so much better about 3/10 to 1/2 mph is what I usually do to get nice till for using the mulch layer. So we are adapting for the new setup.
I used to use my JD4100 HST for my small mulch layer with the tiller on the 4320. Now the 4320 will be pulling the 3ft mulch layer as it too wide to work correctly on my 4100.
Its good and bad for me I don't get xtra money for using my equipment but since our 450 dually dump just got sold off needed too many expensive repairs I have no way to haul any of the bigger tractors between properties either. Oh well boss is on vacation but I see a nice Dodge dump for sale on my way home this week from work so when he gets back we can talk about that :thumbsup:
So now we can maybe haul all the 4 wheeled flatbed wagons (have 3) around the orchard (these are the same as the haywagons we have just no sides) at harvest time and at any point we normally have two running all day long during that time picking up loads for the cooler. 50 to 60 boxes at a time on each wagon. That's a lot of weight on steep wet hills. MFWD is best the 2wd drives slide all over under certain conditions. I like loaders on too but the owners don't nor do they allow the ROPS up either going thru the orchard.
There also 3 pt hitch sprayer for spot jobs and fertilizer application that boss often wants to use at moments notice so hopefully there be free equipment for that too.
We also often dig our own gravel for small jobs and I've been using the 4320 compact but even with rear
ballast its kind of light. That 95M is a beast plus the bucket has to be twice the capacity.
We have a NH sickle bar mower we don't ever use but maybe now we can. It was originally purchased to use with the 4320 but doesn't fit without an adapter which we never got and just had put it on the 2855n when available which was often never.
Busy place it is and short season too here in the Northeast. I always like to say we are like rust...it just never stops :laughing:
