Recent content by Bob Vanderlinde

Hi, I'm building a pole barn to work on and store my tractor, cornplanter etc. -- Sick of working on this stuff on my gravel driveway! Anyways, I have a quote from a reputable guy in my area: Main part of barn: 40*40*14 Lean to sides: 15*40 on each side (one side enclosed with concrete, the...

Hi, I'm new to farmiing-- lets get that out of the way! But I seem to be getting more conflicting advice than I know what to do with! I'm trying to get a 40 acre field of goldenrod and other weeds (some timothy and clover but not much) back into hay. I just bought the land and my tractor MF...

Hi, I'm new to farmiing-- lets get that out of the way! But I seem to be getting more conflicting advice than I know what to do with! I'm trying to get a 40 acre field of goldenrod and other weeds (some timothy and clover but not much) back into hay. I just bought the land and my tractor MF...

Hi, I'm buying a 2009 MF 596 in two days- and i'm putting together a tool box for it since it will be on an isolated piece of land. The manuel lists a lot of stuff in both metric and imperial units, and I need to supplement my socket set-- can someone tell me if the tractor is all metric, or...

Hi, I'm building a driveway (the driveway goes through dense trees/brush-- so no entry other than driveway) and want to put up some type of effective chain/cable/gate-- there have been ATV's on the property--and I don't want anyone on the property without my permission--I still believe in...

Hi, I'm putting in a driveway from a county road across a wet spot to a 57 acre hay field. Question: how wide does the driveway have to be to accomodate hay harvesting machinery-- tractor w/bailer, hay wagons etc.? Thanks, Bob

Hi guys, I'm new to farming, (retired-- and able to pursue a lifelong dream of owning my own land and doing some farming and hunting). I just bought a MF 596 100hp tractor 2009. It will be delivered to my 57 acre field of goldenrod and with a bushhog i hope to return this field to hay. About...

I'm looking at a MF 596, used, 2009, 99hp, cab 4wd, still under factory warranty-- probably for just a couple more months. Dealer wants 42K, I did a price check and it came up with 32-38k depending on condition- Would suit my use, (power etc.) Don't know any thhing about MF tractors, or if...

Hi, I'm closing on a 95.6 acre piece of land within 3-4 weeks. The land is tillable (about 60 acres, and the rest, wooded, previously farmed-now overgrown (about 30 acres), and wet (about 5 acres). The 60 acre field hasn't been farmed inn about 6 years, and needs bushhogging and maybe more but...