Recent content by Illinoisdmax

This is about as good as I could crop it using a camera phone. I really need a professional quality camera to take in my pack when I bowhunt for all the awesome things I see 20 ft up in a tree.

Got home from work this mornin (3rd shift). Made a pot of coffee. Sat at the kitchen table and watched 40 turkeys and a doe in the back corn field as the sun came up. As a 21 yr old, I don't see what all the kids these days see in the city life. I am blessed.

Whats the minimum HP I could get away with to plow, disc, and plant? Bigger crop fields, but good soft riverbottom soil. I know that bigger's better, faster and more efficient but I don't have a bottomless wallet. I was thinkin around 120hp but just don't know if it would have the balls to...

Years ago, I seem to have misplaced the Drawbar for my 504. I can't find one anywhere online. Am I SOL or should I just take measurements of my friends 504 and get a steel shop to fab one up for me. It's thick I wanna say close to 2" and unlike modern Drawbars, it has a couple gradual bends in it.

Besides the poorly designed fuel system, is anyone else aware of any major issues with this model? Pros and cons? I think this would be perfect for starting my small scale hay operation. Would like to be able to pull a smaller plow and disc to. Anyone do any soil work with them? Thanks in...

What has our society come to? It's a sad day when you can't go anywhere without gettin smirked at for bein a farm boy. It's a sad day when the girl you've been with for close to two years, tells ya she's gonna leave you because you work too much. I just don't get it anymore, I'm goin on 21 here...

Looking for a good utility/AG tractor to start my hay operation, with potential to expand into grain crops eventually. I'm in the market for a new tractor. Just wondering what everyones opinion is on the smaller brands like Mahindra. I've been lookin into JD 5420, as i have a lot of...

Howdy everyone, I'm really enjoying all the good feedback on this site! I don't know how to make this post without gettin too complicated but here we go. I'm gonna start off this spring makin hay for the first time on 10 acres of old horse pasture on my 52 acre property. I have another 20...

On a side note, I figured you guys might enjoy seein a couple pics of my little projects. I made the splitting stands and I'm pretty sure this'll be the new color.

This is my coon dog Molly. Don't know exactly how old she is since I rescued her from a breeder who was gonna shoot her for bein a runt. She's somewhere around 2, talk about a loyal friend.

I need advice from an experienced grain farmer, mainly corn and soybeans. Im a young man in my 20's and have grown up on more of a horse and cattle operation. I lost my dad 6 years ago and had to go take a job in town to keep things goin out here on the farm. I have a lot of experience running...

Hey everyone. This is th first tractor forum I've ever joined. I'd like to learn a little along the way. I have a small beef cattle operation I'm workin on and have an old international 504 industrial gasser that's been in the family forever. She runs great for everything I need, scraping...