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Your Massey dealer should also be a Fendt dealer since both tractors are owned by AGCO corporation. Just buy a Kubota CVT. It’s not like you are hard core farming.

Earlier this year we were considering trading the Jeep on a 3500 crew cab shorty tradesman Cummins. Dealer was talking $61,500.

I’d prefer Massey over Kubby if I was farming. I don’t have a dog in the fight (brand preference) if it was a small chores tractor…

We did those. It was terrifying a few times. I’m like “ Hope I don’t have another vehicle coming at me around the bend!”

Here’s what we rented. Also took these out on an excursion

Funny story. We rented a Gladiator for our off road journey around Moab. We were on this twisty, windy rock strewn road near the big Potash crystal blue lake. The whole way we had a woman driving like a Honda accord with our group and damn if she didnt make it in a low slung, front wheel drive...

The really amazing thing with a CVT is you can be climbing a hill pulling your mower and basically just steer the tractor. Once you set the CVT knob to the ground speed you want, it just goes. You want to slow down? You just pull back the knob. Its a toggle switch drive by wire tractor with 2...

AGCO & Challenger used to make a 100-120HP CVT. Massey still does. CNH. Deutz. Fendt I’m not trying to be mean, but if you're stuck on Kubota, then yeah, I guess thats all they have. I don’t know if used is an option? Here’s a beautiful Deutz...

Is that Dead Horse Point?

Go to any tractor manufacturer website and look. Massey Kubota Case-IH New Holland

We would sometimes order 1/2” stone.

I always ordered transit mix truck then add a little water to make it runnier so it would make it’s way to the bottom cells, then vibrate or tap the block to settle.

Vertical rebar.

IVT is Deere. AGCO is called a CVT. I have 3 of them. Excellent “died and went to heaven” transmissions. Of course they can break, too. But they’re everything you’d ever want to operate. Case-IH, new Holland and Kubota have them now, too. Thats because you are shifting into another range...

Our buildings in the commercial areas will sit “for lease” for years. Then finally the excavator shows up and tears it down. PA is just another high tax, high regulation blue state. If it weren’t for fracking, there’d be no industry here. Everything is gone-packed up and moved south or overseas.

The most important one you forgot is CVT tractors. They never lose power to the wheels. A powershift does, albeit very briefly. If you want stability, buy a heavy tractor and set the rims/tires wide. If you want no shifting on hills, buy a CVT tractor. You’d never go back to any other...

Always. Trying to make concrete out of recycled concrete is not going to give the same result as properly mixed concrete.

Watch out for steel wire mesh and your tires

That’s cool, too! (y)

I don’t care what someone wants to drive. As of now, we are still free to drive what we want! My hope is it stays that way (y)

But higher load capacity than a “kidnapper” van.

Those cube van trucks are pretty cool. One with 4x4 would be nice on a jobsite with the ramp that slides out. You could probably get a diesel motor, too if needed.

I’d prefer a utility body or enclosed utility body if you really need shelter.

Well, you better get those tools strapped down and that tool box closed. I got DOT’d with crap unsecured in the bed like that and that miserable cop chewed my left ear off.

Yeah that’s pretty light. Plus no gooseneck capability. Plus it’s a mess to haul firewood, mulch, sand, or other aggregates. I’d say PU’s outsell vans like 100 to 1? But I DO agree with you many PU owners never use their 4WD or carry anything. It’s like a “anti-geek” symbol.

Probably less, littleBill21, (I’m HayDude, not “bud” but all good). I think a lot more people prefer pickups to vans. Most people have good reasons. Vans are harder to find with 4WD, visibility is worse, terrible off road or snow, usually power is lower, limited to bumper towing. But...

To each his own. A van would be useless for me, and you get those funny stares from people who seem to think van drivers are up to no good.

I thought it was stunningly beautiful. Whitefish was really neat! Can’t believe the real estate prices :ROFLMAO: Plenty of places to eat and explore. Very clean. Nice people. I am a fan of Ryan Zinke, too. Loved Flathead Lake. I thought it was really cool that you have an Amtrak rail station...

Me, too. In fact, I can’t find good enough off road tires. I found these, but $3,500 for a set of 6. :oops:

Damn! I’ve never been super comfortable selling feed hay for these very reasons. No matter how hard you try, there’s no doubt you’re going to bale up a dead raccoon, mice, snakes, etc. Make someone’s horse sick and you have trouble. People will take the easy route and blame the farmer. That’s...

Thank you and well said. Wish you’d post more. Personally, I think you are a brilliant person with a lot of wit. My wife and I were taking our daughter to the airport. A 30 minute drive. On the way we saw 3 closed businesses being torn down. Pennsylvania is in awful bad shape.

OK, well that’s a different situation. We have pets in/out and frequently people pouring in/out with shoes left on. Don’t forget the smell, residue on your shoes will be tracked into your vehicles or other people’s homes, too. ;) I’d still have some concerns about smell, but it sounds like...

I love the challenge. It inspires me to rise up to it and defeat it. If you knew me personally and saw me, you’d understand. In some cases you are right, but many of have found the sweet spot. There’s a lot of gross income, but the expenses can be quite high. Depends on your repairs/parts...

Many problems can arise in hay. A horse around here died because the bale it was eating from had a dead animal deep inside the bale that got baled up, unknowingly and caused botulism. I’m surprised that doesn’t happen more often. Small bales are safer to feed because they are handled with human...

It actually keeps many of the big bale hay farmers around here honest. No need to sell low grade hay to people when you can sell it to the mushroom companies. Anything that isn’t clean and dry goes to mushroom.

Seems like an epic level of field damage.

Depends on the wood and how much you apply, evaporation, application, etc. You ok with tracking the residue into your house? Or do you remove shoes 99% of the time? I know my wife wouldn’t like diesel fuel tracked into our home. I bring in enough on my work pants & shirts. I use it on my shop...

I wouldn’t suggest using it on a house deck for a multitude of reasons. Biggest would be smell, and tracking it into your house.

I understand It's wasn't an issue with hay quality, it was the weekend phone calls, constant small amounts of hay being bought

Its a local industry here. Avondale & Kennett Square are known as “the Mushroom Capital of the World”. Millions of tons of mushrooms grown here. They have an endless need for hay, straw and horse manure. So we have a lot of hay fields and equine facilities. Many champion Thorobreds have come...

Hay that’s rained on can be saved by a tedder. I have done this more than a few times with my tedder. Usually, it’s best if the rain happens a day after it’s cut, since the hay is still wet and green. That kind of ROH can typically be saved. However, once it’s mostly dry, if rained on, the hay...

Happens once in a while. I believed last Saturday’s forecast that the weather would hold through Tuesday/Wednesday. Then a Hurricane changed my plan of action for me. 60 acres of hay on the ground, soaked to the core. This is why having the option to sell as mushroom hay is such a great thing.

I got about 100 feet from one at Glacier, Montana about a month ago and I would NEVER get close to one of them.

When I extended my Ram warranty, I bought into a deal where the dealer changes my oil at regular intervals for a discounted price. I get a Cummins branded filter and shell rotella synthetic oil. Same with fuel filters. I really like this set up. Plus I get official service records. That will pay...

Yes, wish I had started earlier, but I would have done it a little differently. Probably would have gone bigger sooner rather than incrementally small growth, but didn’t want to get in over my head. So what’s wrong with the guys that cut your land? How do you know they don’t want to? Also...

You can buy it much cheaper from others.

Rain on the other 6 days of the week also doubles as an incentive to force me to work on Sundays.

The other disadvantage for syn rope is you must keep it out of the sunlight-UV rays will weaken it over the years. I have a cover for my winch so no worries for me. I also have the Jeep with a 10K winch and steel cable. Even after 50’ the cable gets “unruly”. I think on a garaged truck...

Depends on weight. I made over 50,000 round bales before I switched to large square bales. A round bale can weigh anywhere from 500-1,500lbs. I’s say the average is about 800lbs. Remember, your bale spear becomes part of the lifting capacity of your loader. You can also use your 3-PT hitch...

I’d want a lot more than 9.5 empty. If I drive my Ram for a couple weeks without towing, I can get up to 14 around town. If towing constantly, it’ll be at about 11. Never do long highway trips. Would expect a fair amount higher.

I’m getting 10-11 towing @45,000lbs, and 15 lightly loaded. Weights 11,000lbs empty with fuel cell, tools, etc. Just getting broken in with 60,000 miles. Best truck ever owned. Would buy another, and I will when the ZF-8 speed goes in unless they get rid of Cummins, which I really doubt will happen.

I have a synthetic rope Sherpa Stallion. Love it. What a pleasure to pay out. It’s like 1/20th the weight of cable.

You have excellent taste in trucks. I am a proud 2020 Ram 5500 4x4 owner. I love this truck. Pulls anything and has been pretty reliable and fuel efficient.

Good Morning!! White tail doe with her older fawn twins and bales in a hay field!

If you are on a budget, like me, I’d do some tillage to break the top open and allow landscapers in to dump shredded leaves and see if you can find some poultry litter and spread that.

My work is “weather-centric”. If you make have for a living, and it’s sunny & dry on a Sunday, you better be working. I made the mistake of not working long enough last Sunday and now I have lots of rained-on hay. I relied on a weather forecast that said it would NOT rain the following Monday...

Biggest thing with a loader is don’t pick up too much weight on one “corner”. I bent a Kubota LA loader on my M-7040 20+ years ago and luckily was able to get it straightened without too much expense.

I bought a Titan attachment…..once.

Get yourself an HLA catalog, or go to HLA on line. Canada or US made. Very tough stuff. I swear by their attachments, not at them. Found at AG dealers all over. Buy once, cry once.

My Eagles bounced back nicely against the Saints after their poor performance last week, but I’m all about playoff baseball and the Phillies right now. They have a shot this year.

We got a summer vacation out in Glacier, Montana back in early August between 1st & 2nd cuttings. I’ll have time to rest once this 2nd cutting is finally, mercifully baled up. Then I’ll be looking for work lol

Thank You (y)

Are you using them on the front (steer) axle, too? Did they have too much vibration of front?

Actually, turbos are more impressive at adding torque. Torque is what you want in a tractor engine. More than torque or HP, what I pay more for is weight. Tractors, unless vastly overmatched to a task, usually have enough power to get the job down, but when you look down from your seat and see...

Well it’s my turn to break out the tedder. My luck ran out. 60 acres down and completely soaked. Feelin like crap right about now. :(

Yeah I usually run loads of 13+ tons. Trailer weighs 5 tons empty. Truck weighs around 5.5 tons empty.

Another load ready for the road

Hang in there. I’m making some mistakes, too. Back’s aching and the weather’s not looking too good.

Well aware of the scriptures, but hay waits for no one. You can look that up, too.

Yeah, I haven’t missed church yet, but thanks for the thought. May 15-July 15 and August 15-October 15 are the times of the year when I have little to no time.

Say what? My wife has a full time job and goes way beyond the call making food & cleaning. We’d be nothing without her.

God always #1, always first.

I had time to go to Church this morning. Then it was back to work. First I stacked bales. Then I cut a 25 acre field. Finished up about 6:30. Fellas, I’m running out of energy. Wife getting impatient I’m never home. Puts stress on us. I only have about 50 acres to cut, but still have about...

So the PTO is on the loader side? Would be a great machine if on other end!

Yikes. Yesterday a property owner called me while I was finishing my last 5 bales. I have a truckers headset I wear so I can take calls and still work. While I was talking, #6 knotter took a dump and I made 5 bales with only 5 of 6 tied strings. 🤬 Otherwise it was a very good day. LOL

Thats about right. Anytime I sense I am about to screw around, I grab a grease gun and start hitting the fittings on the equipment. I just keep moving. Hard work pays off, so long as you know the risks/rewards of what you are doing.

Lou I wonder if that would make a good “woods” machine? Set of forks with a grapple for logs, and maybe a Brown Tree cutter? Can’t tell if it has a PTO?

Finished up the day baling. I took this picture of the warm sun coming into the cab while baling. God is great Below, is a tiny settelers house from 300 years ago. The property is stunning. Neat little Lilly pad pond, too. Nice to be able to bale these wealthy land owner’s properties.

Good morning Stacking bales Praying for the end of wars

Saturday morning guys and I am really getting run down. Everything is breaking. Good weather is gone..Fueling up for another day.

Compare them on tractordata. Very helpful So is Nebraska testing. Look at the weight and the drawbar HP. Make sure you have dealer backup from an AG dealer in your area. Kubota has a million dealers but few are AG. Most are commercial or hobby/ranch. I like MF, Challenger, AGCO because I get a...

Mixed bag today. Started off just fine. Moved to another field to drop another 35 acres. Here I am at first light getting ready to roll. Made 2 passes and heard metal on metal racket, then smoke. I immediately dumped the PTO. Turns out a bearing nuked for the conditioner rolls on the front...

You'll have to let the hay lay for a few days before it can be baled The stems have to dry

Good morning from a dew covered field!

Mowed more hay than a man should have to today. Here’s a few pics. This is one of my bigger fields. Probably about 80 acres. Takes a while. I have to get my tree stand cleaned up & ready. Bow season is here. LOL Finished the day doing some bale stacking

Good morning! Another hay hauling day

Can you post pictures of it?

On my Ram 5500, I let the dealer do it. They have a “Quick Lane” and I really trust their diesel tech. Their prices aren’t that bad and they use a Cummins filter and Shell Rotella every time with same viscosity. I also get a serice record and that is a BIG deal for the person I sell the truck...

Yeah older Ford/NH are a better choice, too. Kubota is building a better medium frame tractor now in the 150-200HP range, but I see a lot of guys buy them and sell them off. They aren’t built from the ground up like a farm tractor. Maybe you don’t need that, so its a moot point, but given the...

Can you consider AGCO/Massey Ferguson? They build a heavier duty tractor than Kubota. I’ve owned both brands over 100HP for 20 years and there’s no comparison. The Kubota will look better on paper, but paper is just trash at the end of the day. And trust me, I like Kubota and own (2) Kubota...

Indeed my friend. It feels like it gets dark more like 10 minutes earlier each day than 1. Weather not looking good. Not a lot of rain, but much cooler and cloudier. i think I was spoiled by the last 15 days.

I still haven’t ordered or bought anything. Everytime I go to “make the call”, I get hesitant on the torsion axles. Paralysis by over analysis…..

Good Morning The Good Lord has blessed us with some rain. We haven't had any for weeks. A setback for me, but it's never about me. It's about what's good for all. Had to get up at 5 to cover the baler. Too far from the shop to run home.

Yes! The project manager decided to have the company that removed the RR tracks remove the log jamb. Reason is because the bridge piers required divers to inspect pier footings, so it made more sense for them to do it. They utilized a floating platform with outboard motor. Couple guys on...

High loads, but low miles. My main concern is overloading while traveling across uneven fields. Current 38,500 lb gooseneck with 15K Dexter axles & 17.5’s handles this fine

I removed and stacked a lot of the bales already. Yield was typical for 2nd cutting.

I got this side baled, now going to the other side to do some more cutting. Hammer down until dark. Sometimes you have to work late…..

Good morning Stacking bales 16' high Praise the Lord! And keep praising him!

I’m starting to get nostalgic for another bike. Been looking at older enduros and trail/street bikes for running between farms. There’s some really cool retro stuff out there. I might pick something up over the winter and see if it works instead of bugging my wife & kids for rides constantly.

I have a mix of several pre emissions and emissions diesels over the last 20 years. It’s not THAT big of a deal unless you buy a first generation DPF. They are getting long in the tooth and need a lot of work if left poorly maintained. My 2020 Ram has been pretty much flawless and I’m at 60,000...

Conditioners are adjustable. Both my mowers can be set for how aggressive you want to condition your hay. I’d say the more rain you get, the smaller your window is to bale, the more you need a conditioner. Not needed in Arizona, Utah, etc. I would think you have rain and smaller good weather...

Some of this afternoons action My son raking Opening up another field-headlands so I can get in with tractor & baler This ol gal stopped to take a picture of me, so I took a picture of her lol Finishing up the day with some more mowing. It was only 83*, but it felt so much warmer.

Good morning From a dew-covered hay field Endless hay mowing.... Listening to a little Allman Brothers

Its chemically burning a field by spraying it so you can plant new grass, alfalfa, cereal rye, etc.

My baler went down yesterday evening (bent/cracked billhook tongue). I had the part delivered about 2PM and the tech helped me get it installed in about an hour. Lost about 3-4 hours of precious hot sun. Had hay all raked up & ready to bale. Worked till dark to try to claw back some lost time.

Here's some late afternoon raking & baling shots.

Good morning Making some really nice feed hay today

So far, ~660 tons , but I have a pretty long way to go yet. Pretty good year. Outrageous fuel & parts prices are eating our lunch right now. Speaking of lunch, I stopped eating lunch to save money.

Morning men! Fueling up for another day

Its about the size of a little cape cod! lol

Did some more raking & baling yesterday. It was steep enough that it was tough to get a decent picture. Perfect hot & sunny conditions. Made some beautiful 1850+ LB bales. Time to clean the cab glass!

My little town remembers 9/11, but we have another 9/11 here. The Battle of The Brandywine occurred here on 9/11/1777. It was the largest 1-day battle of the Revolutionary War. On this very hillside meadow, American, British and Hessian soldiers stained the soil with their blood 247 years ago...

Good morning. Pre-sunrise here and getting ready to do a LOT of mowing today. Weather’s cooperating and Lord willing, we should get a lot done. Fueling up at sunrise. This 80G tank is too small, but at 3.50/G it kind of helps with the price shock! Lol Crazy 12+ hour days and just a little time...

Good mornin Loading bales roadside on a sunny beautiful morning. I feel the warmth of The Lord :)

Back at it on the Massey mowing some bigger acreage. Off in the distance at top of the hill, you can see some stacked bales.

Good morning from a distant hay field on the PA/DE border

Just remove the pillar cover and you'll see for sure.

This is the path I have chosen for my large property maintenance business. These are nice machines with a lot of versatility. I have the 91 and a 131. What is nice is you can find the shaft ends used on FBM and keep a blade on one and a string head on another. Makes swapping a breeze. I also...

It’s about to get dry again here, but this afternoon was rainy. I prolly shoulda mowed right through it. I think I gave in during a moment of exhaustion.

Well I had a long streak of dry weather. Mowed hay as much as I could, but then it was time for some rain on Saturday late afternoon…. Leaving the tractor until tomorrow, to do some greasing & maintenance….it’s as easy as sitting in your den and watching TV! ;)

Really wish we could get Scania over here, but there’s plenty of well made US choices.

A little track work in the 'hood today

Without something to keep me inform d during the day, there could be a huge national event happen and I wouldn't know till I walk into my home and my family tells me

Mornin! More hay mowing Onto the next field

No problem getting hay to dry out your way LOL

But even though the tree fell on him, he’s well-informed. He listens to talk radio. 😂

I just knocked 40 down. Tomorrow I’ll do another 40 if it doesn’t rain too much.

Nice. The microphone would drive me nuts, but I like the neck shield.

Some Freightliner 6x6’s out there, but many have C-7’s in them. Not exactly a powerhouse, or highly regarded either. Basically a school bus engine dropped into a truck that really needs >350HP. Some of the Freightliners have C-12/12’s in them, or nice to find another IH 7500 like mine with a...

I don’t listen to music. I listen to talk radio. “Crew communications” you say? I can barely get my 2 Amish helpers to wear shoes. LOL I also need to take phone calls at work because I don’t make enough to hire a sexy blonde to work in my corporate headquarters downtown. lol I have been...

Good Morning Mowing some hay 22' per pass

I ran saws and farm equipment to the point of damaging my hearing. Now it’s a pleasure to have ear covers & a little radio. I can still hear the saw fine. If you want, you can uncover one ear.

Good question. I don’t think so, but dont know. You can listen to programs or take phone calls.

Heard today one of the biggest manufacturers of vehicle charging stations had to lay off like 50% of their employees because sales of charging units tanked.

I have 58,000 on my Ram 5500 and the front end still feels brand new. Almost undetectable tire wear. Only problems so far is CP-4 pump replaced under warranty and a front spindle let go (probably my fault-I drove it through 3’ of water, but replaced under warranty). Best small truck I ever...

From what I have heard, once those bucket rigs hit 10 years old, they are very expensive to get a safety certification on them, so they sell dirt cheap to private contractors. I just want the chassis, so was going to remove bucket rig, sell it, and put a 25’ flatbed on it to haul hay.

I really like Maugansville in Hagerstown, MD. They are experts with PTO drivelines, overrunning clutches, CV joints, etc. and turn their repairs/rebuilds around quickly. I’ve been to their shop a few times and it’s clean and expertly run. Anything AG driveline. The dealers in the area turn to...

So it derated itself, but it would still run fast enough to go down the road? I guess around a quarry or mine, speed wasn’t a need?

Just picked mine up today. Had a $50 hardware store gift card. My Stihl dealer also gives me 10% off. Tried it on a while. Extremely comfortable. Sound is good! Can’t wait to put it to use.

Im doing the head & head gasket on my IH7500 International HT570 as we speak. Luckily, the head isn’t warped or cracked, but they reconditioned it and I should have it back together in a week. Just a doing a International HT570 head gasket kit and head bolts is over $1,500! Close to 4 grand for...

Well, I kinda knew this would devolve into a Cummins/Powerstroke war. After owning both a 6.7L and an 8.3L Cummins and about 10 powerstrokes, I’d take a Cummins any day. Powerstrokes are OK, but when you want to tow heavy loads and want durability, Cummins is better. My current 6.7L Cummins...

Dearated because of an engine fault? Or because the owner derated it?

I skipped over them. Heard the horror stories and never jumped in on one. I figured if my trucks are in the shop for months, I’d be out of business. Personal use? Sure, I’d try one, but probably better off with Duramax/Allison.

When a maxforce hydrolocks (EGR failure intros coolant) its about $32,000 for the reman and the motors are only marginally better. I’ve heard of remans only lasting 6-12 months if they have issues. It’s sad because the rest of the chassis is just what I wanted and it’d be in my shop yard if it...

With the 100’ bucket on it-just like in the picture. He was also going to deliver it to me (5 hours away) with a current PA inspection.

Not sure about it being “small”. This is a class 8 truck (60,000 GVWR) tandem axle. 20k front axle and (2) 20k rear axles. The engine is a 9.3L and the maxforce engines were offered in 10L and 13L, so this ain’t no 6L pickup or school bus diesel. The maxforce trucks have been rendered as a...

No, never bought a 6L Ford. Looks like I’ll skip the MaxForce diesel, too. Guess I’ll keep looking. Kinda sad. Nice chassis with everything I want, but a boat-anchor motor…. :oops: Freightliner with CAT or Cummins is 2-3 times as much.

talked to my local IH dealer today and my contact in service talked me out of it. He said they have 2 PennDOT maxforce trucks in for heads and they have been there for 9 MONTHS. Said parts are becoming an issue and the replacement parts have little improvement to them. :oops: I guess I’ll...

I know. I suffer from some pretty annoying lingering issues from concussions suffered playing football and college/amateur boxing. I am not diagnosed with anything yet, though. As a football coach I have seen promising developments like the padded covers for helmets. Boxing has improved...

Good morning from Hay country!

But I can see a small child in my mirrors in the normal position

A few Kids die every year playing football, but they also die playing other sports. There’s a “war on football” that’s been going on for about 20 years ago to get it banned. Sometimes the death is the result of improperly trained coaches. Football saves many more lives than it takes. It brings...

Good Morning…. Our Fox family playing in the back yard…. sorry for the window glare.

I just don’t understand what tilting them down to the rear tires does in the first place? My rear view mirrors give me a perfect shot of what I might back into just the way they are.

I do NOT like the auto turn-down side mirrors in my Ram and shut them off. My wife did same in our X-5. It turns them down so you are looking at the rear wheels.

hopeful: https://www.trucknews.com/equipment/navistar-solved-egr-problems/1003063689/ I’m going to get the VIN from the seller and see if my local IH dealer can tell me if anything has been done to it. I would have done this anyway, but it give a little hope. I know….I’m trying to talk myself...

I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a Maxforce if I knew it could become reliable with some “enhanced modifications”. Looking into that more tomorrow with a local “diesel witch doctor” lol If someone could convince me a Maxforce could be bulletproofed for a decent price, then why not buy one???

I have about 40 acres down & dryin’. Tomorrow should be a big hay day….heck, all of September for that matter. Good luck!

Sometimes it’s not so much about “stupid” as it is about bumps, swales & ditches in fields.

Well, supposedly the DPF has been “enhanced”. The EGR is still doing its’ job. I’m not aware of the ability to “delete” the EGR, only replace it with a better version. Do you know anything about the EGR?

They’d prolly last me 2 years. I roll about 12K/year

I picked up a brand new Curt 20,000lb pintle hitch for $40.

You don’t understand how these new trucks work. It’s not just sensors. Everything from the dome light to the engine is controlled by the PCM. The factory PCM wouldn’t “talk” to a mechanical diesel without weeks of rewiring, and fab work. Not gonna happen without a lot of money and time. 2...

I found a set of 6 locally. Made in 2922 (August 2022) for 2/3rd price of new. He might come down a little more on the price. Thinking about them….just wondering if they’d be real noisy….my Goodyears are real noisy and not real impressive off road. Excellent on wet pavement, though.

I’ve never seen these. Anyone try them? https://www.discounttirecenters.com/tires/view/199004/continental-conti-terra-hd3-19-5-225-70r19-5/

International is now using L-9’s. I’d take an L-9 in a heartbeat, but they’re so new, they want like $150,000. :oops:

I found a Freightliner with a C-13 and a Allison HD4500 auto, but it’s $65K. I really wanted to find something before the really rough-off road hay hauling hits. Sellers know what they got. Even a 6x6 with a CAT C-7 gets pretty good money and they were pretty much an underpowered boat anchor.

Or better yet, hopefully do neither. “Transplanting a Cummins” would be nice, but with all the sensors, electronics, etc. It would be an absolute nightmare. I bet it would cost $40,000

Tandem 6x6 Auto with PTO Maxforce 9 @ 315/1150 Exhaust brake Locking differentials Power divider lock 24' of frame AC Air brakes for trailer 80,000 miles Under 5,000 hours Alcoa wheels Current inspection Has everything I want but the engine isn't reliable and when it goes, BIG coin. $30,000

I cancelled my appointment to look at the IH Maxforce truck. I’m really torn about this. DIRT cheap, but yes. Has everything I want-yes. But it’s dirt cheap for a reason. I get it. Looked at a Freightliner single axle with 37,000LB GVWR, but it’s not enougha truck for what I want to do. I am...

I would immediately install aftermarket EGR system. Probably $5,000. Even after that I'm still way ahead on cost.

I actually agree. I just think matches are sort of like bag phones. Things of the past. BTW my trash disposal company has trucks that are certified clean idle and have the latest gubmit pollution devices :)

We have "recycling" here (y) Maybe they don't do that in "Canuckistan" 🤡 😂

I use a plastic disposable "bic" lighter. Easy-peezy

Didn't your Rabbi tell you yellow jackets sting those that disturb them? :mad: Who still uses matches? 🤡

I’m thinking about looking at it tomorrow but it’s a 4-5 hour drive and I’m real busy. He’s practically throwing it at me. No check engine lights. Inspected. Engine slightly “modified” to make it a bit more reliable……:unsure: Very affordable, but there’s a reason..

Back to some baling. Cut & baled this one early. Very light crop. It downpoured 1/2 hour after I finished, so someone was looking out for me. (y)

Good morning. Lots more dew now.

I know my time is coming. It’s usually in September when I get ambushed. 2 years ago, I weed wacked a yellow jacket nest and got stung about 15-20 times. Last year, while weed wacking a pond, I got lit up like 8 times. Both in September.

Disagree My Ram 5500 is the best truck I've ever owned. Few problems, extremely strong. My Jeep has also been nothing short of excellent. In fairness, they were built when Ram & Jeep was under the FCA (Fiat), but little has changed with them in 4 years, except the new Stellantis name.

Mornin yall 2nd cutting underway!

I think so. American anything is just about completely ruined, or it has left the country for less regulation and lower, non-unionized wages. We are a service economy now and import nearly everything. If you want to return to an industrialized economy, you get called all kinds of names and shut...

Really I do t know all that much. I do know there's a few guys here with trucking & diesel engine experience I'd like to get opinions from

Good morning

Have an opportunity to buy a truck with a Maxxforce 9.3L diesel. It’s the “emissions” version of my HT-570 in my 2007 International dump truck. It has a problematic DPF and an even worse cooled EGR. I have heard many nightmares. This engine line/family basically put IH out of the OTR truck...

I’d be more worried about opening up to nefarious activities, like smoking weed, drinking, etc., but injuries are also a concern. You can be sued for almost anything now.

Whats really cool about AGCO tractor pto stubs is the ends are sort of chamfered or angled, so the implement shaft usually just slides right on.

Speaking of “good sized Rams” , here’s my Ram & trailer ready to unload 15 square bales.

One of many morning loads of hay

5-10 mi

My F-3680 steering was very “twitchy” and I had a much more difficult time keeping it straight than a ZD. The ZD is less fatiguing to operate when you have to mow 6-8-10 hours. My F beat me up more than the ZD’s.

I applied for FCC licensing. As I understand it, I need this for 5 watt radios? Or am I way off? Basically, I want to buy a base, CB’s for trucks & farm tractors and maybe 2 hand helds. I registered, but now what do I need to do?

My Diamond C dealer assures me the Lippert rating is good for 11 years on Diamond C trailers with Lippert torsion axles. (y) I should be ordering soon.

I was doing that until about 2016. We had the EZ-Trail dumping bale bins and would tow them to the barns, then throw the bales up top and dump them for the first floor. Hard work. I was doin 10,000+ with my 15 yr old son. Bought a round baler and sunset the small squares. Thought I died and went...

If they got a fast rolling start like some of mine did, they could easily crack typical 2x4 house wall studs. I lost one down a steep hill, it went over a hump in the gound, got air and broke off a 6” thick sassafras branch like it was a toothpick.

18 flat easy acres would be about $1,000 from me. If it’s got a lot of trees, steep, swamps etc, it would be more. I just bumped my mowing rates substantially. Now $250 for the first hour and $200 for each additional hour, but I tend to bid by the job and not by the hour.

I bet 1x/month will whip it back into shape. Weeds peter-out after being repeatedly cut, but grasses don’t. Just make sure to cut weeds now, before they get seeds. Might be a bit late for that, but I don’t know what you have there for weed types.

I have 2 customers with fields that are too difficult to hay, so I cut them instead once per month. If you do that, it will become lawn-like after a few years.

A sharp bush hog will do an excellent job, leaving a tall lawn-like finish. Sharp blades and the right speed are the key.

I have some ground thats so steep that we have to drive to a flat spot to eject bales. I got so tired of doing this. One of the reasons I went to a large square baler.