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Spoke with seller again. He is getting the title and picture of the VIN stamped on the frame to me soon. Looks like it might still happen, but who really knows… I think the seller is OK, but he’s real busy like me and it takes a while to get things done. Reason I am staying persistent on this...

2 knotters is a walk in the park. Try 6 lol

So far the only red flag is the VIN written in sharpie. If he can provide another way to prove the VIN on the title matches the VIN on the truck, I might still buy it.

It’s gotten more strange. So the seller said they would only share title pictures with my bank. He did share a picture of the title and a picture of the VIN in the trucks door jamb. However on the picture on the VIN number on the trucks door jamb, the sticker looks like it was ruined. Then...

Jeet your Sundee? 🫣

People in my parts say “Jeet”? meaning “did you eat”? Another thing we say is “lookit” meaning “look here”. Yet another one that gets on my nerves is “Mondee”, meaning “Monday” “Tuesdee”, meaning “Tuesday” and this goes on for every day of the week :rolleyes: Sunday= “Sundee”

Started off the day doing some roadside bank mowing for a private property owner. While we were mowing, we had hay drying on a different property down the road. Once the mowing was done, we baled up some mushroom hay ….. One thing you really want is a real heavy bale. I have density...

I have 60,000 on my emissions RAM and haven’t had any problems. 60K miles not a lot, but wait, there’s more. Low miles or short trips is actually what gives today’s diesel trucks problems. I do both. Usually it means not enough time to heat-up the emissions system. So I should have/should be...

People give John Deere a lot of crap. Reason? Because they are king of the hill. I wouldn’t trade my “green” mower for any other brand. I hear Schulte is real good though….

I tend to agree. Whatever small amount of contaminants remain from not doing flush are greatly diluted with new fluid and the new filter will catch them. As I have said in other threads, there’s a guy who gets his heavy truck repaired at the same place I do. He has a heavy truck with an allison...

I like that 064…..nice saw Would like it even better with a lightweight bar

As a business owner that uses tractors, I can tell you that having multiple operators, as your TYM seller probably has, means other people run his tractor. Those other people don’t generally care very well for the sellers tractor. Sometimes, thats a red flag. Note “bigger” Kubota. That means...

Redwood is big, but soft. Pretty easy cuttin. Turns out, he is not in the part of MD I thought he was. He’s “only” 2&1/2 hours away, not 3. Still a lot of fuel & tire wear…. Tough decision.

Why is the only measure of a saws worth how well it performs buried dawgs-deep in hardwood? I bet most people use saws for mostly other uses.

Many heavy truck techs will tell you to leave it alone unless its starting to smell burnt, but if theres no dipstick on the Ford, what can you do?

Sounds like we got a “who’s hung bigger” debate brewin. 😁 😁 I found another nice used 661C. Looks good. $650! Now we’re talkin…. Only one problem, the 3 hour drive each way kinda takes away from the great price. 🫣 I’m trying to see if he will dump the tanks, separate the bar off the saw and...

In terms of rain for 3 days, sun for 2-3 days, rain for 2 days, etc. Can’t put together 5 dry days. Now the ground is so wet, even when the sun hits, the ground is real mushy to make dry hay. June is usually hot & dry in this part of PA.

Worst I have seen in a decade+.

Damn thats crazy expensive for that saw. If you are going from a 261 to a 462, I’d look at a lightweight bar, so you can keep the weight down. The power to weight ratio on that saw isn’t all that great, but better than 261C. I guess it all depends on how much you want to spend, and how much...

Undergoing the same pains here in PA. June is pretty much shot for making anymore hay.

Do a lot of people drive those? Are they a common, everyday truck? Theres a huge CAT V-8 and a Mack V-8, too, but they are crazy uncommon.

I hate the column shifter lever. It has to be the most dated, room consuming, useless device on a truck or cars interior. The colum shift lever isn’t even connected to a cable anymore, its just a huge, stupid electric switch!!! Don’t even ask me about how it covers access to other switches or...

I like the new transmission and improved Cummins, but why build a truck who's identity was literally built on towing with no improvement on towing? I read somewhere the towing specs actually went down a bit. 🫣

I have been told by many older/experienced mechanics that burnt equipment was to be avoided unless its given to you for free and you were able to take a chance on it with little risk. I wouldn’t pay a penny for it unless it still had paint on it and was unburned.

Glad you like it. I looked at the specs on the new 5500 and decided to hold on to my ‘20 5500. There wasn’t enough improvement to get me into the dealership. I’m gonna sit the fence and extend the warranty on mine a few more years. It does the job perfectly and still runs like new.

Maybe thats why you lost 5th gear? The LBZ series was a great truck. I had an ‘07 3500 4x4. Last year before emissions. Never should have sold it. I needed a 4500/5500, so I bought a 2008 F-550 and it was nothing but trouble.

IMO, the ‘07 Duramax is the best older used diesel you can buy. Plenty of power, Allison trans, 11.5” rear diff. Just a great ride. BUT 95% of them rusted out bad.

It’s not deer spotlighters, although they are generally a-holes.

If I add a 36” lightweight bar it’s $1,519. Problem with a new saw is it won’t see enough use. Thats a crap ton of $. Which keeps leading me back to a used…. Just need to find one for $800 or under.

I have a Stihl 25” lightweight bar and there’s no such nonsense on it. I haven’t found that to be the case, but to each his own. I definitely wouldn’t want to run a 261C in hardwood all day, but haven't had much trouble running mine through 18” to 20” hardwoods like this ash. Cut this stuff...

661 is definitely a “bigger bore” saw, but I like that idea, too. I still think of a 500i as a “light” saw. To me it feels like the last light saw they make, but has nice power. After that, they jump pretty good in weight. My dealer just quoted me $1,579 for a new 661 with a 32” bar. He also...

All 3 tractors have battery isolation switches. They come that way from the factory. And what does this have to do with security cameras? I’m not “paranoid”, BTW. But we have some locals that like to vandalize equipment here and there and I’d like to catch them and deal with it my way.

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I’ve been suggesting a camera in the cab since the first posting of the thread, but yeah thanks! Think I like about the swivel camera is it could also be mounted in the cab and respond to motion from 360 degrees.

I am lucky that I am enjoying the saw choices I made so far, but I don’t want to spend too much on the next purchase. I won’t use a 30” + saw more than 15-20 times per year. This purchase will have to be a pre-owned saw and it would be best if it comes with the right sized bar. Buying a separate...

I’ve always kind of been a “buy the right size/power from the factory” type of person than a “mod” person. Chainsaw mods are great, especially for the guys who make money doing them, but not so great for the users hearing, or the noise they create for bystanders, neighbors, etc. I like the...

Good intel, thanks. I plan on mounting solar panel on top of roof, and wiring to camera inside cab. They make cameras with a solar panel that is connected to camera with a wire to allow remote mounting of solar panel.

#GordBarker- I have 16 different locations to cut hay at, not just one. 🤣 Besides, what guarantee does “parking somewhere else” give me? You must have no idea what is going on. 🤷‍♂️

I looked at a few saws over the weekend and discovered that some modified saws seem like they were ruined by their owners. I don’t have any saw mods on mine, but am open-minded to any/all that offer benefits. Seems like the #1 mod is opening up the exhaust and that adds loudness.

But you do realize I do not have the time to set up multiple trail cams around a tractor on a nearly daily basis, right? I am moving equipment around-sometimes a few miles, sometimes 20 miles and it’s hammer down until we are done. Just don’t have the time.

You constantly throw shade at anyone who runs a baler with knotters, calling them “idiot bricks” (like we are idiots for making square bales-we get what you’re saying) while you conveniently forget the shortcomings of the round baler. I have nothing against round bales. My mind is open. I...

I don’t have a problem with this very much-even with a heavy 15’ cutter. You have to cut lower so the deck of the cutter forms a “vacuum” shell over the area being cut. This allows the blades to suck up the grass, so it can be cut more gooder than if you left the deck up higher. When the deck...

Use pink/red coolant. It’s going in all the heavy duty diesel trucks now. My AGCO/Massey dealer has switched over to it on their tractors, too. “Zerex Fully Formulated Antifreeze/Coolant from Valvoline is a complete ethylene glycol-based formulation designed to meet the harsher demands of...

Yeah, was thinking similar. You could mount a couple solar powered landscape lights under the cab roof eave. Anyone approaching would get “lit-up” and it might be enough to scare some off. One of my farming buddies had all the glass shot out of his tractor cab-probably from the woods at a...

I’m a torque junkie. ;) Lets take a Cat C-13 with 400HP and a Ford Powerstroke with 500HP Which one pulls more weight up a hill? ;)

Seller says it has aux hydraulics at end of boom. No,,,,,I can’t do it, but dang thats affordable, metal tracks and has lots of capability.

“You know you are old when”….. You don’t care anymore if your truck has “the most horsepower in its class”

Was just thinking that myself…. That entire machine is about the same price as a top quality Werk Brau, Geith, etc. ditching bucket for a 15 ton machine. BTW: that machine weighs about 36,000lbs. I’m fascinated with it (probably because it’s cheap and big lol) The local railroad uses one that...

Makes you want to do some ditching work…

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No, not common, but as the old adage goes, “real men have enemies”. ;) Environmentalists hate us.

I think there’s some decent plastic hard points.

That’s exactly what I want to do.

I don’t have time to set up and break down a game camera(s) every time I move a tractor to a new field. Needs to be part of the tractor, inside the cab, motion activated and swiveling. I have a few customers that have security cams on their barns and I can usually park near them, but many...

Dang that’s clean. LOL My stuff looks like it’s been through a war.

I might make a call on this. Is this near you WinterDeere?

theres also the crowd that buries their 20” bar in gravel, then complains “this saw sucks” lol A 261C with a sharp, aggressive chain can cut very well, except buried in 20”+ hardwood all day.

Good point and I would add to that, it depends on what you use a saw for. Monday, we cleared a 500’ gulley of 4”- 10” cherry trees. It was a breeze with the 261C and 20” bar. You could stay back and away from the 1” thorns on the blackberry brush around them 🫣 Now if I was at the shop cutting...

I run a 25” lightweight bar on my 500i. I think it’s just right.

I run a 20” bar with aggressive chain on my 261C for almost 3 years and I like it. I don’t think its the best choice for like constant hardwood cutting, but for limbing, and general usage, it’s my go-to saw. I think it’s just right. No, I would not go longer than 20. 18 is probably ideal, but 20...

I plan on putting the camera inside the locked cab. They might not ever see it. Ot they might realize the camera is videoing them and run away.

I have all those. Power: tractor batteries or solar panel. Protection: Mounted inside the cab-probably hung from ceiling. Good cell serivice: I have that most everywhere.

They do. They are in heavy equipment all over the world. The problem is, they are very expensive. But if the camera is inside a locked cab, wouldn’t the vandal or thief be identified by the camera before he vandalizes it? Why? The tractors have 2 or 3 pretty large 750-1000 cold cranking amp...

Anyone have something like this? I have been leaving equipment parked in the middle of nowhere, where there isn’t even a house nearby for years and have had 2 pretty bad vandalism attacks. One was slashed tires, the other was someone jumped on the tractor hood and destroyed it. Would really like...

I have a hard time believing that a truck charger, charging those huge batteries would run your vehicle battery down pretty bad. I had DeWalt 60v battery saw and tried running it all day rotating 3 separate batteries, and I was barely able to get my truck started, even with dual batteries.

Here’s a pic of the tedder in the field. I am very pleased. It is used, but shows pretty low wear. The dealer tossed new digi-drives in it, so those are something I don’t think I’ll have to deal with for years. I was apprehensive about the 2-point hitch. Now I like it. The...

I am of the opinion that those older Deere’s, like you have, were built to last a lifetime. Can’t make that claim on the new ones….

some raking & baling today. Another 85* sunny day.

I am getting concerned my balers CV joint on the main driveshaft is starting to go. It’s wobbling a bit more than I like, despite regular greasing. This will be the 2nd or 3rd time. I’m suspicious that the previous owner might have thrown a smaller/or the wrong CV joint on it just to sell it and...

The Krone square baler can handle much larger, but those windrows look deceptively small. They were raked yesterday (mushroom hay) and not as fluffy and tall looking as newly raked windrows.

Got some baling done today. It was one of those days where you could bale till 8PM. And we did. Below: Here we go with a full 4x4x8 @ 1,834LBS. Below: Here’s a feed bale…its 4x4x5’ @ 1,080LBS

Same here. I have one more day tomorrow to get what I cut baled-up. Then chances of showers later this week. Shouldn’t be a problem, but with hay equipment….you never know.

The first 2 pics were barely thick enough to cut. The 3rd, tedder pic was me practicing on some rained on hay thats going to be mushroom hay. Here’s me tedding some nice green hay. I’m really liking the Claas Tedder. Big improvement (so far) over the Pequea.

I really like mine. No real complaints other than I wish the dash cluster had a clock and there was a simple USB/phone charger outlet. Probably would have added $20 to the cost of a $20,000 mower. 72” cut a must or we’d be taking too much time.

Got into a very nice, 16 acre, clean field today. I’m hoping to make some solid feed hay from this field for my “organic” feed hay customers. I advertise it as “natural” hay in case some chit-head with bad breath wants to sue me for calling it “organic” Same field about 30 minutes later...

Mine were $95 each from Deere. I replaced them both.

Are the side deck skids missing? The bolt onto the side skirt of the mower. My mower broke a skid and it would gouge the dirt, scrape off grass, too.

Yeah, IF it was priced correctly and the dealer gave adequate warranty assurance. Head gaskets can blow for reasons other than abuse.

Very kool. Few people know he was a D-1 quarterback.

Some steep hillside hay mowing today…. Below: The stuff you see across the valley by the red barn was all ruined by rain.

I’ve had 2 John Deere Green Mowers, and they are both excellent mowers that exceeded my expectations. Made me piles of money, too. (y)

I took my work clothes with me and changed in the barn after church. Dropped another 30+ this afternoon. Looks decent until Thursday.

That’s weird. Usually IH engines, like the one I have, are like a blue/green color. This one is red.

I’m thinking these next few days will determine if this truck is going to happen. Sold like 20+ trucks in my lifetime and never denied the buyer a look at the title. I even sent photocopies of them. Found this Sunday morning. Has automatic and a Cummins (at least I think so, picture of motor...

I was tempted on the 80V “Hog” saw, the thing has a battery about the size of a car battery. The tests done with it looked amazing on the first cut, but it was real heavy and it lacked stamina. I'd be all in on one when they finally get the weight down.

Its amazing how our old-school/farm remedies work today. They laughed at us with Ivermectin, and now they admit it works. Their “money-grab” remedies were ineffective. All these drug & chemical companies with their much more expensive and toxic remedies are awful. Just buy some flightless birds...

I did call him.

Not much nefarious you can do with a photo of a VIN. I don't even have a photo of the VIN in the door jamb lol Like what's a buyer supposed to do? Send the guy a check with no proof of a title or even a VIN number? Come on.... I can't tell you right now the bank won't go for it, and neither...

Make sure I see the title and make sure it matches the truck, but so far seller is unwilling. Only wants to reveal title to my bank. I guess I could have said “I’m paying cash for it”, then maybe he would be more willing to show it to me? I’m 1,000 miles away, so I at least want proof I’m...

Has Manual transmission and bed is too short. I need a 24’-26’ bed (3 rows of 4x8’ long bales) Also $10,000 more. Nice truck, tho. I attempted to contact the seller again and reiterated that I need a pic of the title and a pic of the door jamb sticker for assurance that they match. Haven’t...

Right? Thats what I’m thinking. I just want to verify the numbers match. I’m taking all the risk here.

We agreed on a price. I asked for an Invoice on his company letterhead including date, price, VIN and truck description. Done. Also, I asked for a copy or photo of the title, to verify the title VIN matches the trucks VIN. Seller says no. Says he will only give original to my bank after he...

I knocked down hay on Saturday. Partly sunny. Sunday was sunny/dry. Monday & Tuesday overcast and low 60’s. Wednesday flooding rains. Now we have 3 decent days coming, followed by lots of rain. Grrrrrrr

I want a diesel version. Wondered how hard the tracks are on lawns, too.

Thats exactly what I want, but if I can make this deal happen AND its a decent truck, I will have the big power, big auto, AC and no DEF/DPF. (y) 🤞

No, I didn’t.

He took the ad down, so I figured it was sold. Now I am waiting for a copy of the title.

Camo looks a little better. I figured ad down means truck sold. Forgot they expire. 🫣

Update: Truck is still available. Seller is sending me invoice and copy of title. Turns out the ad had simply expired. Might happen after all. Not a big fan of drama.

I don’t know. It don’t think it said in the ad. Pics didn’t show. I’m pretty sad I missed on this one. Was too busy to call buyer and have extended discussion about it and he was just as busy as me.

My dad and I cut down a bunch of black walnut and had it sawed & dried. We then put it down on the entire first floor of our home. Looked amazing. Did the dowel pegs, too.

Seller took down ad on truck and removed ad. Aside from the camo paint, I liked that truck. Especially the price. Took a lot of lookin to find it. Now I have to start over…..again…

Yes. Awaiting for the shock of the invoice for it. I still have some tweaks to make to the reverser programming.

I just bought a $3,000 rear tire last summer.

Tried to jam in some mowing on a cool, overcast day. Couldn’t bale hay, so grabbed mowing tractor and knocked out a few fields. Here’s a “driving range” I cut for a Customer. Steep part is surprisingly steep. Uphill tires feel very light. This might be my scariest one. Headed home…..

Just remember, needs to be an auto and have 24’ of frame. Stretching is too spendy.

Yes, still has PTO!

No, you can’t “keep on truckin’ “ Not at highway speeds, anyway. The flat tire could frag or fly apart and you could kill someone. Please don’t give deadly, stupid advice on my thread. Someone might actually believe you. Please leave and take your old tired, BS stories elsewhere. The 1970’s...

Stop and think for a moment. You were buying a Mustang. A car, which you will use to travel around for relaxation, errands, fun, women in passenger seat, kids in back, etc. This is a FARM truck! lol Lot different set of expectations than a Ford Mustang! But the basic premise of what you are...

Related: I used to love when my neighbor put out his Japanese Beetle “bag” traps. You know, the yellow bags that hang on a little stick you put in the ground? They would attract all the beetles from my roses at my house to his.

The military runs them and they can de deflated/inflated. I would trust their judgement on them. I would put my money on deflated singles making it through mud better than fully inflated duals, but I probably would just stick with the recap waste hauler tread duals anyway. You have to...

It has 300,000 miles and 16,000 hours on it. That’s an average of 18.75 miles per hour. So lots of idling time while loding/unloading. It was a drywall delivery truck. It had a moffet and a pup trailer.

But your not, so go take your little hobby farm kubota, the highly dubious stories you’ve repeated over & over again for the last 10 years, and troll somewhere else. I’m sure Mrs. Oldsmobile is tired of hearing them, too.

Crap, buying a 5 year old truck still in production carries some risk, too. You seen what the exhaust aftertreatment trucks are costing truck owners? “Hermaphrodite”, huh? That’s quite the description. What do you know about hermaphrodites? lol Show me what you think would be a better buy in...

Not yet. I just did a 70 hour work week last week. I don’t have much free time.

What other kind of truck would it be? I don’t know about that. Some companies have drivers who are very responsible. For all I know, it could have had a decal under the door with the name “Joe” on it and he may have been the only one who drove it. Then again, it could have been abused, like...

I was thinking of putting super singles on it, that would get me pretty close to 6x6 traction cross locked, but that would be spendy. It is VERY hard to find a large displacement automatic with a 24’ flatbed and cross locks for $20,000. Maybe do some checking around and see for yourself? For...

I do some things better than my wife and she does some things better than me. Self loathing that your wife is “a better and smarter person than you” is fine if that’s what you want to say, but that sets you up for a “yes, dear” or “whatever you want, dear” life. And that could set you up for a...

You either “got him” or you didn’t. I know some people in “coastal” PA who didn’t get his kind of humor.

That’s so cool. Pics?

Maybe yours….lol Mrs. HD is awesome, but I’m not giving away that power.

You just gave away all your clout. Advice to others: NEVER admit this to your wife. lol

I really liked the man. Funny, God fearing, real down to earth, and Forgiven. RIP Phil

Has 2 close calls with fawns on Saturday mowing hay.

I remember like 40 years ago when I was a kid, deer weren't rare, but they weren't plentiful, either. Now you can't spit in any direction without hitting a deer. That's got to be one reason-too many deer.

I think hunting as a sport seems to have declined a bit. Still a lot, but not fanatical as it once was. That is allowing deer populations to explode with few predators. Farming helps control deer a little, and that's on the decline, too. Throw in population growth in more remote areas as another...

Is this the cuz you’ve had some “issues” with?

You could always call some coon hunters, but they might sleep in your bed. 😝 😁

Yes, I know about them. They are probably the ones who also broke my cluster. I had mine sent to farmtronics for a repair last fall (background lights died). I got it back and installed cluster and it started glitching. I figured loose wire. Tried messing with harnesses, etc. No help. Then it...

WOW, thats wet and early (no leaves on trees)

I agree. I buy based on transmission whenever possible.

Its soggy here, too. Couple showers moved through while I was mowing. At about 12, I lost my instrument cluster. Went black on me and lost all controls except engine. Not a damn thing would work. Agriteer ran me down a new cluster. $1,800! o_O It also required programing. I bet I’m out...

I'd say yes, it is. But if it's for light occasional usage, then the JD may be enough for you. Are you going to use it a lot? That would be the determining factor, IMO. Especially if warranties are same

It’s on! Hay season 2025….

Right. I mean 4” of what? Hickory? Pine? Big difference. I actually look at a blend of what people use in my area, dealer, warranty, features and price. Unlike some people, I don’t have money from marriage or growing off trees in the back forty, so the bottom line is important, too. Good thing...

I have to go fast. Weather is terrible here (rains 2-3 days per week for much of the year) and time is money. Even an hour wasted is a big problem. We have 26 field mowing contracts each with multiple cuts per year. A 15’ is getting too small for me. Just the same as a guy with a 60” mower...

I’m neck-deep in hay, employees, field mowing, land clearing and large area mowing. Got all a man can handle, and I intend to keep it that way as long as the Lord will let me give HIM the glory to keep doing so.

“For some reason”…… The reason is no great mystery. Cattle are more tolerant to rougher hay, have several stomachs/rumen to break down rougher feed, and are due to be slaughtered after ~20 months. Cattle ranchers don’t spend a lot of money on horse grade hay. Its not profitable to raise cattle...

I think the seed heads are really defined by the “pins” and those little hard-as-a-pebble seeds that cause pain for teeth/gums on horses.

Don’t forget when considering a mower and your mowing conditions, to think about your tractors PTO. If mowing rough brush, the shock loads when striking heavy objects, like stumps, rocks or small trees takes a toll on your tractor’s PTO. I had PTO problems on a 126HP Kubota after years of heavy...

I’m not sure there’s enough difference between a 12 and a 15 that its worth it. I’d just hit a 15 and be done. My 15’ feels small to me sometimes. Especially over 40 acres. Then I wished I had a 15 and a 20. It’ll happen someday. (y)

I was super close to buying a used CX-20 at a local dealer back in February. Most of us that do custom mowing run 15’s, but I have some big enough fields that a 20’ is starting to look profitable. That one sold before I could get out of my chair. Love the CX series, so I am going to keep...

Have you checked out chainsaw reviews on line? Might be a great resource.

Here’s some heavy crap I got into with my Woods Batwing a while ago. 15’ tall. Definitely 3” plus. Once I got beyond this size, I would typically rent a tracked skiddy with a mulcher. Why beat up a bat wing on heavy crap. This was even nastier. Did this with the CX-15 Swampy & heavy. 1

When thinking about mowing a tree 4-5” thick at the base, you gotta consider that the tree will probably put up more of a fight than it’s worth, just trying to push it over. I routinely mow brush/small trees 2-3” thick, but once they get thicker than that, you might find the mower will not be...

2016 28’ Claas Volto 870 tedder. Older, but low usage.

Down here, we get vines that are like 2” thick and so strong, you could use them as rope! Try pullin them down and you’ll damage the tree, but even after they’re cut, they’ll hang up in the trees for years. Kind of a “no-win situation”.

It was about the size of a watermelon. Hidden perfectly in tall grass.

Never had a minutes trouble with my CX-15. cuts anything I throw at it. Bought mine in 2016 and it’s paid for itself 20 times over. One of the best unknown features about the Deeres are the “dual deck” design. All the rock dents are absorbed by the bottom deck. Keeps the upper deck and the mower...

Do they work with haybines? If they do, wish I’d known about them when I was running my 1499.

Up to 10 miles. Yes the small tires are not good for higher speeds on pavement. We will see, but the Claas tedders have fairly large cart wheels/tires. No doubt. 10% of the drivers out their are mentally unstable in some way and I have witnessed and been involved in a dozen or so road rage...

Wish I could agree. I hit a rock a couple years ago and it fractured the blade and threw it so far, I lost track of it. Went through the safety chains like paper. Hitting rocks works out most of the time, but when it doesn’t, look out. It is, but it must be treated with respect and one must be...

According to Deere’s website, the “FC” cutters are good to 2” material. I can tell you first hand, their cutters are very conservatively rated. If they say it’ll handle 2”, it’s probably good to 3”, although I wouldn’t advise anyone to use a machine beyond it’s rated capacity...

He’s not a “bigger farmer guy”. He likes to portray himself that way, but he’s not. Like not even close. lol

Rocks can certainly bend/break blades. Both times in recent years I bent or broke one, I did it while backing up. Here’s a bent blade-real bent.

Another thing to check for is a simple loose clamp. If theres a clamp loose, you’ll lose power

Please don’t use the Lords name that way. Thank you. It’s blasphemous to some of us here. My theory is the reduction in farm land as we move away from an agrarian society further & further each year. Open farmland is being overgrown with brush & woods. Deer are overpopulating once open...

You mean like it’s not working at all? Have someone walk next to tractor at full throttle but walking speed and listen for turbo sound. If you mean how to check it to see if optimally running, pull the big hose off, grasp the impeller “fan” inside the turbo tightly and check for in/out play and...

Was at a Customer’s place years ago. ‘bout a dozen pullets running around the yard. I said “you must not have to buy eggs”. He says, “oh they aint for eggs, they eat all the ticks”.

:rolleyes:

This is a great 12’ mower. I’ve had 3 different types of commercial Deere mowers and they have gone far above and beyond what I would expect. My CX-15 and a former MX-8 and a 390 offset flail. And no, I am NOT a paid spokesman for Deere 😁 I thought this one looked pretty nice, too.

I find when I do a job like this, the customer wants the vines pulled out of the trees. Vines seem to bother my Customers as much as the brush. They are a real nuisance. Nothing a good pull rope attached to the tractor won’t solve, but sometimes tree branches get broke in the process.

Nope. I don’t give a flyin rip what you do with your land. :ROFLMAO: I just said anyone who piles crap in my hay fields is getting a knock on their door. No reference to what you do with yours. Have a great day. Hope you can find a way to lower your stress :rolleyes: Good grief…

Relax cuz. I think you’re a little over sensitive on this one. ;) I didn’t know if it was your land, or your neighbors land. First you said it was “winter wheat”, then you say it is “crap grass”. Well, which one? Looks like baleable hay to this farmer…. :ROFLMAO: I have had all kinds of...

I have followed behind stump grinders leaving customers with soil/chips mix that never seems to successfully grow grass until the chips decay. That can take years.

Anyone dumps piles like that in my hay fields is getting a knock on their door.

I have finally located a replacement tedder for my Pequea TT6100 @ 26’-6”. Its actually an older tedder, but it’s 2’ wider, which just barely meets my width requirements and has a more sturdy road transport cart than the Pequea. The Pequea tedder was fine in the field, and in it’s 8 years of...

Clover always does that to my bales up here

Looks like a nice stand of hay in the background. I have mixed feelings about stump grinding. Too many stump grinders around here solve the stump problem, but leave significant work for the customer. It certainly does make the visible part of the stump go away, but it’s difficult to grow lawns...

I don’t think I’ll ever pursue a charger in a tool box. Probably just a sturdy plastic storage box for the blower and all the junk I take along with me in tractor cab. I really dislike clutter and loose objects in cab. I have dewalt charger that plugs into cig lighter socket. That could probably...

I was thinking it could pick up a wire lead out of the 7 pin plug on back of tractor and power a battery charger. Inverters are great. Have one in the Ram and it’s surprisingly powerful.

We get the “Farm Exempt” plate down here, too.

I really need a large tool box mounted to the mower for blower, spare blades, greaser, etc. would be great to have DC wire run 🏃 side of it to keep dewalt battery charged for greaser & impact. The "biggest small" improvement that could be made to our tractors is a large storage compartment with...

“Which are you doing type C or type D farm exemption.”? Not sure yet. It’ll never go far from home and I’d be surprised if it’s used at night. Probably the least expensive tag. I did have the thought of building some log bunks and reinforcing the bed for logs since we clean up a lot of fallen...

Few Action shots from today. All the while I’m like “dang, I need to start mowing hay”…. This is a 9 hour mowing job. Got underway at 7AM on a nice sunny day. Easy mowing, light field grass & weeds. Storm Drainage reservoir Typical uneven gulley at the bottom of a steep hill.

Thats a really nice offer! Thanks. (y) I probably would take you up on that offer. The truck was in service in TN, but was sold and the current owner is in N. Alabama. I found out the former owner/operator used to pull a PUP trailer behind the Sterling. I kind of wondered why it had such a...

There’s some 6x6 rear discharge still running around. One of our local redi-mix companies has a 4x4, too. This one was for sale. It was a former concrete truck. The front discharge trucks are the industry standard now. Problem with large 4x4 & 6x6 trucks are employees. They cowboy ‘em to...

You have to own & operate one to really know. We did 2 winters of sloppy, muddy work with my 4x4 dump. Several days of driving over frozen ground with the upper 1” thawed is really challenging, but the 4x4 (along with the diff lock rear) made it possible to haul logs when tandems would have been...

Ive had drywall delivered by trucks just like that and although not a 6x6, they do very well. I kind of realized the same thing a while back. If it’s that muddy, I don’t belong in there. But lockers will be nice for a couple uphill slogs I have from some lower “hollers” I hay.

Looks like I’d have to cut the moffitt apparatus off the back. The brackets behind the wheels would bottom out coming out of ditches. Theres air to the back and a beefy pintle hitch. Looks like the tool box seen better days.

The more glory I give the Lord and the more I pray and put him first, the better my life gets.

You had me till the cool paint job 😝 🤣 I actually like camo for hunting of course, and even some casual clothes. It would if it was a detachable low boy. I’d be close to 15’ tall with the truck atop my Kaufman GN. Tough to say. IF I buy it, I will run it up to my buddy’s repair shop and...

So the coon hunters were sleeping in your bed? :ROFLMAO: Sorry, couldn’t resist, it's just funny to me…..

You’re the one calling the truck a turd. Constructive criticism is welcome, but you’re just here to troll, and tell the same stories you’ve told here for the last 10 years. You’re top poster of the month again, no surprise there, either. Go on now, run along and polish your little tailpipe on...

Been prayin a lot lately. I am maxed out on the work load I have now, but I know I have to keep expanding. All the Glory to God.

Plus the 5’s go “glug, glug, glug” like really slow and splashy when you tilt ‘em. I’d recommend a pair of 2.5’s over a 5 every day.

I hate 5G pails. Holding them up 5’ high at chest height to fill a bigger farm tractor sucks just for saving a couple bucks. 2.5’s are so much easier. And I’m still working out & bench pressing some pretty nice numbers.

Yeah,,, Erie. “Coastal PA” 🤣

Heres a perfect example of a heavy spec 6x6 with power (C-13), but the frame has to be stretched and its a manual trans. Plus I have to add a flatbed. I’d have 70K in that truck before alls said & done and still be rowing gears. Here’s another example. This one is a 2000 Freightliner 6x6...

They are 1/2the speed of a zero turn

I guess I gotta get one! 😝

Everytime I get something hauled, they won’t move my load unless they have a haul going the other way. Otherwise, the costs would be way high.

I like the way you sneak that bargain priced gas can into a lot of pictures…. lol

You need to check it out better OR take a chance. You could spend twice as much or more and still end up with 20 grand in repairs. I’m figuring on some repairs. We facetimed and he started it, showed me oil pressure after it warmed up, jumped out of cab, pulled oil fill cap, no blowby...

If you don’t get a back haul, you’re hosed.

A ZD-1211-72 is 20K+

Pretty cool. Price is pretty stupid.

I can mow about 5-6 acres per hour, so I figure (2) 8+ hour days. The comfort of the tractors is pretty good. No back issues, but the legs get kind of stiff after sitting a long time. I usually go for a long healthy brisk walk with my wife in the evenings to work it all out.

On the 92 acres? Yes, they would pay for 2 or 3 mowings from now through mid August. That would be some nice extra money. No. I would cut the hay and keep it when it starts growing in Spring of 2026. Typical handshake hay agreement.

Looks like we have 2 separate discussions going in one thread.