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Your best bet is to hire the hay baling out. It's going to cost you much less than getting money tied up in equipment. Remember, if there's a drought you won't be able to bale your own hay, buy what hay you can as early in the season as possible. I bought 70 rolls of hay last February and then...

Eddie, save yourself a lot of effort and money and buy your hay. We got hay equipment in the early '80's and did our hay and a few other fields trying to make it pay for itself. It never worked out. Dad and I took turns cutting and then he raked and I baled. After Dad passed in '99 I kept at it...

I had Hughesnet for about 12 years. Only option for internet unless I wanted dialup. The Gen5 worked okay until covid hit and then I was lucky to get 2 download and no upload. Summer of '21 I was able to get T Mobil 5G home internet and had speeds of over 300mbps. Last fall I was finally able to...

This is the type I'm thinking about. I would get at least a 28'. 102x24 Gooseneck Equipment Hauler - trailers - by owner - vehicle...

That triple axle trailer is used for loading a tractor with a rake or hay baler behind it. Keeps from having to haul the tractor and baler separately. Farm use only because it's extra wide. The people that bale my hay have them and they can quickly load a tractor with rake or baler and move to...

I had a 20,000 watt natural gas Briggs and Stratton system installed about 2 1/2 years ago. It will run the whole house. I have two gas water heaters and a gas furnace. It came on twice this past weekend. The generator starts four seconds after the power goes out but doesn't transfer power for...

I'd hate to see lightning hit that pile of hay. I divide my round bales into several separated sections in case of fire or lightning strike. Hopefully keeps all of it from being destroyed.

Check to see if there's junction box close by. Should be a sunken box that looks like a valve box. The one in front of my house has Frontier on it. I talked to a contractor that was burying the cable and he told me it was for Frontier. Gave them a call, set up an installation appointment. Only...

I paid about $95/month for Hughesnet. T Mobil with autopay was $50/month. The Frontier Gig plan will be $65/month.

My only option for years was either dial-up or Hughesnet. Hughesnet Gen5 worked pretty good until covid hit and then I was lucky to get 2 mbps and no upload. I put a deposit down on Starlink in February '21 but even now it's still not in my area. Last November I was able to get T Mobil 5G home...

Make sure the main hydraulic oil tank is up to the correct level.

My fastest speeds are early in the morning, slows down during the day. I've seen speeds of 225mbps and so far slowest has been 75mbps. I talked to a T Mobil tech yesterday and he said the tower close to my house is going to be upgraded within a month to the enhanced 5G. Said my speeds will...

I'm still using my 038 AV Super that I bought new in '85. First chainsaw Dad bought was a Mac 10-10 in the early '70's. Then had a few great Echo saws in the late '70's until I bought this Stihl. Runs like a new one.

Decided yesterday to get my refund from Starlink. I've had T Mobil home internet since November '21 when it first became available here and so far it's performed very well with speeds from 75-200 mbps depending on the time of day. $50/month is pretty good too. I had put my deposit down in...

When I graduated from high school in '74 the big worry was the coming Ice Age. The climate changes, always has, always will. Wasn't a large part of North America covered by a glacier at one time and water at another time? Our weather forecasters have a hard time predicting the weather a few days...

Went and drove the tractor. Loose tie rod ends, gauges and tach broken, hand throttle frozen but foot accelerator works. Engine sounds good but three point won't move at idle, moves when you rev the engine. Think I'll pass on this one.

I'm going to look and drive it today. I wouldn't give $4500 for it, probably offer $3500 and go from there. I'll post pictures. I'm not wanting it for much work, mainly clean it up and take to shows. It would be a handy tractor for pulling my welding trailer around the pasture. I'm still looking...

Went to a local tractor show and there was an 820 for sale. Decent tractor, owned locally. Surface rust, needs new steering wheel. Front of hood was dented. Almost new tires. Owner priced it at $4500. I'm thinking about going back to drive it but wanted to know what these tractors are worth and...

I still have my deposit with Starlink but if my T Mobil 5 G home internet keeps working well I'll get my deposit back. Starlink still shows mid '22 for my area so I've had time to test out T Mobil and so far it's working well with decent speeds from 175 early in the morning to 75 during busy times.

Sold my rake and mower to the same gentleman who bought my baler. After forty years I don't have any hay equipment around.

Listed my baler on Craigslist yesterday, sold today.

I'm officially out of the hay business now. I've only baled my own hay for the last twenty five years but I've decided I'm done with it. I have a good source for hay and I've been buying hay for next year. Between last year's below zero freeze that killed off most of my coastal bermuda and the...

The man I'm buying hay from bales probably 20,000 rolls of hay a year from his pastures and for hire. They have an enormous investment in equipment but it has to be run to make money and if it's a dry year it's a loss. My equipment is getting old and I'm not going to invest over $60,000 in...

Exactly. I can run a few more head of cows by opening up my hay meadow for grazing. My equipment is old and I'm not going to invest money in replacing it. Also not going to have to buy fertilizer to make hay.

Just hauled in fifty rolls of hay that I bought from a local producer. Plan on buying more next week while I can get it and I'm on his list for hay this summer. I've produced a lot of hay here the last forty years but it's going to be cheaper to buy what I need when I consider my time and...

I just priced fertilizer and the 21-7-14 I use on my coastal bermuda hay pasture is about $1000 per ton. Twice what it was last year. Last year's historic freeze we had in February did severe damage to my hay pasture. To top it off we have a severe drought going on. I might be out of the hay and...

I've had the T Mobile 5G home internet for two months now and so far I'm very pleased with it. Checked the speed early this morning and got 210 mbps, slows down during the day and evening but usually get at least 75 mbps. I'm waiting a while before I cancel Starlink to make sure T Mobile is...

I got a chance this morning to go see the 4020's my friend owns. Sheet metal is pretty rough on both tractors and they are missing the hood badges. They both have the powershift trans. One tractor needs a pto clutch. Both tractors have loaders. I don't know if he would sell either one, I'll keep...

Found out today that a friend of mine has a '67 with good sheet metal he might sell. He said the tractor runs good but when you start it you have to shake the steering wheel for the engine to crank, maybe to relieve the pressure on the pump? I'll be looking at it soon.

My primary tractor is a '96 6400 with cab and loader that I bought new. If I bought a 4020 it would mainly be taken to tractor shows and used as a back-up tractor.

I wanted to get something different to show. Lots of two cylinder Deeres, never see any later models like the 4020. Also like the fact that most of the parts should still be available. Hard to believe that these tractors are getting close to 60 years old.

I've had John Deere tractors for the past 40 years but never had a 20 series. Always heard that a 4020 was one of the best JD built. I'm considering trying to find a good one for some work but mainly for taking to tractor shows. Any opinions on what to look out for or years to avoid?

I pre-ordered Starlink last February, pushed back to mid'22 now. I was able to get T-Mobile 5G home internet about a month ago after being on Hughesnet the last ten years. Getting around 120 mbps down, 40 up, $50 a month and no data limits. I'm not canceling Starlink yet, the delay gives me time...

I'm not giving up on Starlink, I probably will go with them when they are available. When I tested my T Mobil this morning I actually hit nearly 300 gbps but it will drop during the day although so far the slowest I've seen is 75 gbps. Up load is 50-75. The T Mobil store tech told me they were...

The people at the T Mobil store said that the availability of 5G internet is very limited now, they're limiting the number of customers per cell tower. I actually have a T Mobil cell tower in my pasture, only about 1000 feet away from my house. They installed new antennas on the tower this...

I may not. Ran a speed test this morning and got 180 down and 55 up. A bit better than Hughes.

Still waiting for Starlink but I found out I was able to get T Mobil 5G internet. Got the device today, $50/month with autopay. Very easy setup, getting 170 mbps download, 74 upload and 24 ping. If and when Starlink becomes available all I have to do is return this device to T Mobil.

I pre-ordered last February, my account still shows mid to late '21. I've found out I can get T-Mobil 5G internet so if nothing happens with Starlink pretty soon I may go with T Mobil at least for a while until Starlink is up and running.

My date is still mid-to-late 2021 but my account page is now showing an account number that I had not seen before. Also is allowing you to shop, not sure if you could actually place an order. I'm hopeful!

I had been using my Miller Trailblazer and running extension cords whenever we had a power outage. Freezer, refrigerator, lights and TV during the summer. Since we have natural gas service I could run our furnace in the winter but the cords were a tripping hazard to walk around. In April of '20...

I pre-ordered back in February, in the confirmation e-mail it said to expect service in mid-to-late '21. Hughesnet Gen 5 is all I can get, worked pretty good until the covid hit and now I'm lucky to get 2 mbps down and almost no upload.

I've had Hughesnet for at least ten years now. Been on Gen5 for a few years and I would get 25-45mbps regularly until covid hit and speeds dropped way down. Speeds really vary now and almost no upload possible. I've signed up for Starlink and sent in my $99. Looking forward to getting it. I'd...

We had a tremendous amount of rain the last few weeks but I was finally able to cut a few days ago. Raked and baled today. Using a '96 JD 6400 and a '91 JD 535 baler. Raked with a Kuhn SR110 ten wheel rake.

I got a rude awakening this morning. I went out to feed the cows and discovered someone had broken into my shop and stolen my '14 RTVX-1100C. Only had 500 hours on it. Also took my Milwaukee cordless drill and grease gun. They drove it down through the pasture, cut the fence on my hay meadow and...

I got a rude awakening this morning. I went out to feed the cows and discovered someone had broken into my shop and stolen my '14 RTVX-1100C. Only had 500 hours on it. Also took my Milwaukee cordless drill and grease gun. They drove it down through the pasture, cut the fence on my hay meadow and...

My 30 year old Emglo compressor finally rusted out. It would have cost more than it was worth to try to find new tanks or fix it. I decided to buy a larger shop compressor. I bought a Gardner Denver with a 13hp Honda engine. Got it mounted on my welding trailer today. Runs great, builds up to...

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Here's the typical White Christmas we have at my place, sometimes you just have to improvise!

New to me, anyway. 1964 White 4200 winch truck. The engine is a White-built 470A Mustang, six cylinder flathead, 477 ci, five speed main trans, three speed auxiliary trans. The truck has less than 100,000 miles on it because it was used locally by a oil well servicing company. I bought it from...

I'm doing service on my RTVX-1100C which requires pulling the rear skid plate to change the engine oil. This time I figured it would be a good idea to drop the front skid plate and clean it. Good thing I did because there was probably 50# of mud on top of it that can't be removed unless the skid...

They probably won't appreciate getting a new squeeze chute.