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I knew it would be a whopper, its been doing nothing but raining for a month. I had a frost stunted 25 bales off of 16 acres first cutting. This 2nd cutting went 49 bales off the 16 acres. Normally I'm 43 first cutting, 25-30 second cutting so almost a complete reversal of the norm. A quick...

We're in one of those every 3 day rain event patterns up here in South Dakota. I took a gamble, dropped the hay Saturday and wouldn't you know it rained an inch Sunday night/Monday morning. We were dry Tuesday and Wednesday, but of course they were predicting potential heavy rain Wednesday...

Warmed up nicely this past weekend, thought I'd take the new Farmall 55a out and get used to her. Started backing her out of the shed, and heard a loud pop followed by a steady stream of Hydraulic fluid shooting out the right side of the tractor right at the front tire. Blown hose on the new...

I've owned the old girl since 1997. A friend of mine is in the business of restorations. I loaded it up today and hauled it to his house (he restores them in a detached 2 stall garage). Hopefully it'll get done prior to show season :cool2:

Been dealing with my JD dealer to put a package together to get a Deere 5055d tractor and loader as a second tractor, but his pricing new with loader and canopy was north of $25k. While digesting that, I came across a Case Farmall 55a at the local CaseIH dealer and inquired about it. It was...

Went out tonight and fired up the 5093e and fed a round bale to the cows. The sun was setting on a cold (9 degree) day and the light was bouncing off the snow. No wind to speak of (which is rare in South Dakota!) and I just sat in the cab and felt the calmness of the day, the beauty of the...

Slow morning, caught a picture of momma and baby walking by the house. Happy Saturday!

I currently run a 1 tractor, 1 skidsteer setup. There are definite applications that the skidsteer is the only good solution (cleaning out small livestock pens, landscaping, etc.) but I'm finding that having a second tractor might give me more productivity overall. I'd love to have one tractor...

The 567 baler finally showed up today. Looking forward to putting it to work with the 3rd cutting of Alfalfa!

Got a call from my dealer that the 567 baler was in and being readied for delivery to me. Should be here for 3rd cutting. I needed a rake to complete the setup, so I hit a neighbors auction today and picked up this 894a JD rake in good condition. I'm hoping it will do the trick for now, time...

She's old, but she still can put down a hay field. 2nd cutting dropped this afternoon. Here's a couple pictures of the Deere 800 windrower, a couple while I'm driving it off the field, a pic of the freshly cut field with 1st cutting bales in the background, a pic of my cows as they were...

Picked this up today at a consignment sale, it's a Balzer manure spreader. I've never seen one like it, but needed a spreader and the price was right ($900). I only run 10 cows, so this will make short work of the manure but what the heck. Floor is new in it, and the running gear is worth the...

Took a nice leisurely drive in the 5093e last night to check the alfalfa field, almost made it home..... Thank goodness one of my friends owns a tow truck. Left rear tire fell off the axle hub, only one lug still holding it on (along with the fender). Right side lugs were on so tight he...

I was out on the deere configurator last night, and I noticed they no longer allow you to configure a 5093e, the 5083e and 5101e are there with the Tier III engines and now there is a 5100e that is Tier IV. It looks like the switch has begun! Here's a link to the web page on the 5100e...

I'm looking to bale about 100-150 round bales a year. My JD dealer just took in a 2001 567 baler. Local unit, always shedded, mainly used for custom baling straw bales. The down side is it has had 35000 bales through it. He says its in great condition, belts are good, it's ready to go. It...

Hi all! I'm pretty excited :dance1: as I took the plunge today on a 2013 5093e. First, and probably last, new tractor I'll ever by. I'm turning 50 this year, and this is my mid-life crisis cure!!! Some guys by sports cars, I guess I bought a tractor! Here is how I configured it with list...

I have read a ton of threads on this site, some wonderful insight. I am looking for help in making a decision. Last summer I downsized to a CTU (McCormick CT65U). Great little tractor, but I have changed my mind on what I want to use a tractor for and it is now too small. I have recently...