Spring Farm Work (Pics)

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Got a chance to catch up on some farm work today, it's been really rainy here lately so some of this should have been done a month ago. This year we are planting a small plot of field corn to feed our livestock, poultry, etc next year as the cost of feed is going way up.

So after the area was grazed I hauled several loads of manure and spread them. This manure was from deep bedding in one of our cow pens, so it has a lot of bedding in it as well. We let it compost for a couple months before using it.

Kubota B3200, Ford NAA, Millcreek 75bu spreader:

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Good load for the NAA:

Also got my plowing done, I'll have to post those pics tomorrow...

 

[sweettractors]

Great pics, thanks. Ken Sweet

 

[looknlearn]

Nice Tractors and pictures.:thumbsup:

 

[General Lee]

Nice pictures. Always good to see tractors at work

 

[devildog1]

Hey, thanks for the pictures, so nice to see tractors doing work, that B3200 and ford sure work well together.
DevilDog

 

[jtheise4]

Thanks for sharing. I envy you!

 

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Thanks for the replies. Below are a few pics of plowing. This was all virgin ground and not exactly bottom land either. Soil is decent, but fairly heavy with some rock here and there (along with old bricks, pieces of burried farm equipment, etc lol.) It was a pretty tough job for a 30hp tractor, but I got it done. Not exactly the best plowing job I've ever done either, but given the conditions and equipment it's passable IMO.


Back furrow:

Coming along:

Pic of the plow. I honestly don't know the make or model of this plow, but it has adjustable draft, spring trip bottoms and uses 14" Oliver bottoms (anyone know who made it?):

Completed job:

Mirror like surface, what a properly scoured plow bottom should look like:

I'll update this thread with some more pics as work progresses. :thumbsup:

EDIT: And yes, to the plowing veterans, I realize I didn't level the plow on the back furrow, nor is it tracking straight, but I was in a hurry to get done before the weather, so I just ran it as is.

 

[jdfire]

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing,

 

[bironacad]

Yes, great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bigbull338]

great pics,i bet your backside was numb after plowing that field.

 

[Verticaltrx]

great pics,i bet your backside was numb after plowing that field.

You'd think, but actually that old metal spring seat on the NAA is pretty comfortable, really it rides better than my Kubota.

 

[Jimmy Joe]

Great pictures, brings back memories I can even smell the newly turned soil.

 

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Got my little field disced today. Used my Leinbach #97 tandem disc, loaded with a 200lb truck tire/rim for extra weight. Used the Kubota and with 4wd it did pretty well. Went over it twice, half-lapping on the second time over. Soil worked up real nice, I'll let it sit a couple weeks then disc it again pulling a spike tooth harrow along as I go. Should be about ready for planting by then.

 

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Before and After:

 

[sweettractors]

Good job of plowing. From looking at the backside of the trip spring on the plow, that looks like a Pittsburgh brand. Closer Side view would be able to tell for sure. I get the best results if I disc after a rain and also put a heavy well casing or railroad tie "drag" behind the disc. The drag will help seal off the field better so it can decompose quicker and usually saves maybe 1 trip over the field. Thanks for the Pics. Ken Sweet

 

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Great pictures, brings back memories I can even smell the newly turned soil.

Yup, it's a smell I love almost as much as freshly mowed hay. I grew up in NC where it's pretty flat and we did a lot of moldboard plowing. Started when I was about 14 (I'm 26 now) using a 65hp JD 2550 with a 3-16 bottom plow and pulled a 14' tandem disc with the same tractor. I guess I'm kinda going backwards in the equipment department, lol.

 

[Verticaltrx]

Good job of plowing. From looking at the backside of the trip spring on the plow, that looks like a Pittsburgh brand. Closer Side view would be able to tell for sure. I get the best results if I disc after a rain and also put a heavy well casing or railroad tie "drag" behind the disc. The drag will help seal off the field better so it can decompose quicker and usually saves maybe 1 trip over the field. Thanks for the Pics. Ken Sweet

I'll try to get a better pic of the plow soon. On the next pass I'll pull the harrow behind the disc, with this ground being as rough as it was I like to get the soil broken down a little more first. My spike tooth harrow is pretty rugged, but not like a well casing or RR tie, lol.

 

[crbr]

I'd like to see several close-ups of the spreader if you have a chance. Inside of the bed, the tracks, the drive system for the tracks, and the spreader on the rear. Also a closer look at the wheels and hitch.

Thank you,

 

[Verticaltrx]

Good job of plowing. From looking at the backside of the trip spring on the plow, that looks like a Pittsburgh brand. Closer Side view would be able to tell for sure.

I'd like to see several close-ups of the spreader if you have a chance. Inside of the bed, the tracks, the drive system for the tracks, and the spreader on the rear. Also a closer look at the wheels and hitch.

Thank you,

Pics attached:

 

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Few more of the spreader: