Things you just have to have to start farming...

[Spiveyman]

" AMEN TO THAT " .......True blue ?

Are you asking if I'm true blue? Well, just in case you are, the answer is yes! I'm a Ford man through and through. Not just a Ford tractor man, but also a Ford truck man. I'm 34 years old and I'm on my 4th Ford truck. My current model is an F150 Supercrew, but I'm hoping to upgrade to an F350 Dielsel Dually as soon as the funds line up. My dad drives nothing but a Ford truck, his dad drives nothing but Ford trucks, and his dad had a horse named Ford! Well, not really, but we're a serious Ford family. My papaw did have an old IH Farmall when he started into farming, but in the early 80's he bought a Ford 3910. The only thing I remember from the IH is the scar on my brother's leg from the underneath exhaust pipe - not sure the technical term for that, but since the 80's it's been nothin but blue. I've got a 6610, and my uncle (the only other farmer in the family) has a 7740.

Not to mention that this is Kentucky Wildcat country, so we bleed double blue!

 

[Spiveyman]

Hey All,

Now it is my turn to apologise for not getting back sooner.

The Dube chute is interesting. I've been studying the pictures you provided trying to decide for sure how it works. I see the palp access on both ends. I see how it ratchets but what controls an animals back and forth motion? Nose pinch and/or squeeze?

As interesting as the chute is I couldn't help but notice the pastures in the background. What is the weed left behind? I see they are all clipped real short. Do you use portable electric fence for intensive grazing? How much legume component do you have in the pastures?

As for the cost issue I asked about - I am not as familiar with operations in your neck of the woods or Texas where TexasJohn is from but in the northern part of the US and Canada it is generally winter feed costs as being the biggest cost factor followed by supporting open cows. Does anyone else within a reasonable distance also raise longhorns in the way you do? If you could maybe share some costs doing something cooperatively.

Your choice of longhorns is interesting. I assume it works well from a marketing perspective. I take it you do direct farm sales of halves, quarters and such. You must be near a population center for that to work.

-Ed-

Ps I saw the pics of your tractor and family in the other thread. Very nice - reminds me of when my children were young. The tractor I used then was a 200 series Case.

Hey Ed, yeah, start that other post and I'll answer this there....

Tim

 

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Spiveyman - Done Deal! New Thread is here

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1216201#post1216201

in the Related Topics Forum. Didn't really know where else to put it.

-Ed-