You getting ready for 2023?

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Hay Dude

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Aug 28, 2012
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Location
A Hay Field along the PA/DE border
Tractor
Challenger MT655E, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT555D, Challenger MT535B Krone 4x4 XC baler, 2-Kubota ZD1211’s, 2020 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 19 ton trailer, Deere CX-15, Pottinger Hay mower, NH wheel rak
I don’t know about you, but I am trying to get ready, but still have some unanswered questions.
1. Need to find a rake. Still can’t decide between wheel & rotary. Would like a Krone or Claas rotary.
2. Waiting for sprocket & chain replacement on Krone baler pickup. Chains are stretched to limit and sprocket teeth look like toothpicks.
3. Also just finished getting monitor recalibrated and software updated. Found a couple fractured pins in harness, too. One bad ground.
4. 2 tractors need oil changes & lube. No big deal.

Still looking for a replacement for the Kubota M126X. Used tractors cost about 30% more than they did 4 years ago.

Other than that, bring it on!!
 
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I'm trying to find a used land plane 60 inch but they're hard to find around me. Probably going to have to buy a new one.
 
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Seen the neighbors going through corn planters and spring tillage equipment. Guessing be 3 to 4 weeks before spring field work and planting starts around here.
 
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I am excited about this one.
 
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I did go and get 4 bags of pasture grass seed the other day -
now if the snow would quit.....
 
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I'm going to pick up a 5' Land Pride Heavy duty RCR 1860 Bush hog ($1500) tomorrow looks like it hasn't seen a lot of use. I'm going to sell my 4' medium duty Land Pride.

It is 2.5 hours one way but I'm ready to get out of the house.

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Have fertilizer ready to go for the hay fields and if the weather cooperates I’ll get it spread this coming week. Might try and put in a first round of sweet corn this week also. It will be a risk as it’s very early for sweet corn here but the weather looks warm enough.
 
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Yeah if you put the corn in the ground before soil temps are 50°, you might as well be feeding it to the birds. Ask me how I know. 😆
 
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the snow melt is getting me overwhelmed already …

1- i got a burn pile to finish burning and grass burn the field
2-need to plow 1/4 of a field once it’s burned
3- installed windows in the gazebo
4- built a water tower for the camper
5- built a wood shack, and stack the wood in it
6-need to plow and disk a 1/4 of a field
4- I have some patch seeding to do on my main field
6-built a fence for the horses
7-my rotary rake need attention some bearing to change

will try to do as much as possible before the mosquitos comes out
 

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