Young farmer help

[Whistlin200]

I posted on here a while back seeing what people thought of farmer at a young age. I figured I’d update you guys on how ever this is going. I got everything planted and it is coming up really well, my 4 acres of oats are about 8 inches tall now. my beans are just about ready for me to make the first past with the cultivator, the winter rye plowed down really allowing the corn to get a head of the weeds both are 3 inches tall and not a weed in sight. I also got all my custom ground worked and planted pretty much without a hitch. I’ve been juggling getting my “hoe” ready to cultivate here in the coming weeks in the afternoon after school. Im curious about two things first of all I want to get a cab for my Allis 200 to make fall tillage and picking a little bit warmer. the tractor had a cozy cab that was rubber bushing mounted. I was curious if those were any good or if the year round or hinker ones were any good. I do not really like the look of the factory allis cabs. I was curious what you guys would recommend. I think I want one that I can take all the windows and doors off during the summer. if anyone had one they’d want to sell to a young farmer im located in Dakota county mn and willing to pay a fair price of the right piece Thanks everyone

 

[Bob NY]

Don't they teach punctuation and capitalization in school anymore?

 

[moresmoke]

Don't they teach punctuation and capitalization in school anymore?

Some of us only got out of english class for time served and good behavior.

 

[used red MN]

Thanks for the update, sounds like it is going well! As for your grammar even though these forums might have mostly old codgers that may not care how your posts read, I for one would encourage you to practice it here otherwise proper written communication will be lost. In what you wrote about every 15 words or so up to 25-30 would make up a sentence. Every sentence needs a subject and verb, the “subject” doing some “action”, the action being the verb. So as your first line starts “I posted…” I is the subject and posted is the verb. Better leave it at that or I’ll get run out of town.
Here is a link to the previous thread you are referring too. Previous advice thread

 

[MM-TX]

Don't they teach punctuation and capitalization in school anymore?

What a positive response.

 

[chvet73]

Don't they teach punctuation and capitalization in school anymore?

As a retired teacher I can assure you it’s taught. The trouble is they don’t learn it.

 

[Whistlin200]

Thanks for the update, sounds like it is going well! As for your grammar even though these forums might have mostly old codgers that may not care how your posts read, I for one would encourage you to practice it here otherwise proper written communication will be lost. In what you wrote about every 15 words or so up to 25-30 would make up a sentence. Every sentence needs a subject and verb, the “subject” doing some “action”, the action being the verb. So as your first line starts “I posted…” I is the subject and posted is the verb. Better leave it at that or I’ll get run out of town.
Here is a link to the previous thread you are referring too. Previous advice thread

I put my English hat on, and fixed it think.

 

[paul]

Not much Allis stuff in my family other than the silver combines so can’t help you there.

I enjoy the outdoors so I plant with an open station tractor because it’s always nice when planting right? This spring has challenged me one morning was 27 degrees, twice there were snow flurries on me, once rain spits that weren’t enough to gum up the tires but sure got me damp, and the 30-50 mph wind day. Actually the worst was when it was 50 degrees and a steady 20-25mph wind all day, I thought I dressed warm but was shaking when I got in the house. Why are we planting in these condition eh? And yes I sure enjoy a cab on the combine and fall tillage tractors.

Thanks for the update.

Pics are nice if you happen to snap some for the next update.

Paul

 

[trackrat]

Some of us only got out of english class for time served and good behavior.

My mother taught English for 33 years I was her biggest failure still can't spell or use punctuation very correctly

 

[used red MN]

I put my English hat on, and fixed it think.

Thank you for that, ALL IS NOT LOST! All I can tell you about that cab is, once you get it on don’t ever drive a JD of the same era with a Sound Guard cab.

 

[Not db4600]

My mother taught English for 33 years I was her biggest failure still can't spell or use punctuation very correctly

I use the term “English is a tough language”.
That is not correct. My sister points out “steaks are tough. English is difficult”.

The Americanized version of English gives us a lot of words with double meanings and even double entendres. I can see where it could be confusing to learn new.

Anyway, good news for Whistlin200. I’m not an Allis aficionado, but I would think with the rear tank and gauge cowl a generic cab would take some fabricating unless a specific cab can be found.

 

[flying belgian]

I think I can help you with the cab thing. I worked at Hiniker cab R&D The cab frame is the same for every make and model. Takes different mount brkts and different filler plates. If you have welding abilities you can make the mounts. Hiniker was rubber mounted also and I believe yeararound is as well. You can remove all the windows and doors on Hiniker. Lot of people on here will cuss them old add on cabs... loud, noisey and dirty but when they went out the factory door back in the day they were nice. But as the foam padding and door, window gasket started deteriorating nobody ever replaced. When the floor mat wore out they just kept going. When the sound deadening material fell down under the hood and the cowl they just threw them in the burnpile. Now 50 yrs later they talk them down. Ever stop to think how your pickup would be if you ripped all the carpet and upholstery and window, door gaskets out?

 

[Frankmn]

I posted on here a while back seeing what people thought of farmer at a young age. I figured I’d update you guys on how ever this is going. I got everything planted and it is coming up really well, my 4 acres of oats are about 8 inches tall now. my beans are just about ready for me to make the first past with the cultivator, the winter rye plowed down really allowing the corn to get a head of the weeds both are 3 inches tall and not a weed in sight. I also got all my custom ground worked and planted pretty much without a hitch. I’ve been juggling getting my “hoe” ready to cultivate here in the coming weeks in the afternoon after school. Im curious about two things first of all I want to get a cab for my Allis 200 to make fall tillage and picking a little bit warmer. the tractor had a cozy cab that was rubber bushing mounted. I was curious if those were any good or if the year round or hinker ones were any good. I do not really like the look of the factory allis cabs. I was curious what you guys would recommend. I think I want one that I can take all the windows and doors off during the summer. if anyone had one they’d want to sell to a young farmer im located in Dakota county mn and willing to pay a fair price of the right piece Thanks everyone

Dakota County eh? Me too, Hastings.

 

[rrlund]

I'm not sure you can take enough glass out of a cab to make it usable in warm weather without air conditioning. I've had two compressors go bad on two different tractors, and I ordered new ones the same day. It's agony. Even in the winter hauling manure I, if the sun is shining, the air is on low. It's nothing like a car where you're moving fast enough to get air moving, and even a fan drawing outside air, it just doesn't do any good. A good canvas heat houser is better than a cab without air.

 

[Hutch75]

As a retired teacher I can assure you it’s taught. The trouble is they don’t learn it.

As a retired teacher you should know that the way children where taught years ago is nothing like it is know . Also as a retired teacher you should know about manners and criticizing . It’s nice hearing a young person out there farming .

 

[rrlund]

Is it raining so you guys can't work? Nothing to do but sit in the house and gripe about spelling?

 

[flying belgian]

Is it raining so you guys can't work? Nothing to do but sit in the house and gripe about spelling?

Exactly. I hope they don't check my spelling.

 

[SweetFeet]

I posted on here a while back seeing what people thought of farmer at a young age. I figured I’d update you guys on how ever this is going. I got everything planted and it is coming up really well, my 4 acres of oats are about 8 inches tall now. my beans are just about ready for me to make the first past with the cultivator, the winter rye plowed down really allowing the corn to get a head of the weeds both are 3 inches tall and not a weed in sight. I also got all my custom ground worked and planted pretty much without a hitch. I’ve been juggling getting my “hoe” ready to cultivate here in the coming weeks in the afternoon after school. Im curious about two things first of all I want to get a cab for my Allis 200 to make fall tillage and picking a little bit warmer. the tractor had a cozy cab that was rubber bushing mounted. I was curious if those were any good or if the year round or hinker ones were any good. I do not really like the look of the factory allis cabs. I was curious what you guys would recommend. I think I want one that I can take all the windows and doors off during the summer. if anyone had one they’d want to sell to a young farmer im located in Dakota county mn and willing to pay a fair price of the right piece Thanks everyone

Good for you, young man.

It is encouraging that young folk still want to farm and use older iron. Keep on keepin' on!!

And while sentences and punctuation are easier to read (and good for your brain)... don't let the curmudgeons drag you down.

A tropical MN Gma.

 

[Randyscottsboro]

read-en, right-un, and rifmatick. Who said I never learned nothing?

 

[tom upton]

I posted on here a while back seeing what people thought of farmer at a young age. I figured I’d update you guys on how ever this is going. I got everything planted and it is coming up really well, my 4 acres of oats are about 8 inches tall now. my beans are just about ready for me to make the first past with the cultivator, the winter rye plowed down really allowing the corn to get a head of the weeds both are 3 inches tall and not a weed in sight. I also got all my custom ground worked and planted pretty much without a hitch. I’ve been juggling getting my “hoe” ready to cultivate here in the coming weeks in the afternoon after school. Im curious about two things first of all I want to get a cab for my Allis 200 to make fall tillage and picking a little bit warmer. the tractor had a cozy cab that was rubber bushing mounted. I was curious if those were any good or if the year round or hinker ones were any good. I do not really like the look of the factory allis cabs. I was curious what you guys would recommend. I think I want one that I can take all the windows and doors off during the summer. if anyone had one they’d want to sell to a young farmer im located in Dakota county mn and willing to pay a fair price of the right piece Thanks everyone

Your doing a lot better than me. This spring has sucked here in central ontario. I finally got one field of oats in on May 12th, but cant seem to get a dry enough spell to get last field in. If I were you I would forget about one of those old cabs. It will magnify every engine noise and vibration and bake you when its hot out.