Chopping silage

[jon f mn]

Finally dried up enough so I could chop some silage. Got about 10 of rain on the last month, then it froze hard last Monday and Tuesday, so the corn is pretty dry. All case equipment except the box which I think is a Minnesota, but I'm not sure. The 1030 and 300 chopper and 10 ton running gear are all case.

The 400 handled the hauling great.

The DC built the stack.

There was still plenty of mud to deal with as well.

Got all but one load done, but the 1030 was out of fuel so I'll finish tonight I hope.

Here is a short video of chopping.
Chopping

 

[DeltaRed]

Thanks for the memories.I cut a lot of silage with an IH #55. Pulled with a 706,later a buddys JD 4010.The 706 wasnt big enough(2nd and low gear),the 4010 handled it a lot better.We used trucks,not wagons. Will never forget the howling those choppers make.

 

[jon f mn]

They are loud. This is the same chopper but with some case casted parts on it. It was made by IH to case specs for case.

 

[DeltaRed]

Thought it was something like that.Recognised the shape and sound. But the color was a bit off.I know IH(and others) often bought/sold equipment from/to others to round out their line up.Changed the paint and decals.

 

[paul]

Yikes. We are bone dry on my side of the state, pastures are dried out, alfalfa isnt growing, we arent use of the crops are mature, frozen, or just plain dried up. Cant see combines in the fields, just clouds of dust.

Your pics bing back memories of 5 years in a row when we had the rains and mud.....

Paul

 

[Robert, NC]

When I was a Teenager back in late 60s that is what got me interested in Farming and tractors. Helping a couple of Dairy farmers cut and haul silage. Not done around here now due to all the farms being sold and made into housing complexes. Still have a 660 Ford and use it for gardening and bush hogging.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Looks great. We plan to chop next week. Might get the IH 550 out for a few loads. Tom

 

[Vito]

Nice video thanks for posting. What was the moisture of the corn?

Vito

 

[Weldon K]

Nothing wrong with that. Old stuff still gets it done.

 

[MF#1]

In my opinion there is little that compares to the sound of a tractor, any make, pulling a chopper in heavy corn, turning diesel fuel into smoke!

 

[jon f mn]

I don't know. The short stuff was just denting when it froze.