good thing for spares...

[Don-Wi]

last week while on my way to the fields up the road I noticed the tire was a little flat, so I turned around and headed for home the quickest way as posible, cutting across the cornfield. I didn't make it, that was the fastest leak I've ever seen that didn't exploade.... Threw on the spare 11L-15 we've got in the shed- just looks funny pared with that 7.50-16....

Whadda you guys think???

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[super99]

Now you have done it!!! You have gone and turned it into a hillside tractor. All you can do with it is to farm hillsides. Bigger tire must always be on the downhill side. Nice looking 1600!
Chris

 

[IaGary]

I also have spares for most all wheels on the farm. Makes for getting back to the field quicker than taking time to repair the leak.

Can't help but notice the corn. :lol: Do you post apply herbicides,cultivate or how do you control the weeds?

Gary

 

[IaGary]

Hey Chris did you go to Homestead?

How was the turnout?

Hope to go over later this morning.

Gary

 

[Mike (WA)]

Well, of course you didn't make it, Don- You stopped to take pictures! I swear, this board will be the ruin of us all. . . :>)

 

[DAVID in WALES]

Hi Buddy;
That is a Beautifull looking tractor. They stopped importing Olivers here in the late 1940's,
During the 1930's & 40's we got a few 60's, and lots of 80's & 90's - well respected tractors.

Interesting to see your hay turner, hav'nt seen that style with the solid circles & tines around the outer rim before.
The ones here used an open "wheel" with the tines coming from the hub up through the rim.

Always pleased to see what you guys use.

David

 

[Walt Davies]

David here is mine in use behind a Cockshutt 35.

Walt
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[Don-Wi]

We just had the corn sprayed on Monday. It really got hot the last week and it's taken off since this picture. Ground is starting to get on the dry side again, but they got rain in the forecast this week.

Just cultivated our pumpkins on Friday too, then my brother applied a pre-emergence herbicide on them called Curb-it that's made for vine type plants. so far the pumpkins are looking great!

I know what ya mean about having the spare. we've got plenty of 6 bolt (bunch of 5 bolts too)rims in the shed all with different sizes, but then we can change and get back out there quicker.
Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Don-Wi]

Thanks!

We got this rake really cheap at auction ($7.50) and it works pretty good, although I've been contemplating mounting those other type wheels on there.... being a machinist it wouldn't be too difficult for me to make the modifications....

These are the original wheel rakes, made before they started making them with the long tines like you describe. This one has a tag on it that it's made by Morrill- think they're outta California. can't remember.

I still gotta get a pictuire some time of our Massey 285 hooked to the #12 baler. Makes a great baling rig and pulls those large wagons without a second look. Had this Ollie on the baler once in a great while, but it's more or less our planting and raking tractor.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Don-Wi]

Would you believe there really isn't much height difference at all? The 11L might be 1/2 or so taller but the axel doesn't look lopsided at all, other than the big foot.... Still gotta put the other one back on, just ain't got around to it yet.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Dairy Farmer in WI]

i always say it don't hafta look pretty , just gotta git the job done! Nice looking tractori have a restored 4020 that needs tires but they are fine for now OT: why does one front tire always wear more than the other? all my tractors are like that exept my 4010 cuz those fronts are bald. but every other it warn wierd. oh well
i'm in Polk County WI how 'bout you?
my 2 cents again
DF in WI

 

[Anonymous-0]

Haven't seen corn planted at that low of population for many years. Back home even on the poorer soils they use a higher population. Initially thought it might be open-pollinated. Bet it looks strange to the European observers, because from what I have read, they plant well over 40,000/acre Obviously no pre-herbicide, is it organic and do you cultivate only? If organic do you keep the opoulation lower to match the anticipated available nutrients?

 

[Don-Wi]

I'm over in Outagamie County under Green bay.

I can't say we've ever had a matched pair of front tires on any of our tractors before, just replace 1 when it's blown too bad to be fixed. This one hasn't seen enough road travel yet to determine if one side is gonna wear faster than the other...

Did take off a set of really worn 10.00-16 tires of our Massey 285, then put on a pair of 11L-15's that we had that have good tread yet. Both Armstrong's too... Maybe we'll notice a pattern on that one.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Don-Wi]

I adjusted the population on the planter, it was supposed to be higher but I think I drove too fast to get an accurate drop- It's an old JD 495A planter. We had the corn sprayed on monday, no organic on this farm other than the manure we haul out there.

We have another field I planted, but took it a little slower with the exact same settings the next day and the plants are much closer together. Just a learning experience I guess.....

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Anonymous-0]

Have also made a few mistakes on my own during my re-education with newer equipment and updated practices. Unfortunately there was about a 20 year gap and we had just progressed from a 3- point converted horse drawn 2 row JD planter to a still old JD 494, when dad decided to retire. He sold the livestock but keep the old machinery and become a landlord. When they both passed, the Amish took most of the machinery. Until recently, I had never ran any equipment more than 12 ft wide, and now the planter is 34 ft. The only time to be concerned is if you fail to learn from your experiences and constantly repeat mistakes. However mistakes are a lot easier to accept when it is $2.00 corn rather than this year's $4-5. Unfortunately I suspect these prices will again go away as did the Dodo bird. Not too many years ago I raised 90 bu wheat and lost my rear, when the market was 1.86/bu.

 

[Don-Wi]

The only opart of $4 cron that affects us is the price of next year's seed. Everything we plant gets put in the silo for feed. Dad wanted to up-date to a newer planter for this year but he lost his job and we just can't afford what they're asking for the 7000's and such, even the wide ones that nobody wants... Seen a couple newer than ours but still old 1240's advertised locally but now the seed is in. Still keep my eyes peeled, but unless it's a great deal or we gotta have it, we won't buy it.

Did just get an 18' Oliver 245 field cultivator this spring. Towed it home and replaced a few shovels, and so far it works pretty good behind the 1855. We're still upgrading to bigger stuff to pull behind that one- I just got done discing a field today with the Massey 285 and 14' JD disk. just too small to go behind the 18... I do have my eyes on a White disk that's been sitting in a dealer's lot for about 2 years now. they want too much for it but I may be able to dicker them down some that I know it's been there for so long...

Donovan from Wisconsin