In the fields

[Not db4600]

If you have a threshing show you need something to thresh. Oats went in 4 weeks ago so this week is field work and corn.

 

[jon f mn]

Does that tractor have 4 wheel steering like the case?

 

[Powered By IH]

Should have come with it. If it works is another question.

 

[Not db4600]

Does that tractor have 4 wheel steering like the case?

4166? Yes. Still works.

 

[560Dennis]

Nice photo, impressed with church

 

[petertay]

Why not no-til planting. Seems like a lot of fuel the way you are doing it.

 

[Not db4600]

Why not no-til planting. Seems like a lot of fuel the way you are doing it.

For the same reason we don’t have gps, combine the grain, and push a silage pile.
It’s about heritage. You could say “If that’s the case we should have plow day”. With the dwindling active leadership it’s tough to find a day to gather for such an event. Our show is mid September and by the time we put away, clean up, winterize, and pick corn for next year it leaves little time.

We also cut 40 acres of grass and plow snow all winter. We have 5 weeks of drive through Christmas lights supported by 60+ chamber decorators. We don’t need to cut grass, but it sure makes it nicer for summer events and come show time the grounds doesn’t look like an old sock.

By the time we run a 4 day show, corn and grain binding and hauling, corn picking, and summer and winter maintenance, the fuel involved for tillage is a relatively small part of our fuel consumption.

 

[petertay]

Thanks for the explanation. I didn’t understand what you are doing.

 

[paul]

Some of us farm cold wet clay soils and need tillage 4 out of 5 years to get a decent planting time. Planting crops in June with a frost date of first week of October (sometimes September) doesn’t make yields that pay the bills….. now, if you can tell me which year of the 5 will have a dry warm spring I’ll low till that year for sure!

I don’t think I was aware IHC made a crab steering 4 wheel drive tractor, that is cool. Be interested in more info on that? Heck my side of the state highway was the IHC region, thought I knew IHC stuff fairly well from the neighbors. Never saw one of those, a few of the case models were around….

Paul

 

[Not db4600]

Some of us farm cold wet clay soils and need tillage 4 out of 5 years to get a decent planting time. Planting crops in June with a frost date of first week of October (sometimes September) doesn’t make yields that pay the bills….. now, if you can tell me which year of the 5 will have a dry warm spring I’ll low till that year for sure!

I don’t think I was aware IHC made a crab steering 4 wheel drive tractor, that is cool. Be interested in more info on that? Heck my side of the state highway was the IHC region, thought I knew IHC stuff fairly well from the neighbors. Never saw one of those, a few of the case models were around….

Paul

The county soil and water guru just retired. His spiel was no till and cover crops.
Cover crops=good.
No till=?
His father was rolling over because he grew up to the area of Stearns where it made a huge difference if you fall plowed. No till in those townships just doesn’t produce. Nicollet and Blue Earth are much different.

 

[Not db4600]

I’m not an IH expert so correct me if I’m wrong. I believe the 41xx series tractors along with the 4300 were crab steer.

 

[the tractior vet]

Why not no-til planting. Seems like a lot of fuel the way you are doing it.

Well He can still FIX that 4166 with a good Craftsman TOOL BOX full of Tools , can't be shut down by a dealer whim and it is Still working with NO payments . Like all my old customers and like me . Back when the bottom fell out in the 80's my OLD 706 Gas that cost me 650 bucks out of a DEAD ROW at a sale , my 210 dollar four bottom plow , my 400 dollar 13 foot disc and my 650 dollar John Deere 1240 planter and my 657.50 cent combine harvested my 178 BPA corn that was paying 2.10 every dime was to ME , no bank , no tractor or combine payment , all mine and when Dec. came all seed was bought and Paid for along wit Fert and chem. Yea it took me LONGER to PLOW disc and plant and yea a 30 acre was a big day planting and a 39 acre day shelling was also a big day two rows at a time . When done i owed NOBODY NOTHING . i could fix what broke with out a computer and that 657.50 cent combine that NOBODY wanted made more money then you could ever dream of doing custom for small guys in fields that even a fou8r row could not get into at 24 bucks and acre . the MOST fun i had farming was the day i bought a BIG tractor for CHUMP CHANGE a 1805 Massey that had issues and a week later a Massey 880 auto rest 8 bottom plow for 200 bucks that needed a seven dollar part / The tractor needed three new battery's a Delco I S 10 alt and a qt of DOT 3 brake fluid . What would have taken me four long evenings of plowing with my 706 we did in ONE evening and borrowed a 24 foot disc to do in one pass that would have taken me three with my I H 370 13 footer . We used less fuel saved HOURS and never really got to open up that Massey in my small fields , but god it was fun listen to that 3208 Cat with the turbo talk thu the valley