The Official Farming Thread...

[deedskelly]

I believe that a 488&489 are nine foot units .Yes,55&70 horse tractors is what we pulled them with all the time.

 

[czar800]

Very few sickle machines are still going around here. And one of the few that's left runs stubs. He also cuts slooow... but has no problems & only puts up 2 or 3 cuttings on 20 acres and rolls his fields every year. Perfect setup for him. Hesstons stubs were junk so I've never got to see what they could do.

I get laughed at when I tell guys I still run sickle bars mowers. We cut around 70-80 acres of hay a year and only make 2nd cutting on maybe half of that. We make wet and dry bails and roll about 400-450 bails most years.

 

[concretegrazer]

I get laughed at when I tell guys I still run sickle bars mowers. We cut around 70-80 acres of hay a year and only make 2nd cutting on maybe half of that. We make wet and dry bails and roll about 400-450 bails most years.

I've cut way back this year. Barns were almost full from the mild winters the last 2 years. And lost some cash work. Kinda like not chasing it all summer.

 

[exSW]

I get laughed at when I tell guys I still run sickle bars mowers. We cut around 70-80 acres of hay a year and only make 2nd cutting on maybe half of that. We make wet and dry bails and roll about 400-450 bails most years.

Glad they laugh. Pick up some decent machines cheap.

 

[Mastermind]

Ima get a set of stubs on my sickle unless I find a good small disc cutter.

 

[jakethesnake]

Ima get a set of stubs on my sickle unless I find a good small disc cutter.

I don't mow fast either. Just get the job done but yes stubs really help with clogs

 

[exSW]

I think this is a new one. I heard the electric fencer arcing like crazy.
Tough being a slug.

 

[concretegrazer]

Made a wrong turn.

 

[amberg]

I've got my sickle tuned up pretty well. But you guys know how it is.......get to going along real good.......look around and you've hit a mouse nest or something, and dragging grass. It's frustrating at times.

I agree! no fun going backwards more than you are going forwards. ( You will LOVE a disc mower!! )

 

[ajschainsaws]

went too a forestry show on Friday and this monster was sat there with a huge trailer chipper Fendt 1020 around the 500HP mark

 

[jakethesnake]

We don't really have any fendts over here on the east coast us. I've seen em on you tube though lol

 

[exSW]

There's a dealer here. Only the rich Mennonites that live to farm have them. Pretty awesome tractor though.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

A local guy that does for-hire silage hauling and manure spreading has one. Probably only 200 HP +/-, though. Looks like a nice tractor.

 

[jakethesnake]

I live in Delaware. I've never seen them.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

I live in Delaware. I've never seen them.

They're under the AGCO umbrella. It might not be an Allis Chalmers, but it's a descendant in one form or another.

 

[ajschainsaws]

https://www.fginsight.com/vip/vip/on-test-can-fendts-1050-vario-get-the-power-down-16098

 

[ajschainsaws]

There seems too be more starting to get with the contractors We got two fendts coming over one wet day this week carting away all the muck heap and emptying the American loose barns will get some photos

 

[exSW]

I looked at a couple Allis's yesterday. Lord help me.

 

[concretegrazer]

They're under the AGCO umbrella. It might not be an Allis Chalmers, but it's a descendant in one form or another.

They're completely European. So not an allis at all.

 

[exSW]

Ain't nothing left of AC but the Orange and some Agco's mgt structure.

Allis Chalmers company still exists as an Energy sector services company.