The Official Farming Thread...

[Only the Tony]

Then went to a farm auction. This followed me home. Been looking for a while.

 

[mdavlee]

I hauled a load of these. 19 may have been a few too many. 848 bales are heavier than last year[emoji23]

 

[Only the Tony]

Went out this morning to find neighbors calves had got out, crossed the highway and were in my yard and garden.

 

[mdavlee]

View attachment 185298Went out this morning to find neighbors calves had got out, crossed the highway and were in my yard and garden.

We had some get out of a small pasture we were letting them eat down today. Right as it started a downpour. So we moved them back across the road and one calf decided he didn’t want to go. We ended up catching and carrying him across.

 

[czar800]

A guy stopped me this afternoon while I was planting and asked me if he could land a helicopter in the yard.

 

[JimBear]

A guy stopped me this afternoon while I was planting and asked me if he could land a helicopter in the yard.

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Did you have him trim back some overgrown fence rows for the inconvenience of letting him land in your yard???

 

[Steve]

Finially cut some hay today. And holy hell is it heavy.

 

[Steve]

A guy stopped me this afternoon while I was planting and asked me if he could land a helicopter in the yard.

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That is cool as hell right there!


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[czar800]

Did you have him trim back some overgrown fence rows for the inconvenience of letting him land in your yard???

I asked him and he said you can’t afford it... Too much liability for him to just cut. Both guys were very interesting and I’m sure if they were allowed they would.

Everybody’s got a job to do, so I always try to look at it as if I was doing his job for a living.

He said it’s powered by a Twin cylinder Briggs. From a lawnmower.

 

[czar800]

What kind of population do you guys plan 15 inch beans?

I planted some the other day kinda light.....Not on purpose but I ended up coming out around 120,000 per acre.

I normally run 150,000ish..

 

[JimBear]

I am planting for my friend & I am putting his on from 162 -170, just finished his last night. I should finish his neighbors last 30acres this morning, knocked out 200acres for him Sat & Sunday, he likes his put on @ 135-140. Then I have 280 acres for my brother he wants his put on about 162, hopefully I can get most of it knocked out before it starts raining again tomorrow night. It’s still mucky enough underneath that it’s working my friends 6155 like a rented mule (or in this case a leased mule) pulling a 12/23 Kinze. Under normal conditions I can maintain 5.5 - 5.6 mph @ 1820 rpm but alot of this years beans are being put in & about 4.8 - 4.9mph especially on his neighbors. Lots of places it is dry on top but about like Playdough underneath. It’s gotten better the last couple of days.

 

[Dustin4185]

What kind of population do you guys plan 15 inch beans?

I planted some the other day kinda light.....Not on purpose but I ended up coming out around 120,000 per acre.

I normally run 150,000ish..


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130,000ish around here. But we are using older plate equipment. Is that

I am planting for my friend & I am putting his on from 162 -170, just finished his last night. I should finish his neighbors last 30acres this morning, knocked out 200acres for him Sat & Sunday, he likes his put on @ 135-140. Then I have 280 acres for my brother he wants his put on about 162, hopefully I can get most of it knocked out before it starts raining again tomorrow night. It’s still mucky enough underneath that it’s working my friends 6155 like a rented mule (or in this case a leased mule) pulling a 12/23 Kinze. Under normal conditions I can maintain 5.5 - 5.6 mph @ 1820 rpm but alot of this years beans are being put in & about 4.8 - 4.9mph especially on his neighbors. Lots of places it is dry on top but about like Playdough underneath. It’s gotten better the last couple of days.

How hard is it to change population on that planter? We are small time food plot planters so we have a JD 7000 and a Case IH 900 plate planter. So we just give it a good WAG!

 

[JimBear]

130,000ish around here. But we are using older plate equipment. Is that

How hard is it to change population on that planter? We are small time food plot planters so we have a JD 7000 and a Case IH 900 plate planter. So we just give it a good WAG!

Not bad at all, in pic #1 you just swap out sprockets on top & bottom with sprockets in pic #2, mix & match accordingly to get your preferred rate. Pic #3 shows the whole set up, if you want a rate of less than 161k you swap out the big sprocket on the back to a 15 tooth & you can plant lower rates. Book lists all rates for each sprocket combo.

 

[concretegrazer]

What kind of population do you guys plan 15 inch beans?

I planted some the other day kinda light.....Not on purpose but I ended up coming out around 120,000 per acre.

I normally run 150,000ish..


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I run 130-140 on 7.5" & 30". Trying a field at 120 this year.

 

[concretegrazer]

 

[birdmeter]

View attachment 185298Went out this morning to find neighbors calves had got out, crossed the highway and were in my yard and garden.

oooohhhhhhh in the garden S O B. bummer

 

[Steve]

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Im jealous of your windrows! They look so perfect.

 

[concretegrazer]

Im jealous of your windrows! They look so perfect.

It's a really good rake.

 

[amberg]

What kind of population do you guys plan 15 inch beans?

I planted some the other day kinda light.....Not on purpose but I ended up coming out around 120,000 per acre.

I normally run 150,000ish..


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love that pic,!!

 

[amberg]

Finially cut some hay today. And holy hell is it heavy.

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Yes it is, looks damn good!!