The Official Farming Thread...

[concretegrazer]

Well that stinks. My friend thought they would work. I guess I'll have to look into this more. It works great for clipping under the hotwire.

 

[Mastermind]

If you can fit a pencil under the hold downs, bolts and nuts should work. Mine is much tighter.

 

[exSW]

If you can fit a pencil under the hold downs, bolts and nuts should work. Mine is much tighter.

My IH balanced head is the same way. Not enough clearance. SCI does make a kit though.

 

[Mastermind]

My IH balanced head is the same way. Not enough clearance. SCI does make a kit though.

I can get a set of hold down clamps that allow me to use bolts. I think that having a rivet tool is a good idea anyway, so.....

 

[jakethesnake]

Yeah look into a sickle service er they're called

 

[jakethesnake]

 

[jakethesnake]

It snaps the sickle off the knife punches out rivets and puts a nice tight factory round rivet back in. People used to bring their knives over to use that tool. I still use it randomly enough not to let it go but that one is worth looking into used if you can find one

 

[czar800]

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That's a nice setup! I just use a 2 pound hammer....

 

[concretegrazer]

I've been lucky enough to never have to have messed with them. Knocking out broken bolts I've had my fair share of though.

 

[Mastermind]

I've seen videos of the sickle service tool in action. Damn fine tool.

 

[exSW]

I may have to keep my eyes open for one of them.

 

[junkman]

Could sure use some rain

 

[Mastermind]

We're good on rain. I need a week of dry weather to get my hay in.

 

[junkman]

Its not really hot here ,but grass is dying and trees think its fall and shedding the leaves ,well keeps going dry running sprinklers for fields ,i dammed my creek up last night with logs and rocks that feeds my well ,it is a foot or so deeper now in that spot .

 

[exSW]

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I take it your replacing them all?

Just came in from servicing my sickle bar. You might want to get a complete spare knive. I have one and its been a real saver a couple times on weekends,holidays,when I'm crunched for time and after business hours.

 

[exSW]

Well that stinks. My friend thought they would work. I guess I'll have to look into this more. It works great for clipping under the hotwire.

SIDist or Rowse Rakes

http://www.rowserakes.com/

http://sidist.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&Category_id=5

 

[Mastermind]

 

[concretegrazer]

It's raining here.

 

[Mastermind]

I'm gonna lay down a few acres in the morning. We've had so much rain that the weeds are out growing the grass.....gotta get this stuff baled.

 

[merc_man]

Got a question for the farmers. Why do some farmers plant a planter swoth of beans then corn then beans throughout the feild. Why not plant half beans half corn. Just curious to what the benefits are or if its more for testing differant brands?