The Official Farming Thread...

[exSW]

Which horse you dragging that with?

 

[czar800]

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Putting in some wheat?

 

[jakethesnake]

7240 case barley cover crop I'll plant corn through it next spring. Got some wheat to plant just not ready to do it yet

 

[exSW]

7240 case barley cover crop I'll plant corn through it next spring. Got some wheat to plant just not ready to do it yet

Thought so . Boxcar Magnum,better keep that one around.

 

[skidooguy]

Yep agree with exsw on that one those tractors are solid. A farm I used to work on had a 7140 if I remember right and it had 12000 hours on it at that time and it was the most reliable horsepower on the farm. And that was 15 years ago. That farm still has that same tractor and use it everyday.

 

[czar800]

It's almost time to get the old combine in some beans & corn. I did get the head out the other day. My homemade header cart needs 4 tires.... One tire blowed over the winter just sitting there.

 

[exSW]

It's almost time to get the old combine in some beans & corn. I did get the head out the other day. My homemade header cart needs 4 tires.... One tire blowed over the winter just sitting there.

Brace yourself when you buy implement tires.

 

[czar800]

Brace yourself when you buy implement tires.

I hate buying the high floatations...

It's not getting implement tires. Just used car tires for my brother in laws garage. Only 14" rims to keep it lower to the ground.

 

[czar800]

This low price stuff takes the fun right out of our "hobby"


It's been hard to justify this year


Trying to make money farming


Honestly, I'm just ready to be strictly a grazer. F the crops

Inputs and machinery are killers. Every time I hit the key on a tractor, I'm losing money.

 

[czar800]

Was texting my buddy today about farming.... Those were some of his quotes.

 

[Mastermind]

In my mind......

I'm watching my money lose half it's value right now. Cattle are low as heck.

Or........I could buy a few head. I have enough hay to get thru the winter even if I add a few feeders.

 

[Magnumitis]

In my mind......

I'm watching my money lose half it's value right now. Cattle are low as heck.

Or........I could buy a few head. I have enough hay to get thru the winter even if I add a few feeders.

I'd buy a few right know, hay is plentiful and cheap right now also.

 

[jakethesnake]

It's worse when it's not a hobby

 

[jakethesnake]

Grab up cattle I'm gonna get a few more

 

[Mastermind]

It's worse when it's not a hobby

I bet. I just mess with cattle so I can show a loss each year. lol

 

[exSW]

I'm short hay I sold a couple feeders Monday. Same price I was getting twenty years ago. .80 & .82 cent/lb.

 

[exSW]

This low price stuff takes the fun right out of our "hobby"


It's been hard to justify this year


Trying to make money farming


Honestly, I'm just ready to be strictly a grazer. F the crops

Inputs and machinery are killers. Every time I hit the key on a tractor, I'm losing money.

I keep building fence. I rather not be a slave to iron.

 

[jakethesnake]

I bet. I just mess with cattle so I can show a loss each year. lol

Fresh grown beef is good eating also the burger especially

 

[Magnumitis]

I'm short hay I sold a couple feeders Monday. Same price I was getting twenty years ago. .80 & .82 cent/lb.

I'd bet there's 3000 bales within a mile radius of me. Sad really

 

[jakethesnake]

I Cut some hay last night it got dry bad here this summer. Hope I can get the hay to cure up enough to go through my baler It will probably be a little wet but the girls are eating more now. I'll just feed it up