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I’m a flat lander. What’s this do just stop water from rushing down troughs ?

The slower water moves, and the longer water stays on a piece of property, the less erosion. What is flat land?

 

[jakethesnake]

The slower water moves, and the longer water stays on a piece of property, the less erosion. What is flat land?

Lol it’s flat here. We don’t have hills or slope. The few hills we have are so gradual i didn’t understand hosky. I get the concept but never had to deal with anything like that. Obviously there’s mild slopes here but nothing like the ones in his pictures

 

[Lnk]

Lol it’s flat here. We don’t have hills or slope. The few hills we have are so gradual i didn’t understand hosky. I get the concept but never had to deal with anything like that. Obviously there’s mild slopes here but nothing like the ones in his pictures

Even his land looks pretty flat, compared to here. My hills are anywhere between 5 and 40% grade. I obviously don't till and plant on the steeps, but I do hay them. My garden is on a 10% slope, and we terrace to slow the water. We get 55" of rain a year here, so we do have to worry about that. I have a neighbor with a 30 acre field that keeps tilling, and fighting erosion. His runoff goes into my valley. If he keeps it up, my land will get to be higher than his. Lol

 

[jakethesnake]

Even his land looks pretty flat, compared to here. My hills are anywhere between 5 and 40% grade. I obviously don't till and plant on the steeps, but I do hay them. My garden is on a 10% slope, and we terrace to slow the water. We get 55" of rain a year here, so we do have to worry about that. I have a neighbor with a 30 acre field that keeps tilling, and fighting erosion. His runoff goes into my valley. If he keeps it up, my land will get to be higher than his. Lol

I’d loose my mind running equipment in those hills lol. I’m used to driving on flat land lol It’s amazing the different conditions we all deal with.

 

[hoskvarna]

I’d loose my mind running equipment in those hills lol. I’m used to driving on flat land lol It’s amazing the different conditions we all deal with.

We have tipped over a combine and tractor on these hills
That be why we still on wide rows


Sent from the Hoskey Hill country

 

[jakethesnake]

We have tipped over a combine and tractor on these hills
That be why we still on wide rows


Sent from the Hoskey Hill country

Keeps tires out farther….. took me a minute. All mine are shoved in as far as they’ll go.

 

[jakethesnake]

We have tipped over a combine and tractor on these hills
That be why we still on wide rows


Sent from the Hoskey Hill country

You tip it yourself or another person working w you?

 

[hoskvarna]

Keeps tires out farther….. took me a minute. All mine are shoved in as far as they’ll go.

Yup [emoji106]


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[hoskvarna]

You tip it yourself or another person working w you?

Gpa tipped the mf510 and dad the tractor


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[Lnk]

I’d loose my mind running equipment in those hills lol. I’m used to driving on flat land lol It’s amazing the different conditions we all deal with.

We don't plant on those hills for that very reason. You would have to plant across the hills to keep erosion minimal, planting on contour, so you are limited. When I hay, it is straight up or straight down the steeper ones. Pretty sure across would work, but I am not a daredevil. Nor do I want the story told about flipping a tractor. Just for the record, I am not a real farmer, I just play pretend farmer. I don't sell anything. I give away all our excess. I don't know how you guys do it. Seems like debt prevents people from becoming farmers. You would have to be born into it, as I can't even imagine buying land to begin farming, and buying necessary planting and harvesting machinery, this is going to be a problem at some time.

Sorry for the derail, drinking coffee makes me think on things!

 

[JimBear]

Dad had a 6620 side hill that was the cats meow on side hills. If you were on level ground & manually tilted it you would be laying against the door or the control console.

My brother’s 9770 came from flatland Illinois, we had to add risers on the sieves because on side hills all the corn was running to one side & going out the back.

 

[jakethesnake]

I always wondered about those side hill machines. Seen pictures of the 7720 Why they stop making them?

 

[hoskvarna]

Dad had a 6620 side hill that was the cats meow on side hills. If you were on level ground & manually tilted it you would be laying against the door or the control console.

My brother’s 9770 came from flatland Illinois, we had to add risers on the sieves because on side hills all the corn was running to one side & going out the back.

Yup
Ours already had them


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[JimBear]

I always wondered about those side hill machines. Seen pictures of the 7720 Why they stop making them?

They made sidehills into the 9500 series, I don’t believe I have ever seen a 9600 or higher series sidehill.

 

[jakethesnake]

Guess they made a 9550 side hill too. Cause I’m googling

 

[jakethesnake]

Setting hold downs. My they are tough this year

 

[hoskvarna]

View attachment 353972 Setting hold downs. My they are tough this year

Is that a tiger jaw sickle?


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[jakethesnake]

Is that a tiger jaw sickle?


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It’s oem Deere. Not sure if I like them The ol 3” sickle is hard to beat

 

[jakethesnake]

Had crary with a few Deere guards on my old 920 head. I liked it better. Had the crary hold downs too. I really like those. I’d like to switch this one over but gotta talk to the right folks to see if it’ll work. With the 920 you could do a piece at a time. Made it nice to convert. Not one huge bill. I ran crarys next to Deere and broke very very few of their sickles vs the Deere. I’m not having good luck with the guards on this head either. Broke 2 tonight. Likely hit something but still a pita. This head (620) takes two different type guards and they alternate so you’ve gotta keep both on hand. Not much of a setup in my opinion Cuts great when everything is just right. Seems like a lot of daily maintenance

 

[jakethesnake]

The hold down on the left is what I had on old head. I recommend them. They’re slick replacement pads for them. Just a really good setup