The Official Farming Thread...

[ajschainsaws]

You don’t need a lot of weight in my opinion unless you’re plowing and tillage. We still have calcium in everything. I’ll go to washer fluid when the time comes i bust one

We’re still allowed to used antifreeze at the moment

 

[Steve]

What mower is this is it finger or disc mower

It's a new Holland 472. Old sickle mower/conditioner.

 

[Steve]

Delaware Kent county near Harrington

I'll be near you in a few weeks. Going to Ocean City, MD. From Baltimore but moved to south of St. Louis in 93. Morse Mill to be exact. If you Google maps it you will see me!.

 

[ajschainsaws]

It's a new Holland 472. Old sickle mower/conditioner.

Thanks for that your hay equipment is so different from ours I haven’t seen a sickle mower for a tractor for years there’s a few pedestrian mowers

 

[ajschainsaws]

Started cutting for hay today been waiting for the grass too seed and dry a bit
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[jakethesnake]

I'll be near you in a few weeks. Going to Ocean City, MD. From Baltimore but moved to south of St. Louis in 93. Morse Mill to be exact. If you Google maps it you will see me!.

Ocean city is a good time. Phillips resturaunt. Or the bonfire restaurant. Good seafood. Buffet style little pricey but top shelf. Phillips is my favorite Bonfire is more of a local in the know sorta spot

 

[concretegrazer]

Finally got a little bit of rain here today. My neighbor said to bring the mower over & he'd fix it.


Frame off.


Header back outside.


Top plate off.



She's out.

 

[concretegrazer]

Should make a decent door stop .

 

[Steve]

Does Agco not offer that as a service part? Or is your neighbor an awesome cool dude that happens to also be a bad azz machinist!

 

[concretegrazer]

Does Agco not offer that as a service part? Or is your neighbor an awesome cool dude that happens to also be a bad azz machinist!

They show the frame to have a part #. I'll see if it's available & how much next time I'm there. & yes but semi retired.

 

[jakethesnake]

They show the frame to have a part #. I'll see if it's available & how much next time I'm there. & yes but semi retired.

You fellas cut that out with a torch? Looks pretty good. I’m assuming you gonna stick a new pin in there n weld it up? Any leads on why she broke?

 

[concretegrazer]

You fellas cut that out with a torch? Looks pretty good. I’m assuming you gonna stick a new pin in there n weld it up? Any leads on why she broke?

He used some gouging rod setup to begin with. When I got back from town he had switched to the torch & the pin was on the ground. He thought that when they welded it in it might've got to hot & screwed it up.

 

[ajschainsaws]

been mowing with this newish pottinger mower 2nd season now very happy with it

 

[ajschainsaws]

parked up under this Monterey Pine or radiata pine out the sun for a cup of tea

 

[Steve]

View attachment 129510 been mowing with this newish pottinger mower 2nd season now very happy with it

I only know that name because of farming simulator 17!

 

[amberg]

Ocean city is a good time. Phillips resturaunt. Or the bonfire restaurant. Good seafood. Buffet style little pricey but top shelf. Phillips is my favorite Bonfire is more of a local in the know sorta spot

Ocean city is good, been there many times. Got to love ( Phillips ) Esp, the seafood!!

 

[amberg]

Wow! Three balers! You guys have an operation.

Not really, the neighbor has two balers, and I have one, We were running all three that day to get a lot of hay done. ( very late here ) Lot more hay yet to do!!

 

[Steve]

Not really, the neighbor has two balers, and I have one, We were running all three that day to get a lot of hay done. ( very late here ) Lot more hay yet to do!!

All I know is it took just my father in law and I 10 hours straight to rake, bale and haul home 71 rolls. If we had that many pieces of equipment going we could have been done by lunch!

I also now have a very heavy respect for the full time farmer. I was on a tractor the whole time and was pretty wore out at the end.

 

[amberg]

View attachment 129115 View attachment 129116 View attachment 129117 Replanting a month later after the tide receded. The corn still standing is waist high

Would love see to those fields here, minus the water. As we just got another 3.5 inch's in less than one hour. ( major flood )

 

[amberg]

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On the bright side it's a lot easier going down the road this way.

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It is still a pain in the ass!!! As I know from doing a John Deere hydra swing many years ago!!