Spring work

5576 Views 13 Replies 8 Participants Last post by missouri massey man, May 13, 2012

Tha Ulsterscot

Discussion Starter · Mar 31, 2012

Well, got started to plant spring barley yesterday, and i thought you folk might like to see my cheap one pass system for making the ground ready. Used to be when working with the 135 and 35's all you could pull was the disc, flat out, high 2nd, standing and letting the tractor buck below you. :lol: :lol:
But that was when I was young and fit :lol: Now a days, I like to take things at a more sedate pace :roll: so with 100 hp, 4wd and a radio

I thought :idea: might as well make as many horses work as possible, without spending a fortune

Not bad for one run, ring roller, pariter disc, pierce disc, and then the land leveler, no trouble pulling it, and I can take my time and do four passes at one time. Curious thing is, I dont seem to have any extra free time :lol: :lol:

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bettyp

· #2 · Mar 31, 2012

Look like a good job well done and now it looks ready to plant.

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JJ. in B.C.

· #3 · Mar 31, 2012

Seems to have dried up nicely in your part of the world and your "system" looks to be working
very well, just might need a little more room to turn around

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BigDaveinKY

· #4 · Mar 31, 2012

Now that's getting every penny out of the price of fuel.

Wish it would dry up here enough for turning some dirt.

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Tha Ulsterscot

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 31, 2012

3 Weeks dry on the trot, 19-20 Deg.C cant help thinking we'll pay latter., especially when we want to make hay.

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prwttsh

· #6 · Apr 1, 2012

Anytime you can save a trip, it's good.

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gordon1121

· #7 · Apr 1, 2012

Never seen it done like that but sure saves time. Looks like the grounds working up good to.

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missouri massey man

· #8 · Apr 1, 2012

Yessir, looks like a job well done. Using your noodle to save time and fuel. MrsMassey and myself loved every minute when we visited Ireland in '01.

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Tha Ulsterscot

Discussion Starter · #9 · Apr 2, 2012

missouri massey man said:
. MrsMassey and myself loved every minute when we visited Ireland in '01.

Nearly time you came back :lol: What part did you visit ?

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WyattB

· #10 · Apr 3, 2012

Great idea, are you using all your traction as well? I wonder how much smaller a tractor would do the multiple harrow thing at a reasonable speed.

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WyattB

· #11 · Apr 3, 2012

Ulster, I meant to mention that we had 20 to 28 here for 2 to 3 weeks, early March and for the past 4 days we have had hard frost, two snows and some days a high of 1 with lows at night of -9 to - 17. I was the same about the nice weather, what comes next?

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Tha Ulsterscot

Discussion Starter · #12 · Apr 3, 2012

Wyatt,last week working in shirt sleeves,but today has been bitter cold here, 3-4 deg. with wind chill also :? . Aboyne in Scotland was 24deg last week, woke to 6" snow this morning

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Tha Ulsterscot

Discussion Starter · #13 · Apr 29, 2012

Wyatt, I could probably add one more implement to the train in a flat field, but on a hill the traction is all needed. If I came across another trail disc, I would add it on, with a smaller leveller bar behind.

Was using my brothers power harrow yesterday, and to be honest I prefer the train, but it would be harder to move to remote fields, than the hydraulic harrow.

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missouri massey man

· #14 · May 13, 2012

Tha Ulsterscot said:
Wyatt,last week working in shirt sleeves,but today has been bitter cold here, 3-4 deg. with wind chill also :? . Aboyne in Scotland was 24deg last week, woke to 6" snow this morning

Is that Celcius ?? How cold is that in Farenheit? I think 0 Celcius is 32 F....so...around 35 to 40 F?? We've been getting used to the 75 to 85 F here in the midwest...

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