Show me what you used your tractor for today (pic thread) (Page 1 of 110)
Posted: 6/30/2015 12:36:50 PM EDT
As I posted a few weeks ago, I got a new tractor. Man it was expensive, but DAMN this thing is handy. I got it mostly to mow a field, but I use it for a lot of other stuff. We had a storm blow through, and the tractor was a big help in getting a big limb cleaned up. This is a small thing, but recently I changed my sister's oil and used it to carry the low profile ramps I made from the barn up to the driveway. Of course I could have carried these by hand, but a tractor makes it a million times easier. What did you do with your tractor(s) today?
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Last use of the "house" tractor (a JD 1025R FILB) was with strap on forks on the bucket to unload a 235 lb, still-in-the-box, 7KW generator off the pickup, support it during the minor assembly process (wheels & feet) and then move it around back to the walk out basement door.
No pic of that, but here is the tractor 
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Didn't get to use mine today, but I've been running one at work for the past 2 to 3 weeks mowing roadside banks and guide rails. Will post pictures tomorrow. My tractors are still
in the barn waiting on good weather to make hay. 
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Originally Posted By baogongmeo:
No pictures here my old '52 8N isn't all shiny but it mowed for 2 or 3 hours yesterday and got new Rotella today. 63 years old and still getting the job done. I grew up on a 48? i think... My grandfather had it running on butane. Later we converted it back to gas. I hate it that when dad got a new M Kubota, he let the thing rot. He ended up giving it away 
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Originally Posted By baogongmeo:
No pictures here my old '52 8N isn't all shiny but it mowed for 2 or 3 hours yesterday and got new Rotella today. 63 years old and still getting the job done. Shiny isn't a requirement. Doesn't have to be a barn queen. |
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Sprayed for Cranberry fruit worm, Anthracnose/Phomopsis, and spotted wing Drosophila Sunday.
Of course it rained Monday, and today. Last Mowing before Harvest begins, and last chance before mowing would knock fruit off Today. 
The little shits are playing games with ripening this year. A good 20% turned last weekend, which is slightly early by GDD, and then they have stopped....they know my phone is getting blown up by customers, demanding to know when the things will be ready. 
Tomorrow, more Mowing to finish up, and sprayer goes back on, then a late night spraying session to apply another fungicide, and cover what was rained off. The stupid Cranberry fruitworm moths are still flying, and we just got our first couple of Spotted wing Drosophila in the traps..males, so I can't take chances.
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My office view for the past 2 weeks at work. New Holland TV145 with a Tiger Boom Mower.... I'll get better pictures next week.
Hopefully this will be me next week. My Farmall 460 gas, and New Holland 315 baler. 
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Originally Posted By AJE:
All I did was mow some grass. http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p505/arfcomaje/20150429_181019_zpsyssbqnur.jpg Nice barn. How big is it? |
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Originally Posted By ar-jedi: the week before -- killing turfgrass weeds with Trimec in my makeshift spray rig... ar-jedi http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61419-2/IMG_4662.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61395-2/IMG_4669.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61423-2/IMG_4642.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61398-2/IMG_4655.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61384-2/IMG_4649.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61400-2/IMG_4630.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61418-2/IMG_4635.JPG There you go half-assing another project... can you try to apply yourself and show a little more attention to detail next time?   I am kidding of course. Nice rig... you seem to knock everything out of the park! Moving building materials for my basement refinish project a few years back:  Before:  A lot of evenings and weekends later:  Getting some work hauling deer from the back acres:  My Mini-me:  |
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Originally Posted By TheDevilYouLove:
My dad had that same set up for baling except he had a 560. Good times! We just upgraded the baler 2 years ago from a New Holland Super 67 which dropped everything on the ground. When the weather is fit, I'll snap a few pictures of my Super C and my dad's 504. |
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Originally Posted By IH1026:
We just upgraded the baler 2 years ago from a New Holland Super 67 which dropped everything on the ground. When the weather is fit, I'll snap a few pictures of my Super C and my dad's 504. Originally Posted By IH1026:
Originally Posted By TheDevilYouLove:
My dad had that same set up for baling except he had a 560. Good times! We just upgraded the baler 2 years ago from a New Holland Super 67 which dropped everything on the ground. When the weather is fit, I'll snap a few pictures of my Super C and my dad's 504. Cool! My grandfather used to have a 404 and a 504, but they sold after he died. I have my dad's super C, super H, 400 and 140. The 400 is the only thing running at the moment. |
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Originally Posted By HKH:
Nice barn. How big is it? Originally Posted By HKH:
Originally Posted By AJE:
All I did was mow some grass. http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p505/arfcomaje/20150429_181019_zpsyssbqnur.jpg Nice barn. How big is it? Thank you... its a 30x48. Like anything else... seems too small once you get everything in it.
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Seeding oats and peas a few weeks back.
Using the Boomer to put the roof on our new mobile chicken coop. 
My father's Farmall Cub just after he got it. 
Using my H to pull a field cultivator and cultipacker last year. 
Yours truly on my C. 
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My dad was a Farmall nut, so I'm loving these old IHC tractors! Below is a pic of his 400 that I still have. I recently used it to pull a broken limb from a tree so I could cut it up, but it just wanted to dig holes with the back wheels. My (smaller) Kubota pulled it right out, I think the 4WD was a big factor.
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Originally Posted By Downeast_Pete:
I'm on my third Kubota. Just upgraded in April to a cab Grand L4060. Gettin old to be freezing my ass off <a href="http://imgur.com/RznEnvZ" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/RznEnvZ.jpg</a> <a href="http://imgur.com/wdlNozG" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/wdlNozG.jpg</a> <a href="http://imgur.com/DbNChjR" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/DbNChjR.jpg</a> Holy shit that's nice. |
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Originally Posted By TheDevilYouLove:
Holy shit that's nice. Originally Posted By TheDevilYouLove:
Originally Posted By Downeast_Pete:
I'm on my third Kubota. Just upgraded in April to a cab Grand L4060. Gettin old to be freezing my ass off <a href="http://imgur.com/RznEnvZ" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/RznEnvZ.jpg</a> <a href="http://imgur.com/wdlNozG" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/wdlNozG.jpg</a> <a href="http://imgur.com/DbNChjR" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/DbNChjR.jpg</a> Holy shit that's nice. Thanks, I previously owned a B7610 and an L3200
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Originally Posted By IH1026:
Got a little hay made today... used both of my toys. Battery was dead in the Super C, so the chain stayed on the push bar for the day. <a href="http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ih1026/media/0711151420_zpsmdhhu7db.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a520/ih1026/0711151420_zpsmdhhu7db.jpg</a> Nice looking"C"...we had the Red Power Round-up here in town last month. |
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Originally Posted By baogongmeo:
Nice looking"C"...we had the Red Power Round-up here in town last month. Originally Posted By baogongmeo:
Originally Posted By IH1026:
Got a little hay made today... used both of my toys. Battery was dead in the Super C, so the chain stayed on the push bar for the day. <a href="http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ih1026/media/0711151420_zpsmdhhu7db.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a520/ih1026/0711151420_zpsmdhhu7db.jpg</a> Nice looking"C"...we had the Red Power Round-up here in town last month. Thanks! I'm considering getting a chrome exhaust for it yet. |
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My youngest daughter trying out grandpa's (now mine) JD450. Both of them, 9 and 11, got to try out a JD 440 skidder and a JD 3020 farm tractor. The skidder is also mine, the 1st gen JD 3020 isn't but the guy that bought it (my old classmate) let them drive it around a bit.
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Originally Posted By IH1026:
Sold my Farmall 460 Gas, and got this last friday.... <a href="http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ih1026/media/0724151142_zpsq4soc0k8.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a520/ih1026/0724151142_zpsq4soc0k8.jpg</a> Holy bad ass Farmall, Batman! The biggest tractor I've ever driven was a 706 narrow front. |
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not actual work -- but today, on a nice sunny day, i first changed the oil -- and then i rolled out my PTO generator and made sure it still made power before the onset of hurricane/nor'easter season... 
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Originally Posted By ColtRifle:
Your "tractor" is so cute. Looks just like a real one.  Originally Posted By ColtRifle:
Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
ps yes, i know that a Toyota Tacoma is not a 1 ton pickup...
ar-jedi <<<snip>>> Your "tractor" is so cute. Looks just like a real one. i scrolled back in this thread and couldn't find any pictures of any work produced by, nor even a picture of, your tractor.
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Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
not actual work -- but today, on a nice sunny day, i first changed the oil -- and then i rolled out my PTO generator and made sure it still made power before the onset of hurricane/nor'easter season...
ar-jedi http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61953-1/IMG_5501.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61960-2/IMG_5511.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61956-2/IMG_5504.JPG Way cool, I need to get a generator for mine. How many Kubutas do you have, ARJedi? Don't you also have a big ass one with a cab? |
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Originally Posted By TheDevilYouLove:
Way cool, I need to get a generator for mine. How many Kubutas do you have, ARJedi? Don't you also have a big ass one with a cab? Originally Posted By TheDevilYouLove:
Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
not actual work -- but today, on a nice sunny day, i first changed the oil -- and then i rolled out my PTO generator and made sure it still made power before the onset of hurricane/nor'easter season...
ar-jedi http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61953-1/IMG_5501.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61960-2/IMG_5511.JPG http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61956-2/IMG_5504.JPG Way cool, I need to get a generator for mine. How many Kubutas do you have, ARJedi? Don't you also have a big ass one with a cab? nope, just one -- the little wee one. 
ps re PTO generator, see http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_17/661411_Sandy____12_days_without_power__what_worked__what_didn_t____.html ar-jedi |
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Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
i scrolled back in this thread and couldn't find any pictures of any work produced by, nor even a picture of, your tractor.
ar-jedi Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
Originally Posted By ColtRifle:
Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
ps yes, i know that a Toyota Tacoma is not a 1 ton pickup...
ar-jedi <<<snip>>> Your "tractor" is so cute. Looks just like a real one. i scrolled back in this thread and couldn't find any pictures of any work produced by, nor even a picture of, your tractor.
ar-jedi I've only done some mowing with it lately. No pics.
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