Blake&Ash

Absolutely nothing has worked out of the gate so far this spring… we have to be trying to set some kind of record

@burnhamfarms Generally think theres less wear and tear on lower hp tractors, and often the tire size is wrong for what we want. Looking for a sub 5000 hour machine with 650 or smaller tires, and a pto. 3 point is nice but not a deal breaker

@BARippe What's wrong with an older 9630? Rebuild engine 1000hrs ago. Light work since.

Been casually looking to buy a pre def 410 or less hp 4 wheel drive for about a year… ya bankers full of shit, there’s still too much money floating around farm country

Man… meatball sandwichs are freaking awesome

@_TheMizzouTiger And here i am agonizing over if a 20 year old 1800 hour 375hp tractor is worth 160k… its so dumb

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@flyinfarmer68 @ErickFarmer73 It was better where we didnt have the cows. I like the 15” drill because it doesn’t disturb near as much as a 7.5”. 35mph winds and 60mph gusts all day will blow stuff around. Just kinda all there is to it in this part of the world.

@BARippe @ErickFarmer73 Same here - Calmers. Must be your drill and the cows - I don't get much of anything blowing around.

Watching my corn stalks blow away in march is making mr feel sick

@flyinfarmer68 @ErickFarmer73 We use calmers. So pretty aggressive, but dont blow anything like a chopping head. Flutted rollers would help, but make no till difficult

@BARippe @ErickFarmer73 Ah, gotcha. Chopping cornheads are all the rage around here - really makes a mess in places.

@n0lwf Lol hey never know…

@BARippe You will get them back in a couple days

@ErickFarmer73 You guys always get it a little worse then we do in the Eastern part of the state

@BARippe Ran cattle on stalks since late 90’s and have never left early because of wind damage. Alliance. Scottsbluff. Haigler. Yuma. Wray. Huge area too

@flyinfarmer68 @ErickFarmer73 Well only tillage done was a pass with 15” air seeder and some cows. Cows did more damage than i would have thought

@BARippe @ErickFarmer73 You could leave them intact and attached to the ground...

@ErickFarmer73 It really sucks. I dont know if theres an actual solution when winds blow for 35+ mph all day

@BARippe Ours blew away months ago. 🥴

Why do farmers just farm up to the fence line? Because you get property lines like this… access is poor and the neighbors have a locust, and ceder tree breeding ground… I said I would never farm it, but i might just because im tired of trying to keep trees down

@OleOines I have no idea. It’s probably overloaded I would assume

@BARippe What's the weight rating for that single rear axle?

Probably the coolest/most unique thing ive seen im awhile in the farm world

@thejoshgilly Yep work good for that too

@BARippe Huge watermelon farm by me, they cut the top off old buses like a convertable and throw them in to a guy who catches and stacks them

@dtex1961 Most common around here was hauling pigs back in the day. Fun to see one that looks good

@BARippe Buses are cheap and have endless possibilities.

@DanielG98726044 Be great for that! This one they welded the back on behind the drivers seat. It was pretty well done for what it was. But no ive never seem anyone use a bus for this before

@BARippe We’ve had an old school bus hay hauler for 40+ years. Didn’t know it was special. Was used in a few school and town parades back in its day.

@zacallier Lol and so have school buses

@BARippe bales of hay have been around for ages

@rustywx Western nemaha county. Google maps says 145 mile drive nearly straight west. Slight rattling in the house, but noticeable

Seeing a 4.1 earthquake just south of Hastings near Cowles at 12:59pm, March 1st. Who else felt it?!