First cutting in the bag. Haybine and baler worked flawlessly. Here’s a quick video of the haybine work. I have the raw footage from raking and baling I’ll be working on soon.
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One issue that I ran into was crushing the hay with the narrow front on the 560. Immediately I started looking for a wide front for it.
Annnnnd I bought an 856 Diesel ?
Annnnnd I bought an 856 Diesel ?
Man, that windrower looks pretty nice. Ours looks like a giant pos compared to yours.
I helped my neighbors buy a IH diesel similar to that a few years ago, and it's been a good tractor for them. Maybe it was an 860?
I think they are good tractors that do well on fuel. But, I was told it could be 100° out, and if you walk by it with an ice cream cone, it won't start. Lol
I helped my neighbors buy a IH diesel similar to that a few years ago, and it's been a good tractor for them. Maybe it was an 860?
I think they are good tractors that do well on fuel. But, I was told it could be 100° out, and if you walk by it with an ice cream cone, it won't start. Lol
The haybine is pristine and I love it. It was probably an 806, the series prior to these and essentially the same.
These don’t have the same starting issues. The DT 407’s in these aren’t the same pre cup style engines that were in the 560’s, 656 and early 706’s so they actually start. But no lie it was 94 degrees out at an auction yesterday and I couldn’t get a 560 diesel to kick over
Ether doesn't help em? More cranking amps?
Just curious cause I'm on the lookout for an old tractor to do some light farming..
It’s the design of the precup engines. They’re essentially diesel converted gasoline engines that run lower compression ratios. In the beginning the Farmall MD started on gasoline and you switched to diesel when it was warm. Second iteration was the introduction of glow plugs, which work OK. The 560 I was trying to start did not have functioning glow plugs.
Ether is a big no-no on precup engines. My 856 I just bought actually has ether injection instead of glow plugs, so by then it was sorted.
And by precup, because the blocks were not as strong they ran lower compression numbers. In order to sustain the compression ignition of the diesel the injectors squirted fuel into a dome shaped “cup” in the thick cast cylinder head, which took the abuse of detonation away from the bottom end.
The engine in the 560, 656 and early 706 was the D282. Great engine once it’s running, but not comparable to the more modern engines.
The engine in the 560, 656 and early 706 was the D282. Great engine once it’s running, but not comparable to the more modern engines.
Fuel was a big reason for deciding on shelling out the money on the 856. I had about $1/bale in fuel running the 560, the 856 has 40% more power, 540/1000 PTO, a real 3pt and wide front already and should use half the fuel. I’m probably ending up with an additional 30 acres to cut on lease, so, the input costs will matter far more.
It's been awhile since I've updated this thread. With such a late spring, we seem to be constantly chasing our tails.
First off, I had lots of monitor problems with the drill. Finally after some rain, I cut open the harness and found a mess.
Dad and I cut all the butt splices out since most were barely holding, then soldered and heat wrapped them all.
This helped quite a bit, but I still had population errors popping up once in awhile. From what I could figure out, these sensors don't like very much graphite, so I cut back, and that helped a lot.
We finished up planting beans June 5th I think, and a neighbor of ours had just started. So I ended up planting about 150 acres for them as well.
So, after a season of planting with this drill on the 4055, it is clear to me that this tractor is too light, low on power, and traction. We are looking pretty hard for a larger tractor for next year, but I really don't want to buy anything in this crazy inflated market. So, I might just end up throwing on some duals.
We've got about 30 acres of alfalfa this year, which wasn't planned. I was out raking one morning and heard a loud bang behind me. One of the wheel axle spindle things broke off. Luckily enough, we had an antique plow and the rear wheel on that worked perfectly to get us by.
This field is about 17 acres and is a new alfalfa field. It worked out pretty well. Nice cutting.
First off, I had lots of monitor problems with the drill. Finally after some rain, I cut open the harness and found a mess.
Dad and I cut all the butt splices out since most were barely holding, then soldered and heat wrapped them all.
This helped quite a bit, but I still had population errors popping up once in awhile. From what I could figure out, these sensors don't like very much graphite, so I cut back, and that helped a lot.
We finished up planting beans June 5th I think, and a neighbor of ours had just started. So I ended up planting about 150 acres for them as well.
So, after a season of planting with this drill on the 4055, it is clear to me that this tractor is too light, low on power, and traction. We are looking pretty hard for a larger tractor for next year, but I really don't want to buy anything in this crazy inflated market. So, I might just end up throwing on some duals.
We've got about 30 acres of alfalfa this year, which wasn't planned. I was out raking one morning and heard a loud bang behind me. One of the wheel axle spindle things broke off. Luckily enough, we had an antique plow and the rear wheel on that worked perfectly to get us by.
This field is about 17 acres and is a new alfalfa field. It worked out pretty well. Nice cutting.
Applying 32% nitrogen. "Side dressing".
The corn looks rough in spots because of how dry it is.
We did get some rain maybe a week after this picture was taken. Not a huge amount, but enough to keep things rolling. The corn is now tasseling and looks decent, but we are still really dry.
Blew out a tire on the pivot, which ended up being really hard to replace. The size is a 10r22.5, which basically doesn't exist anymore. It really sucks because our pivot isn't that old.
The corn looks rough in spots because of how dry it is.
We did get some rain maybe a week after this picture was taken. Not a huge amount, but enough to keep things rolling. The corn is now tasseling and looks decent, but we are still really dry.
Blew out a tire on the pivot, which ended up being really hard to replace. The size is a 10r22.5, which basically doesn't exist anymore. It really sucks because our pivot isn't that old.
ssweeet fuck ya'll could use rain, the corn around here is at least chest high id think
well fuck add that next time
8.5x24 maybe? Or just throw a pair of 11rs on the end tower and adjust the speed to keep it in line? I've never once seen a 10r capped in irrigation they stuck it in your ass on that one. Although I spose you could probably have one made up cheap enough.
Whoever decided to use old truck tires on pop metal wheels is an asshole to begin with though.
Kinda bs that they're expensive when those casings aren't worth any thing for trade in being a school bus size. More like nobody wants to pull one out of the junk pile and cap it so its an inconvenience tax.
Your tire guy is right tho those things are a bastard and I used to just get pissed and bend the wheels and then smack em back straight with a sledge when I got the new one on ?
Your tire guy is right tho those things are a bastard and I used to just get pissed and bend the wheels and then smack em back straight with a sledge when I got the new one on ?
Lots and lots of baby kitties this year. My kids love them..
We had a couple spot in this one soybean field where the beans appeared to be dying. I spent a lot of time out there looking at them trying to find something wrong. But, it looks like it's just weak ground in this spot and the lack of rain exposed it.
Fixed the floor in the old chicken house and moved that back into it's spot. That's been about a year project.
We had a couple spot in this one soybean field where the beans appeared to be dying. I spent a lot of time out there looking at them trying to find something wrong. But, it looks like it's just weak ground in this spot and the lack of rain exposed it.
Fixed the floor in the old chicken house and moved that back into it's spot. That's been about a year project.
We have a field next to a neighbor that didn't turn out well. He plants enlist beans, and we plant extend beans. The problem we have is he sprays his beans with a variant of 2-4D, which will kill our beans. We spray with dicamba, which will kill his beans. The bad part is, dicamba has a unique property where it will hang in the air for days and can drift miles. We burned his beans last year, so we decided to use other chemicals to spray this year, which ended up working terrible. But his beans still ended up with cupped leaves, from who knows where. I don't think it really affects the yield, but they sure look like crap for a few weeks.
His beans are on the left.... different color.
Here's what they look like up close.
And what they should look like if healthy.
His beans are on the left.... different color.
Here's what they look like up close.
And what they should look like if healthy.
Cutting alfalfa. It's probably been 25 years or more since I've done this.
Raking and dad bailing.
We ended up with about 800 bales on this 17 acres Field which is really good for the little rain we had.
The knotters on the baler always baffle me.
Found this guy hanging out on the tractor.
Raking and dad bailing.
We ended up with about 800 bales on this 17 acres Field which is really good for the little rain we had.
The knotters on the baler always baffle me.
Found this guy hanging out on the tractor.
Looks like your roguin some beans man. Or in lighter terms walking rows with a machete cutting the weeds out. 24d is some nasty stuff, used to mix that up with a touch of diesel, banvel (sp.) and dish soap to take out the muskthistles in the pastures back in the day.
Man this dryland around here is looking bad though as well as the pivot corners. This lack of rain is really hurtin and playing absolute hell on the roads when we get a little. It's flat burning up and half as tall as it should be if that and the washboards in our roads are damn near 8 inches deep. I just about called the county the last couple days and had a fit because it was bad enough I was just waiting to snap a ball joint on the daily.
Man this dryland around here is looking bad though as well as the pivot corners. This lack of rain is really hurtin and playing absolute hell on the roads when we get a little. It's flat burning up and half as tall as it should be if that and the washboards in our roads are damn near 8 inches deep. I just about called the county the last couple days and had a fit because it was bad enough I was just waiting to snap a ball joint on the daily.
Our pivot was flipped over from a wind storm in December and only about half of it was replaced. We've had lots of problems with plugging sprinklers since then. They evidently didn't do a very good job flushing it out.
Lately, it's been the endgun not working. Those rust colored valve uses small lines with water pressure in them to control the endgun function and the little hoses have been plugging up.
This boot on the center point is pretty cracked up and leaks a lot. I sold my telehandler, so it's going to be tough to replace it until I can buy another one.
So, we'll see how a couple coats of flexseal work for the time being.
Lately, it's been the endgun not working. Those rust colored valve uses small lines with water pressure in them to control the endgun function and the little hoses have been plugging up.
This boot on the center point is pretty cracked up and leaks a lot. I sold my telehandler, so it's going to be tough to replace it until I can buy another one.
So, we'll see how a couple coats of flexseal work for the time being.
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