@jermainewyatt1995 I like it. Especially how easy it is to manage at this point in life. Having a young family, I'm able to balance life and do the things I enjoy with the farm.
You can buy yourself an IH end gate seeder at sales for as little as 100 dollars. That includes the running gear. They work great ! Bale spears...... use a 6 inch wide channel iron 4 feet wide. Slide the tines through that channel iron so that part of the spear goes under the bucket....add supports. Use a chain and chain binder to hold it in place. Its best if they flop around a bit. That way they are forgiving......if you hit something. And the " two " tines only need to be around 32 inches long. To stab bales.. either way ...from the sides or ends. But..... tip the tines downward then sharply upward to pick up the bale. Even the large round bales can be picked up with 34 inch tines. The dip down and life up method. Its about creativity !
I don't have any livestock now, just a small grain farmer, but to me older equipment is the only way to go. I do still have a mowing machine and a wheel rake, my square baler is pretty well shot. I can work on the older stuff and keep it going, that makes it cost effective
@bradwilson7514 The first tractor I ever bought was a 3000 Ford because it was cheap. I learned pretty quickly that working on old equipment could actually be fun, which helps when you're trying to be price conscious. Now, my wife is always nervous that I'm going to drag another project home. 🤣
Great story about your family and your farm. Thanks for sharing the tractors with us!
Thank you!
Cub with a lil trailer is handy for fencing
I've got a little trailer that I'm planning to use for just that sort of thing.
Cool tractors, thanks for sharing. This was really helpful for knowing wat to have on a small farm
Thank you!
@PlaneViewFarm your welcome how do you like farming on 20 acres? Thinking about buying 20 acres myself
@jermainewyatt1995 I like it. Especially how easy it is to manage at this point in life. Having a young family, I'm able to balance life and do the things I enjoy with the farm.
@@PlaneViewFarm gotcha
You can buy yourself an IH end gate seeder at sales for as little as 100 dollars. That includes the running gear. They work great !
Bale spears...... use a 6 inch wide channel iron 4 feet wide. Slide the tines through that channel iron so that part of the spear goes under the bucket....add supports. Use a chain and chain binder to hold it in place. Its best if they flop around a bit. That way they are forgiving......if you hit something. And the " two " tines only need to be around 32 inches long. To stab bales.. either way ...from the sides or ends. But..... tip the tines downward then sharply upward to pick up the bale. Even the large round bales can be picked up with 34 inch tines. The dip down and life up method. Its about creativity !
I don't have any livestock now, just a small grain farmer, but to me older equipment is the only way to go. I do still have a mowing machine and a wheel rake, my square baler is pretty well shot. I can work on the older stuff and keep it going, that makes it cost effective
@bradwilson7514 The first tractor I ever bought was a 3000 Ford because it was cheap. I learned pretty quickly that working on old equipment could actually be fun, which helps when you're trying to be price conscious. Now, my wife is always nervous that I'm going to drag another project home. 🤣
@@PlaneViewFarm LOL I'm always dragging something home too