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kenstrac
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I hope that tractor has power steering
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AlanB
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I hope that tractor has power steering
Nope, and driven too the field road by a 70+ year old man
I kept asking if we were putting on too much, he kept doing the hand motion to keep loading it up.
I think Uncle bought that one new in the 60s so it is safe to say he was familiar with its charachteristics
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I love those fender seats... many fond memories of spending time with my uncle as a small child mowing and haying...
Thanks for posting!
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The framework over the operator's platform is certainly not strong enough to be a ROPS, so it must be for a canopy/cover. I'd love to see what that was/is like.
I guess you don't ever have to worry about needing suitcase weights for front ballast with that model. I'd bet they don't backflip too easily.
I guess you don't ever have to worry about needing suitcase weights for front ballast with that model. I'd bet they don't backflip too easily.
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The neighbors has the canopy I think. I will grab a shot tomorrow. My Neice´s 18th birthday today, so we are roasting a small pig (ferkelswine) at the moment and will try and get pictures of that tonight as well.
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It should have snowed by now... how's the weather there?
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Where I am at in the Nurenburg / Rothenburg area it is right around freezing. Frost on the windshields in the morning, cool during the day, rained this afternoon.
Spent the day yesterday bringing in wood, actually, spent the day taking the wood off the stack, and setting it on the tablesaw one piece at a time in front of my BIL who then would shove the table forward, cutting the wood in half (1 meter pieces into two half meter pieces) he would then throw the two pieces on the trailer (pulled by the Fendt above) as I was loading on another piece of wood. LOOOONNNNGGGGG day. Oh, and the saw was powered by the PTO of uncles Massey. Of course Uncle worked me under the table yesterday, and I had to check, he turned 80 this year.
Today I got to be the apprentice Maurer (stone mason). Spent the day working on a Grosse Baustelle (big construction site) as basicly step and fetch boy putting up big concrete forms for poured walls 2m high. Then we pulled a bunch of posts and big wooden beams out from under some previously poured floors. I wanted to be doing pflaster stine (paving stones) but his two meister pflaster maurer (master paving stone masons) are both out sick, One, another BIL has a slipped disc and the other a broke wrist so they are not doing pavers at the moment if he can help it. Still was interesting and I may do my basement with the same technique of pouring between two big forms. We had supper tonight with the owner of the company and talked about my house addition and what we needed to do. Hopeing he will come look at it and give some guidance.
Anyway, tomorrow is picture day getting ready to go home. Will try and get some good ones, everyone is plowing and seeding and putting the mist (cow poo) on the fields, the Sugar beets are mostly in and for those of you in the know, Kerwa is this weekend in Ergersheim so lots going on in the little Dorf here.
Spent the day yesterday bringing in wood, actually, spent the day taking the wood off the stack, and setting it on the tablesaw one piece at a time in front of my BIL who then would shove the table forward, cutting the wood in half (1 meter pieces into two half meter pieces) he would then throw the two pieces on the trailer (pulled by the Fendt above) as I was loading on another piece of wood. LOOOONNNNGGGGG day. Oh, and the saw was powered by the PTO of uncles Massey. Of course Uncle worked me under the table yesterday, and I had to check, he turned 80 this year.
Today I got to be the apprentice Maurer (stone mason). Spent the day working on a Grosse Baustelle (big construction site) as basicly step and fetch boy putting up big concrete forms for poured walls 2m high. Then we pulled a bunch of posts and big wooden beams out from under some previously poured floors. I wanted to be doing pflaster stine (paving stones) but his two meister pflaster maurer (master paving stone masons) are both out sick, One, another BIL has a slipped disc and the other a broke wrist so they are not doing pavers at the moment if he can help it. Still was interesting and I may do my basement with the same technique of pouring between two big forms. We had supper tonight with the owner of the company and talked about my house addition and what we needed to do. Hopeing he will come look at it and give some guidance.
Anyway, tomorrow is picture day getting ready to go home. Will try and get some good ones, everyone is plowing and seeding and putting the mist (cow poo) on the fields, the Sugar beets are mostly in and for those of you in the know, Kerwa is this weekend in Ergersheim so lots going on in the little Dorf here.
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Alan,
Cool tractor. It's like a cement buggy, but better!!!
Have you seen any of those small roe deer? Just to hunt one of those deer would be worth a trip there!!!!
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Cool tractor. It's like a cement buggy, but better!!!
Have you seen any of those small roe deer? Just to hunt one of those deer would be worth a trip there!!!!
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Allen... the family must have a kachelofen if they heat with wood?
I helped build one in 1985... it's a huge ceramic tile oven the only needs wood every 12 hours in the coldest of winter... the heat radiates slowly all day...
Would love to have one here... maybe someday?
www.kachelofen-usa.com
Sounds like you had a typical day... of "Lehrling Lauf" translation... Apprentice Run...
Those old world master craftsman can really give the new guy a workout... just testing your metal... so to speak.
I helped build one in 1985... it's a huge ceramic tile oven the only needs wood every 12 hours in the coldest of winter... the heat radiates slowly all day...
Would love to have one here... maybe someday?
www.kachelofen-usa.com
Sounds like you had a typical day... of "Lehrling Lauf" translation... Apprentice Run...
Those old world master craftsman can really give the new guy a workout... just testing your metal... so to speak.
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Eddie, actually did see a deer yesterday, and thought of you when I saw it. Could not personnally imagine hunting those things, it was about the size of a Dane. But I did have a great meal of Deer at the Freilandmusem restaraunt. I bet I have gained 10 pounds here.
Ultra, if you go back to my thread on my house (AlanB house rebuild or something) I talked about a Kacheloffen then, and still think about it. Several of the houses here we are visiting have them, and most of what I do here is try and see what is different or better then what we do in the States. I had never seen the Kachelofen-Usa Site though, cool.
Anyway, right now the current thought is to do an large boiler type heater, coupled with a geothermal system and solar. the boss wants it in the basement, I want it outside, she will probably win Most of the folks I spoke with that have the kachelofen's usually talk about the mess in the kitchen (or wherever the feed door is). I would have mine in the garage if it comes to that. For me though there is a definete appeal to sitting on the bench surrounding the ofen.
My lehrling tag was kind of cushioned as my boss of the day was the owner of the company and he came out to work the jobsite and work with me. Think it made most the workers nervous and unsure of who I was till they added it up who my brother in law was etc. I bet though they took it easy on me and I am glad they did
I did learn quite a bit about forming concrete and walls that way and am now considering doing that for my basement. After supper we talked in detail about why it was a better system then the block walls, concrete foundation, concrete floor currently in my house.
Try and get the pictures today, spent the day yesterday with my sister (married to my wifes, brother) took her out to eat and ended up putting a new muffler suspension system on her son's car as it broke while we were driving.
Ultra, if you go back to my thread on my house (AlanB house rebuild or something) I talked about a Kacheloffen then, and still think about it. Several of the houses here we are visiting have them, and most of what I do here is try and see what is different or better then what we do in the States. I had never seen the Kachelofen-Usa Site though, cool.
Anyway, right now the current thought is to do an large boiler type heater, coupled with a geothermal system and solar. the boss wants it in the basement, I want it outside, she will probably win
Most of the folks I spoke with that have the kachelofen's usually talk about the mess in the kitchen (or wherever the feed door is). I would have mine in the garage if it comes to that. For me though there is a definete appeal to sitting on the bench surrounding the ofen.My lehrling tag was kind of cushioned as my boss of the day was the owner of the company and he came out to work the jobsite and work with me. Think it made most the workers nervous and unsure of who I was till they added it up who my brother in law was etc. I bet though they took it easy on me and I am glad they did
I did learn quite a bit about forming concrete and walls that way and am now considering doing that for my basement. After supper we talked in detail about why it was a better system then the block walls, concrete foundation, concrete floor currently in my house.
Try and get the pictures today, spent the day yesterday with my sister (married to my wifes, brother) took her out to eat and ended up putting a new muffler suspension system on her son's car as it broke while we were driving.
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I mitigated the problem by having the feed door waist high and opening out to the concrete steps to the Basement...
No wood gets into the living quarters...
It the primary heat source for the house...
Only problems using Kachelofen heat has been when I've had visitors from California and they said it's cold in here... turn on the heater. They don't realize it takes hours to go from a cold oven to when the heat is flowing...
I've learned a lot working in construction there and very glad for the opportunity... one big difference is masonry construction in CA requires a huge amount of steel due to earthquakes... very little steel rebar is used in masonry walls on the residential job sites I visited there.
The Germans are pros when it comes to radiant heating and it's not unusual for a home to have a combination of several different heat sources... wood, solar, propane/natural gas, heating oil...
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All I can say is that I want to go on vacation with both of you !!!! LOL
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Thanks very much Alan and Ultra, great post, really enjoyed the information. That larger Fendt looks quite stout. I have to bookmark this one.
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Alan,
Thanks for the PM showing me this thread. Take the bed off of your avatar photo and shorten the front end and it would look like the restored Stihl 140 tractor I saw at my Stihl dealer. It is has a 10 hp diesel thumper and I want one. The seat and hand rails on the fenders look identical to yours also.
hugs, Brandi
Thanks for the PM showing me this thread. Take the bed off of your avatar photo and shorten the front end and it would look like the restored Stihl 140 tractor I saw at my Stihl dealer. It is has a 10 hp diesel thumper and I want one. The seat and hand rails on the fenders look identical to yours also.
hugs, Brandi
