Recent content by Birdbrain

Hello all, I have tired of planting my 2-acre food plot of sunflowers and sorghum by hand. I am looking for a planter to save me a lot of time. However, I cannot find one locally (Sussex Co., DE). All that I have been able to find is 3 rows (too expensive) or it comes 'as is' and is...

Hello, I found a 3-row planter listed in the local classifieds, but without a price. It says 'make offer'. But I have no idea what is reasonable. I called about it. It supposed to be in good working condition, used once each spring for a food plot, shed kept. It is Allis-Chalmers...

Hello all, I am looking for a couple of enhancements for my tractor, but I have struck out in an hour of searching on the internet. Maybe you all can help me. Item #1 - I want to add some front weight to my Kubota L3400 for doing certain tasks like plowing and disking. The tractor is...

Hello everyone, I am in the market for a 55 gal sprayer. I have the classic problem of haing one big job to do now and then only the need of future maintenance afterwards. My project is planting a field (approx. 18 acres) in warm season grasses. I have to spray to kill the existing...

Hi gang, My long weekend project hit a snag. I am supposed to be planting warm season grass seed as part of a conservation project to make habitat. But I found the the hydraulics of the grass drill do not match that on my tractor. The tractor was new this spring and this is my first time...

And now...the rest of the story (insert Paul Harvey impression) So I found a pair of 2-14" Ford 101 plows for $375. I chose them over other similar used plows from information I read here (thanks FWJ). The points are worn down and one coulter is bent and worn, but I figured it was a good...

Hello All, My new tractor was delivered on Tuesday around 5 PM. It is a Kubota L3400 HST. The dealer mounted the 6' Woods disk first as my first task was to disk through last year's garden and chop up the corn stubble. With a few adjustments (such as changing the angle of the disk) and...

Hello All, I am in the market for a 2 bottom plow to go with my soon to be purchased tractor, so I stopped by the lot of the local equipment auction (coming up on Saturday). I found a Ferguson (14-AO-28), a Ford and a Dearborn among others with broken or obviously badly worn parts...

Hi all, I am moving from the research phase to the active shopping phase. So I stopped at the Kubota dealer that is on the way to work. I took the approach of telling him what I was looking to do and what implements I wanted (I listed these in previous post) and let them recommend the size...

Hi all, I am moving from the research phase to the active shopping phase. So I stopped at the Kubota dealer that is on the way to work. I took the approach of telling him what I was looking to do and what implements I wanted (I listed these in previous post) and let them recommend the...

Hello, Here some pics of 2 of the 6 new ponds on my property, completed this month. These were hired out (all the work was done with 2 dozers by the local Conservation District). This is the big first step in converting almost my entire 50 acres to habitat. Lots more fun to come this...

Hi Folks, What are your preferences for tilling the garden or a few (~5) acres? I have thick topsoil, flat land, no rocks and some drainage issues in spots. To date, I have plowed and disked. I will be buying a new tractor soon and would like to know some opinions / preferences in order...

Hello Everyone, This is my first post to this forum. I am in the market to buy a new tractor and would like some opinions. A little background My location is southern Delaware (or slower Lower Delaware to some). The land is flat, climate is moderate. I grew up on the farm. My grandfather...