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Hey all, My father-in-law and I were discussing the differences between the vintage (40s-50s era) model numbers of John Deere tractors. I put together the following plot that shows the weight vs horsepower for the last model year of each model name. Horsepower is the gas version at the...

Evidently they were built in Kansas by DewEze manufacturing in the 60s or 70s, and used in that region for a while. I have a buddy who spent his childhood riding on the back of one up in Oklahoma. A search on the web finds at least one person still using one today. I was just wondering if...

All, I have a quick question for those familiar with late-model JD balers. I have a small size tractor (JD 4520, ~4k lbs and 53 HP) that I am currently using to cut, rake, and bale my little 13 acre Coastal Bermuda pasture. I borrow a neighbors ~10-year-old Case in-line baler to do the...

Hey all, I'd just like to get a quick check on fertilizer prices for dry Ammonium Sulfate (21-0-0). I was just quoted $435/ton for bulk from my local feed store. I pick-up using their trailer, spread on my field, and return the trailer. Anybody else paying those sorts of prices for their...

Just because I've been enjoying all the good hay discussion so far this season, I'll give a quick synopsis of our Coastal Bermuda cutting this week. The weather has been warm, sunny, and windy. Last Saturday was 4.5 weeks since the first cutting, so we pulled the trigger and cut. This is the...

Hey all, The rash of hay-related postings and resulting good advice has motivated me to throw out a recent issue I've had and see if any of ya'll can help me troubleshoot. As background, I've been doing this for only 1.5 years now (I'm on my 5th cutting), so while I'm learning rapidly, I'm...

All, Cutting, raking and baling the winter grasses in North Texas this week. We live about 20 miles south of Ft. Worth. The equipment used is: JD 4520 (our tractor) Rebuilt 70s era New Holland 256 hay rake (finished rebuilding ~3 days before) Frontier sickle-bar mower Case tractor (sorry...

Hey all, After my first season baling and selling hay off my newly purchase property in North Texas, I have convinced myself that I enjoy the endeavor and am looking to expand my equipment capability. The operation is small (13 acres, ~1900 small square bales of Coastal Bermuda this year sold...

First off, as this is my first post, let me just say that this forum seems like an excellent place to get some technical advice. I've been browsing for a few weeks now, and it's been quite enjoyable (and sometimes downright entertaining). I recently purchased a home with 15 acre plot of land...