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Raven was another brand I looked at. Honestly, didn’t really know where to go. Happy with the Trimble so far.

I farm on a very small scale - 10 acres of hay to feed a flock of 20 sheep, plus a little custom no-tilling for friends but still have some of the same needs of larger farmers. These include efficiency and cost effectiveness. I upped my game last year with the purchase of a Great Plains NT...

I just spec’d out a Kubota M5 111 on the Kubota website to as equivalent as possible as my LSMT7101. The Kabota price is $92,000 versus 69,000 for the LS. Yes, there are some differences. The Kabota has a higher three point hitch lift capacity but doesn’t have 1000 RPMPTO. It doesn’t have a...

“ Prefer JD or Kubota”. I would be interested in knowing why. Is it that those are the only dealers nearby? Limiting oneself to those two brands is like saying, I need a car, daily driver, no heavy use needs to haul a few passengers and groceries. Prefer BMW or Mercedes. It will certainly be...

Another vote here for pulling the trigger. I Have a 1982 Ford 26,10 which is a smaller version of what you are talking about. It is a durable workhorse. I paid $12,000 for it five years ago. ( price included a trailer, brush, hog, and spreader.). It has been virtually problem free. I have only...

And be realistic about your travel speed. 5 mph might seem like you’re passing along but in a rough field, it will beat the crap out of you and your equipment. I have decently smooth hayfields, and I am most comfortable at 4 mph and that’s on a 10,000 pound hundred horsepower tractor.

Great videos - thanks for sharing. I noticed your preservative system - good to have here in the UP! I looked at one this year but they wanted $7k! Bought a no-till drill instead

Talk of making hay often leads to comments about “bad customers”, especially when discussing small squares. This amuses me - if you don’t like a customer segment, don’t sell to that segment. Making hay is hard, and marketing is too. I would rather sell a thousand bales of hay to “bad”...

I wouldn’t be afraid of an LS. I have a big one that is extremely well-built and well thought out. I believe that the quality and proximity of the dealer for the brand you choose is critical.

I am not familiar with vp tanks. One thing that would have to be accounted for is the length of the pick up tube which varies from tank to tank. It is a great system!

https://flofast.com/ I seriously debated going with both tanks, but by the time I got the tanks, purchased the pad poured the pumps installed and wired the price was going to be ridiculous. So I went with flow fast and it is a great set up. I have four 7 1/2 gallon diesel tanks and four 7 1/2...

I am to the east of you over in Alger county. We’re supposed to get some snow in the next couple days so we will get to play with our snow toys. Tractor in my profile pic is my “big snow” machine

Yes. Very much like that. Mine is a 2009 with a 750 cc engine. I will try and get some photos in the next couple days. We’re supposed to get some heavy snow so maybe even some action shots!

Does anyone else have an Argo that they plow snow with? I recently picked up an avenger 8 x 8 with a plow on the front. Damn, that thing is a beast pushing snow it has tracks and a 7 foot blade and can really clear some space. I used it tonight to clear a foot of snow out of the barnyard, and it...

I have a 790. Mine is 2 Wheel Dr. with no power steering and no loader. I use it only to pull a 5 foot finish mower. What I like: the Yanmar engine is awesome. Problem, free, always starts, plenty of power for that size machine. I also like the maneuverability for getting around trees and such...

It’s sad to see all that beautiful hay being chopped up

I have no comment on brands except to say that I am very pleased with my LS. My question for you is, do you think the tractors you mentioned will be heavy enough and powerful enough for what you want to do? Each one of them is in the 5500 pound range, give or take. Load up the tires and you’re...

I don’t see much out there about the larger LS tractors so I thought I would give you an update on mine. I currently have 160 hours on my LSMT7101. I bought this last October after a bit of frustration with an MT 573. I had electrical gremlins that just couldn’t be fixed and the dealer bought...

Thanks. That’s what I have. The just such a pain in the butt and don’t work all that well

The balls are actually tight and there is no slop in them. The problem is no stabilizer system other than the bar that connects from a pin under the axle to the implement lower pin after the lower link is attached. It is a big pain in the butt and does not work well. And does not work with a...

No, no turnbuckles or telescoping arms. Never came with those

That is for sure not the problem, speaking as a woman

Hello. Does anyone have a stabilizer solution for a Ford 2610/2810/3910? The hitch sways side to something awful. I have a stabilizer bar but that doesn’t work with a quick hitch. The restraining chains are in place but that just keeps it from swaying all the way over end of the tires. My...

I have a buddy seat I took out of my mt 7 101. I’d be happy to sell it for a lot less than $600! My MT 573 had the mounting lugs but no seat. Even though The seat flips up automatically it always seem to be in the way. If anyone Is interested send me a message

A local farmer was over at my place helping me out with a hay baler and he saw my 7 foot Homestead pinnacle rake. He asked if I ever used it turned around backwards to grade a driveway. He said it works great that way. I tried that out tonight and he was absolutely right. I made two passes each...

Hi there. I recently picked up a new to me NH 575 Square baler. I went through and got it ready for the field and hooked it up to test things out. Everything went fine, thank goodness. I do have one question: with the PTO shaft attached, there is 7 inches of shaft exposed and 5 inches still in...

The problem with a plow is the banks it puts up. My weather is similar to Western Minnesota and the wind can blow out of the north or out of the south or out of the west. No matter where I put a bank it would become a wind break to drift behind. When the wind blows at 40 miles an hour for hours...

I looked at an Erskine front mounted blower but just couldn’t deal with not having the front loader all winter. It turns a multipurpose tool into a single purpose tool. Also, while most people don’t mention it, a rear mounted blower is much more maneuver wall because it is much closer to the...

Congratulations on the new tractor. I’m sure you will love it. I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan and have the same problem with drifting. I can get the driveway done and have to start over again! I use a meteor 87 single auger blower with hydraulic rotation and chute. With 85 PTO...

I picked up a 7 foot Pinnacle series rake from Homestead Implements last year after much research. I was specifically looking for heft, build quality, and cat 1/2 compatibility. The Homestead product exceeded my expectations

I started with clamp-on forks and they were a PITA. So much lateral leverage out front that they wouldn’t stay straight. Plus too much concentrated torque on the bucket edge. Finally, limited lift capacity since the rear of the load is at the fron edge of the bucket. I quickly bought “grown...

I got in touch with a local fertilizer dealer. They will do a custom mix and Bagget and 50 pound bags for me. So I think that solves my problem. I’d rather not haul bunch of 50 pound bags, but I think that’s a reasonable solution without going to the big bags. Thanks for all the input

Thanks so much! Sounds like this might just work

hi there. I am new to hay production So please forgive me if this is a stupid question. I have 10 acres of orchard grass and alfalfa hay ground in the central upper peninsula of Michigan. With last year‘s drought it produced 1.25 tons of hay per acre. I did fertilize last year according to soil...

Chains and blower wont come off till may. We probably have a few more feet of snow on tap here in the central UP

I give another vote for rhino. Mine is a 7 foot heavy duty six way blade. I have hydraulics on the offset and the Horizontal angle. I hardly ever change the vertical angle so I don’t have a cylinder there. It is an extremely heavy duty blade. One thing I like about it is that it has both...

That’s a nice set up. Like you, I like to keep my loader on the tractor all season and so I went with a three point rear blower as well. I did look at the Erskine 87 inch model like you pictured but it was 10 grand and that wasn’t gonna work! I’ve been super happy with the rear blower. I think...

I run a 87 inch meteor single auger two stage blower With a 27 inch five blade fan on my LSMT7101. The blower weighs a tick over 1000 pounds. I have 87 hp at the PTO And the tractor fully loaded weighs 12,000 pounds. With an average snowfall up to 10 inches I can run 540 E in mid range second...

I just had this exact circulating coolant heater installed on my gas IH 656. Several days ago it was 15°F below zero and I plug this in for about three hours. Initially only the outflow coolant line was warm but after three hours not only was the output and input line warm but the entire block...

I just took delivery on an MT7-111. 8 hrs in and I am a fan. I had an mt5-73 and this is in an entirely different league. I payed 68k delivered to the farm with all options and filled tires. I just couldnt see a 30% premium for green or yellow paint. Critically, I have great dealer support

I had the same problem - same codes - with my mt573. I too had excellent customer service from a northern MI dealer (UP Tractor in Rock MI) but they could never get it fixed. At least I dont think so. He bought it back from me and I moved o an mt7101. What a beast! But the dealer has been...

Thanks. Yes-a good dealer makes all the difference in the world

That was actually the only problem I had with the tractor. Everything else was great. And when I was using the engine speed control it was a pleasure to hay with. The new tractor is pretty awesome. It is definitely in a different size class. I noticed tonight when I was using it that it is...

I moved to snow country a year ago and needed a big tractor to run a big snowblower. I am an hour from Kubota dealer, three hours from a John Deere dealer, and about 45 minutes from an LS dealer. Everyone speaks highly of the LS dealer, for good reason, so I went with an LSMT 573. Unfortunately...

Hi there, I am relocating from Southern Tennessee to the upper Peninsula of Michigan in September in the owner of the house that I am purchasing is selling an LS P7040 cps with a loader and an Erskine 925FM snowblower. Currently having a Ford 2610, Farmall 140 and JD 670, this is a big step up...

Hi all. I have been lurking here for a while and figured it痴 time that I contribute. I have been looking for a more convenient way to fertilize and apply weed control to my 1 acre yard as well as handle spot spraying duties. Since TSC is close to me I looked at their selection. I didn稚...