How agriculture works thread

[ArlyA]

We're about to get this wrapped up. We're really pleased with the way the new header works, although we DEFINITELY feel the difference between 30-foot swaths and 40-foot swaths as we work our way across the field. You might not think those 10 feet of header would make a difference, but they do, oh, they do. If you're accustomed to running 40 feet at a time, you feel like you're not making any progress at all when you drop back to 30 feet.

 

[LouNY]

We're about to get this wrapped up. We're really pleased with the way the new header works, although we DEFINITELY feel the difference between 30-foot swaths and 40-foot swaths as we work our way across the field. You might not think those 10 feet of header would make a difference, but they do, oh, they do. If you're accustomed to running 40 feet at a time, you feel like you're not making any progress at all when you drop back to 30 feet.View attachment 2098049

What are you swathing?
Sorghum?
Then are you using a combine with a pickup head?

 

[ArlyA]

What are you swathing?
Sorghum?
Then are you using a combine with a pickup head?

I swath nothing, its just a photo I seen on FB and liked it. Looks like sorghum to me and I think it must have went down, hence the picup head..

 

[ArlyA]

The raise and downfall of Allis-Chalmers. Vert short and simple version. I meet a fellow who worked as a machinist in there main plant.

 

[Tpondel]

I’ll start watching thread to learn more. Thanks.

Actually learned quite a bit watching Clarksons Farm on Amazon.

 

[ArlyA]

The Sonne family putting in beans I think. I like there video's.

 

[ArlyA]

The Sonnes are chopping Winter Rye for Silage anf let me add, that portion of SD really is flat!

 

[Torvy]

The Sonnes are chopping Winter Rye for Silage anf let me add, that portion of SD really is flat!

Where are they? I grew up in the Couteau du Prairie, which is somewhat hilly. Most of the rest of East River is flat except near the river itself.

 

[ArlyA]

Where are they? I grew up in the Couteau du Prairie, which is somewhat hilly. Most of the rest of East River is flat except near the river itself.

Just outside of Mitchell SD.

 

[Torvy]

Just outside of Mitchell SD.

Definitely flat there. I know people around there. No family though. Mom's still in SF.

 

[ArlyA]

History of the round balers! Was kind of interesting and they've been around a lot longer than I imagined.

 

[ultrarunner]

Round Bales fundamentally changed how the dairy farms processed hay for my grandfather/uncle.

For centuries the loose hay was stored in the hay loft…

With round bales the need for haylofts faded as wrapped bales were field stored.

 

[sixdogs]

Round Bales fundamentally changed how the dairy farms processed hay for my grandfather/uncle.

For centuries the loose hay was stored in the hay loft…

With round bales the need for haylofts faded as wrapped bales were field stored.

Plus, you could put up more hay in a day than most old-timers ever dreamed of.

 

[LouNY]

Round Bales fundamentally changed how the dairy farms processed hay for my grandfather/uncle.

For centuries the loose hay was stored in the hay loft…

With round bales the need for haylofts faded as wrapped bales were field stored.

That would depend a lot on the climate and ground moisture of your area. Around here the old Alis Chalmers small rounds had to be put in the haymows. Otherwise just like the large rounds of today the waste was tremendous when stored on the ground.
I forget the actual percentage of waste is with the big rounds but even just 6" of garbage hay from mold and rot is a large percentage of a 5' round bale.
There are people that will stack net wrapped round bales outside and swear the waste isn't that much, they haven't put a sharp pencil to those numbers, that said those drier climates with less ground moisture and rain can get away with it for beef animals but the percentage of waste is still quite large.

 

[ultrarunner]

Grandfathers farm went from loose to round with no square bales in between..,

 

[sixdogs]

Grandfathers farm went from loose to round with no square bales in between..,View attachment 3829538

What tractor is that?

 

[ultrarunner]

Steyr which is part of Case IH, New Holland, and Case

Steyr founded in 1864 was part of Daimler and also renown firearm manufacturer.

Tractor is 1948 diesel nominal 12hp crank start.

I remember cold winter starting required a glow plug lit with a match and then screwed into the cylinder head just before cranking…



The hay wagon was retired when this arrived…

No more manual labor loading and unloading the hay wagon.

 

[ultrarunner]

Starting with match lit glow plug and crank

 

[ArlyA]

Historic BUD pic
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Big Bud 8V400 tractor on the assembly line at Northern Manufacturing in Havre, Montana in 1978

 

[ArlyA]

1,100 hp Big Bud 16V-747 tractor at work in the field with @titangoodyearfarmtires LSW 1400 tires with an interview with Ron Harmon the owner of Big Bud Tractors and the Williams Brothers who farm with it.