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Agri King 06-01-2012 20:24:55 173.245.136.126 Report to Moderator	A common site in Wisconsin this time of year. Chopping hay for my brother. Got a bunch cut down for tommorow. Fun to listen to Case engines, they seem to like it when the conditions get tuff. Thought I would share. [Reply]   [No Email]
Brokengun 06-02-2012 07:18:52 4.252.132.153 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   I used to love doing that kind of work but now I have allergies so bad that I cant hardly get out of the house during certain times of the year. [Reply]  [No Email]
Kevin B from Illinois 06-02-2012 06:42:33 173.20.194.215 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   Looks like our hay in Nothern ILL kind of light this year hoping 2nd crop is better, or is that oats your chopping, see agriking we can play in the same sandbox. [Reply]  [No Email]
Agri King 06-03-2012 08:43:38 173.245.136.126 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Kevin B from Illinois, 06-02-2012 06:42:33   Alright then, Yea 1st crop alfalfa. It is thin in spots and like DCase said it got so nice in March and it looked really nice but then got cold and hurt some of it. My brother had them come and fertilize the hay ground we already chopped.....thats not cheap, but short hay is worst I guess. [Reply]  [No Email]
DKase 06-02-2012 06:40:37 75.102.180.184 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   How did your first cutting produce? Ours looked really nice in late March. April 10 + 11 we had a hard frost which set it back 3 weeks and then the weevils moved in with a vengence. It looks like a 40% crop here in Eastern SD. [Reply]  [No Email]
McKerrow630 06-02-2012 06:23:11 50.42.186.84 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   "Scent-n-Sounds",are 700 and NH hayliner 69. 2nd crop alfafa (scent) and the (sound) of that 700 at PTO speed, when plunger would push that big wadd of hay in. Ahhhhhh I can still hear it. rummm --rummm the sweet sound of power. Oh that 700 sounded great during fall plowing too and oh yeah early morning in wis 2:00 was nice to stand next to the manfold warm the hands and well you know! God Bless [Reply]  [No Email]
Ron Sa 06-02-2012 04:52:43 75.106.112.105 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   I agree. My 1170 is a sweet running engine under load and also idles quietly. I remember a few years back in the neighbor's field across the road after sundown, a tractor under load with lights on had started at the far end of the field and was coming towards my place. The exhaust noise got closer and louder and sounded wore out. I remember thinking "that engine is due for an overhaul". When he turned at the end with the lights away from my face, I saw it was a NEW 8000 series John Deere. When nature calls on a cold windy day, it is easy on the ears to cozy up to the 1170 engine idling half speed. A friend at church ask me to run his nearly new 8310 Deere to help out. When this old man's bladder asked for attention, cozyng up to the Deere engine idling half speed was not an option. WOW what an ear pearcing experience to stand close to and idling 8000 series Deere. [Reply]  [No Email]
1370rod 06-01-2012 21:19:29 69.179.77.155 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   I'm jealous, never run a chopper but love the fresh hay smell. Got a nice tractor and day to be out listening to a sweet running engine. Rod. [Reply]  [No Email]
Adirondack case guy 06-01-2012 20:40:22 67.246.153.242 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Agri King, 06-01-2012 20:24:55   Hard to beat the sound of an 11 when it's on the gov. and pushing a healthy haze. It's also nice to have that reserve torque when that Gehl chopper chokes on a wad of hay. Loren PS looks like you got a copilot. Do you let him drive? [Reply]  [No Email]
Agri King 06-01-2012 21:03:37 173.245.136.126 Report to Moderator	Re: My Favorite Job in reply to Adirondack case guy, 06-01-2012 20:40:22   Loren, the co pilot loves to drive. He asks if it is time for him to drive yet? lol. His name is Case and will be 3 this month. When the 11's tach pulls to 1900-2000 in heavy hay it is a nice diesel haze and turbo whissel, it just eats it. [Reply]  [No Email]