sunning the worms

Tony in Mass.

Well-known Member
But, no sun that day. This was Monday. Anyway, got this butterfly back in action, and it and my neighbor did a perfect job! Straight as an arrow, no hangups, and the apperatus switched directions like it had a brain.
It had a busted weld and missing spring on the 'pendullum'? That helps it lock into position once the balance swings around. Mine needed the bracket that bolts to the tractor, I had my OWN idea what one of those should look like.... but my worms don't want to go outside yet.... I don't blame em....
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It looks like it did a good job plowing. I need to get one of those plows. It would make plowing on a hillside easier for me.
 
I'm sure there's one near you Jason. You and Miner are surrounded by even cooler stuff.... like disc plows....grrrrr
Yeah I guess the original name of this style was 'hillside plow'...
 
Brent Are you having turnbuckle made using Steve's for a pattern? I may need one since I haven't been able to locate one. Going to show Saturday, hoping to get measurements if there is one at show.There was one at show last year.
 
Alot deeper than usual isn't it 1943? nearly a foot. He usually has a better luck than me with his wet clay than my sand patch. I have been turning horse manure under a foot or more if I can manage it, better than nothing. Wish I had cows again.
Hey Brent, thanks, and this was my old Konica/Minolta pocketsize. Takes as good a shot as my Nikon, harder to aim, but better than a cell phone.
 
I have never seen one sitting in a field or being used around here ever or in person even at a show. This is Dearborn/Ford plow country here. That is 95% of what you find here.
 
Steve sent the bracket but I didn"t ask him to send the turnbuckle. If you happen to run across one for measurements I would pay to have one made. If not, perhaps we can check with Steve for a copy.
 
I've got worms also,Tony. I spread them all over my potato patch on Thursday and rotavated them in. Raised some drills yesterday and hope to plant some spuds today....We were lucky last week ....the snow passed us by, yet I can see it all around our place. Some farmers here in Northern Ireland lost many, many sheep and some roofs of their barns! They are still pulling sheep out of the drifts. Last night I drove through snow 3 foot deep and that was only 23 miles from home! Some of you may remember how wet this patch was a few weeks back when we had to drain it and how wet it ploughed up(last few pics)
Sam
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i was told many years ago that a rotovator was no good for the worms as it ripped them to shreds ???
 
That's true, but there is no 'society of prevention of cruelty to worms' in Ireland.
Sam's worms got it good tho, compare to our yankee worms. Don't know about this year... that's alotta snow for the UK even in a bad year.
 
I am sure a sharp bladed disc harrow would be more sympathetic to our worms? But so far the rotavator wins in speed of preparation and we have less passes to do, so that means less compaction.
Sam
 

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