Not pretty but it worked.

JayinNY

Well-known Member
As rrlund said, getting the manure out has been a problem. The guy who plows the farm goes down past the run in shed, and leaves a huge snowbank, I told him I clear that with a snowblower, but he keeps plowing it, so I don't say anything, I'm glad he helps. First chore was to get the tractor past there, I knew I'd never get all the way to the manure pile, so I was able to get into the first hay field, turned around and backed in, laying down some traction! The ford has been here since 1990, I bought it from the owner in 08, I was pretty much the only one that used it so it was a no brainer. It's been a great tractor, gear safty switch went bad, and the metal power steering lines cracked, that's all it ever needed, beside a tach cover, old one was so yellow I couldent see threw it, oh and 1 ball joint. I know I should get tire chains for it, but I really want to get the roll bar and canopy on it for hay season. I walked over and checked on the old h hibernating. Lol
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Back in about 77 or 78 I went most of the winter getting rid of manure that way. I plowed a path out in the field nearest the barn and backed out there every day.
Been hauling now for three days,up to 19 loads,probably 6-7 to go. Even after the rain and little bit of warm weather,the 2-135 White is still dancing a little in places.
 
A couple years ago during a wet spell on a country road I came up on a guy pulling a side slinger spreader, half on the road, half in the side ditch and slinging the manure into the field without having to drive on it.
 
Ford was good for hauling the only trouble was its light on the front needed 60 lbs on front otherwise it would slide on front going uphill with load. my farm is at the bottom of a hill the only way out is go up the road about a mile and spread on the ridge
 
I have 4 weights on the front, I think the 60 apiece. It was a little light on the slopping pasture with a 6ft mower on the back.
 
We can't spread for another week or two, and then I won't because the ground is so soft right now- unless the frost is still hard. I'll wait a few weeks until the ground dries out some. Not as many ruts and compaction.....
 
I didn't have a choice. Had about 18 inches of ice in the feedlots,was turning to slop after the rain. Cattle walked over the board fence at the end of the feedlot first of the week. They were about having to lay down to eat and drink.
Ended up taking out 23 loads. Would have been one more but it was solid ice yet.
 
SIL screwed up the de-watering picket and pipe about mid-winter, so my pit isn't draining right. The whole lower side was one BIG chunk of ice. I busted thru it today, and now it's water with some eight or ten inch thick blocks of ice, and then piled manure off to the side of it. I'm actually more worried about the cows going through it and getting trapped, but I don't think we're gonna have the refreeze long enough for it to get thick again. But we still have about six inches of snow left as of this afternoon, and the state says we can't spread on frozen ground, so the spreader is still in the shed....
 

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