Can't we all just get along? (pic)

JRSutton · Oct 8, 2015

Apparently we can - at our little local town fair we lined up a bunch of our tractors that we all use for haying. We had just enough to go green red green red all the way down.

I thought this picture was pretty cool - I didn't take it, just found it posted on facebook. Doesn't show them all, but it's nice picture anyways. There was one orange one at the end of the line you can't see here.

RLA · Oct 8, 2015

Good picture of older iron that is still very capable of doing a full days of work.
The new tractors we see rolling out today we'll end up seeing VERY few that will be
worthy of a nice picture like this when they become as old as these machines are today
.

bill mart · Oct 8, 2015

interesting front tires on the super A farmall

gene bender · Oct 8, 2015

They wont even run as the "gizzmos" that start the engines wont be available unless you refit the engine with an old one thats simple to start.

Brent Zappe · Oct 8, 2015

I like this picture. We own John Deere, Farmall, Allis Chalmers, Case and yes we do have International Harvester skid steer loader. You might say between me and my dad we enjoy collecting all of these fine tractors. It does not matter what color it is as long it is a old farm tractor we like it.

JRSutton · Oct 8, 2015

I tell people it's so I can take it on the highway, the regular ribbed tires can't go over 45mph.

Actually they're from the previous owner. I restored the tractor as a project with the 4H kids - all out of my pocket, so those tires looked just fine to me.

(and I did find out later about the Titan tire deal - but we're on to a JD B now)

oldtanker · Oct 8, 2015

With that kind of power most of you guys are only pulling hay rakes with those or you are doing idiot cube bales. For the haying I do none of those tractors would run the equipment. Either too small or to old to have the needed hydraulics.

Rick

CenTex Farmall · Oct 8, 2015

I've run a round baler with an M before. You need a spool valve plumbed in for the hydraulics but it does run the baler fine if you are thoughtful about operating it.

DairyFarmerInMA · Oct 8, 2015

Was that Waters farm?

oldtanker · Oct 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 07:17:41 10/08/15) I've run a round baler with an M before. You need a spool valve plumbed in for the hydraulics but it does run the baler fine if you are thoughtful about operating it.

Mine requires 53 HP minimum plus 2 remotes. An M might do it on flat ground in lite hay. My BIL's old IH baler would most likely work behind an M. But most newer balers are way beyond the HP, electrical and hydraulic output of 40's and 50's tractors. About all them old girls are good for today is raking hay if that. Don't get me wrong, I like them old ones but the size of todays implements and availability of old ones have about regulated those tractors to rides, shows and parades.

Rick

JRSutton · Oct 8, 2015

yes it was, were you there?

JRSutton · Oct 8, 2015

we do all "idiot cubes" none of those "p---y bales" for us (round bales)

Sorry a family site, so hopefully my blanking out the middle letters will be ok.

Around here it's 90% horse customers looking for hay - myself included.

those tractors rake - ted - pull the hay wagons - deliver the hay. In some of the smaller fields they'll pull a 24t baler, and even cut some with a
sickle mower just for the "fun" of it. Some will pull a haybine as well. But we do use larger for a discbine and larger baler.

JRSutton · Oct 8, 2015

actually, you can't really tell, but the one behind the last JD G in the picture is a farmall 560 - that's 60hp three remotes.

We still do use larger tractors than that for the discbine and baler - but we felt the older ones looked prettier.

Not to mention - it was POURING the day we drove all these up - next year we'll hopefully have a more complete line up.

1948CaseVAI · Oct 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 11:51:06 10/08/15) we do all "idiot cubes" none of those "p---y bales" for us (round bales)

Sorry a family site, so hopefully my blanking out the middle letters will be ok.

Around here it's 90% horse customers looking for hay - myself included.

those tractors rake - ted - pull the hay wagons - deliver the hay. In some of the smaller fields they'll pull a 24t baler, and even cut some with a
sickle mower just for the "fun" of it. Some will pull a haybine as well. But we do use larger for a discbine and larger baler.

Thank you so much for posting the picture, and for taking the time to line the machines up cleverly and attractively. Not sure why some feel the need to chime in to make fun or brag and put down others' machines - probably overcompensating for "small things."

DairyFarmerInMA · Oct 8, 2015

Haven't made it the past couple years...
Still busy chopping corn
I hope to get one of my tractors there one of these years
Nice Pic

oldtanker · Oct 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 08:59:47 10/08/15)
We still do use larger tractors than that for the discbine and baler - but we felt the older ones looked prettier.
.

LOL I myself don't care for the looks of the pre 2nd gen JD's or pre 60 series IH's. Guess the more modern 1960-1975, looking ones are best for me.

Each to their own.

Rick

Andy Martin · Oct 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 06:53:38 10/08/15) With that kind of power most of you guys are only pulling hay rakes with those or you are doing idiot cube bales. For the haying I do none of those tractors would run the equipment. Either too small or to old to have the needed hydraulics.

Rick

I'm really impressed that you have big equipment. But what is an "idiot" bale? Is that a small square bale I get $10 for?

Bryce Frazier · Oct 8, 2015

Keep in mind, some of us are very proud to be making "idiot" bales!!!

My Super C does my hay bailing! Does the raking too! Pull a 9 foot mower condition with the H...

Keep it up with those big bales if you want, for me, the money, and fun, is in the little ones. . . . .

MikeinKy · Oct 8, 2015

I still make square bales to sell to horsey people. I mow with a 4020 JD ted with my 520, rake with a 2510, square bale with a 4020 and round bale with a IH 766 with a turbo 414 in it. I some times rake with a Farmall 400.

JRSutton · Oct 8, 2015

I'm thinking of getting on the committee next year and help pick it up again - it's really been dying down over the past few years.

Weather never helps - I think it's rained the past 5 years (if not more). I think finally next year they're going to move it to September.

It used to be a great event - would love to see it get rolling again. So next year - make it!

Old Scovy · Oct 8, 2015

A lot of farms got paid for by these old tractors. I spent a lot of time on a JD- D- and 3plows. We also had a JD_A_ and pulled 2 plows with that tractor. Mowed hay with a No.5 JD mower and a 22 JD crimper, Baled our hay with a 116 W - JD baler. Had a good life and got the farm paid for so what more could we ask for ?? Oh yes we had a neighbor that had to have all the fancy big new tractors and you know what ?? The Bank went to heck in the farming business. After the auction there wasn't enough money left to go around. Too bad because he was a nice guy. Some times older and paid for is the best.

Bernie/MA · Oct 8, 2015

I make hay with 3 old Fords, a 47 2N,53 Jubilee, and a 59 641. The 2N pulls the engine-drive 24T baler, the Kuhn tedder stays on the 641, and I use the Jube on the ground-drive Grimm toss tedder which I pull behind the pinwheel rake so I flip and toss on one trip. I mow with a Hesston SP moco. I make about 2000 bales, used to make about 5 but some fields I used got sold a couple years ago. It was getting time to slow down a little anyway, passed 80 a couple weeks ago. Horse customers pick it up.

jpc0403 · Oct 8, 2015

What a great picture!!! Love those old tractors, can't beat um.

NEKS · Oct 8, 2015

Them babies look good lined up there. When I was young that's all you seen in the fields. Would liked of see the orange one because they were right up there with the rest of them. The dealers back in them days had to be like the Maytag repair man. I bet if you knew the back ground of them you would find most of them never seen the inside of a repair shop. You could work the snot out of them everyday and they just kept going.

FBH44 · Oct 9, 2015

THanks, extremely cool. LIked to see the complete picture of them. I own all of one color [ not saying] but have always admired the other color too.

JRSutton · Oct 9, 2015

No offense taken from anybody's comments here at all.

These tractors belong to a few different people, but none of us use the old stuff out of stupidity or ignorance - Nobody here is making a living from the
hay, so we don't need the most sensible equipment.

Using the antique stuff is kind of a nod to those who came before us here in town, and a history lesson to the next generation.

There are a lot of people in town, especially the older generation, who appreciate seeing these old tractors roll buy pulling a wagon full of hay, or
hearing the two cylinders barking in the distance. I like to be a part of keeping that alive..

Yeah we work a little harder, and a little longer than we should, but you won't hear too many complaints about it from this group of guys. Believe me,
we're all very aware that we could modernize and simplify, and it would be the smart thing to do. We choose not to.

DairyFarmerInMA · Oct 9, 2015

The shingle mill is neat to watch, the tractor pulling is great too, the view behind the house is spectacular when the foliage is peak.
Weather makes it tough! All you can do is pick a date and hope for the best. Having it later on keeps it from being in competition with some of the other fairs and what not.

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