Discussion Board - Perfect equipement line of old for today

Farming has changed a lot since then. Our big tractor was a 70 John Deere gas. We cultivated and picked ear corn and filled silos with corn silage. The soybeans where combined by the Neighber with his always new John Deere combines.

I have worked as a carpenter and a contractor the last 30 years. Two cylinder John Deeres are my hobby. I now own a very nice 730D and I bought a 80 acre old style working dairy farm last year.

My Qeustion is what Equipement wood make a good complete line of equipement for serious hobby farmer today. I don't need to make a living with this but I want it to profitable.

Wood you still plow or go with less tillage?
Wood you use chemicals or cultivate?
I was thinking maybe 1/3 hay and 1/3 corn and 1/3 beens. Sell the beans and feed out the corn.

I want to do this but I have not enough experiance with modern practices to make good decisions. Any thoughts anyone.

Thanks
730 Pony

If you like green, a 7000 jd planter, a 2700 or 2800 plow, a field cultivator, and a tractor to pull it would be great.

You can have it harvested for $20 an acre, probably a good way to start anyhow... I have found Gleaner combines to be a little easierto work on, if you care to go a different route. JD 6600 are plentiful & not that expensive if you want green.

--->Paul

Central Minnesota, Litchfield,Wilmer area.
Good soil, 150 bushel corn and 50 bushel beens around 1970's. 38 inch rows. Lots of cultivateing. Three bottem plow,disk,springtooth,
494 planter, 227 mounted picker. The last year I was there we added a 4030 with soundgaurd cab,pull type IH picker,three point plow and a pipeline. After I left they added silo unloaders and a grinder mixer.

Thanks again Paul
730 Pony