830 Still Earning It's Keep

Bobl1958 · Jul 8, 2023

Have a little 6-1/2 acre field by the house that I am planning on putting to brome this year. It was getting weedy so I decided to give the 830 a chance to earn it's keep. Pulling a 12' Krause disc. Cleaned them up real nice.

rustred · Jul 8, 2023

Thats about as relaxing as it gets when u have a small field to work. Looks good. Pup start I presume.

J Hamilton · Jul 8, 2023

Looks good. Unless you have tough soil conditions that 830 probably didn't even know it was pulling anything.

Traditional Farmer · Jul 9, 2023

I see broom mentioned here pretty often.Is that something like switch grass or Blue Stem?

Buckhammer · Jul 9, 2023

Nice! Did the 830 even know that disk was behind it?

r.w.b. · Jul 9, 2023

nice looking ol 830. 1 stout beast in its day

David from Kansas · Jul 9, 2023

Good looking outfit, Bob.

Bill(Wis) · Jul 9, 2023

It looks much like quack grass except it doesn't have the extensive root system like quack. It makes beautiful hay for livestock including horses. a mixture of timothy and brome will make some of the best horse hay. It dries in the field much better than alfalfa which made it quite popular before hay crimpers came along. Actually, mixing it with alfalfa was what we did.

55 50 Ron · Jul 9, 2023

An ominous sight. Power in the finest form. I have many hours running a R but wasn't fortunate enough to run any of the R's successors.

Dean · Jul 9, 2023

Nice thing about Brome is that it ryzomes so you can plant it and not need to replant just about forever unless you allow invasive perennials, e.g., Canadian Thistle, Dogbane, etc., to become established.

The Brome in my hay field was planted in 1987.

rustred · Jul 9, 2023

I sure dont see any sight of weeds or hay in this discing. It also looks like it was disced twice. Should have had a before pic.

Bobl1958 · Jul 9, 2023

Pony start. Pony runs good but smokes a bit. This tractor is one of the great survivors. Got it from the 73 year old son of the original owner. The big motor runs great. All the gauges work except fuel gauge. All the lights work. Tactor never sat out a single night, per son. It is a true survivor. I did paint the yellow sides and wheels, but the green just buffed right up. The tractor pulled the disc easy. Sandy loam ground.

The field of pigweeds behind the picture are in a neighbors field that he planted to grass this late spring. Not a farmer, and it shows. I just worry about fighting his pigweed (and various others) in my field. Such is life. Bob

tractorguy2 · Jul 9, 2023

My dad was 11 when the model R came out.

One day dad and grandpa went to the JD dealer to get parts for his A. The dealer had just taken delivery of two brand new model R tractors. Dad said the dealer was standing on the front tire addressing the crowd to get a good look at the new tractor. It is the largest tractor John Deere will ever build on rubber tires.
Grandpa walked around it once and said it was as big as a locomotive and no one would want it. Got his part for the Model A and went home. At least dad got some free candy.

Apparently they never did catch on around here. All the farm auctions, consignment auctions, and just driving through the country looking for tractors. I've never seen any of the big John Deere diesels around here. International with the WD-9, 600,and 650 was king of the diesels around here. In second place was Case and third was Massey Harris.

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