ain't this a b**ch! ...

[txflyer]

I got my tractor dirty ... and it was beautiful flying weather to boot ...

 

[eman1200]

hhmmm, I guess this city boy doesn't get it.

 

[Clark1961]

He has more disk than tractor for that soft spot

 

[txflyer]

hhmmm, I guess this city boy doesn't get it.

The rear wheels shouldn't be half way in the ground. IOW ... I'm stuck.

I broke the cardinal rule and tried to plow uphill in sand.

 

[Geico266]

I have a disc just like that!

You need 4 wheel drive, or learn to hit the clutch before you bury the tractor up to the axle.

 

[eman1200]

The rear wheels shouldn't be half way in the ground. IOW ... I'm stuck.

I broke the cardinal rule and tried to plow uphill in sand.

ok, stuck, I get that. next question........why does one drive a plow through sand in the first place? are you 'tilling' so you can plant something in the future? is there a revenue-generating reason why you are tractoring there in the first place? clearly, I don't know squadoosh about being a farmacist. your response will drive my next set of questions lol.

 

[Geico266]

ok, stuck, I get that. next question........why does one drive a plow through sand in the first place? are you 'tilling' so you can plant something in the future? is there a revenue-generating reason why you are tractoring there in the first place? clearly, I don't know squadoosh about being a farmacist. your response will drive my next set of questions lol.

"Farmacist" Too funny!

 

[txflyer]

ok, stuck, I get that. next question........why does one drive a plow through sand in the first place? are you 'tilling' so you can plant something in the future? is there a revenue-generating reason why you are tractoring there in the first place? clearly, I don't know squadoosh about being a farmacist. your response will drive my next set of questions lol.

That is feral hog damage I'm trying to repair.

If you disc it and cult-pack it in (the big heavy roller behind the disc) the grass won't die. It will pop back out with a rain.

 

[txflyer]

I have a disc just like that!

You need 4 wheel drive, or learn to hit the clutch before you bury the tractor up to the axle.

Over 50 years of driving tractors and I'll never learn...

I rocked it a little bit trying to get out, but it sank just sitting there. The sand was wet below the surface and once you break through it's like quick sand.

 

[Henning]

Your runway needs some work there.

 

[docmirror]

The roller on the same load,,,

may have been a mistake. :wink2:

 

[eman1200]

That is feral hog damage I'm trying to repair.

If you disc it and cult-pack it in (the big heavy roller behind the disc) the grass won't die. It will pop back out with a rain.

ok, I goggled 'feral hogs' and found out the damage they can do. I'm still working on the rest of that stuff u said but basically you're trying to repair the damage done.

you see, when someone on PoA starts talking in-depth IFR on me, I can go bust out a manual and start reading up on it but when u go all Texas on me, I'm just lost.

I guess what I would have done in this situation is say "fk it, I'm goin flying, that tractor will still be there tomorrow" hahaha.

 

[txflyer]

The roller on the same load,,,

may have been a mistake. :wink2:

It works like a charm until you hit wet sand uphill .. and that land was rough and already torn up. I just made a stupid mistake sitting there all fat and happy then WOOPS! .

That old 806 Farmall is stronger than it looks.

 

[txflyer]

ok, I goggled 'feral hogs' and found out the damage they can do. I'm still working on the rest of that stuff u said but basically you're trying to repair the damage done.

you see, when someone on PoA starts talking in-depth IFR on me, I can go bust out a manual and start reading up on it but when u go all Texas on me, I'm just lost.

I guess what I would have done in this situation is say "fk it, I'm goin flying, that tractor will still be there tomorrow" hahaha.

I hear ya, but if you don't repair it right away, the roots are exposed to air and that's what kills them.

You have to plow them back in and roll them down tight where no air can get to them if you want your grass ... otherwise you'll fly back to a big dead spot that takes forever to re-spawn.

 

[docmirror]

You got the right tools, just lined em up a bit too much. Stuff happens. I just got a Ford 8N, my first antique tractor. Gonna be fun to fiddle with. Just a blade for scraping snow and a small loader for pushing dirt around.

 

[nddons]

Over 50 years of driving tractors and I'll never learn...

I rocked it a little bit trying to get out, but it sank just sitting there. The sand was wet below the surface and once you break through it's like quick sand.

Need a Deere to pull you out?

 

[Henning]

The rear wheels shouldn't be half way in the ground. IOW ... I'm stuck.

I broke the cardinal rule and tried to plow uphill in sand.

How much of that stuff you do? I know it's really overkill on equipment, but a big plow tractor with AWD and high floatation wide single tires can be bought really cheap and do that specific job really well. One guy put his freaking cattle out on the hayfield in the winter rains (even though our haying contract specifically indicated he wouldn't.) and turned a perfectly smooth high speed hayfield into a WWI no man's land. I picked up a well used 450hp Stieger that had logging tires on it for $9k (I had some other uses like pulling chains, root plows, and grubbing, on a 100 acres of mesquites) and pulled a rig nearly identical to yours to fix it. You just can't beat the high floatation tires on an all wheel drive plow tractor when it comes to smoothing down a field or doing any dirt work in soft soil.

 

[Frogs97]

Need a Deere to pull you out?

Beat me to it. I was going to say it's because it's the wrong color. :wink2:


Though, my dad's Farmall will pull a house off it's foundation, and he's won many a pull with it.

 

[txflyer]

How much of that stuff you do? I know it's really overkill on equipment, but a big plow tractor with AWD and high floatation wide single tires can be bought really cheap and do that specific job really well. One guy put his freaking cattle out on the hayfield in the winter rains (even though our haying contract specifically indicated he wouldn't.) and turned a perfectly smooth high speed hayfield into a WWI no man's land. I picked up a well used 450hp Stieger that had logging tires on it for $9k (I had some other uses like pulling chains, root plows, and grubbing, on a 100 acres of mesquites) and pulled a rig nearly identical to yours to fix it. You just can't beat the high floatation tires on an all wheel drive plow tractor when it comes to smoothing down a field or doing any dirt work in soft soil.

I have a CNH TS115 4X4 I could hook up, I use it to load hay and other jobs, but I'll bet if you took the New Holland out of 4X4 and hooked it to the Farmall back to back, the Farmall might out-pull it.

That old Farmall is putting about 100h.p. to the ground I'll bet. It's the gearing. It will not lug down, it'll just dig down.

 

[txflyer]

Your runway needs some work there.

Nah, here's the runway being mowed and chain harrowed.

I like to do two operations in one. Saves diesel.

1200' strip with obstacles both ends. You gotta hit it and hit it right. What helps is it sits a little like a bowl, so either end you launch from you're going downhill. It also helps you stop.

 

[Henning]

Yeah, that's the problem with skinny tires, they dig, and once the case sits on the dirt, well... at least you don't dig much deeper... usually. The big float tires are awesome in sandy soil, even in river bottom. Once you have a 450hp tractor, you find uses for it.

You'd end up building up a crowned, well drained, runway just for fun.

 

[Zeldman]

That is one stuck Farmall and I see the hog damage.

You are making me homesick with that picture.... Where ya at in Tx?

 

[Richard]

Is that a welding repair on the frame at the front? 2 out 3 Farmalls, at least the H models needed the frame welded right at that same place.

Yeah, you got too much hanging but you knew that.

I took the OP as work to be done and wouldn't ya know it's a perfect day for flying.

 

[Richard]

Nah, here's the runway being mowed and chain harrowed.

I like to do two operations in one. Saves diesel.

1200' strip with obstacles both ends. You gotta hit it and hit it right. What helps is it sits a little like a bowl, so either end you launch from you're going downhill. It also helps you stop.

Provide long/lat coordinates for thee Fly-in.

 

[txflyer]

That is one stuck Farmall and I see the hog damage.

You are making me homesick with that picture.... Where ya at in Tx?

Brazos river bottom between Hearne and Marlin.

Is that a welding repair on the frame at the front? 2 out 3 Farmalls, at least the H models needed the frame welded right at that same place.

Yeah, you got too much hanging but you knew that.

I took the OP as work to be done and wouldn't ya know it's a perfect day for flying.

She's had the frame and the front axle welded just like every other farmall around like you say ....,

Provide long/lat coordinates for thee Fly-in.

We could call it HogKosh! ...

 

[docmirror]

1200' turf? I could get my Bo in there.

once.... mmuuuuaaaahhahhahahhahaaa! Then it's parts. If those trees weren't down at the end, I could get out on a cold day with a short load of fuel. Prolly.

 

[Zeldman]

Brazos river bottom between Hearne and Marlin.
...

Small world. I was born and raised in Bryan, just sold my house in Bryan this week. I have friends in Hearne and Reagan area.

 

[gkainz]

my first tractor experience was a Farmall B (yeah, it was almost new then) - those narrow front ends where a bit scary on hillsides...

 

[txflyer]

1200' turf? I could get my Bo in there.

once.... mmuuuuaaaahhahhahahhahaaa! Then it's parts. If those trees weren't down at the end, I could get out on a cold day with a short load of fuel. Prolly.

It's 1200' from trees to trees. Really about 1000' of sweet spot. It's kind of tight but the wagon does it with good room to spare. I won't try it at gross on a hot day!

Small world. I was born and raised in Bryan, just sold my house in Bryan this week. I have friends in Hearne and Reagan area.

B/CS has gone nuts with growth. We thought about building or buying a home there but the land values and prop taxes are insane.

my first tractor experience was a Farmall B (yeah, it was almost new then) - those narrow front ends where a bit scary on hillsides...

Tractor safety is my top priority. They can kill you in a New York minute.

 

[Henning]

1200' turf? I could get my Bo in there.

once.... mmuuuuaaaahhahhahahhahaaa! Then it's parts. If those trees weren't down at the end, I could get out on a cold day with a short load of fuel. Prolly.

1200' is a problem light? Do you have a 185/205 hp engine?

 

[Zeldman]

B/CS has gone nuts with growth. We thought about building or buying a home there but the land values and prop taxes are insane. :

Yes it has. And that growth is faster than the city can keep up with. Bryan used to be a quiet little farming town with a great QOL. I miss what it used to be.

What I don't miss is the humidity.

 

[docmirror]

It's 1200' from trees to trees. Really about 1000' of sweet spot. It's kind of tight but the wagon does it with good room to spare. I won't try it at gross on a hot day!


B/CS has gone nuts with growth. We thought about building or buying a home there but the land values and prop taxes are insane.


Tractor safety is my top priority. They can kill you in a New York minute.

Bo <> Wagon, that's fer sure.

I was just down at CS a few weeks ago, and they are building like mad in the surrounding areas. Redoing the fwy, etc. If it weren't a college town I'd like it a lot more.

First thing I thought of when I saw it buried was cringing at flipping it over. It's happened too many times to count. Need one of these:

http://justtractorparts.com/rops.aspx

 

[pilot_dude]

A few more suitcase weights and it'll pull right out

 

[txflyer]

Yes it has. And that growth is faster than the city can keep up with. Bryan used to be a quiet little farming town with a great QOL. I miss what it used to be.

What I don't miss is the humidity.

No doubt. And it doesn't get any better with age. The humidity wraps around you like a wet blanket from about now until October.

Bo <> Wagon, that's fer sure.

I was just down at CS a few weeks ago, and they are building like mad in the surrounding areas. Redoing the fwy, etc. If it weren't a college town I'd like it a lot more.

First thing I thought of when I saw it buried was cringing at flipping it over. It's happened too many times to count. Need one of these:

http://justtractorparts.com/rops.aspx

B/CS is laid out kind of weird. It centers on Hwy 6 so it's a long skinny city. If you drive one or two miles out from Hwy 6 you're in the sticks practically.

A few more suitcase weights and it'll pull right out

We've been pulling tractors out of the mud and sand forever. Just another day on the farm ....

 

[TCABM]

Will be at A&M for Parents weekend tomorrow- Sunday. Too busy or I'd offer to buy breakfast. We owned 5 acres off FM2000 in Caldwell until about '92 when I left for San Angelo. Spent most all my youth kicking around the Hwy 79 area between Hutto and Caldwell.


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