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Ken, first of all what do you mean by alternate crops?

If you want truly American made, you will be looking at a ford 8n, IH, Farmall, pre-1980's jd some later fords and these might have foreign diesel engines. I believe once an import is bought as new the damage is done after that, it's a matter of you not wanting other people to think you bought it new.

mfwd is better for loader work because with a full bucket there is still weight on the drive wheels, 2wd works but takes ALOT more ballast on the back end.

Also, when you mention harvesting, I think pto driven equipment on the back, I believe alot of those require a lot of hp (35-40 and up) or do you mean pulling a wagon to put bushels of hand picked veggies on?

moldboard plowing 13 acres takes two long days with a two bottom plow which requires at least 30 draw bar hp in, if you went with a 3pt rototiller I'd recommend at least 5' wide (min. 25pto hp)

Just push the snow. and get a beater riding lawn mower/tractor for grass

Paul mentioned a jd 990 (very Japanese), If I wanted a new tractor to replace my 970 that is what I would get, they run around 20,000 w/loader and hurry I think they just stopped making them. hth

What Tractor do I need
Parts and Repair
Replies 13 Post by steve arnold

Hi Cutter, I saw your your post last week and was going to ask how your shop was coming, with baby coming time and $$ have been short, so the inside of mine is on hold. I would also advise you to attack this problem from above (cut concrete), this way you are disturbing less soil under your pipe and concrete.
consider drilling and installing rerod into old concrete that will reinforce new patch. As far as the contractor if he doesn't make amends and you cant hold back money, complain to BBB.

Plumbing Nightmare in New Barn
Home Improvement
Replies 19 Post by steve arnold

I HAVE A 10 YR OLD JD THAT HAS GONE THRU 2 OF THE FORGED PINS THAT BOLT INTO THE TRANS/AXLE BUT BOTH TIMES I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM ABUSE DUE TO PULLING TOO HEAVY A PLOW AND THE SECOND CHANGING DIRECTION WITH A BULKY 3PT CULTIVATOR HOOKED UP WITHOUT THE SWAY CHAINS TIGHT ENOUGH GIVING IT A WHIPLASH EFFECT. BOTH INSTANCES WERE A PULLING FORCE AS WHERE YOUR FORCE PUSHED BUT I CAN SEE IT HAPPENING. IF THE ENGINE DOESN'T STALL AND TIRES DON'T BREAK LOOSE SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.

Broken lower link
Parts and Repair
Replies 10 Post by steve arnold

Rich, stay away from heavy equipment for the rest of the day. But seriously, I think it just one of those "s___ happens" times. It also is a finish mower and not made for the occasional rock like a Brushhog. A see a lot of people mowing with these mowers with engine @2000rpm or so, I am not saying you were or thats why it broke, just an observation. I think after its fixed you will have many happy years of use.

Rock damage
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 9 Post by steve arnold

how much down time to install a manual tranny?:)

4700 HST - NO REVERSE-
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by steve arnold

That size of tractor is fine on a thousand acres if all you want to do is mow a big yard and maintain a trail going through the property, collect the occasional boulder for landscaping and such. Dont discourage the fellow, let him buy his dream and allow his own desires afterward dictate his machinery collection. Keith, I just spent Memorial Day at a friend's Grandma's farm near Grand Haven Mi. It was an 80a. parcel, but orginally her grandpa had around half a section and was one of the first of many tree nurseries that dot that area.
The 5 bedroom farmhouse and outbuildings are post card perfect, but not for sale. The area is building up and land like that probably starts at 300k. North of that and east of Mears is an area that I like and acreage should be more reasonably priced. The plat book idea is noteworthy but I would prefer the less aggressive approach of dropping a letter to the owners instead of knocking on doors.
"Statewide" real estate has regional offices in Michigan which print listing books that are informative when I am curious of prices in a certain area.
A few tips I would give are:
Avoid south and east side of dirt roads (dust).
Make sure you own mineral rights!
Old Farmhouses may have old septic systems which could be a flush away from failing.
Avoid underground fuel storage tanks (possibility on a real farm)
Inquire about local zoning and building ordnances before you buy.

good luck

wanted farm property
Parts and Repair
Replies 5 Post by steve arnold

Excuse my curtness, but does it matter if you have weeds in a wildlife food plot? Is quakgrass so pervasive that it will overtake corn?

Quack Grass
Parts and Repair
Replies 9 Post by steve arnold

JD 970 or 1070, my 2c

Which Tractor size
Operating and Attachments
Replies 6 Post by steve arnold

If your are repainting the whole unit I would replace hoses otherwise just check all of them carefully. Also if you do replace, stay with same size. Some auto parts stores like NAPA make hoses to your exact length.

15 yr old hoses
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 5 Post by steve arnold

A PHONE SOLICITOR CONTACTED ME TODAY OFFERING<br>TO GIVE A DEMONSTRATION OF A "TR3 TRACTOR RAKE". SHE SAID IT IS A 3 IN 1 TOOL AND SUPPOSED TO REPLACE A PULVERIZER, GRADER AND HARLEY RAKE ALL FOR THE INCREDIBALLY LOW PRICE OF $3400 (6.5 FOOT WORKING WIDTH).<br>HAVE ANY OF FOLKS HEARD OF THIS?

TR3 tractor rake
Operating and Attachments
Replies 2 Post by steve arnold

yes! but in a 1979 jeep cj-7:), but seriously ROPS (in my opinion) are only useful if you are wearing the seat belt, on the other hand, I wouldnt wear a seat belt if the tractor did not have ROPS.

Anyone ever use a ROPS
Tractor Projects
Replies 33 Post by steve arnold

Yeah Ralph, I would ditto Ted and Murf's reply and add that Ted probably spent another 100 hrs quoting, maintaining/repairing/improving, retracing miles of roadside looking for a pto shaft that fell off his rototiller, etc. I justified my tractor when I bought a little farm and then got the "Great" idea of making money with it. If I took all the money spent on machinery and bought the right stocks and sold them 8 months ago......well everybody is saying that right now.

Maybe you thought of landscaping because you saw a lot of people landscaping.
Look instead at what a few people are doing but are busy at it, One service that comes to mind is custom concrete sawing, its a one or two man operation with as much or less investment as tractor/trailer/truck and it sounds like you are in a good area to do it. just an idea, good luck.

Cost Justification
Tractor Projects
Replies 5 Post by steve arnold

What tractors and implements have you guys collected and what do you use them for? <br>Not Bragging, just bored.<br>'93 JD 970 4wd w/80 loader<br>Leinbach middle buster modified for cable pulling<br>8' Landpride "york" rake<br>6' " brush hog<br>5' " reverse till rototiller<br>6' " "brillion" type grass seeder<br>6' JD box scraper<br>2 row JD plate planter<br>2-16 JD reset moldboard plow<br>9' Knowles drag harrow<br>8' Brillion 4" cultipacker<br>Woods 7500 frame mount backhoe<br>TSC hay wagon<br>'65 Cub Cadet 100 for lawn mowing<br>I plant 10 acres of wildlife habitat and do whatever on another 30 acres plus some side work in Michigan.

what why where
Website Operations Howto
Replies 3 Post by steve arnold

Going to purchase spreader soon for fertilzer and seed. Although I have learned to wash and rinse and rinse and rinse fertilizer equipment and will continue to do so, should I opt for a plastic hopper or painted steel? what are your experiences with either? Get the optional (longer) agitator? and when I am out in the field using it, are there any tricks in not overlapping spread other than practice?

3pt pto spreaders
Operating and Attachments
Replies 2 Post by steve arnold

I would second bill's figure

Fuel Usage
New Holland Tractors
Replies 11 Post by steve arnold

cutter - mortonbuildings.com has a U.S. map showing acid rain levels, if you think that is a sales gimmick I don't blame you, If you are in the highest area you might opt for the best you can get. Especially on roof/sunny side, when in doubt go "white" I have seen 10 year old red turn pink.

Paint
Barns Pole Barns
Replies 5 Post by steve arnold

dave, one word: Speeco ... looks just like land pride's (probably is) in northern hydralic's catalog for $200 (shipping extra) look around farm supply stores in your area....unless you bought one already:(

Loader forks
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 14 Post by steve arnold

I am sort of perplexed also. I have a 1993 jd970 and I am sort of partial to that model. At the time the specs showed 2000# lift capacity two feet behind the links. Why does the newer 990 show only 1500# with 7 more hp? The 4400 is comparable to mine in horsepower but I couldn't get as big of tires with a 4400.
Is that just the way it is? was the 4000 line design criteria changed to match a competitors line? Maybe lift capacity ratings were changed from raw hydraulic ability to a combination of tractor stability on different grades? That would explain the perceived lower center of gravity on the 4000s and the movement of the gas tank to the middle of the tractor from the rear where mine is. Dont know, I should worry more about how I am going to pay for my next JD.

weight of john deere 790 tractor
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by steve arnold

I have only used a woods 7500 "groundbreaker" version, it has a subframe which doesn't require the 3ph to be removed! What size tractor is it going on? If it is big enough (50hp, 5000#) I would skip the subframe to save on ground clearance. I am very impressed with mine and I have operated bigger dedicated TLBs and tracked excavators so maybe I wasnt expecting as much as some people do when they get such a toy. Ask about bucket sizes, my dealer sold them at the same price no matter what size bucket came with it, So I got the biggest and bought the smallest seperately (more money if I did the opposite). Happy digging.

backhoe comparison
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 19 Post by steve arnold

looked at machinefinder.com for you, a good place to find what dealers are asking for their tractors:

'73 $7000 no loader
'65 3000hr $6500 no loader
'69 4300hr $7500 no loader
'71 $6500
'? 5000hr $5600usd w/loader in Canada
'72 $4000usd in Australia

Price for JD 1020
John Deere Tractors
Replies 2 Post by steve arnold