[parts man]

This is a shot some of our IH lineup at work.

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[leolav]

Thats alot of hay!! Nice machines.

 

[Stewart]

And a l lot of good old fashioned hard work!!
Nice looking tractors as well!:merry:

 

[parts man]

Between the truck, trailer, and 3 wagons, there's about 1000 bales of hay in that picture ready to go into the hay mow!:xmas:

 

[jodyand]

Thats a lot of work heck of a load.
Jody

 

[parts man]

Originally posted by jodyand
Thats a lot of work heck of a load.
Jody

Yeah, that'd be one of those nights that we were up til 10-12 PM stacking hay in the loft. That's why I really appreciate this way of haying!!

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[parts man]

Because it's all handled like this.:xmas:


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BTW, that's the CEO (my dad) unloading the hay. Pretty tough to handle 1000 lb bales huh??

 

[jodyand]

That beats

the old back breaking way any day.
Jody

 

[parts man]

Re: That beats

Originally posted by jodyand
the old back breaking way any day.
Jody

You got that right!!! A round baler turns haying into a one man job!! It's all done from the tractor seat, gotta love that!

This is the sweet machine that powers the round baler, and hauls a lot of the bales home.

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It's a 1998 Case-IH C60 with a 3cyl turbo Perkins. 50 pto HP, with 8 Fwd and 4 Rev gears, all syncronized. Just like driving a car, cept no radio, and no heat! Ok haying, not so great with a snow blower!

 

[Dana]

Hey Partsman.....your CEO looks like he knows how to handle that machine pretty well. How much you paying him?

 

[parts man]

Dana, he sure has some experience. He's been driving since he was 4 or 5 YO.


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That's CEO with his older sister, in 1948 on my grandfather's first tractor.
As for how much he gets paid,,, not nearly enough!!!

 

[jodyand]

Looks like they both are haveing fun on it.:driving:
Jody

 

[Argee]

parts man - What's the HP of that MF your pappy is operating?

 

[parts man]

Originally posted by Argee
parts man - What's the HP of that MF your pappy is operating?

Argee, SHAME, SHAME!!!:hand: No MFs on this farm!! (well a few for parts), We're all IH, the loader tractor that CEO is unloading hay with is a Case-IH 495, 43 PTO HP, 8 sp forward, 4sp Rev.
This is accomplished with a Hi-Lo-Rev range divider, and a simple H pattern 4 sp. The 4 sp is syncronized, but on this one the range divider is not. It makes a real nice loader tractor.

 

[Argee]

Well, MF or IH or Ford or Case, it's still a fine looking tractor. I just know that I like the looks of it. I guess I don't qualify as a connoisseur of fine old tractors.:smiles:

 

[parts man]

Originally posted by Argee
Well, MF or IH or Ford or Case, it's still a fine looking tractor. I just know that I like the looks of it. I guess I don't qualify as a connoisseur of fine old tractors.:smiles:

Did you mean the tractor in the B&W pic?? It's a 1947 W4 IH. I think they were about 25-30 HP. It's got a 5 sp with 1 rev gear.

 

[Argee]

No, I meant the one with the loader arms. After further review, I see it's an IH.:hide: