Yeppie! It Runs!

Allan in NE · May 16, 2012

Think I got the new injection pump timing 'pretty darned close'. Nice part is that it doesn't "smoke" under load anymore like it used to. :>)

'Ol pooper is almost 40 years old and just walked thru 150 acres in 23 hours.

I should break down and paint this tractor! :>)

Allan

gold1456 · May 16, 2012

That is about what our 1466 looked like befor paint almost done now! Nice 1066 you have there

The Red · May 16, 2012

Congratulations! Which 12 model?

Allan in NE · May 16, 2012

It's a '75 1066.

Allan

rustyfarmall · May 16, 2012

Looks like a "keeper".

Formerly PaMike · May 16, 2012

Explain this "summer fallow" thing to me. Back east we plan crops (corn beans etc) in the summertime. Fallow ground is wasted ground in my neck of the woods.

The Red · May 16, 2012

That would look wonderful in my barn. One small problem. It won't fit through the barn doors with those duals!

Allan in NE · May 16, 2012

Winter wheat is planted first week or two in September.

Builds it's root system in the fall and goes dormant over winter. Then in the spring, takes off like a house afire as soon as the soil temp hits 41°.

Allan

GordoSD · May 16, 2012

So that field was harvested (wintr wheat) last July, and it sit fallow until more wheat planted this fall? Why wasn't it planted last fall or this spring? I too am cornfused.
Isn't it terrible dry there?

evilboweivel · May 16, 2012

I believe it takes two years of rain fall to get one crop out there
Dad grew up in Kansas where it was that way
Ron

CNKS · May 16, 2012

Fallow is a common practice in the Plains states. We do not get enough rainfall to continuous crop dryland. The most common is wheat fallow wheat. Planted in Sept, harvested in mid-June or later depending on how far north, left fallow until the following Sept. A more efficient system is wheat followed by a 10-11 month fallow period, followed by corn or grain sorghum followed by another 11 month period then back to wheat. Allows 2 crops in 3 years instead of 1 crop in 2 years. Average ppt in SW KS where I live is 18 inches, last year we got about 11.5, record is about 36 inches, the most I have ever seen in 40 years is 26. 18 or less is common. Soil holds 2 inches per ft of depth or 12 inches in a 6 ft profile. So fallow is used to store water, usually rain is less than 25% efficient. Some irrigated farmers, in order to save irrigation water will plant corn, then double crop wheat, the wait 10-11 months and plant corn again. As far as agriculture goes, the Plains states are a different part or the world. Fertile deep soil, but little rainfall.

CNKS · May 16, 2012

Harvested in July 2011, remains fallow until Sept 2012 or 14-15 months. It could have been planted to corn about now, then to wheat again in Sept 2013. See my other post. Yes it is DRY in this area Allan lives about 200? miles NW of me.

teddy52food · May 16, 2012

If more farmers would do that, they wouldn't need all those herbisides. Let the weeds green up then work them back in as green fertilizer before they go to seed.

Ken Ind. · May 19, 2012

Man those were the best tractors IH put out in my opinion . I know they had there problems but so did all the other colors!

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