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Words of wisdom for the farm

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notjustair

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I was out mowing a waterway in the pasture before it rains this weekend. I laughed because the last time I did it I burried the same tractor. My words of wisdom are "never use a tractor any bigger than you have to. You might end up with it stuck and need your big machines to pull it out." The last time I got the big mama stuck it took three tractors hooked together to pull it free. Not pretty. I definately use that one a little more cautiously than the others.

What other wisdom have you come across this week? Probably some good ones since we all have hay down.
 
(quoted from post at 20:51:20 08/14/14) I was out mowing a waterway in the pasture before it rains this weekend. I laughed because the last time I did it I burried the same tractor. My words of wisdom are "never use a tractor any bigger than you have to. You might end up with it stuck and need your big machines to pull it out." The last time I got the big mama stuck it took three tractors hooked together to pull it free. Not pretty. I definately use that one a little more cautiously than the others.

What other wisdom have you come across this week? Probably some good ones since we all have hay down.
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None so far and no hay down (darn glad too, just started raining). In fact I just finished moving round bales this afternoon.

Rick
 
Can't think of the words that go with it, but I have lately taken to STOP, and look at what I'm about to do as I approach a tractor or implement. NOt just go rushing into it, thinking of some other thing. Things are gonna be hot, ro sharp, or spinning, or flat... I STOP, literally STOP, look at it, the think.
 
Here's one I'll pass on:

Never cut your hay while you're baler's apart waiting for a shipment of 5/16 plow bolts so you can put your plunger slides back in.

Nobody HAS 5/16 plow bolts. (More precisely, they advertise them, and they take your order promising they'll arrive in 5 days, but instead of them arriving in the mail you get an email saying "out of stock")

Wife and I had to go old school. Raked it into large windrows and picked it all up with pitchforks!
 
Always check and reset the combine when going from early planted to late planted crops, you could loose some otherwise.
 
You're right, even McMaster doesn't list 5/16 plow bolts. You could have used flat head socket screws to get he job done.

Areo
 
Never corner a animal that is meaner than you!.

Front wheel assist was invented to to get you OUT of trouble,..NOT to get you into it!
 
I still may. I can find the plow bolts, but only at places with minimum orders of $100.

That's a lot to pay for a couple dozen little bolts.

What really kills me is - when I was taking them out - I figured, what the heck, they're all so rusty I'll just snap them off instead of fight to get them loose...

Had I known at the time, I would have treated them like gold.
 
Can you describe them or send a photo? Is the head oval? Or round with a square section below the head I may have some left over from a Ford plow project.
 
they're tiny. I can find them all over the place in 3/8, but that last 1/16th of an inch seems to be too much to ask.

I DID actually find a place where I can buy a bunch for $40... and shipping of course.... still way more than I want to spend for two dozen bolts, but I might just do it.

Here's a picture - might be hard to see in the picture, but they've got a square section, much like a carriage bolt, that holds them in place to tighten.
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I am learning from all of you. Never buy old farm impelements and hope to find good parts to put on them. Like: mold boards,shares, and other plow parts. Do not pay more than what it is worth. I am the person who pays to much for tractors because they tell me you want to restore it. My new thing alway ask yesterday tractor discussion for what you think why because you are ALWAYS RIGHT. Thanks Brent
 
If in doubt, go back and check it out. For example, I THINK I did tighten the bolts on the fan when I changed the water pump on the truck. Three miles later I need a new radiator. I THINK I got the oil filter tightened. Five miles later I am looking for another engine. School of hard knocks, which I hate to admit I am a graduate from....
 
farmerjohn, I didn't know anyone graduated from that school! I always considered it to be one of those "continuing education" type of schools.
 
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