My Beloved Gas Tractor

Think we probably made 20 or 25 acres before we had to stop and fill 'er belly. :>(

Allan

Was out there all day long and into the night.

Saw one cattle truck moving cows to pasture at 9am. Otherwise, it is just me and the jackrabbits. :>)

Allan

But, this "dying of the alfafla" came on in a hurry and it was really cold/windy out there yesterday morning.

Was just easier to yank the loader off this Hydro 70 than it would have been to yank the duals off the 966 or road the 1066 clear the heck and gone 15 miles out there to the country. :>)

Allan

Jim

Yep, this tractor gulps fuel like a drunken sailor likes his beer and as you know, I've been bellyachin' about it since the first day I bought it.

It's got a smaller tank than your 706, a 301 engine with a fixed adjustment on the high side fuel, pulling a 12' swather. Have to run wide open in low range to keep the swather humming just right.

Oh yeah. Did I mention it is a hydro? :>)

The only job this tractor is good for is under the loader, but it was cold outside yesterday morning and that cab did have a certain "appeal" vs the open station 686 diesel at 37 degrees and a north wind. :>)

Allan

Think it might be a long night. All the neighbors are going just as hard as they can. Trying to outrun this dryout.

Gonna get a bite to eat and head back out there. Hope old "limpy" holds together for another few days. :>)

Allan

What kind of hay is that? Looks about the same yield as mine here. We have been dry.

KEH

The hay fields that I plowed are holding pretty darned good and will be "fair", but I wanted to get this "junk" done first before I lost it all.

Darned alfalfa will turn in on itself and evaporate right before your eyes when it gets stressed..... .....

Which this is; big time. :>)

Allan