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Jay in NY- photo in response to Implement forum pic

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Billy NY

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No fair, LOL... I attempted to start spreading on that field again, No Go..... I'm in the same area as in that photo in the implement forum. Hop skip and stop, took me 3 tries to get up there, once I turned up this small slope, too much resistance from the snow, what you see is where it stopped. Now with more of that wet bedding, the load is awful heavy, now I need to get 'er turned 45 degrees to get out, how about a 19 point turn mostly at an idle using the low and high gear, got er out and to the pile, really need a bigger MFWD tractor for this stuff, loose granular over 12" still.

Mind you, the previous photo was taken 12-25-10:

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Today, about 4:30 pm:
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I got two loads out today,but I think that's gonna be it for a little while. The ground's breaking up under what's left of the snow. I got in and out OK,but it's just getting to unpredictable out there.
 
The snow got deeper the further I went, so I stop take a photo, then back and forth a few times, finally enough to turn back and not try this again til more of it melts. This one is a 3600 diesel 8 spd, 4700 hrs or so, I like the ole thousand series fords, we used to sell em, up to 8000, I remember baling with a 5000 as a kid, well built durable kinda tractor, 4000's and industrial ones etc. offered a good line and parts support back then.
 
Just enough time with snow pack layer before you get down to soft ground to get some more out, then that's kinda it for awhile. though I just had to try it and see, could also had to walk back and get the other one with a loader to get it out, seemed to get around ok, then the deeper snow, stay calm and just figure out what gear works best, finally rut it up enough to get turned and back out of there, chains and some drawbar weight, mostly flat ground, was interesting, would have got home 1/2 hr sooner had I not tried it :)
 
In the 1960's I sold a lot spreaders like that. We would demenstrate at the state fair by running big chunks of ice through. Called a Flail spreader. Farmer in Wisconsin invented and New Idea perfected it so it would spread. The flails are bent so they throw outward The ice vendor really liked us. Was demestrating on a farm one day and I picked up a couple of cement blocks and threw in the load. Farmer bought.
 
We have just a litte less snow here. I think I should invest in some chains for my Ford too. Last winter and twice this winter I had to unload the spreader near the barn. I couldent get into the fields! J
 
Had to empty near the pasture not far from the barn because the snow was to deep too get out to the fields. J
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those flail spreaders did the nicest job of topdressing of any style of spreader. i still have the remains of a flail spreader that dad bought new in the 70s. we spread a lot of manure with it.
 
If traction is dicey, why are you still heaping up the load? Spreading short loads will get more done than not spreading anything. . .
 
Sometimes I spread in the field Im driving in, not a hay field, were I stockpile manure. Like putting down some traction for the tractor to back up on or what have you. Almost like sanding a road! J
 
The snow pack was deep this year, once you can't get into the fields, it goes to a pile, where I make some compost. Fortunately all the fields got 1 pass, before and during the 1st few snowfalls. Ice jam caused the barn to flood, still hauling out wet material, mixed with dry, kinda heavy, a shorter load another day of melting snow, it will make it through no doubt, probably done this year anyway, 1 layer on already, more would snuff out the orchard grass, clover, invite weeds..
 
There was a layer of manure in the middle of the snow pack, last time I went out in there, funny how it will run in a foot of loose powder, not so good on granular, the 8spd trans in these gives you enough options right speed/torque for decent traction, at least enough to turn around,not get stuck, just had to try it though didn't I, also much more snow than I expected !
 
We sold New Idea at our ford dealership, early 70's had a new one at the farm too, can't remember the beater type on it, was not a flail, first one of these I ever saw is our 212, and this 216, 212 has an apron on the back, holds more. I remember the wooden plaque that had New Idea wood burned in, I had a N.O.S. one around somewhere too.

Concrete block, well we seem to have crushed stone coming up from the stall base, gets into the manure, sparks at night, never do they come towards the operator, though I don't look back. Ice chunks would be interesting, I have a bunch of those from chopping out around the barn. Those big metal blocks on the ends of these shanks, I make sure to check em, if one of them ever came off, like not to think about that !
 
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