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I don't know Jo. Picture was taken from the warm comfort of my living room, never noticed the rings.

This is what it looked like at my place this morning. This is about 60 miles south of RR's place So when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Zach had school canceled, so after feeding my orphan calf we made a snowman I may need to rethink my plans of sending the girls on their summer...

Shamelessly stolen from another site :lol: A father walks into a restaurant with his young son. He gives the young boy 3 nickels to play with to keep him occupied. Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The father realizes the boy has swallowed the nickels and starts...

If someone here doesn't come up with an answer here, try posting on the MF forum on YTmag.com. Lots of knowledgeable tractor mechanics over there. John

Up here cows start drinking the brown water as soon as the snow starts to melt and create it. Only side effect I see is that it REALLY loosens their stool up. I was correcting a malpresentation this AM and the cow was trying to teach me a different meaning of the phrase "getting an ear full"...

Here's some pics I took today. FEELING GOOD! YEEHAAA! In this picture the cows are heading to the feed bunk for pellets. Gets them out of the way while I put bales in the rings. Here's a picture of my son Zach with a Lego Bulldozer he got a while back. The instruction book...

Since I'm in the middle of my second divorce you may question the value of any advice I may give. A friend did send me an email you may want to consider. The Journey of a Man When I was 14, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend. When I was 16 I got a girlfriend, but there was no...

I built this a number of years ago when I had a few cows that got a little too snotty when they calved. Those cows have long since gone to hamburger production, but I like the protection of the cage. Never can trust the mother of a newborn. I need this for cold weather calving. If a calf...

I can't remember if it was here or another board, but I can recall a thread by a person in Texas wondering if a cab on his tractor was a worthwhile thing. Maybe in his area it was a valid concern, but without that quiet, HEATED cab, it wouldn't have made 15 minutes :D John

Since the weather closed in it's time to start feeding the old girls! This is the latest I've ever gone without having to feed the cows. Might be something to be said for this early weaning. John

Well RR, I’ve got about at third of the feed I need, but I’ve got a plan. I’ve already weaned the calves and sent them to a feed lot. The best ones will be sold in mid December at the Cook’s sale. With no calves on them, the cows need less feed. I’m going to pasture some uncut hayfields to...

Ah, yes. Age verifying cattle on the CCIA website. When I use satellite high speed, it reacts at the same speed most sites do on dial up. :mad: One neighbor took hours to register a hand full of cows to get the age verified premium. I guess if you calculate it as a per hour return, it doesn't...

In case anyone wonders WTF, here is an article from last Wednesday's Winnipeg Free Press. 'It's a desperate situation out there right now' SWAMPED hay fields are the final straw for an untold number of Interlake cattle producers who are planning to liquidate their cow herds this fall. Still...

I know what you mean RR. Plenty wet down in our corner too. Don't worry, the freight assistance will save us :roll: :help: I've got less than a third of the hay I need. I'm going to wean calves late September and put them in a semi-local feed lot and then put them on the Cooks sale in early...

No trouble with the power steering on any of our tractors, other than the two 510's have Wally Armstrong Power Steering :D Rod (DiamondSCattleCo), I'm surprised your neighbor has had trouble with that transmission. All it is, is the old 4020 transmission with a hydraulic hi/lo in front. They...

Lots of bargains out there on all used equipment. You need to have time to look and the ability to spot potential problems in a machine. I don't know what your financial situation is, but for me a new baler would be hard to justify for 300 bales a year. John

For tractors we have all John Deeres. A 4230, a 4010, a 2755 and two 510's. NH664 baler Hesston 1014 MoCo IH 1100 balanced head mower NI 521 balanced head mower(Same as IH 1100) two Vicon 9 wheel rakes. We use the MoCo in Alfalfa, the mowers and rakes in native hay. John

Bill FWIW I own a 4230 that I bought for haying and hauling hay. I really like it. I paid $12000 CDN three years ago, but it looks rough, but Mechanically it is pretty sound. Mine is a very early model, 73 production and has 10,000 hours on the clock. I replaced the original seat with a...

I'll step up for that one CALMNESS IN OUR LIVES I am passing this on to you because it definitely works, and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives. By following simple advice heard on the Dr. Phil show, you too can find inner peace. Dr. Phil proclaimed, 'The way to achieve inner...

Up here bale carriers like this are common. One man can load, haul, and unload 12 bales without getting out of the cab. I lucked out and found this one used for $4500 CDN. John