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    Hoeschler hay accumulator

    I'm just sayin', after riding the tractor for most of the day. It SEEMS like a chore to get off and lay down pallets or stack the rafters. Maybe it's just me.
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    Hoeschler hay accumulator

    Used one to custome bail for a couple of years. It sure saved me when I needed to get 3 or 4 thousand bales in before the rain that night. But it does tend to make you alittle lazier.
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    Anyone ever built a bale elevator?

    Cheaper option. Find an old corn elevator. It's a little bigger, but you can pick them up at farm auctions pretty cheap. thye are just wide enough for a bale to sit on it's edge. usually PTO powered though.
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    Compact Running Gear/Wagon

    There is a company in Arthur IL called EZ trail Inc. that makes running gears for anything you can imagine. I tried to google and find thier website, but no luck. I'll try to get their contact info for you.
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    Cat or Cummins

    The only real difference between the cat and the cummins is fuel economy. I ran a 435 cat in a frieghtliner for a while, and I couldn't manage to over 4.5 or 5 miles to the gallon, but I don't remember what the axle ratio was on that truck. Noth are excellent motors, it will probably come down...
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    Power steering fluid location

    I had an old ford that used power steering fluid, and a lot of it. You can put automatic tranny fluid in the power steering, but not the other way around. ATF is cheaper than power steering, and it comes in quarts instead of pint.
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    Semi Trailers

    We have a forty-five foot hopper, and run it behind a used volvo (325 Detriot). It does o.k., but don't pull out in traffic. 80,000 is almost too much though if you are coming from the back of the field, you'll nver get into third gear before you come to a halt. It takes about 3 miles to get up...
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