41chevy Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Since the grandson works for Cat, he sent me this article from the Cat News Letter. http://www.cat.com/en_US/articles/customer-stories/agriculture/the-transformers.html?utm_content=gci&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=amnmaynewsletter2016&utm_term=catdozerstransform&elqTrackId=b26c21e3a97b48a6b5791cb7464671b3&elq=305a1f0cf3e340eba314cd2f06411b36&elqaid=4529&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=983 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Neat article. Still see a few tracked dozers farming around here. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Fantastic article Paul thanks for sharing the link how goods the youtube link wonder were the rest of the film is ???? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Kinda nice to see a story on here from my neck of the woods! and to see Swannak's mentioned is cool too, I was in FFA with one of their sons (Art) but the areal photos don't do that chunk of the state any justice! its much steeper than it appears. R,A, Hanson Co. made hillside kits for J.D. and IH combines that would allow them to level to 50 degrees (if memory serves correct) and many a scary rides were taken on the slick stubble . the top soil in that area is unreal ! up to 17 feet deep in places and solid basalt under it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 she must be some good soil to even try and farm slopes like that 50 degree would need one leg shorter than the other to walk around the hill you could roll start your crawler tractor on them hills ok if the pilot motor wouldnt run LOL Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I've seen some combines Paul that have a self leveling cab for harvesting on side hills. Neighbor of mine used to work on them in Washington years ago. . Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 yeah crazy stuff but the yields must be good to warrant the special machines most wheat growing areas in Australia only yield a ton to the acre on a good year and some years they dont even get there seed back Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 hour ago, mrsmackpaul said: yeah crazy stuff but the yields must be good to warrant the special machines most wheat growing areas in Australia only yield a ton to the acre on a good year and some years they dont even get there seed back Paul Shoot 33 bushels to the acre (1 ton) isn't too bad for dry land farming. Like you said some dry years certainly make it seem like seeding was a waste of time. Have a good one. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 90-110 bushels is great in that area 70-80 is avg. 60 miles west of the Palouse dry land yields are closer to 45 bushel/ ac. Irrigated wheat can run as high as 165/ ac, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 from the grain farmers I have spoken to when I was milking cows 1 good year in 5 is what they bank on dry land when they are stripping irrigated wheat the headers (you blokes call them combines ) are crawling along at a snails pace and field bins all up and down the bays and yes very high yeilds like over there on irrigated crops have had a few years were it blows dust nearly every day for six months and the sky is red from around 3 in the afternoon Back from 2002 till 2005 the farmers didnt have enough water for even a chemical fallow was some dry years from 2001 - 2010 and then massive floods to be a farmer gotta have rocks in your head yet Im still farming LOL not real bright hey ??? A lot of the farmers went back to a cultivation fallow didnt help the dust problem but they had little choice But when it rains its like the garden of Eden its beautiful and the colours are so bright of all the crops it almost hurts your eyes driving along the roads enough dribble from me Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 23 minutes ago, 41chevy said: 1931 Caterpillar in Pullman, Washington. 2 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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