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I recently acquired a 1956 John Deere model 60. The tractor needed a lot of work, and this video shows the tractor being driven around at different stages while we were working on different things. The Model A is one of my favorite tractors, and the model 60 is the
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We recently acquired a 1995 John Deere 8300. Although it’s still an older machine, it’s been a very big improvement and upgrade from what I’ve have in the past (the 1980 4640). In this video, I am recording the tractor disking with the DJI Mavic Air 3.
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I have a few cameras installed on the center pivot that allow me to check on the pivot while in operation. It also has the added benefit of allowing me to view the weather, as well as the occasional wildlife. Where I have the cameras installed, I thought that having
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The fall colors are quite nice this year. Last Saturday I needed to go take and unhook the Number 5 mower from the Model A, so I thought it would be fun to take the tractor on the hill and take some photos as well. Unfortunately, it was overcast and
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As I mentioned in a pervious video, I have two mowers that, just for fun, I wanted to use to do some cutting. In this video we cut about five acres with two different sickle mowers, a John Deere Number 5 on a 1938 John Deere Model A, and a
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If you watched one of my recent YouTube videos on the Number 5 and 38 mowers, I mentioned that I had a little grain hay that I wanted to cut with the mowers. In this video I am using the 1947 John Deere Model A (48 model year) to cut
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In this video I compare the John Deere Number 5 and Number 38 sickle mowers, as well as a few of the difference between a 1948 and 1951 John Deere Model A tractors. I reference the 48 as a 47, as this tractor was the first one that we got
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Each spring we cultivate alfalfa fields. This is typically done with some sort of danish harrow (spring tooth), drag harrows, and a heavy liquid-filled roller. This is due to our long winters and the damage that is done to the alfalfa fields, as well as the large amounts of rocks
Snowmobiling
Time sure flies, as oddly enough my last post was on the first ride of the year, and now we’ve most likely concluded the snowmobile season for 2021-2022. That being said, I was fortunate enough to be able to go out most every weekend this winter. It was a
Snowmobiling
This year we are VERY low in snowfall (for late December). However, we had enough to go on the trail up Black and some up Baldy (a neighboring mountain). I took the opportunity to take my cousin Sam out, and we were able to get some throttle time, despite not
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It’s now December 14th, 2021, and there is still no snow on the ground (as of when I went and fed). I had to do that insert as when I started to write this it finally started to come down. But anyway, this year has been pretty unusual for
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Now that the cattle have eaten most of their fall pasture, it’s time to start feeding them again. Feeding the cattle at this time of year is nothing unusual, but having no snow on the ground and being able to wear a baseball cap is! In this video I’
