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shameless (ne)
Orange Level Joined: 08 Jul 2016 Location: nebraska Points: 7463 |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 4:02pm |
big green farmer is out advertising his new combine to everyone, has driven past here 3 times now today with it's orange lights flashing! no head on it, just driving it back and forth! wonder what a......would do to all that fiberglass on it?
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13361 |
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I'll bet the poor guy is LOST and havin trouble findin your farm,,,,,,,you bein the fine outstandin citizen you are,,,I'd go out thar and stop him and give him some good directions,,,,,,,,,,,,,to ole Les's place so he can harvest the last of the Aronias,,,,,,,,,, just sayin,,,,,, |
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charlesbendal
Silver Level Joined: 28 Nov 2015 Location: Fryburg, Pa Points: 92 |
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We have a neighbor that parks everything new they get by my parents house so we know they got it
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caledonian
Silver Level Access Joined: 02 Apr 2016 Location: Nebraska Points: 469 |
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People that have to do those sort of things are very insecure.
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Dan73
Orange Level Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: United States Points: 6054 |
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When people do that type of thing I just ask how they like the nice payment plan that it comes with. It is even more funny when they actually try to brag about the great deal they got shows how clueless they can be. I will stick to the old stuff I own atleast when I pay to fix them I don't have payments to the bank. I just found out one of the big green farmers down the road was "selling" feed last winter. Turned out he was letting the guy who chopped for him take feed because he hadn't paid the guy for 2 years of harvesting. Needless to say that guy didn't bring all his big fancy equipment and harvest this year. It always seems odd to me how some people will get way over their head to have the latest and greatest with no hope of turning a profit from it. I would rather be small and struggling then large and struggling. As it is if I can't make the farm pay I can go get a job somewhere and keep the land once you have it mortgaged to buy all that equipment you are stuck. I actually almost feel bad for those people but only almost because they are doing it to themselves. Also can't understand these farmer who hire people to do all their milking. If you have cows you should want to milk them and be on top of that side of things the milk is your income and reputation. If your feed or equipment is not the best but your milk is good you are making money. The best tractor in the world won't pay the bills if someone miss manages the cows. OK enough ranting about how other people run their farms.
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rob(ont)
Silver Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Kingsville Ont Points: 84 |
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Probly leaving the head in the field and going to the shop for repairs.
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caledonian
Silver Level Access Joined: 02 Apr 2016 Location: Nebraska Points: 469 |
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Dan73 you've got a pretty good grip on life.
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Alex09(WI)
Orange Level Joined: 15 Mar 2012 Location: CECIL WI Points: 1698 |
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Around here milk dropped from 19 to 16 last week, so I don't expect farmers to be buying new equipment. We will be starting to combine within a month. My neighbor has mostly older equipment (80s era) and he gets by just fine. It is all paid off so he can invest in the cows, instead of making payments to the bank.
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Dan73
Orange Level Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: United States Points: 6054 |
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Yup around here milk was in that same price range in the mid 90s I think it was 16.50 when we got out. With the price of grain and labor here in the north east you just couldn't make money at those prices. We were using equipment that was about 25 to 30 years old back then and paid for. Those old tractors from the 60s to the early 80s where pretty simple machines and would give you years of service if treated well. We where running abiut 120 milking cows back then sometimes this place feels a little like a ghost town now being on the farm alone after my uncle and grandfather passed away. Sometimes I just wonder how they manages to build it up to what it was. But those where different times. I think maybe in another 40 years it will come back but not too fast. For now it just feels like holding the line.
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Pat the Plumber CIL
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Springfield,Il Points: 4684 |
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My older brother drives a semi for a BTO .They own very little equipment . All combines / large tractors are leased .
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Daehler
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Nov 2010 Location: Lexington MO Points: 1153 |
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I parked my new used purchase where people could see it. Raises commotion. I wonder what the BTO that farms on my fathers place thought when they was going in and out with their equipment. Hope it was a message that his days are numbered on my farm.
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nickia
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: alden iowa Points: 760 |
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i do the same summit farms puts on one hell of a show parking everything at an angle on the edge of the field for the night just for show i do the same with my old allis i know mines paid for
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bigredisb
Silver Level Joined: 16 Aug 2016 Location: Racine WI Points: 185 |
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Greenstar on the combine is probably having a stroke and running itself.
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charlesbendal
Silver Level Joined: 28 Nov 2015 Location: Fryburg, Pa Points: 92 |
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The problem with new equipment is by the time its 5 years old and your done making payments it's only worth 1/2 what you payed. If you buy an 8000 series Allis Chalmers if you sell it assuming you kept up with maintenance and kept it inside it's worth as much or more than you paid. You can buy 3 nice 8050s for the cost of 1 new 150 horse tractor and chances are they will make no more trouble than the new one.
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Dan73
Orange Level Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: United States Points: 6054 |
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The good thing about the old ones is no electronics to go bad. I have seen more then one of the newer fords shipped back to the dealer on a trade in because they couldn't figure out what was wrong or the dealer told the owner that it would be cheaper to just upgrade to a different tractor.
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charlesbendal
Silver Level Joined: 28 Nov 2015 Location: Fryburg, Pa Points: 92 |
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We have 3 smaller new holland tractors the oldest one is a 2004 2 have been absolute pieces of junk
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Tbone95
Orange Level Access Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Points: 11399 |
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2 fairly large (large for our area) multi generation dairy farms have sold the cows because "all the milk does is pay the hired hands to milk cows".
Hmmm..... So if milking cows pays a wage, why not milk your cows and pay yourself a wage? I guess I don't understand those higher mathematics. These guys have both switched to cropping only. Now that corn is $3, wonder how smart they feel now? |
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