[Y 4 Ranch]

WOW! What a project.

[Y 4 Ranch]

That’s it, Thanks

[Y 4 Ranch]

Thanks Mac, I think it’s from I & J, I contacted them, but no answer yet.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

Standability, I believe, is in reference to harvesting time when crop is nearing dent. Combines have a harder time picking up lodged crops or crops that are laying down. That being said, I don’t believe that if you harvest this crop for decoration by hand that it would be a bother.

[Y 4 Ranch]

Well we’ve done an impressive project very related to your situation. We picked up a Kosch double 7 foot mower off of http://www.auctiontime.com 2 weeks ago for $300, real bargain! Just had to be picked up in Sheridan WY, done deal there, BEAUTIFUL town to see. We hooked it behind a Pioneer with a 24-25 hp gas engine; MAN CAN WE CUT HAY!!!! 4 abreast and to town we shall go with bells on, vibration through the pole was handled by a dolly up front. If you want production work on finding this set up. Look for more in the future including pictures.
I was by myself cutting so I couldn’t get any taken.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

12 acres of MN 13, does very well here in MN. Good moisture this year, but we usually get 16 k around and 32-36 k long on a approx 90 day period. I planted last spring on the 10th of May and it matured before it froze hard enough to kill on the 13th of September, majority was in dent by that time.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

I suppose the mules with big ears didn’t want to be mistaken for small moose at a distance!

[Y 4 Ranch]

Leaves are changing here to, but no frost, I suspect a week or two away.
Two brothers were Navy, 1 on a tin can in data systems and the other an engines mate on a cigar boat in the Keys.
Godspeed on the healing, don’t work it too much now, I know it’s got to get done but look at all alternatives before you dig into it yourself.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

I’ll be damned, didn’t know it either Wes. I had a horse go over and land on my pelvis and I’ve paid for it ever since, broke my ankle in that one to. Once in a while it feels like someone threw a handful of crushed rock into the joints, not gravel, crushed rock, sharp edges and all. Hurts like hell to do anything, but the works got to get done, time to cowboy up, eat a few pills, drink a little liquid courage or just tough it out. I truly feel for you, I don’t know what would hurt worse, the old wreck or missing the hunt! Sometimes I think of the hurt then I’m brought back to reality when I hear of others in worse shape, check out http://www.caringbridge/sam bell.com he’s a neighbor boy I’ve known since his birth, we’ve worked a few head of cattle together from time to time; even made the 6pm news on 2 channels.
What Branch of the service? I’m Army, Air Assault, 101st Airborn and Armored Cav, 1/194.

Rest if you can, smoke em if you got em, all the way and then some!

[Y 4 Ranch]

George, good to hear you weren’t damaged but for the sales, I have some Army friends near Pownell, VT ( not sure of spelling ); I sent and email but haven’t heard back yet.

Riverbound:
I haven’t been to FT Ransom but it’s on my list of things to see and do. Your handle is appropriate for your proximaty at Mandan. I spent a better part of the summer working for a pair of fellows based out of Stanton and New Salem. I stayed right below the Garrison Dam, I could see the spill way as I drove into the ranch every night. When I first came into the place, Bill told me ” See that butte up there” as he pointed to the top of one a couple hundred yards away. I replied that I did and then he stated ” If you hear sirens and you can run fast to make it up there you just might survive the dam breaking” that made my day.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

Good Morning to all,
George, How’d ya’ll fair in the big strom?

Wes, you’re trackin, Yep Sheridan WY. I haven’t figured out which days I’m heading that way but now I have 2 reasons to get out there if I even needed 1. We put up 400, 900 pound bales and 6, 40 ton stacks this year, all of the stacked hay was done with the horses except stacking and 1/3rd of the baled hay was cut and raked by horses. The rest of the baled hay was cut by an old 6400 Hesston with a 14 ft header. If the Hesston wouldn’t have broken down it would’ve been a little different as we had to trailer horses to the fields it was suppose to cut and windrow. I had been thinking about the I&J 9 footer with the motor, for a couple of years, but I just can’t afford it, the McD #9s have been working to well for too long. I even considered 2 I&J 9 footers to cover 18 ft to a pass
I know that I’ll be short handed next year so I’ll try a forecart with the 2, 7 foot bars, for $300 on Auctiontime.com, I can’t buy a good #9 for that with a 5 foot bar.

Donn, Did the storm miss you? Thanks for the pics. We didn’t get any pictures ourselves, seems to be too busy, but the neighbors did, I’ll ask for some. It’s bad when the Amish come to your place for a field trip to see if what they heard is for real!! HA HA HA !! Our Amish Blacksmith sent people up to see if I was telling the truth, I had dropped off a mower to have new seals and flywheel shaft put in and he’d heard what we were up to, he said they don’t even do it that way, but thought it was pretty neat.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

That loose thing in the top is for locking up the spring, taking pressure off the knife, it’s real easy just monkey with it a little and it’ll lock it up. If the spring is too tight you can space it up with washers, I can spin my mower by hand (without washers), there’s a little resistance, but the poly bushings wear down as you cut also so it gives a little more room.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

Wes,
I’ll trade ya! Got one, just need to get together to swap. A NH and a wood pattern.
Mike

[Y 4 Ranch]

Never mind the $$ 9.44 and yep Dats Dem

[Y 4 Ranch]

I think there are 3. Not right by one right now. How much are they? It depends on the footage of bar, 3=5ft

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