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My dad and I spending time in our offices this weekend IH style. He is in a 5488 and I am in the 1256. I'll add that I was still getting the SS set up for depth when the first picture was take and was pulling 11" deep that's why so much smoke. It pulled it much easier at 8-9".

The granddaughter of USS Arizona survivor Raymond Haerry said last goodbye to her grandfather 2 times , first when he passed away, and again when she carried his ashes ( astya ) 5000 miles from her home to Pearl Harbor. With shaking trembling hands and a breaking heart and tear in the eyes she had him placed back aboard the Arizona, where he chose to rest forever among his 1,178 brothers that were lost that December morning time they have specially certified volunteer divers that will go down and place the ashes container on the Arizona. You can't just do it yourself, as it's now Natl. Park Service controlled. Only divers certified by the Pk. Service can do it.

This guy just hanging out in my shop tonight.

after world war two the british government sent many refugees to canada, called them displaced persons or dp's for sort tjis included veterans tha t defected and join the british military. one such gentle man that defected from the polish army defected to the british army ended up in our area, like a lot of veterans he had some bad ptsd and used alcohol to help cope, over the years he shunned a bit by the locals but i ended up being friends with him, when he passed i was his executor, he died penniless, so i covered his funeral and arranged for him to be sent back to poland to be buried with his family who he never saw after the war. made contact with his great grand niece and she handled thing there, he was buried beside his sister with full military honours, in canada he would have been another marker in the grave yard.

I have collected few tractors..and sold a few.. Finally I bought my dream machine. '76 1466 Black Stripe. Thanks to Jesse Stoltzfus & Family at Restoration Tractor Sales In Lancaster PA for this beast. Absolute pros with these classic muscle tractors. I had them put a 3LM turbo in and leave the pump turned up. Must be making about 230 hp. It's just a fun tractor for me, and I might pull at a local stock pull or two. Always wanted one this nice. I grew up on tractors, have run heavy equipment and driven trucks for my whole life..But this tractor is a real dream come true for me.

I'd say my favorite is the 1086 Grandpa bought new. It is still in the family. My dream tractor for playing around is a W450 gasser like this one I pictured at a show. I enjoy my 686 quite a bit also. The 56/66 series muscle tractors have always been appealing to me also.

This one is in first place: The 300 is my "old reliable" backup favorite:

my 826 hydro and my 1456 are the last 2 work tractors I would sell.

Continuing on corn the last couple of days. My son runs the combine, I run the IH truck and my Dad runs our Chevy truck. It's our 1st year with 2 trucks.

The International 650 is my favorite tractor. I went to the boarder of Canada to drag this one home. I have a collection of Letter series tractors but this tops them. When my Dad was farming in the early 70s, this was his big tractor. I’m glad to have one just like he did.

Maybe to some peoples surprise I really appreciate all the muscle era tractors regardless of color BUT, I grew up, learned to farm with and have always been around the IH 66’s. I really do love the look and feel of those tractors. For me they are just like a good broke in pair of shoes. Familiar as the back of my hand and they are just so good looking. Playing with them today so I can get started plowing.

That would have to be my Farmall C . Folks bought it new in 1948 ,Did all the farm work for many years . I still use it in Competition plowing matches and an antique class pulling contest at a local fair.

I don’t ever want to sell land, but living your life on your terms is all that matters. If no one ever sold, there wouldn’t be any to buy. Good luck to you.

Loaded an elk with the 400 this afternoon. A good friend of mine dropped this bull in the middle of his field. His field is across the river from my alfalfa field that the herd must have been in all night. Today was the opening day of rifle season. The herd stayed on the river at the edge of my field before swimming the river and crossing his field at 1 pm. Denley was in the right place at the right time. Not bad for 75 years old!

These 2 Beatiful big old girls.

Getting ready for some tillage.

Wanted to add another 50 series tractor to the fleet and I’m always down for a project so I picked up this rough 5288. Seem to be pretty good mechanically. Runs great. Has a few leaks but don’t think it needs anything major. It will get whatever it needs and a paint job this winter as well as everything new in the cab. I already picked up a set of side panels and a grill for it from the local salvage yard

Its a 1.0 litre ecoboost manual- only 62,000 miles on it, new wet belt fitted, new clutch, new water pump and full service history. It was a really good pick on her part I'm very impressed.

wasn't sure where to post the follow up from the teens car stress, but this is kinda crazy in my brain, because my first born officially has her own car! war is over people... well in our house anyway. Shes on her way to collect it with a friend and his trailer (it runs but she hasnt passed her test yet and I'm busy today) I'm very proud of her!! 🥲

Im glad my dad decided to get up this morning or I would've never got the chance to shoot this guy. My very first buck with a compound bow, and its one of the biggest ones I've ever shot!! Big shout out to my dad for taking me this morning. Had an 8 point come right under the stand yesterday and didn't get a shot. I told myself that it might have been a blessing and im pretty sure it was.

I noticed when I picked up the tractor that the park lock didn’t work. It didn’t ratchet or anything. I pulled the cover off the side of the transmission where the park lock is. Before I even got the cover off I found out the actuating pin was broke. Then when I got the cover off there was nothing attached to it. No pawl no pin no spring. I went fishing in the bottom of the transmission and found everything. Looks like the roll pin on the pin that holds the pawl on broke and everything fell apart. I got a different actuating pin but waiting for a new roll pin to put it all back together

First project was removing the duals and widening out the wheels. Had a heck of a time with the front axle. It was all the way in and I don’t think it was ever moved. Got the one side loose by getting it to twist first and with heat. The other side I could only get it to move a little with heat and then the torch ran out of gas and I knew we were going to be busy harvesting for the next week so I just kept soaking it and I drilled a hole in the top of the axle and tapped it. I attached a funnel and kept filling it with sea foam. Got it to move after about a week of soaking without heat. I haven’t moved the rear wheels yet. I’m going to have to completely remove at least one and put an axle seal in.

I actually have two, besides the 1206. If I go back to my youth, a Farmall "M" was my dream tractor. I always wished my dad would buy one, but unfortunately he was a Deere 2-banger man, and that is what I learned to drive on (a form of child abuse, I would say). Anyway, I guess that is why I now own a Farmall "M". It's a 1947 model equipped with an M&W 9-speed transmission.

Perfect first car! If she plays her cards right she can give it a few upgrades and maybe even launch a career! 😅

Weirdest looking cattle I've ever seen 🤭

Attended a small plow day, in the Palouse of Eastern Washington. BK

Brought it home today. Stoked some memories when I was looking it over. Remembered that I called the general when I was a kid. It always did the round baling. It ran the Vermeer 504I. Grandpap always said this one had more power than the other 560 he had. Time to get to work.

Now that is something they should make a lot of noise about. Thanks @sandhiller

All tucked away for the winter after plow day.

Just hanging in the red shed

Disk axle from late spring

Current project adding to feedlot

We have been on our farm 155 years. It’s set up to go to my girls when I’m gone. I can’t bring myself to sell it as long as I have a pulse.

I like all the red ones, but the M is my favorite, and I prefer the letter series.

Nuff Said!

Started on the last farm to harvest this afternoon. Fill one more bin then haul the rest to town, the end of harvest is in plain sight!

I kid you not - I feel how this cat looks today! Early gym again, followed by the weekly food shop - then it was time to go car shopping with the eldest... well let me tell you something I've never been more frustrated.. here is a small list of things I've heard out of her mouth today so you can understand. • No its "too blue" • Ew it doesn't have electric windows, that's an ick. • I think I'd prefer an electric handbrake actually. •The tyres are too narrow thats a no • How many miles!? (It had 78,000 by the way!) • cant you just be the named driver on insurance mum it'll be cheaper • all the ones I like cost a lot on insurance • why cant I have a 1.6? • I will not be seen dead or alive in that thing • exhaust is ugly • no i dont want a three door thats embarrassing... And after all that, I got a text to say the pub was closed because their electric isnt working. Honestly I'm off to bed, I'm out 🫡

Got the oldest son(13) out hammering in some cover crop. Unfortunately this tractor dont get used much anymore, good to get it out there. Used to incorporate chemicals with a 3 point tank and disc long ago. Love these 66 series. Dad bought this one in 1976 couple years old.

What he said. Local VFW buried ashes of a WW2 veteran who died in 1987. The family had them in a Hope Chest, with uniform and other keepsakes. At the daughter in laws death, on cleaning out the house they were found. Now in crypt the VFW cares for, in local cemetery.

Congrats, nice buck. Love to see young guys and gals hunting😀

Here is chart I go by. Here the pair of counterfeit I got. I didn't even have to open package to press buttons to see if they had diagnostics. They went back to ebay for refund.

Installed the fuel tank brackets, battery and battery strap today. Gave it some gas and attempted to start it. Smoked real bad and wouldn't run for crap, which didn't make sense since I didn't do anything to it mechanically before disassembly. Upon further inspection I had the condenser wire on the positive side of the coil and not the negative, and it needed the coil bracket underneath some paint removed so it would ground better. After that it had no issues. It charges, runs real good and the hydraulic lift works (because I rebuilt the cylinder).

I hate chain. I don't like Olive Garden. We have a lot of family owned restaurants in Pocatello.

Could have left it parked at our farm, then I could have sent a picture once a year😀😀

Nice patch job. That looks like the same places I see holes in mine. Seems like they could have designed that spot better so that grain could not accumulate there.