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Here are some pics from the pioneer days in my area!

A picture I stumbled across online, and a 656 in a promotional on YouTube.

Delivered a load of hay for a local camp this morning...guy that loaded it had a little Montana tractor that should not have beem lifting rounds bales even with a brushhog on back it was really light on the back. No way he could have stacked another row... After 5 years of saying im going to fix the trailer deck it finally happened... 2inch Douglas fir that was left over from a project.

Ten years ago I painted my 1947 Farmall H & it's cultivator, my 1951 M, my two 1953 Super H's, my 1970 826 Gold Demonstrator & my McCormick 1-PR corn picker. They have all been used farming ever since so needless to say they don't look this good anymore.

Well my case 2094 is coming on well now gearbox completely rebuilt, stripped the cab and doing a bit of fabrication work on the rear end. Soon have the oil in her and running then it's time to refurb the rest of the front end.

Hey Gary here is something you might like! I was at the pioneer days event and took some pics

You should write a book.

I can see how you would not want to remember that 56w having to handle the bales. i guess I was lucky as I only handled bales basically when I fed cows and a little when I was small I drove Ford 8n while my dad loaded bales on trailer behind a nieghbor's baler that dad hired in early 50's . But when He bought our 55w he hired the truckers. From the time I learned to judge hay for baling and operate the baler is was a pleasure . I would service baler in afternoon have it set up in field and soon as dew started coming in evening I started . Was nice cool , nite , nobody to bother me and if all went well by time dew came in heavy , I went to bed , In morning I went to school and my Dad would bale as dew was coming off till it got to hot & dry and leaves began to shatter. my last years baling ( 2000) was last , I had a 4440 cab & air a New holland and I would service in afternoon , carried nine rolls wire , shower and have dinner then go out when dew came run till about 2Am during early summer . Go home pull my coveralls off wash my hands go to bed , I would be clean as long as no problems . Felt great to see 40 -80 acres of bales shadows from the moon behind me . the 56w with the engine on it IMHO was a gorgeous looking baler in its time. Never got to run one we went from 55W to #71 then to NH's from there tony

Procrastinate a really long time and then knock out the project quickly? Mom is moving closer to grandkids in September, want house sided before I leave again for fire safty and the trailer deck has been failing for years, I can't count the times I've patched patches on patches on that thing...between all the paid and unpaid work this last month I think it's Monday, may be im not really sure.