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The second one😩 Truth be told I think she likes the game as much as I do Never really gets mad mad She is learning my little tricks faster than I can come up with new ones, definately getting harder to sneak one by her😂

How bout the closest purchase? I bought a tractor from my neighbor about a half mile away Told him I'd be over to get it someday Someday when Jeanie was gone so I could get it parked in tractor row so she would not know I got another one Well, that next Sunday morning, Mother's Day morning, while eating breakfast, I see Shad and his boy coming up the lane, delivering the tractor😲 Quickly I said, Um, honey, if you could have anything you want for Mother's Day, what would it be? I can see how that would be nice but how about a 560 diesel.................... I laughed She laughed I took her out to the steak house in Valentine for all the fixin's that night...................... I did get the parts 560 with loader that came in the deal, home without her knowledge however.............I still got the mojo..........😂

I try to keep my purchases to contiguous states. But if I accidentally fall over the state line into Kansas then Oklahoma would be a contagious state............🤔 Used that logic to get a horse trailer out of Texas last year🙄😄

Shame on me 😄 I have owned 2 Rowse double 9' bar mowers setups Top notch I knew the Rowse family when I lived back there. Good people, good company, make good haying equipment For my haying operation, I don't need the big heavy built 20 or more wheel rakes they build. A 14 wheel H&S will pull two 16' swaths together just fine and be easily pulled by my 560 Heavy equipment just cuts up my soft meadows I'm glad you like your Rowse rake Dale, I highly recommend them to anyone having a need for a big heavy duty rake

A couple senior citizens (third was behind the camera) in there natural habitat We will never be featured on the glossy pages of a tractor magazine or Western Horseman calendar But if you don't push us to hard, we are steady and dependable

In these hay meadows there is suction that locks the stuck tractor in place and has to be broke before you come out That takes time With a chain, you have force all at once then it's over, many times the pulling tractor spins before that suction is broken or something else breaks The idea behind these ropes is to stretch that rope to about 133% of its resting length then stop. You have to be patient and let these ropes do what they are designed to do That rope will give steady pull while the suction is being broken. once that suction is broken, then drive ahead and continue pulling the stuck tractor back up on solid ground Clear as mud🤔😉 These good ropes like the Bubba Rope are very expensive and worth every penny They will make a smaller tractor pull way above their pay weight.

are you telling the truth about who runned off and who had to go fetch who??? 😄

They sweat but not much as your vet says When I fed it to my cows I could smell the garlic when I was around them But like I said, I really didn't see a noticeable reduction in flies on them

Cattle sweat

I know a couple people swear by it I tried it and could not tell a difference except my cows now smelt like garlic It was an extra buck a bag so no big loss. It's always nice when you can do something natural instead of using chemicals Give it a try and good luck!

I know of Peterson ranches north of Kilgore and south of Valentine Peterson is a fairly common name and could be others I'm sure

When Chance was just starting to mow for me, 9 maybe 10 years old I saw him get off the tractor and run down and catch a turkey chick...........then the hen showed up She chased him around the tractor about 2 times, he threw the chick at her and went around 2 more times before he got far enough ahead to get up on the old M and take off. You don't mess with momma Turkey😄 I was laughing so hard, if I would not have been so hot and dehydrated sure Ida peed myself. 🤣

We have had an independant parts store (now Pronto) on Main Street in Valentine for as long as I can remember. On third owner, all friendly and knowledgeable, know what to stock and on the off chance they don't have it, can have it next day. I can usually thread the truck in there and park on a side street for not a very long walk. NAPA is newer but built out on the edge of town. Also a Vermeer dealer in same building so big drive through parking lot, very easy to pull in and park the truck by the front door. Good parts people, knowledgeable, auto, tractor, big truck, good stock One guy can be a little growly but he can't outgrowl me......always ends in a wry little smile and a chuckle. (Think Clint Eastwood and his barber in Gran Torino, only we are not near as colorful as the movie). I always leave there with a smile and laughing. Put an O'Reillys in town a few years back, couldn't tell you anything about them, never set a foot inside their place The other two have treated me well enough, I don't want either of them to miss a sale to me. Hard enough to keep a small business profitable, I give them all teh help I can

Someone mention turkeys? I like em I've seen em line up and go back and forth through the hay meadow vacuuming up grasshoppers They will always be welcome here!

I had a NH 664 baler that was horrible about starting a bale, wanted to send the hay right back out the front of the baler🤬 I added a couple, maybe 4, small square stock bars, think key stock (don't remember the size exactly) across the roller, inbetween the round rods for a more agressive grab Also seen belts with rows of little chevrons on them although that may be too aggressive I once operated a Vermeer baler that under certain crop conditions, I had to drive crossways on the windrows to start the core, then I could turn down the windrows to finish the bale..........frustrating Good luck with yours Ace!

I wuz baling hay.............what I miss?? Oh yeah...........that Ya know, if people would stop buying tickets to see em, they'd be on welfare I for one don't want to pay for their EBT cards so keep it up please. I do have some advice for the tall one though Check under her ummm veil before you say I do, don't want any surprises on your wedding night......... would make for an interesting Shivaree though..........🙁🤣

Do you have possums? Just asking because Armadillo Or Assault Possum 🤔🤨 😄

Most every old ranch pickup out here had a spotlight for the calvin lot Still do actually

Yessir!

Jeeper, I've just the running mate for you! 3/4 ton, 350, 4sp, I think will run and drive with a battery but been awhile Not a sleeper, it is asleep waiting on someone with talents to wake her up LOL!

LOL, yeah, kinda looks funny but mine does that too

S/N 27651 which, I believe, makes in a '74

No critters in mine If you are worried, have a good exit strategy Always good to be prepared

Just as @billonthefarm said, the little square plate is what I have on my 966 also