TroyDairy Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yep....we blocked it up. Still beating/drilling/heating the dang pin out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Must be spring like. Berry guys starting to spray.....like they do every 12 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Had to torch 90% of the pin out of the bolster before it cam apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 She got to take the class turtle doll home. Wanted a pic in the barn...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sigghh...so most of you know milk prices are waaay down. Like more per month than I make a year down $ wise for us. Why is then with the current Cnadian exchange we can get trucks for 10 to 15k less than locally. Right after we got a newer one 3 months ago!? Good deals always show up when you cant buy 'em i swear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sigghh...so most of you know milk prices are waaay down. Like more per month than I make a year down $ wise for us. Why is then with the current Cnadian exchange we can get trucks for 10 to 15k less than locally. Right after we got a newer one 3 months ago!? Good deals always show up when you cant buy 'em i swear! We have some equipment to move and wanted to take it to the spring consignment in 3 weeks .... hope it sells OK. The price swings do suck. I think it is $100,000 a month we are short compared to last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKER 1 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 The local annual consignment sale was yesterday. I didn't go but my buddy said that at least 90% was no sale. The tractors and trucks didn't even get half way to the reserve. Only one that made out was the auctioneer on the buy backs. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I hear you Tim. We are near the same as you too. Last year was fun but I wish it was just a bit steadier. From boom to hang on to your britches. Locally here is crazY rig and equipment wise. Everything is 25% off in Canada. Dad seen a 13 chev diesel crew for 32k...Canadian. 24k US...over 10k below our market prices. One thing its another...wheel bearings toast again. Going to make some uhmw ones this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpont Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Th Canadian Dollar value is a two edge sword here . Our crop and livestock prices make it look like things are still rosie as they have not fallen as much as they have in the US, if you look at face value. When you are going to purchase inputs of course anything new is getting hit with the now almost 30% exchange. I don't think old inventory equipment has changed in value yet but I expect anything taken in on trade against newly manufactured stuff will have to be higher. Certainly 2015 pickups are up due to the exchange rate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Gaby Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 We have been down with the crud lately - meaning a lot of sitting time/bordum!!! Well went on line to see what was avalible for my old haying equipment for parts, & cost. Found main things that may need: teeth, cam rollers, duckbills, wipers, belts, sickle, ect . So just for the heck of it, I went for hay twine..... On Ebay the first two posts are for 80" to 84" long baling twine! The first was a piece of sisel for $9.99 with free shipping (for craft purposes) The second was a piece of blue poly with the baler knot still in it. Same price, shipping! See now - what would it cost to mail a 80" piece of baling twine? Not over $5 I would think. So a person could make $10 a bale (on 2 tie, $15 on 3 tie) on their used baling twine!!!!!! Hay! I would even be willing to adjust my knife cut to the knot as I feed to a specified distance for $10 a bale!!!!!! A lot of us are setting on GOLD MINES!!!!!!! Now you guys with the round bales, your going to have to come up with something else u-neeck. SORRY COULDN'T RESIST!!!!!!! Need to go take my ned..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Gaby imagine how much I am worth woth the 4x3x8 bales? 401..HAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
806 man Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I hear you Tim. We are near the same as you too. Last year was fun but I wish it was just a bit steadier. From boom to hang on to your britches. Locally here is crazY rig and equipment wise. Everything is 25% off in Canada. Dad seen a 13 chev diesel crew for 32k...Canadian. 24k US...over 10k below our market prices. One thing its another...wheel bearings toast again. Going to make some uhmw ones this time. Troy, You are so correct there are some excellent deals available north of the border these days before long they will be out of equipment up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Buffy lives! Custom manure pumper said if i need a new pump to call up there. Saved over 5k on a spray boom last month he told me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Did your loader ever get delivered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 No...was supposedly coming in last week. Its at a partner dealer back in Rock Valley IA. His lowboy is gone so hopefully it's coming home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Few more days of the 3rd bunker across the fields. About a mile as the eagle flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red211 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Is that the last bunk, first or in between? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 ....ahhh....2nd one. There was 600t at the 1 across town I started around Christmas . Then this one that was 700 or so tons. Then at home there is a 2000 and a around 1600 left. Plus 1600 of grass in one and 4-500 under the 1600 of corn. Trying to have enough corn to skip planting 30 acres to save money. Which is already in short supply! Then grass till mid April, which is looking like July now. We cut back on grass in Jan to feed more hay (Inland Alfalfa) since we could afford it. Now we are gonna start cutting hay back and bumping up grass to lower cost. Last year was amazing grass year so we had at least 15-20% more. And this warm/early spring looks good again. Esp for the Rye cover crop, they are growing like weeds! Also we replanted 35 ac with Festolium. Its a cross of sweet sticky Rye and Fescue. Only about a 4 year life expectancy but man it yielded the 2 heaviest cuttings I've seen. And it loves N so manure is needed for growth. We are gonna replant another 35 this spring on our best ground also. Should have lots of grass again, Lord willing. Gonna try one variety from our (seed co) test plot by the barn here. 48 dif grasses planted at 90* to the road for about 1500' in about 25' swipes. Really good way to see what works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 We had planted festoliun once was not as good for us as orchard grass . Amazing how different things can be from one place to another . The one thing I remember was that it was slow to establish and the late maturity orchard we could get 3 cutting in the first year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 It came in slower but we left it longer to get in sync with our other fields. Was in a wetter field that had woods cleared so wanted it to all dry nice before planting. June 11 I packed it in, blown on. Here fescue is King but the feed quality is poor. Dries FAST so nice since we have short windows usually. Cows dont really like it either. But it handles manure well. We try to have as much orchard as possible. Will not last as long but if it is palatable and good quality I'll take it. This is work....planting raspberries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Man just realized a family from church has their home on fire. Log home with shakes...HUGE fire. Sounds like its toast. Nice family. 6 kids, only 2 at home still and Gma watches the only grandkid. Say a prayer for them. He's a fireman....ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Nice pic from few miles N of me. Mt Baker looking SE. The farthest dairies are in the USA. Guys we know and my FILs is just off the rt of the frame. https://flic.kr/p/5UaVRZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red211 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Nice pic of the valley, what is all that green stuff in the pic? Everything is brown or white here. Prayers for the family from Tennessee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Story of our life. Quick change the impeller out. Threads on new one bad. Machinest can re do them safely so I have him copy the measurements and weld new vanes on. We'd beat it bad knocking it off. Get home spins on nice. But near 3/4" to tall.....back to shop. Cut down to near where it was. Apparently the new part is wrong and defective at once. About a 20 min task took 4 plus hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Got the old field sprayed. Need to redo it. more dirt n weeds than grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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