Just to answer a few question on the IH 1066

Allen asked why all the weights on the front. Well in this area we need to keep the front end on the ground when pulling a very large 5 bottom plow or as you can see a large disc. When they are deep in the ground doing there job the front end of the IH 1066 will be off the ground about 8 to 10 inches without the weights There are 9 100 Lb weights.
Any one who has pulled a large plow or disc will attest to the need for front weights. If the tractor companies didn't want them used they would not make them.
Bill the guy who broke the tractor has offered to fix it on his own for payment for the hay loss and the tractor being down and damaged right when we need it now.
I'm just mad because he had no business discing up my hay fields I have lost about $2000 for the year.
Walt
PS Yes my daddy knows I'm on the computer.

Front weights are a fact of life for us, as well. With a sprayer behind, or heavy pulling implement the front wheels will come off the ground. Even with 1000 lbs up front I have had the front end of the 2590 Case come up when pulling 26' of anhydrous spikes.


PS - No, the weights aren't needed with the grain vac.

Walt, you need to do some self-evaluation. I know folks that are constantly complaining about all this stuff that happens to them, but when you dig into the way they deal with people, they are asking to be a door mat. In your previous post you state that this same guy has been "using my side of the fence as his personal dump". This is your fault. I guarantee that no neighbor of mine would dump on me. And, if he did, it would be only once. I would load all of it in the tractor bucket and deliver it to his front lawn or right in front of his garage door and dump it. Me and the neighbor would come to an infinite understanding of each other. People treat you like you teach them to treat you. Anyone who plowed my hayfield under without my exact permission would be faced with hiring a custom farmer to plow, harrow, drill, etc. If not then my lawyer would be on him like a chicken on a june bug. Have you even honestly told this man about the field, and what you expect him to do about it? Dont complain about losing 2000 dollars unless you have written him an exact bill for it, with a due date. Have you laid down grounrules for the future, in no uncertain terms? Get a back bone. Tom

ok i understand your nieghbor took your tractor and disked the hay field and something failed and the front axle rolled under busting the oil pan but what i dont get why would he disk you field?

basically what was his motive to do such a thing?

JLM, I am with you on this one. I would love to know who owns the tractor, where it is kept, who owns the land, who farms the land, is there a written lease, who Bill is, who loaned Bill the tractor, and other details to understand this matter. Tom

I don't find it that odd because generally at most I drop my loader
bucket leaving the 2000 lb of loader and brackets on.

Every so often I will drop the loader but it surprises me how much
you need to brake steer with it off.

JLM, If I new the answer to that I would be a genius. I think he was mad because he hunts the back section of the farm for Jack Rabbits (some people call them deer around here) and last fall I made a deal with Lyman who owns the land to brush-hog it and get the hay off of it. It gets really complicated from there on out to many irons in the fire and to many people giving orders.
I told my friend Victor who has the lease to farm part of the land and is in the process of getting all of it this year that I would not press matters to far so he can get what he wants. I thinks its only right after all if it wasn't for Victor I wouldn't even get the hay.
Walt

I hear ya on the weights. We gotta hang a bunch on the fornt of our 1855 to keep the front on the ground when pulling a 4-16 plow. 4 slabs, the starter weight, and 1 stack weight.

I was told the slabs are about 120#s each, so that's probably around 6-700#'s hanging on the front. Could use a little more on there, but we don't have any more to hang on there. Not to mention the rear tires (18.4-38's) are loaded with FLUID, plus the weight of the Rops/canopy, and the fuel tank fenders that hold about 40 gallons each. The more weight the better on that tractor. Pulls like a SOB...



Donovan from Wisconsin

Your leaveing us wonder about the duels.

(quoted from post at 16:26:16 05/27/08) Your leaveing us wonder about the duels.

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FLOATATION! Don't want to get stuck in the mud when vacuuming out a bin! LOL :lol: