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I would do the same but my family and friends would freek o well.

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Does it help to fence in the corn and put the chickens in once in a wile?

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Be careful if you bed with a lot saw dust or shavings it can take more nitrogen to breakdown the bedding than the manure can provide.     Eli

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I thought about biodiesel but I don’t use enough to justify it time or money wise. And a still sounds like so much fun. I guess I watch to much moonshiners. I haven’t drank in 24 years so I guess the still is out. I drive my company truck as much as possable. I only put 6000 miles on my truck in 4.5 years. And about 22000 on my bike in the same and 150000 on my work truck. Eli

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Just a thought on weight as long as you remove it in winter you can add water to your wheels for weight and remove it when you don’t. I know I saw an adaptor for a garden hose some place and a paddle pump will take most of the water out. And it puts the weight where you need it and is easy on the budget.   Eli

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I think I’m going to set up a still and run a tractor on some type of home brew. It just sounds simpler. lol.     Eli

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I was not really trying to gain power but loose rpm and saying the transmission really wouldn’t  cause much drag in a direct drive gear. And if you down shift to slow down the pto  but maintain ground speed changing gears would not make it harder to pull. When we raked with a tractor we ran the pto at 1/2 speed and drove faster Because it was gentler on the hay.  If I build a ground drive pto cart I will have more than one speed on the pto. But I would probably use a chain set up like on a 6000 series John deer corn planter rather than a transmission. Eli

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If it was set up that 540 is hi gear on the transmission that is usually direct drive not as much drag from the trans mission. When you shift down you would have a little more drag from the transmission but it would be more than offset by the mechanical advantage of slowing down the out put shaft. If you end up with an over drive auto trans mission just find a gear that is direct drive 1 turn input = 1 turn out put most likely fourth on a fine speed.    Eli

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Things still not working properly on ipad but I figure all in time.

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I got my disk done had to make dolly wheel set up and tighten and replace a few bolts should beBrady to go if it ever warms up. I can’t gep pictures to work on my iPad. On to the spreader.    Eli

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Building, planing, scavenging, and getting it to work is the best part almost as good as using it.   Eli

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I think it will be better to run the baler as close to 540 rpm as you can. You will get more from the fly wheel. The balers I used were to designed to run at like 70 strokes per min.   Eli

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I always rake alfalfa when it is a little damp so I done loose leaves. I would only rake grass hay if I was going to bale it and I  prefered a rotary rake. When I was dairy farming I had a 15 foot diskbine a rotary rake and a wheel rake to double windrows we would make hundreds of big square and or round bales. This year I plan to use a 7 foot mower and a ground drive side rake but I will still round bale. I look forward to learning to make hay with horses.    Eli

P.S. do I need to buy a tedder I always used a rotary rake to but I no longer have one.

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I was told farm horses and pulling horses are broke differently. And some pulling  horses have a hard time making the change to farm horses. If it were me I would start over with their training just like they not broke. Round pen and the whole nine yards. I’m no expert just what I’ve been told I my search for a team.     Eli

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Working on the pictures, I ordered checks today no pay pal account. My disk is in pretty good shape the biggest problem was welding the cast iron on the angle adjustment levers parts were missing. I used stainless flat bar to fill in, stainless has a lot of nickel in it and welds to cast fairly well. and the dolly wheels are missing, I have some wheels but need to get some hubs. Eli

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