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| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/05/2014 : 20:49:07
Well I haven't updated any for a while so I will go ahead and show some of the stuff I got for Christmas. First off I got a set of wheel weights which I think are a bit newer than what would come with the fdt's but they work and I can still put my hubcaps on to cover them up. Along with the wheel weights I also got a new set of tire chains and a new set of Carlisle 23x10.5-12 Tru Powers which I was really glad to get. The next to are both going to be fun to try out this spring with one being a Brinly sleeve hitch plow and a Brinly cultivator. The last one was in my top three of implements that I would like to get and man was I surprised to see in the back of the truck a simplicity cable lift sickle mower that was in great shape the only thing it needs is a new belt and a new cable since the old one is frayed. That was probably the best Christmas yet.  since then I have bought the 3 point lift rod for the rear hitch on the B-10. All I need now is the hitch for the two Brinlys and a rod and some chain and I'll be ready to go plow. I did find something out about my B-10 the other day that kind of surprised me...... It's been repowered with a 15 horse briggs and stratton single from the mid 70's I believe which I didn't really have a problem with since that's just extra power!! Lastly I did get some seat time and was able to plow some snow a week or two back so that's all I have for now.
The sickle mower mounted up
The plow, cultivator and part of the tires
The tire chains are in the bag and wheel weights
Ag's mounted up
Engine shroud with the model numbers might be hard to see but model is 325431
Pushin snow |
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| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/14/2014 : 16:05:42
That's usually how it goes find the attachment look for the tractor sell the attachment find the tractor. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be quite as many of the brooms available for the Allis Chalmers and Simplicity machines compared to what's available for the other brands. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 02/14/2014 : 09:43:56
The early Deere brooms were fixed angle, for the 100's. They did make a power angle variety probably around '70, for the 140's, then carried those on for subsequent 300's/400's, etc. I had one of those when I was 140 H3 shopping, but never found a tractor. Sold the broom, and found the 140 H3 =[ Those hydro angle Deere brooms sell fast, and there are lots of them out there. |
| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/13/2014 : 17:33:46
I'd say your right about the weight, those deere hitch set ups on the sweepsters do look kind of bulky and I think they used hydraulics on those but I may be wrong. The metal hoods look nice and sturdy although it seems like more were made with fiberglass hoods, and I will have to remember #225 for the weight on that |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 02/13/2014 : 08:10:25
Thanks! The early Deere hitch setup is very different, and bulky. I'm betting this hitch is a fuzz lighter...BUT, the hood on mine is steel and the hood on that Deere broom was fiberglass. I'm betting the two differences offset each other, and I'd pull a freight quote for 225# if & when the day comes. |
| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/12/2014 : 17:16:47
That sure is a nice one and it looks well kept. It looks like it really will move some snow. I found a picture of a sweepster brochure that gives the weight of one and it said #223 shipping weight even though it is a John Deere brochure the weight shouldn't be any different
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| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 02/12/2014 : 16:43:34
This is the subject broom...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQJIahh6hBM |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 02/12/2014 : 16:40:09
My costliest shipment was a York Rake, from MI to Tuscon, AZ....$125. The broom would probably be the heaviest of my shipments yet. Not sure what she weighs, but it's a handful. 225#? |
| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/12/2014 : 16:02:52
No that's not a bad price at all to ship a tiller that far and I will be sure and get back to you in the Spring when it's time to switch over the implements |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 02/12/2014 : 14:47:22
I'm using it regularly right now...my larger Sweepster hasn't even hit snow yet this year as all the tractors I run are occupied by attachments. Feel me out in the spring...it's not running out the door at the moment, and Spring is when I'm gonig to have to do the implement shuffle, hanging up chains, putting away the winter toys, and pulling out the tiller, mower decks, etc. I store it on a shelf, and it's a bear to get up there.
I ship through Fastenal all the time...great service they provide! I'm shipping a tiller to Oklahoma Friday of this week. $100, MI to OK. Not shabby at all! |
| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/11/2014 : 17:26:24
The sweepster is my number one implement to get on the list. If I had the money to buy one I would in a heartbeat, but at the moment I don't have the money to buy one but I would more than likely be able to buy one by late spring/ early summer since I do a lot of farm work then and mowing yards to earn a little money although I don't know if you would or could store it for that long considering that it could be out on the market for someone else to buy. I would however have an advantage in shipping since my cousins husband works at a Fastenal real close to my home and I know that they handle heavy stuff like that. But I doubt you want to hold it for that long since it would be taking up space. I believe that plans could be made for one though... |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 02/11/2014 : 08:36:48
The EZ Rakes and Sweepsters seem to be made of gold as well. I've had a few of each, and can't afford to keep them for what folks offer up. I have a pair of Sweepsters now, and don't really want to store both. |
| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/08/2014 : 11:16:32
Yeah that is true.I know that now a lot of people down here use disc mowers and discbines to cut there hay but you don't see to many pull behind swathers/haybines anymore because all the companies that used to make them quit using sickle sections and whent to the rotating knives/discs but up north around where you live they use those big self- propelled swathers to cut there wheat, barley, and canola fields and then go in behind with a combine with a pickup head and harvest the crop. |
| lilypad |
Posted - 02/08/2014 : 01:30:35
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Originally posted by A-C 1036_B-10
Yeah I have to really watch with doing anything with that sickle mower. It probably won't see much use and will be more of a show piece than anything although I would like to try it out at least once. The reason I have it mounted up in the picture is because of how heavy that thing is and I didn't want to carry it all the way to the building. I know the previous owner which was a big Simplicity/ Allis Chalmers collector had that sickle mower for 12 years and never even mounted it up but then again I can see the reason why they stopped making these implements so many years ago.
They quit making them because someone invented the swather and it does a better job and faster. |
| A-C 1036_B-10 |
Posted - 02/07/2014 : 10:12:36
Yeah I have to really watch with doing anything with that sickle mower. It probably won't see much use and will be more of a show piece than anything although I would like to try it out at least once. The reason I have it mounted up in the picture is because of how heavy that thing is and I didn't want to carry it all the way to the building. I know the previous owner which was a big Simplicity/ Allis Chalmers collector had that sickle mower for 12 years and never even mounted it up but then again I can see the reason why they stopped making these implements so many years ago. |
| lilypad |
Posted - 02/07/2014 : 02:09:34
If you use that sickle bar mower, be careful. I had and Uncle, who was using one (on a slightly larger AC) and when he reached forward to lift the bar, he hit a bump and it thru him forward off of the tractor and his extended arm landed over the sickle bar and it chewed him up pretty bad. Not sure how he kept from being run over by the wheel, but anyway he spent some time in the hospital. We had one like it but by the time I was big enough to mow hay my dad quit raising hay. It maybe the Uncle's experience made him decide to raise other crops. |
