Message from @Der Seeteufel - SD
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I think I'm going to need a bigger tractor.
My dog really likes to help.
Dumping out the smaller rocks
It looks like someone dropped that boulder on your dogs head in that one pic
What a good dog
Glad to see you putting that dog to work😁 he's gotta earn those meals.
@John O - I've got a wheat field update for you.
The women should be arriving soon.
@Deleted User I thought you might be interested in the control setup on that smaller tractor I was driving today.
Its called a quad-range. The front levers are your throttle and gear selectors. The back leavers control your hydraulics.
There are only three foot petals. The clutch on the left and the breaks on the right.
Nice thing about these older tractors is that you can leave your dog in them. Newer tractors with electronic controls are too easy for your dog to bump. Guys have died because they left their dogs in the cab while they go fix something.
For comparison the controls on a modern quadtrac are a bit more complicated.
Friends don’t let friends run tracks.
Be white run pneumatic tires.
@Der Seeteufel - SD such a glorious sight. My kids have to eat!!!
@JesseJames do your kids like corn? I have lots of corn. 😂
@JesseJames What are the advantages and disadvantages of tracks?
@Der Seeteufel - SD they do but we actually grow our own..... sweet corn.
@Jacob I am kidding. I do tire sales and service for a living.
Right, but there must be some advantages and disadvantages, or else both wouldn't exist
Certainly. Tracks don’t go flat. Also it is supposed to offer more traction. But that is debatable. There are more failure points with tracks because of mor moving parts. The tracks are heavier and more expensive.
@Jacob tracks handle mud better and like Jesse said they don't go flat. That picture I responded to him with is a deer antler in the tire of one of our seed carts. That might be good for him but it really sucks for me. A flat tire can take hours to get fixed especially when you are in the middle of a field 30 miles from the nearest town. Also I don't know if it's a function of the tracks or just the fact that the tractor is much newer, but the quadtrac has by far the smoothest ride of any tractor I've driven.
This looks fun
I enjoy it a lot, but I work between 12 and 17 hours a day and weekends are not guaranteed days off. This job is also pretty dangerous so it's definitely not for everyone.
How physically intensive is it?
I've worked double shifts at Dairy Queen. Not fun.
It can vary. Days when we level bins are extremely physically intensive. Imagine moving several tons of corn or sunflowers inside a 80° bin with only a scoop shovel. There are also days where I sit in an air conditioned cab and the only workout I get is climbing up and down from the tractor.
Maybe being forced to do something like that would help me
@Der Seeteufel - SD Yeah I have eight gears; one high/low stick and one four gear stick
@Jacob there's also one more thing that you should consider before moving out to a place like this. The isolation. I see the same 10 people every day and hardly anyone else. I grew up here so I'm used to it, but it can literally drive people crazy. Also very few potential GFs. I actually can't remember the last time I even saw an eligible woman. I'm 26 and the only single girl I know around here is 16.
It’s odd you claim the tracks ride better because that is normally a complaint people have of the tracks is they do not ride as good. @Jacob farm work builds character and is good for you.
How I spend a lot of my time.
The only other tractor that size I have driven is this 9380 and honestly the difference might just be in the seat. This tractor is about 20 yrs older.
Seats make a huge difference.
Since you posted that photo I just wanted to let you know it is a huge pain to work on those. Seems like the outside tire is never the one that goes flat and you always have to take the outside wheels off to work on the inside.