Was out harvesting the first (and sometimes only) 2024 cuttings of grass hay. Extremes in farming tactics for sure
First we mow with our New Holand modern 4 Wheel Assist (4WD) tractor and modern Disc Mower using RTK DigiFarm inch accuracy auto steer
THEN we follow with an Allis-Chalmers WD (older than the 70 year old suffering on it) and nearly as old used $400 John Deere auction rake (the only JD an honest working stiff can afford?)
POINT IS (of today’s rant) who goes driving by? but is a bunch of young buck (ok honestly my age) driving by on their newer [Maple City] Antique Tractor(s) [Club] enjoying smooth roads …. while I bust an aging back in the heat going one thousand feet back and forth (aka going nowhere with nothing?)
To be honest my dark age WD would never fly with it’s after market hydraulic steering, Deco-Remy alternator, 12v starter & coil electrical upgrade plus Cole Implement snap coupler to 3-point hitch conversions…
But going somewhere else to civilization is tempting (and better on my back) if only I had something stock I wasn’t using for qualifying entry into the greener grass other side (literally) of the fence!