Haymaking the old fashioned way.

[Bev]

Tedding today, International B250, 1958, haybob of indeterminate age, Welgar baler that goes on the back 1976.
You lot in your air conditioned cabs have it easy!

 

[Old Boar]

I remember it well, getting the gates the right angle to row up, teasing out the lumps with a hand rake, replacing the sheer bolt every few hours, the state of my hands bumping bales....

 

[Derrick Hughes]

And the most important thing that never changes, sunshine !

 

[DrWazzock]

I like to drive between the rows so I pull half from each row onto the dry ground between the rows. maximum movement that way and expose most damp. Aren't I clever.

 

[JD-Kid]

cool video grandfather used to have a B 250 inter lernt to drive on it has a B45 inter baler for it as well .. just one wee thing tho drive with yer loader arms down seen a few sleeping tractors most due to driveing around with loader up in the air

 

[Bev]

"Sleeping tractor" ?
I was told better to have the arms up the fields are flat. Presumably tractor is less stable with loader up? However it's lighter on the steering with it up and it needs to be as I get blisters from steering it!!

 

[JD-Kid]

sleeping tractor falls over

we used to take them off 2 chains off a tree or roof beam take top 2 pins out and pins off rams takes 2 to push the rams in and way you go

a steering wheel spinner makes it a bit eazer steering them BUT don't get yer thumb under it if front wheel hits any thing steering wheel can kick back breaking thumb

 

[Tim W]

Tedding today, International B250, 1958, haybob of indeterminate age, Welgar baler that goes on the back 1976.
You lot in your air conditioned cabs have it easy!

And i thought you meant doing it the old way without these modern tractor things----I once spent a back breaking summer making hay (and harvesting grain) with a scythe, rake, fork, horse and cart along the Polish/Ukrainian border

After that experience you appreciate any tractor driven machinery---

 

[Bev]

And i thought you meant doing it the old way without these modern tractor things----I once spent a back breaking summer making hay (and harvesting grain) with a scythe, rake, fork, horse and cart along the Polish/Ukrainian border

After that experience you appreciate any tractor driven machinery---

I went to the ag merchants for some shear pins yesterday and a customer there was tearing his hair out over his modern tractor that had broken down in the middle of the field with some electrical problem and he couldn't get it going. When I told him the age of my tractor he said "well at least its still going and getting the job done!" Which is very true.

 

[KMA]

Aye the lad has just bought an old DB 'project' for doing things round the place including turning/rowing. Think he's going to be mowing today with the new Massey. Personally I prefer the old stuff for tedding, rowing and baling but then I'm beginning to get to 'that age', so its just as well we swapped houses last weekend and I'm now in a village and far enough away not to become a PITA

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Stand aside your in my way

 

[Johndeere]

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Bit behind! We've finished! Lol

 

[Zetor]

I can remember it clear as day, it was only 13yrs ago when i used to ted 180 acre 2-3 times then row up with a B250, shifting gear with the haybob going could be interesting (non live drive) worked hard that little tractor at the time we couldn't afford out else, Happy days

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

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Show off.

 

[Bev]

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Aye but will it still be going in 55 yrs time?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Aye but will it still be going in 55 yrs time?

That will make me 111 so just about yes

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

That will make me 111 so just about yes

I would put money on it that neither you or the tractor will still be going in 55yrs. but I don't think I'd be here to collect, cause that would make me 116

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I don't know, I am past the half way mark, a lot of the guys on here are only on their warm up lap

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

Back to the OP. Does tis qualify?