Plowed the garden today.....
 

Ok, so I did it yesterday. :biggrin2:

Is it unseasonably warm and dry anywhere else?? It's NEVER this warm in February. Honestly, the years I can remember it being this warm in February the rest of the year wasn't good. Either HOT and dry (as in drought) or warm and rainy into June. Hopefully it will just be like the almanac predicts..... a mild summer.

Anyway, I figured I'd get a jump start on the garden and turn over the fodder so it can rot. I won't plant it for a while. Next week it's supposed to return to colder temps.


Pics, cause it happened!!


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Very warm here for the last two weeks. 71 today and it's a record.
Hope that almanac is right.
The plowing looks good! :beerchug:

Its dang near hot here, for Feb. Not supposed to get below freezing for over a week. We normally see 1 or 2 days in Feb that hit 70 deg. By the time this weeks over it will probably be around 10. I chisel plowed about 7 acres of corn land this afternoon--no mud at all. I have seen that field be muddy from Oct to March--drove right through a wet weather spring like it wasn't even there. I got a feeling we are in for a drought this summer.

Did the "skinnies" improve the traction?:bigthink:

So thats what you were doing! Looks like fin! Was 76 here on monday, hit 70s every day this week. Turns to shit this weekend tho.

I hope your wrong..... but I have the same feeling. Every time we had a Feb like this, that's what happened. :angry:


On the rear? Yes. Narrower tires have more pounds per square inch on the ground. I get same or better traction with those non-lug 6's than with a 10.50 lug. On a big farm tractor that has lots of weight, you can usually go to a larger tire and improve traction, but there is always a point of diminishing return. A Cub is no different. Comparatively, the difference between a 6" tire and and 10.50" tire is like the difference between a 18.4 farm tire and a flotation tire. Like I said, I'd prefer an 8.50, but that has more to do with ride than traction. (The 6" tires tend to "teeter" side to side more. At least on this tractor.) Plus, an 8.50 holds more fluid. :biggrin2:

Nice work Jon. Looks like you gave the right arm a good workout.:biggrin2:

You know, funny you say that because it's my a$$ that's sore!! Riding sideways on that seat is hard on ya!!

Seriously though, I put spring assist on it last year, so the plow lifts easy. Tiller..... now that sucks! Even with the spring assist cranked down, it's still hard to lift!

Well done JB! :beerchug: Wish I had soil like you have. :bash2:

Is the 1050 like the 582 Special? If so, any chance you can send a picture of your sleeve hitch setup?

No, it's like a 582 with a 10hp single cylinder. The sleeve hitch mounts up like it would on any other '82 series tractor. To put a sleeve hitch on a 582S, you have to have the hard to find lower bracket/plate. I think I saw one on ihccwh.com.


EDIT: Just looked, he has one. $140

Ok cool. I have all the pieces to mount my sleeve hitch. I was just curious if they were similar. Thank you.



I bought mine from our friend master Lew.

Mine is custom anyway. I have a special plate I made on it for making the 2B tiller a quick mount. :biggrin2:

Very nice John.

I'll post a link to a thread I made on it. If you haven't seen it, it's pretty cool. :beerchug:

Just hire a truck and import it some of that "good soil" Sam.:bigeyes::BlahBlah:

We beleaguered NY'rs are also basking in higher than normal temps. Saw 63 degrees today. Worked on the 70 outside in a t-shirt.

Jon, good looking work you made of that garden! :beerchug: Glad the skinnies worked well for you.

Here's the link to the thread where I built my adapter/tiller quick mount. It's on the 1811 in the pics, but I moved it over to the 1050 last year. Lower sleeve hitch just bolts to the plate. It has to be removed to put the tiller on, but hey, it's 3 bolts, and the nuts are welded on the back, so it's pretty easy. I'm happy with it. I can switch from the plow to the tiller in about 5-7 min. Even though it's easy, it's still not as easy as swapping implements on a 3pt.

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=23922

Plowing dirt? How nice is that, sounds like we'll be plowing snow over the weekend. AGAIN.:bash2:
61 here today, broke the old record, but down to the 40's tomorrow, then 20's for Friday and the weekend. Back to reality.:angry::angry:

Thats a good mod! Probably didn't spend more than 50 bucks on it!?

Cool! I was gonna put the plow on the 1200 and give it a spin, haven't yet!

I had all the steel. Only thing I spent was time. :biggrin2:

You should!!

Annnnnnd that's why I like southern Illinois.... :BlahBlah: