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It's against nature I tells ya!!!! :o Someone find that tractor a front axle!

This dealership is Nicks Service of White City Saskatchewan. They are the dealer I bought the Deutz from. They are still Deutz dealers but "push" Massey Ferguson and McCormick more.

The make of this sprayer is Rogator, I think but I can't remember the model.

New Holland TV 140 (the bi-directional one)

This is a typical sickle-knife mower conditioner. 16' wide.

Its still too cold and wet to be doing any tillage here in Western Canada but I took some pictures of what was emerging from the snow at a few dealerships on the way to the bull sale. First up, Markusson New Holland, Regina, Saskatchewan.

I can't get your picture to download, is it me or are others having the same problem?

Oh, yeah!, my brother spent an hour or so pushing/piling snow with the D. Agrotron and loaderbefore we could start loading. I loaded and between loads, I switched the bale spike with the bucket and cleared more snow as we worked our way down the rows. The 4650 was built from 1983 to 1988, I'm not sure of the exact age of this one. I agree, it does seem that front-wheel-assist as they call it here was a bit slow to catch on. They've sure made up for it now though, hardly ever see any new two wheel drive tractors now. Funny you should say that it looks to be in good shape, the owner is going to refurbish the cab and give the tractor a complete paint-job if he has time this year I'll add on a picture of the bales as they came out of the rows, it'll give you an idea of how the snow can drift.

We were at another bull sale yesterday and bought two more bulls. Britfarmer, no pictures of the actual auction but I took a few pictures of the bulls before the sale. I'll post them up when Mrs TOG gets home, she's away for the weekend.

Oh, dear, Bill. I think you have completely the wrong impression of me. Nowhere in my member's info does it say anything about being good or playing by the rules

Not a lot of A-Cs in my area but I'll keep my eyes open

Bought a bull today. $2500 poorer :'( :'( :'( Not a bad bull though

Nice stuff there Powerrabbit. I draw the line at 1965(ish) as the starting point for my collection but Mrs TOG is a "horse person" and I could see her collecting those Interesting that you repaint them. You don't treat them like potential antiques but restore them like we would with an older tractor.

Same thing here Bill, As it sits in the picture, it's over weight (I can identify with it ), over width, not tied down, no outriggers, no dovetail on the back, no wide load sign, and no travel permit. As a result, I stay on the gravel (back) roads which are rarely traveled and if they are, it's by farm folk, and everyone is happy.

It was kind of my new year's resolution to try to get more pictures of tractors in my area for you lads (well, that and to stop farting in bed, but that's for Mrs TOG's benefit ) There are some very well cared-for tractors newer and older out and about, so I will try my best Bill. The lad that seeds my cereal grain has just told me that he has just bought a new Case/NH TJ425 so I'll havta get a few pictures of that!

Gav, it's a little bit of both over here, on bolt on duals with the spacer, there's a tab welded on the inner rim that fits into a two tab "notch" on the spacer, same for the outer rim. We don't have a lot of trouble with the rim crawling but tyres have been known to do it. Duals mounted on long axles or "rowcrop duals" as they're known give less trouble but cost more. A little aside to the rowcrop duals thing is that when the life of the tractor is over as far as tillage goes and it becomes a loader or haying tractor (like Alice the Allis ), the first thing that happens is, someone takes the "red wrench" and cuts the extra axle-shaft off flush with the outside of the rim to avoid wrecking gates and gate-posts. Bill, that's a million dollar question :'( :'( That truck is at its limit as you see it in the picture. Those bales are from an 853 New Holland (about 950lbs) we also put on 15 bales from a New Holland 855 (about 1150lbs) BUT we have blown-up the transmission once already with this truck and it needs bearings in the rear diff too :'( The trailer is also geezily heavy when its empty too. All kinds of power but theweakest link is the tranny. When we had it rebuilt, the repair shop made it more heavy-duty but even-so, I give it a little push with a bale on the loader to get it rolling when the ground is soft. Let's not even get into what it should be pulling "legally"

Never heard of it, is it like JD's "The Furrow" or Agco's "Agco Advantage" where you have to have been a customer or have been referred by a dealer? Sounds very interesting Barry.

Hi Fendt Power. Graeme is right on with the specs. as far as HP. As for getting around on snow, it all depends on the type of snow and how much there is In this case, putting the blade down and clearing it to bare ground is the best bet. If the snow isn't too deep and is powdery, it'll drive not too bad and you can still steer ok. If the snow is like it is now, packed, hard and crusty, there's no easy way to get around. What the 4650 has going for it is sheer weight. Bill, there are definite pros and cons with that trailer. Backing up is a serious con. Best done slowly. Turning though is a big pro though, it will turn in its own length Marky, the duals help at times, if there is traction to be had. Does that make sense? If you are driving around in the snow, they're having to cut another set of tracks. In my opinion, the jury is still out on that one. I always had duals figured to be a help with floatation rather than traction. You can argue that one for hours with lads over here. Her is a last pic of the 4650 and one of what my Dad was hauling with, his Ford pick-up.

We were hauling the last of last year's hay home before things get really muddy around here. I got the use of a friend's John Deere 4650 since I hauled his hay too.

The front end reminds me of Bender from "Futurama" but what do I know, check out my good lookin' 7040 Allis Chalmers :D