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Recently bought a JD4650 that has new duals on the back. Currently they are spaced for row crop planting. We will only be using the tractor for pasture tillage. Is there any harm in adjusting the outside duals closer to the inside tires? Is there any advantages to leaving them where they...

I've read and heard the rule of thumb for a feedlot setup is around 250sq' to 600sq' of pen size per head. Bunk space is around 1' per head also. Is there a rule of thumb for pre-conditioning traps or pens for space per animal? If someone wanted to maximize pasture size without crowding...

Looking at buying a new tractor and have been looking at the Massey 4710. The dealer down the road had a 5711 I looked at last week. A very nice tractor but I think it is more tractor than I really need. It seems the 4710 will fit my needs better. Tractor will be used for pulling a weed...

I planted 12 acres of oats back in mid October planning on getting rain. Well didn't get any rain until a few weeks ago. Didn't see any sprouts until last week. Looks like most places have sprouted pretty well. Am I too late to fertilize and top dress with rye grass? Typically it is used as...

Looking for some input on if my numbers I am figuring on baling 100 acres of clean coastal are way off. This would be a new business venture in the future. The sheet includes buying equipment with a 30k yearly note and putting in an irrigation system. Something like a K pod system. My...

I have been interested in a owning a small feedlot type setup for sometime. I have the land to to operate a 1000-2000 head facility. This would be buying small 2-3 weight calves thru the sale barn and selling around 7-8 weight. I know a lot of variables go into profit margins. Is there a...

I have always sprayed and had good results with P+d for the last several years. This year my weed problem isn't terrible and I am wondering if I can get by with regular 24D. It seems to be around $6 an acre and P+D is around $7.25 an acre. I have around 100 acres to spray. Is it worth saving...

I am looking to replace the controller assembly on a 100 gallon boom Ag Meier sprayer. Any idea where I can order the assembly with the valves and regulator put together already? I am trying to find the twist knob regulator. Thanks

I am in the process of getting 17 acres around my house sprigged with Coastal in the next few weeks. I have plowed and disk my pastures but still have some areas either on roads or around my pond that I didn't disk. Also the strip between my fence and the county road isn't disk. These areas...

I did a soil sample on 18 acres I plan to sprig in Coastal in the next 4-6 weeks. I received my sample back and wanted to make sure I'm on the right track. It shows a ph of 6.9 which should be good for coastal. It looks like I need 90 units of nitrogen and 50 units of phosphorus. When buying...

I have owned a Big Tex 35+5 22 GN for about a year. Its a 2011 model and the tires have been good so far until last week I had a blow out. The current tires I think are original. They still look good as I think the trailer only has less than 5,000 miles on it. The current tires are a...

Had another thread going about plows and settings and I think I got that nailed down. Question now is about draft control. I read the manual and I seems pretty clear but I’m still not doing something right when operating the tractor. With a plow the manual says use position lift and draft...

I have been running some rough numbers on the possible profits of a small hay business. I know this is a very loaded question and hard to answer but is there any rough numbers hay growers shoot for to profit of an acre per year? The numbers I have come up with for a good coastal field is...

I am looking at building some new cross fences at my house on 18 acres. Most runs will be short anywhere from 500' to 1500'. My question is on material. I am thinking of going with all steel fence. 4" galvanized corners with 2" galvanized line post every 5 or so with galvanized tee post...

Last week I bought a Taylor pasture dream from a dealer. It was barn find that looks almost new in the pictures. My question is about the fertilizer box. Is there any precaution I should take when using the fertilizer box. I plan on cleaning it out good after every use and storing in a barn...

I am in the process of converting 15 acres of bluestem to bermuda. It is going to baled this week and I will spray with gly shortly after. Once it is sprayed my plan was the run a chisel plow through it than a disk harrow after. Would it be better to pull a plow through it first than a disk...

I am going to make a tire drag to drag over my oats after disking and broadcasting. I have 6 old truck tires I am going to use. My plan is to put three in the back row, two in middle and one up front. I am going to pull the drag from the front tire and chain the other tires together in a...

I am looking at buying a used tractor in the 80-100 hp range and I think I am going to buy a JD. I am wondering what the differences are in the M series and the E series. I see the M series is a heavier tractor but is there any other big differences. Tractor will mainly be used for disking...

I am in the process of killing 15 acres of KR and I was set on sprigging coastal this winter but the more I read about WW-B Dahl Bluestem the more I like it. This year we are very dry and it seems the KR is still doing very well compared to native grasses. I read that Dahl is drought tolerant as...

I am wanting to try a new planting method this year. I have 6 acres I normally plant with oats and wheat. Typically I disk the field a few times than plant. This year I want to spray the field with gly than wait until its dead and broadcast my seed. After putting out seed I will run a...