Tractor Tards get in here... Tarctor Tard Thread

The problem with dragging logs around with a tractor or skidder is you get mud and small rocks embedded into the bark. That raises hell with your saw blades. With a smaller forwarder unit like this you can drive right to the logs and pick them up thus keeping them clean.

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I love the old International tractors best.

Lets grow some hemp. But not five plants or fifty. How about 500 acres or bigger. We need a special machine to cut off the tops and separate the stalks for fiber.

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Is 1940 too new or too old?

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Great thread. A big thank you to the people and tractors that help keep our back roads in shape and snow plowed, that help keep the fire danger down in the woods, provide our food, help us build and provide utilities and so much more.

You can never get enough thank you and appreciation. It is hard work.

JCB Fastrac; the best ride in agricultural tractors. And that is because they use coil spring suspension. Because of English land ownership patterns many farmers have land holdings scattered by miles. The JCB Fastrac will hit 50 kph and is designed to have good tight steering at that rate. Engines are running upward of 250 hp. Like other European designs JCB has three point hitch and PTO at the front of the machine.

The new 4000 model has four wheel steering with a crab steering option.

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JCB Fastrac tractors are widely used in European mountains as snowplow and snowblower machines. Here is a search:
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Here is a JCB Fastrac 8310 with a ten foot snowblower front mounted; two options on the blower chute – I'm not sure what exactly I am looking at:

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Back to the good ole days; Henry Ford's 1929 snowmachine:
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There are a number of youtubes remade from old black and white film records:
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This isn't a tractor, but is of interest; early snowmachines built using the Model T Ford auto:

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Lots of pictures.

Keep em coming AC...644. I got sidetracked for hours yesterday watching this stuff.

BTW what gives with your 6 digit user ID? Very long time GLP'er?

Also have you already posted what machine(s) you currently have if anything?

Been around nearly 20 years.

JD 3830E with front bucket and forks, backhoe, back blade, rototiller, front snowplow, and middle buster.

There are plenty of large forwarders that cost a half million; here are several small units that do big jobs.

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That's an ATV 4X4 folks! Wouldn't you like to have one of those to put up firewood?



Alstor 840 | 8X8 | Mini Forwarder | Elmia Wood 2017

Small Swedish build forwarder being demostrated in New York state 2017

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My dad owned a 10-20 and later a 15-30 McCormick Deering tractor.

First tractor I ever drove was one of them when I was about 8-9 years old.

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He had gotten stuck in a mud hole and took the horses out to get unstuck. He had me drive the tractor home from the field and park it by the shop. I was scared shitless, but I got it done.

When I got a little older dad bought a 15-30. I remember him teaching me how to start it. They would sometimes fire at top dead center and then run backward for a bit. If you had a-hold of the crank when it went backward it could break a grown man's arm. You can see this old dude knows and he is afraid. That is why he lets go of the crank.

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I actually experienced that one time... driving a long-nose Pete Log Truck with a 3406 Cat engine...

I slipped or bumped the frikin' clutch just right as I started it... is all I can think of that did it... AND THE ENGINE RAN BACKWARDS!
Black exhaust smoke was blowing OUT the air filter canisters and right into the cab!

I shut her down quick!!!

Then all the dudes had a good laugh at the woman trucker!
Good times!

Love yur traktor thread, OP!

This is how it was done in the good ole days, when men were men and the sheep were scared.

You do know where the word horsepower came from - right?

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If you were really getting up in the world you got a two way plow that you could ride on.

When you got to the end of the field, you lifted one plow, turned the team around and dropped the other plow.

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First dozer I ever drove was just about like this; except no safety canopy on the one I drove.

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Perhaps you will be looking for a flail mower to clean up the back lot for fire protection.

Should you get Y blades or hammer blades? What factors are important?

Crank up your audio; this one is a bit on the quiet side.

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Land Pride RTA1250 (50 inch) Rotary Tiller on Kubota B2601

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Hillside mowing in the black forest.

Carraro TTR Heuernte im Schwarzwald


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I recently got this 2000 new Holland 33hp 4x4
I have been clearing a spot on our new property with it. I love my tractor.

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Allis Chalmers advertising from 1950. 11.5 minutes:

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Me and my boys have John Deere 4030, jd 2630 w/loader, jd B,jd r1025 w/loader and backhoe, jd 310 C backhoe and a jd 675B skid steer. If ya cut me I bleed John Deere green.

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Yer gonna buy two or three (or more?) 5 gallon pails of tractor oil ... make sure you know exactly what kind is required. I found my oil at Sam's Club for close to one-half the cost at Tractor Supply. To catch the large amount of used hyd/gear oil I bought a mortar/concrete mixing pan from Home Depot ... it is black plastic "about" 18 inches by 24 inches (from memory) ) and "about" 8 inches high. It is low enough to go under the tractor yet has some serious capacity. While draining used hyd/gear oil out of the tractor, be prepared to re-insert the drain plug before the pan overfills.

Before you start, make sure you have some empty 5 gallon plastic buckets with lids, to use for holding old oil.

Cut down a couple of empty 1 gallon milk/vinegear jugs to act as scoops ... use these to scoop old oil from the plastic pan to the plastic buckets.

a pile of rags/paper towels, and a variety of plastic jugs, bottles, hoses/tubes etc ... you can cut these down to be funnels with shapes specific for the task at hand ... like catching the power steering fluid ... which otherwise would splash all over the side of the engine and frame and loader bracket arms and hoses and make a gigantic mess.
(I think the dealerships let it all hang out with dripping then power wash the tractor before you pick it up.)

You're likely gonna find a couple of frozen zerk fittings ... either replace them outright or buy a zerk "punch" tool you fill with grease then hit with hammer. The front end loaders have lots of zerks, and they tend to
clog up because dust mixes with the grease in the joints and solidifies. One more reason to do this yourself ... it's likely previous owners just gave up getting grease in these fittings and that particular joint is in desperate need of grease ... what are the odds a dealership monkey would take the time to replace/clear the zerk?

Also you need to check bolt torques in critical locations ... like engine/bellhousing to transmission, loader brackets to tractor frame/engine ... it's too easy to break a tractor is these are loose.

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Yeah, but do you have green suspenders and a green and yellow pickup truck with green upholstery?

1960 John Deere 830 Diesel

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1952 JD R two cylinder diesel with electric start for the pony motor that actually started the main engine.

This 8.75 minute video has a good explanation of how to properly start the pony motor and then turn over the main engine for a bit to circulate the oil before you gave it fuel.

Pistons are 5.75 inch diameter with an 8 inch stroke.

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Double your pleasure; double your fun with a pair of twins.

I was hoping they would hook it to a pulling contest skid, but they didn't.

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