Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions

[ben ji]

my grandpa used to have a giant tank of roundup on his 3 wheeler and one in a pickup and on days when there "wasn't as much to do" he drove around and round upp'd all his fence lines to keep cedar out!

But they made good fence posts when there were no trees anywhere

I ask this with all due respect and seriousness…did he die of cancer? Lot of those guys who were exposed to Roundup 24/7/365 have.

Pretty sure it's Parkinson's not cancer....or both. My aunt and uncle who are full time farmers  have Parkinson's.

They also had a giant tank of Roundup on the back of a three wheeler.

[Pete]

my grandpa used to have a giant tank of roundup on his 3 wheeler and one in a pickup and on days when there "wasn't as much to do" he drove around and round upp'd all his fence lines to keep cedar out!

But they made good fence posts when there were no trees anywhere

I ask this with all due respect and seriousness…did he die of cancer? Lot of those guys who were exposed to Roundup 24/7/365 have.

Pretty sure it's Parkinson's not cancer....or both. My aunt and uncle who are full time farmers  have Parkinson's.

They also had a giant tank of Roundup on the back of a three wheeler.

That's awful, sorry man.

[KST8FAN]

is that a collector's price or a price based on a self serviceable tractor for actual farm use? i would be leery of a buying a car, bike or boat that old with those few of hours if i wanted to actually use it.

Yeah, it's hard to say the buyers' motivations.  True too, that if it's just been sitting for years, getting back in working condition is problematic.

The pre Def stuff is top dollar because guys can work on it. 

fcf can probably speak to used tractor market.

Tom

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[steve dave]

my grandpa used to have a giant tank of roundup on his 3 wheeler and one in a pickup and on days when there "wasn't as much to do" he drove around and round upp'd all his fence lines to keep cedar out!

But they made good fence posts when there were no trees anywhere

I ask this with all due respect and seriousness…did he die of cancer? Lot of those guys who were exposed to Roundup 24/7/365 have.

Pretty sure it's Parkinson's not cancer....or both. My aunt and uncle who are full time farmers  have Parkinson's.

They also had a giant tank of Roundup on the back of a three wheeler.

My dad has basically bathed in roundup the entire time he has been alive and I grew up slopping it around from commercial sprayers and boom rigs and on a tank on a four wheeler I drove around and sprayed things with. Pops has the commercial license for the top grade stuff random farmers couldn’t buy off the rack too. My dad is in his upper 60s now and still no known roundup related diseases (about died a dozen other times from various things as documented in this blog) and so far I seem to not be dead. Really hoping that continues to be the case.


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[wetwillie]

I handled some Tordon in my youth , the reaper is probably coming for me too.

[KST8FAN]

We had 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T mixed with diesel fuel for brush and thistles.  A soup can to a 3 gal sprayer.


Tom

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[Pete]

Update on my ATV quest: I am THIS close to pulling the trigger on a pair of older Yamaha 700 Grizzly's from an older couple in MN.  If someone doesn't swoop in front of me before tomorrow evening, those rascals are mine. 

Now, when the county law switches over in a couple weeks to allow ATV's on the roads, I'll be cruising around like a free American.

[wetwillie]

The summer of Pete!

[Pete]

The summer of Pete!

I'm going to ride it to the American Legion for bingo night and/or a meat raffle (with other free Americans). 

[KST8FAN]

These mini cattle intrigue me.


Tom

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[Pete]

We got two older Yamaha Grizzly 700’s from a retired couple who were making the switch to a side by side. Both are EFI, but only one is power steering (I make my son drive the non-powered one). We drove them all over hell and back the first weekend…to dinner, get groceries, etc. 

[KST8FAN]

We got two older Yamaha Grizzly 700’s from a retired couple who were making the switch to a side by side. Both are EFI, but only one is power steering (I make my son drive the non-powered one). We drove them all over hell and back the first weekend…to dinner, get groceries, etc.

Jealous.


Tom

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[pissclams]

We got two older Yamaha Grizzly 700’s from a retired couple who were making the switch to a side by side. Both are EFI, but only one is power steering (I make my son drive the non-powered one). We drove them all over hell and back the first weekend…to dinner, get groceries, etc.

that’s a little slice of heaven right up there in northern minnesota

[Spracne]

These mini cattle intrigue me.


Tom

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Like, what is their purpose??

[pissclams]

ever wanted just a little bit of steak?  how about a half cup of milk, just to wet the whistle?

[ben ji]

These mini cattle intrigue me.


Tom

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IIRC a while back in this thread SD had a good rant about these mini cattle. Something to the effect of "We've spent hundreds of years and TONS of money making cows bigger and bigger and NOW YOUR GOING TO UNDO ALL THAT?"

[ben ji]

These mini cattle intrigue me.


Tom

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Like, what is their purpose??

If I had a hobby farm and eff around money I'd put a couple on there depending how much they cost. My uncle is an IRL full time farmer/rancher and had like 5 mini ponies (They have made an appearance in this thread) that he just moved around small pens to eat weeds (Old pig pen/random 5 acre pen/junkyard). I think he originally had them to pull little carriages in parades when his kids were little and then they just hung around.

Also can't you get some tax exemptions if the land is classified as "Farmland"? Throw a couple of these bad boi's on there and all of a sudden your land is a "farm" and taxed less?

[Katpappy]

These mini cattle intrigue me.


Tom

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Like, what is their purpose??

If I had a hobby farm and eff around money I'd put a couple on there depending how much they cost. My uncle is an IRL full time farmer/rancher and had like 5 mini ponies (They have made an appearance in this thread) that he just moved around small pens to eat weeds (Old pig pen/random 5 acre pen/junkyard). I think he originally had them to pull little carriages in parades when his kids were little and then they just hung around.

Also can't you get some tax exemptions if the land is classified as "Farmland"? Throw a couple of these bad boi's on there and all of a sudden your land is a "farm" and taxed less?

Not with horses.  Crops and cattle land do qualify.

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[ben ji]

Juggalo cow makes an appearance at 33 seconds and then just stares him down.

Poor cows just saw a human and thought they were getting some tasty treats. Lol at the guy freaking out.