Plowing in February

This lime spreader did such a good job. It's calibration settings were very close. I spread 1000 lbs in some areas & 2000 lbs in other areas of same field.

This is a great shot. The sun is actually on the left behind the cab corner. What you see between the wiper & exhaust muffler is a Sun-Dog in the late December afternoon. 

This is a shot of the furrow out the smaller window under the main windshield. Sorry about the blur.

Tbone95 wrote: You plowed your dry fertilizer down that deep???

Tbone95, thanks for the reply. To answer - Not as a rule. My lime & fertilizer application timing was not usual for this year, either. Last summer & falls rains/storms enabled weeds a foothold, plus delayed harvest right up to Thanksgiving. Then conditions were muddy. So, I waited until a freeze to apply product so as not to cut ruts. I also wanted to plow under corn stalks & waterhemp seed. That weed has become a problem. So yes, I would rather have plowed after harvest, then applied lime & fertilize on top. Basically, working with how the weather allows. To a further extent, I also no-til. That keeps the plow in the shed. But, this field's weed problem demanded otherwise.

I like your: pics, front tires, and that's sum good ole black dirt!

YEP.......... that IS some good looking dirt !!

Where in Illinois are you? That is a big plow. Looks good.

Edited by Ed (Ont) - 22 Feb 2017 at 8:06pm

Plowking77 wrote: That's some nice pictures,, that's a nice looking plow too,, don't think that plow has sit outside very much lol

Thanks for your compliments. The plow has a history. I bought it from a farmer In the Fisher, IL area back in 2006. He had an auction of his older equipment, as he was changing equipment brands cause the Fisher AC dealership closed & he was tired of driving for parts & service. I remember meeting him prior to the auction to view/drive his tractors 1981 7060 & 82' 8070. All of his equipment had been excellently maintained. I put in some absentee bids cause I couldn't be at auction. Anyway, I was severely outbid on tractors, but won the plow (he had two AC 2000 6-18s, one for 7060, one for 8070). I was picking up the plow when the farmer's Dad lent me a hand loading it on my trailer. The Dad said that I got the better one. Said it was new in 1984 & was a Show Demo item in the 1984 Farm Progress Show held near Fisher. After the show, it sat on the Fisher AC dealership lot for too long (a year?). So, dealer made them a great purchase deal on it. The moldboard ID tag wires are still on the back supports on each bottom. I think a few tags are still on it (392s I believe).

Edited by AC7060IL - 23 Feb 2017 at 6:27pm

Hey Ac7060il where in IL are you? There has been a lot of activity around my area as of late with fertilizer and NH3 going on and I have heard others are plowing also.

Does everyone still moldboard plow out there?  

farmboy520 wrote: Hey Ac7060il where in IL are you? There has been a lot of activity around my area as of late with fertilizer and NH3 going on and I have heard others are plowing also.

Christian County - Taylorville area. Yes, lots of fertilizer going on fields here this week also.

I'd like to have some black dirt like that

Dad told of an unuasually early spring, fellows got out and planted oats and eventually  along came may and they planted their corn... the oats stayed short and spindly, the corn froze out and the hustle to replant didn't amount to much either... said the seed would have been better left in the bag... the only good crops were the 2nd year hay fields. 
 Saying the above, doesn't mean this year will be the same like that year.

We got the temp drops and the snow..........Not as bad as they predicted, Thank God!!

I was golfing on Wednesday!!  IN A Tee Shirt!!  Who'd a thunk...

Dafodils are up here and the wheat really did never go dormant...Hope it doesn't get too cold