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Went around killed some time and took some pics

 

 

 

Caterpillar Challenger 65 with a 16ft offset disk

 

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JD 8100 (the train) with a 16ft offset disk and a 18ft wide packer

 

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JD 4555 with a row marker

 

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2000 blazer , Wittenberg 6x6 36k gvw , and a JD 4430 oh ya gotta have the s**tter :cheers:

 

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Lockwood mark xl Potato harvester

 

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JD 4250 hooked up to the same Lockwood harvester

 

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"offroading" through a harvested field

 

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Neighbors wheat harvest with their 3 tractor trailer rigs

 

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Sorry for the boring stuff (well not really :rolleyes:)

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Boy, farming in your neck of the woods is alot different that here in the midwest. I'm used to corn & soybeans

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Boy, farming in your neck of the woods is alot different that here in the midwest. I'm used to corn & soybeans

And in the midwest we don't have a Sh*ter on wheels we just find a tree. :(:eek:

 

And the picture of that wheat field :jester: oh how I miss that part, living in the city sucks compared to parking your *ss in a combine for 12 hours. :seeya::seeya:

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Yeah country living is great.......... Went out last night to shut the water off.. Felt the urge pissed right there on the spot..............

 

:thumbs::lol:

 

Too much information??????

 

The dog must've liked it, he went over a pissed on the tree

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Yeah country living is great.......... Went out last night to shut the water off.. Felt the urge pissed right there on the spot..............

 

:flag::flag:

 

Too much information??????

 

The dog must've liked it, he went over a pissed on the tree

Doggy see, doggy pee.......I mean do. :D:sigh:

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Boy, farming in your neck of the woods is alot different that here in the midwest. I'm used to corn & soybeans

Ive never even seen soybeans before . :D

:flag::flag:

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What is the advantage to the tracks on the Challenger?

 

Flotation? Less soil compression? Tractability? Load Capacity/Traction?

 

Can you get more speed with tracks than tires?(w/same load and power)

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The main thing that we got it it for is finishing seedbeds (along with our D5B) thats where the less soil compaction comes into play .

More of a foot print than a wheeled tractor the weight is spread over a larger distance .

 

Some may disagree with me but I dont think that it provides anymore traction than a MFWD tractor

 

As far as load capacity im not sure what it is but we pull the same implement it has in those pics with a 4440 and it is a much much smaller tractor and it handles it just great .

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