Mine is over 45 years old, still works great. Lots of ditches to mow on my Florida farm. We use it on a row crop John Deere 3020, you sit up high and can easily see into the ditch. We also connected the deck cylinder to the tractor remote. The lever is right beside the seat arm and you can just bump the deck up and down to follow the ditch couture. No need to grind the blades into the dirt, that just wears out the blades and motor.
fun video, Tim! Some of my most enjoyable times are when I'm back out at our family farm in eastern North Dakota. Christie looks like she might be reliving some of her childhood days on the farm.
He has a nice set up there. The best part is that the tractor stays on the level ground when mowing the steep angle of the ditch. Those mowers are pretty pricey but, that's the price you have to pay to keep steep areas mowed off & still be safe. Stay safe.
That is a nice mower for that kind of work, and the local, and state government agencies probably buy the majority of those mowers since they need them for mowing along roads, and highways.
It is a 45-50hp tractor. 3 cyl diesel. He really likes it. He has the 110TLB for loader type work, so he uses the 3930 for normal 'tractor stuff'. Like you, I noticed that it really did sound nice.
Tim, we need one built for the 1 series. With my hills I could use one. I wouldn't have to get right up next to the fence that way. Save wear and tear on the ROPs. I've looked at some different systems out there but they haven't made one yet for the 1 series. Maybe Purdue could make one and the students that help make it would get extra credit. Wouldn't have to be heavy duty for what we want to use it for. Aluminum maybe. They make pick ups with it. Hyd. tank on the other side from the mower deck for weight, a little lower down. Lite weight rams strong enough to do the job. I'm liking this idea. To bad I can't weld. Think you might have lost the battle on the berries. :-)
+mi2tn I'd love the berries too. I looked up the weight. It is 1356lb for the mower we showed. A 3 ft mower would be much lighter...and probably require less hydraulic fluid. It would seem like the hydraulic tank could be used as the slide out counter balance rather than a separate cast iron weight. I think we could make it work! I think we would have enough horsepower, it is just stability that is in question.
That would mak mowing ditches a dream, but i'll bet it puts a lot of strain on the connections to the tractor. I used to just pull down into the ditch and then come right out because i did not like the precarious angle it put the tractor in. Nothing is scarier than a 20,000 pound tractor leaning at a acute angle and the only thing keeping on its feet is the inboard rear wheel hitting the opposite side of the ditch. More often than not, I ran out of guts and would straddle the ditch with both rear wheels on the slope of the ditch and try to figure out a way to get of my predicament. Whichever way I went was gradual you can bet on that😆
I grew up on a grain farm in Saskatchewan in the 70's where 1200 acres was the upper side of average - I've always wondered how big a typical tobacco farm is?
That would be fun. I haven't seen many 'plow days' with the sub-compacts. Usually just the garden tractors. Would be fun. Unfortunately, the family doesn't plow much anymore, so I'm not sure they would be happy with us plowing even my own ground!
Think there should be wheels on the corners. Maybe some ability to float to avoid tilling up dirt. Would take a more basic version to cut grass under the pine trees. 😁
Tim, I like your reasoning to get new implements. lol. But unfortunately your machine wouldn't be able to run it, nor hook up to it. BUT, that may give you reason enough to get a bigger tractor. lol. GOOD LUCK. Where are you on the box blade issue? Need help justifying that one. :)
+Drew6709 thanks for the comment. I bought a rear blade at auction (actually, my brother bought it for me) for $100. I haven't even seen it yet. Ford 781 5' rear blade. I have a couple of photos. I'll post on Facebook.
Hi nice mower my bud has one and it is 5 or 6 feet and yes it is very heavy but it works great on hills and we like to have a small one too for our kioti for ditches and to use on the pond ! and i sent you pm if you would read thanks and have a great week ! curt
What part of NC were you? I live about an hour east of Raleigh. We live on a farm, but don't farm. My cousin does, he has several of Johnny's big brothers, and one of those side cutters. Our dogs just love all the movement on the farm!
Oh wow we lived in Beargrass for about 3 years while I worked at Biggs Funeral Home. We moved back home(Dudley) between Mt. Olive and Goldsboro about 13 years ago.
Better get their words down on paper Tim! Especially Katriel saying she would pick the berries. Lol! The flip flop farmer picking berries, I gotta see that!
@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you! I'm sure there are quite a few I haven't seen yet. I've been watching quite a few videos of tractors being restored too. I didn't get to see some of that when I was a kid. It's bringing back some fond childhood memories. The older I get, the more I miss those days.
Mine is over 45 years old, still works great. Lots of ditches to mow on my Florida farm. We use it on a row crop John Deere 3020, you sit up high and can easily see into the ditch. We also connected the deck cylinder to the tractor remote. The lever is right beside the seat arm and you can just bump the deck up and down to follow the ditch couture. No need to grind the blades into the dirt, that just wears out the blades and motor.
fun video, Tim! Some of my most enjoyable times are when I'm back out at our family farm in eastern North Dakota. Christie looks like she might be reliving some of her childhood days on the farm.
+Steve Douglas yep. Good times. BTW, talked to your buddy Ken. In Fort Wayne this evening. Nice guy...just like you.
Tim, another great video, It's always better to be on a farm with your family than sitting around the house with your family here in central Indiana.
Exactly right! Thankful to have family (on both sides) with room to roam.
The ol 3930. That sound brings back so many memories. This is the model tractor I grew up on.
The brush mower did a great job. Nice segment.
+Spartan 4890 thanks. Yes, it really did a good job. Thanks for watching.
That mower really is able to angle sharply to follow that ditch contour! Awesome.
+Cash Johnston yep. Well suit d for the task.
That is a neat rotary cutter. Wish I could justify buying one.
Wow you can tell that man has been running tractors his entire life impressive hope I’m half as good some day
He has a nice set up there. The best part is that the tractor stays on the level ground when mowing the steep angle of the ditch. Those mowers are pretty pricey but, that's the price you have to pay to keep steep areas mowed off & still be safe. Stay safe.
+crslyrn agreed. Thanks for your comment!
That is a nice mower for that kind of work, and the local, and state government agencies probably buy the majority of those mowers since they need them for mowing along roads, and highways.
You have that commitment on film
....
Awesome Video! That New Holland sure sounded good when he started it up. Must be a pretty big engine!
It is a 45-50hp tractor. 3 cyl diesel. He really likes it.
He has the 110TLB for loader type work, so he uses the 3930 for normal 'tractor stuff'.
Like you, I noticed that it really did sound nice.
Wow that is an amazing machine . My son is looking to buy one like that to make it safer cutting around his pond.
+Wayne Phillips yes, that is a perfect use for one of these.
Sounds like more land, bigger tractor(s) and some other new toys are in order. Great video
Tim, we need one built for the 1 series. With my hills I could use one. I wouldn't have to get right up next to the fence that way. Save wear and tear on the ROPs. I've looked at some different systems out there but they haven't made one yet for the 1 series. Maybe Purdue could make one and the students that help make it would get extra credit. Wouldn't have to be heavy duty for what we want to use it for. Aluminum maybe. They make pick ups with it. Hyd. tank on the other side from the mower deck for weight, a little lower down. Lite weight rams strong enough to do the job. I'm liking this idea. To bad I can't weld. Think you might have lost the battle on the berries. :-)
+mi2tn I'd love the berries too. I looked up the weight. It is 1356lb for the mower we showed. A 3 ft mower would be much lighter...and probably require less hydraulic fluid. It would seem like the hydraulic tank could be used as the slide out counter balance rather than a separate cast iron weight. I think we could make it work! I think we would have enough horsepower, it is just stability that is in question.
LOL, great video. Nice to meet more of the family too. Stay safe & take care.
+Cary Hubbard & Family Channel thanks Cary. Good to hear from you.
Thank you my son Bill works for Pitt County NC and works on this mower
On this mower? Maybe...it is located in Farm Life, between Williamston and Washington.
Tim this was a first for me never saw any thing like this in Wisconsin good show
PaK
Tim, I've been told numerous times, Better to ask for forgiveness than to ask permission. Never worked for me though.
+RK Harm24 well, I tried that approach just the other day with a used 3pt blade. Only $100, but it didn't go over very well.
Tim you might as well put another plate at the table. Just a Mater of time when that sweet Purduer brings y'all home a real Johnny.
+Pete Jones ah, don't rush it!
Love my John Deere 110. It's taken down some mighty big trees. That mower is pretty cool. I use a Alamo Machete that handles deeper ditches.
I love the tilling comments 😂. Looks like does good job.
That would mak mowing ditches a dream, but i'll bet it puts a lot of strain on the connections to the tractor. I used to just pull down into the ditch and then come right out because i did not like the precarious angle it put the tractor in. Nothing is scarier than a 20,000 pound tractor leaning at a acute angle and the only thing keeping on its feet is the inboard rear wheel hitting the opposite side of the ditch. More often than not, I ran out of guts and would straddle the ditch with both rear wheels on the slope of the ditch and try to figure out a way to get of my predicament. Whichever way I went was gradual you can bet on that😆
Great video of that mower, I think I could use one of them hooked to the 4520!
Tim, I think you could use a gimbal for you ranger rides, ha!
Yea, a gimbal would be useful.
Maybe a sickle bar mower for Johnny would suffice? Enjoyed the video!
I grew up on a grain farm in Saskatchewan in the 70's where 1200 acres was the upper side of average - I've always wondered how big a typical tobacco farm is?
I really can't help you. There have been so many changes in recent years. There isn't nearly as much tobacco grown in eastern NC as there used to be.
You need to get Johnny a plow and some friends and do a plow day.
That would be fun. I haven't seen many 'plow days' with the sub-compacts. Usually just the garden tractors. Would be fun.
Unfortunately, the family doesn't plow much anymore, so I'm not sure they would be happy with us plowing even my own ground!
Looks like your moving to one of the grandparents farm
hey tim a sickle bar can tilt like that on a hill and it will fit on johnny john deere makes one
There are only a few places which make sickle bars which will fit a sub-compact. Rossi, Farm-Maxx, SFI come to mind.
have you ever considered leaving suburbia and going back to your roots? then you could have all the toys you like 😁
+Eli Fulton yes, but I wouldn't be able to afford the toys then!
+Tractor Time with Tim i hear that HAHAHA. John Deere equipment isnt cheap. however they last a lifetime
your probably getting sick of me lol this is my fav video cuz of the New Holland lol no seriously i love the videos with the grandpas...
You’re always welcome here Eli!
Think there should be wheels on the corners. Maybe some ability to float to avoid tilling up dirt.
Would take a more basic version to cut grass under the pine trees. 😁
Another great video but I miss Johnny
+oley94 ah come on!!! We can have A few videos without Johnny can't we? Hope you are doing well.
Good to see a blue tractor.😀
Tim, I like your reasoning to get new implements. lol. But unfortunately your machine wouldn't be able to run it, nor hook up to it. BUT, that may give you reason enough to get a bigger tractor. lol. GOOD LUCK.
Where are you on the box blade issue? Need help justifying that one. :)
+Drew6709 thanks for the comment. I bought a rear blade at auction (actually, my brother bought it for me) for $100. I haven't even seen it yet. Ford 781 5' rear blade. I have a couple of photos. I'll post on Facebook.
you should get this for john
Hi nice mower my bud has one and it is 5 or 6 feet and yes it is very heavy but it works great on hills and we like to have a small one too for our kioti for ditches and to use on the pond ! and i sent you pm if you would read thanks and have a great week ! curt
Welcome to NC! What part of the state is their farm located?
+Cameron Hahn between williamston and Washington. Eastern...
I'm from Ahoskie and actually played in Williamston and Washington. Small world.
What part of NC were you? I live about an hour east of Raleigh. We live on a farm, but don't farm. My cousin does, he has several of Johnny's big brothers, and one of those side cutters. Our dogs just love all the movement on the farm!
I grew up near Williamston. Which town are you in? Christy
Oh wow we lived in Beargrass for about 3 years while I worked at Biggs Funeral Home. We moved back home(Dudley) between Mt. Olive and Goldsboro about 13 years ago.
Great video!
fun video guys :-)
+BoatworksToday thanks! We had a good time that day. We have no use for a similar mower, but it was fun to watch it work.
Better get their words down on paper Tim! Especially Katriel saying she would pick the berries. Lol! The flip flop farmer picking berries, I gotta see that!
Appreciate you taking the time to watch these older videos!
@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you! I'm sure there are quite a few I haven't seen yet. I've been watching quite a few videos of tractors being restored too. I didn't get to see some of that when I was a kid. It's bringing back some fond childhood memories. The older I get, the more I miss those days.
works great
Nice video
+Greg Randolph thanks for checking in.
Good jotibTi m if its low it will not need to be as much
Well if you buy a 10,000 mower you probably should just upgrade to a bigger tractor.... I just realized y'all said johnny needs a bigger brother lmao!
those are some fly crocs
Awesome
what does this beast cost?
Have no idea. He bought it used.
@@TractorTimewithTim I've never seen such a thing (besides an old cicle type) but this is really cool!
Papas is Awet!!
Let me tell you my go-to justification: "It would be fiscally irresponsible to not buy this {thing}".
+Mark's Tech Channel unfortunately, Christy has a VERY effect question back to me. "Will this REALLY make us happier?"
Drat! She's too smart for the likes of us. :)
+Mark's Tech Channel exactly!
Where at in North Carolina?
Williamston/Washington
now you are going to have to get them a Polaris Ranger or a John Deere Gator first.
you would probably enjoy the 860I
+Don Hanson would be fun, but we only have 1/2 acre!
i hate to ask what happen to his top lip and nose it look like a injury from war im not sure
Cancer. They had to remove his nose. What you see is their best attempt at reconstruction...
that was my next guess at least he is alive and well
I need that toy
Y'all were no I'm a safe distance from mower!!!!!!!
👍
I want Acreage twoooooooo