Thank You. It’s a good mower. I’m glad I was able to fix it. Half of the issues people have are that they don’t put the knives away at the end of the season
Thank you again for taking us along. It was just what I needed to see, besides just seeing someone getting on with real stuff in a crazy world, it reminded me that you take the cutting bar out from the tractor side. Never done it before, but broke the last tooth away from the Farmall Cub and need to change it. Hoping to find a double one as its said it helps to stop the teeth clogging up, which is something I ve been struggling with..I try to do the same as you, just see what the day brings along and try to take it as it comes. Lesson I m still learning in my 74 th year. Good wishes to all of you from France.
Those double sections work great on the end for sure and I change all mine to that eventually. The world is a scary place indeed. When I was sent to the Middle East in the late 1990s, I saw a small camp from France on the base and I greeted them in French (Mom is from Québéc). We became instant friends . Thank You for watching 😊
You do a good job working with that older equipment. I liked how you replaced the mower blade. My neighbor came today and replaced the blade on my Enorossi sickle mower blade the same way. It's a double acting blade. I use it to mow hay and trim the pastures for my Dorper hair sheep (who are currenting lambing my second wave of lambs). They are very prolific--Just keep having more lambs.
I have a Maschio as well that has the double knife and It really works well. I have a Dorper/Katahdin X. They’re really good sheep I think. Thank You for watching
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors have you ever shared how many acres you graze and how many lambs you produce on average. I have 6 acres plus about 3 more a few miles away I can use. I want a few sheep, mainly feed my family, but possibly to sell also...if I sell $2k I would save about $1250 on property tax for ag use.
@@matthewtaylor2185 graze about 18-20 at the moment. Usually sell 2-3 lambs and 2+ cows for beef. My land is in farm and forest because I actively manage both. I have a forester I use.
My grandfather's B with the same mower you got you used a manual level to lift it and lower it, I've still got the mower but my grandfather sold the tractor to my cousin.
Is that the same mower that went on a straight A? There’s a few B Farmall tractors around here for sale. I think one has a mower, but it’s hand lift too. Did the B have a pneumatic lift option?
@@matthewtaylor2035 I’ve only seen , I think 2, both on a straight A and one was incomplete. I don’t think you could find parts for them if you wanted to
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors I have all the parts for the manual one, all with all the parts for the pto driver augur post hole digger with 3 size augurs 4, 6, and 8 inch, you use a manual lever to pull it into the ground, but someone has to stay one the tractor at all times, because if it catches it will pull the tractors front right off the ground, you have to be quick to disengage the pto, it's scary when it happens if your on the tractor.
Super Great video just like my Dad and I would do .p.s. But no skipping over rocks we had A then super A with bolt on sickle mower sold those got a Farmall 100 with bolt on mower new great machine's we cut oat hay Timothy and clover as well 🤔🇺🇸p.s. put the mower any place under cover ❤️🤔
Looks like it does as good of a job as the day it was made . I was wondering how it would do with the rocks sticking out of the ground but it just hopped over them . I hope you make enough hay for the winter because things are getting crazy . Thanks for sharing and have a great day !
It will for sure jump right over the smaller ones. The ones that would break it are generally like egg-shaped that stuck up and will bust the rock guards. The big rocks will trip it. It cuts better than my brand new maschio. Haha. Thank You for watching
looks like it did a good job! I only cut about 3 acres of hay, ive been looking for a Cub with a mounted sickle to replace my haybine for a few years now. make my field seem bigger that way! lol
I do like my Cub with the sickle bar mower too. The great thing about a Cub mower is there are still lots of parts out there and you can leave it on and still have a tractor to tow stuff. Thank You for watching
We had a cub. And it had the mid mount sickle bar mower. nice because you do not have to keep looking back. However ours the engine wasnt up to cutting really thick grass. We sold that cub. We have a Super A and it has enough power to pull a 7 ft bar in the thickest of grass.
@@thecollectoronthecorner7061 a Super A is better in so many ways. The Cub gearing is often too fast or too slow. The Howard rotovator came with a speed reducer so the Cub could till. That would probably be handy in thick grass too. My 140 has a 7’ mid mount A-22 mower. The problem is there’s no breakaway so you gotta be careful 😖
230 is a little pain in my book. We have that same mower. You have to take the fast hitch loose from the lift arms and they connect solid to the tractor. There is a cable (IIRC) that connects to the cylinder to make the bar go up and down. The fast hitch just acts like a rigid drawbar.
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors we're fighting 'rona down here in our house but if I feel up to it, I'll snap a quick video of the back of the 230 and post it up.
Only drawback is you have to keep looking back. We mowed with rear mounted sickle bar's for decades. Pulled one with a H when I was a kid. Didnt bother me looking back to see how it was doing then. Now Im past 70 and dont turn so great. We have a mid mount for the Super A. However not it has a woods belly mower. We lucked out and bought for $750 a 301 A JD with a mid mount hyd lift sickle bar. It will mow from a vertical position to 33 degrees below horizontal. Its a industrial version . and low to the ground & easy to get on and off of it. Has a canopy to shade ya. and power steering and is a joy to operate.
My nephew has a 301 A that he bought from a golf course. It’s very similar to his fathers 300 B and a 1020? It’s a really nice tractor. Mid mount mowers are definitely more ergonomic for sure. My brother mowed roadside for 45 years with a super c and an FC 21 like mine. He got an a-21 on his 140 and then used an a-22. It’s in a couple of my videos. Whatever you do, don’t quit. My Dad drove his Cub well into his 80s😀
Thanks for the invite
Enjoyed it
Love the Seabees shirt too!
Thank You 😊
Ole girl does a nice job!! 🥸👍👍
Still got it after all this time
Yeah boy they'll still mow. I used to love to mow with Grandpa's Cub and sickle bar mower.
It’s a dream with a narrow front end. I can cut those corners nice and square
Good job Mr. Tom. That old equipment is getting it done. Things were just made better back then. Thanks for sharing buddy👍
Thank You. It’s a good mower. I’m glad I was able to fix it. Half of the issues people have are that they don’t put the knives away at the end of the season
Love seeing the old Farmall’s work.
Thank you again for taking us along. It was just what I needed to see, besides just seeing someone getting on with real stuff in a crazy world, it reminded me that you take the cutting bar out from the tractor side. Never done it before, but broke the last tooth away from the Farmall Cub and need to change it. Hoping to find a double one as its said it helps to stop the teeth clogging up, which is something I ve been struggling with..I try to do the same as you, just see what the day brings along and try to take it as it comes. Lesson I m still learning in my 74 th year. Good wishes to all of you from France.
Those double sections work great on the end for sure and I change all mine to that eventually. The world is a scary place indeed. When I was sent to the Middle East in the late 1990s, I saw a small camp from France on the base and I greeted them in French (Mom is from Québéc). We became instant friends . Thank You for watching 😊
Tom that was great, and I always say when it comes to talking to yourself, if you want an intelligent answer you have to ask an intelligent person.
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You do a good job working with that older equipment. I liked how you replaced the mower blade. My neighbor came today and replaced the blade on my Enorossi sickle mower blade the same way. It's a double acting blade. I use it to mow hay and trim the pastures for my Dorper hair sheep (who are currenting lambing my second wave of lambs). They are very prolific--Just keep having more lambs.
I have a Maschio as well that has the double knife and It really works well. I have a Dorper/Katahdin X. They’re really good sheep I think. Thank You for watching
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors have you ever shared how many acres you graze and how many lambs you produce on average. I have 6 acres plus about 3 more a few miles away I can use. I want a few sheep, mainly feed my family, but possibly to sell also...if I sell $2k I would save about $1250 on property tax for ag use.
@@matthewtaylor2185 graze about 18-20 at the moment. Usually sell 2-3 lambs and 2+ cows for beef. My land is in farm and forest because I actively manage both. I have a forester I use.
My grandfather's B with the same mower you got you used a manual level to lift it and lower it, I've still got the mower but my grandfather sold the tractor to my cousin.
Is that the same mower that went on a straight A? There’s a few B Farmall tractors around here for sale. I think one has a mower, but it’s hand lift too. Did the B have a pneumatic lift option?
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors if it did most didn't buy it because it was a luxury item
@@matthewtaylor2035 I’ve only seen , I think 2, both on a straight A and one was incomplete. I don’t think you could find parts for them if you wanted to
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors I have all the parts for the manual one, all with all the parts for the pto driver augur post hole digger with 3 size augurs 4, 6, and 8 inch, you use a manual lever to pull it into the ground, but someone has to stay one the tractor at all times, because if it catches it will pull the tractors front right off the ground, you have to be quick to disengage the pto, it's scary when it happens if your on the tractor.
@@matthewtaylor2035 😳
Super Great video just like my Dad and I would do .p.s. But no skipping over rocks we had A then super A with bolt on sickle mower sold those got a Farmall 100 with bolt on mower new great machine's we cut oat hay Timothy and clover as well 🤔🇺🇸p.s. put the mower any place under cover ❤️🤔
It’s in the shed now. You never have enough roof space 😀
Thank You for watching
Looks like it does as good of a job as the day it was made . I was wondering how it would do with the rocks sticking out of the ground but it just hopped over them . I hope you make enough hay for the winter because things are getting crazy . Thanks for sharing and have a great day !
It will for sure jump right over the smaller ones. The ones that would break it are generally like egg-shaped that stuck up and will bust the rock guards. The big rocks will trip it. It cuts better than my brand new maschio. Haha. Thank You for watching
looks like it did a good job! I only cut about 3 acres of hay, ive been looking for a Cub with a mounted sickle to replace my haybine for a few years now. make my field seem bigger that way! lol
I do like my Cub with the sickle bar mower too. The great thing about a Cub mower is there are still lots of parts out there and you can leave it on and still have a tractor to tow stuff. Thank You for watching
We had a cub. And it had the mid mount sickle bar mower. nice because you do not have to keep looking back. However ours the engine wasnt up to cutting really thick grass. We sold that cub. We have a Super A and it has enough power to pull a 7 ft bar in the thickest of grass.
@@thecollectoronthecorner7061 a Super A is better in so many ways. The Cub gearing is often too fast or too slow. The Howard rotovator came with a speed reducer so the Cub could till. That would probably be handy in thick grass too. My 140 has a 7’ mid mount A-22 mower. The problem is there’s no breakaway so you gotta be careful 😖
Tom, how wide of a cut does it do? Thanks again for sharing.
This one is 6’. I have an 8’ too
230 is a little pain in my book. We have that same mower. You have to take the fast hitch loose from the lift arms and they connect solid to the tractor. There is a cable (IIRC) that connects to the cylinder to make the bar go up and down. The fast hitch just acts like a rigid drawbar.
I was wondering how it went on there
@@tommys_trucks_trains_tractors we're fighting 'rona down here in our house but if I feel up to it, I'll snap a quick video of the back of the 230 and post it up.
@@matthewtaylor2185 I’m sorry you’re not feeling well. Hope you’re better soon
Only drawback is you have to keep looking back. We mowed with rear mounted sickle bar's for decades. Pulled one with a H when I was a kid. Didnt bother me looking back to see how it was doing then. Now Im past 70 and dont turn so great. We have a mid mount for the Super A. However not it has a woods belly mower. We lucked out and bought for $750 a 301 A JD with a mid mount hyd lift sickle bar. It will mow from a vertical position to 33 degrees below horizontal. Its a industrial version . and low to the ground & easy to get on and off of it. Has a canopy to shade ya. and power steering and is a joy to operate.
My nephew has a 301 A that he bought from a golf course. It’s very similar to his fathers 300 B and a 1020? It’s a really nice tractor. Mid mount mowers are definitely more ergonomic for sure. My brother mowed roadside for 45 years with a super c and an FC 21 like mine. He got an a-21 on his 140 and then used an a-22. It’s in a couple of my videos. Whatever you do, don’t quit. My Dad drove his Cub well into his 80s😀
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Love seeing the old Farmall’s work.
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