tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post2722208632391929439..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Putting in a New GatePioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-5457872938295224652013-10-29T17:50:44.418-04:002013-10-29T17:50:44.418-04:00I told you that you would love that PTO auger didn...I told you that you would love that PTO auger didn't I? I don't think any small tractor for a farm or homestead should come without a front end loader, next up is a bush hog, then a post hole digger!Swamp Doghttp://doublebhomestead.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-73593082372565453182013-10-29T12:00:29.877-04:002013-10-29T12:00:29.877-04:00Just interesting.
http://www.theatomsplitter.com/c...Just interesting.<br />http://www.theatomsplitter.com/cms/<br />Log splitter for the auger.<br />Dennis in IowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-79857753970818767452013-10-28T20:05:54.566-04:002013-10-28T20:05:54.566-04:00Thanks for the tip DD. I lubed the entire thing an...Thanks for the tip DD. I lubed the entire thing and checked allt he fluid levels and tested the anti-freeze yesterday as well. Put the blade back on her in prep for Winter too. <br /><br />Let's hope I don't need her for snow removal this year :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-71796354589331842562013-10-28T20:03:47.404-04:002013-10-28T20:03:47.404-04:00I have had an 8N since I was in diapers. It was th...I have had an 8N since I was in diapers. It was the first thing I ever learned to drive actually. The one I have now was purchased in 52 I think and has had only two owners. My Dad's best friends family, then my dad and now me.<br /><br />I love that tractor.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-46621589438630899792013-10-28T20:01:33.336-04:002013-10-28T20:01:33.336-04:00SF - There are some places around here that can be...SF - There are some places around here that can be done but in the open areas with little leaf litter to give a loose top soil the auger is required.<br /><br />That clay is as hard as rock about 2 foot down.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-80458781455451440122013-10-28T20:00:17.223-04:002013-10-28T20:00:17.223-04:00Russ - Oh the two are worlds apart ;)
Russ - Oh the two are worlds apart ;)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-35385108006079660822013-10-28T19:59:55.010-04:002013-10-28T19:59:55.010-04:00Harry - I know everyone thinks they live on hard s...Harry - I know everyone thinks they live on hard soil but having traveled and worked in a fair bit of North America trust me when I say there is no way in Hell anyone could use a scissor post hole digger by hand around here. I have seen high dollar ones literally fall apart when they get down to the compacted clay just under the surface here in Missouri. <br /><br />Some area around here have PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-20709928212534860452013-10-28T19:30:49.703-04:002013-10-28T19:30:49.703-04:00PP don't forget to check for water in the tran...PP don't forget to check for water in the trans/rearend grease on the 8n. It can freeze and bust the pump.<br /><br />Dirt Dobber Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-3527808982815255892013-10-28T09:59:06.428-04:002013-10-28T09:59:06.428-04:00for a small farm the 8n is the greatest thing ever...for a small farm the 8n is the greatest thing ever invented. I loved our 8n for our 50, now 100 acre, spread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-74928905546116898092013-10-28T06:46:40.987-04:002013-10-28T06:46:40.987-04:00Your 8N sounds like my Ferguson. You have built a ...Your 8N sounds like my Ferguson. You have built a lot of fence and driving T posts by hand will give you something like tennis elbow. I usually end up putting posts in places that I wouldn't want to take a tractor so I still dig them by hand.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-78434273611888012672013-10-28T05:29:04.079-04:002013-10-28T05:29:04.079-04:00Like Harry noted, a lot easier than doing it by ha...Like Harry noted, a lot easier than doing it by hand.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-44200635790322120032013-10-28T04:17:58.902-04:002013-10-28T04:17:58.902-04:00That's a nice piece of equipment. Any post ho...That's a nice piece of equipment. Any post holes I have to dig, I do it using the old post hold digger you slam down on the ground, then push the handles together. Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.com