Hers is what I spent the other morning doing. 1981 International Harvestor Cub Cadet 782 Garden tractor. I restored this a few years back and keep it around to turn the dirt over in the spring and fall.
17 horse Kohler flat twin engine connected to a Sunstrand Hydro and a super beefy fine splined axle rear end. this thing always runs out of traction before it runs out of power. Full hydraulic lift on the plow also. Maybe some day I will post some wheely pics.
You know an Iowa boy has to know how to grow some Sweet Corn. Oh Yeah I have a lot of wood too!
Nice looking tractor, you did good on it! Is that dirt really as black in person as it looks in this picture? And what forest did you scalp for all that wood. You know something we don't???
Heh, you know when I find a good (free) stash of oak and hickory I stack it deep. The stuff costs too much to buy, but in Iowa the opportunities for good hard wood on the cheap are fairly common. you just have to cut it yourself. Sure helps with the heating bill in the winter.
Yep that is some of the best black dirt in the world. You should've seen how many big fat nightcrawlers I cut in half with the plow. The robins were practically dive bombing me to get to them. My sweet corn commonly grows to about 8' with 3 or 4 big fat ears on it.
Look out Jason. I have your address now and I am very fond of corn
In the mid 60's, I spent a year and a half in Fairfield. About 23 miles directly west of Ottumwa. Had my first motorcycle then. A Honda 305 Super Hawk. I rode around alot. I remember endless miles of corn fields. I was told it was basically feed corn. But I think the most memorable thing was the hog farms you could smell from 5 miles away. UPWIND!
I was in Cedar Rapids a few times but I don't remember much about it.
I was born with nothing and still have most of it left.
Nice Cub.I grew up on Internationals.Uncle had a Late 60's 574 up until 1995 and traded it in on a New Case/International 4240.Neighbor has a Small Cub Cadet Diesel that has a 3 Point Hitch and Mower Deck.I've tried to use it to Cultivate with but that didn't work too well.I broke his Cultivators within 50 Ft.
Don't look like it took long to wear the rust off of the mold board on your plow.Usually takes half a day on the 3 14" plows we pull.Seems like the rust is Harder than the Chinese Plow Points they sell these days.
We ain't puttin out any Corn this Year.The Bears Keep Destroying it. I saw a 2 Acre Field a Friend of mine Planted last Year for Cattle Feed.there wasn't Any stalks left standing.Looked like a Freight Train had ran thru the field.
Hang me from the Tree of Shame.Damn! I forgot the Rope.
I hate corn pests....Round here it is the raccons. They climb the stalk and take a bite or two out of the ear then they go to the next one and do the same.
What I do to keep the plow from rusting is spray the shiney parts with some cheap spray paint after using it. Keeps the rust down and wears off fast during the next use.
