Equipment

Q. What makes a self-propelled windrower productive?

A. For commercial haymakers, productivity begins when a crop is mown, and the self-propelled windrower has always been at the forefront.

If you are like the rest of us, there is at least a year’s worth of condensation collected in your bulk fuel storage tanks.

One of my toys is a Mazda RX-7, 1979 – the first year the little rotary engine-powered sports car was available in this country. It’s like some equipment on a dairy in that it sees only occasional use. Part of occasional use is that you are not certain if it will start when you need it.

Three years ago, Jodie Wehrspamn of Farm Industry News interviewed me about different approaches farmers are using to reduce equipment costs.

While anyone can plant trees and shrubs and create a living snow fence, consulting an extension specialist or natural resources official to obtain details about snow fence design is bound to bring more satisfactory results.

It’s winter. You just got home from the farm sale across the county where you bought a low-hour tractor preloaded with precision ag electronics. You got a great deal on it. You pull into the driveway and what’s the first thing you do? Call your brother to gloat? Well, okay, maybe … but your second call should be to your insurance agent.