Even though we sold the dairy a few years ago, we still have a few beef cattle. It’s kind of fun feeding them when dad isn’t doing it. Here’s a few random photos of our cattle feeding experiences.
I spent a little more time on the A, and decided to take her for a test drive. She did okay, but still needs some work. I don’t know if it is the timings or carb but the RPMs just wouldn’t go up, making it have no power. Eventually I’ll get there…
We have a fairly rare John Deere 4020 on our farm. I suppose it’s rare because it gets the most hits out of all of my videos on Youtube! Okay, after doing some research online and reading some books, it really is. It has four wheel drive (FWA, or Front Wheel Assist to be exact), which I guess makes it pretty rare. It’s a nice tractor with the eight speed power-shift. Since so many people seem to like it, I thought I’d highlight it with this post. Enjoy.
It’s amazing how different one year can be. Especially when it comes to the weather and snowfall. Last year we had new fresh powder almost every single week. This year we really haven’t gotten any new snow since the first of November. I thought it might be neat showing a photo comparing the two.
I always try to keep my camera with me. You never know when a good photography moment will arise. Here are some photos I took of the school/playground of Etna Elementary. In case you were wondering, I take photos for the school to use.
First off, welcome to 2012! I have a goal this year to take and post more photos… So here’s to a good start!
This morning I took the opportunity to go take some photos. It was a cold morning (-4 as I was taking them), so I figured it would be a good time to go out and take some photos. The photos were all taken in Freedom, on the north bridge (between Etna and Freedom) and the South bridge, which is the main one coming into town.
With it being so cold this year, I thought I’d compile a small video of clips from various summer activities. It shows a small summary of life in the rural Star Valley Wyoming.
I was recently looking through the videos I had on my phone, and noticed this video that I shot earlier in the summer. Since it’s so cold outside right now, I thought a little touch of a beautiful summer evening would be nice. Loading hay with the John Deere 3020 and pulling it with the John Deere B.
My summer project has been restoring the ’47 A that has been sitting on our farm for as long as I can remember. I’m not sure exactly how long long it’s been there, but I don’t remember it NOT being there. I’m not completely done with it, but it’s definitely made progress!
To this:
UPDATE: I have tinkered with it a bit more (weather permitting), and it now runs a little better.
After doing some research and finding out the the first tractor we had on our farm was a 1949 John Deere Model A, I decided to keep an eye online and see if I could find one. At first I wanted to see if I could track down the original machine, but after realizing that was not going to be possible I decided to look for someone selling one of the same year. I found this tractor, which is a pretty machine so I’m happy with it. I know it’s not our original, but it gives me a sense of what my grandfather would have seen. I can only imagine how it would have felt going from farming with horses to using this tractor!
