Our 1955 Farmall Cub and my 1919 Dad - worked together to get 850 row feet of potatoes in the soil. I tried some interesting mounting locations for the camera. Watch for the clevis that appears to fall from the sky Near the end of the video you can see how nice the rows came out.
Ken
This site uses cookies to maintain login information on FarmallCub.Com. Click the X in the banner upper right corner to close this notice. For more information on our privacy policy, visit this link: Privacy Policy
NEW REGISTERED MEMBERS: Be sure to check your SPAM/JUNK folders for the activation email.
Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Forum rules
Notice: For sale and wanted posts are not allowed in this forum. Please use our free classifieds or one of our site sponsors for your tractor and parts needs.
Notice: For sale and wanted posts are not allowed in this forum. Please use our free classifieds or one of our site sponsors for your tractor and parts needs.
- PVF1799
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1475
- Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm
- Zip Code: 12009
- eBay ID: kepara
- Tractors Owned: 1929 Farmall Regular #T111250 (Original Owner)
1942 Farmall M #55654
1948 Farmall Cub #21005
1955 Farmall Cub #190769
1961 Cub Cadet #16509
1975 Cub Cadet 1250H
197x IH 990 Haybine
1994 JD 5320 Diesel
Attachments: Woods 42F Fast Hitch, L38 Disc Fast Hitch, F11 Plow Fast Hitch, Land Plow, Snow Plow, Grader Blade, Planter w/Fertilizer, Cultivators, Hilling Disks, Sickle Bar Mower(2), IH 7' Sickle Bar Mower, Flail Mower and 5' International Belly Mower. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Altamont, NY
- Contact:
Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Ken
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
-
- Team Cub Mentor
- Posts: 20344
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:52 pm
- Zip Code: 65051
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Mo. Linn
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Watched most of the video. Skipped the center section.
Question. What to heck are you going to do with all of the potatoes? Are the harvested potatoes sold?
Question. What to heck are you going to do with all of the potatoes? Are the harvested potatoes sold?
I have an excuse. CRS.
- PVF1799
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1475
- Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm
- Zip Code: 12009
- eBay ID: kepara
- Tractors Owned: 1929 Farmall Regular #T111250 (Original Owner)
1942 Farmall M #55654
1948 Farmall Cub #21005
1955 Farmall Cub #190769
1961 Cub Cadet #16509
1975 Cub Cadet 1250H
197x IH 990 Haybine
1994 JD 5320 Diesel
Attachments: Woods 42F Fast Hitch, L38 Disc Fast Hitch, F11 Plow Fast Hitch, Land Plow, Snow Plow, Grader Blade, Planter w/Fertilizer, Cultivators, Hilling Disks, Sickle Bar Mower(2), IH 7' Sickle Bar Mower, Flail Mower and 5' International Belly Mower. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Altamont, NY
- Contact:
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
We sell them along with our Naturally grown turkeys.
Ken
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 414
- Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2013 11:24 pm
- Zip Code: 04730
- Tractors Owned: 1950 Cub...so far
- Location: Houlton, Maine
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
I grew up and came back to Aroostook Co. in northern Maine, potato central. Living smack dab in the middle of spud country, that's about the last thing I want to plant but it was neat seeing what the Cub is capable of. And for the backbreaking work your 1919 dad put in...my hat is off to him.
And those rows are straight enough to make me wonder if you didn't use tractor mounted GPS. Very nice.
And those rows are straight enough to make me wonder if you didn't use tractor mounted GPS. Very nice.
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 107
- Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2003 12:05 pm
- Zip Code: 00000
- Tractors Owned: '49 Farmall Cub
'64 Int'l Cub
'66 Int'l Cub
'76 Int'l Cub
'53 Farmall Super A
'03 Kubota BX22
‘19 Kubota L6060 - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: S.E. Michigan
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Great video Ken! We did about 800' here in 100' increments. I use a furrower blade(middle buster) to dig the trench instead barring off with the disks.
My question is about how deep are your seeds when you cover them with the disks?
I always read about 2" of coverage is good to start but it looks like yours might be a bit deeper. Then add soil i.e hill as needed. I hand cover with a hoe so they are about 2" deep when finished. Our soil is clayey loam so I always worry about the seeds rotting or suffocating if we get a boat load of rain and they are planted deeper. We did get 3" of rain this past Wednesday and they are pretty droopy!! Hopefully they recover.
Chuck
My question is about how deep are your seeds when you cover them with the disks?
I always read about 2" of coverage is good to start but it looks like yours might be a bit deeper. Then add soil i.e hill as needed. I hand cover with a hoe so they are about 2" deep when finished. Our soil is clayey loam so I always worry about the seeds rotting or suffocating if we get a boat load of rain and they are planted deeper. We did get 3" of rain this past Wednesday and they are pretty droopy!! Hopefully they recover.
Chuck
Worksmart not hard!!
- PVF1799
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1475
- Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm
- Zip Code: 12009
- eBay ID: kepara
- Tractors Owned: 1929 Farmall Regular #T111250 (Original Owner)
1942 Farmall M #55654
1948 Farmall Cub #21005
1955 Farmall Cub #190769
1961 Cub Cadet #16509
1975 Cub Cadet 1250H
197x IH 990 Haybine
1994 JD 5320 Diesel
Attachments: Woods 42F Fast Hitch, L38 Disc Fast Hitch, F11 Plow Fast Hitch, Land Plow, Snow Plow, Grader Blade, Planter w/Fertilizer, Cultivators, Hilling Disks, Sickle Bar Mower(2), IH 7' Sickle Bar Mower, Flail Mower and 5' International Belly Mower. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Altamont, NY
- Contact:
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Worksmart wrote:Great video Ken! We did about 800' here in 100' increments. I use a furrower blade(middle buster) to dig the trench instead barring off with the disks.
My question is about how deep are your seeds when you cover them with the disks?
I always read about 2" of coverage is good to start but it looks like yours might be a bit deeper
Chuck
Chuuck, the coverage is about 3" on average. A little deeper than Dad wanted - in his words only so he can hill better later. We'll see what happens this year. Last year they were too much on the surface - not properly hilled because of the weather and we ended up with a bunch of green ones. I didn't want to take any chances.
Happy Growing!
Ken
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
- pickerandsinger
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1501
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:23 pm
- Zip Code: 13143
- Tractors Owned: 1957 Cub Low Boy w/ FH Mott Flail Mower
1953 Cub w/ sprayer and 54A blade (Chompers)
1954 Cub w/fast hitch (Ira)
1948 Cub ( Papa Paul)with Henderson loader..
1951 Mutt mix Cub (BattleAx
1950 Farmall Cub (basket case demo)
Cub parts tractor
2019 " KuB"ota 2601 loader and roto tiller
1951 Ferguson TEA 20 (parts)( Uncle Rusty)
F/H Disc Harrow for cub L-38
C-22 Sickle Bar Mower
IH C2 and C3 mower
Universal tool attachment with disc hillers..Rear cultivators (various tips
York Rake for Cub home made
Single bottom Plow for Cub F194
Gravely 5660 12 hp/ w snoblower.rototiller,bush hog - Circle of Safety: Y
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Your Dad is amazing….My mother (deceased) was born in 1919…..My back ached just watching him….Take Care and blessings to your Dad…Hope to see you both at Cecils this fall….Dave….PS Hows the Harley doing….
In Memory of 58,286
- PVF1799
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1475
- Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm
- Zip Code: 12009
- eBay ID: kepara
- Tractors Owned: 1929 Farmall Regular #T111250 (Original Owner)
1942 Farmall M #55654
1948 Farmall Cub #21005
1955 Farmall Cub #190769
1961 Cub Cadet #16509
1975 Cub Cadet 1250H
197x IH 990 Haybine
1994 JD 5320 Diesel
Attachments: Woods 42F Fast Hitch, L38 Disc Fast Hitch, F11 Plow Fast Hitch, Land Plow, Snow Plow, Grader Blade, Planter w/Fertilizer, Cultivators, Hilling Disks, Sickle Bar Mower(2), IH 7' Sickle Bar Mower, Flail Mower and 5' International Belly Mower. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Altamont, NY
- Contact:
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
pickerandsinger wrote:Your Dad is amazing….My mother (deceased) was born in 1919…..My back ached just watching him….Take Care and blessings to your Dad…Hope to see you both at Cecils this fall….Dave….PS Hows the Harley doing….
My sons Harley is doing just fine - he wishes he had more time to ride it. Thanks for the very nice comments.....See you in October.
Ken
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 484
- Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:01 am
- Zip Code: 00000
- Tractors Owned: 1955 Cub Fast Hitch
sickle bar
land plow
harrows
snow plow
manure spreader
hayrake, rope pull
variety of cultivators
Wagner WM-1 bucket loader
rear carrier -- homemade - Location: Berkshire hills
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Ken. Like your hiller video so much that I wrote back on it to the wrong thread--your corn planting one. So...here's what I wrote:
Greatly appreciated video. I especially liked seeing how the offset shank hillers worked under the Cub engine. Nice camera work.
Since I'm new to hillers, that video was great to see -- thanks.
Greatly appreciated video. I especially liked seeing how the offset shank hillers worked under the Cub engine. Nice camera work.
Since I'm new to hillers, that video was great to see -- thanks.
- PVF1799
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1475
- Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm
- Zip Code: 12009
- eBay ID: kepara
- Tractors Owned: 1929 Farmall Regular #T111250 (Original Owner)
1942 Farmall M #55654
1948 Farmall Cub #21005
1955 Farmall Cub #190769
1961 Cub Cadet #16509
1975 Cub Cadet 1250H
197x IH 990 Haybine
1994 JD 5320 Diesel
Attachments: Woods 42F Fast Hitch, L38 Disc Fast Hitch, F11 Plow Fast Hitch, Land Plow, Snow Plow, Grader Blade, Planter w/Fertilizer, Cultivators, Hilling Disks, Sickle Bar Mower(2), IH 7' Sickle Bar Mower, Flail Mower and 5' International Belly Mower. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Altamont, NY
- Contact:
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
DickB wrote:Ken. Like your hiller video so much that I wrote back on it to the wrong thread--your corn planting one. So...here's what I wrote:
Greatly appreciated video. I especially liked seeing how the offset shank hillers worked under the Cub engine. Nice camera work.
Since I'm new to hillers, that video was great to see -- thanks.
I kinda figured you hit reply to the wrong post. No worries - your comments make the hours of editing worth the effort. Happy Hilling!
Ken
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 718
- Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:15 pm
- Zip Code: 07838
- Location: Great Meadows NJ
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Looks good. I've been haveing a problem with the colorado beetle on my taters. Want are you using to harvest the taters?
Kirk
Kirk
-
- Team Cub
- Posts: 11827
- Joined: Tue May 25, 2004 8:02 pm
- Zip Code: 80501
- Tractors Owned: Cubs, MH Pony, Shaw, Allis G, 1934 Silver King, JD LA and LI, Gibson D, David Bradley Tri-Trac
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: CO, Longmont
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Ken, I too always enjoy seeing your videos. But isn't it about time for an update on the barn rebuild, and is there a quad copter in your future?
Bob
Bob
"We don't need to think more,
we need to think differently."
-Albert Einstein
we need to think differently."
-Albert Einstein
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 156
- Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:43 pm
- Zip Code: 14005
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Nice video. Looks like a lot of work. We use a Iron Age 1919 planter. One guy on the tractor and a 2nd riding the planter watching the seed potatoes drop into the row. Keep a lookout for one. They're a back saver especially with the size of that field.
Larry
Larry
- PVF1799
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1475
- Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm
- Zip Code: 12009
- eBay ID: kepara
- Tractors Owned: 1929 Farmall Regular #T111250 (Original Owner)
1942 Farmall M #55654
1948 Farmall Cub #21005
1955 Farmall Cub #190769
1961 Cub Cadet #16509
1975 Cub Cadet 1250H
197x IH 990 Haybine
1994 JD 5320 Diesel
Attachments: Woods 42F Fast Hitch, L38 Disc Fast Hitch, F11 Plow Fast Hitch, Land Plow, Snow Plow, Grader Blade, Planter w/Fertilizer, Cultivators, Hilling Disks, Sickle Bar Mower(2), IH 7' Sickle Bar Mower, Flail Mower and 5' International Belly Mower. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Altamont, NY
- Contact:
Re: Princess '55 Planting Potatoes 2014
Bob McCarty wrote:Ken, I too always enjoy seeing your videos. But isn't it about time for an update on the barn rebuild, and is there a quad copter in your future?
Bob
Bob, the Quad Copter is actually on my Amazon Wish List.
Ken
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Pleasant View Farm - Est. 1799
1930 Farmall Restoration Project
My Restoration Project - FCUB '48 - Rex
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Arnold and 21 guests