That tractor is a 1988 year 7130 model.

Thank you! It’s a little bit frustrating, but in reality some of this equipment is 30+ years old

@@dahlfarmswith that known, then the breakdowns are not surprising. It’s definitely , still a pain I would think.

@@Lookinthemirror oh absolutely it’s a pain when things break, but nothing is perfect and for me it’s something new I can learn

Honestly, my full time job being a chemical applicator. Although I do enjoy fishing I really enjoy ice fishing.

That's quite interesting. Here in Nebraska, they will maintain it like Florida if it is a highway, but the county roads they only grades the roads and we mow the ditches

@@dahlfarms wow. They have big mowing Crews and different Companies that pick up the trash and mow along side of the roads back to the telephone poles. Great channel bro. Thank you. I’m a new subscriber.

@@bobbydee1187 I have seen them do that here on the highways but I am about 8 miles from the nearest highway. I really appreciate the support, thank you!

@@dahlfarms Your very welcome. Keep up the good work.

It’s definitely a nice change in temperature haha

It’s been a little bit of a struggle lately

We don't have anything to mow yet other than the yard maybe. It isn't super popular around here, but cover crops (oats, rye) are starting to become more popular.

This one happened to be diesel and soot mixing together, for something called wet stacking when the engine doesn't get up to operating temperature, as for oil out the manifold, your turbo could be leaking a little bit or it could be something in the valves. But I would double-check if it is oil, if it is sticky to the touch my guess is it is diesel and soot mixing.

I don't believe its an IH, all of the logos are gone but it's about the size of it

That issue has been fixed. Thank you and good eye!

@@dahlfarms 👌

I think that everyone should have the right to repair, but it doesn't need to be free necessarily. At John Deere you pay for the software and for a full-time mechanic it would be worth it, I can't speak for Case as much because I don't get a lot of dealer support anyway. However the current right to repair is more based on technology and the emission systems. I don't do a whole lot with those to begin with, but it is nice to see some ground being gained and having more support from the dealers.

Thank you for that response. By the way, I didn’t mean the repairs should be free, but more along the lines of having the ability to work on your equipment without being sued for some proprietary breach of some type, ie. Monsanto.

@@LookinthemirrorOh, I see. There defiantly shouldn’t have any legal issues with fixing the equipment that a farmer owns it just doesn’t make sense to limit what they can and can’t do without having consequences

It's a 2018, but I have used it for 2 years and this year will be the 3rd.

The only thing I get hesitant about is electrical, I just don't like to do it very much. Typically I won't say no if I have or can get my hands on the shop books for them to get all of the specifications or procedure to fix it correctly. I like to learn how things work and why they work, so any knowledge I can gain I will take that opportunity.

This area used to be a little 2-acre CRP plot that was wet and now we can tile it which will happen in the fall. It will be connecting two little fields for about 15 ish acres that will be planted with soybeans.

It won't get lime this year until after harvest as it will be more beneficial, it will still get all the fertilizer and chemical and treatment that the other acres will.

On the big equipment like tractors, trucks, and combines it's written on the filters and also in the top corner of the window of the equipment. As for the implements, it's done through spreadsheets that can be accessed by all of the devices at any time if we have questions. But everything is done through the spreadsheets.

So that style of mower acts just like your mower deck, it doesn't really get anything more than some surface rust. And with a little use, it goes away. I'm sure older models with a lot of use could have an issue, but I think that comes more with use and wear and tear than rust.

Its the same camera, maybe the lens cleaning helped that much.

Thank you!

That's farming for sure. I ended up resurfacing and polishing the fittings which seem to keep it fixed so far.

You got that right! It seems that all I do this time of year, but wouldn't change it for the world.

It depends on the equipment and how we use it. Our equipment ranges anywhere from the late 60s to the late 2010s. It is quite a range and a lot of the repairing is needed maintenance on equipment. We don't have a lot of major repairs, and with the cost of new tractors being hundreds of thousands, it's hard to justify it. This skid loader project, in particular, we hardly ever use and I am looking at possibly selling it to free up shop space. Behind it, there is a collector tractor that I would like to restore because of the rarity and story behind it. For my operation currently, it is more cost-effective to keep these old dinosaurs going until I absolutely need one and then I can upgrade.

@@dahlfarms thank you for providing the back ground information. You have a method for what you do.