_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 25, 2023 Hey! It's farm related ....... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 26, 2023 I like machines with tracks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 26, 2023 Detriot re powered ..... I've been looking for the other which has the silver edition 8--v (twin turbos) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 26, 2023 Oh ! no, Wrong wrong wrong.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 27, 2023 I don't know what it is, but i like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 27, 2023 Puzzle solved! Thx fish! Besides the collapse of the Soviet Union ... (Maybe) effecting production.... Maintenance on it (i would think) would be over kill for such a small machine... Most likely priced so high...that also played a part in limited production... On the other hand if it was German built... I'd say much better built at a better price plus better quality ... Machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 27, 2023 What was its purpose. looks about as useful as t’its on a bull hog. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 27, 2023 I don't really know... Rice is raised in a wet environment .... Besides being good for ya, and coming in deferent colors, n very usefull in drying out electronics ... That's about all i know about rice... Lol jeep might know.... But! I've seen rice fields in Arkansas..... And also close to the miss river.... But then again... That machine weighs in at (what did he say in the vid ?) 60 something thousand lbs (15 tons) or 60 tons (120.000) lbs.... I'm thinking 60 thousand... That's not too heavy for tilling ground especially with the load spread out over tracks and not just on the tires... With what all he said... I chalk it up to way over built. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,611 Posted February 27, 2023 Fun fact. Rice grows just fine without being submerged in water. The flooding is done to control weeds, not because rice requires standing water in which to grow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted March 2, 2023 Fun Fact : Rice farmers down here are getting 3 money harvest from rice fields , one is the rice , the second are crayfish in the ponds after the rice is harvest and 3rd are " guided " goose hunts in their ponds , my buddy goes every year and tried to give me all the geese I wanted , there is no limit , last year they shot 3 - 155 gallon Igloos of to the top filled with geese ------- I did not want any , they suck , stink to high heaven when you cook them and taste about the same way they smell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted March 2, 2023 I never seen one like this before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted March 2, 2023 Too much time of their hands !!! ---- Styx sung that song 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted March 2, 2023 35 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: I never seen one like this before Ha! I used to have one ....... I had a rather large collection of 1/64 scale replicas....and. That one was one i located at a specialty toy store in columbia way way way back...... Wished i still had that collection cuz, no telling what some of them were worth, my friend dra ..... Who i used to haul silage with.... Still had some of his, n had been offered a small fortune for them..... There used to be one just like that model sept grey in color... County used it to clean ditches out..... Haven't seen that machine in along time....so they started using the chain gang a bit more (plus plus) least they were paying tax payers back some...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted March 2, 2023 Going to get it running again someday !!!! >>>>> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Fishfiles said: Going to get it running again someday !!!! >>>>> i wonder how long it's been sitting there ?..rofl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted March 2, 2023 51 minutes ago, shadetree said: i wonder how long it's been sitting there ?..rofl. Looks like a 70s era machine. So 40-50 years I’d guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted March 4, 2023 Heavy Hauler 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
