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My Mom came up to spend the day with us, and we worked on gardening, one of her favorite hobbies. It reminded me of when I was a kid, and we worked together as a family, so many happy memories.
The Flock decided to help with the gardening, and started moving around the dirt after my mom had weeded. This is a first for me.
We have been averaging 2 eggs per day from our flock, and we would like some more, so we have added to our flock. These two little gals spent their first hour outside yesterday, and they were not sure how to deal with that. The other chickens also were not sure how to deal with the new chicks.
So I’ve started using the Cast, and it is a little beast. Attached below is the tractor using an old John Deer 3 point grader. The front and rear wheels are articulated, and supposedly it has power steering. There is a reverser cam on the center steering wheel so that when you swing the seat around to drive in the direction you want, it reverses the steering, along with the clutch and brake. On mine the cam follower is broken, so I will be making a new one, and posting dimensions for anyone else who needs it.
It uses stock category 1 three point equipment, and has two PTO speeds, a fixed 1000rpm, and one that is dependent on the travel speed of the tractor. It would be super easy to add a hydraulic top link , in that it already has the lever from the loader, which replaces the three point The hydraulic lifter mechanism lever for the three point is already re-purposed to be the grappler hydraulics on the front end loader.
The hood is off in the shot, and I’ve started to clean up the engine. The engine parts are available from Kohler, formerly Lombardini, formerly Slanzi. it’s close enough to the old 2 cylinder diesel found in the roadside signs from the 60’s though the 90’s.
They are noisy beasts, especially if the valves have not been cleaned of carbon, which needs to be done on a regular basis. The muffler is currently a vertical short piece that is acting like a resonator not a muffler.. That will have to be fixed, at some point… for now the shotgun muffs are a must.
Here it is prepping the spot for the new chicken coop.
