Welcome to the official RU-vid channel of Vice Grip Lodge! We pick right up where Vice Grip Garage cannot go, and you'll find fun adventures in and around our lodge and land, all the way from home repairs, to cooking, hobbies, land maintenance, and even behind the scenes of VGG!
I picked up a 56 rake last year, and changed every single tooth.. It had been well maintained, and certainly didn’t need every tooth changed- I probably should have only changed 1/4-1/3 of the teeth, but I figured I’d have a ton of spares this way. I took them all off, and would put one on at a time and spin it. If it hit, I adjusted it, or put a different new tooth on. Those steel teeth with the springs are better than the steel teeth with the rubber, like you mentioned. My grandfather had a Deere rake with the rubber-style teeth, and even though he kept it indoors and clean, the rubber on those teeth would all wear out about the same time, so it seemed like he’d have to change 1/2 the rake teeth all at once every few years.
Hpow fun, super interesting! We just purchased some land as well, so I really enjoy these. Thanks. I look forward to seeing what that RV/Bus is out there.
An old buck I did hay with had two 1086 Internationals that we did all the haying with the one and I say his favourite one was Terribly addictive To ether complete junk and Refused to run the nicer one . To each is their own When I saw this it instantly brought me back .thank you
Can you mark your rocks with a flag or something so you can go around or until you can try to move them in the spring, maybe? Or is this hill just too much for haying equipment period?
Those early tractor A/C systems were always broken, and so were the digital equipment. I believe that is because the manufacturers used automotive systems that just couldn't stand up to the punishment that tractors undergo every day. We had a JD 4230 whose A/C worked about one month every year; we always fixed it when the weather started to get terrible and prayed it'd take us through August. It never did. Thing is, though, that the 4230 was hotter with the A/C broken than our old 4010 with no cab was out there in the open. Aside from the poor cab ventilation on a cab designed to be airtight, I think a body just got used to riding around in the open in the Summer.
My Dad had an IH 1066 he used as a loader tractor. Moved a lot of round bales with that thing! Seeing this video and hearing the sound of that engine brought back a lot of good memories of my Dad.
as one who lives in NW wisconsin, i hear ya about the winters... this last winter was super mild and very little snow. was nice to not have to bring out the snow blower at all, unlike the winter prior where we had record breaking snowfalls. it sucks to trudge through the snow just to get out to the car to wipe the snow off of it while it's warming up a bit to go get groceries or whatever errand is needed. every time almost. thought about moving myself to somewhere more winter friendly. though usually what is more winter friendly is also not as summer friendly. that being said, it can get pretty hot and humid up here. not like the southeastern states, but it can still be gross up here for sure. regarding tennessee though, from what i've seen of the place (nothing first hand) it does look and sound awesome. i feel like it'd be a neat place with some elements of the northwoods but in a more winter-friendly region, but without being too far south for the even more humid and hot summers. in short - i don't blame you for moving away from these winters lol
Those old IH tractors will sit on about any hillside with duals and front weights. Biggest thing to watch is the hydraulic pickup will stop working if you get it on a steep enough incline and you will lose all the steering and brakes. That'll make you pucker. Same issue if the engine dies and you clutch it. No brakes and little to no steering once the engine stops turning. Stay safe!
Hey Derek. Tighten the transmission brake and when you press the clutch it’ll stop the movement and it’ll shift a helluva lot easier. You should be able to get it to where it’s not any trouble at all to shift it. People say the 86’s shift so hard because no one adjusts them. That’ll fix er up!
Hey, good lookin rig! what can a fella from UK use in the VGG shine juice dept for keeping the patina on my TE20 Ferguson tractor protected but not shiny new? Thanks for all your efforts in making these videos Derek, we do appreciate a fella 👍
I don't see anything worth puckering over, but I bale 50 mostly-hillside acres of in West Virginia twice a year, so what you have there looks relatively level to me. You're in no danger of rolling that 1086 unless you do something stupid too quickly. Wait until the dew is off, mow on the contour as much as possible, keep your equipment uphill, and steer with your brakes. A few suitcase weights will keep the bouncing down. Oh yeah, and get a discbine. That's a ten-acre level field conditioner you got there. I like vintage hay equipment as much as the next guy--heck, I still use a seven-foot sickle bar around the pond--but life is just too short, much like your three-day haying window.
