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After a slight setback this morning when a 30 year old hydraulic hose separated at the crimp connector and bathed the rear of the Deutz in hydraulic fluid.... A trip to town for a new hose and 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid replaced we are back in business.... 108 rolls baled today by noon when I left and about 200 more raked in a windrow and ready before I departed.

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

Now there's a cool utility flatbed truck. Who did the conversion?

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

I have a Duetz Allis lawn tractor with a Kohler 20hp twin and 60" deck. It is power steering, hi/low range, dual brakes and posi lock. It is 35 years old and is the best mower I have ever used. I do not show it any mercy and it just keeps on chugging along. The first thing I noticed in the pic at the beginning of your thread was the green color.

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"Let's keep your crankshaft great!"

My Daddy and a man that worked for him cut the back off and shaped the metal that now makes up the "cab" They used circular saws with metal cutting blades and a cutting torch....He said it was one hell of a job... Daddy paid the church $500 for that bus from the local church when they got a new one. It has a CAT in line 6 turbo diesel and an automatic transmission. Runs like a clock. I can haul 17 big round bales that weigh about 700 pounds apiece easily. I have 17 on in the picture.

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

Yeah that old Deutz is a tough bastard. Daddy bought it new in 85 and called it Hitler. It sets 9 months a year and the rake is always hooked to it. It always starts 1st try and just keeps on goin'... The hydraulic lift arm cylinder leaks a bit and will be replaced after this season. It is very frugal on fuel and doesn't use any oil.

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

Allison 6 speed?

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Not sure on the transmission. I think it has 3 forward speeds. I will take a pic.

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

I have one in a motor home that has two ranges, 1-2 and 3-6. You normally leave it in 3-6. 1-2 would be great for creeping around a field, loading hay. I think I could do a burnout in 1. One cool feature is that the torque converter locks in every gear after it shifts, so it's about as efficient as a manual transmission.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Just yesterday with the load in the picture, I drove it out of a river bottom field so steep you can hardly walk up the incline. I put her down in low and she chugged right on up out of there. We haul hay all summer on 1 tank of fuel

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...