# Life goes on - Summer 2026
**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500
**Category:** Off Topic
**Tags:** life
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 3:51am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500 "2026-03-23T03:51:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 25
### Author:  [@Marty](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Marty)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/482 "2026-10-04T14:30:26Z")
Very nice! How long are those boards Jan?
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/483 "2026-10-04T14:46:33Z")
Average length 4.6 meters (15 feet)
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### Author:  [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/484 "2026-10-04T14:52:36Z")
That is a nice stack! Those will look good stained red. š Do you stain them once before you put them up to get both sides, then go back over it once after it is done, or do you just wait until they are up to stain it? I am assuming you are using the traditional homemade iron oxide stain, so cost isnāt as much of a factor.
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/485 "2026-10-04T15:42:30Z")
They are for the outer roof; I was planning to replace the old one.
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### Author:  [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/486 "2026-10-04T15:54:09Z")
Iām not asking you to change. I just ran into these, because a friend was shingling his barn, and he said something that made me go look for solar shingles. I ran into these and I think they look sweet. š
> **[SunStyle | Solar Roof](https://www.sunstyle.com/)**
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> Explore the possibilities of sustainable roofing materials with SunStyle. A complete solar roof system that is both aesthetic and functional.
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/487 "2026-10-04T20:10:09Z")
Nice weather around here, leafs start falling.
Lotās of stuff to fix, as always, but i need to work with some fun stuff also.
I made this cookie cutter from a strip of stainless sheet, the mustache is a symbol for yearly fund raiser for research in prostate cancer, wife āorderedā it for her work.
I started work on a very early motorcycle engine im going to bring back to life, good opportunity to practice aluminum welding.
Got this type-plate sign from a friend, hard to see, but it says: Hesselman type 450, a wartime woodgasifier, he had found it, and wondered if it was worth saving, ofcourse š hopefully he got it, and then it ends up in my place.
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### Author:  [@Tone](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Tone)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/488 "2026-10-05T17:12:30Z")
This afternoon, I kicked up a cloud of dustā¦ You might remember this 190 cm wide rotary tiller; I used to power it with the āoldā gasifier, and back then, the drive system was pushed to its limits. Well, this time the load was ālighter,ā clearly demonstrating the difference between the old and new gasifiers. The soil here is incredibly dry and hard, making cultivation very demanding; my brother Lojze, who lent me the tiller, has a 47 hp Zetor and says he has very little power in reserve when running this implement.
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/489 "2026-10-05T19:58:32Z")
That is impressive Tone, a rototiller is hard work for any tractor š
If i put one after my little Fergie, i think the tractor would start spinning instead, when i put the pto in gear.. š¤Ŗ
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### Author:  [@Tone](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Tone)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/490 "2026-10-05T20:38:15Z")
Goran, donāt underestimate your Fergie; these tractors keep surprising youāsimple, small, and agile, yet with a ābig heartā ā¦ a robust transmission and engine ā¦ especially when I think about all the loads it handles ā¦š«£š
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 6:47am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/491 "2026-10-07T06:47:24Z")
Are these standard snow chains any good?
My current chains are such a hassle to get right, so I wanted something else.
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### Author:  [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 8:37am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/492 "2026-10-07T08:37:51Z")
maybe make some new rims and wheels.. The Amish only use steel wheels. It looks like they have vastly improved them over the years..
> **[The Historical Legacy of Lancaster County's Steel-Wheeled Tractors](https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/equipment-and-machinery/the-historical-legacy-of-lancaster-countys-steel-wheeled-tractors/article_19ef3cd8-d92c-51a2-98b7-932ba780192c.html)**
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> Lancaster County's Groffdale Conference Mennonite farmers still use steel wheels on their tractors.
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### Author:  [@tcholton717](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tcholton717)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/493 "2026-10-07T13:23:45Z")
We have been putting chains like that on my Neighbors tractor for years Jan. Still a tough job to get them tight enough that they arenāt getting any slop while driving. Two people make it a lot easier to get them right.
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### Author:  [@giorgio](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/giorgio)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/494 "2026-10-07T14:43:20Z")
tone, remember your fergie is a modyfied diesel and gƶrans is a petrol from the Ā“ 50 ā¦i think it has also no differential blockage, when i am right?
here is a fergie like this offered for 1400 eurosā¦temptative, but has no reduction and the first gear makes more than 5 kilometers/hour, seems fast for me, our fiat with more than 3 and something kilometers/ hour is fastā¦
what do you coltivate on the field, tone?
we have finished the seed with the new seeder, and generally it works well, thoug the motorcultivator have had difficult with sliding on the crumbly ground, but it must be done on chargasā¦the pasquali wasnt ready yet, but next yearā¦
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/495 "2026-10-07T14:57:11Z")
Do you know if theyāre gripping, or just slipping on the snow and ice?
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### Author:  [@Tone](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Tone)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/496 "2026-10-07T17:38:02Z")
Hi Giorgio, I plan to sow wheat in my field; my brother Lojze says the best time is at the end of this monthāotherwise, it might grow too tall before winter sets in. Iām also preparing another field that hasnāt been cultivated for years; a friend used to mow it and graze his cows there. The soil is very hard and clayey, but rain is forecast for the coming daysā¦
My Fergie has a low-range gear and a differential lock. Well, the engagement mechanism on this model isnāt the best designāthe cam that pushes the lock into place doesnāt have enough travel, so it doesnāt work very well. Iāve been meaning to modify it for a while, but I need the tractor for work almost every dayā¦ but as I said, rainy days are coming, so Iāll have time for it then.
A while back, I brought in another Fergieāan original British model, though it lacks an engine (and doesnāt have a diff lock, either). I plan to install a VW 1.9 SDI engine in it; naturally, Iāll remove the diesel pump and install a 4-cylinder ignition system, and Iāll machine down the pistons to achieve a 13:1 compression ratio (an interesting project for the years ahead)ā¦š
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/497 "2026-10-07T18:54:34Z")
Hi giorgio, my little fergie, Ted20, gasoline/kerosene, is, just as you say, somewhat fast on lowest gear, and there is no reduction gearbox, just 4 gears forward and 1 reverse.
Also hydraulics and pto is affected by the clutch, something that could be troublessome when āprecision workā
Iāve tried it with a 1,8meters sickle mower, and that was not nice, felt very fast, as some revving is needed to āget it goingā.
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### Author:  [@Dualfuel](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Dualfuel)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/498 "2026-10-07T19:33:37Z")
Jan, I build these all the time. They work well. I will take a picture of the tool you should look for if you donāt already have it.
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### Author:  [@tcholton717](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tcholton717)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 12:26am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/499 "2026-10-08T00:26:31Z")
Our shared road is up and down some fair hills Jan so Iād have to say they are biting in. His tractor will not climb a hill without them when the snow gets to where the tires no longer dig into the dirt. If you decide to go with them Iāll tell you how we get them tight.
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### Author:  [@don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/don_mannes)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 2:28am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/500 "2026-10-08T02:28:12Z")
> [@tcholton717](#):
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> Iāll tell you how we get them tight
Does that have anything to do with letting air out before chains and then airing them up?
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 4:52am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2026/8500/501 "2026-10-08T04:52:39Z")
The problem I have with my studded chains is that they tend to shift out of position after a while; last winter, I tried securing them to the rim at five points using steel wire, and that got me through the season.
Since I have a front loader on the little Massey Ferguson, I have to carry a counterweight on the rear lift armsāotherwise, I canāt make it up the hill to the cabin, even with the studded chains.
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