What is a quad pull calf catcher wagon worth?

[grassfarmer]

That's a "Soderglen shark cage" a reminder of a marketing mis-fire if there ever was one - a purebred operation designing and naming a device like this thereby giving the impression their cattle were wild and dangerous!
It's now made by 2W at Nanton - although I think the Sears family are more lariat folks than mechanical cowboys.
Personally I never thought it looked all that safe - lots of potential for a cow to be sitting on top of the quad and/or rider if she was so inclined.

[furrowtickler]

Drew called this about a week ago, they just were not sure where it would hit. I seen it about the 23rd - "rain event". Right to the day when no Canadian forcast seen this until two days ago. I hope Drew is wrong for the rest of spring - anyone see his latest forcast? For some it may not matter.

[furrowtickler]

Nasty - winter storm warnings for Manatoba and Blizard warnings for N.D. Lake Winnipeg may become lake Manatoba next week.

[Klause]

We were without power since last night... came back an hour and a half ago. Guess what... pumping out the basement with a 5HP gas pump... every 30 minutes... haven't slept
in, oh, I think it's 28 hours now.


This is the view out my living room window... yeah, that's the monster and air drill in front of the quonset.

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[agstar77]

There were some desparate big time farmers playing in the mud yesterday. They may have seeded a quarter. Probably have to be reseeded. Nothing will move for 2 weeks, puts seeding into the latter half of May. Yields down quality down ,ugly harvest. Interested in the next seeding report.

[BTOfarmallll]

Now yous know why yous should calve the Old Nags in January. Its cold, but at least its A DRY cold, ain't gotta put up wit slop either. Also calves are alot bigger in Fall & they gist do better being born early. Furrow, we already have a Lake Manitoba, its straight West of Lake Winterpeg & almost as BIG. Gees git out & see the WORLD......

[hedgehog]

bizarre weather here in scotland too. no rain on east coast for 8 wks, 22oC
Crops going yellow due to lack of n, no rain to wash it in.
winter barley going through growth stages but not getting taller.
spring wheat/barley not germinating unless perfect seedbed, some irrigating it. its unreal

[fjlip]

I'd trade you Hedgehog, or come take 3/4 of our water for the rest of 2011. It's all totally unneeded here.
Costing us millions.
Weird weather on the whole planet.

[ALLFARMER]

Picked it up for $700 bucks !!! Now to haul it
home 8 hr drive

[rbrunel]

ground is white here in ste. rose... i think west to the sask border got more. Klause we will have to meet up in dauphin some time...we are on the east side of lake dauphin. atleast the drill is ready to go for when it dries up.

[Klause]

Yes, we will!

How wet were you before this snow event out there? I haven't made it down those parts this year yet....


Snapped this pic about an hour ago... I bet my drill will be under the snow by morning. LOL.


Going to run to town to pick up some tires at Kal Tire, and the mail on Monday, then spend some time out in Saskatoon with my girlie. I'm afraid
I'm going bonkers watching this snow.

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[rbrunel]

We might have started by next weekend if the nice weather would have continued...who knows now....guess its time to put the swamp tires back on the apache. maybe I should have kept my 40ft concord instead of upgrading to a 50ft.