Friday end of the week wrap up on a Thursday.

[Taiga]

Good eye😎

Not sure exactly but they probably got about 3,000 hours or so of mostly mud/snow use and still have lots of lug left. Got some weather checking and a few cuts in the face but no leaks yet. They each have most of a pail of tire sealant in them though. Used the regular loader tires before and can’t imagine going back to them. I’d prefer some 28L 26 forestry tires for flotation but the cost of rims and tires gets crazy.

You can also get loader Michelin MegaXBIB in 620/75R26 and 750/65R26 that are Ag lugged.
I am shopping for high lift loader now, getting tiresome rebuilding front axle every year on my loader tractor.

[SASKFARMER]

Who else is totally sick of the bullshit going on in canada on a daily basis.

[jazz]

No sense toppling skippy now. His recession is here, let him live it.

https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-q4-annualized-growth-slows-to-0-3-as-economic-woes-bite Canada’s growth slows to weakest pace in almost four years as economic woes bite

2 interest rate cuts coming up.

[fjlip]

Survey says... https://nationalpost.com/news/one-thing-canadians-arent-divided-on-blaming-the-government-for-the-blockades https://nationalpost.com/news/one-thing-canadians-arent-divided-on-blaming-the-government-for-the-blockades

n a time of widespread disagreement and ever-increasing polarization, there remains a bitter solidarity among Canadians in the belief that the government doesn’t know what it’s doing.

In the wake of regional discontent from the western provinces and blockades jamming up the country’s rail network, a towering majority of Canadians agree with the statement, “Right now, Canada is broken.”

Sixty-nine per cent of Canadians agree with the statement, rising to 83% in Alberta, found a DART & Maru/Blue poll conducted for the National Post

[Hamloc]

Jazz I was wondering when somebody would bring up the fact that Canada's economy only expanded at an annualized rate of .3% in the fourth quarter. Also interesting to note they adjusted the rate for the third quarter down from 1.3% to 1.1%. Here is the part I don't get, we supposedly have the lowest unemployment rate in Canada in 40 years yet our economy is barely growing and our federal deficit continues to grow. If everything was so fantastic under Justin Trudeau shouldn't it be the opposite?!?!

[blackpowder]

I believe we will look back on today and see that this is when our national standard of living peaked.
Dreams don't pay bills.

[jazz]

We have to be very careful here, yes the economy stalled in Q4 and Q1/2-2020 will be a blood bath but lots of that will be delayed demand and eventually catch up, then you could see a couple very robust quarters later in the year. China may even come back in looking for comodities. Couple that with a few rate cuts and the illusion of a strong economy can be manipulated again and Trudeau looking like a savior to know nothing voters again. The time to take him down (if we can) is probably early Summer or fall.

[woodland]

You can also get loader Michelin MegaXBIB in 620/75R26 and 750/65R26 that are Ag lugged.
I am shopping for high lift loader now, getting tiresome rebuilding front axle every year on my loader tractor.

That’s the one thing I would change on our is to have the high lift version. Hard to load silage in the mix wagon. The soft muddy corrals are the only time are the only time a tractor is better since you don’t sink out of sight so fast. Our pallet forks aren’t visible from the seat because of the quick attach bracket so loading totes of chemical is not fun by yourself.

Rebuilding loaders isn’t cheap (we’ve done hyd pump, transmission, some loader pins, and front axel) but they last a long time in between. Almost 19k hours on the original motor that purrs nice yet.

Happy shopping.