View of the day-Al pulls the cart trailer with the tractor instead of the cart trailer carrying the tractor. Getting things parked for the winter at a friends place SE of Yorkton.
We set off for Esterhazy in the morning to get the tractor and cart loaded and moved. first we had to get the trailer from where it was parked after the catastophe of high-centering on the driveway into the field. The farmer brought his tractor over to use the hydraulics to lift the trailer so it could get hooked up to the Freightliner.
The Freight wasn't to happy about starting, even though it was plugged in. Once we realized the farmer had left it in gear when he shut it off after dumping a load of grain, it started a lot easier. However, the air cleaner refused to hold air, so that meant the brakes wouldn't come off because they needed the air pressure. After plugging it up long enough for it to start holding air, and it was under a lot of pressure, it finally did what it was supposed to and we were able to hook up the trailer, and take it over to the main farm to load the tractor.
We unhooked the trailer on the road so we wouldn't have issues with the lift sinking into the soft ground. The only problem was the road was crowned so we had to dig up some more lumber to use as ramps, so the hitch on the back wouldn't catch on the trailer. We finallaly got it loaded and headed off to Saltcoats and north.
Once we got to the farm, we parked on the road again, got the tractor and cart unloaded and parked the grain cart in the field, next to the farmers Versatile pull type combine. After the cart was unhooked, we hooked the trailer up to the tractor and parked it next to the cart. Then it was homeward bound.
Al took the shortcut back to our place and Marilyn went through Yorkton to pick up a few things before going back out to the farm. Al had the Freightliner tucked way in the back behind the camper and bus, so by the time Marilyn got back it was a matter of guiding him back with the bus.
In the evening, Marilyn had a rehearsal in town with the theatre group, and Al stayed home to pack a few things for the next leg of the harvest. That will start tomorrow, as we head out for Pingree, ND going via Carlyle for the night.
We hope the farmer booked us in to the Casa Donna at Pingree...
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