View of the day-The header makes short work of the wheat.
We left town just around noon and made a detour to Otis to check on the availability of a pay phone so Al could take part in his Terriers meeting by speakerphone tonight. Marilyn moved the combine to the other side of the field as Al went to get the shop trailer so we could air up the tires on the combine.
Just as we got ready to fire things up, a pickup truck stopped on the highway, then backed up and pulled into the field. It was the Peterson crew from back home on their way to Great Bend for parts. We got caught up with the news of their harvest and then got down to the business of getting some cutting done.
We finished the field we were on, then the farmer brought our header trailer over so we could unload it and move to the next field. After we got moved, we started all over again, this field was going 45 bu/ac so far and it had 25% hail on it!
We left town just around noon and made a detour to Otis to check on the availability of a pay phone so Al could take part in his Terriers meeting by speakerphone tonight. Marilyn moved the combine to the other side of the field as Al went to get the shop trailer so we could air up the tires on the combine.
Just as we got ready to fire things up, a pickup truck stopped on the highway, then backed up and pulled into the field. It was the Peterson crew from back home on their way to Great Bend for parts. We got caught up with the news of their harvest and then got down to the business of getting some cutting done.
We finished the field we were on, then the farmer brought our header trailer over so we could unload it and move to the next field. After we got moved, we started all over again, this field was going 45 bu/ac so far and it had 25% hail on it!
Al wasn't able to connect with the Terrier meeting...no technology...no speaker phone...in 2008 if you could imagine...sheesh. So he hauled in a couple more loads then we called it a night. Marilyn picked him up at the Albert elevator after getting fuel for the combine.
It's official...the rain gauge doesn't work...or it won't anymore. Marilyn went to put in into its holder and it dropped and smashed into the header. It was bad news anyway.
With the laptop along for the ride, the blog was able to get written and uploaded before we got back to the trailer.
Finally an early night...
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