September 2, 2009

View of the day-Al gets to make a round or two until the cart gets full...fortunately he had to fill the farmers truck first so he got an extra couple of rounds before he had to go back to cart duty.

There was high humidity and clouds so it seemed like we wouldn't be doing much combining until later on in the afternoon. We went out to the combine and Al got the oil changed and rads blown out while Marilyn greased then blew out the air filters, then we took the blown tire off the cart trailer. We decided to go into Bismarck to get some parts and a new tire...and have lunch somewhere different for a change.

We dropped the tire off then went for lunch at the steak buffet...excellent, of course. We stopped to get a new wide load sign and mud flap for the trailer since the blowout made short work of the ones that were on there. After we got most of the stuff we needed, we went back out to do a test...imagine everyones surprise when it tested 12.7%...apparently the humidity hadn't affected it as much as we thought.

We got started combining and went great guns for the rest of the afternoon getting another 50 or so acres done before the straw got tough...not that we couldn't cut it, it just makes a mess when it throws it up against the standing grain and leaves 'normies'...little stands of uncut grain. The farmer hauled into the elevator and Al continued putting the wetter stuff into the air bin. We pretty much have it filled up but that's okay since most all of the green stuff has been cut.

Back at the campground it was a mad dash to the shower house to make sure there was hot water tonight and no lineup...none in the shower or the laundry room.

Better save that job for the morning...