View of the day-Both combines running and the cart keeping the grain away.
WE DIDN'T GET STUCK TODAY...and we DID combine this time.
We were out at the field just after lunch and after doing the windows and topping up the oil, we were ready to roll. No one else was out yet and we didn't want to start the last quarter without some guidance, so the first thing we did was drive the pickup over to get Big Red from the other side of the field and put it in a handy spot...just in case.
Justin showed up and did his servicing, then he led us over to the entrance of the field. Marilyn waited while he cut a few patches out for her to remain out of mud's way, then she started making dust right behind him.
Things went well until Justin started having power issues, so he had to quit until he could get some fuel filters. Without Justin to blaze a trail, Marilyn wasn't going to take ANY chances, so we quit around 6:30pm...more banker's hours. We took the scenic route into town to see a catastrophe we had heard about from Justin.
No matter how bad you think you have it...it could always be worse. This farmer's grain cart had a wheel drop and even with the Cat tractor with tracks, it wasn't going to move. Not to far away, they had also gotten one of the combines stuck and had a CaseIH Quadtrac hooked up to pull it out...and the trackhoe was making an appearance to help dig it out. When we
left, the combine had gotten out, but the cart was still in deep...the auger was set up next to it and the grain cart auger wasn't going to miss the pit because it was only about four feet off the ground.
We got back to the bar and went in for supper, getting a good visit in with some friends from way back, then headed back to the camper for a cleanup and an early night.
We hope to finish that field tomorrow...
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