July 20, 2012

View of the day-The hopper full lights were on more than they were off in this 70+ bu/ac wheat.


The dust was flying by 10:30am and we went hard all day.  We finished the last half of the field around 6pm, then got the header into transport to move to the next field three miles away.

It was another blistering day and the wind couldn't make up it's mind which direction it was coming out of.  When we got into the pickup...which was sitting in the shade...to leave the field, the temperature monitor said it all.  Al tried to keep cool in the tractor with no A/C by facing into the elusive wind with the windows open...a tough job when picking up on the go, which he was doing every 20 minutes or so.

While making a round, Marilyn happened to notice in her rear view mirror, that the straw and chaff had suddenly disappeared from the right side of the combine.  After turning around at the end of the cut, she could see why...one of the spreaders was sitting at the beginning of the bead of straw that was left.   No problem finding all the parts...except the bolt that was holding it on, it must have broken.  We had to go back to the shop trailer to find another bolt and put everything back together.  Once that was done, it was business as usual.

We got started on the other field and Lauren was kept busy hauling with his two semis.  Al had it down to a science just how much to put in each hopper and even though the haul was only a mile away, half of that was on the highway and no way were they taking any chances on overloading...those SD DOT are sneaky buggers.

Al called quittin' time just 3 acres short of Marilyn getting her 100 in for the day...