It wasn't an early start, due to the rain from yesterday, but with the wind blowing as hard as it was, it didn't seem like it would take long to dry down.
Al and Kim went over to Redvers to pick up a new header for Kim's machine. He had an older MacDon header with bat reels and he was having quite a time in the downed wheat. He also wanted to go from 35ft to 30ft to help with the feeding of the heavy crop...that and the pickup reel promised to make picking up the lodged wheat a lot easier...he hoped. He ended up with a HoneyBee header, but since Marilyn didn't see it up close, the model number will wait until tomorrow.
Marilyn picked up lunch for Al from Subway, then dropped it off at the combine and rode around for a round. Al was having trouble with the scraper brush on the outside of the radiator door, stopping from the strong wind. This caused the alarms to go off in the cab...and with Al...so he put in a call to Ray at ProHarvest and while he didn't find a permanent cure, he was able to combine the rest of the day.
Marilyn got the day off...sort of...to get a few things done in the camper. Marg had gone into Estevan and had brought home supper, so we ate early and fixed up a second round when Al and Kim came in for the night.
Tomorrow should be another good day of combining for Al, while Marilyn has AIK(a$$ in kitchen) for 7:15am...road trip, perhaps...
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