September 8, 2012

View of the day-Al gets to pull the first shift in the wheat.

We were up extra early this morning...Al wanted AIS at 7am...ouch.  We had to run into Yorkton to get our other pickup and put licence plates on it.  This way, Al could go out to the field earlier to get trucks unloaded and Marilyn could go out later, after making lunches...and stuff.

We got to the farm and hooked up the batteries in the pickup...it took off without a hitch, then we went back into town to get the paperwork looked after.  Once we got that done, we went across the street to grab a quick bite at McDonald's, before heading over to the cardlock to fill the slip tank with fuel for the tractor.

Al left town right after getting the fuel, while Marilyn did some grocery shopping, then headed back to Abernethy, to unload the goods at the camper.  After getting things put where they belonged, she had time to get the satellite dish aimed before going out to the field to take over from Al.

There were four red machines working in the next field to us and with the complete lack of wind, it must have been tough for their cart driver to find them.  

Al got two loads into the elevator...one semi and one in the General...before they closed at 5pm.  We kept working until we got both trucks and the grain cart filled, then shut down for the night.  Marilyn's low fuel light was on anyway, so we had no choice.  We still did over 100 acres.

Tomorrow is going to be another great harvesting day...