It was cleaning and loading day today. The forecast was for rain at some point, so we were looking forward to having some clouds during the day. It never happened. Oh, we got some clouds, but not enough to cool us down...and we could have really used it. It was like loading in Oklahoma.
Marilyn got to clean the straight header and combine, then give them both a wash...almost the first time this season. We got the hot water pressure washer out and spent a good bit of time trying to get it running. We thought there might have been an issue with the water pressure, since the hydrant is gravity fed from a windmill at the top of a hill. Then we thought some of the valves might be plugged due to lack of use. All this discussion taking place in the heat of the afternoon. We finally got it going and the cleaning was started.
Al worked on getting the trailers lined up in the field so we could load, then we were ready to get the pickup head hooked behind the tractor/cart trailer.
We decided around 2:30 to take a break and drive into Lincoln, about 10 miles away, to have lunch and cool down. It was so humid we were dying out there with the heat and we desperately needed ice for the water cooler.
After lunch, we were ready to get back down to business, so Marilyn got the combine washed and then got the shop trailer hooked up behind the combine trailer. It works a lot easier moving them with a chain over the feederhouse, rather than with the General hooked up to the trailer.
We were done for the day. Back at the camper, Al figured we needed to fuel up the Dodge in Bismarck, so we decided to have a late supper at Red Lobster...endless shrimp and it was fabulous.
Kenmare bound, tomorrow...
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