September 12, 2013

View of the day-Marilyn's combine reflects four times in the horn covers on the roof of the semi.

Another day of hurry up and wait...at least the weather was gorgeous to wait in. The test was so close, but we still didn't get rolling until after lunch. Bob came over with the JD and waited with the rest of us, until Kim decided it would be dry enough by the time we would finish the field.

It was tough going, because the stalks weren't really dry, but just as Kim predicted, the moisture came down, so it was full speed ahead. Kim was tired of sitting in the combine and wanted to get some exercise, so he swapped jobs with Al...and it didn't take much convincing.

Kim's mom, Audrey, came out to ride around with Bob as he made the last few rounds of the field, then they went back to their yard with the combine. 

Once we got finished, we went back to the yard to fuel up both combines. Marilynblew off the combine...with the dusty canola and not much wind, it was really sticking. She had to do a bit of tweaking on the seed saver...changing the angle to match Bob's, who didn't seem to be getting as many pods on top as she was.

Marg made supper, so we ate in the house with them...sharing some of those Facebook recipes paid off...the parmesan chicken breasts were delicious. Then it was NFL time.

Marilyn got some quotes for autosteer on the combine...good thing she was sitting down...it was a lot closer to put her head down for a good weep. She would have to sell off a lot of stuff to cover the cost...or combine around 500 acres.

Looks like that wooden knob really will be her autosteer...