We got the word that to start back in the straight canola after lunch. We cut through Kipling to grab lunch before heading out to the field.
Before we started, Al noticed a hydraulic oil leak on the side of the combine, so we had to remedy that. It was just a matter of tightening a couple of fittings, but the hardest part of the repair was trying to hold the side shield up. We have another gas shock failure. We didn't notice it because we never need to open that shield anymore for servicing. We used a rachet strap to help keep it lifted while we did the repair. Something else we now have on our "need it" list.
We went to get the General started so it could air up, but it refused to turn over, so we put the quick charge on it to give it a boost...no problem after that. Well, at least not until Al went to start it to bring the first load of canola in from the field. Just not enough juice to turn it over again. Marilyn called into the parts store in Kipling and they had three truck batteries in stock. Al took the old ones out and went in to get the new ones. That makes 5 batteries purchased in a week. Once he got them installed, she turned over like a top. Problem solved.
We combined until we finished the second of three, quarter sections of the straight canola. By then it was to late to start the last one, but it looks like we are going into straight wheat tomorrow anyway.
Thankfully, after all the rain that fell, we didn't find any mud in the field.
The road out to the field, on the other hand, was a different story...
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