August 21, 2019

View of the day-All that barley dust makes for a very itchy day.

Got somewhat of and early start to the day...at least we had gotten the servicing done early. Al discovered a small leak in one of the fuel lines on the engine, so we attempted to repair it with some special "Rescue Tape". It was a return line, so there wasn't a lot of pressure, but with the diesel soaked chaff that managed to find its way between the wraps, it didn't hold very long...as a matter of fact, it was spraying onto the muffler, so combining stopped.

Al called over to Young's Equipment to see if they had the part and after they sent over a picture for confirmation, Marilyn was ready to hit the road to Windthorst to pick it up. However, the road trip was not necessary because the service man was on his way out to work on the 8240's diesel exhaust fluid(DEF) system, so he brought it with him. How often does that happen?

We got the hose changed, which cured the problem and were back in business. Shortly after we got rolling, the 8120 showed up at the field, then the 8240, all fixed up, made it back in the rotation, along with the John Deere, which had a late start as well.

The rest of the day was uneventful, as far as breakdowns go, and it was an early shut down around 8:30pm. We wouldn't get finished tonight and it was getting tough as the sun disappeared, so there was no sense in wrecking something. 

Tomorrow the barley should get done and it will be before the rain hits...no jinx...