View of the day-Hamill Buttes watching over the wheat.
A busy day of hauling for Al, starting bright and early. While Al drove the grain truck to Winner, Marilyn followed with the Dodge to get fuel for the combine and meet Al to purchase two new batteries for the Freight. It had been very temperamental about starting, and when it wouldn't even go with a boost, we knew it was time for new ones. After picking them up, we headed back to Hamill to move the combine and tractor over to the new field.
Instead of taking the header off to move, Marilyn got to take the scenic route to avoid the bridge and traffic on the main highway. After getting everything moved, we cranked up, and it was so dry we could have started at 9am. Halfway into the first load, the farmer came across the field in his pickup and flagged Marilyn down to tell her the sample he had gotten from opening up the field was only testing 46 lbs and no one would buy it. This meant he wouldn't want to combine the field, but after taking a second sample from further into the field, it was 58 lbs and the dust was flying again.
We finished the field around 6 pm and moved the combine back to town. Once Al got back, we went out to the field to get the grain truck, tractor and pickup. Now, how to move three vehicles with only two people...? A while back Marilyn had purchased a tow bar for the truck for just such an occasion. We tried using it last year in this very field, and one of the brackets came loose and...well...let's just say the bush guard has a funky curve to it. Over the summer last year, we upgraded at a couple of different welders, beefing it up and changing it to fit the pickup. We finally got it done right in Esterhazy back in Saskatchewan; it weighs a lot more than the original, but it ain't gonna break. We have been hauling it around in the box all season and we figured this was the time to test it out. It worked like a dream.
Al has a policy that "if it doesn't get used during the summer, it doesn't get packed next year". Marilyn has made a point of always using everything packed in the camper, and now the hitch can be added to the list. Now, about the two sewing machines...warning flags, seat covers...there's still a couple of months left.
Tomorrow we load up again...
A busy day of hauling for Al, starting bright and early. While Al drove the grain truck to Winner, Marilyn followed with the Dodge to get fuel for the combine and meet Al to purchase two new batteries for the Freight. It had been very temperamental about starting, and when it wouldn't even go with a boost, we knew it was time for new ones. After picking them up, we headed back to Hamill to move the combine and tractor over to the new field.
Instead of taking the header off to move, Marilyn got to take the scenic route to avoid the bridge and traffic on the main highway. After getting everything moved, we cranked up, and it was so dry we could have started at 9am. Halfway into the first load, the farmer came across the field in his pickup and flagged Marilyn down to tell her the sample he had gotten from opening up the field was only testing 46 lbs and no one would buy it. This meant he wouldn't want to combine the field, but after taking a second sample from further into the field, it was 58 lbs and the dust was flying again.
We finished the field around 6 pm and moved the combine back to town. Once Al got back, we went out to the field to get the grain truck, tractor and pickup. Now, how to move three vehicles with only two people...? A while back Marilyn had purchased a tow bar for the truck for just such an occasion. We tried using it last year in this very field, and one of the brackets came loose and...well...let's just say the bush guard has a funky curve to it. Over the summer last year, we upgraded at a couple of different welders, beefing it up and changing it to fit the pickup. We finally got it done right in Esterhazy back in Saskatchewan; it weighs a lot more than the original, but it ain't gonna break. We have been hauling it around in the box all season and we figured this was the time to test it out. It worked like a dream.
Al has a policy that "if it doesn't get used during the summer, it doesn't get packed next year". Marilyn has made a point of always using everything packed in the camper, and now the hitch can be added to the list. Now, about the two sewing machines...warning flags, seat covers...there's still a couple of months left.
Tomorrow we load up again...
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