September 19, 2016

View of the day-A classic tractor in pristine shape. The auger tractor at the bins...no back story yet.

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday there were five combine, two grain carts and four super B trucks in the field. Today we moved the grain truck, combine and straight header south 15 miles to be the only one in the field.

We are straight cutting canola and it is going pretty good so far. It looks like there is a lot shelled out...they did have some hail in the area...but it is still yielding over 30 bushel per acre.

Al had to get back in the swing of things hauling grain, but the bins are only a half mile from the field, so he doesn't even need to tarp the loads. That was a good thing today, since the wind was gale force...or so it seemed.

Marilyn took a grocery run into Kipling, so Al ran the combine for a while. The field has a trench running through it, so the grain truck had to be strategically placed to get filled. It sure makes a difference with no grain cart...if nothing else, the bathroom breaks are easier to take.

The last load of the day that was on the grain truck did not get dumped. That pristine tractor refused to run after dark, no amount of fire power would boost it after all the trouble free loads it had augered during the day. If they get it running tomorrow, it likely won't get shut off, but with the farmer picking up canola and us in another field, it probably won't have too much down time.

Marilyn had the combine filled and got the word that the truck would not be coming back out, so she had to leave the hopper full. Not something we like to do, but there is no rain in the forecast, so Al allowed it.

More of the same tomorrow and hopefully some drone pictures...