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View of the day-The tree finally hit the bank. Actually it was holding on by a hair and was leaning pretty bad, so Marg got Kim to pull it down before it fell.
We got the combine serviced up, did a test...still 15.8%, but there is still some room in the air bin...then started back in on the wheat.
We finished the field just after sunset and moved back to the yard with the combines and trucks. Tomorrow we will move a few miles north to start on more standing wheat.
Here is an article about Harvesters For Hire that is an interesting read...
View of the day-Kim cleans out the fertilizer remnants left in the auger, by drawing it out of the Beaverville Pond.
Kim was out and took a test in the morning and it was official...we were going to get the last of the canola done. We had lunch, then took the grain trucks and cart out to the canola field, to finish off the last 40 acres that was standing.
We got that licked up in no time, thanks to the "buggy man"...no long drives to the truck, and thankfully, no mud. Does that ever make a difference! There was, however, a strong wind that wanted to send the fluffy canola flying out of the header when we were going to the west. We got it all, though.
We moved everything back to the yard and while Kim fueled up his combine and got started swapping out his concaves, Al got the radiators blown out on our rig. The alarm kept going off while Marilyn was in the canola and since we had to go by the yard, it was easier to blow them out at the shop.
We took our combine out to the standing wheat field, which was just behind the home 40 and did a sample...15.8% moisture...good enough to cut 2,000 bushels or so for the air bin. Kim got the canola unloaded and moved the auger to the air bin and we went out in the grain truck to start combining.
Kim finally made it out to the field and Al was kept hopping hauling back to the yard. Fortunately he had a "Pete's Pass" for a short cut to the bins, which were almost in the field. With all the moisture that has fallen, there are a lot more wet areas going across the usual routes back into the yard...as you can see ahead of the combine as the moon is coming up.
Just after sunset, we got our quota cut, parked the combines and rode back to the yard in the grain truck. Marg had supper ready for us and plans were made for tomorrow. Time to get back in the groove.
What a weird year...
View of the week-We took one of the rainy days to go up to Kipling and move the tractor and cart to Carlyle. It took two sets of jumper cables and 30 minutes to get enough charge to start the tractor, it had been sitting that long. Al had a leisurely drive back to the camper.
Sitting in the cold, windy, wet weather, looking out the back window at the beaver's handiwork, wondering when the last chip will take it's toll.
We have done 40 acres since we got here to Carlyle. It rains every day, just enough to make sure we don't try anything and now we are going below freezing during the night. The water hasn't gotten hard in the hose yet, which is a good sign it hasn't been staying there long.
Tomorrow we harvest trees up at Kenosee Lake...
View of the day-A trip to see the guys of ProHarvest, to get our hats and belt buckles.
Yesterday morning, we woke up to the sound of rain, so we knew there would be no combining. Al and Kim got the General and shop trailer moved down from Kipling, while Marilyn and Marg went to Moose Jaw to do some shopping and have lunch with their family to celebrate their mother's 84th birthday.
Today, we had another day off and when we found out ProHarvest was going to be in Stanley, ND, only about 100 miles south, we figured we had better run down for a visit. We also wanted to pick up our ProHarvest hats and belt buckles.
With no combining to do, that meant Monday Night Football...
View of the day-This is what happens when the track takes a turn for the worse. It flipped and took out the side panel and put a healthy dent in the platform.
We had a couple of good 115 acre days of combining. That meant early mornings, late nights and no blog.
We finished up with all the canola we had been penciled in for...Friday was the last day we could work, since Carlyle was looking for us. We had been here almost a month...it was time to move on.
We were only 35 miles from Carlyle, so we decided to just drive the combine down. Al was a bit concerned on how the hauling would go on the combine trailer, now that we had the dual tires on, so he got to spend a couple hours moving it down the highway.
Marilyn moved the camper and had it all set up by the time Al showed up with the combine. We swapped out headers, had a quick lunch, then got right into combining again.
We were straight cutting canola and it was actually going pretty good until it started raining...not alot, but enough to shut us down for the night.
Besides, Al had filled the bin...
View of the day-Another productive day of picking up canola swaths.
We got going around 11am, didn't have any moves to deal with three quarters all together...and no mud. We also didn't have the fog that they had to the south, although it was pretty chewy for the better part of the day.
For all four combines, it was a catastrophe free day...
