Post by Reese on Nov 19, 2014 23:10:54 GMT -5
November 7th marked the last day of corn harvest this year. We pushed to finish up a little sooner due to the weather forecast for the next few days. The 7th was a Thursday and the weather man was calling for measureable snow on Monday. Well, for those who don’t know, measureable snow in MN can be in the range of an inch to a foot. Not wanting to chance it, I had Frank and Will start in on getting some corn stalk bales made. While they did that, my wife gave me a hand with chores. We also put a few things away before winter hit.
Frank and Will had good luck this year getting the bales made. Nothing broke down this year. One change for next year might be in the way the bales are made. We may either hire someone to round bale them or find our own round baler. Either way, it will help to cut down on the wear and tear of the big baler. I took the time to blow off some of the dirt and grime from the baler and rake, while Frank and Will picked up bales. They had a few longer days, but they got them all picked up and put away by Sunday afternoon.
While Frank and Will did evening chores, I went out to finish up some plowing before the snow. Phil stopped by on his way home and offered to help. He had just finished up his plowing across the road from us. Somehow he manages to get his big rig from point A to B. So, I plowed the ends, while he made short work of the main parts. If it wasn’t for the forecast, we would not of needed the extra help this year.
The equipment in the sheds were rearranged so everything would fit. Sheds may be expensive, but equipment is even more expensive. The extra hours put in those last few days were worth it, we got a foot of snow on the 10th. So for a while, we will be keeping up with snow removable, along with the other daily chores.
Putting the last gravity wagon away.
Moving some equipment to get to the stalk chopper.
Spreaders in the shop getting a pre - winter check.
Getting the rake and baler out to head out to start baling stalks.
Fueling up.
Mack hooked up and ready to haul bales.
Headed out to pick up bales.
Baler and rake waiting to get cleaned up for storage.
Moving a few things to get the plow out.
Putting bales away in the shed.
One of Will's custom skid loader buckets.
Getting the gate rack loaded onto the wagon for winter storage in the shed.
Will built the bucket for the main job of moving the loading ramp.
Phil showing up after finishing his field across the road.
Headed out to plow.
Farmall 95 in the shop getting a routine check over.
For the guy from Penn. who retired his farm last year.
Questions and comments welcome.
Frank and Will had good luck this year getting the bales made. Nothing broke down this year. One change for next year might be in the way the bales are made. We may either hire someone to round bale them or find our own round baler. Either way, it will help to cut down on the wear and tear of the big baler. I took the time to blow off some of the dirt and grime from the baler and rake, while Frank and Will picked up bales. They had a few longer days, but they got them all picked up and put away by Sunday afternoon.
While Frank and Will did evening chores, I went out to finish up some plowing before the snow. Phil stopped by on his way home and offered to help. He had just finished up his plowing across the road from us. Somehow he manages to get his big rig from point A to B. So, I plowed the ends, while he made short work of the main parts. If it wasn’t for the forecast, we would not of needed the extra help this year.
The equipment in the sheds were rearranged so everything would fit. Sheds may be expensive, but equipment is even more expensive. The extra hours put in those last few days were worth it, we got a foot of snow on the 10th. So for a while, we will be keeping up with snow removable, along with the other daily chores.
Putting the last gravity wagon away.
Moving some equipment to get to the stalk chopper.
Spreaders in the shop getting a pre - winter check.
Getting the rake and baler out to head out to start baling stalks.
Fueling up.
Mack hooked up and ready to haul bales.
Headed out to pick up bales.
Baler and rake waiting to get cleaned up for storage.
Moving a few things to get the plow out.
Putting bales away in the shed.
One of Will's custom skid loader buckets.
Getting the gate rack loaded onto the wagon for winter storage in the shed.
Will built the bucket for the main job of moving the loading ramp.
Phil showing up after finishing his field across the road.
Headed out to plow.
Farmall 95 in the shop getting a routine check over.
For the guy from Penn. who retired his farm last year.
Questions and comments welcome.