Post by jasonbengough on Dec 13, 2008 21:03:03 GMT -5
Display Journal for JB Farms: 12/13/08
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Hi
Well it was a busy week on JB farms this week as the area had recived a huge dumping of snow which has kept the farms 7430, 6220 and 7920 busy with removing snow in the local town, doing several large contracts that bring in extra money for the farm during the winter months.
Both the 9660STS and the 9870STS combines were finished cleaned up this week. The 9870STS was parked back in the driving shed but the 2007 John Deere 9660STS was leaving the farm. The farm has traded the 9660STS off on a new 2009 Case IH 7088 combine with 35F flexhead and 12 row corn head. This will be the farms 1st ever Case IH combine. The biggest reason for the switch was they wanted the 35F flexhead for helping to get Soybeans off quicker in the fall. The farm did demo a Deere Draper head this fall but was not fully sold on the draper head so they wanted a bigger flexhead. Plus the 7088 was comparable to what the 9660STS was on the farm, so it made sence to switch. The farm has nothing against the Deere STS design as it has been reliable. The farm did consider an 8120 & a slightly used 7010 but settled for the 7088 CIH. So next year for harvest the farm will be running both a Green & red combine.
The farm took the 9660STS to Redline( The local Case IH dealer) this week as well as both headers. Surprisingly the farms new Case IH 7088 was in at the dealer, the order was put in several weeks ago. So it was neat to drive the new combine home, but the farm won't be able to use her now until Wheat harvest... oh well they get the winter to study the new combine.
All the neigbouring farmers were shocked that JB had bought a Red combine after running straight Deere combines since 1947. Even the local Deere Dealer was shocked and tried to sell them a new 9670STS at 0% financing with a 36F draper head but the farm declined as they wanted the 35 Foot Flexhead and the Deere dealer could not get one. However despite JB buying the CIH 7088, the Deere Dealer was a good sport about it, and the owners of JB farms still remain good close friends with the dealer.. Beside JB won't be getting out of running Deere tractors anytime soon... Plus 2011 is not as far away as you think with Deere's new combines rumored to come out, so for now it will work out. JB Did tell the Deere dealer though, they were quite pleased with the performance of their 2008 John Deere 9870STS and felt Deere was moving forward in the right direction and were looking forward to running her again next year.
Meanwhile this week, both 8520's and the 9220 were busy plowing down the remaining corn ground. They were able to get the acrage left to plow down from 3,000 acres to about 2100 acres. Another big snow fall brought plowing to a stop plus the tempuratures dropped and plowing had to stop. The temps are suppost to go up next week so hopefully they can get back to plowing, otherwise the remaining acrage will need to be plowed in March... It will all work out eventually.
As well, JB's trucks were busy this week hauling the remaining corn to the local Co-op.
That's all that has happened on JB farms this week.
« Thread Started Today at 8:14pm »
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Hi
Well it was a busy week on JB farms this week as the area had recived a huge dumping of snow which has kept the farms 7430, 6220 and 7920 busy with removing snow in the local town, doing several large contracts that bring in extra money for the farm during the winter months.
Both the 9660STS and the 9870STS combines were finished cleaned up this week. The 9870STS was parked back in the driving shed but the 2007 John Deere 9660STS was leaving the farm. The farm has traded the 9660STS off on a new 2009 Case IH 7088 combine with 35F flexhead and 12 row corn head. This will be the farms 1st ever Case IH combine. The biggest reason for the switch was they wanted the 35F flexhead for helping to get Soybeans off quicker in the fall. The farm did demo a Deere Draper head this fall but was not fully sold on the draper head so they wanted a bigger flexhead. Plus the 7088 was comparable to what the 9660STS was on the farm, so it made sence to switch. The farm has nothing against the Deere STS design as it has been reliable. The farm did consider an 8120 & a slightly used 7010 but settled for the 7088 CIH. So next year for harvest the farm will be running both a Green & red combine.
The farm took the 9660STS to Redline( The local Case IH dealer) this week as well as both headers. Surprisingly the farms new Case IH 7088 was in at the dealer, the order was put in several weeks ago. So it was neat to drive the new combine home, but the farm won't be able to use her now until Wheat harvest... oh well they get the winter to study the new combine.
All the neigbouring farmers were shocked that JB had bought a Red combine after running straight Deere combines since 1947. Even the local Deere Dealer was shocked and tried to sell them a new 9670STS at 0% financing with a 36F draper head but the farm declined as they wanted the 35 Foot Flexhead and the Deere dealer could not get one. However despite JB buying the CIH 7088, the Deere Dealer was a good sport about it, and the owners of JB farms still remain good close friends with the dealer.. Beside JB won't be getting out of running Deere tractors anytime soon... Plus 2011 is not as far away as you think with Deere's new combines rumored to come out, so for now it will work out. JB Did tell the Deere dealer though, they were quite pleased with the performance of their 2008 John Deere 9870STS and felt Deere was moving forward in the right direction and were looking forward to running her again next year.
Meanwhile this week, both 8520's and the 9220 were busy plowing down the remaining corn ground. They were able to get the acrage left to plow down from 3,000 acres to about 2100 acres. Another big snow fall brought plowing to a stop plus the tempuratures dropped and plowing had to stop. The temps are suppost to go up next week so hopefully they can get back to plowing, otherwise the remaining acrage will need to be plowed in March... It will all work out eventually.
As well, JB's trucks were busy this week hauling the remaining corn to the local Co-op.
That's all that has happened on JB farms this week.
