Post by putsie on Jun 10, 2012 17:00:54 GMT -5
Finally dried up enough to finish off the final 80 acres of flax, I'd been waiting on for the last 2 weeks. The 80 acres was made up of 4 little fields, 3 of which come up out of our flooded slough ground. While all the fields are within 1/2 mile of the farm 2 of them required 12 miles of road travel to get to because of flooded conditions. As a result it took over 6 hrs to do 80 acres...... but I'm done. Here's some random pics from the last week...
Starting out my day
I was heading to a field 1/2 mile north of the yard. This picture was taken looking back at the yard from 2 miles east of it.
Finally I had worked my way north enough to find a passable road to come across and now had this trail to follow coming back to the south. Again you can see my farm yard (north side) in the distance across the water.
Most guys around here managed to finish up this week and there there a lot of air drills sitting around idle now.
Now that the seed's in the ground it's time to move on with other things. Some not so fun like cleaning out the old Loadstar that's had about 60 bu of lentils sitting in it since I cleaned out the air cart last spring. Oh ya it sat outside without a tarp all winter and spring. Didn't really think about it till black juices started running out from under the box sides..... disgusting!! Being that it was also going to be in the way of our skeet course location. I had to do something about it.... lucky me. Fields were too soft/muddy to drive across to our dump location so I had to shovel it into the 7420 for shuttling.
For you guys down south harvesting or have cut your winter wheat already, here's a pic of what stage most guys w-w crops are at around here.
Been busy spraying cereal crops (pulses are finished), and hauling canola to the elevator to finish the week off. These are a few sites along the way.
Interesting truck to see parked at a grain terminal...
Sitting getting "probed" while another all white unit pulled in to unload. His was a Pete and a 41' Wilson vs my 9900i and 34' Wilson. He was still almost a 1000 lbs lighter than me when we were both empty. I knew IH's were heavy but that suprised me.
Hadn't seen a new 9R Deere all year yet then last week I saw 2. One in a field south of Moose Jaw and then this one ( 9560R ) sitting in the local Deere dealer getting some service done to both tractor and the 62' 1830 drill it was hitched to.
Next door to Deere it's beginning to look like a old dealership again, with a few Case and IH's sitting for sale. 2470, 2390, and a pair of 1066's
Finish off with a shot of a neighbors restored 4020
Starting out my day
I was heading to a field 1/2 mile north of the yard. This picture was taken looking back at the yard from 2 miles east of it.
Finally I had worked my way north enough to find a passable road to come across and now had this trail to follow coming back to the south. Again you can see my farm yard (north side) in the distance across the water.
Most guys around here managed to finish up this week and there there a lot of air drills sitting around idle now.
Now that the seed's in the ground it's time to move on with other things. Some not so fun like cleaning out the old Loadstar that's had about 60 bu of lentils sitting in it since I cleaned out the air cart last spring. Oh ya it sat outside without a tarp all winter and spring. Didn't really think about it till black juices started running out from under the box sides..... disgusting!! Being that it was also going to be in the way of our skeet course location. I had to do something about it.... lucky me. Fields were too soft/muddy to drive across to our dump location so I had to shovel it into the 7420 for shuttling.
For you guys down south harvesting or have cut your winter wheat already, here's a pic of what stage most guys w-w crops are at around here.
Been busy spraying cereal crops (pulses are finished), and hauling canola to the elevator to finish the week off. These are a few sites along the way.
Interesting truck to see parked at a grain terminal...
Sitting getting "probed" while another all white unit pulled in to unload. His was a Pete and a 41' Wilson vs my 9900i and 34' Wilson. He was still almost a 1000 lbs lighter than me when we were both empty. I knew IH's were heavy but that suprised me.
Hadn't seen a new 9R Deere all year yet then last week I saw 2. One in a field south of Moose Jaw and then this one ( 9560R ) sitting in the local Deere dealer getting some service done to both tractor and the 62' 1830 drill it was hitched to.
Next door to Deere it's beginning to look like a old dealership again, with a few Case and IH's sitting for sale. 2470, 2390, and a pair of 1066's
Finish off with a shot of a neighbors restored 4020
