The Official Farming Thread...

[Steve]

After the blizzard went through last week the Milo that was left to harvest is pancake flat! The beans seem to be standing okay yet! Been a long drug out harvest!

Guessing like most things, once its on the ground its a loss?

 

[jakethesnake]

 

[Cat 525]

Ain't this weather really fun! Rained all night and now really snowing! Having just a Holly jolly time!

 

[amberg]

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Cutting ruts in the bean field, ( been there done that.) looks like that has been a wet spot all summer. Have you tried running dual's on the combine? There are a couple guys here running dual's on there 4 wheel drive combines in the last couple years.

 

[jakethesnake]

Cutting ruts in the bean field, ( been there done that.) looks like that has been a wet spot all summer. Have you tried running dual's on the combine? There are a couple guys here running dual's on there 4 wheel drive combines in the last couple years.

Yeah we have duals on a different one. They help but everyone down here is getting stuck. Tracks would possibly be the answer. Just depends on the type of ground we are trying to get through. That machine isn’t set up for duals. It would just be way to expensive to toss those big ass front firestone s aside. It would require new rims and tires. We don’t get harvest seasons like this except maybe every 10 15 years.

 

[czar800]

Fingers crossed I haven’t been stuck yet.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Fingers crossed I haven’t been stuck yet.



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Can you wait a few days for the ground to freeze, to get the rest?

 

[czar800]

Urban sprawl is getting closer than I like....

Condos and corn fields don’t mix well...

 

[czar800]

Can you wait a few days for the ground to freeze, to get the rest?

I could, but the deer and freezing rain/snow already put enough on the ground. I’m only about half done with total acres...

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

I hear ya.

Lots got left on fields around here this year, but we typically can't get corn off till about Thanksgiving at the earliest anyway, so it's not too late.

 

[concretegrazer]

Urban sprawl is getting closer than I like....

Condos and corn fields don’t mix well...


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They mix better that livestock.

PVC or garden hose on the barb wire so they can tresspass.
Brush on the fence.
Gardens along the fence.
Dogs.

 

[amberg]

Urban sprawl is getting closer than I like....

Condos and corn fields don’t mix well...


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Got to love them combine snouts!! And hate the houses.( As me also! )

 

[jakethesnake]

 

[amberg]

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Damn, can you fix it?

 

[jakethesnake]

Damn, can you fix it?

Yes. The second picture is the after. I’ve ripped that one off maybe 4 times. Those old 43 series John Deere heads are good heads we run one on the case also. The snouts on mine are worn out. Thin then the point sighs and finds a hole or soft spot. I’ve replaced some but that one I keep tearing off after the shop is closed. Once I get one straight enough to run. I just run it

 

[Cat 525]

Elevators are not wanting any wet grain so their hours of really shortened up! Most guys aren't set up to bin wet grain so it's liable to drag on for a long time yet!

 

[amberg]

Porch cam caught me with the hay man.

 

[ajschainsaws]

load of hay ready for the road

 

[Steve]

load of hay ready for the road


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Whats the advantage of large square bales over round bales? You Europeans seem to love them. I dont see any here widespread in the US.

 

[concretegrazer]

You can get more weight on a load.