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[jakethesnake]

Pics Jake

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It’s always amazed me that other places cut the soybeans first. How much you gotta pick?

 

[hoskvarna]

It’s always amazed me that other places cut the soybeans first. How much you gotta pick?

600 bushels ear corn then finish combing
New Idea 2 row picker
Neighbor give it to me. Said if works its yours, if it doesn’t work its yours
Been using it 4yrs now


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[jakethesnake]

The first pic the rod looked white, that's why I suspected the 7014. Looks like you did a good repair.

Those rods are white but they’re 6011. I don’t know my rods too well but I know who to ask if I run into a planned project. This one I was pretty aggravated and wanted to get going That whole floor was replaced a couple seasons ago. Hasn’t held up well.
I’ve been doing a lot of work to that head and I’m just not happy with it. I’m sure it’s just wear and tear but had an older 920 head that was pretty indestructible. Floated nice. This one wants to be an arsehole. Lol. Got a reel cylinder failure today. Just never ending

 

[jakethesnake]

600 bushels ear corn then finish combing
New Idea 2 row picker
Neighbor give it to me. Said if works its yours, if it doesn’t work its yours
Been using it 4yrs now


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Do you cultivate your beans and corn? Noticed they were clean as a pin

 

[hoskvarna]

Do you cultivate your beans and corn? Noticed they were clean as a pin

Nope
Premerge


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[jakethesnake]

Nope
Premerge


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I can’t seem to keep them held back over here.

 

[hoskvarna]

Dad stacking bean straw

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[JimBear]

Dad stacking bean straw

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What are you going to do with that. I haven’t seen a stack around here in years.

 

[JimBear]

We are on the last bit of beans, between my dad & brother they had around 1800 acres. Hopefully we can finish up the last 150 or so acres tomorrow.

This was them on the last couple passes this morning. 9770 & 9570

 

[JimBear]

My son said he was starting to pull anhydrous up around Boone. I expect there will be some getting antsy around here & wanting to start. Soil temp was 41* four days ago & 47* yesterday, I expect it to be up above 50* by tomorrow night after the windy dry 80* days. Hopefully we get the guessed at rain Sunday night thru Monday night.

 

[hoskvarna]

What are you going to do with that. I haven’t seen a stack around here in years.

Bedding for calves when they get weaned next month


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[jakethesnake]

Bedding for calves when they get weaned next month


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You have milk cows or beef? I’ve fed those bean stubble to beef on a tough hay year. Wouldn’t say they love it but it kept them in good looking shape

 

[hoskvarna]

You have milk cows or beef? I’ve fed those bean stubble to beef on a tough hay year. Wouldn’t say they love it but it kept them in good looking shape

Beef cows
Surprisingly they eat a lot of it


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[jakethesnake]

Beef cows
Surprisingly they eat a lot of it


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Yeah I believe it. I usually have plenty of hay but there’s been a few real dry years. It got me by. I probably posted pictures here some time or other.

 

[hoskvarna]

Pics picking. Lol

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[Steve]

Pics picking. Lol

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What do you do with the picked corn?

 

[hoskvarna]

What do you do with the picked corn?

Grind and feed to weaned calves and give cows some all winter to help keep them in condition


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[Steve]

Grind and feed to weaned calves and give cows some all winter to help keep them in condition


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Is the cob a filler or is there a special mineral in it?

 

[JimBear]

Pics picking. Lol

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Those are pretty nice to have, there are a couple of those over here, my neighbor to the south has a 3 row Deere. I used to pick a lot of corn with it when I was in high school.

 

[JimBear]

Well, we had to endure a brief rain delay in the bottom of the 5th but got to going about an hour or so later only to be delayed in the top of the 9th as we were closing in on the win. A crossing was blown out in the very back going to about a 4 acre piece. Pheasants 4 ever offered up $500 to just leave them. It’s not really worth the trip back over to run them but it’s not my call.