The Official Farming Thread...

[Bill G]

When me and my wife first got together I was working a field behind the house after dark and she said it looked like I was throwing fire crackers off the back of the tractor

I remember when during my Senior year of school we took an FFA trip a few hours north. I was amazed at how every field had rock/stone piles in every corner. The tractors had rock boxes on them........with rocks in them.
Here it is clay and sand

 

[Bill G]

Got a chicken hen sitting on 8 eggs right now. According to math they should hatch out Friday. I wrote the date on the eggs so I didn’t confuse and pick up the wrong ones

Have you had good luck with hens hatching them?

 

[jakethesnake]

Have you had good luck with hens hatching them?

Yeah usually works out better than an incubator

Just have to have a hen that is serious about it and it’ll work. This time could be a total failure but have had good luck in the past

 

[Bill G]

We never tried letting the hens set on them............well I guess one son did One of his chores was collecting eggs. My wife was asking him why he was bringing up so few eggs. He said "that is all there is Mom"...... This went on awhile and I went down to look. OHHH my Lord the nests were full and the old hens was setting on them. I brought a partial 5 gallon bucket up and said "honey then hens got busy and laid a few last night"

Funny thing is, that son is now the chicken guy at the feed research farm here. I am going to josh him about it tomorrow.

 

[jblnut]

Time to deliver some seed corn in the trusty ol’ delivery rig. I’ll use the big truck for larger orders but most things sub-24 bags I’ll toss in the van. Gotta exercise the “Country” side of the “Town and Country” once in a while

 

[jakethesnake]

Time to deliver some seed corn in the trusty ol’ delivery rig. I’ll use the big truck for larger orders but most things sub-24 bags I’ll toss in the van. Gotta exercise the “Country” side of the “Town and Country” once in a while
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I like it

 

[Bill G]

People may laugh at those vans but I loved them. My trusty ole Ford Ranger locked itself in 4th gear on the way to work one morning. I made it through the day and the next morning pulled it in the shop to see about dropping the tranny. After surveying the difficulty of getting to the upper bolts I decided to go a different direction. My wife, I, and the kids drove to the Ford dealer and bought a 2002 Windstar. I then used our Cougar to drive to work and she took the van. A couple years later a woman at work backed into the Cougar and mashed the right side. I still drove it but it was getting rough. We have a GSA auto auction here where the government auctions their vehicles. Many have low miles. They had a good supply of Dodge Caravans so I bought a 2002 there. My wife drove it and I drove the Windstar. At the same time my father in-law had several. He would buy his wife one and when it was getting worn replace it and drive the old one. I then went to the auction and bought a 2010 Caravan. My wife drove it and I drove the 2002. I will say that the 2002 Caravan was the most comfortable vehicle to drive I ever had. We ended up with another one that my middle son drove. At one point we had a driveway full of (4) minivans. The Caravan I drove had a head gasket leak but I just kept coolant in it. The Windstar sat and the fuel lines got bad but still ran. The other 2002 Caravan developed front end issues. The 2010 honestly what the turd of the group. The local county fair has what they call "Night of Destruction". The entire night is multiple ways to destroy vehicles. That includes combines and school buses. My son and his buddy took a couple of the vans and ran them in the Figure 8 van race. They call it a race but it is a demo. The last one running wins. Redneck fun .

 

[JimBear]

We’ve spent the last few days putting new blades and a few other bits in the finishing disc. Third set in 20yrs. Our ground eats iron.
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Mostly done finally. Need to tighten the gangs and pay attention to a few leaky hoses and two weeping cylinders.
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I ordered a 1” to #5 spline adapter so I can build a LARGE breaker bar to properly tightening these gangs. Also have a few spline sockets coming. Being able to put a 10-12’ pipe on the big breaker bar is going to be a lot better than doing the same with a 48” pipe wrench and hoping it doesn’t slip off
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That was a pricey overhaul.

We just did my brothers disc, new blades , bearings & two shafts. It was a Royal PIA.

We used the 1” Milwaukee impact to snug up those gang nuts.

 

[JimBear]

So anyone planting yet......

There are several fellas planting here.

I believe Chase wants to start Saturday, I think my brother will likely start then also.

They are still slinging fertilizer.

 

[jakethesnake]

Tore my mud flap off. Gotta find one of those now

 

[Bill G]

My feeble thought of the day............

 

[jakethesnake]

My feeble thought of the day............

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It’s when you shake hands with one of those people and feels like you’re shaking a limp dink…

Somewhere the art of a firm but not hand crushing shake is becoming a lost art.

 

[JimBear]

Sounds like the circus will be kicking off after dinner for me.

 

[Wilhelm]

 

[Bill G]

It’s when you shake hands with one of those people and feels like you’re shaking a limp dink…

Somewhere the art of a firm but not hand crushing shake is becoming a lost art.

Last weekend I had a guy drop off some equipment. In conversation he said he was a retired Navy Seabee of 23 years. When the deal was done I shook his hand and it was unbelievable. It was like you described a limp dink. Then a few days later he came back with some stuff and when I shook his hand it was the same. The first time he was here his wife was with him and he was quite condescending to her. A big strong guy ......nope

 

[jakethesnake]

Last weekend I had a guy drop off some equipment. In conversation he said he was a retired Navy Seabee of 23 years. When the deal was done I shook his hand and it was unbelievable. It was like you described a limp dink. Then a few days later he came back with some stuff and when i shook his hand it was the same. The first time he was here his wife was with him and he was quite condescending to her. A big strong guy ......nope

Maybe their fathers never showed them what a firm handshake was or should be. I’m bewildered by it. It’s not like I took a class on it. Just learned

 

[Bill G]

Maybe their fathers never showed them what a firm handshake was or should be. I’m bewildered by it. It’s not like I took a class on it. Just learned

In May 2023 my last uncle passed away. We knew it would be a small gathering as he had outlived all his friends. There were only about 15 people there. We only had 5 pallbearers and Virgil was a BIG boy. It was my brother, myself, two of my sons, and my nephew. My oldest son and I took one side as I figured we were the two best suited for it. We got the casket in the hearse but it was a bit tough. The funeral director had arranged for a cart to move it to the grave because he knew it would be a disaster without one. After the graveside service a gentleman I had not seen in close to 45 years came up and introduced himself. When we shook hands I thought he was going to break my hand. I will say unequivocally it was the firmest handshake I had ever experienced. The man was about 77 years old and had the grip of a bear. I thought daymn we needed you as a pallbearer.