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bjrogg:
Yes we are shop people. It’s been passed through generations. We maintain our equipment the best we can. Much of it is very seasonal and when you need it to work, you need it to work. Next week isn’t going to be good enough. Down time is very expensive when you have a crop to bring in.
Here’s our 1985 Kenworth. My favorite of our trucks. We have a 1991 Mac and a 1995 Mac. Our newest truck is 2005 IH
I’m working on the planter again today and hoping to actually put some seed in it and test it out. That might be a little optimistic though.
Buckskinner we really aren’t that big for our neighborhood. We were up to about 2,200 acres before we sold land and my brother got out. Since then we have also had landlords pass and the next generation sold . We weren’t in a position to buy.
We planted more grain when we had more cattle and land.
Now we plant around 440 acres of beets. 470 acres of white wheat. 70 acres of corn. 50 acres of soybeans mostly on sugar beet fields headlands and wedge rows. 10 acres of rye for cover crop seed. About 500 acres of edible beans.
My son has about 200 head of cattle and farms about 300 acres. We work together planting and harvesting. He grows about 40 acres white wheat. 40 acres of edible beans. 30 acres of hay and the rest is corn
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
1985 Kenworth
chamookman:
What Transmission is in the K Whopper ? I drove Big Trucks for a living - Bob.
bjrogg:
A Eaton 13 speed Bob. She spent the first part of her life fueling planes at Metro airport. 400 hp Cat 3406. She’s a nice truck. I use to transfer sugar beets from the piling grounds to the factories. Ran doubles. Before her I had a IH cab over with a 400 Cumins. I couldn’t believe how much nicer this KW rode. She only had about 70,000 miles when we bought her. Spend a lot of time pumping fuel though.
I didn’t actually put seed in the planter, but I think I have everything ready to give it a try. I put the meters on the hoppers and put the hoppers on the planter. I removed the rest of old wiring harness we don’t need and I tidied up and secured to the harness’s, hoses and air lines trying to make sure they were safe for folding and unfolding and also operations. Then it was time to get to Ash Wednesday mass.
I’m pretty sure it’s going to work now, but I really want to run some seed through her to see if all the systems work.
I have a couple meetings this morning. Still hoping to try her out today if possible, but I get my plans changed all the time so won’t know till it happens.
Bjrogg
Marc St Louis:
Yes March and -24C last night and +9C with rain on Sunday. Weather like a Yo-Yo.
I can remember 30 years ago getting weeks of -40C to -45C in Feb. and having to get up to go feed the cows. That was a bit brutal. Don't miss those days
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