Re: This is gonna hurt
[Re: Pawnee]
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08/15/19 12:13 AM
08/15/19 12:13 AM
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Sharon
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"American Honey"
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My goodness, that storm approaching shot is tremendous, Pawnee ! Trying to imagine it in living colour, actually standing there ...you all work so hard, and endure so much .
You deserve all the best in your success through these turbulent times. Thanks Sharon. Us farmers love to complain:) if I was a banker I’d be complaining about low interest rates. Lol You all work hard and deserve good returns for all you do. Farmers, ranchers, honeybees make the world go 'round. Complaining is justified !
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Re: This is gonna hurt
[Re: Pawnee]
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08/15/19 12:26 AM
08/15/19 12:26 AM
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bacatrapper
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God will let you know what you deserve most of the time, its alot less than you might think.
The lower Ark valley got it backside wiped last night, granada to syracuse. The corn and milo looked good too.
Now not so much. Good deal for the green chop boys.
Tomorrow is meant to be 100. it will stink to high heaven.
Last edited by bacatrapper; 08/15/19 12:28 AM.
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Re: This is gonna hurt
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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08/15/19 08:06 AM
08/15/19 08:06 AM
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Pawnee
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Yes Bob we do. We run Claas 960 chopper with 10 row head. It will eat the downed corn. Since the corn is tangled it doesn’t feed as smooth and some corn will come in sideways. When it enters the knife drum sideways it’s not chopped uniformly. Makes ugly silage. The worst part about it is operator fatigue. It really messes with your head as you travel through the field. After a 12-14 hour day I’m ready to be off of it. Silage harvesting is my most stressful time of the year. Lots of things going on in the cab, and lots of heavy trucks on long runs to the pile. Combined my drivers will haul 1,200-1,500 loads and travel about 12,000 miles in a 3 week time. 90% of the time on narrow dirt/sand roads. Truck drivers just got my speech last week. No rolling stops at stop signs, Slow to 35mph when meeting any vehicle on dirt roads, Yield to the loaded truck, and stay off the dang phone!! I pray every morning for a safe day, and give thanks every night when The last truck is parked.
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: This is gonna hurt
[Re: Pawnee]
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08/16/19 11:08 AM
08/16/19 11:08 AM
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bacatrapper
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Howd you fair thru the storm brad?
We had a real banger 2 nites ago, it hailed again, and missed our milo by a half mile. We did get 3" of rain, so we might get a crop yet.
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