Above 1200 Sq/FT Out on Quaker Road

[jollygreengiant]

Trailer tires are those maintenance item that gets to me with how little we use those tires and yet we are spending all that money to keep them in good shape for when we do pull the trailer. Luckily, I got only 6 of those type of tires now instead of the 468 trailer tires you have!

That's why I've started putting tire covers on mine when they are sitting around. It works for me since I only have 2 trailers and not 75 of them lol.

I’m going to have to walk around and count all the tires around here now

That sounds like a good job for the kiddos!

 

[82355]

Start irrigating yet?

Martin

 

[jblnut]

Start irrigating yet?

Martin

Yes. It finished its third pass this morning. We’ve been shooting for a little over an inch a week average putting down 0.6” at a time.

 

[82355]

No bridge updates?

I was hoping for pictures.

Any problems with the pivot yet?

Martin

 

[jblnut]

No bridge updates?

I was hoping for pictures.

Any problems with the pivot yet?

Martin

I have more pictures I’ll post later. No problems yet other than it getting stuck once so we’re going to lay the tracks down over the problem area once we fill the ruts in with rock.

 

[jblnut]

More pipe bridge pics apparently don’t exist yet so I’ll work on that

We hired a neighbor to swath our rye and he brought over the nicest looking 2320 swather I’ve ever seen. He modified the opening so it was around 1-1/2’ wider than normal to allow large swaths of downed rye to fall through without plugging. Look at that beauty!!


Once dry I began combining with a different neighbors 9500. He’ll be buying the straw and said he preferred having it from a conventional combine instead of from our rotary machine.


At the end of day one we were looking the 9500 over and saw the top limit blocks in the feeder house were blown out so we brought it to my place to do some repairs.


It’s okay, I have grinders and paint


Decided to plate it with some 1/4” steel to give it a little extra strength and turn it into a forever repair.


Meanwhile Pops decided to have a go at combining since that dang green machine couldn’t get it done


That lasted for about an hour until he tried to burn it to the ground. He got it put out before any real damage was caused. Seems the culprit was a bad bearing on the idler pulley that starts the rotor and all the inside the combine guts.

 

[XJSuperman]

So you shoulda left the red in the shed afterall...... funny how that works eh smartypants? (joke from previous phone messages). Im glad there wasn't too much damage. You're gonna need that machine in top shape here real soon.

I once met a family in Colorado that was buying a new Case 8240 combine in 2015 and they had a gorgeous 8820 Deere that they were going to keep specifically for straw purposes. The Case obviously ran circles around it but man that straw was really nice coming off the back of the 8820. That machine was so clean too. It really would have done well in a sale, but they were smart to keep it around for their operation.

 

[jblnut]

So you shoulda left the red in the shed afterall...... funny how that works eh smartypants? (joke from previous phone messages). Im glad there wasn't too much damage. You're gonna need that machine in top shape here real soon.

I once met a family in Colorado that was buying a new Case 8240 combine in 2015 and they had a gorgeous 8820 Deere that they were going to keep specifically for straw purposes. The Case obviously ran circles around it but man that straw was really nice coming off the back of the 8820. That machine was so clean too. It really would have done well in a sale, but they were smart to keep it around for their operation.

Better to have another combine lined up already and have ours break before soy/corn harvest than have beans ready and have it go down. We’re going I have the red guys come out and give it a very thorough look over to see what else it needs. I’m thinking we’ll end up pulling rotor and replacing rasp bars, elephant ears, cone and possibly lining auger beds. Not a bad way to spend $30k

That 8820 was king in small grains for a long time. It’d eat our 2388 for lunch in that rye no questions asked.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Not a bad way to spend $30k

That 8820 was king in small grains for a long time. It’d eat our 2388 for lunch in that rye no questions asked.

As a former JD Parts Manager...you're getting off easy

Always wild to witness the progression of equipment and the capacity jumps 8820-9600-9760STS-etc.

 

[82355]

Twenty plus years ago when I worked at a John Deere dealership, a customer brought in a really nice looking 8820 he bought on a farm sale. Told the mechanic to go through it, and fix everything that was wrong with it.

His repair bill was more than the purchase price. By the time the other mechanic was done disassembling it, you could stand in front of the machine, and look through it at the wall behind it.

I’m working on one of those flat land pivots today that does not want to stay running.



Martin

 

[Sifan]

teeth looking a little thin on the 9500

Help your neighbor spend his $$$

 

[jblnut]

teeth looking a little thin on the 9500

Help your neighbor spend his $$$

We identified a whole pile of sprockets and other wear items that need to be replaced before fall. Two years ago the internals of the feeder house, rock trap, cylinder and chopper were rebuilt. It does seem as if none of the sprockets or chains were paid any attention by how some of them look lol

 

[jblnut]

Straw bales !!


Swapped net wrap rolls and now they’re fuzzy in one side


I have never had to move a roll as much as I had to move this one. Someone must have been having an off day. Dang NH baler has to have one of the most complicated wrap systems on the market. It works very well when it wants to lol.


72 bales off of just shy of 12 acres. They weigh 910lbs average so around 5,400lbs/acre. These were 12’ swaths and barely fit under the tractor.

 

[jblnut]

Usually I’m a “built not bought” type but I absolutely bought this sweet iron rack and everything on it for a mere $320. Crazy.


We built a little platform for the seed tender to turn it into a portable platform scale. Since we’re selling the straw by the ton and we made three different sized bales we weighed a dozen of each of them to get an average and did the math. It actually worked very well !!


Four loads like this today with one left to go. 28 bales weighing just shy of 13 ton total barely made the 7630 sweat. I priced brand new 24’ steel deck 14 ton rated trailers today for funsies. $12,400 each. Yikes. Guess I can feel a lot better about fixing these two up a little bit !!

 

[Finallygotit]

Geeeez, farming sure ain't cheep!

 

[jblnut]

Geeeez, farming sure ain't cheep!

No but it sure is fun !!

Most days

 

[Sifan]

quite the deal on the iron rack!

and it's inside? really, what's up with that ... half the fun is digging through the pile with weeds to find the perfect piece

 

[jblnut]

quite the deal on the iron rack!

and it's inside? really, what's up with that ... half the fun is digging through the pile with weeds to find the perfect piece

It was all inside and I figured I could buck the norm

I have a nice selection of pre-rusted iron around here as well !! The collection goes all the way to the stacking slab and is hidden by grass and weeds

 

[jollygreengiant]

Why did you guys swath the rye and not just straight cut it?

 

[jblnut]

Why did you guys swath the rye and not just straight cut it?

Unofficially because we were bored and looking for something to do.

Less unofficially if we don’t swath it it never seems to get the grain dry. The elevator we bring it to doesn’t want it above 13.5% and during some sample checks it was around 18% while it was still standing and not getting dryer. We combined it around 15% and put it in our bin dryer and put air to it with the stirrator running to mix and blend it all together. After about a week it’s below 13.5% and will be hauled out sometime next week.

Plus in places it was downed so badly that we didn’t think our header would pick it up. The guy we hired to swath it had the perfect setup to swath it. He had some extra long fingers on his guards that lifted the downed stuff up so the sickle could cut it as if it were standing. That alone gained us more in grain and straw than we paid him to swath it.

Boom. Another novel of a reply

 

[Seagoon]

Unofficially because we were bored and looking for something to do.

Less unofficially if we don’t swath it it never seems to get the grain dry. The elevator we bring it to doesn’t want it above 13.5% and during some sample checks it was around 18% while it was still standing and not getting dryer. We combined it around 15% and put it in our bin dryer and put air to it with the stirrator running to mix and blend it all together. After about a week it’s below 13.5% and will be hauled out sometime next week.

Plus in places it was downed so badly that we didn’t think our header would pick it up. The guy we hired to swath it had the perfect setup to swath it. He had some extra long fingers on his guards that lifted the downed stuff up so the sickle could cut it as if it were standing. That alone gained us more in grain and straw than we paid him to swath it.

Boom. Another novel of a reply

But that is just what we want. I come from a farming background but have never farmed myself so to find out the reasons for doing certain things certain ways is hugely interesting. Thanks.

 

[jblnut]

when that sweet corn is ready for harvest, feel free to drop some off for me (I'm just down the road in St. Cloud)

It’s looking dang close !! Ear #1 is about to be devoured !!

 

[STClurker]

looking good, just a bit of butter and I'd make quick work of that

how do you like to cook yours?

 

[cvairwerks]

looking good, just a bit of butter and I'd make quick work of that

how do you like to cook yours?

Microwave them in the shuck and then peel and butter and salt.....

 

[cvairwerks]

BTW....The process is clip the tassel end back a bit, then clip the stub end real short. Submerge in water for a few minutes, then remove and microwave for about 3 minutes, roll them 180 degrees and another 3 minutes in the microwave. When you pull them out and get ready to shuck them, understand that you will get live steam out of the husks, so PPE accordingly... Adjust microwave times based on your doneness preferences

 

[jblnut]

looking good, just a bit of butter and I'd make quick work of that

how do you like to cook yours?

We do a mix of cutting off the cob and cooking before freezing and freezing it on the cobs.

Microwave them in the shuck and then peel and butter and salt.....

BTW....The process is clip the tassel end back a bit, then clip the stub end real short. Submerge in water for a few minutes, then remove and microwave for about 3 minutes, roll them 180 degrees and another 3 minutes in the microwave. When you pull them out and get ready to shuck them, understand that you will get live steam out of the husks, so PPE accordingly... Adjust microwave times based on your doneness preferences

Naw, just cut the **** end off a bit and toss an ear in the microwave for 3-4 minutes, 5-6 minutes for two. When done cut enough off the **** end so the cob will slide out easily. Or you can save time and just eat it raw. Fresh sweet corn doesn’t need to be cooked to taste amazing. I had a couple ears last night whilst picking this stuff and

 

[82355]

I was mowing off the early patch this morning, and I ate an ear for breakfast while driving the shredder tractor.

Cooking it always seems like a waste of time to me!

Martin

 

[STClurker]

I should answer my own question actually, the preferred method for us is: soak in water (husk and all) for an hour then put right on the grill for 10 min on both sides. Not the quickest I'll admit, but it's tasty.

 

[Firstram]

I should answer my own question actually, the preferred method for us is: soak in water (husk and all) for an hour then put right on the grill for 10 min on both sides. Not the quickest I'll admit, but it's tasty.

This all day long, I love grilled corn on the cob!

 

[pima67]

I used to grow a few stalks in my garden up north. Mostly picked and eat them on site -- never made it to the kitchen. Also liked munching on peas and green beans alfresco.

 

[Boostingaz]

The kids like a Mexican street corn style.

Cut it off the Cobb. Throw it on the Blackstone or cast iron pan on the stove and grill the corn. Put it in a bowl and and mayo, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste.....yum.

 

[Bob Heine]

As a lazy old man, I boil corn in a tall skinny pot and throw some butter in the pot. When I pull the corn out it's evenly buttered and ready to eat. The old man part means it's unsalted butter and no (OK maybe a pinch) salt in the water. I'm getting so used to unsalted food, anything from a restaurant or packaged from a store tastes terrible.

 

[Firstram]

As a lazy old man, I boil corn in a tall skinny pot and throw some butter in the pot. When I pull the corn out it's evenly buttered and ready to eat. The old man part means it's unsalted butter and no (OK maybe a pinch) salt in the water. I'm getting so used to unsalted food, anything from a restaurant or packaged from a store tastes terrible.

I have never liked salt, I’ll even order unsalted fries when I can! It’s really surprising how much salt is in everything we eat!

 

[Sifan]

Ordering unsalted fries, you get them hot from the fryer!

 

[jollygreengiant]

Guess I'm the odd man out, I don't put anything on my corn. Just cut it right off the cob and eat. Good tasting sweet corn shouldn't need anything else added to it.

 

[madison069]

I'll eat corn in lots of different ways, it's not about covering a bad flavored corn but just more about difference in flavor.

I've done the eating right off the stalk, grilled, microwaved, buttered, salted, parmesan cheese mixed with butter, Italian dressing powder with parmesan cheese and butter mixture, elote style, creamed corn, fried corn, boiled corn, steamed corn, bbq corn, smoked corn, fajita seasoned corn, garlic butter corn, and so on.

Starting to sound like Bubba from Forrest Gump regarding corn....


By the way, how's the trailer tire counting going?

 

[Firstram]

I'll eat corn in lots of different ways, it's not about covering a bad flavored corn but just more about difference in flavor.

I've done the eating right off the stalk, grilled, microwaved, buttered, salted, parmesan cheese mixed with butter, Italian dressing powder with parmesan cheese and butter mixture, elote style, creamed corn, fried corn, boiled corn, steamed corn, bbq corn, smoked corn, fajita seasoned corn, garlic butter corn, and so on.

Starting to sound like Bubba from Forrest Gump regarding corn....


By the way, how's the trailer tire counting going?

How could you not mention cornbread with sweet corn and jalapeños ?

 

[madison069]

How could you not mention cornbread with sweet corn and jalapeños ?

I was keeping the list as corn that's the main ingredients and was seasoned or cooked differently, but if you want to go that route then that could open up a flood gate of food that will make you fat as you're reading it.

I'm a cornbread fan living in a Hunky/Italian food eating territory, so I rarely see cornbread these days unless I make it.

 

[Firstram]

I was keeping the list as corn that's the main ingredients and was seasoned or cooked differently, but if you want to go that route then that could open up a flood gate of food that will make you fat as you're reading it.

I'm a cornbread fan living in a Hunky/Italian food eating territory, so I rarely see cornbread these days unless I make it.

Ok then, how could you not mention polenta?

 

[madison069]

Ok then, how could you not mention polenta?

Cause I prefer grit and don't eat polenta. I'm a relocated southern!