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Tag Archives: CIH 8250 combine
Clean up has begun
Monday, October 28, 2019 We finished harvest last Thursday evening. Brandon used all of Friday to take the combines and headers out to the field behind the shop to blow off the trash and loose dirt. He used a leaf … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, Harvest
Tagged CIH 8250 combine, JD S780 combine, post-harvest cleaning
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Back to corn
Saturday, September 28, 2019 On Thursday evening, we ran out of May-planted soybeans. The ones planted in early June are just too wet yet for harvest. Looks like we can return to some next week. In the meantime, we are … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, Harvest, News
Tagged CIH 8250 combine, Demco 1350 grain cart, JD 712FC corn head, JD S780 combine
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Good soybean days
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 The weather has been quite favorable this week for the harvesting of soybeans. Although the morning dew delays the day’s start until almost noon, the work of the day has gone relatively smooth. You can tell … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, Harvest, News
Tagged CIH 8250 combine, disk corn stalks, JD Gator, JD S780 combine, Plat wheat
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It begins…
Saturday, September 21, 2019 #harvest19 has started. We went to the corn field on Thursday. The corn was wetter than we would like, but we had to bring some in to fill our September sales contracts. The grain was also quite … Continue reading
Harvest prep begins
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Beginning on Monday, we started prepping the combines for fall harvest. We had to remove some parts from the internal workings of the JD S780 combine (concave filler plates and separator grate covers), and switch out … Continue reading
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Tagged CIH 8250 combine, JD 712FC corn head, JD S780 combine, MacDon FD75 header
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Wheat in the rear-view mirror
Thursday, June 27, 2019 Late last night, we completed our harvest of our 2019 wheat crop. As we were working after dark at our Crook farm, you could see flashes of lightning all around. I wondered if we would get … Continue reading
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Tagged "Laid By", CIH 8250 combine, drops for sprayer boom, JD S780 combine, wheat harvest
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Rainy Saturday
June 15, 2019 Yes, we are having a light rain today, and occasionally some thunder. We had planned to begin wheat harvest today. We tried it on Wednesday, but the grain was too wet. Since then, the weather has been … Continue reading