We survived July 4 w/o incident

[Mobuck]

only to take a high risk trip on July 5. Everyone needs some excitement in life correct???
Even though I thought it wasn't a good idea, older Son and I drove to Newton Iowa yesterday to pick up a different combine header. Traffic was at least as bad as I was expecting and every bit as sketchy.
We left my place at crack of dawn so missed a lot of traffic but the return was a bugger. I'd taken 3 spare tires but unfortunately had to change two within the first 20 miles and the third turned out to not fit properly.
Then there was the 35 miles on a 4 lane @ 40 MPH--that raised the pucker factor by 10X. I don't think some of the passing vehicles missed the back of the load by more than a few inches.
Total length of pickup and header was 48-50' and width was a bit over 11'. At one point, another pickup pulling a 30' hay trailer was behind us on a narrow windy stretch with no place to pull over to let the cars pass and that backed up traffic for quite a distance. ANYHOO, we made it home, moved combine to a wheat field, got the new to us header hooked up, and started wheat harvest--just before a thunderstorm hit.
Oh well, at least we know it works. Just another day in the life of Mobuck.

 

[s4s4u]

Sounds like Murphy was on that ride with you. Glad you made it!

 

[nekvermont]

"Just another day in the life of Mobuck".

I think I've said it before, that should be the title of a book you write someday. I don't read books but I'd probably read yours.

 

[contender]

"But,, but,, but farmers have it easy. All they do is plant stuff & harvest it!"

Something I always remember a stupid woman said long ago. She was SO clueless!

 

[Mobuck]

Turns out the high stress quicky trip was wasted. Due to recent rains and high humidity, both the ground and the wheat are too wet to continue harvest. We're going to try to cut some high ground and at least make a little progress today but humidity, temps, and lack of wind aren't helping.
As Mom used to say: Mother Nature isn't kind.

 

[blume357]

I have to admit it, I can't even imagine doing all that work at 'our' age. I laid 8 concrete block in a hole in a wall where a window had been and stuccoed over them and was done in for the day.

 

[Mobuck]

Some days are pretty tough and the heat and humidity make it worse. My contribution to harvest is operating the grain cart, managing the truck(s) hauling, and generally watching the entire operation looking for possible SNAFU items--sort of the hitch pin that holds the chain together.
The grain cart is approximately the size of a small house so it's equipped with 2 remote cameras allowing me to actually see behind the cart and in the semi-truck that I'm loading.