Lined up at construction south of Hoback Junction.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday July 23rd - Loaded all the equipment up and did nothing else of any importance.
Thursday July 24th - Went to the rodeo in Cheyenne for the day. It was the largest outdoor rodeo in the country. Loaded up the last machine before dark. Ready to leave in the morning for Idaho.
Friday July 25th - Left at 6:30. We were driving four oversized loads, three combines and the 53ft with two grain carts. The farmer in Idaho supplies tractors for the carts so we left our tractor behind in Kimball. We drove four hundred miles to Boulder Wyoming. Arrived there at about 4 o clock. I kept a log book for the first time in my life, and also went through of scales for the first time. The drive was awesome, pulling a load 14ft wide, 14ft high and 100ft long through the mountains is really sweet. I tried to take some pictures but they don’t really do God’s awesome creation any justice. Stayed at a campground in Boulder for the night. Just a side note, the town of Boulder had 75 residents.
Saturday July 26th - Left at six for Rexburg Idaho. Okay, if I made the mountains of yesterday seem really neat, take that neatness and times it by about 5. We drove right through the Rocky Mountains. We followed the Snake River through the mountains into Hoback Junction and then into Alpine Junction at the Wyoming-Idaho state line. Hoback Junction is just south of Jackson Hole. I can’t really describe who awesome it was. I will try and put some photos up for ya though.
Anyways we arrived in Rexburg at about 11 am. O one more thing. In Idaho all loads over 12 ft wide must have a escort vehicle so for the last hundred miles we had two escort vehicles in front of two of the combines and for the third we made one the pickups pulling the house trailer a escort vehicle.
Thursday July 24th - Went to the rodeo in Cheyenne for the day. It was the largest outdoor rodeo in the country. Loaded up the last machine before dark. Ready to leave in the morning for Idaho.
Friday July 25th - Left at 6:30. We were driving four oversized loads, three combines and the 53ft with two grain carts. The farmer in Idaho supplies tractors for the carts so we left our tractor behind in Kimball. We drove four hundred miles to Boulder Wyoming. Arrived there at about 4 o clock. I kept a log book for the first time in my life, and also went through of scales for the first time. The drive was awesome, pulling a load 14ft wide, 14ft high and 100ft long through the mountains is really sweet. I tried to take some pictures but they don’t really do God’s awesome creation any justice. Stayed at a campground in Boulder for the night. Just a side note, the town of Boulder had 75 residents.
Saturday July 26th - Left at six for Rexburg Idaho. Okay, if I made the mountains of yesterday seem really neat, take that neatness and times it by about 5. We drove right through the Rocky Mountains. We followed the Snake River through the mountains into Hoback Junction and then into Alpine Junction at the Wyoming-Idaho state line. Hoback Junction is just south of Jackson Hole. I can’t really describe who awesome it was. I will try and put some photos up for ya though.
Anyways we arrived in Rexburg at about 11 am. O one more thing. In Idaho all loads over 12 ft wide must have a escort vehicle so for the last hundred miles we had two escort vehicles in front of two of the combines and for the third we made one the pickups pulling the house trailer a escort vehicle.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Here is some more pictures
This is an interesting sprayer I ran across.
A view of the valley we were cutting in.
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roading the equipment
This one is for you farmers who know your test weights. Check it out.
I am guessing that it was 700-800 ft tall, all solid rock.
This is an interesting sprayer I ran across.
A view of the valley we were cutting in.
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roading the equipment
This one is for you farmers who know your test weights. Check it out.
These are some pics of our Sunday hike at some state park that I nolonger remeber the name of.
I am guessing that it was 700-800 ft tall, all solid rock.
Us guys on top of the mountain. Left to right. Me, Doug Metzler, Clark Oberholtzer, Chad Kline, and Randell Martin.
Here is a short clip of the setup that we were using to put the wheat in the farmers bins. Eight inch augers, took about 30 min to unload a truck.
Wednesday July 16th - Today we started to bin some wheat. A very slow process but luckily I get the internet there. Don’t remember much else because I am writing this on Saturday.
Thursday July 17th - Went to Cabalas in Sidney (the first every store they had) , and also to Wal-Mart in the morning. Outfitted ourselves with weapons, the kind that only go 250 ft per second. Started cutting at 1 pm and worked fairly late.
Friday July 18th - Started cutting right away and ran all day binning most of it.
Saturday July 19th - Started right away again and only had to bin a load and then the rest went to the elevator. Started hauling into Pine Bluff, a place were the Indians used to run buffalo off the cliff. Worked all day.
Sunday July 20th - Went to a Methodist church and went to the park for the rest of the day.
Monday July 21st - Worked hard all day in an attempt to finish up in Kimball before the rain came. Turns out we got done and the rain was about 2 miles to our north in the evening. Glad to be done.
Tuesday July 22nd - Washed all the trucks and pickups and goofed off the rest of the day.
Thursday July 17th - Went to Cabalas in Sidney (the first every store they had) , and also to Wal-Mart in the morning. Outfitted ourselves with weapons, the kind that only go 250 ft per second. Started cutting at 1 pm and worked fairly late.
Friday July 18th - Started cutting right away and ran all day binning most of it.
Saturday July 19th - Started right away again and only had to bin a load and then the rest went to the elevator. Started hauling into Pine Bluff, a place were the Indians used to run buffalo off the cliff. Worked all day.
Sunday July 20th - Went to a Methodist church and went to the park for the rest of the day.
Monday July 21st - Worked hard all day in an attempt to finish up in Kimball before the rain came. Turns out we got done and the rain was about 2 miles to our north in the evening. Glad to be done.
Tuesday July 22nd - Washed all the trucks and pickups and goofed off the rest of the day.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Thursday July 10th - Got some wifi in the morning and then started cutting after lunch. Cut till 8 when we ran out of wheat again. Got to cut more acres then I thought we would.
Friday July 11th - Started cutting at about 1 pm. Was very hot, over 100, and windy. The wheat tested 15.5 at 11 am and by 1 pm it was down to 11 percent and by the end of the day it was under ten by a good bit. Cut till 11 pm in very good wheat. 50-60 bu. That was running 62 to 65 test weight.
Saturday July 12th - Started cutting right away in the morning and cut till early evening. At about 3 pm I got sent to haul for Eyster Harvesting. They had one of there four machines working by its self and only one truck so the combine would have to wait. So we were loading on the go since there was no grain cart. And our radio channels didn’t match up so I was on my own as to were to drive. Worked till ten for them.
Sunday July 13th - Went to a Methodist Church in morning. Did whatever in the afternoon and then in the evening we hung out with another harvest crew. The local movie theater let us rent the theater out for twenty bucks as long as we provided the movie. So us and several other crews watched a movie in style till about midnight. Much better then having 9 guys inside the crew trailer using a 13 inch tv.
Monday July 14th - Up a 5 to start loading for the move to Kimball Nebraska. Left at about 8:30. It was over 100 miles into the dry and empty Nebraska. I turned right around and went back to Holyoke to get the grain cart. Got back and they were already cutting so started haulin wheat. It is 20-25 miles to the elevator. Put over 500 miles on the truck today. Worked till midnight.
Tuesday July 15th - Up and at it at 7. Finished a 640 acre field that we started last night and roaded the combines several miles to the next field. We are out in the middle of nothing, just fields and more fields in between the big humps of rock. The combine guys were complaining cause they had to cut on hillsides and around rocks. Kansas spoiled everybody. It is nice for a change of scenery though and it makes driving truck fun on the dirt roads. We just have to make sure we don’t fall off the edge of the roads. They are all built up and if a truck got off the edge it would roll and make a royal mess, so passing on some of the smaller roads is a little tricky. The general rule of thumb is that the loaded truck has the right of way, so if your empty you make way for the loaded guy because some of the shoulders can be soft.
We cut till midnight.
Friday July 11th - Started cutting at about 1 pm. Was very hot, over 100, and windy. The wheat tested 15.5 at 11 am and by 1 pm it was down to 11 percent and by the end of the day it was under ten by a good bit. Cut till 11 pm in very good wheat. 50-60 bu. That was running 62 to 65 test weight.
Saturday July 12th - Started cutting right away in the morning and cut till early evening. At about 3 pm I got sent to haul for Eyster Harvesting. They had one of there four machines working by its self and only one truck so the combine would have to wait. So we were loading on the go since there was no grain cart. And our radio channels didn’t match up so I was on my own as to were to drive. Worked till ten for them.
Sunday July 13th - Went to a Methodist Church in morning. Did whatever in the afternoon and then in the evening we hung out with another harvest crew. The local movie theater let us rent the theater out for twenty bucks as long as we provided the movie. So us and several other crews watched a movie in style till about midnight. Much better then having 9 guys inside the crew trailer using a 13 inch tv.
Monday July 14th - Up a 5 to start loading for the move to Kimball Nebraska. Left at about 8:30. It was over 100 miles into the dry and empty Nebraska. I turned right around and went back to Holyoke to get the grain cart. Got back and they were already cutting so started haulin wheat. It is 20-25 miles to the elevator. Put over 500 miles on the truck today. Worked till midnight.
Tuesday July 15th - Up and at it at 7. Finished a 640 acre field that we started last night and roaded the combines several miles to the next field. We are out in the middle of nothing, just fields and more fields in between the big humps of rock. The combine guys were complaining cause they had to cut on hillsides and around rocks. Kansas spoiled everybody. It is nice for a change of scenery though and it makes driving truck fun on the dirt roads. We just have to make sure we don’t fall off the edge of the roads. They are all built up and if a truck got off the edge it would roll and make a royal mess, so passing on some of the smaller roads is a little tricky. The general rule of thumb is that the loaded truck has the right of way, so if your empty you make way for the loaded guy because some of the shoulders can be soft.
We cut till midnight.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday July 2nd - Left for Burlington CO in the morning, about a 130 miles. Set up the house trailers and then Chad and I headed back to Leoti for the grain cart and tractor.
Thursday July 3rd - Had some free time in the morning and then worked on the equipment in the afternoon. Set the combines in town with the for hire sign in the window. We are out of work till our next job is ready in Holyoke CO.
Friday July 4th - We are staying about a half mile from my brother in laws brothers (Kraig and Janette Weaver) place here in Burlington. Kraig had went on harvest with Eric back in the 90s. Kraig took us prairie dog hunting in the morning. A ton of fun, shot two boxes of shells through the .243 cal rifle. We were shooting at them up to 300 yds away. If we go again I will try and get an video. Went swimming in the afternoon with the Slagell guys. Had a cookout at the Weavers place and then watched fire works in town. Went back to Kraigs place and threw a flaming toilet roll around. Soak a roll of toilet paper in gas and then light and throw around in the dark. It looks really neat and doesn’t hurt if you don’t hang onto it for very long.
Saturday July 5th - Found some work. Cut about 350 acres for a local farmer. Took all day because we had to unload everything and we didn’t get an earily start.
Sunday July 6th - Went to the Weavers church in town. Went swimming and prairie dog hunting the rest of the day till we got rained out.
Tuesday July 8th - Got to cutting by noon and cut to about 8 when we ran out of ripe wheat to cut. We cut a field that averaged 54 bu an acre with test weight of about 62.5 which is pretty good for dry land wheat out here. There are some decent sized elevators out here. Nothing like Hutch but better then most.
Monday July 7th - Loaded everything up and decided to leave for Holyoke Colorado. Was a 90 mile trip so we got everything unloaded by supper.
Wednesday July 9th - Looked at some wheat in the morning and then tried to cut some in the afternoon but was still to wet. It would be nice to be able to have some stuff to cut at all day but what can you do when it doesn’t dry down very fast. We are staying at the fair grounds in Holyoke so there is about 8 different crews here and none of them are working yet. A lot of machinery sitting around this town. Went praire dog hunting in the evening. Were shooting at some dogs at 400 yds.
Thursday July 3rd - Had some free time in the morning and then worked on the equipment in the afternoon. Set the combines in town with the for hire sign in the window. We are out of work till our next job is ready in Holyoke CO.
Friday July 4th - We are staying about a half mile from my brother in laws brothers (Kraig and Janette Weaver) place here in Burlington. Kraig had went on harvest with Eric back in the 90s. Kraig took us prairie dog hunting in the morning. A ton of fun, shot two boxes of shells through the .243 cal rifle. We were shooting at them up to 300 yds away. If we go again I will try and get an video. Went swimming in the afternoon with the Slagell guys. Had a cookout at the Weavers place and then watched fire works in town. Went back to Kraigs place and threw a flaming toilet roll around. Soak a roll of toilet paper in gas and then light and throw around in the dark. It looks really neat and doesn’t hurt if you don’t hang onto it for very long.
Saturday July 5th - Found some work. Cut about 350 acres for a local farmer. Took all day because we had to unload everything and we didn’t get an earily start.
Sunday July 6th - Went to the Weavers church in town. Went swimming and prairie dog hunting the rest of the day till we got rained out.
Tuesday July 8th - Got to cutting by noon and cut to about 8 when we ran out of ripe wheat to cut. We cut a field that averaged 54 bu an acre with test weight of about 62.5 which is pretty good for dry land wheat out here. There are some decent sized elevators out here. Nothing like Hutch but better then most.
Monday July 7th - Loaded everything up and decided to leave for Holyoke Colorado. Was a 90 mile trip so we got everything unloaded by supper.
Wednesday July 9th - Looked at some wheat in the morning and then tried to cut some in the afternoon but was still to wet. It would be nice to be able to have some stuff to cut at all day but what can you do when it doesn’t dry down very fast. We are staying at the fair grounds in Holyoke so there is about 8 different crews here and none of them are working yet. A lot of machinery sitting around this town. Went praire dog hunting in the evening. Were shooting at some dogs at 400 yds.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Friday June 27th - Cut all day and I hauled seven loads. Quit at about 10:30.
Saturday Jun 28th - Rained in morning so we didn’t cut. Moved a machine to the East side of town and Eric and Clark started to cut. The rest of us went into Garden City to the fair grounds where they had Monster trucks and some other redneck things. Got to see two monster trucks upside down.
Sunday June 29th - Went to church and then relaxed in the afternoon. Went to Scott City for supper with the Slagell Sisters as we call them.
Monday June 30th - Cut all day and finished by ten. Went and hung out at the elevators till about 11:30. Got some free hats to add to our collection.
Tuesday July 1st - Did maintenance work and loaded everything up to leave for Colorado in the morning. Very hot, over 100.
Saturday Jun 28th - Rained in morning so we didn’t cut. Moved a machine to the East side of town and Eric and Clark started to cut. The rest of us went into Garden City to the fair grounds where they had Monster trucks and some other redneck things. Got to see two monster trucks upside down.
Sunday June 29th - Went to church and then relaxed in the afternoon. Went to Scott City for supper with the Slagell Sisters as we call them.
Monday June 30th - Cut all day and finished by ten. Went and hung out at the elevators till about 11:30. Got some free hats to add to our collection.
Tuesday July 1st - Did maintenance work and loaded everything up to leave for Colorado in the morning. Very hot, over 100.
I am going to try and give you a little sneek peek into what it is like to haul into Hutch. Some of the pics were taken while driving so you'll just have to look though the buggy windsheild.
Terminal J of ADM. This is the elevator that is a half mile long.
Terminal A of ADM and the trucks backed up. Their unloading was a little slow.
Getting probed. The office were they run the probe is about 200 yards away. The grain is vacumed in the office where it is tested.
Waiting to get weighed in. The red light tells you which pit to unload at. There is and outbound scale for when your done unloading.
Waiting in line to unload.
The veiw while unloading.
Intructions!!!! The light goes green when done unloading and weighed out.
Just like going to the bank!!
The load that I hauled in. This is the 28ft convertible hopper (the one that the slides pull up and the header goes inside).
And the ticket for it.
These are the trailers I pulled to Thomas OK to get the last combine.
And the same trailers all loaded up. Can't see back to much!!
Cutting in flat as a pancake Kansas
And all three mean machines lined up. Total of about 105ft of wheat being cut at once.
Thats all for now. Don't know how much internet I can get at the next stop so it might be awhile before anything new comes up.
Terminal J of ADM. This is the elevator that is a half mile long.
Terminal A of ADM and the trucks backed up. Their unloading was a little slow.
Getting probed. The office were they run the probe is about 200 yards away. The grain is vacumed in the office where it is tested.
Waiting to get weighed in. The red light tells you which pit to unload at. There is and outbound scale for when your done unloading.
Waiting in line to unload.
The veiw while unloading.
Intructions!!!! The light goes green when done unloading and weighed out.
Just like going to the bank!!
The load that I hauled in. This is the 28ft convertible hopper (the one that the slides pull up and the header goes inside).
And the ticket for it.
These are the trailers I pulled to Thomas OK to get the last combine.
And the same trailers all loaded up. Can't see back to much!!
Cutting in flat as a pancake Kansas
And all three mean machines lined up. Total of about 105ft of wheat being cut at once.
Thats all for now. Don't know how much internet I can get at the next stop so it might be awhile before anything new comes up.
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