I am going to keep an short daily diary and post it up when I get some internet. Might be some time between posts.
Tuesday May 13th- Left for Ok from Wolgemuths home farm in Mt Joy around 2:30 P.M. There where seven guys and two vehicles, one truck with a tractor and grain cart and a Chevy pickup pulling a 45ft bunk trailer. Traveled about 250 miles till dark (wide loads can’t travel after dark). Stayed the night in a hotel somewhere in Virginia.
Wednesday May 14th - Left at day break. Drove about 700 miles. Stayed the night just west of Little Rock, Arkansas. Tired of sitting in the back seat of a pick up with 2 other guys. Got to drive about 300 miles though.
Thursday May 15th - Left at day break again and traveled a bit out of the way to pick up a Peterbilt tractor of a fellow custom harvester that we work fairly close to. Got to the base in Ok about 3 P.M. O, what a sight!!! Three brand new Case IH 7010 combines lined up in a row. Cleaned out the bunk house and unpacked everything in to our new home for the next four months.
Friday May 16th - Worked on the Mac Don headers all day. Very hot, about 85 and sunny. WE have been eating out for lunch and supper in town because Emily hasn’t come out yet.
Saturday May 17th - Very hot again. Ran for parts in morning and worked on the headers again in the afternoon. The roads around here are humorous. They have four lane roads and there is hardly any traffic. It is like Lancaster except about and 8th of the cars.
Sunday May 18th - Hot again, mid to upper 80s. Went to Pleasant View Mennonite Church. In the afternoon us guys went and gave blood, was the first time for all of us but one. Jeremy you should be proud!!! Haha.
Right now we are right outside Hydro OK, (about 15 min. from Thomas) at Dwayne Slagell’s place. He runs two machines and we run together with him sometimes through out the harvest season. My crew consists of four guys, Clark Oberholtzer, Doug Metzler, Randall Martin, and me (one more is on the way) plus Eric Wolgemuth. Kyle Eshbenshade and Pat Brink are on Dwayne’s crew but hang out with us a lot.
We are hoping to leave for Crowell, Texas on Thursday. It is about a 3 hour drive to the south. We are all ready to get to cutting wheat!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
Wow, it's a small world!! Kyle Eshbenshade's family and ours are good friends.(unless he's not from PA)Ask him if he knows the Stoner's and tell him I said hi. His brother Todd was on the harvest the same time Jered Hess was too. Way to funny!
I would like to officially state that I saw your blog! Sounds like you're having fun, Darren. I think you should buy that hat - no, wait until you can find a huge Mexican sombrero and buy THAT. That would be cool, and would look very appropriate on a burnt gringo like you .... =)
Millie
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