Harvest 2019

[Sonoftheheir]

A pic from this evening

 

[teslacoils]

Finished osr. Bobbins. Set combine for wheat. Went home. Wheat tested at 15.6 on the way back so will cut some tomorrow. Apologies for me thinking it would be ages. It wasn't.

 

[turbo]

I must be one of the very few that not cutting wheat yet?,been round testing tonight spring barley is in the low 18% and wheat about 17 so I will make a start tomorrow providing we don’t get some more rain

 

[bobk]

Best yields will come end of the month .

 

[teslacoils]

I must be one of the very few that not cutting wheat yet?,been round testing tonight spring barley is in the low 18% and wheat about 17 so I will make a start tomorrow providing we don’t get some more rain

Might not go yet. Always threshes crap this time of year. But no point having an on floor drier empty and a combine stood.

 

[RushesToo]

Might not go yet. Always threshes crap this time of year. But no point having an on floor drier empty and a combine stood.

Unless there is more margin by waiting....

 

[DrWazzock]

I'm prioritising my spring barley. That's if we ever get 6 hours without a shower. Its already breaking down and more wind and heavy rain will push it even lower. The wheat can maybe stand the weather better although of course its also ready now. Spring barley was 14.6% when we got rained off at teatime yesterday, though it is on some very light sand. One load booked onto a boat for next week. Not hanging about or messing with malting as i need the floor clearing pronto.

Quite a few heavy showers again today. But if it gets below 17% I will get some more tomorrow.

One load of OSR loaded. 2.5 tonnes left. A long slow trip to the store with the tractor and trailer. Almost a days outing with the MF565.

 

[Adeptandy]

Looks like my combine will be stood for 3 days, at least it’s not the gearbox, still that might have been an easier fix [emoji24]

 

[Fuzzy]

Gravity wheat slow going due to it being flat on the ground !!! (and only 50 acres to cut !) Yielding very well indeed but bushel is rubbish.
Kerrin is in same field and standing nicely......maybe i should be cutting that before the rain and winds arrive to knock it down ???

 

[Fish]

Today's fun job, changing the combine from rape to peas. Middle 4 concaves to change, 4 little wire out, 4 big wire in.

 

[teslacoils]

Unless there is more margin by waiting....

I've maybe 14 good days of wheat to cut - decent sunny drying day in August is priceless.

Similarly I'll be cutting the next block at anything around 17 percent and filling that drier too.

 

[Wheatonrotty]

Finished off a bit of Planet

Followed by a move along the A422 which is closed at the moment making life a lot easier.

Then into some Bassett.

 

[Steevo]

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Looks like my combine will be stood for 3 days, at least it’s not the gearbox, still that might have been an easier fix [emoji24]

You have all the luck with that machine!

 

[Adeptandy]

Not had Barrel before, hand rubbing suggests it might be harder to thrash, is it?

Been cleaning it up ok so far

 

[RushesToo]

@Adeptandy Excuse my ignorance, but you are stood up and this chap is fixing it - what is he doing? You said gears...
It really looks like the machine is in need of life-support and this chap is doing the equivalent of painting its nails.

 

[Adeptandy]

@Adeptandy Excuse my ignorance, but you are stood up and this chap is fixing it - what is he doing? You said gears...
It really looks like the machine is in need of life-support and this chap is doing the equivalent of painting its nails.

He's cleaning the chaff n dust off before we start to strip it, we'd only just got it back to the yard, that was a challenge in itself, there was 3 of us, 2 from MF and me. all the bits were to heavy to lift, so had to be took off with the teleporter. Now the lottery of what parts are in the UK tomorrow morning, will it be a trip to France

 

[RushesToo]

He's cleaning the chaff n dust off before we start to strip it, we'd only just got it back to the yard, that was a challenge in itself, there was 3 of us, 2 from MF and me. all the bits were to heavy to lift, so had to be took off with the teleporter. Now the lottery of what parts are in the UK tomorrow morning, will it be a trip to France

@Adeptandy , so he was painting its nails.
Really meant in jest - it looks so incongruous, steelies boiler suit and nail painting device.

 

[Adeptandy]

@Adeptandy , so he was painting its nails.
Really meant in jest - it looks so incongruous, steelies boiler suit and nail painting device.

Sorry I missed the joke, been a stressful day

 

[Jerry]

Just packed in for the night whilst in oats. Grain still sub 15% but straw damp and making hard going.

 

[Manny]

I've got an hour left of flat barley but it wont go through the combine.

may have a look at some flat oats later tomorrow for a change.