jon f mn
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Started out with a good job, cleaning the hog pen. Everyone loves that right?
Before the next batch goes in some modifications to the cleaning process will be made. Lol. I'm going to fill the gutters and enlarge the door so I can get on with my tractor or maybe a skid loader if money allows.
Took the first three of them in to make bacon today, so with the beef we got a couple weeks ago we will have a good supply of meat for a while. I did find out that the locker is now booked til next February because of the slaughter plant issue. That kinda makes me mad. O will need to get my 4 steers in by fall somewhere and that does not look good now. I told them last fall I was in this for the long term and was going to be a regular customer. If I get pushed out now by the Johnny-come-latelys I'm going to be upset. Oh well, I'm sure life will go on.
Anyway, back to Case stuff. Started by getting my heavy disc fixed up. Had a broken blade and some bad bearings. Also had a problem with ridging that I couldn't get fixed. So I took the front gangs off and replaced the bearings and broken blade and cut down the last three from 24" to 22, 10 and 18".
Seems to work good now, no ridging anyway. At 15' it makes the 1030 stand up and take notice.
I went over it again with that disc and once with the light disc and had a decent seed bed. Got mostly done planting before the snow hit.
So I still have a few rounds left to plant. I hope I can get that done tomorrow or Tuesday before the next rain. I even fixed the John Deere, covered it with some case weights.
Those weights made it work good. The oats is up and doing well and the corn has germinated but is not up which is good since it's been freezing at night again. Tomorrow night will freeze again then warm up. Looks like a rainy spell coming for the next ten days. The alfalfa I planted last year is starting to grow but it's slow because it's so cold. But with 70s predicted by the end of next week it should really pop.
Next will be to Finnish the fence for the cattle then get the hay equipment ready. Also have to Finnish the manure spreader.
If there is no rest for the wicked, then I must be pretty bad.
Before the next batch goes in some modifications to the cleaning process will be made. Lol. I'm going to fill the gutters and enlarge the door so I can get on with my tractor or maybe a skid loader if money allows.
Took the first three of them in to make bacon today, so with the beef we got a couple weeks ago we will have a good supply of meat for a while. I did find out that the locker is now booked til next February because of the slaughter plant issue. That kinda makes me mad. O will need to get my 4 steers in by fall somewhere and that does not look good now. I told them last fall I was in this for the long term and was going to be a regular customer. If I get pushed out now by the Johnny-come-latelys I'm going to be upset. Oh well, I'm sure life will go on.
Anyway, back to Case stuff. Started by getting my heavy disc fixed up. Had a broken blade and some bad bearings. Also had a problem with ridging that I couldn't get fixed. So I took the front gangs off and replaced the bearings and broken blade and cut down the last three from 24" to 22, 10 and 18".
Seems to work good now, no ridging anyway. At 15' it makes the 1030 stand up and take notice.
I went over it again with that disc and once with the light disc and had a decent seed bed. Got mostly done planting before the snow hit.
So I still have a few rounds left to plant. I hope I can get that done tomorrow or Tuesday before the next rain. I even fixed the John Deere, covered it with some case weights.
Those weights made it work good. The oats is up and doing well and the corn has germinated but is not up which is good since it's been freezing at night again. Tomorrow night will freeze again then warm up. Looks like a rainy spell coming for the next ten days. The alfalfa I planted last year is starting to grow but it's slow because it's so cold. But with 70s predicted by the end of next week it should really pop.
Next will be to Finnish the fence for the cattle then get the hay equipment ready. Also have to Finnish the manure spreader.
If there is no rest for the wicked, then I must be pretty bad.