Nice way to end May!

Dave H (MI) · May 31, 2015

50 degrees and drizzle all day. Had to stop by the farm and pick up my chains and binders so I could go pick up the swather yesterday...one attempt at putting that crazy/hydro/tricycle nightmare on my trailer left me with a few more gray hairs and I was not even the driver! Calling around for a trucker with more trailer tomorrow. Cold and damp enough to burn the rest of the firewood on the porch. Been catching up on desk work all day. Think I'll build a fire and call it a day!

rrlund · May 31, 2015

Sounds like you're a day behind on the weather. It rained all day yesterday up here. No rain today,just cold wind. The clearing line just went through and it's sunny now. Naturally,it's getting late in the day.

Billy Shafer · May 31, 2015

85 and clear skies down here. Maybe we can start drying out.

JD Seller · May 31, 2015

Loading a swather will sure get exciting at times. LOL I ended up crossways with the wheels on the ground and the trailer under the swather. It took a lot of jacking to get it off.

old · May 31, 2015

Ya a few days ago you would start dripping sweat just from being out side for 30 minutes. Today long sleeves and a hot 60 degrees out.

caterpillar guy · May 31, 2015

Dave where is the swather. I could load it on my detach with ease. I have slide out out riggers so could be possibly just driven on. Dave if you're interested 989 413 5684
Been cold and windy all day today. Rained this morning and has since cleared off from the rain. The sky is starting to lighten up some too. Up by Owosso

RBoots · May 31, 2015

I was 3/4's done with planting a field of soybeans Friday afternoon, and it sure did look rainy. I thought, if I could just get this field planted before it rains, I'd be all set. Well, before I could finish it up, the deluge started. I parked the tractor, left it idling as I always do before shutting it down, while I RAN to my truck looking for something to throw over the exhaust. All I found was a can of cashews that still had about 2" of cashews left in it from a workday snack in my lunch last week. Naturally, I didn't want good cashews going to waste, so I was dumping them in my mouth trying to eat them all while running the 100 yds back to the tractor, all the while choking on the ones that actuallyade it to my mouth. Got back to the tractor, shut it off, tossed the can over the exhaust and beat feet back to my truck. Which, really didn't matter as I was already thoroughly soaked. Probably looked like a lunatic to the people that live along the front of that field. So cold today I lit a fire in the woodstove, just to take the edge off.

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Geo-TH,In · May 31, 2015

I'm 60 and rain stopped. It was 54 this morning. No air condition for the entire month of May. No we aren't having climate change, no way, no how.

Dick2 · May 31, 2015

The best way to move a swather is with a transport trail designed for that purpose, much like a transport trailer to move a vehicle. Just drive the swather drive wheels up on the trailer and chain it down, then tow it anywhere you need to go. Brother had one that he made, but he gave it to nephew when he retired.

Animal · May 31, 2015

I know that right!

Nice way to end May!

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