Posted by JD Seller on June 15, 2014 at 20:15:54 from (208.126.198.123):
Today started out as a day I had absolutely nothing I had to do. The Kids took me out to supper Sat. night so Dads day was covered.
So I decided to get the batwing mower out and mow the pasture. I like doing that and the pasture is getting uneven (few weeds) so it is time to clip it. I also drag a harrow behind the mower to scatter the manure piles out.
The only issue was that the batwing mower was in the very back of the machine shed. When the boys got done cleaning up the planters and field equipment it was threating rain so they did not have the time to shuffle everything around like we usually do after planting. So I had two finishers and the front fold planter to move. At least the tractor was still hooked to the planter. (It takes a control box to fold and unfold it) The finishers where not too much of a problem other than getting hooked up by yourself.
The front fold planter is the fun one. We unfold it in the shed as it fits against the back wall better and we have more room for other stuff. So You have to fold it inside the shed to get it back out. You have to move the tractor just right for it to work alright. This was part of the problem/issue. They traded tractors last fall. They now have a JD 8210 on the planter. It has the Command arm/electric controls. I am not used to them. I am used to using a lever for the SCVs not a toggle switch. I got the planter folded OK. I was going out the door and saw that I needed to lift the rear of the planter some as some of the row units where going to hit the concrete door jam as the planter came out the door. As I turned to reached for the SCV switch I also hit the fold control switch on the planter control box with my elbow. So when I hit the SCV the control box was set to unfold not lift the planter. So the 16 row planter unfolded right in the door. It had to break the left wing support/cradle/casting to do this too. The weight of the wing falling open broke the door post off like it was a pop sickle stick. Then the real fun began. The broken post slammed into the 400 amp electric panel that is on the wall next to the door. This is all the electric to the back half of the farm. Which is all of the silo unloaders and the main well.
So there I set with the left side of the planter out of the transport cradle with a broken latch/cradle. Plus a BIG electric fire ball from the electric panel.
Well my not HAVING to do anything just went out the window. LMAO
So I shut off the supply from the electric grid. I get everything shut off/unhooked so at least the house electric can be turned back on. I then get the generator wired up to the well so that the cattle have water. The silos can wait as we did not need to feed until tonight again.
I get the planter to fold up and was able to take a log chain an tie the wing up into the transport position so I could get it out of the door way. I was lucky in that nothing else was hurt on the planter. The end of the frame hit the post so none of the row units where damaged.
I then tore out the damaged parts of the shed. The post has been hit before, just not that hard. So the post was bolted to brackets that are anchored to the concrete. I had to take several sheets of the sheet metal off as it was bent.
I had to go buy a new post and some 2x8s. I had some steel sheeting left from when we made the doors bigger several years ago. So by just after lunch I had the building back together.
Then the real fun began. ELECTRICIAL WORK!!! LOL
I have/had an extra 400 amp electric box that I had salvaged from a farm/barn that was being torn down. The only difference being that the old box had more slots for more breakers. So I spent all afternoon and early evening switching everything over to the good box/panel. Plus the fun of wiring a sub-panel to handle the over flow breakers. Most of these are for lights and such, so I was able to run the sub panel off a 60 amp breaker out of the main box/panel.
So to recap the day: I worked all day to kind of get back to where I started.
1) The batwing mower is still in the back of the shed. The equipment is moved from in front of it but I was too busy to move it.
2) The planter is backed into the shed with a broken casting/latch/cradle. The new part is only $800. LOL I could have hired my pasture mowed for half that. So I will call up to Waterloo and see if they have a used part.
3) The pasture still will need mowed this week.
My son that lives on the farm now, got home when I was about 75% finished with rewiring the panel. I had to tell him the whole story. He tried real hard to not laugh where I could see him but he failed. I am sure he could not wait to call the other boys to tell them of my enjoyable day. LOL
I did tell him to go back to the house as I did not need a cheering section right then. LOL
So that is how my Father's Day went. I should have just stayed in BED this morning. I would have been ahead!!!! LMAO
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