Trapper Boy in IN said: (quoted from post at 17:27:49 03/23/08) I think that would be cool to see the pics of tractors in action. The pic of the grain in the pile raises a few questions for me. How do you clean it all up? What if it rains? Wouldn't it spoil sitting on the ground like that? We store all our grains in bins and I never seen anything like that before.
What if it rains? Usually the water will go right through the wheat and soak into the ground below - there is some spoilage around the edges if the rain continues for a few days or is over an inch or so.
Clean up? Bucket on the loader tractor works great to scoop it toward the auger. I think Dad used the grain vac this year to clean up the last of it.
The first step is mowing a grassy area fairly short - the grass ensures that you don't end up with a bunch of dirt or mud in the wheat.
When the elevators in town are full and waiting for railroad cars to come, they don't accept any more wheat. Grain bins are full as well... you will lose far less wheat if it is in a pile in your yard vs. standing in the field if there is heavy rain or hail. Dad has been doing this for probably ten years or more almost every year, I would say the worst year he lost 25 bushels or so to spoilage/unable to pick up off the ground.
And, I'm going to do my best to TRY to get more pictures of our tractors in action this year! It's tough when I'm the one sitting in the cab running it, though!
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