We found a quite a few we spots in the fields we were combining in CO. There were a few times we had to get the chains out to pull somebody out. You can see an area where the wheat looks different and there is probably some mud, and you are going fine with dry ground until all of a sudden it is quickly deep mud!
Good going once again.
Friday night the guys got the machines blown off so Saturday morning all that had to be done was load everything up, get the camper ready to go, and settle up to the farmers. We were up before 5 and leaving town by 8:30 I think it was.
This bridge was 14'1", we had to crawl up to it....
because we didn't know if the combines would fit under it. Jon had to push the bin extensions in farther so it would fit under.
We all made it under but it was too close for comfort.
We all got up to our stop in NW South Dakota around 4:30 I think it was on Saturday afternoon. Andy unhooked the trailer and headed for home, MN! He will be bringing the tractor, grain cart, and our trusty grain cart driver Chris along back with him Monday morning. Winston will bring along Danny's semi and grain trailer as well. We unloaded what machinery we had to, got the camper to our hookups, then went to the wonderful cafe in town for supper. Everyone was super hungry. Then Jon, Dan, & I took off around 8:30 that night for round 2. We had to drive the yellow straight truck and combine trailer as well as the pickup and header trailer back to CO to get the 3rd combine and head. We took turns driving and got to CO around 4 Sunday morning. We slept in the pickup till 6am then loaded up the last combine and head and set off back to SD. No problems with any of the trips, it went well. But when we got back to the camper we found out a big problem. The RV hookup owner asked Jim and Charlie to move the camper to another spot which was fine. They did so and then the owner was plugging in our camper for us, but he did not use the adaptor for 220 or 50 amp or whatever it was and blew a lot of stuff out in the camper.....So when us 3 got back feeling rather exhausted to find that the only electrical component in the camper that worked was the fridge, it did not go over well. The microwave is fried. The air and lights only work if we constantly have a battery charger hooked up. We have to get someone out to fix a bunch of stuff now. Not sure when that will be and I don't think it will be pretty.
Here comes Ozzie! The 3lb Chihuahua/Doxen mix neighbors dog. He is 10 yrs old! Hard to believe, he seems like a puppy. He is a sweet dog until he sees another dog then he growls and barks to let them know how ferocious he is.
Ozzie comes over to say hi and see if he can get any attention. Sometimes he brings his chew toy, this kitten! It is a funny sight.
Monday morning Jon was checking fields with farmers, the guys were getting the combines ready to go, and Andy, Chris and Winston pulled in sometime after 4. We were able to start combining shortly after that. But by 8 or 9 that night it was pouring. After the worst of the storm was over I grilled burgers and then we watched a movie. So now we are up to 8 people living in this camper, it is going well so far, lets hope it continues....
We have NO internet connection in the town we stay in and very slim cell service. So I will catch up and update when I can on here but I have to take the computer to another town. I had to go to the hardware store and get groceries in a town 25 miles away and I get interenet connection here, yeay!! So if we don't respond to emails or calls quickly this is why, leave a message - sometimes that goes through even if that call doesn't. It is clouding up to the west again so I better get those groceries and get back.
HAPPY 25th ANNIVERSARY to my Mom & Dad today!!!!! Love you both so much!!!!
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