treegump
Romans 3:22-24
I'll explain later, but in summary, I got laid off somewhere around September 3rd, got hired the next week with Sammons Adventures, and got to Montana around September 13th. Built grain bin floors, and when the wheat dried out enough to continue harvesting, I learned to drive a semi on the way out to the field, and then learned how to operate and clog a Case 7120 with a 40' wheat head (straight head?). When the farmer in South Dakota started giving fields away, my boss sent 1 (of 3) combines to Blunt/Onida South Dakota to harvest corn and sunflowers. In south dakota I learned to drive a Case 245 with single front and rear floatation tires, and started with a Sunflower 850 grain cart. Then I upgraded to a stagger Brent 1050...I think... Then 1 more combine came down from montana along with the Case 335 and Brent (bigger cart), and so I upgraded to that - and the case 335 had independent front suspension, and duals front and rear, but the rear seemed to hit twice as hard as the 245 when hitting bumps and the like. The corn heads were 12 row john deere heads. One was already modified for a case combine, and one still needed modified - with a new holland adapter kit. The all crop headers were john deere as well, but were already modified. We spent ~1-2 weeks messing with those trying to get them in shape cause everyone we dealt with in montana and south dakota leaves their equipment outside. Our case tractors caught fire once or twice, but over all, we got done around November. We got back and spent about a week doing winter prep and moving grain around - then we headed our separate ways.
Here are pics - and I'll answer or go into further detail about anything if you'd like. Btw, if I do this again, I'll go with a crew with John Deere combines, and try to get in with either one of you guys, and/or a crew that's been doing it for longer than 6-10 years
(I can't figure out how to post the pics - so I'll post the album link)
on the road:http://picasaweb.google.com/fprawli...?authkey=Gv1sRgCOHoyfKR0oyYGw&feat=directlink
Mainly in Montana:http://picasaweb.google.com/fprawli...authkey=Gv1sRgCNvIzeuohYvp5AE&feat=directlink
Mainly in South Dakota: http://picasaweb.google.com/fprawli...authkey=Gv1sRgCIzKh9yZ5ebtyQE&feat=directlink
Here are pics - and I'll answer or go into further detail about anything if you'd like. Btw, if I do this again, I'll go with a crew with John Deere combines, and try to get in with either one of you guys, and/or a crew that's been doing it for longer than 6-10 years
(I can't figure out how to post the pics - so I'll post the album link)
on the road:http://picasaweb.google.com/fprawli...?authkey=Gv1sRgCOHoyfKR0oyYGw&feat=directlink
Mainly in Montana:http://picasaweb.google.com/fprawli...authkey=Gv1sRgCNvIzeuohYvp5AE&feat=directlink
Mainly in South Dakota: http://picasaweb.google.com/fprawli...authkey=Gv1sRgCIzKh9yZ5ebtyQE&feat=directlink