Friday, August 25, 2023

Here at 330pm, I’m seeing rare numbers on our office weather station.

Temp 103ºF (39C)
Heat Index 127ºF (53C)

Brady Harp’s report on the noon news today on Channel 10 in Terre Haute got our attention.

It has been a productive day.  I wrapped up the bush hog work late this morning, and then used a leaf blower to clear away the debris from the top surface.  I stored the JD R15 rotary cutter in the shed.  Then, we washed up the JD 6145R tractor.  It looks pretty nice after it was washed and scrubbed down with #AndyClean soap.  We used a chamois cloth to wipe it dry.  It pretty much shines like new.

After a good wash, the JD 6145R tractor look pretty good.

After lunch, we got a call from Alliance Tractor in Vincennes to report that the PTO install project for our 9520R tractor was complete.  In another call, John learned that our Mack truck had also completed its repair at the local VoMac dealer.  So, John and Ryan and I went to town to bring home both of those machines.  Those are all now tucked away in storage until we need them, or at least for the weekend.

This was another important step in preparation for #harvest23.   The 9520R tractor will pull the grain cart this fall.  That is what required that a PTO (power take-off) be installed into it. This should have sufficient power to lug around our Demco 1322 1300+bushel grain cart.  We have plans to utilize Autotrac guidance in the 9520R when we harvest soybeans.  That’s the plan, anyway.  We hope we can make that work.

Just above the hitch on this 9520R tractor is the new PTO shaft. It will power the unloader system of the grain cart.

All in all, this was a pretty productive Friday, even if the temps were up in the stratosphere.

This was a view of the farm this afternoon. There is a bit of haze in the air, but the corn looks to be holding up okay in this heat.

The temperature is supposed to moderate to the 80s over the weekend.   That will feel pretty good.

Have a pleasant weekend.