Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The old Mack truck that we call ‘Vanna’ came home today.  It had been at VoMac in Vincennes since harvest, mostly waiting for a special brain box to arrive and subsequently be programmed for this particular truck.  Now it’s home and the guys are installing an M-modem so that we can track this vehicle on JD Operations Center.  This is the last of our trucks to have this device installed.  We have been very pleased with the way these M-modems have worked in the other 3 semis.  It has been helpful to locate the trucks, especially on days when they are travelling to Evansville or Newburgh.  We think this will also yield helpful information during harvest times… so that while John is running the elevator and dryer, he can see the location of the next truck to come in, and be accordingly prepared.

Brandon is assisting John on this installation. The shop is a cozy 60º.

This is a good day for this kind of in-the-shop work because the outside temp is currently 10ºF (-12C).

Looking forward to tonight’s big game:  Purdue at Indiana.  Go Boilermakers!