Tag Archives: CIH 8250 combine

Some fixin’

Posted on October 29, 2021 by casifarm

Friday, October 29, 2021 Yesterday afternoon, we had a busy time with some repairs.  Mechanics from both our CIH and JD dealers came by to do some fixin’.  On the CIH 8250 combine, Brad worked on the programming of the … Continue reading →

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Two outta three

Posted on October 28, 2021 by casifarm

Thursday, October 28, 2021 It’s raining again this morning.  Only .14″ (3.6mm) so far, but it looks and feels like more.  After the weekend heavy rain, we were able to return to corn harvesting yesterday, and we finished off the … Continue reading →

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A good week behind, an uncertain week ahead.

Posted on October 26, 2021 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Last week was a pretty productive week of harvest here at Carnahan & Sons.  We went to the corn field down at our ‘Freddie’ farm on Monday.  We worked diligently there for Monday and Tuesday… and … Continue reading →

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Bean week

Posted on September 29, 2021 by casifarm

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 The weather has been quite cooperative this week, and we have lotsa soybeans ready to cut.  We are using these sunny and hot days to harvest ’em.  We had fog this morning, so we won’t be … Continue reading →

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It’s a start

Posted on September 14, 2021 by casifarm

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Yesterday afternoon we inched our way into corn harvest.  We went over to our “Harry” farm location and got several loads.  We caught up to our dryer just before dark, so we stopped for the night.  … Continue reading →

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Check that off the pre-harvest list

Posted on September 9, 2021 by casifarm

Thursday, September 9, 2021 Well, the mowing of roadsides went very well.  After 6 solid days of running the John Deere 6130R tractor and R15 rotary cutter, the roadside mowing is ‘caught up’.  After completing that task late this morning, … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for fall

Posted on August 3, 2021 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 August already?  Another calendar page has flipped! We continue our march to prepare for fall harvest.  Bin work continues, with the guys from Montgomery Welding working to wrap up the new unloader and drying floor/aeration in … Continue reading →

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End-of-July news

Posted on July 30, 2021 by casifarm

July 30, 2021 Well, the oppressive heat from the past week has broken, at least a little.  Highs near 80ºF (26C) rather than the mid-90s today.  And, of course, the humidity was high on those hotter days making for heat … Continue reading →

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#wheatharvest21

Posted on June 23, 2021 by casifarm

Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021 I’ll post some pictures from the wheat harvest.  We started Monday, but Monday was gray and we got some short periods of drizzly rain.  We had to stop for part of the day.  But yesterday … Continue reading →

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Rainy week

Posted on June 9, 2021 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Rainy week.  We received rain Monday, Tuesday, and today.  All in all, about 1.7″ (43mm) has come our way.   It is welcome. Wheat harvest is about two weeks away.  You can really tell it is “turning”, … Continue reading →

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