Tag Archives: JD RD40F header

Friday rain after a good week’s work

Posted on October 2, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, October 2, 2026 It’s a drizzly morning after a rainy night.  The clouds make the sky gray, and the temperature is much a cooler 66ºF (19C) today.  We received .82″ (21mm) of rain during the night. It was welcome.  … Continue reading →

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Another beautiful day

Posted on November 14, 2025 by casifarm

Friday, November 14, 2025 It is a lovely day in SWIN today.  75ºF (24C).  Clear blue skies, gentle breeze.   For November, it doesn’t get any better than today.  Last Monday and its cold and snow seems like a distant memory. … Continue reading →

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Pre-harvest clean-up

Posted on August 12, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 The guys have been working on the combines this week, to get them ready for fall harvest.  We have not had the opportunity to clean them up after wheat harvest, but now that is happening.  First, … Continue reading →

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More preparation

Posted on June 9, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, June 9, 2025 It was a very rainy weekend.  And we received a bit more in the wee hours this morning.  So, no fieldwork.  John is getting concerned about doing some spraying in the corn fields and soybean fields. … Continue reading →

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Completely MT

Posted on August 20, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 The final load of wheat went out the driveway this morning.  Brandon D took the Tony truck to Evansville, ADM First Avenue, and in it was the remaining bit of 2024 wheat.  The last load of … Continue reading →

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Another pre-wheat step

Posted on May 31, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, May 31, 2024 We got out the JD RD40F header in the cool of the morning, and attached it to the new JD S780 combine.   After getting the cutterbar locked up, I went through what seemed like a bazillion … Continue reading →

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Not much activity this week…

Posted on May 30, 2024 by casifarm

Thursday, May 30, 2024 On the farm scene, not much progress can be reported.  John has ‘caught up’ the spraying over the top of the corn and soybeans.  There are a couple corn fields not quite ready for the post-emerge … Continue reading →

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Summer harvest prep

Posted on June 7, 2023 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 First, we are rejoicing that we got some rain this morning!  PTL!   Yes, it’s only .22″ (6mm), but it is accompanied by cooler and cloudy conditions.  This should allow the small rainfall to soak into the … Continue reading →

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Inspection day

Posted on March 1, 2022 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Devon is here from Alliance Tractor in Vincennes to perform a thorough inspection of the JD S780 combine.  The combine has been through 3 entire crop years, and I felt it was necessary to go through … Continue reading →

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Clean-up continues…

Posted on November 10, 2021 by casifarm

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Brandon has been quite busy with the clean-up.  He has given his touch to several machines so far.  He uses compressed air to blast off caked-on dirt along with loose dust and leaves.  Then, he uses … Continue reading →

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