Tag Archives: S680 combine

Wow, what a rain…

Posted on September 10, 2018 by casifarm

Monday, September 10, 2018 From Friday evening to late Saturday afternoon, (about 20 hours) we received 8.24 inches (209 mm) of rain.   That was amazing to us.  We went out to Vincennes for supper Saturday evening, and coming home by … Continue reading →

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Lotsa mechanic work

Posted on August 31, 2018 by casifarm

Friday, August 31, 2018 Last day of August…it’s 92F (33C) out there, and it feels like an August day.  It has been a busy week here at Carnahan & Sons.  The maintenance on the JD S680 combine turned into a … Continue reading →

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Another step

Posted on October 14, 2016 by casifarm

Friday, October 14, 2016 We made some progress on #harvest16 yesterday and today.  We cut soybeans at Nellie and Commer.  We finished off Commer and Grubb today.  There was some difficulty for me on this cloudy and hard-to-dry-out day.   Early … Continue reading →

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Plan B became Plan C

Posted on September 29, 2016 by casifarm

Thursday, September 29, 2016 Yesterday had some surprises, as days on the farm often do.  We awoke to an unexpected light rain, and we figured we would not be able to harvest soybeans for the day.  So we planned for … Continue reading →

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Inching in on fall prep

Posted on August 17, 2016 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Today, we are prepping the Peterbilt (” The Pete”, as we call it) for harvest time work.  It did not require much in the way of maintenance, just an oil change, and some lubrication to the … Continue reading →

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Drizzly and chilly day

Posted on October 3, 2015 by casifarm

Saturday, October 3, 2015 Rain finally drove us from the soybean field last evening about 7pm.  We removed the headers at the Steimel field, and brought the combines home.  It’s still a bit drizzly this morning, so we are waiting … Continue reading →

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Damien Arrives

Posted on September 30, 2015 by casifarm

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Damien Vaucelle from La Chapelle-pres-Sees, France (in Normandy, just north of Alençon) arrived here late Sunday night.   His first trip to our farm was as a student in the year 2000.  He returned for some harvest … Continue reading →

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A little bit of this, a little bit of that…

Posted on January 13, 2015 by casifarm

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Today, there is some corn going to market at GPC. The Vision was in the shop yesterday for cleaning and for repairing a flat tire. I’m going to practice flying the UAV. We got the GoPro camera working … Continue reading →

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Rain

Posted on October 3, 2014 by casifarm

Friday, October 3, 2014 Overnight we received 1.6″ (38mm) rain.  It may have been a little more than we wanted, but not as much as many areas in the Midwest received.  When the rain-out occurred last evening, we were harvesting … Continue reading →

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Chilly morning

Posted on September 13, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, September 13, 2014 It was 48ºF (9C) when we started the day!  Sure feels like summer is history.  It was overcast and gloomy-looking.  But by 10 am, the clouds cleared away and gave us a sunny, clear-blue-sky day.  The … Continue reading →

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