tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post3250390478914055372..comments2024-03-26T12:10:51.054-07:00Comments on the lazy farmer: Smoke but no flames. I needed a reminder that things can always get worse, and usually do!buddeshepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-30842330532577108872010-06-23T08:51:43.094-07:002010-06-23T08:51:43.094-07:00O_, plowing! What? Us? Plow? We have a no-till dri...O_, plowing! What? Us? Plow? We have a no-till drill! And if your only tool is a hammer...every problem looks like a nail!<br />Actually, I use an old Melroe 911 pull type plow. Don't know of any plows around. The high price of scrap got most of the old ones and for some reason the JD collector fight over anything green with lemon yellow trim!buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-87500476352553234132010-06-21T07:43:08.757-07:002010-06-21T07:43:08.757-07:00Yeah, we have ground dry enough to plow.The duck-c...Yeah, we have ground dry enough to plow.The duck-corn pond was NOT dry enough to plow, but I did it anyway. This field in question was a steep ridge with lots of Missoula flood-derived boulders that kept tripping bottoms. I think that's what did me in. I've cracked the frame out and welded it quite a few times, but this time the front of the plow is at about 45 degrees to the rear, so I Orin Nusbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866830808570707036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-80023270993200138432010-06-21T06:34:16.937-07:002010-06-21T06:34:16.937-07:00Thanks for the comments/prayers. It is just a crap...Thanks for the comments/prayers. It is just a crappy year I guess. <br />Perhaps this will inspire The Flying Pig Fiddle and Banjo folks to write a song titled something like, "The Truck Explodes and the Silage gets dry and the chopper breaks and the dog gets sprayed by a skunk and the chicken eggs smell like fish oil cause I put too much canola in the feed I sold to the fellow who does buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-8998904933090579982010-06-20T22:17:30.337-07:002010-06-20T22:17:30.337-07:00Sorry to hear about that misfortune Budde. Those o...Sorry to hear about that misfortune Budde. Those old IH trucks usually take a lot of abuse and keep going but I guess not always.<br />I still think my old 71 Loadstar will outlast me.Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-55051819349693993262010-06-20T22:05:51.829-07:002010-06-20T22:05:51.829-07:00Ugh, that just sucks. Sounds like maybe a dropped ...Ugh, that just sucks. Sounds like maybe a dropped valve? If it makes you feel any better, I broke the plow in two this evening. In the back of the field of course. I don't know how I'm going to get it out of the field, much less how I'm going to fix it for fall work. Not looking forward to tomorrow...<br /><br />Farming sucks sometimes.Orin Nusbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866830808570707036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-2032772101764778982010-06-20T21:25:03.017-07:002010-06-20T21:25:03.017-07:00Budde, you own the definition of a long day. Look...Budde, you own the definition of a long day. Looking forward to reading a post when things go your way.collieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298533259335227324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-12640600944213966062010-06-20T06:06:40.400-07:002010-06-20T06:06:40.400-07:00Sorry to hear of your bad luck. I don't have a...Sorry to hear of your bad luck. I don't have any money, so I'll just say a prayer for you. Of course the Bible says that the prayers of a "righteous" man availeth much, so I guess you shouldn't hold your breath on my account, but I'll pray anyway.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com