As the summer winds down

I feel the end of the summer is here. Today is August 31, and it feels like fall. We are already getting mice moving into farm equipment.

The Nephews have been busy. The harvest was early and went fast. They have a friend staying with them and he likes to drive tractor. We have most of the farming already finished.

I am a little worried as being caught up generally means not enough fall income.

I only did a couple semi-loads of straw. 

But, I digress...

The Nephews have been fixing tractors. They got the G1355 running and we split it and repaired the three-speed. (It was mostly them, I did some of it)

There were some issues, but it does run. Used it on the double rake. The a/c even works.

The G1355 steers so much better than the 2 wheel drive White tractors. Does leak a little oil. But, it was ok.

For some reason when I write a caption under the photos it makes a google link. I don't want to redo the blog. 

The second picture with smoke was a disappointment. I had put the G1355 on the baler. I baled three bales and there was a pop and a cloud of smoke and the engine stops. The main cab power wire somehow got under the clutch lever along with the wire harness for the lights. 

I ended up removing the cab floor which revealed a major hydraulic leak. I had to switch tractors. I am going to need to remove the fuel tank to get to the lights and turn signals. Probably a winter job.

The G1355 was my first big tractor with a cab and a/c. My daughter and I spent many hours in the tractor chopping silage, working ground, baling, and planting. I found a remaining sticker and it kind of makes me sad.

We also accumulated a White 2-150. My nephew rebuilt the injector pump so we could find out what was wrong with it. It has good hydraulics, the PTO works, the three-speed shifts, AND the engine has a pretty loud knock. This is basically the same tractor as the G1355. It has the Minneapolis-Moline 585 cubic inch engine which is infamous for the con rod going out through the block.

I really have no idea what to plant this fall. I suppose it will be annual ryegrass. There is really no crop that will make money.