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farming_catHadn't heard about that one. Heard about one near Holton yesterday. The most recent fire that's been close to us burned "hundreds" of acres south of Sabetha on Oct. 5th. We shut our combine down a little early that day. Glad to be done.
Field fires near Highland? Possible source was electric pole?
Tom
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I started doing stuff like taking bales off of the field or running a disc when I was 14 or 15, probably.Yes, we are done. Yields are all over the place ranging from fantastic to nearly complete disaster. I didn't put a lot of effort into getting any pictures, but it does look like I have a few. I'll post them later.
Have you completed your fall harvest, farming_cat fan? How were the yields? Do you have pictures?
We don't have any 8 year olds to run any machinery. 8 years old seems to be a little young to be running machinery alone, but 11 seems plenty old enough. Trying to think back if I was running any equipment at that young of an age and I was probably running some tillage equipment alone by the time I was 11 years old.I agree that tech is really cool and amazing. Do you have 8 year olds operating machinery on your farm? There is a family legend about my 9yo grandpa taking wagonloads of wheat to town in the 30's. Maybe it is the same thing?So facebook has been showing me reels of really small kids driving really big farm machines (can figure out how to link a vid) but the most aggressive is from an account called “Farming Fit Momma”. Most of his vids are related to her working out on the farm but this one had an 11 yo and an 8yo operating $2M worth of machinery and doing a rolling unload of a massive combine into a massive grain cart. I’ll admit that growing up on a farm is a large part of why I turned into an adult with an overdeveloped sense of responsibility but something about this seems out of lil to me…With fancy new equipment it's as easy as pushing a button and everything syncs up between the combine and the grain cart tractor. Then the combine operator can adjust the grain cart from his end if he needs the grain cart to move forward or back.
So facebook has been showing me reels of really small kids driving really big farm machines (can figure out how to link a vid) but the most aggressive is from an account called “Farming Fit Momma”. Most of his vids are related to her working out on the farm but this one had an 11 yo and an 8yo operating $2M worth of machinery and doing a rolling unload of a massive combine into a massive grain cart. I’ll admit that growing up on a farm is a large part of why I turned into an adult with an overdeveloped sense of responsibility but something about this seems out of lil to me…With fancy new equipment it's as easy as pushing a button and everything syncs up between the combine and the grain cart tractor. Then the combine operator can adjust the grain cart from his end if he needs the grain cart to move forward or back.
Went to Morgantown in 2012. Had a blast. Fans were awesome. Offered us free booze during tailgate. We drank them dry and they walked us to a Halliburton sponsored tailgate and started mixing us drinks.Tom and spouse are headed to Morgantown on Friday via Baltimore. Tickets in visitors section 99.
Tom
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TaqMan and TaqLady will be there as well. Driving in from NC on Friday and staying in Uniontown, PA. Section 100. I hope the WV fans aren't as bad as the CU fans from stories I've heard.
I was running a 6620 (non-titan) cutting soybeans during the 2014 OU game while listening on the radio. Radio didn't work in the truck that the old man was running so the two of us were crammed in the cab of the combine listening while he was waiting for the truck to be filled up.Full days work at the farm, then in the house in time for kick off... probably fall asleep mid 2nd quarter.This will be me. We'll probably be harvesting corn therefore I won't get a mid afternoon nap.
Tom
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keep shelling corn late into the night to the sounds of wyatt and stan!
This was my childhood... falling asleep next to my father on the 4455 or our 7720 Titan II as he went back and forth across the fields.
same, listening to Greg Sharpe call the late 90's cats beat baylor a thousand to zero on a crisp fall day, remember it vividly
Bean meal turns into bacon!!!CRUSTY AND DRIED UP!
I assume the corn gets ground in to corn meal. I've just never heard of bean meal.
I think I have about enough info to take over this farm.
Obv non farmer here. It looks to me like you are rolling over a bunch of dried up nothing. I know they are "beans", but like what does the combine thingy actually do? Does it separate the beans from the rest of the plant. Is it all just ground up in to a bean like chowder for something?The combine name comes from combining the processes of cutting, threshing, and separating the grain from the rest of the plant. So yes, the combine separates the grain from MOG (material other than grain) and disperses the MOG out the rear of the combine.
Also, I will actually own a farm with these type of beans some day and I just asked this question on a KSU bbs.
Go Cats
Full days work at the farm, then in the house in time for kick off... probably fall asleep mid 2nd quarter.This will be me. We'll probably be harvesting corn therefore I won't get a mid afternoon nap.
Tom
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Do we have speed anywhere fast enough in our secondary to cover Travis Hunter? I had to laugh on the angle an NDSU defender took on tackling Hunter in the open field - the safety took a grossly short angle towards Hunter, I'm not sure I've seen anyone burned as bad as that.From what I saw, Colorado's OL is not good. Ideally we get to Sanders better than NDSU did and Hunter won't be able to get separation in time.
Didn't really old tractors have metal wheels with spikes? Seems like that would provide better traction in a straight line and might work better than rubber wheels for the limited purpose of tractor pulls.Steel wheels would be against the rules. Each pulling class has a certain tire size they have to use. Plus they have a max weight limit. Steel wheels would probably not be advantageous when trying to maximize the traction to weight ratio.
Just noticed the sled in the pic is called "Coal Train" LOLI believe that is an energy drink that heavily sponsors tractor pulling. I follow outlaw pullers and they are constantly advertising during those pulls.
Tom
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Have we ever discussed tractor pulls in goEMAW best thread? #1 took the oldest grandchild to McClouth last night. He had VIP tickets to pre pull bbq.I've always wanted to go to that pull, but haven't made it over there yet. I attended a pull in Menomonie, WI on my vacation. They had a couple of fully modified tractors, one of which caught on fire from what appeared to be a fuel leak. It was burning alcohol. Flames were big, but burned out quick. Everyone was safe and the tractor appeared to have minimal damage. Tires didn't even burn. I myself am a fan of the diesel tractors with big turbos that blow lots of black smoke like you have pictured here Tom.
I remember Douglas County fair always had a tractor pull and demolition derby growing up.
Tom
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NE KS corn is bussin, no cap.Spent last week on vacation in western Wisconsin. Corn up there looks rough. It appears to have had too much water. Our corn here in NE KS is looking much better than that. However, Iowa corn along hwy. 20 looks fantastic as always.
Throw in a group 15 herbicide when you spray. It won't prevent you from having to spray again, but it will lengthen the interval between sprays.
I have landscaping fabric and some inch and quarter lateral rock to go over.. what’s my best bet to keep grass and what not from grow in this fire pit area? Or am I just gonna have to spray it with stuff once or twice a year?
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Everyone near me is okay. I think I was about 18 miles away from it when I snapped that pic. Ended up getting a little hail out of the deal, but no damage.
Hope everyone is okay. Were you close enough to hear it?
Have you seen beef prices recently!Who is BMD?
It really depends on how bountiful the harvest is this year.
i've seen border collie x pyrenees crosses before. neat looking animals, but i think the conflicting instincts/energy levels could make for a problematic dog.How far can a drone that is available to a median cow farmer fly?
i follow a guy on twitter who's posted some drone vids of using drones to check cattle that opened my eyes to ag drone use.
Could you buy a helicopter type drone with a live feed camera for say $1000 that has a 5ish mile range?
I honestly have no idea but I assume the tech is going to continue to get cheaper and more accessible.
Good for him. All successful coaches have to be a bit theatrical.False. Oscar did it in 2014 and 15.
Tang's also the first K-State to beat KU in back-to-back years in Manhattan since Jack Hartman in 1982 and 83, so take the stage, my man.
