'Bout Ready

Two days in the hot sun, $38 in bolts, assorted half-links and a roll of 2050 chain, two tubes of grease and a couple of gallons of used engine oil, but I think this old duffer is about ready to hit the field once again.

Looks like it's been setting parked for a long, long while the way everything was rusted up and nothing wanted to move. Got 'er all freed up, loosened up and we're gonna give 'er a run on some bull-nettle infested ground soon as all the chores are done this morning.

Allan

Yeah, I know. I'm just not much of a dry land farmer. Where in the heck is the "button" that ya push to make it rain? :>)

Like I told Gary, if it doesn't rain here pretty darned soon, looks like this patch is going back into oats next spring. :>(

Allan

Just more old junk that is way outdated and nobody else in his right mind would own. :>)

It's a rod weeder for preparing a dryland wheat seedbed prior to planting.

That 1" square rod runs about 2" under the surface of the soil and spins backwards to forward travel. Pulls/lifts the weeds and flips 'em out on the surface without disturbing the ground moisture.

Allan

Noticed some pretty colors on the weather radar over your way yesterday.

Did you get any rain out of it or did it start just east of you?

Gary

We're hoping that the hurricane down south will rip up into Kansas. Maybe that way we'll at least some moisture. :>)

It's so dry here that we won't even plant wheat if it doesn't rain between now and the 10th of September. Wouldn't come up anyway. :>(

Allan