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Re: Is it time to quit now?


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Posted by Notjustair on June 24, 2014 at 08:00:21 from (174.229.75.132):

In Reply to: Is it time to quit now? posted by JD Farmer on June 24, 2014 at 05:41:32:

I'm 40 and do those things. There is just too much to remember with today's equipment. I have started writing on the equipment how many things I have to do to it at certain times. Example is the 12 row planter yesterday. When I get to the field I have 5 things to do to be ready to plant. When I see that 5 I start counting what I have done. Unfold wings, put in wing lock pins, pull rigid plant turnbuckle pin, change hydraulic lever to plant, and pull button to actuate markers. Without counting those and knowing I did all 5 before getting in the cab I will forget and tear something up.

Our parents didn't have equipment like we have. They had their own challenges but many of them weren't all of the steps it takes to do some of the same jobs but get better results. I hope I am still farming in my 60's. I see 70 as a slow down point.

H@11, I had to lay a brick right smack in the middle of the shed drive the other day so I would remember to shut off the battery charger before I went inside. It worked. Carry a clothes pin in your pocket and clip it to your shirt sleeve when you are in the middle of a job. With that thing touching your arm you won't forget about the power lines.


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