David’s Farm Blog

I posted this clip on fababeans I harvested last season. Swathing is a more popular practice in heavy crops to avoid losses.

More Great Cotton Pick Pics from Michelle Hutchinson

The driver walked away with a few cuts and bruises
     
Thanks Gary for the post

Texas BowHunter.com claim this big boar was shot in Northern Louisiana. 

    
Thanks to Rob T for the pics. This happened about 10 years ago - Anyone have more details?  Please comment.

Source: Modern Mechanix Feb 1932

Where would we be without ductape. In farming they say you only need two things to make a repair - WD40 and ductape.  If it doesn’t move and should, use the spray, and if it moves and it shouldn’t, use the tape.

Another harvest nightmare - this one from Canada.  See earlier post How to cook a Deere


This is a John Deere 9860 combine, built in 2006 and owned by Fiasco Farms of Melita, Man. Victor Clark, son of Fiasco owner Alan Clark, was combining sunflowers in October when his air filter warning light came on. Victor turned off the threshing unit but left the engine running while he went to see what was wrong. He was just starting down the ladder when he saw smoke. He got the fire extinguisher and discharged it on the fire. From  Editor Whetters Blog

Anyone know if this is real or where it might be? Reminds me of this pic below over 10 years ago.

Nothing to do with farming, but I hope these guys were wearing their seatbelts

A brief collection of pink tractors from around the net. It came about after a neighbour (a green nut) was having a joke over a very faded “light red” Case cap I was wearing.
It seems there are many makes and models of older tractors in various shades of pink. Some represent worthy causes like breast cancer but all represent the true spirit of farming females.
Lets face it guys, we wouldn’t be seen dead behind the wheel of one of these girly donks.

How do you steer this thing?

Not sure where this comes from - maybe India.  A quick search revealed its a common problem around the world. In the United States, The Federal Bureau of Statistics reports that in 1997, there were 105 reported toilet bowl snake attacks, resulting in 17 fatalities. In 1998, there were 135 attacks and 30 fatalities. In 1999, 200 attacks were reported, and 50 fatalities. Why? - urban sprawl is to blame.

Moving slowly through the sweet-corn fields of California is a weird tractor on stilts. The tractor is used to dust and detassel the high corn. The builder started with a 21-horsepower crawler tractor. He raised the tractor chassis including the motor and transmission so there would be 78 inches of clearance beneath it. Side frames - the “stilts” - support the tractor in this position. Additional sprockets and links of track were installed on each side. The result is a tractor that rolls through the high corn, dusting and detasseling it even during wet weather when rubber-tired tractors bog down in the mud. It has 6-1/2 feet clearance and straddles two rows of corn while dusting 12. A framework across the back holds the dusting equipment. During detasseling, men ride on hangers dropped down between the rows alongside the tractor.
Source: Popular Mechanics (Sept 1954)

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Great collection from Peter Gunn at Theo Spark
 

I haven’t seen too many circles around my farm.  Maybe those aliens know I keep the 12 gauge handy