David's Farm Blog

Can anyone guess why they are called “Big Red”?

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Its a crying shame to see this Johnny on fire while harvesting sunflowers at Windy Station. This contractor combine (custom cutter) of  TBO Farming has been part of my harvest at Morvenvale last few seasons.

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Thanks Paul of Marshfield Wisconsin, for sending this one – no doubt a sad story behind it. In all fairness, I had to crop your pic. Cheers

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This shot taken on a camera phone somewhere in Northern New South Wales three months ago.  The cotton picker fire was out in a few  minutes and back in action the next day.

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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. […]

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