[AT] rain

[charlie hill]

John,

I guess we got between 1/2" and an inch last night.  It came slow and steady 
most of the night so it will do a lot of good.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] rain


> We got a ltitle over a 1/2" yesterday. About 30 miles from me got 2.5". 
> That 1/2" will really help the wheat which has just started showing heads. 
> Gonna be a short crop--saw some heads that aren't a foot off the ground.
>
> Getting ready to plant beans in about 3-4 weeks--not a fun task when you 
> are in a drought. I have been having problems getting the row openers in 
> the ground when it is dry. After some "testing" we determined my springs 
> have gottten considerably weaker compared to new ones. I ordered all new 
> springs and we are going to add a little more tension to each spring. If 
> that doesn't work I'll have to buy a double spring unit for each row 
> opener---That will cost me about $1,000 to convert the drill over. We have 
> already added all the weight to the drill we can. I can get the coulters 
> in but the row openers are another story.
>
> John Hall
>
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