[AT] photo finish

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Something really satisfying about getting everything out of the field and 
the equipment under a shed for the winter. I'm about done planting wheat. 
Still got most of my milo to cut. That stuff can be real aggravating--keeps 
trying to feed back on the feeder house. After I locked it up for the third 
time I opted to give it a few more days to dry the stems out. We are due 3 
nights with temps in the teens to mid 20's, that should finish drying the 
stalks out. I'll be especially glad to complete this growing season as it 
has been far more hectic than usual.

Speaking of lights, I'm considering upgrading the lights on the 4020, it 
could use one more on the back and all of them could stand to be brighter, I 
would like to have Halogen or LED replacements for the sealed beams, 
assuming someone makes them and I don't need a bank loan to buy them.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Greg Hass
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 12:04 AM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AT] photo finish

Day before yesterday I finally finished fall work. I still have a lot to
do such as getting equipment out away and getting the yard cleaned up
(not as in leaves etc. but a loader bucket here and there and dual
wheels laying where I took them off the tractor. On Wednesday I still
had to finish plowing and finish digging potatoes. Another guy helped
pick them up as I don't bend as well as I used to. I had four rows left
out of six, and we got eight heaping milk crates off of each row. It has
rained a lot here lately so the dirt kept sticking to the v shaped
digging plate of the potato digger but we got the job done. As for
plowing , I had about an hour left on one side of the field, but because
of the shape of the field, I had four headlands to do and they seemed to
take forever. It was almost dark but I was able to avoid lights.
Yesterday, I pressure washed the huge amount of mud off the plow and
managed to transfer 90% of it onto myself. Today I painted the shiny
parts of the plow with a protective coating (the IH version is called
till coat) . To some like Ralph this probably seems late to dig
potatoes, actually it is, but I got it done. For those who don't know, I
live in Michigans thumb, about 100 miles northeast of Detroit. The
reason I said photo finish is because tomorrow night it is supposed to
drop to 6 to 12 degrees F. It helps me to relax knowing the crops are
off and all my fall tillage is done. A lot of people around here are
also done, but there is quite a bit of corn still out, and a few fields
of soybeans. As for the potatoes, I am giving most of them away, as I
can't eat 32 crates; just me and the wife. I should probably quit
growing so many but I enjoy it although It gets harder each year.
             Greg Hass


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