Pulse, grain and oilseed producer and custom grain hauler from SW Saskatchewan. Seller of Thunderbolt soap.
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#TillageIsTheDevil
I'm excited to become a dealer in SW Saskatchewan for Thunderbolt soap and Tru Pearl ceramic. DM me for pricing and products. Anything from 1 gal jugs to 55 gal barrels.
#ThisStuffWorks
If you’ve ever plugged a combine, and lighting a match or trading it in we’re thoughts that crossed your mind instead of unplugging it, you’re a
#RegularFarmer
Laying in bed and hearing the furnace kick in, I'm thankful for Canadian oil and gas that I don't have to chop wood or stoke a fire to keep from freezing to death. I'm doubtful our electrical grid could keep everyone safe and warm in weather like this.
I hope I'm not the only one who sits in the combine counting trucks and roughly figures out how many bushels on a field it'll take to pay for fertilizer, rent, machinery payments, etc and hope you have a couple passes at the end that'll be profit.
Just an interesting observation from our little area. You can sure tell when farming began to get profitable around 2007 and how bad it was around 2000 as there aren't as many guys my age (39) and into their 40's as there are in their mid 20's to mid 30's
My brother is thinking of selling his Big Bud. What's it worth? Nothing to compare it to to value it. Basically $30k in new rubber. Aux hydraulics on it. Don't know exact hours, but judging by overall condition, under 6000 for sure. 1150 Cummins.
I used to think footpegs in combines, tractors and sprayers was just weird. Now after being in a cab that had them, then using them and feeling less leg and knee pain, they aren't stupid, they're a necessity
And just like that, apart from some sloughs,
#harvest2020
is a wrap. Now to find misplaced vehicles and bunnyhugs and do some fall work that we haven't had a chance to do the past 2 years.
Anyone else get nervous until the crop starts to emerge? The thoughts that run across your mind..
Did we seed into moisture?
What if the seed tests weren't right?
This should've been up by now.
We packed it too hard.
Did we put the seed upside-down??
Big shout out to Johnstone Auction Mart in Moose Jaw. I had trailer trouble on Saturday and they unloaded bales so I could make it home, and reloaded them today. Thanks!!
Looking for work after I'm done my harvest, which will probably be in 3-4 weeks. Can drive your equipment or can bring mine. Truck is commercially plated. I'm a one man show, so it would be 1 of the 3 options below. I would be needing lodging. Closer to Swift Current the better
With a good sprayer tender, would a 1000 gal/100' boom sprayer like a JD 4830/Case 3330/etc be able to keep up with spraying duties on a 4500-5500 ac farm? Wide open 1/4's or 1/2's, doing preseed, incrop and fungicide/preharvest on 25% of acres, and postharvest on 50-75%.
Looking at putting up a new shed, at least 8000 sq/ft. What's a nice, best-bang-for-your-buck size? What are things you wished you had done or things you love about yours?
I feel kinda helpless watching things unfold in E Sk and W Mb, but we do have 72' of Bourgault 7200 harrows with a 3255 Valmar on it. Could supply tractor and operator too.
Guys that are running stripper headers, what kind of fuel consumption, capacity increases, differences in wear component life, etc, are you seeing in your combines vs auger or draper headers in cereals?
Harvesting some high quality, high FN 1 CWRS so Viterra, JRI and Paterson will have something to blend off at the West Coast with whatever frosted, bleached, low FN, fusarium riddled wheat that will be harvested in Manitoba and east of Regina. 😄😄
My tip to young men and women. If you want to succeed in your career/business, show up on time and be ready and willing to work. It puts you in the top 20% right off the bat, no matter your skill level. There is nothing more frustrating when people don't show up or want to work
As we turn the calender to 2024, what is one thing you learned in 2023, and what is something new (crop, chemistry, equipment, etc) that you're using in 2024?
Just playing around on Deere's site building an X9 1100. $1.24 million US or $1.71 million CAD list price. So how many bushels of $9.25/bus spring wheat or sub $6.00/bus barley does it take to pay for one .......😳
It's raining during July in SW Sask! It doesn't mean we'll pull the sprayer out for fungicide in July, it just means we'll pull the combine out in August. 👌
For Sale. Small electric batch grain dryer. No canola screens. Worked when last used. Stored inside. Lots of new parts. All around good condition. $1500 firm. No holds. 😁
#harvest18woes
I will be 70 years old, a crotchety old man, and I'll still be telling all the young guys about 2021. And yes, that canola has sprouted without being rained on. 🤯🤮
Can someone please remind me after harvest is done to not be so freaking cheap and actually invest in a real GPS for the seeding tractor?
#WAASsucks
#TrimbleSucks
After 55000 ac, our Seedhawk is starting to show its age. Frame is fine, just needs a rebuild. I'm wondering if I should sink money into it and make some improvements, or just move on? Can't afford new and would stick with a Seedtwin
I've been looking around at used HC sprayers, and the ones that are in my cash price range have at least 2500 hours on them. Am I gonna regret buying something that has 2500-3500 hours on it? Or should I just be looking for something newer?
After 1 snowstorm, 2 rain delays, 9 breakdowns and 600 moisture tests,
#harvest2019
is a wrap. You put up quite a fight
#harvest19
, but we lasted the 15 rounds you threw at us. Very thankful for the crop we took off. What a turnaround from June 15.
I'm curious to see what other farmers/truckers units weight. Just post your trucks empty weight. Doesn't matter if it's super b, tri, tandem, tridrive, 3 ton. Our trucks are 13200-13350 kgs full of fuel.