We went back to work on Thursday, July 23, just waiting until the day was warm and dry enough to get all the moisture evaporated. The weather was perfect--low 80's, low humidity, and a light breeze. Now that the field was opened up, I was anxious to get a close look at the knocked down spot. It actually was filled with very heavy, full heads. They were well off the ground, and as it turned out we did not have trouble getting it harvested.
It also became apparent that the wheat drilled into the oat ground did not grow as well as the wheat drilled into bean ground. The difference was subtle, but you can see bigger heads on the bean ground...
versus the oat ground.
I stuck one of the grain aerators into the hopper wagon, which was plugged in when we put it in the shed that night. Moisture by the end of the day was as low as 12.6%.
The hopper was filled this high by the end of the day.
The day ended unexpectedly when the discharge auger stopped turning. Ron towed the combine back to the shop with about 6 passes remaining in the field. Lucky the weather was just perfect and we could take the extra time!
The auger fix was messy but straightforward, and Ron was back in the field by 11:00 am on Friday. The second hopper was about 1/3 full a couple hours later, and the field was now harvested. Yeah!
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