If you're not breaking anything you're not doing anything

If you’re not breaking anything you’re not doing anything. This is something my grandfather would say when someone had broken a piece of equipment. Breakdowns are just simply a part of farming. We sometimes find ourselves saying why does this always happen to us. Then you talk with other farmers and you find out they have probably had a similar experience.

Harvest had been going pretty smoothly until the beginning of this week.

The belt you see in the picture drives the feeder house and the head on the combine. When it breaks the head and feeder house stop immediately.

We were glad that Jacob could bring us a new belt to get us going again.

While breakdowns are common we do what we can to keep them to a minimum. I was glad Trent volunteered to grease the turbo-till.

There are a lot of bearings to grease and it is easier for him crawl into the tight spaces. We use the turbo-till to incorporate our rye seed for cover crop. It will keep the soil in place while there is no crop growing and will improve soil health.

Last night we had just over 1.6 inches of rain. Probably the largest one time rain we have had since April. It may slow down harvest but it is still very welcomed after such a dry summer. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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