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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: June 29, 2017, 10:49:21 AM »

Looks like the hood of the Case in your photo, Ralph.  Lucky for you to have decent weather for spraying crops.  Rain and more rain here.  Three inches a week ago Thursday
Charlie

Yes, the old 2090 and pull type sprayer got me through another season of spraying but I'm sure envious of those self propelleds that fold without the driver having to get out of the cab.
I don't think we have had 3 inches of rain yet this whole season. Crops are hanging on by stored subsoil moisture but they are going to need some real rain. Lucky we are not getting the heat. Most days in the 70s.
Here is a drone video I shot back in march when it was obviously still winter here. My brother driving the fuel truck out of my yard.
[video=youtube;M2H2f0Pk15s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2H2f0Pk15s&feature=youtu.be[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: June 26, 2017, 09:59:53 PM »

Charlie, my dad had cataracts removed in his 80s and I think it helped him. He also had MD. Hope it is not hereditary but with my luck probably is.
Busy as usual here just getting caught up with crop spraying. Unhithed from the sprayer and need to hook up with the haybine any day soon. Crops all looking pretty good and there is going to be a lot of yellow around here in a couple of weeks as canola blooms. No blue here this year as I've kicked the flax habit after the last disastrous crop. Life is too short to spend time fighting flax straw.
Got a new drone battery on warranty so looking forward to some flight time soon.
Saw the first potato bloom last week.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Finally Got Our Rain

« on: June 14, 2017, 10:19:49 PM »

Crops, gardens and grass were starting to need a drink. No significant rain fell for a month until last night. I hear we have had over an inch in an all day rain which is just what we needed. Things were growing surprisingly well considering. Although the lawns were getting a bit dead looking on the high spots.
Early potatoes are up and hilled just in time for the rain. We have had a bit cooler than normal weather most of the time which helps keep things growing.
I spent a little time out on the "big water" on the weekend by my brother's farm yard. Uploading a video to youtube of it at the moment. See we have plenty of moisture here. Just not well distributed.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: May 25, 2017, 10:16:42 PM »

I see that Ralph is keeping busy loking above the clouds to find sunshine.  You get your flying machine up pretty high, Ralph.  Not only he put a new oil line on the Mercury and fired it up with a 15 year old battery.  Nice job with your videos, Ralph.  Keep them coming.  

Not sure what Dean has been up to.  Most likely cleaning and waxing those classic tractors and feeding cats..

Charlie

I've been working steady and overtime most days for the past 3 weeks. Getting rid of last year's flax crop and straw took time and put me behind for applying anhydrous. They full speed ahead on seeding with the usual little breakdowns and holdups. I still managed to get about 99% finished as of last night thanks to a long stretch of dry weather. Kind  of nice to have a break today as it rained a little and gave me a chance to plant some garden stuff. Early potatoes are up.
I've had no time to drive the Merc or fly the drone but my nephew did get some great drone  video of me running the magnum and air seeder recently. I'm just uploading a video to youtube now. Here is  a "still".

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: April 24, 2017, 03:08:29 PM »

We have had a setback here in Sask. with a few inches of new wet snow overnight. No good weather  forecast for the rest of the week either. So what we thought was going to be an early spring is now starting to look like a normal or possibly late start in the field.
This was the view out my window this morning. Air seeder sitting in the snow. At least it covered up the water that had accumulated from the last rain.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: April 17, 2017, 10:06:00 AM »

My goodness, over a month passes and nobody has said a word here? I've been busy, only a little, but did find time to shoot some video while starting up the old 730 Case on the weekend. Used it to push some dead carraganna trees into a pile where I'd been hedge trimming. Started and ran as good as ever. Like it was still 1963.
[video=youtube;qGgTyrLVEKY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGgTyrLVEKY[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: March 05, 2017, 08:39:36 PM »

Not an antique yet but it is nearly 40 years old now. Some video here from last week as I cleared snow in  the yard with the 2090 Case. Mild days , cold nights and our snow is hanging on. More predicted to fall tomorrow.
[video=youtube;k4mo3XD5Ouo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4mo3XD5Ouo&feature=youtu.be[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: February 25, 2017, 08:33:29 PM »

Gene it looks like that new shop is going to be nice enough to live in. Charlie, winter has returned here as we heading down to zero tonight. Still hanging on to some of our snow but we lost some this past week. My nephew shot some drone video at their farm this past weekend and it looks pretty white from above.
[video=youtube;nYIXnT2O0GM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYIXnT2O0GM[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: February 17, 2017, 01:28:26 PM »

 Life is too short to put up with constant misery.   I just try not to smile too much.  

Ralph is getting some very nice footage from his drone. I keep up with them as you put them up to you tube, Ralph.  Just waiting for you to catch up with a deer herd or a pack of youes.  Is your boneyard PTO working as it should on whichever Cockshutt.

Charlie

Charlie I 've had family members too that wore  their teeth in their  pocket a lot of  the time. One uncle  had  none at all and we never knew  him when he did  have  teeth. Seemed to get along just fine. I'm hanging on to almost all of mine but not sure  for  how much longer. Bone loss  is an irreversible process and it is taking  it's toll.
No progress  on the pto  as I don't want to over stress my back. It is only just starting to  feel better after lifting that pto weeks ago. I'll get some help to do the install. I'm a slow learner.
We broke some century old high temps in Sask.this week. Think it hit over 40 at  my yard. Its  nice but not normal.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: February 13, 2017, 02:15:26 PM »

Sounds like you are working harder than me Gene. My back has bothered me since lifting that Cockshutt pto so I'm not pushing it too hard. You might want to post some pictures of the new shed one of these days.
It has warmed up here to the thawing point today. Hope we don't lose our snow. We don't have a lot and it is too early to see bare ground. I shot this video yesterday while driving the Merc and you can see we are well covered in snow. Yet I have not needed to install the snowblower.
[video=youtube;tpNPxwNlOt8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpNPxwNlOt8[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: February 01, 2017, 11:08:50 PM »

Gene we have sure had our ups and downs in temp. Currently having some cold nights a bit below zero. Blowing and snowing some today so it was no day to be out doing much. Not that I would anyway as my back has been bad for a couple of days. Probably over did it lifting that Cockshutt pto last week. I have not even done any flying for almost a week. I did get the follow mode working on the drone a couple of weeks ago and got the drone to follow along shooting video while I drove the trail through the hundred acre woods.
[video=youtube;zcqJXzKQUBA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcqJXzKQUBA[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: January 21, 2017, 11:58:11 PM »

Its been a week of good flying weather with above normal temperatures. Had some great sunrise, sunset photo ops and I took it up to the maximum altitude of 400 feet several times. Didn't get any driving video yet but its on my list. I got in a day of tractor time with the Cockshutt 50 putting oats through the mill for cattle feed. It was warm enough to work on removing the tractor's pto for maintenance and I recorded some of it to put on youtube. Not exactly a "how to" video but might come in handy for my own future reference.
[video=youtube;1Wpe-DkhAe8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wpe-DkhAe8[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: January 11, 2017, 07:15:56 PM »

Warmed up to 0 here this afternoon but snowing and blowing from the Southwest. Not nice but not bone chilling cold either. Did you see my latest drone video trying to drive and fly at the same time? I need a little practice.
[video]https://youtu.be/Fo40W7p0CrA[/video]

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: January 11, 2017, 10:29:29 AM »

-34F in Sask. this morning. Clear and sunny. Hope the wind stays down. I'll need to plug in the block heater on the Massey to put a couple of hay bales out later this afternoon.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Western Ohio Update

« on: January 04, 2017, 01:44:24 PM »

Ralph, can you operate the drone from the cab of the 2090? likely the metal will block the signal?

I think so Gene but won't know for sure til I try. The drone has a "follow me" mode in which it is supposed to follow along when I'm driving a vehicle so I'm hoping to try it out. Should make some interesting videos. I took a short flight yesterday in -12F temps. Nice views but my fingers were starting to freeze up by the time I quit.