colson04
Senior Member
Fall Harvest is gearing up in the US. Some places are running wide open already, while others are just getting equipment out. We chopped our corn silage the first week of September, and our soy beans are almost ready to roll. Corn always gets run after beans around here, unless making high moisture corn, then it may have to be shelled a bit earlier when the moisture is right.
Here are some pics from our silage harvest. We chopped around 200 acres over 6 days. We don't get started until after 10am, and shut down around 6pm to prep equipment. Dairy business happens first, then we move on to everything else that needs to happen.
I spent my time pushing up the pile, packing the pile, driving truck, or fixing trucks. I also spent every evening prepping the push tractors, our 7380 harvester, and the trucks for the next day so we would be ready to roll when we got done with chores. It was a very busy 6 days, as every day started before dawn and finished after dusk, but the weather cooperated and stayed productive every day even with 3 trucks breaking down. One truck lost a steering box and was taken to a heavy truck repair shop. Another truck had to have the starter and positive battery cable replaced. Both of these trucks were down for a day each, but didn't slow us up too much. Our third truck is still at a repair shop as it developed a bad miss when warm and loaded. They sorted out an electrical issue, and are currently waiting to hear results from injector testing.
Here are some pics from our silage harvest. We chopped around 200 acres over 6 days. We don't get started until after 10am, and shut down around 6pm to prep equipment. Dairy business happens first, then we move on to everything else that needs to happen.
I spent my time pushing up the pile, packing the pile, driving truck, or fixing trucks. I also spent every evening prepping the push tractors, our 7380 harvester, and the trucks for the next day so we would be ready to roll when we got done with chores. It was a very busy 6 days, as every day started before dawn and finished after dusk, but the weather cooperated and stayed productive every day even with 3 trucks breaking down. One truck lost a steering box and was taken to a heavy truck repair shop. Another truck had to have the starter and positive battery cable replaced. Both of these trucks were down for a day each, but didn't slow us up too much. Our third truck is still at a repair shop as it developed a bad miss when warm and loaded. They sorted out an electrical issue, and are currently waiting to hear results from injector testing.
