Harvest 2017

[WiltonRanch]

Bit of crop out in spots. I'd think about 75 - 80% off in general maybe more. Usual slow pokes got stuff out but great progress made. Lot of 24 hour stretches when weather allowed. Most wheat was phenomenal but canola was disappointing for a lot of guys. My dumb ass luck my canola averaged out good and it wasn't for management or fertility. Finishing up on some oats and then a little barley. Oats not impressed with but maybe particular field needs more of something.

[blackpowder]

My general area 2/3 done. 20 miles south or east all done.
Snow and rain will now put the last at end of month. Hopefully.
Standing wheat in area now completely flat. Standing canola a little better off. Snow in swaths yet. Back roads impassable for trucks yet.
A tough cow to catch but we need the milk.

[fjlip]

Any left is coming off no matter the MT, dryers humming, baggers going, weather sounds like shit, repeat 2016 October
Straight canola massive disappointment, aw, why did we sell our swathers.... 2mph banging, growling, tough straw. Some sprayed twice... wow that pays.

[Hamloc]

Any left is coming off no matter the MT, dryers humming, baggers going, weather sounds like shit, repeat 2016 October
Straight canola massive disappointment, aw, why did we sell our swathers.... 2mph banging, growling, tough straw. Some sprayed twice... wow that pays.

Exactly opposite for me. Sprayed the standing canola within 4-5 days of swathing the rest of the canola. All same variety L241C. Standing canola outyielded swathed by 6 bushels. Never kicked the stone trap open once on the old TR straight cutting. Used a 30 foot head straight cutting, swathed with a 25 foot. First day in swathed(done after straight cutting) plugged combine twice, second day plugged it and took out rotor belt. Swathes were smooth very few doghouses. I was very surprised at how well straight cutting went. I realize canola was standing very well, was a perfect year for it, still amazed at the yield difference. Determined by bin fill not weigh wagon.

[woodland]

95% done here , mostly alfalfa and red clover left . and the usual d.f. ers still going in crops..........

I guess I'm one of those d.f. ers and sure feel like one too. 10% done and it's all been 20%+ wheat. Firing up the dryer today and it's showering again as I write. Area is probably 30-40% done but we're on western fringe of it and just can't get a break in the weather. Rain and snow forecast till Monday. Last years disaster is still haunting us (late seeded due to mud and unharvested crop) and feeling like a repeat all over again.

I just want to get this mess out of the way so it doesn't mess up next year.....again.

P.S. Maybe I'm pissy since I'm fixing the swather's wobble drive in the dark 20 miles from home and I'd love to smack the Case engineers who designed it.

[Guest]

I guess I'm one of those d.f. ers and sure feel like one too. 10% done and it's all been 20%+ wheat. Firing up the dryer today and it's showering again as I write. Area is probably 30-40% done but we're on western fringe of it and just can't get a break in the weather. Rain and snow forecast till Monday. Last years disaster is still haunting us (late seeded due to mud and unharvested crop) and feeling like a repeat all over again.

I just want to get this mess out of the way so it doesn't mess up next year.....again.

P.S. Maybe I'm pissy since I'm fixing the swather's wobble drive in the dark 20 miles from home and I'd love to smack the Case engineers who designed it.

no I know what you're going through same here last 3 years . not directed at you , hope it turns for you . we have a few here tgat never get done , ever !

[Guest]

Any left is coming off no matter the MT, dryers humming, baggers going, weather sounds like shit, repeat 2016 October
Straight canola massive disappointment, aw, why did we sell our swathers.... 2mph banging, growling, tough straw. Some sprayed twice... wow that pays.

and have to sell it soon so it doesn't heat , lol
a lot of swathed canola was picked up dry here in 7-9 days

[WiltonRanch]

no I know what you're going through same here last 3 years . not directed at you , hope it turns for you . we have a few here tgat never get done , ever !

Every area has the perennial slow guy. Then there's bad ****ing luck. Especially us smaller guys running trash on shoestring budgets. Makes a guy wonder at guys with better iron that can't cover the ground in a timely manner when conditions are favourable.

[Guest]

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woodland , here is us last year. what a difference a year makes !

[woodland]

no I know what you're going through same here last 3 years . not directed at you , hope it turns for you . we have a few here tgat never get done , ever !

Last year was the first time we've had overwintering crop. Just hit 20% done and that's all we got off last fall.

Wilton your comment about trash and a shoestring budget is very true here. I'm 34 and lots of the equipment is marginally newer than that and some is older. We've got two tx 66's and if there's one running I'm usually happy. Rebuilding a bubble up gearbox and a pickup reel (hart carter reels are $hit) currently.

My friend has combined sept, oct, nov, dec, may, June, July. He did canola swathes in July and got $9 bu for it. We gave up on combining June 1 and started harrowing in canola and barley. Supposed to be two days of snow and rain coming pronto..... hope they're wrong since the yard is just dry again.

[woodland]

Nothing glamorous here. A bearing died and had to be 1 5/8 shaft. We got 1 1/2 and 1 3/4 on hand so $150 call out fee and 200 km later I guess we're going...... for now

[sumdumguy]

Good ol' MC dryers, saved our rear a few times. Good Luck Woodland, the October forecast looks good here, we'll send it your way.