Morris Maxim 1 Air Drill

[bjolsen]

No one in this area seems to be familiar with this situation.My early model (1993) Morris Maxim air drill is not capable of lifting high enough when in field position to accomodate most of the new styles of seed boots/openers.Another five to six inches of lift would be ideal.Morris recognized this problem in later production years but that doesn't help me with this particular drill.I have a plan but before I get the welder and cutting torch out I thought I would send out this "sos". Anybody out there,been there,done that??

[furrowtickler]

I still can't beleive the market is trading 16 mill acres canola. 13 will be the highest possible #. We started hualing at $9.50 then filled that and bam $9.10 and dropping, oh well sit and wait for now. I think all crops will be 25% off the last stats can report then hopefully reality will sit in then. Good time too ignore the market and take a few weeks off.

[RedRiverMB]

Flew into Winnipeg yesterday, what a disaster in most
fields, lots of water and very poor density, never seen
so much brown and ugly yellow from too much rain.
most fields that had anything it was only on the
outside round, i think people will be in shock when
they enter the field with sprayer or combine.

[newguy]

When the tally is in the acres seeded canola will not look real bad because of the huge increase in the south. But the end production of this years canola will shock the stats people when the crop comes in and average yield is half of last year.

[Hopperbin]

Furrow I think what is pressuring prices is the current stocks. we used to have 8 dollar canola not long ago.

[JoeyPotato]

How much old crop canola is being carried into this crop year? I think this canola market is going to explode. How about what crop that is there that is 1 month late or more. The hot July heat is coming soon. I cannot see a avg crop coming off this year.

If a person can survive this season, canola may be the #1 money maker for farmers in 2011

[boarderbloke]

bjolsen, not sure I can comment about the lift abilities of a MM, but I'd be interested in hearing your answers to these two questions.
I've always used the factory set up paired row boots w/edge on, not happy with this any more as I can't set the banding knife as shallow as I'd like.
1. What boot/style are you wanting to switch to, do you have edge on shanks?
I've had trouble with the swivel or pivot where the packer gangs(blue paint) mount to hyd frame(red). They don't take grease but rather have a thin plastic bushing, these are wearing, bending or breaking, and when this happens allows that section drop lower altering the depth.
2. Have you experienced problems in that area and How did you resolve them?

[furrowtickler]

hopper I duno about current stocks, ADM in Lloyd is searching for canola daily. I just think that line companies jumped all over this stats can report to drive spot prices down when bills need to be paid up. They can suck on bobo for now. I am just a little peaved that spot prices are now bassed off 2011. I did not know they could do that, or am I wrong?

[countryguy]

80% of canola fields in this area are going to yield 10 bpa.

[Hopperbin]

Furrow put in a target price. Futures and basis don't really mean anything if one works against the other. The dollar value in your pocket is what counts. Put a target in for 40 cents above market if that suits you. Watch the market and keep your target at 40 cents above. They may come to your price in this environment not wanting to raise every other grain companies bid at the same time. Use the opportunity that I think is before you.

[furrowtickler]

We have targets in and were very close then they dropped their pants, we are just going to wait this b/s out.
Just got home from S'toon - wow lightning and very heavy rain - drove through water by the Travelodge. Areas east of there are getting pounded right now.

[bjolsen]

boarderbloke: Thanks for the reply. I have a C-shank drill and if it were right now today I would put on a Bourgault seed boot once I've solved my lift problem.The Morris boots you are using I've heard good reports on except when you are buying!!Half again more,give or take a little.The mechanical problem you mentioned I've had twice in the same spot. The second time I took it to town and had the welding shop cut out the old pivot point and put in a heavier wall pipe with the same I.D. so the same plastic bushings would fit and that was two seasons ago!

[boarderbloke]

ya, I was thinking the same thing, getting some heavy wall pipe and re build. Need to change a bearing or two so will likely tear things apart after harvest, as I'll have to do most of them. are you putting on a paired row or side band boot?