Popular Post HeavyGunner Posted July 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) Winter wheat harvest is just getting kicked off here in Montana. Lots of green spring grains and pulse crops though. Wheat field ready to harvest. A couple of fields with a boat load, er make that many many truck loads of hay Edited September 16, 2018 by HeavyGunner 4 Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 WOW! thought it was a herd of buffalo stampeding. Got one question........why are the electrical lines behind the fences?Maybe I should not ask why there are fences? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Mike said: WOW! thought it was a herd of buffalo stampeding. Got one question........why are the electrical lines behind the fences?Maybe I should not ask why there are fences? Over zealous farmer fenced in the county right of way. Farmers are notorious for seeding literally up to the containment dikes at our leases which the producers lease so many acres around each tank battery. No one even cares but the farmers whine when we drive on the road into the lease and squish some wheat. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) Prime example. Definitely have worse ones but you get the idea Edited September 16, 2018 by HeavyGunner Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Looks good!!! Also looks like you have had enough water for your crops.. Everything here in the southeast is drying up bad.. we are about 5 inches behind in yearly rainfall.. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 They have been busy picking the winter wheat and oats here too most are baling the straw now. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Brocky,do you have a 49 201 diamond T? My 1st wrecker was a 39 201.it had an engine turned dash panel,but I saw a picture of a49 model on u tube it had a plain dash.what does your tks. Have? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Brocky said: Looks good!!! Also looks like you have had enough water for your crops.. Everything here in the southeast is drying up bad.. we are about 5 inches behind in yearly rainfall.. Yeah lots of well timed rains this year. 1 Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Billy T Yes that is me.. Your prewar 39 would have had the "deluxe" cab which included a clock, cigar lighter, and a banajo horn ring.. DT did not return to building them after the war, so all post war ones are plain dash. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-339988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
B MACK Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Once again the farmers get f---ed. Was just talking to a buddy that grew up north of Chester. He was in Havre last weekend talking to old friends, ( or listening to them bitch) . Yeah, now finally the weather was good and they got a excellent crop. Now there is so much grain they are getting f----ed at the elevators. He was telling me, last year good protein wheat was over $7 a bushel . Now with the great crop it's around $ 1.38 a bushel... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-340941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayhair Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, B MACK said: Once again the farmers get f---ed. Was just talking to a buddy that grew up north of Chester. He was in Havre last weekend talking to old friends, ( or listening to them bitch) . Yeah, now finally the weather was good and they got a excellent crop. Now there is so much grain they are getting f----ed at the elevators. He was telling me, last year good protein wheat was over $7 a bushel . Now with the great crop it's around $ 1.38 a bushel... I'm no farmer but that was my understanding of the farming business. If weather is bad and therefore a bad harvest, you are lucky to break even. If the weather is good and you have a great harvest, then so do all the other farmers and you are (again) lucky to break even. Edited July 31, 2016 by grayhair 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-340948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 beware of the farmer who owns a crop duster Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-340952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 that is the prime reason to have storage silos. if price is low at harvest, store it on farm until the price goes up. we do that every year here in joisey. store it for 2-3 months, and you can see a 4-5 dollar per bushel rise in price. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-340954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) On 7/30/2016 at 9:11 PM, B MACK said: Once again the farmers get f---ed. Was just talking to a buddy that grew up north of Chester. He was in Havre last weekend talking to old friends, ( or listening to them bitch) . Yeah, now finally the weather was good and they got a excellent crop. Now there is so much grain they are getting f----ed at the elevators. He was telling me, last year good protein wheat was over $7 a bushel . Now with the great crop it's around $ 1.38 a bushel... Prices look to be double what your friend told you. Unless his wheat protein is really low. I live in the golden triangle area and haven't heard of that bad of prices. Edited September 16, 2018 by HeavyGunner Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-340959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
B MACK Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Thanks for the ag report. I'll have to check with my buddy again. I'm thinking that his friends farm is north east of Chester, out of the golden triangle. I was thinking that it was ordinary protein, but he said that was at both big new elevators at Chester. That just shows that second and third hand info is not always right. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 11 hours ago, B MACK said: Thanks for the ag report. I'll have to check with my buddy again. I'm thinking that his friends farm is north east of Chester, out of the golden triangle. I was thinking that it was ordinary protein, but he said that was at both big new elevators at Chester. That just shows that second and third hand info is not always right. You never know sometimes. Both big elevators in Chester have piles around 25' tall and easily big enough to cover a football field on the ground. I'll try and get a picture and post it on here. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBullDog Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 On 7/21/2016 at 4:31 PM, HeavyGunner said: Over zealous farmer fenced in the county right of way. Farmers are notorious for seeding literally up to the containment dikes at our leases which the producers lease so many acres around each tank battery. No one even cares but the farmers whine when we drive on the road into the lease and squish some wheat. I was on the other side of this when I was still farming. I planted wheat or milo right up next to the lease roads, but I never got too worked up if someone needed to run over a little of it. The reason I had for it was weed control, planting something and having herbicide down to prevent cheat and rye and thistles from taking over that edge. If its in the edge it eventually spreads further into the fields. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 47 minutes ago, RedBullDog said: I was on the other side of this when I was still farming. I planted wheat or milo right up next to the lease roads, but I never got too worked up if someone needed to run over a little of it. The reason I had for it was weed control, planting something and having herbicide down to prevent cheat and rye and thistles from taking over that edge. If its in the edge it eventually spreads further into the fields. I agree with you as long as the farmers don't complain when I turn around like you said. They shouldn't ever complain since they are farming free ground since there is 2-3 acres leased around each loading site plus the road into it. Some of the other leases hold the farmers to the lease agreement and do not let them farm it but they keep the site weed free. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeavyGunner Posted August 2, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Pile of grain on the ground at EGT. For scale note the truck in front of the tarped grain Edited September 16, 2018 by HeavyGunner 3 Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Seen piles of grain here in Memphis at Cargil nothing like that thou amazing!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBullDog Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 There are 2 piles of wheat at least that large in Enid, and i think 3 more up the road in Medford. There are smaller piles in some of the smaller towns as well. In fact, I went to town yesterday and moved my truck because it was parked right where the local COOP has started the dirt work for a 1 million bushel "bunker" to pile wheat. Price in town this morning was $3.05 for wheat, add another 15 to 20 cents for Enid terminal price. I know it sounds "pie in the sky" and all but its a shame to have people in our own country, and many places around the world, going hungry and this grain just gets piled up to sit and rot. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I live in S.E. Washinton, St. Walla Walla to be exact. Dry land wheat averages 85 to 90 around here and some as high as 100 bushels. Grain piles like that are common place. Soft White mostly. When I lived in Ellensburg, Wa. 25 years worth I worked in a automotive machine shop. The owner and his dad held the world record for irrigated wheat crop at 216 bushels that was in 1967. Someone in England beat it with 236 years later. Truck Shop Quote One ping only Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46151-harvest-is-finally-here/#findComment-341242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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