Wheat Harvest 2010

July 26, 2010 ~ After a few attempts, wheat harvest is finally underway.
Early in the season some of the wheat was lost due to hail, then recently
we've had rain and some of the wheat was still green but today we're in full gear!


Wheat harvest crew! ~ Tyler, Bernie, Garrett & Cade


Don't they look like a hard working dirty bunch!

It's kind of 'musical equipment'. First Tyler drove the tractor

and grain cart, his favorite thing to do! He's really good at it too!

Bernie's running the combine and Tyler heads over so Bernie

can dump the wheat on the grain cart.

Cade rode with Bernie in the combine for awhile now he's

in the Tyler.

Tyler and Cade had to go get cows/calves back in that

were out so it's Garrett's turn to run the tractor/grain cart.

I rode with Bernie earlier so am now riding with Garrett.

Garrett dumps the wheat onto the truck then Bernie will

take it to the bins. Another couple years and Garrett can

get his CDL license and drive the truck too!

While Bernie dumps the truck, Garrett drives the

combine. I told you it was musical equipment! ha ha!

This is Garrett's first year to run the combine and he

really likes it!

After a few rounds, Garrett dumps onto the grain cart.

Tyler and Cade are back! So, they're back in the tractor and

Garrett is riding with Bernie in the combine. I baked cookies

and brought them lunch and drinks so they eat inbetween

their grain cart duties.

Bernie likes harvest time and running the combine. And he

likes having the boys' help. They do a good job and are a big

help to Bernie.

When I left the field, it was 91* and the wind was coming up,

pretty typical harvest weather, and they were just finishing

up this field and getting ready to move on to the next one so

things are going well and I enjoyed the rides! :)