Yesterday we went for a drive in the country, but not just any leisurely drive. No, not us! We went to a farm in Richman & hooked up to an old swather to haul into the recycling yard. (yes, they asked us to) If you know nothing about old farm machinery, let me tell you a bit. A swather is used to cut hay before bailing it up. The heavy steal cutting bar & mechanism on these old machines rests on the ground and can be raised by hydrolics from the tractor pulling it. However, we were pulling this beauty with a truck, not a tractor. No hydrolics for us. Nate & I used our noodles, several tow straps, & two jacks to lift the mechanism and secure it as best we could. Then, after we inflated the flat mismatch tires, we were off. We couldn't go too fast, since any bumps bounced the swather, which only had 2 inches clearance. It took over an hour to drive the back roads (no more than 10 mph) to Nate's dad's Amalga farm where we parked it while we loaded pumpkins to deliver to a grocery store on Monday, before we finish hauling the swather in. What a way to spend a Saturday.
3 comments:
I missed picking pumpkins with you guys! They looked great when they came to the house. Maybe next trip I will get a couple for my porch.
I had to snag my punkins when I went with Maren. Nate never wants me to mix our own with the ones for the grocery stores. Maybe we should take the kids out for a photo shoot without the guys?
And then after you got your pumkins onto the porch, some sneaking family came over and hauled them home to their own porch, where I might add they look wonderful. And that swather sure does look heavy!
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