Elk City, Ok -- For the past ten days, we have been extremely busy. We started wheat harvest! As many of you have read, this lifestyle can be a lot of hot days and many tiring hours. Most of these nights Dan, Liz, and I...
Elk City, Ok -- A couple weeks ago, my one in a million boyfriend David came to see me! He got to stay five days with us and it was an awesome time. I mentioned in a previous post, that he works on a harvest...
Anthony, Kan. – We are in a new place! I love new places. A new place means new people to meet and new sites to see. Harvest adventures are always my favorite adventures so I guess I’m pretty easy to please this time of year....
Jet, Okla. – At home in North Dakota, the weather pattern had been similar to that of a rain forest. It had been chilly and damp the entire spring season and from the weather reports I have been receiving from home recently, the pattern has...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="768"] Jim making his call to the elevator manager.[/caption]Claude, TX - Sometimes with this thing called harvest...
Claude, TX - Moisture...
Clinton, Oklahoma-- Mark is very positive about the progress the crew is making in Clinton. The fields are fairly close together and the haul to the elevator isn't too long, so we're fortunate that this is a very efficient job, especially after being delayed in the previous...
Elk City, Ok -- Now that the heads are done and ready for the field, we have a few last minute touches like cleaning the cabs. After all, this IS our office and it needs to be presentable! Not to mention it is a whole...
Burkburnett, TX-- What's a harvest crew to do in the rain and wet weather? Last week they found out. The guys were on shortened hours for obvious reasons since we weren't out in the field. They did odds and ends maintenance on the equipment to...
Elk City, Ok -- Pun intended! In the pictures below we are fixing the sickle and cleaning the heads. We have to make sure the guards, sections, rollers, bolts, and bearings are ready to go. We cannot afford breakdowns in the field. When wheat is ready...
