Here's a how-to video on fixing a troublesome bearing. The whole process took right around 30 minutes to complete, not including prep time. I hope you enjoy! Be safe and God bless! All Aboard Wheat Harvest™ is sponsored by High Plains Journal and New Holland Agriculture. Emma can be reached at emma@allaboardharvest.com....
I feel as if humidity has been a frequent topic in my recent posts, but that is because it is something that we simply cannot get over. It directly affects how our combine runs, our exhaustion levels, and how the wheat behaves when going through...
The song "The Wind" by the Zac Brown Band came on the the radio this afternoon on one of my elevator trips. It's a catchy little tune but on days like the ones we have had, it is a friendly reminder that the wind will...
Our first stop in Hobart, Okla. has come to an end. Leaving Hobart is almost like leaving home. Mom and I were put on bill-pay duty. Since we have been harvesting in Hobart for over 20 years, we have gotten to know people and feel...
Manley, NE (Home): Last Wednesday and Thursday Dad and I made the almost nine hour drive to Garden City, Kansas to deliver the combine to our first stop. We made it to Kansas with no issues and turned right around to head back to Nebraska....
Usually the saying goes, "making house calls." We call it, "making shop calls" or "making field calls." This is what we have been doing for the past week. A farmer's combine broke down near the Texas-Oklahoma border. Three belts on one side of the combine had to...
I hope that all the dad's out there had a wonderful Father's Day! I know that my dad got to do what he loves most; spend his day out in the field. Brandon and I greased the combine this morning, which we told dad that...
Some days repairing combines can feel tedious and frustrating if things do not go according to the plan. Other days, things go exactly like you thought and that one little cloud in the sky seems to hover directly over you as if to say, "hey,...
After a cloudy and wet morning, our header was finally reacquainted with wheat around 4pm this afternoon. Before we got going, Brandon and dad sent mom and I on a parts run. Surprise, surprise, right? While on the phone with Brandon, he described the parts...
There may not be much to harvest for Misener Family Harvesters, but we have work that needs to be done at home. We have hired help for the past few years. This year we hired Austin. He was born and raised on his family's dairy farm in...
