I am headed out to drive one of these tomorrow! Farming.

in farming •  6 years ago 

It’s harvest season in western Kansas and farmers around here are cutting corn and milo 24hrs a day before the wet winter snow starts to fly. Cutting corn is a timing thing. If it’s too wet the corn will mildew in the grain bin, if you procrastinate to get it cut the field gets too muddy to drive the combine without tearing up the field and your machine.
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Tomorrow afternoon I am gonna try and drive my first combine ever. I have a few friends who are farmers out in this area of Kansas and one invited me out to give it a try. It’s an expensive rig to get behind the wheel but, today combines are almost always on auto pilot so to speak. If this actually happens tomorrow I will make sure and take the camera and shoot some live videos of the experience.
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Farmers always say that they see lots of Pheasants when cutting the corn, sometimes they even get caught up in the headers on the combine. Since I am actually out here to hunt these birds this weekend, it will be fun to see so many in one spot and have a nice high view hopefully to film some cool action.

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Thats great you have a new friends.Fermers are so hardworking.Farmers works day and night.I spend some time of life in village.I observed you eat in villages everything best.Like milk,fruits etc.Ohhh farmers works 24 hours.Thats to much hard.This machinry helps the farmers to cutting the corn.You get up early in the morning listen the voices of birds.Thats so cool.I also like birds voices.You had a great and new experience.Thanks for sharing.@Broncnutz.

You are lucky that you'll have this experience! I'm saying so because my wife's father drive such combine,let tried it and it's great to drive such machine by yourself! If you'll have possibility try to make 360 degrees video I think it should be cool! And of course we will be waiting that you share with us your impressions from this experience! Good luck!

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Cool man. I'm looking forward to your next post.

It snowed here today and the moisture gets into the combine and causes a prob I guess. Gonna try again tomorrow.

It is really going to be fun to see you operate and drive your first combine, harvesting time is the best experience as a farmer because it shows that your labour is been rewarded during harvest

Boy that looks like fun. As a country we are so fortunate to have the fertile land to be able to produce as much food as we do. Not only do we grow enough to supply our nation, this fertile ground supplies much food for people all over the world. Last year alone 14.6 billion bushels of corn were produced by American farmers, exporting around 17% of that total. Mexico, South Korea, and Japan were the 3 biggest importers of American corn.

Holy shit I gotta see the OG drive one of those monsters. A bonus STEEM if you cut down a pheasant!

I will tune in to see that for sure!

It snowed a little today here so they could not cut....it messes up the combine I guess, gonna try again tomorrow.

I had read about combine harvestor from my textbook.It is a great mega machine.Anyway nice article sir,waiting for the next one.

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Good luck with the hunt! I've never drove one of those but seen then plenty.

Wow... You're doing this too? Awesome. Farming to me is life. It sorts many problems.

Nice. I’m sure u gonna get some awesome drone footage as well

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I charged it up to take it but there was too much snow falling today. Gonna try tomorrow.

I didn’t know snow would hamper drone flight. Shows you how naive I am 8)

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Big open fields like that are beautiful viewing, enjoy!

Perfect timing is a must that's for sure thanks for sharing this : )

Agriculture plays a very important role of the economy and the country succes

Good luck dear.

Hun plenty of fun...
When you drive first time there is some special feeling .....I love that feeling

I wish you bountiful harvest in your farm.

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Bring the gun with your bro, Kill two birds with one stone! No pun intended

Esa será una experiencia interesante de ver. Si estoy en tu lugar, busco aprender bastante acerca de esa actividad. Saludos amigo!

wuao todo eso me recuerda a mi llano donde se trabaja la tierra, sembrando el maíz, sorgo, arroz gran trabajo @broncnutz

I like modern agricultural machines where you live. My country everything is handmade

Very good .I like farmers and Farming machines .

Drive a farming machine is always gives good experience .

Corn cutting machines are very amazing and also gives good feeling to driver ..Good luck

That will be a great experience that deserves to be shared! I hope to see the videos and photos of you on the farm handling that great toy :)