enlarge 48KB, 640x480 2 Loading corn 1/21/03 Hauling dried corn to elevator. We use Dodge 2500 w/V10 on this Brent 600 bu wagon. Air temp was about 10 degrees actual.
enlarge 32KB, 640x480 3 Loading corn 1/21/03 This is new 2003 Dodge 2500 w/"hemi". It is also pulling 600 bu Brent wagon
enlarge 50KB, 640x480 4 Loading corn 1/21/03 50' electric truck auger w/10 hp motor. Corn testing about 15.5% out of bin
enlarge 35KB, 640x480 5 Hauling corn 1/21/03 Cruising down highway w/empty wagon in '96 pickup. Grass field airport in upper LH portion of photo
enlarge 37KB, 640x480 6 Sprayer Specialties in DSM IA Picked up water tank there on 2/27/03
enlarge 36KB, 640x480 7 4000 gal water tank This will be water tank for sprayer fill. Black tank allows for NO algae....hopefully. Nice fit on trailer
enlarge 23KB, 640x480 8 Slight over-speed Must've been going DOWN hill in IA on way back home. Normally pegged @ legal 55 mph.
enlarge 22KB, 640x480 9 Sunset on the Mississippi Crossing I80 bridge on N side of Quad City area during return trip w/tank
enlarge 44KB, 640x480 11 Planter Unit REPOWER kits Full corn meter unit rebuild kits from Precision Planting
enlarge 49KB, 480x640 12 Unit rebuild process Not a lot of tools required for rebuild.
enlarge 36KB, 640x480 13 Precision Planting parts New cap, fingers, springs, etc
enlarge 45KB, 640x480 14 Kinze backing plates Std factory backing plates are replaced by new Precision products
enlarge 50KB, 640x480 15 Done 16 units ready to throw on meter stand
enlarge 49KB, 640x480 16 March 6, 2003 Last snow plowing of yr? Probably not.
enlarge 42KB, 640x480 17 Light snowfall Very light snowfall year-no real snowstorms thus far. Probably not 12" of snow altogether this winter.
enlarge 34KB, 640x480 18 3/8/03 1600 gal nurse tank This tank will now be towed behind pesticide mix truck. Larry added "product carriers" to both sides on top of fenders
enlarge 47KB, 640x480 19 easy-open Doors open downward to allow loading of packaged products from the side
enlarge 66KB, 640x569 20 Gate locks Gates are held up by 5/16" pto pins tethered by ss cable
enlarge 43KB, 640x480 21 "George" This nurse tank has been on the road 30 yrs for us now. It was tied behind chem truck-will now be REsupply tank (water).
enlarge 42KB, 640x480 22 Hose reel on back This hose reel (45'of 2" hose) used to ride on side of previously shown blue tank. Now moved to rear of 1250 gal tank. I made the carrier from 4" channel. Mounts w/2 bolts
enlarge 43KB, 480x640 23 Tail light testing box I built this tail light testing box a few yrs back. Uses 12v supply however you can get it
enlarge 42KB, 640x480 24 Press to test Contains enough cord to move to rear of vehicle & test while you watch-rather than obtaining helper. Press a button.....
enlarge 34KB, 640x553 25 Results and watch results. Can really save time when repairing existing wiring or REwiring vehicle
enlarge 62KB, 640x480 26 Light bar test This light bar also allows testing of 7 pin light hookups from withIN cab of vehicle. It has enough cord to take it with you into cab
enlarge 48KB, 640x480 27 "George" is done 3/17/03. Got done w/updates on George. Most all fittings replaced w/manifold-type fittings.
enlarge 48KB, 640x480 28 George Hose Reel "Crank side" of hose reel. We've had the reel for quite a few yrs-but we moved it to this tank for the '03 season. Reel works quite well. Hope it doesn't fall off!
enlarge 84KB, 640x495 29 Soil Temps Nice warm day on 3/17/03-70 degrees OAT. Took soil temp in chisel plowed stalks. Looks like 45 degrees @ 1300 hrs
enlarge 81KB, 640x480 30 Soil Temp-Sod Took soil temp about 4' south of previous photo...in sod. About 3 degrees cooler.
enlarge 56KB, 480x640 31 03/28 Getting Planter ready We use homebuilt hydraulic pack & hyd motor to power planter for lube & chain check prior to field use
enlarge 39KB, 480x640 32 Larry uses pressure can to oil We fill our pressure can w/JD lube for chain oiling.
enlarge 52KB, 640x480 33 Hyd motor drive Hyd motor is off corn reel. Bypass valve controls speed. Drive works on either end of planter.
enlarge 36KB, 640x480 34 Grease zerk Kinze calls for daily grease lube of slide shaft. However, they do not provide zerk. I added zerk to shaft to provide positive grease to both sides of shaft
enlarge 13KB, 720x116 35 Ag Breakfast In March, the Kankakee SWCD & WKAN Radio (local farm station) sponsored annual ag breakfast for those involved in agriculture
enlarge 40KB, 640x496 36 Mike Perrine interview Jeff Jeff O'Connor is President of Kankakee SWCD. He's being interviewed by Mike Perrine, the local "voice of agriculture". Mike gleaned many interviews before & after breakfast.
enlarge 40KB, 640x445 37 Ron meets Orion Samuelson This was first oppurtunity I've had to personally meet the famous WGN broadcaster-Orion Samuelson. A very easy to talk to celebrity, for sure.
enlarge 27KB, 720x384 38 Rich Howell & Orion Rich is local Resource Conservationist for SWCD. He was lucky enough to share table conversation w/Orion
enlarge 25KB, 640x403 39 Orion Samuelson & Mike Perrine Two great voices, both dedicated to telling the word of agriculture in the midwest.
enlarge 45KB, 640x446 40 4/1/03 Tank 1 Made base for 4000 gal sprayer water tank next to shop. Used ag lime. Larry moved lime w/loader
enlarge 38KB, 640x480 41 4/1/03 Tank 2 Compacted lime after pouring in layers of 6-8". Ron running rented compactor
enlarge 23KB, 480x640 42 4/1/03 Tank 3 Initial tank setting looks good. Straight & level. Tank is black poly. Heavy!
enlarge 34KB, 640x480 43 4/1/03 Tank 4 Tank plumbing almost completed. 3/4" sch 80 poly pipe vertically goes to fill auto-shutoff. 3" ball valve @ bottom
enlarge 37KB, 640x480 44 4/1/04 Tank 5 Final plumbing completed-leak checks OK. 3/4" hose hooks to 3/4" fill pipe @ bottom of tank
enlarge 52KB, 640x480 45 Kurt 9882 We started working ground this yr on 4/12/03. Dirt is very dry. This was corn in '02, going to corn in '03. Kurt takes a break for photo shoot
enlarge 50KB, 640x480 46 Work Ground Stalks are working very well. Moisture seems adequate presently
enlarge 16KB, 480x640 47 Dust Looks like a lot of dust for such early date. No corn planted in this area yet on 4/12/03
enlarge 39KB, 640x480 48 Forward view Good soil conditions for tillage. Tracks to left of hood are from "floater" having applied N & herbicide earlier same day
enlarge 58KB, 480x640 49 Warning lights I added rear warning lights to DMI crumbler. Factory lights seemed expensive. I built these.
enlarge 41KB, 640x480 50 Junction box This is junction box I use coming back from 7 pin on field cultivator hitch. Ground wires are all on common stud & grounded to beam clamp. All quickly removable
enlarge 53KB, 480x640 51 RH light DOT tape also adorns light brackets. Brackets can be moved anywhere along frame
enlarge 25KB, 720x377 52 Planting 03 Started in earnest on 4/18. Dry conditions. Very good seedbed & seed/soil contact.
enlarge 30KB, 720x442 53 '03 Planting Larry plants corn just NW of Chebanse on 4/18/03
enlarge 34KB, 720x432 55 Working ahead of planter Working ground about 20A ahead of planter. Good-dry conditions. 4/18/03
enlarge 41KB, 640x421 56 Field Cultivating Ron field cultivating w/NH9882 & DMI 42' fc. & 42' DMI crumbler. 4/18/03
enlarge 27KB, 640x403 57 Along waterway Working end-rows along drive-thru waterway. 4/18/03
enlarge 38KB, 720x403 58 DMI 3250 NH3 bar Bought a used DMI 15 shank 3pt NH3 bar. Need to do a few updates & add heat exchanger yet.
enlarge 79KB, 640x550 59 Yetter closers Bar came to us w/Yetter "planter gauge wheel" style closers. Never used them here. We'll see if they work.
enlarge 43KB, 640x480 60 Semi Finally added semi to operation. Put into operation first week of May, 03.
enlarge 47KB, 640x480 61 IH tractor & Wilson trailer Found super-clean late model used Wilson 41' trailer. No work needed-ready to go. Looks like we scale 990 bu legally.
enlarge 46KB, 640x480 62 IH tractor Bought used IH tractor locally. M11 Cummins & 9 spd.
enlarge 63KB, 640x512 63 Blue sky...somewhat Realy first sun we've seen in a couple of weeks here. 6/4/03-DShot
enlarge 100KB, 640x512 64 Hail stripped corn Corn was stripped by hail on about 5/28. Finally shot a new leaf out the top. GDD just about zilch. Corn was sprayed w/Steadfast after photo was taken on 6/4/03-DShot
enlarge 68KB, 640x512 65 Tail end of nurse tank filling sprayer 1650 gal Duo Lift nurse tank. Vertical tank on rear is water softener for foamer supply & washing. Dshot
enlarge 55KB, 640x512 66 Product carrying area As shown in previous photos, earlier this year we added product retaining gates to steel fenders of trailer. DShot
enlarge 79KB, 640x512 67 Pump/controller/inductor Honda 11 hp pump. Ravens contoller-you pre-program gallons desired and it shuts off water flow when it's attained. Inductor uses venturi to mix on the pressure side of pump. Only clean water in nurse tank. DShot
enlarge 77KB, 640x512 68 Inductor-mini bulk-COC tanks Venturi inductor on back of truck. 275 gal atrazine mini in center. 2x60 gal COC tanks in front. They're drawn by venturi action & controlled by valve/flowmeter @ base of inductor. DShot
enlarge 77KB, 640x512 69 Dodge 1T truck Works great as "chemical truck". Panel on LH side behind cab is SquareD electrical panel w/circuit breakers & 00 cable going to battery to power/control everything. Works great for many years now. DShot
enlarge 58KB, 640x512 70 Sidedressing NH3 DMI 37.5' NH3 bar has been performing flawlessly. Application going well this yr. Some "wet" days though. DShot
enlarge 63KB, 640x512 71 Raven controller Raven controller/cooler has been working flawlessly also. Hooked to AL PF3000 doing mapping. Good record keeping method. DShot
enlarge 64KB, 640x512 72 Sidedressing Covering about 30A/hr. DShot
enlarge 99KB, 640x512 73 Blu-Jet covering devices Added BJ covering attachments to DMI shanks. They are a "bolt on & forget 'em" attachment. Couldn't ask for a finer covering attachment. We can sidedress 1" or 12" corn all @ same speed. They are HEAVY too! DShot
enlarge 93KB, 640x512 74 Trash clearance Covering coulters have no problem flowing heavier trash. Even working in wet stalks is not a problem. DShot
enlarge 76KB, 640x512 75 Birds eye view Bird wouldn't have to be too tall, maybe like a crow. Corn is short this yr-no gdd! This photo taken on 6/7/03. DShot
enlarge 35KB, 640x512 76 Happy driver Son Kurt took photo of me while sidedressing. Nice easy job to do this yr. I didn't spill Treflan on face or anything-camera did that somehow. DShot
enlarge 46KB, 640x512 77 loading nurse tank Don & Kurt load 1600 gal nurse tank w/water
enlarge 49KB, 512x640 78 electric pump Kurt switches on electric xfer pump. It's supplied by 3" pvc pipe to 4000 gal vertical water tank on other side of shed
enlarge 37KB, 640x414 79 Spraying beans Applying glyphosate to RR beans on 6/15/03 (Father's Day). Good soil conditions-light wind
enlarge 41KB, 640x443 80 Spraying RR beans Hagie 2100 w/80' boom. Raven injection on back. Only water in carrier tanks. Glyphosate in injector tanks (30 gal). Doing 1st pass of 2x pass project.
enlarge 80KB, 640x512 81 Driver's view Conventional till conditions. Good even bean emergence this yr. Running 60# boom pressure w/AI tips.
enlarge 63KB, 640x512 82 Ravens 750 controller 750 controls carrier & 2 injection pumps. During RR bean spraying, carrier is locked @ 60# press-approx 10 gpa (LH window), while glypho is going on @ 10 oz/A (3rd window).
enlarge 109KB, 640x512 83 Weeds Grass & BL are still small. GFT is predominant grass. Mostly 1-2" ht. VVL & GRW are predominant BL, w/some LBQ. Generally clean field. No herbicide on ground prior to this-only tillage.
enlarge 61KB, 640x512 84 Kurt runs the nurse tank Kurt programs nurse tank for gallons into sprayer
7/3/03
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enlarge 38KB, 640x512 85 Ron coming down from sprayer
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enlarge 49KB, 640x512 86 Getting ready to roll Kurt or Don will uncouple fill hose & I'll be on my way
enlarge 49KB, 640x480 95 Outside view View of bike appearing in previous screen, as it appears outside
enlarge 28KB, 640x480 96 Camera location Cameras mounted on magnets to facilitate finding best aiming point for "loading". Cable routing is temporary.
enlarge 39KB, 480x640 97 Rear camera Rear camera helps driver view traffic behind when travelling down road
enlarge 41KB, 640x480 98 Gate position indicator Bottom drag auger is covered by hydraulically operated gate. Sundial type indicator shows position
enlarge 47KB, 640x480 99 Drawbar support kit 6000# drawbar weight required CNH support kit. Drawbar now rated for 11,000#
enlarge 35KB, 640x480 100 Dsc06167
enlarge 60KB, 640x512 101 Ds2 0274
enlarge 36KB, 640x425 102 Rebuilding Corn Head-LH gear case LH drive chain cover removed. Note larger sprockets, but still 1:1 drive
enlarge 38KB, 425x640 103 Drive sprockets Old ones in good condition
enlarge 31KB, 640x425 104 End chain case RH Chain case cover removed to replace roller chain drive. Note smaller sprockets.
enlarge 50KB, 640x425 105 Top sprockets Top sprockets replaced
enlarge 44KB, 640x425 106 Guides Rebuilt guides. Bottom sprockets were OK
enlarge 43KB, 640x425 107 Gathering chains New gathering chains (JD)
enlarge 42KB, 425x640 108 Rollers They weld-grind all surfaces of rollers. These are used rollers.
enlarge 40KB, 640x425 109 Rebuilt rollers B&R Welding did roller rebuilds. We want aggressive rollers.
enlarge 29KB, 640x425 110 60 HD chain vs 60 We switched corn head drive chains to #60HD. JD supplies #60 as std. Shown here, old #60 is on top, #60HD below. Barrels are same width.
enlarge 52KB, 640x425 111 Unloading auger We extended unloading auger about 10' to meet "cross auger" to fill Shivvers
enlarge 32KB, 425x640 112 Electrical 2 additional magnetic relay starters were required to make 5hp motors engage
enlarge 57KB, 425x640 113 DSC06547
enlarge 47KB, 425x640 114 Controlled fill for Shivvers We tried something new on Shivvers bin dryer this yr. We added switches to control grain depth & used neighboring bin as "holding bin".
enlarge 2.19MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 115 Combining beans 09-21-03 Our first day of combining sb in 2003. Click on icon to make the movie play.
enlarge 98KB, 640x425 116 Residue Even though this is "conventional till", there seems to be plenty of trash on the ground between bean rows (15")
enlarge 85KB, 640x425 117 Good stand Beans look excellent-just not performing though
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enlarge 73KB, 640x425 121 Disappointing beans Beans have been generally a yield disappointment this yr for much of NE ILL. They look good-but yield is not there.
enlarge 26KB, 640x425 122 Combine view Combine driver view of grain cart filling. Good visibility of cart
enlarge 36KB, 640x425 123 Kurt Kurt runs MX240 on grain cart
enlarge 35KB, 425x640 124 Kurt's math Kurt keeps tabs on "legal loads" on wagons so as to help Dad avoid "overload" tickets from friendly-broke St of IL Police.
enlarge 30KB, 640x454 125 Unloading on-the-go Kurt (grain cart) & Larry dump on the go. We always use grain cart in beans-never stop combine.
enlarge 39KB, 640x425 126 Camera-monitor, Tractor cab view This is view of wagon filled w/beans as shown from tv monitor (color, flat-screen) inside of tractor cab. Shadow from tractor confounds clear view slightly.
enlarge 51KB, 640x425 127 Soft ground Field conditions are good this yr-note tracks on headlands. Dirt is very soft, even though it's dry. Unusual.
enlarge 40KB, 640x425 128 Loading wagons Kurt loads wagons w/beans to go to elevator
enlarge 6.00MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 129 Kurt "picks up" Kurt running grain cart picking up beans on-the-go. Larry running combine.
enlarge 5.12MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 130 Unloading corn on-the-go Date was 10-30-03. We're nearing end of corn combining. Uncle Don drives grain cart-brother Larry drives combine. Corn moisture about 15%. Field soil condition is slightly wet. All is progressing well.
enlarge 76KB, 640x425 131 Chiseling stalks Chisels run about 10-13" deep @ 5.5 mph. Could pull faster, but needless wear on machinery
enlarge 64KB, 640x425 132 Sunflower chisel plow We're happy w/Sunflower chisel & HD 5 bar drag.
enlarge 64KB, 640x425 133 Chiseling stalks Stalks have been going thru chisels very well this yr. Rebuilt rollers on corn head really makes a difference. Dirt is really working nicely this yr.
enlarge 44KB, 640x457 134 Eric chiseling Eric "Tough" Frerichs gets many hrs in each fall chiseling w/9882
enlarge 49KB, 425x640 135 Kurt & Eric These 2 guys work together very well. They have for a couple of yrs now.
enlarge 36KB, 640x425 136 Kurt & Eric Kurt Lukow (14 yrs old) does lots of the fall chiseling when school schedule allows. Eric Frerichs works for us in-season. He farms & feeds cattle on his own nearby farm. Both valuable operators!
enlarge 44KB, 640x425 137 Kurt & MX 240 MX easily pulls 9 shank. Could be bigger chisel, but very smooth operating
enlarge 64KB, 640x425 138 Glencoe 9 shank Glencoe soil saver is a well-built machine. Often copied-simple & it works! We added drag to level & make 1x pass in spring possible
enlarge 1.65MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 139 Eric & NH 9882 movie Eric operates NH9882 & 17 shank Sunflower chisel. Speed is about 5.5 mph @ 1950 rpm
enlarge 3.09MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 140 Kurt & Eric movie Kurt Lukow & Eric Frerichs chisel together. We don't normally run together-only for "photo shoots"
enlarge 1.66MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 141 Kurt Lukow & MX240 movie Kurt chisels w/MX & Glencoe 9 shank chisel. Speed is about 5.5 mph @ 1900 rpm
enlarge 2.91MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 142 MX Chiseling-rear view looking out the back window
enlarge 5.34MB, 640x480 Download MPEG 143 Front view MX chiseling Driver operated camera shot of chiseling w/MX
