Lessons learned /reinforced this spring

**furrowtickler** · Jun 13, 2009, 05:12

We seeded our canola a little deeper this year b/c of the fear from last spring. Catch 22 though some canola in the rows only froze once or twice b/c of delayed emergence - but very stressed little plants and reduced plant stand even before the frost damage.
Also seen a feild seeded too shallow/fast west of here(very dry) 1/2 the seed is 1/4 in dry dust - complete write off.
Some feilds(seed hawks, seed masters) perfect germ, almost too thick, but 50-60% dead plants(frost) - plant stand still o.k. if we get rain.

**silverback** · Jun 13, 2009, 06:43

God has a very strange sense of humor.

**SASKFARMER3** · Jun 13, 2009, 07:21

Yea he has a very strange sense of humor. Our germ on canola was excellent with flexi coil and Deere, we were extremely wet. Frost did a lot of damage, will see how crop will turn out. Right now expecting very low yields.
We have 1545 conveyor that we bought the year they came out. Loading super bees the drivers almost salivate. Its slow on canola and Durum but on rest holy crap.
Look this year at the Australian disc drill that you can seed at 11 miles an hour. It will be a farm progress.

**cottonpicken** · Jun 13, 2009, 08:54

Lesson learned-stepping out and taking a leak while seeding at 5 mph is not the same as stepping out and taking a leak while spraying at 18 mph

**gregpet** · Jun 13, 2009, 09:25

Hopefully you weren't facing the wind when you were leaking on the sprayer. Doesn't your sprayer and tractor have deadman switches that won't let you get off the seat while they are moving? I know I've rewired a few things in my time but I can stop for a leak and check the openers or nozzels.

**Ron** · Jun 13, 2009, 10:02

Remeber the tethers on snowmobiles in the 1970's? Maybe they should be hardwired in with autosteer so the engine shuts off as you hit the ground? I am so jealous.

**furrowtickler** · Jun 13, 2009, 11:11

cotton, I thought I was the only one dumb enough on the seeder but the spayer?

**cottonpicken** · Jun 13, 2009, 11:25

The tractor doesnt but the sprayer does,and thats how i found out,got my heart racing when the stearing kicked out and the sprayer started drifting.Pissed all over myself.

Had to try it.

Local newspaper headlines may have been embaresing:

"FARMER RUNS OVER SELF WHILE URINATING ALCHOL MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED"

**checking** · Jun 13, 2009, 11:27

Cotton, you need to plumb a line from the cab into the rinse tank!!

Lessons learned /reinforced this spring