most of the problem there is the loaders...those things will mess up a tractor so fast, especially if u don't kno how to operate them...once, this guy that i worked with rammed the loader into the rear wall of the silage pit and knocked the loader thru the back of the loader mount, glad i didn't have to fix that one!

 

I know what you mean. When he first put the loader on, he used wimpy little pipe pieces to space the loader frame from the tractor frame, since the loader was intended for a 66 series. Those of course didn't last. I made a solid plate to tie the bell and the front frame together. I still have to redo the ones he has on the front mount, if it weren't for where it mounts on the very front, it surely would have broke off by now. I swear, some of the crap he pulls, it's a wonder he's still alive.

 

old farmers, where would we be w/o them??

 

Sad thing is, my grandfather was meticulous about his equipment, and was quite the innovator. His boys sure didn't follow him very well...

 

Well, another lovely day of snow! I am sooooo sick of winter!

 

Just another excuse to eat more food an gain weight.

 

Actually is up to 30 degrees up here, but received about 4 inches of wet/heavy snow yesterday. Keeps piling up. Good for the snowmobilers, but I don't have one.

Joined a Gym the other day 24/7 and started to lift weights again (haven't for awhile). Boy do I dred the "sore" phase. My arms feel like Jello right now and tomorrow I probably won't be able to move em.

Also, Joined Netflix. That works pretty good. I watch many movies, because I work night shifts (12 hours 3 days/week) and so I'm up at night alot on my days off and sometimes all I do is watch a movie or two. All my movie channels on Dish Network runs the same movies over and over and that gets old.

 

ooo hells ya, i just got word that classes are cancelled b/c of snow or instructors are sick AND the dude in charge of my sponsorship w/ Caterpillar resigned today! U HEAR THAT JAKE!? WE'RE TEMPORARILY FREE!!!! ...until they find another ballbuster to put in his place...

 

Hey Nebraska...what's up???

 

Yep, we're free til we find out what's going on in 20 minutes. Wish us luck, Kenny's and my future are riding on this meeting we're about to have!!!

-Jake

 

Hey Patrick, what do you do for a living? Hello Ken, how's it going? Kenny and Jake, enjoy your day off. Speaking of Jake, where you been, you slacker??LOL!

 

I've kinda busy lately. Well, not really.....but I've been having some issues in my personal life so it's taken away from FTE time....just how it is I guess....

-Jake

 

Personal issues..nothing bad, I hope. Do I need to activate the FTE hit squad to take someone out for you??LOL! It gets kind of quiet without you around, bud!

 

No, no need to take anyone out. I think I've got it figured out now. I'll hopefully be back to my old self before long. I'll try and be around a bit more.

-Jake

 

he misses dave...