Deeredriver Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 This is what your machine looks like after you have been spraying in about 40 mph wind trying to get finished before some big storms set in and they did last night some places around here got 4 inches of rain place i used to haul pigs for had a hog shed blown down with 1000 pigs inside and another shed lost its entire roof and not a sighn of it or any debris anywere 11 tornados in kansas alone last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Sweet mercy Nick that looks/sounds back. Just after I got to Kansas in 03 there were more tornados on the ground than any previous year I think. Can't remember how many it was though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Yea supossed to be really wet untill monday so no field work for a week or so at least my machine has a power washer built in so i gave it a rinse down right in the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51MON Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 sounds worrying nick we are crying out for rain over here at the minit only had 3 weeks of sunshine and the grounds like concreat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 We have plenty for right now might see if i can catch some pics later were in for another round tonight of tornados and bad storms so we have our supplies tucked away in the basement incase the big one hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51MON Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 yes when i went to minasota to see my aunt in 03 she showed me round the basement, ha handy things them in that country make sure you take care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 But what about your models Nick? \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 We worry about a gusty wind stopping us from spraying How much spray reached the target? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 is it not possible in todays age of technology to build homes that can stick these high winds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 i was actually putting on 32% liquid fert that stuff weighs like 11lb a gallon 34 gallons to the acre 3qts lexar 6 oz parallel and 24 oz of roundup plus i had some drift gaurd stuff in i dont like spraying in really bad wind but there wasnt a crop in the driection the wind was blowing plus there was a big storm coming and we needed to get it sprayed before it rained The maize had been planted and would be growing by the time i could get back in to spray it we had 3 or 4 inches of rain around this area right here over 2 days some places up stream of us have ad 7 to 8 inches of rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 oh and the making of houses strong enough sadly no mate these Tornados are just horific on the discovery channel they have been showing the tornado that leveled that whole town of greensburg Kansas last year that i posted pics of the john deeres wrecked that thing leveled the whole town pretty scary stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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