Hi guys,
Yesterday, we all went over to our friends place to help them work their calves, as they had about 80 to do, and they are only two people, and to make things worse, he had hurt his rib earlier and, even though it didn't hurt right then, he didn't really want to make it hurt again...
Today, Dad and Andrew worked on our JD 4020; Mom had a session this morning, and has another one later on; Cora just left for town; and I have been playing for a while, and started working on my school work again.... :(
Andrew has recently bought a tablet computer, so he has been having some fun tinkering with that. He is looking for a GPS app now, I guess. I've played a few games on it, and from what I can see, it looks good, except for the fact that it's way too big for your pocket. :(
I haven't found a place to buy Agricultural Simulator 2012 in the US, but I will keep looking and let you know if and when I find something... Well, I hear that mom's client is hear now, so I will be heading off now, I guess.
Talk to you all later, Jacob B.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Shop projects...
Hi guys,
Yesterday, we finally got our IH 1486 out of the shop! We had taken the transmission all apart, and didn't find a bearing with pieces missing, so all that we can figure out is that a bearing had went out before, and they didn't get all of the pieces out. :(
But the time was not wasted. While we had it apart, we replaced some gears that had some pieces missing, and some bearings that were on their way out. We also got some of the gages to work again, as none of them worked before. :S
We also started working on our JD 4020 yesterday, after we got the 1486 done. We took the aftermarket cab off, and drove it into the shop, so that we can work on the park lock. Simply stated, you can put it in park, and it would roll down a hill, if not stopped!
On Saturday and Sunday, our family will be going to camp! It sounds like a lot of fun, with hockey, and all sorts of fun stuff to do! By the way, I won't be getting that snowmobile I wrote about, as it got sold before I got to it. :-(
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Yesterday, we finally got our IH 1486 out of the shop! We had taken the transmission all apart, and didn't find a bearing with pieces missing, so all that we can figure out is that a bearing had went out before, and they didn't get all of the pieces out. :(
But the time was not wasted. While we had it apart, we replaced some gears that had some pieces missing, and some bearings that were on their way out. We also got some of the gages to work again, as none of them worked before. :S
On Saturday and Sunday, our family will be going to camp! It sounds like a lot of fun, with hockey, and all sorts of fun stuff to do! By the way, I won't be getting that snowmobile I wrote about, as it got sold before I got to it. :-(
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Anyway, time to go again. Jacob B. ;-)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Heat Wave!
Hi guys,
Two days ago, everyone, except Cora who worked in town, weaned the calves off of the cows and moved them over into a pen away from their mothers. And the result is excessive mooing from all of the cows day in and day out...
The weather has been absolutely amazing for January here the past couple of days. Yesterday it got up to fifty some-odd degrees here! And, we still have not had any lasting snow here either, which is a bit of a shame, seeing how I might be buying a snowmobile! :D
That's right, I might, just might, be buying a cheap snowmobile! But I won't excite you any more than I already have, just in case it doesn't work out, and partly because I like making you wonder what it might be..... :-) :P
Anyway, this morning, Andrew went to Bismarck in his '08 Dodge Charger that he got working; Dad worked around here for a while, then went to Napoleon; Cora did stuff in the house, and Mom and I worked on my school. :S
Time to go, Jacob B. ;-)
Two days ago, everyone, except Cora who worked in town, weaned the calves off of the cows and moved them over into a pen away from their mothers. And the result is excessive mooing from all of the cows day in and day out...
The weather has been absolutely amazing for January here the past couple of days. Yesterday it got up to fifty some-odd degrees here! And, we still have not had any lasting snow here either, which is a bit of a shame, seeing how I might be buying a snowmobile! :D
That's right, I might, just might, be buying a cheap snowmobile! But I won't excite you any more than I already have, just in case it doesn't work out, and partly because I like making you wonder what it might be..... :-) :P
Anyway, this morning, Andrew went to Bismarck in his '08 Dodge Charger that he got working; Dad worked around here for a while, then went to Napoleon; Cora did stuff in the house, and Mom and I worked on my school. :S
Time to go, Jacob B. ;-)
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy new Year!
Hi guys,
Last Thursday, Dad, Andrew , and I went to a farm near Spiritwood, which is on the east side of Jamestown, to look at another grain cleaner setup. After talking and looking for about an hour, we decided to buy it for $12,500.
We are going to get it home sometime this week, and then we are going to have to redesign it to get the cleaner that we took out of the Kintyre elevator onto this trailer... That will keep us busy in case we run out of things to do. :P
Happy new year! Let's hope that this year is even better than the last one. Yesterday, we didn't do much work. The rest of the family finished watching a movie that they had started the night before, and after lunch, us guys went out to the shop and worked on a few things, and then played pool. :D
Last Thursday, Dad, Andrew , and I went to a farm near Spiritwood, which is on the east side of Jamestown, to look at another grain cleaner setup. After talking and looking for about an hour, we decided to buy it for $12,500.
Well, that is pretty much all I have to write about for now, so I will leave you with a final picture or two. ;-) Here you go. My grass crew. ;-)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Back to school again..... :S
Hi guys,
Today looks like a nice day to be outside, with a nice warm temperature of almost 40 degrees! :P Well, nice for being a day away from the winter soulstice, anyway. Let's just hope that it stays nice for a while longer...
Anyway, yesterday, Dad; Andrew; and I worked on Andrew's car some more, and then this morning, Andrew went up to Bismarck to pick up some more parts that he had orderd through the Dodge dealership up there.
Our current shop project, (one of them) is taking apart our Internataional 1486 tractor apart to find a bad bearing in there somewhere. You see, one day when Andrew was changing the hydraulayic filter on it, he found a roller from a bearing in the housing for the filter, meaning that a bearing went out, and the roller got trapped down by the filter.
After digging into it for a while, and not finding the bad bearing where we thought it was, we think we are going to have to split the tractor, and examine further. :S Anyway, it looks like it is time to go again, so here is a parting picture. :) As you can see, you could mow in there for hours... :)
Jacob B.
Today looks like a nice day to be outside, with a nice warm temperature of almost 40 degrees! :P Well, nice for being a day away from the winter soulstice, anyway. Let's just hope that it stays nice for a while longer...
Anyway, yesterday, Dad; Andrew; and I worked on Andrew's car some more, and then this morning, Andrew went up to Bismarck to pick up some more parts that he had orderd through the Dodge dealership up there.
Our current shop project, (one of them) is taking apart our Internataional 1486 tractor apart to find a bad bearing in there somewhere. You see, one day when Andrew was changing the hydraulayic filter on it, he found a roller from a bearing in the housing for the filter, meaning that a bearing went out, and the roller got trapped down by the filter.
After digging into it for a while, and not finding the bad bearing where we thought it was, we think we are going to have to split the tractor, and examine further. :S Anyway, it looks like it is time to go again, so here is a parting picture. :) As you can see, you could mow in there for hours... :)
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Agricultural Simulator 2012 screens. :)
Hi guys,
I just got my copy of Agricultural Simulator 2012 Deluxe on Saturday, so I have been playing that whenever I have a little free time. The game is very good already, and with more updates coming, it looks very promising! Here are some screenshots that I took.
Just finishing combining my wheat field, and you can see my worker in the background.
Baling the straw, as my worker cultivates.
I've got some bale collecting to do!
Spraying my corn. :D
Here I am taking a load of energy corn silage out to the Bio Gas plant!
Coming back empty, but just had to get a picture of this huge meadow.
Back to the farm!
Chopping another load!
Taking another load... had to get some pictures of the beautiful scenery on this huge map!
Dropping off the trailer...
And last, I used the built-in "flight mode" to get this cool shot of my farm yard and fields!
I just got my copy of Agricultural Simulator 2012 Deluxe on Saturday, so I have been playing that whenever I have a little free time. The game is very good already, and with more updates coming, it looks very promising! Here are some screenshots that I took.
Here I have a worker going ploughing.
Hope you like my pictures. :D After playing the game for a while, I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes agriculture. The game quality is very high, the graphics are amazing, and it is the most realistic farming simulator type game that I have found.
There are a few bugs though, lest you think it exactly perfect, but nothing too big. One cool feature, is that on the big Fendts, like the tractor that I am driving around in the pictures, you can actually put the dual wheels off by pressing a button, and by pressing it again, you have duals. :) I don't know if it makes any difference in traction or not though.
Another nice addition to the game from the previous editions, is that, if you are raising the right animals, you will get milk, wool, or eggs, considering that your animals are healthy. (yes they can get sick and die on you, if not taken care of) Love the game, and if anybody buys it, let me know, because I would love to play some multiplayer with you. :P :D
Gotta run, Jacob
Thursday, December 15, 2011
A Book Report.
Hi guys,
Mom told me that I had to write a book report on the book that I just finished, so here goes. :S The book is called "The War for Mansoul", and it is basically the story of man's soul on earth, and how we get tempted to sin. :( The book is set in the time of castles and sword fights!
It starts out with the devil, aka. Diabolus plotting in hell to take away God's greatest possession, the fictional town of Mansoul. In the town of Mansoul live many fictitious people like Lord Mayor Understanding and Mr. Conscience.
To make a long story short, Daibolus appears to the Mansoulians as a dragon, and after some fancy persuading gets let in and takes over the town's castle. After a while, Emanuel, (son of king Shadi who had possession of the town before) comes and reclaims the town as his own...
After reclaiming the town, Emanuel exposes Daibolus to the townspeople, and then sends him on his way back to hell. The people are all very happy now, but there are still a bunch of Daibolonains hiding in the walls of Mansoul.
These Daibolonains eventually send a messenger back to Daibolus, telling him that they have weakened the Mansoulians's spiritual strength, and that he should try to take the town again. He does return and breaks into the city, but never gets into the castle.
After some time of fighting, getting nowhere, they leave, thinking that the Mansoulians will let down their guard, but they actually go out after them, and with the help of Emanuel, kill all of the Daibolonains outside of the town, except for Daibolus and his executive demons, who escape back to hell.
After that there is a speech by Emanuel, telling his love for them, and that is pretty much the end of the book. On the whole, it is a pretty good read. I would give it a 9.5/10, just because some of the chapters were seemed like endless rants. :(
Well, I'm singing out again, Jacob B.
Mom told me that I had to write a book report on the book that I just finished, so here goes. :S The book is called "The War for Mansoul", and it is basically the story of man's soul on earth, and how we get tempted to sin. :( The book is set in the time of castles and sword fights!
It starts out with the devil, aka. Diabolus plotting in hell to take away God's greatest possession, the fictional town of Mansoul. In the town of Mansoul live many fictitious people like Lord Mayor Understanding and Mr. Conscience.
To make a long story short, Daibolus appears to the Mansoulians as a dragon, and after some fancy persuading gets let in and takes over the town's castle. After a while, Emanuel, (son of king Shadi who had possession of the town before) comes and reclaims the town as his own...
After reclaiming the town, Emanuel exposes Daibolus to the townspeople, and then sends him on his way back to hell. The people are all very happy now, but there are still a bunch of Daibolonains hiding in the walls of Mansoul.
These Daibolonains eventually send a messenger back to Daibolus, telling him that they have weakened the Mansoulians's spiritual strength, and that he should try to take the town again. He does return and breaks into the city, but never gets into the castle.
After some time of fighting, getting nowhere, they leave, thinking that the Mansoulians will let down their guard, but they actually go out after them, and with the help of Emanuel, kill all of the Daibolonains outside of the town, except for Daibolus and his executive demons, who escape back to hell.
After that there is a speech by Emanuel, telling his love for them, and that is pretty much the end of the book. On the whole, it is a pretty good read. I would give it a 9.5/10, just because some of the chapters were seemed like endless rants. :(
Well, I'm singing out again, Jacob B.
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