Sør'me om ikke vi fik startet Versatilen. I virkeligheden var det ikke så svært; vi trak den bare i gang med den gamle Chamberlain og en kæde. Derefter blev Helle og jeg sendt afsted efter John Deere-traktoren, som Bruce og jeg havde efterlade dagen før på det nylige leasede, da den ikke havde diesel nok til at komme hjem. Helle og jeg havde så en reservedunk med, og jeg kørte den hjem. Vi skulle bruge den til at læsse gødning i lastbilen.
Efter det skulle såmaskinen tilses, da Bruce havde besluttet at begynde at så, på trods af at det ikke har regnet. Det betød bl.a. smøring af div. bevægelige dele, kontrol af hjulene, og af de slanger som fører såsæden samt gødningen ned i jorden og kontrol af den tank der indeholder såsæd og gødning (det hele er luftdrevet; tanken blæser blandingen bagud til såmaskinen, som så kommer det i jorden). Derefter skulle tanken fyldes med en blanding af gødning og rapsfrø.
Vi begyndte at så et par timer efter middag. Dog var der et problem med en del af såmaskinen, så Bruce afmonterede den, og ham og jeg kørte tilbage til værkstedet for at reparere det. Bjarke og Helle fortsatte med at så. Da vi ca. en halv time senere kom tilbage til såmaskinen, var der gået noget andet galt. Et eller andet blokerede for at gødning/såsæd-blandingen kunne blive blæst bagud til såmaskinen, og så måtte vi endnu engang til at reparere. Dette viste sig dog at være noget mere kompliceret, og involverede at skille en del af tanken ad. Reparationen tog resten af dagen, men vi fik det ordnet.
Opsummering for dovne/travle læsere: Vi fik Versatile-traktores startet igen. Vi gjorde klar til at så. Under såningen gik der noget galt, og vi brugte resten af dagen på at reparere.
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English for the Danish impared:
We actually got the Versatile started again. Actually, it was not that difficult; we pull-started it with the old Chamberlain tractor and a chain. After that, Helle and I were sent down to fetch the John Deere tractor, which Bruce and I had left the previous day on the newly leased land, as it did not have enough diesel to make it home. Thus, Helle and I had brought a small drum of diesel, and I drove it home. We were to use it to put fertilizer into the truck.
After that we had to check the seeder, as Bruce had decided to start seeding, even though it has not rained, It meant greasing the various movable parts, checking the tires and the pipes which puts the seed and fertilizer into the ground, and checking the tank which holds the seeds and fertilizer (everyting is air-driven; the tank blows everything back out to the seeder, which then puts it into the ground). After that we filled the tank with a mixture of fertilizer and canola seeds.
We started seedign a couple of hours after lunch. Unfortunately, there was a problem with a part of the seeder, so Bruce unmounted it and him and I went back to the workshop to repair it. Bjarke and Helle continued seeding. When we half an hour later returned to the seeder, something else had gone wrong. Something was blocking the seed/fertilizer mix to be blown back out of the tank, so once again we had to repair. This turned out to be rather more complicated, though, and involved taking apart part of the tank. The repairs took the rest of the day, but we got it fixed.
Summary for lazy/busy readers: We got the Versatile tractor started again. We got ready for seeding. During the seeding, something went wrong and we spent the rest of the day making repairs.
/EMO
Og nu nogle billeder/And now for some pictures:
Nogle af køretøjerne på gården/Some of the vehicles on the farm:
We actually got the Versatile started again. Actually, it was not that difficult; we pull-started it with the old Chamberlain tractor and a chain. After that, Helle and I were sent down to fetch the John Deere tractor, which Bruce and I had left the previous day on the newly leased land, as it did not have enough diesel to make it home. Thus, Helle and I had brought a small drum of diesel, and I drove it home. We were to use it to put fertilizer into the truck.
After that we had to check the seeder, as Bruce had decided to start seeding, even though it has not rained, It meant greasing the various movable parts, checking the tires and the pipes which puts the seed and fertilizer into the ground, and checking the tank which holds the seeds and fertilizer (everyting is air-driven; the tank blows everything back out to the seeder, which then puts it into the ground). After that we filled the tank with a mixture of fertilizer and canola seeds.
We started seedign a couple of hours after lunch. Unfortunately, there was a problem with a part of the seeder, so Bruce unmounted it and him and I went back to the workshop to repair it. Bjarke and Helle continued seeding. When we half an hour later returned to the seeder, something else had gone wrong. Something was blocking the seed/fertilizer mix to be blown back out of the tank, so once again we had to repair. This turned out to be rather more complicated, though, and involved taking apart part of the tank. The repairs took the rest of the day, but we got it fixed.
Summary for lazy/busy readers: We got the Versatile tractor started again. We got ready for seeding. During the seeding, something went wrong and we spent the rest of the day making repairs.
/EMO
Og nu nogle billeder/And now for some pictures:
Nogle af køretøjerne på gården/Some of the vehicles on the farm:
Klargøring til såning/Preparing for seeding:
Selve farmen/The farm itself:
Australsk fodbold, Boxwood Hill mod Newdegate/Australian football, Boxwood Hill versus Newdegate:
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