I’ve been helping Terry work on his pinto bean combine
As you can see we still have two of the augurs to put back.
With lots of ropes and the help of a lift we got the chute (the biggest augur goes into) up and connected. (When you use old equipment……………at least it is paid for.)
The day was a tad warm and the work a bit on the stressful side…meaning if I don’t understand the hand signals or read his mind….I’m sure you understand what I mean.
I also didn’t want anything to happen TO him…like falling off the ladder–see it tipping there…so I was ‘hang’n around, snapping photos when he wasn’t looking, and trying to help him if he were to fall.
That is when I noticed we have a sort of neat old fence…right there! Right next to me. The blue thing is an automatic animal waterer.
We even shut the gate with the original gate closer — a horse shoe! I guess I didn’t need to look far or wide for something fun to show you in the line of fences. It was right there. The common old corral fence on a typical farm!
Head over to Teresa’s site for more exciting and fun fences and gates. The Run*A* Round Ranch blog.
See you on Friday!
Your farm friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Hm, good to see all that, Linda! Hope Your machine is up and running now! 🙂
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i do very much like it! and the gate clasp, too. 🙂
good luck with the combining!
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It’s good he can do the work on the machines himself. Nice fence. I like the horseshoe fastener.
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What beautiful weathered wood, has sort of the feeling of driftwood.
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I loved this post Linda because it showed ‘real’ farm life without the fancy new machinery.
We once had a walking holiday across the cork oak fields of Spain and Portugal. There were many gates to open and close and every one had a different fixing. Shortly after the walks started the farmer was appointed as chief gate opener and closer because he could always work out how to manage the gates.
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Horseshoe gate closer! Pretty cool! Maybe next time you’re out there “helping” hold the ladder instead of taking pictures of it tipping! That man is like an acrobat!
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Yes, old and decrepit, but it sure is nice when you put money and time into something that is paid for.
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I hope the combine is all ready to roll now without incident!!! Every woman who helps a man with mechanical stuff especially, understands your comment! LOL
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Good luck! Thanks for being farmers!
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Oh yes the tipping ladder would not have been good. I like the horseshoe and think it’s neat that you found a cool fence right in your own back yard.
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Love flowers in your header! Looks like the weather has been good to your garden. Good luck keeping that farmer safe and the combine running.
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Very nice indeed! Enjoy all that work ahead! Living off the wonderful land!
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What a gorgeous header, Linda!! So sorry I am behind in my comments…had hunters and then just plain lazy, I guess! Hope all goes well with your pinto harvest. I couldn’t understand hubby’s motions etc. either, so don’t feel bad. Ladders do make me cringe, tho. We are scheduled to get rains starting tomorrow and I will try to keep them down here!!
We now have army worms in the cotton, so having to aerial spray all the fields before they ruin the crop. Sure will be glad when all is harvested here, too.
Blessings!
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You never know what you can see and you found it for Fence Thursday. Great!
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Oh my goodness Linda! I can so relate to the hand signals…this can be a real source of frustration for both of us!
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it is a beautiful fence and I love the horseshoe closure.
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Had to laugh at the ” reading of the mind”! And hand signals. Haha! Oh the frustration of getting it wrong! 🙂
Love old cedar fences.
Cheri
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I am no good at hand signals either. Hope you got it all fixed without incident. Equipment that is paid for is a good thing:)
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