Rod Gribble
@GribbleRC
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Seed production & contract harvesting...... one supplies a crutch to the other sometimes! Trying to make the best out of the primary food business.
Joined July 2013
In the rule book of greasing universals, there must (in very small writing) …. words that say: “grease nipples must never lineup to make greasing easy” @MacDon
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Modifying the top auger to gain the misty & dissy heights of 15t/hr in 1.5t/ha direct heading #canola
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Is there anything more fun than running a bagger in dusty #barley at night? My fur coat there is !!
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#wheat #Riverina This crop has “taken it to the limit” of what available moisture there was for #harvest25.
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If only it #rained 25-30mm in September ….. #canola would be yielding much better. #Riverina @CaseIHAus
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There’s FA to listen to on radio these days. But there’s great books to listen to whilst you’re planted in a cab for #harvest25 Viv Bullwinkle was the only nurse survivor of Banda massacre - to then spend 3.5yrs in Jap POW camps - horrendous conditions. Great OZ history.
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Yeah - yeah - yeah …… test, adjust & calibrate. #canola @KondininGroup @harvestaire_pty @PlanfarmWA
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Thought I’d give AI a crack at estimating what time I’d give #canola a go…… today. Reckon I’ve got a better idea than it …… 😉
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Bloody Nora! There’s all sorts of addictions but this runs rings around all of them! 😳
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@WaterNSW is a NSW State owned corporation that pays dividends to the NSW Gov't. Prior to 1994 all of the responsibilities & assets sat within a Gov't Dept. Over the past few years more & more Gov't Dept responsibilities have been passed to WaterNSW without funding which saves
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For the many who have asked, & for those that haven’t asked about 3° lean forward ….. here’s where to measure & how to get the angle correct. Check on level ground, tyres up to spec., no draper attached. @CaseIHAus
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These tyres look (& feel) so much bigger when I have to change them over !
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Machines will be kept longer. More R&M to keep them up to scratch & performing at their best potential, is way cheaper than upgrading currently. @harvestaire_pty
Farm Machinery Prices are OUT OF CONTROL! Look how fast machinery prices are increasing vs other major farm expenses and crop income. Fert & chem are most sensitive to crop income, cash rent & seed are less so, but machinery is in a world of its own. @JohnDeere @AGCOcorp @Case_IH
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Our dealership owner talked about being at a John Deere dealer banquet and the executives stood up and said “look around, you are either looking at buyers or sellers because John Deere is going to drastically reduce the number of our dealerships.”
@CBKimbrell Equipment dealerships in the past 25 years and car dealerships in the past 10 years around here have consolidated like crazy I’m young enough I don’t remember independent equipment dealers that well but I remember when 21st had 2 stores now they have 23 in 3 states
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I got a call from my 65 year old uncle yesterday, sorr of checking up on me & halfway warning me to be careful, because he thinks it's going to get really tough the next few years. I think these older guys are just now waking up to the realities (cont)
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Mike Hynek contends the gap between agribusiness and common farmers has never been greater: “We’re being driven to the breaking point.”
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A basic, no frills line of equipment. Give us a “work truck” version that does the basics and doesn’t cost a generation’s inheritance to buy. Minimal electronics, easy to work on, cheap to run. No, it doesn’t need a massaging seat.
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Having a knife repair kit available during harvest can save you time and money this harvest. https://t.co/skOTfc0qjJ
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