Photos of the 2008 Harvest
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By Daniel Trostel -- on the Road with Johnson Harvesting
The Great Harvest of 2008 journey started for Daniel on May 18, 2008, with a 250 mile drive to Niles, Michigan to ride out to Minnesota with another of last year's team members, Jordan. The two drove to Evansville, Minnesota May 19, 2008, to meet up with other team members and get equipment ready for the journey south to Frederick, Oklahoma, first stop of the 2008 harvest season.
May 18, 2008 from Fletcher, Ohio. At least this year's journey started in the daylight hours. In 2007 we left home at 4:00 a.m. to drive 130 miles to catch a train. Daniel departed home from Fletcher about 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon. The field to the back of the truck is planted with soy beans. From Niles, Michigan, Daniel and Jordan climbed into Jordan's truck to continue the journey west to Evansville.
May 19, 2008 pulling into Johnson Harvesting four brand new Case-IH 8010 combines greet Daniel and Jordan.
May 19, 2008, here is the line-up for the equipment caravan to Oklahoma. Looks like they will be heading out on May 22, 2008. A 7010 awaits the crew in Oklahoma.
Coming into the highway fleet this year is the #9 truck. It is ready to roll at Evansville on May 21, 2008.
May 21, 2008. This is the late evening line-up sitting in the yard at Evansville, Minnesota just before departure.
Departure day, May 22, 2008. The convoy is stopped on the entrance ramp to I 29 in South Dakota to recheck everything.
The convoy is getting back in on I 29 after another stop.
May 23, 2008 in Kansas on SR 281
Amber waves of wheat greet the caravan at Hobart, Oklahoma on May 23, 2008. This is 40 miles north of
Frederick, Oklahoma on SR 183.
Service Truck No.2 at Frederick, Oklahoma May 26 with a wheat head on the trailer. This is Dan's highway truck this season.
Combine No 2 hits the wheat field running at Frederick, Oklahoma May 26. The harvest is officially under way. On this day it is 97 degrees and windy.
Combine No 2 hits the wheat field running at Frederick, Oklahoma May 26.
Two combines march out in the wheat field at Frederick, Oklahoma May 26.
Tractor and grain cart at day's end at Frederick, Oklahoma May 26.
Returning from last year is Jordan, who works the lugs of one of the 8010s at Frederick, Oklahoma May 26.
Coming into the team this year is J.T. Good luck and enjoy the harvest!
With temperatures near 100 degrees in the Frederick area, combines 1, 2 and 7, make quick work of a wheat field.
Edson runs Combine Number 7, the sole 7010 in this years's fleet.
Justin is at the controls of Number 2, one of four 8010s in use in Oklahoma.
Loading a grain cart on the fly. It is hot out there and yields are good!
Daniel writes, "We bought flags for the combines and carts so that was the first one mounted." It is on Combine Number 7.
We can hardly wait to see a full line-up of equipment displaying the flags!
Combines 1 and 2 march down a field in the mid-day sun.
Tyler is driving the 9350 with a grain cart beside a combine for a load on the fly.
Cris is at the controls of the Number 1 combine.
Cassidy Grain at Hollister, Oklahoma. One of the dump sites for wheat.
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