11.02pm - Wednesday 21st October 2026 18,531

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One rock turned soybean harvest into an evening in the shop. The header was bent, the bolt holes weren't lining up, and I needed to find out how much damage I'd actually done.

Earlier in the day, Colton from Midwest Machinery helped dial in the combine and its harvest automation. Then it was back to moving equipment and keeping the trucks loaded—until I found the rock. After replacing guards and sickle sections and doing some careful straightening, there were still ten acres to use as a test run.
Apparently the evening needed another project.

Chapters:
00:00 Morning chores and Larry's chicken door
01:23 Fuel and truck prep
03:28 A slow tire leak and a new tool
04:12 Incogni — sponsor
05:33 Back to the farm: cleaning up Thunder Creek
05:56 Header maintenance and moving fields
06:42 Dialing in the combine with Colton
08:21 A cleaner sample and harvest automation
10:00 Moving equipment and loading trucks
11:56 Planning the next field's fertilizer
13:20 A rock changes the evening
15:40 Fixing it tonight
17:31 What bent—and what needs straightening
19:40 The bolt holes don't line up
22:36 Ready for a test run
23:28 Dad's header won't raise
24:37 Back to cutting soybeans
24:52 Dad hit a rock once, too
26:27 Ten acres finished

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