Our last chopper lasted longer than we thought it would, but it was time to get another one. After weeks of shopping around, phone calls, negotiating, and trading ... it came today!
A chopper is a machine that harvests crops. It takes giant cornstalks and chops them into tiny little pieces to feed the cattle. So powerful! We also chop alfalfa and other grasses with it (also to feed the cattle). You put different heads on it depending on the crop you're harvesting.
Kris said to me that last year, harvesting corn wasn't as much fun as it's supposed to be. He said, "You're chopping through the fields of corn, you're putting up tons of feed - it's usually really fun!" But last year, they kept having to stop early to work on the corn head, and there was the constant worry hanging over his head of more last-minute repairs being needed - besides the repairs we'd made earlier.
So this season, with a more reliable chopper, hopefully it'll be more fun for all the guys. It's different, for sure, and a bigger size, so there will be lots to learn.
But at least one boy felt comfortable with it right away.
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