New (to us!) combine

Yesterday we drove to St. John to bring home the new (used) combine that we bought.  It was a beautiful fall day, perfect for a drive in the country.  Mom and dad went with us.  Dad drove the rear flag car and mom rode with me to keep me awake!

Reynald and the new combine.

Dad and Baxter checking the air pressure on the header cart.

Mom minding Baxter who was really excited about the outing!

The 30 foot header.  You can see that it is hardly even used as the paint is still on the main auger!

This machine is almost identical to the one we have!  We were so excited to find it at a price that was within our budget.

Oh look, Reynald already has his lunch pail and water jug in the cab!

Dad and Reynald checking out the header transport cart.  The header was not correctly placed on the cart and there was a significant bow in the main beam, due to the distribution of the weight.  We re-positioned the header on the cart, before moving which helped significantly.  

Couldn't quite fit the entire "load" on the pickup tail gate, but folks seemed to get the idea!

Ready to hit the road home.  We had to dodge lots of Cougar football fans on their way to the game, and several hunters, as it was opening day of hunting season.

Once home, we did some careful measuring and maneuvering to fit the combine in to the shed!  As you can see, everything is within inches, or maybe even half inches of each other!

Made it safely home!  

Baxter was happy to be home and off leash!

After some careful positioning, both combines in the shed, just barely!  The new machine is the one on the left.

Not much room between, but wait, there might be enough space for.......

little Colt, the Challenger 45 tractor!

Another view of the tight squeeze!

And, just enough room in front of the new machine to park the ride on lawn mower!  Whew!!!!