The Farmer's Club

The “Club Notes” for Wednesday, the 28th of August, 2024.

By Dwain Duxson

The Tractor Cab

We talk about the thinking chair which I have at home. It comes in handy sometimes. I had a reply from a Farmer who said this: “I worked out my thinking chair is my very comfy air-cushioned JD Tractor seat in the cab”. Yes, there would have been a lot of hair-brained schemes dreamt up in the Tractor cab. There is probably no better thinking chair. I just want to know whether more thinking was done pre or post auto-steer. Pre, you had to concentrate on driving straight, and you had to keep an eye on the Combine to make sure all the cogs were turning. Now, Post-auto-steer, they watch movies, listen to podcasts or scroll on their phones, which can limit thinking time. All this talk got me thinking that the Tractor Cab is a wonderful place to spend the day. I remember back in my teens jumping on the Tractor to spend a day working up the paddock and how much fun it was. The smell of freshly tilled soil. It was even more fun on a Saturday when you could listen to the footy. And now the cabins are much more comfortable than they were in my Tractor-driving days. They are desirable places to be, and I wonder how Farmers are going to be able to give the seat up when automation comes in. Perhaps they won’t. A crowbar might be needed. Do you love your Tractor Cab? Reply to [email protected]

What’s in the paid section today:

Story 2 - In our fix to automate every process there is a place to keep some things manual. We explain.

Story 3 - Sadly renewables are dividing the bush. Former mates are no longer.

Number of articles and images - 58 in total with 10 funnies

Number of Farmer replies - 16 in total, and some hard-hitting ones today.

The Farmers Club - 6 Times Weekly

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