pasture leisure

Chapter 60

Thinking about the money, Zhang Chi went back and took out his mobile phone to make an appointment for the next hoof repair. He chose a manual hoof repair master. He really couldn't afford such high technology.

It was only then that Zhang Chi remembered to ask Brother Xiaoma about the hoof repairer who had been appointed.

So I sent a message to Xiao Ma, asking him if there is a four-wheeled flatbed.

Originally, I thought that Brother Xiao Ma might not have woken up at this time, but within two seconds after the message was sent, Brother Xiao Ma replied to himself. Not only did he reply to the message, but he also sent a few pictures.

"I said Brother Ma, are you a kaleidoscope?"

Zhang Chi is a little strange, why not only does he have this thing, but also several models, five or six types, large and small.

The car is very simple, a big flat plate with four wheels underneath, because it is used by farms and pastures, and it is not on the road, so there are no taillights and no connected control system.

Some carts have guardrails more than one meter high on all sides.

"This thing sells well. Now many people are calling me to buy it. I suggest buying a bigger one. It is best to match it with a small domestic tractor. It is much more fuel-efficient than the tractors in the United States...".

Brother Xiao Ma is really a businessman. The flatbed truck has not been settled yet, and he recommended several small domestic four-wheel tractors to Zhang Chi.

A very simple tractor without a cab. Let’s put it this way, the fully open top is simplified as much as possible, and all unimportant configurations are reduced, leaving only the most primitive function of the tractor, which is traction.

Don’t even think about plowing the land with this kind of tractor. With such a small size, it can exhaust you to death if you use it to plow the land in the United States, but it’s really better than the pickup trucks used in ordinary ranches when you use it to pull things that don’t have a lot of load. Much more fuel efficient.

Zhang Chi is very tempted, but he has no special budget to buy this thing now.

"Well, I'll recommend you something else, take a look at this!"

After a few pictures were sent, Zhang Chi knew what this thing was for, a grass coder!It is to code the bales together, and at the same time, it can also load and unload the bales.

This thing has both the function of a flatbed car and the function of loading and unloading.

As soon as this thing catches the eye, a flatbed car or something is tasteless.

"Is it useful?"

Zhang Chi gritted his molars and asked.

Upon hearing this, Brother Xiaoma said: "If it doesn't work, you can return it to me directly. I won't recommend any straw baler to you, because the ones we make are really not very good, and they always break down.

But this thing is really cheap and easy to use. If you buy American products, it will be at least twice as expensive, and you say that your pasture grows well, and now you are alone in the pasture. This thing is a good helper... ".

The power of this thing recommended by Xiao Ma is a diesel engine for a two-cylinder tractor, but some machine parts have been added.The same savings can no longer be saved, leaving only the basic functions.

Zhang Chi felt that he needed this thing quite a bit. Now there are only himself and Cannon on the ranch. If the two carry the straw bales on their shoulders, it is estimated that the two of them will be exhausted into dogs in a day, and this is not a day or two. Work, the hay bales cut from hundreds of acres of grassland, even if you work from dawn to dusk, you can't work for five or six days.

Originally, Zhang Chi also wanted to rent a loading and unloading machine, but now seeing the price of this machine, it is not cost-effective to rent again. Renting seven or eight times is almost enough to buy this machine. Of course, it is better to buy one up.

Although the price is a bit out of budget, it is worth it in the long run.

"Then I'll go and have a look!"

Zhang Chi decided to go and have a look first, if it was good, he would buy one himself, if not, he would buy a flatbed scooter himself.

"Well, I'll wait for you, and I'll take you to see the ranches that use this machine. Now, many of the pastures near me, whether it's white people's pastures or our Chinese farms and pastures, use my machine." Little Ma listened He boasted again.

Putting down the phone, Zhang Chi found Cannon and told him about his going to California.

Cannon was very surprised, why he suddenly went to California.

"Just for one day, I will try to come back at night, if it doesn't work, it will be tomorrow morning, let's see how this machine is doing."

Zhang Chi opened the chat history on the mobile phone, and showed Cannon the bale loading machine.

"So cheap?" Cannon thought nothing surprising when he saw the machine, but he couldn't help being taken aback when he saw the price.

"A friend makes these small machines, all of which are made in China. I'll go and see how the quality is. If it's suitable, I'll buy one," Zhang Chi said.

Cannon thought for a while, and talked about some problems he encountered when using this machine before, and where the design was not very reasonable. He reminded Zhang Chi to pay special attention when testing the machine.

In fact, Cannon is not optimistic about the machines made in China, but his boss is a Chinese, so it is difficult for him to express his thoughts.

Now many Americans think that Chinese clothing is good, and high-tech is also impressive, but when it comes to machines, they think that American, German and RB are the best, and the quality of Chinese machines still needs to be improved.

Cannon said a lot, Zhang Chi simply asked Cannon to write it down.

Deciding to go, Zhang Chi took out his mobile phone to book a ticket. After booking the ticket, he drove all the way to the airport. When he arrived at the airport, he almost missed the plane.

When he arrived in Los Angeles, Zhang Chi didn't stop there. He rented a car near the airport and went to Brother Ma's ranch.

When we arrived at the ranch, Brother Xiao Ma didn't talk to Zhang Chi. He took Zhang Chi to a ranch that he had agreed to see the condition of the machine, and asked Zhang Chi to drive it for a try.

The ranch that Brother Xiao Ma took Zhang Chi to is not far from Brother Xiao Ma’s ranch. The owner of the ranch is an old white man, about [-] years old, and the man in his [-]s still runs the ranch. Zhang Chi admires this old man a little bit.

The old man's main business is the same as Zhang Chi's. They also raise cattle, but the cattle he raises are much worse than those raised by Zhang Chi. Many of the cattle are thinner.

Don't blame the old man, who told him not to have a gourd.

There are no breeds of cattle in the ranch, they are all mixed cattle.

The whole ranch is also dilapidated, like the forage warehouse that Zhang Chi saw, half of which was without a roof. It used to have a roof, but after a gust of wind, half of the roof was torn off. The old man wanted to repair it, but it was really Can't afford someone to fix the roof.

Seeing Xiao Ma and Zhang Chi, the old man didn't say much, and after a few words, he walked aside and started working.

It seems that it is not the first time for Xiao Ma to come here. He is very familiar with the things in the ranch, so he took Zhang Chi and drove the machine out.

The machine has been used for some years, and dust is hanging on many places on it. It seems that the usual maintenance is not very good.

But when you think about it, it becomes clear that an old man who runs a ranch doesn't spend so much energy on maintaining the machines.

Now that Zhang Chi came to test the machine, it was equivalent to helping the old man with his work.

Brother Xiao Ma taught Zhang Chi how to use it. This thing is quite simple. Zhang Chi can learn it as soon as he learns it. There is no special requirement for driving, but he is required to point the front of the car at the bale on the ground when driving, so that the bale can enter smoothly. Grass collection mouth, then the bale can be hung on the crawler belt, has been transferred to the back of the bale box.

There are two models of this thing, one is automatic bales, that is, the machine can automatically stack the collected straw bales together, and the other has to be done manually, that is, there must be a person behind to transport the straw bales code up.

Everyone can guess Zhang Chi's choice, it must be manually coded, because the fully automatic guy is a bit expensive for Zhang Chi now.

After trying it out and going back and forth twice, Zhang Chi felt that the machine was not bad. It cannot be said that there are no faults that Cannon said, but there are no major faults, and minor faults can be tolerated.

Let’s talk about the price of a penny and a price of goods. It’s a bit inappropriate for you to think about such a cheap thing.

Now what Zhang Chi looks at is cost performance.

"One?"

Who is Xiao Ma, seeing Zhang Chi's face, he knew that his business was done again.

"Bring me one, and give me another firewood stove like yours." Zhang Chi thought for a while and gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"Okay, let's go back and inspect the goods," Ma said.

After making a decision, the two left the old man's ranch.

When the car arrived at the gate of the ranch, Zhang Chi found that several cars had entered the ranch. There were still young people in the cars, and many of them had Asian faces.

"What do these people do? Why do I see a few Chinese people?" Zhang Chi asked curiously looking at the car entering the ranch through the rearview mirror.

Brother Xiao Ma said: "These are all here to play on the ranch. This ranch is free for people to come and play, and you can also stay. You only need to help with some work on the ranch.

Otherwise, how can the old man manage the ranch well by himself? He is not as young as you when he is older, and he can't do a lot of work, so he will open the ranch to let people come to experience the life of the ranch, and help him with the work along the way.

This method of operation is very popular with some people here who want to experience authentic ranch life, many of us Chinese students studying abroad, or Chinese working here, have come to this ranch.”

"Your ranch can do the same," Zhang Chi said with a smile.

Brother Xiao Ma said: "I dare not do this, the old man is insured, this operation looks simple to you, but it is not so easy, what to do if someone is injured on the ranch, many things are not what you think Simple.

Some people wanted to come here before, and even some schools wanted to organize students to come here, but I don't want to bother this god, because if something happens to my place, it will be troublesome, especially children, who are not afraid of arresting anything What to play..."

"By the way, how will you transport it later? Do you want me to help you find a driver?" Brother Xiaoma didn't want to talk about this question, so he changed the topic to car transportation.

How can Zhang Chi let people earn this money? He came here in person to save the freight. The distance from here to his ranch is equivalent to the distance from Shanghai to Yangcheng. There is no good for him to do with this freight.

Besides, isn't Zhang Chi stupid if he still spends this money when he has a gourd?

"I'll find someone to transport it myself, and I'll rent a trailer later," Zhang Chi said.

Brother Xiao Ma was a little doubtful, but he also asked more questions. Zhang Chi bought the machine and how he wanted to operate it was someone else's business, and he didn't want to care too much.

Back at brother pony's ranch, Zhang Chi chose one of the three or four machines, and then went out to rent a trailer.

Everything was done, it was already dark, Zhang Chi went to a place where there was no one, put the machine and the firewood stove into the gourd, returned the trailer by himself, and then drove the rented car without knowing it Where did you go.

At this point in time, there must be no planes to Folsom. It is impossible to go back tonight, so I have to find a place to stay overnight.

The eldest brother can live there, but the house is so good that he feels uncomfortable living there. After much deliberation, he should call his second brother Zhang Wu to see if he can handle it for one night.

(End of this chapter)