The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 63 63. Reserve forage

"Charlie, can you drive a tractor?"

After paying the money, Lin Feng suddenly thought of this question.

Charlie looked embarrassed, "I haven't tried it, but I can try it."

As a result, this balding middle-aged man deceived Lin Feng, and he drove a stable number.

After staying with Old Man Dai for a long time, a meticulous person also learned to joke.

Driving such a big guy was very conspicuous on the road, and the cars passing by honked at them and waved to them.

I have to say that the view from the tractor is great, and it feels like sitting on a tank, but the noise of the diesel engine is too loud.

Charlie said he would get used to it, and sooner or later one day he would be able to sit on it and not hear any noise.

Lin Feng asked him how long it would take.

Charlie smiled naively and said: "When I become deaf, maybe it will be tomorrow."

Hiring a flatbed truck to transport the supporting farm equipment costs several hundred dollars. It seems that you can't be a rancher without any money. This is a business for the rich.

After returning to the ranch, someone finally could talk to old David. He was exhausted from facing the cattle and sheep all day long.

"I tried talking to Wayne, but he didn't seem to have any talent for it."

"These things make our ranch look like that," David said.

Lin Feng said: "Charlie's tractor drove very well, but he told me at first that he wouldn't, but then it drove smoothly all the way back. Do you know who this reminds me of?"

David thought for a moment, "Marlon Brando?"

Lin Feng raised his voice, "No, it's David Hubbard!"

The flatbed truck delivered the purchased farm tools directly to the ranch's large warehouse, which was specially used to store machinery.

Uncle Frank had a tractor before. In Lin Feng's impression, it looked older than all the models he saw today. It wasn't even a leather seat, just a wooden board with a soft cushion.

But Uncle Frank is happy driving a tractor, which is a man's happiness that women don't understand.

The next morning, the three of them were going to test the new farm tools they bought yesterday. If there was no problem, they could start harvesting the grass directly.

Lin Feng is looking forward to it. He likes the occasional bustle in the ranch to break up the usual quiet time.

The three dogs did not know the tractor and circled around the big guy several times. Wayne even jumped on the rear wheel, which was about the same height as an adult, and sniffed the rubber tires.

William and Harry were equally curious. In order to express their inner feelings, Harry spread his hind legs and washed the front wheels.

Lin Feng found that the wolverines had also come out to join in the fun. They had been living a very prosperous life recently. After the little wolverine recovered, the family moved out of the utility room and settled in the bushes.

Occasionally, he would give Lin Feng a few hares as gifts. Due to their predation, there were indeed fewer rabbits in the pasture area.

The cab of a tractor is much more complicated than that of an ordinary car. Even Pagani has never seen so many buttons.

Lin Feng counted 76 buttons of different colors, including 9 on the gear lever alone, and his head suddenly felt big.

Charlie has experience. He knows how to operate this big guy, but after all, he hasn't touched it in many years and needs time to get a feel for it.

Lin Feng planned to learn how to drive a tractor from Charlie. In fact, he could usually leave the work to two employees, but he just wanted to try it and found it interesting.

With Charlie's help, I successfully started the tractor. The principle of starting this thing is the same as that of a car, but it just takes some time to get used to the frustration.

I thought it would be troublesome to operate such a large mechanical steering, but the steering wheel was not as heavy as expected and should be equipped with power steering.

He quickly got used to it, and Lin Feng drove the tractor in circles in the pasture. It was more like a big toy to him!

As far as the eye can see, there is green grass, and the wide view is particularly comfortable.

In purely natural pastures, you don’t need to worry about damaging the grass. Alfalfa has strong vitality and can be restored to its original state overnight.

Refueling is a problem. You can’t drive to a gas station every time. The ranch needs to stock up on diesel tanks. Large ranches will be equipped with their own tank trucks.

He discovered something interesting. Some cow dung that was not cleaned in time would be pressed into dung cakes by big wheels. These things could be used as fertilizer, and someone would come to the ranch regularly to recycle them. "Which one is coming?" Charlie asked loudly, pointing to the farm equipment being trailered in the warehouse.

Lin Feng shouted through the window: "Hang up that trebuchet for me first!"

"Trebuchet?"

David was puzzled.

Charlie smiled and said: "BOSS means baler, and it does work like a medieval trebuchet."

"But you need to cut the grass before baling it, otherwise the machine will be easily damaged."

“Okay, let’s hook up the lawn mower first.”

Lin Feng is very confident in his driving skills. He can drive but cannot operate.

Charlie directed the tractor to slowly fall back and let the tractor hook hook onto the metal buckle of the harvester. This was very simple, but he failed after several attempts.

David suddenly discovered that the safety catch of the harvester was not open, which was hindering this.

Charlie quickly understood, and he shouted towards the cab: "BOSS, turn off the engine! Then turn the gray button on your right side in a circle!"

Lin Feng followed suit and successfully blocked the harvester this time.

When he got to the grassland, Lin Feng was full of joy and prepared to cut the grass. However, he ran out ten meters and found that the grass was motionless and showed no sign of being cut.

He was puzzled when Charlie came running over on horseback.

This guy said he was afraid of horses, but now he was riding very smoothly.

David also came with him, and he was smoking.

"BOSS, the harvester is raised too high!"

Lin Feng suddenly realized, "Which button can be lowered?"

"No, the lawn mower is a stand-alone piece of equipment and requires access below to operate it."

Lin Feng turned off the tractor engine and jumped out of the cab. At this time, Charlie and David had already started playing with the equipment behind.

The lawn mower has no electronic parts and is entirely a mechanical structure, which can reduce the failure rate.

Charlie found the key to raising and lowering the blade, a wheel with a safety lock.

After a few turns, the blade in front of the lawn mower slowly lowered and stopped about thirty centimeters above the ground.

"Okay, we can continue."

Lin Feng nodded and climbed into the cab again. He felt like he was on a spaceship because it was so high!

This time, the grass was successfully cut, and the blade had just been oiled and was very sharp, without any lag.

Charlie planned a route for him, which would improve efficiency so as not to miss a piece of pasture or run twice.

Now is the time to cut the pastures, they grow too fast under the moisture of the small world well water.

The highest point can even completely cover the calf, and Wayne's head can only be exposed when standing inside.

Too high pasture can easily breed insect pests, and it also provides a good hiding place for animals such as rabbits and prairie dogs.

Lin Feng didn't feel like he was doing farm work, but more like playing a physical game.

Of course, driving for a long time will definitely feel boring, and the seats of tractors are not as comfortable as those of cars, which can easily lead to backache.

Lin Feng drove for half an hour to change David. As long as those buttons are not involved, anyone with a driver's license can basically drive it.

David wanted to bring a bottle of wine, but Lin Feng agreed since the old man had a good drinking capacity.

He also called the German Shepherd brothers. David had been training the two of them recently, and their relationship was so good that they almost slept on the same bed at night.

(End of this chapter)