Match 10 is coming up for the predicted calf birthing start. While today saw a high temperature of 34 degrees, not much melting was happening and we have a lot of snow. I have started to scrape snow with my tractor to clear areas. I have cleared the main corral and yesterday and today I cleared the south corral.
My last run south of the barn and I made an error. I drove too close to the feeder and a board on the roof rubbed against my tractor glass window and shattered it before I knew what was happening. The right side window behind the door shattered. Glass everywhere! I had glass in the tractor cab, in the hay feeder, in the snow, and in the manure. It took me two hours to pick up - my estimate - 99% of the glass. I had to go through the hay four times to find all the glass. And every time I took a step I found more glass on the ground.
It was just a disaster. I was so mad I am glad I am on blood pressure medicine or I would have blown my top and had a stroke. The calves running around the tractor before and after the glass shattered did not help. I put the shattered glass in a plastic 5 gallon pail and some calves were determined to look in the pail. Lots of yelling by me.
Tomorrow I will have to call the John Deere dealer and order a new window. I have more snow scraping elsewhere.
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