Laughter in the Swather

I went to adjust the swather seat yesterday and found this wonderful illustration. I don't know how many 150 kilograms was, but from the picture, I'm guessing it is more than I weigh...cracked me up!

Ok, now I'll get serious. I often get asked what the difference is between a swather and a combine. Basically, a combine is a more advanced swather. A swather is simply used to cut a crop and lay it down in a wind row so the baler can gather is up easier. A combine threshes it to keep only the seed in a bin and spits everything out the back and it is all spread out, not in a row. I was swathing oats the past two days and dad will bale them up in either round or square bales for our cattle this winter and spring.