Corn Silage Harvest Efficiency

[@michael7423]

It’s great to see your Dad, he seems to be healing well. Don’t let him over do things and re-injure his shoulder/arm. All of you stay safe and keep well! Thank you Eric for all the extra work you put into this channel.

[@sbmixfarming4962]

I am from pakistan and your video is awesome and we are learning very well from your video please keep it like this

[@hypnotoad311]

Wow the new Farming Simulator looks insane

[@subswithnovid-ez1iy]

Yeah it's rly good

[@rossieharman2560]

realistic graphics

[@chrishayes5755]

back in my day I'd have to wake up at 2am then harvest 50 acres of corn by hand before school (5 mile walk up a mountain in scorching hot temps), then when I got back home I'd have to feed 15 hogs and milk 100 cows. this young whippersnapper with his fancy equipment trying to take the easy way out - he don't know a hard days work!

[@seannoone6711]

Ya

[@Redneck557]

I know

[@Trapper3000]

Cup of hot coffee in the morning and watching a new 10th Generation Dairyman video. Doesn’t get much better as a start to the day. Thanks for uploading Eric!

[@sammyd5865]

As a city boy, I've found myself addicted to your videos! I'm a roofer, so I know an honest days work as well! Keep up the hard work and videos!!! Thanks!!! 💯

[@josephrapoza6453]

This young man is a very responsible man. His father must be real proud of him.

[@jaipasdenomenft7328]

I’ve a friend who’s 16 and at last wheat harvest... he made everything without his father... his father was playing tennis or grinding the potatoes... imagine how proud his father is

[@laynieware2765]

My brother was doing the same I was in school and he stayed home to work, bring in the harvest and dad had to do another job at that time. He is the best big brother ❤️

[@وساموسام-س5ذ]

@@jaipasdenomenft7328 😥

[@براهيمالهيتي-غ7ج]

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[@jeffwarren9791]

yes(:

[@brianheapes4912]

Greetings from Dublin Ireland.I am a city boy born and bred,but have the most respect for people who work the land. It’s hard work but it’s Honest work.Stay safe!

[@arlenewaite779]

Hi

[@arlenewaite779]

sunny ☀️

[@blackeagle0778]

I can praise you dairy farmers enough. Wake up early in the morning to milk and feed and finish late at night chopping silage. You guys are animals and I cant thank you enough for your hard work.

[@NeilGastonguay]

I don't think I have worked so hard in my whole life as you do in a week. Amazing!

[@NaTech94]

*I don't believe I've ever worked as hard in my entire life as you do in just one week. That's truly amazing!*

[@TheFarmingLife]

We are very blessed to have the dry weather this year. Especially with the Harvest. Hope you have an awesome evening

[@drew8238]

we have had record rain this year

[@danieloberlader4452]

Drew Weidmann same

[@TheFarmingLife]

@Attilio Antonucci sorry to hear. Hope you have a great day

[@Ben-fk9ey]

This year has been awful in my part if the world. We had a few months with very little rain so the plants wilted, then two weeks of non stop rain so the plants flooded, then another two months of heat. Now we're here and back to constant rain...

[@joyamachahary9871]

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[@jamesbuck3818]

ALSO.... I want to mention the silage blower.. Absolutely "THE" BEST Set-Up I have seen! I am willing to bet "YOU" Have Set a 'Trend to All Dairy Farmers in the N.E.

[@carolkranawetter4044]

You work so hard at every task. It's so refreshing to see a family working together. Really enjoy your vlogs.

[@kronos4136]

Real work for real people who actually contribute to the World ! Well done, and thank you :) from the UK

[@munenex]

It's heart warming to see your dad is still recovering. He is in my prayers.

[@Its_Me0000]

Your dad is blessed to have you as a son. You are blessed to have your dad as your father. God Bless you both.

[@TheGilbert48197]

Thank you for showing part of your long day, and it was so good to see your dad out there to help where he could, and your doing a great job while your dad gets better

[@rpark8265]

I've been filling bunk silo's for over 30 years and have never thought of using bales to hold the sheet down before filling ! Thanks for the tip Eric 🇬🇧

[@roy8163]

Good to see there are people still putting in a good, hard, days work.

[@josephbaeza6699]

There Always has been moron

[@revenant6488]

Just saw this video on my feed and have to say how nice it is to see family working together as a team and doing such a hard job and going until it's done. No complaining, no handouts, just hard work and dedication. Young men like this are what will be necessary for the future of the United States. Awesome video. Keep it up. Blessings from Texas!

[@miguelizquierdoluna234]

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[@bernardineisomaki50]

It is a beautiful dance to watch, the drone footage is a- maize - ing!

[@waynenooffense3000]

That's a good "Corny" pun you did right there!

[@jovenciobusa7154]

I salute a young farmer like you. Despite of all the technology out there are still KZbinrs vlogging about farming.

[@truenorthcanadian5628]

I loved running our silage harvester at my uncle's farm. Very satisfying.

[@mattcaser6581]

Excellent video as always. As a midwest suburbanite, I always learn new things from watching your vids. Bless you and all the farmers, dairy and otherwise.

[@farmhandluke5182]

That vibratory sheeps foot can put a lot of stress on those silage bunk walls if your not real careful.. great looking fendt tractor you had there helping👍 hard working harvest crew working around the clock getting it done! Thanks for the video!🇺🇸✅

[@annieallen2449]

I just found your channel , your Dad and You are a hard working pair . God bless you all . ...

[@Jeremy-eu9em]

The silage harvester tractor is absolutely fascinating!

[@alphawolftactical160]

90% of Americans have no clue how much hard work is involved. RESPECT 100%

[@lindascott2107]

My stomach dropped when you were way up on that ladder. Farming is hard from what I see & you do a great job. Enjoyef the video & would have loved to see more of the wee calf

[@christopherdw7994]

Hi. From NW Ohio. I can recall filling silage with my father in the 70s. I was 5,6,7,8,9 then he sold out. We had three ( 1948,48, and a 50). Farmall M's and 3 second hand Gehl wooden wagons. The oldest M sat on the blower and PTO'd for all two days and nights. I recall sitting by it while dad chopped with a 2 row NEW IDEA. The rings were worn so badly she'd belch out the occasional burning cinder of blow by...Man,. I loved it. None of our tractors ever had a decent battery so we always had to Hill start em. YOU BE SAFE NOW YA HEAR ME???!! It aint no easy job thats for sure. Farming IS intense 24/7 work. We milked three times a day and IT wore my parents out. Dad worked thirds in a steel mill to pay the bills. ( that is still the case if you were really poor ) Speaking of CASE, my g'pa had two. A 970 and a 1070 comfort cab...It had AIR CONDITIONING!!! Take care, God Bless and THANK YOU for FEEDING THE WORLD!

[@estevaopreviatti949]

Whenever I can I’m watching your videos, we have a small dairy farm here in Brazil, congratulations on the work you do and the organization of the farm!

[@tatertotz231]

I am 21 years old and a right hand on a dairy farm, we milk about 100 head so our farmn isn’t the biggest but it is one of the largest in the area, it always makes me nervous being 70ft up a silo levelling it, I always try to take precautions but you just never know. I hope you lads are having good luck with your harvests this year, make sure to stay hydrated! Respect for what you boys are doing out there!

[@tatertotz231]

Just a quick add, your silos look more delightful to work with lmao! I hate having to take doors out and put them in as I go, I’m not too sure who has it easier lmao!

[@Pharphette]

You’re spooking me by going so close to the bunker’s edge and climbing the silo with no safeties!

[@scotcoon1186]

There's a cage on the ladder. And that's why you don't throw a rookie on the packing tractor.

[@chrisspence1831]

With the chaos going on all around us it’s great to watch some good ol fashioned farming going on. God bless America and thanks for sharing the video.

[@mchuo7834]

The custom crew’s tractors must be on 24/7 this time of year. Insane how efficient they are.

[@BWYinYang]

Their experience as well, tight spaces and corners.

[@nathanu425]

From a former uk farm hand I must say I enjoy viewing the farming blogs if that's the correct term. I also enjoy observing the different techniques and equipment . Well done video very fast paced coverage.🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@michaelmccallumjr4189]

Nice post Eric. You definitely earn it everyday. Thanks for sharing a little piece of your life with us. Honestly, we all look forward to seeing life through your video posts. Take care buddy. Mike from Michigan

[@jemkey6930]

Watching these videos give me an understanding of what my dad does this time of year. No we don't have a farm but there are several farms nearby that hire dad to help with harvest. He leaves before I get on the bus and gets home about midnight. Great video guys stay safe

[@KanakaMaoli1]

I can smell that corn silage all the way over here in Hawaii...smell of a successful harvest. Aloha from the Big Island 🤙🏼

[@vruumy2740]

Yo I’m in Hawaii too lol

[@KanakaMaoli1]

@@vruumy2740 I'm on that Big Island

[@1planenut62]

When I was a kid in middle GA, we lived on a diary farm with 2 pit silos dug in the side of a hill, similar to these above ground ones. We'd pull the wagons in with one set of wheels on the sides, then turn into the pit with the wagons. Unload on the way down, then out and back to the field. We used a M Farmall to pack between loads. Neat to see this still going on. I thought this 'old style' wasn't used any more. This video brings back good memories.

[@PSchuler92]

Many farms here in Sweden don’t use upright silos anymore, instead they use U-Bunkers like the one you see in the video, they compact grass and chopped maize in them for feeding the cattle. I have seen shredded sugar beets go in and be blended among the chopped maize, but that was at a biogas plant in Germany.

[@kefkaZZZ]

Thank you for your service! You look exhausted, and this is your every day. Love the content and y’all are doing great work !

[@xxxxxNITEHAWKxxxxx]

Your farm needs to be in farming sim. I'm sure many would agree. Thumbs up if you like this idea :)

[@BlazeDuskdreamer]

Look forward to the tour! lol I like these harvest videos. The synchronization of the chopper and the truck they're filling up just fascinates me. Then the way people work together to fill and cover the bunks. It's just something else. Great teamwork!

[@rockridgefarms]

nice videos guys, sold my cows, its the first time in over 40 years, not doing corn silage, enjoyed watching this

[@TheBart990]

I am from NYC and this is fascinating to me how people live. Its like a different world.

[@cadealbritton4803]

I am from Texas and this is kinda how i live

[@cadealbritton4803]

Just not as country

[@GarbageKnight]

i drove though NYC at 1 or 2 am, thinking i can get though it b4 traffic..i was wrong..and never went back..WAY TO MANY PEOPLE, WAY TO MANY. i cant wrap my head around how people live stacked on top of each other like that. i thought i got lost in the sketchy part of NYC then realized its all Sketchy part. so you realize, this is a joke..it was Cincinnati..NYC seem interesting, i might come there to drive though it one day..not stay..just drive though..compare it to cincinnati.

[@MrMatt8963]

Without farmers we dont eat.

[@cadealbritton4803]

@@GarbageKnight i here you Fort Worth Dallas morning traffic is bad to

[@tominkerry]

Long day, not sure how you keep going with all that's going on around you. Thanks for keeping us so informed. Best

[@8tomtoms8]

Eric looks really tired. Be careful Eric. Accidents happen when you're tired. Prayers for you guys.

[@thangtv7446]

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[@naishadh4804]

I really get inspired by you. How dedicated you are and the way you face challenges.

[@ConfederateHokie]

Eric, I really appreciate your work ethic. Hard working young man. I also really appreciate your explanations and descriptions of what you do. Not all of us were blessed to be farmers :-)

[@johnmartinez2601]

Blessed man he probably stuck worrying to the point of insanity being a farmer is not for everyone 😞😂 it literally becomes a life style that requires 24\7 attention

[@ilkinmemmedov6092]

@@johnmartinez2601 way

[@earlharman2040]

This brings back memories. When I was young, my best friends dad had a dairy farm on the south side of the town that I lived in. I would go down there every chance I could and help him with his chores and do what ever I could to help out. I really enjoyed it. Thank you for these videos, it takes me back to my childhood and my little experiences on the farm.

[@JJRush_]

All hands on deck! Looks like you had beautiful weather for harvest, few breakdowns. You poor guy you look you so tired, get some rest when you can! Good job on the drone shots!🙏👍👏🔥💯

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

I can not believe this video has 5 million views! Holy moly! As a random internet person and fellow Pennsylvanian, just wanna say I'm happy for you and the channels growth. You are the guy who got me into Farmtube and will always be #1 in my book!

[@jesusisGod1434]

That was a very long work day! Thank you sir for all your hard work! Thank you for the upload. God bless. ✝️❤️

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great video, good to see both a vertical bunk and a horizontal bunk in the same video, thanks for sharing

[@dillonholloway496]

Im from the West Texas cotton country and seeing all of this is just incredibly fascinating to me, especially knowing we have a few dairy farms about 30 to 45 miles north of us

[@ardenthebibliophile]

I'm a suburban guy, but this looks super cool. Amazed at the efficiency of the big machines

[@w.belksma1368]

7:33 oh man you’ll love to see it !

[@ZynTig]

So satisfying 👁👄👁

[@afrinaijapoint5395]

i could just feel the exhaustion towards the end of this video as he sat down in the office.. I respect the hard work 💯

[@siem040]

Ive been following this channel for 1.5 years now and wow, im so glad you and your family's channel have grown so much. You truly deserve it! Lots of love from Holland❤🇳🇱(as always :)

[@sjoerdobaas5349]

Legend Hunter holland is een provincie

[@منتظرفمحمد]

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[@jayed6976]

Het dutch maar goed

[@robertburt9071]

We had a 20 by 70 upright silo I can remember getting ready to fill it I was about 15 at the time I climbed to the top on the outside Just as I was going into the basket The bottom plate came down on my head Had to really hang on for minutes Aww the good old days Love your video Keep up the great work

[@raphaelmccoy3927]

Saying hello from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@phoenix-playios9432]

Same 🇮🇪

[@motley331]

I watch this and I think to myself .... 'amazing the extent to which GOD blessed America.'

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

Yours is the only farm that I've ever seen that is paved around the buildings. That is so smart and must have cost a fortune.

[@alan30189]

This farm seems to go all-out on everything. Great equipment, bins, silos, tools, etc.

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

Its actually just gravle on the driveways around the buildings. Paving would be too expensive for sure.

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

Is it black gravel ? It looks paved.

[@waynebulson941]

WhooHoo! The office is looking good. You edit the way I do. . .lots of beverage and snacks! 😁 I enjoyed the drone shots of the work, along with the blue-grassy music. Good to see your Dad getting around more and more. Blessings!

[@MrPhatties]

Whoever is operating that combine (edit: harvester) is a wizard.

[@isaiahgames.1]

It is a chopper lol

[@ericringler4784]

that's my uncle

[@chainsaw76d]

He is a young man that takes the bull by the horn in life. That is great to see and they say our future has no chance and then you watch a video like this.

[@conorswindell6544]

Love your videos Eric

[@pamgrubbs7455]

I love the music you use for the drone footage! It's so relaxing lol

[@carlover9955]

One of my favorite you tubers

[@cowboyupnow63]

Extreme Rc can’t forget saskdutchkid

[@bored.in.california2111]

Usually the views on the video are about 30% to 50% of the subscriber amount but for you it's the opposite. That just shows that people enjoy the quality content.

[@mathewkoesters4867]

Please everyone be careful this harvest! Just got back from a neighbor's funeral, he was leveling off his silo and was overcome by gasses.

[@suemackay8294]

Mathew Koesters life is un predictable. we all feel terrible about your loss and stay safe don't forget your mask

[@bigburn2738]

Damn I didn’t know it was dangerous like that smh

[@boudewijnwitvers4006]

probably not a bunker?

[@Sarge92]

what gasses? i wouldnt think there would be any dangerous gas releae from a fresh bunker being filled unless it was pre fermented and he was leveling that idk maybe that gives off methane or something but man lifes weird

[@8tomtoms8]

@@Sarge92 I don't think it was a bunker. Upright silos are where silo gas is so dangerous.

[@virginiaparberry4522]

Had no idea all the hard work you all do to grow..feed us & animals.thank you

[@MrCatfarmer]

You grow up on a dairy farm, you grow up early. I grew up on my grandfathers farm in upper New England. He put me to work as soon as my feet could reach the pedals.

[@davidkalicharan1315]

This is the kind of hard work and dedication that build great country. Thank to all that have the balls to do it.

[@hfbroady]

@10th Generation Dairyman How do you like the new skid steer??? I think that I have my dad talked into getting a Kubota skid steer next. Sounds like we are going to get a track one. NOW that is the way to load the BUNKS!!!!! straight from the chopper!!!!

[@allenfunderburk6117]

I’ll tell you what, watching this video really made me miss the farming life. Like, what would the world do without farms!? It takes some amazing and special people to continue the farming going. Love it.

[@shaunsangster2900]

Love the vids eric keep up the good work 👍

[@mannadario2075]

I can not get enough of your videos. I don't think anyone knows what goes on at a dairy farm. I do now. You are an amazing young man. Keep up the hard work and mention your name once in a while, I had no idea your name is Eric.

[@CanadianDirt]

Love that removable post for supporting the panels, such a good idea.

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

Beautiful view from up top. Thanks for sharing.

[@tomwells2963]

Great video! Do you ever worry about the bunk wall giving away from the pressure on the ends or side walls?? Wondering why you don't re-inforce with dirt or clay on the outside of the bunks?

[@loisblais3431]

Tom Wells 😧 me too! Cringe worthy. I’d like to see an earth bunker up the outsides. 🇨🇦

[@comparedtowhat2549]

Perhaps maybe those steel reinforced concrete bunkers might actually have been properly engineered as retaining walls? Ya think? Lets think a bit more about this loading. If the walls were in fact overloaded when filled and needed a counterbalancing opposite side earth reaction, then would there not also be a similar worrying condition when the bunker is emptied?

[@tomwells2963]

@@comparedtowhat2549 Good point, but the engineers in Minnesota also said the the I-35 bridge was properly engineered and it fell into the river?

[@comparedtowhat2549]

I suppose you question how to reconcile how professionals trained in a science that has been well understood for hundreds of years can be singularly responsible for a steel structure connection plate that was not thick enough to last forever, as if the science is at fault and not the process that brought about its defective existence or the process that continued its undetected existence. We can only make guesses. My vote is for greed and unethical practices to be in play. “The Engineers”, in conventional wisdom sense, do not typically design the structural steel connection details. That task is typically left to the steel supplier and steel erectors since “they know better and we get a more economical result”. The connection forces are given to the steel fabrication designers. The design details are reviewed by The Engineers. Do we know exactly how the undersized connection plate came about? It is in the steel supplier's interest to use a plate that is economical for them but at the same time out of experience, they are capable of spotting something amiss if they were to spend the extra effort. Perhaps the ironworker bolting the plates had a hunch the plates seemed a bit thin, but the forces driving the construction schedule and thus payments could squelch that sense. When new, that bridge would have survived the loading imposed at the time it failed. But steel is susceptible to cyclical loading and more so the higher the stress. Bridge loading is inherently cyclical. That is why thorough bridge inspection is absolutely necessary. Obviously the inspection process for that bridge was, for whatever reasons, not good enough. It takes tax money and smarts to do the job. Those function needs are a reason we form governments so that we can have a method to allocate resources to direct the desired result. Is proper bridge inspection more important than watching celebrity TV? It takes you and I to do the job, not “The Engineers”.

[@KJ-kw7gh]

I don't think theirs a need to question bunk walls when it's been fine for years.......

[@nolan7743]

Last year your dad was pulling the pipe out the ground now it’s you cause dads obviously healing. Still cool to see how things progress. I like to see in the videos your dad taken it easy.

[@ralphcraig5816]

There is a smell in a silage silo that's unique, but once you smelled it you remember it. Watching this I can smell it, 60 years later.

[@Cake41579]

Those articulating rollers are odd to get used to. We always called them wiggle reels. Your doing a Fine job young man. It takes the help of every man available to make this sort of stuff happen. So much of it goes unseen. Even when trying to document everything there’s so much more

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

All that for fermented feed ?¿?

[@Avatar-yp8yl]

what u mean

[@kelpygaltaccount9416]

That’s what the cows eat

[@Darth.Fluffy]

Look up silage on Wikipedia.

[@svthorasailing4868]

No all of this to guarantee a feed supply and continuation of farming and income,droughts and floods set in quick and can be prolonged which ultimately makes feeding the cattle an uncertainty limiting income,ya just can’t keep running back to the bank to extend the overdraft on the loans.

[@thestargamer4480]

Oh no it’s a city kid

[@mackplymale7634]

Thank you for feeding us and the video! Press on with your wonderful self.

[@joelee662]

HI ERIC HOW'S THE FAMILY THE BABY DOING GOOD I WATCH THE VIDEO VERY INTERESTING VIDEO 👍🇺🇸 .

[@paemt6220]

Its so cool to pass the tractors in the fields and on the road then be able to watch the videos of what is happening. Keep up the good work.

[@rhyanfromyt8867]

Great video, have you guys ever thought about chopping earlage? That’s what we are chopping right now

[@TheFarmingLife]

It takes a lot of Acres to fill a bunk with earlage. Smaller farms in Lancaster County use corn silage to get a lot of good source of feed. We are going to start high moisture corn tomorrow.

[@rhyanfromyt8867]

We are out of Idaho doing earlage right now and that makes sense because we chop haul and bag all our feed

[@robertprince5454]

@@rhyanfromyt8867 what is earlage made from is it wholecrop?

[@rhyanfromyt8867]

ValFahr wolfrider it’s like corn silage but you use a different header and it picks the cobb, ear and leaves of the corn and the stalks stay on the ground

[@robertprince5454]

@@rhyanfromyt8867 oh i see

[@NotThatBob]

Obama says farming is extremely easy! Throw seed on the ground, add water and watch it grow. You guys are dong it wrong lol. Joking aside, I seriously thank you farmers for feeding me and my family. When I was an OTR driver, I loved driving through the heartland during harvest. Yeah your machinery blocked traffic, but we all know that what you do is what keeps us all alive. Thumbs up.

[@leonardfarms5069]

Always love you video's

[@crackwitz]

love the variety of "scenes" in this video! so much happening. the video gives an idea of how intense the work must have been.

[@polarizedoutdoors]

Have you ever filled a silo up and forgot to move the unloader to the top of the silo? lol I know it's a pain, but you should really be using a harness to climb the outside ladder to the top of the silo.

[@tboniusmaximus3047]

oof that would be like 3 days with a vac truck to relocate it haha thats an awesome question i wonder if anyone has ever done it

[@scotcoon1186]

Been more than a few found not at the top during filling. There's a cage on the ladder.

[@waitforit1999]

Thank you for working hard to feed people.

[@Adam_Poirier]

Man you guys are really efficient! Chopping corn and blowing it right in the bunk saves a lot of fuel and time why doesn’t everyone do that haha

[@cheongyei]

Great video, you guys don't mess around. The way the chopper arm can land the goods into dumptruck even rounding corners is pretty awesome operating. The right tools and the right operators make all the difference.

[@WaxingRadiance]

Be careful, that extra dynamic load of the vibrating roller might pop out one of the bunker walls.

[@ez1913]

Very nice edit, Eric. Thanks for sharing.

[@stefanwosinsky1935]

Just like we do it in the netherlands, just that we don't typically have those standing silos... nice vid!

[@greatkingrat]

“Little scary up here, a nice view though..” - that answered a lot of questions I had about working with the silos.

[@kjetilblestrud9549]

Great video! I enjoyed every second of it! Didn't know about this channel, before I just stumbled over it when killing some time. Sure will dive into Your other videoes! Loved it! From the news we only get the crazy shit that goes on in USA these days, so it's good to see some good old, honest work and hard working people! Greetings from a X-farmer from Norway

[@MustafaAliwaitsappsno]

Very good