Robot Manure Scrapers at Work

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

I noticed this video is getting suggested to more people lately. I have received quite a few negative comments, which is fine. I hope you can appreciate that I am willing to show what is going on on a modern dairy farm. These cows are actually very relaxed and content even though they are not frolicking on green pastures. Our climate and other factors makes that difficult. We do offer cows the option to go out to pasture during their dry period (2 month break from milking every year) but you would be surprised how much they choose to go inside the barn anyway. They like the shelter and the beds are comfortable. Thanks for your time!

[@fredgordomma]

people that complain have 0 idea about industrial farming, your farm is great

[@TexRobNC]

Keep doing what you're doing. When you get this many eyes on something, there will always be people who have something to say. You could be Jesus posting a video and people would find something wrong with it!

[@hummelman]

I just randomly dropped in here because of the algorithm. Cows are food. It looks like they are well taken care of, you're trying to improve their health and quality of life which is great to see. People who are commenting negatively are just negative people. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

People love cow poop

[@internetoldie]

I enjoyed the video - I love seeing inside of other peoples lives. Don't let the negative idiotic voices get to you - thats just the nature of the internet.

[@davep.7099]

Don't let the negative comments get to you. I worked on a dairy ranch from age 14 to 18 back in the early '80s. People have no clue about the reality of most farming, ranching, processing, and production of most of the products that they happily consume. The ranch I was on was small, ran around 400 head and all rotated from several pastures to the holding area before milking and back out to the post milking area. Anyway you structure it, there is going to be a lot of manure and a lot of work to manage it. I would have been very happy to have a robot handle some of the work. Since the path is consistent, I wonder if a rail system would be more efficient.

[@dano8613]

That's udderly amazing. Crazy to see the change in technology. I remember watching my dad carry and dump the milk into the tank by hand.

[@andreabrown1260]

Udderly😂😂

[@nop3noperson]

Profit higher, less work needed. Crazy

[@lizzardnurphy]

Wow. Didn't expect it to clean up that good. That will be such a plus for you guys and the cows. Can't wait to see how it does with the water. Thanks for the video.

[@maxwell_edison]

Better thing for the cows would be to not lock' em up in a concrete prison.

[@joeh858]

@@maxwell_edison cows taste good yum yum

[@maxwell_edison]

@@joeh858 so do dogs, cats, and children.

[@joeh858]

@@maxwell_edison according to you. i've never ate such things. bet you're mad about texas abortion law , ironically

[@mybigfartsreallystin]

@@maxwell_edison Sounds like... ..."You just upload opinions no one cares about"...

[@danediemer]

As a random guy from Southern California who’s watched your channel for a long time…it’s so awesome to see how y’all are progressing! You taught me so much about the dairy industry and have given me the knowledge to better appreciate it. Keep it up!!!

[@rickydavis4964]

It's great to see a hard working person get some well deserved KZbin money. I know there's minimal money in a small dairy farm these days. And he does it for the love of the farm life.

[@jamesbizs]

I think you’re overestimating how much KZbin pays for views? an average estimate is that KZbin pays $0.003 to $0.005 per view.

[@rickydavis4964]

@@jamesbizs well every million views is around 60 grand. This one video has 350 thousand views. So every 3 videos in a month can be a decent amount of money. I sure he makes more on KZbin then his part of the milk check. Plus in one of his early videos he said he was buying out his uncle's share in the farm so it be just him and his dad. Every small dairy farm around me went under could make it milking 150 cows.

[@joeh858]

@@rickydavis4964 U mean 3 grand not 60. and even that number is way too high

[@victoriabulger9589]

This is cool! It’s incredible how much of a difference the robot makes in just a day.

[@blurrylights6344]

Your methodical preparation and the steps to fine tune the robots shows a lot of discipline. I know you were happy when that first robot went under that gate. For cryin' out loud, I was happy for you to see your hard work (9 gates!) come out so good! I know you said there is still some fine tuning but this is a great project. I have enjoyed watching it unfold and the careful way you did it. (I didn't hear a single cuss word either!) Cheers 🥂

[@tomlamb3885]

you would fine tune it too if you bought such an expensive machine aha

[@anthonym10]

The difference that bot made on the floor was amazing. I can't see it making a huge difference in milk production but the cleanliness of the facility, hoof health, bed maintenance, seems like it will make the bots worth every penny.

[@bigal3109]

prolly will save some money in the long run too

[@GioChaosHD]

I'm pretty sure depressed animals produce less... I would assume a cleaner, comfortable environment, would create a less-stressful environment. The farmer leaves, but that is their home.

[@bentrod3405]

@@GioChaosHD its not so much depressed as it is stressed. The more comfortable the animal the less stressed it is. So you were close just not quite right.

[@josephneratko2896]

Don't listen to the negative bro. 99.5% of the people don't know anything about dairy farming and all the hard work required. Love my Roomba and glad you can find uses for an industrial version. Less crap = cleaner environment and happier cows.

[@rollingreclinerRecumbent]

Interesting seeing this type of automation equipment. Look forward to seeing more of the progress as you get things fine tuned.

[@trevorperschy4582]

Great improvements all around to the great farm you own!!

[@TheFarmingLife]

A healthy environment for animals go a long way. Always take care of what takes care of you on the farm.

[@Xxd_unit_007xX]

idk, still looks like shit to me.

[@joeysplats3209]

The ancient writings tell us this.

[@Nico-os9sr]

dude this place is a shithole

[@peepeepoopoobathwater]

Ah yes, feeble cows wallowing in shit. Mighty good care

[@liz257]

I dont know about you guys but I personally would love to be milked multiple times a day and give birth multiple times without ever being able to raise my children. oh and then killed when I start becoming unprofitable. what a great life!

[@solitairesmith3553]

Can't wait for your video on the scrapers using the water. Beautiful!!

[@JCSAXON]

Losing your job to automation can be a real drag but the manure Roomba gets a pass

[@agonleed3841]

*"Losing your job to automation can be real ass, but the more roomba gets a pass"* there..fixed it for you. And don't forget, up to 15min can save you 15%

[@DieselFuelOnly]

I thought these would just turn everything into a roomba vs dog crap situation but these things work surprisingly well.

[@svntn]

i have no idea how I ended up here, but man this is sick. major throwback to my childhood job. I love the job, but the work hours really take a toll on you after a while. Props to anyone doing this job, we need y’all.

[@manlyminnesotan]

In all of your videos, I'm constantly amazed at the inquisitiveness of your herd. I do believe that comes from the care you provide and the love you show them every day. Kudos to you and your family, young man...

[@betadoctor]

This is not a small thing .. it's a gamechanger ! No more manure spreading around period ! .. Looking forward to the tweaking vids of these little robots.

[@makingithappen5178]

All machines that facilitate and prevent you from getting worn out prematurely are good.

[@job322]

will always find it interesting how curious the cows are.

[@patelliott8035]

Its a pleasure to watch your video's. It's evident to me that you love what you do. Farmers have a tough go at it 7 days a week, but you take it all in stride, fix whats broken and don't complain. May God continue to Bless You and your Family.

[@okthisisepic1055]

My grandparents on both sides were Dairy farmers and I've heard many stories of how much labor it was. This video would blow their minds. Much respect as I dislike cattle husbandry in general but its cool to see how modern dairy operations are ran.

[@scottwiley8547]

Eric...wow! That is a huge improvement on your farm. Very impressive. You're not just a pretty face, you a really smart farmer. You impress me in every video. Keep making those cows happy.

[@melmon6333]

Those floor robots are a huge help!! Great purchase!! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertthomas5590]

Maybe your Alley Robots will become friends with the feed pushing Robot. 😉

[@DUBSTEPSASQUATCH]

I work at a dairy farm as a milker and let me say I wish more farms operated like this we should respect the animals that provide for us.

[@jonlowe8727]

I thought it was slow at first, but when you see how well it cleans I understand. Presumably the water will make the slurry easier to mix. Great content. I'll look forward to you and dad dialling it in 👍

[@geraldarthurhall2247]

Fantastic upgrade! That constant beeping would drive me up a wall tho! Thanks for sharing!

[@theirishman8356]

I love how the moooozers are so curious. 🐮

[@jeffreynelson6795]

I've been looking at other videos about dairy farms. Some of them milking 5000 cows a day. They don't have robots. Keep doing what your doing. It's inspiring to see your work ethic. It's great to see hard work paying off.

[@Pharphette]

The floors look amazing! Happy for you guys and glad the gate modifications were a success. Not a fan of the beeping though lol

[@Hellsong89]

Its most likely possible to turn off, but useful while setting the thing up, if it signals end stop activating etc functions operating. First time seeing robots like this, interesting to know how industry develops, even though i'm not fan of factory farming and spending millions to farm equipment.

[@treomoe]

Don’t focus on the negative comments young man. As a loan officer for USDA it brings joy to see young farmers continue the hard work of the older generations. Also this video did just pop up but glad it did.

[@michaelfilipelli2968]

Been waiting to see these at work!

[@boostoshi]

A real time saver. Mundane task automated, and now labor can be allocated to more important areas. Automation is amazing.

[@JLRobbins]

Those work really well and makes a huge difference. I love how curious the cows are. They are just like kids

[@Nico-os9sr]

trapped inside, exploit to give milk, and killed after a few years. nice little kids

[@thenameidk3168]

Cows are way 2 curious if u shoot a cow in the head it's a chain reaction it'll attract another cow and so on Lotta dead cows

[@JLRobbins]

@@Nico-os9sr 🙄

[@Ducky2964]

Those robots are pretty cool and what a big difference they make. It helps in so many ways including by taking one less thing for you guys to do.

[@edp9743]

Eric on the bump stops, could you extend the gates down for the stops instead of the build up of boards on the floor? That way there is no need to remove them when accessing the barn with a machine.

[@chrisx2234]

Great improvement for both you and the cows!

[@theyoungfarmer3936]

great video, we also have those scrapers on the farm in the Netherlands

[@sassysaguaro4906]

Your cows seem happy, thanks for taking care of them kindly! Obviously they will make a mess, but you guys show a lot of care and clearly work very hard to maintain the farm. Out of curiosity though, is the robot just scraping the filth into the slots, or is it sort of "vacuuming" it into a chamber then dumping it somewhere? Also, it would be really cool if you guys filmed and shared when a 100% clean out/sanitation happens. I imagine its a once in a while kind of clean out, but that would be so satisfying to watch.

[@DJ-bh1ju]

Those are soooo cool. You gotta be seriously tickled with your new toys. You may have to go and get a couple more eventually....

[@davidbishop4015]

What amazing robots. It leaves more time for you and your dad to focus on your cows. Stay safe.

[@123huskieman]

“what is my purpose in life?” “you scrape shit off the ground”

[@austin3072]

I dont know why this was recommended to me, but I'm glad I just watched someone install an industrial roomba for cow shit in their barn. 17 minutes well spent

[@2aminitials]

Glad to see R2PeePoo and C3PeeGo finally powered up and working.

[@danielhowell1640]

Thank God for people like this guy that works hard & sacrifices to make sure we get reasonably priced dairy products on our tables every day. Most of the world it's a luxury, here we take it for granted.

[@astrodev3578]

Makes robot Robot " what is my purpose" Inventor " your scrape shit off the floor" Robot "OH my god" Inventor "yep join the club"

[@donnamullins2089]

Your robot will be a great cleaning system and time saver. Ever little bit helps.

[@tedc.4956]

woo hoo! so glad you got them going. The difference is amazing and it should really help. I know there will be issues to workout, but you are a clever guy.

[@bbennett40]

So cool! Grew up on a small family farm. If only we had cool tech like this back then. I might not have been in such a hurry to get out of there. hehe Respect for you guys that feed the world!

[@xlandros]

I was skeptical about how well these would work, but they do an awesome job! Also much quieter than I expected, other than the beeping😁! Great video from 10th Gen as always!!

[@zacharywalker5344]

I feel like the beeping is for its own safety lol. Keeps a 2 ton animal from accidentally stepping on you. I'm probably wrong but that's what it seems like

[@willardhunt7000]

Surprised how well the robot works, productivity enabler.

[@artemvincenti860]

that is awesome i really hope it works well for you and makes your life a little bit easier!!!

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Love how the cows check out what you are doing. Hoping that the robots do a great job and make it a little easier for you do your work. Star screws are the cat's meow. So much easier. Seems once the floor gets cleaner the robot will keep them nice and clean. Great video, thanks.

[@jerrycampbell6181]

Looks very impressive, Y'all are always looking out for an taking the best care an health of the Ladies ! It shows !!! Thank You for your videos ! GOD BLESS Y'ALL !!!

[@stevewesby]

15:03 Holy Sh*t! I had fun watching your cows checking out the robot

[@christianbravo4819]

I applaud you for such a great job taking care of them cow's. We can all agree we want what you have to offer. Clean, good fresh healthy milk!

[@kattihatt]

The milk is for the calf.

[@chrismarklevitz5217]

All about the ladies comfort & heath. Job well done.

[@Fizicks1]

Wow, I'm super impressed by those robots. Pretty soon, You're highest paid worker will be an IT guy fixing all the robots. Automatic herders? Automatic utter cleaners and milkers? Possibilities are endless! I feel like you are able to make these improvements due to your KZbin revenue and if that's the case, then major kudos to you. You'll be an excellent farm owner.

[@upthereds4939]

Theres a farm i seen that’s completely robotic . Even has a robotic zero grazer to go out , mow and collect the grass, bring it back in and feed it to the cattle who are milked on robotic milking machines

[@upthereds4939]

Thats it

[@joeh858]

Every day we inch closer to a world where the elites don't need us anymore and they will happily manufacture an apocalypse to get rid of us while robots maintain their every need

[@Firstgenerationgamerdude]

Those torx screws are a life saver. I’ll never go back to regular screws again.

[@triciaabrams8848]

That thing is awesome! The difference is phenomenal and I'm anxious to see if you have to use less bedding, and if the utter and hoof health improve!

[@Irene-ke6to]

Those robots are amazing. The floors look so much cleaner! That is so much better for your cows. I'm very happy to see this improvement in your barn!

[@shealy265]

Amazing difference in cleanliness. It will be interesting to see how often they need to run in a day to keep it clean. You might think about protecting the water line for freezing and your cows inquisitive play. Won't the inquisitive cows chew/pull on the exposed water line as a form of play?

[@leekillman802]

Enjoying your efforts to continuously improve the operation

[@rusnsc7622]

Interesting to see those robots run. Fun to watch the cows, never knew they were so curious. Thanks Eric.👍🇺🇸🙏

[@p4pacrust]

Those robots are crazy neat. wow those alleys are clean the next day. Lookin forward to see it with the water runnin

[@theirishman8356]

You and your dad have a great life. I miss summers at my cousin's farm in nh. 🐮

[@williamwilliam728]

I never thought I'd be watching a video on scraping cow manure. Thanks for the education on your occupation and the scraping of cow poop!!!

[@Givi__]

Wouldn't it be much easier, and simpler to just mount two U-shaped pieces of steel vertically on either side of the door? That way you could slide the boards in and out easily, but the robots woulnd't be able to push it over, provided your boards fits neatly into the U.

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

Yes that is a good idea

[@joostherwijnen8301]

Did the same over here, works good for 6 years now

[@alecpitts6843]

trippy. Robots are actually doing real jobs now

[@harveystephens6115]

Are scrappers running while cows are laying in stalls? They stretched out and tails are off in cleaning area. Might be big issue

[@ramonluftgekuhltdx631]

They are Build for this, the Tails are not a Problem

[@brucefalcon7832]

WOW! Technology is everywhere! One less thing for you to worry about and the benefit to your time and the cows well being. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[@harrietcarpenter2387]

Hoping things work out with new robots....

[@karenCamara13]

That’s wonderful very smart choice, cows live in like royalty now!!!

[@unbigmacpourgignac8301]

Can the beeping noise be turned off? Seems annoying lol

[@freedomfan4272]

He turned the volume down on the robots

[@kmitchell9891]

Probably helps the cows know it's there so it doesn't get stepped on or spook them.

[@maggieyake8054]

We have seen the Future, and it is Now! Glad to see the robot can do the job the way you expected it. When you get the second one running as well as the first, things will be very good for the cows. I’m thankful you try as much as you can to make your animals lives the best they can be in their circumstances. Thanks for another great video.

[@samspade4634]

If those are going to replace the shovel, there will be a lot of state workers looking for a new job. Ha ha. I'm really impressed with the job it did. I was skeptical, but once again you prove me wrong. Thanks Eric.

[@chrisclarke7828]

Excellent. Never underestimate the intelligence of a cow, inquisitive but have more brains than very many humans. Those with negative comments should not watch.

[@NathanVogt]

What a great addition to the barn. Great video.

[@pnwRC.]

9:56, YEPPERS! I was hooked on the Philips driven fasteners, until one day I didn't have any available. My brother only had them hex driven screws. I DIDN'T want to go 18 miles to the nearest hardware store, so I used them. After using only a handful of them, I NEVER wanted to use Philips driven fasteners again! It's great to see you folks embracing technology that not only makes life a lil easier, but increases the health of the herd too!

[@mike_is_nice]

Impressive work you and your team are doing. Cows look peaceful and I’m sure this is a welcome change for them.

[@roberthakeman9822]

Eric its so amazing how you can fine tune your operation and how much better your operation looks and how much money it saves in certain parts of your operation. It will help with the cows feet and the free stalls will be much clearer and everything will be much better than to have lots of manure around as the slats will be way better and less dirty and basically less hoof problems so you probably won't have to have the hoof trimmer out as much. It's amazing how much clearer the slats look after a couple times over.

[@SortaProfessional89]

Those robots are utterly amazing!

[@kp-gbuniqueinterest]

Great vid. Glad to see people in the labor force using robots. You hear so many people complain about tech and robots. Even though I never worked on a farm anything that can help you to take care of what you doing is a thumbs up. Like if you have a robot do that through our day will help a lot.

[@patrickaherne3598]

those machines are super cool and a labor saver

[@SubaruLove]

Surprised by how much it cleaned. Nice setup.

[@mydogsasleep2774]

Thankyou for letting the cityfolk into your world for a moment :D

[@PeterHughes]

Really impressed with those robot scrapers. Your cows are living in luxury!

[@michaelbuxton9368]

Really nice! I love the 🐄 checking it out. Wonder what was in her head?

[@coltsjason]

Works great I love how the girls are so curious and how much they care for you

[@wadebrink3781]

I’m impressed by how you are modernizing your farm and willing to adapt to the necessary changes. Well done!

[@bentrod3405]

Farmers have to constantly adapt or be left in the dust. Its insane how fast the agriculture industry progresses.

[@kenbowers8423]

Wow!! What a difference those scrapers make. Nice. Greetings from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

[@hehehahavinny]

It should or might even have electronic gates, like electric fences for dogs, that you could stake down instead of relying on the bump points and sonar. Then you could get the width of the barn and might not have to mess around with raising the height of the entrances. Probably could make programing a little easier if they could act like checkpoints in a video game too. Cool video.

[@bryanhubner9848]

I’m very impressed with how clean the alleys are without the water. You’ll have to start cleaning your boots before you walk in there lol. Great video thanks for sharing

[@1ponsford]

I find it funny at just how curious the cows are. They're busy checking out anything new in their barns.

[@shaneflickinger]

Don't live on a farm, but grew up working on them. Always cool to see how farmers are incorporating new technology into their operations. First impression is that those will be a great investment for you guys. Thanks for sharing.

[@nversluys]

Wow! Instant improvement. Congregations! Great improvement.

[@jairocastillo3674]

Great job my friend, that industry is hard I applaud your work ethic, plan, and execution on your day-to-day work lifestyle.

[@valentin318]

Very good video 10th Generation Dairyman👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffki3416]

Don't know how I got here but I enjoyed seeing the transformation. Great work!