1978 525hp BIG BUD Pulling 70ft?

[@123456BobJackson]

Leg arms skills are saving the farm HUGE mega bucks on outside repairs. What a talent to have

[@brianenglehutt1241]

Leg arm always crushes it! That's defiantly an uncommon drum, looked like an old budd style with super wide brakes. I wonder if a regular budd drum with narrower shoes would have worked. If so could go with more common sized drum and shoe combo on all the wheels.

[@JonP_4-31inf]

Also helps they don't drive Deere as they don't let you fix your own stuff even if you can.

[@bzs187]

Most of us, farmers, try to repair everything at home if possible. Except a laptop is involved, then we call a dealer.

[@paulprigge1209]

@@brianenglehutt1241 They are all very very talented and we would not have this channel if it wasn’t for the other brother. Brothers and father are pretty cool people

[@earlhoyt8745]

@@paulprigge1209 because the LORD is blessing them

[@legolas59687]

I love the Dads knowledge transfer of the farm history / land

[@craigsmith8217]

I hope he has it written down somewhere for the grandchillun to enjoy.

[@rubenbraekman4515]

Yeah I love that stuff

[@cynthiaarnold5807]

Such a great family farm. You guys are the best. I love that you never beg for money.

[@badhop9035]

Sold truck parts for 30 years so enjoyed this show a little more. For us non farmers seeing a truck load of seed is amazing. Also I really like seeing that older equipment still running

[@joecarlson6428]

Watching these videos is a never ending pleasure. So many cool things to see and good conversation. I have noticed there is really no down time in farming. You doing, preparing, or fixing something but to to completion. You all demonstrate a great capability to navigate through farmings complexity's. Thanks for bringing us along in the virtual buddy seat.

[@Crack84baby]

The best thing about you guys. You are not always getting new equipment. You repair and upgrade the stuff you have. We definitely need more people like you guys!

[@gregorypaskell7089]

It is interesting to me, that the youthful exuberance that was part of many of the earlier videos seems to be gone. What i am seeing is the hard work of running their business under great financial uncertainty. There is a level of stress evident on all of the faces and attitudes that suggests that there is a lot more to this than just enjoying day to day farming. This whole family is reflecting what all of us are going through. It is good to see this. It gives all hope in the knowledge that we are all in this together, regardless of the experts and their statements.

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

Interesting take and I would agree most if not all of it. We ate in this together. Blessings

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great story Bob

[@bettyjo5024]

Love hearing about the history of the land. Glad to see you all out in the fields. Still praying this year crop will be amazing for you all.. Great video's. Thank you. Bless you all.

[@badhop9035]

Just figured out why I like watching you guys. No one was stabbed, pushed in front of a train, shot etc. And most of all no politicians appeared in the video. Thanks you so much

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

I vote for that...... 😁

[@dllockard7324]

Atta Boy leg arms. Brakes and drums are rarely fun. And you're saving the operation a lot of dough.

[@tracye9297]

It's nice to see you going easy on the old Ford. Going from 14 ton to 13 ton could save you a ton of problems.

[@wranther]

That was a great historical talk on water and salt Bob. There are times when production just grinds to a halt so you can quack me up! Stay Safe while ducking along the long seed trail. -Bob...

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

😁👍

[@terryk710]

It is amazing how there never is an issue or mechanical problem you all can't fix. You all are very talented. Bob, I enjoyed hearing the information and history of the area, also keep your jokes / play on words coming ! I always enjoy the humor !

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

😊👍

[@earlhoyt8745]

Yes laughter is good medicine 🙏🏻🙂

[@delbutler885]

Terry K the 7140 Magnum went to the dealer

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job seeding Nick

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job seeding Mr Welker

[@earlhoyt8745]

Hey there brothers I say that in the name of JESUS k I wanted u to know that u guys r very blessed to have a wonderful GODLY father that u do guy's r a blessing and u don't know it may GOD BLESS the Welkers

[@giannidifrancesco193]

Nice DIY work Nick. Leg Arms I don't know how the farm would be without you.

[@txlangster6276]

Your opening minute was spectacular and beautiful. Thank you.

[@codyarnold5672]

Hey welker farms, east central Alberta guy here! The part where your dad talks about interstate 15 it turns into highway 36 till north of St. Paul alberta then does a 30-40 km cut across to highway 63 then goes north all the way to north of fort mcmurray and then I believe it goes up into the north west territories! And highway 41 is like one of the straightest highways in North America! Just some cool info if your dad was wondering!

[@johnrodgers7633]

God bless you guys. I'm praying you don't have the damage issues Zach and chet are dealing with. Be safe and God bless you

[@ransomesmgmagic373]

Great close up brake drum & shoe replacement sequence. Thanks for all your filming efforts and the editing is excellent.

[@mingthemerciless6855]

Still enjoy the drone shots. Your farm is absolutely beautiful.

[@jeffhack6839]

Hey LegArms. They can fix an arm BUT they cannot replace eyes. Be aware when to use those safety glasses. As you know things happen FAST!!!!!

[@danj8404]

Agree. Many farm videos I cringe at the lack of eye protection.

[@jackwillie2729]

Yes eyes are one of the gifts God gave us…so I learn to value this 🎁 gift…an construction taught me wear them or go home for a day with no pay and come back when you care

[@jbzbxc]

Yes please use eye protection as an old guy who is losing his sight. Cherish them eyes. You want to see your kids grow up.

[@1striperon]

Thanks, Bob, for relating the history. Very interesting.

[@leol1682]

I enjoy the video guy's and a little bit histery too thanks .

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Welker Farms

[@sallydunbar1683]

Thanks for the history Mr Bob! Always interesting and you always quack me up! Love the drone footage and the information you boys share. God Bless!

[@patrickbachman2184]

Bob ‘quacks me up’ with his insights!

[@michaelschneider7290]

I really like the wideness of your fields. It's something I don't know here in Germany. Very impressive view to see this on blue sky. Fingers crossed for good yields.

[@wazza33racer]

16:11 on the right of the picture is a funnel stand made from what I think are PVC plumbing fittings.........thats actually a good idea in a workshop.

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video nick. Great as always. It was interesting and enjoyable for sure. Love the drone footage you include. To me, gives you a real feel for the area you are working in. Farming in America feel-ya!!!! Thanks. Great job leg arms on the sprayer trailer. Hard work for sure. Big heavy pieces to work with. You do great with them. You re-engineering the one brake drum was great on your part. Never realized some of these parts are so hard to come by. Wow. Long lag times. Oh well, great repair job leg arms. Good to go again. Bob, thanks for the history lesson on the land and these water holding areas. Most interesting when talking back in the 40’s and 50’s. You have a great knowledge of the land and it’s history. Really enjoy your history lessons. Thanks Bob. Did not see Colby. Not riding today?? When you folks give us an overview of your seeding and number of acres and time it takes to do the job, it makes us in Iowa with 500 to 1000 acres look pretty small. Just unbelievable the number of acres you cover to put the crop in. Just wow, when we plant for a three day period we think oh boy look at what I did. Where with you , you are just getting started and cover many many more than we do. Interesting difference!!!!!! About it for now I guess. Trying not to be long winded-ha!! You all take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Good luck with your seeding and no breakdowns. Thanks for everything Welkers!!! The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

Blessings Steve, thanks

[@kevinsiedschlag429]

When pulling wheels off trailer ,don't take tires off , use a piece of tin with oil on slide under wheels remove brg nut n slide off flip with long pry bar , easier than remove wheels!!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I guess bc I love cooking, I love seeing what Farmer’s pack in their coolers.

[@mikemontgomery7337]

Gotta give the Welkers credit. They run their equipment until they wear it out. Fix it and run it some more !!! They don't need the flashy new stuff to compete with the neighbors !!

[@eddienash5426]

So glad you do the low-till no-till methods so your soil does not blow away in the wind!

[@tompinnef6331]

Still love watching the Big Buds run. Some planting (seeding to some) to be done around here. But the early corn is up and about 4 to 6 inches tall in places. Hoping everyone gets enough rain, no hail and has a bumper year. We'll need it during these trying times. Hope the crew / family and you are doing well. Take care - Be safe and God Bless.

[@WelkerFarms]

Thanks Tom, God bless!

[@nathanlockhart8259]

seeing a new upload is always a good sign

[@hughstephenson2957]

I pray y'all got some rain from this last storm that came through!!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job fixing the brakes on your sprayer trailer LegArms

[@rubenbraekman4515]

I love the good old single wheel "small" big bud 👍 there's just something about that thing that makes me tingle

[@mikehill9888]

Glad to see it rain for your farm

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You for sharing the history of the area.

[@pretzel1a]

cool! keep farmin' boy's - no matter what brandon throws your way!

[@fowletm1992]

I'm feeling you leg arms We call you the gopher man, basically doing a bit of everything, I'm the gopher man for our operation, you think your going to get so much done with your day not having to drive the seeder But you end up being the busiest guy on the whole farm running around for everyone

[@timmoore3534]

I remember being in those big fields around havre Chester and cutbank. On harvest back in 99-04!

[@ddversatile]

Awesome, what kind of combine did you run? I'm assuming custom cutter crew eh

[@thomasanderson1783]

I think we know we are watching an end to an era. But man! It’s awesome! Thank you!

[@clark6236]

Okay, that opening was awesome, thanks!

[@louisb229]

Praying for you my brothers.

[@WelkerFarms]

Much appreciated!

[@fritzie1968]

Amazing intro and love the vids. Keep up the great work!

[@e_dzone]

Great planting set up , well organized

[@chetbiddlecom6016]

I know this is after the fact, but I always wondered why brake hubs could not be turned back into spec after getting a layer of weld put on the old surface? Machinist do it for heavy equip (Berring housing), why not brakes? Maybe it's already being done, and I haven't heard about it yet. I don't think delamination is an issue. Keep up the good work Scott.

[@robertbradford7892]

That intro was awesome, Leg arms is the man.... 😉

[@AndreZA979]

The dad joke was another classic! Good luck with planting!

[@anneoreilly4900]

Beautiful country! Fabulous intro

[@ginggur17]

Love the quality of the films that you guys produce. Awesome. Thankyou yet again. 👍👍👍🤜🤛🙏🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@neilwehling2154]

So Nick it looks like you enjoy peanuts also, last winter I bought 100# of peanuts to eat and share with friends and family, yum yum.

[@michaeltablet8577]

The content is excellent, the videography and editing are excellent! Most of all you all are excellent! I love hearing history of the land. If Mr. Welker was a professional wrestler he would be called The Pun isher!

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

I'd first go for the humorous.......

[@michaeltablet8577]

@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob I love your humor! Thanks for the laughs!

[@RoseUnseen]

I watch a lot of Chinese mechanic , this is still standard on most heavy duty trucks , a little heat , bang out the old bearing and press in the new one , fresh oil and your off , nothing over complicated

[@huntermccornack5162]

Lot's of rain coming your way from Eastern Oregon

[@truckercole9661]

Always a blessing to start the day with a cup of coffee and a new welker farms video! Keep up the great work yall! Love the content!

[@OpunktSchmidt1301]

6:37 '74? Wow! That's my age! And it looks much better than I do... 😉 Thanks a lot for the video! 😊👍🏻

[@denp54z]

Man L.A. you make all that mechanical work ,eg , trailer brake job look so easy ! Amazing and awesome ! 😁 Keep On Trucking, farming too !

[@piperdoug428]

Yeah we’re on the edge of the old sea bed here in SW Manitoba, we have lots of salinity too, not too much will grow there

[@garydun3711]

Good stuff guys , don’t forget the closed captions though , cheers

[@bartramdilks26]

wow, those brakes were alot of work!! great job.

[@backfill9183]

There 2 settings in that smart box that controls how aggressive that steering wheel moves. Back those settings way down. The off line with run 3-4 inches but you won’t have heat issues and you won’t burn up your steering sector. Good luck boys.

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

Ok, thanks

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

Those L series big Ford's were just as tough and rough brand new as the ones you have now. They would shake the daylights out of the occupants sitting on the front axle like that. A guy was tired after a day in one of those.

[@bobzoanni546]

Saw this and a few previous videos, bet that 12" spacing seeding through unharvested last years crop makes it much easier, some of that would have been a mess with last year's tool bars

[@bradpogue3448]

Wow you guys are moving right along. Keep up the good work see ya on the next video

[@williamcooper126]

I wish I could fax you guys some of our wet weather from North Central Idaho we are still too wet to plant much but the winter wheat is doing great.

[@15farcry]

Bob's jokes have got to be the classic example of DAD JOKES. LOL Love it!

[@joemac3118]

When I pulled a grain trailer, I hauled many, many tons of that Uriah out of east Memphis TN. That stuff is stupid nasty if if gets wet.

[@dannypittman4766]

Maybe find a 12v fan to mount behind the ez steer and see if you can take a cover off and expose the components that are generating the heat. Don't want to lose it.

[@philipspencer1834]

@Scott: what keeps dirt out of the brake drums? Looks like they are open at the back! 😳

[@cranki6316]

That fertilizer is also corrosive to lungs. My dad worked in a place like that and ended up with COPD and never smoked a day in his life.

[@capt.graybeard]

Always a blessing!

[@Rumblestrip]

Lol ya i kinda saw em spread on the deck before ya said it Scott.. lol linings and drums...

[@ChiefStones]

Those guys have some nice old horse power without all the emission crap. Look at zach's latest videos. Yeah new is nice but people (engineers) make things too complicated.

[@wcvp]

As an embedded systems engineer, I agree. But to be fair, there isn't any real way to accomplish all of what he does with the variable rates and stuff without all of the electronics that makes it complicated. John Deere just seems to not do enough testing on their products. Regardless of how complicated the system is, it shouldn't fail that often unless it's still in testing or is something custom.

[@thelunatick1993]

Zach is a negative stick in the mud. Wishing he would take the energy he wastes on racing and put towards advancing his farm. Or at least stop complaining all the time. Watching his content is tiring.

[@ChiefStones]

@@wcvp Good point. The variable rate planting might be big in his area but in my area "Ohio" they mainly don't use it because of cost.

[@kenhofer8063]

@@thelunatick1993 you think life is all about farming maybe go try it see how long you’ll last

[@wiserguy7257]

@@thelunatick1993 Getting hit with spring storms every week and finally a derencho or tornado taking out your yard and grain storage would tend to put most farmers in a dour mood, even Zack. Every week the cost of inputs is going up but every day of delayed seeding at this time of the year means lower average yields. An early fall frost now could be disastrous. They put 10s of thousands into a planter but as usual on the first day of seeding nothing works properly. Expensive new equipment is not supposed to break down but it does. And it can be really lonely. There are reasons that some farmers tend to complain.

[@badgerpa9]

I hope you get some more moisture before the pits dry out. Be safe.

[@philipharper7509]

They sure don’t make trucks like those tandems anymore! we have a great old Mack that has paid for itself as well

[@Ticdaniel]

Bob story time is always apreciating 😀😀👍👍 keep it up boys stay healty //SWEDEN

[@1953travis]

Wow love the intro amazing land you can see for ever... gotta go you're starting now!

[@tugboat2739]

Love yall’s videos

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Awesome....Thanks guy's and as always 👉‍ 🙏‍ ✝️........Shoe🇺🇸

[@michaelmajor5098]

Great music!

[@terryburgett3407]

Hey Mr Robert hope you are having a blessed Sunday

[@garyprice8490]

Hop all get some good rain some. I saw two dogs fighting over the same rock!

[@jeffharvey6768]

Great job guys.

[@creatorwords4113]

Wonderful intro! Mr. Leg Arms new title: "Super Mechanic."

[@farming4g]

Electronics hate heat... with all the monitors that can be in cabs, I try to direct an air vent towards them for some air movement. There is one place in the T9 where all the fuses and NAV controller boxes are underneath the buddy seat that gets awfully warm.

[@stephenbrown571]

Scott that phone has an off switch. 😅😅😅😂

[@BrettCraft]

Another great intro! Great content.

[@lespurbrick9242]

PLEASE FORGIVE ME NICK AND LEG ARMS , I am dealing with cancer at the moment (stage 3 lymphoma) so I have not watched about half a dozen videos , but I will catch up with you , please keep the content going an GOD BLESS YOU ALL ,

[@WelkerFarms]

Thanks Les! Hoping & praying that your treatment goes well 🙏 God bless!

[@lespurbrick9242]

@@WelkerFarms Thank you I appreciate your prayers .

[@ejharrop1416]

Bob, did they ask you to play Duck, Duck, Goose...? Love the channel and what you do. So many people need our prayers now it is hard to imagine what will come next. Thank you, take care and God bless.

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

I seen not to fit the bill....... 😁

[@bryanhauschild4376]

When you were starting it, it sounded like Millenial’s shepard. My how it’s changed since I planted out there. Don’t remember what size Bud I drove, but I averaged 210 acres a day pulling 50’.

[@RebekahTOUCHEDBYYARN]

I'm glad you're getting to plant your wheat

[@obamabigears734]

I love the history lessons!!

[@jwiereng]

10:19 Do you expect volunteer barley pressure in this area?

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

Not really. It won't be enough

[@lorendommer4966]

Ol' Blue, my favorite!

[@Chris-hd3yc]

Love some Big Bud content and its shoes homie but I always say pads too. Lol