2024 National Farm Machinery Show - 27 ACRES OF FARM EQUIPMENT!

The National Farm Machinery Show offers the most complete selection of cutting-edge agricultural products, equipment and services available in the farming industry. Business professionals from around the world gain knowledge and hands-on access to various technological advancements needed for the upcoming farming season during the four-day show.
Join Molly and I as we walk around looking at 2024 NFMS and help us look for a tiny tractor!
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iowANFarmer, Ben Van Roekel, is a 2nd generation farmer in southern Iowa. His goal on KZbin is to showcase what young farmers have to offer to the agricultural community. He hopes to give the general public a glimpse into what life is like on an American corn, soybean, and hay operation. The channel will focus on farming equipment, repairs, precision ag, and daily operations on the farm. Join him in his daily trials and tribulations in the changing agricultural environment.
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[@VeronicaMacKinnon]

enjoy the channel. We are from East coast in Canada, Prince Edward Island

[@iowANFarmer]

Very cool! Thanks for joining along! We've never been to Canada... Yet!

[@grizzlyridgerunner]

Thanks for taking us along. I've never been there. I always wanted to be till the next video Thanks for sharing

[@iowANFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it! What was your favorite part?

[@grizzlyridgerunner]

​@iowANFarmer all the new equipment with the modern technology. But im old school so i still love all the older equipment.

[@iowANFarmer]

@@grizzlyridgerunner new equipment is nice! I like to keep it just modern enough to keep production where it should be! What’s your favorite tractor?

[@grizzlyridgerunner]

@@iowANFarmer INTERNATIONAL HAVISTER. . JHON DEER. anything made in USA 🇺🇸

[@randycharest4507]

Enjoyed watching the video Ben 😊

[@iowANFarmer]

What was your favorite part?

[@BruceBergman]

Rock harvester😊

[@DHBJ1981]

You gotta talk Ky when you come down here Ben….. it’s luuuulvile lol

[@iowANFarmer]

Dang it that’s true! I forgot the extra 14 U’s

[@DHBJ1981]

We will let you by this one time… lol

[@iowANFarmer]

@@DHBJ1981 I’ll remember for next year!

[@robertfranssen]

Hi from Holland

[@iowANFarmer]

Hello there! What part of Holland?

[@robertfranssen]

@@iowANFarmer South of Holland . A place called s-Hertogenbosch.

[@brianfast379]

Where you mentioned the Chicago bean! Haha!! Thats my brand new trailer mac custom built for me!! Shiny as can be! 😂😂

[@iowANFarmer]

Nice! What are you going to haul! Going to have to nickname it the bean!

[@brianfast379]

@iowANFarmer mainly fertilizer with that one! Maybe some other stuff when fertilizer season is done for the year. And yeah i think i like that name! 😂

[@BruceBergman]

Locking differential for mud or snow 9:02

[@MarkOstrowski-kp1cc]

Nice

[@robwar2288]

Look at a 314 Fendt! Traded 2 6110R for them! Love the clearance, cab and they have a great 5yr 5,000 hr warranty available!

[@iowANFarmer]

Very nice! Is the warranty something that made you choose Fendt?

[@robwar2288]

@@iowANFarmerPrice was #1, $40k-$100k cheaper than Deere. Ground Clearance is 14” more for Small Baling, traded 2-6110r, 1-7330,2-7230’s,6215r,8310r and a 8335r. I was tired of Deeres power Guard disputes, couldn’t Keep a Transmission in a 7230R, had a 7320IVT that they bought back,6215r went through 2 computers in 3 weeks. Personality I don’t feel the Tractors are what the Name was built on anymore. We run 7 Massey Balers and feel that AGCO is out to please! And yes 5yr 5,000 hr warranty with 4 hrs of Travel time covered is great!

[@gregcatlett1458]

I don’t think old Wayne would have gone for $80,000 lawnmower😢😢. Speaking of chemical prices I guess you have heard of the FBN net work😂😂? good to see you guys having fun I was down there Wednesday for two or three hours that was enough for me. Thanks you too.

[@iowANFarmer]

What was Wednesday like? We were told Thursday was way busier! What did you see that you liked?

[@gregcatlett1458]

@@iowANFarmer Not bad at all Wednesday,still good crowd. I guess all of the planter technology interests me the most. Thanks.

[@cliffordarnoldussen]

That caterpillar that caterpillar gets sure you’re looking at everybody hates some doors the way they open because you can’t raise it up far away and get out because they don’t have the doors that go up. They don’t have the sliding doors.😊

[@iowANFarmer]

The door is a big thing! I also don’t always operate with the door closed!

[@Thebigtipper101]

I love Massey Ferguson,we have an 1105,1135,1155 4840,4880,and a 4900 we don't use them anymore but they still run awesome video

[@iowANFarmer]

What sounds like an awesome collection - what one is your favorite?

[@Thebigtipper101]

@@iowANFarmer I would say the 4840 is my favorite because it was the first articulated tractor I ever drove I think I was about 7 or 8 years old at the time

[@jeannankeefe845]

Kubota makes some pretty good stuff. Especially for a small to mid-size.

[@iowANFarmer]

What sells you on the kubotas? It’s the motors for me!

[@jeannankeefe845]

@@iowANFarmer Exactly! We use them for snow work in Minnesota and they always start, the hydraulics are solid and the engines have never given us a problem!!!

[@iowafarmhandanf2266]

That was a great tour. I'll drive anything except maybe that fent. 🤢

[@iowANFarmer]

Why no Fendt?

[@iowafarmhandanf2266]

Just not impressed. And it's the ugliest green in the world. 😉

[@BruceBergman]

If you get snow, you need a 4wd baby tractor and a snow pusher, or front PTO for the Snow blower. The lawn mower needs a Diesel on the farm. 4:30

[@iowANFarmer]

I 100% agree on the diesel tractor! What color tractor would you choose?

[@user-rh9ed7br4r]

Kubota are great machines I own two never had any problems with either.@@iowANFarmer

[@alisciamarotta3888]

​@@iowANFarmerDefinitely GREEN

[@TheBoatman11]

GREAT VIDEO

[@iowANFarmer]

Thank You! What was your favorite part?

[@TheBoatman11]

You just did a great job, didn’t stay on anything to long , best for luck farming next year

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Brian Brown had a Massey Ferguson demo. He used it to mow. Reese Ivers has those equalizer tracks on his grain cart(he calls it an auger wagon) & they’re amazing actually. He was able to ride close to the ditch on one side & it stayed level full. He stopped to show us. I love the Case quad track, it looks mean.

[@iowANFarmer]

I would agree the equalizer tracks look like what should be on a cart!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

@@iowANFarmer I watch a lot of farmers, don’t farm (except my garden😂) but the concept makes sense to me. He just happened to stop in a position where you could see that without them the cart could tip. Ag technology & equipment advances are quite amazing. Look how far they’ve come in just 50 or so years. So cool

[@alexmikhael5061]

22:06 *I* just saw a video that had a POOONTOOOON BOAT that was rocking DUAL 500hp mercs !!!!!!!! CRUZIN AT 60 MPH can hit 80 they said! like woah.....

[@iowANFarmer]

Who was the owner of the boat? I may have met him!

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@iowANFarmer it was at LAKE OF THE OZARKS recent vid from FLORIDA POWERBOAT CLUB .... talkin about the 500 merc rollout...

[@hfff1]

Molly, did you find your "Goldie Locks" tractor? Hope you looked at the JCB Telehandlers! Ben??

[@frankwrogg2515]

The little farmall tractor was cute.

[@iowANFarmer]

It was a nice looking like tractor wasn’t it!

[@pc5569]

The gap between the hood and cab on the Massey I was told was for heat to escape and for noise reduction in the cab. Maybe a baby Massey 2860M?

[@iowANFarmer]

Actually, that makes 100% sense! Actually would make it a good design don’t you think?

[@pc5569]

@@iowANFarmer I thought it was a good design. The cab is really quiet. Liked the Zach special at Culver's, hilarious 🤣

[@bassomatic1871]

That New Holland combine looks like it should be mining on another planet.

[@iowANFarmer]

It does look like a space ship! Very futuristic. Do you like it over the old design?

[@bassomatic1871]

It definitely looks cool and will likely influence design changes in other brands in coming years. I like it. @@iowANFarmer

[@alexmikhael5061]

that right there is BUMBLEBEES AG MODE ;) HEHEHEHEE :) ''' bumblebee ain't pollynnmnnm-ating no more! '''

[@alexmikhael5061]

didn't kno if they wiould let me say pollymating lol

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@alexmikhael5061 its now a chewer-stinger!!

[@alexmikhael5061]

hey dude.... before you go out and BUY one of those MULCHERS that go on the excavator... maybe ya should rent one to try or ask someone like BRIAN if you could borrow his for a day EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR ESCAVATOR OVER TO HIS FARM to try it with it on the one you wanna use?? eh... renting one locally would probababally be ''easier'' ;) BUT .... colabs are ALWAYS COOL IN MY OPINION!!!

[@iowANFarmer]

Do they rent them?

[@downfour47304]

You can slide the lap bar and controls forward in the cat. I have a lot of hours in a kabota skid and a new cat 299 skid. The cat is a way nicer machine. The suspension is nice too.

[@iowANFarmer]

Can’t argue with you! I’ve never ran a cat for any amount of time to compare. Have you ran any other machines?

[@downfour47304]

@@iowANFarmer I’m a union operator I’ve ran them all man. Lol. Most hours in bobcat/case/kabota/cats tho. Been with same company last 8 years and we’re strictly cat now with skids. Getting away from kabota. They’re not bad machines. Just not as refined as the cats. Seem to have less down time with cat as well. The orange stuff would be pretty ragged out around the 2k hour range. The cats with same hrs still like new. Skids are the most used pieces of equipment in out outfit. Most are not maintained the best neither.

[@iowANFarmer]

@@downfour47304 great response! Thank you!

[@downfour47304]

@@iowANFarmer I’m not the smallest guy neither. 6 foot 250 lbs. and I’ll take the cat all day long.

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@downfour47304 on a side note, Kubota builds CAT's skidsteers and mini-excavators in Japan-they should put more quality in the red one too.

[@donbrutcher4501]

As I understand, the company that bought Bobcat also bought Badboy. I wonder who makes the tractors?

[@iowANFarmer]

Is it Doosan that purchased it? That would make you feel way better about the parts availability!

[@jeramy2398]

​@iowANFarmer ya Doosan now owns bobcat.

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@jeramy2398 that explains why bobcats are even more lightweight.

[@45Deere9500]

The Kubota M62 looks like their version of the John Deere 110 TLB, at first glance. Not sure how they compare on specifications, though.

[@iowANFarmer]

I haven’t had a chance to research it yet, is it a designated backhoe?

[@45Deere9500]

@@iowANFarmer JD doesn’t make the 110 TLB anymore. It was/is a dedicated TLB. Painted Deere’s industrial yellow color. Believe it only had a four post canopy, no cab available. About 40 engine horsepower. Don’t know of Deere currently producing a direct replacement for it.

[@steveningram9578]

❤the video.

[@iowANFarmer]

Thank you!

[@chadboring8933]

case menataur is great

[@mowerjeff8990]

So if it’s Molly’s tractor who’s riding in the buddy seat.

[@iowANFarmer]

Lola Mae - our fluffy white dog! A Molly tractor won’t have a cab big enough for the both of us!

[@BruceBergman]

Snowblower deserves front PTO, nobody has to Back up to work. 14:12

[@iowANFarmer]

We'd love that!

[@trenceunterreiner3887]

I was there and I was the kid who came up to you fora pic I don’t know if you do remember that if so I was amazed see you I had a fun time

[@iowANFarmer]

We remember! Thanks for saying hi! Did you enjoy the show? Meet anyone else from YT?

[@donharper7759]

Got to have hiflow hydraulics for the cutter attachment for your excavator.

[@iowANFarmer]

It has plumbing for a hammer, does that work? Or does it need something different?

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@iowANFarmer 21GPM is more then enough.

[@billsauberlich7337]

Did'nt Molly drive the tile plow?

[@iowANFarmer]

She did! She forgot about that!

[@RonHelton]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@davidmager2827]

That is some pretty impressive farm equipment, but I bet it is really expensive. How are farmer ever going to make a profit with equipment that expensive?

[@iowANFarmer]

That’s a really great question! How do you think they could?

[@davidmager2827]

My farmer friends in South Dakota are saying they will start downsizing their operations in order to be able to farm with smaller equipment and also have less hired help. It is a situation of the more land you have the bigger the equipment needed and more hired help. More money passes through your account but you are really not better off.@@iowANFarmer

[@ninjanana1272]

👍👍❤❤

[@tompreiss5010]

I'm all about buying USA but thay have a saying about Kubota, once you get one you will never go back and in construction I have found that to be true😳😳😳

[@Dbergson]

Molly watches Mike Mitchell's vids! Cup holder is his first complaint or celebration!

[@iowANFarmer]

I’ll tell her to! What video should she start with!?

[@ericgunter45]

Was this at the convention center by the airport in Louiseville.

[@ericgunter45]

Saw the hotdog stand so that answered my question. Knew I should have waited till the end before I asked.

[@iowANFarmer]

Yes sir, the fair grounds area!

[@ericgunter45]

@@iowANFarmer was there for a bee keeping conference at the begininng of the year.

[@iowANFarmer]

@@ericgunter45 that would be a cool thing to go to! Do they have meeting and how-to talks Or just bee keeping equipment?

[@alexmikhael5061]

is MOLLY gettin a BAD BOY traktor in special PINK SAVE THE BOOBIES PINK complete with ribbons and all??? for her CUTE TRAKTOR??? or she gettin a 74 hp NEW HOLLAND BLU ONE? lol I agree about the FRONT 3point and PTO!! one of those mid size traktors with a 5 foot mower in the front and 2 5footers off of each REAR CORNER would do some mowing wouldn't it??? :)

[@iowANFarmer]

I don’t know that they had a pink mower! Was it there at the show?

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@iowANFarmer look up PINKCANCERTRACTOR ... Dreamworks Motorsports did up an LS COMPACT TRACTOR in candyPINK... it is SHARP!!!

[@alexmikhael5061]

I think she would also ROCK one of those BLU LS ones with the CAB.. BUT the buddy seat has to be big enuf for a BEN to SIT'in... ;) just saying... she may have to get one size bigger than she wanted (something BEN wants anyhow right?) just to get that ''BENsized approved buddyseat'' lol for when SHE is livestreaming on HER channel?? LOL

[@alexmikhael5061]

what's the ''smallest'' that would be a good one for doin HAYING and stuff you need to do, and not be too big for HER TO LERN AND EASE INTO maybe not even ''her starter one'' but the one she ends up using all the time after she gets a little used to it?? what SIZE RANGE would YOU need for a FRONT 3point to do the haying stuff you wanna do? (spear round bales ? and a front mower? a RUCKUS RAKE ?? forks to move pallets around NOT LIFT HIGH cuz like the 3point ain't a LIFT UP 3 ROWS HIGH... just move pallets and boxes around hav eyou narrowed it down now that she got to sit in some??? I can see her in one of those cute little MASSY UTILITY tractos with the slooooooped hoods, wait did you get one of those to demo? am I seein the future? one kinda like BOB BROWN got...

[@sodbuster518able]

I noticed you both had show name badges,I know the truck show they are mandatory, were you some kind of vip for that because I just walked in and nobody except exhibitor didn't have the name badges?

[@iowANFarmer]

They were exhibitor badges! People had to have name tags for the tractor pull?

[@sodbuster518able]

Badges for Mid American truck show

[@philhosier9185]

For 7 acres lof mowing, why not go to a 5-6' finiish mower ?

[@iowANFarmer]

A 60’ is a 5’ mower. Not sure what you’re asking! 7 acres is a lot of ground to cover!

[@paulpence8895]

Grew up Red, farmed in the 70-90's... broke my back, had to give it up... A bit biased on Red but they all make insane equipment these days, along with insane prices.... watch a good handful of mechanic channels, they all f'ing hate Kubota,,,, just saying...

[@iowANFarmer]

I’m liking red and red more! Why do they hate Kubotas? What are some of the channels? I’ll have to watch!

[@frankwrogg2515]

They never need a mechanic 😂😂

[@roblonsdale8927]

​western truck and tractor repair has,nt got a good word fir kubota@@iowANFarmer

[@duramaxtothemax]

I really like the new 715 quad, but why can't they put wipers on the side window and the door?

[@iowANFarmer]

That’s a great question! Do a lot of other new tractors have them?

[@philipmoseley8243]

I spotted one of my best friends in the background of this video😂

[@iowANFarmer]

You’ll have to let them know! What’s the time stamp!

[@timklemesrud3624]

Why not a skid steer

[@iowANFarmer]

Some day!

[@billupstateny9151]

🇺🇸🗽🍶👌

[@alexmikhael5061]

4:09 that your RADIO RIG behind you?? or is that now a SILENT KEY ..... (rip) ??? ARE A HAM?? was he? eh... or that just s CB and ''tuner'' ? lol ahhaahahahaaaa

[@alexmikhael5061]

DO NOT GET RID FO YOUR CB EQUIPMENT!!! the sunspots are on the rise, the solar activity gunna get the SKIP RUNNIN like the 80sj & 90s !~! :) anyhow.... solor storms on the RISE...

[@alexmikhael5061]

so if you are saving a 1000 lbs with the plastic trailer..... that mean AT THE CO-OP/DROP-POINT, you get to drop 1k lbs MORE CORN OUT OF IT???? how much MORE THAT MAKE EACH LOAD??? (how many bushels in 1k lbs of corn&orBEANS?? avg? I kno water makes difference... ..moist-ure... lol) anyhow

[@iowANFarmer]

Around 18bu of corn

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@iowANFarmer that is not really that much MORE you can carry 50 or 100 bux a truck load?? guessing I didn't even think calculator it out.... hummmm ehy, I guess it won't RUST without the ''hassle'' of stainless steel hahahah sigh... something like that... too much plastic... I defer to the plastic fuel tank steel gas tank debate... and say ''harder than plastic'' may be a better chice now if it was 1k $ diff a truck load THAT may make a bigger differeance BUT MORE $ each load MAKES MORE $ FLO ....;)