A $20,000 breakdown? 😳

[@MeadowFarmer]

I'm always impressed with your crew of workers. They are very versatile, they can fix anything, drive trucks, and operate any piece of equipment. They are willing to work whatever hours are needed to get the job done.

[@Ryanrobi]

That what we farmers do! Lol

[@Brobro449]

I love how he just stands there and talks whats wrong while buddy is sitting there slaving away taking it apart

[@Birddog67]

Beautiful son......keeps everything in perspective. Good luck with your repairs.

[@peterhelm6003]

Thank heavens for all that KZbin money to help pay for the parts. I'm impressed that you could find all those spare parts at short notice.

[@jarrettfullerton2580]

I know I have too many comments...but love watching you love on your kids. I'm the same way--cherish every second mike

[@ianmoreton5720]

I love your sense of acceptance. No point crying but hell it hurts. Been in that situation before.

[@davidekuk]

Makes me wonder how long for I have been watching your videos... Your son so big, and it feels like Ashtyn was just pregnant.. all the best!

[@mikemitchell2554]

He's growing up so fast! Thankyou

[@tacitus7408]

Thanks!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thank you! 🙂

[@davidkimmel4216]

My goodness how your son has grown. Thank you for sharing this with us

[@ryanv3751]

Makes the original owner look smart for a functional quick repair and sell.

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

Love your videos man ,not a 2 minute long intro and ads for half of the video,your the man Mike

[@AlbertaBoy745]

Yeah you bet

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

@@AlbertaBoy745 thanks for the feedback man

[@Prouddadofone]

Ouch, and lucky to get all the parts

[@Mysterious258]

When ever I’m having a bad day on the farm I can reply on Mike to remind me that somewhere out there someone somewhere is having a worse day than me!

[@Skip-z5g]

Sorry to hear about your combine hope tomorrow is a better day and try to have a wonderful day.

[@bjhunt4909]

Mike I can't say enough on your attitude with all that goes wrong . You stay grounded and move on . This is why I love watching your videos . When stuff happens on my farm, I'm quick to get frustrated. "What would Mike do" I say🤔. Keep it up my friend!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words 🙂

[@bubbawubba2307]

This is why there are combine graveyards to get parts off of. We been doing that for decades

[@jackwillie2729]

I see Mike's point two years that connection rattled around when pushing no grain ...I've a feeling Mike's got a lot of farmers checking that connection and saving farmers Thousands in repairs ...JD isn't happy

[@Northern_Farmer]

I dont understand..no slip clutches anymore on the combines?

[@fernandowiebe7768]

Mike, make sure you check the lower cross auger, had a similar breakdown to yours and after repaired found the cross auger bent when everything else bent. Also with the mass flow sensor out you can see how much engagement the flighting has to the angle bear box. Ours with all new parts was aweful., wore that thing out every year until we modified it. Good luck!

[@SomeTechGuy666]

We've fixed stuff that was way more bent up than that. Take it to a good welding shop. They'll fix it up for a fraction of the cost of new parts.

[@crandonborth]

It’s not the cost of the parts that’s the problem it’s the down time when it’s not running. Just getting new parts will be far quicker then waiting for a welder to try and hopefully straighten it out. Time in money… $20,000 is basically nothing when you have millions of dollars of crop to cut when winter starts as early as it does.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

@@crandonborth They have 7 other combines. They are combining 10 bu/acre peas and probably even lower yielding wheat. One combine down won't kill them. Furthermore, you can usually fix parts faster than get new ones delivered to the dealership. Also, it usually rains during harvest. Most big fixes can be delayed until it rains.

[@AlfaAbdulGafur]

Your videos are so much fun Mike, I can watch you all day long. All the way from 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@mikemitchell2554]

I really appreciate that 🙂

[@joshcrd7925]

Sorry to see that you have such a major repair in the middle of harvest. On another note I see that Case unveiled Ashton's new tractor at Farm Progress Show.

[@tobyhofer1895]

Did the exact same repair on our Machines before Harvest...mostly because that pin failed due to grain not being able to escape inside that void when you open & close the hopper & fountain auger

[@georgstiegler1114]

There was an recall on the S6X Series. They mounted another Drive on the Gearbox. The Space under the Auger is normal. We had the same problem but here smoked the drive belt first bevor too much damage happened. Greetings from Germany

[@jimpolk]

Blooming expensive. Good video. Chapel is magic.

[@lstan444]

Mike, great project I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

[@lcazier619]

Make sure that bottom cross auger shaft isn’t bent too. We use Polly screw for bubble up auger Lundell plastic much lighter and last just as long

[@teecuzbruh4058]

Oh my goodness Chapel is just adorable, reminds me of my 1 year old grandson

[@horselakeranch]

The bubble up auger connection where them teeth are are the worst part of those combines. I'm sure the extra steel they welded on was to stiffen it up so the teeth don't skip. I'd check them teeth on all those combines

[@ytfan3815]

I don't understand that they didn't make a replaceable bolted part for the 4 teeth plate ( 2:50 ) instead of a welded one, now when it wears out you have to replace the whole bubble up auger !! Maybe he needs to do some DIY " product improvements ", .... putting some shear pins in critical spots or parts.

[@deanlarsen1389]

Oh my gosh Mike that would make me cry, to me that is so devastating. I was just sick seeing all the damage. My neighbor had a major break down at the start of harvest. A fan bearing went out taken out the blades, radiator and everything around it. I heard it is a $30,000 repair bill if he decides to fix his JD 9870. He rented a combine for this harvest now.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

It doesn't cost $30K to fix the rad and intercooler on a 9870.

[@deanlarsen1389]

@@SomeTechGuy666 I don't know, it's just what I heard. Another neighbor told me it cost him $1300 just to replace the fan after it chewed up a cat on his NH 7090.

[@gavinperry7237]

Chapel needs a hat that says “Boss Man” 😂🤣

[@AishaDuke-d1u]

Mike, great project I'm looking forward to seeing the results.. I feel for mike.thats what you call a "CHAIN REACTION "!!.

[@tony-the-tigerjohns3294]

A combine: the gift that keeps on giving!

[@kevinvanreeuwyk7339]

We had the same thing happen in black beans. Fortunately for us the driven belt snapped and we cut open the elevator housing to get the beans out (apparently the belt was strong enough to weld the beans in). New belt and away we went.

[@kevinvanreeuwyk7339]

Forgot to mention we welded the bubble drive cog so it overlapped an extra half inch. 2012 S680. Most reliable combine we’ve had overall.

[@bunky060171]

Chopper assembly comes from Urbandale Iowa, complete with PowerCast tailboard.

[@rongrose3746]

Your precious son sure is growing fast !! Stay safe this fall !!

[@jameshill4900]

Hate breakdowns. Especially major ones. Unfortunate. Glad you have a good crew to help you get it fixed.

[@darolfitch8917]

Wow, dude that sucks! Thats why it had the makeshift repairs. The old owner tried to avoid buying these parts. And of course you can't get these parts all in one place. What can you do? Round up your parts and move on. Hope you get many hours of operation, to recoup your money back. Just keep on keeping on. Thanks for the video.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

13:29. Best part of the video.

[@rays2506]

Amazing amount of sheet metal in that JD combine that's critical to hold the moving parts in alignment. It's a wonder that those contraptions work at all. JD's got you by the short hairs.

[@richardlug6139]

Like every other combine that has ever been made

[@stephenclark2058]

You can’t imagine how pleased I am that I don’t own and run three cereal farms in the UK any more , these breakdowns are an absolute nightmare and unexpected . One of the biggest problems buying “ pre loved “ machines they the previous owner has done a bodge up job on that is hidden . Tough luck Mike .

[@DentsideAddict84]

That bubble up auger housing was $3,500 two years ago. Our 690 shook ours so much it cracked it all up.

[@crandonborth]

How doesn’t that Combine not have slip clutches on the elevators?? IH ran that 40 years ago??

[@SomeTechGuy666]

Nothing breaks like a Deere. Or costs as much to fix.

[@calebrozeboom]

Maybe the patent hasn't run out yet😆

[@Ebuck41]

Common issue on the folding auger in the tank I’ve had two do it. Also have replaced the drive or dogs as I call them several times.

[@rdyardie]

This is an extra major repair. The complexities of designs is evident. A farmer needs volume in order to compete. One wonders where the break even point is. . . . Your son illustrated signing quite nicely. Our daughter, an Occupational Therapist who lives in Oklahoma now, taught her three children how to sign. It was cute watching them when they were younger, like 1, 3, and 5 years old. (The 5 year old had outgrown signing when they all stayed with us in Canada one Christmas back in 2005.) Take care in harvest time when you are all tired and drained.

[@lynwessel2471]

ZK Mastertech showed a major combine repair. That one was $108,000 US.

[@bloggstargaming9806]

Your young bloke is growing fast! Must be nearly time for No. 2 I’m sure he’d love a little sister. Nice vid mate, sorry to hear about the 20k bill. Cheers from 🇦🇺👍😄

[@zappfan]

My mom always says the only time you never have breakdowns is when it’s in the shed now I see what she means

[@pietoosterhof5901]

Well Mike that is a pain in the but. I can only say, good luck with it hopefully all goes well and you can quickly go combining again.🤔👍

[@johnwarwick4105]

Spares service must be way better in your country. If you ordered all those parts in the Uk it would be a week at least. Though I have to say I think most people over here would have repaired or re manufactured most of those parts. I guess if the new parts are available next day then it probably makes financial sense to get up and running and onto the next breakdown quicker. 👍

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

I’ve always wondered what all really goes into these combines. Not a farmer but I do live in the grain belt so I have a fascination and watch all of your videos. Other than combine fires, bearings, and the normal maintenance I wasn’t really aware of any other things that wore out. I’m assuming this wouldn’t be crazy common but that your not the only one this has happened to either. Crazy how much the repairs are. I know when we had to replace final drives on our mini excavator and parts alone were $14k plus labor I was out $19k when it was all done and said with. But…machine was worth to much to throw it out, can’t sell it broke, and replacement is just absolutely asinine right now

[@pc5569]

I'm just amazed at the price of what looks like non-complicated formed steel. Probably a $300 tube and they want $3000+.

[@davidmetzger5986]

Mother Deere knows how to stay very profitable

[@Lightning613]

JD green paint is expensive. Kinda the Louis Vuitton of designer paint . . . . . 😊

[@richardlug6139]

He should have checked Shoup for parts. That tube for the bubble up auger is a lot cheaper than $3000 thru them.

[@jacobstrutner8232]

​@@richardlug6139and they wear out in a season. Shoup is cheap cheap cheap scrap metal

[@rothbrothersfarmsroth4630]

@@richardlug6139 Agreed. John Deere is often times our last resort for parts. Shoup or S&I Inc are usually way cheaper for longer lasting parts.

[@rudywolgemuth8412]

That clean grain drive system seems like a jd weak point. Most other combine manufacturers have slip clutches on their clean grain drive systems I believe.

[@hedleyjackson5131]

Had the bubble up auger stop this year due to worn drive just smoked the belt, just realising how lucky I was.😮

[@mikeboeckerman2481]

Combines are avalanches! Small problems roll down into big$$$.

[@paulmadaffari]

😮 I bet the lower clean grain auger got bent as well

[@johnnybaker317]

Always check the bubble up Loosen the bolts and let it fall into place and retighten

[@thomasjones3946]

Good job there he's definitely growing up ❤👍👍

[@robertgoetz2678]

The complete combine calculated based on spares prices would be 20 times as expensive as if you buy a machine, or what would be the correct calculating factor?

[@deanoz9307]

I hope isn’t a bad question, however shouldn’t the mass flow sensor sent an alarm indicating a severe increase, especially if you happened to be in a lower yielding crop?

[@dirtdevil70]

Oh I’m sure there was more than one alarm going off…but that carnage happens fast…by time you hear the alarm it’s too late.

[@jimstepan3038]

@ 15:36 ; that lower, clean grain elevator conveyor chain SPROCKET looked like it was worn a lot !! I hope you replaced that sprocket‼️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@richardradawetz8788]

Seen that failure on brand new 680 with folding hopper. If it gets close partly full it Ben’s housing and wrecks it just like that

[@anderleof]

$20K is a drop in the bucket for this guy.

[@edniemyjski3303]

do your self a favor and look up sloan expresse out of Illinois they are a huge jd parts and equipment dealer they have them parts for half that price and will ship over night free and like them 500 dollar rivits you were talking a bought on your last video i purchased them for less then a dollar a piece,hope this helps you.

[@lynwessel2471]

Shoup mfg also.

[@harleyharleyharley]

Deer should have a core exchange for parts... most likely Deere's parts division is a lucrative part of their business .

[@ytfan3815]

What a cute kid, .... Chapel is awesome. Mike, maybe modify some spots with shear pins, do your own "Product Improvement". Is that the Massey ( 1105 ) from the North farm on the trailer ?

[@stevedrane2364]

Good grief. . . Interesting how is all comes apart. . . Look forward to seeing the machine up and running again . . 👍

[@WilliamWebb-i4f]

We also have to buy used equipment because new cost to much knowing that you are buying someone’s old headache

[@dlwdaddyo1]

Mike call me

[@SNIFFmyDIFF255]

I feel for mike.thats what you call a "CHAIN REACTION "!!

[@daveverbeek3707]

Hi Mike, first of all Chapel is just amazingly cute! You asked him if he could sign some words. Are you teaching him to sign and if so, why?

[@mikemitchell2554]

We are trying for the basic stuff so he can communicate easier. It's one language I think would be handy for farming when you can always talk to each other looking through the window.

[@MrMagnat007]

Seeing you with Chapel is worth a little shakey camera work Mike.. They need to invent ISO seat points in Combines lol ..

[@edschmidtfishing]

Will you be able to refurbish some of the old parts and save some money down the road?

[@crandonborth]

No that’s all scrap metal once you take it out.

[@keganje]

John Deere- You can get better but you can't pay more. Lots of different companies could use that saying.

[@joescheller6680]

Nothing runs like a deere. Or breaks down like a deere. We had issues with about 4 of them over the last ten years. We then got a Claas Lexion. It broke down a few times but overall was far and above the deere in capacity and dependability. Had the 760 tt traded up to 8600 and it is bigger capacity than the 760. 8700 wasn't available they are bigger in capacity than your X9

[@Steigerking]

Stole everything from the Axial-flow except the slip clutch’s for clean grain and tailings

[@paulbrown4850]

That’s why you don’t buy Deere,they’ve swapped the market with dealerships for a lot of years,Quality isn’t near as good as other manufacturers. There greenstar is good though. Fendt for tractors and claas for combines that’s all our farm will ever use

[@brandoncaswell5907]

Looks exactly what working on a combine, works out like, in my experience.

[@davec2397]

I feel like a slip clutch somewhere in there could have been useful 😔

[@jacobstrutner8232]

They used to and every single farmer bitched about having one and told Deere to get rid of them.

[@davidstith9297]

Wow! Hate to see that much damage for one piece not being right but it happens. You try to look equipment over good before you purchase it but it's always something hidden that bites you in the wallet. I hope you get it going quickly.

[@marklollar8120]

Seems Mike Less ( Farmhand Mike) did this repair ( minus the elevator mess) a few years ago. Thought maybe they had improved that connection style. Bummer.

[@interman7715]

$5000.00 for that tube!!!! Mother Deere has no shame.

[@nilsutt]

… Dealer makes 2500 Deere only makes 2500…

[@adamjackson9586]

Wonder if the previous owner is watching, thinking ‘Dodged that bullet!’ ?

[@m.webber5118]

Mike, get Chapel a wrench, it’s clear he’ll show you how it’s done! 😂 All the best to you Mike

[@erictrace]

Ow 😮 so sorry to hear this, man this sucks.

[@oldfarmer3001]

0o, not the main theme but the cat at 9:58 is interested too into your replacement….😂

[@TheDrumminguy]

5k for a friggin tube?? what the hell John Deere??

[@420growers3]

This video makes our new rotar upgrade on the IH 1688 not to bad of a idea.

[@Doc_Roe]

I wonder how much it actually takes to manufacture these replacement parts...they have to be marking up prices like 900%.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

It's John Deere, what do you expect. Only saving grace is that this team of people know what to do, without incurring the additional cost of a John Deere technician to do the exact same thing. If I was that former owner, I'd be worried, in case some vigilante types take the law into their own hands......

[@Sixinthefield]

It's the same with vehicles; the big money isn't made on the purchase, it's made on the service/parts afterwards.

[@HootMaRoot]

​@@jamesbarbour8400it's not just deere that make massive profit from spares every tractor and farm equipment manufacturer does it

[@MrRiverman81]

Never trust what u buy!! i learned that from experience

[@stever5359]

Hey, at least it’s not on fire…….yet.

[@seanflarahan]

The old snot on the sleeve trick😂

[@00piraat00]

Nice Canadian/Dutch flag ❤

[@dirtfarmer10000]

Why is there not a slip clutch on the drive somewhere?

[@markyoull6744]

so mike would you say nothing costs like a deere

[@zzzubmno2755]

Whenever you are working with large, industrial equipment, you can always expect breakdowns and down time. Sadly, they are gouging you with the price of replacement parts. Seems like farmers never get a break.

[@kevinklingner7712]

What makee is the blue truck Mike?

[@ericsmith1453]

It really is the worst thing if a what basically.is scrap iron ruins a bunch of expensive non wear parts. But then it's a good thing sloppiness did not occur on the motor crankshaft which in turn will cause proper bowel sloppiness.

[@patmartin1683]

An old saying here in Ireland 🇮🇪. Repayments or repair bills. Keep her rolling when you get her fixed.

[@selwynjackson4926]

So Mike and the Mechanics wasn't your band?

[@gavinperry7237]

Unfortunately with farming one of the “Top Guaranteed Things That Will Happen” is that equipment WILL BREAK DOWN. The only question is what is the repair bill & how much down time. Andy with Farming Fixing & Fabricating will blown your mind with his annual repair costs for a fleet of equipment with a lot of green paint to run the family dairy operation in New York. My guess is he spends more on maintenance & repairs than some countries GDP. TOTALLY INSANE.

[@stephenkennedy9322]

My buddy Andy 🚜

[@jasonhessels]

That fountain auger design has been a POS since Deere started with folding tops. Another reason we are trying the other shade of green machine.

[@nathansparrow1416]

claas are way better quality drives and splines .