Sometimes The Combine Needs Opened Up...

[@gilreynolds9282]

I don’t know why but I always enjoy to see Chickens running around around a farm yard. My dad always had 20 to 30. I never even thought about them back then.

[@JohnTimmermans-n5t]

The material you dug out of the x9 is probably due to the last owner picking corn when it was snowing. I had a field that I had about five acres left and it started to snow. I kept going finished the field watched the grain loss go through the roof. Took the machine to the heated shop for the night so it didn’t freeze and spend the next morning pulling the chaffer and sieves to clean it. Learned real quick it wasn’t worth the extra work to just finish the field when we had more corn to pick anyway.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That could be a good explanation for it. That sounds like a mistake that you only make once.... haha!

[@erickurtz2750]

Andy, what are you going to do with the vertical till at you? Trade that back in. Are you looking at getting like a high-speed disk? Are you gonna replace one ear, guys? Full dry tractors with a different one. You should do a live stream After harvest. Lift u allian lenien Graham and see if Katie would do a live stream. That way is anybody asking questions? You guys will be able to answer them. Would you ever grow wheat as a cover crop? Do hold off weeds to build up some organic matter. To health, a better crop going into the following year. Are you guys possibly looking at putting up another green bin? So that's why you're you're turning the vertical till and sold, you're the truck. Are you gonna trade your denalian and get a new one?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for the good wishes. We plan to run the vertical till as normal. It is similar to a high speed disk in many ways. I'd be interest in doing some cover crops but I can't get everyone convinced to try them.

[@ronlivingston1663]

Good videos! Love that X9. We only farm 700 acres but envious of your nice equipment!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thank you. It is fun to run, but I wouldn't get too caught up in the equipment. You can make more money with lesser equipment!

[@Husker3435]

Great job Andy and family, I remember those days of family packed in the cab🤣now it’s just grandkids…y’all take care and keep em comin 🇺🇸👍🏻🇺🇸

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I figure one day they may not want to ride. It's worth the hassle!

[@Husker3435]

@@aTrippyFarmer 💯 Andy 💯

[@DannyCockrell-g5d]

Very good podcast,you do a great job .

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@kevinhicks1108]

Can't resist making a minor correction, a bushel of beans takes up the exact same amount of room as a bushel of corn, or wheat, or barley, or oats. A bushel is a measure of volume, like a cup or gallon. Various crops weigh different amounts per bushel, but it's always the same volume

[@MegaLeo3]

maybe the bean is bigger than the kernel so it fills worse the space? idk just guessing (not a farmer)

[@colearnett9881]

Your statement is technically true, but in agriculture we think about bushels as weight and not volume because that is how grain is bought and sold. With a 60# per bushel weight of soybeans and their round shape, it is pretty common to be able to fit more bushels of corn in a space than bushels of soybeans. This same principle applies to his discussions earlier in the video about harvest moistures as you get to sell more water with 13% soybeans than 8% soybeans, even though their volumes would be very similar

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Whenever a farmer is referring to a "bushel" of any crop, they aren't talking about the volumetric measurement. They are talking weight. You are definitely correct, but it is no different than calling perforated drainage pipe by its old name "tile." We can always fit more bushels of corn in any given space than soybeans, unless the corn is very wet.

[@kevinhicks1108]

@@aTrippyFarmer I hate to disagree, but I must. I"m an old farmer, and when you refer to bushels, you are referring to a volume. A bushel is a legal trade volume equalling roughly 1.25 cubic feet. This is why things such as grain bins are measured in bushels. Now, various grains have differnt assigned legal weights per bushel, corn being 56 wheat and soybeans being 60, barley being 48, etc. Now, if you are harvesting heavy corn, say 65# per bushel, you'll seem to get more bushels in the same space, but only because each bushel is weighing more, not because there are more actual bushelsin the same space. Where the confussion arises is when you talk to your local elevator, who quotes you a price per bushel, but actually pays you by weight, not by a true bushel. But meh, you know what I'm talking about, and I know what you're talking about. The problem arises because we as humans are lazy, and don't want to actually measure the voume of our crops anymore, instead we sell by weight and call it volume lol.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

@@kevinhicks1108 you are most certainly right. We are just respectfully arguing over semantics. Volumetric measurements are much more cumbersome than weighted ones!

[@allenwalters9068]

Dang half inch here mill creek lake was 10% before the rain, Saturday at 100 was 16, tried at 230 cut semi quit just was 13, elevator closed at 4, atsrted loading thung sunday after lunch arohnd 130 was over 13, kept going next day finished last 30 acres first load was 14 at noon, last load at 4 was 11.7

[@aTrippyFarmer]

A lot of guys will be asking for a big rain in the next 3-4 days if things turn as fast as they look. We have green beans that are testing 10%!

[@allenwalters9068]

@@aTrippyFarmer same here

[@bladewiper]

Always good to see the family.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Just trying to capture some memories!

[@TheRange7]

The X9 makes quick work of those fields. It sounds more like a jet than your typical Deere combine. Great video with Lenny directing the team. LOL

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It is quite the machine, and it isn't even the biggest model. It has a higher pitched sound from outside, but it is much quieter inside.

[@philhosier9185]

Andy, they make custom tool boxes for combines, really well made. Chet Larson bought several for tools, parts for combines and big tractors. All painted green or red, whatever your favorite brand is. I forget the name of the company. Keep the videos coming. Nice to see your wife the kids riding with you ! God Bless.

[@joshwagner5414]

Field seal, very expensive

[@matthewevans1948]

U can just get one or two boxes but get brackets for combines, tractors or planters and move it around through the seasons. Cuts thee cost back a bit instead of getting a box for each peace of kit.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We usually just keep toilet paper in the combines. That is the most important tool!

[@dmills3192]

Go central Illinois! I’m a little north of you. I enjoy your videos! I see you’re getting more views! Always a thumbs up here!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Appreciate that! Views are always better during harvest. People enjoy action!

[@wry569]

Great photos for a family ride. Wont be long before Lennie will be catching the combine that his Dad is driving.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

You never know at this age. I wasn't that interested in farming when I was really young!

[@Brian-ov1rj]

Trippy, good to see your family in the field with you. Almost need a cart dedicated for the X9.👍

[@aTrippyFarmer]

You got that right!

[@Marshall_Weber]

I love the harvest videos 💯 Awesome Video and Much Love as Always!!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I like them, too. Thank you!

[@jeffcraft3980]

That's a worked stone tool Indian artifact. Note the coarser surface finish and lighter color where it's been pecked with a pecking stone to shape. If you see anything with an internal notch it's not factory. What they call L shaped jumps out and there will be a lot more tools nearby.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That sounds pretty cool. I know where it is, so I will have to go look around there!

[@jeffcraft3980]

They lived within 100 yards of water typically on high ground. Woodlands period 200 to 4,000 years ago there that whole time. Most tools have pecked concavities that your fingers fit super. And watch for flaked stuff like various blades. Rare but the hand tools, grinders, and end scrapers are all over the place. Nobody knows it either.

[@randallbunton9400]

I believe that is an axe notching grinding stone ,Used to make stone axes.

[@chrisread6103]

You are soooooo funny, " 14%, 14%, 14%, I don't know if the collaborator is working right. I probably should read the manual." LOVE it, LOVE it, LOVE it.

[@davedammitt7691]

Any real man knows that reading the manual is the absolute last resort. 😂

[@aTrippyFarmer]

My factory settings aren't always correct!

[@chrisread6103]

@@aTrippyFarmer LOL

[@lukemchugh2553]

I’m going with asteroid. Cool find 😂

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Don't tell the government!!!

[@georymartin]

ZK master tech had a great video on the auger drooping on an X9

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I'll check it out. ZK and I have actually talked about this combine already. It came from his home dealership.

[@EvanC8]

Hi mort. Too cute.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Kids are sure special. They will get ornery soon enough...

[@EvanC8]

@@aTrippyFarmer I think your mini me is already hooked on farming he is gonna be wanting g to drive a tractor as soon as he is big enough. I was driving the bobcat at 6. Cultivating in tbe field by 9. Your little guy will probably ride with you even longer when he gets a bit older

[@rogerembry4777]

A nap sounds good

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Agreed!

[@hansd4861]

maybe a land section corner u plowed out, that is granite

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Hmmm. Could be!

[@BRENTTULLY-uk5tr]

Sense Send Some rain towards me to manhattan ks.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I've heard Kansas is dry. Best wishes!

[@blakeayo9485]

Have you guys looked into grain bags I’ve talked to a couple farmers a little east of Springfield and they said they love them.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

They are definitely worth the consideration. For the yearly price and labor, it is almost as easy to harvest a little slower and take them to commercial storage unless you feel like you absolutely have to have every single dollar and finish harvest as quickly as possible.

[@bigmass4937]

Congrats on the x9. Looks like a great machine. Why don't Katie have a camera?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

She doesn't want one

[@maxfender6886]

Good morning

[@kevscaptures8690]

where we farm on the moraine those are very typical rocks. glacial till does it.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That's exactly what I was thinking. This is also a moraine farm!

[@Daveco82]

great video!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@matthewevans1948]

How long did it take to collect those rocks? I used to mange a farm in the uk ( south east wales bordering England ) and when we ploughed to put maize or corn, we would get about 400t of stone from a 25 acre field every year! It was crazy, we would have stone rakes so row up the stone then use an elevator too lift them into trailers. I’ve never seen anything like it before or since. Best of luck with your harvest I will b following as usual. We just did our 4th and last cut of silage for the year, finally having some good weather this week.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We have collected them slowly. We don't have thick enough rock pressure to run a stone picker. We just go around occasionally and pick up loads of them that have surfaced. Tillage doesn't help.

[@chipdavis9980]

That rock a meteorite?? Worth a little $$ if so... 😉👍

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Someone else said it's worth 2,000,000. I offered them 50% discount but I would do 40% for you. I'll see you tomorrow... cash only!!!

[@chipdavis9980]

@@aTrippyFarmer 😆🤣😆🤣

[@randywilson9611]

Good video good to see y'all

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Appreciate it!!!

[@randybedker1584]

Just a question why not throw the beans in the bins and keep cutting. Then when have rain delays haul into storage. Possibly be done sooner and be able to more fall work done.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We could've don't that, but we aren't really in that big of a hurry. It is easier to keep this field separate and save the bin space for other fields.

[@mikegozdziewski3289]

People commenting on why didn’t Sloan clean out the inside of combine. Why didn’t you complain about it. Nice video

[@paulprigge1209]

Where are you getting the rain? We are shelling 1314% corn going to Ursa farmers. But Missouri side

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It was a pretty slim rain. There is a chance of more this weekend. We could use it!

[@r3b3lxxleader]

That comment at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1605">26:45</a> made me laugh as I have the same issue but with my niece and nephew who love to ride and my seat won’t move back right now though hopefully that will be fixed soon. 😅

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It's a good problem to have!

[@davedammitt7691]

Next time you have somebody come down from up north, such as an agronomist or whoever, have them take the rock to the University of illinois. They might enjoy looking at it, and will probably be able to tell you what it is.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Haha if there are people interested in rocks, I can point them to a few fields. They can keep what they pick as long as it isn't gold!

[@davedammitt7691]

@@aTrippyFarmer oh, man. Don't say that. You'll have people digging 4WD ruts in your fields and saying: "Well, Andy said we could dig up rocks". 😂

[@jasonwoods3384]

you might need to calibrate the bean moisture

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Sometimes you are better off not knowing... haha!

[@jetegtmeier71]

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="570">9:30</a> will those combine tracks fir the X-9 ?? Thanks for another great video 😁👍👍 Can the new truck be "deleted" ? (the emissions removed) I've heard of people deleting pick-ups but I don't know about big engines

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I don't think they will. They are made for a S700 series Deere combine. I am not even sure if they'd fit our S670.

[@bigt2871]

Is Marty enjoying the LSWs??

[@aTrippyFarmer]

He said that they bounce quite a bit down the road. No comments otherwise!

[@GravyHucker]

I'm kind of curious why the dealer didn't clean out the combine before you bought it...

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I don't know that they normally clean out the inside of the combine other than running it until it's empty.

[@paulmater901]

U shood b goin!

[@iamosh5071]

Hey just curious where you got your camera setup for graincart?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

They are all "fookoo" 1080p wired camera on amazon. They are significantly cheaper than cab cam.

[@staceyellis9193]

How about a Katie cam .

[@aTrippyFarmer]

She never volunteers!

[@jbbrown7907]

Harvesting soy beans is nothing more than separating the beans from the dust.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That is a hilarious way to put it!!!

[@mikegozdziewski3289]

People commenting on why didn’t Sloan clean out the inside of combine. Why didn’t you complain about it.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We aren't upset about it. It's not like we clean the inside of the combine out when we put it away for the winter. We run it until it stops blowing debris/dust and wash the outside.

[@jirifrybort5877]

The rock will not hatch because it already spread seeds all over your corn fields 🤣

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Fair enough!

[@John-nc4bl]

If corn silage, potatoes, sugar beet etc can be dumped into a truck while the harvester keeps going, there is no reason why soybeans or wheat cant be dumped into a semi while the combine continues to harvest the beans or wheat. By eliminating the tractor and cart it means less augering of the grain which means less fines in the grain, less diesel used, less wear on machinery, less manpower required, less soil compaction of the soil since a tractor and cart dont have to drive back and forth between the combine and truck. This will mean higher profits.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I know that you are really big on this idea, but there is a reason that it isn't done. You could drive for hours around here and the number of trucks that are used to "chase" combines is close to zero. They are heavier and create more compaction when loaded than a grain cart.

[@John-nc4bl]

@@aTrippyFarmer The 2000 bu Brent Avalanche and the 3000 bu Elmers grain carts weigh 60 and 90 tons respectively which loaded, weigh twice and three times more than a loaded semi. Combines are increasing in size and grain carts will also increase in size.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

@@John-nc4bl gross weight is not the issue. That is where you are confused. It is about pounds per square inch of contact area. Semi tires do not have even close to the surface weight distribution of grain carts and tractors. For reference, J&M makes a 2300 bushel cart on 48" tracks. The specified PSI of that cart fully loaded is 14.1 PSI, according to J&M. I found an older study from Texas A&M in regards to contact pressure on semi. At a 6000lb load per tire, a semi is placing over 100 psi on the ground at any given point. This studied is a bit antiquated, and am 80,000lb legal load over 18 wheels would be a little over 4000 lbs per tire. Regardless, one could speculate that the loaded PSI is closer to 60-70PSI. That is 4x the ground pressure of the loaded, tracked grain cart. It isn't obvious when it is bone dry, but it is incredibly easy to see once the fields get moisture. Semis are super hard on the ground. The silage guys use them because of convenience, not because they are trying to reduce compaction. I do respect you argument. I just think that you are missing the overall point. Here is that study: static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/1184-3F.pdf

[@paulmater901]

Hey trippy how ur dad likin that combine cam? He gotta hate that!* i wood

[@aTrippyFarmer]

He doesn't actually care, just doesn't want to do any extra work. I can appreciate that.

[@joshwagner5414]

I’m one of those people that farms where there’s no rocks

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We have a few fields that don't have rocks on top. If you ran a tile plow, you might find some mega boulders under the soil, though!

[@joshwagner5414]

@@aTrippyFarmer I’m in the red river valley in northwest Minnesota. Only rock I’ve ever picked was when the railroad pushed ballast rock into the field while moving snow. Otherwise zero rocks until you get to the east or west by “the ridge”

[@kenroberts4533]

I mean, I don't know what you paid for a one year old X9 1000, but I would think it should have showed up gone through without that trash inside of it.

[@Eric_V410]

My thoughts too, if your buying from a dealer it should cleaned

[@mikegozdziewski3289]

I was thinking the same thing. Good catch

[@matthewevans1948]

Same here! The price of kit these days is crippling. The John Deere 6250r I drive with gps and command pro and everything on it is basically 200k in the uk now, doubled in price in the last 5years so I’d hate to know how much an x9 costs! If I’d paid for one and it’s came dirty, inside or outside, anywhere I’d be pissed about it!

[@GhostRider-dp2tc]

Seeing X9 price in the 860K price range used, no headers

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I don't believe most machine get an internal cleaning before trade. I am not that upset about it.

[@bjl1226]

It's an asteroid worth a few hundred million 😀😃

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I'll sell it to you 50% off!!!

[@kevintrent2779]

Seems the head has a sag on left side...low tire? Or an illusion

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It might just be the way it is angled.

[@kevinnoah-i4o]

Yield???

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Low 70s on this field.

[@simplegreen6596]

Bud, you got it. You deff have what it takes to make this KZbin thing work. but you have got to work on being more succinct. Consider voice over talking while you're doing work. Appreciate the explanations for folks that dont understand farming but 30-40+ min videos are getting pretty hard to watch. Constructive criticism, do your thing but something to think about.

[@matthewevans1948]

Don’t change anything Andy, just my opinion.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Fair enough. It is my fault for filming multiple days in one video. Sometimes it just makes more sense for the timeline, but it is makes the videos long.

[@Chirpychirpa]

*Sometimes the combine needs opening up

[@aTrippyFarmer]

The improper grammar sounds better!

[@Chirpychirpa]

@@aTrippyFarmer you’d enjoy Australia then

[@caseysimon2098]

the weird rock looked to be a piece of old weathered concrete.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Definitely not concrete!!!

[@JamesSenft]

Did you now that rock you sed is nothing but I bet it is a metor falling from the sky it could be some money to motor hunters have it checked out 😮

[@jayhuff4674]

In other if each truck had been able to dump you would have finished.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

True!

[@JimFey-k5x]

That was a tool used by the mascot of University of Illinois

[@markheisner5762]

Not impressed by your rock piles lol. We have more in northeast IL unfortunately

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We've got a few piles in different spots. They suck to pick up, but it is kinda neat to see all of them after the fact. Glad we aren't the only ones...

[@BGFKevin]

If you rolled your bean ground after planting, you would not have to change any knife sections or guards.

[@paulprigge1209]

I don’t think they have enough rocks to justify it. I know we don’t know I’m cross the creek corner of Missouri. Kukuk Iowa Quincy Illinois Hannibal and Mo. You don’t see rolls around here

[@BGFKevin]

@@paulprigge1209 seems like he has a few when everyday he is changing guards and sections

[@paulprigge1209]

@@BGFKevin we all do! Especially over here cross the creek corner of Missouri . I’m not aware of anyone around here having rollers. In fact I didn’t know what they were until I got away from here

[@toddjohnson7972]

Not true, I see rolled soybean fields that have broken sections and guards all the time

[@BGFKevin]

@@toddjohnson7972 I might change 2 or 3 in a thousand acres, and we have stones

[@davekish5471]

Makes no sense. Keep harvesting put em in your own bin the haul again when the elevator opens on Monday. Why waste a day. Ya all really make me laugh at times

[@aTrippyFarmer]

You are getting too caught up in the details. 15 acres of beans getting cut isn't going to make a bit of difference when nothing else is ready at the time.