First load of potatoes 2024

I load my first potato truck of the season and it's a new truck to me. Watch me learn the 10 speed standard transmission.

[@George-pg2ii]

It's Molly from Bells in the bright red truck, Rolling down the field fully loaded, The spuds are big on the back of Molly’s rig, She’s always just a smilin’, She’s always just a smilin’. 🤠🎸🎶

[@chuckyc6912]

You will do fine. You are a very gifted lady. I don’t think there is anything you can’t do. Stay safe. You and Shane are a wonderful couple

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you! We really do love working together :)

[@davelynch2532]

Your doing great Molly you will be just as good as Shane's Mom running all the Equipment in no time. Please keep up the great work we all love watching your vids. Thanks.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@alanharney5278]

"Cornzilla" for the corn and "Spudnik" for the potatoes. Of course.🤣 Thanks for the video.

[@manddservice.manddservice]

Molly, that STERLING almost looks too good to be a FORD! Just remember, a Truck is a Truck. It just has different Brand names. You're doing Great! NOTHING Sexier than a Beautiful Woman driving a Truck. Thank you

[@pdoherty]

You're going to do fine Molly because you aren't afraid of trying new things and challenges. Keep up the good work and your great personality.

[@jondarrah6829]

Molly you are doing so great you are making us all proud of you ,with your can do attitude along with the fact that you have the best teachers in the business. Great work guys you all work so hard . Thank you.😊

[@kevinwithers2713]

Such great memories starting the potato harvest! Grew up in a small town in southeast Idaho, and ever since I was 10 years old to the point of leaving home I was always working on the neighbors farm and harvesting potatoes every fall, absolutely loved it!

[@ajskab99]

Shane’s knowledge of different things (hydraulics, engines, refrigeration, etc) is just so vast. I know he grew up doing those things, but still.

[@TheRubiconInvasion]

Very talented

[@JulianKeller-om6wz]

Oh Molly... you kill me....with all the coaching you are getting, there is no way you cannot succeed at driving that truck!!! Great video! You go girl!

[@alkennedy1124]

Your going to be professional Synchronized shifting lady soon ,,,and you will be craving driving those good ol beautiful trucks, don’t fret, you will be fine and smooth on your shifting , its way more smooth shifting out useing the clutch ,,,it will be on a day that you would never expect, good job Molly, stay classy, beautiful.thanks BigAl California

[@barrydarnell9748]

You are definitely one of my favorite creators Molly. It’s wonderful that you have so much new material to cover. Keep approaching things exactly has you do with no fear of messing up. All of us have messed up way more than once.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you so much! Don’t get me wrong I psych my out all the time hahah

[@edwardmarino2776]

See that, proof positive that a happily married couple with the help of their family and crew…oh and Bessy the farm dog, can create and maintain something great. If you work hard and love what you do the possibilities are endless. Bell Farms, and those like them, family owned businesses are the backbone of our economy. Bless you all there.

[@shanebell9589]

Bessy is definitely the crux of the operation for sure! Thank you for the kind words.

[@edwardmarino2776]

@@shanebell9589 you’re welcome

[@BellsFarming]

@@edwardmarino2776 Hey Ed! Thank you so much

[@edwardmarino2776]

@@BellsFarming you’re very welcome 😉

[@michaelnaretto3409]

I like the tom boy look. My best friend in California was a tom boy and she was a blast. She wasn't afraid to get in the mud with the rest of us. It was years ago. Her name is Heather and to this day I still think about her.

[@mountainsgarage]

Great job! Remember the clutch pedal only needs to be pushed all the way down to squeeze the clutch brake to put the transmission in gear. The rest of the time you only use the top half of the pedal stroke.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes! I keep trying to remember that. Each time I drive the truck I get a little better. I filled one more time after this vidoe and I get to do it tomorrow again! Yay

[@rickace6986]

I see your double clutching when you shift. It won't be long and and you'll be shifting without the clutch. Don't be too hard on yourself. Every truck is different. I'll be by the store soon to get some of those potatoes. Keep up the great work!

[@BigMACK1868]

I agree that you're going to find that speed shifting is so much easier. Run every gear to the max, then shift. And you will find shifting to the next gear is like a hot knife cutting into butter, it just slides into the next gear.

[@petertatham-cw2oq]

Hi Molly, the first day in a new truck can be weird it won’t take long, the door doesn’t seem to shut right if it takes a couple times try lowering your window down then shut the door there is a vacuum in the truck it needs an air escape good luck you will sort it 👍

[@petey9338]

Thank you Molly Shane Bessie and Co 😋 I luv the smell of freshly harvested potatoes 🥔 from the UK 🇬🇧

[@DaveESSNH]

Visited the store on our way back from Nova Scotia yesterday and bought some nice new potatoes. Was able to explain some of the process to Paula from watching your great content.

[@BellsFarming]

Awesome! Sorry I missed you guys, I was working the fields

[@mode1charlie170]

Nothing better than a beautiful day on the farm!

[@DanPurdy1]

I am always amazed at the amount of potatoes you grow each year. It also seems like I see a new implement or truck every week. One hell of an operation.

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah this one looks new now, (wax job) this truck has to be early 2000’s. We have had it for quite some time. New decals make it look nice :)

[@jeffdickerson3]

You are amazingly beautiful and learning so much, hope you have a bountiful harvest.

[@kenmartin9227]

Molly...one thing that I admire about you...is...how positive and eager you are to tackle a job! (Wait, that is TWO things! Lol)😊

[@BellsFarming]

😊😊

[@johnmedici6655]

Another great video Molly! I liked your truck and the color red. It look brand new from the outside and it looked even better cuz it matched your shirt! Your first harvest of potatoes 🥔 😋 is here, yahoo!

[@mlj6419]

Another fun video Molly, thanks.

[@rmast3939]

You did fine for 1st run of the season….was fun watching you get the job done! Looking forward to watching this year of you guys harvesting crops out of the field. Have a safe harvest.

[@BellsFarming]

😁🫶👍🏻

[@alexs3447]

You were born to drive truck Molly . Keep on rolling .

[@donaldwallace9417]

I am always looking for you and your videos I so enjoy the videos

[@FarmGatherings-k3l]

It is admirable that in a developed civilization, farming uses modern machinery and equipment, helping to increase economic efficiency.

[@JayInOz1]

G'day Molly. Way to go kiddo :) If you put your foot on the throttle and the truck struggles to respond, drop her down a gear. Third week of spring down here in Australia. We had an early start, lots of blossom and warm days and then got hit hard with three bad frosts last week- lot of damage. Only the old missus and me here now. I've planted our spuds but nothing else yet- ground's still cold. One of our little hens brought out ten from sixteen eggs yesterday- so we win :) Love your enthusiasm- it's always handy on a farm! Jay.

[@rusttrail3]

Great video Molly, when you are getting loaded try first gear, the video looked like you were going slow enough that the truck at idle may keep up with the tractor. Then as he speeds up you may need more throttle, but as for exiting the field loaded first or second gear would be enough, I would think. The truck being loaded will make it compress the ground a bit which will make the truck have to work a little harder to get out of it., plus you probably don't want to make a ton of dust. Go with what you feel comfortable with and you will get it in time.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you so much! You’re right about being able to idle along the tractor and harvester. It turns out this truck is easier to load than the blue automatic I was using the last two years. The disced ground I was pulling out onto made it a bit difficult, I was losing ground speed so fast. Thank you so much for the tips!! I really appreciate it! I have loaded this truck one more time since this video. :)

[@rusttrail3]

@@BellsFarming you’re welcome

[@4sl648]

When the red truck rolled into the field, I was thinking it could be called "Pig Pen", my favorite Peanuts character.

[@user-kf9fv1qj9u]

Good luck harvesting your potatoes 🥔 Shane and Molly

[@jondarrah6829]

Hi Molly, you wanted to know what we would like to see in future videos. You doing what you do learning new things telling us about Shane's mom and a little history of Bell Farms. Along with your great can do any thing attitude, Beautiful personality and include some of Shane, Ray and Dave they have so much valuable talent and experience in so many interesting fields . You could make several videos a day and never run out of interesting content. Please keep sharing what you guys do and we will keep watching.❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

Thank you Molly for filming editing and posting, I'm looking forward to all the next ones, theire very interesting and fun to watch, love from a Dutch guy living in France.

[@Jd-bc1fz]

Molly put truck in second gear and then never touch the clutch. It’s all about the rpm’s of the truck and can shift. It’s hard at first because you are used to double clutch or side shift. But it’s less wear and tear on the clutch and the throw out bearing. I’m not judging or telling you but I’m looking out at the cost at the end. I love watching you potato harvest vids thank you.

[@phillipdean9879]

Well done Molly, soon your ears will be doing the gear changes, you won’t think about it. Without the clutch too. Don’t stress you’ll be fine! 🇦🇺🍺🍺

[@rainman7992]

I read it as her driving a new potato truck...darn dexterity

[@BellsFarming]

Oh she isn’t new, but she is new to me. I think it’s around 20 ish years old

[@cd0913]

Another great video! Looking forward to another year 😊

[@Le_Brick420]

Potatoes! Haha, the picking machine says spudnik on the side, lol!

[@jimdumeer6391]

Enjoying your channel. My wife grew up in Houston and spent a lot of time picking potatoes.

[@928frogman]

What a wonderful attitude! Like I tell my daughters, you can do anything!!

[@geebopbaluba1591]

That’s perfect soil for growing peanuts as well.

[@Anthony77739]

Hi Molly from Australia. Loving your content. Regarding driving that old girl try and match the revs when you shift. Might make it easier. Driving an older rig is like stepping back in time lol.

[@BellsFarming]

My RPM gauge and speedometer doesn’t work hahahah 😆😆😂 but I’ll get it!

[@MapleRidgeHomestead]

Nice job Molly, you made that look easy! Can't believe it's potato season already 🤪Hope you guys have a great rest of the week! 🍁

[@BellsFarming]

Thanks guys! 👍🏻👍🏻😁🍁🥔

[@Jon8310R]

Here in MD (near VA) I use Oats, tillage radish, and crimson clover for a cover crop behind sweet corn. I like it because all three of those species winter kill. Planted in September here, they get some very good growth before they die off.

[@stevecollins1196]

I always love seeing your videos thanks for sharing much love and respect guys thanks ❤

[@TheRubiconInvasion]

I think I hear your heartbeat at the start of the red truck lol...Great microphone! Love your Families videos! Thanks for sharing! Dave in WV!

[@kellyfitzsimmons-vx4md]

You did great, keep it doing what you do. We love it.

[@Milliesdaddy12]

You do great work. Looks like you’re trying to move that stick a little too quick. Every truck is different too!! I’ve driven probably 75 or 100 different trucks over the years at work because we keep them 5 years and we have a fleet of 36. They all have their own personalities. Love your videos and I love your personality!! You and Shane are great!

[@thomasr.miller5553]

😁My favorite truck collor RED .🥰What gear depends on the grade of the road . Steep gear one. flat Gear two . Once yo get rollin shifting is easy . dolbble cluch low range break clutch hi range . watch RPM and listen to the motor to shift. 1200 to 1500 rpm with a 300 rpm drop .practice long enough and you will get so good that the clutch becomes only a way to start and stop. doing great 👍Thanks

[@donaldross1077]

Quack, quack, quack. Nice looking tators! As we say down in Oklahoma. Being a retired mechanic, I got to drive all kinds of vehicles. They all took some getting used to. At 68 I have learned a lot of things, and still learning. I used to tell co-workers and friends that the key to success is not being afraid of failure. I used to have pic of a horse that was tied to a plastic lawn chair. The horse would stand there all day, because it did not know the chair could not hold it back. We have to expand our horizons. Think outside the box as they say. Great job, keep up the good videos.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you so much!

[@joecarlson6428]

You are too hard on yourself. You are game to try new things and don’t let your anxiety prevent you from. I like your infectious laugh. You are the best.the videos are great. Be safe and Gob Bless.

[@Detuinman.nocciolo]

Subscribed around 2000 subscribers, now 43200. Nice to see the channel grow. As a farmer in Belgium it is nice to see how they do it on the other side of the big pond😀. How life is explaned on the farm is also educational and not too chaotic. Keep up the good work. Congratulations on your first year on youtube!

[@henryminton4760]

I love your new potato truck, and it looks very nice..yes it necessary to update your equipment to run a very good farm business..❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊

[@billstarr9396]

Hi Molly! Been following this channel almost from the beginning. You did great for the first time driving the red truck. Important, in my mind, you are not afraid to try or to get your hands dirty. I have lots of respect for that.

[@iguana9173]

That was so cool to see you get to drive the red truck.

[@BellsFarming]

Yay learning

[@mikemorgan4726]

You would do a lot better job than I could Molly lol just take your time and be careful ❤❤❤

[@pawpawmike7372]

Molly, don't beat yourself up. You are doing a great job. Keep smiling.😊😊

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you pawpaw Mike!

[@glennspreeman1634]

Pretty trusting to let us watch you learn to drive that truck. You're doing good but you will get better!

[@allenmitchum9356]

Doing well Molly, awesome job!

[@tomkelley8313]

You are doing great! You just missed your 4th shift!! No big deal, just start again as you did.

[@johnkelly5487]

Top matches the truck, cool, Jack, RI, USA

[@walterchapin33]

Hang in there, shifting is an art. You’ll do fine!

[@ljohnson5978]

Molly! I love this channel! Great job out there,much respect!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you so much!

[@dan-m1b1w]

Molly love the videos and learning about farming, my question is do you have a video or going make one where we learn a little more about you and the farm? Maybe do a q and a video. 😊

[@mikeharris6308]

Love your u tube and the great blue collar work. You and your husband is doing❤️

[@PTRMAN]

Congrats on the first drive of the "new" truck. After a week or so of driving that, you'll be like an old pro.

[@WayneCoke]

Molly keep adding to the chickens and you can start selling eggs at the store as if you need more to do. Great day.

[@bobuncle8704]

You did fine for the first time with the Sterling. I personally never started in 1st, but that depends on the rear gear ratio. Looking forward to next year of videos. This were great.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you Bob! Love your truck

[@timber240]

That was a fast year! Thanks Molly,Shane and Bessie🎉

[@Jstreamssr]

You did great on the red truck!!

[@jrbpa5775]

You doing great, only way to learn and improve is to do it. Your husband does great by letting you do it, you are hard enough on yourself. Thx for the video !!

[@LouGrieco]

Molly You are a pleasure to watch More people should have your work ethic. Did I mention also easy on the eyes😂😂

[@BellsFarming]

@@LouGrieco thank you Lou

[@westwindcharters9146]

I remember my first days driving a really old potato truck. First day sucked.... each day after got easier.. You did very good. Thank you for sharing. Brought back many fond memories.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes! The second run I did went even better!

[@rickmoulton6337]

my grandfather drove a late 60's or early 70's international potato truck back in the day.

[@markcullars7693]

Hello I’m mark in sac..I have drove cement mixers all my life..but.. when on the job sit or just pulling out of it..I stay in a low gear..3rd maybe highest….its all different on the road…55 max….always remember you are loaded…slow on corners…I have always been safe….just thought I would say that…..nice truck….fun channel

[@toddmorin9918]

You are doing great. It’s harder to shift in the soft dirt than on the road.

[@scottbryant1261]

I miss potatoe harvest. Did it for 4 years in Monticello, ME, for Tommie Good of Good Farms.

[@lstan444]

Love potatoes thx for sharing

[@mrpaigehatch]

Thanks for sharing the video! I Love those potatoes!😎

[@user-kf9fv1qj9u]

Great video Molly and Shane

[@blklbluvr]

Very good job. No pressure with thousands of people watching you. Well not live but still.

[@johnbuchholz313]

Interesting video Molly. The potatoe crop looks fantastic, size and amount. Could you give an in depth video on the working of the potatoe harvester? This weekend RD Offutt had a potato day at his farm south of me. All you can pick. I went to the event for the first time to see his operation. The potato were a little smaller then I expected but the amount of equipment was surprising. I counted 15 tri axial trucks of every kind and lots of John Deere tractors. Any way thanks for taking us along.

[@davidreynolds915]

Hi Molly well done great video love ducks. DAVE. ENGLAND GB

[@ronpease8985]

Good driving you will just keep getting better. Just keep the RPM's up when shifting. Keep up the good work.

[@davidshay4773]

You’ll get use to it, slow down shifting 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BellsFarming]

:)

[@magmaxgus]

Greetings from Georgia! Love your Videos!! Like the Farm, Pack, Repair and BTS stuff. Would like to see more Chicken, Duck, Dog stiff as well. Congrats on 1 year and keep up the good work!!

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah :)

[@dgreene3467]

Congrats on a year of farmin on youtube! Been awesome cant wait for all the adventures upcoming

[@garyfrederick7607]

Molly being nervous your first truck of the season. i watched a guy trying to load cornhere in south dakota he either went to fast or to slow so there was corn all over the ground. So i asked farmer could i have some of the spilt corn? he said go ahead there is a lot of dirt mixed in with it though.. i said i know.,... i am just gonna feed wildlife with it. so he said knock yourself out. so i went home got my trailer 5 X 8 trailer and four 110 gallon water tanks.. didn't know how space i would need. and then i grabbed a 2 x 2 piece of 1/8 inch metal mesh, some 2 x 2's made a square frame . screwed it together and then stapled wire mesh to wood and then as i was in field where he spilt icorn,....i shoveled dirt corn mix onto screen picked it up shook all the dirt out and poured corn into water tanks. i got two and a half tanks full of cleaned corn done by about 8 that evening. Farmer came out and said your wildlife must mean the world to you.. i said yes sir they do.. without them we as a species wouldn't be here. He looked at me and said your a hard worker you must have been brought up right yes sir i believe i had been. when your done with field i have other fields if you would like to pick through them too. i said thank you.. I never run out of corn all winter for my deer elk a moose and wild fowl.especially since you know what corn costs in bag in stores... all it took was a little hard work and i had plenty. and nothing against hard work..in any field.. so in your new truck Dear.... just Do your best.. i know Shane is so proud of you and his mother Camille. thanks for sharing.

[@rawhideadventures9515]

That red truck sure cleaned up nicely.

[@timwasserman1063]

Great video,very informative .Keep on trucking Molly!!You can do it!!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for the support!!!! 🫶

[@ClydePool]

As New York Yankee catcher once said "As you improve, you will get better" I know you are a quick learner and will have this mastered in no time. Congratulations on year one!👍👍👍 😀

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you !

[@michaelmcclenahan2649]

Such a joy to watch Molly ❤ I’m not a farmer Are those “Idaho” Potatoes ? Lmao😜

[@DennisFederwitz]

Great video Molly! Lots of similar potato farms where I live in WI. Appreciate your hard work and dedication to the farm!

[@curtisfranklinfloyd6799]

Hi. I'm a recent subscriber. Love the videos. Great vibes! Keep it up. Thank you.

[@yttkuar]

As always, a great video for those of us who have never followed farming. As I watched today, I was struck by the history of farming, when women were excluded from all that you are doing. One of the great things YOU provide young women, is another area of life that they, too, can now explore. I know women have always been vital to farm family life, but today we see, in your videos, another fulfillment of gender equality and opportunity. Good job!

[@sharkeyist]

Ive watched most of your stuff molly, and its So good to watch a well run, efficient farming set up for a change. Truck wise, ill pass on what i was told, 'cos you're doing what i was, Don't be afraid of some revs, take it higher and let it sit at those rpm's, then shift, and slow the shifts, let the gears move, you'll get there!! 👍🇬🇧👍

[@RetroEli82]

Mmmm.... 🥔s. Great first load, you did pretty good with the 🕹️(yes I know this is a video game controller, but this is the closest thing to a stick shift emoji that I could find). Great video as always Molly and Shane 👍🏽😎👍🏽

[@jamesharrell8580]

Once again I'm impressed and "liked" this!

[@colingunn4822]

Hey Molly I am sending your Canadian ducks back for winter holidays again, please feed them again lol....

[@BellsFarming]

Oh I have gotten some of them already! 🦆🦆🦆👍🏻🫶🫶❤️ you Colin

[@yellowdeer7163]

They say " Grind 'till you find it!" Good job.

[@BellsFarming]

Oh I’m looking hahahah