2018 Corn Silage Harvest with 616 hp John Deere 8600 Forage Harvesters

[@thr8061]

I love it when you let the sounds of machinery "do the talking"! All too often, folks cover the sounds of the big tractors with stupid Euro-Dance "music" which I usually have to mute. Instead of a Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down button, they need "Love/Hate/Eh" buttons.

[@bigtractorpower]

I agree the best music is the music the engine makes. Thank you for watching.

[@scruffy6151]

Thank you BTP. Good way to start the day.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thanks Scurffy.

[@chrisputman2130]

I don't know, 3 weeks or more watching these silage videos. More then I've ever watched before. Thinking I could kinda get into this chopping thing. Very cool.

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s one of my favorite machines to film. Two more new chopping videos to go plus Cow Chow part 2 to 4. Then corn shelling.

[@SlipShodBob]

Seeing how wet and muddy it is that looks more like the maize silage season over here than I have seen the other videos

[@greggl.j.hemmen419]

Really enjoy all your videos. You provide a great variety and good insights into the equipment. One of my favorite KZbin channels!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. Really appreciate your comment. I enjoy tracking down these machines.

[@TwoFarmBoys]

Awesome video! Some sweet green machines in this! Just all in all a beautiful setup and a beautiful video!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching and the comment.

[@isaacschute476]

Big tractor power I love these chopping videos

[@rightsideofthegrass8114]

Agree. For unknown reasons, there is something interesting about watching the silage blown out of the spout, non-stop. Yes, seen it many times, but it never gets old (e.g. watching a fire burn).

[@muscletractorfan2441]

Yeah I like hearing that chopper sound.

[@markstengel7680]

Good Cow Chow Corn Chopping. 1st ag video of the am. Goes well with a cup or two with coffee and a corn cob pipe filled with my favorite tobacco mac baren mixture scottish blend sitting back enjoying this multi part segment. The cattle has something to look forward to for the year. Love BTP video's !

[@bigtractorpower]

Thanks for the comments. The Cow Chow Series should be interesting.

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

Hey BTP, great video as always. You know, it really baffles me that it takes over 600hp to power an 8 row chopper head. Yet at the same time that kind of hp can pull a 40-60ft plow thrgh the ground at 6mph.

[@bigtractorpower]

It takes allot of power to chop up the material. The machine is craning 25ft of standing crop inside a small area to process it. The chopper will cut and process 10 tons in 2 minutes. Deere has a 925 hp model 9900 chopper on the way. Krone has an 1,100 hp model that can chop 14 rows.

[@prashanthk6007]

Looks like a large farm and operation. Very organized. Awesome!

[@bigtractorpower]

It is a large family dairy and grain operation.

[@noelhohberger1188]

It's amazing to see how much equipment some of these farmers have. Nice equipment too

[@bigtractorpower]

It is a big operation moving all this corn.

[@drewk5929]

I always liked the smell of silage corn lol

[@bigtractorpower]

I like the sound the choppers make.

[@lwilton]

I wonder which word came first, silage or silo?

[@bigtractorpower]

That is a good question. I would guess silage then silo as a place to store silage.

[@alexthomson719]

Another great video sounds really good thanks

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@sneakysnake109]

Nice one, they sure make fast work of that corn. Thanks.

[@bigtractorpower]

They move right along for sure.

[@MatthewHoag77]

Do you think you'll ever get a chance to see that 20-row Kemper head in action and film it? I've seen a few clips of it here on other channels. It'd be quite the experience if it was ever seen working in the States.

[@kathump2]

the 20 row corn head is only a prototype.

[@muscletractorfan2441]

Nice. Choppers are so cool. Did you know Welker’s got there harvest video now. You should go film them.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thanks for watching. It would be neat to film harvest in Montana sometime. I went to Big Sandy, MT in 2007 and saw some combines harvesting. It’s a great state. I have some other travel plans for filming harvest this year but I do hope to get back to Montana some day.

[@farminwithfergusons]

good to see the operators going slow through the rough parts.

[@bigtractorpower]

Those are irrigation pivot ruts. They are pretty dug in. It’s best to take care of equipment for sure.

[@rongrose3746]

Quite the operation!!

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s a nice farm. They have lots of green iron.

[@bwtupper]

How many cows does this dairy milk ? Do you know how many tons to the acre they are getting? How many acres of silage is this dairy growing?

[@bigtractorpower]

I am not sure. This is the largest dairy farm in Kentucky. It is a family farm. They also raise grain crops.

[@albertusmostert5418]

That's one mean green eating machine. Can you make a video of what fertiliser, fungeside, or chemicals farmers spray on there crops and what time of the year and why they spray it

[@albertusmostert5418]

Sorry i did not check my email 😇🙊

[@tonyburelle6633]

Very good, thanks

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@bobsmith1814]

OH Yeah, another chopping video. Great video.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. More chopping footage on the way.

[@2t123]

good vid.do you ever film roby farm in logan co.?

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes.

[@dougartho5375]

Why do they cut so high off the ground these days? I used to cut silage 20 years ago , if I cut that high off the ground the farmer would run me off and find someone else to cut it! Just something I’ve noticed as the choppers got bigger!

[@bigtractorpower]

This farm double crops sorghum for silage right behind the choppers. The stalks help the new seeding.

[@curtweatherbee2523]

Yes I have big tractor thanks so much take care now🇺🇸🐝

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. Glad you liked it.

[@shawnfox8002]

Is this farm blowing the corn silage up into a silo or is it going into a bunker

[@bigtractorpower]

This farm bags their silage. Stay tuned for a video on that step.

[@jacobblackburn6417]

only half the lights work on each wagon

[@bigtractorpower]

These wagons see allot of use. They run right by the farm. Not much travel.

[@brentfarrow8125]

Does that farmer prefer the trailer type or the wagon type and do they hold about the same?😎

[@bigtractorpower]

I have often wondered that. They have six of the wagon style and two of the trailer type. I am not sure why they use two styles. They all hold 10 tons. The wagons are handy because they can hook onto a chopper and run behind it to open fields.

[@johnsullivan8631]

How many arcres is this farm?

[@bigtractorpower]

I do not know. It is good sized. They have dairy and grain.

[@aleclangley7983]

How many head of cattle do they have

[@bigtractorpower]

I am not sure. I have not asked. They are the largest dairy in Kentucky.

[@aleclangley7983]

bigtractorpower wow 😮. Thanks BTP

[@mackowen9337]

Better then coffee.

[@bigtractorpower]

Great to hear. Thanks for being a top BTP fan.

[@timbrandt8423]

Awesome pretty muddy

[@bigtractorpower]

It rained a bit that morning. The field was a little tacky but it was not inhibiting the machines. They come through behind the choppers with a 915 Vripper and break the compaction 18 inches deep.

[@bikshapathi7191]

How much mechine cost plz tell me full details

[@bikshapathi7191]

Tell me how much

[@Comet925]

A new chopper would be around 450,000

[@nielsdybro9759]

Here is a link to John Deere "Build your own", which will allow you to price any new piece of machinery: configure.deere.com/cbyo/#/en_us/products/agriculture

[@MrE30]

biksha pathi why don’t you use google and a calculator to work out roughly what the costs are of the equipment

[@markarmitage7411]

It doesn't look like any of those tractors have front suspension? They look very bouncy. I'm wondering why you would spend so much money on a tractor and not get suspension?

[@bigtractorpower]

This farm trades tractors each year so the options are most often what the John Deere dealer wants to sell to the next customer.

[@HunterRitchie]

Most if not all "R" cab John Deere's have cab air ride, not front suspension.

[@devo1167]

Farm name ?

[@bigtractorpower]

Robey Farms

[@devo1167]

thank you

[@Tractorandsirens]

GET TO THE CHOPPA!!!

[@terrymertz1923]

Exactly!!!!!!

[@jankotze1959]

Thousands off tons of food, do know the figures on the cow count and liters of milk produce per day

[@bigtractorpower]

I do not. It is the largest dairy farm in Kentucky. You will see some of the cows in the Cow Chow Series.

[@jacobblackburn6417]

Someone is going to have to work out some ruts

[@bigtractorpower]

It rained a bit that morning. The field was a little tacky but it was not inhibiting the machines. They come through behind the choppers with a 915 Vripper and break the compaction 18 inches deep.

[@johnschomburg5003]

The way you take time out of your day bigtractorpower to respond to such pointless one dimensional comments is truly amazing!

[@4gauge10]

Europe makes fun of our beef and milk,especially Italy,cows eat GRASS and NOT CORN. I realize that the farmers have to cut corners on production cost as much as possible,but this hurts exports too on beef and milk to Europe to what degree,I'm not 100% certain.

[@bigtractorpower]

I think European farming is neat to watch. Farms just do it different in the U.S. than Europe. Both ways are ok. You just have so what works best for your area. Farms have been putting up corn silage for cows in the U.S. for well over a 100 years. They used to cut and buns it at the field and chop it at the silo.

[@4gauge10]

@John W Only here North America we feed our cows corn silage, everywhere else they eat regular grass.

[@4gauge10]

@@bigtractorpower Oh I know,my dad used to help his neighbor with corn silage harvest long before I was taking my first breath of air. B.T.P.If you ever take a trip to Europe(Italy in particular)try eating a steak there you won't go back to eating steak here in the states,at least that's what all my friends say that have went there.The flavor is very different then anything you have ever tasted before.

[@4gauge10]

@John W Especially after you ACTUALLY compare their beef with our beef.