Broken Bearings and Plugged Bins - I'm An Idiot!

[@dryroasted5599]

(7:17) "We got seven inches of rain in one afternoon, and... SQUIRREL!" 🤣

[@larrystolzman9337]

Where are all of the people that want to farm when you need them? In the dark. In the cold and snow. You know the ones that think farming is always easy. The ones that think every thing is done from the inside of a warm cab. Oh yah! Farming is hard work with risk of injury and minimal help. Thank God people are crazy enough to love farming. Be safe, God Bless!

[@norinegemberling5481]

You are NOT an idiot!! You obviously can figure out solutions! Love your sense of humor!!

[@dannop2562]

“I’m an idiot…” We’ve ALL been there, my Upper Midwest brother! Hang tough, don’t sweat it, move forward… 👍🏻

[@billjoat]

Its also REALLY amazing that a grain cart actually holds enough beans to fill a trailer. WOW!!!

[@cboutdoorfun9955]

That grain cart when completely full could almost fill 2 trailers

[@rossbagley2734]

You're not an idiot Zac. Idiots don't know where, when, why and how they screwed up or an idiot makes the sam mistake more than twice. You were just caught up in the moment! Working! We all do it!

[@MillennialFarmer]

Lousy work!

[@rossbagley2734]

@@MillennialFarmer no! Stop being hard on yourself! Honestly!!!

[@rossbagley2734]

@cliffjohnson2945 make a video of yourself, post it on you tube, then I will decide if you're smart

[@rossbagley2734]

@cliffjohnson2945 I decide what comes out of my mouth. Zac has no say in that! He helps operate and own a multi million dollar business with multi million dollar tools. You can't be an idiot to do what he does at the level he does. A couple of mistakes does not make him idiot ! So to answer your question I will say it makes you " not smart'' to ask a question like you just did! It's now up to you to provide video/physical evidence to prove that theory wrong. Good day to you Sir

[@theda850two]

Thanks for giving CatDog some love :) Kittys 'appreciate attention :)

[@ke6gwf]

As someone who has done a lot of late night lone repairs, I thought you did excellent, and I felt it all along with you!

[@Ardena111]

This video is worth at least two likes and ten subscribes. The rarest thing I have ever heard, a guy confessing to a mistake, out loud even. Great story telling and wonderful videography. Stay warm !

[@ginggur17]

Love it when ya do the dogs voiceovers lol. 👍👍🤣🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@sallydunbar1683]

I'm holding out for the "buy one at regular price & get another at regular price sale" on merch! Thanks for the great video. Good job, Becky & Zach

[@curtjohnson2003]

When is the but one at double the price get the second one free sale

[@kevincollins8014]

That's crazy I was thinking the exact thing about the small hole on top with a little tiny door right before you said that. I guess great minds think alike 🤷🏻‍♂️😆 Anyway thanks for sharing the great videos with us all and taking the time to bring us along while you are working. Thank you Becky for editing too. You always do a fantastic job!

[@travelinman70]

its good to be busy. don't' compromise the structural integrity of the elbow when making access ports. find out of your bin company has an elbow with a reinforced inspection or clean out port.

[@deblarsen8528]

Zach you are NOT an idiot! Great video, by the way! Thanks for giving cat/dog some much needed attention! If cat/dog was able, I bet he would help you fix stuff! Until your next video ~~~Stay safe, healthy, warm and happy! 🚜

[@BruceBergman]

Ray the Cat"/dog

[@deblarsen8528]

@@BruceBergman YES! Ray the cat/dog! Ray is a real asset to the farm! 🐈‍⬛

[@littlejason99]

I was waiting for Mike Rowe to make a guest appearance while Zack was trying to unclog the beans... It just seemed like something right up his alley...

[@jimpolk]

Zach I really like your opening. It lasts about 2 seconds and then you get to the show. Much different than some KZbinrs who have opening clips that take a minute and a half

[@cardinalflyer]

You probably have it solved by now, but one option for your plugged chute would be to send something up the long tube, perhaps a plumber's snake or some such. It would have to be what, 8 feet long, and flexible to get around the corner, but would let you poke at the blockage at least. Perhaps a Fiberglas marker pole? I grew up nearby in South Dakota, so I enjoy the MacGyver aspects of your life... reminds me of my own good old days!

[@mathbrown9099]

Zach, so happy that you’re near 1M subs. Don’t lose your sense of humor!!!!😊

[@davidrobins4025]

I love your ingenuity in solving the problem. Tomorrow is a new day with new possibilities. Best of luck.

[@treya8685]

So close to hitting that 1 million milestone this channel deserves.

[@KevinBenecke]

Anna is looking forward to her ride in the tractor.

[@rdyardie]

Oh the joys of farming in the winter. 😊

[@ZenMuff1n]

I wish more people thought about what they are doing before doing it. Measured your strength, planned ahead, fixed a problem, found a solution to make it easier to solve later. Very educational imo.

[@elexvavrick6011]

You a true "man of the land"! Thank you for the time you give us.

[@arthenry498]

Proves it!! If something can go wrong! IT WILL!! I thought you did pretty well with that plugged chute! Not sure I would have tried that one. Looked like trouble with billions of bushels on the ground to me. Ya done good Zack!! Thanks for taking me along. Enjoyed it all.

[@MrCrazycook8]

When you get done playing with beans and fixing everything, how about a ride on the new snowmobile? Or maybe Onyx can give us a ride

[@kenp2218]

If it stops again, remove the elbow and install a wye fitting with a clean out cap on the straight out part. This will allow you to use a tool to go straight in and agitate the pods loose and the grain can flow out the downward leg of the wye into the conveyor

[@davidkimmel4216]

The hole in the is exactly what I would suggest. Put a paint stirrer or something like that on a drill to get the hulls moving again

[@amersfoortsefotograa]

Compliments from Czech Republic on your perseverance and nobody outthere to help.. but you did it! Your dear Dad is probably enjoying the Florida sunshine?

[@dfosterpeps2211]

No boring content….last thing I’m wishing for is drama for you so we have content. And I love cat dog…. 😻

[@rankenfile]

Good business relationships are crucial. Nice for you to show that with DHS Grain.

[@johnsebar7807]

Golly sure wish SimpliSafe was in Canada. Another great video. It never goes easy but in the end it all works out.

[@philrizzo]

I’m thankful and feel very fortunate to have a relatively simple grain storage setup. It’s all relative though

[@jarrettfullerton2580]

We've all had days where we do boneheaded stuff, Zach. Anyone that says otherwise is full of it

[@eddiejeselink2996]

Dang its 72 and sunny here, but thaks for feeding all of us.

[@tommeyer6780]

you could try a long paint stir on a drill through your hole. remember those small grain doors on straight trucks, I believe they are called "grain gates", put one of those on with a slide down to your conveyor. they are a lot bigger hole and easily shut off.

[@mattlies7426]

Zach is really a pretty smart guy and cat/dog is awesome.

[@jamarie1972]

Come on all those people watching that aren’t subscribed, Get Zach to the Million mark then Arna is going in the Tractor.

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

I belive it's Anna 🤔

[@mmurphy2317]

I'm thinkin' catdog should get a ride too?! We need to hear from catdog about that. And it was good to hear Digg talkin" to us too!

[@jayjaygee3306]

Seriously! We only need 14K! What are you all waiting for?

[@jacobweidinger6822]

More like Ana right

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

@@mmurphy2317 I belive that catdog already had a ride in tractor.

[@mikeknapp1206]

You're not an idiot Zac.....lots of things went wrong for you all at the same time and of course it always happens when you are alone. Glad that spout job worked for the short term and yes, cut a hole in it so you can push a clearing rod up into the silo.....all the best and keep the vids coming 👍

[@markreetz1001]

That was really interesting. That spout is a good idea and the way you set up to unplug it was great too!!

[@thomaswallan5359]

your creative solutions for getting the job done are fun to watch Zach.

[@FreedomRock44]

Dig always is such a good supporting friend!!!!!!!

[@uberuser1999]

Sometimes freezing temperatures will play hell on things and then a few hours later, things go back to normal. I’m thinking that may have been a big part of the problems.

[@jimharmon3404]

I just had an idea to keep the beans flowing. Make your access port but use a concrete vibrator to keep things flowing. Either borrow or rent one to test the idea. I'll be watching! Good luck.

[@adrianhutchin4925]

Good bit of work today, snow is crap and make slife har, one thing though maybe have a loan worker alarm on you if that tube slipped and trapped you that aint gonne be good, be safe from the UK

[@philmikbrown4358]

Hi Zac maybe if you fit a inspection hatch in the shoot pipe and get some drain rods with a worm fitting on the end you could agitate the blockage and have no spill. Just a thought. Great vlog watching in the uk.

[@nohand322]

Hey Zach get those guys that fixed that discharge pipe for you to put a small door / hatch on the pipe so you don't have to remove it anymore for a clean out.

[@garywheeler1733]

I've always wondered why the wheels or tracks of a grain cart don't have a way to help propel it. Either with a hydraulic motor or something from the PTO shaft.

[@Ridinglawnmower145]

Yo expensive and just not worth it to have extra weight and some huge hydraulic motors it would be more of a problem than do good especially since it would only be used during the winter

[@garywheeler1733]

@@Ridinglawnmower145 I know that is the reason why they don't do that. I ran cart for my brother in law last fall. Cart can be as much as 2 1/2 times heavier than the tractor.

[@ronchappel4812]

Yes that would be useful at times! I think It would need to have really heavy duty -and thus expensive- axles to cope momentary shock loads? In comparison the pulling tractor doesnt need to be so built so strong because it will spin when the loads get too high.Thats my probably-flawed thinking anyways. I see your other comment about the cart sometimes being 2.5x tractor weight.That's a lot😳!!! Given perfect traction, how steep a slope would the tractor pull it up?

[@EuroLatinFarmer]

Amazing operation you guys have over there, videos like this are what inspired me to also start my farming chanel Keep up with the great videos

[@joeldurheim5831]

Best look into the sump saver made in South Dakota. Hydraulic beater that sits on top of the sump. Hook a tractor up to it and let it do it’s thing. $1700 per bin.

[@jtn-minn8105]

Power bin spreader will fix the soybean pod problems,spreads them evenly with the beans, makes a flat pile well filling instead of a peaked pile, so all the pods aren't piled against the walls....Been using one in a 48x9 ring( our bean bin) since 2003 never have pod issues unloading,and we don't cut around greenish spots harvesting,lots of pods some years.....

[@jamesplyer6399]

I love the way the trees look all white and everything wish we had that here in Milwaukee Wisconsin

[@warrendemars]

Great video Zach. Glad you got it fixed.

[@douglassellers7528]

It just amazes me how you figure things out. I thought when things went went wrong Millennials called for help. Good job. It will get better.

[@knusern666]

I use one of those Tire tanks to blast air into my pig feed silos when they get plugged. Drilled a hole that the spout fits into and with a little metal plate over, held by self tapping screws. Works almost every time, but this is a bit different so.. .

[@Rebar77_real]

I was thinking a concrete vibrator. Rental places would have one fast. They make weed-eater attachments with solid shaft too, jam that up in there through the same access hole as the air pig.

[@kevenhiemie]

@@Rebar77_real I've seen that Milwaukee now has a handheld concrete vibrator.

[@Rebar77_real]

@@kevenhiemie Sweet, there's drill attachment ones too. (Unless Milwaukee wants to send Zack one to try out! :D)

[@knusern666]

@@Rebar77_real Never considered that, it might work.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

somehow is comforting to know someone else is struggling in real life. feels like the struggle is edited out so much I am only one frustrated in a mess.

[@mikewithers299]

I ride the struggle bus daily too. Ur not alone. Must be the wee bit of Irish in me🤣

[@lyleswavel320]

Life on the farm, always something to do or fix, but it's a satisfying life.

[@brianshell4111]

Winter makes everything easier don't you know ......

[@Docmiller4425]

Excellent idea to place a bolt in it to get it back into place better. And the idea of a small hole at the top is another great idea that hopefully will work even better. I enjoy watching you farm, as I grew up in the country and I miss it. I also would have loved to do farming, but it wasn't meant to be. Have a blessed rest of the week.

[@katykash559]

I fought plugged bins for years. Found a product called ( sumpsave). Put one in every bin haven’t had a problem in the last 3 years. Just my 2 cents

[@TrialByFire12]

2:32 Sounds like you need yet another tractor!😀😆

[@douglashayes3167]

Just a quick thought.... maybe you could pick up a cheap truck mounted spreader so you could put a layer of sand down over your pack when you do this, you wouldn't need much to give your the traction you need.... I have to do that sometimes to get things moving... great video!

[@johnhendrickson8926]

Never fails. The day when you need the spreader truck…. You guessed it..battery would be dead.

[@patmeierhenry]

According to A Man Called Otto, you are NOT an idiot!! As a farmer's wife (read me in the Wayne Herald) I totally sympathize!!

[@kimejohnsen87]

Why you not putting on tire chains for your tractor? its alot used in wintertime here in Norway on tractors

[@68motovator6]

Chains wreck the concrete floor in the shop.

[@mikenorlen125]

Quite the jazz hands unrolling the grain cart cover

[@oldcrazygranny]

some days you just want to go back to bed and start again . ty for video .lol

[@FreedomRock44]

That grain cart is MEAN LOOKING!!!!!! Like It!!!!! Ohhhhhhhh You should put a RED 6 on it!!!!!!!!! Do it! Do it!!!!(head nod)

[@johnbrennan9584]

Rough day. Do you have anything to vibrate the area around the new tube opening?

[@dougwitman9176]

My bin guy built a metal, 4 sided pyramid that sets over the center sump. Built with 1/4 inch by 2" wide flat iron that breaks up bean hunks. Somehow it works, never had a problem.

[@Woodhard2010]

Just a thought, Your probably already done with the pod stuck problem. If not, I would try a Concrete vibrator with a long shaft. Its a bit more pricy than covering yourself in beans and wrestling a couple hundred pound pipe. But it may be a solution if it continues to be a problem. Wish you the best! love the content.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I think the worst grain spill I’ve seen this past year was Daddy Cornstar pumping 2 truck loads of peas into a closed bin hatch. He didn’t know it until he went around the bin. THAT was a heck of a mess.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

@theredneckscientists795 that’s right, soybeans.

[@wolfiewoolliscoft7518]

Greetings Zac & Becky - well done you tooooooo Best Wishes Wolfie

[@emilg.5168]

12:15 - that's why I watch you :)

[@johndandrea8034]

Lets get to 1M so we can see Anna go for her ride!

[@Harmon_Farms221]

Hey Zach it is rainy, cold and crappy here I wish we just had snow

[@kevinhnidek9319]

Does Simplisafe security systems ship to Canada yet?

[@lorraineallen1366]

Plywood chute under outlet to direct spillage into conveyor while you are clearing blockage/reattaching spout. Would also support spout. Might make life easier.k

[@shaelondekok7842]

On the ice is when you notice tracks pull hard.

[@knorrieie1238]

Jesus I was fast, but that's only because you're my favourite KZbin! The real GOAT...

[@tedwpx123]

Good job! Could you put a air hose fitting connection and blow air back to unplug your plan "B" pipe. You have no chains you could install on the front wheels of the grain cart tractor?

[@wayner806]

The snow covered trees are beautiful! I’m from Texas, don’t get to see that often.

[@justinbigler7513]

Thanks for the deal on the merch. I really needed that discount.

[@thecastbulletkid]

As you were working the tube on the grain bin I was thinking "what if he drilled a hole such that he could put a calibrated poking device into the orifice?" Great minds think alike.

[@hagalien]

I was so stoked whern you got the idea to put one bolt in. i was thinking to myself, pleeeeas put one bolt in!! Haha, Love youre vids!

[@Budd56]

Me too. Lol

[@mikewithers299]

Yup! I was too. Looks like he held out til the end to share that idea

[@FreedomRock44]

Good Bin adventures!!!!!! Where is SHECKY Johnson?????... you know he had some one liners for his pops!!!!

[@stevepappa6336]

WOW what a lucky Can you be just be careful everything will look better tomorrow.

[@samehora6864]

That KW looks so dang good now after her polish job

[@jimbohn2130]

You should have a big tarp to put on the ground when you know you will spill some beans. You can shovel most of the beans up and put what you can't shovel in pales and you won't lose any beans.

[@buddybresett8356]

You also have trouble in the winter. but you got it going for a time. Drillng a hole in the pipe with a rubber plug to plug it up would be better.

[@toddh4356]

We run a John Deere combine too lol you must use a sump guard made by Brock we have not had to get into a bin since using them

[@michaelowen1750]

Good job taking a moment to think it through before pulling the plug out... those few moments became a much safer plan...

[@garyclaassen4098]

I thought of your solution to getting the pipe in place when you got the plug clear about 10 seconds before you did the same thing

[@tommypayne1980]

You need a cleanout access on that spout like yo would see on a wastewater/sewage system. It would help you out in the long term as you could rod the out-fill pipe without dissembling the whole thing.

[@davidmoran1422]

Struggle 🚌. Nice work Zach.

[@josephcarroll2824]

Hey Mr. Johnson could you send about 2 or 3 feet to Southeastern Michigan Please got a new snowblower 2 years ago and used it once.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Some days just go better than expected 😊

[@wayne3614]

We used to keep a pile of sand around to spread on ground when it gets icy on our dairy farm

[@larsharris]

I was told pulling from side of a bin bigger then 18’ could cause serious damage. But if you cut a hole, ur in a auger tube say 1/3 diameter of bin. That should be safe. Of course I put in a 6”. Which would be too slow for you. A 8” could be tough to set in. Plus I went thru door panel after putting a brace with self tapping screws. About 9:20 that sample spot. Get two angle irons +3” longer then width, going off 2” one side a inch on other, pound in, set with self tapper, cut 90% round hole in sections (I used grinder as I feared grain catching fire from torch) let cool. Have empty tube, rags, duct tape… 2 helpers. Cut rest, hold grain with hands, have tube inserted (without loosing fingers or thumb) angled slightly down. (Or grain will run out). ;). Have plate welded to tube a foot out, attach to bin, run flighting, power head, unload. Took about half hour to load semi

[@larsharris]

Your 2nd idea was very smart. The idea of holding a tube, filling with beans, line up a spring clamp? Let’s say I thought the odds of anything near success were low. But your idea of bolt/pivot. Very well thought out. The clean out area also makes sense. I bought another truck auger so I can be 95% ready on a 2nd bin at all times. Motor dies, auger breaks, plugs… just move to next bin. Plus grain cart @ half the size of that thing.

[@engir63]

A Question, why wouldn't you have some kind of auger there to break stuff up? The hole seems like a good idea as it would be a pressure release like putting a small hole in the bottom of a can to release the suction.

[@adamash8150]

Some days you are the dog and some you are the fire hydrant. I have had a lot of hydrant days lately so you are not alone.

[@barryanderson5116]

why not use an open chute, like a cement truck? Might be easier. You can cover it with a canvas if it is raining.

[@lukescott1358]

I'm glad Zach figured out the swivel solution, but i was super excited when i thought i was going to get to see him try to "manhandle it on" haha that would have been hilarious...sorry