Chopping 1st Cutting day 1 2024

[@michaelspadafore]

Sarge is like a Swiss Army knife, turns wrenches and drives trucks and operates equipment too you have a good crew! You must be proud of them.

[@kaldudas9651]

Great video with Alex letting Andrew get experience in driving the sarge trailer in the field 👍🚜

[@DaveG7920]

Hope the chopper goes well this year Andy. Really like the look of that Freightshaker

[@TheGrimReaper1]

I just love those greedy boards, very artistic in design. All the best from England .

[@desertdweller4951]

Great to see you all back in the field. Hope it's uneventful and productive 🙏 God Bless Hourigan Farms and Family.

[@martinboilard2265]

Hi Andy ! Thanks for saving vidéo whit fisrt hay cut , all your équipement looking very good and high skill driver for those field. Good job everybody ! Thanks Andy for your time and everybody have a good day at the farm ! 🙋‍♂️

[@shawnbrown8888]

Great video Andy! Wonderful crew ya got!!!

[@larrykeener7900]

Thanks for the video Andy. I always enjoy the chopper videos.

[@philglover2973]

Awesome video thanks Andy for your time and consideration top job top team regards from England 🇬🇧🇺🇲🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛

[@greg10469]

Teamwork! what more could u ask for for quick repairs. Trucks all look terrific & official now too !

[@donniehodge2548]

Another good one Andy Thanks for the video's 🚜🇺🇲👍🐄

[@Ham68229]

Seems like yesterday when you did all that work to the chopper. I hope your chopping is a smooth run this year. Andy, I wouldn't call the day a failure, ya just found something that was overlooked or, gremlins got to it. It's good to see "Jr" behind the wheel, he's growing up fast. I feel like it's time for the kids and Tim to run the camera for a day or two. Tim is good people, glad he's doing better and is back. Great video as always, cheers :)

[@calvinrhoades4406]

Thanks for the chopping video, appreciate it alot. I know loading trucks isn't easy. Loading sugar beet trucks weren't easy either. Depends on the driver.. Thanks for the video, Happy Farthers day to yo h U

[@rauloropeza7496]

Hello from California wonderful videos thank you Farming Fixing & Fabricating thank you

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Back into it premium quality feed. Enjoyed your video Andy thankyou

[@j3farming566]

Harbor freight hydraulic oil, Goodness Andy need to be putting little better oil in that chopper 😆 🤣 great video. GOD bless

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

It was just an empty pail that got filled out of bulk oil barrel

[@Theferals]

Nice new silage box there Andy 👌

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Alex and Andrew make an awesome Team in the Freightliner.

[@donaldjohnson1386]

Andy. If you hold the 5 gallon bucket with the hole on top, the oil pours smooth instead of gurgling

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Andrew made that corner great!

[@erniegebhard356]

You must be getting all of Duffys sun seems like its always raining at his farm lol

[@lesterhertel2945]

Another very interesting video Thank you Andy 😊😊😊😊

[@kevingordon7426]

Well. Never know where Andrew might turn up. Especially if it is a newer piece of equipment. Keep up the good work Andy and Andrew and everyone else.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Great video and awesome teamwork getting the hose replaced.

[@mattphillips4260]

never done anything with a chopper but did work with a combine and i ran the other way when the combine went down i have herd bad things about deleteing any diesel it throws everything off and if you get cought it is one hell of a fine

[@timlooney8023]

Saw a new 9R at trigreen equipment in Athens Alabama had no idea how massive it is

[@johnolynik9496]

Congratulations you made it to 114,000 keep up the good work

[@toddmatson4179]

Omg!!…How do you chop with an 8 year old chopper!!!…Most internet farmers get a new one every year…Thanks for the video Andy

[@paulprigge1209]

Lol! Maybe because they are expanding And not going bankrupt as many dairy farms have unfortunately

[@gilreynolds9282]

Good start to the season. Andrew is growing up so fast,

[@michaelolenick4078]

Because he services his own equipment when required and fixes all the equipment that he can to save money, his c hopper has been paid off for several years so they can keep updating their milk parlor that makes them their income and pays them their salaries . More farmers need to learn from hi a family farm I stead of buying new equipment every year. Several get new equipment loaned to them every year, but An d y doesn't seem to for some odd reason. Maybe he is too political correct for these tractor comp as nies.

[@Ham68229]

Most internet farmers would get a minimum of 3 a year. Hahahahaha

[@Ham68229]

@@michaelolenick4078 I don't think it's because he's PC correct, I think it's more along the lines of, that chopper works best for him and helps his cattle produce higher volume and quality of milk. And, yes, a field chopper can really mess with your milk production. If you do a search, Andy explains why he prefers that 8000 model and why he keeps it going. Cheers :)

[@jakuder82]

I think if those guys used that new blade, they would not want to use the Degelman anymore. I pushed with a Degelman and had to get a new blade because the Magnum tractor when to hell. The Degelman did not fit the New Holland tractor so ended up getting the Grouser blade. Much better blade in my opinion. Seems to be a little more clearance room on the frame underneath.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Yup

[@jackthewisedog5171]

wow that chopper must have covered some acers in the time you have owned it

[@MATTREBARCHEK]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ANDY

[@randybennett5417]

If ya haven"t, check and mount the fire extinguishers on the chopping and haying equipment.

[@samueljoejr5191]

Our boy Andrew is back!!

[@maryrussell7298]

Keep On Keep’n On!,

[@therobotdairyfarmer]

We have a Peterbilt with a paccar and auto shift that’s deleted no problems here. If it’s an epa17 engine they’re a lot harder/ more expensive to delete.

[@JonDingle]

Well that was very interesting, even my own ductility is affected when l am cold too so it's only fair steel suffers. No heatwave here in the UK, cold and rain!

[@noelhohberger1188]

Andrew ain't scared to drive anything

[@jamesmader5829]

What a strange year we are starting 2nd crop today and still don’t have everything planted yet

[@bete9387]

Hey Andy .Tim and you are the Hardliners .who tell us sometimes a little a little joke ! Thats cool !! Best greetings from northwest Germany to your Team and Family from Bert !!!

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

Did the DOT guy get Tim's autograph at the same time ⏲️??😂lol

[@bobblenuts]

Good one Andy, thanks 👍

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Wow a 8 old chopper? And it's going that good? I would keep it around. Milk it for all its worth!! Dairy farmers do that. Lol. Thank you for sharing.

[@dennislamers986]

Like a well oiled machine. Great practice now it's gametime

[@steves.7872]

Alex is doing a real good job, With the big rigs?

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Those young ladies handle everything with aplomb. Farm girls, they are the best. But Heaven help any fellow that tries to keep up with them! 😂

[@traceyhill6872]

Well..... Keep on Keepin on! 🤟🤟🤙🤙

[@Mainly-boy-outdoors]

There's a dairy farm over in saint Albans not to far from where I live they mowed the field behind my uncle's farm and shortly after that they chopped it off and came in and no till planted corn after spreading manure. The same day they no till planted that field they also no till planted corn in out behind my place.

[@Adam_Poirier]

Hahaha... You and me both man get pinched for no DOT numbas on the door. Yet some guys drive all over creation with the plates off their passenger car on the road tractor and breeze right by the weigh station no problem at all

[@kevingordon7426]

Well Sarge & Davey took good care of.

[@pauliossi2674]

Another great breakdown video! At some or what point would it make sense to either carry a manual hose press and some common hose and fittings on the army truck or set your hose press and supplies on a pallet that could be easily and quickly loaded into the army truck for field repairs? I'm thinking 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 hose and 4 each straight 45* and 90* fittings plus a couple of hose splices, or whatever sizes are most common in your fleet. John Deere Jake might be the man to get some advice from about the most common hose sizes and fittings to carry. Back in my younger days as a forklift field service tech we carried a manual pump (Porta Power) hose crimper, hose and fittings for the 3 most popular/used hose sizes and fittings, you can't carry everything like you stated but the common stuff will save the day probably 75% of the time.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

You would want quite an assortment of fittings with you

[@chrismarlatt6518]

Do you guys have traction shops where you are ?? It's a division of Napa up here in Ontario Canada for semi truck's

[@petenolte4192]

Thats a minor breakdown. And for all the hydraulic hoses on that chopper im surprised you haven't had more hoses blow

[@texasgrazer9854]

Time is flying cause I remember seeing the video when it came out of the chopper being new

[@petenolte4192]

That's the time I started watching

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

It’s been a great machine

[@nigelford6777]

Have you not got any re-usable fittings still for hydraulic hose? Could have been mended before Gerod turned up.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Yeah we have some of those but still would have had to wait until service truck got there…. Napa was on the way…cost us maybe 10 extra minutes and it’s done right

[@nigelford6777]

@@FarmingFixingFabricating They're banned now I think, anyway, so would have caused a stir to show using them?!!!

[@leevanruler119]

How many ton of feed do you run annually? Always interesting videos and keep them coming!

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

We do a couple thousand

[@christisking7778]

Get to da choppa Hollywood!

[@pauldeblok72]

Is there a cable clamp hanging loose ? Just under the horizontal pipe (positive orange cable)

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Yeah there is, it’s there for looks

[@talen4941]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@geesss8675]

Good ole DUFFY has had an uneventful 2024.

[@jasongall6132]

Tim’s back! Give Tim the camera let him host!

[@Chuck-Guyitt]

I assume that’s John Deere oil in a Harbor Freight pail ?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

One would never know

[@scottkrieger4701]

Grey freightliner basicly Alex's truck now. She really enjoys driving that truck.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Yeah she does

[@donniehodge2548]

DOT Democrats over Truckers 😅

[@jimc4731]

I thought, Farm Use on the truck exempted it from DOT? 🤔

[@paulpeters5199]

Yay silage season that means the silage pipes need to get put on the W900

[@bruce5188]

Your girls would have noticed that hydraulic leak within the first five feet

[@norcalray7182]

Woo hoo chopper videos!!!!

[@DPCCGM]

Inoculant was about a Buck a ton when we quit in 2006, so I suppose a Buck and a half now is about right. With the amount you use you guys should probably invest in the company. lol

[@bradtokarz6594]

What is your son Jr Doing when you are chopping

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

He runs the merger

[@alistairholroyd4071]

Nice to see chopping video👍🏻

[@thewayidoit8895]

So last night I was removing my socks to shower after a day of small squares and I noticed the stark difference between my arms and my ankles. QUESTION FOR ANDY: How do you get the quintessential "FARMERS TAN" when you work in those spacious JOHN DEERE tractor cabs wearing long sleeves?

[@mfreund15448]

It is called skin cancer prevention. 50+ years in the sun will do that to ya!

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

It happens. At some point the tan becomes permanent. 😯😂

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Long sleeves mostly year round

[@davidschrader1705]

What happened to the Western Star?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Nothing it’s on a manure tanker

[@davidschrader1705]

Oh ok, haven't seen it in video's thinking you might had sold it! Thanks

[@nice-n-generous1649]

Is Alex or Sarah the oldest girl?

[@hedge685]

It goes Jarrod, Alex, Sarah, Charlotte, Andrew.

[@jamesschell4974]

Do you cut your own alfalfa. If you do what do you cut it with?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Yes we do, we cut with a triple Pottinger

[@michaelolenick4078]

The 7th season with your current chopper

[@Oliver-kv2mm]

Hendrickson and Mack Camelbacks are best for offroad.

[@michealplater9007]

So Andrew did a better, turn than someone else Andy?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Yes

[@bigt6359]

Do you apply manure to the hay fields in the winter?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

No

[@walkersundstrom]

Is this the field u planted with jarod in the last video?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

No it isn’t

[@kevingordon7426]

Well. Sounds like a crowd in the background.

[@maximush9811]

How many hrs on that 7yr old? The wind screens that fold down on each side of the trailer be very good or would they get ripped off also?

[@randybedker1584]

Hard to believe Andrew is getting to that age already. Seems like he wwas just 12 .

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

He’s 13 now

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

@@FarmingFixingFabricating trucking 🚚 at 13 lol 😆

[@randybedker1584]

He acts like he's 20. Very mature . Great job to you and your Mrs. All your kids are so mature and hard working and not afraid to try doing anything because you're so supportive wether they succeed or fail.

[@michaelbulle8804]

46and 2 wheat field in 2019 I think lol!!

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

I do need to do another music video

[@lesterhertel2945]

Did not get your ball valve on 😅😅😅

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Nope

[@mark-lh1ur]

andy is not gonna trust the b team on bunk with the 9620r,

[@sharonromer6606]

Where is Junior?

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Didn’t you see him

[@sharonromer6606]

I wrote the comment before I saw him😅

[@wallacewimmer5191]

😊

[@edwhite6250]

👍

[@thewayidoit8895]

27:00 I lost track of sarge in there next to the chopper with his camo jacket on! Hope there are plenty of Pig Mats there off camera to soak up that oil. Gotta appease the environmentalists.

[@mfreund15448]

Sending to back to where it came from!

[@Otherrandomguy42]

Paccar engines are not that great and do not delete any of these trucks that are newer than a 2020 you'll actually lose fuel milage and it creates as many problems as it solves because a lot of shops especially dealers won't do service work once they plug in thier laptop and find you're deleted. Simply because deleting is illegal and if they work and your caught later deleted they can be held responsible including fines

[@NorthEastOhio]

Why don't you guys tarp your loads of silage? Its the law in Ohio

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Jeez. Different states, different laws. Who voted for the idiots that made it law? 🙄

[@Otherrandomguy42]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj should be tapping anyways a lot of material blows off on the road not much sense buying fertilizer to put the crop in ditches traveling 15 miles losing alfalfa leaves all the way there

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@Otherrandomguy42 Ehh, even with tarps it blows out. You can't prevent it, and tarps are just something else to go wrong or get screwed up . Only good ones I have seen are the track type, but they are expensive.

[@heaveymelt]

Yeah the driver will get a fine insecure load i understand its just grass but were do you draw a line as far as i know any open top needs to be tarped when loaded

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

It’s a good topic for discussion

[@toddjohnson4723]

It's a paccar not a pay car lol

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

It’s a pay car cause that’s all we do is pay on it

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

@@FarmingFixingFabricating lol 😆

[@holadihokappa9886]

Andy you work too much you are also gettinger older, you have to give up more work. The chief operator needs time to make plans control what the employees do etc., you dont have time for anything if you are sitting the whole days on the chopper and corn planter.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

I do all of that in the fly

[@terryminnema4244]

Delete that worth the risk of fines if cought $$$

[@RJJ6129]

How did farmers chop hay and corn in the old days without all this technology?

[@shaunfeyereisen2183]

Farms were smaller 30-70 cows so smaller acers smaller equipment, and all mechanical nothing much electric like today

[@hedge685]

One row at a time...

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

You just guessed at what the yield was, you had to watch every single thing all of the time, and you were worn out at the end of every day. And you might have had a catastrophic failure because you didn't know something was starting to fail until it was too late.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Not as much to do back then

[@mowerjeff8990]

Tim must be an old school trucker. Can’t make no money or get anything done if your waiting.

[@andyhalpin6237]

Where is Andrew. ? He going to miss first day of chopping ad hauling silage !!!

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

He was there

[@DarrenVanZyl]

Hi

[@jimmclean160]

Easy he spent all his money on manure trailer and a new truck and a new 4 wheel drive tractor and put a bandaid on his combine and building a new milking parlor and building a new silage body for truck 9 so he over spent himself so he's got no money left so he's going to be chopping corn in the snow this year as he's so goddamn far behind on planting and he's already chopping hay , already but that's what you get when you procrastinate so much !!!!

[@TheSlagman0]

Damn , who put a bug up your ass !!

[@FirstLast-wd2rl]

"...........he's so goddamn far behind on planting and he's already chopping hay..." And the weather had NOTHING to do with it! 😉

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Haha, can I hire you as a manager

[@Adam_Poirier]

Just because this is your first year watching him on KZbin does not mean this is his first year farming lol.

[@gregshearer423]

Jim why watch when literally all you do is complain ya fucken clown 🤡

[@kaldudas9651]

Great video with Alex letting Andrew get experience in driving the sarge trailer in the field 👍🚜

[@steveharrington301]

👍