Cleaning our NEWTEC automated potato grader

Walk through on how I clean our potato grading machine

[@kenmartin9227]

Molly...ALWAYS has the BEST camera angles! 😉

[@chauhoang1]

Thank you for sharing your lives with us. As many have said, you are a natural. Btw Those professional years in your former career came in handy. Technically you’re the primary one talking with patients in the dental chair so you’re well practiced in story telling and gab. And your ability to identify technical and functional aspects of the farm and attention to detail are not a surprise. Keep being you and continue to share your stories. Say howdy to the fam for us! Thanks. Will hang up now and listen.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you! Now that you mention it, I suppose my communication skills are a little sharper because of the dental work. I have found that I do love teaching now. So this channel has given me the opportunity to share what I learn! Thank you very much for watching. If someone would have told me a year ago that I would have a KZbin channel I wouldn’t have believed them! I’m excited to share planting season and sweet corn!

[@Multheman02]

Incredible how many machines and equipment are involved in a farming operation! Thanks for showing us city folk the work you and yours do for us!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!

[@gardnep]

Attention to detail is very rewarding. Great to see you enjoying the industry. Thanks for the video.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching :)

[@braddobson2060]

I just recently found your channel it is very interesting and well edited. You make it look like you have been doing it your hole life.

[@BellsFarming]

Hey thanks! I love what I do! I'm glad you enjoy my content :) Thank you very much for subscribing

[@Danofky]

That machine is a masterpiece, built to work hard and to be looked at and enjoyed for years and the man who has the privilege of doing so is lucky 😉The sorter is cool too

[@BellsFarming]

Ha! Thank you. Compliments most women wouldn’t like being called. “Working machine” but I love it! Thank you for watching :)

[@Danofky]

Most women do not work as you do, they would rather set on their Butts and watch soap operas and eat frozen yogurt. 😁

[@melvinmartell9364]

Awesome video. Great to see meticulous care and cleaning. Keep up the great content

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you for watching, and leaving a comment :)

[@chauhoang1]

Dish detergent is more industrial than you may think. White vinegar is biocompatible and as a low grade acid with water at 1:1 in a spray bottle is more than enough for daily use or weekly cleaning routine. But the folks on your farm are super busy and machine may run long to get in there often.

[@BellsFarming]

Yes! It’s funny I never used vinegar to clean with until a few years ago. And it turns out it is one of the best things to use. That and dish soap. When working with food contact surfaces, it’s important to use something that you would use on your dishes, I wouldn’t use degreaser to clean my plates. Hahah but you are right about the frequency of cleaning, it all depends on how busy we are. Things get cleaned when we have time. Sometimes more time goes by in between cleaning than I would like. But that probably comes from my dental background like you mentioned hahah a farm is not a dental office, haha took me a few years to get that through my own head.

[@MapleRidgeHomestead]

Just found your channel from Tim’s channel. Can’t wait to see more videos.

[@johnseavey6622]

Just subscribed I'm in the first 25. I watched Tim do a video when he was picking up corn and was impressed with your system. Tim recommended it yesterday so here I am. Greetings from Harrison. I love watching Maine businesses succeed .

[@BellsFarming]

Hey there, I really appreciate it. We love what we do here. I hope you enjoy our channel. Lots of great stuff to come including potato storage!

[@angazi1341]

Can’t tell you how many years I have sorting and grading potatoes by hand, I would have killed to have one of those. When we finally sold our farm we were down to 150 acres of potatoes a year

[@BellsFarming]

That was a lot of work! We just got this machine and did all the sorting and grading by had before. I had a little taste of that for about 5 years. Thank you for watching!

[@edsullivan5417]

The distribution of tasks of everything that must be done is awesome. For a newbie farmer, Molly you are exceptional, your Husband must be very proud of you!!

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you very much! You have to wear so many different hats as a farmer. I’m learning so much and I love it! Thanks for watching!

[@danielguadian2716]

Watching potatoes being harvested, who would've guessed. A safety observation. I know that the noise volume may not be extreme, but that constant droning can really affect your hearing in a terrible way. There is new technology in hearing protection that let's you have normal conversations, but yet protects you from the noise. I use 3M Peltor or Axil devices, there are many more. I'm former military & law enforcement so I know the dangers. I wish that I would have been more careful when I was younger. You have a great channel & it's enjoyable watching your adventures. Be safe and Carry On...

[@BellsFarming]

Hey there, thank you for the advice. I’m going to look into to what you suggested. I wear ear plugs sometime but my hearing has been affected by all the noise. Shane and I both. Thank you for watching, and leaving a comment

[@chauhoang1]

Great great safety tip. It ain’t an issue until … always safety first.

[@alexevan78]

Gotta Love it. Thanks for bringing the 🔥 content

[@BellsFarming]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-kf9fv1qj9u]

Great video Molly

[@williamgamache2882]

Thanks for another Great Video !!! Looks like you got your hands full with keeping the new sorter clean. Where's all the help when cleaning time arrives... LOL

[@BellsFarming]

Yeah I don’t mind doing the cleaning. Hahah turns out none of the hired help knows how to clean hahah.

[@BrianKing-pl1iu]

Wow nice looking machine

[@averageshot]

Best content on youtube!

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah

[@johnwhelan723]

Got some arms on you Molly, probably from handling potatoes daily

[@SPUDHOME]

65 years ago cleaning the grader was very easy. The whole crew jus washed their hands. LOL

[@BellsFarming]

Hahahah well that would be nice! If there were still good workers out there we would still be using that method. The work force is tricky these days!

[@bradleymcclintock7771]

Good job little girl.

[@BellsFarming]

Thank you!

[@tennesseesawmillguy1590]

Always something to do!

[@BellsFarming]

Yes there is!

[@maineman11]

Can you do a tour video of the farm store?

[@BellsFarming]

Yes! I will soon. It’s kinda slow this time of year. But I will definitely do that!

[@revmaynard814]

Looks like the sensor on lane 6 in front of the flaps needs calibrated.

[@BellsFarming]

I will look into it. I have two that are acting up! Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Thank you watching

[@grahamcook9289]

Do you spray those jeans on - not that I'm complaining at all.

[@BellsFarming]

Haha no, they are like wearing yoga pants with all the pockets

[@gabrieltoscano2099]

Very nice!

[@timmypriddy8385]

❤

[@bladewiper]

So, how often do you need to clean this ? Does it sort just for size, or does it sort for defects to ? Thanks for the video.

[@BellsFarming]

Hey there, I try to clean the Newtec once a week when we are using it regularly. It’s gets a quick wipe down after each day though. The machine is programmable, we make a “recipe “ for how we want it to grade. It graded them on many different factor. Our recipes usually include - size, roundness, color, green removal, and any surface imperfections we want to take out. Very customizable!

[@bladewiper]

@@BellsFarming Awesome, very interesting. Thanks for the reply.

[@lasher68]

😎👍

[@jimgerritsen6843]

Did you purchase your NEWTEC directly from Denmark or from a dealer in the USA? Which one? Thanks.

[@BellsFarming]

Hey Jim, we went through a company in Canada. But I don’t think that was the best option. Not the greatest service. But that’s ok. Shane is able to fix everything himself, just hard to get parts.

[@jimgerritsen6843]

Thanks, Molly. We're investigating an older rebuilt NEWTEC weigher/bagger in the south and appreciate you sharing your experiences.@@BellsFarming

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Opps sorry.. I lied.. I said in a comment in another video that I missing "one" of your videos. Nope I see that I missed this one too. My bad.. but I did watched this and liked it ..sorry. never met to lie in the other one. This new potatoes grader new? Is it only used as a potatoes progress?

[@BellsFarming]

It’s only used for potatoes. This our second year packing potatoes with it.

[@t1259sw]

What did that big bad boy cost?

[@BellsFarming]

Oh it was a pretty penny! Take your guess and probably double it 🤣

[@Nothing_Nothing485]

5 months on this girl knows how to position her camera So we can get the best views 😊…nice …. Now I’m hooked . Maroon sweater and jeans all works well …. Plus I’m a 🥔 connoisseur now 😂😂😂😂

[@BellsFarming]

Hahah I’m glad you stuck around !

[@Nothing_Nothing485]

And will stay .. 🇬🇧

[@tobruz]

What’s a machine like that cost? Ballpark it!

[@BellsFarming]

A decent house in a good neighborhood lol

[@CallSignGino]

I’m not here for the potatoes. ;)

[@jconde854]

Can you just pressure wash it ?

[@BellsFarming]

To much electrical stuff. Those boxes on both sides of the lanes is where all the important electronics and computer are.

[@jconde854]

@@BellsFarming oh ok gotcha!