Cleaning up a Neglected Farm!

[@spideybrent]

Hello from Saskatchewan, Canada great videos thanks for sharing with us all

[@jjffarmsjoshuaflees911]

Keep up the outstanding work as always! I always appreciate you taking the time to make these videos for us! Looks like its warmer over in iowa that wisconsin, we have been hammered by rain and snow! Got our planter serviced and all ready to go for spring! Cant wait for more of the 80's series!The excavator sounds like a beast! Hope all is well on the farm and with family! YEEYEE, and have a good one! :-)

[@austbozz783]

Yeah, I'm from Wisconsin too and it snowed last night and muddy out

[@allenincascadia3100]

Love watching the thought processes play out on figuring out the mechanical problems - thanks.

[@brandonsequipmentvideos6177]

I’ve really enjoyed seeing all of the videos involving you and Spencer’s journey with starting a farm! I am roughly your age and have a background in the excavating industry. I started row crop farming here in Michigan on a small scale and am getting ready to tackle my fourth year. I have done similar improvements to my farm with a couple different excavators as well as a skidsteer with a root grapple and a brush hog (I may upload some video footage from that). It is awesome to watch you guys do a similar thing to what I’m doing, albeit my farm is definitely smaller. If I ever make it out to Iowa, I would love to check out your operation! As far as your “new to you” excavator goes, I have a couple of tips. When you grease the turntable, most manufactures do not necessarily want grease coming out of the seal unless it gets contaminated with water. Also, when digging, ripping out stumps, or lifting, try to keep your drive motors towards the back on the excavator. This will put less wear on your undercarriage as well as improve the balance of your machine. The fuel system debacle made me think of a similar event involving a Kobelco excavator that we rented a few years ago. I noticed that it seemed to be running low on power, and eventually, it quit running altogether. Turns out the bottom of the fuel tank had this nasty sludge and sediment buildup that was lining the entire bottom of the tank. I was definitely glad that we didn’t own that machine! You guys are doing great and I look forward to more videos! If you have any questions regarding excavating, don’t hesitate to reach out!

[@granthilbert5632]

Thanks Brandon! Will forward the Excavator advice to Spence!

[@michaelmajor5098]

You are two hard working and smart dudes- the video’s are so honest you show the good and the bad and I say thank you for that-feelers keep it up!

[@viktorfruehauf2690]

The idea of training for the excavator might just be the greatest I’ve ever heard, it may not be the most accurate and realistic but you get to have a fun time, love your vids keep up the great work

[@68diggerman]

Ye got the machine their a shredder or mulcher which would destroy all them trees,plus the diesel filter needs changing there mite be a pencil in the out pipe connection by the filter housing in newish machines .believe me I spent hrs look for fuel fault on machine To find someone put a pencil filter in the line somewhere .keep up the good work guys the returns will come soon

[@steveg2842]

Awesome how you and Spencer are Learning as you're Doing . Myst be so Satisfying when you complete project after project.

[@johnperry5102]

very good video, very interesting that machine really gave both of you a really hard time but you figured it out together you both did a grand job

[@FollowingKeenan]

Swing ring bearing usally have a plug you need to remove prior to greasing. Ones i grease you pull a plug then grease the swing bearing till grease comes out the plug hole. Nice machine!

[@tomman2261]

I was just gonna tell them not to over grease that.

[@tylerenau]

Keep up the great work been here since the start of this channel

[@tylerenau]

And 2 other year on the squad KZbin channel

[@markiowa5437]

Bruh! Those shiny John Deeres. Crazy nice clean!

[@ronaldwade9819]

Grant, Another great video, I really like your approach to maintaining your fields and equipment.

[@tomdehoog8738]

Just woke up from a nap a see the grant has posted that is always good to you guys fixing up that farm good video today

[@willblackerby9055]

Great videos young man. I watch them all. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mathewgrinnell7392]

You guys made the right decision putting the excavator in ISO CAT controls because almost everyone operates international standard of operating controls. By using ISO you guys can get into pretty much anything and run it. So cool that you are fortunate enough to even have a farm to fulfill your dreams. I've been watching you guys since you were just virtual farmers in farming simulator 2013 a lot of things changed since then but it proves that the game can be used as a tool to train for real life situations in a sense.

[@allproearthworks8550]

I been Landscaping and Hardscaping for 20 years that retaining wall yall built is a big money business with crazy profit margins when your efficient .Ive done 50% on a lot of projects.Good money in the off season you can do hardscapes in the slow winter months.

[@minutemanmac]

Loving the videos. I'm a CAT control preferred guy myself. All of our tie cranes at the RR are plumbed Cat as well so it's nice not to have to remember what is what when going between equipment

[@jimmcginty2344]

Great video, thanks Grant & Spencer

[@ryant9506]

It cool looking at big farmers but it nice as well to see the little man aswell

[@granthilbert5632]

I think it's awesome looking at all the Giant Operations, and just seeing how small we are in this Giant Game of Farming. Really feels awesome to be so tiny compared to everyone else. I kind of like it. Strange to say though.

[@ryant9506]

@@granthilbert5632 a lot of big farmers start of like what you are and grow to be what they are now

[@haydenroe1693]

Love your vids buddy. Keep up the great work

[@thomaselvish6315]

Your so great at every thing

[@cameronbrachear212]

Nice job like to see people taking care of their equipment. Keep up the good work.

[@gblonde2331]

Grant! You need to have that tractor dyno'd to be sure. We have a few tractors Eko tuned and the files don't always give you the hp they say. Our guy brings a dynamic with him and checks before and after results. Sometimes he needs to upload 2 or 3 files to get the hp gains they claim. For rhe money if double check with a dyno to be sure.

[@granthilbert5632]

Just was using her today. She's definitely a lot more awake!

[@fletcherkeegan]

It made it so much better

[@jimmy7607]

You need to cut a hole in your pallet forks and the you can put a ball and a nut for moving things around your shop

[@xBrodeurguyx]

For the algorithm. Likes, comments, shares, and subscriptions help your content creators more than you realize. Keep it up Grant & SPENCER haha!

[@Not_Calvin2100]

Hi grant love the vids keep them up

[@Asmith501]

Just dropping in to say loving the content, enjoy watching farm vlogs, you dropped in on one of my live streams awhile back just thought id leave a comment somewhere

[@ghostsfarm4441]

Looked into that company for tuning, darn they don’t have the 790 listed. Hopefully I get this house that comes with that tractor.

[@patricialudy6263]

Keep up the outstanding work

[@dylanmccann2249]

Awsome vid love every time you post

[@jonasgoodman8588]

One thing you should look at for your excavator is a root rake. Really good for knocking down trees and shaking dirt from the stumps.

[@jakeedinger4517]

I love this idea

[@debrawood4167]

Great video ready for spring

[@TheFarmingLife]

I just finished cleaning up my tree lines. 3 piece of equipment are necessary to do the job. Trackhoe bulldozer off-road truck

[@Bryer68]

Great Video Grant

[@beaubonifas6188]

I love that 8110, you keep in suck good shape

[@mikeg7843]

Sometimes ya can take a hand held torch and heat up the zerk fittings and that’s enough to get the grease to take 🤘🏼

[@hayseed-br9iu]

Hey Grant you should buy a second tractor for the spring like a 8030 series or older back towards a 4640

[@geedubb2005]

Nice job and machine Spencer 😉

[@vbffarms6274]

You should put a battery disconnect on the 8110. We did no have one on or 8110 and it burned up and our tractor is a pile of ashes. The wiring shorted out

[@olvermatthew]

If you still have issues with the excavator, you might have dirt in the "rock screens" in the banjo fittings. If you pull out the banjo bolt at the inlet to the fuel injection pump, there will be a small screen threaded into the fitting as a last filter in case anything gets past the filter. There may be more than just the one in the system. I work at a link belt dealer, and this is one of the most common things we find when we get called out for fuel issues, as no one knows they are there.

[@Jonathan_From_TT]

Thanks for the upload

[@Fishingfrenzy540]

Nice job keep doing what you do

[@gussoefje6430]

I would run the excavator basically to empty and then change the fuel filters again. And just keep doing it and eventually it’ll clean itself out. Worst case scenario is you have to drain all the fuel and pressure wash the inside out and clean it really good. Good video.

[@liftedburblife]

Could also by running empty suck up crap from tank in the injectors and it blows up the engine

[@liftedburblife]

What actually you do is pump the fuel out into a barrel then vacuum the rest out then air out the lines new fuel filters if that don't fix it injectors

[@gussoefje6430]

@@liftedburblife I was saying it this way because I saw Andrew camarata did it on his excavator and it worked really good.

[@peteparker7396]

They had the perfect opportunity to drain it and didn’t. That was a mistake. They will be changing filters again sooner then later.

[@ToowokeforFlorida]

Did you inquire if the previous owners of that land knew of a reason for the trees lining the B road? What if it turns out they were there on purpose for wind or erosion protection?

[@granthilbert5632]

Was just no one mowing the ditch. That's all. These are just little saplings that end up growing to be trees. Happens a lot on fence lines. :)

[@ToowokeforFlorida]

@@granthilbert5632 Gotcha. More like rooted weeds than trees.

[@chadbredbenner1555]

What you are destroying, are wildlife travelways and habitat sanctuaries. Without these you will increase the insect damage to your farm crops, because your insect devouring songbird count, that relie on those trees and overgrown areas for nest to raise their young, will no longer be there at their current population levels. Insect control by way of chemicals is not environmentally sound farming compared to the number of insects the birds consume, not to mention insect control by birds is free.

[@sanderr5259]

nice video as always, keep up the good work

[@Ruralaus]

new farming sim graphics are amazing

[@King_Randy]

Good job!

[@FarmerBrown22]

Could have algae in the tank. Should check for that if it’s been sitting and you have water in the fuel. Can cause major problems.

[@cedricbroussard8738]

Love the video!!

[@midwestdairyfs3122]

Man oh man imma say this iso and backhoe controls are both fast controls don’t affect the hydraulic pump so if people think one is faster than the other then they are dumb cause the hydraulic pump is the same. Good video aswell and don’t forget to grease that machine and clean the tracks off!

[@mathewgrinnell7392]

It's not about the speed of some pump. All it is doing is changing what joystick does the swing and stick in and stick out function. the operator chooses a control pattern and then runs it.

[@midwestdairyfs3122]

@@mathewgrinnell7392 yea but that doesn’t affect the pump on the machine it’s all about personal preference cause I run both controls and I find them both as fast

[@mathewgrinnell7392]

@@midwestdairyfs3122 you are correct. The speed is from being proficient in the controls. Not the pump you can change the hoses but it's still the same pump.

[@midwestdairyfs3122]

@@mathewgrinnell7392 thank you yea hahaa and I find it personal preference for me cause I jump out of loads of excavators minis and 14ton machines working for abn home group so yea hahaa people may think it’s faster but it’s all down to that pump at the end of the day

[@mathewgrinnell7392]

@@midwestdairyfs3122 I personally run ISO CAT controls all day long I've been running excavator for 21 years. Started out digging basements and septic fields.

[@MrNaylorchristopherl]

You got some good black dirt on that farm

[@lcazier619]

If you put a vacuum on the fill of the tank then you can change the valve without making a mess

[@dhdmhughes3189]

Love the video’s and keep up the good work

[@sospetermwangi]

We had an old excavator it behave the same in the morning it worked perfectly then after it gets hot after a few a hours it would start working too slow try changing the hydraulic oil also it might help

[@ryant9506]

Love the work keep it up

[@rhett567]

Love the vids

[@cameronframingham8741]

Ya grant that excavator sounds like it could be bad fuel filter. So that to start. We had that happened lots on one of our 1990 300 cat excavator.

[@max-jc4wq]

chrome stack is way better then paint!

[@thomaselvish6315]

Yay

[@BWYinYang]

Dirt/Farm road called Primitive Road. Usually not maintained unless wash outs.

[@Andys__garage]

Love the videos keep up the good work

[@mrbuff1098]

Love your vids

[@brettcastleberry7464]

Great video. I'd recommend yall get some better gloves for servicing stuff. I personally prefer gloveworks brand 8mil nitrile texture gloves you can get off Amazon.

[@planeiron241]

Hasbro fluid is gettin hot, Better call Saul

[@bryanjeffers6589]

It is always good when Grant uploads.

[@im6ft376]

yes

[@masonranabauer4864]

Trial and error that’s how you learn 👍🏻

[@markdallmann7887]

Should have kept the good trees and put in the tile to increase your yields. Removing trees won't help increase them alone.

[@Thefunnyfarm03]

Can you add a profit/expenses for one of your fields this year?

[@mikemullen2952]

Not to sounds bossy but you can loosen the clamp on the bottom of the muffler it will come off to paint

[@pilots1015]

You should get one of those signs that say “nothing runs like a Deere” for your building.

[@waterskiingfool]

I wonder if that excavator was used somewhere in Sandy conditions allowing all that sand in the system

[@walterlaubscherjr2011]

Makin progress already cleanup nicely are you renting a semi truck and trailer to haul around excavator. Can’t wait till you boys get a semi keep it up

[@blueonblack3971]

Hopefully it doesn't start giving problems in the injectors.

[@larsdeb1]

I would just flush the whole fuel system, clean the tank, change the filters and make sure you use some fuel additive when adding fresh fuel. Better do it good now, than keep limping....

[@j.d.gilbert6028]

Check your head pressure on the injection pump

[@BentTreeFarmPa]

Next time you have to do something like that, put a shop vac on the top of the tank and put a vacuum on the tank, then the fluid won't pour out the bottom.

[@cornfarmercolt8297]

Bit tree removal advice, start burning piles while the eskivator is still piling them, trust me it works a lot better than coming back and burning the piles

[@fallibleglobe6gaming866]

Love the video Grant but I have one question was your engine light on or was I seeing things

[@JockMacHH]

Another great video I hope the excavator is not a "Pig in a poke"

[@struan_35x74]

When u say cat controls is that like ISO steering on a excavator

[@peteparker7396]

Pro tip!!! Do not EVER approach that machine away from the cab side. He can’t see you and he could swing and knock your ass into next year. Never ever do that! Especially when you have a city boy at the tiller.

[@timjenkins4637]

One thing you should know is you dont want to over grease the house and blow that seal out which I have seen many times, 10 pumps of grease every 250 hours is all you need and you dont want to see the grease coming out!

[@granthilbert5632]

A lot of comments on that. We just realized, we def should not grease the turn-table that often, and not put in as much grease as we did.

[@itsapoopsicle]

My forvite quote was "i dont think it was very well taken care of".... really? Shes old and gonna take a lot of love

[@loganwilliams9249]

love the vids

[@waynejones5239]

Better get a few extra fuel filters when it starts boughing down shut it down and replace them filters are cheaper than what ever else you can ruin if you continue to use it

[@lachy463]

Keep up the work 🤙😂

[@tannerkudera9959]

Hey Grant, what brand of work boots do you and Spencer have? I need a new pair and wanted to see if you liked the pair you guys have! Thanks

[@jeremyuhlenhake2796]

You are my favorite

[@kchild_ih]

Grant love the videos but, sometime you gotta put a Chrome stack on the 8110

[@rogerdonaldson3080]

Trees suck the yield right out of the crop that’s growing

[@claytonlauchlan4169]

What we do is take all the brush out and some trees but leave the bigger ones

[@brandonward3479]

Call Cole the cornstarch and tell him you wanna have knocking down trees ? But don't let daddy cornstarch drive your toy

[@TWinkler02]

You guys should get a lock n lube grease fitting for your gun, bought one last summer for our farm and it hasn’t leaked on a single zerk

[@thomassanders6679]

👍

[@lourensrichter6762]

How many hours dit you put on the 8110 in your first season.

[@buyiron2]

I run 6 Link belt excavators 330, 460, and 800 all with Isuzu's . The problem you have costs 89 cents to fix, You have a BANJO fitting connected to a rubber fuel line at the lift pump. Loosen the fitting with a 19mm wrench remove the clamp that holds the rubber fuel line onto the BANJO fitting . Inside the bolt that goes thru the banjo fitting is a plastic rock screen with a very small flat screw driver ,use a counter clock wise motion ,remove the rock screen it should be white in color , I will bet Dollars to Doughnuts it is plugged with crap from the tank . Caution there are copper washers on the bolt that has the rock screen in side it ,don't loose them or that fitting will suck air when you reinstall .This screen is on the supply side fuel line from the tank. Actually you can clean and reuse the screen ,saving you 89 cents.