Complete Planter Rebuild

In 3 days we finished a Complete Planter Rebuild! John Deere 60 Ft 24 Row John Deere Deere Exact Emerge Planter. Not to Shabby! #ShabbyToChic #Plant2021 #MillennialFarmer
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Zach Johnson, the “Millennial Farmer” is a 5th-generation farmer who’s spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family’s farm. His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture.
With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.
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[@lrb8907]

Jim is a national treasure and should be protected at all costs.

[@SprintingWildebeast]

Keep Nicolas Cage away from him.

[@jpm1211]

If only he'd learn how to weld. And avoid mud.

[@unorec1983]

Unless he gets another tractor stuck

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

Jim has not been fired for a While😂😂

[@walterwhite8745]

how can they protect him, then all of them alergic to masks :/

[@wbball15]

Love that Jim decides to be in front of the camera more. Hope mom and dad are well.

[@farmlifesd5722]

have a whole off the husk episode dedicated to Jim. we need to learn more about this awesome guy

[@Duh6666666]

"A meeting of the minds...and Jim too" bwahahaha! Love your complicity and ribbing, great teamwork shows up that way.

[@nathanpeters9186]

I love how Zach was the only one laughing at that too!

[@ddylla85]

"Meeting of the minds goin on over there, and Jim too." 😆 Poor Jim.

[@stevangucu522]

Jim is a mastermind!

[@calebvirnig6014]

That just about killed me....

[@jeramy2398]

Shout out to the real 🌟 of this episode Jim, Anna and Dij!!

[@Oddball_KellysHeroes]

T-shirts with pictures of Jim and the dogs!

[@wi11y1960]

The look on your daughters face. "Are you happy your returning to school?" Priceless

[@LuGer212]

3:25 always a smile for the camera, Jim's the man

[@DiamondDoorsInc]

Famous last words "don't worry I won't put it on the internet" hahah! Another great video.

[@calebwoerner6296]

“Are you kids ready to go back to school?” “No” That’s a whole mood and has been my whole school career😂

[@championgaming289]

Yea I hate school because it takes me away from the farm

[@kurtzbradley]

Wow, the amount of lines, wires, fittings, connectors....insane! Bet this project was $$$$$$. It was like a machine gun that shoots seed. Crazy.

[@charlesjordan8239]

As someone who grew up with emerging hydraulics on tractors through the early sixties, i find the New Electronic Systems fascinating, bemusing and slightly scary.

[@farmerjohndeere7199]

60's? Hydraulics been around since the 20's

[@stevie3275]

Can’t help but think of a neighbor years ago and his two cylinder popping Johnny planting two rows at a time. Not a computer in sight and the row markers were manual with a rope. Farming has come a long way. Thanks to you all.

[@chevyon37s]

And to think those two cylinder Deeres and two row planters were a big upgrade over horse drawn machines and planting by hand!

[@durgan5668]

Yep, in the '70's the local blacksmith made anything you needed to get the work done. And yes, that's the 1970's. We still had horse-drawn equipment rusting in the fields when we bought the ranch in Utah. Dad had a Ford '40, and a two bottom flip plow, and putting in metal head-gates for irrigation was apparently a radical departure from canvas dams thrown across an irrigation ditch. It wasn't until his yield was 30 to 50% greater that people started paying attention to what he was doing. He'd taken soil samples to the local county Agriculture office and found out what the soil actually needed to grow different types of crops. Locals had been doing it the same way since the 1800's and hadn't taken advantage of how things had progressed.

[@billireland2029]

I like how a manufacturer built an implement that could be upgraded some 8 years down the road like that.....especially in this throw away world we live in now. Be nice if more things were like that. Doing projects like that are very fulfilling for sure!! NICE! Now you need some nice weather so you can have some fun.

[@bredelgaming5471]

Zack: "Seed is getting delivered" Background: *Full of grainleg parts* Me: *Excited for the next video*

[@hairlesscat6458]

Gotta do my part as a honorary grammar police officer, Excited*

[@bredelgaming5471]

@@hairlesscat6458 thanks. It's good to know, since English isn't our first language in Belgium. But we know plenty other languages.😅

[@hairlesscat6458]

@@bredelgaming5471 lol. No problem.

[@smartin70]

Good eye. I didn't even notice the tubes or cranes. To busy reading the license plate.🤦‍♂️

[@leomcavoy5770]

As hard as it is to find good help where'd you find a man like Jim? Every farm/business needs at least one or more. Knows his job, does it no muss no fuss! You have probably covered it earlier but I thought he deserved a 'shout out', YAY Jim!!! 👍🇺🇸

[@hughstephenson2957]

Somebody needs to invent a "Jim cloning" Device

[@alphamajor0195]

Having those low rolling chairs with that under tray must be a godsend in a garage/shed that size.

[@1jumbox]

Hat's off to your dealership and John Deere, to be able to upgrade , without scrapping the old unit has to be a blessing. Remember, dogs don't work, they are supervisors, and expect you not to work them to exhaustion! Well done, Zack!

[@GruntmanG]

from 80 F to rain - hard times :) here in Norway - north - were from 2-30s to sleet and 40s. were still waiting for tundra to thaw and to run tractors on the field without sinking yards into the bogs when spring arrives fully. This is why so many of us migrated to Minnesota some ..... years ago. KUDOS. However, there is still farming here - albeit small compared.

[@Tuff_lux92]

Hi Zack I’m a kids who loves faming and machines rumbling along paddocks/fields and farming all started with my AKUBRA hat. You have inspired me to realise what fun farming is but the difficulty’s of farming and consequences that also come with farming. You really have inspired me

[@thomasvogelgesang667]

Today's technology is impressive. Thanks for taking us along with the rebuild. Looking forward to seeing it out in the field.

[@groth3395]

6 JD "technicians". My abicus was spininng so fast I had to cool it with a spray bottle while calculating labor

[@112Haribo]

I noticed some other guy with a very professional looking camera. Maybe JD was providing the labor for free in exchange for shooting a promotional video?

[@shaunlaybolt1167]

My Grandfather had a hobby farm so big new equipment wasn’t an option. I will never forget riding on the back of the grain planter which had steel wheels. You had to be on the back continuously watching to make sure every row was sowing. It was extremely dusty at times but it worked extremely well. I’m glad we only sowed a small amount of acres lol. He also used a wooden separator that stayed in place even tho combines were readily available, he loved doing it old school. I’m glad I got to experience all the old equipment in use.

[@Craftmaster37]

I am just an amazement of all the hydraulics and electronics! As an aircraft maintainer and mechanic of 38 years this is an aircraft that never leaves the ground, simply amazing!

[@Mwolfi400]

I know it’s hard to video and work fast. I/we really appreciate you. Thanks to you and your producer (wife) for getting videos out. Love what Jim and the dogs do, and you too. Keep it between the rows.

[@4-milefarms884]

Anyone else getting anxious seeing Jim weld without a helmet??

[@moose2577]

Those old guys...

[@krisbower8816]

Call me crazy, but after watching "umpteen" videos from Zach, Cole, Nick and Legarms, I still find it ASTOUNDING the amount of "behind the scenes" work that farmers do. As a non-farmer, it's so easy to think, well, they just go plant and then go harvest. But the amount of maintenance and upgrades, and other general work that gets done is absolutely amazing. A HUGE hats off to these guys, who do this day in and day out, to bring people all over the world their products. I feel proud of these guys!!!

[@dgrenier4908]

I’m getting to see what I’m in for next year, we thought about pretty much the same upgrade to our planter but decided to put it off a year. This will be a good set of vids to go back to.

[@danmcintyre7100]

That is an impressive operation ! I’ll take mechanical inclination over book smarts any day.

[@canadianwelder3899]

This welder was saying "Not hot enough Jim" After 40 years sound tells the story.

[@modsquad8817]

Yesterday here In oklahoma was a beautiful day. 78 degrees now it's 29 degrees and lots of wind. Yeah. Love oklahoma.

[@scottgage5937]

Thank you! The science, math, and work put into farming is almost unbelievable. You make it understandable and, dare I say, fun. Keep your videos coming, please!!!

[@vanillaandy8814]

I enjoy trying to figure out what a farmer from 100 years ago would say if he stumbled into Zach's shop and saw this equipment.

[@Duh6666666]

He would run away screaming.

[@michaelvangundy226]

My father worked behind draft horses about 90 years ago. He ended up working on missile guidance systems. Never again will we see such a huge technological revolution.

[@wbball15]

He'd say, Hell yeah, let me at it.

[@69canarycamaro8]

Try even 40 years.

[@smokayman]

Well given that 100 years ago they already had planes, trains, and cars, they’d probably be extremely curious to know how it works.

[@stubbi]

Jims such a lovely character hahahaha He did a nice burn on you Zach at 8:11 :DDD

[@mwnciboo]

I love proper engineering, this is great. I love workshops like yours Zac, not going to lie as a small land owner (10 acres) I aspire to having a nice workshop like this (much smaller) to keep my little machines in and let me tinker on stuff. Edit - School is like a veneer of education, very specific and very limited, cut into it and realise it isn't very deep. At 41 I've done alot learned alot, got 2 Degrees (one accidentally as it was part of my military training so i had no choice) the older I get the more humble I get as I realise i will never learn 1% of the knowledge out there. School, is just a venue, life long learning is about attitude and curiosity, skills and doing things for yourself.

[@davidcurtiscrowell5367]

It took a couple hours to set up the IH 4 row planter on my Grandpa's farm in Wilder, Mn. But that was 50 years ago. Probably only take a 1 hour now.

[@alberthenderdon3639]

"look at that seed fly out of there!" This is a happy zack moment

[@Chiellus11]

I'm glad he's keeping it between the rows

[@rorywynhoff1549]

You say that tech makes it handy, I see so much that can go wrong.

[@farmerjohndeere7199]

You just wouldn't understand

[@sethwells5266]

Our forecast in north central ohio did a 180 too. We had a whole week of highs in the upper 70s, one or two little light rains which we needed, lows in the upper 50s/low 60s.. to now we barely have gotten out of the high 40s with some lows in the teens. Slowly we are having temps go up but man am I sure ready for that warmer weather. Gave most the Farms time to turn their fields though so that was nice. Planting in no time

[@durgan5668]

What I like to see here, is he's not afraid to spend some money on things like rolling chairs to make the job easier on the human body. There's always going to be grunt work. But you'll be around a lot longer if you have support systems in place like tools fitted to the job at hand. Work smarter, rather than harder. Don't get me wrong, it's a brutal amount of work, but the production they're able to put out, reflects the care taken on the front side of the project.

[@chapc]

Funny, while y’all were working on that, I was working pretty hard on the H C P. (Holding the Couch in Place). It is a rough gig, but somebody’s got to do it. The ending hoist was a brilliant decision by the way.

[@ohioanfarmer7173]

We are rebuilding our planter also.. Taking a while!

[@TheFester22]

Recently you posted a picture and it said working. Well all done working for the day and enjoying my little slice of heaven. Thanks for what you two do.

[@JamesTyreeII]

I helped remove parts and replace parts on a 40 foot 1990 CCS John Deere seed drill this past winter and it is so much work!

[@willwithrow4607]

Jim rocking the #73 Zach Johnson late model T-shirt

[@greenthumb6875]

“Words are hard”, five minutes earlier “not a fan of school either”.

[@ExternalInputs]

Learning is desirable, it's the approach most schools use trying to achieve it that loses them a lot of fans.

[@john9040]

@@ExternalInputs desirable huh... mr. high and mighty has arrived🤦

[@douglaswhite7328]

Luv the little "music stand" at `11:39 with the all of the open manuals, etc. Sorta like having the lyric sheet duct taped to the stage floor.

[@patrickskelly7520]

I've worked on multi types of aircraft platforms. This is just as complicated. WOW.

[@jaxonlollmann9726]

Man planting season couldn’t come at a better time got stuff to watch while in quarantine

[@MrFFFTTTT]

And suddenly Zach's worried about his roll cage in his racecar....

[@joemilbrandt9320]

What a great setup all around!!!! Shop ,equipment , work crews especially Master Jim , kids, dogs videos. Zach you and Mrs Zach have things going well in a world that seems so crazy 😜 Your Dad is probably happy now he let you buy those video games all those years back. So much technology involved and you seem to enjoy it so. Hope that your business continues to reach all your goals. Seeing that articulating tire tractor reminded me of the seven short March thru November seasons I spent in a 9340 helping a local dairy farmer. He was milking around 1100 three times a day. Two years ago the family farm went out of business. It’s such a hard life and if you’re not on the top of your business well...... it’s a tough life . He lost his Dad who was 91, who he spoke to every day even by phone during the winter and I think his focus fell off. As I ramble..... just keep your family close ,your love for technology high and the equipment green!!! Thank you and all our farmers for the long hours and hard work 🧐🧐🥴 Joe

[@colindavis2166]

"I won't put it on the internet" "Yeah Right I've heard that before" Gotta Love Jim.

[@rudolfbenner4802]

Watching you learn how it works will be fun. Bring popcorn & beverage.

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Great to see the nuts and bolts of what you guys do to keep us fed. You certainly earn your corn! :)

[@jimpolk]

Anna is having a busy day. So many humans to keep track of. Good pup.

[@samschaefer2419]

Got some trimming in my yard done and now sitting down to this awesome channel.

[@dananderson8254]

That is one of the things I like most about Deere the fact that they are all for working together with the customers! I’m not a farmer but have a fleet of Deere construction equipment and the Deere guys know my kids also from working in our shop it’s hard to beat great relationships thanks for the video MF!

[@larrythompson8630]

Actually that’s not correct. They refuse to share how to fix latest stuff. You must go thru them, or buy foreign made testing equipment. With JD shop rates. $$$$

[@dananderson8254]

Larry you must not have the right dealer because that’s not how it works in our shop with our dealer

[@dniboc7227]

Thats a lot of moving parts. Good luck in the fields.

[@stevenicoson6670]

Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this last video on updating the planter. Was extremely interesting. Thanks Zach. Iowa farm boy from years ago.

[@bobcrone6151]

Jim: “It did”? “It DID”???🥴🤣

[@Ligma_Bauls]

That weather looks like the complete opposite where I live (75 degrees and sunny)

[@sawyerstatz7554]

it is fun to see you do these things Thanks for another great video

[@stevehammond7485]

Hi Zack! When we didn't see Ditch (sp?) we worried about her. Glad she's ok. Now we're worried about your Dad...Hope he's just healing his knee while he can. Looking forward to seeing him planting soon. Love the kids.

[@Dontworryboutit315]

She was in there for a couple of seconds

[@bigjim5723]

this the 3rd planter on u-tube that i have seen do these conversion to this type of planting. boy things sure has changed since my pap's 2 row planter he had back when i was a kid.

[@billyminihan901]

Meeting of the minds.. and Jim 😂😂😂

[@jameshedges6977]

Can't wait to see y'all in the field

[@alanellis9158]

Got to get that door seals fixed Zac,lots of water coming underneath! . Roll on planting time !

[@eamoncummins8419]

Hope your dad is ok. Thought he would be helping with the planter👍

[@byamrcn]

Anna was oddly interested! Looking forward to seeing the planter in action.

[@garymittelstadt7821]

Dog walks by man while reading tech manual, man reaches down and pets dog without looking. Yup, dog person!!!

[@teddyballgame4823]

It is amazing how complicated the tech has progressed.

[@ryanbrand3946]

Everyone needs a Jim in their life.

[@marcelbeuke6264]

Whats happening at the grain dryer. Saw the crain in the background

[@paulcopeland9035]

"crain"?

[@atomicwedgie8176]

@@paulcopeland9035 kraynn

[@samuelstruth4510]

Maybe Jim's weld would have held if he had his own t-shirt rather than one that said Zach.

[@marioenos]

Zach, you’re a great guy and all, but when I get older, I want to be like Jim! He’s awesome 👍

[@SbrGrendel65]

You n Jim’s back in forth is awesome. Gotta love it when you can have that in a workplace environment. Looking forward to planting

[@adamjackson9586]

I’m curious as to how much of a saving it was to upgrade the old machine instead of buying a new one. Adam

[@JamesTyreeII]

Spending maybe $30,000 vs over $100,000 for a new planter. Trade in is ridiculously low

[@kevins5092]

Seems to be the going thing this year, everyone doing it

[@kevins5092]

@Stayten H wtf? And I care because?

[@rollforthewater4480]

@Stayten H Jehovah witness lookin ahh

[@kevins5092]

@Stayten H yep, I can see a block coming soon. You need help lol

[@rollforthewater4480]

@Stayten H Ok, i know the bible and you should stop. Please, its a joke damn.

[@rollforthewater4480]

@@kevins5092 lmfao

[@JeffStewart78..]

I love plantar videos. I think the technology is amazing.

[@art8399]

I Love those 2 dogs playing and chasing each other.. enjoy life is short👍😎

[@jackgerberuae]

The level of depression of the kids having to go back to school, is … depressing and resonates back to my youth 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@NoWay23548]

Same here.

[@FoolOfATuque]

Same way I feel everyday I go to work. LOL!

[@markmcculfor6113]

I thought they were homeschooling permanently ):

[@maxclement1502]

As a kid in hs right now. Kids health is not doing good at all, so many dropping out and suffering

[@died4us590]

@@markmcculfor6113 I thought they were homeschooling to. I would home school, because just wearing that mask all day is dangerous. I notice worker's who have the mask on, and their skin is very red in the face and neck, as well as their arm's. Breathing the bacteria from your mouth is causing strep throat, my sister teaches second grade, and they shut the school down for two weeks. There are several disease's people are having just from the mask. The scary part is this vaccine that has not been tested on animal's, and is not FDA approved, and if you have any health problems, you can't see. The rna vax is not like the other yearly flu shots, and it could take a couple years for any health issues arise. I have MS, and got it after the hep b vax, about 3 year's later I was misdiagnosed for another 7 years. I joined several MS groups, and found out that many people like me got the MS after the hep b vaccine. I started researching the shots and found out they have Mercury, PEG, aluminum, aborted fetal cells, and cause many autoimmune disease's. Go to the CDC website, and also a you tube channel called herbsplusbeadsworks, has a lot of good information on this. God bless, and be safe.

[@nicholassuminski7706]

Dude that planter even looks fast. Curious how much percentage wise you think you saved by doing this upgrade to selling the planter and just buying a new one or a slightly used one.

[@crashland5711]

Wow that planter is a lot more advanced than the John Deer Model 71s that my dad had when he farmed. Now you got to be a NASA engineer to farm.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video zach, good work Jim , Jim is the best hired hand , nice to have the John Deere guys there , will be a awesome high speed planter

[@gregadomeit4020]

Yourself and Jim had the same lean going on in those rolling shop chairs, must have been going around a corner lol 9:00 min mark. Take care and be safe Johnson crew.

[@mikebouzoukas254]

We need bigger videos like this 🇬🇷

[@JohnyAngelo]

7:26 ... Jim remembers the "We had to fire Jim" video ...

[@theDougAngle]

"Looks like a meeting of the minds.....and Jim too" .... haha. Poor Jim. Such abuse he takes!! Oh, and I got my Millennial Farmer hat and T-shirts today. GREAT QUALITY. Keep up the great (well, pretty good) videos. Blessings to you on the farm.

[@brianmullins5824]

I would love to know the cost of 3 days of all these John Deere guys,but great job Zach

[@derekniesman]

Have a nice day and stay safe out here!!

[@konnermoen113]

The auto something has me pondering if he is going to run iTec

[@79Z28Hellion]

That was a TON of work. Nothing beats some sweat equity! Good job team.

[@cojones8518]

9:22 Anna's sad because there's all those strangers there that she's been told she can't eat. :(

[@gregorschoder]

the auto focus is so quick, i think it's ahead in time

[@MillennialFarmer]

It's so frustrating!!

[@jakesauter4358]

Go back to the old camera!

[@MillennialFarmer]

@@jakesauter4358 it's the same exact model. All the old ones are broken and the news ones must be different somehow

[@jakesauter4358]

Oh that's lame! They must have made their auto focus program "better".

[@AgriVidsProductions]

@@MillennialFarmer what about getting a DJI osmo action. It's a bit like the GoPro but better

[@timlewis5096]

That planter has more , pipes, hoses and wires than the space shuttle!!

[@azraelspectre9089]

Nice to see you always taking time to check on the dogs. Great video

[@Galactis1]

Sweet, those roller wheels for the planter have sweet rims. Also, is it ok to ask how long Jim has been working for you guys? He seems like a really cool guy and like he's known you guys for some time.

[@mikeznel6048]

9:29 Ah the old in between the eyes rub. Puppers like that. 11:52 They always get to sleep in the coolest spots.

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for a very interesting video. Thanks for filming the process to update the planter. Takes a lot of work but is surely worth it. All of you put in the hours to get it done. Tons of connections and wires and hoses to make it work. Very interesting Zach. Will want to see it work in the field. Quite an upgrade project. Like a new planter now. Looking forward to seeing it all work. Thanks Zach. Iowa farm boy from years ago.

[@mikefunk8992]

I like Jim. He looks fun to work with.