Dirty Jobs Gen Z Farm Kid Edition

[@Theriverman1000]

Knee pads are an amazing invention. Some think not wearing them toughens up your knees, it doesn't. You just wear out your knees, something you regret later as you get older.

[@uberuser1999]

Exactly what I posted as well. Said to Zach to take it from a concrete guy who told the “old timers” they should wear them like me. They always laughed and called me a… well, you know. By the time they retired they could barely walk. Me, I can still run!

[@mikewithers299]

Yup! Construction wears body parts out fast. Tile and flooring guys will tell you how bad it gets too. Pads on my knees, ear plugs, and gloves are how I roll now. Being a carpenter (framing) did my back, shoulders, and hearing in years ago. Use more tools to do the work and padding where it counts

[@Jan_372]

​@@uberuser1999 I have heard something similar from one of grandpa's old colleagues. That guy is still athletic at like 70, because he always used knee pads and soft padding when on the ground for a long time.

[@rdyardie]

Yes, knee pads help. Trust me, . . . I am waiting for knee replacement surgery. That surgery requires exercises that are not fun if a person wants to regain a functioning knee. My wife just had knee surgery a month ago. I am her "gopher". She is a retired Physiotherapist. She knows what she has to do. However, when one is younger, a person believes that aging is something that old people "endure". 😮

[@revert2625]

I can’t say enough about your closing comments: “do the whole family thing.” Thank you for that! That’s what all this is for!

[@davidkimmel4216]

Oh the joys of cleaning in the fall

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

I grew up cleaning horse stalls everyday before and after school. It's character building and I developed a work ethic very early as well as a dark twisted sense of humor. Child labor is awesome.

[@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC]

BTDT, try adding chicken coops as well.

[@danherrmann8755]

Onix is young. He will learn. You where just as green. At his age. Great video. Thanks.

[@TheBronco67]

Well Onyx is getting older and more self conscious which is part of life. It is nice to see him participating in farm chores and taking on those tasks like the fine young man he is becoming . I love when next generation steps up to help out it gives me hope for the future and I am sure helps him feel some pride as well.

[@jimmyhughes5392]

Crazy when kids hit their teen years, it's as if they suddenly get replaced overnight with a much bigger and much moodier version.

[@davidfeurer-ce7wk]

Way to go Onyx. I m sure your dad really appreciates your fine help. Wish I had one like you.

[@kawasaki2024]

Glad to see you take the time to check on your dad several times during the day. You never know what can happen when your working alone.

[@paullittle4040]

I think Onyx was astounded by how fast his father and grandfather was working and he knew it was better to not get in the way of progress. Great video! God Bless.

[@alanmcgregor4909]

To clean out Dryer, I get a helper and one at fan control to turn the fan on. Then I’m in the plenum with a blower and compressor hose to blow 90% of fines out. Like any cleaning project start at the top and work down. Daily cleaning around Dryer will aide in cleaning at the end of the year.

[@kenwright149]

I applaud your work ethic and your commitment to checking on your father as well. You're a well rounded and dedicated family man brother.

[@11dragi]

👍

[@BBrickweg]

Zach, have you gotten the message yet?!!! Knee pads and a vacuum!!! Hahaha

[@sgsellsit]

Some friends of mine just invested in a portable grain vac. They use it to clean out dryers, bins, the ground around the dryer and bins, etc as well as using it before putting grain in bins or dryers to pull a lot of the dust and chaff from the crop.

[@HrdRockFan]

Zach needs a central vac system installed for his grain bins & storage area.

[@andrewroy6740]

A vac system or some sort of dragline.

[@HenryLoenwind]

Or one of those tractor-pulled corn vacuums like one of the other farming channels has. That would have vacuumed the dryer out in no time.

[@uberuser1999]

Exactly! Or even some sort of powerful portable system. Anything would best pushing that junk out and all over the ground - making twice the amount of work.

[@HrdRockFan]

@@uberuser1999 Maybe like a vacuum hose with a spinning broom attachment? Ever seen the power broom that railroads use to clear ballast off the ties?

[@michaelcummings1862]

Maybe a hose and connection spot to use the one 3ft from the door? Seems it could be used to suck it up and it they had a point where they switch witch of the bins it goes to, they could blow it out where they could use a loader to clean it up.

[@danadamson5418]

Great video. Always great to see Onyx as he grows up! Good that he not only gets to do the fun part of farming but also helps with the “dirty jobs”. I’m 72 and remember shoveling bins without a sweep auger. Teaches you that some jobs just are work. And that eventually they get finished. Those are valuable character building tools. Onyx is going to be a wonderful young man and pass along those lessons to his kids I presume. Thanks also for all the explanations of how equipment works. From the outside it all looks automatic and trouble free!!

[@antonioortiz8443]

Zach, I was watching you your dad and son shoveling around the dryer and I thought about Chet and his dad Dougo at Larson Farms they were having the same problem. They came across a company that provided them with a very strong vacuum system….it picks up everything…. It wouldn’t hurt to ask them, just a suggestion from a fan!

[@thadc.6586]

Nice job Onyx… love to see the family work together

[@777chris]

For the clean-out, what about using a relatively high strength vacuum system with a long hose. I'm sure it would be expensive, but it sure would make all your clean-out jobs easier.

[@K.Edmondson]

Leaf vacuum

[@Jerseydoosh]

I do a lot of industrial/ refinery work and this has me thinking of "borrowing" a vac truck and making a trip out west. Even one of the smaller ones would turn that into an hour long job.

[@TheBronco67]

@@Jerseydoosh it is a good idea and you could probably sell what you get out of all those dryers as cheap chicken feed.

[@TheBronco67]

Yes I was thinking how nice it would be if Zach had a skid steer mounted vacuum like Larson Farms

[@TheBronco67]

Yes I was thinking how nice it would be if Zach had a skid steer mounted vacuum like Larson Farms

[@stackshouse]

An idea for next year, look into renting a vac trailer and vacuum out all the stuff in & around the dryer

[@Anonymous-One1]

Don't move too fast Onyx or else you will have a dangerous fall like your dad did while walking on the cultivator.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Too soon!

[@bobb6342]

@@MillennialFarmerwe haven’t had a chat about that yet,so no not too soon 🧐

[@edrouse9578]

I've lived my older years with only one rule. Don't fall down.

[@KylesRV]

Onyx must think he has a union job.

[@nullisland9528]

​@MillennialFarmer , our dryer guy years ago told us to open those small access doors every few days while the dryer is running and a lot of that will blow right out, just don't put your face in front of the hole when you open it!

[@zachsmith799]

Thanks for showing the "struggle" with young help. It helps to put some perspective on the help I get from my own young teen.

[@billhamalainen8208]

It is great to see 3 generations working together. Thanks for the great vids.

[@eddeetz493]

If you layed down some old tarps you could pull it out to the field. Old tote tank bottoms would also work. Even a wood slip form.

[@jamesoliver6625]

I would figure out a way to use a 2 hp woodworking dust collector and the needed flexible 4" dust hose and the right suction fitting to work all that effluent. Get the impeller to discharge into a bag and you'd make that job much less onerous.

[@nigelrhind6620]

Zack it would never be an easy job cleaning out the driers, but a big sawdust vacuum would make a huge difference and a lot less dust 😎

[@johnharrar5374]

Time for an official dryer hard hat! and knee pads!

[@JenniferCampbell-r8f]

Zach I work at a quarry in southern Indiana. We made metal trays with 3 sides slide them under hard to shovel places. When they get full pull them out dump them slide then back in they work great.

[@notNaB2024]

Our dryer has a similar layout, we have found it useful to have a diy tarp shoot which we attached to the small doors where we dump the trash out. It helps.

[@robertrohler3644]

I bet you all are so proud to see three generations working together. Now that is cool.

[@Spaghetti989]

Really enjoyed seeing how the dryer works from the inside

[@Timsmith-q3y]

Look like some sort of industrial vac would be very useful and justified for around the ben and dryer sight.

[@1drawde]

You should look into QED Dryer out of Rockford Ill. The fines are kept in the corn & the bees wings are drawn into the burners. Very little to clean up off the ground.

[@farmalldave]

Zach I’m sure that lower plenum is split in half so if you wanted to dump cool you could run your lower fan without heat… or a lot less heat…. obviously it would do less per hour and you’d loose that steeping in the bin but that’s why they do that.

[@7rixee]

Build a big airtight box and hook a big shop vac to it. Works like a hot damn on grain dryers. Stick the box onto the deere with the loader. Very clean very fast. Cheers.

[@kgbarnett22221]

If you open those bottom clean out doors periodically through the season with the fan on and dryer full or corn wouldn’t most of that blow out.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I watch a lot of farmers & all of them hate to clean the dryers out. I’ve seen them use small leaf blowers trying to make it go faster up top.

[@plowboy7700]

I fixed up an empty tote and a 2 inch water transfer pump. Then use a garden hose and a fire fighting nozzle to hose down my combine and harvest equipment. It really works well to get the majority of stuff off and it doesn't smear it all over. Really works great on grain tanks and grain carts.

[@bulldawg6259]

I really like to see a father, son grandson working, memories

[@kylesmith8769]

You need to create an 4” vacuum system that draws into a trailer you can dump. What a job using that little sweep. The trailer could clean up all your messes.

[@edrouse9578]

That must be Jim's new totterhome in the shed. Good for Jim.

[@jeffreyunser499]

How about a commercial vacuum to clean the corn dryer.?

[@matthewbest494]

Thank for explaining the dryer. I always wondered how that worked watching the videos.

[@iancroot1388]

Good job we didn't see Onyx move in a slow motion replay, ( I think he would have stopped completely). 🤣🤣

[@pjp_renaissance]

12:05 what you need is a small dump trailer and a tarp to use as a chute that will guide the waste past those beams and relatively where you want it - dust is still going to fly, but it won't be into your cab

[@NeutronSplitter]

I miss watching Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. Thankfully he has a new program that is very similar.

[@gustavn8902]

dirty jobs with millenium farmers... smiles... its a dirty job and zach just love it

[@MillennialFarmer]

Mike Rowe is the man. Everybody knows it

[@TheArmyguy_yt]

@@MillennialFarmer when are you going to start off the husk again

[@mattp9023]

​@@MillennialFarmer get him booked for off the husk yet?

[@NeutronSplitter]

He has a podcast and tells interesting stories about people we may not have heard. Can't recall off the top of my head the name of it is, though.@@MillennialFarmer

[@MrFuzzyFreak]

Cleaning out the dryer looks like a great job for a large vacuum & cyclone separator on top of a 55 gallon drum. instead of touching that dust what, 4-5 times to push it down each level & then shovel it. If you wanna do it cheap compared to most farm sized bills several 3d printed cyclone separators could probably do the job if run in parallel for that kind of volume.

[@obelisk21]

You should look into construction chutes for debris. They are about $150 for a 10-foot section and would work perfectly with the dryer cleaning and also keep all the dust from going everywhere.

[@SamuelManaole]

Very good idea, no question it would work great and feed the skid bucked nice.

[@egood4531]

Pool Noodle for sharp edges. Knee pads

[@briangraham540]

Great job with pictures and explanation on Grain Bins ! ( From Canada )

[@eckarts]

I understand that the stuff in the dryer gets wet and will stick together. Why can't you build a portable vac system to suck it up and have it deposit into a trailer or the skid loader? It might not be 100%, but would you be able to get most of it out of the way and reduce the hand cleaning inside? You could use the same system to clean up underneath the unit.

[@Aaronontheradio]

That cleaning the dryer is where an industrial sized wet dry vacuum truck comes in handy.

[@KatHawkins-i7m]

Love to see a farm boy working. If you don't understand how a farm works quite making stupid comments. Farming is a job you will never forget and make you a man

[@Timothy-NH]

Love seeing the kids doing their part on the farm. A farm is loaded with never-ending tasks. The area you guys were cleaning out at 3:33, if you guys are not wearing hearing protection there, you really should be; it's not just the sound level, but they piercing type of sound it is.

[@svendholme3627]

Seems to me you could use a used 185 CFM diesel powered air compressor like the ones used for jack hammering asphalt. Great for cleaning out combines, grain dryers and the crud by the legs of grain dryers. Its the volume that saves time. And yes, like a face mask knee pads will save knee joints too.

[@grantmagnuson4883]

They make a yard vacuum mounts on the back of your riding lawnmower and it holds about it. 5 bushel love leaves and it has a long hose for vacuuming leaves and hard to get spots. It would be good for cleaning out your dryer.

[@andykolb263]

I really enjoy watching Onyx's coming of age and the 3 generations working together.

[@cullen9017]

I believe a dirty jobs episode with you and Mike Rowe would be quite comical.

[@tallguylifting5493]

You need a Bump cap for when your cleaning our the bins, As a 6'3" bald guy I feel your pain, you can get them in a sock hat for when its cold or a ball cap, basically a plastic insert that will become your best friend.

[@TheUSFarmer]

Zach it is amazing to see the 3 of you helping each other

[@robertpowell2012]

Could a grain vacuum be used to clean out under and inside of the dryer? Could the crud be blown straight into a truck?

[@ericvogel1126]

Knee pads make all the difference to saving your knees and making a difficult job easier. Don't buy the cheapest ones but you don't have to break the bank either. Menards has a excellent selection. Buy some for everyone.

[@Deadeye-zr2kb]

Zach I had 2 bovs they would move in slow motion when the work was going on but I would always take them with me to do the work thats what good dads do they just keep teaching them then one day they start working like you do its just the way life is but is all worth it

[@MATTREBARCHEK]

YOUR KIDS WILL BE RUNNING THE FARM ONE DAY ON THERE OWN ZACH THAT WILL BE AWESOME

[@VincentTi-w4f]

Make boxes with sides that fit under dryer. And in between legs. Put 2x4 skids on bottom so you can reach in with fork lift . Lift and pull out. Dump in field.

[@Davefromwisconsin]

Get you some clean chute like they use in the unload chute in a cement silo for cleaning that dryer. You can attach it to the dryer at the access door and run it right into the skid loader bucket.

[@Infantrybob]

I’m not the only one I’m sure. But the way dad says “OK” is wholesome.

[@toyfarmer70]

The bottom plenum is there if you want to cool the grain some before it goes to the bins.

[@Sword-Shield]

Is that grits, corn meal, or Fritos Corn 🌽 Chips yall are cleaning out the Corn dryer ? 👍✌🤣

[@jeffnichols2547]

You should add a vacuum port to your grain conveyor with a 3-4” hose to suck the dry junk out, divert it to grain dump with grain cart, then put it in field…most don’t have a vac/blower system…work smarter not harder!

[@buckandskip1]

Zach what you really need is a billy goat vacuum with a hose attachment. It will make all those jobs a breeze. Not to mention it will make cleaning up the shop when you make a mess in there, beside having to sweep and shovel you just run the billy goat around a few minutes then your done.

[@patrickburgmeier7902]

Handlelair has a sale on grain vac, or clamp a 6 inch rubber flex hose, Handlelair has a sale on this too, but anyway clamp your rubber flex hose to the intake of your grain pump, and use vacuum to clean out the inside of the grain dryer, and around the bins, or the center of your bins to access the auger gearbox. Just some ideas for you.

[@ntnsty]

12:40 Try a mask and battery powered leaf blower. Dirty dusty mess, but works if not overly caked.

[@Jack-ne8vm]

Get a big vacuum cleaner that mounts to front of skid steer for corn cleanup. Do a neater job. 17:00 add a little hook to the end of the air nozzle to help dig stuff out.

[@WildBillHabiki]

thank you Zach for showing how grain dryers work.

[@cerb101]

I have a nephew like Onyx on an apprenticeship working for me now, manual work tarmac paving, very smart and hard working he is. But very smart I have to say. Uncle Pat is always in the dirt first.

[@davechristel5408]

Good to see Onyx helping out in his Hey Dudes footwear.

[@CDFCaptain93]

One of favorite memories from working on the farm is when my dad would bring me lunch. Sometimes, it would be a whole rotisserie chicken or rack of ribs, loaf of bread and two Dr. Peppers. We would sit on his tailgate of his truck and make sandwiches. The meat would come from the small meat market in town perfectly seasoned and cook to perfection. The meat would just fall off the bone. We would sit and chit chat and make short work of what ever meat we were working with. Good times.

[@darrenpautzke3795]

Omg that takes a bit of time. Great job. Thank you.

[@landonrae7189]

Just a thought I donno if it would work or not but couldn’t you use the leaf blower inside the dryer to blow all the loose stuff out the door?

[@jerrynelson2599]

Do your safety glasses have a foam seal around them the edges. If so where did you get them. Good for the races!

[@alanmcgregor4909]

3M

[@Kdub67]

You have got to love bees wings. They can get in everything. The dryer looks pretty easy to clean. Great videos and great job teaching your kids.

[@robdixon945]

Thanks for the show team 🍻🇦🇺

[@MidwestFarmToys]

I urge anyone with kids to try farm life. I learned responsibility at like age 12 running these machines and was the highlight of my childhood

[@peterjames2004]

glad your looking well

[@Rebar77_real]

Next year Onyx will be able to clean the entire dryer himself while you sip on a mojito on the porch.

[@vasilparlakov3675]

vacuum cleaner will easy you with rod king of problem in the bin (5:20 min on clip) ... an industrial vacuum cleaner or something that will move dust and corn beans away and you can see clearly what seems to be the problem ( not any kind of blower because you know why)

[@zacharysanchez436]

Perfect thing to get me through the rest of the afternoon!

[@steveneal2706]

Awesome video Zach .. great job guys. thank you very much

[@Voidz._]

Love your vids guys! Honestly you guys are one of my favourite farmers there are!

[@kevini7941]

Get a tough material tarp and put underneath the dryer.. and pull it out and drag it whenever.. need more than one.. save a lot of work and time.

[@SteveNicoson-u1i]

Thanks for another great video Zach. It was interesting. Wow. Everyone was pitching in today for after harvest cleanup. Not easy jobs that is for sure. Onyx was doing good cleaning inside the dryer. Smaller person is better off inside the dryer. Good for onyx helping out with these tasks. Annual maintenance is so important on the dryer system to keep it operating good. Bin systems are high maintenance items. Just takes time and effort to keep them clean and operational. Good job everyone. Dad took care of the combines. Not a clean job also. But need to get them clean for winter storage. Not easy job either. Thanks to dad for doing the combines. After harvest clean up is busy busy work. Looks like you have a lot of it done or almost done. Having a side draw grain leg in the new bin will be handy for loading grain. About it I guess. Thanks for everything. You all take care and be safe. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

[@jefft1978]

Looking forward to the walk around of the new toterhome

[@edrouse9578]

I think it belongs to Jim.

[@andrewsaunders8252]

for the bottom area have a long lenght of pipe with a hinged flap on end, push into drier flap folds flat, pull back flap goes 90' and drags rubbish out .

[@beaunugget4277]

I bet it was awesome to have help cleaning that dryer

[@artvandelay6100]

Onyx is wearing slippers to shovel grain. Awesome.

[@Missouri_Outlaw_1276]

Definitely needs work boots of some kind, then he would have gotten his dad’s office floor dirty cause he would not have taken them off. ( things are a pain to put on and take off)

[@timrit3817]

I have never worker with or on a grain drier. So if these suggestions are halfa$$ed my apologies. Bicycle helmet for your head protection. Light weight but protective from sharp tins. And a vacuume trailer for cleaning out the bins. And as long as I am spending your money how about a new truck.

[@nicklewis1475]

Zak, you can get knee pads that fit into the pockets on the pants you're wearing!! Believe me it is the best invention in the modern world for old creaky kneed farmers/carpenters etc... 😊

[@josephbasanta]

Zack, I love seeing the three generations of the family working together. As for the knees, I feel your pain just the same, old age sucks why not go to Harbor Freight and pick yourself up some knee pads so you can work more comfortably they have several types.

[@billnowlin9148]

One Boy (even a good boy) you have half a helper, two boys no help at all! ;-)

[@buddybresett8356]

Knee pads are not comfortable but they save the knees. it's great to get into cleaning the inside of the drier and all the other things. It just keeps you trained for all the easy things you have to do. great video.