Dump Truck Filling a Silo

[@Ticky66MN]

Love seeing farmers still using their Harvestore silo. Thank you for another wonderful video!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. This is only my second time filming a silo being filled.

[@realslickfast]

that chopper sound brings back fond memores

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s one of my favorite sounds of the harvest.

[@realslickfast]

@@bigtractorpower , yeah, I miss that, hopefully I will get to ride in one again . Thanks for another great video.

[@matac190]

Don't get too hung up on the proper name of the blue silo. At 20:00 you can see that blue tube has been converted to a top unloader style anyway! Nice video as always, Matt

[@davidsmith731]

Filling an AO Smith Harvestore brings back good memories! Thanks.

[@codyludwig2811]

I always wondered what those silage blower looked like in action and how they're moved and attacted to silos, Nice operation

[@bigtractorpower]

I did too. This was the first time I have been around to see the silo blower move. Thank you for watching.

[@scruffy6151]

Thank you BTP. Nice looking silage table, i like there add on box to sit in to watch what is going on without getting a face full silage.

[@bigtractorpower]

That was pretty neat

[@Royalcrownangus]

Yea that’s cool

[@kb7722]

Nice to see the full process and interesting to see the different methods used by different farms you've shown us through the harvest video series!

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s neat to see farms in the same area all have different approaches

[@augustreil]

Always a great video and narration thank God, because I would have no idea what would be what without your comments !

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. I have been narrating the past three years. I wish I had started sooner. When I started in 2011 on KZbin I thought everyone knew just what the machine was.

[@littlerougue]

Another good video and I like the loader going into the blower just dump and go. Also the little operator station on the loader with a little window unit and everything. Keep em coming BTP.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching and commenting. It is a neat set up for silage.

[@edmondmurphy]

Great to see the smaller operations too. A great piece of kit.

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s a nice set up. This is part of a grain farm that raises beef. I will be featuring their 24 row Geringhoff corn head soon.

[@farminstoltzfus]

Given the chute on the side of the Harvestores, these blue silos have been converted over to top unloaders like your typical upright silos. While not as convenient filling and unloading as bottom Harvestores unloaders, top silo unloaders are easier and cheaper to maintain.

[@stevhanhughes3904]

Yes, I enjoyed watching this video. It was almost easy for the guys to attend those machines and operate them, of course someone like me who only knows the 'old fashioned' ways.....would be lost. Did they say how much those Harvestore's will hold? That would be interesting to hear about. Isn't there something on the market now that would allow them to harvest more rows at a time than just the few that that chopper will? Eight tons of that bright green silage must be quite heavy, very lucky cows to have such silage and the amount that they put into the silos..I just can't get my mind to picture it all...Anyhow...I wish God's blessings on this farm and all the workers there.

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Thanks for the step-by-step video BTP.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. I enjoy telling the story of what’s going on at the farms.

[@koolman2021]

Another awesome video very very good

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@koolman2021]

Oh yea Will for a long time

[@tonycoupland6281]

Looks like a really great head!!

[@bigtractorpower]

Dion has really innovated pull type chopping.

[@tonycoupland6281]

@bigtractorpower I have used John Deere pull type silage choppers!! With a old style heads!! Spent lot of time driving across headlands for sure!!

[@samson1200]

MIKE Great Video as always! curious how you get the machinery sounds when using the drone which makes a lot of noise.

[@jimmystrain5943]

I like that head, and the way it works

[@curtweatherbee2523]

I did Big tractor that was very interesting never seen that done before with that type of feeder to the silo👍🏻 take care now🇺🇸🐝

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s a neat process. Thank you for watching.

[@Budd56]

That's a nice set up. Thanks for sharing 👍👍✌️

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@jankotze1959]

That blower at the silo is amazing, it must be very powerful to blow that pipe full of material that high, it blow my mind, thanks for the video

[@bigtractorpower]

It is neat it moves that much. Mike Less just filmed 120 ft silos being filled with corn.

[@jankotze1959]

whaao, that is really something, will check it out, thanks very much

[@davidsmith731]

When that pipe plugs up it ain’t awesome. Up the ladder, down the ladder, back up the ladder. Looking back and loving every second of it.

[@joeblow4888]

I've done custom silo filling for a number of years, and it's amazing that you can go from an 80' to a 100' silo and if you your blower has some wear on it and isn't set up correctly it will not blow up that extra 20' until you set it up properly.

[@jti2007]

10th Generation dairyman just filled two 132’ tall silos with a blower. They also plugged the pipe once. It’s amazing that you can lift that much tonnage with air.

[@farmerpete0768]

Great channel 👍🏽 I’d sure like to see how the 2 different types of silos unload all the packed silage.

[@bigtractorpower]

It would be neat to film solos but that is a tough filming environment.

[@stevenavila9969]

Nice set up. Another great video!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. It is a neat process.

[@BRPFan]

Nice video! There are a few dairy farmers around these parts that still use a silo just like the one in the video, but very few. Most have gone to a silage pile.

[@bigtractorpower]

Silo filling is harder to find these days.

[@BRPFan]

bigtractorpower Yes it sure is! It’s nice in the dead of Winter when it -40 C or -40 F it’s the same, to have fresh green silage inside the barn! Providing it all works properly.

[@vincentvanpaepeghem4844]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

They were called "Blue Tombstones" in the 70's

[@ericgroat626]

When you open the door at the bottom to feed out you better have your rain suit on. Looks pretty green to be going into a harvestore, but we've done it before as well .

[@bigtractorpower]

The corn was at 65%. No doubt there was some juice leaking out but it was ready to chop. This was filmed a few weeks ago.

[@davidsmith731]

Oh but those cows lick it up.

[@shawnfox8002]

Nice to see that operation an not the same ol same ol bunker operations I know the a.o. Smith harvesters are not cheap to put up an maintain.

[@bigtractorpower]

I like finding different farms. I filmed three pull types in corn this summer. One had a bunker, one an ag bag and this one a silo.

[@marks_sparks1]

21:51 anybody here who thought the truck was going to hit the back wheel of the wagon. Man that is one confident driver to reverse in that tight at speed

[@bigtractorpower]

I find the backing up interesting. Where I grew up in NY there was allot of dairy and farms with dump wagons pullled the trucks in forward to the dump wagon. I filmed at three farms with dump wagons this summer in corn and they all backed the trucks in. One farm ran semis. It would be neat to here from other farmers if they back in or pull forward. Thank fir watching and commenting.

[@joemorse257]

We’ve always backed in. That way you have a better view to get as close as possible

[@hughwhaley3179]

Neat corn head and love that sound. Remember doing that back in the day with 1 row e🚜🚜👍👍

[@billbooth4147]

About that time here in southern hillbilly,nice video as usual

[@robwoods5537]

Love the videos ,iam a subscriber from Ontario Canada

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool. Thank you very much.

[@spencerglass3085]

Great video!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@johnnyluck128]

Does that dumpster thing have to be hooked to a tractor, could it dump i to the dump trailor with out being hooked if i had a hydraulic pump, basically would it tip over?

[@bigtractorpower]

The Balzer silo loader runs off the tractors hydraulics and feeds the silo blower run by the tractors pto.

[@shawnfox8002]

Is it difficult or easy to unload from the top of the concrete silo I've not had the opportunity to see them unload only seen and climbed the a.o. Smith harvesters.

[@jimmystrain5943]

They have a good operation

[@PapaGoodTymes]

Really good dudes too

[@charlesturner8031]

He scraped the mud off those tires with that dumptruck.

[@jasonh.8362]

Didn't look like there was room for a dollar bill between um!!

[@bobsmith1814]

Great chopping video.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you. Forage harvesters are my favorite to film.

[@ledebuhr1]

BTP, Do Harvestore Silos store silage as well as piling in a cement bunk and compressing it then covering it with a tarp? I'm wondering how much oxygen still gets to the silage in the silo.

[@MrMagnum7220]

The Harvestore is air tight. But there might be a little bit of spoiled

[@bigtractorpower]

The Harvestore does a good job. I have heard they require maintenance.

[@MrMagnum7220]

Expensive maintenance

[@samkom33]

@@MrMagnum7220 i would guess its expencive if you say, fill the silo without checking that the outload sysstem is in good shape and plased in right plase before filling it. BY RIGHT PLASE I MEAN, line up the chain bars in a straight line so you can jack it out if the engine+gearbox cant start the chains first time after filling, becouse the weight of the silage blocks it from starting properly even if its nothing wong. if you didnt do that, it can be a LONG JOB DIGGING OUT THE SILO BY HAND. hehe

[@cameronkinnan6697]

Now going live to bigtractorpower in western Kentucky bee farm where he sees the action live, over to you bigtractorpower, thank you Creeper News as you can see here, we got new tractors and old tractors and old equipment working together to get the corn silage into the Harvester, im only poking fun with you, if i see a guy with a video camera, im gonna say yep bigtractorpower is at it again! Awesome video my friend, keep them coming!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you. I do plan to do a live stream this afternoon around 1:30 CT.

[@hunsadersrockinranch]

Very cool!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@mikehazlett4229]

I noticed the blower tube is going into the side of the Harvestore instead of the very top. Why is that? I used to have a dairy farm with the Harvestore system and am quite familiar with it but this is the first time I’ve seen it going into the side near the top like this.

[@bigtractorpower]

This Harvestore has been converted to unload from the top like a traditional silo.

[@ryancafin7892]

Very interesting video..

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@2cylinderfarmer]

Great video BTP not many people use blow decks. Around me anyway.

[@bigtractorpower]

I saw several used in the 80’s and 90’s. This is the first one I have seen in a long time. It was neat to get to film it.

[@kylesprengeler5965]

Its also a good idea since you dont need multiple expensive chopper boxes. We are looking to get one as well since it doesnt create a choke point around the blower

[@thr8061]

It kinda looks like that 2019 Dion 2430 FH is like a green version of their own F-41 FH or is it a newer version?

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes it is a Stinger F41 in green and silver.

[@rickperry1828]

Great video. Where in KY was this taped at? Been looking for the articulated tractors and choppers. Have I missed that?

[@bigtractorpower]

Right on the county line of Warren, Logan and Butler counties. The 9330 chopping video is still in the works.

[@kcgibbs]

20:05 Typical farmer ingenuity. Specialized hammer, worn out cultivator sweep.

[@bigtractorpower]

Handy home made tool to keep at the silo.

[@chuckguyitt4017]

"A little bit of spillage"? That looks like a whole truck load to me.

[@noahater5785]

technically a tri-axle dump truck because if you look closely it has a pusher axle on it

[@switzerblitzer2701]

In my opinion, New Holland makes one of the best silage blowers out there. I had a NH40 1000rpm with the Whirl-a-Feed and it was a beast at blowing silage. I usually had a IHC 706 on it and it gave it a pretty good load. I assume that F62B blower is 540 rpm?? Is that correct? I also assume the diameter of the blower is 62" which would lend it to a 540 rpm? Just a little bit of info that is interesting to know.....

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool. I always like the Whirl-a-feed name. Those are good questions. I will have to ask. This is only the second time I have filmed a silo being filled. Good details to find out for a future video.

[@kylekroft9154]

Are the able to double crop the field?

[@bigtractorpower]

They could plant sorghum and chop it in November.

[@cjjack-qk9qp]

Great video. What part of the country is this located

[@bigtractorpower]

Kentucky.

[@ryanoutdoors5985]

that's very cool

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@lfc23upstateny.11]

Ol school

[@bigtractorpower]

👍

[@johnnyluck128]

How much can i get a tri axel like that? Not a regular triaxle dump a farm truck

[@johnnyluck128]

I want a tri farm truck

[@bigtractorpower]

I am not sure. I would think a google search would turn up a bunch.

[@SteveHolsten]

Does this corn have the cobs like thrashed corn?

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes but it’s chopped into feed and put in the silo where the grain corn seed the cob put back in the field.

[@SteveHolsten]

Thanks, BTP, corn silage is all very new to me!

[@johanolafnome848]

I DID LIKE THE HARVESTR

[@bigtractorpower]

It was neat to be able to film the process of filling a Harvestore silo. Thanks for watching.

[@popsmurf1]

Horsepower equals speed, however I grew up when one row corn choppers were the norm. This does not impress me.

[@bigtractorpower]

I grew up near 7 dairy farms in the late 70’s and early 80’s. One of those farms had a one row Hesston pull type. Another small one had a 3pt mounted New Holland 707 with a one row head. They chopped and filled the wagon and drove straight to the silo and unloaded and right back to chop again. For the small farm it was handy to allow one person to chop and never unhook a wagon. I wish I could go back and film those farms with. Digital camera to share the history and those machines. 2018 was the last year John Deere manufactured a pull type chopper. Getting to film this video was a chance to share this type of 3 row tractor powered machine before it is gone.

[@albertusmostert5418]

What type of storage is the best

[@bigtractorpower]

I think it’s a preference thing. A silo takes up little land for storage where a bunk or bag takes up land space crops could be raised on. A silo takes maintenance. A bunk is fast. Dump and go. It will have some spoilage. A bag wraps the crop up tight but makes lots of plastic litter feeding out and takes up space. Each one works well in its own way but has down sides too.

[@albertusmostert5418]

Thanks 😆

[@MatthewHoag77]

I suppose this setup would be a whole lot less of a capital expenditure than the purchase of a self-propelled forage harvester.

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes. A pull type operation is normally chopping about 150 acres. A self propelled is better justified on 150 acres and up.

[@hawki5120]

I'm sure I wasn't seeing things where it looked like they pulled the pipe off the goose neck on top and notched a hole in the silo to fill into. I'm guessing the breather bags must be outside the silo then. Does that hole seal up air tight? Yea it's there at the 20 minute mark. There is no way that is air tight unless they some how seal that hole.

[@bigtractorpower]

I am sure after they seal it up once they get the move settled. I had to leave after the blower was moved to get on to the next farm to film.

[@jackoutlaw9754]

Doesn’t matter how many times I see it that rotating Chopperhead looks incredibly dangerous

[@bigtractorpower]

It is an efficient machine but not something to be close to while it’s running.

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Might be dangerous but that silage looks like powder

[@muscletractorfan2441]

Interesting never seen it done this way. Your right it’s a Harvester not a silo.

[@andylieffring3987]

Muscle Tractor Fan actually if I’m not mistaken I thought I saw in one of the shots from the back, these harvestores look like they may have been converted to top unloaders at some point. There for a long time harvestore ‘s weakness was the slow unloaders. So some guys converted their bottom unloading silos into top unloaders. I think that’s what they may have done on this farm.

[@bigtractorpower]

Good eyes. This silos have been converted. .

[@paulrose2664]

Noticed at about 3:15 the chute up the sides. Had a neighbor convert 2 to top unloaded. Tripods were mounted on top and doors cut in the side. He also converted one to a Big Jim unloaded that formed a hole up the middle as you filled the silo. When you unloaded an auger brought the feed to the hole to a conveyor in the bottom. Original Goliath bottom unloaded were a nightmare!!

[@andylieffring3987]

Paul Rose yeah but before that was Hercules and they were really weak

[@truthisbetterthanfame7194]

Just a tip, when u introduce a machine and it's a mouthful, avoid repeating the same mouthful as that sounds kind of redundant. Awesome footage tho. Makes me wanna quit my job and go back to Agri.🤔

[@bethoconnor9768]

Sounds like my house

[@MrMagnum7220]

It’s Havest STORE not harvest ER

[@bigtractorpower]

You are absolutely correct when I was narrating the video I was hearing myself say store but I spoke too quickly and it came out as Harvester.

[@2cylinderfarmer]

Geez let it go grammar nazi

[@davidsmith731]

“Blue idol to the corn god”

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

@@2cylinderfarmer NOPE. BRAND NAME,.

[@herbhouston5378]

I think it's interesting that purposely don't show the driver...

[@woops4138]

Herb Houston that's what you found interesting about this video? I think you missed the point

[@herbhouston5378]

I have enjoyed the videos for a while now.... It just struck me as peculiar... That's all...

[@herbhouston5378]

I guess I just don't know enough about the legalities and sensitivities of the situation to realize that part of it. Did not mean to make waves...

[@bigtractorpower]

I normally do not show the operator. It is not a legal issue. It is a space issue. There is not enough room in the cab. I am sitting in the buddy seat right next to the person driving. The camera would be just inches from their face. So I just alwAys film over their head. I try to talk to the operator about the function of the machine.

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

That corn looks awful green for silage. We wait until the corn is about half brown. You get a lot more grain per fodder then and don't have water pooling up.

[@bigtractorpower]

I agree on chopping at the right time. When this was filmed some farms where already shelling corn. It was time to chop. Also many farms here in Kentucky plant a second crop of sorghum behind chop corn so it is important to clear the field in order to chop the sorghum by Thanksgiving.

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

It is amazing how things are done in different areas. Around here, the couple of guys that still do silage do it in the later part of August, then corn picking in September, and soybean combining and wheat planting in October. But this year, I only know of one field of beans that has been combined so far. I checked mine at home and the stocks are still tough and the beans about 19%. It is supposed to rain again Tuesday afternoon.

[@thefarmguy1601]

You should check out rhuska farms

[@bigtractorpower]

Will check it out.

[@donpollard9460]

Is this an ad or what ...?

[@mackowen9337]

Its a video

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

HarvestSTORE silo!