Easiest way to pull ground rod? Firewood, tractors, brush and beautiful farm fun!

Easiest way to pull a ground rod? Firewood, brush clearing and more farm fun! Today we'll run around the farm and get some things done...tons of firewood and brush down on the farm...a little education and a little bit of country life here on the Stoney Ridge!
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[@2020jd]

The white smoke on a cold start it just unburnt diesel. Since diesels run off compression, they need heat to burn the fuel completely. That’s why when it warms up the smoke goes away. It’s completely normal.

[@OutdoorLance]

I know this sounds stupid but what are glow plugs??

[@GKearnsMedia]

@@OutdoorLance gas motors have spark plugs, diesel motors have glow plugs. Instead of spark its pressure.

[@GKearnsMedia]

It ignites the fuel

[@shreddedchi6926]

Glow plugs basically warm the engine up enough to actually burn the fuel.

[@2020jd]

Lance Marshall glow plugs preheat each cylinder to help the engine start easier. Not sure if his tractor has them though. A lot of larger tractors and heavy equipment don’t have them

[@sharonbyers3982]

Josh I think I've finally nailed it!! You have to be one of the most fetching people it has been my privilege to meet, you just keep me smiling all the time. God Bless from your Oklahoma Grandma

[@shreddedchi6926]

That same chain trick works well with just a hi-lift Jack if you don't have a tractor at your disposal. And if you have a fatter pole to pull, like a metal fencepost or old fashioned clothesline post, a couple wraps of chain around usually creates enough friction to pull the sucker straight up.

[@trevorholland7]

Hey I came here cause I needed to pull some ground rod and couldn’t figure out what I was gona do!!!! Man I love youtube! Wooooooo!!!!!!!

[@GKofTX]

I've have (or had) a ground rod that's been my nightmare for the past many years. I tried your trick today and it worked great. No more busted radiators.. Thanks

[@davidd8435]

Just a suggestion get some florescent orange spray paint a spray the ends of the ground rods to catch your eye when moving around them.

[@dompatterson7721]

David Dye also maybe some cheap stick on reflectors could help

[@thr8061]

My sister here in WI has an outdoor wood furnace/boiler. In the summer, they still burn wood to heat water for their hot water heater, but like 10% of what they would in the winter. They really need a firewood processor because they go through 20 cords of wood per year.

[@curtwhite876]

What a slick tip for pulling rods. That's awesome! Also, yeah, the smoke is normal. I LOVE the smell of that sweet white belch of smoke... It lets me know it's time to have some fun on the tractor. It's almost as nice a smell as nitro solvent in gun cleaner...

[@robertproteau4113]

The smoke is totally normal for a Diesel engine when it’s cold. It’s unburnt fuel coming out until the engine gets to optimal running temp. Love your vids, keep em coming.

[@melchristian3638]

Happy Sunday

[@chrislawrence8141]

Hey there is a similar method to pulling fence posts even long time fence posts. It's all about the way you wrap the chain so it tightens as you pull up. A loader is a versatial tool. I really enjoy your posts, look forward to more repair videos. Thanks I'm sure it can be a pain filming when you just need to get something done

[@christophermorton6959]

It’s completely normal for any diesel to smoke during a cold start, nothing to worry about at all. Keep up the great videos & God Bless!

[@patricksullivan7576]

Good evening ! Josh & Family &Friends . God bless u all .

[@miaaz8018]

Im a new subscriber. I really enjoy the content and the use of clean language. I wish more people did that. What first caught my eye was the appalachian way of processing a hog. I love learning about the old ways and history. i find all your content really interesting eventhough i dont own a tractor or a farm. Although Im considering raising some meat birds when i buy my home. Thanks for making the videos. You have a fan in Arizona now!!!!!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

welcome! There are tons of foul mouthed channels out there for sure....especially mechanic channels...guys stuff...it turns me off too!

[@johndragseth3234]

You are right on your grapple comment. I just got one for my Bobcat, and the clumps of brush don't move cleanly together like I dreamed they would. Good video; good channel.

[@zacharylawson3133]

We use a Massey Ferguson compact tractor. It does the same thing in cold weather. I usually turn the key once to allow the glow plugs to completely heat the diesel first.

[@breezyridgeranch]

That’s a handy tip josh. For those with out a tractor just use a farm jack or hi lift. Same concept. Just more portable.

[@tannerfamilyfarms3450]

Where in Kentucky are you?

[@T3x45.m4d3]

Awesome now all I need is a tractor

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Getr done buddy!

[@mikedenning9261]

I have a Woodland Mills 8" chipper that I love!!!!! It eats most anything and makes a huge pile of brush into a small pile of chips. You bring the chipper to the work instead of moving a pile of brush. Easier to move with your bucket. Woodland Mills has a very reasonable price point.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I hear good things about them...I've also contacted them about getting a mill out here to work with...a loaner or something to show on the channel for them....hopefully they'll get back with me...I'd love to demo one!

[@RoadhogRNA]

Looking good Josh keep on tractoring!!!!

[@jonathansullivan3089]

Josh, totally normal for the cold starts to give off some smoke. Born and raised around farm equipment, currently have JD 2355, JD 5085E and 7.3 F250. live in N.Ky.

[@Zomsky]

My 5055E starts exactly the same Josh, that three-cylinder Deere engine is a cold-blooded thing. The factory (made in India) battery was garbage, turfed it after the first winter and put the bigger Deere Strongbox battery in and its been much better. Can glow the engine for longer without the battery draining.

[@justinbelt8032]

Love the ammo can tool box on the tractor!

[@geraldqualls1369]

My brother has a john deer 5065 just like yours with less than 100 hours and it smokes when cold. Ever one I've seen smokes when cold ,warm it up and go to work great videos keep them coming

[@matthewsims359]

great video, awesome drone footage of the stoney ridge. pretty place you call home there josh and mrs stoney ridge👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffcotton526]

It's normal for a diesel engine to smoke like that. IT'S COLD! That's why it does it. Your tractor probably doesn't have a catalytic converter on it either. They help reduce smoke. I drove big trucks in the 70s and they always smoked like that when starting up in very cold weather. Also your diesel engine will warm up quicker when you start using the tractor rather than letting it idle. Diesels actually run cooler when idling versus a gas engine which gets hotter when idling. Let the engine run for a minute or so to get the oil circulating and then use it. It will warm up a lot faster than letting it sit idle. Reduces carbon buildup too.

[@RunamuckFarms]

Awesome video as always. Thank you for sharing.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks there Runamuck!

[@benjaminstockton3917]

Good work Josh neat trick on getting the ground rods out of the ground thanks Josh

[@smoothbore4377]

"White" smoke is typical in cold weather. It's just unburned fuel. It'll clear up when the engine gets warmed up.

[@Peteslife]

Use your bucket or blade to smooth the muddy ruts NOW while they are still muddy. Leave the blade facing backwards and back up close to the muddy ruts (with blade up) lower blade and drive forward and this will clean it up a little. You then come back when its dryer (not to dry) and smooth it up properly. Hope i have explained that well.

[@swamprat69er]

Thanks for the ground rod trick. It sure beats lugging a hi-lift jack around.

[@robburke8867]

Always Great content Josh! Thanks for your service and the inspirational videos!

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

That drone footage was awesome!

[@robertmalis4493]

Hey josh buddy hope you have a great day

[@gordonwilloughby8793]

Smoke is normal when it is cold. running the glow plugs a little longer might help it. It will get better in the summer too. It did sound like the battery might be low though. It might need a charge or need to be replaced. it could be that it has set a while so the battery went down too. I used to work on a sawmill that was run by diesel engine. It didn't have glow plugs so it would smoke much more than your tractor did unless we used either to start it.

[@duckguide4109]

Got done watching, I liked the video! Keep up the great work, Josh!

[@charlesfisher6668]

Awesome video josh

[@pcguysoffgridcabin]

Smoke because the engine is cold and the diesel isn't burning completely.

[@tropifiori]

I like that front implement- much safer than skidding logs with a chain and a light tractor

[@johndeno562]

Maybe a little more preheat (glow-plugs) will help.

[@williammcguire3rd]

Awesome video!! Loved the drone shots very beautiful.

[@n1r0lanynonmouse6]

Use a wheel rim to pull ground rods, stakes or fence posts. Wrap the chain around the stake at ground level, lay it over the arc of the wheel and tie it to your pulling machine. The load will pull up over the wheel.

[@tvance111]

I like to start the tractor and let it warm up as i grease it and check its filters and coolants and other fluids. This is a way to make sure the equipment is maintained and operated properly.

[@SledgeHammer43]

Yes Josh that is normal for a Diesel engine to let out a little bit of smoke when they first start and it is cold. You should have seen the old Diesels they would smoke till they warmed up.

[@TheBoz1911]

Yup both my 5075E's I have owned do exactly that

[@billseibel2563]

❤ that drone footage

[@DuyanFarms]

Nice trick for ground rods. I guess I need to buy a tractor. :) ~Mike and Ester~

[@duckguide4109]

Keep up the great vids! Can’t wait to watch this! Also, I’m looking forward to hearing back from you/your email.

[@davidrodgers3110]

That smoke is normal when it's cold.

[@davebruins8623]

Great content...really like the drone shots

[@markpontes4457]

Yah , unburnt fuel, there's no intake heater grid like on your dodge pickup to get warm air going in there so until the cylinders warm up doesn't burn all the fuel. If you get a block heater plugged in it will help that a lot. You can put it on a timer so your not running it all the time. Just set for a couple hours before you usually go out. And shuts off a if you don't go out that day.

[@JonDingle]

Hi, Your German Shepherd has great physical confirmation. A good horizontal back, Square at the rear hips, not fat and a really great light trot. I always go for GSD's like this, the slopey back ones are inbred and nothing like the original developed by Max Von Staphanitz. Also, great video#s young man so keep up the good work!

[@duanemiller5566]

We used a bumper Jack to the same end works with t post as well

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Good Stuff Josh🙏I like the drone🤓oh and the $100 truck is gaining value too. I’m sure you’re aware. And your weather looks/sounds the same as Louisville KY. Weird wet winters and COLD. Every great now and then we’ll get snow... WET HEAVY snow then ICE... our winters will suck the life outta ya for sure! Stay warm 🥵🥶❄️ Come get me and I’ll help ya for a week or 2👀✊Stay ‘Grounded’, Sir Josh😑

[@willwall4108]

New to this channel, but learning something's!!!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Welcome to the channel!

[@mikehornsby599]

Good stuff enjoyed that

[@zeke1eod]

Completely normal for unburnt fuel smoke in a diesel tractor on cold start, just MHO I would hook a battery tender up especially during cold winter months and keep terminals clean and tight on the batteries. God bless

[@michaellamorte6822]

The white smoke at start up on cold days is normal. Your tractor uses what is called a cold start advance. If you look at the left side of your engine you will see a 2 wire plug running from your fuel injection pump up to a sensor on the housing where your upper rad hose is. During a cold start the injector pump will recieve extra fuel to start faster and it also advances the timing. The smoke should clear within 30 sec or so.

[@billshirk8207]

ms stoney ridge is gettn good with that drone, if that her helping you. good job guys didnt hane a clue that was a tob. dryer thought it was a generator

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

You funny...mrs stoney Ridge doesn't do any filming brotha...its all me my friend.....she's tried to fly it....we call it the spiral of death lol

[@paulportugal4018]

The smoke you see is unburnt diesel From the fuel that was being injected and the cylinders not being hot enough to burn all the fuel and it is normal for the small tractors like that when its cold and goes away a few seconds later

[@smokinstroker444]

Yes it's normal try plugging in the block heater about a hour before you use it when it's cold out. It's a lot easier on the starter and engine

[@kevinvallee9049]

Great video. Always learn something from your videos 👍🏼👍🏼it’s been a wet winter up here in Ohio to

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Nasty nasty winter for sure! My trees are full of ice right now!

[@28cruzin]

Smoke is normal on a cold engine. I didn't like the sound of your starter or the engine on startup. Do you have winter weight oil in the engine? You would be wise to use stiction addative in all your diesels, especially in the winter. I found "Archoil" to be a superior stiction treatment and all my diesels start on all cylinders every time, even at "0" up here in the North East. Best cold start help I have found. I can't plug a block heater in where I park. Great videos, my friend, can't wait for more of the Willys. Positive ground 6 volt, not negative ground. It will turn over better and you may have to polorize the generator after the motor is running.

[@amberrivers81]

nice place there

[@pmessinger]

I've realize that it much more satisfying to watch your progress using the tractor on the property than comical hijinx, though I suppose some comic relief helps you decompress. I had a few weather-wasted weeks that helped me recognize the joy of accomplishment when I was finally able to get back in the groove and checking off items on the list again. I hope that was Mrs. SR piloting the Mavic. If so, nice job. If not, nice job. Simple video, but good work, Josh. Keep goin'!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yep....just me flying and driving...have to be careful for sure

[@thomascdurham9130]

HI Josh, you should had carry a chain saw out with you. :)

[@allenhenry1113]

Great tip

[@bcgrittner]

Not unusual for a cold Diesel engine to smoke like that upon starting. I’d preheat for at least twenty seconds when the engine is cold. Neat trick on those ground rods.

[@dompatterson7721]

Lol great video keep up the great work!!!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks Dom!

[@w00dsta]

I spoke to a friend who is a JD service tech. He found a customers 5065 ( 900 hrs ) tractor like yours had a faulty cold start advance module. The fuse was blown. The symptoms were needing to glow for 30 seconds, and lots of white smoke. Replace the module and its quick start and no smoke. Hope that Helps.

[@trevorholland7]

That’s a cool tip

[@joshlawrence4512]

It's normal... just unburnt fuel from the engine being cold. That's why that stops at operating temperature.

[@williamcrane8236]

Thought you were going to whip a chain around your box blade and whatever then pick up the box blade, but okay, you got one of them fancy grabby hands on the front of your tractor. ;-)

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Either or works...but I'm not gonna do it the harder way if I don't have too...that's a grapple by the way brotha...I like your Godzilla youtube avitar lol...awesome!

[@logansimpson305]

Nice video

[@Dragnet2]

Pretty cool tip 🤘🏻

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks Oz!

[@braydenhobbs3559]

You need to run the glow plugs a little longer. On newer diesel trucks they have plugs to plug into an electrical outlet so you can burn the un burnt diesel off

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Right on man thanks for the tip!

[@kylegibbs243]

Its normal. Diesels smoke white when the cylinders are cold. Diesels are conpression ignited. The air that is compressed gets hot and that is what ignites the fuel

[@yeehaw.t.v.1530]

It is normal it does it with my farm tractor it’s just because it’s really cold and trying to push out the cold smoke

[@floydfarms1578]

Yes it's normal for cold start to have light grey smoke on our 5055D

[@woodchopper6930]

Hi Josh if you have a welder get yourself a hook and weld a couple hooks on the ground rods. And if you are good you don't have to get off the tractor to hook and pull rods up.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Good idea there brotha!

[@larryceaser1706]

Just some fyi Stoney the chain u use for the ground rod pulling is called a J chain Used usually on small tow trucks to hook cars up to tow

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Cool...here it is at northern tool : www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200712235_200712235

[@Harley365]

Just unburnt diesel Josh nothing to worry about. Iys hard to get the fuel to combust under cold conditions

[@smokymountainoutdoorsman1991]

If you get a chipper, get one bigger than you think you need. I had one of the smaller ones that was supposed to be able to chip 3 inch diameter logs, but it'd chip 2 inches MAX and it was really hard on it. If you had oak or something it would probably have to be 1 inch diameter logs. Just FYI.

[@vincentfarms7358]

It is fine

[@muddy_armadillo]

Just a tip, when you're pulling those ground rods out, don't leave your bucket in the up position and stand under it. If the hydraulics were to give out the bucket would come crashing down and kill you. Just a tip.

[@assfault9]

It would make running a grapple on your tractor a whole lot more enjoyable with a 3rd function valve on your tractor with a rocker switch on your loader control handle. Probably wouldn't cost a whole lot to install one.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I have one sitting in my shop to install right now! Just gotta make time for it

[@assfault9]

Stoney Ridge Farmer they make a world of difference that’s for sure! But you’re right, it’s not as easy as people think when they look into a grapple. It takes several hours to get the feel for where the grapple is and what it’s doing. Simply because you can’t see it enough to really tell. You do a great job with yours. Keep up the good work sir! Always great videos.

[@TerraFirmaX]

Every time I move the tractor I’m grading. Lol

[@montymorrow5917]

My 5075E smokes like that.

[@KEEPERBJr]

YES IT IS

[@lonniekelley2272]

The smoke normal any cold diesel truck or tractor dose the same thing the diesel isn't burning completely so it puts off a white smoke

[@bearkatljl]

That cold start is what made me buy a Kubota. I understand it's cold and diesels don't like cold but the smoke and the way the machine ran just wasn't what that green paint is supposed to represent. Although yours seems to be serving you well and that's good. Keep in mind my experience is from 2010 and neither the Deere or the Kubota had glow plugs back then.

[@trevorholland7]

Diesel smokes when it’s not all burnt and it’s coming out the exhaust so it’s rich on fuel just like when you tube a diesel to have more power and push more fuel you will blow out black smoke at high boost

[@jsdny1]

My 5065 smokes the same as your on a cold start

[@hank5655]

Just a little info I was shop foreman for years when ever you have a front end loader you had better put weight on the rear axle or you will be bringing it to the shop because your putting to much weight on the front wheel bearings Just a little information to save u $$$ you can put half water and half antifreeze and that will help with traction it preserves the steel rims and the rubber tires!

[@Will7981]

I don't recall if you've said what year your 5065 is, but if it's got the Tier 4 engine that's more than likely why it smokes when starting. I'm not a fan of Tier 4 engines at all. But it's normal all the new engines I've been around do the extra smoke on starting routine.

[@stanleyjohnston5876]

White smoke is normal. You may want to run the glowplug till it goes off before starting when it's cold.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks Stanley..hope you're doing well buddy 😎

[@rzr800cndndnx6]

It is ok my kubota m9540 does the same and it has 500 hours it just cold out and unburnt diesel

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Right on thanks brotha

[@woodyshoemaker4335]

Why not build in the J hook onto the end of your ground rod? When you’re ready to pull it just hook a loader tooth under the J hook and pull it out. Don’t have to get off the tractor that way. When you’re ready to drive it back in the ground just start it by hand and then push it down with the loader. Thanks.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Great idea....lol..or I could just do it this way instead of spending an hour and $20 welding a hook to a copper ground rod...uh...wait a minute....copper....hmm ...braise? I think I'll take 10 seconds to get off the tractor brotha lol....I do use the bucket to press in ground rods from time to time though

[@josephlashley9459]

I see places where they use off set block to slow the speed of water passing down rivers is that something you can do with your creek to stop washing out your road?

[@wademanasco9245]

We done that 40 plus years ago