Excavators and Chainsaws

Excavators and Chainsaws make for the perfect rainy day activity. Master Pipe Layer Randy and his team came over to fix a broken drain tile.
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[@4BlessingsFarm]

About to do some drain fixing myself, thanks for the ideas. My 6 yr old daughter told me to let you know she just lost her 2nd tooth. Thanks for being a channel i can watch with my kids. Many blessings, Ed

[@JawTooth]

Awesome having a railroad running through your farm! Gotta love watching the trains. I always cut up under the logs to prevent the pinching .

[@casenaries3382]

instablaster.

[@Crzycatman]

LOL the ending of the video! Priceless!!!! oh the herd of beer drinkers, that's Minnesota for ya right there!

[@johnstoffel5885]

I find WD-40 sprayed on the grill keeps the steaks from sticking and imparts a delightful flavor

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣 make sure the beer is strong when you do that!!

[@drphil7024]

MN Millennial Farmer I use chainsaw oil on my Mine or lawnmower oil

[@jerrystott7780]

Since wd40 is made from fish oil it won't hurt you any. 😂 When I was younger we used to spray it on lures to attract the fish.

[@Alejandro-vb2fx]

@@jerrystott7780 I hope you know that's a complete and total myth, even the WD-40 company itself has debunked that along with many others.

[@jerrystott7780]

@@Alejandro-vb2fx huh, you're right. I pulled up the msds for it, stuff is more toxic than we were led to believe. There goes a myth I've believed in since the seventies.

[@gerryheckmann3167]

What a great family we continue to see. Keep it up, Dad.

[@02Guffy]

"TJ is not used to working with a 6 inch pipe" Thumbs Up immediately on this video

[@clearingbaffles]

Christian Guffy you know TJ works for a Master Pipe Layer

[@stephencornwell9233]

I wouldn't think he could see a 6 incher Evan if it was attached to him

[@gerryvanwoerkom7241]

the farm life .. having family around you , is always great

[@franktyred9195]

Gotta love kids. Dad "blah blah blah work work work grilling..." Daughter "I lost my tooth." Kids measure getting older by tooth loss and height gain. I measure getting older by tooth loss and weight gain...kinda the same.

[@beeroquoisnation]

AMEN Frank. I got a call trying to sell me dental insurance. I asked, "If I have less than half of my teeth left, will my rate be less than half price?" They hung up.

[@stammelblindarcher4477]

Height's just going horiztonal.

[@dubious6718]

You are a good neighbor to have. Our neighbor objected to everything we did on OUR property, delaying everything and costing lawyer fees. Our projects didn't affect him at all. Apparently everyone in the neighborhood had problem with this guy, cause after he moved, everyone started on new projects, not bothering anyone..

[@SinisterMD]

The time lapse and banjo music is a really nice touch.

[@kimberleybrown3054]

The depth and quality of the soil is amazing.

[@jeffburnham6611]

I think everyone in Central Mn is off to a slow start getting into their fields, it has been such a snowy winter, cold and rainy spring, just when the fields start to dry off more heavy rain comes in. Here's hoping you have a great year!

[@swamploggersnc4720]

Very nice video guys!

[@moman0166]

Dirt is what someone else owned but if it is yours then you call it soil. My old Ag teacher would get after us for saying dirt.

[@landaroon7793]

Reply to Brad not Landa Dirt is soil without healthy soil probiotics. Petro At poisons kill probiotics. Tilling is actually worse most of the time - depending on your poisons. About 2 years ago it was found that 30% of your human messenger molecules are soil probiotics.

[@richardh8355]

My soils teacher would not let us use word dirt

[@jimbrew3058]

When it's in the field, it's soil. When it's on the kitchen floor, it's dirt. ☺

[@MrJerryjam]

@@jimbrew3058 That is correct!

[@PapaJohn453]

My soils teacher said dirt is whats under your fingernails, soil is what you grow plants with.

[@cntslesfabrication]

Nothing better than corn on corn action. I would pay to see that anybody else?

[@kleinisfijn]

Too corny for me.

[@cntslesfabrication]

@@kleinisfijn haha

[@sonoinpace]

I clicked on the video because I love learning about farming; I subscribed because of your dry and dirty sense of humor! You make me crack up every video!

[@petemiller2598]

Thank you for finally explaining the etymology of the term "drain tile". I have been wondering about that ever since I started watching your channel.

[@georgegoertzen4723]

Good idea feeding them. Keeps them on the job.

[@Hutch-pn1wq]

Just drank a couple of cans of WD40. Hope it helps the channel!

[@MillennialFarmer]

Lol, hope they went down well, I'd suggest getting to a toilet!

[@sporkeh90]

@@MillennialFarmer Or a doctor

[@animenut69]

Considering I had to show my id to buy a can of wd40 at my local wallmart folks probably are actually drinking it

[@ryanlevis7532]

Or a Poison Control Center..

[@landynhamm9890]

@@MillennialFarmer one of my favorite youtubers watches your chanel

[@frankeem3820]

Wow!, I guess you do have some clay underneath there. I could see it when the excavator was taking a scoop by your old pipe.

[@jonny5777]

If I lived in America I'd love to be a farm hand on your farm. I have zero experience, no knowledge and I'm accident prone 👌But I'm enthusiastic and I make a good cup of tea and you guys don't drink tea so pretty useless. Guess I'll just keep watching your awesome videos then.

[@johnday7362]

You have a wonderful family there Mr. Johnson. I had hoped that you'd make a video of how the tiles work, thanks! Too bad about the weather, I hope you get all of your crops in, and I guess good luck on the crop yield! I'll be pulling for you.

[@paulcopeland9035]

John Day...."how the tiles work" ?? Place the pipe running downhill and watch it flow. The "instructions" for drain laying are pretty short.

[@johnday7362]

@@paulcopeland9035 mr. Copeland. Is this intended as humor? Otherwise I don't understand why you would comment this way.

[@bosshoss69lee]

When I worked on fleet truck we put an air nipple on the tanks for draining so we could air the truck tanks with the truck broken or locked out, I would suggest it for you because it would make trouble shooting cheaper, quieter and “safer” 👍👍

[@AgricultureINDIA-91]

Wonderful video!

[@BillyTheKid689]

I was able to find this field on google maps, and seeing the satellite image, agree it will be a lot easier to work after this. 👍

[@TheJimmybud]

That s a crawdad ! At least that's what we call em ?

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Really enjoy, your get it done down home vids, real life and honest...........thanks Zach.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Thank you!!

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Sure thing, hope you keep makin' vids, I am sure I am not the only one that really enjoys watching!!!!! Have a good one!!

[@meme-xn6wr]

I love trains, and I love farming, your in my paradise

[@tractortamno1]

Nice to see.the farmer looking after the contractor with lunch.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Gotta keep the boys happy!

[@vmdairy]

Neat to see topsoil that deep; we're lucky to see it much deeper than plow depth.

[@dancrafton89]

Great video. That ending was great. My 7 year old granddaughter came running in the other day and said papa I pulled my tooth myself. Stay safe and God bless.

[@jimmydiamond353]

You have a good attitude with your neighbours

[@traceymarshallperini110]

Hi from New Zealand love your videos 👍🚜

[@TacoStacks]

That Polaris is awesome

[@Jimbob-km2cm]

Said no one ever. Lol

[@davecalvo1939]

A little advice when limbing trees, start from the tip and work back to the trunk. Actually the best way to have taken that tree down would have been to dig around it with the excavator and push it over.That way the stump comes with it.

[@jamesthayes]

Hi I live in kentucky mountains I love your videos they are educational and very informative and interesting! Besides your very good looking country boy.

[@XtremeCustomsCycles]

I can't believe you let a Case on your property!!!!

[@MillennialFarmer]

It was a little painful lol

[@brawler4456]

@@MillennialFarmer what's wrong with case? is it just family preference or has there been bad experiences?

[@duck0fdeathc336]

It’s not a case it’s a sumitomo link belts n cases are just repainted sumitomos

[@MillennialFarmer]

@@brawler4456 I don't actually hate Case at all. We owned a couple back in the day and they were good. I just gotta give crap to the other color!

[@brawler4456]

@@MillennialFarmer I see, now you just gotta walk up to a broken case tractor in a scrap yard or something and say "hey,...are you okay??"

[@golfR442]

Weird seeing a digger being used for something other than ripping cash machines out of walls like where I’m from

[@patrickirwin5601]

Ireland is some place🍀🇮🇪😅

[@seanocallaghan17]

Can't bate Ireland

[@seanocallaghan17]

U love to see it

[@claetuswoodroofe4164]

It’s wetter than Ireland there at the moment

[@richardwalsh1838]

Go on Ireland, best country in the world, certainly the greenest !

[@smcox1991]

Letsdig18 needed to show you guys how to take that tree down.

[@MillennialFarmer]

We won't claim to be professionals!!

[@stevemiller410]

glad too see you tossing back the coors light ... from a montana barley grower here might be some of our barley in those cans .. if got a headache was the neighbors barley ... lol ... good luck too getting planting

[@jt4055]

Hydraulic oil is my choice for roller chain. Oil them when there hot.

[@thisoldminer]

Soil looks rich in loam. Nice.

[@AASparkChaser]

That's because all the soil washed off the top of their hills.

[@myleshubert3540]

Cool operation. Funny girls so cute. Found this channel..LOVE IT

[@jackbaker5284]

All that fancy equipment and not one operator in the bunch!..lol ....thanks for the video's.... Jack

[@windomchevy9673]

Some corn on corn 😏😏😏

[@hellomynameisjv]

Your friend Randy sure comes in handy

[@MillennialFarmer]

don't tell him that!

[@hellomynameisjv]

09:06

[@sliderinc1]

Their precious little farmers.

[@nellermann]

good thing you guys are farmers and not in the forestry business!

[@thomaslewis7883]

As far as dead batteries in your vehicles. Install a high amp hour battery in a rolling cart, make a set of custom length 0 gauge copper jumper cables with high-grade clamps..When not in use, keep a trickle charge on the battery cart.Love the channel

[@OxAO]

19:37 "You know you don't get dead batteries" You disconnected the ground wire to the battery?

[@Flame07518]

Ox AO I was moving one of our 8270's to the cart and didn't know it had a battery disconnect......... Wondered why nothing lit up when I turned the key to the on position.

[@phillippeterman1051]

Aug 28, 2019 - 394,849 views - I've never seen a video with this many views except for music videos. Congratulations, you are becoming famous the world over.....

[@conaran7039]

Your neighbours going to love you.

[@MillennialFarmer]

it continues under the road and across my land for 400 feet before going into a river. also, water flows down hill whether in a pipe or not lol

[@SmallMartingale]

Hey Zach, have you been considering implementing any of the soil conservation practices that you were talking about in your field work podcast like strip till? Love the podcast by the way 👍

[@wi11y1960]

What charming daughters. Thankyou for their humor.

[@billwhitman1529]

Really like that banjo music.

[@williamkeating6406]

Bob the builder. Good one!

[@hughstephenson2957]

I personally use Howes Lubricant instead of WD-40. Ive found with dealing with 40-50 year old classic cars that Howes is the best for Rusty junk!!

[@jackman6256]

all I can say is thank god for farmers mostly because I kinda like eatting an food is very handy for that wouldn't you say

[@HillbillyRednecking]

Crawfish living in road ditches is more common than you think, in West Virginia we even have some blue crawfish, blue crawfish... it’s a real thing

[@inmotion81]

It's the farmer in you my grandpa was same way make sure guys are well fed and always bring them drinks beer when day done

[@cobrasvt347]

I found the best thing to use on chains where the oil will not work its way off or sling off chains is garage door track lube. The stuff is awesome 👍

[@ddylla85]

Finest farm follies on the youtubes.

[@highjack5555]

Oofta lots of holding wood left on that tree. Love the channel!

[@waterskiingfool]

Master pipe layer fixing Zach's pipe

[@terencenelson4472]

Zach. As a former U-2 driver I can tell you that you don't get away with anything.

[@rocket8351]

You let a Case on land you own? Pretty risky.

[@paulpratchen7192]

What the heck is that thing 😃

[@saibot8916]

Risky to fall in Love?

[@farmingvintage302]

If it all goes wrong it’s because of that

[@leebob86]

And no Big Bud tractors. Really no need for the giants we use out west, Montana. Havre MT, home of once upin a time Northern Manufacturing. The creators of the Big Bud tractors. Best engineered on earth.

[@Saunis]

He needed to get the job done... :D

[@justindionne8744]

Damn I miss that type of work.

[@stevendunn6255]

A very interesting channel. A chainsaw secret, always have 2 chainsaws when cutting, if 1 gets stuck use the other one to get it out. No 2 cuts at once on a large tree especially a softwood. I can admit to learning this the hard way, just like in your video...

[@jessiehodges1513]

Try getting some large lime stone or cobblestone to put around the tile inlet and it will keep erosion to a minimum as well as trap grass and silt from clogging the cage to the pipe.

[@carllegg1077]

Put in catch ponds in corners. Use to water fields. Pump to water truck.

[@Ahoover03619]

You should ask the tree if it okay😂

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣

[@dakel20]

Man, sucks to see trees like that taken down. Totally understand why it had to though. Hope you plant plenty of replacements for wind control.

[@MillennialFarmer]

It was just 1 lousy cottonwood. they're a weed around here

[@dakel20]

Hey, trees a tree! But I will agree, cottonwoods are annoying, especially in the spring with all those dang cotton balls blowing everywhere, egads. Sometimes get frickin dust devil made from them here in the Detroit area.

[@nickatdallas]

This is a second video that I have watched on this channel and I’m a subscriber now, don’t really care about farming but the way this channel creates content - all of a sudden you want to farm too! This is cool! My favorite comment in this video was about “socks” the guy replies “I wear blue shop rugs instead” lmao

[@imhungry1778]

look at all that unregulated water!!! oh the humanity!

[@shopvice]

Man it must be nice to not have to worry about salmon migration when hogging into a stream. We generally use HDPE plastic pipe for underground water utilities. It can be plastic welded and strung out along the edge of the trench and then dropped in and back filled. It's nice to see how you flatlanders get it done.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

ya'll are really good at farming, power sawing sort of sucky. fun to improve the land though. Not sure how to make use of all that water, probably stops just the time you would need to irrigate with it.

nice .. soon it's a new one. tooth in place .. and she is even happier when it has grown out ..

[@cdawggaming9618]

Hey Zach love the videos thx for being a KZbin and hopefully u can get back into the fields

[@hanky640]

This is like an episode from Andrew Camarata (property maintenance in NY)

[@tomgates316]

My uncle always had a few sticks of dynamite stashed for periodic tree and stump removal/relocation. Neighbor: Dang! You barely missed dropping that stump in your pickup bed. Tough luck on the truck roof. Uncle: ya, but was trying to land it on the wood pile on the other side of the chicken coop.

[@burt24pop]

I like 20+ min videos.

[@daveknepp7718]

Great kids.

[@davidrahl240]

You noted you got a new Weber grill...check out the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 1050. It is absolutely the greatest grill I have ever owned. Hopper-fed, WIFI/Bluetooth controlled fan for maintaining temp, 1050 sq. in. of grill space...this thing is awesome. I use Jealous Devil lump charcoal in it. I was able to smoke an 11-pound pork butt over the course of 16 hours, and the temp held steady the whole time. All I had to do was refill the charcoal a couple of times.

[@meyou245]

Awesome ending. My 6yr old lost her first tooth the other day. Loose tooth and lost tooth is all I've heard the last 2 weeks. lol

[@mizzndizz8163]

Case excavator? What...what is that thing?! At least the skid steer is a Deere. Love the videos!

[@bluetunder40]

New to the channel bro Good stuff Farmers are the back bone .

[@tzvifeldman]

First time in construction history gets scoop one day and work starts the next.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Lol that's what I was thinking

[@stevee8884]

Lottsa nice Fire wood!

[@gudfarfar]

Nice to improve the land and getting rid of that massive tree. A big job, even with a large excavator to help you. I used to help my neighbour cutting trees on his property many years ago, but never came across such a huge trunk. Cut mostly pine or spruce trees in those days. Congratulations on the first tooth loss for your girl.

[@nicholassuminski7706]

Good video, thanks for the upload.

[@CoalChrome]

Catch that crayfish and put it in a little tank you got yourself a mascot. Also, that crayfish might be helping keep the cage clean. Although I have no idea what they eat.

[@jazzerbyte]

I understand why the Cottonwood had to go, but it would be mildly interesting to learn how big it would have eventually gotten with so much water available. One near where I grew up was measured at 70 feet. Amazingly for all the cottonwood seeds that came from it, I never remember seeing any new Cottonwood trees grow. The early pioneers were drawn to the huge cottonwood trees as they arrived in the Midwest prairies - a place to water their horses and rest in the shade.

[@5thgen916]

The bigger they get the more lightning likes them. We had one well over 120 feet tall and had an eyewitness who claimed (RIP) it was a mere sapling when he debated hand sawing it down pre1910. Massive excavator project when it got fatally struck. 8 foot wide limbs 40 feet high. When the 2/3 of the tree hit the ground the operator said the trampoline effect jumped the 40k lb excavator off the ground. A lot of regret no one got pictures of it going down. I somewhere have pictures where it made a 1000 bu cart and 300 hp tractor look comically small. I have never seen another tree in the Midwest close to how big this fenceline weed got.

[@parker1ray]

That tree is a baby compared to what we had in East Tennessee!

[@olsem101]

Zach you need a red intake top from runnings! They have a wider gap in the rods on them and they don't plug nearly as easy! Not sure if you have a runnings store near you, but they are worth it!

[@bunkhindman3241]

This is unbelievable,

[@royamberg9177]

Off to the hatchery to grab some ingredients. Did lots of repair work there over the years

[@travis3974]

corn on corn, sounds like a dirty movie

[@okmadsen]

Holy cow, this is cool. just found your channel today. really awesome a fellow farmer is having a channel like this. I scrolled down and started from the buttom and will keep watching. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Denmark.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Awesome, thanks!

[@allengarrison846]

Only two kinds of people don't get chainsaws stuck, people who don't use saws and lairs. But most of us that use saws don't tell 257K subscribers we did it. FYI the price for a tooth under the pillow is $5, it was 25 cents when i was growing up. Increase in price due to inflation or Chinese tariffs. Enjoy you channel.

[@MillennialFarmer]

lol, chinese tariffs! I was wondering how those tooth prices got so high!

[@kevingordon7426]

Is that Jim’s ditch? That was really flowing water. Nice fix & nice. way to deal with it. If you fill it in that will be a lot of dirt. Keep up the good work.

[@MrJerryjam]

In my fathers' day, they would terrace the field down to the tracks to help prevent erosion and to maintain soil moisture. Today they will probably use a land plane.