"Gaining New Ground" -- (11/19/22)-- John Deere 4650 and Hay King ripper

Dylan puts the excavator to work, gaining a whopping 1.3 more acres of cropland for the 2023 crop season.

[@AdamReeves-bh9us]

Lol , I enjoy you boys 100% I was watching and all of a sudden I thought it had switched over to The Crop Critic 😂 , when the music started playing 😂

[@robertmarino2158]

Dylan , Robert , thank you for helping Matt, Kelly & the boys , you guys do make the difference , stay safe , stay strong , enjoy , appreciate what you do !!!

[@bluegrassman3040]

I worked for Rural King when I was in high school at the Henderson, KY store. This was in 2003/04, and they weren’t as big a company then. I think they only had about 3 stores in Kentucky and 2 or 3 in Tennessee. They even got stores in Florida now. I still like to shop there, but don’t miss working for them! Anyways, hope your farm operation continues to grow.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I imagine it’s not the greatest place to work.

[@bluegrassman3040]

@@DylanJoyceFarms it wasn’t too bad, as it was my first public job. I worked in the Ag department mostly. They payed me $5.75/hr. Hard to believe that was nearly 20 years ago. Once I graduated, I moved on to something better.

[@matthewminton3296]

I love watching your dirt work videos

[@gregrhodes8451]

Enjoyed the video Dylan. Great looking stuff.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thank Ya, Sir. Just paid for another nice piece to join the farm, but it's going to be about 2 weeks before you'll get to see it.

[@jhmaness1]

Loved the video and love what you have done with the farm. Did not know about your you tube. Glad I found you.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I appreciate you letting us work it. It means a lot to us.

[@adamnewsome2914]

I like rural king also love those older John Deere tractors also enjoy the videos 🚜👍

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thank ya sir. I believe we are Facebook friends now.

[@philipcrutchfield9103]

Did you give them a show at RK? 🤣

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I should have setup a booth and signed autographs.

[@adamnewsome2914]

@@DylanJoyceFarms your welcome yes we are thanks for the add on there also always enjoy the content 👍

[@clintstegall1069]

Heck yeah, Heavy D has the blue shades, they must have been laying in the 4640 floor board. As far as land goes, a little hear a little there adds up over the years can gain a farmer an extra fifty to a hundred or more acres. Man, y’all got that farm looking pristine. Thank you Joyce Bros, y’all got everything looking fine as aged wine.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Those old blue shades have been with me for a long time.

[@clintstegall1069]

I know you have had them from the start, that’s why I like them. Great job fellas, I enjoy you guys, farming is my dream job, you and Robert have a great opportunity and I’m glad that the both of you are taking the opportunity and running with it. Tell Robert to watch out for the dust after his surgery.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

@@clintstegall1069 I hope your dreams will work out for you some day.

[@clintstegall1069]

@@DylanJoyceFarms I appreciate that buddy, but I have been in the garage door business thirty years. Don’t get me wrong, I steal work like a mule, so if and when the opportunity comes up, I would jump on it like a duck on a June bug. I’m a family man like you guys, making a living, taking care of the family, and for the Government to stay the hell out of my life. You fellas stay safe, if you ever have any door situations, holler at me, I will try and help you any way I can.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Man yeah!! Nothing wrong with reclaiming some land😉😉😉 Enjoyed seeing that ripper again, I bet that will help sure enough!! Ole rural king, I wish we had one...only tsc, Agri supply. So we're there lots of fans there? 😁😁. Can't wait to see how the wheat and oats do!! Looks great, awesome job Dylan!! Hope Robert is doing well!! Look fwd to more!! 😁😁😁🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍🚜🚜🚜

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Rural King blows Tractor Supply out of the water in my opinion. We don't have an AgriSupply around here, but I have ordered a few things from them online. Robert goes back tomorrow to get the tube out of his nose and should be good to go again. Hoping to have an update video here in about 2 weeks on how things are going. We should have some pretty good content in the next 3 videos.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

@@DylanJoyceFarms Man yeah, I have heard they are alot better!! The agri supply is AMAZING, they have everything!! It's almost 2 hrs aways, so have to schedule it during beach trips 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's great to hear about Robert, can't wait to see the content!! Thank you sir!!

[@LampleyBrothersFarming]

Looks good, a few more acres to farm on is always a good thing

[@mattys6706]

Field cultivator works really well for leveling. That’s what we use

[@TAHDAHFarm]

I was contacted by a land owner asking me to farm their ground. I thought this is cool, I will be able to pick up some more ground. He wants more money per acer because he has seen the market prices go up the last several years and his current farmer will not pay what he wants. After looking at his poorly drained field that has woods on 3 sides with a rr track and woods on the 4th side, I walked around and flew my drone around to fine a ⅓ of the field had no crop on it from either flooding or animal damage. He told me what he wants pre acre. I couldn't help but laugh and offered him a ¼. He said he would get back with me, lol. I had one of my landlord ask if I could pay more for his ground because property tax went up. I showed him on paper that I had broke even on his field the last 2 years. Around here it is insane what land owner want for their rent. I'm glad you were able to get more land to farm. I have several fields that I could get more ground if I pushed the fence row back, lol.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I’m very lucky that I have a lot of good land owners to work with that want to see their ground taken care of and not just after the money.

[@highoctane953]

Do you get many rocks in your soil? Here in northern Michigan we always brought up rocks when we plowed and disked. We built a dumping rock box on the back of the disc to help with field clean up.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

No rocks here. You've got to get over in middle Tennessee and up north into Kentucky before rocks start becoming a problem

[@wesharmon9271]

What y’all gona come in behind that ripper with an what’s word on new sprayer

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Wrote the check for it Wednesday. Will be next week before y’all get to see it though.

[@alexanderheadley5644]

Like the music and rolling shots mixed with the talking makes for a good video

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Doing the music scenes are always my favorite to make. I don't really enjoy doing a lot of talking on video but everybody wants to know what is going on LOL.

[@TwoHappyChildrenFarm]

I have a field question and you seem to know how to work around non ideal fields. My field is shaped like your hand. I'm working it right now cross ways so from thumb to pinky. At the fat part the field is 1400 feet. From the heel to fingertipes is 1500 feet. Across the fingers it gets tedious with 450 turnarounds. I'm thinking to work the filed up and down the length of the hand so my shortest rows would be 1400 feet, this would mean an east west field instead of north south. I don't see any drainage issues, about 2%. So this year I ripped it inline with the rows, then done a 45 degree cultivation. Next would be a cultivation pass in the new row direction. Let me know what you think. Thanks for making excellent videos.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I’ve always tried to work fields so that I have the maximum number of long rows possible. If you notice in this field it is L shaped. Next year I plant to have one set of rows running North-South and one set running East-West. The way our farms are cut up in West TN we’ve always just had to plant them in a way that our equipment can efficiently work them with the exception of fields that we need to plant a certain direction for drainage issues.

[@stephenmarshall2261]

Could you try to adjust that disc so it tills the ground evenly or is that too much work

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

The disc is set for normal field operations but in the newly cleared ground it doesn’t hardly have enough weight. We have a tool that we can use to finish leveling it up in the spring.

[@aldavis6719]

Excuse the stupid question but how does the government know that you aren’t farming CRP land? Do they audit it periodically?

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Yes they are supposed to come check it periodically to make sure it is still sown down in grasses and that it is being managed properly.

[@tomharrington1393]

👍👍

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thanks for watching and always giving us the two thumbs up Mr. Tom

[@Plowboy4960]

I always thought those 4640s was good tractors I like the 4840 better but it still works

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

4640s were always more popular around here. Almost everybody around here avoids the 4840s because of the 8-speed power shift transmission. Our 4650 has an engine out of a 9950 cotton picker in it. It has a P-pump like a 4850 and is set at 200 HP.

[@robratcliffe5635]

@@DylanJoyceFarms the old 4840 with the "Power Slam" we called them. Either slammed you into steering wheel or the back glass. Lol

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

,,@@robratcliffe5635 I've always heard that if an 8-speed powershift is smooth, stay away from it because it's probably fixing to start slippin'.

[@jordanriggins4954]

Just scraped a new ground disc

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Dang that’s a shame, but I know how you feel. I’ve scrapped a lot of things I couldn’t get sold.

[@craigadair128]

Why would you pay rent on 44 acres if there were only 38 tillable?

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Paying off the FSA acres. It just makes the rent per acre a little higher on the tillable ground but not dramatically. It’s the way the landlord wanted and it works out fine for us so that’s the way we leave it.

[@griggsfarmsllc2273]

Why is that one shank not disturbing the soil as much

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Shear bolt was broke.

[@chrisgrabert1879]

I would like to find a jd front blade for my 4640

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Several have come up in auctions and on FaceBook marketplace here in the past couple of weeks. I wouldn't really advise one unless you really need it. They are very hard on the tractor. You can get by pretty well, though, if you keep in mind that it's just a tractor and not a dozer.

[@chrisgrabert1879]

@@DylanJoyceFarms yes you are right, i have a old 455 deere dozer for tuff jobs, i just thought it would be handy to push a wash out shut or a small tree back in the tree line

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

@@chrisgrabert1879 Yessir, they are really good for that.

[@gregcatlett1458]

No dozer boys, stick to FARMING tools 😂🎉. Keep the cameras charged,just finished my second knee replacement so I need a video fix of at least 3 videos a wk 😂😂.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

LOL best I can do is 2 per week. I've got some videos coming I think you'll enjoy coming up.

[@matthewminton3296]

Dylan do you have an email address. I would like to email you I have a few questions about gps

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

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