Genius or stupid? The drill mate making my life easy.

[@turbskis]

What lovely nails you have Tom

[@mford66215]

Tom - you continue to prove that most farmers are also capable engineers. This is another fantastic idea!

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks

[@nicholasgardner5526]

​@Tomlamb980 could you not install one on each and have it linked upto an alarm in the cab . Possibility of using a lazer detection system aswel 😊

[@Tomlamb980]

@@nicholasgardner5526 there is a system But it’s not overly chee

[@edfranklin9137]

Tom before you were born we had a program on the TV called How, I think you may be the prime presenter for a revival of this program.

[@matthiaswandel]

its cool how high tech toys can help with big farm machinery like that. Another gadget that might be useful is an infrared thermal camera -- very useful to see if some bearing is starting to go. More expensive though.

[@roderickjunor5632]

Another great idea, effective and inexpensive. Also great for locating any air leaks in awkward locations, brilliant videos

[@Tomlamb980]

Glad you like them!

[@whiggy6976]

you could adapt the bale blaster to tap into the culter pipes and blast the mud out, you would need a non-return somewhere though, otherwise the seeds in the feed box would be spread over the field next door

[@johnwarwick4105]

Else Lid blown off the drill hopper 😂😂😂

[@Glen-b8t3h]

That is a cool tool and like you said it keeps the operator from climing all over the drill. Which in turn is safe for them as you are out there alone nobody to help if something goes wrong . Aye!!

[@stuartcraigon2003]

Your brain is immense Tom! This is simple but utterly genius.

[@RobertForslund]

You keep blowing us all away with your clever gadgets! 😁👍

[@Tomlamb980]

More to come!

[@Rosie.Langer]

@@Tomlamb980saturday’s tool time with Tom

[@TornTech1]

Tom you need to put a little camera. Like one of them cheap endoscope things on the end too. So you can do a visual inspection. Might help see if there is a stone stuck in it or something without you having to climb right under!?

[@Deja117]

I'm sitting here trying to think of a solution that can be fixed under it and displayed in the cab... The issues with that are obvious in hindsight. I think this is honestly the best solution.

[@StevenCasper]

Pretty sweet. Farmer's make the best problem solvers. Enjoy your evening.

[@cheechU38K]

Another great idea, Tom 👍🏼 maybe add a camera to see which culter is a problem and to log any pictures on your phone for future reference. Also an alarm buzzer would be great when the anemometer spins at the correct rate.

[@johnbuyers8095]

The simpler, the better, especially when you’re out in a cold,wet field. Don’t do yourself down, this definitely comes at the genius end of the spectrum.

[@M00j3]

That's an ace solution Tom, anything saves kneeling down. 👍

[@Lorddanielrushton371]

Great idea, Tom. I was just trying to think of a way to clear the middle rows if they get blocked. Hats off to you, I would never have thought of it.

[@willyfindlay4398]

You need that huge air seeder ( drill ) that welker farms or Fast Ag have in the mid west of the USA. There is lots of room to get to the coulters. I know different conditions and different seed rates but same problems. Great video, love the laughter from Mrs Camera Lady.😊❤

[@Tomlamb980]

Cool, thanks!

[@Laureo262]

Tom you always impress me with all your inventions 😊

[@Tomlamb980]

Glad you like them!

[@markhodgson2348]

Built in Bluetooth coulter monitors receiver in your cab, a nice little project, the seed flows through an IR beam at a calibrated speed when your coulter blocks if you are in the middle of sewing you can instantly see the problem tube." A furse and lamb product"

[@yellownev]

Still catching up on your great vids. Another great innovation from you to make your day a bit easier. The equipment manufacturer needs to be adding a sensor on each of the outlet pipes to detect when the air flow is down indicating a block so you in the cab can be immediately alerted via a screen you have a blockage and on what pipe to stop and clear. Well done on your innovation

[@Penfold964]

3:38 Nice to see the concrete loving cat seeking some of the fresh stuff to plant his paws into

[@guywright7388]

Agricultural genius! 💯💥

[@Qspecialman]

Fantastic!!

[@tsstsstsstsstsstss]

You could also measure the pressure in the lines. You could tee off every line to a small cheap pressure transducer and compare the value to a chosen setpoint. If the pressure increases in the line, that means the line is blocked. If the air flows freely in the line, the pressure is low. This is how it's done for a lot of similar applications. The huge advantage to this is that you don't have to measure at the opening near the ground, you could simply measure the pressure at a more convenient location further up the line.

[@JimBurke123123]

I would say that the glove wins over complicated tech. 1. it doesn't need to settle between readings 2. you look directly at the reading, no need to divert your eyes to the display 3. it is notoriously hard to get a grasp of a digital reading, it jumps all over and your brain needs to process it. All in all, a garland on a stick beats the anemometer. And no batteries. Why not have a rod out of the way of the nozzles, with a garland for each nozzle. then when you want to check, you just lower all the garlands at once in front of the nozzle. Then you see all of them simultaneously, which are working or not 😄

[@philipcounsell4709]

Another brilliant invention Tom, you just have to invent something to unblock the ones that you can't free with screw driver. Maybe that answer may come from the baler buster technology that you have already invented. I doff my hat to your genius brain . 👏👏👍👍

[@hrenes]

Cool, you could mix some smoke in the compressed air and see it coming from the outlets. When followed by police, you could build up a smoke-screen (though that is more for your crazy mate Collin F.)

[@SiaVids]

Necessity is the mother of invention, what a great idea. 😎

[@stevewareing8525]

Another genius idea Tom. You have to Patent that one because there are so many other uses for it (A guaranteed money maker) 👌 👍.

[@andrewjulian7888]

I just turn the metering wheel to let some seed out, you can quickly do a visual check for seed under each coulter.

[@GeoffreyMoore-i9k]

When will the Tom Lamb 2024 be available in spaldings like Olly's seed socks Excellent problem solving Your a great ambassador for your apprentice Well done both of you Take care Geoff

[@stevebell1128]

Clever thinking and good adaption. Would've thought the bit that goes in soil to let seed out would have slightly tapered so wider at back rather than parallel sides....might not clog with soil so much perhaps.

[@fat_biker]

You could make a really good el-cheapo version of that using a computer CPU fan - you don't really need to precisely measure the wind speed, you just need to know that there's _enough_ - and if you do a bit of hacking with your soldering iron then blow on the resulting hacked CPU fan, it generates electricity. Build a little circuit board that will give you a red, amber, green LED based on the voltage generated by the tiny CPU fan windmill, & you have your DIY tool for testing air flow on your seed drill! For _extra_ cred, perhaps you put one fan on each nozzle, with a little airflow diverter that can be moved to deflect the air from the nozzle through the fan or moved out of the way, & then you can wire the whole lot to a box in the cab where you can lift the drill at any point on a run, push the button to move the air deflectors under the nozzles, & then check that you get e.g. 20 little green LEDs on the device, & then any reds or ambers you get tell you which nozzle is blocked or partially blocked. All green, you don't even have to get out of your cab...

[@chriskeller4563]

Definitely turning into inspector gadget Tom 😊 , another great idea 💡

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@Mike-ck6oi]

Good idea! You could always try a Dickie John,, i had one on my Claydon and it worked a treat!

[@robhall9599]

Beats my old idea of a feather on a stick

[@roymills2564]

great idear , but what happens when its windy? how about puting a smoke machine next to the fan input if theres no smoke coming out of your culters you have a blockage even easier. ex farm worker of 19 years miss it tbh. hope the rain holds off so you can get drilling finished soon. keep up the great work tom

[@NorthernEwan]

Hey Tom. I have (perhaps) a better idea… instead of an anemometer, you could have a pressure sensor measuring at the end of each tube or perhaps a small tap off in the middle of each tube. Each sensor then transmits the pressure in each tube to the cab via Bluetooth LE. Over pressure would be a downstream blockage (mud), under pressure would be a top blockage (seed?). Anyway, you could have a realtime measurement of the tubes AS you use them. I guess if you used differential pressures sensors and some maths you could maybe work out some flow rates and know exactly how much seed you were laying down, as well as spotting blockages…🤔I’m an electronic engineer, happy to help you.

[@KevinCowe-uk5us]

Hi Tom another fantastic idea..very interesting and informative video..🙂

[@Tomlamb980]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@angry7518]

Good idea. If one is partially blocked is the velocity higher or lower!

[@Tomlamb980]

@@angry7518 not sure

[@angry7518]

@@Tomlamb980 I’m not either. I know that in an aircraft jetpipe if you restrict flow you increase velocity. This is obviously a very smooth transition though. Your blob of mud won’t be so smooth though.

[@TDOBrandano]

Another idea would be to add infra-red sensors to the pipes to detect if the grain has stopped moving. The principle is simple, but it's a lot of wiring

[@matthewhodder3029]

Genius, pure genius

[@paulleaver8820]

You do come up with some good ideas good video

[@jakobrebeki]

Cool, that should work well to avoid "the rows of shame" that you sometimes see in the fields. Was it me or or did anyone else spot the cat up to no good at 03:39 . Thanks tom....

[@Silverhornet81]

I yelled "go away!" because Tom didn't see it.

[@charleshart6992]

Another winner Tom!

[@robw4633]

Alternative idea: Raspberry pi (I’m sure you could get away with a much simpler device) Air sensors attached to the seed droppers If the air is < x then audible and visual alarm BUT it tells you WHICH seed droppers are blocked because you’d program it

[@Tomlamb980]

Thought of that but they don’t tell you if the seed is coming down or not

[@peterclarke3300]

Another great idea from Tom and all you need know is another telescopic rod with a spike on the end to unblock any that are blocked 💡 the next thing too invent for you 👍👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Great idea

[@timc7345]

Another TL invention, patent it and make a million mate!

[@robhewitt4665]

Genius

[@terrytibbs6029]

I'm Terry lamb nice to meet you Tom lamb❤❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@davidquirk8097]

A partially blocked tube may actually give you a higher reading, as the blockage acts like a nozzle. If you wanted to get really clever ( but more complex) you could install a thermister in each tube, near the manifold, and monitor the temperature of the resistance of each thermistor. Faster moving air would have a cooling effect and you could monitor the difference between the tubes to detect a difference in air flows from Coulter blockages, all from the comfort of the cab. As a quick check your idea is great.

[@villehietala9677]

I was skipping through all comments to find something related to temperature.. My first thought was to use thermal camera, as like you said, there will probably be an temperature difference between stuck and open nozzles or even the piping leading to those. Bit pricier than the anemometer, but way easier than installing tens of sensors, with wiring that would survive the farming around them. And i'm pretty sure Tom would find other uses for a thermal imager, if he doesn't have one already.

[@davidquirk8097]

@@villehietala9677 the thermal camera is not a great choice for that environment due to the build up of soil on the machine and the variation in emmisivity caused by that. Building robust wiring systems for that application isn't hard. I've built instrumentation systems that have survived a couple of years of field trials on military vehicles such as the BAE Systems Terrier without failures.

[@villehietala9677]

@@davidquirk8097 I troubleshoot and fix such systems.

[@MrNumbnutmurray]

at 8:14 into the video. WHAT LOVELY FINGERNAILS YOU HAVE TOM!!!! 😆

[@Tomlamb980]

Oh thanks

[@bobuncle8704]

Let technology work to your advantage 👍👍

[@georgehay5929]

Your ar clever man that will save you a lot of time

[@mikeyfarmer]

hi Tom, love the inventively you have done there hope you patented it lol great vid

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks

[@clintebbesen120]

If I was in the uk I could solve the issue properly for you. Install a flow sensor on every air line, connect them to a little node computer, have a little screen in the cab that then tells you if the flow of any of the air lines drops 20% (or whatever got choose) below the average of the other air lines. Would save time by not having to get out and check. Will also trigger an alarm and alert you immediately when one gets blocked, allowing you to fix it immediately, improving crop yield

[@Tomlamb980]

@@clintebbesen120 they do that already on most new drills but it’s quite exspensive and not all farmers can afford it

[@clintebbesen120]

@@Tomlamb980 yeah but a diy solution like I mentioned would be fairly cheap. Roughly $10-$20 per flow sensor, and maybe $50-$100 for the other components.

[@paulchurchuk]

Another good idea Tom, we'll be calling you Tom Einstein next 👍 😅 ❤

[@harveysmith100]

Brilliant idea Tom but the rubber glove had more comedic effect.

[@Tomlamb980]

Very true

[@bigutubefan2738]

Seems pretty genius to me Tom.

[@Shaunalexander.99]

Dont reverse with drill in the ground, dont use the vaderstad in wet ground. Buy yourself a tine drill Tom !!

[@jameso9221]

this video shouldnt have made me laugh as much as it did LOL

[@petergardner2334]

another good idea tom

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@paulhammond7489]

If it works it isn't stupid :)

[@ChrisGosling-cq4qo]

Hi Tom did you have your nails on you right hand done for this video 😉, the gloves on a stick does not get a flat battery 👍

[@saragayle2217]

How do you keep coming up with brilliant ideas❤

[@Tomlamb980]

I’ve got loads it’s just getting the time to do it

[@DavidNorris-m9v]

How do you keep your nails looking so good 😅😅. Could u have a small camera on your stick so you can see what is happening. Or place a wee sensor on each pipe ,when seed stops, running down it alerts you on the seeder screen ..appreciate it would be more expensive. Regardless its a great idea

[@Chris-q5v9y]

Could you not fit a Bale Blaster (Pro 2.).. then at the end of each run you could hit them with a blast of air to clear them/make sure they’re clear?

[@azharc123]

Judging by the laughs, I think you had something else on the end of the stick!

[@bobminchin]

A good wheeze!

[@murrij]

Sent this to my dad. He said to tell you his knees thank you.

[@Tomlamb980]

Thank you

[@azlandpilotcar4450]

Brillint. If you had one or two blocked, could having a perhaps ten-liter tank of compressed air dumped into the manifold clear all of the muck out?

[@memyselfandeye1234]

(in the style of the muppets) Mahna Mahna An- Anemometer Mahna Mahna :) Quality Ideas So You Can Keep Sowing Ya Seed BiG Man ... peace

[@julianchambers8372]

A|h yeah good thinking but what about when its windy.?

[@Casterton-Vintage]

You need blockage sensors on your drill Tom 😊😊

[@Tomlamb980]

@@Casterton-Vintage I looked at them but thought this was more cost effective

[@jakea3419]

You need to get Emily to give it a wash after laughing at you 😂

[@andrewwelford7697]

Would a sensor on main line pick up pressure change, like for air filter blocked light?? Or even each line!!

[@andybtec]

Incorporating the readout into the handle would make it even easier to use

[@Tomlamb980]

It will come in time I’m trying to do loads of other things at the same time

[@Virusviper]

Tom, have you been reversing with the drill on again 😛

[@ronarant2897]

Tom you need to go ahead and get your left hand nails done as well!

[@jamesonpace726]

Tom, Tom the farmer's son, Builds odd stuff just 4 fun....

[@paulbrowning8142]

Could you blow smoke into inlet and see if it coumes out each end?

[@Z0M8I3D]

Problem solving like a pro

[@bantampop3532]

👏👏👏👏👍👍

[@dannyk3115]

Would a thermal camera work?

[@backyardmechanic921]

You still got to get down and dirty if it is blocked. Now you need a drill on a stick🤣

[@johncone9516]

Tom, in theory they should all read the same if not blocked thats if the manufactures did their sums right.

[@astonmcleod5344]

3:38 the cat made an appearance the drill mate a good idea.

[@peteb3365]

was just thinking....who's eaten all the pies? 🤣

[@RobertForslund]

What pies? 👀😄

[@sitandfish]

Keep the glove-on-a-stick for when the batteries run out on the anemometer. 🌀

[@Tomlamb980]

Will do

[@sitandfish]

@@Tomlamb980 Cracking idea by the way. Also gives you a measured flow rate for velocity and distribution.

[@memyselfandeye1234]

An Anemometer in ya pocket .... i thought you be pleased to sees us all BiG MaN... :) peace

[@joeseels]

Is there a Tom lamb bamboo stick in the merch store? 😂

[@Tomlamb980]

@@joeseels so you want a tom lamb bamboo stick

[@samwright6656]

Tom, could you call into action the tom lamb bale blower to slove this problem?

[@Tomlamb980]

It’s a bit to big

[@milliosmiles5160]

What wind speed are you getting out of the bail blaster Tom?

[@Tomlamb980]

Haven’t checked yet

[@Michael-8903]

Can also happen if you reverse with them down 🤭😉

[@KerryMorby]

Hey Tom! Have you considered using the Drill Mate on the Bale Blaster? 🤣

[@Tomlamb980]

Not yet

[@JeffRAllenCH]

If it's dumb but it works, then it's not dumb.

[@brianj4543]

how about adding coulored smoke into the air stream

[@squip88]

Now this is farming

[@CraigyFarm]

Get the wife’s fluffy duster, that will work 😂

[@Tomlamb980]

Makes me sneeze

[@CraigyFarm]

@@Tomlamb980 😂

[@robhewitt4665]

Ps furze sent me your way and said to say thanks for the bunker