I Almost Tanked The 4020

I spent July hauling out the manure In the barnyard!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a KZbin channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.

[@stanhensley3082]

What every farmer says after a chose call that could have killed them.”Tractor ok,spreader ok,and never say I’m ok!!” Glad your ok Ryan!! Thanks.

[@timjenkins4637]

Heres a suggestion for the barn yard, I have been in excavating for 40 years and I would use what we call RCA its recycled concrete that has gone thru a crusher its cheap and once you grade it off and go over it with a good sized dirt roller ( compactor) it becomes hard as a rock!

[@lucasscott1397]

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[@lukestrawwalker]

Yeah that's a good idea... I've used ash out of coal power plants, there's bottom ash and top ash (don't remember which is which ATM-- one is white powdery ash and the other is black glassy ash almost like sandblasting medium) and when that stuff is spread, packed, and gets rained on a few times it sets up like concrete. Local concrete places sell "washout" which is literally the stuff they wash out of the trucks when they're done hauling concrete, and it sets up and they run a crawler over it and break it up into fine stuff and sell to dump on driveways and stuff like that. Works great and it's cheap... OL J R :)

[@Ragginn1]

spreader also probably "lifted" the 4020 in the rear a bit, made it loose grip

[@williamharriss6975]

Hannah impresses me more every time I see her and its always the little things. When she helped hook up the spreader she told Ryan which way to move the wheel of the tractor to get the proper alignment. That's cool.

[@joecorrie1]

Yes sir that totally was the best part of the video, she didn’t even hesitate and didn’t tell him to pull up and move over, she knew what it would take.

[@bryanginder5903]

Between Travis and you I'm surprised that pto shaft didn't get bent all up!

[@tim_gifford]

Somehow I could tell Hannah wasn’t planning to help you move manure since she was wearing sandals to hook up the spreader. However, the test would be if she changed shoes when she brought out the JCB to rescue you 😉. She packed you the lunch so she wouldn’t have to deal with manure. Oh well! She is a great sport about it!

[@scottcurry479]

Wow, a 4020 with an intact PTO gaurd. It's a unicorn.

[@WBOS72]

Concrete is definetly the way to go Ryan. You can get them to pour it so it has a minimal grade for run off if needed. Great video.

[@gophersmoker]

💲💲💲

[@WBOS72]

@@gophersmoker cheaper is not always best. Do it right the first time, and dont look back.

[@daveconger6199]

Just found your channel...We rent a farm house in Durant Iowa but we are by no means farmers. Needless you say we have a couple family farms located around us. One family farms as well has raises hogs so my wife has had to get used to that smell, I tell her that it smells like money. Your channel has helped me to understand farming life. We most definitely learned to respect farmers more living around them. Thanks for the education and be safe.

[@danieldzurko8053]

Great footage. Thank you. Glad to see you're OK after your incident with the 4020

[@MrBigrigdaddy]

Unsurpassed cinematography! Great video. Looked like you had one heck of a ride there! Thanks

[@busterbailey5559]

Great job saving the tractor Ryan

[@cereus57]

Love the red, white and blue shed doors Ryan! Stay safe out there!

[@tedwpx123]

👍👍 Great video, glad no equipment or you was damaged / hurt in the slide!!

[@Pinziee]

VERY happy to see you didn't get hurt, you are very lucky. The 4020 isn't heavy enough for that work with that weight. Safety FIRST !!! New tyres are indeed an extra bill but you do need them now. Thx for sharing and have a nice day! Greetings from Belgium

[@genewilliams7497]

Summer time sleigh ride!! Welcome to the club!!

[@8tomtoms8]

Glad you're OK Ryan w/ no equipment damage. I've slid down hills before w/ a 15' bat wing mower. No fun at all. People don't realize how scary it is until it happens to them. It's also amazing how fast you pick up speed once you break traction.

[@jamesmccartney5731]

Some lessons get learned without getting hurt! Glad you are ok

[@spideybrent]

Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada great videos thanks for sharing

[@MB-dl5lx]

I just subscribed. Thank you for keeping it kid friendly! My little ones are going to enjoy watching your activities. God bless

[@budlvr]

Glad your OK !

[@andersonbagents2963]

Enjoyed the video Ryan 👍🏽 we need a crop tour one of these days. Haven’t had an update on how everything is looking in a while…

[@Kodiac400cc]

Glad your ok.

[@sgrizzz]

GLAD YOU ARE OK.

[@nealhadley1482]

Great drone footage. You have some awesome land where you live.

[@ollie-lk5dx]

That looked like one hell of a ride.

[@MultiBoomer77]

great videos thank you

[@heidiphillips5186]

Look like alot of hard work. know the right time to plant.

[@ronniewalker2881]

keep up the good work man good job

[@SimonKL11]

That slide looked very scary. Good to see that you and your machines are ok😉👍

[@zilla2006able]

I'm glad you're not hurt

[@donraabe3529]

Looks like the new steel floor on the spreader is working good. Love watching your videos. My friends keep giving me crap when they call me and I say your Interrupting my farming. I tell them I was spreading manure today 😊

[@frankeem3820]

Good thing that pin on the drawbar didn't break while you were going down the road!

[@kenraterink]

New tires would help, loading them would help even more... with the spreader half empty or more on that style spreader the weight is lifting up on the draw bar... a V bottom slinger style spreader does not

[@irvinlamb8852]

Keep up the good work!

[@nwpioneer2551]

ALWAYS A GREAT VIDEO ABOUT "HOW FARMS WORK". NICE DRONE SHOTS. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR BUDGET. SOMETHING IS NICE BUT YOUR BUDGET COMES FIRST AFTER YOURSELF.

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

The first priority is to make sure that you are fine. Glad you are ok.

[@timstevens2866]

New tires on the ole girl and a lotta praise for Hanna for putting up with U. lol, then U can keep both of them and stay alive.

[@johnmoore669]

Ryan, Oh my Gosh- that looked bad. I had the same thing happen to me hauling Large Bales, I was coming down a small hill that had dew on the grass. The trailer pushed me down the hill and jack knifed the trailer almost flipping my tractor. I was shaky the rest of the day. I am glad you are ok, machines can be fixed/replaced, but you can't my friend. Be Safe and God Bless.

[@coyroberts8356]

Thanks 😊

[@LiselotteWerkmeister]

My parents used to have cows until few years ago, and I know how big of a pain it is to clean without having any solid foundation under it. You should definitely consider filling it up with some rock filler and putting a top layer of concrete. It will help You A LOT in future. Easy to clean manure, no sinking, keeps water and mud away from the cows which especially in the upcoming winter months is important. Can't wait to see the project in future. Good luck.

[@Michael-fd8ob]

I hope you try a vertical spreader. They work great.

[@leeforeman3656]

Hi Ryan. Good organic fertiliser. Love the drone footage. You have beautiful countryside there. Not sure what to say about your yard and shed issues. It's all money at the end of the day one thing at a time. Hows your new bull. Keep living the dream.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello good video. Easy for me to say since I'm sitting here at the kitchen table watching. Speaking from experience go back down that hill again. Learn what happens so you can control the slide. Dont panic Somtimes pushing in the clutch helps then your tires are not sliding continue rolling and steer it under control just a thought. I've been there headed down a hill towards the creek just steered it under control. Have a great day.

[@daveknepp7718]

That definitely would cause a pucker factor. Stay safe my friend.

[@stuartreding2967]

Glad your alright, I have serious questions about fluid filling those new tires haha or at least some wheel weights.

[@trophybuck5666]

This video was the perfect length can you please make more this length

[@alejandrosanchez6683]

I am glad you’re fine and there was no damage to tractor or the spreader. I just took a ride similar to yours yesterday. I was backing down a very small slope sideways and I was pulling a trailer with gravel on it and it pulled the tractor so quickly and jackknifed the trailer. I was surprised on how fast it happened. I thought the load I had was very light because it was less than half of what the trailer can handle but it sure pulled me down the slope. The worst part is that the tractor didn’t had a rollover bar it’s an old 1981 Ford 6600 and since it’s only 2WD it only has breaks on the big wheels. After it pulled me backwards I was able to get out of there driving forward with no help. So I turned around to go down on the slope facing forward this time on a low gear trying to use the gear to go down the slope but the trailer pushed me back again since the slope was sideways a d down the wheel on the higher side slide on the grass like butter but it was safer than backing like I did before. I went for a second load of gravel with the trailer almost full (around 3 tons of gravel) but I went down the slope only facing down straight on first gear and I didn’t need the breaks, a combination of the low gear and low rpms slowed the tractor and load beautifully. I was putting gravel on the side of a handling corral that just got concrete and stone floor and I was leveling a step on one of the gates of it. Thanks for sharing Stay safe !

[@rusnsc7622]

Boy bet that ride got your attention…glad it worked out as it did. Be well

[@mharing]

Thanks for the update! Glad your ok after that slide. Love watching you guys work. Re: The JCB skid steer: It’s got an interesting arm. Has this tool replaced any tasks you would have done with a tele-handler? Keep up the good work. 🤙🏽

[@lukestrawwalker]

Yes all of them. Teleskids really aren't that popular on the farms in the US, compared to Europe... much more of a construction machine here... OL J R :)

[@ginggur17]

Holy dung, wow, that was a close call indeed. Pleased ya safe Ryan. Great footage as always pal. 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@ruairigoat]

Good to see a man show his mistakes, probably a couple of things you will different next time but sure that's how how we learn 😀

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan!! Was just thinking the 4020 needs new shoes. You and hillsides just don't get along well. Be careful buddy!!

[@HowFarmsWork]

Hey Darrin!

[@eddeetz493]

Glad your safe, the yards are looking great. Check on the resale values of the barn timbers. Like eating an elephant, dismantle one board at a time. A hay mow above the cattle would also be nice. This could be the year to invest. At least in dismantle time, reselling and concrete. Good luck on the regrowth buying more grazing time.

[@fazerainbow5674]

Awesome video Ryan good things there's no damage to the tractor and the manure spreader glad your ok lol now you know to only drive a 4wd in that area lol thumbs up and shared

[@chesterraybon3442]

It's bad when you got the brakes on and the tractor keeps speeding up. Great video and take care. 🤓👍👌

[@Northeastohio]

Cool video

[@joelcarpenter4281]

Need some more rear weight on that 4020. Either load tires or wheel weights

[@waterskiingfool]

Glad you were ok. Twice in one video the JCB had to rescue the spreader

[@warehousemobsquad5922]

Nothing runs like a Deere

[@jansky7063]

Great machine the JCB En the smoking tractor to 💪

[@TripGaming282]

that is some of the fastest unload i have ever seen

[@colleenrobison4070]

Yikes! Glad you’re safe.

[@Blackwellll3066]

Glad ya are safe I'm thinking maybe a new kuhn manure spreader would be nice to replace this one

[@bobcrone6151]

The Universe: Do work 4020: No prob 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@HowFarmsWork]

17,000 hours and counting!

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

@@HowFarmsWork My grandpas JI Case 870 has like 20k hours on it.

[@superliner101hobbyfarming]

@@HowFarmsWork no overhaul?

[@lloydmay2687]

Glad that you are ok farm accidents can be very dangerous. Just goes to show more hp is a good thing

[@fallenspartan19]

That 4020 is too light. You boys need to run the 7600 or the 4640 on that spreader.

[@TheRealJesseStoltzfus]

It is not to light. We ran a spreader like that for years on a 4030 without issue, and our hills here in SC Pa are no worse than what’s out there

[@ryanmarthaler6258]

We always had the same yard u got, mud dirt etc, etc. Im slowly doing sections of cement in the yard. Used to put fill in to get by, but all that happens is that fill goes in the spreader. I would suggest to do it right and cement it. In the long run it is cheaper.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Glad you are safe and the tractor didn’t get damaged. I’d say that barn definitely needs to go. Not much holding it up anymore.

[@brentanderson8147]

I had that happen once Hauling manure with my 4240 except I was going down the road it did not end well you got lucky

[@silenthunterish]

do you have fluid in the rear tires we farm on lots of side hills and have had similar situations good tires and extra weight in the rear really helps glad your ok.

[@MS-ti2vi]

Glad you are ok! Ive had some (butt hole pucker) moments like that too. Always something! Stay safe and thanks for the videos!

[@edadpops1709]

Nothin like a good ole manure slinging video😂

[@evanknobloch1758]

Nice vid

[@littleturtleg1767]

We need to clean out our cow pasture but we don't have anywhere to go wit it, but since all that strong stroms in north east Wisconsin we might have to chop our corn early due to crop damages

[@JesseKlaus]

Looks pretty past due for new tires.

[@antapaan6580]

Thumbs up for the scream rant! :D

[@clinthochrein888]

The barnyard i could see concrete with the groves on it. Glad everything went a ok 👌🏿 With you the 4020 an the spreader. Must’ve been one hell of a ride?

[@maeellis518]

"Spreadin Sunshine"

[@smarquardt10]

Would love u use the beams for woodworking!!!!

[@8950MAGNUM]

the rear of the spreader was full, taking weight off the rear axle of the tractor,that is why you slid.

[@jeffjefferson3364]

The amount of angle there going down hill the weight would transfer to the front anyway. A 2wd tractor I guess would have issues downhill with any weight behind.

[@eddief3326]

RIGHT, we had a tractor get stuck in mud with a doall on nocking down hipped rolles BUT the back tires were off the ground by 1 foot. new tractor . it took wheel weights and fluid about 4 ton to keep the rear wheels on ground . spray tank on front 300 gl.

[@richardpoe2461]

You need to get the folks at Kuhn to hook you up with a new spreader.

[@farmerboybill]

Box spreaders. That’s what happened. As the load moves back, it creates Negative tongue weight, which takes traction away from the drive tires. Couple that with a down slope, and maybe dewy grass, and you got the right conditions to go for a ride. Bigger tractor or more weight, or a better styl le spreader will do more than new rubber Also, lock the differential if your 4020 has it when going downhill. The tractor only needs to lose traction on one tire to start sliding. Locking the diff will greatly reduce the likelihood of taking a ride

[@familytraditiontransportat7951]

Or at least not trying hills with all the weight at the back ...

[@Bill_H]

Ryan for office! I mean, you've been out campaigning all day!

[@kirklothert3435]

No bueno. Glad you're okay

[@tomkeating65]

How about a nice set of Soucy tracks?

[@thomasleonard1846]

Could have put 82 on that spreader for the hillsides!

[@johnhicks8772]

That is why you have Dan spreaders that throw the side

[@doughaskell1690]

Glad that you're OK. Do you have plans for the rafters in your equipment shed? I watched the video from a few years ago when you made the road trip to bring them home.

[@johnwarren-649]

Put some Cstone it'll build a really hard base. You can normally get from about any power plant just for the trucking to your place

[@aaronbaron3155]

Do one perimeter of field first then turn off when you make the swing around. Prevents overfeeding on the edges

[@oldschool3441]

Hey Ryan you have any old stone piles just use them as a base ?? Then sand or gravel or stone dust on top ??

[@docphillips5153]

Angel on your shoulder. New sneakers on the the tractor not bad idea. What about a modern version of the good ol pole barn, one inch bank run rock several inches, Item 4 then concrete all one pour if price is good.

[@dylanpeterson6449]

The lugs were not your biggest issue here... all that weight behind the trailer axles lifted your tractor tires... No lugs + negative tongue weight = fun ride. Glad your safe

[@patkelly7999]

Great stuff Everybody, rough-ish rock, whack it and then some concrete Ryan, a job for life, an Ooops!!! moment for sure:):):)

[@KerboOnYT]

Yikes, glad that ended well

[@ianhaggart1438]

Glad your OK. Better get that trousers in the wash. 👍. Problem with four wheel drive tractors ect is that you tend to take bigger risks or get stuck more spectaculary. 😉😂. Done it myself 👍. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😉

[@Budd56]

12:40 impressive young lady👍👍✌️

[@robertpayne2717]

To build or redoing a faderm lot manure and feed lot you might look at grading to a slope of 2 to 3 percent. Then place Geo-Textile fabric on your grade then put what Arkansas calls class7 or Tennessee they call CR610 its crush and run limestone roughly 1&1/2 inch material down to 1/4 plus and 1/4 minus material

[@allied1394]

That’s how fast it happens to even the most experienced operators glad your alright. Remember keep the shiny side up 😳