I Am A Terrible Grain Farmer | Sketchy Bin Set-Up

The snow may have disappeared, but the mud around the farm is bad. It is sloppy where ever we go, especially around the bin set-up. We have 80,000 bushels of corn left to haul in to the ethanol plant and about 15,000 bushels of soybeans. In this video we cleaned up a bunch of rotten corn, got the unloading pit ready, and then pulled out old augers and set up other augers to unload our smallest cooling bin. The auger system we were using was too slow so we also used the grain vac to double the capacity of our grain moving strategy. After spending 8 hours running the grain vac, we finally got the bin empty. While I was cleaning out that bin, Cooper was burning ditches, cleaning up areas around the farm, and loading hay bales.
The big machine shed is finally empty, the John Deere 4840 has been unhooked from the grain cart, and the planter was brought home. We discovered the water pump failed on the John Deere 4840 so we replaced that. While we were working on that tractor, the combine mechanic came down and started repairing the combine so it will be ready for next fall. Spring work is coming on us fast and we have a lot of work to be done before we are ready.
Cole The Cornstar, aka Cole, is a 4th generation family farmer from Central Iowa. Cole promotes agriculture by filming his day-to-day adventures with his Dad and brother on the farm. His vision is to teach people what goes on during day to day farm operations. Cole's mission is to prove the American Dream is not dead and be a megaphone for agricultural education and innovation, from technological advances in farming equipment to conservation practices.
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[@MiddleEastMilli]

Nothing like binge watching Cole the Cornstar and Family.........

[@patrickjernigan1025]

Drive one down into a ditch sometime and see what happens tractor rolls over and kills the driver how I know that my brother second wife was a widow her husband was killed while he was plowing a road to clear it of snow it snows in Iowa an accidents happen I hope the best for that boy that's all

[@rcorn8114]

When I seen Cooper standing on the edge of the hopper bottom I had very bad memory flashback. Several years ago, a young 20ish year old farmer from our area, was walking the top of the hopper bottom just as Cooper was. He slip and fell breaking his back. The result of the fall left him paralyzed from the waste down. His family fitted what farm machinery they could to accommodate his condition. He was never the same and his love for farming faltered and he grew to hate farming and life itself. A few years later he took his own life. Cole, Cooper and Daddy Corn Star please be safe and don't take unnecessary risks.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

rcorn8114 That's very unfortunate ☹️ Thank you for the concern

[@amyhuseman9272]

So sad to hear that

[@rogerdickinson920]

The first video I saw of the Cornstar gang, dad was high up on the forks of the skidsteer removing siding from the old house. The paint would probably have high lead levels but nonetheless, I jumped all over them. I do Safety and First aid on construction sites as well as a Drydock and have had to deal with falls, some of them lifechanging. In hindsight, seeing what a good group they are, I shouldn't have been so harsh. They are all key to the operation and the loss of any 1 of them would be a tragedy.I've come to respect them all for their hard work and ability to fix most mechanical issues life chucks their way.So after all that, thumbs up and I've subscribed but I'll still be watching.One last thing, the ground pin on the cords and outlets is at the bottom....look at your electrical manual seen in one of your flicks.

[@rogerdickinson920]

rcorn8114Good call

[@narellemacpherson6451]

Whatever happens to us both good and bad Jesus is always with us. That does not mean however to ignore safety in the workplace.

[@danakaybrenner8415]

I love that daddy corn star has a thing with the Teflon tape. So hilarious!!

[@Al56boots]

It’s fabulous that you get all the work done on the farm that you do and keep up with your school work. Another example of the great work ethic you have

[@Aaronius100]

I'm always amused when I watch the farm channels and it never fails, the dad doesn't enter then picture until about 6 videos in. And then they turn out to be a star! As a guy about your fathers age, I completely understand!

[@nancysmith2295]

I love your family humour. I realized that I had this with my dad. He died in 2012 at 82. I really miss that family humour. I also realized that we didn't work a farm but both of my parents grew up during the depression on farms. They passed those values and ethics on to us kids.

[@drum77]

You Cornstars are such a warm bunch of folks. I don’t understand why it’s so easy to feel connected with you and your family. Hi really enjoy Cooper doing videos. For a young man he is very knowledgeable

[@fingers1945]

Let's give Coles Dad a BIG "hard time" and a thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

👍

[@kimturano8786]

I’m addicted to Cole and Daddy Corn Star’s videos! Love you guys!

[@twotappat7823]

Great video man. Great to see your enthusiasm as a young farmer. The world needs more young people like you.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Pat Vaughn Thank you 😊

[@whataguy7032]

It was good to see a little more of Cooper. He seems to be a good kid. (Yes, he's a kid. I'm old!)

[@JudyGurl]

Nobody should be rocking a mullet in 2019, but damn, Coopers killin' it.

[@mrsdig57]

I will be proud for the corn star family when you can get a new pit. You guys work to hard already. Will be praying for you.

[@keithkuckler2551]

I farmed just south of Minneapolis, we had heavy clay soil, and, my barnyard and area around grain bins ect. was always a mess in the wet. I got tired of it, and, told my dirt guy to haul crushed limestone in and spread it, we did that until it would not take anymore, then got it levelled out good. it was better than concrete, because it would drain out. I would take an old drag to clean it up now and then, and, top dress it now and then. It solved the mud problem, looked good, and, allowed for drainage.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Keith Kuckler That's actually a really good idea

[@pstrass6353]

Love the 4640 and I love the way you show that a farm is about work and getting dirty. Not always what you want to do but what needs to be done!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

P Strass It's a 4840 😉 Thank you! That's very accurate.

[@morgansword]

I've been on a Cole, the corn star for a while now and your so lucky! My dad was a alcoholic and had a hobby farm, you know, about five acres of his own and twenty five plus of others who put in hay every so often. He was a mean drunk and I was his whipping post. I fixed everything. I got in trouble for it breaking and then I could fix it. When I went to vietnam, it was a vacation. I hated farming but would of been a farmer of sorts if things were different. I plowed bad fields for potatoes, after that year we would do a crop of hey which I bailed and they were heavy square bails that I got good enough that I could throw them about sis or seven high if they weighed less than one hundred twenty five. I had seventeen inch arms at eighteen, well close as I was drafted and dad tried to talk them out of it but I quietly told the recruiter to pull rank on him cause I wanted to go. Hell it never got any worse there and I got shot twice. One near killed me but damn the luck, as I joke about it, I was as scared as anyone else. I was on a M5 as a gunner for a while but got out of that after the first good hit.ll Jeeps don't last as long as on Mash the tv show. I came home and turned twenty one a few weeks later and I could of signed up for more but my sight seeing tour was over for me. I started logging but if you were good at wrenching then they drafted you quick, and then you worked when others slept. Your dad is great and never harps on you just cause your family. I wish we could talk about grain storage as I have Ideas

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Morgan Adair Thank you for your service, Morgan. I've got grain ideas too, I just do not have the financial means at the moment.

[@charmainkilloran9476]

Enjoy the videos everyone is so down to earth. It is so refreshing to see a good clean living family doing a hard days graft but still managing to maintain a good sense of humour and making it educational and entertaining. Well done.

[@Sheryl777]

I know this is an older video, but while watching it, I just couldn't help but think that I could never be a farmer (or farmer's wife)...just so much work! I thought I worked a lot, but not as much as you all do!

[@piperdoug428]

When you say you guys have a narrow profit margin (reeeeal narrow) i think i see one big area you have issue with - double handling yer grain, every auger and every tractor/vac is cents on the dollar. we put that rule to our custom bale operation as well as our grain and it makes a huge difference.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

PIPER DOUG We're aware, the funds to fix those things are wayyy more expensive than what we're doing. It'll improve!

[@melvinmoore3498]

Really enjoy the honest look at farming and can we see more of your brother Cooper

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Melvin Moore If he films more you'll see more of him. Thank you!

[@barbarastedillie1336]

Love your random cheesy smiles!!

[@terrystephens1102]

Love your smile, Cole 😃👍❤️

[@dalecornelius4374]

You should keep you a couple butcher hogs around that bin site they'd clean that mess up for you and pay you in bacon. Pro tip on that 4840: go to the hardware store and get a 4"x1/4" pipe nipple and a coupling for the drain on the oil filter housing and you can catch it in a bucket and not all over the frame. Save the mess for changing the fuel filters lol

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Dale Cornelius That's a good idea!

[@elikasler1453]

That's just rust protection lol

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Eli Kasler exactly 😂

[@hoophil]

Another great video Cole! Thanks for showing us around while you work and "Thanks" to Cooper and Daddy Cornstar while you were at school! You sure do a great job editing!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

hoophil Thank you 😇

[@lngreeneyes84]

My new absolutely favorite thing I’ve ever seen you do Is vacuuming up the corn with that big huge hose Oh my goodness You could have an entirely new channel Of just watching that for hours at a time. With this corona thing Millions are stressed out to the max You have no idea how peoples anxiety levels will drop just from watching this You think I’m kidding IM REALLY “NOT” !!!!!!! Something to consider Love everything you guys do God bless you all

[@paulaatterberry4126]

Hey Cole oh, I have a son about your age! However, you get more done in a day than he probably does all year! I admire how your family works together and the relationship of all of you and you are such a hard worker sometimes it makes me tired just watching you! Haha

[@frankbriley4706]

Your dad is more like a friend to you. My dad was a nice guy as well. Make the most of what you’ve been given. Your blessed.

[@davidspensberger7862]

daddy cornstar one rich man with a couple young men like you guys. great family

[@makingithappen9722]

LED lamps are one of the best lighting available. They light very well, do not draw much power and they do not shake broken.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Making it Happend We've been putting them on all of our tractors as of recent

[@davidyansky6605]

Great teardrop sunglasses Cooper. Now I don't feel so old.

[@MrBigrigdaddy]

Great video! Good job Dad and Cooper!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

dk johnson Thank you!

[@waynedub1167]

Talk about a flash back! This just showed up on my feed.

[@themommymagic]

So much work and so fascinating to watch!

[@momlovesnoel]

You are the only youtuber I turn off adblock for!

[@Deutschehordenelite]

I just love the progress you always make! :D

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Deutschehordenelite Slowly but surely

[@Hondacrf2024]

Looks like some house keeping pads are in your future! Or needed anyway. On that note I work with a small concrete company in Manitoba Canada and we pour agricultural pads! And the house keeping pads we've done really cleans up the farm tremendously

[@Hondacrf2024]

@Miles Steen hey shoot me an email our season is starting here shortly we'd love to assist you with those bins we contract through valley agro out of Morris mb my email is [e-mail] if you send your # I'll be sure to get my boss to call you as soon as he has a second possibly this coming week! It's a small crew we have we usually work all year round agriculture in the summer condo parkades in winter our rep is possibly the best for southern mb! Look forward to hearing from you soon

[@ColeTheCornstar]

I Dont Stop Would be nice

[@kejay74]

Hey Cole, 15:36 Just a little 'anti-mess' observation... Turn the jug so the spout is up and the handle down, then pour. That prevents the 'glug glug glug' splashing, by letting air back into the jug smoothly. Hey, my grandpa taught me that over 55 years ago when oil came in the gallon square cans with the spout in one corner. Same thing. Cheers! Ken

[@ColeTheCornstar]

kejay74 great idea. Thank you!

[@kejay74]

@@ColeTheCornstar You are quite welcome!

[@theda850two]

I've been doing that for years also, and have lately noticed some quart bottles even have a picture of that,, embossed in the plastic near the cap, but I think there are a lot of people that don't bother to pay attention ( - ;

[@sharonbull4483]

Your work ethic is so impressive. That’s a compliment.

[@gabestrobehn4698]

Have been binge watching for 2 Days Fun Way to end my evening a little taste of home back in Oregon.. keep the great videos going doing such a great job some country love for Montana

[@elsbells4841]

You know, Cole? And Coop and Daddy Cornstar, and your mom and sister too... the setup you’ve been working with may be sketchy from some people’s POV but one of the things I really, REALLY appreciate about you all (and about this channel) is the inventiveness and plain hard work with which you keep the farm running so well. There’s nothing you won’t do or try to fix things or create new inventive ways in which to organize. Reminds me of my own daddy - who instead of just doing the work for me, would give me a hammer and some nails or even his big-@ss DeWalt whenever I wanted something fixed in my room. I love how the farm is changing and growing before all our subbie eyes. And scr*w the haters who don’t see that 🙂. Apologies for the English -and the cuss words. As a Dutchie that’s where I tend to get a bit sketchy 😱😂

[@peterlevy1682]

Hey, Pete from Wollongong, Australia. Buy some chickens. Sure they would clean up that corn in no time. Plus you get amazing fresh eggs.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Peter Levy You're the second person to suggest that! It's a good idea

[@YouTube_Professor]

Chicken sucks, go with the bacon, it makes the world go round.

[@milfordsttc]

Witching the older video get you thinking how far you guys have come ..

[@markkopf7526]

Great video Cole great seeing the 3 of you showing everything else that goes into farming other than driving tractors is informative . Keep it up!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Mark Kopf Thank you, Mark!

[@razorkane5011]

Always fun when "Joe Dirt" Cooper makes an appearance🤣

[@michael7423]

Cooper really makes those shades look expensive and great!

[@joemullins1242]

I have to give you credit. You give people an honest look at what farming is really like. Most of these farm channels would never show that waste corn and admit they had a problem. The dead rat I could have done without, just because they just totally creep me out. I always laughed at my grandpa when he tied twine around his ankles when he was working around grain or place rats could be. Always said he never wanted a rat up his pants legs. One day a saw a rat run up the outside of his pants and he killed it. Ever since that days, I take care.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Joe Mullins I just want to be as transparent with you guys as possible. It also keeps me more accountable to make changes I say I'm going to make. As for your Grandpa, he's a smart man! My dad had a friend where it did run up the inside of his pant leg in a corn crib. 😂

[@chrisdiamond9418]

You guys should pick up an old manure spreader to haul the spoiled corn with. That would pull behind the Oliver nice and spread it on the field better than the skid steer.

[@richardh8355]

Always comes that everything done at once..like your positive attitude.😁

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Richard H Everything is always hitting us constantly 😂

[@PinMonkey1960]

Great team effort. More Cooper please. 👍

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Gregg Kiest Just gotta get him to film more 😉

[@PinMonkey1960]

The ice is broken. Maybe.

[@leonardsanders8182]

Wow you guys are always busy, great video. Cornstars.

[@jessiebecker9748]

Am I the only one who loves the way Cole says the word place in his intro lol ❤️

[@charlesjlongh]

20000 seems plausible tonight! Awesome !

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Charles Thank you for being one of them 😇

[@randallbyrd1973]

Very nice video. .TY for sharing

[@terrysadventure1529]

I'm glad to watch all of yalls videos like them all keep them coming man God bless your biggest fan

[@charlesjlongh]

You need to find a gravel pit to clean up that yard! So much corn work!! Yes you should have George over to help 😃

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Charles We redid the driveway last summer so rock has been a much needed commodity the past year. We put down almost $10,000 in rock last summer so we gotta recoop a little bit 😉

[@charlesjlongh]

@@ColeTheCornstar Wow that sucks! My bother in laws farm is built on gravel.

[@PAfarmboy]

Thanks for another informative video Cole. I had no idea grain gets moved so many times before it reaches a processing plant.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

PAfarmboy We move it more than most probably do but we make it work for our set-up.

[@alanm3438]

There is a lot of equipment and so many things to fix and clean.

[@lisadobson9654]

Another great video, Daddy Cornstar is pretty cool too. You all make a great team.❤😀

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Lisa Dobson Thank you, Lisa. 🤗

[@makingithappen9722]

It was neat and tidy when you had finished cleaning.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Making it Happend It gets better every day

[@turbinepower77]

Seems like you have a great dad. Tell him often.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

turbinepower77 I couldn't ask for better

[@genedameier8746]

Cole and Dad, Have you ever thought of buying an oil burning heater for the shop or other building you don't have heated? That way you could use all that waste oil and not pay someone to haul it away. Just an idea, what do you think.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Gene Dameier My friend took it for free! All of our buildings we'd want to heat at the moment have furnaces/boilers in them. Would be an idea though!

[@funkeyjournals3674]

I’m loving these videos! They are so informative about your process to run the farm. Although I’m not surrounded by corn fields I see a lot of the same equipment. Lots of potatoes, lots of grains, onions etc. south central Oregon. Forgot the biggest crop HAY! TFS 🌞

[@clarehanson49]

Love coopers pink sunglasses kool looks

[@BatchelderPatrick]

You tube is all about personality and you have much more than most. I'd think the women in your town are over you

[@heatherlanter1391]

Binge watched your videos ...so miss farm life. Keep it up. I especially love the intro!

[@davidwatsonii9469]

I LIKE SEEIN A FAMILY FARM WHERE EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER

[@ColeTheCornstar]

DAVID WATSON II Thank you!

[@md9763]

It's good exercise for you, getting those aerial shots without a drone :)

[@ColeTheCornstar]

M D My Grandpa would climb that once a day for exercise

[@bevnelson3678]

Well organised.

[@simonwalton8922]

Cole get the scrap man in to help you clean up the farm. I leveling the video 👍👍👍

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Simon Walton There will be plenty of that this summer. Thank you 😇

[@anthonysalvi4404]

Love ❤️ your dad.

[@michael7423]

Cole i think you need more augers! Cole you make your shades look great too!

[@stanleyjones4180]

great video cole thanks

[@glennedgar5057]

Good video. Liked the wind mills

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Glenn Edgar Thank you!

[@joycevonbon4955]

Enjoying your videos.

[@AJwesleyify]

You wear me out just watching youse work and another good video ends. see ya next time.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

John Johnson Thank you

[@donaldbrand1657]

I think that every farm has that one smaller tractor that everybody loves and uses all the time and has over 20,000 hours on it and need a rebuild desperately, for us it's a Ford 7600 that has 22,500 ish hours on it and it really needs a rebuild. It's the only tractor that we ever bought brand new so far.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Donald Brand Our Oliver was the first tractor we bought new as well!

[@minecraftercrafter3]

Can you give a tour of all the farms you own and the setups of each one?

[@ColeTheCornstar]

minecraftercrafter After spring I'll be doing one 😊

[@joelwindsor525]

Seen some good restoration projects in the background

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Joel Windsor Plenty!

[@jonsmith146]

Looks like you have one great Dad.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Jon Smith I couldn't ask for better

[@gregorythompson2251]

Dont see how anyone is smarter or more well equipped to survive than farmers who have to rely on themselves to fix and repair their own things.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Gregory Thompson There is definitely a lot of stuff to learn how to do!

[@xrh0ads510]

Another awesome vid 👍

[@ColeTheCornstar]

ITS_Quickster Thank you

[@LukeCederberg]

Take one auger out off the bin straight to the truck much easier or just ues a grain vac that is what we have works great no shoveling

[@jeffgixer5185]

They are using a grain vac.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Luke2002 Cederberg We can't get a truck back there at the moment so that's what we do to make it work

[@matthewcrossman980]

getting close to 20 K already damn the cornstar is going big time,,,,, awesome video

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Matthew Crossman You guys are the reason for it! Thank you.

[@Sparky20Simulation]

Your Channel is growing So Fast, Keep it up buddy, My favorite vid So Far is the How NOT to change your oil, I laughed so hard at it

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Sparky 20 Simulation And More Thank you!

[@ritterjon]

Just learned about your channel from my neighbor. New subscriber!!!! Looks fun!! Keep on tractoring!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

A RITTER BIT WILL DO Welcome to the team!

[@randyr1482]

Hey Cole, seriously great video. I think you need to start putting out some merchandise, like Hoodies, T shirts, Hats. For a design you could take the corn plant logo you use in your intro and add outline of yourself next to it. (Make sure you are wearing your ear protection, and pointing, they are two of your trademark things. You could also be wearing those cool sunglasses.) You could even put daddy Cornstar in the background. Maybe Cooper too. Just my suggestion. But get some gear.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Randy R I'm working on a logo 😊 Be patient!

[@karengates8508]

Randy R I agree, bring on the “merch”! 👍👍 🌽

[@antidotetochaoschats]

Randy R for sure! Good plan -

[@jessicalinzy2369]

Bingeing Cole on my mission to like and comment of all of his videos !

[@allenfarms9310]

amazing video

[@ColeTheCornstar]

AA AA Thank you!

[@deanfulford69]

Good shit my friend👌🌽

[@koryleague8833]

Tell dad cornstar my wife calles me pig pen. When I would grease a combine usually took two tubes of grease and a roll of paper towels or two An oil change is usually wear part of it. Coop is rocking the mullet and sunglasses.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

kory league You might be worse than Dad! Thank you.

[@dstevenpaisley]

Our old Detroits we always need to plug in and put either to.But I sure do love a old two stroke diesel

[@ubatracker1976]

Awesome video Cole !

[@ColeTheCornstar]

ubatracker1976 Thank you!

[@jasonking8644]

The teflon thread tape is a great joke that just wont die.....I love it.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Jason King thank dad for starting it 😉

[@jasonking8644]

Daddy cornstar you crack me up!!

[@remingtonwade3599]

great video cole

[@TruckDrivinGamer]

Another great video, young man. I know you've said that you were inspired by Millennial Farmer to start these videos, but I'm so glad you have your own style. Zach is great, but you're much funnier! 😂 I hope to see field work soon! Working on stuff is nice and all, but driving those big ol' tractors is what gets us city folk excited! LOL Great job, Cole 🌽🌟

[@ColeTheCornstar]

David Quintanilla Thank you, David!

[@datbomb98]

Congrats on 20k! If it ever stops raining down here in georgia we will get to planting

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Gafarmer7410 We've yet to pull anything out of the shop yet! Thank you.

[@railroadman57]

Cole for clean ups like your doing in this video you could use a mini excavator, cleaning out the grain pits etc , I enjoy your videos very much keep up the great work !

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Steven Noel we'd like to get one down the road

[@Paidbyou]

Much love from Chicago!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Jesus Zapata Thank you!

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

with that janky conveyor setup, to help you considerably, a small used trackhoe would really speed cleaning those pits. I thought at first they needed either drains or sumps, but a small trackhoe would work wonders.

[@justinmills8084]

I am glad to see you wearing ear protection to save your hearing. I wish I had done that more now I can not hear some sounds.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Justin Mills I have sensitive ears

[@justinmills8084]

I did, don't know more.

[@allanvaneste4999]

That makes two of us Justin. Protect your hearing. Being half deaf at 49 isn't any fun. Trust me.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Allan Vaneste You can thank my dad, he started it!