JCB Teleskid: Manure MASTER

We put the JCB Teleskid 3TS-8T to work by using it to clean manure out of the pole shed!
Our initial thoughts are positive on the machine, we'll dive more into specifics about the machine in coming weeks as we get more experience with it!
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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.

[@stanleynowak9325]

Brian, I used to be a radio dj in NYC. I grew up on and owned a very successful onion farm. I just wanted to tell you that you do a great job!

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Wooo!!! Love how the boom extended over the fence to dump the bucket! That would be an awesome addition to the farm, in what it can do and how versatile it is. Thanks for sharing, Ryan!!!!

[@scottklitzke1497]

I bought a 2016 JCB 280 wheeled machine and now have over 1500 hours on it. I love the side door and the visibility. I also have an Arts-Way bedding spreader on it to shred round bales of corn stalks for bedding. They make a great pair! The JCB has been trouble free and handled -30 weather this past winter with no problems. The only issue I have is the controls are a bit jumpy and even after having the dealer reprogram them, they could still use a little more fine tuning. Slightly stiffer springs in the controls would also go a long way to helping keep the machine from getting jumpy when the machine bounces. I'm hoping to get a track machine sometime down the road.

[@bigdreamsonsmallacres]

It’s fun watching new operators. They can only do one thing at once. Can’t dump and move. Or release grapple and dump. It’s one thing at a time. Practice makes perfect.

[@iowadairyboysFarms]

Visibility in that skid loader is amazing!

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

I will say that BOOM is a game changer!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

it sure is, once your use to it you dont want anything else on the farm

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

@Weaver Cattle Company well, alrighty then lol but it is neat lol 🤠👍 and 90g is a PASS!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

@Weaver Cattle Company videos we lost the same time my ex sold it out from under me as i said above as well what i paid, i had it before the ex..

[@tillerjets]

@Weaver Cattle Company speaking out of your ass

[@caitanodci]

BETTER WITH THE MACALAC , it has it all

[@Squarebodychevy85]

I live on a farm in sw wisconsin and i like watching these vids to learn more and see how you farm. Im 14 so i like watching these kinds of vids and working on the farm. Keep up the good wrok

[@zackmurdock6678]

Hey Ryan now that you have more cows and want to get another skid steer do you think a bigger manure spreader is next

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Looks like a heck of a nice machine. Nice to see it getting dirty and put to work.

[@asthmatichedgehog2344]

We use a teleskid on our farm for the chickens. We love it and have a second on order! We currently run 4 normal skids but they will all be replaced with teleskids

[@Backdrk]

The visibility seems phenomenal from the camera perspective. I can imagine the operator's visibility.

[@clinthochrein888]

I love the telescoping arm on the Teleskid. Handle it like a boss!

[@TheGhostOfLuciasClay]

The extending and reaching over the fence is going to be the biggest plus to help JCB sell any to farmers.

[@johnl.vantreeck3636]

Like the side entry, Much safer and easier. A article in a paper a few years ago stated that over 75% of accidents/injuries involving skid loaders had to do with getting on and off. We bought our first in 1970.

[@GameVilleofficialpage]

John L. Van Treeck yeah, that and also the side entry prevents you from having to walk under the bucket when servicing the boom or anything else requiring the boom to be lifted

[@kevinpope9309]

Hi nice video .Have you thought about looking at telehandlers?

[@andreww.9939]

That’s a nice machine! Being able to reach over the fence and into the spreader is pretty handy. I remember watching the 773 loading manure and it can barely reach into the spreader if it’s right beside it!

[@AndrooH]

How good is the boom over the fence for loading!? If the trough was moved there'd be no reversing trailers, so the operation would be so much faster :)

[@seeker1432]

I was thinking that loading was a bit awkward. Then you got along the fence. Didnt think of that. Nice one.

[@samueljoejr5191]

Consider doing a video with each of you running the machine, and a roundtable discussion afterwards. I think this would be interesting.Thanks.

[@koltens.4854]

Bobcat skidsteers with foot pedals are super fun to drive around with

[@wannabefarmer6056]

Are all skid steers that rough of a ride? Im taking about the vibration in the brace in front of you. Seemed like it was shaking pretty bad. I've never been in a skid steer but we have entertained the idea to help with loading hay.

[@dylans197]

You know your on a farm when you get a new skidsteer and the first thing u do with it is scoop manure lol

[@allenhrubes8598]

Hey Ryan! Many times it's the tool that makes all the difference. If a guy has the right tool(s) (JCB Teleskid 3TS-8T), the work is SO much easier and a fellow can do more in less time with 1/2 the effort. Nice machine...now to justify the co$t. As usual Ryan, thanks for sharing your day with us...take care.

[@Piper978]

Drove by your place a couple weeks ago and seen ya driving it on the road. Nice looking machine.

[@danielhenebry8506]

That JCB looks awesome. Really like the side door and one of the reasons I never bought a skid steer is not being safe to get out with the bucket elevated. The other reasons being no 3 pt hitch, pto, can't handle deep mud, and have to haul between farms made loader tractors more economically sensible for my operation. The teleboom on that one makes it an extraordinary machine. IMO

[@danielsweeney6742]

Ryan- do you just push and stack the poop until spring? Seems like you had 4 feet inside. I'm guessing it is also bedding not just poop.

[@TheMadOneofSB]

I'm not Ryan, but I'll answer anyway. It's called "Pen-Pack", or "Bedding-Pack". It's a lot of cornstalk bedding mixed with manure, maybe half a rotten bale buried in there somewhere. It's the result of wintering in pens. Stuff can be a bear to spread. The manure acts to glue everything together.

[@robertreznik9330]

Boy! that was a workout for the JCB. Also for the Kusters. I never gave it much thought that was the way beef is still produced. Within 15 miles of my farms there are not that many workers keeping the pens tidy for over 1/4 million head. No wonder the feeding industry left the corn belt for the High Plains from Lubbock to Denver.

[@bluemtnsman]

Look at that reach !! That critter really gets a heaping mouth full with the grapple bucket. Sweet machine based on the video and recalling the struggles with your wheel unit.

[@justinkuper6596]

I have the same machine love it boom is guaranteed for life no one else offers that but my dealer tried to sell me the MDS bucket too and it hits the boom when curled all the way back and the back is to tall and you can't hardly see the cutting edge when flat so I made a huge fuss and made then get me a jcb bucket and I love it especially the side cutters on it

[@bradmorgan1234]

Wanted to see one of these work, that boom on one side I thought it might be weak when you go into pile but it's not weak at all

[@DefaultName-yl2jw]

We have a JCB 190T here that we've had for around 4 years on our farms. They are great machines and we've had next to no problems. We also have a Case and a New Holland around the same age as the JCB and everyone fights over who gets to run the JCB.

[@dhmagicman]

I know they loaned it to you, but where is it compared to your budget? Would this have been in your list of loaders to look at?

[@draykerahebi2503]

The telescopic arm is the best when using tall machinery

[@joshuadoll9000]

The tracks do seem to make the ride a bit rougher (just from the shakiness of some of the in-cab shots) but other than that it looks like a beauty. I was always a bit skeptical of skid steers that just had the one boom down one side of the machine rather than a boom on either side but seeing it in action is rather comforting. Also nice that you can actually enter it from the side rather than having to climb in the front like a traditional skid steer. That's a big plus for someone like me (6'1") who doesn't maneuver in and out of tight spaces very well; it's a lot easier to enter it just like a normal vehicle rather than climbing over a bucket or other attachment and then trying to turn around and slip into the seat without whacking my head on something. The telescopic boom on it seems like it would be really useful in a lot of situations and gives me a whole new respect for these less traditional skid steers.

[@dankalisz3235]

Any problems with the torque on the single arm lift..Any Balance problems?

[@dimduk]

I was impressed with the visibility, you can see what's beside you better. I think going over fences will speed up loading and spreading because you just pull up next to the fence instead of backing in. You build a good skid loader JCB.

[@mgfarmer1]

Awesome machine. Love the camera setup, footage and editing.

[@zacharyiverson6206]

Loving the back to back videos!!!

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

That is quite the machine. I really like the side entrance.

[@catchup4430]

I love it when companies think outside the box rather than making the same old thing

[@johndeere5134]

the manure bucket that you have will it fit on the JBC

[@scottpugmire5449]

You can practically smell the productivity.

[@michaellucht6351]

Has the state DOT asked about your corral fencing?

[@catchup4430]

Ryan I’ve been doing some studying JCB has been building that machine since 2017 it’s very possible you could find a good secondhand one somewhere

[@arnoldromppai5395]

it is second hand after being on demo

[@trucker85d47]

That thing is a beast of a machine you need to keep it

[@CB.5]

One thing you might try is using the foot throttle instead of having the manual throttle opened up the whole time. Once I went to a hand control, I started using the foot throttle, now I believe it is even more smooth operating.

[@rempellegacyranch4965]

when they finally backed the spreader into the pen... *satisfying feeling*

[@isellcatlitter]

that looks like an expensive but fun pooper scooper.

[@jamesevans938]

Nice to see a British name on your farm even though the teleskid is made in the USA

[@markbasaj6820]

Are thes spreaders so low because of the skid steers?

[@paulhudson8321]

I’ve had 2 skid steers. A T33 Thomas very small model only 3 ft wide. Then bought a new holland L150. Nice machine. One thing you have to watch is traveling and stopping quickly with a heavy load. It’s just common sense because you can flip them. That JCB looks pretty stable on those tracks but with that boom out I’d be careful. Nice to have the use of it to try it out. What’s it worth. You should buy one up in Canada your dollar has 25-30% more buying power.

[@markbenham4629]

Nice to see JCB agri doing well abroad 🙂

[@timshooter1005]

But its designed and built in the US.

[@theredneckfarmboy4235]

Hey why don't you look at the kabota r430 wheel loader it looks like it would be perfect for you for what you are looking for

[@spencespencer3814]

Looks like a great machine. I hardly ever see Jcb around here. But i see a lot of Caterpillar. But that Jcb looks like a stouter machine

[@arnoldromppai5395]

there a lot of JCB here in norther western Ont. the first CB unit i operated some 22 years a go was a rubber tire articulating backhoe loader, it was great as the hoe side shifts left and right about 3 feet from center, and being it dont turn by front wheels but from the center of the machine, it was a big unit but you could get it into really tight places and power to spare

[@richardbloomfield1247]

When are you going to do another video of it

[@brianthaxton229]

Does having the single arm not put a crazy amount of pressure and stress on the boom arm pivot joints? I'm just curious?

[@michaeld_aus_b]

Is there any discussion about nitrate levels in ground water getting too high, where the reason is seen in farmers putting "to much (i.a. more than the plants need)" dung and fertilize on the fields ?

[@andersonacres8600]

What do you value your cattle manure at as far as npk rating? Or do you just spread it and then do a straight spread over all the acres and just figure areas spread with cattle manure are just going to be better fertilized?

[@willmorgan5862]

Why in America do you use skid steers , in Britain we use telehandlers which Ofer much more reach on the boom , can lift a lot more waight and also is a lot faster in transport . Just curios to know ?

[@overbore66]

Why didn't you back the spreader into the pen? Wouldn't have to reach over the fence.

[@overbore66]

nevermind, I posted in the middle of the video. keep up the good work!

[@codylechner8940]

Again, what's the difference between using the bucket or the manure fork? I see you used both in the video.

[@lennymiller9308]

Awesome machine , looks like it rides nice too ! Great vid Ryan ...

[@kb7722]

Good demonstration on the need for a cab!

[@czamman]

I can't believe the visibility, especially looking out the back. I always hated looking behind in my 773, that's really safe. Not to mention the side door.

[@SaginawGS]

Spent quite a few hours in a bobcat. Love em

[@jasonstockbridge1489]

Nice machine and look like it was making short work in the the pole shed. Enjoy the video Ryan and thanks have a fantastic day.

[@randaljohnson9177]

How did you like the Side cab door?Was their no back up camera?

[@jakeoht791]

Quick question, what is the difference between JCB and Volvo skid steers? And will a Volvo dealer work on a JCB or vice versa?

[@diersirrigation]

JCB and Volvo started a joint venture in 2011, so it's the same machine.

[@handrestoffberg2945]

That is satisfying to see the skitsteer taking a nice big load of manure

[@garyriggins3354]

You will never get your dad out of it, lol.

[@ezrapster]

Who would of thought that a video about shoveling poop could be so fun to watch.

[@joelenfesty3034]

At about 3:35 I was panicking a little about the hydraulic hoses before the zip tie gave away. Lol

[@toshayonguard4253]

That Skid steer is the Jedi Master of Farm Work.....😁😁😁

[@ollie-lk5dx]

Surprised that Dad wanted to try out the jcb lots of older guys are hesitant to try out the new stuff especially with joy sticks. Did i hear you say freshen, boy you sure got a lot of dairyman in you,all my beef cattle buds say calved when we daried we also called it freshened. I think that machine will have a huge impact on the skid steer market, what was the lift cap on that? and

[@davidschoonfield3553]

How are the joystick controls

[@farmhand-masonjensen294]

How did you fly the drone and operate the skid loader at the same time

[@keithgeisen]

I begged my old boss to look at the Teleskid - Here is why - safety, your not stepping over hyd. lines ! No climbing on slippery components and hurting yourself ! The entry is as easy as getting into a car. Also when the time comes don't trash the tracks. When using the grapple I would take a old set of tracks and turn them on it's side and grab it with the grapple facing down. I could back drag and smooth any surface. It was easier than grabbing a bucket (even with a quick disconnect) . Enjoy watching and who is running the drone ? - great video's

[@garlandhenry6792]

Very nice machine. Looks more than heavy enough for your operation. The telescopic boom appears to be very handy. Is it smooth to operate. Thanks for sharing

[@jamiemiller6156]

Did the telescoping boom save you much time or was it just a convenience advantage of being able to load across the fence?

[@chazmcclendon7377]

U should make more skid loader scooping manure but I want you to try a different track skid loader

[@peppercorn6225]

i watched the video of the delivery and when the rep said you could change control style made me want to ask this, which style do you like better? the "H" or the other(i've only heard it called iso, so i'm not sure if it's correct name). i know coming from a bobcat the "H" would probably be the most similar minus the foot petals for boom and bucket, unless the jcb has those too. i don't know much about jcb's. i can't wait to see your full review and thoughts on it. i already have a question to answer in that video. even though it'll be over your price range for a skid steer at your farm, would you spend the extra to get the jcb?

[@georgewyrick1859]

Curious to see how it handles weight with the arm on one side. But I guess it’s no different than a telehandler. Looks like an awesome machine! Can’t wait for more videos of it.

[@DayTPMagic]

Which takes longer the loading or the spreading?

[@joshbutterfass2362]

Have you tried lifting a round bale with it yet

[@jankotze1959]

Looks great, I think that Tele part is very useful

[@hingtgenfarms2680]

We demoed a wheeled on less then 2 years back. Controls were too rough. The cab rattled and it had little power. I love there telehandlers though and other equipment. They just need a bit of work.

[@kensampson604]

Do the tracked ones ride rougher?

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

Did you prefer using the grapple over the regular bucket for that job?

[@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594]

I see there is a guard available for the windshield...

[@aaronedwards8199]

Why do you not put your cows on corn stock in the winter

[@Levy_Wilson]

Do you spread the manure throughout the winter?

[@tartusmaximus179]

Nice machine we have a tm320s does a great job on cleaning out sheds and pushing silage in

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

Wow can see a lot of advantages to that machine in that area. It’s now the same old problem do the advantages out weight the cost. Great content nice seeing that machine put to work doing what takes advantage of its ability. 👍

[@leol1682]

Love the Tele skid 3TS-8T. so far .and it must be comfy too.

[@Ethanj387]

Hey ryan do you like the hand controls better than the foot controls of the 773?

[@stevebulach5198]

Hey Ryan, Thanks for the run down on the JCB, looking forward to your final comments on the Machine! I'm very interested in how they perform with a 4 in 1 bucket, etc, as there doesn't seem to be very many examples of this that I've been able to find to date. it seems to handle the Grapple OK?! I'm on 100 acres in the Northern Rivers area, New South Wales, Australia & I am looking very seriously at the JCB or Kubota Track loaders to clear my land of a lot of lantana & set it up for cattle etc.... The other main concern is back up service, but that's something which comes after the fact & JCB is an unknown in my part of the world? Keep up the good work! Cheers Aussie Steve :)

[@erinbower10]

Wondering why you haul manure where you plant beans instead of corn?

[@alexandermattjus9492]

why do the have so small manure spreader?

[@stevenmarsh7138]

Do you work with Andrew with which fields it is best to spread the manure? or is it just the nearest fields that get spread in?

[@jeffgixer5185]

He said in a previous video that they are trying to spread back on the fields they bailed the stalks off of to return that.

[@geraldnisly3829]

What size is your JBC teleskid

[@wrightfarmshoffman8663]

Sure is a big learning curve on that machine, I think it would benefit u Ryan