Jim and I MESSED UP

Jim and I MESSED UP-Fall Tillage but first we have some heavy lifting and equipment upkeep to get done. Vertical Tillage with the Mandako Storm vs Heavy Tillage with John Deere 2730 Ripper and Wishek Heavy Disk
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Zach Johnson, the “Millennial Farmer” is a 5th-generation farmer who’s spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family’s farm. His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture. With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.
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[@Pontiac-ji4mq]

Jim just adds the perfect touch to any video! Nice to have a good helping hand when it comes to farming

[@RK-fh1zb]

Hey Mr. Millennial Farmer Put a camera on top of your Grain Bin across from where the New Shed is going to be built @IversFarms did that when they had there HUGE NEW GRAIN BINS BUILT that’s where I got the Idea 💡 from

[@JoseGarcia-hk3mk]

Like your videos ZACH and your modified racing to bad we Don’t have Manzanita in PHX i use to work in a farm years back we need more farmers 👍👍👍

[@kajones7272]

Been wrenching on heavy equipment for 25 years. And it makes me happy to see someone else use a big ass wrench as a hammer, because it's in your hand already.

[@Plyst3]

Of you don't hammer with what's in your hand do you even work on stuff? I've used a multimeter as a hammer before... ( I don't recommend it... But I worked...)

[@kajones7272]

I cant even use a multi-meter regular without breaking it. Hahaha.

[@Plyst3]

@@kajones7272 I never said it didn't break... Lol. But that's what epoxy is for 🤷

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Those Wishek discs are absolutely awesome BIG and HEAVY DUTY.......and do an amazing job in all soil conditions......😁😁😁😁😁 ( and require a ton of HP) and they break like every other machine does.....

[@rogerglasco5941]

Hope your Dad is okay. Great video. I really enjoy watching you work with the big equipment.

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

Zach, (HEAVY DISK)..... look into a universal/central grease system and look at applying to other equipment...... Save a lot of time and maintain a "perfect" application system/schedule

[@typhoonjenkins8330]

Hey Zach, send prayers for a 100% successful surgery and quick recovery for your father. Thanks for the video.

[@Talisman-tb6vw]

You were asking for cold miserable weather - its on its way. East glacier Park -11 (minus 11) and 40+mph winds.

[@martineastburn3679]

How-about using a scale option - Bunch of 1/16" needles that push in/out based on air. Drive the mud out with lots of tiny punches. Just a thought.

[@user-qt6xs8gn9j]

Hello and welcome to my channel how long have you been in my channel?.....

[@joejohnson7097]

Thanks for the video I enjoy watching the farm equipment working and how things are explained I was raised on small farm nothing big we raised our on vegetables

[@richardwilkens4577]

I got the last of my tillage done Tuesday and expecting our first snow Monday

[@ecmnfarm2265]

In 2012 we had a 140 mph straight line wind come through and slid our 20,000 bushel bin with 900,000 lbs of corn in it about 2 inches on the foundation because it is held down with j bolts.

[@user-qt6xs8gn9j]

Hello and welcome to my channel how long have you been in my channel?

[@grantdubridge7995]

Ask the Welkers, they did a great time lapse on their house building. I think I noticed a collapse in the bottom of the mount where you pushed it together with the skid loader. I hope I'm wrong.

[@justinschmicker1049]

I know what you mean about being dry, this year I stopped getting rain around May 15th and got 12" over a week and a half on August 19-27th then like another in somewhere mid September and the last 3 weeks we've got hammered with 4" and we are forecasted for another 2" starting Wednesday till Friday. Been to wet in the fields to do any fall tillage or plant any winter wheat on my ground.

[@HowardFarms1]

Winters here. 6-8" snow starting Thursday morning. Buttoning up stuff for winter. Saying goodbye to the ground till April..lol. we farm with Wit and Grit up here in Siberia. Lol. Northeastern Minnesota. East Iron range.

[@billvandorn5332]

Wish your dad well with a speedy recovery and no more pain. It's a good soil naturally runs down the hill to the bottom wouldn't it be prudent to pull it up towards the top again instead of letting it wash away? You have to dispose of that disc, you might want to consider welding the hole in the center and make a Wok out of it. They hold the heat nice and cook really well. Thanks for all you do and abundant blessings to all

[@richardtoms9161]

Love it that you still have and use the Minneapolis Moline. I have a Super M that gets started up almost everyday for chores and it was manufactured 2 weeks before I was born in 1953. My grandpa bought her new and she has been in the family for the last 68 years.

[@timmoore4306]

Want a little trick to get the mud out of the plow bolts? Pressure wash the plow tips outside. Pull it in the shop and remove the worn out plow tips.

[@freshwaterfarms69]

I would love to sit with Jim and your dad and listen to their stories of growing up, two very interesting men

[@kevinbatley3116]

Hi Zak in Great Britain here we’re having a huge spate of thefts from fields and farms it’s mainly the electronics you have same on some of your equipment the guidance and auto steer plus wiring to so pls be careful out there god bless

[@k350lc]

U need to get a needle slag remover for cleaning the dirt around the bolts very handy 👌😎

[@billcarbomb6140]

Kid you’ve got a great family and watch a few others that your on as well thanks for the great Content GODBLESS

[@benjohnson1082]

Good luck to Millennial Dad and the surgery.

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

because you did not show up at my channel criticizing me for how I lifted the fuel tank back on to my combine, I'm not going to say a word to you about how you lifted that disc out of the back of the pickup truck. Hope your dad's surgery went well and he got the repair he was looking for.👍

[@sallydunbar1683]

Praying your Dad's surgery went well!

[@chrispurvis1719]

Hey, Zack, have you ever thought about getting the old plow out and doing a video of plowing oh maybe and acer or two just to show the newer generation of what it use to be like? I remember my dad plowing when I was growing up on the farm in Iowa. Just a thought. Love your channel

[@nathanbuttorff5418]

Might want to be careful with those loose nuts. If those anchor bolts were installed mechanically (drilled into concrete and used some type of adhesive or other) and not cast in place with the slab, you may have failed anchors the whole way around your bin which led to the looseness of the nuts. Thanks for all the videos. My 6 year old watches each night before bed!

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

Interesting perspective on the disk, I didn’t realise they were so big until you wrestled it out of the ute.

[@neilkay159]

Jim has to be the best farmhand in the world.Cracks jokes when something goes wrong to relieve the pressure.And is just an all round nice guy.I could sit and listen to Jim talk all day.Think he'd be a good influence on Onyx should he want to get into farming more!

[@williemainland2565]

Hi have you tried tungsten carbide welding on the tips as we have a problem with heavy wear and this helped a lot and cost wise we have saved a lot. Willie.

[@colbymason8054]

Cool trick ,fill the bolt ends with silicone, keeps the dirt out,and easy to remove when needed.

[@edgundlach2811]

Hi Zack, Sorry buddy the book says there are 9,849 zerk fittings. You missed 3. Ed from Chicago 🙂

[@deadghost1964]

Again???

[@sgtsmif]

I wish your Dad a speedy recovery!

[@Diggingholes72]

Ever thought of investing into a rome disk? They make a nice line of heavy deep till disks that do great for opening ground up.

[@walterhiegel3020]

Would it be easier to power wash the bolts free of mud instead of doing it by hand before dragging all that dirt into the shop? I realize some soils wouldn't be easy to wash out (ie clay) but was just a thought. Keep up the good work! I am getting hungry!

[@natep121]

As for taking a timelapse of the new building, get a trail camera with a timelapse mode and set it to turn on just before sunrise and off just after sunset. Put it on a nearby tree and boom, a bunch of picture in order at the end of the build.

[@va3kbc]

Zach have you ever tried welding some hard face on the points? We used to do that on our mouldboard plow bottoms. Made quite a difference in longevity.

[@mikeoneil2281]

that’s what we did to our plows bottoms and you hit it on the head. worked perfect lasted about twice as long

[@shawnmiller4781]

Seen that done a lot on construction equipment, bulldozers and excavator/loader buckets

[@dougvinduska9593]

Make sure Jim gets a Christmas bonus he's great for the channel, don't forget to put Ray in the video!

[@dougvinduska9593]

Thanks

[@Galactis1]

Just wanted to say thank you Becky for your hard work. Also, thanks Zach for the very hard and tedious work you do, and everyone else too. Will be neat to see the new shed going up. Soon in spring we will be cheering on the little one's.

[@jameshaas39]

Hey thanks for coming to our school yesterday it was very fun love your videos

[@asmith4373]

We have not broke any u bolts on our 2410 yet, but we did break 2 of the iron brackets that hold the u bolts. Don't break them. They are on back order. 😪

[@user-qt6xs8gn9j]

Hello and welcome to my channel how long have you been in my channel?..

[@laytonkx8537]

I'm so glad that the parts for the new shed are coming

[@user-qt6xs8gn9j]

Hello and welcome to my channel how long have you been in my channel?.............,,

[@aceplaysgamesnetwork9566]

I have a suggestion for next time you replace those points. Pressure wash the tips where the mud builds up before bringing it into the garage.

[@colinpettit2870]

Reakon Jim could give you some extra life on those ripper shoes with some hard facing mig wire Especially on a really cold day

[@derekpage8376]

Why are you not on Milwaukee yet? That is all we use very good product.

[@mikequick6941]

Have you ever thought about face hardening the ripper teeth. It is a welding process. You will see it done quarry equipment. I think it would add a lot of life to the teeth.

[@AppalachianRancher]

Ditto I'd get some hard facing rods and lay some beads

[@prestonmcghee3679]

Zach, have you thought about hardfacing those teeth before installing them.. see if it extended the life? I bet you would see significant more acres of use out of them!

[@johnmilburn5715]

Best of luck to Dad and his operation. I hope, and am sure, all goes well. 🙏

[@Brandon-sc1fz]

Could you add a hard facing to the points of the ripper? A nice winter time welding project.

[@joepeters5510]

Well wishes to your dad. I had both of my hands done for carpal tunnel.. he will be happy with the results. It's a game changer!

[@steveneal2706]

awesome video. good luck with your dads operation. thank you

[@blackopsrocks]

Hardface weld the first two inches of chisel in a cover pass, they last three times as long. Something like a Forney 42405, the rod is about 250 bucks for 50lbs so itll last several seasons even on hard dirt. Do not weld the sweep, leave it be, just the first 2 inches or so of chisel shank. single surface pass is all you need. You can repeat the weld as it wears if you like. The rockwell hardness is mid high 50s with the hardfacing, thats going to be fantastic considering the shanks are mid 40s.

[@jamesfrazier1569]

ur dad sure can get around good with haven't both of his knee's replaced, i wish i could do that good with just one knee replaced, it has been pain free ffffor 10 yrs so far. but the other one is now giving me fits, so guessing its gonna need replaced now.

[@markrobbins293]

Speedy recovery after the surgery for your dad!

[@RobertWilson-od7xl]

Love your videos. I have watched every one and it's great to see your kids working. My 13 year old would just love to be able to ride in a combine. Thanks for posting videos and looking forward to many more

[@puzzled4163]

I know several people that have stopped using DEF and started using distilled water with no ill effects.

[@brianbarnes350]

Another great one. Thanks for the time and effort.

[@henkbeld4987]

weld your new tips whit a hardnet steel on the top and the last 3 times longer.

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video. It was interesting and enjoyable. Lots of jobs to do after harvest is done. Tillage kicks into high gear. Replacing those knives on Jim’s machine can’t be cheap. Those are heavy duty steel knives. Wow. Amazing how they have worn down. Glad to hear your new building is about here. Will be nice to see it going up. Glad you are going to help a farmer in need. Important to do that. Best wishes to your dad and his surgery on his wrist. Take care dad. Speedy recovery. My blessings. All for now. You take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for everything. Thanks to Becky for her video work. The Iowa farm boy.

[@bobhoye5951]

Careful in lifting the steel disc to prevent injuring your back disk.

[@Rumblestrip]

But he did take off the back one!...oh you mean the one in his back... Hmmm... Bah just fuse it. It'll be fine

[@jrklock9399]

Anyone that has watched any of the videos knows exactly what field you were talking about. Or I'm I just a super fan???

[@garrykoch9526]

Not said enough, Becky thank you so much for your hard work with the videos and podcasts. Why yes I do know where Morris, Mn is.

[@Cptstokes]

seal it up with silver duct tape, tape HVAC guys use for duct work. Works great. I use and Rv a/c and heating systems

[@TheGameCamer360]

Massive respect to you Zach and Becky, the work you guys put in around the farm and your family to keep us updated and entertained is amazing and deserving of some kind of reward! It’s also nice to see you have a nice easy harvest season after everything you have been through this year! Regards Aaron from the uk

[@RenniaTrayvold]

Zach, I appreciate that you pointed out which direction the field was in. If you hadn't, I definitely wouldn't have been able to figure it out. You do a great job explaining things to your viewers. Keep it up!

[@Cold1down]

I'm not a farmer but I heard they make a better then oem chisel plow point in Bay Port Michigan. Not far from me. Look them up.

[@JDfan1990]

Gday Zach. Not sure if this is a silly question or not but is there a reason the sheds are timber framed instead of all steel? Is it a price thing or just ease of availability? Most new sheds here in Australia are all steel these days. Just curious, Thank you.

[@Gdawg88]

I love it ur dad rocking the old yellow gloves . They are warm

[@donporter3855]

Could you use a simply safe camera for a time lapse of the shed being built?

[@wolfgrizzer]

I'm surprised Deere hasn't went with 2 u clamps for those chisel shanks. We break 2-3 each year on the standard shanks.

[@bruceeustis1047]

I’ve probably missed something here, but when my uncle Robert LEBO was finished with his crops. He would plant His fields with a cover crop. Both to prevent erosion and to provide Nitrogen for the soil in the spring. Is there a reason why you don’t do this practice. When you are done with your harvest?? Does that have to do with the fact that you have Snow ⛄️ Before the rest of the country does. So that a cover crop would be a waste of time planting. How do you get more nutrients into your soil or organic matter to improve your soil conditions??

[@jeffreiners7750]

We have sandy soil in Becker area, we found hard surfacing saves us big time.

[@gussylogging2735]

Love watching you form Australia

[@jamesberg3106]

Just Wow on the cultivator

[@robsorensen230]

This is coming from a farmer out west where we rotate alfalfa and corn, so please forgive my ignorance. But what determines which tillage tool is used for which field? For example, why do you rip some fields and chisel plow others?

[@crandonborth]

Usually we (Wisconsin have same ground and weather as Minnesota) rip the low wet ground to dry in the spring quicker and the high ground run a light tillage like a chisel plow across. Disk are mostly used in corn stalks residue to chop up them and we personally use a lot of no til cause we double crop most of our corn after we take rye grass off in the spring for feed.

[@davidschollenberger6871]

Well wishes to your dad I. guess it was a relief to get all the field work done

[@VegasUndergroundcade]

Get you a good needle scaler and you won’t fight the mud issues anymore around the bolts . I use mine daily

[@paxbonum4683]

Prayers for your dad's speedy recovery.

[@steveberres3589]

Can't wait until ur shed is built Zack!! Loved tillage through the grass!

[@nicklockwood3792]

Why do some farmers skip passes when discing and other implements instead of do I each pass right after the last one?

[@webcrawler3332]

Zach you should try welding wear plates on a couple of the points to see if it last longer. Dozers do that on their blades to last longer

[@robertpeters9438]

Or hardfacing the edges

[@webcrawler3332]

@@robertpeters9438 That’s the word I was looking for “hardfacing”. Thank you.

[@bhain40]

Hope your dad recovers well. I hope he’s getting something like ‘Sonix’ ultrasound guided carpel tunnel surgery and not full blown open wrist. I had the sonix; couple days, good as new!!

[@user-qt6xs8gn9j]

Hello and welcome to my channel how long have you been in my channel?

[@billsmith8739]

I would try to run some hardfacing rod on one of the edges of one of those new sweeps and see how it holds up.

[@robertpeters9438]

If the bolts have been stretched, don't you need to install additional new anchors to make the bin safe?

[@drippyjustworks]

Every farm needs a Jim

[@jiml4782]

Have you tried to harden the steal on your rippers ,By welding on them like we do on a blade or a backhoe bucket ?

[@larryfreeman7979]

I always look forward to the opening few seconds of each vlog with the 2 pups. They make my day. Favourites of all the dogs on my chosen you Tube channels. Like someone else has already remarked on, I also love how you put down the complainers before they have a chance to complain.

[@RealJeep]

Timelapse of building the new shed would be nice! Maybe you could mount a camera on the side of your current shed and just point it over there and have that record everything going on?

[@egood4531]

Just an Idea for those points your replacing. Titanium bits or weld surface with Titanium.

[@Tinytraveler]

I've watched for years now, and you really don't get a sense of scale sometimes, but in this episode, holy moly, you just don't realize how heavy and big some of these parts are! BTW Jim's smile each day, great to see!

[@jrmyl]

I had the same thought.

[@dwaynemoore1575]

If you where they meet up each side of your reference points they will last a lot longer and one across the front also

[@tiborpilenyi3092]

Use the air tool that cleans slag off welds to clean the mud.

[@JimWhitaker]

Hope your dad's surgery is successful and he is back at work soon.

[@tracythorn2918]

Wishing your dad well with good results!

[@user-qt6xs8gn9j]

Hello and welcome to my channel how long have you been in my channel?.............,,

[@sethhaltom8004]

Hope you have a hammer wrench for the disk! Tighten up the gang and it'll run for the 50 acres you need. May just be lose but could be the start if bearings going out.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You

[@sandraclaxton8531]

Have you ever tried a needle gun to remove the clay from around the bolts on your ripper

[@scottmcnabb9122]

Hope you had your shredded this morning those disc plates are heavy been there done that before but not for awhile lol.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video. You have a good crew.