John Deere Powered Silo Refill

[@michaelball3140]

Narration was GREAT! Kip... Love watching and learning....

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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@Michael Ball Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@raymondscott8584]

Narration is fine. You just need to add Varoom, varoom for the tractor engine. Thanks for bringing us along. Really love the views of your operation. An old farmer at heart.

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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@Raymond Scott Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@matthewlatzy4307]

You're my hero. You are living your best life ! Thank you for what you do.

[@robertmarino2158]

Great news about the family , cherish those days , have fun , stay safe , memories !!!

[@turklayher4794]

I can almost smell the hayledge. No better smell!! That's some prime cow salad. Great protein for the girls. So many great memories of working on the dairy farm as a young man. Oh and the JD equipment looks pretty darn good as well. Good times great video Kip.

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[@Ghis1964s]

One of the best narration I've listen to. Very calm and relaxing I must say. 👍

[@johnjarrett9233]

That's some good looking silage , I hated having to climb up an close all the doors . Y'all stay safe and have a good week .

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[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video Kip. It was interesting and enjoyable. No problem on the video as far as voice. Matter of fact I thought your narration was interesting and most enjoyable. Thanks for doing that. Job well done. Brothers. Saw a little more of Greg I believe you said. His beard is just like yours. That is brothers. I try my best to identify your family but sometimes hard to remember them all. Now I may have this wrong but I believe you said you and one sister and two or three brothers. Sometime give us that rundown again. Nice to see the younger family members pitching in. Your family is great Kip. Filling silos. Lots of memories there. We did not have one but our neighbor did. He had me help a lot at haying time. Was interesting work. He feed beef cattle. I find your milking operation real interesting. Never been around one before. You explain a lot and is appreciated. Thanks for going over tractors. I think on your blower you just needed more horsepower. Agree with you on that. The process of cutting and blowing and filling silos is interesting. You have yours down to a science. You go right too it and make it work. Silo unloading equipment can be hard to keep in adjustment. You got your running good. Nice work Kip. You have a great line of green tractors to do the job with. All with good hours and nice condition. About it for now. You all take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for everything Kip. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

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@Steve Nicoson Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@johnnewsom3930]

Love the videos keep them coming. Love the last couple even more with the family history. Keep up the good work and ty for what you do to help feed America.

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[@johnpierce1251]

You have a great group of hands the look on their face says the are enjoying the work can’t say as I blame them my heart is a lost displaced farmer stay safe my friends

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@@johnpierce1251 Do you have any other platform like email or text so we stay in touch off here lol

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[@ryanbachman9227]

Love the video. I worked for farmers we tied a rope to the unloader when we raised it to keep it from spinning. Don’t want the cable to unwind. Then it’s easier to stop it when your bringing it into the truck pod.

[@switzerblitzer2701]

It sure is great to have the help you have!! You've got a great crew with the family help and all others. You are blessed! To really appreciate the Creation I always like to say that the precious soil and the cows do all the work. You'all just gotta take good care of them, and you certainly do!! God bless all!

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@gregadomeit4020]

Great video the narrative was very informative. Learned something new. Take care and be safe. Greg

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@danielhurrle7008]

Great job narrating kip. Hope you had a great harvest.

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@Daniel Hurrle Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@timcarr7597]

First video I’ve seen that shows what did for years while we milked cows! Hated coming down with the silo empty! We had a cable snap and dropped the unloaded from 80 ft! Thanks for the great video!

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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@Tim Carr Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@jedgerrard1386]

I like hearing the equipment but good video

[@drdulas5055]

As with the calving famers are constantly multitasking either physically or in your mind. We always added water even if the silage was not dry and we felt it helped pack to make a better ensiled product. Thanks Kip and so happy your family got closer because when my dad past my sisters were evil.

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@Husker3435]

Right on Kip, great job, great sky and great food🤣😂leftovers my favorite also…keep crushin it 💪🏻🇺🇸💪🏻

[@kimcwhite6509]

Beautiful crop! I love all of your equipment for harvest. I also love the education on all that it takes to bring it in. You take good care of your beautiful cows. You are blessed to have a very nice family to share in running the farm. Nice to know who your nephews are. They are responsible and athletic, good boys.💙

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[@jakerbennett9909]

Good Job.....yes love the video 👍🏻

[@josetellez2184]

Keep up the great work I really enjoy your videos. 👍

[@douglaszenker2529]

Cool to hear from a farmer in Michigan. I'm from Michigan my self

[@davidgriffith3592]

Thank you milk farmers for the dedication ya'll have done for the American people 👍

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[@kansaskristi]

Nice to see someone else has a pull type cutter!! We cut our own haylage and corn silage with a pull type. Looks just like yours!!

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[@kevingordon7426]

Great video even without sound. Thank you.

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@gregkortbein5108]

Good video , enjoyed the narration.

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[@robertmarino2158]

Great video , did enjoy , very hard working family , that time of the season!!

[@mikenawrocki1837]

Thanks for being the narrator.

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Great video.. thank you for sharing.. they bring back memories from long ago..I still smell the hayage and the barns..lol. we had pop shower down here in lower Michigan too. We used a 4640 on the blower the 4630 seem to plug on us. Just that little extra horse power made a world of difference.

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[@nickolasburger3769]

Awesome family oriented participation.

[@lowermichigan4437]

The narration worked well. Good video

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@curtparker5339]

Great job on the video. It takes a village to run a great farm. Be safe 🙏❤.

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@Curt Parker Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@Glen-hn9wu]

I really enjoy the videos brings back memories for me

[@canvids1]

The speak over was just great and I just loved the video as always. Thanks Kip for what you and your family and clan do for the rest of us to enjoy.

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@Wayne Rogers Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@jamesryan9206]

Really great video love all the John Deere. From watching your videos you are blessed with a great family. I hope the rest of the harvest goes well looking forward to seeing more. Best of luck to Lance at college.

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@joelacharles]

Nice to see you

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[@dalebrames5573]

Keep feeding America boys. Big job. You guys are up to it. Good videos. Liked the narrator style and the live. Thanks for your all your efforts

[@homey3051]

Thanks for sharing

[@donaldbartlett8936]

Good job Kip

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[@randaloopy]

Excellent narration

[@kimsomerville1781]

Thank you for saving the footage. You did great Kip

[@michaelstewart8806]

Always a great video.

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[@stevebiddle8912]

Another great video Kip! Really enjoy watching get the hay in the silo.

[@davidwhittredge9923]

Great video, “Family” you can’t do it with out them!

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[@randybreuer1685]

We had Patz silo unloaders , but we used tractors to pull up the unloaders up . Its the same way we filled silo 40 years ago . Just bigger equipment.

[@timadams3486]

Loved the video with the music. Be safe

[@josephbeaudoin1299]

Nice looking feed Kip . Good to see a good running family farm ! 👍👍

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@rileyvessey5637]

What we do is we have a spot marked on the winch cable so when the unloaders in the right position the mark is just about to be coiled up. That way nobody has to climb up and check

[@mowerjeff8990]

Farmer I worked for back in the 80s did the same thing.

[@richardberniquer8948]

Always like and enjoy watching your posts , from lachute Quebec 🇨🇦 Chin up and drive on ! Cheers 🍻

[@anthonysmith3187]

Hey Kip, I love the voice over with the music The video actually turned out really good.

[@chrisbrown3291]

Love your videos, God bless

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@benbritch4696]

I live on a farm in Vermont I agree with you it’s hard work been doing it since I was a little kid

[@mattbishop7318]

Love the video Kip thank you!! God Bless you and your amazing family!!

[@tomadelsberger6101]

Great video even without the sound You really come close to getting your hand caught in the new cable Stay safe and come back whole

[@dralord1307]

I would recommend perhaps putting a paint line on the winch cable where you need to stop it. That what you can see it coming down when your raising the unloader

[@randallchace409]

Great job Kip I think you've stumbled upon an interesting new format. I don't mean all the time but maybe you could use the narration video once a month. There's nothing like being right there but sometimes a little change is good

[@frankgublo2323]

YES.... take off the PTO shaft. I didn't one day, and snapped it. The dad and grandpa never let me hear the end of it....

[@fredscott9090]

Love your content /work ethic...

[@markklumpp39]

Beautiful looking Alfalfa! Jealous. It was tough to get good fields like that where I grew up in Western New York

[@BrianGLee-bc7hj]

Here’s an idea when you get the unloader to the top why not mark the cable to let you know that’s high enough

[@billherman37]

We have done that for years.as long as the cable doesn't get changed it works fine. Nothing else it will give you something else to go by if you don't hear the person on top.

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[@ShainAndrews]

5:34 Paint your cable and the side of the silo. Won't keep you from putting a guy up top to monitor progress, but is sure helps having two guys watching. Or if you are confident in the equipment you only need one guy.

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

Good idea 👍

[@ipfreely10001]

Things happen kip, esp in farming never mind technology so I'm sure nobody will even think about moaning. Good vid again cheers from Norfolk UK👍👍👍👍

[@Smonhaut]

Curious about the newspapers in the parlor, never seen that before

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[@Daveco82]

another great video!

[@briandubach8307]

Have you thought of making a mark, like paint on the cable when it is all the way to the top so that you have a good idea on the ground when you need to stop raising?

[@tommix2181]

Nice working families

[@davidlinusfranzendavid.fra821]

Hi are you a video was awesome and you tell the talking in the background that was super I enjoyed your videos I'm a 70-year-old farmer from Northeast Iowa keep up the good work be safe around farm equipment John your chopper boxes make sure you got all the shields change everything check over because you're around that shop a box to the front for you know it you got one arm off I know I was working for a neighbor he has three John Deere chopper box with chopping the bunker and the bunker I had a pioneer jacket on I put a sweater and the sweatshirt and a shirt my neighbor didn't have no shoes on all three boxes no more the telescope goes over the PTO chap all three boxes with missing we had I guess it went in the bunker my jacket got wrapped up in the PTO and I wrap between the tongue and the shaft and I don't know how I got free but all my clothes will take it off my back pull my shoulder out of socket I was just staying on there there that ground down to the maybone and took all my muscles off that is this green strap for my legs and my shoulder arm had a busted bones over my arm I still have my arm but I can't bend my arm I can't rotate my arm I was in Rochester Minnesota St Mary's for three and a half months plus 400,000 but the hospital and doctor bills my neighbor 300,000 my lawyer worked with the hospital remember it took a long time to get it to balance of pay question nowadays how much farm insurance you got to have an employees that's a good question I live 100 miles from Rochester they charge $1,200 for 15 minutes helicopter ride yeah I realize this happened 92 can you imagine what happened today if you have a million dollars they will not cover this the bills is outrageous one farmer another farmer be safe I can see you got a lot of employees but your nephews working around there and everybody got busy and your concentrate and one job on the farm and forget about the other they got to be done but always remember to be safe that's so easy to get hurt take care of yourself

[@46rambo49]

I think the background music and vocal commentary is good if not better than the sound usually in these vids

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@brianberendzen3935]

i enjoy your video

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I love that big Green power pushing the long green line around a red elbow (blower,) like how we do it. Technical problems happen but it never detracts from the video. You think Lonnie and Grant might carry on the channel eventually some day? It would be interesting to watch your operation evolve in the future.

[@paulprigge1209]

So what was the difference when you change structors? More horsepower? Also I don’t know the skills you’ll have mechanically but Andy and family rebuild those tractors. They put a lot of hours on them Yearly. Most importantly thank you for making the videos for a lot of time and effort. God bless

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[@robertheinkel6225]

Looks like the unloader needs adjustment to clean the silo walls better.

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[@brianshell4111]

Is that a pad for a 6th silo or did you take one out?? Love your channel brother

[@markweiler8172]

I saw the pad also and was wondering about it

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video

[@christyler7391]

Should put a decent size piece of bunker plastic or tarp on the ground in front of blower so can cleanly shovel up the spilled feed while filling without collecting so many pebbles.

[@mowerjeff8990]

Sounds like the pto clutch might be going bad on the 4430.

[@red_power79]

Nice hay. Did the pto start going out on the 4430?

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@Darrel Stange Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@naptime1900]

Put red paint or a small collar on the cable when the equipment is at the top of the silo.

[@CGW116A]

Used a JD 4230 with a New Holland blower as the blower tractor rig for 25+ years. Curious why the 4430 did not perform... perhaps the hydraulic pump is failing.

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

That what used years back our old 4230

[@phillipclark3124]

How much water are you putting in at the blower? Full flow on the hose?

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[@jdtractorman7445]

When we would raise the silo unloaders on my grandfather's farm, my uncle would go up inside the covered chute and kind of bang on the chute with a wrench or hammer to let me know when to stop the winch motor. Darn near 30 years ago but remember it like it was yesterday. Just out of curiosity, have you guys thought of going to bunk silos or ag bags?

[@dralord1307]

They do use bags for some of their harvesting. But since they use a belt feeder system the silos make a lot of sense for them.

[@johnspinner5395]

Do you guys ever use inoculant when you guys chop haylage

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

We use to, but not any more

[@nickolasburger3769]

What do you use for snow removal in the winter time to move snow around?

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[@williamdoyle5234]

Other great video.

[@possleaholsteinspossbrofar8429]

What part of Michigan are you in? We milk in Ontario. Crops look good there!

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

We are 45 minutes from the border by port Huron

[@williammatzek4660]

When I was a boy dad put burned corn in the silo. He run water with that.

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[@billcreed6882]

What are your thoughts on unloading from the bottom like they do with Harvestore Silos?

[@jdtractorman7445]

My grandfather and my uncle's used a Harvestore silo (70-75 feet tall) for about 40 years. Some say they unload slower, are higher cost maintenance wise and are more problematic than the cement stave silos that have top unloaders. Quite frankly, my grandfather and uncles did maintenance all those years and didn't have the problems some people claim they have. I personally believe it comes down to proper maintenance, or lack thereof. For unload speed, I think they were just as quick as the silos with the top unloaders. It depends also on what you are feeding out of it as well.

[@57fitter]

Not a thing wrong with a voiceover vid, Kip. Just fine!!

[@brianberendzen3935]

why not paint a line on the cable and a line on the side of the silo when they line up your unloader is at the top?

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@Brian Berendzen Hi how are you? Hope we can be good friends..

[@michaelstewart8806]

Premium feed going in the silo.

[@morganthedeereman1340]

How does your 5065e pull those wagons but my uncles 5410 couldn’t it is the exact same tractor setup but the 5410 is a bit bigger

[@williammatzek4660]

That's a cute little tractor! What is it?

[@Cager-wv3uk]

The 8400's are a workhorse. I miss the pre DEF tractors.

[@SortaProfessional89]

Strange question but if you could would you prefer to have the hub extentions and have the front duals of the 8400 bolted or lugged onto hub extentions? If not what is the reason you are preferring to use a euro style wheel strap for duals? I heard their a real head ache.

[@jakereynoldsvter]

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[@markfleck7981]

How many acres of alfalfa do you put out

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

Roughly 200 of prime fresh stuff, seedling a new piece every year

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@@csmithy3057 I love the videos. I hope to be friends also

[@jimjam5023]

on the rope you use to pull the blower up why don't you mark the rope with tape on the point when the blowers at the top so you don't need to go all the way up to make sure you don't hit the roof

[@KipSieglerFarming1]

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[@paulmorak8184]

I was wondering why don't you guys put some kind of a marker on that cable and then you'd know when to stop without climbing the silo that's what I used to do

[@paulreis1648]

Nice job great looking feed the girls will milk on that

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[@jamesgood2919]

Why don’t you guys use your spfh you have on haylage ?