Hot Corn Field Gearbox Repairs

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[@LauraFarms]

This video was filmed a couple days ago… right now Grant and I are in Decatur, IL for Farm Progress Show! Hope to see some of you here!

[@dannyhaley7610]

how old are ya laura?

[@TomRowan777]

Dang it! I woulda went to see you guys! Do ya have a booth there & will ya have a booth at Husker Harvest? I don't see the hats on your new merch site... Thanks for the great vids and sharing your experiences!

[@OddballDIYLakeLiving]

saw you two on first street!

[@godoftheinterwebz]

SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS

[@oscarbenavidez1448]

Tienes que operar alas mujeres y ala mamá porque se aran muchos gatos 🐈 muchos muchos opéralas chicas

[@ajolillen]

Reasonably they all need to have spice-names, with momma being named pepper!

[@jd-zr3vk]

Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Bell Pepper, Chili Pepper, and Dr. Pepper.

[@Donuts_random_stuff]

@@jd-zr3vkdidn’t see the dr.pepper coming 😂😂😂😂

[@FunteX]

@@jd-zr3vk In that case the last should be just called Doc.

[@larrydettmer8916]

@@jd-zr3vk LOL

[@CuriousFocker]

@@jd-zr3vk As they are all part of Pepper, just call them Black, Cayenne, Bell, Chili, and Doc.

[@mundaneman254]

I would have laughed hard if Grant had walked into the corn field and then came out dressed as a baseball player! 😆

[@Pdblee]

Good movie in joy the part where his wife is going off on the book banning committee. 😂

[@vfdchauffer3606]

That was funny!! I thought about the move as well.

[@v1rotait23]

I think of this movie too, every time I see rows of tall corn! - I wonder if youngin's, Grant and Laura have seen it? - I'm sure they have!? 😄🌽🌽🌽

[@madmattuk1234]

Field of Dreams if my memory serves me correct lol Some very good actors in that film 😊

[@rickandmargie]

Both of you are so blessed to be able to work together on these repairs and projects.......

[@davidhelfrich2511]

They're not going to be spoiled MUCH. Congratulations Pepper. 😻

[@michaelwilliams7481]

Hi, Laura and Grant. I have just watched Laura's dad give a tour of UMC factory, it was interesting. Nice seeing your mum with him. All the watering is worth all the effort you put into repairing them, I said in your last video, I wonder where your cat will have its kittens, how I know. Good job Grant with the help of the pretty one, from Mike. ❤

[@ronaldferino3414]

Pepper is a good girl she came right out when you held her baby and kept a close eye on it and went right back in after you put the kitten back, that's a good mother . As always enjoy watching, making repairs must seem endless sometimes but you both have great work ethic keep up the good work.

[@dee420lee]

Precious kittens make me smile, love them so much!

[@csmith5548]

Milwaukee Packout would be handy for you guys. Keeps thing organized, the 2 wheel carts are not great outdoors but i boughts the plate that the boxes clip into and mounted it to a cart just like what you had to take the gear box out into the feild with. Also using some anti-seize compound would help to make repairs easier. Love the videos, and hoping for a good harvest for all of you famers out there!

[@misterj597]

Laura, I don’t think I have ever seen a bigger smile on your face.

[@bradolsen8629]

As I’ve said, before, Laura, you make me smile specially, with your reaction to those kittens. They are cute aren’t they?😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@kenmock5222]

We used to experience something similar to corn rash when we were kids. We had a field where there was a lot of buckbrush (single stalked woody plant) and we would always come in from playing out there with scratches all over our arms and faces. We found it was helpful to walk backwards through it. Depending on your interior compass, this may or may not work for you. Just a thought. As always, I love your videos. FARMING IS HARD WORK! and it's good for people to see that. Keep up the good work and wishing you a good harvest!

[@rickyweber2651]

Congrats cat mother plus Grant and Laura thanks for another great (REAL LIFE) look at Nebraska farm life...and how to fix a broken pivot. Well done Nebraska farm TEAM

[@Batti2323]

Congratulations, Pepper! That was impressive how that motor pretzeled up the driveshaft.

[@billykimball1614]

Here you go Laura. One way you can protect your face when walking through the corn. Is where your motorcycle helmet with a shield. Congratulations pepper on having such cute baby kittens😻💪🇺🇸👍👍👍

[@boinger1988]

Grant walking into the corn and disappearing after 3 rows was an awesome shot!

[@garyboss]

"Build it and they will come". "Field of Dreams". My first thought when I saw that.

[@jersincl]

Incredible accomplishment ! I knew that heat was horrible but you guys find somehow the ability to complete the entire repair. Bravo

[@eddiemckee349]

Wonderful video! Great job with the pivot! Since Pepper knows that you know where the kittens are at she will probably start moving them around to a new nest every week or so. Don't be surprised if they are all gone one morning. Look around for various nesting sites. All outside cats I have been around do this. Rest assured that Pepper knows exactly where they are at all times. Really enjoy your videos. Keep it up.....

[@Tottitony]

4:10 brought memories of "if you build it they will come " movie geeks will understand 😊

[@kennethdean2417]

I’m Melting. I’m Melting. HA HA HA 😊😂

[@greywolfwalking6359]

Indeed!!👍🦊!

[@marktimmons6149]

Laura and Grant love watching your videos.

[@Pawpaw-lh9nj]

Happy to see you two never shy away from hard work. Very proud of you both.

[@mustang4life]

Bo, Cletus, Jethro, Luke, Belle, Cappe, Daisy & Molly are just a few off the top of the mind. FINALLY, a WIN! 16:40

[@padders1068]

Laura and Grant! Great work and determination in fixing that pivot! Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@christrella3134]

Congratulations on the arrival of the kittens! I'll try Nutmeg, Thyme, Basil,Oregano, Alspice. Hopefully, the show was great and Short Stop Grant isn't lost until harvest! Remember, pick a lane and follow it to a road. Safe travels and God bless

[@SpatialDragon]

Thank you UMC. I don't mind your commercials at all. Not trying to convince me your product makes me look thinner, taller and smell better. You stick to truth. I like that.

[@UmcProducts]

But our products will make you look thinner. You lug around, heavy gearboxes you will loose weight. Joking. Thanks for your feedback.

[@davidhall8874]

Thanks to you I can now distinguish between a pivot and other things such as a stalk of corn but we don't have many pivots in the Appalachian Mountains. But to distinguish from among the many pivots you have is way beyond me. Congratulations to Pepper! Posh, Baby, Scary, Sporty, And Ginger???

[@mauriceryton]

What a good mum she is being. Was not letting you go anywhere with her baby.

[@spankie63]

You are in my home state. Not sure if that's a good thing. You guys are both awesome folks. It is fantastic to show us city folk how real work is done. I am amazed all the work that was done by you with out scratching the polish on your nails or breaking one.

[@johnensminger7675]

Teamwork strikes again!!😊 Nice job guys!

[@rodcharlton1889]

For a morale booster, just spend 10 minutes with the new cat family. And in another month or so when they are all running around...hilarious cuteness overload. I don't know very many people that can resist a litter of kittens running around.

[@johnabbottphotography]

Its my absolute kryptonite. I can't pass a group of kittens frolicking. My brain won't allow it.

[@anthonymalliris2089]

I have worked on all types of irrigation systems and yes pivots that have fallen over. The Domino effect sucked the most. Plus I was an agriculture tractor mechanic for over 25 years. I could run my own farm but I chose to be a cattle wrangler up in the mountains instead after I retired from the Agriculture industry. I love being on a horse, watching and taking care of cattle with my team.

[@kari4295]

The precious kittens!! Congratulations Pepper! ❤ Maybe oscar, yogi, ursula, juju...and penny? 😊

[@terrytomlinson8772]

I was raised on a grain and dairy farm just south of Decatur, IL - farming involves being capable in many areas of expertise as you guys so brilliantly display

[@kevingreen2428]

You guys make a great team! Love seeing how you repair things in the fields and in your barns!! Amazing!!

[@user-ug3jg4zm6g]

Congratulations Pepper (and Laura too!)!!🥰

[@devarskinnee8760]

Keep the kitty vids a Rollin! She got some pretty little baby's!, So good girlfriend.god bless kids and kitties!

[@user-zr1ij2tm6u]

Your a great team together..very hard workers.... Take care you both

[@ATSFSuperChief]

Nice, but lengthy repair. And it ran properly at the end, so a victory for Laura Farms.

[@paul2466]

Congratulations Pepper! What a beautiful litter. Laura and Grant, another video that makes me regret not being from the Cornhusker state.

[@JB-bs1se]

I really enjoy your videos. I just received my 2 Laura Farms t-shirts! Congrats to Pepper on being a new mom.

[@greywolfwalking6359]

Congrats on the kittens.. other Sets of paws on security patrol!! Thanks for sharing! Do well at the show! 👍🐺🧙‍♂️

[@garykeenan3724]

A clear full face shield for grinding work awesome for walking in corn rows! 👍✌️❤️

[@roymyers8575]

You go girl…..love the zest with which you 2 get stuff done!!!!

[@ivicavugrinovic1163]

it was a bit more work on the pivot, but you also had more difficult repairs. the corn is progressing nicely. 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[@kroadie3936]

Delivering the solutions you need to stay productive,have a great day Laura and grant.

[@DeanFWolff]

This video brought back some memories. I was the preventive maintenance and primary repair person for 45 10 tower units and 15 3 tower units back in 1983. 8,400 acre farm in eastern Oregon. The pivots were pretty tired and had been subject to a lot of tender loving neglect. The farm was all in corn. Those driveshaft connections with the rubber disc were what we had to work with. I did all of the work by myself and learned a few tricks for installing new gearboxes. Replacing gearboxes, drivelines, and tires were about the main thing that I had to do, Those UMC knuckles look like a very substantial unit. BTW, all that I had to change wheels with was a star lug wrench. NAPA made an excellent one. I also got pretty handy with a cutting torch and at welding the hubs back on gearboxes in the field. I love watching your videos!

[@devolvedmutant]

The head-bump of trust as you're holding her kitten. :)

[@user-gu5kk7wr5q]

Another job well done by the dynamic duo and team work.

[@waynethornton5678]

Laura in the future wear a clear protective face guard when walking in the corn, that's what I used to do. I really appreciate you and Grant, I used to work for a farmer in Meade Ks.

[@kirkyorg7654]

hard work keeping the farm going smoothly

[@andrewgarnham3398]

Well done mummy Pepper 👏👏👏👏 mitzy fizz tootsie plus super work in the corn 🌽 jungle👍

[@slivers4007]

Get a can of Fluid Film and spray all those rusty parts before you put it back together, wonderful product to prevent rust!

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video. My compliments to Laura and Grant for their hard work on the pivot on a hot day. You two did a great job of fixing that pivot. Lots of old parts to deal with. But you both hung in there and got the fix done. Peppers little babies are cute. She will be a good mom. Thanks for everything. Take care. The Iowa Farm Boy.

[@roymyers8575]

Just saved the farm several hundred $$$$!!!! Nice!!!! Just like the old school guys do it!!!!

[@loishfrazier2043]

This city girl is amazed, impressed, and so thankful for farmers! You guys are amazing!! ❤

[@kevinwiley9696]

Not to mention that your Dad just went to California and took us for a tour of the warehouse for UMC. He posted it yesterday. Nice Tour

[@jimjensen1414]

got my CAP, recently, just wanted to help the BURNED OUT farmer..... THANKS!! good job on the driveshaft / gearbox repair.....you guys FEED THE WORLD !!!! you should get MORE appreciation !!!!

[@tedstephenson7116]

Gr8 video, not so bad walking through corn 🌽 with one arm up to protect you’re face but carrying in lots of tools sucks . There are several styles of face shields out there that are excellent. Eye protection is good an not cumbersome to wear plus when unloading corn keeps dust out of eyes an ears ,really nice to have when unplugging combine an round balers . Sure you guys know this ; just a thought….

[@willgallatin2802]

Laura, you and Grand need some cheap wrap around sunglasses for days like today. No corn leaves to the eyeballs!

[@anil42518]

Hi Laura you could try a face shield for when you have to walk through the field, it should protect your face to some level. Im a heavy equipment mechanic plus I sometimes work our plants (concrete & asphalt) in work, so I know what you go through to change a gear box !

[@v1rotait23]

I was just thinking of making a comment about getting a full face shield helmet for Laura's gorgeous face(!), and saw your comment on the next line down! That way both hands are useful for carrying those big pivot geardrives, motors and all the tools! ❤

[@craig1lengyel]

You too make such a wonderful couple! And some great videos!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@mikelastpass689]

Ok..... Walking through corn..... Jeans-long sleeve shirt-cotton gloves-and most of all a full-face funky old motorcycle helmet. Complete protection against the corn razor blades 😁😁😁

[@dennislarson4960]

Great work on a tough project! For all the work you do on those pivots, you might include a 24" (or 36", or longer, or all the above) crowbar, and a 12-lb (or larger) maul in your portable tool kit -- for prying and pounding off those stubborn rusted parts ("bigger tools"). And be thankful for all the great battery-powered tools you have at your disposal. In the "old days," getting those wheel lugs off would have needed a strong lug wrench with a 5' pipe over it for leverage just to break them loose; and cutting that square driveshaft off would have been by hand with a hacksaw. Always doable... but your tools make the job MUCH easier and faster! ;-)

[@nighthiker8872]

UMC Knuckles! YES!

[@bobbolieu9013]

That Hi-Lift Jack weighs almost as much as you do Laura, almost. It's impressive that you pick it up pretty much in one swope.

[@knoester7714]

Another good and successful repair job

[@davidkimmel4216]

Congratulations on your new additions. Wonderful video. Enjoy how will you to farmers get along working as a team. 🎉🤩😁

[@dieterrolf]

yes yes it is, the family is slowly getting bigger. Greetings to you from Nebraska. Greetings from Rolf from rainy Berlin / Germany All the best, keep it up, you can do it

[@lewisgoodridge1308]

A number of crazy suggestions. 1. Corn leaves are grinders. Therefore when grinding use face shield. Have two in the Ranger at all times. Will leave hands free. As another project, build a cart about 3 or 4 ft long and circ 30 inches wide to get down the rows. Load up everything one trip only. The last thing is look for a better jacking system. In Aussie, the jack you are using is known as a kangaroo jack. They are banned on all mine sites and 4 wheel drive off roaders will use other forms of jacking. There are other names for these jacks based on accidents such as castrator, brain divider, dentist, limb trimmers. Good luck using that jack

[@oysterjohn5669]

Brings back memories of my Millwrighting days.....Nothing ever goes according to plan, but you always get it done. Never-Seez is your friend, especially in that environment. I spied a bottle of it in your tool kit. 👍

[@blake86303]

Looks like harvest is just around the corner!

[@DidntSay]

Farming is still very hard work, auto steer aside. The tasks may have changed, but I can just feel the heat stress and frustration in your voice as you struggle replacing all that worn out junk. Been there and done that. Respect!!

[@kennethdean2417]

Awww Laura they are soooo adorable 😊

[@barrygrant2907]

Thing One through Thing Five? As for you and Grant, teamwork makes the dream work!

[@popeye1250]

Laura, try walking backwards through the corn wearing a hoodie! Or putting a winter time mask ("Belaclava" in Irish)on and safety glasses then you shouldn't have to worry about "corn rash!" And wear gloves! Great looking NAILS!!! Love the Color!!! Oh, I have a funny story about "corn" that I'll add in the next few days!

[@garykeenan3724]

Clear grinding face shields work great for walking in corn fields👍✌️

[@user-wr9dr6qj2c]

Another great video,I love watching you & Grant working together you both make a great team!!!🚜🚜👍

[@buddyreed2623]

Hi Laura and Grant. This video shows why farmers have the hours that they do. Some hard hats have face shield attachments to keep things from contacting the head. The actual shield can be replaced. Have good days!

[@michaelpetty2016]

Field of dreams/Field of nightmares. You two do good work. 👍

[@glennspreeman1634]

I was a crop consultant for 11 years. As the summer progressed, the leaves get sharper and sharper!

[@rickhale6396]

I remember using those Jacks 60 years ago. They haven't changed a bit.

[@deepsleep7822]

Yeah, they heavy and cantankerous at times.

[@davidheesom7725]

Always remove the handle, if the jack let's go with pressure on it the handle becomes a wirling jawbreaker

[@edschultheis9537]

​@@davidheesom7725 We always put an approximate 5 degree bend at the base of the handle so that your hand will not be injured if you're holding the vertical post and the mechanism slips and swings the handle up suddenly. Years ago, I happened to be working a summer job at a Washington State University USDA research shop. I was using a high-lift jack to fix something. Unfortunately, it had a straight handle (unlike all of the jacks with bent handles on our farm). I was holding the vertical post stable w/ my left hand. Apparently, the two pins in the mechanism were a bit sticky. I jacked it up. A couple of seconds later, a pin slipped out of the vertical post. The handle swung up (at the speed of light) and smacked my left thumb against the vertical post. It flattened and broke my thumb. Surgery followed. I think about that every time I use a high-lift jack, making sure that the sliding pins are well lubricated.

[@tomland9293]

If I recall some car jacks in the late 60s and early 70s where like that - the ones that actually lifted the bumper.

[@deepsleep7822]

@@tomland9293 : they slightly resembled this jack but by no means could they left as much as the one used by L&G team.

[@johnensminger7675]

Congrats, pepper!

[@somporn6040]

I come from Thailand so good Laura Farms

[@felixguzman6979]

Lower a good job, you're doing great. Keep up the good work and videos.

[@eddyd8745]

What a good life. Just honest hard work.

[@hfc1230]

Laura, it must be super hot inside the corn field, either walking or running on a hot day. You are a brave woman on a hot day going inside a corn field and having the stalks hit you on the face. 😊

[@garyricci3562]

Great video as always. You work so well together. Never ending. ❤

[@IMW3D]

you guys are great- its really nice to watch you ply your trade and have a great life doing it.. keep going. thx-

[@philiphymansr]

Thank you guy! Phil

[@charlielemmons5525]

Glad you were able to get this one fixed.

[@melkingrealestate]

Love Grant in his shorts and black socks.

[@NutsNBolts24]

a chisel in the tool bag would be a good addition, save the extension for sockets.

[@coloradoan2199]

Appreciate y'all showing the sweat and tears involved in providing us food to eat. Thank you for providing us the means to live.

[@genechronister7085]

Another great vid! Things allways happen with farming!

[@jeffgammons2778]

When I saw first Grant go into the corn at the start of the video, I thought it was a scene from Field of Dreams. Actually it was, sort of. Have fun at the fair! 🤠

[@calcolson2813]

I've changed 100s of pivot gear box. While working for a Reinke dealer years ago. Love UMC.

[@ernier9033]

With respect I think you need to get the supplier of a copper anti-seize as a sponsor🕊

[@glennmiller1629]

Congratulations pepper good job

[@timcaines1725]

Cute kittens. You have the most beautiful eyes in the world Laura, just wanted to tell you that, sure you have heard it all your life

[@lpettet1]

Good work. Disappearing into the corn rows is very interesting shot. Laura, perhaps get a pair of clear safety glasses for when you walk through the corn?