Another half a Million dollars down the drain.

[@jimmymartindale7990]

I normally don't comment...but Cale I must say.....I'm just a 60 yr old carpenter that has mae terrible life decisions for 40 yrs and have nothing...you really inspire my to be a better man ....before you just had that breakdown in the field...I was just thinking that this is the best video you have done...then to see ur frustration and resolve...and boom right back in the saddle....the world could learn alot from you....ur a solid guy...

[@mojo6706]

So let me get this straight, you break the combine. They bring you a replacement. Take your old one away to be fixed. The gas guy is nearby and fills the trailer. Ethan brings fuel for the pump. And, someone brings you food. AND, you get the beans in. Unbelievable teamwork, impeccable machine service. You're the man.

[@lyndavichi5938]

You're a terrific educator, philosopher and father with a YT Channel Second to None. Thank you for all you do for so many. Bless you and the family.

[@LEAADFarms]

Wow, thank you

[@sixthmanU]

Ugh I feel for you, but really admire your ability to stay calm and level headed through it all. Let alone keep the camera rolling! Hoping you have your combine back soon!

[@TheGarnerjustin73]

Keeping that flag up is more important than ever, got a lot of people right now forgetting what country they're in and how to behave.

[@kennethpethan8090]

Cale, 1st. I would like to Thank you for being a great American Farmer and flying the Flag so proudly that's speaks volumes of your character and how you over come all your set backs of your day to day tasks!!!! I bet some days you wake up a wish Laura was back on your team, not to take away from the rest of the family, but you two seemed to really make it happen, give it time remember God has our back, stay strong, and my God Bless your family and the Great American Farmers!!!!

[@chipps1066]

Never have I seen a farmer with such a great attitude.God bless your farm.We are so lucky to have these great machines to gobble the acres.How our forefathers handled all those acres with nothing but horses and mules is a mystery.

[@jaymarsh871]

It awesome to watch you and laura farms

[@alexgon9627]

Omg I feel your frustration/ pain ❤🙏🏼🌻praying for you and better days

[@bjarkekorsgaard]

"A great day to be alive" - what nice motto Cale. Enjoy the harvest - it looks all good from here 🙂

[@marlingclark]

Get the flag pole with the nylon collars and it will not wrap up.

[@Romek74]

Got the same problem this year on my 8240.... is't bad alligment of bearings during refitting or unspoted bearnig wear. Check for vibrations frequently before they shear the shaft. Best regards from Poland :)

[@donwilliams3626]

Its a tough day anytime you break down during harvest. Your support team seems fantastic: your family, your fuel delivery, and implement dealer.

[@Russv2]

Kudos to you and your ability to stay composed and deal with emotions in a productive way even when anger and frustration want to consume you. Deal with the disappointment, pick yourself up, learn, and continue on with new energy and determination. You're awesome! Thanks for the video and documenting both the victories and struggles of the day. We appreciate it and appreciate you.

[@craigwicke4835]

What stopped the straw chopper from turning and broke the belt? Did a rock, tree limb or piece of metal jam it. The way the belt or belts broke in the same spot says to be it stopped suddenly and horsepower snapped belts. It could have weakened or beni the shaft and it broke. High horsepower and torque will bust stuff up in a heartbeat. Good luck!

[@mikeknowles8017]

I love the graphics. I wish that picture of Ethan with a gas nozzle would pop up on the screen on my truck when I'm low on gas.

[@massey35]

Cale ur a great guy, along with ur family, machine are machine just like having a new vehicle, if something happened and broke, it is not ur fault, with the videos I have watched of you Laura & Grant of family farming, yous are great farmers and take great care of your equipment, what happened to the new combined is just a everyday problem, enjoy your day, cheers

[@phillipcole3068]

I loved the shot of the LEAAD Farms on the fuel trailer.

[@markklumpp39]

As the American commander of bastogne said during the battle of the bulge in WW2. "Nuts"

[@leamanwall8626]

Cale I feel your frustration 😂 but in farming you have the UPS and DOWNS ,as I remember when I was on a farm but you have to keep moving forward 🇦🇺

[@toppops22]

Wow, first time watcher here, and new subscriber! I can’t believe your energy and how you communicate with the viewers. I find myself watching to see what’s going to happen next. I’m a farmer too but no where near as interesting to watch as what you are. I’ve got a smaller and older 7120 and my chopper shaft spun a bearing and wore quite a rut on the shaft. Had a guy build it up and turn it down smooth. No where near the strain on that shaft as what would be on the 8250 though.

[@chuckmyers7698]

What's Case have to say about all the problems? Did the replacement machine have much fuel when they dropped it off. Do you think the new machine is bad design, why some many problems being new. I feel for you. What warranty do you have, I hope it's covers everything. 😢 You hold up well under pressure Wishing you good luck 👍

[@richardlug6139]

If he bought it brand new this year warranty will cover the whole price of labor and parts.

[@allanstriber5272]

Get a green one... You tube is full of green ones broken down too

[@tedhansen3846]

You get awesome service and it's so great they got You rolling again!

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Good luck combining your 2023 crops Cale

[@arthurs5704]

It dos not matter how much you spend on something today , but you would expect a major part like that pulley to hold up and do what it was designed for and combine for many hours. It’s not like it’s running 24/7. The machine sits ideal for 3/4 of the year. At least you have a service to get you a replacement but I’m sure it costs a lot. Always admired how you deal with the adversity of these situations

[@kevinsterner9490]

Sorry to hear about the break down. Just curious since it is a new machine is that a warranty item?

[@robertbcope]

You definitely looked a level 8/10 on the anger scale. I don't blame you, expensive new piece of equipment has not proven itself very amazing.

[@debi5292]

If it were a Claas Lexion there would be nothing, not one spec of anything but soybeans in the tank. It's easy to get that as well. Try night shade some time with a lexion and be amazed that you don't break the berries and don't gum up your machine either. In fact, you don't even know unless you noticed that you ran through a patch of night shade.

[@Captain-Max]

A bad belt, a blown hose, that's acceptable maintenance. You've had two major teardown failures in the space of two weeks. That's a serious black eye for Case. I'd be fit to be tied. That's a level of investment i can hardly comprehend as it is.

[@MarkCooper-q4h]

Bought a new 2012 john deere s690 with forty foot header and 16 row corn head started with Wheat but it broke down every day while our old 9860 john deere never missed a day then after a lot of work we thought it would shell corn but it wouldn't harvest corn the 16 row corn header had 8 row gear boxes so it wouldn't harvest without choking down , we had a 1000 year drought and our 2500 hundred acres of corn only averaged 52 bushels per acre and the new combine kept breaking down every till the john deere mechanics refused to fix it , in 26 days of corn harvest our 9860 had to shell nearly everyday, we sued John Deere to have the combine replaced and read the computer that tracked every time the combine header or throat was reversed and we left 1100 piles of corn in the fields over 2500. Hundred acres , but John Deere refused to replace the combine. The judge ruled that equipment over 40000 thousand lbs had only a said warranty so kept the combine and ate the loses , don't ever trust the big companies they have enough money to hire whatever lawyers it takes

[@noelc9961]

ok videos are great but sense of time is bad, video should have come out on 1st oct but it is 25th oct (in australia )

[@liammcgothigan2094]

Good morning from northern ireland 👋

[@MrCrazycook8]

One gallon of diesel fuel weighs approximately 7.1 pounds (3.22 kg).

[@marklambert4793]

We always figure it at 8 pounds to make sure we account for the weight change. So yeah. 🚛📦💸💨

[@joefudd]

Cole the Cornstar and his family also had a lot of trouble out of their slightly used/new to them red combine last year. After a lot of work, they finally have it all ironed out and is now reliable. Even their brand new never used before green loaner/demo machine broke down right away. So it doesn't matter what the makes are as they all break (as you well know). It is annoying and aggravating to have failures with such brand new equipment! I hope that there is a warranty with this new machine? It was bad enough for you last year with the ole Miller sprayer (very expensive) engine failure.

[@randominternet5586]

Don't discount how machines are used / maintained / pre-trip'ed etc.

[@TomSmith-me7ph]

Great Case combine. Have a great day!

[@williamcorleu5839]

Get a John Deere and then have a happy day

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Cale

[@rockercover]

Casted parts - made up of different alloys. Have me wondering about dependability. Back in the solid steel parts days, (yes parts were heavy), see more twisting before breakage. (You seem to have some warning of - *possible* -pending / future failure. Wish I knew more about the longevity of solid titanium, other materials for heavy machines., (prices of machines may go way up, if adding precious materials, in a few areas).

[@robertbcope]

Question: When they bring you a new machine, is there a way to easily move your settings from the old machine to the new one?

[@gustavn8902]

like the big bold text u put up on the screen. and different colors to... i deffenitly subscribed now. sorry for the breakdown, and i like case to... best wishes to u cale... virtual fistbump.

[@billtroxell1166]

7.1 Lbs per gal times 168 gals is 1192.8 lbs lighter.

[@Derf1313]

Plus the gas to run the pump, lol!

[@jimholty2274]

I am wondering how that pulley could break in soybeans because it is the slow speed pulley used for corn and it runs free in soybeans, so all the power should run through the little pulley.

[@Steiger19]

I think the bean pulley is on the outside of the corn pulley. Same shaft.

[@jimholty2274]

@@Steiger19 It is the same shaft but the bean pulley is the small one because it is the driven pulley so it runs faster for chopping.

[@deerefredj5975]

Sorry for youre issues, they all breakdown when used , maybe a time to get a Green combine like your son-in-law :) ....just stirring you but feeling for you at same time !!! Great support from your dealer to get you a replacement loan combine so quickly !!

[@virgilcollins4925]

A good sign to make American Farmer they don't know the word quit they just keep going tomorrow's another day🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 and they never stop take care be safe hang tough I know you can

[@robertlalor8090]

Ouch!!! Hope it's up an running perfectly soon.

[@tmeyer2022]

Question: Do you Own your combine or lease. been off the farm since the 60's.

[@LEAADFarms]

Own

[@JoaoPires-pd9ot]

Oi ❤❤❤❤

[@dennislamers986]

Whenever you buy equipment and it let's you down and you just want to finish beans. Tomorrow is another day.

[@danielcargill8019]

Case vs. Deere, what is better?

[@johnmedici6655]

My flag is on a swivel so it doesn't wrap around the pole. You might want to look into that because I know you have so much windy days in Nebraska!

[@jeffsiegwart]

Sorry about your combine breakdown. Farming is tough. This is why I have such a high regard for farmers.

[@bradenconway9066]

I thought all of the cases came with a rock trap, I’m in canada and every one comes with a rock trap up here. Couldn’t pay me not to have a rock trap up here

[@Mike44460]

I'd be willing to bet that the shaft is sourced from China. How about a good closeup video of the shaft at the break.

[@wagonerjared]

Hell, that's just a normal Wednesday for us. Take it back to the shop and tear it apart. Not that big of a deal

[@rogerembry4777]

That’s what pants are for, to wipe oil on lol 😂

[@DennisChapman-n6m]

Diesel weighs 7.5 to pounds per gallon

[@mikewatson4644]

That is sure a long ways from IH 403 combine that I had when I started to farm many, many years ago. Good luck on your harvest

[@duaneblackert4700]

Wow, Break off the chopper drive pully on a new machine. You staying calm during that is pretty amazing.

[@GateOpenersDirect]

Well the whole town said Cale should’ve used red but it looked good to Charlene….in John Deere green.

[@greaterdesigns1]

good looking beans

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Looks like you have a new red lemon with the new combine. Most unfortunate.

[@alexgon9627]

Diesel weights about 7 lbs per gal.

[@marvincook4543]

"Ps... 100 Bushel Beans" !

[@stevenhornbuckle8007]

How far past the slash? Great Seinfeld episode.

[@johnbowers3629]

Seems like you need to get rid of the red and switch to a green one

[@reub7771]

you're not the first one this happened to see it happen before and take a lot of things along its path

[@staceyroberts9561]

Awww poor baby you got dirty hands so sorry 😢

[@alucarder]

Great video

[@petergardner2334]

good job its not john deere x9 they seem to have many failings

[@redcauthen771]

1,142.40 pound lighter 😊

[@tchrist141]

Pssst....you mean "Armless" Palmer with the Liquid Death? Arnold Palmer is a different beverage all together!

[@scottturner3762]

I love the channel, love both yours and Laura's content. Respectfully however, I think the closed captioning is a bit distracting and gets annoying. No offense intended. Not going to stop the subscription or anything. Lol Just an editorial comment Keep up the great content and best if much for a fantastic harvest!

[@BRENTTULLY-uk5tr]

Hi 👋 Cale Carlson

[@jerrypeal653]

Well done !

[@indymark4064]

168gal @ 6.91=1285.26 lbs.

[@skidoorulz4914]

A farmer that is concerned about a little oil on his hands? And carries wet wipes in the cab. You do know what they make pants for, right? That is some funny crap right there! Banker might be a better profession for you.

[@ricksadler797]

Nice

[@BrentTully-ct8hn]

Hi 👋

[@daveschwerdtfeger7842]

👋😊

[@BrentTully-ct8hn]

👋

[@NigelLewis-c1r]

One L of fuel = 1 kgi will let you covet that to imperial

[@curtisbabula7525]

What makes you so special. The rest of us in agriculture do this daily without whining and bullshitt. Grow up. We flash millions of dollars worth equipment and think we are still hard done by

[@terrymattan18]

Should have bought a JD

[@fredorji1]

horses aint weard human are

[@Henry-f4i]

Hey just join Subscribed to your channel

[@Jimmy-Legs]

Who eats soybeans?

[@armedfarm3429]

$$$$$$ Money, you sure bring it up enough??? Way too much drama, good God man. It's called farming.

[@jonmunch3298]

A machine is only worth as much as its ability to produce. No matter how much it cost, it has to be reliable.

[@DoingitWrong]

Ugh, what a gut punch! But you rolled with it and continued moving forward toward the goal. 🫡