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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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[@MillennialFarmer]

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[@iffrit6757]

It is SO nice of you to delibarately break stuff to make Jim feel better.... 👌

[@John-nc4bl]

Resettable spring loaded trips on those tines would help.

[@stevangucu522]

"Dammit, Jim! I'm a farmer, not a John Deere dealer!"

[@cobrellie]

LOL

[@jim6390]

❤😂❤

[@kerryrouse9039]

Funniest thing today. Thank you.

[@edsullivan1710]

Years ago a neighbor welded a chain to each shank and attached them to the main frame of the unit: so when the shank broke it was still hanging around and not in a tractor tire or the throat of the combine next fall.

[@Duane-O-Matic]

Dumb old farmers...

[@lucast3006]

That’s a great idea

[@ni1469]

They even put that on brand new hay equipment called tine savers just remember use bolts to mount it to the frame instead of welding it to the frame… it needs said or someone will have a bad day fixing an implement in the field

[@mikeboring1293]

Yep that’s what we used to do, can’t remember the name on the discer but all disc were on one shaft and there was 10 disc on each shaft with spacers total of 4 shafts.those sucked to change when the shaft broke

[@jayss10]

That's actually a good idea. Years ago we were raking hay with a 3 pt rotary rake on an Oliver 1450. At SOME point the lynch pin dropped out of the keeper on the drawbar and the drawbar and the tractor departed. We've walked and looked all over that field and never found that dang thing. Whenever we are in that field now we are absolutely terrified if we are gonna find that drawbar the hardway. You know darn good an well it would destroy just about anything that would hit it.

[@DasArab]

It was Jim getting the tractor stuck many many years ago that brought me to your channel.

[@Rusty.Shackleford1098]

Onyx dressed in camo during the peak of the waterfowl migration. I know fueling up with the “thunder” trailer was the last thing he wanted to do this morning

[@robertkidder174]

There are days like that and we all have them. The biggest difference is you keep your composure better.

[@FrogLog1303]

On camera he does lol

[@Chris-tb1er]

No just Great editing !! lol

[@PhilRable]

What’s the saying “some days are diamonds, some days are stone”. Is this case literally the case.

[@scottmaass4329]

HEY ZACH!!! Maybe instead of that company flying drones to map the rocks you could have them map all the digger parts. Hahahhahahah 😁👀

[@mattchaffer6051]

lol I was thinking that too😂 man rough day

[@larsharris]

@@mattchaffer6051 didn’t they mark some equipment parts?

[@mattchaffer6051]

@ they might have?🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@ke6gwf]

That's hilarious, and a good idea! Lmao

[@braap802]

​@mattchaffer6051 if they didnt, they will this next time round 😂

[@MrPuddinJones]

@3:44 "oh do you need that?" LOL bunch of comedians in the family!

[@mugmiso]

I liked the Onyx enquiring if the combine and grain cart used the same key...you cut away after that, but I wonder if someone forgot some keys and had to run home?

[@JohnDeere-l9g]

​@mugmiso or sometimes the #@%$ door will lock by itself somehow without the key and you lock the key in the cab on the ignition... been there, got the t-shirt !

[@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC]

​@JohnDeere-l9g I locked my keys in the car once, took 3 hours to get my wife out.😮

[@LaxMan2k]

You can tell you freaked Onyx out a little bit when asking for help. the look on his face before you told him you needed the grease gun was of concern and worry. You raised a great young man!

[@Isaac_132]

3:44 the actor playing Onxy was struggling not to laugh as he climbed up.

[@oldtimefarmer3405]

In the osb mills I worked we would run 1/4 copper lines to those hard to reach zerks and mount them in a central easy location

[@ke6gwf]

More common than copper tubes is 1/4 inch air brake hose, unless you have a hot environment where they might get melted. But yes, copper is the older and more expensive and longer lasting way to do it! Lol

[@oldtimefarmer3405]

@ coil of copper is pretty cheap but anything is better that crawling in a tight spot to greaae

[@JohnDeere-l9g]

A team of engineers at Deere gathered around the blue prints and said"Let's hide a grease zero right behind HERE ! Yeah. Yeah. That's a good idea ! The farmers will never grease it and we'll sell more parts when it breaks in 50 hours."

[@nickjewart9351]

Becky I think you are going to have to do the "Thunder" voice when the boys under perform!!

[@bulldawg6259]

Full agreement here. Boys are slacking

[@Dan68J]

Maybe in the winter you can remount that grease fitting to a more accessable location.

[@eggey4322]

Not possible. That grease fitting is on the shive its self and it spins while the rotor is spinning.

[@Dan68J]

@eggey4322 Okay as you can guess I know nothing about it's actual location or purpose.

[@craigbowie8925]

Zach you are truly an internet icon. The other day I was watching Cole Sonne on his Sonne Farms channel. He fueled up the service truck and went to fill the combine. As he starts fueling he says "Thunder...". Made me chuckle.

[@andydurance478]

Hi zach , I’m a follower from the Uk 🇬🇧, I really love ❤️ all your videos I don’t watch every single one but I watch most of, I have to say your son is / looks so committed to the farming life what a great example you have brought into your farming life , take care 👍.

[@MilePost106]

Minnesota rocks! Walked the fields years ago picking rocks and loading onto hay wagons and go over to the rock pile and unload by hand. They seem to keep growing out of the ground every year.

[@admranger]

Did the same as a kid helping my older brother who farmed in SW MN. Walked a lot of bean fields to in order to get the weeds out.

[@denisedenomme361]

You’re getting good at fixing things.😂❤️🇨🇦

[@durgan5668]

Just struck me, the admiration I have for you folks. That's just relentless the amount of work it takes to get all that done.

[@johomerza]

All in a days work

[@WadeR-y3f]

You could put a extension hose on the grease fitting on the rotor

[@j.e.honiball1327]

Case does it in the factory

[@robhartshorn6823]

That's a $1200.00 option from John Deere. 😅

[@HazzyME]

@@robhartshorn6823plus 225$ labor

[@richardlug6139]

Ok I am a little slow so tell me how you would put a hose on a zerk that is on a pulley that rotates.

[@MillennialFarmer]

It's on a spinning rotor...

[@SteveNicoson-u1i]

Thanks for the interesting video Zach. Wow. Never saw so many repairs on a ripper machine. The rocks in your field are really tearing up your tillage machine. Hopefully you can find the pieces that came off. Hang in there. Kept you busy today running after parts. Some days are like that. Thanks for everything. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

[@benlawson7525]

Probably the age of the c shanks we have a similar machine every few years we get though loads of them then we're good for for awhile. Think the metal just fatigues.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

@@benlawson7525 Yep as experience with metals like that. They do break easily. Its metal fatigue on these new steels. Idk if they are just cleaner with less impurities or what the difference is why they break more

[@georgekearnes3985]

No matter how many times I watch your adventures those dogs just get to me have a good one.

[@TheMr9fingers]

WOW with those shanks snapping on might think it's a manufacturing issue cause they all seem to be breaking in the same spot. Zack You may need to add some long wobble extensions to your kit to be able to get around parts so you can use your gun to remove and install bolts use to setup tillage at Deere and they helped out big time

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Yep I was wondering that also. Seems like the bend point. And probably work hardening it and it’s breaking because the steel is too hard.

[@Farming_With_Cole]

We have a sunflowers brand disc ripper they always break at the curve point it's just because when they are made, they are heated to bend around, so they are weaker. Disc rippers tear themselves apart no matter what brand, especially with rocks.

[@brucelee64485]

Some years Jim goes out and buries the tractor up to its axles in the mud, this year I guess we turn our attention to the ripper! Pick your poison but rippers are a little more expensive to get repaired in parts but pulling tractors out of the mud takes way longer but still makes for great content!

[@brentzeller4269]

Your interaction with the dogs & dog -cats cra ks me up. I just smile how they have to ride with you in the Polaris. Keep up the good work. Makes me miss helping my Grandpa during harvest season ❤

[@robertc5292]

Ya need to paint the disks hi vis orange so you can see them on the dirt.

[@bette-annflood835]

That might last an hour or two. 😮

[@crashland5711]

Not the disk itself but the C shank and bearing mount.

[@Error-z8g]

Now you see why Case and IH are bright red and orange

[@bette-annflood835]

@@crashland5711 ahh. Ic

[@mitch8226]

Thinking the same

[@scottmcnabb-m6d]

Good seeing Jim back in action again .

[@mikewithers299]

Zach, today you were the bug not the windshield. That didn't look like fun at all. At least things are moving along with Midwest keeping your parts in stock. 🚜🚜

[@ceciliacicchinelli4797]

Life is troubles. Love it because you get angry and go ahead and show it. Don't forget to tell your dad you love him

[@User-22-24]

Your dad sounds like the cutest human ever 🥺🥺

[@mindmaintenance2087]

Looks like those C shanks are made of pot metal and not steel. Guess they want them to break instead of bend and tweak the frame, but be nice to have a hinge and sheer bolt so you don’t lose the disc and have to replace the whole thing every time. Deere maximizes profit more and more these days, and creates a lot of waste and productivity loss for the user.

[@AlabamaLinemanFarmer]

Same reason JD didn’t want anyone but their guys working on this stuff, more money for parts and labor etc🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jls6779]

should have Onyx in there getting that grease zerk since he is smaller for now

[@aitordelpozo]

8:28 i hve done that and is not easy to repair that piston becous of the rings on it

[@larsharris]

A 5 year rental contract makes adding fertilizer safer. My soil is rock hard. 2 weeks waiting for rain due to equipment damage. I guess I should have not stopped. But it was only 100 acres left.

[@vernongilles3244]

That poor Jim gets blamed for everything 😂

[@MillennialFarmer]

😂😂

[@joopterwijn]

And, ….. Jim the champ takes it wit a big 😊 smile

[@emanuelkiptoo3126]

@@MillennialFarmer i need job millennial please

[@crossbowhunter9118]

15:34 put some weld on it to add strength to and or get some steel bent to weld on the shank or buy a roller and some flat stock and do it your self

[@lfeco]

It's not all rocks breaking those discs, the ground is just too hard and dry. Good idea to raise the discs and just use the ripper shanks. Messy job but saves on machinery.

[@janfranken5257]

Years ago on plow coulters they had spring trip and swivel now all these shanks holders break we hand same thing different brand broke every one of them each year that machine went down the road because my back is broke from fixing.

[@steveanderson2095]

Hi. Steve. Wheat farmer from New Zealand. Rocks. I know the problem. It may be time to upgrade your ripper with a spring release system. Your present unit can not handle those big rocks and those forces will fracture stress the arms until they break. Rocks are soooo unforgiving.

[@randyvoss]

Take that grease fitting out and screw in a couple or three grease gun hoses to where you don't have to crawl in your combine. You will need to get some 1/8 inch couplers to connect the hoses together.

[@richardlug6139]

That grease zerk is for a pulley sheave and it rotates with the pulley so he can’t do that. It’s a 50 hr zerk so every 4 to 5 is not big deal having to climb up and down to grease it.

[@larrygro]

Yup, you don’t want a bunch of hose flying around in a circle. Lol

[@richardyerton7904]

Watching you try to get to the grease fitting on the back of the rotor made me think it would be advantageous to run a grease line out to where you can easily reach it.

[@Mikes_Repair]

Can't blame the rocks this year, barely had any Frost to move them. I would think either your too deep😊........ or those shanks are fatigued from age. I would think the ladder being they all look to be broken exactly alike.

[@theloniousm4337]

4:22 LOL! Great come back by Jim.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Anna was trying to decide if she should do the lap around the machine then get back in.😂 I could see her wheels turning.

[@larrydavidson3402]

Those two dogs provide so much entertainment. You do too Zach😂😂😂

[@jorgeomargonzalez-l8y]

hola saludos desde acá de la ciudad de Montevideo Uruguay a mí personalmente me gusta el campo y ver esas cosechadoras y lo felicito por los hijos que tiene son muy inteligentes para manejar esas cosechadoras me gusta sus videos yo soy una persona de 73 años y recién hoy sábado 9 de noviembre estoy mirando este video

[@keithjanikula4914]

dad, "there's a grease gun on the ground." son, "oh you need that?" so perfect

[@Rollingcalamities]

They do make extensions that go on sockets don't know if u knew that also swivels for those tough spots just giving u heads up 😅😅😅😅

[@Kevin_Patrick001]

Maybe you should spray paint fluorescent orange on your discs and scrapers so you can find them easier.

[@barrybickle7992]

I worked for a guy who was originally from eastern North Dakota. He said they had an extra harvest every year for rocks

[@cliffh8486]

In all the years we have watched you check the oil in the kenworths. I can’t say I ever recalling you adding oil.

[@MillennialFarmer]

That's a good thing!

[@penniesfromheaven2511]

True, but murphys law ensures that the one time you don’t check it, you’re 2 gallons away from it making new engine parts.

[@johnjohnson8902]

He always checks the oil but have never seen him check the water.

[@larsharris]

@@johnjohnson8902 it’s wet.

[@johnjohnson8902]

@@larsharris I meant the water level in the radiator, AKA the coolant

[@tylergodfrey2800]

You know, the red tools have some really great low profile impact guns that would prolly fit in that space. Just sayin’. 4:55

[@JamesMcnichol-ss2oc]

Hats off to Jim he helps fix what he breaks

[@wesleyturner8951]

Just run a grease line up to the top and u won't have to crawl in 3:49 there

[@johnnyjoejimbob]

For someone who would only eat cheese pizza, cheese balls, and potatoes when you were a kid, you have really come a long ways. Kudos to you!

[@sethos_ger]

This rant about Jim’s trustability is just gorgeous 6:10 - and again a good lesson for being cool with stuff breaking down. Indeed, you kept your composure despite these setbacks. You should ask Becky to make a video about beautiful 2024 sunsets - just in case you are lacking ideas. All the best from southern Germany.

[@JasonJohnson-bu4hs]

I happened to notice in this video too that on the RIGHT side of the ripper the Hazard light bracket is bent. Not a big deal. Just thought I would let you know Zach. 👍

[@blackopsrocks]

That is a good reason to install a remote zerk hose on that bearing.

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

ZACH, THE BEARING ON THE ROTATOR..... ADD A HOSE AND ZERK.... BRING IT UP TO STANDING LEVEL TO GREASE.... AFTER HARVEST ADDITION.... MAKE EVERYTHING EASIER 😅😊😅😊🎉🎉❤

[@dryroasted5599]

2:35 That looks like a good job for Onyx!😁

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

Oh yeah, Modaco.... Roll pins coming out....get back home after your finished...spot weld the roll pin to the washer... NEVER have a pin falling out again... Thank John later... always watching over y'all 😅😊🎉🎉❤

[@mikebaum4152]

Zack, I love your nonchalant, sublime humor... Chet Larson wants to be like you when he grows up....

[@SirOpinesALot]

You should try to warranty that ripper C-Shank. It's too brittle. That's what my Dad said anyway. He might know a thing or two having worked for JD for 30 years as an engineer.

[@ronbierling8378]

Just an idea, try a Lemken machine voor ripping, Maybe there is a dealer somewhere, near you, I think an Agco dealer can get his hands on that!. Lemken is a German company they have seriously robust machines!!

[@shanealberts414]

Onyx come running when You called for help He was really concerned….what a great Kid 💪💪👊👊

[@Halfstep2024]

Good ole Onyx always willing to play along to Dads antics. He’s such an enthusiastic young man!

[@tuberNunya]

So would you if he bought you guns and race cars, four wheelers and snowmobiles.

[@goodfriendg]

You should put some remote grease fittings to the areas that are hard to get to. Some fittings and copper tubing piped to an area that’s more convenient.

[@richardlug6139]

With that grease zerk he can’t it greases a pulley sheave and it rotates with the pulley.

[@RayTheMickey]

Wright Ratchet part number 6425. When you need more leverage.

[@larrygro]

Holy cow! I’m 57 and I don’t have as much trouble greasing that zirk on the variable speed cylinder as you did. 😂

[@shawnvanvliet9225]

Haven’t heard a real good THUNDER in a very long time. Keep up the good videos

[@doggonedk]

I'd be asking John Deere if they changed their supplier for those Cframes. I know you always break a few but thats bordering on ridiculous. Unless your just having an extraordinary rock crop this year.😅

[@Hiei2k7]

5:50 Yep, Zach is the first farmer on Mars, confirmed. Or that he's talking about the dryer while standing straight above the propane fire.

[@d.l.harrington4080]

If I had to keep looking for parts in the field, I have myself a drone unit with a camera feeding a signal to my phone or monitor. Cover more area faster. And I think be more comfortable.

[@jerrydunn9549]

I have a farm here in Oklahoma that’s one thing I don’t have to worry about is rocks.

[@jimmclean160]

Well Zach when you're fixing those two disc shanks I would check the rest of the shanks for cracks on the displays because you know where the weak point is on them crawl underneath there and just check them all out just for giggles

[@JHruby]

Well the good news is those discs and shanks should be easy to find. You only did about three rounds there and there's plenty of them laying out there.

[@John-nc4bl]

Resettable spring loaded trips on those tines would help.

[@kingbee9449]

Odd that Deere hasn't put in a grease line for that hard to reach one on the back of the rotor might be worth putting one in i know they make flexible lines for easy fitting

[@clearskiesranch1362]

They can’t. That part spins so the grease zerk can’t have a line on it

[@raymondo162]

6:35: finding the disc - can you not follow the satnav map that jim was following ?? if you could reverse-trace.............. simples ??

[@johnunsicker7440]

It is hard to find landowners that will not chase a few dollars more per acre, but they are out there. The place I have now was owned by my parents and next year will be 40 years of the same farmer family farming it. Are parent went to school together so like 75 years of knowing each other. No point to change when you are happy and also the added things they do as well. Snow remover and haul in limestone at cost for you if you need some. All got to play a factor in who farms it as well.

[@HazzyME]

Up here in Northern Maine, we typically call the acreage the farmer owns and lives on the “Home Farm”. Other lots that is rented or owned away are referred to as the name of the owner or former owner. And of course your going to do extra to the home farm

[@jolietjohn8024]

How about, with all that spare time you guys have, make a grease plate with tubes to the "always easy to reach" zircs and the zircs themselves are relocated to the grease plate, conveniently located right under an access door.

[@mattbenkovitz4970]

Jim is such a trouble maker! If he isn’t getting tractors stuck he is tearing the tillage equipment up. 😂😂

[@juztyn00]

Think you should add safety chains to your disc blades so they just dangle and drag when they break.

[@cliffjones910]

Need a sensor like they did on the wheel of the combines

[@thecasualgameaddict]

Dunno if y'all are still having issues with your 20v impacts, I had an issue on my 20v High torque where it wouldn't break anything loose or get up to speed. Popping it apart and spraying the trigger switch down really well with electric contact cleaner fixed it right up. Something to try. a 20$ can of contact cleaner is much cheaper than a new impact.

[@farminginthevalley4119]

Those 875 case rippers are the best, Deere guy to my grave but case rippers are the way to go

[@MisterEC1]

One of my favorite things to do as a kid was to 'pick rock' in the fields of my Grand Dads farm in Indiana during the summers. I have seen you do it......

[@adrianklaver113]

Now I am waiting for the ground penetrating radar option for seeing buried rocks:)

[@tiv_2222]

I was thinking the same thing! However large gpr units are a pretty penny and they have a ton of acreage.

[@adrianklaver113]

@@tiv_2222 Note the :) in my previous comment.

[@robertsalido1232]

Who has the most damage on your farm, as it applies to equipment? I also noticed, your normally in a good mood when you," snap your fingers for a camera quick fix!" But, when your a bit "tied", you want to really let it loose! That's farming. Great video Sir.

[@nosam6002]

Zack...you need to invest in a torque multiplier for those stubborn fasteners.

[@djdrew24v28]

Zach you need Kroil it’s the oil that creeps. Spray it on your bolts

[@landonkreiser6158]

we are 100% deere guys but def demo a case 875. never going back to deere for a chisel plow

[@MarkJones-kd6ye]

It’s got to be the build quality snapping like that

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Or maybe….just maybe….. it’s because of the giant boulders it’s hitting

[@buckhorncortez]

When in doubt be as creative as possible - blame the manufacturer....

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

@@buckhorncortez I'd blame the design, not enough flex before they fracture.

[@dubious6718]

@@clearskiesranch1362 Then the bolts should break, but they are clearly stronger than the one inch thick steel.

[@Boone_Podge]

​@buckhorncortez Yeah basically. Steel isn't the same quality it used to be.

[@OrionBerg]

Don’t worry about finding the disc now, you’ll find it during planting season 😊

[@ScotWalt858]

Minnesota rocks....The only thing worse than Minnesota mosquitos!!!

[@mattpobursky850]

When I lived in Minnesota in the mid-late 70's I had a t-shirt that showed a huge mosquito flying off with a baby. The caption was "Minnesota State Bird". Not much of an exaggeration... 😆

[@RickyBobby-w3m]

Oh Zack. I feel for you. I had a on going issue with exhaust falling off my kenworth and did the same thing. Look went 2 days without falling off. And whattya know. Broken flex pipe off the turbo. I ended up doing full turbo back new exhaust on the kenworth. Pissed me off to the point of spending few grand to stop having issue haha

[@davidcolgan3268]

Many years ago I helped find the supplier that makes those c-springs for John Deere.

[@skunkhome]

I think I’d rig a safety chain or cable to trap the disc sets if/when the spring mount breaks.

[@t6foot4]

You really should invest in some universal sockets to reach those hard to get bolts and nuts.

[@foxmantuck6986]

"Thunder" in the most boring voice possible. Lol

[@kristofprovost]

You could hear the "Those millennials and their KZbin channels..." in his voice.

[@p9raceway759]

Obligatory

[@prezzle208]

Thunder in the most teenage annoyed by dad and it's too early to be awake voice ever.😂

[@719vol]

@@prezzle208 he’s lucky to have even gotten him to respond at all. Lol.

[@gregsasser2640]

God bless your back.

[@ThomasDrehfal]

It really does take a large rock to break 1" steel!