I Finally Kicked Dad Out of The Combine! Harvesting Corn on the Hills

[@RealJeep]

What sets your videos apart from all the other "farmer" videos is Becky's superb editing skills. So many of the other vids are disjointed, filled with obnoxious cover music and just not edited very well. Way to go Becky!

[@jayjaygee3306]

Adding my vote to this comment. Your videos are always "top shelf" product. Thank you!

[@pinwizz69]

Larson Farms is on par with Millinial farmer's. The only 2 I watch.

[@RebelRolls77]

Hear! hear! Well said

[@JanDreier-HH]

w/o his wife he would just be a babbling fool... :)

[@jayjaygee3306]

@@pinwizz69 Agree! Mike Mitchell is fun to watch. And the Welkers do a nice job. Ivers Farms in Southern IN is good too. But MF is the one I watch when I only have time for one. 💪

[@robyarroch5712]

Spacers are there to increase the bolt length enough to get a "stretch" on the bolt when you torque it. The stretch is what keeps the bolt from coming loose! I actually designed the tooling that makes the bolts and spacers! Made in the USA! Made in Wisconsin actually!

[@mikemaryhowell1747]

Pressure regulators will frost over also

[@mikemaryhowell1747]

High usage of grain dryers will use more vapor than what liquid is making

[@Tinytraveler]

So great, the sheer amount of content you guys are pushing out. I love popping onto YT and seeing a new upload from you guys!

[@brapperdan9554]

Thank you Becky! You do a great job editing these videos. Much appreciated.🎃

[@johnking8679]

Yuuup Becky, you do a GREAT job editing Zach's videos - thank you !!,,

[@vivianschwartfeger]

Wow! That performance brought a tear to my eye. Amazing vocals, perfect pitch. Just amazing!! It's a good thing for you if farming doesn't work out you can always launch your vocal career.

[@brianhrobsky9200]

There should be a disclaimer on this video that reads, if you are watching this video while dining in at Culvers eating supper, and Zach randomly says our pets heads are falling off, expect people to look at you weird when it looks like you are crying because you are laughing that hard. Keep up the great job and happy harvest

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣 my work is complete!

[@RebelRolls77]

"I mean what are we doing here Harry?"

[@lukevarel417]

Best part of the video!!! I found myself laughing!

[@dupont1337]

At this point it's just a matter of time before the two dogs and cat dog hijack the ranger, and ride off in to the sunset, they really do love to get ride alongs :D

[@timwilkinson2797]

LOLed

[@Mrbink01]

A remake of The Incredible Journey / Homeward Bound

[@fisherh9111]

I like your name Jim Dupont.

[@fisherh9111]

Will the dogs be using guns?

[@charlesglasco8069]

T- shirt idea😂

[@bluegrassrc]

Thank you Mrs Millennial for editing these videos. You’re awesome and I love watching the videos.

[@jakeadair8292]

I CANNOT believe how much quieter the new blower setup is holy cow. Good deal👍

[@JeepWranglerIslander]

You can actually carry a conversation there on video no less and have it still be intelligible.

[@MillennialFarmer]

It's SO MUCH quieter! And the tone of it doesn't hurt my ears

[@geraldsundberg3610]

I love your dogs and their willingness to be with you.

[@chrisbyard29]

Amazing to see what goes on in the field and behind the scenes, when the harvester is out in the field. Thank you for sharing what you do, truly have enjoyed watching these.

[@jeeper5264]

come on folks..Anna needs a ride in the combine...lets get this channel to 1 million!!

[@bevolson7619]

Thank you for explaining everything in laymen’s terms. None of my relatives farm any longer and I miss that type of life. Your videos and others that post give me my fix. Thanks Zach Becky Dad Kids, dogs and cat/dog for sharing your lives with us.

[@donsnilner1657]

Zack the reason for long bolts and spacers is at spec torque the longer bolt will stretch more and provide a higher clamping force learned that in Cat service training.

[@bethreesink4741]

Eve 6 - Inside Out! Love that song

[@coreyswales5559]

I'm not even a farmer but I watch everyone of you're videos. You're day to day routines and quirks of everything going wrong and right somehow relate to my life. But great to see how you guys all pull together to get things done. Keep making the great and entertaining videos.

[@Captpicky]

Plus adding camera's inside of the grain bin introduces another ignition source up in the area of floating dust.

[@arthenry498]

almost, ALMOST. Almost had the scene where the wheels came off!! Good thing there are so dang many there. WOW, you had a LOT of machinery working out there. Amazing!! Thanks Zack, for showing us how it works there. Great video. (thanks Becky)

[@hhtrichard]

For those of us watching in Celsius zones, 15F is near -10C. Becky if were bored with nothing much on a splash comment with the conversion would be cool. Oh and another top tip for you, tie a broom to your back and you could sweep as you rush around doing all the other jobs 😁

[@asmrhead1560]

Good catch by your grain cart driver to notice those bolts!

[@fisherh9111]

I like your dad a lot Zac. Your whole family is alright too!

[@robertpappa5129]

Spacers are used so a longer bolt can be used so there is more stretch length for more tension.

[@ejharrop1416]

The cat-dog must get into the cab. It is a warrior at heart.

[@crandonborth]

Regarding the wheel spacer on the wheel bolts... that so the bolt can be 1.5” longer than needed to stretch and provide more clamp load on the rim. (When properly torqued)

[@bluegrallis]

We had hopes of being done with corn this week. We only got about 20 acres picked today, and the bearing in the bottom of the vertical part of the unloading auger shelled out. wrenching and hammering in the morning and I hope the bearing is readily available.

[@JimWhitaker]

2:23 The look that Ditch gives you. 😁

[@farmingbiker]

Always enjoy your videos. You are one of the reasons I started my channel

[@TeroOhranen]

Finally the combining footage I have been waiting for! Great stuff! Thank you so much for the coverage!

[@kalebdumler367]

Had a dual fall off my combine this harvest and dealer had to come out and put it back on, sheared all the Bolts off and they said it was likely that the wheel studs were loose from the paint on the mating surface of the wheel chipping away. They said they always grind the paint off on new machines or new wheels and they don't have any issues after that. Just something to take into consideration!

[@StevenAndrews]

Sure do appreciate what you do and show us.

[@MegaMortar]

The spacer on the wheel bolts allows more length between the threaded hole and the head so the bolt can stretch more and hopefully stay tight longer

[@beefy1429]

Really like your videos.. between u and mike mitchell in canada keeps my night busy

[@jacobsydow6803]

I had both left tires fall off the same combine a couple years ago. All the bolts loosened up and sheared off. It's a know defect on those S series combines. Got some crazy pictures from that incident.

[@mtnman6942]

Just a thought. If you mounted an air jet, operated from below, pointed at the camera from the side, you could blow off the dust when you need to see in your bin.

[@sampointau]

We also used to buy our grease by 55 gallon drums as well as the 3 different oils we used (Petrol engine, Diesel engine and old Kero burner tractors/windmill pumps etc.

[@davidaspinall496]

Your dad is amazing - Jim too. Makes you a v lucky person ...

[@USAV3T]

FYI SAE bolts have hashes on the head to indicate grade whereas Metric bolts have numbers stamped on the head to indicate class.

[@cdarting91]

In the heavy logging equipment program I went through we only ever used high temperature grease because there was one machine that required it on its cutting blade and we didn’t want to risk someone using the wrong grease in that one machine.

[@davidhawthorne1757]

Great editing Becky, kudos from Chatham Kent Ontario Canada!

[@nickkamps4676]

About the cameras in the grain bins. Build a little plexiglass box for them to sit in? Keep the dust off the cameras

[@richardphelps1954]

Thanks!

[@guffroofing]

The happiness you bring to people who are sad is fundamental thank you

[@2007dalin]

the spacer on the bolts is to allow the bolts to flex a little

[@godluval11]

Thank you for explaining what your doing the whole time..I appreciate it!

[@GabriSantin92]

It amazes you how they can build folding corn headers... And I'm amazed how there are still fixed corn headers around, cause in Italy I've never seen one. We only have folding headers.

[@truckermike1997]

Great video again . The 780 we run can have the same problem with wheel studs so we tighten them once a week.

[@denisedenomme361]

Long day but rewarding.👍❤️🇨🇦

[@danphillipich2505]

the spacers on your combine wheel studs are to increase the effective clamping load of each bolt. in applications where short bolts are required, using a spacer and a longer bolt allows the bolt to stretch/flex more before before breaking. great videos, keep them coming.

[@RebelRolls77]

Combine has bolts? Not mounted studs? I'm asking

[@gabrielanderson2376]

We had wheel bolts get loose this season too. Local tire shop apparently didn't tighten them enough when they put them on last...

[@jordandreher1864]

We have the same tarp and hopper door setup on one of our semis, I have found that if you hold the open and close buttons at the same time until the red light shows, then do the same for one on the hoppers, and the green light and system works. It the un plug and re plug for that lol

[@Bobbos26]

Hey man I’m from the north east and we get pretty cold winters but 15 degrees in October is freaking cold brotha you don’t have to sugar coat it.. you guys are the toughest working class around.. props to your family farm

[@redbaron278]

Standard bolts have lines or markings on them. Metric have numbers on the head.

[@fmachine86]

So crazy that you guys are not too far from us up here in North Dakota, and yet our yields were pretty good. We had one of the best years for wheat at our place we've had in years.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

We use Mystik grease in every machine we have. The high temp/high pressure full synthetic is our flavor. We have ovens, melters, shakers, etc in the foundry and the stuff just works.

[@jasonhessels]

The spacer is there to create extra length for a longer bolt. The longer the bolt the more stretch under torque the bolt will have. The more stretch it has under load the less likely it will back off and run loose. But for some reason Deere struggles with combine duals staying on 🤦‍♂️

[@jhuber1965]

On the farm, it seems like we always had at least one helper kitty that liked to hang out with the people...and demand petting while we were trying to get work done😂

[@andrewwiswasser3424]

Key pad for tarp is shot we have had 2 go out now on our trailers same thing. New ones have little box that encloses em.

[@dogcreek8547]

Its amazing how great you sound singing with no volume

[@bradpogue3448]

Y’all are right this is so good videos. I’m sure it is hard to keep up Becky does a great job and Zack does a good job videoing. Stay safe and warm

[@johncurtiss8987]

Zack, you are a great guy on that camera I Enjoy your content ,you have great tapping Skill ! Happy holloween 👻

[@adammaisch7003]

thank you

[@bd64201]

Just install lense wipers like a car windshield wiper duh!!! So simple!! Gets the blood pumping during harvest!! Love the stairs on our bins too way better than going up and down ladders!!!

[@craig1lengyel]

What an operation you have out there! Really enjoy your vlogs! Very informative what you and your family goes through to make a living farming.

[@jerrypelletier2328]

Zach.... It's amazing how much your son looks like your father... I love to see those two generations hanging out together on the farm!!

[@bap8320]

Love the content ad always. I miss farming. 😞 Song was Eve Six, Inside Out.

[@barrytipton1179]

Thank u for the Celsius to make it easier boiling point of water 100C freezing 0C at sea level

[@remguest]

FYI Standard thread bolts have the dashes 3 for grade 5 and 6 for grade 8. Metric have a 8.8 10.8 or 12.8 stamped on the head.

[@bradycook4254]

Hey Zach, a little tip for future you to tell the difference for a standard and a metric bolt a standard has those lines that you have on top a metric will have a number on top usually like 5.5 6.5 something like that.

[@brandonm6052]

Between Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska and areas to the south I manage land in, we had corn anywhere from 25 to 54 bushel beans and corn that ranged from 94 to 217 bushel. All dryland, around 10" or more less than last year. Hail storms hit some of the area in june around V4 in corn after it dried we didnt' see much of anything for rainfall. The cracks in the ground are wide enough to put your hand in and go down feet plural. A garden hose in our hard will go down at least 18" and run for multiple minutes without ever seeing the water. Crop scout in late August said we had little to no moisture at the 3 foot level.

[@johnthompson1558]

Heard you say cameras would dust over with in minuets in the grain bins. They'll come a time where you kids will have to climb the ladders. You and your Dad will be grounded! Before that, could you install a compresser near the bin's and put a manifold on it with 1/4" lines running to each bin to where you would put a camera? Control each line with a solenoid on each leg on the manifold. Have them controled where ever you would watch a screen. Push a button to blast the lens clear of the dust enough to see what is going on. It would be a much easier step to take.

[@rustynail2205]

Zack, your dad is getting along great after his knee surgery last year. Thought about it in the last video as he got out of the combine.

[@davincrook9927]

If the propane lines freezing is a recurring problem, you could consider adding heat trace to the lines

[@mikewithers299]

I'm so glad catdog got in the show today. 🤣

[@tf7274]

We did a test section of our corn with the combine..41%...we hand roll at 28%...so in the very good corn there is a 2nd cob that the plant shut down prematurely and then got hit with early frost... it's rubber...and bringing the whole sample moisture up...the last time we had this was 2014 in one small field. We will have 1000ac of this stuff to do...

[@COD_Brayden]

Best farming channel I have ever found on KZbin🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JakeRohde52]

I too also have the same lunchbox issues... That and packing 15-17 hrs of food and drink in there can be tough.

[@alexvanwyngarden5668]

Run a set of jumper cables or a boost pack straight to the motor on your tarp if the control box won't run the motor. This will bypass the control box and will also diagnose if the motor is bad. Correct polarity will open tarp. Reverse polarity will close

[@hhtrichard]

Great content as always, thank you. You mentioned video cameras in the grain bins do not work because the dust would settle on them. Would it be worth setting up an airline to blow the dust off? A connector in the control room to each camera, quick blow with the airline and you should have the view, without all the climbing.

[@jeffherdz]

Zack, Try sticking a zip tie in the electrical socket on the trailer with the plug in it. Make a loop, stick the power cable thru that and shove the tip into the trailer plug. That should keep it steady in the plug.

[@denault3985]

The Millennial is finally available in 4k, it should be hashtagged! I always enjoy all the work you, dad, and Jim along with others put into the farm...let's not forget your wife Becky who's doing all that editing!

[@graceeider8970]

Love watching your videos on KZbin Zach! They are fun too watch

[@seanbrown5131]

New subscriber here. Love the videos. Farm equipment operation is something I always loved. I am a truck driver and love see all these videos.

[@Jakernaut23]

the spacer is to make the joint stiffer than the bolt so the bolt is always under tension and it cant loosen to vibration

[@ljfinger]

Bingo - What he said ^^^^^^^^^^

[@josephhicks2939]

Yea for Ray making an appearance!

[@richardhind617]

The spacers are to help the bolts stay tighter as the bolt is longer and has more stretch as the wheel load on the bolts comes and goes as you go in dips and wash outs

[@bradretherford450]

Zack, The bolts are metric and the spacers are so the bolt has little stretch when it is torqued proper. (JD Harvester worker)

[@LinkolnBarringer-ox4wf]

Keep up the good hard work I got to drive a case it 8250 with down spot and it was hard to unload on the go

[@Dale37]

The throwback songs are better then anything on the radio today.

[@Daveco82]

Carhartt bibs are a lot warmer then Long underwear. Easy to get out of if you get too warm.

[@handyman75657]

I have been in the equipment service sinse the 70s and Mystic JT6 has been the best for me and most all equipment manufacturers...

[@pinwizz69]

Well, I hope you yield improves and those nasty Arctic temps go up to where you need them to be. As well as that darn struggle bus goes to the scrap yard soyou have a nice hassle free remaining harvest season. I watch your channel and Larson Farms channel and having grown up in the small Michigan farm town in the 60's and 70's it absolutely amazes me how big and complex tractors and combines have become. I can remember when farm equipment always had the right ofcway when moving equipment during planting and harvest season. 14 and farm kids got passes to work on the farm at those times. It's why they had the neatest home built 4 wheelers with a bed to haul parts and tools to do emergency repairs and deliver lunch and dinner nice and hot. My first Boy Scout Scoutmaster had a large farm and once you were 14 he'd hire kids tohelp with the permission of their parents part time after school. Especially harvesting hay. Did that one summer never again. Those darn bales were heavy to sing around.

[@nikkiwilliamson5750]

I enjoy these videos and appreciate the work you and other farmers do. I have a question. I saw today that the US only has enough diesel remaining for 25 days. Do you all have any backup plans in place for something like that?

[@baddogace221]

Zac you should look into ultrasonic sensors to measure the bins. As a controls eng. we’ve used them in water tower tanks before. Appreciate the content.

[@lizzardnurphy]

Just noticed you are up to 950k! Mabey Anna can get that ride soon. 🐕🚜😁

[@apollorobb]

Mystic JT-8 And JT-6 is all my Grandfather ever ran in everything he was a Mystic dealer. It made a believer out of me as a young man

[@Akcd11r2002]

they make cameras with tiny windshield wipers... and separate enclosures with windshield wipers...

[@mathbrown9099]

Zach, your Dad mentioned Elbow Lake. My grandpa was married there in 1905. His dad is buried in Barrett Cemetery. There is a large plot there (Sethney), where several are also buried. His generation came to America from Vestre Toten, Norway (100+ mi. NNE of Oslo). I don’t know why I shared that, but, it felt good to do so. Enjoy it.

[@baldmaggots]

Everybody say it with me Veesteee Tootin, good hardworking Norweigan immigrants I'm sure thanks for sharing Math.

[@TheGhostHAG]

My Norwegian family ended up just NW of Fargo, I think they came from "Hegge" Norway. 3 brothers, 16 17 and 18. The two eldest died somewhere in central MN, on route to Fargo. Only the youngest made it. Thank you for sharing.

[@edpoints1127]

I remember going through Elbow Lake on the way to Fisher... Visiting the in-laws at the time. They should make a smaller dot on the map for Fisher, the little one they have on the map now makes it look big. Haha

[@wolfpierce9157]

Hi Zack, the yield here in Dennison MN for the peas this season where 9 % & the corn is running around 13 %. We watch your videos & like them very much. Keep up the good work !!

[@deadghost1964]

It's Zach, not Zack. I am not here repeat this to you.

[@wolfpierce9157]

@@deadghost1964 I hit the wrong button , so who peed in your cheerios ???

[@davidcolgan3268]

The reason for the spacers on the wheel bolts is so that the 450 lbs of torque stretches the bolt enough to keep the joint tight. A shorter bolt would loosen up more often. Really appreciate the content and the editing. Every video flows well. Nice to see all the help also!

[@MrSoupsnake]

I dig the look of the new corn head when it's folded...looks intimidating, in a mutant kind of way.