My Combine Door Exploded! - Harvest Part 3

[@rdyardie]

The relatives in Saskatchewan often make a "parts run" for various required parts. They are getting drought conditions as well. The Welkers know how to fix anything. You are a great example of what farming is all about. Thank you for sharing your day(s) with us. May you be blessed. Bob's puns are wonderful. 😊

[@anneoreilly4900]

That sprayer is FANtastic!

[@UncleManuel]

The Welkers are really at the forefront of inventing new stuff! First they created a targa combine and then combat weeds with LASERS. Welcome to the future! 😁😁😁

[@ejharrop1416]

Another open and shut case for Bob! Sad to hear the current state of the harvest. I hope that the peas will be better. Faith and family is all that matters. Thank you, take care and God bless.

[@SoWhatIfI...]

Had a tractor do that just sitting in the yard last year. Heard a pop one day, couldn't figure out what happened. Looked around for and found my tractor door shattered but still together. Dunno why. Just was. Have a safe harvest!

[@mikejarvis7701]

I feel bad for your Dad with broken window. You guys are having another bad year with crops. It has been very wet here in West Virginia this summer. Wish we could send you some.

[@clinthochrein888]

Holy cow! Seeing the shattering results of the door is scary! An a pane.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Nick LegArms and Bob

[@coachwalrus3158]

Always a pleasure

[@rpercifieldjr]

I feel your pain, my tractor exploded like that one while I was in it raking hay. My property is near the railroad tracks, and something flew off and hit the door, and the tempered glass shattered. Not fun. I was picking up glass in the cab for months.

[@donwilliams9661]

WOW very cool light show Nic.... Almost looked like lasers zapping the weeds... hey maybe that would be better than using chemicals.... might need a bigger set of batteries though... lol

[@michaelneuman6910]

Same thing here in South Texas! Things are burning up!

[@survivingmaineona20acrefar77]

It's been a crazy year, You folks can't hardly buy a drop of water. My wife and i run a small market garden and we have been dealing with way to much water 39.68 inches since spring, It's going to be a season to remember for sure. We rode around your town and a bit of your farm last November, You have an impressive place. I guess in the end as long as everyone is healthy the weather will do what ever it does. Take care.

[@preferred_trash]

Just think of it as when a door closes, a window opens 😂

[@boerbrabant]

Thats a good one😂

[@Nekon14]

This comment won the internet today.

[@njb7209]

❤

[@crandonborth]

Sir you win 🥇 😂

[@joeburrows6]

At least get the quote right. When one door closes another window will open.

[@carlfalt174]

It's always good to get the bugs worked out of your equipment before it gets busy

[@badgerpa9]

They make everything with rounded glass now days, you cannot cut a piece of glass to fit things. It is irritating especially when it explodes and shatters right in front of you. Glad you did not get any in your eye Mr. Bob. Stay safe and healthy.

[@BlueJumpsuitOfficial]

I really appreciate the Welkers for allowing production of a mod for FS22!! The buildings are nice!

[@teecuzbruh4058]

Dangit that old chain was stretched alright. Good to get every possible inch of life out of it, as long as it doesn't improperly load the bearings it's riding on

[@WelkerFarms]

It should have been changed last year but I guess in droughts we lose motivation lol. Still no excuse!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Neighbors miles away would’ve heard me screaming if the door shattered like that. Would’ve scared me half to death. Thankfully you were able to get one with the supply chain the way it is.

[@chevyon37s]

I had a window blow out while mowing hay once, sounds like a shotgun going off! Scared the heck out of me!

[@sallydunbar1683]

Glad Mr Bob and Coby weren't injured with the breakage! Thanks for another interesting vlog! God bless!

[@dennislaughton1676]

A door able ? A little reminder past open air combines. Remember when an umberella was a luxury?

[@jimbob2353]

Thanks

[@WelkerFarms]

Thank you!

[@jimbob2353]

Just a small token of appreciation from and Aussie fan

[@johnpourciau1735]

Love watching y’all videos!! Man hate to see y’all having dry year again. Here in La. we are having one of the hottest and dry year I ever seen. We had a good corn crop but our soybeans are only cutting 30 bushel per acre and on a good year we cut 60 plus bushel per acre. We also grow sugar cane and it’s hurting bad. So I know the filling y’all been going threw. All we can do is ask the good lord to bless us all next year!! Take care and y’all be safe during harvest!! Be waiting to see y’all next video buddy!!🙋🏼‍♂️👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mstrickk1]

Hearing about quite a few broken doors this year. Almost seems as though the doors should be made out of something a little more flexible like lexan or poly. Glass isn't supposed to flex and when you're harvesting, anything can get stuck in the jamb.

[@robertreznik9330]

Hurricane Hilary is giving Montana a good chance to finish August wet! Hope you can plant winter wheat into moisture. In Texas we had 14" of rain in June July, 2" more in August filling our soil for November wheat planting.

[@firionrazar3797]

2 years ago during seeding I also got a door delete on my T8. It was a very tense moment followed by 2 very dusty days until I got a new one.

[@jonmcfarmer6954]

Just a small rock on the edge on tempered glass will shatter it. I once combined 2 days with a plywood door.

[@EvanC8]

That big brute is awesome. Saves you so much money on chemicals. It will be interesting to know how much you save on your chemical bill compared to last year. Cause thst looks to me money well spent on the upgrade. I know Deere had a new boom that senses the weeds as well. There’s so many great reasons to go that route of weed sensing technology.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Good luck combining your peas Welker Farms

[@joloboy1167]

Here in belgium wheat harvest was halted for 1 month. De got it all in at 17-18 july and now since the the 15th of august it stopped raining, but the grain is too ripe so not that many tons per hectare. Same for barley etc. Flax this year didnt yield at al. Height should be between 2 and 3 feet and it barely grew to 1 foot:

[@OpunktSchmidt1301]

7:24 Looks like Bob's still pretty strong... 😉 Thank god that nothing bad happend to him. A door can be fixed but a human being... Well, it's a bit more complicated! 😯 Thanks a lot for the video! 😊👍🏻

[@mathbrown9099]

Just love the shows, guys!!!❤

[@XMan-ub8zf]

had same thing happen this year shredding....turned hard left and shredder threw a rock and shattered door glass....such a pain to replace and get the hardware to line up, etc

[@markreetz1001]

Good video guys!! It's nice to see you getting more than 0.0 bushels per acre!

[@WelkerFarms]

Absolutely 😁

[@c50truck]

Watching this, I'm looking at an old sepia photo of my grandfather harvesting wheat in Wilbur, with his team of horses. I suspect he wouldn't stop for a broken window.

[@BWYinYang]

Hello neighboring town. I remember as a kid, at farm the neighbor helps combine with gramp in his open cab JD 60 or 90. Wore handkerchief around neck and goggles, while gramps had closed cabs.

[@timothyray7129]

I use to work for a farmer and they had a 85C cat planting corn with and he had a wrench leaning against the back window going across the field and the wrench hit the glass just right and shattered all over inside the cab.

[@tompinnef6331]

Was hoping the harvest would have been better. Thank you for the video - hope the crew / family and you are doing well. Give a couple more treats to the puppy for me. Take care - God Bless.

[@davidwilson5405]

the opening sprayer scenes are great!

[@davidcolgan3268]

Too bad that there isn’t a market for grasshoppers! Amazed how many end up in the grain tank. On a serious note, I am in awe of your family. The different personalities, different strengths, the tenacity to continue on in spite of the drought. Many in this country could learn from the Welkers! May God speed!

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

Scott and Dad really know how to get things done indeed !

[@mmurphy2317]

Nick worked on the elevator chain...and it's his turn to work on his new home for his family!...just sayin'...

[@jmazoso]

But we al know that Coby runs the show!

[@jaybernieschoep3491]

You had a blown out experience 😊

[@joshkranz160]

We had to change the clean grain elevator and sprocket in our 7240. We found a good way to change it out was to get the splice on the old one at the very bottom, then hook the new chain to the old one. As you pull the old chain out, it feeds the new one right into place

[@arthenry498]

Ya shook loose some old memories today guys. WAAAY back, never worried bout breakin no glass door on the combine and lettin all the air conditioning out. There was NO doors on the combine. NOR on the tractor pulling the combine!! Not even a cab on the tractor!! If it was real fancy it might have an umbrella suspended over the driver but not much more than that. Most were tricycle gear that liked working upside down on the operator. With open PTO's that would eat a man a minute!! Yeah, them wuz the good ole days!! Never missed the air conditioning. I remember it was an event to even SEE a "self propelled combine"!! Let alone one in OUR neck o the woods!! Of course, farmers did not last as long then either. They wore out and broke down much earlier than they do now. Lotsa skin cancers and things they never knew of till way too late. Skin thicker and tougher than an Oklahoma bison. Good men though!! Respected every one I worked with. I was lucky to get out of that before it got me. BUT, thanks for helping me remember a little. I still think I had it good then..

[@dalepiper1799]

Noticed your rear sieves are set for more aggressive shake, which is more for corn and soya beans . The block under shacker arm needs to be moved to top of pivot.

[@1murder99]

I drove a combine from the time I was 11 years old till I was 16 for wheat harvest in the summer and for milo in the fall and I never had a cab.

[@robo1210]

Had the same issue with the door on our 7230 last year. Pulled it shut just like every other time and it shattered.

[@badenielsen]

Some people say that we should start eating more bugs, so if you separate the hoppers out you have a lot of free protein to sell ;)

[@piperdoug428]

Thankyou Scot for pronouncing Glasgow right, as a Scotsman living on the Prairies ive heard so many wrong ways but you did great, we would say "Glazz-go" or even "Glezz-ga" and Robert dont feel bad as there was a run of doors from CNH that had tempering problems, a bunch of FWA NH tractors doors would just explode sitting in the shed, ours actually broke the cast hinge on our T6.180

[@lindsaysmith7014]

Montana Glasgow has to be a nicer place than ours!

[@piperdoug428]

@@lindsaysmith7014 😂

[@mrfordfairmont]

the glass doors are the problem never had the door smash on older machinery when the glass had frames

[@jaybernieschoep3491]

Bob God was watching over you and family.😊

[@Flying0Dismount]

I hate the trend to all glass doors in tractors... I smashed one myself and have seen two others go.. $1600 from the John Deere stealership to replace... I broke a lower door window in my old IH with old fashioned windows in a steel door frame and drove around for months with a scrap piece of plywood in the lower opening and eventually replaced it with a Plexiglas pane from Home Depot for $50. That door has had a number of serious whacks since, and has gotten a number of scrapes and scratches but that plastic pane has never broken.. We even bent the door frame at one point and just straightened it by closing the door on a 2x4 and hitting it with a hammer on the outside.. Try that with your all glass door..

[@DDA40Xman]

Crazy, we just went through those towns on Aug 7th. From Kalispell through Glasgow and Shelby (Dear Wife and I waved REAL hard as we went by) and spent the night in Havre. Hope no other bad things befall the Welkers. Hope the harvests continue without issues and y'all get a harvest as good as can be had.

[@fishersag9890]

I shattered the door on my flagship last week, door should be in this week! I feel your pain

[@HM-0410]

Have you guy considered putting the Cary wind system on your headers? When do we get a video of Leg Arms finished house? God Bless you and your family and thank you for doing what you do.

[@delbutler885]

The video of Legarms house has been out for a while.

[@mti2035]

What a great looking home site!!

[@johnkruger3661]

I hope the door was not in Glasgow U.K. ha ha cheers hope you have a great harvest John Bundaberg Australia

[@callumcole8793]

Just for future reference if replacing the entire clean grain lift chain I find the easiest way to get a new one in is to take a master link and connect the two chains together pull the old one out until the new ones in . I know it's nice to be able to compare especially if your installing a after market chain and have to cut it and even just to confirm that the old one needs to be replaced.that said I've never replaced on a flagship combine only on the mid range combines (which have a almost no space at the top to pull the rope) but thx for the awesome content as usual

[@matthoward923]

We’ve put window tint film on all our tractor window and doors just to catch all those little pieces of glass when they shatter

[@Tamedwards]

At least you have a clean door

[@bradlilly8603]

Parts of our province had 8" of rain in 24 hours. It has been a tough year weather wise

[@susantreibs6593]

Hope you have a good harvest, and no more breakdowns. I saw a Big Bud between Idaho Falls and Rigby a few days ago, and have seen a tractor that looks like a Big Bud in Felt Idaho, it was white with no markings.

[@drylandman]

I ought to send you a pic but our local shop has a hand built deal for measuring out chain. Two parallel sprockets on a handle that rolls, just line up the old chain with the new one and roll it along till you get to the end and mark it. Maybe you used something like that and edited it out.

[@albutterfield5965]

Keep up the good work guys.

[@WelkerFarms]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Olivethemerle]

Nice to see the kiddos

[@kencrouch668]

Don't know if there is a "commercial " glass company near Shelby but you may try and call a company and see if they can make you some glass to replace the glass that broke. I used to work for a Komatsu Wheel loader plant in South Carolina and if some of the glass broke we would have then replace it. In the case of the door - you could remove the door and take it to the glass company and get them to replace the glass and call you when it was finished . Also- you may need to explain to some of the new viewers about irrigation or the lack of water to do such! You may need to show the well that was dug and how far you have to go down in it to get water.

[@jonfloyd6013]

I got to say big brute has to be the coolest sprayer I've ever seen. Hands down my favorite piece of equipment to see you guys work on and operate

[@neiljohnson3406]

Great video as always,it's great to see people with the ability to fix things and get on with it

[@steveneal2706]

so sorry about your crops.. great video guys. thank you

[@YeahJustMe]

Everyone else at the Welker farm: "Oh no! The door shattered!" Coby: "Awesome! No door in the way! Sooo much easier to chase rabbits!"

[@WelkerFarms]

👌 😁

[@dennislamers986]

Put the hoppers in the hoppa!. I had that happen on a tractor that I cut lawn with. It took weeks to get tge right one. HOT, LOUD, & DIRTY

[@gilleslepeytre7449]

Bonjour la famille Welker bonne moisson des poids 2023 bon courage a tous

[@bradolsen8629]

Leg arms your kids are absolutely adorable

[@ajakarr]

Love the opening scenes thanks

[@farminginbrazil]

I really like see you guys working there in the farm! 😊😊😊

[@tomki6asp]

Peas = protein. Grasshoppers = protein. Win win!

[@EvanC8]

Yes from time to time oddball stuff like that happens I had glass break for me like that once as well. Oh well that’s farming.

[@valwalker8846]

That spray rig is mighty awesome. What about starting Welkers Spray Rig Manufacturing.

[@joescheller6680]

You by any chance deliver peas to Fort Benton have hauled out of there with peas at the specialty seed place. Took few loads to Oregon once.

[@joescheller6680]

Had the whole windshield do that once one of them red machines quite starling.

[@theguitarodyssey7709]

It's really interesting how you guys are having issues with yeild because of a drought and in the UK where struggling due to having a massive amount of rain during harvest season resulting in alpt of our grain is starting to be a bit overgrown and lookin a bit droopie

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video. It was interesting and enjoyable. Wow. Sorry about the glass door breaking. Just glad you were not hurt. I guess these doors kind of shatter when that happens. Don’t know that I have heard of that before. Glad you were able to find a new one and get it back on. Ready to go again. Really glad , Bob, you were not hurt. I feel so bad for you folks on this drought condition. You have had about three very tough years with moisture and hail and just not good crop production. Please know my prayers and blessings are with you always. May god watch over all of you. Prayers for a wonderful next crop year. Crossing over the interstate bridge is not the easiest the way it looks. Did I understand you saying some of this ground is in Canada??? That roller chain you guys replaced on the combine did not look like the easiest of jobs. But you all got it done. I feel you folks can fix anything. Nice work!!! My compliments gentlemen!!!!! All for now I guess. Thanks for everything Welkers. Take care and be safe. The Iowa Farm Boy. Steve.

[@aperson7624]

The doors are tempered glass, same as all the (non-windshield) windows on your car. It's so you can (relatively) easily break them to get out in an accident. Windshield glass is two layers of plate glass with a plastic film between them. That's what makes windshields crack and stay together instead of shattering into tiny pieces. Without the plastic film, the plate glass would break into large dangerous shards.

[@tomcleghorn4005]

Well your dad is sure smashing harvest

[@tima7763]

Thanks for the videos! Farming is hard enough and time consuming let alone the time to video it👍👍👍👍

[@bradpogue3448]

I’ve seen that before having a window explode like that. That is a safety thing. Can’t wait to see Nicks house video

[@cedricbroussard8738]

Awesome video!! Keep up the awesome work

[@karenkartz3163]

It's amazing crops don't grow but weeds flourish even when it's dry.

[@robertreznik9330]

When was 12 years old, I learned to drive a Massey Harris 90. No cab and the drive belt was right side of the open station. The engine was below that. I bet your grand dad was much tougher than you, Scott.

[@AndreZA979]

Hi everybody, that was so cute!

[@jae7668]

I am just one of the many everybody's out there so a big Howdy back to Scott's (aka Legg Arms the magnificent) daughter! Also, Was Cobby with PaPa Bob in the combine? Did he let out an excited howl upon seeing a bunny rabbit. A sound at just the right frequency may have over excited the glass molecules in the door leading to it's untimely demise or perhaps Bob was just singing in the combine cab again!

[@waynedub1167]

Big Brute! If Pink Floyd had a sprayer lol.

[@louisworm4935]

I drive a Massey 5711 and I had my front windscreen shatter while driving down a road at 40km/h. I thought it was a gun shot at first, scared the jeepers out of me.

[@brucerleech]

thanks

[@usmctanker7729]

Sorry to hear about that door shattering even with the technology advances always gonna be something that will fail. Interesting to see the grasshoppers in bin in combine. How much do they effect your harvest do they eat a %of crop enough to hurt you or just a nuisance i know they can ravage a leaf crop if they swarm it elsewhere in country? Thanks & hope you guys get a better harvest next year you guys really had it rough last few. Good Luck for future.

[@RobertWelkerFarmerBob]

They weren't a problem for the peas.

[@usmctanker7729]

@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob Glad to hear you guys have had enough issues to fight last couple of years.

[@patrickmorgan3326]

You folks need your own airplane if you’re making 300 mile parts runs. Maybe you could get in touch with Kate Stephens over in Great Falls and see if she can help you out next time..

[@elc7795]

Old man strength is real!

[@stevemccoy8138]

Keep on Farming😊

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You

[@liamgehring9572]

Oof, broke the door day one of planting this year on our case 4440 patriot. Ate dust and chemical all day and almost went deaf from the hydros screaming😂. Happens to us all

[@crandonborth]

Ugh… sprayer whine is the worst!! People that know… definitely know!! 😂

[@Frankestein01nl]

Was the gasket material getting brittle that caused the door to shatter? (as it made contact with the doorframe, maybe?) Might want to check on the other combine as well?