New John Deere Tractors & New Cotton Picker Spindles 3,000+ of them.....

[@bthornton3026]

The joys of a cotton picker head!!!! I would much rather work on a combine.

[@southernfarmer]

Thanks for watching

[@dmorgan28]

Wow that’s a lot of work right there changing all them out. Very interesting. Getting ready for cotton season. I really enjoyed the video. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️

[@southernfarmer]

Thanks for watching

[@scorpio11778]

Land surveyors love them cotton spikes. We used them as control points. It’s easy to drive into asphalt and the point of the survey rod fits perfectly in the indentation on the top

[@southernfarmer]

Multi use

[@randallbyrd1973]

Good job and awesome video

[@southernfarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@terrellfarms1]

We have homemade drifts and punches made from ground down picker spindles. That is some hard steel in them things.

[@southernfarmer]

For sure

[@jameslcoble248]

The old spindles can make good punches.

[@southernfarmer]

True that

[@rgj5832]

That picker looks extremely complicated to maintain but it's still way better than picking cotton by hand!!!!!!!

[@felipecampos7149]

How do you remove the old spindle from its assembly?

[@southernfarmer]

Impact

[@timmckinley8664]

Did you fix the sheet metal on the picker that tangled with the tree???

[@southernfarmer]

In the process of it now, some insurance things had to run their course

[@nickbell1955]

What do u run in the spring?

[@southernfarmer]

A lot of my time is split between a sprayer, a planter, hipper choppers, & a service truck running around,

[@keithrobinson1331]

Nice Iam late been busy the new tractors pre def?

[@southernfarmer]

Yep

[@davidfarrish9000]

Great video. Is the floor in the shop dirt or concrete?

[@southernfarmer]

It’s concrete covered by dirt right now, been using building to store sweet potatoes this winter

[@hondahondahonda91]

Nice to see guys doing their own head work. Do you go to the mid south farm and gin show?

[@southernfarmer]

Some years we do, haven’t been since 2017

[@hondahondahonda91]

@@southernfarmer Check out CertiPik for nice quality aftermarket head parts and sheet metal.

[@southernfarmer]

Will do

[@walterramey8302]

Do you have to use anti seeze or will they come off easy next time

[@southernfarmer]

Them threads being aluminum will always come out, being able to tighten them back up the second time can be tricky tho

[@superfoulis]

Hi sir, Can you tell me if there is any book available for repair john deere 9930.I am looking for a long time but i don't found anything. Thanks in Advance

[@southernfarmer]

Cotton picker?

[@superfoulis]

@@southernfarmer yes

[@southernfarmer]

I have no idea

[@superfoulis]

@southernfarmer OK thank you very much. Have a nice day

[@hendrik1636c]

Why not tighten with torque wrench?

[@southernfarmer]

We do snug them up with torque wrench, but we must make sure each gear on every spindle is matched up so the spindle will spin in sequence with the entire head

[@bondoly66]

I got to go get some Pepcid. Acid reflux is killing me today.

[@southernfarmer]

Thanks for Watching

[@rgj5832]

Me as well I have the stomach bug it is awful! Great video tho

[@peteparker7396]

Makes changing bats and brushes on a stripper look like a breeze! Unless you’re changing saws on bur extractor drum,,,,, my DNA is all over several machines roaming the southern plains 🤣

[@southernfarmer]

Sounds more like Gin work to me, strippers are foreign in this neck of the woods

[@peteparker7396]

@@southernfarmer we took the work out of it, kind of. We pull the drums and doffer rolls and send them to Lubbock to get them tip top and balanced. Been doin that for 20 years and it’s worth every penny.

[@nozimjonakhmatov5132]

i think your job is very denger. Becouse you use your hand for chaking all Spindles.