Finishing Up The First 10 Acres Sets The Stage For How The Rest of Harvest Will Pace Out

The last 3 fields I have to run are gonna come slowly.

[@danbreuer1464]

Side note, there is a public group on face book called Oliver Farm Corporation. There are many pictures of the Charles City plant in production and test track etc. I thought you would enjoy. I think at one time you said you were not on fb. A lot of old time Oliver tractors, pretty cool for sure. Enjoy your you tube page. Take care!

[@TheMuskokaman]

185 bushel an acre is damned respectable! & You got tracks now! Feels good don't it.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yes it does.

[@johnstine330]

Tracks look great. It is always good when you invest time and money in a project, and it actually works. Keep’em coming

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@ScottRNachtigal]

Hey Ethan with out cutting ruts in the field you want loose any teeth during spring tillage. The combine looks good with tracks. The best thing you got going is you will always be able to get your crops out when they are ready to go. Great videos. Can't wait to see how it does in your wet ground.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@prmcnamara]

another success story for your operation. following the track project has been really interesting and it's remarkable how brilliant you and your dad are with coming up with great solutions to your equipment challenges. hope the rest of shelling goes without a hitch or banged up snout!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@MikeJensen-wo7oh]

Have to give you a medal for patience! I've been done combining for almost two months now. Took another two weeks to get the stupid thing clean enough to store it for winter but that's another story.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Didn’t have any choice in the matter.

[@brianjohnson7317]

Always good to see progress with hard work!

[@tomnichols2717]

Good corn. Love to visit with you about bins and a dryer sometime. I have a couple ideas that might be useful to you.

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hey Ethan,,glad to hear the tracks are working. You and yer dad put in a lot of time and effort.

[@dlzastera]

Always bottle necks with harvest time. Good luck, hope things get better for you.

[@burrridgefarms]

I got done today😊 and both loads came in at just over 18% moisture. When we were loading the semi there was lots of bees wings blowing off. I'm sure glad I hired the trucking out.

[@johnkissack5295]

Very impressive accomplishment for todays video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@tomthompson489]

Ethan I believe you got her figured out. She looks good and you’re getting the job done

[@nikphoenix]

You should watch RB auctions, you can buy a good new/used excavator dirt cheap in that size. For a fairly price lately. Use it for about up to ~500 hrs. Then turn and sell it for same money. Saving you money over all. Plus you will not be rushed to get the work done before your out of hours. I just did this to dig a hole for a pool. Company wanted ~$20k to dig and haul off the dirt. I bought a mini ex and trailer for less than $10k. Did the work and sold both to a local landscaper for more money than I paid.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

You’re probably not going to buy a 40 thousand pound excavator with a hydraulic thumb cheap and then you still need a way to move a machine that big.

[@danareynolds1976]

It looks like the tracks are working great for you buddy

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

So far

[@davebur3350]

SHIT WORKED-OUT🧑‍🏭🧑‍🔧💪🚜...PROUD as HELL for You&DAD!!!

[@jonathancrissinger2301]

Thanks for the track view. That was a good angle and I could see the back wheel in the background. Everything sounded better than I thought it would. I figured those tracks would make a lot more noise than that. Not bad for the corn either. See you soon.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

As long as the pins aren’t rusty all there is to make sound is the thumping of the pads.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank you

[@tca375]

Good to hear the positives about the tracks.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@gregsmith838]

Glad all the work on the tracks paid off for you now it's hammer time for ya!!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@earldoubet8062]

Looks like the tracks are doing well . Hopefully the rest of your corn does the same . From turkey creek farms be safe n thankful

[@jrgenthomsen3841]

Great seeing that the tracks are working and that you are getting some good corn thank you for some great videos

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@KesslerGrainfarms]

Good video good to hear you report what is happening in your area and the amount of corn and beans out in the field at least other farmers like myself get to know the true update from other areas of the country here in N Dak we just had another snow blast again should be melting off by next week

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

You can keep all that.

[@michaelsheeder148]

Ethan, sounds like the tracks seem to be a major game changer for harvest this year. Thanks Michael

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@dalecoffing8655]

Amazing project. We have had some of the same experiences with our "Waxy" corn as far as being pale and TW is off. There is still corn but it is disappearing here in NC Indiana, Stay safe kiddo.

[@SODAK2276]

You and your dad did a nice job on those tracks!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@stephenheyes4324]

Great job Ethan tracks are working good a fantastic accomplishment for you

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@BeckyMcDermott]

Thats got to feel good getting corn out after all the struggles this harvest.Jeff

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@jamesbreault5762]

That's pretty darn good corn Ethan😊😊

[@johnlindquist6335]

Good job mounting tracks on the Combine. Geterr Done!!! A few year ago in North Centeral IL farmers were trying out LSW and tracks . LSW were were very close in performace to tracks but, in extreme condition track were better. Were are you farming?

[@standudek1372]

No ruts that makes the tracks worth the time and money. No compaction will put you ahead of many come spring

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@roadhogg1418]

looks like she walks right along Farm Boy! No more ruts is a good thing, Hell of a job you and your dad did!! And a better than expected yield! Guess that's one reason seed costs so damn much

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Does pretty decent.

[@bobbyblair1084]

Looks like you got her dialed in.good job.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks

[@troyshoup3695]

Your correct on bins , however a small bin or 2 would help in a year like this one. But it's not my wallet. Another great video!

[@mathiggins4264]

Be safe out there your buddy from Nebraska

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

Man that thing seems light on its feet with tracks on it, doesn't appear to make a dent.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

4.9 psi.

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

@@Oliver66FarmBoy That's crazy to think about

[@DonWelter]

Glad you're finally able to enjoy the fruit of your and multiple people's labors. Looks like the tracks are helping to minimize rutting. Out of curiosity...wondered if the tracks suck any power away from the engine? From the video, looks like there's a minor learning curve on turning, etc. But, small price to pay for getting the crop out!!!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

They do pull harder.

[@WilliamWebb-i4f]

185 is great corn we can’t make that in a good year on dry land in south ga

[@lanetokack8816]

I worked for a guy that would put corn in his bins at 20% abd dry it down with just the bin fan

[@davidvogel2592]

Looks like the tracks are saving the corn harvest season.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

So far.

[@KCIREDERF10]

Interesting view from the back side of the header looking at the track. Glad to hear your corn was under 20 and with a good yeald. Have you thought about a set of side boards for one of the trucks for use on those just a bit more in the combine days. Thanks for the update Ethan. Take care. Fred.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Won’t go in any doors if they were taller.

[@markgreen9763]

There is also alot of corn out all over Michigan

[@thuggoe]

definitely getting the corn out of the field

[@claytunstill4618]

Time to start looking for a White Motor Company 9000 and short grain hopper

[@devandulin6073]

Bins are not just a want they are an investment. And they can pay for themselves very quickly in years like this.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I don’t disagree but I’m also not going to go out and do a half ass job on a quick bin setup until I have everything to do it the way I want it.

[@davekelley8520]

Count yourself lucky southern Ontario is full of vomitoxin seems to be on stressed fields

[@lauraweisenauer5792]

You would have never got the project done if it wasn’t for all the advice you got from the comments. Blows my mind what idiots say

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I know

[@MaclearieFarms]

Our corns been shitty here in Ohio to we can’t get our corn below 25% moisture

[@troyshoup3695]

I had the same problem with that late corn. Dried hard. I'm about 2 1/2 hours south east of you. Pale ass dirty corn.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Midas well end a shitty year on a shitty note to keep it consistent.

[@DarkTiran]

Great job, the White tank-bine is unstoppable now. Referring back to your video on why you chop corn, how good of a job are the tracks doing at smashing up the stalks?

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

They don’t chop anything they just smash it flat.

[@mikekahl4745]

How much does the tracks effect your turning? Well you just answered that.

[@hacc220able]

Good

[@realmongo7565]

Looks like those tracks are starting to pay off!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@tonyjones9715]

👍👍👍

[@jeremycraddock4108]

I know nothing. Could the smoke from the fires in Canada have made the corn turn white?

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I’m not gonna say no but I don’t see how it could have affected some corn while another field right across the road could have turned out fine.

[@johnnyholland8765]

May have been discussed before but I wonder how much more wear and tear if any is exerted on the final drives due to the tracks verses rubber tires?

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

There isn’t 20 thousand pounds of combine sitting on them anymore.

[@SamElliott-wx1tu]

Just curious do the tracks chew up the stubble any looks quite flat that would be a bonus

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Not really.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Personally I believe the pale skies (wildfire smoke) led to pale corn.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Probably didn’t help

[@dennislamers986]

I wonder what the weight differance is between the tires and the track setup.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

The tracks probably weigh every bit of 1500 pounds each.

[@jarroddraper5140]

The traacks seaam much happier today

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

You'll get all your money's worth out of those tracks when you go to do the muck and walk right through it 🙂

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@erikklein-x6u]

Did you get alot of rain?

[@terrywitt5543]

Ethan think you and your dad found a new calling tracks by Ethan or add them to your long list accomplishments

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@brandonwood1397]

Time to find a hopper bin a batch drier and a 10000bu bin lines suck

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I have bins

[@williammatzek4660]

Do you have trouble with any bears? That's not a white , that's a red mud buggy!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

There aren’t any bears this far south.

[@williammatzek4660]

​. Thanks have a good day!

[@davidtholen4761]

Hi are you sure you don’t have a 372 Perkins?

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yes. Massey Ferguson was the only company to use the 372 and it was only used in their combines.

[@jamesbreault5762]

Be sure and plenty your design so Noone steals it.

[@hvy1ton]

A red piece of equipment started on the first try, on camera. Weird.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yea

[@darrendaucsavage7632]

Giver hell ethan.

[@lukedesselle2491]

How can a man cheat another guy out of his money when he leaves his own crop to go help another guy out, that person who screwed your boss out of his money has no morals, how can he go out in public among other farmers after doing that