Pivot Irrigator vs. Drip Irrigation

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[@rickyflatt1048]

I am a retired train dispatcher for the BNSF Railroad,,,, bought a farm at 21 years of age and had to get a job. That was a unit train Probably corn usually goes to the cattle feedlots in Texas. I still farm in Illinois ,,, but live in Texas. Enjoy your KZbin channel. You and Grant

[@Stuart123]

I love the way she does a lot of the hard work while Grant films. She is one tough young woman, you are one lucky man Grant. Hope you never take her for granted.

[@SilenceDogood76]

Laura and Grant are the perfect example of "Be the right person and you will find the right person."

[@matooleyobrien2918]

So that's how a plain less than average looking guy gets a Super Nova Hot Woman like Laura.... Mystery solved .

[@SilenceDogood76]

@@FredCarpenter-pm8bf but that’s exactly what happens...

[@SilenceDogood76]

@@FredCarpenter-pm8bf a legend in your own mind, I’m sure ;)

[@philipwhite198]

@@SilenceDogood76….l

[@joefudd]

Laura's sunny smile never ceases to brighten my days and nights!

[@edwardratcliffe9177]

I've been farming for 6 years and I completely love it. The joys, challenges and sorrows included. However when I look at my account book, I sometimes feel like I should be getting much more from it. Best year so far has been just above 2% of the profits I made. The rest has gone into farming expenses and operational costs. Anyone has a way of increasing this number significantly? Of course patience comes with the job but then, there has to be a better way or rather a faster way. Will appreciate any advice greatly

[@edwardratcliffe9177]

@@vlastimirbersnak5163 Can you share what firms do this? or which one you use if you do use any. $350k quarterly is a very interesting figure

[@edwardratcliffe9177]

@@vlastimirbersnak5163 This is definitely worth looking into. How do I get in touch with her or the firm?

[@edwardratcliffe9177]

@@vlastimirbersnak5163 I just sent her firm a message. Thanks for steering my mind towards this direction. It's something a lot of us badly need!

[@FreedomRock44]

Well done Grant way to honor your Gramps!!!!!

[@gregboyd7728]

I love that Laura just doesn’t give up, she drives on until the job is done.

[@bobmiller9058]

Wow, Laura midwestern roots( ruuts) reallypopped in that epidode

[@Ravenscaller]

All the train engines are controlled remotely from the front cab. Including the ones on the back.

[@tomland9293]

yes - the ones on the front are connected with what is called an "MU" cable and that has been done ever since there have been diesel locos. The one in the back is radio controlled also known as DPU (Distributed Power Unit) and this has become common place in the last 20ish years or so.

[@hawleygriffin1800]

Also, the locomotives are big diesel engines, but unlike your diesel truck or tractor, the diesel engine doesn't drive the wheels. The diesel engine runs a big generator (either DC or AC) and the generator supplies electricity to individual electric motors that actually drive the wheels.

[@FujiFinest]

In the steam locomotive era, each steam locomotive (unless dead in tow) did have its own engineer and fireman, for example a pusher locomotive on the rear to shove the train up Sherman Hill. Remote radio or MU cable control and the age of steam did not overlap.

[@ronniedavis3273]

Great story about Grants Grandfather and you guys efforts to keep his legacy alive and thriving! Great job!

[@fulgwar]

You two kids give me hope for the future. I really love the vids and really love the reminders of farm work :)

[@denniskurszewski2707]

Cool to hear Grants respect for what those before him did . Respect !

[@lorenwarren2097]

Just the lead engine has a conductor and an engineer. Conductor is in charge of the train, engineer runs the engine.

[@RobertVargas-mq5sp]

😊😊🎉re5e5🎉📲😊53y🎉😢46kz6😢

[@stevenbelsky1652]

If you like trains just west of North platte union pacific has the largest train yard in north America. They also have a 8 story tower you can go up in that looks out over the yard.

[@polycat7670]

BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. New Mexico trains. Part of my local union.

[@andrewchanis8082]

To add to that, the train controls are linked so the first cab runs all the engines.

[@bretts4343]

@@stevenbelsky1652 Their 2nd largest yard used to be in Pocatello, ID. I got to run a train over the hump when I was in high school. One of the highlights of my year!

[@Garth738]

Note: The pusher engine you waved at as the end of the train goes by is not crewed. It is remotely controlled from the lead engine. On bigger grades, a helper consist of multiple engines may be temporarily attached to the end, or middle of a train to help the train up the grade. These are crewed and will return to the base of the grade to help the next train up as scheduled.

[@RiDankulous]

I was in El Paso and they have lots of trains go through on an East-West track. Very long train, several miles. There are pushers like you mention.

[@godoftheinterwebz]

Locomotives that remain in the train are wirelessly controlled by the engineer. They are called Distributed Power Units (DPU) The engines attached to help trains up a grade have to return to the bottom and wait for the next train so they need a crew in the lead locomotive Those are called helpers Freight trains don't run on schedules

[@davidmorton8170]

except occasionally when a train driver is dead heading to another location to pick up a train, i’ve heard they may occasionally sleep in the rear pusher unit…

[@tomheringer]

Is it possible the train was on a spur and was backing up to the main track? Just wondering, maybe there were people in the cab.

[@godoftheinterwebz]

@@tomheringer that's the BNSF Northern Transcon, definitely not a spur

[@big.g.fromohio3546]

Beautiful sunsets brought to you by the smoke from Canadian forest fires.

[@mickeyd9369]

Beautiful sunset, courtesy of Canadian Wildfires. It's gonna be a long summer...

[@JeffWarhol]

Great explanation of the difference between irrigation types. You two are great, it's just a joy to watch you work together.

[@kevincollier1680]

Hay I work for Bnsf in Springfield MO . I could get you ride on a locomotive.

[@michaelmiller6878]

You too are such hard workers and still maintain a fun and healthy relationship. Happy you've found your passion!

[@keeganrogers2914]

Hello Laura & Grant! Love the videos. I am a freight train conductor out of Kentucky and the conductor is in charge of the whole train and sits on the left side in the cab while the engineer controls the trains movement from the right side of the cab. Both I and the engineer work together to safely take the train from point A to point B. I love my job and we get to see plenty of beautiful farm fields along my route. Keep up the good work and look forward to many more great videos! -Keegan Rogers

[@emaglott]

Well. It's a new era. Where young farmer couples work hard, physically, and also in the ways we see here. Producing compelling content which also makes money they need to prosper. I say good job, smart kids!

[@corbinhutt3958]

In the sixties and seventies we used gated pipe on one farm and ditches with siphon pipe over the edge of the ditch on another farm. Of course, you had to have a slight downhill slope. Had to constantly walk the ends of the rows to see if the water made it all the way to the end. Then change the pipes to the next row (we could only water every third row at a time). And those dang gophers! I like the idea of drip irrigation. Got to do an internet search and educate myself.

[@joelmurphy7980]

We called it dragging tubes. A bit of a chore for a scrawny 12 year old to drag six 6" tubes full of water over the side of the ditch. Seems like each check was 50ft between the borders. Let the tubes run until the check was a couple inches deep then move to the next one.

[@mikesherrett8928]

Certainly a novice when it comes to farming. SO impressed with your family and it's continued journey in farming. From inception to fruition, your family had a great plan. SO grateful to learn SO much from you and Grant. AMERICA NEEDS YOU.

[@craigsmith8217]

On humid summer nights you can hear the corn grow.

[@alanblacker7469]

That smoke from Canada makes for a beautiful sunset

[@Jon4784]

There's only the conductor and the engineer in the lead engine the second engine is considered as a power unit when they have a lot of cars that their pulling the engine on the very end is called a D.P.U. which means distributed power unit to help push the lead engine so it doesn't overload it's self because of the weight when it's loaded

[@wno1043]

They use Distributed Power Units (DPU) so they can pull longer trains, and it eases the strain on the couplers too, with locos pushing (and pulling) from in the middle and behind.

[@Jon4784]

@@wno1043 exactly thank's I didn't know if I had explained it correctly thank's for filling in where I missed

[@tnmonty501]

I loved running grain trains , That DPU controlling the slack makes loaded grain trains so much easier to handle

[@jamesswidergal7875]

DPU= distributed power unit

[@lynnhollabaugh5428]

Engineer sits on the right side of the lead unit. Conductor is on the left side...

[@sagmeister2234]

Grant and Laura: We've got to get this pivot up and running! Time is of the essence! Also Grant and Laura: TRAIN!

[@jasongreene303]

This is caused by squirrels or autism lol

[@jasongreene303]

This is caused by autism or squirrels lol

[@davidanalyst671]

The trains put locomotives in the front middle and back of the train for pulling really good, pulling efficiently, and stopping really good. They connect the locomotives wirelessly, so they only really need one person for like one long train with 5 locos, and the one person remotely controls all locos. and you trying to talk and grant screwing off the wheel was hilarious.

[@johnolsen1192]

In Eastern Montana. We have got in the month of June. Almost as much rainfall as we get all year.

[@bruceducker2029]

Thanks for the content guys. My only suggestion is please watch you back. When you're young you think you are bullet proof, but all those heavy tires will add up on your back. I'm 70 and suffer from back issues from work and the military. Just be careful. Please

[@hawks2252]

I can see Grant going down to Matt's Demolition Ranch and having some fun. They are both into military vehicles and having fun with them.

[@lucas.2.3.9.4]

Grant would love the 5 ton

[@acefrehley6410]

Laura in jean shorts gets my vote! 🧚🏼❤️🧚🏼

[@dahlud]

As Laura was standing in the corn, all I could think of was the voice saying "IF YOU BUILD IT, HE WILL COME."

[@2020Tundra]

Run-flat tires for pivots seem like a really great idea. The ROI would be relatively short given all the times I’ve watched you guys change pivot tires. 😅

[@AutoCrete]

That is a lot of investment! 20 years ago foam filling a wheel barrow tire cost about $30. Not too many tire shops were equipped to foam fill tires. When the tire wears out you may as well throw out the rim as well because of the labor costs of dismounting that tire. Basically you have to saw and chisel off the urethane foam.

[@chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697]

Nice patch of weed ! 👌 😘 on the 3rd flushing valve!

[@firstfreonwarrior]

Such a delightful couple.

[@mminorhsd]

Living in Orange county FL (Orando) our family owned 3 citrus groves. Each had a well for irrigation that fed 6 inch perforated aluminum pipe. We moved the pipe from one row to the next. Each row was watered for 30 minutes and then the pipe had to be moved to the next row. As a boy we loved getting soaked watering the groves.

[@LilmissJ111]

Grant, your laughter is well timed and makes this so much funnier!😅😅

[@davidhineline9619]

Ty Laura he deserved that!😂 Love how you two share chores and keep it real.

[@robertreznik9330]

The corn is heading west to Texas to one of the feedlots. 75 to 120 cars at a time!

[@jamesmterrell]

My wife planted some and a FEW short weeks it's to the roof of our home. I am very proud of her. She's done it all herself.

[@raybenefield1251]

Love to see you two working together. Y'all have always got something going on. I have noticed that Laura always takes on the hardest jobs on camera. Just wondering if she is like that on a day to day basis, off camera? If so that is amazing and very impressive........ Love your KZbin channel and content.

[@AutoCrete]

I can only imagine the shrieking if a 'strong, independent, modern city girl' had to work 1/2 as hard.

[@terry3651]

Can you tell a yield difference between above and below ground?

[@TheMrFarkle]

Women are intelligent, brave, and strong. That is rarely recognized or acknowledged. Laura shines. Grant shows his love and respect.

[@aserta]

Pivot on tracks. Grandpa bought a mine's scrap rail. About the equivalent of 20 km in small gauge. And that's how we've been running the pivot irrigator, using a permanent raised track, at about 20 cm. All the mechanical processes are performed in a spiral pattern, back in his day, it was all mechanical using pulleys and wire, which would keep the tractors on the path. Nowadays that system is scrapped, and we're using laser and GPS with near complete automation. Some aspects of farming are easy when you're willing to think outside the box.

[@russellthomas1460]

There are engineers in the front engine. All other engines are remote controlled - all linked up to the front engine.

[@rickeyburke2596]

Grant, the other engines are controlled remotely from the head engine. Have you ever considered filling the tires with foam? They wouldn't go flat on you

[@georgeemeny6123]

I've been told by relatives that live in Iowa, you can hear the corn grow in the evenings.

[@49er61]

I think I see some smoke from Canada in the background it's really bad here in Iowa thanks for sharing

[@dfsgaming1]

4:41 To answer your question, there is 2 people in the front engine only. the rest of the engines are remote controlled from from the front

[@justoutoftime511]

Unless a tag a long snuck into the DPU…

[@jamesdearinger3674]

Actually the additional units are not remote controlled but they are synchronized (synced) with the lead engine so that everything the engineer does is also done in the following unit(s) and the DPU.

[@tetedur377]

Become a farmer, they said. It'll be fun, they said.

[@NiceMuslimLady]

And then all the addicts started hanging around and the neighbourhood has never been the same since!

[@MrEduardo20001]

It is fun! You still need to put in the work tho

[@NiceMuslimLady]

@@MrEduardo20001 VERY true!

[@Lnmwr]

4:38 1. Truck that drives on rails is called a Hy-Rail vehicle (Hybrid Rail Vehicle 2. Only the lead engine is crewed unless the train has stopped to pick up a crew that "went dead on the law" (ran out of hours to legally operate). Engines on the front of the train behind the lead engine are either added power to assist with pulling or are being transferred from one terminal to another. Engines in the middle, or at end, of the train are called DPUs (Distributed Power Units) and assist with braking and alleviating in-train pulling forces that might otherwise break a coupler. Also used as "unmanned helpers" on steep grades. If 4 or more engines are seen mid-train, it's probably two trains strung end-to-end going to a common intermediate destination where they split and go separate ways. DPUs are radio controlled from the lead engine.

[@pepperdog3761]

One of my favorite couples on youtube.

[@kwcompco]

I also think Pivots are the better choice.

[@mikeknowles8017]

I personally am a big fan of drip irrigation because I've seen it turn the desert into a garden in my travels in the Mid East where they have serious evaporation issues and water resources are limited. I do see advantages of both. On an interseting related note, I have a 400 ft. deep well for my house and when I replaced the immersion pump this year I had the well borescoped. They determined that the water level had in fact risen a little over the 20 years I've been running the well.

[@johnensminger7675]

Thanks for sharing your day with us!! Funsville!

[@dschmitt3373]

Hello Laura Farms, You live very close to train tracks and close to a major highway. Stay safe!

[@ronaldschmidt4748]

I'm a new subscriber. I respect how you and Grant work as a team. I respect how you get after any job on the farm. I grew up on the farm and know how tough it can be. Thanks for the great content Take Care Be Safe working out there. Out

[@don-dspid2404]

Pivots seem to be the best way to go to me. Is there a reason why you can't go with foam filled tires or some kind of lightweight solid tire, if such a thing exists?

[@scotcoon1186]

They make plastic wheels that have a bolt through the valve stem hole. Takes nothing to break the tab in the plastic for that bolt, though

[@johnwatson752]

Just thought I would let you know that the last locomotive in that train had no one in it. It is called a DPU (distributed power unit). It is operated from the lead locomotive via radio control. I love trains too. Love your channel.

[@stevenmoratz7333]

Laura, you do have to prove anything! You are a hard worker! Don't get hurt doing things, ask for help!

[@garytrippel7104]

Called a unit train. About 100 cars.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

I appreciate the amount of work that goes into farming . You are at the mercy of the elements . Without food and water we as a society couldn’t survive ! Thanks guys !

[@russellbowman8051]

Thank You For Including Us All In Your Day!! So Interesting!! Keep Smiling On!! 😄👍👊❤️

[@anton4video]

Irrigation from above has advantages but can be improved. Why use air-filled wheels?

[@YossiRafelson]

Also why are the pivot sections not tall enough for farm equipment to pass under them?

[@darkiee69]

@@YossiRafelson Weight and cost.

[@YossiRafelson]

@@darkiee69 then why are they several feet taller than the tallest corn will ever get?

[@NiceMuslimLady]

@@YossiRafelson Well, you should invent a pivot that levitates so they don't have to worry about the pivot supports being in the way.

[@darkiee69]

@@YossiRafelson So the water can come from above, and so they don't break the plants.

[@richard73]

I know you need the pivots but they seem a lot of hassle?

[@msb3175]

Retired Conductor here. Only the head end unit is occupied by an Engineer and a Conductor. All the locomotives physically attached to the leader operate as a single unit. Any other locomotives further back in the train and at the end are DPU's which stands for "distributive power unit". they are controlled remotely (radio) from the head end by the engineer.

[@davidshannon6597]

The difference in the corn that is irrigated versus not is amazing. Thanks for taking us along!

[@Nekzuris]

Can you still do all field work with underground irrigation, like cultivating or plowing ? is there a risk to dig up the pipes ?

[@NiceMuslimLady]

Sure...if the pipes are buried deep enough! But, that's the problem...they can't put the pipes just below the surface or they'll get hit by the tillage equipment. So, they have to be deep enough so they won't get hit by the equipment. BUT...water doesn't go just go UP very well.

[@tomland9293]

It sounded like Grant said the piping is about 10" down so as long as any cultivating is above that you are good.

[@deannelson9565]

@@NiceMuslimLady with drip irrigation water actually flows up better than down. It seems counterintuitive but it's how it actually works. Drip irrigation is a vastly better system it's just significantly more expensive to start with.

[@NiceMuslimLady]

@@deannelson9565 It's also more expensive and more troublesome when you have to repair it. I thought of using it, but, the big issue for me is the hard water would tend to clog the pipes. Plus the cost.

[@jayson1270]

Grant always knowing how to keep the food coming to the table w/ views @6:09

[@bobkerr8887]

We call those Bloomfield Jacks. They are made in Bloomfield, Indiana. Small little factory been there forever. There is a huge pile of rejected jacks lining a river bank nearby for erosion control. They put them there back in the 50s or 60s I think.

[@FishingWithAhrenAndMary]

Laura IS CrossFit!! thanks to Pivot tires.

[@melvinking2686]

How do they fix the pivot tires, do they have tubes or do they have foam?

[@NiceMuslimLady]

They have air. They're probably tubeless.

[@roycepruett5862]

What is your thoughts on watering out of a ditch with tubes like in the old days or even gated pipe with a flow line ? ?

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Her dad does that.

[@reneprovencher8395]

You guys work your butts off. Some of us understand the amount of work in farming. I have to admit that “there is always something to fix”!!!!! Keep smiling guys. Oh I had to rerun to look at those kitties!!!!!!! Your cat is such a gentle mommy!🤣😂❤️

[@burryhulbertjr1429]

Hello from Ohio on d river. Love I all. I hope back work soon. N buy sum stuff. Until den I just gotta view d free stuff. However I'm grateful n love uall.. God bless rockin n stay strong!! Uall a good team!! I used pull flatbed out of Culbertson. !! Dey were good folks. N farmed also.. good people..!!! I hauled alot of sprinkler. Boss knew I knew how go off road. I did off road in pits since long ago. I'm 52. Now I remember spreading manure by hand 2$$ a load. Wide 1952 John Deere 60 Tricycle front end on slope. ! Go forth uall are awesome

[@joachimkylhammar5084]

so one way to protect under ground watering is to use crushed roof tile or floor tile on top of the water lines that is what old farmers did to prevent rodants and other wermin from eating the water lines back in the day

[@deannelson9565]

That's just not even remotely practical! There are literally miles and miles and miles of hose underneath the field with drip irrigation.

[@deannelson9565]

@@prima164 do yourself a huge favor and take that first point off because otherwise you just some stupid! Rodents absolutely one hundred percent will chew the ever loving shit out of a line! This is not something up for debate it's something we have to fight every goddamn year! It's the reason why we don't run SDI on our hayground because at least on the crop fields we don't have that many pocket gophers but in anything that's like Alfalfa there's way too many rodents and the lines just get annihilated everywhere every year!

[@mbb05jb]

how do they get flat tyres? do they go over nails?

[@NiceMuslimLady]

UV damage.

[@joewarner3021]

Train cars are hauling the grain over here to Washington state to be exported!

[@richardnew1215]

Engineer, conductor, and brakeman ride in the lead engine. Usually no one in the second engine. Final engine on the rear is a pusher unit, also know as a DPU (Distributed Power Unit) under remote control from the lead engine. Thanks for noticing the train! Model railroading is a great hobby! Doing amazing work, Laura, manhandling that pivot tire! Keep up the great videos! 😀👍

[@deanrowland5080]

Have you considered gravity irrigation?

[@alanblacker7469]

The amount of water required for gravity irrigation is vastly greater than sprinklers. I did a lot of gravity irrigating as a kid.

[@andrewclutterbuck1987]

in australia we call irrigation irritation

[@erictrennepohl8212]

I injoy filling the train carts with bean or corn during a Brite sunshine day

[@marynixon9125]

What is the cost per acre of each type of irrigation. Fixed and variable? What is the average yield per acre of no irrigation vs drip vs pivot fields ?

[@Kinghauler2012]

Drip system is storm proof. No toppled , destroyed pivot framework to deal with.

[@briangrant2549]

You guys are too young to remember, but that high left jack was the standard jack in all cars and trucks from probably mid 1970s and earlier. When cars had steel bumpers, there was a small slot in the bumper to install the jack and lift the car

[@hnf1930]

The pick-up with the train wheels is called a Highrail, it has guide wheels like a rail car, but has modified rims so the regular rubber tires contact the rail, so it will go. Most trains have two people in the first locomotive, engineer and conductor, all the other locomotives are controlled from the first one. Love you guys!!!

[@danbontrager9410]

I HAVE A QUESTION WHY WOULD THE TIRES GO FLAT OUT IN THE FIELD

[@richfiryn]

Noticed the wild hemp growing in the ditch. Same thing all over Iowa too.

[@mikemullay5622]

My brother-in-law lives in Indiana corn country. I haven't actually stood near a field long enough to watch it grow, but at night with no traffic the last time I visited him during the corn growing season I could sure hear it grow, especially at night with no traffic.

[@nowhereman7398]

I used to watch a guy on you tube that made a little cart that ran on the abandoned tracks in Nevada, and California. The cart had a lawn mower engine. I haven't seen any posts from him in a while. Probably in prison for trespassing.

[@v1rotait23]

A great "pivoting episode" you two young farmers, as you featured a BNSF "Class 1 railroad" freight train with a DPU locomotive pushing on the rear end. As such, I managed to figure out which corn paddock from the whole of Nebraska you were in, despite me living in far flung New Zealand!!! 😁I have many internet resources for my passion of researching US railroads and airport locations (as a pilot), so I can generally figure out quite quickly where people are, despite never actually having been to the USA (yet!) My actual job and the NZ company I work for has me working remotely, designing specialist radio communications systems and finding comms towers across the continental states of the US for many power/gas utilities and county emergency services, so my mapping skills enable me to get a little closer to you both via my favourite tool, Google Earth!! 🤠😎

[@beckyumphrey2626]

You are so very blessed to have millions and millions of gallons of FREE water available to you.

[@decnijfkris3706]

laura also said look at my corn how it has grown in short time. Indeed her corn looked very green thick and was shooting high. Interesting stuff.

[@frogpedals]

I'm with you Laura! Don't snap those off on purpose!

[@928frogman]

Feels like the pivots win on overall capability and ease (ok, easier) of repair. I'm still flabbergasted by the scale of the challenges you face and your ability to take care of most/all yourselves.

[@somporn6040]

Good morning Laura Farms

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

So enjoy you two working together! It is great that you have the underground and the above ground pivot and the water resource is a game changer! Grant, that is a beautiful way to honor your Grandfather!

[@rickfoss5003]

Young lady you and Grant renew my faith in our young people. It was a trip to watch you struggle with that tire and overcome what many young women would not even attempt. The whole time you manage to look feminine, nails and all. Originally I was leaning towards the drip irrigation because of the conservation advantages. But, after you did the last little part about giving the plants a jump start when they are young, I think that overcomes the savings. In addition, while the pivots seem to be cantankerous beasts they are above ground where you and Grant can make most of the repairs and, those repairs can be made during the season instead of having to wait until later. My wife and I took a drive here in South Carolina today and I can't help but compare the corn that we saw with yours. Corn in our area was 5' to 6' tall and already has tassels and silks while yours looks to be about 3' to 4' tall. It's amazing what an advantage our longer growing season and earlier start dates make. Take care and keep sharing. I am not a farmer nor even a gardner any longer but i have learned a lot about the process from watching your smiling face. I also love that Grant supports you doing things. Take care, stay safe, and keep the videos coming.

[@paulenglish1601]

That wheel is almost as tall as you...well done...you are one tuff farmer!

[@richarderamirez5909]

Really enjoy your videos, perhaps you should do a 2 year analysis of your irrigation systems. How much time and expense are you putting in for repars on each. How much would your production increase if all the corn was irrigated and how much more profit you would gain. It seems like you have quite a lot of repairs to the pivots. But the only way to know is to put a pencil to it. Good luck and keep up the good farming. You two are CHAMPS!