Plowing Snow with a Combine

The skidsteer and telehandler were not going fast enough. It was cold and we needed to get done, so we brought in the John Deere S690 with a 45ft draper head to speed up the process.

[@benburns5995]

I think this is a first for plowing snow with a Bean Head and combine. I must say it was very creative. Enjoyed the footage of the small Black dog trying to get through the high snow.

[@FarmingInsider]

That's Luis! He is not a big fan of the snow

[@charlesmartin2690]

Don't be a fool, put a ring on that gorgeous lady! Love your videos.

[@FarmingInsider]

Thanks Charles!!

[@shannonp4037]

If that draper head is really toast, make a 45' snow pusher out of it using the parts. Good winter project. You could add spikes at an angle backwards to help minimize the push back from the snow.

[@tomadelsberger6101]

America at it's best moving forward due to the ingenuity of the farmers Job well done Two thumbs up for getting snowed in at your girls house!!

[@FarmingInsider]

lol thank you! We are always trying to approach situations rationally

[@zcole6612]

That's funny your dad looked like a kid in a candy store big Ole smile on his face .

[@FarmingInsider]

He did! Anything to fire up the old combine

[@truckerjames7292]

That was hilarious. I'll bring the popcorn and watch you guys try to plow a Wendy's drive thru with that lol

[@andyrobinson339]

I'm con fused by that setup in the barn. Looks like you're taking bundles and making new bundles!

[@FarmingInsider]

I should have gotten a little closer. It’s taking big squares and making bundles of small squares

[@joshuawheaton622]

Just outta curiosity why not just use the small baler to bail then? Wouldn't it be more efficient to just bale however many small bales you need?

[@shannonp4037]

@@joshuawheaton622 There was a study done that small bales were more expensive per pound/ton than large bales. Recently a small bale was 237, Large bale was 218 and large round 154 per ton. It was found that the time and energy to take a large round down to multiple small bales was cheaper than buying small bales.

[@christianlacasse2937]

Nice video

[@FarmingInsider]

Thank you!

[@johnpreston4934]

The main thought that came to my mind was that must of been a $100,000 loss when the head got totaled!

[@chrisgustafson9342]

We had a guy come late at night with a combine snow blower when I was a kid and we were snowed in. He had to come real late because it took up both lanes of the highway (shoulders too deep & drifted too). One pass & he was done. It threw snow easily 30 ft or more.

[@FarmingInsider]

I would love to see that!

[@kurtkuipers9473]

It's as simple as that nice good job

[@FarmingInsider]

Thank you my man!

[@hoopsjk14]

Good old OHIO ingenuity!!!! I love !! 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@FarmingInsider]

Hahah we have to use our heads around here to get by

[@robertfranssen]

Hahaha cool video. Almost 20k subs. Congrats

[@FarmingInsider]

Thanks! We are excited!

[@tomadelsberger6101]

I saw this on KZbin immediately had to share with you check out Fair manufacturing 1400 and 1600 rakes AWESOME idea keep up the hard work love your videos

[@FarmingInsider]

I will check it out! Thank you!

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Great video 🚜🚜❄☃👍👍👍😎

[@FarmingInsider]

Thank you!

[@jtn-minn8105]

Big snow blower on one of your MFD Deere's with the IVT transmissions....its the cats meow for moving snow. We've been using a IVT for 10 years on the blower, they will set there own ground speed automatically by how hard the snow blower pulls the engine down...

[@FarmingInsider]

That sounds MINT. How wide is the blower?

[@jtn-minn8105]

102'' on 7930

[@lutomson3496]

many videos of adapting a snow blower head to the combine and you can pick up 9 footers cheap use narrower tires and you are good to go

[@FarmingInsider]

I’ll check them out!

[@bladewiper]

I am thinking back in the 60's ( I could be wrong on the decade) one of the combine manufactures had a snowblower attachment for their combine.

[@FarmingInsider]

Maybe that's back when the hour weren't as expensive lol

[@nealturner7463]

New Idea Uni-System made a snow blower attachment to fit it.

[@TermiteBenny]

Steffen systems makes bale conversion machines that can reduce your power requirements to one engine and manpower to one person. My brother has a system in a building that’s been going for over 20 years. Less loss then a re bale set up.

[@FarmingInsider]

I agree. They are just 600k haha

[@TermiteBenny]

@@FarmingInsider yes definitely a large investment. Like you said, the smaller bales brings more money but the larger bales allows you to bale and put away a large amount during the hay making season. He sells his hay by the ton, since with the bale conversion the bales end up very heavy. It’s amazing watching the power of hydraulics push bales through a 1” piece of metal with a sharp edge and cut.

[@frankscruggs4749]

Good video.What do you think a small square bale of top quality, second cut,orchard grass is worth?

[@FarmingInsider]

That’s will vary exceptionally by region for sure but if it’s really top quality $9-10

[@joepfeiler5911]

Hope the S690 has rear wheel assist. 45 ft is a lot of snow to push.

[@FarmingInsider]

Hahah sticking one in the snow would really be a cool video

[@robmosher362]

This is a helpful and positive comment as friends and family most likely don’t want to discourage you. You said a quick look and you were right, hardly saw any equipment or plowing but a lot of the cameraman and others. You have the opportunity to be very successful with a little more effort and we hope that you are. Take a peek at Jesse Mueller and Andrew Camarata for an example of very successful KZbinrs. You can be just as successful by keeping the camera facing forward. Good luck. You can now delete this suggestion to quicker success as you will hopefully apply some of it. Hope to see more videos.

[@SlipShodBob]

Afraid Clarkson beat to it though he attached a flame thrower as well I believe

[@FarmingInsider]

It’s tough competing with that guy lol

[@davidkillins9470]

What are you going to be doing with this head, I'd be interested in buying it off you

[@FarmingInsider]

We believe it is spoken for l

[@codymakuch9293]

What kind of conveyor is the yellow one feeding the baler? And are they available to buy somewhere?

[@FarmingInsider]

Look up Teez Ez Unroller. They are out of Georgia

[@kurtjacob2839]

You guys can keep the snow. Were in the NW corner of ohio have no snow but about 18 inches of frost in ground. hard as a rock.

[@FarmingInsider]

It hasn’t been fun at all. Build up on all the barn doors trying to get into hay and and such has been frustrating

[@mitchellanderson6377]

What kind of yellow conveyor is the one feeding the baler on the rebaler system? Are they available to buy anywhere?

[@FarmingInsider]

Teez EZ Unroller out of Georgia

[@CommodoreProductions01]

hello from medina ohio how are u guys?

[@FarmingInsider]

We are living it up! Just trying to stay warm

[@christianlacasse2937]

🇨🇦

[@thepubliceye]

A forage harvester could work?

[@FarmingInsider]

Hmmm… maybe next big snow?

[@JH_HAY]

I saw your new Dji smart controller did you get the new Dji magic 3!

[@FarmingInsider]

Yes! It's amazing. 30 minute flight time in the blistering cold

[@20RM02]

Better remake the BeastBine from TopGear

[@FarmingInsider]

We’ll get right to it lol

[@blairlizotte7171]

You didn't combine any snow!!

[@rcnelson]

A lot of fluff in this video, and I didn't see the combine actually pushing snow.

[@billvandorn5332]

I don't have any extensive experience in your industry but have often wondered why you don't fabricate large snow pushers. They make them for the pickup trucks and other loaders so why not fabricate one for your machine? If I were to fabricate one I would put some hydraulics on the ends to be able to expand or collapse the full width...

[@FlyinRaptorJesus]

There are snow plows that work that way. Western wide out is an example.

[@FlyinRaptorJesus]

This didnt even show any plowing with the combine..?

[@FarmingInsider]

It did!

[@broomfieldsdual-sport]

Cool dad lol

[@robmosher362]

Interesting. A lot of face time and explanations. Could be a Canadian.

[@duanebryant709]

Leave the bucket in the shed and get a blade that swivels and be a real snow plow operator

[@FarmingInsider]

Yeah… you’re right we could use one

[@cooperranchin849]

KZbin cooper ranchin

[@frankdenuts9821]

Why not just make small bales in the fields? Seems like a waste of time to handle it twice

[@FarmingInsider]

Weather windows are a big limiting factor. The big square baler can do the equivalent of about 5 small square balers with 1/5 of the people needed

[@dougblasberg8244]

Where can I find your contact info?

[@FarmingInsider]

Miller farms custom llc on Facebook is a good way

[@JAMESRS58]

Buy a snowblower ..

[@suzannejordan3110]

I'm live in Ohio and I didn't get that much snow

[@FarmingInsider]

Big state!

[@suzannejordan3110]

@@FarmingInsider yep hay I got a ton of snow up hear did you get a lot? Now I wish I got a combine now

[@kevinblair9615]

Dude, you never actually plowed any snow with it. Click bait.

[@FarmingInsider]

Lol yes we did!