Potato Harvester Broke Down! Day 11

Welcome back to Rocky Mountain Farmer! It’s Day 11 of our potato harvest, and things are starting off with a challenge. In today’s video, I’m tackling some unexpected repairs after a key piece of our potato cellar equipment went down. With harvest season in full swing, keeping everything running smoothly is a must, so I dive in to get the equipment back in action.
Once that’s handled, I head out to the field to do some vine beating and clear the way for our harvesters. The process of removing potato vines is crucial before we can dig the spuds, and it’s always a satisfying part of the day.
After finishing up with the vine beater, I finally get a turn behind the wheel of the potato harvester. Just as I’m getting into the rhythm of the operation, we hit another snag-the harvester breaks down! With the clock ticking and potatoes waiting to be dug, we scramble to figure out the issue and get the machine running again.
Join me as I walk you through the ups and downs of this day in the life of harvest season-where no two days are ever the same! Whether it’s fixing machinery, managing the fields, or troubleshooting mid-harvest breakdowns, this video gives you a front-row seat to the challenges and rewards of farming.
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[@vaclovasss]

Quote is from Joe Dirt

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You got it

[@PNW_Hawk]

Don't ever feel like you are repetitive or boring! I am loving seeing the full day of what ya'll do and learning tons. Keep up the great informative videos!

[@stuartatkins5425]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - you and your whole team are AWESOME!

[@keithkroenke3240]

Keep showing what you do every day that's why I watch you❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoy it

[@tuberNunya]

We wish we could farm too. It is just nice watching all those beautiful spuds filling those trucks.

[@securitydinosaur]

Don't worry about "repeating yourself"! It IS interesting, as well as kind of fun, following what you/farmers do...

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Tinnunulus]

Dont worry if you are repeating things, most viewers dial in to your content becuse they are interested in what you do and say 👍love the videos RX driver UK 🇬🇧

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos

[@kingkev7960]

Facts I'm not a potato farmer but I'm watching so I can get an ideal observation. Content only needs to contain Potato farming and I'm here lol

[@sgtmark8844]

I like videos with real content and a real person on them saying what’s going on Hate the ones that just put together a bunch of unrelated content with narration. So your not boring and enjoying watching your channel

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@TheRange7]

The few Ag channels I really enjoy all say the same thing. "I keep repeating myself." One guy who's about an hour or so south of me was thinking about stopping doing YT. Thankfully the enthusiastic subs like me told him how much we continue to enjoy the content and he felt better about things. Never worry about repeating yourself. Even though I'm new here, I think most would agree, your content is really excellent and very hands on. I've learned more about potato farming in the last month than I've ever known in my whole life. Like many, I'm also a huge fan of watching how the machines function. Every single adult who knew me as a little kid predicted I'd either be a large road builder or a farmer. That was based on my interest in huge machinery. How I ended up as a trader instead still escapes me. I'm absolutely blown away at the quantity of potatoes you guys can harvest in a single day. Lastly, as I've already said, you make things easy to understand and you're very articulate in your delivery. I'm grateful that you and your family made the decision to share this great content. Cheers to you and yours.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That really means alot. Thanks for commenting and supporting the channel. I’m glad you are enjoying it.

[@seanmarr6029]

It is a good thing Spudnik is so close to you for support , l am 1 hour north of Coutts- Sweetgrass and need to deal with the dealer.🇨🇦

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is nice to have them close

[@michaelhollmann8353]

Last year the weather over here turned bad so fast that the last potatoes were harvested mid march this year 😂, they looked pretty good but were just good enough to go directly into a bio digester 🥔🚜.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh, I bet those were nasty

[@ellisdando1061]

A few years ago a friend of mine bought a book about homemade wines, one night we were sat at his house to try out some wine which he had made .As we were drinking he started to tell us about the recipes which were in the book and how good the book was, except that there was no recipe for spud wine .when we all started laughing he couldn't understand why until we told him , he'd have to look under , p , for potatoes.he never lived it down , Even year's later😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for sharing!

[@copoaffl]

I'm going to tell you one of my many stories, about what happened to me when I was there, it's related to the band that broke up, one day a co-worker came and told me, well, you act very intelligent, Find out how to put the bands on, since they are very heavy and difficult to put on! -Wait for me a little while, let me think, look! You tell those who weld, to make you Rectangle, with metal, to put 2 fixed tires and another two that move, where it is narrower, to put some triangles, so that they can sit a bar, they put the bar in In the middle of the belt, since it is going to be heavy, they lift it up with the forklift, so they can arrange it where it is going to go and it can be unrolled more easily. The funny thing is that others kept the merits. Greetings and have a good day.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for sharing

[@terrafarms7370]

Just a thought, Why not repair the belt with a splice & keep it for a spare. Who, knows if & when it will happen again.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We might

[@jerryjohnson8268]

its great

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lindanelson8400]

One thing for sure is good service is hard to come by, so when you do find it I like to tell everyone who to go to. Likewise if I get bad service I tell people about that too. I'm fortunate in that I still live in the town I grew up in. I know people, and that's a good thing. When you've known someone since childhood, you'll often get service they wouldn't do for anyone else. My problem now is everyone I grew up with are retiring, like me. Back to the farm, I believe I could watch the earth 🌎 devouring machine all day long. Unlike you, I don't have to be an octopus, using all my senses, and having to have my head on a swivel constantly. Bet you're tired by the end of the day!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is a cool machine to operate but boy is it mentally exhausting after a few hour shift I am so tired. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@jamesrabbits7434]

Do you go back through the fields and pick up a few for you and your family that either you missed or just feel through?

[@ileenmcminn2062]

Looking at your video you were loading in just a few seconds over 2 minutes earlier in the day in the field before that one your brother was just under 2 minutes. Probably the difference in yield.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah probably could also be the soil

[@ileenmcminn2062]

@@RockyMountainFarmer maybe you fill the trucks Fuller.

[@RonguyAg-j4v]

How soon do you move the potatoes out of the cellars to market after harvest?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Whenever the processor wants to use them.

What kind of warranty do you get with the Spudnik equipment?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I think it’s only 90 days

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

Can you get a splice kit for the long conveyer belt?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You can have one made but this was under warranty

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

@@RockyMountainFarmer “Under warranty” are words you always want to hear! Plus you now have material to flaps etc. like you mentioned. Your productivity this year is impressive with the new equipment despite the breakdowns.

[@BruceBergman]

Is the Spudnik mascot Leika? (sputnik) 😊its a Russian thing.... 2:49

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I think it’s a potato

[@codyleuthauser2964]

Put a camera on the piler for a time laps?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I could probably do that

[@paulwelsh2179]

Joe dirt 😂

[@kevinglanzer9388]

we need to see you eat potatoes

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I don’t know about that

[@kevinglanzer9388]

ok then help us out with porkchops

[@angus4202]

do you happen to have any experience with grimme equpment i know they are sister companies with spudnik

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I don’t because all the equipment here is Spudnik

[@capt.graybeard]

I'm not sure but, you guys bought all brand new equipment, so that you wouldn't have breakdown, and it seems like you break down an awful lot. So that begs the question, is the quality of the machinery not that good, or are you guys that hard on the equipment, or is this normal? I'm just asking I have no idea I was just curious.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, compared to last year we have had very few breakdowns it’s normal to have breakdowns even on new equipment

[@capt.graybeard]

Well hopefully there's some kind of warranty that goes along with that. I don't know how long that warranty would last but, anyway still enjoying your videos, and still want to drive out there and get a bag of potatoes. But the way things are going it'll probably be next year.

[@tuberNunya]

You could have plugged that yourself cheaper.

[@joshuawinter7447]

Joe dirt

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes

[@joebufford2972]

Your narration and comments and the behind the scenes on all the equipment is the show. If we watch what you see day after day we would be asleep in the first 5 minutes looking down a mile long row is boring