Potato Harvester Broke Down! Day 11

[@vaclovasss]

Quote is from Joe Dirt

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You got it

[@onionfriend9799]

@@RockyMountainFarmer is this in Colorado?

[@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!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Awesome! Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying 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

[@johnbuchholz313]

I am impressed with Your hydraulic truck boom controller, it is really is responsive. Eleven trucks filled in thirty minutes is impressive. I load four semi and two thirty ton beet carts in about 45 to 55 minutes. It been warm and windy here too. Fun watching your videos, best of luck.

[@KerryNorgate-d5f]

Hi from New Zealand. I have just seen your chain break and just to say I love watching you in the different machines and you make it a pleasure to watch because you explain how everything works. Keep them coming.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@linebattie6005]

I was raised on a farm in New Brunswick Canada and I find you are so interesting to listen to.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s awesome. I’m glad you like listening and enjoying the videos.

[@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.

[@tuberNunya]

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

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, I’m glad I could bring you along

[@stuartatkins5425]

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

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks

[@AndrewNewson2024]

Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 keep the content coming, it’s great! There does seem to be a lot of stuff in the fields: silage bags, twine (surprise d you cleared the blockage and threw the twine back on the mud?), all the metal, can’t believe it, and costly for repairs & breakdowns.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, there’s a lot of stuff in the field most of it gets carried out in the manure trucks.

[@TheRandallraplee]

Please keep your videos coming! They are very much appreciated and are not repetitive. Your family farm is very important and I am still astounded at Spud farms and the complexity it takes to do your vocation.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying it

[@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

[@alfredomarotta6604]

I and I'm sure rest of the audience like the day to day harvest, never boring always something to see. Actually it's probably harder on you, trying to videos and making them interesting. Keep on keeping on. Thank you Tehren for bringing us along.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.

[@keithkroenke3240]

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

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoy it

[@bradsellnow3665]

I’m watching your videos to see another aspect of farming that I have not been able to experience. From one farmer to another (retired) I am always interested in learning about another method of farming . Keep the videos coming!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@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

[@jeffrypotocek7727]

Keep up this good content. You're not boring me at all.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh good I’m glad you’re enjoying the channel

[@Skunky281]

Love the video! Don’t worry about repeating

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it

[@stevestormssr5492]

Next time you pull a new belt, suspect the roll on a fork or hang it under the conveyor on a pipe so it can roll off rather than pull the weight on the ground. Half the work in half the time. Less likely to damage the belt !

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, that would work

[@DouglasYoung-tx8xf]

And I really like watching you run the harvester and run the beat chopper harbor chopper watching them doing that in the sellers I sit and watch it all for hours the more you can put in there the more I like

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@BoCorbit]

I'm enjoying your overage, doing great!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@TrumenFelland]

Watched all, found all interesting. You do great job. Thankyou.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Awesome, thank you!

[@paulhammond7489]

You know we love the content :)

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you do

[@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

[@andyknox9276]

The spud combine is a good machine cannot believe how fast it fills trucks good video.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, it does a really good job

[@Tscaperock]

You need a nice steel flagpole with a spring mount! That is what I use on my pickup.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s exactly what we need

[@ShainAndrews]

Dumbest shit I have ever heard.

[@steveavis7809]

one thing that mite be interesting to try and film would be a time-lapse of cellar filling up

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m going to try and get a Time-lapse like that before we’re done

[@Forlong21]

I love me potatos its neat to see how they get off the field to my belly

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you’re enjoying it

[@leerossi7940]

Colorado is the same the weather is so unpredictable , pumpkins can only withhold a froste maybe two before they’re done for …. If we get snow, just forget about

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, our pumpkins don’t usually last very long here either. They’re lucky if they make it to Halloween.

[@jerrymiller6711]

Awesome.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you think so!

[@jerryjohnson8268]

its great

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@austinadventure]

Do you find those belts like the one that broke on the harvester stretch? Very similar style to ones on skid/ bulb crate washing machines I work on. I wish they had a connection point like that one, not a continuous belt like we have. Awesome video, thanks for taking us along.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We haven’t noticed them stretching probably because there’s a tightener in the middle so if they do stretch the tightener will keep it tight so that’s probably why we haven’t noticed

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

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I think it’s only 90 days

[@donmedford2563]

How deep do you dig with the crossover and harvester? Could you stop one of them while digging and back up to show what it looks like?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

They dig about a foot deep

[@dnawormcastings]

It must cost a lot of money to fix all these trucks .machines ect when harvesting is on 🇦🇺👍

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, we usually burn through about $20,000 a day during harvest

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

It's called vodka.

[@ellisdando1061]

@@Failure_Is_An_Option it's called potato wine ,go have a Google and find the recipe.

[@stevenhorne5089]

It's looking cold there. What kind of temperature swings do you have to contend with storing these? Any changes to your SOP because of what happened this summer?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well during the day right now it’s getting into the 70s and at night to drop down into the 40s but that’s about perfect for harvest

[@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.

[@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

[@brucehobbs1734]

Is Spudnick warranting the break downs? How does it work?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

They are on the cellar equipment, but our field equipment does not have any warranty

[@gunnarbeck225]

Do you guys grow seed potatoes? Also what determines if you guys put it in 16 rows or less?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We do not grow seed potatoes and usually the only reason we would put 16 rows in is, if the rows are really short, and he can get down and back before the harvester catches up

[@nascarjimmy]

What are all those spuds used for? Love the videos. Be safe

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

These potatoes will all be used to make potato flakes that will then get turned into instant mashed potatoes, and Pringles

[@chrisgilbert2152]

do you scrap the old belt, or can you splice in a patch section?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We could probably have a slice made, but we will probably end up just using it for patches and mudflaps

[@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

[@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?

[@idahofarmer]

Tehren , I can answer this one so after we get done digging in a certain field or area. Will let anybody from the general public come out and gleen they call it or pick up all of the potatoes that we have just left in the field. It would not make enough sense for us to come back through the field and pick up all the little ones, I don’t know if you’ve heard of that saying step over dollars to pick up pennies but it’s just not worth it for us to go back through the field to pick up all the little ones we lost that’s why we tried to not lose any in the harvesting process

[@jamesrabbits7434]

@idahofarmer I didn't figure y'all went back through and got any, but I just wasn't sure if they went back in the ground as fertilizer or if they went to families. Back when I was trucking I hauled some potatoes out of a plant and I got to see and learned a lot.

[@Coldstream69]

Hi, can i ask, what is a crossover? sorry you have probably said but i have missed it. i know nothing about potato growing and harvest until i found your channel. keep up the good work.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

So the crossover is the other machine in the field it digs up six rows and it puts those six rows on the ground and the harvester comes and picks up those six rows plus the four rows that it’s sitting on top of here’s the first video if you haven’t seen it, where I go into more detail about how it all works. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHSVo3qLiNiLqsksi=ganzs4a9uK4BpjYr

[@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.

[@carlmarr2984]

Does the tractor on the digger use auto stir off of GPS?

[@idahofarmer]

Yes John Deere GPS with auto steer

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes

[@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.

[@northwoodsguy1538]

Sounds like northern WI.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We are in eastern Idaho

[@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

[@runedreng2378]

Spudnik was bought by Grimme Group in 2003. By far the biggest producer off potetoequipment in the world

[@runedreng2378]

As an ex-potatogrower in Norway i like your videos a lot. I used Grimme 260 the last couple of years.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is owned by grimme but still separate. From what I can tell Spudnik is built heavier duty.

[@codyleuthauser2964]

Put a camera on the piler for a time laps?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I could probably do that

[@BruceBergman]

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

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I think it’s a potato

[@roberthousedorfii1743]

Why don't you just patch in a new 4 foot piece for that torn out section?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It was under warranty

[@adamstinshack]

How about spud-a-mus-maxamus😊

[@alfredmcintosh16]

When you say sacks of potatoes. Are meaning 50 pounds per sack?

[@idahofarmer]

100 lb sacks

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

100 pounds

[@alfredmcintosh16]

@@RockyMountainFarmer oh okay thank you for that information.

[@kevinbutton4580]

I can't imagine the amount of cabin filters and dust filters you have to replace on every thing 😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, we go through a lot

[@chrisgilbert2152]

dont change a thing!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying it

[@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

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I always try to explain what’s going on.

[@DouglasYoung-tx8xf]

Wouldn’t it be better to drive slower with the harbor store? That way you could see more what was going on and less turn around and pick up 16 rows just thought I just wondering why you don’t maybe you can answer that

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, we like to go as fast as we can to try and get harvest done as soon as we can because it cost $20,000 a day to run and the reason we don’t dig 16 rows because it’s faster for us to just follow the crossover down and back because if we didn’t, we would have to stop and wait making harvest take longer we know a few farmers around who have two crossovers and dig 14 rows, and we can cover more ground in a day than they can

[@AHeuvelman-su8ji]

Je bent zelf wel erg veel in beeld, hou het nu eens zakelijk.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@paulwelsh2179]

Joe dirt 😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You got it

[@kevinglanzer9388]

we need to see you eat potatoes

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I don’t know about that

[@kevinglanzer9388]

ok then help us out with porkchops

[@williamokeeffe9874]

Get a brush handle put the flag on it

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That would work

[@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.

[@devanwinterton19]

You should find an old long CB antenna to mount your flag to. That way it will flex with the wind and when you hit stuff.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That would work really well

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

Dumb. Leave the US flag on the pole at the house where it belongs.

[@tuberNunya]

You could have plugged that yourself cheaper.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I could have, but we don’t have any industrial plugs and I wasn’t sure if there was a tube in the tire that needed to be replaced because if there was a tube you cannot put a plug in it

[@joshuawinter7447]

Joe dirt

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes

[@adamstinshack]

Are you just going to sit there and make fun of poor little Joe dirt.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Haha