Pouring Concrete on a 100+ Foot Silo

[@st4183]

Eric - That drone shot of the silo work really puts the height of the job into perspective. Thanks!

[@zekeisme1]

i have poured a lot of concrete for bridges all over. and that system they have setup is one of the coolest things i ever seen. really brings back the old nostalgic feeling. thanks

[@BigfootSF68]

I was a PM for a concrete company back in the day. We did some bridge work too. I got told by someone from the BLM "that we PLACE concrete." :) I wonder if placing an anchor for pipe to allow a pump to hook up at the bottom then the cart operator could chug the pump to fill the cart. Or, the pipe could be plumbed to attach to the hopper. That said, the formwork may only be rated at a slow rate per hour.

[@jackthewisedog5171]

Sounds like Meghan is a great help around the farm. i think you said she also looks after the calf barn. Great to have such good people around you

[@turklayher4794]

Your farm has the cleanest cows with the nicest looking hooves of any farm channel I watch!!! Great job.

[@davidvandyk466]

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[@keessoetendaal2455]

Nice drone shot, en nice cows

[@jdschini]

It was good to be along for your morning milking and chores. Your cows are all so clean and well cared for. And I want to commend you and your family as it takes everyone to keep a dairy farm this clean and tidy. And thank you so much for the drone footage of the silo build. I am looking forward to watching the rest of the build. Have a blessed day!

[@Robert-lt3gp]

Great to see you and your dad working together. 1st silo almost done and machines ready for hard work.Greets from Slovenia!!

[@Andynos2]

I’ve been waiting for that one drone shot. The one where you follow the bucket up at the same rate 👌. Nicely done. Keep up the great videos.

[@elizabethbradley7621]

That was a great shot of the top of the silo. Thank you

[@jamesmisener3006]

Thanks to the Silo crew for letting us have a look at their work. That cement cart is a ride like no other. I'd be checking the rigging on that swinging arm often but I would do it. 8:15 I chucked when Erik mentioned he feels like he's being watched lately, by two guys, while thousands of us are looking over his shoulder at the same time! I guess you can't edit real life eh Erik? Cheers to all. 🇨🇦

[@donnamullins2089]

That's funny. I was thinking the same thing. He forgot about us.

[@afriendtoo6971]

Reminds me of riding the Big Shot on top of the Stratosphere in Vegas...

[@danielcooke7911]

Interesting instalment, be interesting to see the changes coming to the farm. In the U.K. farmers are being done over with milk pricing so watch with interest how you’re keeping the farm profitable and functioning in a way that keeps the tradition alive. Can’t blame you for trying new things and soon I fear complete automation of farming and losing the family traditions of dairymen and farmers. You can also tell how much you all care for the animals and each improvement is calculated on not just cost and time but the animal welfare is paramount.

[@Dan-qy1rg]

A few years ago, my son and I replaced a few of his skid plates too, it wasn't too bad to do. Didn't have any issues with the shafts, the gearing or oil, but the knives are always replaced or sharpened to begin the hay season. Good to see the silo progressing, thanks for the update, I hope you have a good week.

[@scottlabant8406]

Great video! Old tried and true method is great, spent summer on dairy farm in Perry County in early 70's and that is how they contructed a Star silo then. They were milking 50 cows, farm is still operating today.

[@steveadams99708]

Another great video Eric. Really nice that you take the time and effort to keep us up on what is going on there on your farm. I enjoy watching you and your dad work together, an opportunity I never had. That silo building is very interesting. Thank you.

[@carlavision6143]

I'm new to your channel and had to pause it. We used to have a dairy back in 1980 to 1988 our Mom sold it after our Dad passed away from cancer on December 22,1987. I loved walking to the dairy barn in the wee hours of the morning when I'd still be awake and sewing on my needlepoint on plastic canvas. Our dairy barn was a lot different than what yours is. Now, I'll get back to your video. Just finished your video and really enjoyed it. Our dairy wasn't as big as yours and it was only the barn, calf barn, silo and 3 feed bins back of the dairy barn.

[@birdfeeding]

Incredible how they build that silo!

[@OldGuyAdventure]

Thank you for giving us a look at how they pour; that was so interesting. I have seen a few silos, and it was always a wonder how they poured them in the past. It would be interesting to watch them switch out the forms to move up. I have seen slip forming on a dam, and I wonder just how similar the forming of your silo is.

[@peterhejny363]

They unlock the bottom form and pull it up and lock it in on top. We have 3 poured silos on our farm. The last one was in the mid 70s. 1st one in 50s lol

[@matthewnasci2646]

Been waiting for the drone shots of the concrete pour. Really, really cool. Thanks

[@thomasperez4412]

Still enjoy watching you work with your Dad each day. That very tall new silo is coming along nicely. Good workers up there. You remain as awesome as ever. Be careful. Tom in Minneapolis

[@hikanthus]

"strange feeling that I'm being watched"... well, I mean, you're carrying around a camera that represents 434,000 people who are interested in what you're doing... =). Great vids as always, interesting to watch horizontal bunker space get turned into vertical silos...

[@khancrow7015]

He legit edits EVERYTHING we see... He chooses what is shown to his channel. Completely different from someone watching you in real time

[@hikanthus]

@@khancrow7015 (sarcasm) WHAAAAAAAAT??!?!?! I think you missed the original joke...

[@khancrow7015]

@@hikanthus I understood the joke ...made ZERO sense.

[@lewisdavies-morris7900]

I've worked on a few farms as a farm hand and with a construction firm I must say that you're cows are the cleanest ones I've seen ever. On a farm

[@beckyumphrey2626]

I agree. His girls and barns are beautiful and so clean.

[@diggersdiecast8879]

i wonder if they felt similar having a drone fly over their heads haha, awesome video sir. Thank you

[@merlinbrenneman7567]

Another great video, Eric! I went looking for your new silo yesterday after our Church service. I figured I would see it from a distance because of its height in your past videos. I found it! Looks good so far. Can't wait until all 3 silos are up and finished. Also, your triticale looks good for early March. Wait until mid week with warmer temps. Should help it grow. Thanks!

[@Just-Ross]

great work as always - thanks for the content!

[@carlportland]

Thanks for bringing us along

[@michaelc.3812]

Eric, I enjoy your videos very much, and I’m always excited to see a new video.your videography has been steadily improving, and it’s clear you have many gifts (from above). Keep them coming!

[@ZekenStreak]

More exciting times on the farm. This silo project is very cool and a wee bit surprising. Seems like silage has come full circle (upright cement silos, to glass lined, to ground bunkers back to uprights). Great drone shots!! Ya can keep them coming please. Take care & stay safe. Cheers from BC

[@adamrosenhamer3762]

Love the drone shots of them pouring the silo! Awesome how the form is basically also the mechanism to move the concrete!

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Eric, you should ask the guys if you could take a ride on that cart. Looks like it would be a lot of fun. Seeing you and your Dad getting the equipment ready for summer work is encouraging. Your videos are always fun and informative to watch. Thanks.

[@steveneal2706]

Amazing video of the silo and the people running.. Glad you and dad got the mower ready for cutting. Thank you and your dad so much..y'all are awesome

[@maniachill3069]

Wow! Awesome drone shots! I love seeing the old technology still working well with the way they build that silo. Hello from Maine.

[@timothyfry8470]

Nice seeing the progress on the silo, it takes a lot of patience to work that high up. The workers make it look so easy and I enjoy all of your videos

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Wow that was a great vid ! The aerial footage was outstanding, most notably the time/angles to take in the total visual of the work process, the surrounding views. Loved the background music as well two👍👍best video I’ve seen in a week !

[@tomasdrumm5685]

The concrete silo building method is awesome. Fantastic video well done

[@dogyerf21]

those silo drone shots are sweet. really puts the gravity of their concrete work into perspective. edit: after reading the comments, i guess a bunch of people feel the same.

[@harveypenner2386]

Great video!! In my mind, I always thought that the bunker silage pit was cheaper than putting up an upright silo. But maybe its cheaper or about the same expenditure? It would be interesting to compare the costs....

[@Stupid1616]

A bunker is a lot cheaper, the reason they are using upright storage, is because they are moving to fully automated feeding. So the feed needs to be stored this way.

[@jasonshort3100]

​@LastNamefirst-wv7jj you need to watch the video where he explains all of this, they though through everything and decided that defacing and loading feed boxes just wasn't a viable option. So they opted for this. I actually agree with them, if you are having an automated system, why mess around filling feed boxes.

[@FreeloaderFarms]

​@LastNamefirst-wv7jj always some know it all 😂. It's a shame there's no right way to farm, they can do what they want.

[@jasonshort3100]

@LastNamefirst-wv7jj They aren't stupid, it's their Farm, Their money, They can do whatever they like.

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

@LastNamefirst-wv7jj the big kicker for me with using the bunks is feed freshness. Defacing the silage and letting it in a pile for 4 to 16 hours before feeding it to the cows is a problem. Our bunk floors need to be resurfaced and we should expand the silage capacity and buy new walls for a couple narrow triticale bunks. Then buy a used payloader and some quality com boxes (45k each) for loading feed into the robot. We could use some old forage boxes but I know those are not built to have acidic fermented feed setting in them 24/7. There we already spent close to two silos worth of money and we still have the labor of loading the boxes 2 or 3 times a day. Also the problem of moisture changes when we get rain in bunker silos. The towers bring other advantages- less feed shrink, little to no mold, no dirt or manure getting tracked into the feed, no throwing tires and cutting plastic. I know what we are getting into with silos. Gotta stay on top of maintenance to avoid most sunday night calls. Triticale door needs moved every 20 days and corn silage every 10 days. Fresh feed on camand for the robot, hard to beat.

[@josephtrainor279]

The drone footage was awesome. It was great to see the work from that angle.

[@robertthomas5590]

I love that silo footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@brentfarrow8125]

Love the silo pouring just cool

[@TheFarmingLife]

Eventually the whole Farm will be done by robots? I'm still in the early stages trying to figure how to spend money to move our farm forward with the economy price of beef calves thanks for sharing the video hope you have a great day

[@jesusisGod1434]

Your channel has grown so much! Great work! Love to see you working hard, and all of us enjoying the videos you make. It’s never boring! ❤✝️❤️

[@michaelc.3812]

God bless our farmers for they feed us! We love you guys!! Thank you.

[@spencercrispell3255]

Awesome video with the drone while they were pouring the concrete, thanks for all the videos.

[@GlassImpressions]

Fascinating silo method. Great drone shot!

[@TheGilbert48197]

Thank you for showing us how they get the concrete up there and how they Pour it, boy that is going be very tall, and thank you for how you fix the field hay cutter, and showing part of your day.

[@kevinhelgerson982]

Damn that’s high. Not for me. Love your videos.

[@Textheinfidel]

Awesome video!! Love the drone footage!!

[@MichaelHolloway]

thanks for the silo build coverage - neat!

[@Kraffty808]

Those are some insane shots with the drone! Silo crew getting it done. Nice!

[@philipfleming3546]

Great day. It's great to see father/son working together in family business. You and dad need to wear safety glasses when working under or on equipment.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

When a dairy/Feed farmers says “It could always be worse, could be a concrete silo builder.” That says it all

[@pennsylvaniadairyman2290]

Very cool seeing the silo go up. We probably replaced about a half dozen of those shafts on our discbine last year. It gets to the point where you wonder if it wouldn’t make more sense to just get a new cutter bar.

[@billjoat]

Great video Eric. The drone parts were amazing. I'm excited to see you climb the outside ladder to the top so we can the see the fabulous view from the top. The top would be a great place for a satelite office!!

[@doseofboost4509]

the reason i love this channel an have from the first video is because theirs no fake shit .............its authentic and genuine

[@douglasharmer690]

Hello Megan! You are a dedicated 10th Gen worker. I hope they take good care of you. Maybe a fast "Hello" in one of the videos. God bless all 10th Gen workers and all farmers!

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Great video. Your girls are so clean and well cared.for in their immaculate barns.

[@jamesbristow5740]

That's pretty awesome to see a big new silo going up, I never cared for all the plastic that gets thrown away with wrapped bales and bunks but I understand the bottom line and price dictates design a lot of the time.

[@arthurok327]

Howdy Eric, I hope ya'll are doing well, That was really Cool, Thank you so much for showing the pouring of that 100 ' ring, that was so Cool to see !! The only silos around our Farm, are the 2 feedlots, they have 8 at one feedlot, and 6 at the other 1, we don't have any silos on our Farm up here in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦 just grain bins, and silage bunks, you definitely have a impressive dairy farm Eric, very organized 👍Stay safe, God Bless and Farm on my Friends

[@braddobson2060]

Very good video the drone footage was amazing. Your cows looked especially clean and had a very shiny coat.

[@brycekirby1567]

Nice to see all the progress you have made over the years

[@billpotmesil]

Like how you call the cows Ladies! We did, too, and also used Sunshine and Sweetheart! Long way up to the top of the silo! Also love your music!

[@donaldfoltz4649]

Wow, that’s one tall silo, pretty amazing. What a giant step forward you’ve taking.

[@tonykazz2779]

Again , Thank You for this interesting View of Farm Life

[@markweiler8172]

I’ve been past your farm a few times the last couple of weeks. Letting you know I was way to busy looking at that humongous silo to be watching you ! 😂😂😂

[@kevinotoole4115]

Great vid Eric love watchin em. Only thing id say about the crimpers on the mower is that when you cut the crop the crimpers crush the stalks which can cause the nutrients to be drained away and left on the ground rather than in your feed like yes its great for drying but you can get a better crop if you dont crimp it 👍👍

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

I've heard that but we have not found it to hurt feed quality. Some say crimping is better for feed quality because it stops the plant from respirating after mowing.

[@molotov9502]

Glad to see that silo crew wearing their fall protection harnesses. That's a long way down!

[@DeutzFarmer96]

It's funny that poured concrete silos are coming back.

[@elizabethbradley7621]

What is the life of the new silos? I love the way you explain what you are doing. That helps me understand just how a farm really work. Thank you so much. ❤❤❤❤

[@neilballou3203]

Real good drone work.

[@mlmeyer79]

There isn't enough money printed to get me to do that! The guy on the edge with the concrete bucket - oh heck NO! Nice video as always.

[@farmboysteve3295]

That contraption at the top of the silo is pretty nifty

[@PetesProjects0]

Drone footage is really interesting!

[@drsmith4806]

Hey Eric love the video's could you show how they move the form up to next stage? Can't wait to see this new system up & running & the vidoes along the way thanks for showing us the great videos.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

That guy riding the bicycle thing that puts the concrete in the forms, nope, nope, nope.

[@ourv9603]

Speaking of Dairies... My neighborhood has a big busy boulavard crowded with very few houses but mostly it is elbow to elbow with businesses & shopping strips. One day our local paper ran a story. It said 100 years ago that boulavard was the lonely old county road which had dairies scattered along it. An old timer said as you traveled the old road you would hear the milk maids singing to their cows as they milked. !

[@Ctyschooldriver]

Keep up the good, honest, hard work. We are originally from Lancaster, PA. Live in Cleveland,TN for nine years.

[@oliviafrost1808]

Wow that silo is amazing, incredible!! And not even full height yet. We just don't see the verticle silos in nz, never. You gona be brave climbing that to set up for harvest. Awesome drone work, great vid.

[@AncilOverbey]

Eric, thanks for the silo updates. It has been amazing to watch. Question: Are the other two silos going to be as tall as this one?

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

Yes they will all be the same

[@hopeherefords8122]

Cool video man! Good explanations

[@chrisdaniel1339]

That is a pretty slick system they have, fast too. Nice drone shots. I would have been awesome if you got closer or zoomed in to get up close and personal with what they are doing.

[@tommy-ij9nd]

I always like the music you play for your drone footage.

[@danfinley3690]

Everything is looking awesome gosh bless y’all thanks for all y’all do

[@karlherzog3979]

That’s gonna be an awesome view from the top of that silo when it’s done.

[@marc-philippkost7823]

Your cows looking good and so clean. That's really nice

[@stuartsplace100]

WOW,that is real awesome watching them build the silo

[@stevebiddle8912]

Really cool drone footage!!

[@danielahlf8867]

I used to build silos back in the early eighties. The tallest was over 300 ft. Built smoke stacks the same way. Built a few up around 1000 ft. Quite a view from that high up. Brings back a lot of memories.

[@bobrobert6277]

thank you for taking the time to fly the drone very impressive work

[@tuck4511]

Nice drone coverage there Eric!

[@scottscaneh]

With switching to DST how does that affect your milk production? Have you done any recording of production?

[@swami8384]

Wearing a filtering face piece 2:00 is the smart way to save your lungs... long term they will thank you! Take care and have a good one.

[@timimhoff8297]

Those silo worker must have nerves of steel, the drone shot gave the shakes.....Good Work. btim sw pa.

[@JohnBrown-pw3bz]

12:38 what are your plans for the old silage bunkers. Are you considering future buildings. Would a merry go round milking system be next?

[@ltgengr]

You went from feeling they are looking down on you to them feeling you are looking down on them, lol.

[@Mike_Engel]

Nice Silo construction video..... Do the cows use the Brushes during the winter time?

[@jameswalker-ck5ho]

Wow your going to need some HP on that blower a center fill with dry silage can plug easy

[@gavinperry7237]

Hopefully during the building of the 2nd or 3rd silo you have the opportunity for time lapse shots of the forms being raised from one ring to the next.

[@melvinroes3921]

My family built a number of silos this way. Thanks for the video

[@TheStuport]

As with your many Fans. I too enjoy your content very much! I had to laugh when you said how you felt like EYES were watching you from the guys on top on the growing Silo! Then, you returned the favor by posting your Drone close by to see them from their vantage point! Love The Give-n-Take LOLOL MOO From next door in COW-lumbus, Ohio

[@mndeveloper9836]

Is this silo tall enough that you have to have the red beacon for planes on the top?

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

No I think they need one at 200'

[@ez1913]

Will you need to climb to setup the unloaded and open doors?