Preparing for potato harvest!

It’s crunch time as we gear up for potato harvest, and there’s a mountain of tasks to tackle! First up, we’ve got to get our vine chopper fixed and perform some much-needed maintenance on the harvester. One of our trucks needs new axles, so we’re taking that in. We hit up an auction and came away with some exciting buys, plus our John Deere 9510 is finally back after getting a new engine.
On top of all that, we’re still moving last year’s potatoes out of the sellers and had to dig up and fix a broken waterline to the cellar. And to wrap it all up, we picked up the last of our new Spudnik equipment!
Somewhere in the chaos, I also managed to squeeze in a trip to a career fair-and we got hit with a wild thunderstorm that lit up the night sky. Join us for a whirlwind of preparations as we get ready for the big harvest!
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[@sgtmark8844]

I spent 25 years at the Portland water bureau installing and maintaining the water system Retired as a supervisor and they called me the director as I always was directing the crews. So I would say your granddad is the director on that job site making sure things are being done to his satisfaction.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Sounds about right

[@PgP736]

❤ from Norway

[@mr.lynnrosaasen8218]

You guys can be funny in a non-funny situation... takes a good attitude in everybody! !wet Blessings !

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We try to be. All the problems will get solved weather your happy or mad so you might as well be happy

[@erictownsend4236]

Sorry, I am a retired dairy farmer in NH, We went through our equipment at the END of the harvest season! Next season, all equipment has been power washed, oil coated, gone through, parts replaced, greased, ready to go when we pulled it out of the shed! Why do that maintenance 2 to 3 weeks before you need it? What if a part is not available?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

The main reason is after harvest we have hay and then about a month of hauling manure, and then winters here and our shop is too small for any of the equipment to fit in the shop so we can’t work on it till the next year

[@erictownsend4236]

@@RockyMountainFarmer OK, Thanks for the reply, Makes sense now! Hope you can at some point build a shop your equipment can fit in. Farming is tough! And money can only to the most important investment ! Wishing you well!

[@hootnanny6144]

I put 3 or 4 rounds of thread tape on the barbs of hose connector before sliding it together seems to work pretty good about sealing it up with clamps

[@LynnKorte-ve4qf]

Lots of maintenance for the amount of your production for sure,during harvesting you have to keep going to beat the weather issues ,no time for screwing around fixing equipment then

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes we have to make sure everything is fixed before we start. No time for downtime.

[@maineman11]

I believe the sidewall on that tire is gone due to the friction of rubbing against the other tire. Maybe find a size tire where there is an inch gap on each edge and in the center.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That could very well be true

[@copoaffl]

También me toco darle mantenimiento a la Digger, en lo único que me ayudaban era en poner las bandas, en todo lo demás , lo hacia solo, Saludos y buen día.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It’s definitely a lot of work to maintain

[@copoaffl]

Ahora imagínate como me siento, lo poco que aprendí cuando estaba en Hermiston Or. trabajando para Bud Rich Patatoes Ing. regresare a México, pensando que lo poco que aprendí allá me serviría de mucho, pero para mi suerte, de nada me sirve, aparte que no me creen, buen día y a darle con todo.

[@davidwpinkston4226]

and here i thought sugar beet harvest was complicated. hope there is a profit at the end of the day.

[@Arham7cheema]

Your farm now full of equipment like as factory does these chains were replaced by new or old whimsical video to enjoy

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rupetto1959]

the water and electrical lines should be protected by a corrugating pipe.. my 2 cents 🙂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, it was put in about 60 years ago

[@bierscheet]

I like the joke that you just burried a leaking waterline :p

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It will give us something to do another day.

[@johnbucklerfarms]

Hire a Vacuum Truck around those Utilities

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That probably would be a good idea

[@StoneWolf2077]

I love to see Grandpa, but we're is there, dad?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

He’s usually talking care of the business side.

[@DIGGER19860]

I think the side tread was holding dirt and the dirt carved that groove in the steel. i dont think rubber can wear out steel. i bet it was basically the sand in the dirt stuck to the rubber sand papered it off. good stuff dude!!! I now think i like this channel more then that mfer from minnesota. lol

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You’re absolutely right just sanded it down. I’m glad you’re enjoying the channel. That’s a big compliment that you think my channel is better than MF. Thanks.

[@KarmaShaw-dc1hd]

You don't use Y rollers for shaking the dirt out

[@johnbucklerfarms]

How Many Brothers Are There?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Me and Christopher are brothers and Josh is our brother in law.

[@jetegtmeier71]

hold on a minute, you have a known high voltage splice in the hole, Under water, and he's going in with only some farm grade rubber boots ??????? I truly hope you shut the power off first.

[@RobertJochim]

Abandon the existing water line and run a new one.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We will someday

[@biobauer8]

what are the potatoes used for after you sell them? lovely video

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

These will all be made into potato flakes that will then get turned into things like Pringles or instant potatoes, and things like that

[@maineman11]

Ah, @ 15:01 ........ Also, the Maine way we do that. Nice, my people.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It works pretty good

[@eddiereichel9354]

Those blue fittings from Home Depot are TERRIBLE. I have tried to use them a few different times and they never seal up.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I would have to agree with you

[@lepeotmit]

OMG! at 24:05 you can see the big difference between a german (mostly all european) and an american brand! While american companies usually flood everything with color, you won't see color in german engines where you have any type of connection and usually all screws and bolts unpainted! It is not just for the look. It is for the easier accessbility in case of exchange.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

True