How a Harvest Combine Works!

[@stevet8121]

I'm amazed at how clean and organized the CLAAS plant is.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Yes, spotless! And pretty quiet too. That was a lot of fun. I toured the plant 3 times. Twice with the group and once just with my pops on a private tour with the line manager. -M.

[@warrencorcoran9824]

Great video Matt

[@eamondash3525]

From Nigeria! stumbled upon your channel.... its the best well thought through,educative,down to earth and planned video on rice farming i have watched (Rice Farming TV). Obrigado pra voce!

[@MillennialFarmer]

Editing skills-on point! Well done again, Matt. Fun tour!

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Thanks Zach! It was definitely a fun trip. Tough edit though because I wasn't too sure what to expect while filming. Received a ton of hospitality there which helped. Take care my man. -M.

[@hgc1581]

Couldn't agree more. Better watch out Zach! 😂😅 lol

[@stevet8121]

I can't believe I've invested this much time to rice farming....Lol. Great job Matt.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Well Steve, I hope you continue down the dirt road with me. Who knows maybe I'll diversify and start farming crawfish. Take care buddy! -Matthew

[@Дмитрий-я5ю5ж]

Amazing harvesters manufactory. So clean in rooms. Perfect quality control.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Yeah Zerg, that's what surprised me too! So clean! And it actually wasn't that noisy too. -M.

[@nashguy207]

Thanks for taking us on the tour with you. Great video. Entertaining and educational. As already stated in other comments you are becoming a professional at producing these videos. Have a great day and God Bless!!!

[@joelundberg5930]

That place is awesome! My grandparents went back there a few years ago and they had a blast! And a few years before that they went to the one in Germany.

[@yashvendrasingh9208]

Joe Lundberg okkkkkkkll

[@judd500]

You are becoming a true professional at producing quality video's! I really enjoyed it.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Wow, thanks Judd. That means a lot to me. I really put in a bit of extra time editing this episode and it's really rewarding getting this positive, encouraging feedback. I appreciate it. -Matthew

[@crowman5936]

THAT was a great tour I love big machinery.

[@jatjustaboutarbon-papertra6507]

Just such an amazing explanation of how it works. Short and quick, but full of essential information. Thanks, that's the very first movie I saw on your channel and I came to like the format immediately. Good luck with other movies, you're doing well

[@GoPappyGo]

Awesome video production held my interest all the way thru.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Pappy! Glad to hear. I wanted to balance a lot in this video. A little about how a harvest combine works, a little about how it's made and a little fun on top. Thanks for the message! -M.

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

Hey matt are you getting my questions?

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

go pappy go can you read this? did I get baned ?

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Adrian Brent of course you didn't get banned. I apologize for the tardy responses. I have received a lot of questions last week. I'm trying to answer them all but also focusing on family because it's Elena's 2nd birthday, my in-laws and brother are in town visiting/celebrating. Also I'm trying to put together a new episode. -M.

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

it wasn't just you, I just get a prompt response 99.9% of the time from you. So I messaged you.And I wasn't getting anything, including other youtubers and emails . So I didn't know what was going on. But no, don't apologize, its not your fault and happy celebrations!

[@hogheadrun9139]

Fantastic video. Very informative. Thank you.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Thanks Hoghead, I appreciate it! Have a great rest of the weekend! -M.

[@NorthViewModelShop]

Well man that tour was super cool. Your very lucky. Wonderful videos. Keep em coming

[@fletcher3913]

Thanks for the tour, Matthew. I love factory tours... any factory. Way back, I got to tour the local SWECO Plant and talked with a worker who was singlehandedly assembling a small combine. It was mostly complete then. I was impressed. BTW nice job on the video too.

[@patrickryerson5239]

Matt: Another great video. Enjoyed your field trip to Omaha to see how combines are made. I always learn something new on Rice Farming TV. Keep doin' what you're doin'. Until next time. Peace my friend. Hey, I was working in Fresno today. Sorry I didn't have enough time to make it up to Gridley. Maybe next time. Cheers

[@fzproject6462]

we still hire bunch of people and collect the rice with blades, and then smash it to the tip of the crate to separate the grain. I hope all these kind of technology can come to our farmers someday.

[@elfidomontez2526]

Love your channel - you have amazing videography skills! Great job.

[@elflordsjourneys]

Thanks for that tour Matt and excellent editing as always!😀

[@zanerikli3768]

Cool! I live about 20 miles away from Omaha, it got up to 70 degrees out yesterday, quite the change!

[@paulamcwhirter4588]

Jiggly

[@paulamcwhirter4588]

We bbbbjki

[@jetegtmeier71]

great graphics on the grain path thanks :)

[@BassmanTvfishing]

Dude ur the best KZbinr I've ever met. Your so legit I wish I could meet u in person. Maybe some day

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

WOW awesome video Matthew thanks buddy👍

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Thank you Sean! It was a tough edit because I wasn't too sure what to expect there on tour. Glad you liked this one though because I spent quite a bit of time on it. Luckily we're not too busy yet out in the rice fields. Planting should start April 1 if the weather cooperates. Take care buddy! -M.

[@yashvendrasingh9208]

Great

[@andrewsmith3840]

Very cool!

[@siyavashlolo555]

wow!! this video was awsome !!!!

[@JerryLaw]

I lost it when the pilot say sunny and warm =D

[@alexbrewer3722]

Come back to Omaha now. It's nice and warm!!😀

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Alex Brewer, will do! I'd like to see a more lively downtown. The trip was too fast. That's for sure. -Matthew

[@TheFarmersLife]

Thanks for playing, Pops.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

The Farmer's Life haha! I'll have to show Pops your comment Brian. He'll appreciate it. I didn't tell him exactly what was happening because I wanted a natural reaction. Hehehe! -M.

[@Jpaydirt]

Excellent Matt!

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Thanks J!

[@KKBED781966]

The one thresh system that you saw was the aps twin rotor system, but there is the cheaper aps with a walker system. Yours is an 585r the r means rotary

[@asifgondal2]

Loved your video. Pleass if you can guide me from where i can buy a used combine harvester. Please let me know if you know any sellers. Regards

[@dafyddmorris4954]

Great videos quick question Why are the claas an orange cat colour as where I'm from claas s light green. White and red . ?

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Mr. Morris, great question. I think it has to do with marketing and consumer acceptance of a new product. American Farmers knew Deere green and Case red. But Claas neon? What’s that. They really pulled the branding towards Cat yellow and the actual name Cat. On early machines you could barely find the name Claas but Cat was all over. And they were only using Cat engines. Everything else was Claas. So American consumers were already familiar with the name Cat and the yellow color. As time goes on you start to see more Claas branding and less Cat, but still yellow. Apparently in 2020 the will start selling Claas combines in neon within the states...now that consumers are more familiar with the name. This is all just my speculation though. -Matthew

[@dafyddmorris4954]

Never new they sold claas in America . The same with many machines in UK . Like same hurlimann and Lamborghini but the older ones like a hurlimann xt130. Don't know if u get them in America.

[@jeff95519]

Great video, I know you don't use them but you might want to show the difference between a regular header and a stripper header

[@ieuanhunt552]

How's the irrigation situation? Are you still having water problems.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

We got a few inches of rain this weekend Leuan but nothing substantial. What we're really in need of is snow up in the Sierra Nevadas above the Lake Oroville Dam. That summer melt would help a lot in supplementing our needs throughout the year's hottest months. We should be getting a new metering of the snowpack soon. But, as I mentioned in last week's video, we were at 14% of average a month ago...and I don't think it's snowed much. In fact we had some fairly warm weather. We have a lot of march to go though. -M.

[@tarabottogino]

RF TV amazing video, but one thing I don`t get, is Claas and CAT the same company?

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

Do all head work for all crops, or is there rice specific or corn, soybean....ect (insides) for each combine? Do I make sense ?

[@gritsngranola]

Field Trip!!

[@Ricefarmingtv]

I love field trips! Have a great weekend Joyce. -M.

[@meganhill4602]

My 4 year old would like to see the arm out and watch the tractor transfer the load!

[@kathyhennigan7807]

Matt -- I am wondering what one of these combines costs. Also, what it would cost to deliver something this big to your farm if you were to order a new one. Does Claas make more than one model, and are their different options that can be ordered to keep a rice farmer cool or warm? What is the wait time for someone ordering one of these and delivery? Another question I have is what it costs you to maintain one of these very large machines every year.

[@ternstrom19]

I have a question Matt. Someone told me several years ago the all the best rice in California is bought up by Japan before it's ever harvested. Don't get me wrong. Your rice is delicious. I've been enjoying it for the past month. But, is there a special boutique variety that is grown only for export?

[@yashvendrasingh9208]

You are a great

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Thank you! -M.

[@طارقالصقر-ل2ن]

Good luck

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Thank you very much!

[@NavdeepSingh-wz3gw]

Hi matt,great as always 👌👌 I wanna know that claas lexion n cat lexion r different??? And one more question How much investment is needed to start farm in california n how many acres person should start to fulfil his needs.

[@wranther]

A great early start to the 2018 growing season Matthew! So, how does the planter tour come into being?

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Hi Wran, thank you! I'm not sure I understand your question about the "planter" tour? Do you mean this harvest tour that I did? If so--we were invited to tour the facility because we've been showing interest in purchasing a new combine. Everyone there was very friendly and accommodating (especially allowing me to film inside the production facility). -M.

[@wranther]

I may recall from a prior episode that you may seed your plots by air. How does the seed apparatus connect to and work from the aircraft? -Bob

[@Ricefarmingtv]

I see Bob, yes we do fly our seed on with a crop duster and the apparatus is called a hopper that connects to the aircraft and disperses the seed. I will definitely do a video, visiting the local airstrip, explaining how that all works and of course all-the-while showing off the equipment. Great idea, thanks Bob. -M.

[@wranther]

Thank you Matthew, that sounds both interesting and educational. Hope this doesnt intrude upon planting preparations tho ...

[@jonsnow8953]

I wish u will come to malaysia to see rice harvest in here

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Oh man Nazrie! I wish I could come to Malaysia too! One day I will because I'm really interested in how rice is grown and harvested there! Thanks for the message. -Matthew

[@jonsnow8953]

Have you ever seen a malaysian rice combine harvester

[@salt_spicy]

If only all the truck manufacturers have this kind of attitude towards SCS Software...

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Hi Charles I'm not sure what you mean by SCS software? I know there's a Czech company called SCS Software that produces a game called American Truck Simulator but I'm not sure you're talking about that... -Matthew

[@josepablo011986]

@@Ricefarmingtv he means lack of trucks (except in Euro Truck Simulator 2), meanwhile in Farming simulator, are already a lot of tractor brands, and for the 2019 version of that game, John Deere will be included in FS Series for first time.

[@pwayne3580]

Lexion, the only way to go.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

P, we've got our Claas Lexion 585R, a John Deere CTS 9660 and and older CTS2. We're definitely considering moving more towards the yellow direction. We are really, really happy with the performance and service that comes with our Lexion. -M.

[@pwayne3580]

Rice Farming TV yeah man! we run two 760's now. Going from the 585 to the 760 was night and day difference.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Oh, great to hear. We are treading in towards the 760. They are still really pricey even used. We'll see what happens. -M.

[@bradjenkins932]

It's a Agco..

[@timtiffany4302]

Nothing runs like a deere..top tech for claas for for years. And all they are is very expensive agco technology with German parts that wear to fast. But they can produce just dont last. Pretty cool video.

[@yashvendrasingh9208]

My friend tell me Where is this video?

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Well it starts around the rice fields of northern California, USA and then it moves to Omaha, Nebraska at the Claas of American manufacturing plant. -Matthew

[@lb2873]

Thanks Matt, love the toy combine at the end. quick question: Claas is the manufacture of the Combine, but I see a Cat logo on your equipment?

[@harvester4659]

L B L B In 2001 to enter the US market Claas the German combine harvester manufacturer went into a joint venture with Caterpillar Inc. and opened a assembly facility in Omaha, NE. The combines were originally marketed as Caterpillar combines, with Lexion as the model. Cat was supplying the engines. First they had the Lexion 400 series and then the 500 series. In 2010 Caterpillar exited the agricultural equipment market and sold its 50% share in the Omaha operation to Claas. That year Claas introduced Lexion 700 (rotary) and 600 (straw walker) series and dumped the ‘Cat’ Logo on New Lexion Combines. The new model launch provided a timely opportunity to finally exchange the large “Cat” logo with the Claas name for Lexion’s own identity. Caterpillar is no longer the exclusive engine supplier for Lexion combines now that top models use MTU Mercedes power units. And Caterpillar dealers are no longer the only ones selling the combines as Claas develops its own distribution network. For now the yellow color has been kept for the North American market but everywhere else the Claas combines have always been green in color .

[@jimd9511]

Combines are much more complicated than those of yesteryear!

[@Ricefarmingtv]

I bet Jim! Hope you're well. I'll be headed to southern Texas and Louisiana soon for the Rice Leadership Development Program. -Matthew

[@praveeng851]

The rice you cultivate is gmo or non gmo variety

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Praveen this is a great question. We don't farm GMO rice in the controversial sense--no splicing of genes. No making the seeds resistant to particular herbicides. The rice we farm has been bred for particular traits like plant vigor, yield, straw height/strength, etc. I really need to learn more about this though in order to give you a 100% thorough answer. -M.

[@praveeng851]

OK ❤️

[@thetab0179]

Welcome to Nebraska XD

[@venkataramana-oy4bz]

I am from India, please upload new videos we are waiting for your vedios

[@ahmadzamzam4614]

how much it cost matt?

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Oh man Ahmad, a brand new one probably costs around $500k. And you would also still need to buy the header. I'm not even too sure on the exact price because it's just so far out of our budget. We need to buy used. A used machine a few years old with 600+ separating hours can still cost upwards of $300K...I think. Great question. Thank you! -M.

[@Logan-jn1qk]

Wow cool i live 2 hours away from omaha and i didnt know there was a claas dealer nearby there.-Logan

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Yeah, that was a fun visit! I'm not sure if they are open to the general public but the tour of the facility is really fascinating. -M.

[@chrisgossman6512]

I liked the opening..to noisy BIRDS..

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Ha! Yeah, pops thought I was crazy (that was a bird sound effect added during editing) when I said it was too noisy. I didn't tell him the plot point because I wanted his natural reaction. Thanks for the message Chris. Take care. -Matthew

[@nintendolunchbox]

Hey, thanks for touching the outside of the airplane.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

nintendolunchbox haha! What an interesting comment. Thanks. I just thought touching the heart shaped logo would be a nice, sensitive element before flying. -Matthew

[@nintendolunchbox]

Rice Farming TV a fellow youtuber made me feel touching the outside of the airplane is good luck and now it makes me smile when people do. Thanks again for all that you do.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Awesome! I'm going to make a habit out of it then. So cool. -M.

[@rgbnights]

great video but lower the music

[@ieuanhunt552]

It might be a UK vs US English thing but I always called them Combine Harvester. I might just be a noob and farmers call them Harvester Combines. XD

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Hi Leuan, I'm not sure! I mainly call them harvesters and because of that I prefer ordering it as a 'harvest' combine. But I'm sure either way works. It's my understanding that they starting referring to harvesters as combines when the technology advanced to one tractor being able do both the cut and separate the crop. Before you would need two tractors to do each function. The harvest combine 'combined' the two. -Matthew

[@astrobot3000]

me freaking out pointing at the screen saying i have exactly that tractor in farming simulator

[@jessegoucher8813]

Great Video, Thanks -M, Have added Gab.ai to my Twitter followers, so we can try and get more people to see your video and all the Ag videos. keep up the great work. #CropFit Jesse

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Hey Jesse, thank you! You are doing a great job supporting our communities and the north state ag industry. I appreciate all that you do so you also keep up the great work. -M.

[@jessegoucher8813]

Cool, thank you -M I have reworked the Agriculture Section, almost everyone is under a state or country. keep up the great work Jesse

[@nonamenolastname8600]

I did not know cat produce harceater

[@oceanmariner]

25 combines a week with 60 people makes me think this is just an assembly plant and most of the combine is made somewhere else.

[@hummell9]

why are they named cat if they are actually claas? btw claas is german^^

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Hi Bombus, great question! I'm not sure about the details but Claas uses Cat engines. They may have marketed the name Cat stronger than Claas because it was more recognizable to an American market. That's just my theory though. Yes, Claas is a privately owned German company. The only major tractor manufacturer that is still privately owned. -Matthew

[@harvester4659]

In 2001 to enter the US market Claas the German combine harvester manufacturer went into a joint venture with Caterpillar Inc. and opened a assembly facility in Omaha, NE. The combines were originally marketed as Caterpillar combines, with Lexion as the model. Cat was supplying the engines. First they had the Lexion 400 series and then the 500 series. In 2010 Caterpillar exited the agricultural equipment market and sold its 50% share in the Omaha operation to Claas. That year Claas introduced Lexion 700 (rotary) and 600 (straw walker) series and dumped the ‘Cat’ Logo on New Lexion Combines. The new model launch provided a timely opportunity to finally exchange the large “Cat” logo with the Claas name for Lexion’s own identity. Caterpillar is no longer the exclusive engine supplier for Lexion combines now that top models use MTU Mercedes power units. And Caterpillar dealers are no longer the only ones selling the combines as Claas develops its own distribution network. For now the yellow color has been kept for the North American market but everywhere else the Claas combines have always been green in color .

[@iamx6604]

ohhh ....my godddd...how they alow to make a vedio...here no chance...

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Balaji Eakambaram ha! You're right. They normally don't allow filming on the production line but they made a very generous special exception for me. It was a lot of fun and I felt honored at the opportunity to film. -Matthew

[@iamx6604]

good matt...now we are going to start the cultivation..which type of fertilizers are u use ...tell me plz...

[@athalyerajan2823]

You could have visited an american company

[@aroojmalikaroojmalik7404]

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[@ruredd2voteredredvoter520]

Thanks for wasting my time

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Why’s that?

[@ruredd2voteredredvoter520]

@@Ricefarmingtv the first 3 minutes was all intro not telling me anyting maybe I will watch the rest now and see what happens we guess I am an impatient person back at you the plant was cool think I would be proud to work there in the illustration was good but still I'm impatient person if I give you the thumbs down I will take it back I hate long intros thumbs down taking back I am thumbs up 809

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Yeah, sometimes I get an idea in my head and play it out. I was invited out to the factory and thought that intro would be a funny bit...like: “hey let’s look at how the combine works...well lighting is bad here...let’s jump on a plane and go to where they make them. -Matthew

[@ruredd2voteredredvoter520]

@@Ricefarmingtv I guess it was a good one I just wasn't ready for it

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Did you see my Rice Crispy Treat video?