Someone Tiled the Yard and is in a Crap Load of Trouble

[@owensanford482]

We use to let the local farmers haul our gin trash for free and they use to spread it on their cow pastures and always had a menagerie of weeds come spring... They loved it though and it was free feed. This was long before round up ready cotton.

[@jamescassidy6533]

always start at a and don't skip a step. power at the switch is the start

[@joeclemons5839]

Eric, just make sure you never run equipment or a vehicle over your septic lines. The chambers mash down relatively easy. Lawnmowers only, and not a big heavy one at that. Keep up the good work, like the 4455.

[@TheCropCritic]

Yes sir. Thanks for the heads up.

[@DavidThurmond-l6o]

We had a 4440 and 4450 back in the 80s that was turned up all they would go John Deere said they would back up the motors but not the transmissions but we never did have any problems with either one and they was both 8 speed powershift transmissions won't be long till corn and cotton planting time again

[@RandallByrd-oi4fz]

Enjoyed thank you for sharing

[@TheCropCritic]

Yes sir.

[@d5ncat227]

They have you by the nuggies I say it all the time NO value,,,,caterpillar is the same way

[@DavidThurmond-l6o]

Keep those deere videos coming watching from west Tennessee nothing like a Deere

[@TheCropCritic]

Yes sir we are trying our best. Just won’t have a intro until we can get one done.

[@JamesButtz]

I use 360 bandit and 360 wave so far so good but expensive

[@DavidThurmond-l6o]

I grew up around all deeres wouldn't have anything but that green paint

[@TheCropCritic]

Yes we switched to case for 3 years a long time ago and was glad the day they left.

[@DavidThurmond-l6o]

I'm glad u got some good help since Tommy up and went AWOL

[@TheCropCritic]

Yes I have 2 great guys that work as a team.

[@jordansadler4783]

Watched Iver's this morning, they are done with the conceal and took it off their case planter

[@TheCropCritic]

Yeah They don’t see the yield bump like us. You have to remember I’m not in the garden of Eden where you can grow 300bushel corn easy. I need every advantage I can get.

[@TheCropCritic]

Reese and I are good friends and they have their own system down. I’m totally different I have to beg for every bushel!

[@owensanford482]

Pine Sol rules!!

[@K-NFarms]

Have you thought about getting those stainless steel clips that go on the gauge wheel arms to help prevent wearing a divot in them? I think RK makes them maybe.

[@TheCropCritic]

Yeah we looked into them. There again a little wear on your arm from the mustache in the cotton world is a mile of depth. That’s why we keep fresh arms on our planter at all times. We plant cotton super shallow so we have to have our depth gauged just right.

[@K-NFarms]

No beans this year?

[@TheCropCritic]

No sir.

[@myronparks3495]

You won't have a problem finding your septic field because the grass will be 6 inches taller.

[@TheCropCritic]

I bought Erin a new set of mower blades!

[@jayhubb2008]

Hey Eric what’s your take on 3x3 360 bandit

[@TheCropCritic]

It’s a cheap way of getting your nitrogen on your planter. They work great but I know guys around here that’s broken them off crossing terraces.

[@jakepardall2991]

Going to plant with the 4455? Lol just need a pto pump

[@TheCropCritic]

Nah all it’s going to do is bushog.

[@farmermatt629]

Get some hard surface wire or rod and hard surface the side … problem solved

[@TheCropCritic]

You can’t because it makes them too fat and they will drag up. I wish it was that easy brother.

[@jamessanders4310]

Tilled, not tiled like a bathroom floor....

[@TheCropCritic]

No you lay farm tile. That’s what the title is referring to.

[@jeffrichardson5828]

Does john deere have that stuff

[@TheCropCritic]

No all of the fertilizer system came from Precision Planting.

[@mattphillips4260]

have you tried hard surface them

[@TheCropCritic]

They come hard surfaces. The bottom isn’t the problem it’s the sides. You can’t make them too wide or they just drag up. Just a piss poor design.

[@mattphillips4260]

well shit the bed i was hoping i had good idea looking in from the outside@@TheCropCritic

[@TheCropCritic]

I’m just stuck wearing out the system until I can find something that’s better.

[@KeithRoyer-d1p]

I was gonna ask the same thing, maybe try welding some hard surface on them

[@TheCropCritic]

You can’t because you will get them fat and they will drag up like living Hell!

[@d5ncat227]

Eric stop ,,,,,,,,,,don't use chamber system way to fragile

[@TheCropCritic]

Too late! Videos run about 3 weeks behind!!!

[@danielhiller9165]

instead of complaining and hard surface the side that wear

[@TheCropCritic]

You do that and they will drag up for sure. Get you a set and tell me how they work out for you. My 4th season with them and working with precision on the hard surfaces ones that are much wider and in turn drag up terrible! They are just a problem and they know it believe me because they told me last weekend in Louisville.

[@lifeonthefarm6001]

That 4455 looks amazing. Do you paint tractors in a separate barn or hang plastic sheeting in this shop ?

[@lifeonthefarm6001]

Edit: I just saw the video where you were painting.

[@classicfarmer5817]

We laser clad harrow tines to get more life. I wonder if you were able to do the fertilizer knifes would be worth it.

[@TheCropCritic]

You would burn straight through them. Not much material on the new ones around the holes where they wear. They have it so you have to buy their stuff period.

[@classicfarmer5817]

It could be to thin. Cladding only penetrates about 5% into base material. I need to get my hands on one and try. It also has a lot of nickel in it so doesn’t rust. Shines up nice in the dirt.

[@ChrisFurr-os9yp]

Eric what is your opinion about 15” corn?

[@TheCropCritic]

I don’t like it but some people are making it work. Corn needs to breathe to be able to cool down. I know some people have tried it and went back to 30”. I just don’t think they have it figured out enough yet for narrow row corn.

[@cliffblackburn8102]

Can you weld something on there before that so it's going through the dirt first

[@TheCropCritic]

No. There is no way to better it because of the way it’s designed. Just a all around bad design on their part.

[@cliffblackburn8102]

To bad they don't use harden steel for that .. honestly prices for agriculture machinery are ridiculous.. I hope they reach out with a solution 💯✌🏻

[@TheCropCritic]

The bottom is hard steel but the sides are not. They know they have a problem that’s why they offer a high wear knife. I’ve been working with them 3 years now on them and it’s the same results. If I could get away from them I would but there isn’t a better system out there.

[@DavidThurmond-l6o]

Spreading trash and washing tractors sounds like a new country song lol

[@TheCropCritic]

Yeah I know!!

[@billsauberlich7337]

Have you ever checked out RK gauge wheel arm clips?

[@TheCropCritic]

Yes. We have to have new arms because of where the mustache rides and wears into them. In the cotton world depth is super critical that’s why I always change arms sooner than other people.

[@DavidThurmond-l6o]

That 4455 looks better now than it did brand new lol

[@TheCropCritic]

Thanks

[@smiley024]

Thoroughly enjoyed you & your video. 😊

[@TheCropCritic]

Thank you I appreciate you my friend!