The Bins Are Plugged

[@lockman004]

There are are small number of people that you can trust to lend expensive tools or equipment. Those people always return things in as good or better condition than it was lent. Cooper being a mechanic, skilled welder, and having a world class mullet is one of those people. Cooper say's what he does, and does what he says. Your word and reputation is more valuable than money.

[@timwilkinson2797]

Great comment ! Lman

[@guytech7310]

Or Cooper just knows where stuff is, and can sneak it on & off without the owner noticing! /sarc

[@richardmueller9565]

for a big house..and wanna use attic-- I surely hope has gotten several ideas for heating and cooling. Myself- I would put 2 units in--One for basement and 1st floor! and 2nd unit for top 2.. Possibly even put the unit in attic..AC work better that way!!!

[@weirdmatter]

It's, like that in parking lots nowadays it seems like, where you have a hard time opening your vehicles door without hitting the car next to you. Thanks for your grave services, sometimes it feels like the living do not appreciate the people that make this world go round. You all are hard working and have a happy family farm, that in turn provides resources for average people like me. Once again, a big Thank you Cornstar family!

[@williambryant5946]

Hey buddy! Awesome comment. 👍

[@weirdmatter]

@@williambryant5946 Are you stalking me now! 😄 I've never had a stalker feeling pretty important now haha.

[@williambryant5946]

@@weirdmatter No just happened to see you here in the comments. Been subscribed to Cole for about two years now. 👍

[@jw8292]

Have a sheet metal shop build you a domed cover a couple of inches bigger than the grave and with a short chimney (4" water heater vent elbow works) on one end and an air hole on the other. Doesn't have to be anything special, just roll the edges and put a few creases in it so it doesn't crumple up on you. The whole deal should be light enough for one person to throw in the back of a pickup. Put two 20 pound bags of charcoal and a couple of big logs on a piece of expanded metal propped up off the ground on some bricks. Light it up, throw the cover on it, and let it cook over night. If the frost is really deep you might have to refuel and repeat. It may mean an extra trip or two, but it's sure a lot easier than trying to beat through the frost with the tractor or digging out the jackhammer.

[@clf6051]

Hi Cole and Daddy. Long time watcher, first time comment. I have a small tree farm in MN. A year ago, I bought a new track loader and proceeded to “plow” snow as I often watch you do….with a bucket. Clearing large areas with a bucket is so-so at best. After looking at pushers, bigger snow buckets, etc., I finally bought an eight foot HD “Cross Draw Snow Plow” from Minnesota Implement in Alton , MN. Bottom line is that the plow is outstanding and makes plowing snow a really enjoyable experience. Whether it’s a plow from them or someplace else, a real true plow on a toasty-warm track loader is the greatest. Good luck.

[@lesleyboeder1798]

Maybe you need a winter price and a summer price for digging Graves.People can understand that it takes longer in the winter.we have used steam pans with a diesel heater to thaw Graves in the past.

[@wandasetzer1469]

It seems just extra painful to pay more because your loved one died in the winter.

[@royordway9157]

In the city I live in, the city owns the cemeteries. They don't do burials between certain times depending on the frost in the ground except in the Jewish cemetery and they use a ground thawing machine for those burials. There is quite an up-charge for winter burials.

[@CindyJoAnn]

It's SO cool, watching your progress on the upstairs! You always get so much done in a day. It was great that your friend helped you!

[@dcricket1]

That ground was rock hard. Had that happen here in 1983 when my Mom’s Mom passed. She was being buried in a country cemetery about 100 miles NE of here. We got 17” overnight on the 12th/13th of December and 9”+ on the 14th. It was below freezing until Jan 1st. My grandmother died 2 days before that first snow. She could not be buried until the first week of Jan. The ground was frozen solid. It’s awful but as new people passed they moved the older deaths into the Chapel. Their were literally caskets lining down all the walls and in front of and on each side of the altar. Unreal but nothing could be done. All the other funeral homes were backed up too. We had probably 5 here then. To the best of my knowledge nothing like this has ever happened or at least not on that scale before or since. I know each family truly appreciates the thoughtful caring you guys put into each burial.

[@janetscott5252]

You all are do conscientious at all you do. DC & MC you have raised a fine family with ethics and faith in knowing how to treat people, each other & honor you! God bless you all🙏💕🙏

[@JimboMorris11]

It’s absolutely ridiculous the amount of time that your bin site has taken and the number of problems you have discovered is absolutely inexcusable! You folks are handling it all way better than I would be.

[@philkaalberg8269]

I used to dig Graves, we used an insulated dome that ran on LP gas. It would fit between the stones and would thaw the ground about 1 ft in a couple hrs..

[@CandC_Farms]

Ah, Iowa in the winter. Been a lot of years (since my granddad passed) since I experienced one. I love the snow blades on the skid steer. It helps to get it early before it gets mounded and hard. Stay warm and God bless Cornstars!

[@jamesemmeneckersr.1875]

I bought the First two snow pushers in Northwest Ohio. A 12ft on a 3yd loader and a 16ft. on a 6yd loader... They did 3 to 4 times the work. Loved them. It was an Air Frieght hub attached to the airport ... The gas company had a tow behind Air compressor that used exhaust to thaw frozen ground. It was valved to send the exhaust into the hose... tarp your storage piles.

[@stewpuddy4161]

Love seeing the house progress. Can you imagine how long it took to nail all that lathe?

[@deanbrunner261]

They also didn't have nailguns so they were all nailed by hand

[@Mariano.Bernacki]

Less than you would think. An experienced/skilled guy with a good hammer will drive the nails in a single hit.

[@logpile1318]

Back in those days there were guys called lathers and that's all they did it went pretty fast they used a hammer hatchet looking tool no sawing.

[@kenjd57]

I got cold just watching you smiling in all of that ice and snow. I’m in Northeast Texas with temperatures going down to 19 degrees at night and dislike it so much I will be selling my house here as soon as I finish the renovations. Three years and I’m done. I will head back down to the beautiful subtropical paradise of Southwest Louisiana where we rarely freeze so our tropical plants grow all year long. An additional bonus is all of my family and friends are educated and can fix things like the very talented Cooper and the super organized Cole and the lovely behind the scenes Sister Corn Star and Momma Corn Star helping online or with sustenance. You guys also have the all knowing Daddy Corn Star to lead the family into the 21st century so keep up the great work. I’m looking forward to springtime and no more ice or snow! 😎

[@haraldweltzin5117]

Back in 1960 when my grandfathers funeral, the tractor backhoe similar to what you use, started 24 hrs before the funeral. At the time of the funeral had gotten down about 2 feet, continued another 24 hrs straight thru before they could put the casket down. This Was in March in North Dakota.

[@territ1231]

So happy to see a new video! I look for you everyday. Such a hard working family! Love you all. Cooper is a wheeler dealer for a good cause.

[@naomiduncan7244]

Every time I see you guys take care of a grave I am thankful that you show so much love and respect , thank you

[@briancady1892]

If you buy a snow pusher you'll wonder why you didn't have one sooner. Plowed snow for many years at my job with John deere 240 and 318 wheeled skid steers. On a mix of blacktop and gravel driveways. Would put chains on the back wheels for better traction. We also had a tracked machine but found it was not as good in the snow. I'm from upstate NY and we used an 8` protech pusher with the back drag option. Built very well, never any issues over 10+ years.

[@CASKETMAN76]

Cole, It's amazing to see how the farm mansion has come. The yard, New bin site and progress of the clean up. Can't wait to see what this year holds.

[@debbieupchurch4442]

My husband and I have been to The Des Moines area (Johnston-Grimes) a few times in the last 3 months, due to my sweet mother-in-law passing. And long story short: y’all’s weather is too cold !!!

[@curlybibliophagist2]

These bin site issues are beyond rediculous. I'm so sorry that you're having to deal with all of this. The people involved in designing it and building it should be ashamed. It hurts my heart that you guys worked so hard to be able to do this and it has been one failure and/or issues after another.

[@katedaphne4495]

In the real world: It would be blamed on the project manager.

[@JCrook1028]

@@katedaphne4495 if there was one

[@petebusch9069]

Greed has beat out ethics, its the popular thing to do today. Everyone is doing it so its ok. Everyday is a test, don't ever forget that.

[@thepalsfamilyfive5350]

I like your video. I'm a gravedigger in Northern IA we use a steel insulated hood and charcoal to take frost out. Makes life a lot easier.

[@halwilliams1682]

DC, you have worked hard over the years. I'm sure you appreciate the nice facilities and machinery you have now.

[@asa_1896]

Great to see the house coming along. With how long the bins are dragging out it seems like it may be time to get the attorney involved. From what you've shown the GC hasn't been out there for any work in months and the list of issues keeps growing

[@lianehurston9611]

I live in Northern Wisc & in the winter We DONT do burials. The cemetery has a holding building and/or they are stored at the funeral home till spring. There is no way to dig up here in the winter. Last nite it was -15 with WC of -35 so NO we wait till spring.

[@michaelochampaugh9771]

Love ❤ your old classic 👌 Home. Lot's of work and you working on it. GREAT 👍

[@SirDigger420]

Your best investment into your old Backhow would be a quickcoupler for the buckets, and when have diffent buckets and one tool which we call the rocktooth, its just an single pointy tooth, perfect to rip frozen ground. Loosen up the dirt with the rocktooth, change to the bucket, remove the loose frozen earth, repeat untill you´re in non frozen ground.

[@timsexton4805]

We have have an inferred heater that we use to heat asphalt for patch’s. It’s about 4 foot wide and 6 foot long, runs off of propane. It will heat it hot enough we can dig out about 4 inches of asphalt with shovels. It might help you on your frozen ground,

[@dirtshower250]

For breaking through frost we use a Jack hammer. OR we use basically a half drum that’s the size of a grave and we stick a big propane torch in it and let it go over night.

[@mmurphy2317]

Cole, assuming you are still editing, or Summer, don't know which of you selected the Eden Maze music you use at times, but I ❤ it, in particular, "A little good company"! It is, in my opinion, emblematic of how you, Cole, meet the challenges you encounter, as you do your best to bring to fruition, the modern Cornstar Farms operation, which I believe your grandfather envisioned and left in good hands, to grow as he "watches" from just above the wind turbines! "Keep on, no matter comes, what may"!

[@marcth37]

Hello Cole!Here in Quebec province (Canada)i winter the cemeterrys dont dig holes anymore;they wait for the spring because the backhoes had too much hydraulic hoses blew off!

[@karenrushton9399]

I used to work with a Cemetery. Rates were always higher for frozen ground. Your rates are pretty low. Love your family.

[@suseyq4559]

Years ago, I paid a flat fee to dig the hole for my dads grave. It was $1000.00 I had to pay for a permit to break ground to dig. You know the rest. I can say that there is a little more space between his and the next row down. I live in a town a bit bigger than yours. The one thing I know is that each and every one of you....all of the Cornstar family, have something special and unique inside of you. Thank you for this service that few can provide yet, we all need it in the end.

[@paxbonum4683]

I worked a bit for a church in CT that had a cemetery. In the winter we had something shaped like the the lid of a casket. It was metal and a single piece and a lttlr bigger the grave had to be dug. It had reflective material inside and a propane burner the full length of it. When we had to open a grave in the winter they'd put the thing on the site to be dug for several hours to defrost that piece of ground. Then bring the backhoe in and dig it once it was thawed. Seemed to work OK. I've been wondering why we didn't have a machine like y'all have and now I realize it's because of tight space they had to work in. Stay warm. Peace

[@johnrodgers7633]

God bless you for the care and respect you show at the cemetery. May the lord continue to bless your family trying to figure out your grain bin dilemma.

[@allendavidson6608]

Great video today guys, I knew that I saw the Case 580 Backhoe leaving last week, That is too bad as DC really enjoyed it and you had multiple uses on the farm and at the cemeteries for it. That should be the next tradeup / purchase as you have told us before and showed us the 40+ year old Case is pretty worn and for sure not heated or cooled. Thanks for bringing us along on the journey's. And Howdy to all of the Cornstar Family & Fiends.

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha! Hope you can get the bin situation resolved! Best of luck!🥰

[@markeschenbacher8224]

Have you looked into ground frost heaters. I worked in the utility field for 45 years in Minnesota and the company had a half dozen and usually within 24 hours the ground was thawed enough to actually dig with a #2 shovel

[@Saunaman0925]

It’s so awesome to see the complicated grave digging. It’s always been my favorite part of the videos. Thank you for a great video

[@alanmcgregor4909]

On the auger by hand reverse it slightly then with a bar try to advance it if comes to to hard stop the pin has dropped in the auger thus it's a no go . A solution would be to have Millwright fabricate slide gate, two feet up , to unloading corn into auger up the truck.

[@tedhart4468]

It’s extremely rare to dig a grave in winter in the north east they almost always store you in a crept until spring when the ground is soft enuf to dig im from Vermont the frost is 4 ft deep and snow usually as deep so digging in winter is a no go

[@stevelyons1669]

What you need for digging in frozen ground is a frost bucket that is what is used up in NY.

[@joeyannas7828]

House seems to be coming along nicely !! Keep up the good work !! And thank you and DC for taking us along on the graveyard jobs !!

[@infidel1322]

Looking cold out there Cole! Stay safe and warm!

[@kathygunderson2204]

An IMMENSE mount of work! Saw DC run like a kid!!! Love you guys!!!

[@beteeho]

Cooper could charm the bark off a tree 😊

[@leomcavoy5770]

🇺🇸 Old Man Winter has finally arrived. You folks need the snow for moisture, right, unless of course it rains all spring 🤣🤣🤣 Farming, gotta love it 😀

[@tammyeich4493]

Was starting to have withdrawals since you haven't been on lately. In Michigan, I heard they have something to unthaw the ground to dig in the winter. An extra charge.

[@terryo1119]

Hey to Daddy Cornstar!! it gets -30F and colder where we are. I have seen the grounds keepers at the cemeteries use square hay bails on top of the grave site and let them burn overnight to thaw the ground.

[@davidyansky6605]

Looks like you may want to think about investing in a cemetery grave heat blanket. Luck to you rest of the winter.

[@isaacpoot441]

I use one of those blades on a tractor for plowing snow in Ontario. They are the most versatile blade for doing work around buildings and in complicated lots.

[@justthings6405]

If that pin has dropped too much and is binding the flighting, you are screwed. The bin contractor better plan on paying for a big commercial grain Vac with a tremendous amount of hose as they might have to take the side shoot off of the bin and suck the grain out like that.. Just hope the bin walls hold up on the other side as this is why you wanted to take the center out first to alleviate this kind of unbalance pressure..

[@AEStaley1]

It's so good to see the house progress. I truly hope you get the bins fixed so you can run them smoothly. Those delays are so frustrating I'm sure. BTW got my first hoodie!!!! Maroon and boy is it warm!!! 🙂👍🌽⭐

[@mcembra2546]

Our cemetery suspends burials after the first frost and doesn't resume them until the Spring. People just have to stay in storage for a few months at the local funeral home.

[@johnmcmahon8616]

Cole=finance, daddy cornstar=knowledge and know how, Cooper=logistics, great combination

[@katedaphne4495]

Cooper being the younger son on a farm= hang around.

[@paulbolstridge4280]

Here in Maine because of our frost depth in the winter burials are put off till spring after the frost comes out bodies are stored till then

[@ronnydowdy7432]

Good job on the house. The graveyard job is a hard one but y'all always do it so well. The bin is going to be a headache since it is full and the pin is at the bottom. I wish the builder's would take care of the mistakes they have made. It's not like they've never built one before. Too many problems with their work. I hope you get it working without too much trouble. I have been watching your shows for years and I enjoyed every episode.

[@jeffreykerr8034]

Hey guys I worked in a cemetery back in the 90s we used charcoal on the ground to soften it up worked great

[@bradpogue3448]

Cole great job on the upstairs, that plaster lath really makes a mess. But it will look awesome when it is done. The JCB skid steer pushed a lot of snow. Stay safe and warm

[@CB-pf7go]

You all look just as frosty as we do in lovely yet cold as heck Upstate NY.🥶I’m glad DC is sitting in a heated cab while digging graves, greatly deserved for sure.

[@stephenbrown571]

You might not want to know how cooper gets. The neighbors equipment. 😂😂😂

[@onewhitestone]

we always used a jackhammer to dig holes in winter. Moving that stone is easy, you just need to know how and the right tools. One would think that after all these years, you would know that by now.

[@kevinkevlar8050]

A little help with frost and quicker cut frosted ground with cutoff saw it really does help. FYI Hpoe it helps

[@georgewakefield6764]

Cole.......House is looking good. Just wish you had decide to keep the lathe and use keen (really cement and sand) and plaster. Yea, it does cost more, but a good craftsman, can make those walls more than 3/4", way quieter than drywall and much quieter! Keep up the fun and be safe!

[@patkins8319]

As for cemetery work,no there is no room over here on the UK. One thing I was brought up on is respecting graves. No walking over even if there has to been zero back fill . You know where the graves of are as the ground has sunk. Least you can do when visiting fam Is show respect to everyone else who is buried at said site

[@debbieupchurch4442]

Are you ok ??? Videos are few. Hope your just of enjoying your winter break from farming. Maybe you have Gone skiing. But don’t get discouraged about your videos we could watch you peel potatoes and we would be happy. You and your family are awesome people.

[@johnj2748]

700 is definitely cheap. avg is minimum 1000 here, upwards of 1500. (family funeral business)

[@alexhiebert9395]

Up here in Canada, we have a 2' high box the size of the grave. fill it up with wood the morning before the dig, lite it and let it burn for the day and night. The next morning it digs like a hot knife through butter. It was painful watching you dig.

[@lukedesselle2491]

Coop just has that character Cole I've never met him in person but if he called me tonight to borrow something I would let him use it, some people just have that personality where everyone likes them Coops a good dude!!

[@RafiqulIslam-rl8yw]

Cole we need daily contents like before miss you watching your channel waiting all week for your video

[@jodirauth8847]

My Uncle had a frozen auger once. He being who was kicked it. At the time the auger decided to work. Needless to stay he sustained a serious injury. He never kicked a frozen auger again. That goodness he could walk on his own 2 legs after he healed.

[@ronsommer9409]

When Cole was talking about the bin auger @10:06, he said they close the trap doors. Until the bin is almost empty, only the center trap door moves. The doors on the intermediate sumps should not be opening. There is a bolt that is removeable so only the center door moves.

[@farmdude]

Get a hydraulic orbit motor and weld on the end of the auger. Use pto ends to make it a quick disconnect. It’s what we use with bins. Works great more powerful than you think.

[@fourhillsfarm]

Cole just doesn’t understand the power of the magic mullet.

[@chrisb2239]

Maybe put a couple pipe warming cables on the auger shaft and wrap it in insulation then blankets and finally plastic (to defeat wind). That 15% moisture might unlock.

[@BillStecik]

You must get an Adco frost bucket . It has a special V bottom so only 2 teeth engage at a time . Digs through the worst frozen dirt and gravel in no time We have dug through 6 feet of frost many times

[@garya2724]

unload suggestion: if you take the angle incline off and put the drive head on the straight pipe i think the motor might start being full. It looks like you have enough height to put hopper under auger. if not you can remove some dirt under motor drive. I know it is probably frozen but it is possible.

[@kevinknoff9809]

Back in the day, there was a thing called a grave warmer, it used propane to heat the ground taking out the frost. It would take a couple of days. But it worked. Thanks kevin

[@margaretagodfreyt6871]

Still looks good and Cole I love watching every video Thank you

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Great to have you guys back!

[@concretehomestead5742]

Suggestion for frozen graves. Purchase a electric concrete blanket and plug it into a generator overnight the day before you dig. Or you could build a small portable insulated structure and put a small propane heater in the structure over the ground the night before the dig. May be worth your time.

[@teebugg66]

Man I’m in Iowa this week on vacation, we brought the kids up to see family and snow. Were in Urbana, right by Center Point. We’re from Florida, we’ve never been this cold before!

[@Timhey0912]

Looked really COLD out there! You all stay warm!

[@christophersilsby7829]

They have an attachment available for your Skid Steer. They are also available for bigger equipment too. It is basically an open-ended push blade full sides.

[@westenellingson3925]

We have 100k bushel bins, that are something around 54ft diameter. And we shut them off full and they start full anytime. You need bigger motors with the angled spouts you have. Ours have no issues and hardly ever burn belts. Also look into a sumpsaver. It’s a hydraulic ran unit that busts up grain chunks so they can’t block the doors.

[@westenellingson3925]

A tip too is you may get away with opening the intermediate doors since your side draws are on the opposite side. It shouldn’t hurt the bin.

[@gregadomeit4020]

Get a box blade for the JCB moves a ton of snow. Lots of moving parts on a blower to break, fail. Basically nothing to worry about on the box blade.

[@ChevyC-hf6km]

Cemeteries used to have a block building where caskets would be stored until Spring.

[@Lmgoutdoors]

Love your channel can’t wait for the farming content please more videos

[@markh2860]

Did the pin fall down far enough it is keeping auger from spinning also? , along with not being able to shut the gate? Hmmmmmm Give your bin guy a scoop and have him unload the bin.....

[@DonVDBorgh]

Talk to Zack, he's got a nice pusher for snow. Where I live, when ground freezes, then spring burial is what happens. Good luck with the bin anger. 👍👍

[@trwaintime]

There's a LOT of that to go around!

[@nancyhamblin8509]

The artistic camera work at the beginning was gorgeous. 🥰

[@MacBailey]

Have you considered using a jackhammer on that top few inches of frozen ground.? If you could cut it into chunks then you could tear them out with your bucket. Not sure of the power source for them in this application. Another Idea might be some one of those saws they use for concrete to cut the perimeter.

[@TheSarahnov16]

Swap two legs and try reversing the auger a little mark the phases so you put it back

[@sohailsayeed9361]

Always nice when we get to spend time at the farm!

[@MC-sr2vx]

You can't fool me.,with that green stuff. Your eyes tell it all.

[@casycasy5199]

use a tent or tarp with a heater to heat the ground before trying to dig.3 or 4 hrs forget works pretty good thats what we do here in nwnj and its bin 2 degrees for the last week

[@patrickferrie5895]

Try clearing the snow off the grave site then lay 6" bat insulation over the site with plywood on top of that and give it a day,sucks the frost right out.

[@marcus2443]

greetings from germany we have now 1:20 pm 3°c and no snow in middle frankonia