The Raccoons Have Destroyed Our Corn Dryer!! #8

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[@thousandwattflowerpot5419]

Lets face it, A frustrated Dougo and his dry sense of humour with Chet laughing at him is just comedic gold. It never gets old. Great to see your Mom riding along with her son. You can tell she is very proud Chet.

[@andreykozlyychuk4064]

Chet never laughs at Duggo. Duggo just hides his laughter and Chet always shows that laughter

[@thousandwattflowerpot5419]

@@andreykozlyychuk4064 that makes no sense

[@corvinvalerius7300]

In this situation it wasn't really funny when expensive equipment is damaged. If Chet had to write the check to fix it he wouldn't be laughing.

[@Ty-bz7zx]

@@corvinvalerius7300 I think they make enough from YT alone to replace some wires and an igniter box. The damage is done, might as well have fun with it..... good content to make more $$$ for sure, and I believe Chet as a partner pays for it too.

[@CLEARVIEW666]

@@corvinvalerius7300 Chet is part Owner of the Farm.

[@gregfarmer1304]

Chet senses poor old Dougo about to lose his mind and quickly gets the GOPro going 🤣. Then he gently pokes the bear. 😂

[@bryanlloyd1099]

🤣😂👍

[@lylestavast7652]

probably good to lighten the air on their end too :)

[@timboslice3755]

Oh the dynamics of a father/son relationship! Love it

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Having your mom with u is a moment you will remember the rest of your life. Note to all. If you can bring your loved ones to work with u. Do it. We dont live forever.

[@wbball15]

Toby is really taking to the Farmyard Foreman position. Chasing cats and birds is tough work.

[@trwaintime]

Need Tobs to start "handling" the 🦝 and squirrel problems?...Chet.....more 💤💤?Great to see your mom joining and offering her support! Would there be any commercial value to 🦝💩? Great vid Chet!

[@forreststeele805]

Toby so happy and close

[@Carlbritt]

Toby looks like he's doing better in the cab, that's great!

[@jims3650]

There is nothing better than having your dog with you and your mom.

[@patrickerger1483]

Agree completely

[@sparky5543]

First time I saw toby in a tractor! Nice!! :)

[@stevehammond7485]

Yeah Amy! Thanks for stopping by. Mom and her baby boy. Doesn't get any better than that.

[@roberthakeman9822]

Chet you should have your mom on more, I always enjoy seeing her on the channel plus it's great to have a mom keeping you fed during harvest.

[@dalerobbins4737]

She has her own channel and it’s fantastic

[@jeffersonelliot8909]

Being able to acquire the funds to purchase a heavy duty machine just got way easy, with the right steps followed, I bet you in less than 2 months.

[@victorialopez1021]

The new way is farming digitally.

[@jeffersonelliot8909]

@@victorialopez1021 That's very true!

[@robertgarcia338]

I would like to start farming digitally, how can I go about it?

[@jeffersonelliot8909]

@@robertgarcia338 NormanBerg Õn Te Ie gr am. , 📧

[@davisrobertson7159]

been farming digitally for a long time now, and I can not dispute it's profitability.

[@Saeglopur89]

These videos are a small therapy for me :) I'm not from the industry and not even from USA but love it! All best from Poland, Europe :)

[@georgedavidson1221]

Any polish person I have met have been nice people. Good luck fromCanada

[@berni_np0748]

i am from Bavaria, Germany 😀

[@dominikraspudic2588]

✌ 🇭🇷

[@brokkel]

Netherlands😉

[@exotictones1054]

Mom's becoming the new star of the show.

[@jaywatt4674]

Chet your parents have to be very proud of you, GoOD On To All Our Farmers, Thank You All For All You Do ! !!!

[@larrybryan8913]

I get a real kick when chet laughs when something goes wrong...he knows how to get a rise out of dougo

[@gabek7010]

Good to see mom out there route y’all on. I got a feeling she’s going to bring you good luck for corn harvest.

[@martinarlander]

Words that may be confused with root: rout, route 😂

[@kennykenlein4716]

Love that “Dougo” t-shirt with him riding “Marvin the floor scrubber” great stuff you’re always good for a chuckle and even more belly laughs keeps me smiling every time I watch. Keep up the great work stay safe

[@dmorgan28]

Yeah those raccoons and squirrels are really destructive critters. Chet it’s always good to see your Dad with you, but it’s also good to see your Mom with you in the videos. You’ve got some great parents. It’s also good to see Randy and the big Swede We love this channel. Great video. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Nice to see your Mom riding along. Hope the dryer gets working with low cost of repairs.

[@craigevans4881]

My little 4 1/2 year old Abi asks where’s your hat gone. She is quite observant and says you always have your cap on wrong way round but on this episode you haven’t got your hat on 🤣🤣🤣

[@masterbates7016]

He only didn't have a hat on for about 45 seconds out of 8 minutes and 48 seconds LMFAO

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Smart girl

[@slg792]

Kids offer the best unfiltered observations. My child years ago gave me a great perspective that solved a $1,000,000 business problem.

[@RKHarm24]

@@pacificcoastpiper3949 Very Observant young girl

[@sparky5543]

I barely recognized him without his hat! :)

[@djy0025]

Love seeing Amy in the vids!!!

[@geedubb2005]

America’s Mom!

[@fuhrstpuhl3278]

How about a t-shirt depicting Dougo standing up cranking on the steering wheel of the combine until it broke.......epic....LOL.

[@kevfaherty123]

With Chet dying laughing in there somewhere too haha

[@zedhead2864]

LOLZ! "I'd buy that for a dollar"

[@retiredwelder1971]

Hi Mrs Larson!!!! It’s so good that Toby is right with you during the day. Best friends forever right their. As always WORK SAFE 😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jba36420]

Chet, you are such a “clone” of your dad, and that is definitely a compliment.

[@carl_h]

Glad to see Toby is a cab critter with you

[@berniestraight126]

I’ll tell ya your mom is a rock farm wives are straight from heaven they keep all things going my wife’s mom was on our ranch in Oklahoma and you learn real quick how much they do and how you could not do the ranch with out her god bless her and all farm wife’s and moms god bless and safe and bountiful harvest to you all

[@RKHarm24]

Dougo is MAD at the Raccoons and Mom is Happy, Celebrating end of bean harvest.

[@mattwheaton7621]

🤙🏻🇨🇦🤟🏻 love Dougo and his struggle bus,,,,🤣

[@randywright7433]

Good to see mom out with you. Her faith and caring soul are very obvious after reading all her posts. Important lady in the life of Larson Farms!

[@beckyumphrey2626]

She is an incredible Lady for sure.

[@zeldakoons3686]

Thank you Amy. Riding with Chet, have all of us a very sweet memory. Bless you.

[@mrfatty]

Best part of the vid was seeing mom out there. Very pretty lady.

[@wyattritchie6779]

Poor Doug

[@mikemcguire8351]

Doug is PO'd and rightly so along with Chet egging him on, but nice to see your mom riding with you, she seems to always bring a smile with her.

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video. It was interesting and enjoyable. I do know what you say about squirrels and raccoons and how terribly destructive they are. Have had to deal with them also. The smelly mess the leave and the destruction is bad bad and expensive to repair usually. Dougo looks like they really did a number on your dryers. Do not think you are too happy about it and do understand. Hang in there. I have heard that putting moth balls in those areas helps keep them away. Just a caring suggestion. I believe dougo had the struggle bus out and working about the dryer damage. Hang in there. Wonderful to see mom in the combine and of course Toby also. Having mom with you is a keepsake moment!!!!! Special times. Glad Toby likes riding in the combine. Super having him with you!!!!! Helps with memories of your loved one. Switching heads over to corn takes some time I am sure. I know you will be showing us the process. Appreciate that Chet. Leaving the hat behind when up on the catwalks is probably a good thing so the wind does not get it. Understand. Chet appreciate the way you unwind Dougo when he gets on edge with things like the dryer damage. You are a great son!!!!!! Guess that is it for now. You all take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. The Larsons are a wonderful team in the farming community!!!!! Thanks. The Iowa farm boy from years ago.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

300k approaching fast. Awesome. Mom is such a beautiful and sweet lady. Great to see Toby riding alkn. He loves yall!!!

[@michaelmcclure3043]

Bonus row! Nice to see your mom out again

[@rongrose3746]

Wow, glad your beans are out of the field !!

[@steveschmitz9099]

Sweed is a machine. Keep him happy..

[@michaelbrown-tf1so]

October 12th.......Have a happy National Farmers Day!

[@petermillet485]

Your Mom seems like a super lady.Douggo is cool too.Your a truly blessed man..

[@tractortraumacenter1514]

The smell of drying corn on a crisp fall day. Nothing better

[@TriDaddy]

There’s #8! Thank you! Good luck getting parts for the dryer

[@chackos123]

Poor Dougo looks so tired and grumpy!! You can tell he's really fighting not to lose his stuff!

[@dalerobbins4737]

Dougo is worth the price of GOLD ‼️‼️ 👍👍💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mlm7598]

Sorry about the racoon damage........man how frustrating! I was thinking some ceramic heads put on the top of those metal points could keep them from the damage. Removing the spark plugs and wires and something ceramic or like heavy/thick glass insulator covers........something to keep those critters out. Man how frustrating. Love to see your mom with you, she's so proud of you! Can't believe how fast this year has gone and that you guys are already into harvest time........man what a fast year! Blessings and hang in there............darn critters!

[@Carlbritt]

People have no idea how hard your job is!! Not many of these kinds of hard-working people left, not many people would deal with these problems for the $$.. You guys are an inspiration.

[@rickmarin1265]

finally Tobby gets to ride :) :) :)

[@cjflanaganyahoo]

Chet, DougO, Eric, after watching your videos for months now, this is what I have learned. Farming is 45% perventive maintenance, 45% fixing f&@(ed up stuff, and 10% planting / harvesting. Have I got it right?

[@scruffy6151]

Sounds about right.

[@zedhead2864]

Hi Amy!

[@peterdodge6563]

Toby looks like he’s growing into a great assistant. ❤️🐾

[@jerrywoodworking3436]

Why are you treating your father like you are funny and your dad and Eric I love watching your channel it is funny it is interesting and thank God you guys believe in America

[@SirDigger420]

Racoons are an invasice species in Germany, and my area is the Racoon HQ.. we have an joke that says "The diffrence between an dead rat and a dead racoon on the road is the fact that the brake marks are behind the racoon, so you can back up and roll over the racooon again to make sure its dead"

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Raccoon is good eating

[@cwfan2]

@@pacificcoastpiper3949 We say something similar in the US.

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

@@cwfan2 I know. I’m from Washington state

[@geedubb2005]

@@pacificcoastpiper3949 they carry rabies here in New Mexico. Them and squirrels are always in my sights and I very rarely miss. I had a momma raccoon stand up on her back legs and growl like a dog at me. She was really mad. I didn’t appreciate that.

[@cwfan2]

@@pacificcoastpiper3949 Sorry, I thought I was replying to SirDigger420.

[@hoophil]

What an awesome family! Love your videos Chet!

[@bradpogue3448]

Boy that went fast. Good luck with corn be careful stay safe

[@richiecaelwarts7873]

GREAT TO SEE YOUR AGAIN PUT A LOT OF BEAUTY IN THE COMBINE .

[@steveneal2706]

Guys, I am so sorry for the trouble witj the dryers. Maybe the corn harvest will go smoth. Love seeing your mom and Toby with you. Thank you Chet and Dougo

[@anthonysmith3187]

Love to watch harvesting, can't wait to see corn harvesting I miss it, I used to live with my cousin and uncle in South Dakota I always enjoyed harvesting corn with family.

[@sandraderby1628]

It was great seeing your mom.

[@sashamuellerfishing2988]

I was ridding my dirt bike in Appleton and I saw your semis. It was really cool to see someone I watch in person

[@nicholasfendell4843]

You need to get Toby a Larson Farm’s body warmer and a t-shirt for the summer

[@davidalsum7713]

U & ur mom finishing soybeans, cooool!

[@Metallicgray_6.7]

Love when your mom shows up Chet.

[@garybilan1109]

good to see you enjoy some time with your mom

[@robertjd2208]

Chet you gave us lots just recently and we need more vids again.

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Chet you are doing a great job!!👍👍

[@justintime2277]

👍 From Cadillac Michigan 😇

[@jamesbreault5762]

Nice content,the look on dougo,'s face was 👍

[@cadcad4974]

Father and son are a good team, always entertaining!😎😊

[@smoochmcguire5291]

Great video thanks

[@BuchholzTom]

You can buy a igniter kit for a grill use the button part to make a manual emergency start.

[@rachelt2482]

Great video Chet!

[@jeremyshoemaker1058]

Dougo cracks me up

[@roberthakeman9822]

Need a t-shirt with Dougo holding wires up in the air and saying I'll get you !

[@sallydickinson1408]

Great video chet mom and dad look great did not see the eric the dryer is down no problem make the call and clean it out ready to rock and roll love it you got it going on thank you for sharing and your time was great.

[@paulsmith8212]

Great job Chet!

[@kevinkrempely2335]

I love your dog in the cab! Such a buddy!

[@kingsalmon5905]

I was raised in the country but,I sure would have loved to be a farmer. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@deanmoore420]

Nice job. 👍

[@soybeansforlife]

My farms experience with raccoons getting into our grain handler wasn't as bad as yours but putting electric fence around the perimeter of the dryer has kept them out so far

[@gpackwood1]

Sure, an electric fence should put the brakes on the raccoon problem but is there a way to develop a strategy to move the raccoons over to the pond where the ducks feed on your Beans in hopes that the raccoons feed on the ducks? Might need to develop feed that both the raccoons, ducks and squirrels will enjoy.

[@kdh1309]

Put those wire in flex cable tubes.

[@admranger]

Was just up near all this last week (Lake Amelia). Exceptional weather until the Friday morning fog.

[@marm842]

hi toby great got to see mom keep chet going .chet you look like you could use 40 more winks of sleep today.

[@jefferyrowley8873]

Hat tip to you and your family - it just goes to show you that there is always something brewing on a farm! I lived on a small non-working farm that rented out land to a local farmer (one of my classmates from eons ago). The last year he planted soybeans and between the deer, turkeys, turkey vultures, ospreys, groundhogs, muskrats, bunnies, horses and more he got one of the lowest yields of any of his auxiliary fields. You could just look at the 'crop' and say that without any farmer knowledge. My parents sold it this year, but have many good memories of the 50 years on the property. We had an old neighbor (70+) that lived across the train tracks (CNWSTP&P) on a section of land. His family abandoned him many years ago, but he still farmed and used our land several times for miscellaneous crops. Tobacco was king years ago and most often used as the only cash crop for the year. My neighbor did everything himself and had ancient equipment - plus raised Hogs, chickens, ducks, lambs, black angus. He picked up the mail from our driveway as his had no mailbox. One day he asked if I wanted some ducks and I said yes (without my parents intervention). He handed me an old milk barrel from his very rusty Pontiac Catalina. I put it in the barn and cleaned out the 'chicken coop part' added a little cut-down pool in the ground and the milk barrel had 52 ducklings and one hen. My parents were mad. HAHA. Over the years he gave us three more hens and we had mad ducks every year. I took care of them, fed them, cleaned out their habitat (which had by now grown to 6 rooms in the barn, plus an outdoor area for night only. During the day we let them wander everywhere. I slaughtered them, cleaned them and we eventually grew field corn to feed them. The neighbor never allowed me to ride on the tractor during planting or harvest because I was a church organist and he didn't want to be responsible for my 'hands and feet' - but my sister did get to do some tractor work. Those days are long gone. Farmer sold his land to a local semi-trailer company which built a massive plant over the entire section. Our barn had to be burned down 30 years ago because it had crumbled into a ruin and the insurance company would no longer insure us unless we destroyed it. It is very interesting watching you and your family and friends battle it out on the fields of grain!

[@corgidog6756]

You guys should mount some wildlife cams inside the dryer and video the guilty critters having the party.

[@chrisanderson8781]

Another great video Chet. Those pesky Raccoons are truly a pain in the a** take Chet and family.

[@lylestavast7652]

Hope you're well into the corn now... that dryer, wow. critters. Recall the quote from Sen. Simpson at GHWB funeral, "“Humor is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life,” reminding the crowd assembled at the National Cathedral that one of the most important qualities of the late president was his ability to laugh - especially at himself. That quote and the ‘Those who travel the high road of humility in Washington, D.C. are not bothered by heavy traffic.’ Humility can take you through a lot of challenges, if you stay in a teachable mind...

[@davidrobins4025]

Raccoons can do so much damage - the little bandits.

[@danmekeel7758]

Toby and Mom MADE THE Video.

[@aidanwhite2284]

Chet I feel bad for you and Dougo next thing you know the raccoons eat the prong for the dryer igniter and now they’ve eaten the wires lol 😂 bad raccoons bad

[@jeffsimonar7161]

I would have to say that it’s time to do a little hunting around the farm. Nice to see you guys got through with the bean harvest with relatively few problems. I remember drying corn on the farm when I was younger and I loved that smell. And last but not least your mother and your father are a class act you should be proud👍🏼. PS when I go to Minnesota to visit my daughter can I come by and get a smell of drying corn😃

[@lukedesselle2491]

Dougo is so funny when Chet shows him something is broken 😆

[@earlhollar1906]

I've posted this before on probably a different Channel that has the same problem with rodents eating wires! I had to make two trips from Beach North Dakota to Bloomington Minnesota for consultation and then a week later surgery to reinstall a new cornea transplant from a ten year earlier cataract surgery! Seems the warranty runs out before the 10 years is up. Don't know how long I'll be paying for that one. Thank God the rodent problem happened on the consultation trip I only had to drive from Bloomington to Fargo in 83 degree weather with the windows down. It seems in recent years new green developments have led to a new coating for the red and black copper wires so they do not dry out and get brittle and break from vibration. Before they used to be saturated with a silicone petroleum jelly based emulsifier. The little hop bunny in my yard , that started the problem took a steal BB behind the ears. I thought he was trying to dig a hole in the crushed gravel part of the driveway under the car. But was actually pushing up between the engine and that plastic pan. Because he could smell the aroma of what all rodents are drawn to, toasted soybean oil. Seems that's what the manufacturers of wiring harnesses have went to. A squirrel at the motel where I stayed in Minneapolis finish the job and took 6 in of wire from the hard plastic armor to the plug-in on the AC compressor. When I told my daughter about it she says heck they had people in Northern Iowa lose their whole exposed wiring harness to rabbits, plastic armor and all. Greedy corporate bottom-line got to love it. BTW car warranties also don't cover rodent damage only $193! Small in comparison to what the cost will end up being for the Larsons!!!! I hear the rodents in Minnesota carry their own water supply with now, so they don't have to leave the destination food feast?

[@taurus4205]

2nd favorite thumbnail ever.

[@taurus4205]

“……dewd…”

[@jerrybowe5917]

Great video Dougo and his pet raccoons and Chet laughing at him he still keeps his cool but I bet he had a couple of good names for the raccoons off camera I know I would have a safe harvest you guys

[@calitrainman]

Try putting MOTH BALLs inside the dryer. Racoons hate the smell of them. Long time ago we had a racoon problem in a crawl space and by spreading Moth Balls in made them find another place to live or hide

[@geedubb2005]

They hate my 22 too

[@KW-qt6df]

You guys might want to have a couple beers 🍻 🥃🥃🥃🥃

[@FullTiltGame]

magnificent farm!

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Thanks for sharing buddy hope you guys can fix the dryer easily and then next year figure a way to keep the raccoons out lol

[@pamalvestad3848]

We have used Eco Labs for safe effective pest control, especially after replacing a wiring harness on the tractor.

[@jonhoskins5596]

You can get a trail camera with cellular access and use it to see when they're around,and set it to Text notifiy. Professional exterminators use them for rodent problems.

[@snakeman48]

I eliminate about 20 to 30 Raccoons from my rural backyard a year. They make good midnight thermal sniper practice. They can't see me, but I can see them.