Tire fell off! Potato harvest day 5

[@gunnarbeck225]

"Clifford the big red picker"

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that one too

[@scottsmith1569]

Your content is totally perfect. Might be weird, but you don't have a weird voice as so many other folks do. You explain everything perfectly. You're not using your sexy body to get clicks. (Not saying your not sexy, 🤣🤣, but your not using your body for clicks that some are. You're not killing us with ads inside your vids. You're not arrogant, you've become one of my favorite farm channels. You've got an awesome family, crew working with you. You're just a normal guy. Keep up the good work. 👍👍

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Amen 👍👍🍻💪💪🗽

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, I’m glad you love the videos it really means a lot that you’re watching because the content is good not because I am some hot chick. I really try hard to make good content because I know what I’m up against. I also try not to put a ton of ads in because I know how annoying they can be. I’m just a normal guy out here trying to educate and entertain and as always thanks for watching.

[@cmc7106]

Keeping Americans in French Fry !! Great video!! “Peggy the Potato Picker!!”

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the video I like the name

[@NeilBarson]

"The Spudnikator!" I enjoy riding along!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stuartatkins5425]

You and your whole team are awesome!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@rulinpark4644]

Used to go under the digger with a semi and 40ft farmbed when i worked in Hamer. That was fun, long hours. You guys are doing great keep up the good work.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That is awesome! Thanks

[@shanebell9589]

Spudzilla does have a nice ring to it haha

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Hey, don’t you guys have a cornzilla?

[@shanebell9589]

@@RockyMountainFarmer yessir, but our 2 row harvester is definitely not a spudzilla, you guys can take that one hahaha

[@OscarVaughn]

I just turned 54 this month and have seen and been around alot of farmers and farming in my life. I've been lucky enough to work with a few and it was loads of learning and full of ups and downs. Potatoe farmers have always interested me but here in Ohio im not sure of any potato farmers around the area. Watching your videos is pretty neat. The whole process looks interesting but also looks like a pain in the ass lol. I play alot of farming simulator and even in game most players stay far away from doing spuds lol. I enjoy doing Potatoes in the game but i know doing them in game is way way different than real life but we still get to use some really interesting equipment. I really wish i could see them done first hand i think it would be really cool to see that stuff. Farming has always been an interest of mine. Thanks for showing all you do. I think people should really be watching this sort of thing because theres far to many people out there that have no idea where our food comes from or know exactly what farmers have to go through to get that food and products to us all. Thank you so much. I really appreciate your work and this channel. Name that thing the ground hog lol. It eats like a hog

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, thanks for the comment that was pretty awesome. I’m really glad you’re enjoying the channel potato farming is definitely a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it in the end. I know a lot of people could benefit from knowing where their food comes from.

[@OscarVaughn]

@@RockyMountainFarmer exactly right. Was shopping with my wife and over heard this lady trying to explain to her daughter where the potatos came from and she was telling her that they come from large factories in a different country where the people grow them then put them on a boat to bring to our stores. My wife made me keep my mouth shut and it was really hard. I was going to show them one of your videos but when stupid like that is so strong I have a bit of an issue so my wife told me to just let it go. This world is so doomed lol

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

There is a reason that the world is headed direction that it is headed

[@FarmGatherings-k3l]

Your farm is great, it is spacious and has modern machines for efficient harvesting.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@simontodd619]

I think that you ought to call the potato harvest Zig Zig as in Zig Zig Sputnic the 1980's punk band. Another cracking video too by the way. I used to work on my friends farm in Bedfordshire, GB harvesting potatoes and onions using a Grimme harvester loading into tractor trailers which is the norm there. Your videos bring back great memories for me. Harvest time of any sort is always the best time I think.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Awesome I’m glad you like the video. I’m also glad it could bring back some good memories for you.

[@bette-annflood835]

"Webster". These videos are always interesting. 😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video I like the name

[@bette-annflood835]

@@RockyMountainFarmer I just figure webs of vines and potatoes stirred out of the ground. Lol

[@DianneWhittingham]

I like Rosie (Jetson’s) as a name. Simple name but hardworking. We love watching you guys!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh man I love the Jetsons. I’m glad you enjoyed the videos.

[@rogerstone3068]

Since you guys seem quite happy to extend the range of your filming equipment, you might like to think about getting a 360 degree camera - maybe mount it on top of the back of the tractor cab, where it would have a good view all around. That way, the viewer can look around for themselves, and see the machine operating, or look ahead up the row.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We do have one of those cameras, but I have never really thought about doing that. I might have to see if I can make that happen.

[@jeffreyloaf]

My name for the harvester would be "Tator Levitator" and I do see a drawing of the joystick with lightning bolts coming out of it lifting a single potato into a Tonka truck on the side LoL. I do like seeing the whole operation. The only thing we haven't seen is the truck drive view yet. This does remind me of my youth when we had a 26 acre farm and a single row potato harvester. It dug the potatoes out of the ground the same way you do now and they went up about a 8 ft metal chain and just dropped them on the ground if I remember right. But that was 40 years ago for me.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Unfortunately I don’t get to go in the trucks too often but I’m glad your enjoying the videos

[@jackweeks8099]

Finally have the time to watch some of the harvest videos! Very neat to see how a different crop you’re not used to seeing get harvested! The was a mad dash here to get peanuts that were on top of the ground harvested before the hurricane hit us. My neighbor was trying to get the cotton picked he had ready before it hit. Next county east of us is a different story, they got hit hard!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Man, I hope you got your crop before that hurricane it’s a bummer when mother nature throws a wrench into the mix and ruins, your crop a few years ago, we had an entire crop of wheat get ruined, because it would not stop raining

[@bette-annflood835]

Butter and sour cream would be so tasty on one of those potatoes right now. Mmmmmmm

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It definitely would. I had some yesterday.

[@bette-annflood835]

@@RockyMountainFarmer mmmm

[@Transporter1]

I think it's great that you show the complete process from shredding to storage. Keep up the great work.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@PNW_Hawk]

Another great informative video. I gotta go with the previously mentioned, Spudzilla!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it. I like that name as well.

[@bertbinsbergen7549]

Great video, succes.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thank you 👍

[@farmerkendawg3768]

At least you didn’t lose the tire on the road. Been there done that with a Dahlman and a Grimme digger. Potatoes are looking great

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, that would not be good to lose it on the road

[@edwardgrodski7737]

Spudzilla!

[@vincentmccay1955]

You beat me to it.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

This one’s definitely up there on the list

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

Thanks for taking the time to show us the process. Harvesting takes up so much of your time and energy, and to additionally document it is admirable. And how many jobs are out there where you continually have to fight equipment breakdowns? Farming is hard on equipment! Thanks! 👏👍

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Farming is definitely hard work and it seems like we’ve only had one or two days this whole harvest that we didn’t have a breakdown.

[@talibirkmanis5727]

"CHIP" the digger (potato chip) !! Great video , thanks !😉

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Good one!

[@DoctorZSwarner]

Could you get the sorter table workers to find and pick out the largest spud of the day/harvest? Pick out the largest and heaviest and put it aside, if another comes by, quickly compare them and pop the smaller one back on the conveyer, repeat till you have the largest of the day or the whole harvest. Would be interesting to see

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We actually have a competition going right now to see who can find the biggest potato

[@Skunky281]

Love the content! Keep up the good work

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@rodchandlerii6922]

Love it

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Good

[@johnbuchholz313]

I am sure it’s fun running that harvester when you have big potatoes yields like you do. Great video.!! At the beet piling site I deliver too there are two pilers, one Piler is named Ethel and the other is called Gertrude.!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. It is pretty fun. Running the equipment. Also stressful I love the names of those pilers

[@rodchristensen644]

Great content and I wish we would have had the swinging boom. Our Lockwood harvester had a solid boom and it took good drivers to stay with the harvester. I used to stand on the cab running board and watch where I needed to be with the truck. Keep up the great videos

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, our old harvester had a fixed boom and we had it get hit by drivers at least twice each harvest

[@samlitty1090]

Love the content. Love seeing different equipment than what I was raised with. Call it the Spudinator!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the video I like the name

[@Curtis-td6qw]

Potato monster!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@stevetrowbridge7101]

doing great job of showing how it works enjoy the videos keep up the videos be safe God bless.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you’re enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@fredolney9595]

It’s the spud dragon. At night it looks like a dragon spewing spuds rather than flames! The lights are perfect fiery dragon eyes.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@kevinglanzer9388]

enjoying them all keep them coming the spot spider beast

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@koryleague8833]

Great video. Makes me want meatloaf and mashed tators. I vote for big mo

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KarmaShaw-dc1hd]

Can remember that smell of harvest ni matter how long ago

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yep potato harvest definitely has a certain smell and I love it. One of my favorite smells is inside of a potato cellar.

[@davidkimmel5153]

Interesting video. Thank you

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Arham7cheema]

Your soul mate playing a fabulous role in your life by helping in work and May God bless you and your family I have a question what is the function of tires behind the haulm Now I Get tiredd and my mobile battery is also loAand i am sleeping

[@phillipburns8818]

Spud slayer 😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@nativeindian8672]

The Spud Digger

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@robertbaune]

Harvey the harvester.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s a nice one

[@chadhudgins4173]

There’s only one name it can be! Big Deborah!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@iBoyNZ]

Fascinating, thanks. Mega potatoes 😮

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@capt.graybeard]

Call it Sasquatch, because of the way it's kind of hunched over way it strolls through the potato patch.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, that does match up pretty good

[@paulhammond7489]

Call it "Outstanding" Then when asked why, you could answer that it's "Outstanding in its Field" ;)

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@Machines85]

19:50 sunrise is very beautiful

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It sure is

[@jeffreywolfe3369]

awesome job thanks😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

No problem 😊

[@myst3rydfl]

Running a 6160 with Terra wheels Does a great job Hmmm I'm gonna walk up and check his hubs now 😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, you might want to check those bearings every once in a while

[@myst3rydfl]

@RockyMountainFarmer yepper I mentioned it Running Lw 774 behind him and checked all mine now 👍 Always check at end of day but sitting waiting on trucks and watching video so did a walk around. Haha

[@BrianGetman]

I would say the big red spud pluckers

[@Arcadia_Olive-Oil_Farms]

Spud-Liberator!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@Tinywar]

Spudalot is good name good video

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the video. That’s a good name.

[@bradleyjudy3017]

Big red

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@justinmills8084]

The Hog.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@maineman11]

Because of the final product, maybe name it 'Flakey' or 'Flakester'. Great Video!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh, that would be a good name

[@lindanelson8400]

I think you should call the harvester, The Earth Eater.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That makes sense

[@cahammer]

We always just called ours “the harvester” ever thought about letting the go pro ride the belts from the even flow to just before the pillar

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I have thought about that. I may do that before we’re done.

[@dillonshedrick8407]

Big red rocket

[@suejeanneret5773]

Pamela potatoe pownder

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@phillipburns8818]

Spudzilla. 😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s a good one too

[@Fwedel1992]

Keep up the great work. Could you do a video explaining seed to market on how everything is done including marketing and the inputs

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the video. I will see what I can do.

[@pnikolay]

Betty the harvester

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice,

[@sgtmark8844]

Call it Elvis cause it’s all shook up

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that

[@sgtmark8844]

@@RockyMountainFarmer love me tender love me sweet, Spudnik harvest me some potato’s 🥔🥔 🥔 to eat .

[@jeromeywills3301]

Call it Elmo!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Haha nice

[@Tafs315]

BIG RED

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@ryanc8188]

Call it the the Spudinator

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that

[@brucehobbs1734]

That’s my thought.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Dath Tater. But better check with free range studios for copyright. Grocery star wars! Well i thought i was watching NASCAR, but on the farm. You have a good put crew!

[@TheChessUniverse]

Darth Tater for the win...

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I definitely like that name it’s very high up there on the list

[@tucobenedicto109]

@@RockyMountainFarmer kzbin.info/www/bejne/nofVeqx7qpublacsi=9o9dQzPswV8wlIqp

[@jeffdymarczyk4413]

Red Baron !

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@mattphillips4260]

as long as i could see what i was doing tillage wise (dark soil from lite color ) aka where i been i would run till 2 or 3 in the morning running tillage

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Last year we had to run super late because the cold weather was coming and we knew before too long that the ground was gonna be frozen so we ran really late as well

[@juliancope1925]

Jumbo is a good name

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I agree

[@DeborahHook-b8e]

BIG BERTHA!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Enjoying the hardest. Thanks for the ride along...those are some beautiful and BIG taters, too bad they going to chips. It's probably easier on you less equipment and labor, but why not sell them whole to the consumer? Maybe a short explanation and I love you for feeding America 🇺🇸 Maybe the " Red Russet ",

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like the name. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. The reason we don’t sell hole to the consumer is because the fresh sheds that take the potatoes that go into the stores. They usually send half of your potatoes back because they don’t qualify as good potatoes, it’s just so hard to make any money doing that unless you have your own processing and packaging plant. We now farm a bunch of peoples ground who used to grow potatoes for fresh and now they don’t grow potatoes at all because it’s just too hard to make any money with fresh potatoes. Granted, with that being said some years the fresh contracts are really high that’s what entices some people to do it.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

@@RockyMountainFarmer thank you for the explanation. So us Americans eat more chip ( which is good for you ) then fresh potatoes lol. Guess a 5# bag goes real far for regular consumer, I was also thinking about restaurants and such. Idaho ( your state) is known for potatoes any other states grow potatoes, any get exported?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

The flake goes worldwide

[@alfredomarotta6604]

@@RockyMountainFarmer thanks

[@spudgrunwald8529]

hells bells son, that the biggest spud i ever saw

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s not even the biggest one I’ve seen this harvest

[@eddybekkers]

18.45 call it the earth-digger.😀

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@bobhume9447]

Hungry Harv

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@lescarolyn]

' the octopus'. With everything going on that it has.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That does make sense

[@cliff4695]

Hmmm, it's big and it's red.... Family friendly.. Clifford Rated R.. JJ, after Jasmine James. I'm a bigger fan of JJ, if I'm being honest 😂😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that

[@macmacisaac6453]

Reba.....red head...:)

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@dennishyde2637]

The Gobbler

[@devanwinterton19]

20:06 I think it looks kind of like a T-Rex, so you should paint it purple and call it Barney! Well you don't have to paint it, but it it does remind me of Barney the dinosaur. 😅

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I know my mom would love it if it was purple, I like the name

[@CrazyOregonBeaver]

The Hulk, but red.😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice.

[@BryanKagemann]

The potato eating machine

[@RichardWright4707]

How about naming it "Spudzilla" seen as it has a monster appetite for spuds

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like it

[@stevenk6957]

Count 80 rows from the pivot then from that first 80 count 240 rows for the second opening. U probably go all day with out the circle in the way

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We usually open up smaller sections at a time because then you don’t waste as much time driving across the end of the field to get to the other side

[@superpuncher5795]

big Bertha

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that

[@johnhatt1219]

Spudzilla

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@lesliewoinarowicz7018]

Red Rover

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@rodneywroten2994]

what type of potatoes that you have with such uniform of straight size. thanks

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

These are all russet Rangers. They grow really big.

[@jerryschroeder1685]

Chip, as in Potato Chip

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@jasonncoxx5837]

I have a quick question for you good sir. I've noticed sometimes the trucks get full and a few potatoes fall to the ground. That happens, I get it. Is there a point where yall stop and pick them back up? Like a bushel or more? Or you folks just keep going no matter how many fall and chock it up to loss? I've hauled grain and while the obvious point is to not let any fall to the ground, they do sometimes shovel it off the ground and back into the truck so I was jus lt curious. Have a wonderful day!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We don’t lose enough to worry about it. it would cost us more if we stopped to pick it up so we leave it there and it just becomes fertilizer or the gleaners will get it

[@jasonncoxx5837]

@@RockyMountainFarmer Gotcha. Thanks

[@hastingshayandtreefarm4402]

The red dragon.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that it breathes potatoes instead of fire

[@scottstefanatz]

The Spudinater

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@briansmith1514]

If you lay over 2 rounds with the windrower would that overwhelm the digger? In essence, picking up a total of 16 rows vs 10. Maybe it would overwhelm the trucks and make you wait more too, I suppose.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

No, we have done that when the rows are really short and it handles it just fine it just would take a lot of time waiting for the crossover to go all the way there and back before digging

[@briansmith1514]

@@RockyMountainFarmer Ahh, I was basing my question thinking the crossover was quite a bit faster than the digger.

[@der_Haggie]

Knolli (mascot from Grimme^^)

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Cool

[@der_Haggie]

@@RockyMountainFarmer adds a little bit of german flair to your potato Equipment 😁

[@ranger5721]

i wanted ask something how come you alll dont have storage on board like a beat harverster so you can keep going a little just asking, i been watching you for about a year just to see how you all doing it out there in idaho

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well thanks for watching. I’m glad you’ve been enjoying it. This harvester just doesn’t have a hopper on it. I know there are some that do but you almost have to custom order it that way and we bought this one used.

[@SROTV..southernrebeloutdoors]

The fry digger

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@rodchandlerii6922]

Patty the potato picker

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I like that

[@urnomatch4me96]

What about the harvester being called Tatersaurus since looks like Dino from the cab of the tractor 🚜

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That is a good one I like that

[@cliftonnuckolls8293]

Big Red

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nice

[@trs8947]

Spudosarus rex is a fun name

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That is fun

[@Anthonygriggs1]

Tayda spader would be a good name

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That would be a good name

[@donmedford2563]

"Tire fell off" I hate when that happens. lol

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, isn’t it just the worst