Who's Fault Was It?

[@pamfyffe331]

Keep filling those trucks...that's what we like to see!!!!! AND be safe!!!!!

[@carl4323]

I love your Dad asking the question when he was actually suggesting. When I grew up in Connecticut my Dad would say, 'Do you want to clean out the chicken coop?' when he was actually expecting it to be done. Of course I always wanted to say, 'Well, No, I don't WANT to clean out the chicken coop.' Some people have no sense of humor.

[@scragman]

Growing up, I learned when mom or dad asked 'Do you want to go [do something]?' that the answer is always yes. I also learned 'Do you have your shoes on?' is a lead up to a very busy day.

[@MaryWehmeier]

The shoe question is a fact.

[@scragman]

@@MaryWehmeier got your shoes on? Good, go pave the driveway.

[@rayEvo9mr]

I find that my Dad and Uncles speak like this in the Country side.... i really think its a Polite way of them being Manly Men out here

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Thanks Zack for the dad explanation. This is my favorite MF video yet. You are still your dad's son. That's a gift. My dad just passed. I did very important work, yet I was still my dad's son.

[@ko9446]

Not sure how I cam across your channel but glad I did. I am fluent in sarcasm, I get it

[@jurpikag]

@1:48 Transplanted to GA from growing up in MN. I do it all the time to southerners...

[@simonpound5068]

Onyx missed a perfect “we’ve been trying to reach you about your extended warranty” moment.

[@Trey4x4]

Lmao 🤣 🤣

[@masonlynch1793]

Replace car with tractor.

[@FranklyiDrum]

His response was very much like his dad though 😂

[@isprayNpray4u1]

I've been saying it for years, I don't know why I'm here, and I still don't know jack about farming after countless videos. But this right here is one of the best damn channels on KZbin

[@randallparker8477]

My Dad was born and raised in rural farm country in CA, he was half scottish and half trish, 2nd generation immigrant blood. He did the same thing to me, "do you think you could...." Country folk are the same everywhere. When he didn't "suggest" like that was very but puckering... if you know what I mean. LOL

[@allenhrubes8598]

I TOTALLY understand when someone wants you to do something by asking a question. My wife is totally that way. The other day I walked into our bedroom and there was my wife...looking at a pair of my underwear that were laying on the floor. She wanted me to put them in the clothes hamper. So...what does she do? She asks me a question, "Are these yours?" Which meant, I found out later, I needed to pick them up and put 'em in the hamper. But that would have been direct and to the point. 3 words...Put These Away". Again she asked me if the underwear were mine and I replied, "I certainly hope so...because if they aren't I've got a few questions of my own." Thanks for the video Zach. Take care and be safe.

[@kylancook3477]

Great joke, been laughing at this one every time I hear it!

[@BruceHubbell]

Geez Zach …. Your insight to the senior speak the passive aggressive Directions To You To Do …. Very very insightful to getting along with Dad who’s STILL BOSS!!! You honored him and his instructions with your acceptance and actions 🙏🙏

[@deanbyler5977]

4:13 You're wearing my sweatshirt! :-) Got it for Christmas last year. Unfortunately, it hasn't been nearly cool enough yet here in central PA (Hershey chocolate bar area) to even think about wearing a hoodie. Stay safe up there, beanin'... cornin'.... racin'....

[@asmrhead1560]

There's a hilarious old YT video called "How To Talk Minnesotan" that covers a lot of quirks. When I moved away my coworkers could never figure out how "oh not too bad" was a positive and cheerful response to "how's it going?"

[@diarmuidbreslin6485]

Extremely common response to that question in Ireland

[@pettergardo3874]

Makes perfect sense in Sweden 😀

[@farmerned6]

100% normal reply in the UK

[@nedcrabtree3542]

⁰m

[@burkiwa]

"Could be worse" You can't get more positive than that!

[@jamiefrench9023]

As a professional mechanic, I will always say, if you see an engineer design something there is a mechanic somewhere using working words wondering why & how they designed that way.

[@sarahworkman3223]

My father was an engineer and he was always cursing out other engineers who were not mechanics first. They have no practical experience.

[@johntowers1213]

So true.. when you spend your life fixing machinery you soon realise those that design machinery...dont fix machinery :)

[@assassinlexx1993]

Wait till you have to work with a architect or interior decorator. After working those people. You will happy there are bars.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

To ad, when you see an engineer that used to be a great mechanic you have a top notch engineer.

[@LowsJuan]

My friend the engineer would shake his head how one of his equals became and engineer and didn't know what angle iron was. (I initially misspelled angle as angel, now that would have got you wondering) For those of you still wondering it has nothing to do with the PGA.

[@SLlandscape]

If he hasn't already, I think Jim would be a great guest to talk to on "off the husk". For the little bit I've seen him in videos he seems like a helluva good guy.

[@ilovechieftains]

I never noticed those types of questions/Midwestern lingo until I had some friends and family over from the East coast and they thought it was rude the way we talked to each other 😂. Honestly I thought us folks from Wisconsin were some of the nicest people.

[@stevenfournier8702]

Same way of phrasing things in Michigan

[@jayjaygee3306]

Folks from Wisconsin are some of the nicest people. Born in Columbus, still have family in Madison area and elsewhere. Grew up in southern Michigan, now I live in Indiana. Midwestern all the way through. "Fly over" is where the people are that keep the country from going completely off the rails - and they feed us to while they're at it!

[@jerrycallison6125]

We are!

[@flyingbob297]

Back in the day we had three JD 8820 combines, all three were short on power, we took the fuel pumps off and sent them to Sun Prairie Wisconsin to get calibrated and set at John Deere’s highest specs. What a huge difference it made, probably gained 75 HP. It was like running a whole new machine. Well worth the time and money. Also they started much better in cold weather.

[@1984shadow]

Like you, that's the way I took it also...simple and straight forward

[@wweoolofsson]

As a Swede I can confirm the passive aggressive comments. And while growing up the worst thing was hearing that your parents were disappointed in you. Never yelled or got mad, just "disappointed" 😅

[@jeffc6832]

100% Scandinavian 5th generation MN farm kid here...I absolutely knew what your Dad was saying!

[@schafn]

I finally figured it out. I had my 11 year old son driving the 1952 Farmall H the other day, pulling the old township grader. We were grading the rock on our driveway and he couldn't keep the H going straight. I had seen Onyx driving tractors on KZbin so I figured my son could do it too. What I now realize is that we need to install Autosteer on the H. That way the next generation of farm kids can keep the tractor going straight on the driveway. Thanks KZbin!

[@scottjohnson6563]

My Swedish (Johnson), male, mentors,did not mince words, no passive/aggressive. I spent a summer working with my grandfather when I was 14 in 1960. I got an earful from him.

[@timothyp.5473]

I grew up in MI, and have now lived in OR for the last 20 years but still do the midwestern questions, my kids are starting to catch on and are starting to do it to my wife now, she doesn't appreciate it much, lol.

[@douglaswhite7328]

if you happen to catch a day of intense rain in your harvest time - a day where you can't get into the field - you should definitely take your camera & sneak off to Wisconsin and catch someone wet-picking a cranberry harvest. I think you / your viewers would like it as a change of pace. ps. We've had 25+ inches of rain this summer (JnJyAgSp) in SE Mass. This year, I think we got some of your moisture alotment. Please make sure you take your alotted total back next summer. I almost planted the tractor while trying to dig my potatoes this year. Thnx.

[@robparham7326]

The question that’s an order extends further south too. My dad did that all the time to me and my brother. He grew up in the St. Louis, MO area.

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

I am of Scandinavian descent and grew up in SD so I understand your monikers 100% .

[@nater308]

I thought of you when I was on the road today: Passed two trucks each pulling a 9870 STS with the wheels off. Couldn’t count them to see if they were single or dual fronts.

[@Wi11duhbea5t]

I’m digging the mini mullet that onyx is rocking keep it up

[@robertreznik9330]

Our corn bu wt is 60.5 at 18.5 % moisture. I like it at 62 when at 16%. Our 10 degree above normal September gave us a light weight corn crop on the High Plains. 55 is hard to sell to the feedlots!

[@dbenhardus]

A puzzle full of rubber snakes 😂 I lost it!

[@georgedavidson1221]

Like herding cats

[@jaredgreen502]

I didn't realize until you pointed it out but I do the same thing with the Midwest lingo. Used it frequently as a Ag mechanic with coworkers & customers at times.

[@yankeefarmer6915]

My family is French Canadian living in Upstate NY. We talk the same way.

[@magicsteve5523]

I’ve noticed that people from some parts of Northern Ireland do the ‘non-questions’ thing as well, I’m Scottish but mum is a northern irishwoman and she does it all the time, apparently it’s common in County Derry.

[@ksfixitmangaming617]

You bring back some good memory's for me. I worked for a farmer some 35 years ago and he would send me to the field with his biggest JD pulling a 40ft field cultivator and a peanut butter jar full of sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds = no smoking in tractor). You couldn't see the other 3 sides of the field so I knew Id be there for a while. Good tunes and A/C so I had it made. Oh and if the A/C quit, the tractor sat till it was fixed because you didn't get dust in his tractor. I learned so much working for him. Onyx has a great life in front of him and a great teacher to show him the way. Love your channel by the way.

[@jillrsimmons]

That order disguised as a question is a really good boss technique even here in the Northeast. I always would ask my cops “can you do me a favor?” But it was really “do this”. But the subordinates understand what it really is, but prefer it that way rather than as an order. The boss gets along better with them too! Always worked for me!

[@User71956]

I had one boss like that and he was by far my favorite one.

[@bostricter3128]

I’m a farmer in Iowa, i just started again after my grandparents passed. They used to have a farm and I worked there as a kid and I dropped my welding job to go on a farm and carry them on! I’dlove to come check out the millennial farms some day and do a day of work! My name is Jake, feel free to ever reach out I’ve been thinking about starting a channel myself!

[@NorthernContrarian]

I'm from the Nordics and we all do those "questions". We grow up with them. It's the same in all Nordic countries. Your parents do it as a way to say "you dolt, why are you just sitting there, can't you figure it out yourself that you should...". Adults do it to one another as well, but it's really seen as passive aggression and won't go down well outside of close family or friend circles.

[@jimlong527]

Knowing your heritage is a good thing but as big as the country is many may not understand. That’s were Respect is important for all people.

[@kennethhoneycutt8486]

I here you talking about dust on your windows. Stacyic electric cause the dust to stick on windows put a chain on the back axle and drag it on the ground and it help cut the dust from sticking on your windows on the combine

[@sethmiller4193]

Since you did a shameless plug of the merch I fell it’s a good time (that’s what she said) to make sure you know that my shirt that was ordered came in a week or 2 ago I can’t remember exactly when but i love it. Comfy like a carhartt. I can’t say how durable it is YET cause I only worn it once. But when I say it’s definitely a tall. It’s definitely fits the bill of a tall shirt with the plenty of extra cloth at the bottom. (In cause you prolly don’t remember me I’m the 6’9 dude that inquired about the tall merch being added. Tanks again. Zach! 🤙🏻

[@jfiery]

My Grandfather was born and grew up in Windom, MN and despite growing up in MD I heard that type of "question" a lot.

[@SkyhawkCaptain]

I definetely caught that question. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, can confirm lol!

[@lucky3662]

We do the same here in our family in Germany :)

[@JasonALyons]

from Northern Ohio and of Polish descent and I can confirm, this is how we communicate as well

[@steffenkmodin157]

Well im danish and i understod that very well😉

[@normnielsen]

Glad you said, "Thunderrrr". I noticed it wasn't included a few times recently and I was oddly disappointed. Don't know why, but I was looking for it. So, thank you.

[@randywright7433]

I truly hope your kids will appreciate the time and interest you take with them. Lucky kids!

[@reloadingboonie1641]

Brings back the memories when I started driving a tractor at his age. If I only knew then what I know now lol! Keep it between the rows 👍🏼

[@DT-yt2zh]

You should put CRC corrosion inhibitor on those screw threads. We use it on all the gear we keep outside.

[@stolts01]

Just throwing this out there. Years ago we had two different deere mechanics say it's not necessary to change the accelerator speed or feeder house clearance. We've left them the same ever since without issue. Makes switching between corn and beans much easier.

[@samhanson5554]

Yeah I was raised in Minnesota, literally about 20 miles north of you, and when my dad said, “do you want to go clean out the barn?” That wasn’t a question of whether I want to do it or not, that was kind of an order! 🥴😎

[@oldsloane]

I grew up in southern Manitoba only 5.5 miles North of the 49th with pretty much the same set of rules and suggestions. I only made the mistake of saying no one time when Dad said "would you like to"!

[@camaro02dk]

as a Danish person, I can tell you this is so true in Denmark as well

[@kellyconstenius676]

Yup. He is not telling you. He is asking if your going to do the obvious. Did you ever say no? I did... That next look you get speaks volumes. Completely non verbal, but your next words. " Ohhh yea no I am going to do that next.

[@markreetz1001]

Dad was 3rd generation German immigrant. Same thing. "Do you want to" was Dad being polite, not to be confused with giving me the option to say "no."

[@banjobenson9348]

Yep and every summer was boot camp , hottest day of the year was throwing hay inside the barn.

[@JustFarming125]

You should get an engine Re-map done on the S780 that would give you the extra power and torque you want out of it

[@satan2133]

Zach you are all so blessed great family and friends getting it done. Thanks for all you guys and girls do. Stay healthy and safe from Ponoka Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@jshwrig1]

Enjoying a country sunset, running some equipment, spending time with your son probably talking racing and deer hunting. Experiences worth more than 300 bushel corn ever could be.

[@SenZaIIFLASH]

Greetings from Germany. The passive agressive questions are a big thing in my Family too. Never thought about it either until you mentioned it. Its a thing to be nice while giving commands :).

[@anthonysmith3187]

I also totally caught that question because I grew up in Minnesota and lived on my uncle's Farm in South Dakota and that is exactly how we talked all the time

[@kablemiller3824]

Nice to hear the grain dryer running in the beginning of October. Have a safe harvest

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video zach , Nate , Jim , that’s a change you finishing beans that quickly in the season , I think zach will be getting a honey bee header in the future . Very impressed with your comments plus up in Canada in Saskatchewan they use them on new Holland combines lots .

[@johnspinner5395]

I love watching the farmers videos cause they mostly all have dogs love a farmer and their dogs

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

Dad was a full blooded Dane, born in the US. He didn't ask. I learned early on "I don't know" is not an answer to anything. I spent a month with relatives in upstate Wis when I was young. we lived in the NE. I came home with the Ah & Ahbout and it dove mom mad.

[@bombslayer7305]

Thanks!

[@nomadmarine0331]

It's the same with Irish families....it usually starts out, "you might want to think about......" Boys are like huntin dogs. They work a lot harder if you hug them regularly. Wish I had done it more.

[@AxelKuno]

yup we still give orders in the form of questions in scandinavia :D the phrase "that wasn't a question" is a common expression here

[@flyingsciguy1719]

At 9:50, see that right-most button just below the screen with the picture of the combine on it...it's the shortcut to the hopper opening function, so at least one less button for a millennial to push. Also helpful when you've got a folding head. I also very much agree that panel is a bad design when you're trying to get it back on its rail. Have to remove it for greasing, then begins the frustration when trying to put it back on!

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I'm rather far from the midwestern US. I learned to speak English in Ontario, and yet, the way that he asked you that question felt rather natural. You describe it as being passive agressive, but I would describe it as being a suggestion, but also a statement to the fact that it needs to be taken care of. My first language is French. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

[@dylanriedmiller5023]

Hey Zach! I really love your videos and I really want to say that you inspire me to be a farmer just like you. I started working with my grandparents at the farm with harvest this season. Thanks for inspiring me! Also I’m from Nebraska

[@jerremyvinson6310]

“Those little guys don’t worry about those little guys” super troopers !!!!!!!!

[@daves3016]

appropriate answer to that "question" would be a strong "you betcha"

[@michaeldennis69]

Nice. What your Pop did is common here too. Very nice.

[@MagnumCamNZ]

Onyx going full race spec with the mullet now lol. That camera system mite come in handy keeping the girls away from him now lol. Cheers n beer's from New Zealand guy's 👍👍🍻🍻👨‍🔧🚜🇳🇿

[@jasonsanders8044]

I'm picking up what your putting down lmao. I'm from southern Michigan and the Boss says stuff like that all the time.

[@TheDumpTrailerGuyLLC]

Seems like Onyx has really taken to farming a lot more lately, thats awesome

[@joelmckee9444]

On a sukup dyer I think u can swivel the vapor ring closer or farther to the burner that might help cool it

[@jayjaygee3306]

Love it! Stay with the farm work young man. You'll never regret it. These are some of the very best times you'll ever have.

[@melwallenhorst3486]

I guess Zach just became the field supervisor and corn dryer supervisor. Good to see Onyx taking a interest in farming.

[@indoornepenthes7809]

I'm from Iowa and my family is very Scandinavian. Until you said something I never really noticed that my parents/grandparents do the same exact thing when they want us to go do something. I wouldn't say it's passive aggressive, it's just the culture from which your family grew up in and are used to saying/doing. It's actually pretty interesting now that you've brought it to my attention

[@robertbennett6697]

It's noteworthy that it didn't take MF very long to get his butt up to the other combine once his dad "asked the question".

[@lukejackson8654]

I live in southern Ontario Canada and I think all the farmers do the ask a question but I am really telling you to do that or this when we talk as well

[@jackson7421]

“What are you doing in my field”. “Trespassing!” Classic. You guys sound just like my son and I. LoL

[@MrDanisve]

I am Norwegian and we do the same, asking questions that are not really questions :P Hillarious when you point it out, never really thought of it. Its just "normal" here. Like when my boss wants me to do something at work. Its allways in a question form, never an order. Even tho its technically is.

[@erikowren7894]

Yes it is a real thing. I’m OF Norwegian decent and we do it. North east here. I never realized it either.

[@mikepriestley5451]

In Michigans "Thumb" we're still a week out or more from starting Corn and Soy harvest. Sugar Beets are maybe 15% in but the warm weather will slow down the beet harvest as the sugar factory only accepts enough to keep the plant running in these temps. They don't rot in the ground. Michigan Sugar....Caro Mi. Oldest operating Sugar Beet Processing Plant in the U.S.

[@jerryspratt4078]

I have thinned sugar beets on a church farm, starting 50 years ago. My mom and sister and me, plus lots of other people. Sugar plant maybe closed down around here. Growing alfalfa and corn on church ground this year one of the spots I work.

[@kellyconstenius676]

Yep... Comes from the old Viking. Your gona take Uuthbart and take that Village right? Goot then..

[@samuel6234]

1:43, that travels into the southeastern US as well

[@pamalvestad3848]

I appreciated your clip on the high low speed belt change over. We have lost much skin to pinched finger's trying to get the belt change over. Yes getting the shield back on was always my job for by that time Johnny was used up on his patience 🤪

[@miketaylor5986]

That translation is also accurate if you are of Scottish descent and raised in Louisiana. Most especially when my Dad was asking the question.

[@jacobszymczak9323]

I'm not Midwestern and my family isn't but growing up and even now its the same way. Another good one is "if your bored, you can do ____" or even "if your not busy can you..." Translations: You're going to do this and why haven't you done so already and I want this done right now so get on it

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

By your name i can presume you have some east european ancestry and they also do questions as orders. At least around Baltic Sea (but of course it's old Swedish territory in 1600s)

[@ks4io]

love the ending...like father like son

[@kyledodge1049]

14:50 chisel plow, the "mulcher" springs with the Illinois plates, it is interesting to see this being put to use. I have built many of those. It would be interesting to see more.

[@philvaughan4091]

The sunset picture taken from under the tines is an awesome picture! As always,,, an funny and enjoyable video,, yall stay safe,,, 😊

[@joeynagy8657]

Canadian made farm equipment is on another level just saying honey bee headers and bourgault air drills and versatile tractors

[@getzybreuer3691]

Thanks for the video it's amazing video I love how you deal with your kids I mean the way good father God bless you

[@TeezleySPT]

I’m born and raised on our TN farm. My dad has been asking me those “questions” my whole life. 😂

[@scottmurphy9258]

I'm not Scandinavian, but at our home in northern Michigan, it was never a suggestion!

[@jetegtmeier71]

Thanks that like father like son moment made me smile a lot thank you :)

[@donalderickson-si8ww]

say zack here is a thought try putting your radio antenna on top of your grain silo since you say you can see Canada you wont have any dead spots just a thought I am W R X N 824 g m r s station in minneapolis keep on farming grate channel.

[@colinsoutar1684]

Similar talk in my farm in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😉

[@carltenpas5256]

Here on the lakeshore in wi. Its not do you want to. Its you know the work isnt going to do itself

[@taurus4205]

When the “question” is actually an “order” Irish from Michigan do it too.

[@markreetz1001]

Michigan Germans too!

[@taurus4205]

@@markreetz1001 ✋🍻

[@paulc.sachsejr.7209]

Boy, your dad’s good that passive aggressive thing.....smooth and oh so subtle...

[@DJKosloski324]

I was born and raised in Indiana, and I'm of Polish descent. I can confirm those choice of words, because my dad does it all the time.

[@rmr24]

We had a farm about 20 miles from our house with side row sprinklers, around 4:30 in the afternoon my dad would say “You want to go with me to move the sprinklers”…..it wasn’t really a question.

[@jeremiahjones429]

It most definitely is a real thing and I'm not even scandinavian but I did grow up in the Midwest, Michigan to be exact and the Jones's speak the same way

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Millennial Farmer Video, thanks for sharing

[@adamquigley2123]

When the question is actually an order it also happens on the fishing boats in Ireland as well

[@heuhen]

as a Norwegian, 2:00 is so tru, always "interesting" when mom or dad come later and ask if you did that...