Videos are about 1/2 month to month behind. Mike usually does a bunch of vids then uploads them when he has time. This particular video was roughly the 16th September. Harvest should have in theory been done by end of September
@@mikemitchell2554 Warranty plays a picture in when & how repairs are done. Time of the year and weather conditions also factor in whether the repairs are done right away.
I admire your filming skills, not everyone can produce such stable footage with the phone without a gimbal. Thanks good sir for not making us seasick 😜
Mike and his Fendt saga seems more like his farm is doing product development and testing then being an actual customer of a finished product. Hopefully Fendt learns and implements significant improvements based on Mike's experience
It's not just a Mike thing. Granted he runs more acres than most other people that have an IDEAL, but AGCO has had to do a bunch of updates to these machines. There's 2 sides of the coin here, one side is that it should've been tested more before being put out to market, and the other side being that AGCO is still fully covering these updates, saying they admit the flaws in their machine and fixing them.
@@christopherschneider3323 I am just saying that I have friends running Ideals in much higher density crops than Mike does and they do not expierence all these problems with their Ideals. However they also move their Ideals on trucks. They would never move them 350 miles on their own power!
Jon Mc Farmer. Reading or driving a combine has no bearing on the way that a combine threshes a crop. I think that taller high density crops probably do go through all combines easier than the short tough stuff. However there are many uncalled for issues with these Fendt combines. They aren't run any harder than a custom cutter runs a combine.
Next time you guys are having to weld on a piece of equipment it would be wise to invest in a fire blanket to cover the wiring harnesses and hydraulic lines. Just another piece of “equipment” to add for preventative maintenance and the machines.
Hi Mike & Ashtyn! I am partial to the red" machines, but all ALL them have problems! Some problems are caused by poor design, and others are caused by lack of maintenance, rocks, and other accidents. Some farmers swear by there Fendt's and other brands; others swear at them! They haven't been around as long as IHC, or Deere, so some of there engineering is still in product development. You can bet Fendt has taken apart every major competitors machines and looked for way's they could improve there own machines! Factory Warranty and dealer support is a VERY important issue when you purchase any machine! What kind of support did you get when you purchased your last machine,..... or did you just get the "bird"? Farmers seldom forget! Best Wishes, and GOD BLESS! Gary
9:36 ''I am just gunna step outside like I USUALY DO'' .... woah.... lol mike just can't HANG inthe quiet cab when he ain't drivin, eh??? :) LOL COMMENT FOR THE ALLLYGRYTHEMMZ!!
You pick up row by row, making sharp turns. We used to pick up rows in the order 1-4-2-5-3-6 when they are this close together, and repeat the cycle (switching right to left turns or the other way around). That way you can keep driving, especially when its a bit muddy.
I use a pump up hand sprayer for my fire suppression when welding. By all means a decent fire hose is great to damp down ground etc, but a wee pump up unit uses water very sparingly and is super easy to get into confined spaces with the wand and flexible rubber hose. You don't need to drench other parts you prefer to keep water out of.
Have used plastic shield on header. They reflect lights and are annoying! also accumulate dust and restrict visibility. Harvest screen is much better No reflection and vibration clears dust so no vision problem!!
We got a UA-cam farmer down here and he has a Gleaner and it looks like he is going to go the first season without a major repair. Isn't that what new combines suppose to do???? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Brians Farming Videos? A dual front wheel just fell off a new Gleaner S98 owned by another UA-camr "Twin Elm Farms ": ua-cam.com/video/ndmCCfBbQTc/v-deo.html
Fendt getting absolutely roasted in the comments lol 😂 With new machines you get lots of bugs but man tons of small things have added up on you with the t9s! Hate to see it. Good luck to you. Would love to see a claas demo in hopefully some huge crops next year! Take care Mike!
@@OOpSjm I'm not talking about machine repair costs, I'm talking about costs of down time. When a combine breaks down and you have trucks and drivers ready and waiting, fuel burning, grain carts and operators, more fuel burning and weather is always a factor. Mechanical delays cost money outside of the repairs themselves. And yes I know they have the best warranty you can get on the Fendts. I was talking about the Deeres too, not Mike's Fendt. I'd hate to see the cost of them combines breaking down because of the growing pains associated with new machines. X9 is a big combine, moves alot of material in a short time so you need to have a lot of back up aroumd the combine to keep it running efficiently. Lots of money spent around the combines to keep them harvesting.
@@mikeznel6048 I wouldn’t bet on that. They all have some issues out of the gate, but the Fendts seem to have design flaws from top to bottom. I’ don’t have an X9 (I however would love one, out of my price range) but I do have a JD S780. 1 season under my belt and I have had no issues. My JD 9870 that I had for 12 seasons had 1 breakdown during harvest, high pressure fuel pump went out. The local dealer had me going in 2 hours. You pay more and you seem to get more. Just my experience
The combine is a good machine. Thoughts are that certain ideas to do with mechanical engineering are done after the main vehicle has been designed. Just put this here, and so on.
If you were doing repairs in fields in west central Saskatchewan this morning you would not have to worry about fire wagon since past 12 hours of rain has now turned into snow thus fire hazard is NIL 💦💦🔥❄️❄️
Wow those Fendt combines really seem to have a bit more issues than the others of the same size. Good thing you have the super extra top notch extended warranty on them. Fendt should be paying you for all this input. This is the type of stuff that a company can look over, including the prior videos you took of parts and sent to them, then use to make a solid, well performing reliable combine. Along with, of course, the usual wear and tear and break downs to be expected with any self propelled grain processing machine on wheels. Hope all is well you guys!
AGCO probably thought Mike was going to yield good PR on these new combines. He has been exceptionally fair discussing then. His channel is big enough and farmers like to talk. I think this will hurt sales especially in North America.
The Tippy farmer from Indiana has had problems this week with his hydrostatic drive on his brand new JD 780 combine. That would be a horrible situation.
@@carlfalt174 Ivers Farms & The Cornstars are having some issues with their case combines. I don't believe any colour is trouble free. Hopefully manufacturers learn from their mechanical issues and improve things in the future
@@gavinperry7237 I agree. Mike combines a pile of acres in the fall in tough conditions and it's time to trade all those Fendt 9 combines....but with almost a nonexistent crop they won't have that luxury.
@@carlfalt174 Rumours are there may be some new units for next year as many farmers plan more than one year in advance and even more now with COVID as some farmers were unable to secure their preferred choice and had to go with plan B
I know of a farmer that's had the ass out of his JD s690 4 times in the last 2 seasons. All manufacturers have issues. Most of you JD experts never owned or ran a combine besides on a video game.
How many hours do you have on that machine? It really seems like the longevity and durability and reliability are a bit on the short side for what it cost.
🤔 Interesting... I have actually never changed my ads from day one... They have always been the same. But Google does have the final say, as some people don't receive any ads and others receive 3x too many.. And that's unfortunate.. 🤷♂️
Perhaps u could share how many hrs r on ur equipment wen probs occur cause i know u folks put many hrs on ur machines aswell as many hrs of maintencence,Also crazy how the welder Didnt use any blankets to protect ur wiring at all
I hope you never find a hole when you jump down.real easy to do that in fields with mice,rats,gophers and squirrels.they all like to dig and you never look before you jump enough
That’s something you just don’t see much here in the 🇺🇸 where I’m from in NC a lady farming. My wife will move a tractor and she picks up eggs in are poultry houses and her parents have poultry houses as well and her mom picks up eggs but she hates it and says it to us all the time 😂 but my 7 year old daughter she is all about it so hopefully she turns out to love the farm and love farming being she will be are only child being medical reason and we can’t have anymore. But it is fun trying 🤣 but adopting isn’t out the window but with everything as it is heck no. Just making sure my daughter even if she doesn’t wanna farm is set for life and never has to worry about money or working her butt off as we have. Stay safe and love the content mike. And hopefully y’all got her done without anymore break downs.
Hey Mike, question. If one was to fall into the front of a combine how much would come out the back and would your teeth end up in the hopper? Just curious 😁
Mike and Ashtyn Hi love your videos but can't believe the problems you have with the Fendt combines for the money they cost they should be bulletproof maybe you should ask the Class to put a fleet seed into your combine fleet to try it against the Fendt's for next year or a deere or case. hope you get finished harvesting up there keep safe and well
It's too bad they had no choice but to use water. Spraying water on red-hot steel will make it more brittle. They will have to watch for cracking in the heat effected zone next to the weld.
That’s for sure, they totally compromise the yield of that steel in that area putting that water on it, hopefully that wasn’t a frame rail, not sure couldn’t tell.
@@joecorrie1 The bolt holes in the flange at 2:50 give me hope that it isn't a frame rail, but that is just a guess. If it is mainly a wear plate or even webbing between upper and lower rails, it might be OK.
@The Flying Farmer That's why is said in my original post that "they had no choice". It may well not be a problem, especially if it is a low carbon steel. If it were me I would just make it part of my normal maintenance to check for cracking.
@The Flying Farmer i’ve welded on a lot of equipment you put plywood over belts, wet rags over hoses and electrical harnesses, there was still no reason to spray water on the backside of the Weld maybe around the area but not on the weld
I honestly hope you leased those POS combines! I don’t care if they have 200 year warranty, if there constantly breaking down with such low hours, there basically worthless! I know combines are hard on parts, & I know your not a machine basher! But imagine if you were a custom harvester! There’s no way you would get done with all the issues those things have! I really hope they are leases & leaving ASAP! Really for your sanity! Glad your basically done! A lot of farmers still have corn harvest to get through!
I agree. I've ran Deere before and now Lexion here. I won't ever consider buying a Fendt after watching these videos. I realize that combine designs evolve and weak points get eliminated but these things are just not ready for mass rollout.
@@11T872 Amazing capacity. Very reliable and overbuilt. When you need parts and they all need parts at some point, breathtakingly expensive but readily and quickly available.
@@jasonm8376 we have also came from JD to claas 3 yrs ago we really love the machines, the first claas we have was a 2015 c69 760 and now we have a 2019 c79 760 major changes between the two machines huge upgrades on all rotor drive pully s thresher pulleys rotor gear boxes the pro chop chopper is a million times better then the turbo chop, point being is I think claas has evolved into one hell of a great combine but did definitely have a fair bit of issues along the way. The fendt does look like an absolute nightmare tho and there has been many around you hear absolute horror storys not just mike Mitchell.
So this farm up north is yours and Ashtyn's. The JD 9620R is yours. What is the story with the rest of the equipment. Lease from the family farm, borrow it or do you own it? Grain cart, combine, etc.
Jeremy, Mike has said before that each of the family members own their own equipment. I think that Mike has 2 JD9620R tractors a wheeled one and a quad. He owns one or 2 sprayers, drills, trucks, etc.
Mike, after your experience with the fendt combined would you purchase new ones or would you go for another brand and if so which brand would you go for. New Holland, Claas, Case or back to JD ? Thanks in advance 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Not so nice to hear the U-joint rattling. Can be a Kablammo or sparks flying. Also sorry to see your low yield. I think we have at least 5 times higher in bad spots here in Sweden. And remember we are on the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska! No irrigation needed and a lot of sun summertime all day long nearly.
Such a same AGCO is getting this kind of PR from Ideal Combines. Gleaners which is also a AGCO Brand is the complete opposite, one of the most reliable, easy to operate & repair, & efficient Combines around in my Opinion. Keep in mind any machine is only as good as the operator running it,
Keep in mind, any machine is only as reliable as the maintenance program it has too. These machines have a lot of moving parts and require a lot of maintenance to keep them performing as they should be.
@@EFCasual Gleaner is currently built in Heston Kansas. It’s always been built in the USA. Was the first Self Propelled Combine to be built. The Gleaner Company turns 100 years old in 2023.
Mike I have a question...... Even though you have new property, a new wife, a child on the way( congratulations!, there's nothing like a your child wanting to climb on a tractor with you) a farm down south. Would your life be nearly as dangerous and interesting, as is now, if you weren't making UA-cam videos?
Mike, I hate to point out the obvious on your videos because I know you love your Fendts, but your videos are boosting the competitions sales. Best I can tell is the gray ghost cleans grain well but machine dependability is not so good. Good luck 🍀 brother. I agree with your wife on Case/IH ! My stable has 1946 H Farmall, 1973- 966 and 1066 . 1974 - 766, 1978 -1086 and a 5400 Kabota. They all still do their jobs.
Hey Mike, got a question.. when are you getting a drone? 😉 You got excellent camera work, but would be much safer with a drone and could be cool with some shots from high up. 👍
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Mike climbs up & down & all over a moving combine but puts a seatbelt on inside the cab. Safety 1st!! 😂 take care & stay safe. Cheers from BC
Ashtyn definitely wants HARVEST DONE before the due date. 😂🤣
Harvest is finished in Saskatchewan
Videos are about 1/2 month to month behind. Mike usually does a bunch of vids then uploads them when he has time. This particular video was roughly the 16th September. Harvest should have in theory been done by end of September
You can DEFINITELY hear the excitement in Ashtyn's voice went she said the "CASES" were coming to the rescue.
🤣😂
Universal joint “absolutely clapped”
Mike “we’re not gonna worry about that right now”
🤣🤣🤷♂️
@@mikemitchell2554 Warranty plays a picture in when & how repairs are done.
Time of the year and weather conditions also factor in whether the repairs are done right away.
Can't believe agco has that same stupid ujoint since 1991. Maybe a bit heavier assembly but same stupid design.
@@lonnieschafer6099 yup totally agree. Junk back then and still junk now.
Isn't there a pin missing in it or something like that?
I admire your filming skills, not everyone can produce such stable footage with the phone without a gimbal.
Thanks good sir for not making us seasick 😜
A lot of newer phones have digital image stabilization. It's pretty awesome how well it works too.
Mike and his Fendt saga seems more like his farm is doing product development and testing then being an actual customer of a finished product. Hopefully Fendt learns and implements significant improvements based on Mike's experience
Every where else in the world Fendt works, so it appears to be a Mike/Fendt problem. 🤣
Check the serial number cause he might just be an early production units. 😄
It's not just a Mike thing. Granted he runs more acres than most other people that have an IDEAL, but AGCO has had to do a bunch of updates to these machines. There's 2 sides of the coin here, one side is that it should've been tested more before being put out to market, and the other side being that AGCO is still fully covering these updates, saying they admit the flaws in their machine and fixing them.
@@christopherschneider3323 I am just saying that I have friends running Ideals in much higher density crops than Mike does and they do not expierence all these problems with their Ideals. However they also move their Ideals on trucks. They would never move them 350 miles on their own power!
Jon Mc Farmer. Reading or driving a combine has no bearing on the way that a combine threshes a crop. I think that taller high density crops probably do go through all combines easier than the short tough stuff. However there are many uncalled for issues with these Fendt combines. They aren't run any harder than a custom cutter runs a combine.
Mike your camera work id's crazy cool. Always information packed videos. Keep up the great work.
I’ve got the marshmallows. Tell me when Mike. 🤦♂️🍻🍻🍻🍻
Thanks for the videos.....much appreciated!
Next time you guys are having to weld on a piece of equipment it would be wise to invest in a fire blanket to cover the wiring harnesses and hydraulic lines. Just another piece of “equipment” to add for preventative maintenance and the machines.
It is always magical how a combine picks up the grain. :)
Mike you have more patience with that Fendt than I would have I had the same thing with an 850 Massey went back to Deere and been happy ever since
Hi Mike & Ashtyn!
I am partial to the red" machines, but all ALL them have problems! Some problems are caused by poor design, and others are caused by lack of maintenance, rocks, and other accidents.
Some farmers swear by there Fendt's and other brands; others swear at them! They haven't been around as long as IHC, or Deere, so some of there engineering is still in product development. You can bet Fendt has taken apart every major competitors machines and looked for way's they could improve there own machines!
Factory Warranty and dealer support is a VERY important issue when you purchase any machine! What kind of support did you get when you purchased your last machine,..... or did you just get the "bird"?
Farmers seldom forget!
Best Wishes, and GOD BLESS!
Gary
Good fire would help that combine out!!
9:36 ''I am just gunna step outside like I USUALY DO'' .... woah.... lol
mike just can't HANG inthe quiet cab when he ain't drivin, eh??? :) LOL
COMMENT FOR THE ALLLYGRYTHEMMZ!!
You pick up row by row, making sharp turns. We used to pick up rows in the order 1-4-2-5-3-6 when they are this close together, and repeat the cycle (switching right to left turns or the other way around). That way you can keep driving, especially when its a bit muddy.
You should of had the welder man strengthen you ball hitch on the combine when he was there. It looks pretty feeble for the long ride home.
You're not kidding!
I use a pump up hand sprayer for my fire suppression when welding. By all means a decent fire hose is great to damp down ground etc, but a wee pump up unit uses water very sparingly and is super easy to get into confined spaces with the wand and flexible rubber hose. You don't need to drench other parts you prefer to keep water out of.
Pretty nice! You're welder kind of looks like bubbles from the back lmao
Yup that's right when in doubt go faster
Claas and CNH are rubbing their hands furiously and their order books going brrrrrrrrr!
Why won’t the welder put down a welders blanket? Catch every spark and keep from shooting all over.
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
'We're holding on for dear life' errrr...how can that be in your safety first operation Mike? :-D
I really wanna see these welds lol
Nice video!
Happy thanksgiving Mike
as a mechanical engineer do you do a half hour fire watch
only wants to start the blowers and if any thing is alight
good bye combine/ just saying.
Hi Mike, I thought you may have done the Mgiver on the ujoint, wraped duct tape around it, hold it together ? 🇦🇺🖤
Mike be like ... i am the go pro the mount the cellphone holder and the outside drone shot guy
Have used plastic shield on header. They reflect lights and are annoying! also accumulate dust and restrict visibility. Harvest screen is much better No reflection and vibration clears dust so no vision problem!!
Without fire U can't weld .. Bahahaha Us old iron workers love fires ;-}
Happy Thanksgiving Mike 🦃
We got a UA-cam farmer down here and he has a Gleaner and it looks like he is going to go the first season without a major repair. Isn't that what new combines suppose to do???? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Brians Farming Videos? A dual front wheel just fell off a new Gleaner S98 owned by another UA-camr "Twin Elm Farms
": ua-cam.com/video/ndmCCfBbQTc/v-deo.html
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@@ITubeTooInc operator error, hit a hole and it gave way latter. Happens with duels.😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞
When the first N series Greaners came out we had 3. All garbage
That little one is sayin: mom mom what’s with all the bouncing and turning circles, the noise the noise!
Fendt getting absolutely roasted in the comments lol 😂
With new machines you get lots of bugs but man tons of small things have added up on you with the t9s! Hate to see it. Good luck to you. Would love to see a claas demo in hopefully some huge crops next year! Take care Mike!
Hate to see (and pay for) the growing pains on the new Deere x9's. Bet you they have the same amount of issues with the early models too.
@@mikeznel6048 Fendt comes with full coverage warranty. Hence why Mike just watches the $$$$$$ being spent.
New 3 years ago(15,000+ acres), to the point of things starting to wear out and never have been reliable.
@@OOpSjm I'm not talking about machine repair costs, I'm talking about costs of down time. When a combine breaks down and you have trucks and drivers ready and waiting, fuel burning, grain carts and operators, more fuel burning and weather is always a factor. Mechanical delays cost money outside of the repairs themselves. And yes I know they have the best warranty you can get on the Fendts. I was talking about the Deeres too, not Mike's Fendt. I'd hate to see the cost of them combines breaking down because of the growing pains associated with new machines. X9 is a big combine, moves alot of material in a short time so you need to have a lot of back up aroumd the combine to keep it running efficiently. Lots of money spent around the combines to keep them harvesting.
@@mikeznel6048 I wouldn’t bet on that. They all have some issues out of the gate, but the Fendts seem to have design flaws from top to bottom. I’ don’t have an X9 (I however would love one, out of my price range) but I do have a JD S780. 1 season under my belt and I have had no issues. My JD 9870 that I had for 12 seasons had 1 breakdown during harvest, high pressure fuel pump went out. The local dealer had me going in 2 hours. You pay more and you seem to get more. Just my experience
The combine is a good machine. Thoughts are that certain ideas to do with mechanical engineering are done after the main vehicle has been designed. Just put this here, and so on.
If you were doing repairs in fields in west central Saskatchewan this morning you would not have to worry about fire wagon since past 12 hours of rain has now turned into snow thus fire hazard is NIL
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Wow those Fendt combines really seem to have a bit more issues than the others of the same size. Good thing you have the super extra top notch extended warranty on them. Fendt should be paying you for all this input. This is the type of stuff that a company can look over, including the prior videos you took of parts and sent to them, then use to make a solid, well performing reliable combine. Along with, of course, the usual wear and tear and break downs to be expected with any self propelled grain processing machine on wheels. Hope all is well you guys!
AGCO probably thought Mike was going to yield good PR on these new combines. He has been exceptionally fair discussing then. His channel is big enough and farmers like to talk. I think this will hurt sales especially in North America.
The Tippy farmer from Indiana has had problems this week with his hydrostatic drive on his brand new JD 780 combine. That would be a horrible situation.
@@carlfalt174 Ivers Farms & The Cornstars are having some issues with their case combines.
I don't believe any colour is trouble free.
Hopefully manufacturers learn from their mechanical issues and improve things in the future
@@gavinperry7237 I agree. Mike combines a pile of acres in the fall in tough conditions and it's time to trade all those Fendt 9 combines....but with almost a nonexistent crop they won't have that luxury.
@@carlfalt174 Rumours are there may be some new units for next year as many farmers plan more than one year in advance and even more now with COVID as some farmers were unable to secure their preferred choice and had to go with plan B
I know of a farmer that's had the ass out of his JD s690 4 times in the last 2 seasons. All manufacturers have issues. Most of you JD experts never owned or ran a combine besides on a video game.
Ha ha that’s funny
Nice fix
Knock knock knocking on a Fendt floor! Nice job. Thanks
Mama, take this combine off of me.
I can't use it anymore...
@@Chiellus11 Mama put my Fendt in the ground
I can’t combine it anymore
How many hours do you have on that machine? It really seems like the longevity and durability and reliability are a bit on the short side for what it cost.
Been repairing them since new. 3 years 40,0000 acres 7 combines,8 this year,2 used JDs .
I have a couple 25 yr old 9600 jds and if they break down I'm not happy...... can you imagine these fendt combines in 25 yrs!!!!! What a joke
@@fuzzb4419 theyll be at the wreckers in 10 years like most newer combines. Once they hit 2000 hours they'll be scrap.
Mike is Master at many thinks welding might not be one of them but changing Diapers in a combine or other piece of farm equipment soon will be
What camera or phone are you using for filming? The colours while combine are stunning👍
Good afternoon.
Used like your videos to many commercials . Safe travels .
🤔 Interesting... I have actually never changed my ads from day one... They have always been the same.
But Google does have the final say, as some people don't receive any ads and others receive 3x too many.. And that's unfortunate.. 🤷♂️
I would weld some gussets on that bracket.
Perhaps u could share how many hrs r on ur equipment wen probs occur cause i know u folks put many hrs on ur machines aswell as many hrs of maintencence,Also crazy how the welder Didnt use any blankets to protect ur wiring at all
Why didnt you show us the professional welders weldings? :)
I hope you never find a hole when you jump down.real easy to do that in fields with mice,rats,gophers and squirrels.they all like to dig and you never look before you jump enough
That’s something you just don’t see much here in the 🇺🇸 where I’m from in NC a lady farming. My wife will move a tractor and she picks up eggs in are poultry houses and her parents have poultry houses as well and her mom picks up eggs but she hates it and says it to us all the time 😂 but my 7 year old daughter she is all about it so hopefully she turns out to love the farm and love farming being she will be are only child being medical reason and we can’t have anymore. But it is fun trying 🤣 but adopting isn’t out the window but with everything as it is heck no. Just making sure my daughter even if she doesn’t wanna farm is set for life and never has to worry about money or working her butt off as we have. Stay safe and love the content mike. And hopefully y’all got her done without anymore break downs.
Hey Mike why do you have so much land to work ?
How many smaller farms has your farm bought out ?
Where are all the small towns in your area?
Morning
How many engine and separator hours do u put on a combine in a year?
With the acres they have id say 500. We do 2000 acres and put on 100 a year.
Also I’ve never seen him go into a shed with all of them in there. Can you imagine no leaving them outside
Hey Mike, question. If one was to fall into the front of a combine how much would come out the back and would your teeth end up in the hopper? Just curious 😁
Just seeing that word "Agco" and I get chills down my back.
Mike and Ashtyn Hi love your videos but can't believe the problems you have with the Fendt combines for the money they cost they should be bulletproof maybe you should ask the Class to put a fleet seed into your combine fleet to try it against the Fendt's for next year or a deere or case. hope you get finished harvesting up there keep safe and well
I had a NH TX 66for 3 years too long.
About the same as these Fendt combines, nothing good to say about it.
It's too bad they had no choice but to use water. Spraying water on red-hot steel will make it more brittle. They will have to watch for cracking in the heat effected zone next to the weld.
That’s for sure, they totally compromise the yield of that steel in that area putting that water on it, hopefully that wasn’t a frame rail, not sure couldn’t tell.
@@joecorrie1 The bolt holes in the flange at 2:50 give me hope that it isn't a frame rail, but that is just a guess. If it is mainly a wear plate or even webbing between upper and lower rails, it might be OK.
@The Flying Farmer That's why is said in my original post that "they had no choice". It may well not be a problem, especially if it is a low carbon steel. If it were me I would just make it part of my normal maintenance to check for cracking.
@The Flying Farmer i’ve welded on a lot of equipment you put plywood over belts, wet rags over hoses and electrical harnesses, there was still no reason to spray water on the backside of the Weld maybe around the area but not on the weld
Coming from a welder with a farming background. Do you not have service support from new Holland?
A big thing with battery disconnection is to save cooking the alternator diodes. . . .
I honestly hope you leased those POS combines! I don’t care if they have 200 year warranty, if there constantly breaking down with such low hours, there basically worthless! I know combines are hard on parts, & I know your not a machine basher! But imagine if you were a custom harvester! There’s no way you would get done with all the issues those things have! I really hope they are leases & leaving ASAP! Really for your sanity! Glad your basically done! A lot of farmers still have corn harvest to get through!
RIP Fendt reputation
I agree. I've ran Deere before and now Lexion here. I won't ever consider buying a Fendt after watching these videos. I realize that combine designs evolve and weak points get eliminated but these things are just not ready for mass rollout.
@@jasonm8376 so what is your impressions on claas?
@@11T872 Amazing capacity. Very reliable and overbuilt. When you need parts and they all need parts at some point, breathtakingly expensive but readily and quickly available.
@@jasonm8376 we have also came from JD to claas 3 yrs ago we really love the machines, the first claas we have was a 2015 c69 760 and now we have a 2019 c79 760 major changes between the two machines huge upgrades on all rotor drive pully s thresher pulleys rotor gear boxes the pro chop chopper is a million times better then the turbo chop, point being is I think claas has evolved into one hell of a great combine but did definitely have a fair bit of issues along the way. The fendt does look like an absolute nightmare tho and there has been many around you hear absolute horror storys not just mike Mitchell.
Mike, how many threshing hours do you have on that Fendt Ideal 9?
Mike is your crops shipped all over North America ?
So this farm up north is yours and Ashtyn's. The JD 9620R is yours. What is the story with the rest of the equipment. Lease from the family farm, borrow it or do you own it? Grain cart, combine, etc.
Jeremy, Mike has said before that each of the family members own their own equipment. I think that Mike has 2 JD9620R tractors a wheeled one and a quad. He owns one or 2 sprayers, drills, trucks, etc.
i am missing the "Hey mike i have a question"
You can so tell you guys are Canadian because you call for metric sockets before SAE. I would have asked for a 9/16 first. 🤣 US damn Midwesterns.....
Safety first always standing on a hand rail on a moving piece of equipment.
Mike, after your experience with the fendt combined would you purchase new ones or would you go for another brand and if so which brand would you go for. New Holland, Claas, Case or back to JD ?
Thanks in advance 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Ive ran MF, Case, New Holland and Claas and id go New holland twin rotor. But i do really like the MF single rotor 9500 series.
Definitely think you could slow your pickup speed down. Way faster than necessary. Too bad the pickup wheels don’t caster.
All combines give grief but these Fendts take grief to a new level it seems.
That don't sound good Mike, I'll its not gonna damage more on the combine.🤔🤔
Fendt tractors last a lot longer than their combines, always something wrong with them !!
Not so nice to hear the U-joint rattling. Can be a Kablammo or sparks flying. Also sorry to see your low yield. I think we have at least 5 times higher in bad spots here in Sweden. And remember we are on the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska! No irrigation needed and a lot of sun summertime all day long nearly.
Such a same AGCO is getting this kind of PR from Ideal Combines. Gleaners which is also a AGCO Brand is the complete opposite, one of the most reliable, easy to operate & repair, & efficient Combines around in my Opinion. Keep in mind any machine is only as good as the operator running it,
Keep in mind, any machine is only as reliable as the maintenance program it has too. These machines have a lot of moving parts and require a lot of maintenance to keep them performing as they should be.
Where is the gleaner built? The ideal is Italian (fiatagri?).
@@EFCasual Gleaner is currently built in Heston Kansas. It’s always been built in the USA. Was the first Self Propelled Combine to be built. The Gleaner Company turns 100 years old in 2023.
Massey is a AGCO band also, Gleaner was a independent then became part of Allis Chalmers
@@brianhembel567 Massey & Challenger quit making Combines recently. AGCO only has Fendt/Ideal and Gleaner in the Combine lineup
They better change the name Fendt ideal in Fendt not ideal!
Dent I Feel
You’ll get more for those ideals from insurance than another color dealer on trade
when you plug a combine as bad as that you put tremendous strain on the machine
Mike fendt t9😬😭:'(claas lexion 770 Trac 😜💪👍;-)🇮🇹
You need to get some protective welding covers.😳😳😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞
Safety first OK………..
Mike, how did you ever get Ashton away from her fathers farm to come work for you?
he married her!
Mike, I’ve got a question. You knew I would. Does spraying burn down to kill weeds decrease the fertilizer value of the crop residue?
No sir 🙂
I hear you knocking, but you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night, try it again :)
Mike I have a question...... Even though you have new property, a new wife, a child on the way( congratulations!, there's nothing like a your child wanting to climb on a tractor with you) a farm down south. Would your life be nearly as dangerous and interesting, as is now, if you weren't making UA-cam videos?
My life has only calmed down for UA-cam because people panic too easily. 😂
We have this thing we use to holed hay together, going to send you some.😳😳😳😳😳😳😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜
Holed hay together? Putting hay with holes together?
will canola hit 1100$/t?
Probably the most stressful thing to do on a combine is weld….
No it's not one minute it's your problem then suddenly it's not
Mike, I hate to point out the obvious on your videos because I know you love your Fendts, but your videos are boosting the competitions sales. Best I can tell is the gray ghost cleans grain well but machine dependability is not so good. Good luck 🍀 brother. I agree with your wife on Case/IH ! My stable has 1946 H Farmall, 1973- 966 and 1066 . 1974 - 766, 1978 -1086 and a 5400 Kabota. They all still do their jobs.
I think you need a bigger rudder on that beast, it takes a few acres to turn around!🤣
what SHI0ZUUZ lol those little dust mop lookin doggies lol shi-zooz lol
Hey Mike, got a question.. when are you getting a drone? 😉
You got excellent camera work, but would be much safer with a drone and could be cool with some shots from high up. 👍
I love the look at 15:30 with Ashiston sitting in that huge combine😁
Hmm...Ashtyn implying how good Case combines are.
Actually I would like to see some red equipment out there!
Has to be very discouraging. They are a nice looking machine but as we know, looks don't pay the bills.
Fendt still needs new home