Farm Safety 101: Silo Dangers
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2019
- We've been pulling corn out of the Harvestore by hand, so it's time to climb in and hook up the sweep to finish fixing the silo!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a UA-cam channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin.
Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like.
These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
Incredible. I remember back in the 70s every once in a while we'd all go to my grandparents farm and stay. As kids this was a big adventure and we'd get up to pretty wild stuff. One of our games we'd play was to climb up onto the silo bin (It was a pretty tall climb) then one day my cousin Anse opened the bin which was full and dives straight in. My sister Becca and cousin Jasper jumped in also and lay about making snow angles ect we were all in there. I can still remember the dust and every time I blew my my nose for days it was brown. More dangerous yet was that same full silo became our retreat to hide, smoke cigarettes and drink grandpa's beer. Good God how we didn't get killed is beyond me.
Farmers have to know so much about everything from electricity to plumbing to operating heavy machinery. I respect the effort it takes to keep at it.
Great video I'm glade you told about the hazards of going into one. For the younger farmers
Thanks for posting this video and kudos to your safety advice. As a volunteer firefighter, we practice grain rescue once a year and hope to NEVER need to use it in real life. Keep the videos coming and always look forward to the next one!
I have never had to climb into a harvestor silo but i have been in the old concrete ones. We did corn silage and one of our silos did not have an auto unloader... I was that unloader. wasnt bad until the silage would freeze to the outside walls in the winter months. got kinda scary when they silage was a foot thick up 6 feet on the walls and you were diggin out the center that wasnt froze. Glad you are all safe. thanks for the video
Great video! There sure is a lot more to farming than just driving tractors. Thanks for being safe.This city guy appreciates what you all do.
Thanks for letting the members watch you edit this video, Ryan. Start to finish, it was quite the process. As for Travis, "Oh, the places you'll go and the things you'll do." Thanks for this and ALL your work to educate people about farming.
I love your videos. I worked on a farm a long time ago. One of the scariest things was the silage blower, run by our John Deere Model A with a 20 foot long 8" wide belt. One of my jobs was shoveling 16" of silage twice a day from up in the silo for our 96 milk cows. None of our tractors was covered, you have it so easy. I think I have watched all of your videos and have enjoyed all of them. Keep them coming please.
Great video. Excellent explanation of the dangers of a silo and how to be safe when working around and inside one. Grain bins have some different safety issues hope you do not have to deal with them. If you do I am sure you will cover it with another excellent video. Many Thanks.
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Love this video. Always nice to see the ways to keep safe, and how "farming channels" so to speak show the ups and downs and ins and outs of farming, and the safety that comes along with it!
So glad i found you folks it takes me back home to a fonder time when life was good
I worked mining, forestry, construction, and trucking as a heavy equipment mechanic. It's so interesting to see the farming side and safety concerns. Glad to be retired and on the sidelines now but this window into your world is fascinating.
Great video Ron glad to see you and Travis got that fixed all right without any major issues that is awful dangerous be safe
I've worked at the same grain elevator since i was 19 and I'm 43 now. I've seen a lot of mishaps in my years. ✌God bless stay safe🚜🇺🇸🚜
Having worked up high quite a bit, make yourself a lanyard for that wrench, through the hole in the bottom, then run your hand through the lanyard loop and then hold it with your hand. 1. If it drops you don't accidentally kill someone, 2. You don't have to go back down to get it.
Yes we had that issue a couple years ago here and its not fun having to fix the sweep when u still got corn in silo but u got job done and hopefully u never have to be in silo again fixing things till it's empty
Thank you for an excellent video on the dangers of working in a silo. I have been in plenty of grain bins but never a silo.
Great video. Glad to see everything went well and up and working again. U can never be over safe in a silo u are so rite so many things could happen. Great way to explain to viewers that would have no idea just what could go wrong very fast. Thanks Ryan
Good job men I am always a little anxious having to work in the silo or around our bins great job safe job 👍