So glad I found your channel a few months ago! Alot of work goes into farming. Was going to ask how much corn goes into one trailer, but you answered it. Great channel and nice work.
Something to think about, you may want to install a Davco fuel processor in place of your primary filter, and run engine coolant to it. Really helps with the Cummins engines in cold weather..........
Perhaps keep a battery maintainer on for long term non-use. Rocket had no issue with you backing the truck into the shed. Quite liking the warm spot he made for himself more than being frightened over the big truck coming at him.
Always great video of the farm. You share everything with us that is very informative and always have a positive outlook on everything that you do. Great job as always can't wait for the next one!
I know you'll see the benefit of having a semi but now with the new combine it would be a great benefit with time if you guys got another truck and trailer for harvest times
Then who drives it?? Unless he can get Hannah running cart most of the time, or his Mom. Dad works a full time job IIRC so that means he's not available as much as he'd prefer, either, even taking vacation days or whatever. At some point you run out of manpower. Every situation is different, and with the bigger newer combine yeah you get done faster and you're sitting longer waiting on a truck. Same thing with too small a cart as well-- you fill the cart and combine and if it's not enough to fill the truck so he can turn and burn, well, there's inefficiency there. Best possible situation is where everything is balanced-- when I was driving the semi and running the auger cart for my BIL, and he was running the Deere 9600 combine with an 8 row head, I could take off with the truck make the 5-6 mile run into town to the elevator, which usually wasn't backed up sometimes no wait at all, or a very short one, weigh in, dump, weigh out, grab the tickets, and haul it back out to the farm, and pull up basically either right as he was full to the brim with the cart full to the brim, or he'd just filled the combine to the brim and had been sitting usually less than 5 minutes. Park the semi, he'd whip in with the combine and dump on the truck, I'd get in the cart and pull around behind him, usually about the time he was done, pull up and dump the cart on the truck and empty it out, which took about five minutes, by which time he was already back in the field and had most of a hopper of corn on the combine-- chase him down the field, grab a load on the go, double back to the truck and throw the corn on the truck, then stage the cart next to where he was combining, park and hop down, make my way to the truck and roll the tarp, hop in, fire up, and haul @ss for town again. Wash rinse repeat all day. Longest I think he sat was 15 minutes while I was stuck behind two trucks on the scale and unloading, and a couple times I got back JUST as he was filling up the combine after filling the cart, so he wasn't sitting AT ALL. THAT is how you get maximum efficiency out of ALL your equipment-- combine, cart, and truck working hand-in-glove. BUT when you're hauling 30+ miles or have a big combine and one truck, well, not so much. They were hiring ALL the trucking up til a few years ago- not the worst thing in the world to call a trucker to come help out and pay hauling on every other load when they need the surge capacity. Yeah it costs, but cheaper than a second semi, and finding someone to drive it anyway. OR you just eat the inefficiency and just sit for long periods between truckloads. Just how it works sometimes. OL J R :)
Hi Ryan nice videos was thinking on your truck try WD40silicone spray on connectors for air hoses truck to trailer keep the corrosion down and the neoprene seals lubed works good
Down here in west Alabama it’s warm up in the 70s but got storms brewing. Great video ryan I’m ready for hay season and watching the crops grow keep on farming
Thanks Ryan, I really enjoyed it! The picture seemed a little low resolution during loading ( 13:50) Just a little fuzzy. Nice shots though! I felt like I was there with you guys. Thanks again!
Next time run to Menard's and get you a stove pipe that will fit over your rocket heater, and an elbow... run it up under the trap, with the elbow pointing up, and close the tarp. The heater will blow hot air into the trailer and fill the bunkers with hot air, melting off the snow and ice. Later! OL J R :)
Gotta love trying to start a cummins In the cold. If it’s not plugged in over night you’re not gonna go anywhere lol. Ideally that heated shop that everyone dreams about would be nice!
You’re becoming quite the truck driver there as a old retired driver keep doing what you’re doing just remember you never no it all out there driving you are always learning stay safe out there also you might want to check that block heater to make sure it’s working proper 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍👍
WD-40 Specialist Silicone spray, which can be used on metal, rubber, vinyl, and plastic. From seals to outsoles, the WD-40 Specialist Silicone spray can be used to waterproof, lubricate, and protect Original WD is for metal.
that was one hard cold start on big red i would have been looking for connecting rods laying on the ground under it the way it sounded when it finally fired up
Hmm heated shop, truck and skid steer wash with recycle ♻️ Susan for warm months. Add to list. Cool to see the 🚂 railcars and conductor riding the move. Know the horn sounds three short when standing back. Two short answer command or forward. Two longs one short then one long a 14l for crossings. One long blast everything must stop. Used in a yard or interlocking. 14l used at any crossing or approaching any worker/Trespasser or contractor (You). 🙂 Be safe.
Ryan hi nice videos farming from 1960s seems to have changed a lot in 60s we had a hay field with hay 7’ high almost impossible to cut so thick had that for minimum 60 years now you have hay 2’ high and need to rotate why what has changed if you could explain in a video i watch every one
If you hang a tarp over the hood and stick the salander in back by the fuel tanks for about an hour she will start right up. I've seen it done in some really cold situations. If you cover the fuel tanks also it will help with gelling.
Being a x farmer/ hiredman working outside in the winter nothing would go right and things would take longer than normal especially if it snowed and then you would have to move it and pile it up so you could get around with truck and trailer.
$1600 would get you an auto inflation system for the semi-tractor drives (you could also do the trailer) and then you'd just have to keep an eye on the steers.
Ryan do you run a little blended fuel in the winter in your truck, we always put a little bit of number 1 in and let it mix cuz we didn't have heated tanks.
Hi Ryan, been watching and learning about North America Ranching and Farming. Your channel is one I watch, we are principally Ranches but also do a fair bit of farming in Australia. Snow might be nice to sky on but watching the trouble it causes with starting machinery etc not for me. Can you help me out, you said the last load weighed 79700 lbs, was that total weight or the grain weight. Converting corn from lbs to bushles is it 56lbs/bu? Enjoy the channel. From Down Under.
That's the max weight that we can haul including the truck. The truck is 24,500 lbs and the rest is all corn. Test weight on the corn can vary but most often 56/lbs/bushel is used.
Have considered something like that. Even looping back through where the corn crib is. I could see us replacing that with a load out for a future grain leg setup
@@benny8300 don't mean for this to be harsh, but obviously u don't own a business, cause I'm just asking questions about stuff to see how it compares to other setups and which 1 would work best for me
Hey Ryan what is Dubuque bean bid at when you were hauling corn in ? The bid at our elevator for corn is 6.49 and beans is 15.18 beans were up .39 cents today
Great video! Thanks for the work you put into them:) You are still my favourite youtuber of all out theere!(and the first I subscribed too) No kidding, you really make the best videos!:) And this song is videos was SO good! I had to save it immediately.:)
Would it be prohibitive to put any of the forms of block/systems heater to use for this type of occasion? Maybe the engine blanket type combined with a trickle charger, both of which can be repurposed after Red leaves. I hate to laugh at your pain, but when you wrote "Maybe this fog machine will help" I was rolling out of my chair.
Everything is harder farming in a WI winter. Thank you for sharing the year round aspects of farming. If everyone were required to spend a week on a farm, maybe people would be willing to pay a bit more for food and energy IF it were going to the farmer. It usually never does.
Is 80,000 lbs the max on 5 axles? We at 88,000 on 5 axles on air, which would be 66,000 payload, we gross 101400 on 6 axles on air over also, Do you get excempted at harvest for any extra? Get up the vlogs thanks
You should find a way to store that truck and trailer inside a building it’s just not good for it sitting outside all the time if you’re not using it Grace and peace man
Awesome video Ryan Missed you this winter. Glad to see you on line again
Watching that trailer empty was very satisfying. lol
Rocket got rocks being that close when backing up 😂
Thanks for another entertaining video Ryan. Always great to see you working with your Dad.
For long term storage, maybe throw a tarpaulin over the expensive tarp, just a thought. Nice video!
So glad I found your channel a few months ago! Alot of work goes into farming. Was going to ask how much corn goes into one trailer, but you answered it. Great channel and nice work.
Something to think about, you may want to install a Davco fuel processor in place of your primary filter, and run engine coolant to it. Really helps with the Cummins engines in cold weather..........
awsome video ryan big red sure did a good job this winter took her awhile to start up but drove great thumbs up and shared
6:36 That dog knows what's up!
Thank you Ryan! Love your Vids!
Perhaps keep a battery maintainer on for long term non-use.
Rocket had no issue with you backing the truck into the shed. Quite liking the warm spot he made for himself more than being frightened over the big truck coming at him.
Battery maintainer is great idea.
Ryan and Hannah, this reminds me of Ice Road Truckers. Lol
I leave my tarp open in winter. Heavy snow can wreck the tarp. Snow an rain won't hurt aluminum trailer. Enjoy your videos. Stay safe.
That is one nice truck and trailer to have even if it didn't want to go out in the cold😄. Nice vid. You lot all stay safe 🏴
On the road again. just humming
Hey Ryan if you keep the tarp open, open the traps then it runs right out. We do it in Michigan works great
The traps were open 😣
Always great video of the farm. You share everything with us that is very informative and always have a positive outlook on everything that you do. Great job as always can't wait for the next one!
Evening Ryan, good job Men, I think Big Red just didn't want to go out in the cold👍🙂
74 degrees in for tire pressure? Lol. Love your videos Ryan. Keep up the good work
Great composition and use of fast forwarding and drone shots! Damn, you guys work hard.
Great video Ryan glad to see you and Dad
Make hay while the sun shines, haul corn when the roads are dry! Stay safe and vigilant out there!
Enjoyed video. Thank You.
I know you'll see the benefit of having a semi but now with the new combine it would be a great benefit with time if you guys got another truck and trailer for harvest times
Sounds good but maybe not now!! $$$$$$$$
Then who drives it?? Unless he can get Hannah running cart most of the time, or his Mom. Dad works a full time job IIRC so that means he's not available as much as he'd prefer, either, even taking vacation days or whatever. At some point you run out of manpower.
Every situation is different, and with the bigger newer combine yeah you get done faster and you're sitting longer waiting on a truck. Same thing with too small a cart as well-- you fill the cart and combine and if it's not enough to fill the truck so he can turn and burn, well, there's inefficiency there. Best possible situation is where everything is balanced-- when I was driving the semi and running the auger cart for my BIL, and he was running the Deere 9600 combine with an 8 row head, I could take off with the truck make the 5-6 mile run into town to the elevator, which usually wasn't backed up sometimes no wait at all, or a very short one, weigh in, dump, weigh out, grab the tickets, and haul it back out to the farm, and pull up basically either right as he was full to the brim with the cart full to the brim, or he'd just filled the combine to the brim and had been sitting usually less than 5 minutes. Park the semi, he'd whip in with the combine and dump on the truck, I'd get in the cart and pull around behind him, usually about the time he was done, pull up and dump the cart on the truck and empty it out, which took about five minutes, by which time he was already back in the field and had most of a hopper of corn on the combine-- chase him down the field, grab a load on the go, double back to the truck and throw the corn on the truck, then stage the cart next to where he was combining, park and hop down, make my way to the truck and roll the tarp, hop in, fire up, and haul @ss for town again. Wash rinse repeat all day. Longest I think he sat was 15 minutes while I was stuck behind two trucks on the scale and unloading, and a couple times I got back JUST as he was filling up the combine after filling the cart, so he wasn't sitting AT ALL. THAT is how you get maximum efficiency out of ALL your equipment-- combine, cart, and truck working hand-in-glove. BUT when you're hauling 30+ miles or have a big combine and one truck, well, not so much.
They were hiring ALL the trucking up til a few years ago- not the worst thing in the world to call a trucker to come help out and pay hauling on every other load when they need the surge capacity. Yeah it costs, but cheaper than a second semi, and finding someone to drive it anyway. OR you just eat the inefficiency and just sit for long periods between truckloads. Just how it works sometimes. OL J R :)
Hi Ryan nice videos was thinking on your truck try WD40silicone spray on connectors for air hoses truck to trailer keep the corrosion down and the neoprene seals lubed works good
Down here in west Alabama it’s warm up in the 70s but got storms brewing. Great video ryan I’m ready for hay season and watching the crops grow keep on farming
Thanks Ryan, I really enjoyed it!
The picture seemed a little low resolution during loading ( 13:50) Just a little fuzzy. Nice shots though! I felt like I was there with you guys. Thanks again!
Great awesome video Ryan
Next time run to Menard's and get you a stove pipe that will fit over your rocket heater, and an elbow... run it up under the trap, with the elbow pointing up, and close the tarp. The heater will blow hot air into the trailer and fill the bunkers with hot air, melting off the snow and ice. Later! OL J R :)
Gotta love trying to start a cummins In the cold. If it’s not plugged in over night you’re not gonna go anywhere lol. Ideally that heated shop that everyone dreams about would be nice!
Ryan, I gotta make corn pone tonight.
It's great to hear that the price is great👍😉 big red is one nice truck😁👍
Awesome video👍
70's in East Texas!!
Nice truck
I'm sure glad I live in warm Vancouver, WA
You’re becoming quite the truck driver there as a old retired driver keep doing what you’re doing just remember you never no it all out there driving you are always learning stay safe out there also you might want to check that block heater to make sure it’s working proper 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍👍
Spit on the glad hand rubbers before you connect them. They will go on much easier and it eliminates the chance of dislodging the rubbers.
Or a touch of the awesome WD-40 😁
WD-40 Specialist Silicone spray, which can be used on metal, rubber, vinyl, and plastic. From seals to outsoles, the WD-40 Specialist Silicone spray can be used to waterproof, lubricate, and protect
Original WD is for metal.
that was one hard cold start on big red i would have been looking for connecting rods laying on the ground under it the way it sounded when it finally fired up
Always love seeing you drive big red
Great video Ryan! I'm not sure how much longer the WD-40 is going to be able to work miracles on the gate doors though!
Great video Ryan, yes at the beginning I thought I was watching ice road truckers instead of how Farms Work 👍
Hmm heated shop, truck and skid steer wash with recycle ♻️ Susan for warm months. Add to list. Cool to see the 🚂 railcars and conductor riding the move. Know the horn sounds three short when standing back. Two short answer command or forward. Two longs one short then one long a 14l for crossings. One long blast everything must stop. Used in a yard or interlocking. 14l used at any crossing or approaching any worker/Trespasser or contractor (You). 🙂 Be safe.
Hey Ryan!! You guys have fun in Louisville.
Thanks Darrin!
Yall need a barn with heated floors to put your equipment in to spray the frames and let them dry over night
Ryan hi nice videos farming from 1960s seems to have changed a lot in 60s we had a hay field with hay 7’ high almost impossible to cut so thick had that for minimum 60 years now you have hay 2’ high and need to rotate why what has changed if you could explain in a video i watch every one
If you hang a tarp over the hood and stick the salander in back by the fuel tanks for about an hour she will start right up. I've seen it done in some really cold situations. If you cover the fuel tanks also it will help with gelling.
Being a x farmer/ hiredman working outside in the winter nothing would go right and things would take longer than normal especially if it snowed and then you would have to move it and pile it up so you could get around with truck and trailer.
Truck block heaters? Anti-Gel in the fuel before you take off (not just winter blend fuel)???? Please say yes to both...
That was some nice video. Good stuff
Roads look pretty clean .
Everything……and I mean EVERYTHING…..takes longer in the winter
You might buy a cheap blue tarp to cover the trailer in winter
$1600 would get you an auto inflation system for the semi-tractor drives (you could also do the trailer) and then you'd just have to keep an eye on the steers.
Ryan do you run a little blended fuel in the winter in your truck, we always put a little bit of number 1 in and let it mix cuz we didn't have heated tanks.
The railcars are called "Covered Hoppers"
Got a 930f that will be for sale with trailer if your interested farmer is slowly retiring and he has his beans custom cut now
Hi Ryan, been watching and learning about North America Ranching and Farming. Your channel is one I watch, we are principally Ranches but also do a fair bit of farming in Australia. Snow might be nice to sky on but watching the trouble it causes with starting machinery etc not for me. Can you help me out, you said the last load weighed 79700 lbs, was that total weight or the grain weight. Converting corn from lbs to bushles is it 56lbs/bu? Enjoy the channel. From Down Under.
That's the max weight that we can haul including the truck. The truck is 24,500 lbs and the rest is all corn. Test weight on the corn can vary but most often 56/lbs/bushel is used.
@How Farms Work Thanks Ryan, understand.
Dogs and Swiss rolls are the best.
Like the video Ryan Like one said in your video Trot a tarp wen you don't need it .
22:06 - Did you replace the missing hanger bolt on the exhaust pipe?
U might want to put antijell in your fuel tanks even if you don't run the truck regularly
It seems that unloading is much faster than loading with the auger at the grain bin.
Ryan have you guys thought about extending the loading pad to have a 2nd approach so you can just pull through?
Have considered something like that. Even looping back through where the corn crib is. I could see us replacing that with a load out for a future grain leg setup
Good content. 👍
I always did love cranking the landing gear when it's freezing out. NOT!!
Big red was angry someone unplugged him
Approximately how long does it take to fill your semi with that auger grain bin setup?
@@benny8300 don't mean for this to be harsh, but obviously u don't own a business, cause I'm just asking questions about stuff to see how it compares to other setups and which 1 would work best for me
@@smashshovel2315 I did work on a farm . Sorry about that . I apologize. Have a wonderful evening!
@@benny8300 your good, what kind of farm did u work on
@@smashshovel2315 wheat oats clover fescue grass seed
Hey Ryan what is Dubuque bean bid at when you were hauling corn in ? The bid at our elevator for corn is 6.49 and beans is 15.18 beans were up .39 cents today
Thx for sharing. Are you still considiring a second semi ? Greetings from Belgium
REAL!!!!!!!!!!!GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
What's the fine for being slightly overloaded?
Do love the lights on trucks, if ya sell big red I say ya should get a peterbilt 386
Great video! Thanks for the work you put into them:) You are still my favourite youtuber of all out theere!(and the first I subscribed too) No kidding, you really make the best videos!:) And this song is videos was SO good! I had to save it immediately.:)
5:47 😂😂
#IWorkOut
Love Swiss rolls!!
good job man be nice to Dad lol
Don't 4get 2 air those tires down b4 spring
Would it be prohibitive to put any of the forms of block/systems heater to use for this type of occasion? Maybe the engine blanket type combined with a trickle charger, both of which can be repurposed after Red leaves. I hate to laugh at your pain, but when you wrote "Maybe this fog machine will help" I was rolling out of my chair.
I like your subliminal advertising. Drive safe don’t want to lose your videos
Everything is harder farming in a WI winter. Thank you for sharing the year round aspects of farming. If everyone were required to spend a week on a farm, maybe people would be willing to pay a bit more for food and energy IF it were going to the farmer. It usually never does.
do you ever do any when not so busy
Tarp open, traps open, that way whatever falls in while untarped, falls out as well.
Is 80,000 lbs the max on 5 axles? We at 88,000 on 5 axles on air, which would be 66,000 payload, we gross 101400 on 6 axles on air over also, Do you get excempted at harvest for any extra? Get up the vlogs thanks
It's 80,000 max unless it's coming straight out of the field, then it's 92,000
Thanks again 👍
Good morning Ryan #howfarmswork
Good afternoon!
Tire psi are at 75 degrees?? Lol
Must have that summer air in there yet
I prefer 360 Degrees minimum, just my preference. No real science to back it up!
HaHa!
You have to use the metric side of the tape measure to gey accurate PSI degrees.
Leave the traps open to let the snow fall out of the bottom
I left them open and it still built up :/
Time for a heated shed? Big red would be much happier.
took the dog long enough to move
It just kills me to see you use that tempte crank on that Wilson trailer
Love my cakes by Deborah!
Looks like you sold your corn too soon. It's over $7.00 per bushel now.
Where is Jamie? Normally she’s on your channel.
We broke up in 2019
Don't worry road was frozen can't make money unless you haul heavy lol
Oh yes WD40 can't live without it
Hey
Get a 630 flex head
My vote is for tarp closed next time
You should find a way to store that truck and trailer inside a building it’s just not good for it sitting outside all the time if you’re not using it Grace and peace man
the swiss roll is the fuel of todays farmers
The only good answer is to park it inside