30 years of trucking I rarely double clutch my last clutch had 1.6 million and transmission had 2 million before replacement. It’s a matter of sound and motion getting the feel for shifting and each engine is different
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this channel! The content and the editing are well thought out, but what I really love is that you feel like family. I've never heard a foul word or an angry rant. Laura, you and Grant are a testimony to your upbringing. You are quality young people (young because I'm in my mid-fifties), hard workers, and just generally joyful and pleasing to watch. I recently saw your post from a year ago, A Farmers Last Ride, and found myself in tears after Grant's tribute to his Grampa. What you are giving us is WAY more than farming information/entertainment. It is respite from the cares of our daily routine, connection with quality people, and hope that America is not totally wasting away - that your generation is not all about itself. Had to cringe at the title of this episode - sorry that happened right after you just fixed the corn head. Love you guys, though we've never met!
I'm 74 years old and I grew up on a farm/ranch. I left when I was a teenager and didn't have much to do with farming. As I've grown older( 50's+)farming and ranching interested me a lot more. Now I'm retired/disabled and your channel is showing me what modern farming has grown into. Compared to what I remember and what is done today, huge difference. Thanks and you're appreciated in more ways than you know
As someone who used to erect Chief buildings in eastern Nebraska, I couldn’t agree more on the quality of their products. I was surprised and excited when I first saw you were able to add them as a sponsor. Great company to do business with.
Laura, You never cease to amaze me with all that you accomplish each day, harvesting, driving, filming, editing, family time. You and Grant are exceptional people. Y'all give me hope for this countries future.
My friend would sleep with the window open in the summer. His cat would always crawl in the window and curl up next to him to sleep on the bed. Then one night had to get up to take a leak. Then he realized that it was not his cat that was sleeping next to him. It was a possum that had spent the summer crawling in and bedding down. He said the possum just stared up at him as if to say "What? Turn off the light I was trying to sleep."
The materials handling of corn is very similar to the system I help engineer for a wood pulp and paper mill in Oregon. Truckers bring trailer loads of either sawdust or wood chips to the scale, enter into an industrail terminal touchscreen who they are and what type of product they bring. They drive onto the "dump" which is a hydrautically lifted "ramp" which tilts up so all the material pours out the back of the trailer into a pit which automatically moves the material to a maze of conveyor belts to big piles (bigger than the one you showed in this video). The material is sampled for moisture. Sometimes it is analyzed for wood fiber length and bark content.
I love opossums! They are such cool animals. I actually had two as pets. One of the most misunderstood animals in the USA. They are awesome to have in your yard. They keep bad snakes away, eat ticks, and soooooooo much more.
I had to drive through a number of back roads in Virginia lately and through several corn fields. I saw a Case Combine and John Deere tractors pulling grain carts and due to watching your UA-cam's since the beginning I got a big thrill know what exactly they were doing and how much I now appreciate all that hard work.
shifting gears is nothing but practice and practice and more practice you seem to be doing a good job it is just a learning experience and that takes time. I have 40 years of driving a truck and grew up around farming so I truly enjoy your channel. keep up the great job and your great attitude you and Grant do well together
Laura and Grant, thank you for all the harvest videos! I grew up around farms and next door to an orchard and I drove green pea harvesters while in college earning my engineering degree. Your videos bring back fond memories of wheat and pea fields on the Palouse in Eastern Washington/North Idaho.
Yes..... Long tradition of Farmers being exempt from driving restrictions. In upstate NY ( in the 60's ) I could drive on the road a 14 without a driver's License as long as the truck i was driving had Farm Plates. Besides, the local town Policeman knew all the farm kids anyway .. and the rule for the driving the tractor was as soon as i was heavy enough to depress the Cluch pedal on the Ford Tractor I could drive either tractor.
A former truck here it's called floating the gears. A clutch is 4 starting off and it's the last time you use it. I have driven many different brands of trucks and it's all the same no double clutch required. I even did it in my personal car
Thanks for another great video Laura and Grant. It was interesting and enjoyable. Laura very nice you are going to watch your brother in band and help celebrate his 16th birthday. Very nice. Busy busy time now with corn harvest. Lots going on. Grant you bent another snoot on the corn head. Easy to do when the ground is uneven. Sorry about that. You are real good at fixing the bent snoot. Looks good all fixed up. Hauling corn takes time on the road. Hang in there and be careful. Interesting the CDL rule if Farm is within 100 miles of farm. That is good. About it for now. Thanks for everything Laura and Grant. Take care and be safe. The Iowa Farm Boy.
That sunset at 11:00, I love prairie sunsets. Only places in Nebraska that I have visited are Omaha and Ashland. Round the Bend steakhouse was really nice when I went there.
Railroader by trade. Back in the day, grain was shipped in box cars that had cardboard 'grain doors' to block the doorway. Starting in the early 1960's the 'hi-cube' covered hopper was developed to haul grain. On my carrier, at times of car shortages, open top hoppers that had been hauling coal/ore/aggregates etc. would be used to haul grain - the cars would be fitted with a plastic film cover after loading to keep the load dry. Derailed loaded grain cars create quite a mess and spilled grain was picked up by high volume vacuum trucks - but they couldn't pick up all of it and with summer rains and sun what was left would begin to rot and smell.
I used to work at a grain processing plant here in Clinton, IA. My job was to oversee the corn unloading area. In the wintertime we had to dubious honor of receiving grain from these corn piles. I hated doing this because we would get all kinds of debris along with the corn. It usually contributed to at least one breakdown per week. All that Ice snow and mud.
Great video Laura of the continuous harvesting! Seeing that corn pile reminds me of here in Delaware. Perdue Farms is the big industry on the Eastern Shore for chicken farms and grain! Couple of the farmers I haul for that deal with Perdue have been doing the same thing. This years corn crop abundance is quite MASSIVE! Thanks again for sharing another great video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
Hello Laura and Grant. Always looking forward to your videos. They are so informative. Great to see the younger generation that’s not afraid of hard work. Love you guys
Never a dull moment at Laura Farms, sorry that the combine got damaged but Grant saved the day !! I bet it's so satisfying to see all the corn pouring out of the transfer chute. Also a scary little visitor on your deck, looks like he or she didn't want to leave.
Great video. We have two large grain facilities we take ours to here in Central Illinois, ADM and Primient, of course we also take it to some of the local elevators and our farm elevator as well
The opossum surprise was the best! They are funny little creatures. Mostly shy, and will stay away from people and hiss if they feel the least bit threatened. But a few, a rare few, can become friendly like a barn cat. Especially if it means there is something in it for them. Like a barn cat.
Hello everyone, I love this introduction. I watch all the videos. I'm a follower and I always leave my like. Your channel is the best of the best. Laura, you manage to show all things naturally and happily, your energy is fantastic. The kittens are so cute, if you can, show them a little more about their lives at this stage, as they soon grow up. Your smile and voice are amazing (not to mention your eyes). I like seeing the harmony that you and Grant have, it's very beautiful and natural; keep infecting us all, I've been your follower since your first video and I haven't stopped watching a single one. Sorry for the length of the message and the number of commas. See you tomorrow, bye.
Good eye spotting a foreign object out in the field! No telling what kind of havoc you prevented. Also, I know some guys in the Appalacian Hills that could walk you through the ethanol making process! 🤣
LOL!! You could acquire a nice warm feeling inside while there, maybe a smile on your face even. Never mind that the earth seems to be moving beneath you feet.
Laura: as I said in response to one gentleman's post, I think some folks get confused between double-clutching and shifting without a clutch. I've done both, but more of the latter than the former. As he pointed out, double-clutching involves pushing the clutch in, shifting to neutral, allowing the rpms to drop, then clutching the shifter into the next gear. What you appear to be doing is shifting without using the clutch, except to take off and to come to a stop. Very similar in principle and theory, but different in practice, even though you're shifting by "feeling" the shifter from one gear to the next higher or lower gear. Once you get the hang of either, as the gentleman below points out, it becomes second nature.
Also, if anyone is interested in seeing someone double-clutch, this is Farmer Grayce, and you can see her double-clutching her little heart out on that old Mack in at least a couple of places in the video. A better example than any of the explanation videos out there. ua-cam.com/video/pbBxsIyKKXg/v-deo.html
The way that double clutchiing was described to me was that older transmissions did not have gear synchronizers on them so to line up the gears in the transmisson between shifts you would put in the clutch and pull the transmission into neutral and let out the clutch allowing the gears to line up before putting in the clutch and shifting into the proper gear. This was a little difficult to learn at first but became like second nature as you drove. The worst part of it was if you were on an incline trying to keep up speed while double clutching.
My firetruck is a 1953, 799cubic inches, inline 6 cylinder gas. It must be double clutched from first to second to third. It has synchronized 3rd to 4th to 5th. It's hand, ear, feet coordination. But like a new dance step it stays with ya.
That is where I learned to double clutch. Our fire department had some Mack trucks made in the early 60s and you had to double clutch them. We also had an American LaFrance that we had to double clutch. @@alanmccalla6737
Its simple: When you are shifting up you need less RPM then the gear you were using; when you are shifting down you need more. So all you are doing with double clutching is adjusting the RPM. Your doing fine.
Well said! You need to bring the engine side of the transmission up to speed. Clutch needs to be engaged a bit to make it happen! Briefly drove bus with a "professional". He was always on me to double clutch. I'd hear him down shift without raising the engine RPMs. You could hear the synchronizers doing all of the work picking up the speed of the engine side of the transmission. Oh, but he made sure that clutch pedal got worked! LoL
Considering the # of comments here, I sure you have heard this. Don't use the clutch at all except when stopping and starting. It's called 'float shifting' or 'floating the gears'. When up-shifting just put a little pressure on the gear lever in the direction of the next gear, ease off the throttle peddle. When the RPM and next gear match the lever will just slide into place. When down-shifting, slow down to a low RPM, 'feather' the throttle to match the gear and ease it into neutral. Throttle up to an RPM that matches that of the lower gear and the lever will slide into gear. I did (years ago) 1.6 million miles is a Big Rig and rarely used the clutch. Driving around your farmland area 'float shifting' is quite safe. If on a highway and a downgrade just be sure you vehicle speed allows for a LOW RPM before you attempt down shifting because if you MISS the lower gear your transmission is then in neutral and your vehicle is 'out of control' by LEGAL terms. Most states require a 'single clutch' when taking a CDL driving test.
Very interesting video, so many ways of delivering your corn. That big pile surprised me, I thought the corn would start shooting when wet. What do I know. Love from Mike. ❤❤
Double Clutching Take: I'm a 20+ truck driving veteran. My opinion and the opinion of many drivers as well as mechanics is that double clutching is an old out dated method. It causes premature wear on the clutch and your leg/knee. Most drivers float or if you must, just single clutch. (Clutch in to pull out of gear, then release clutch) floating/single clutching is mush easier anyways and causes less wear as well as less headaches and frustration.
Cool fun fact, thanks Laura ! I just checked, even in Ohio farmers are CDL exempt ! CDL exemption for farmers says that farmers that haul their own products or supplies are exempt from the CDL, so long as they do not operate for hire. So you’re doing it for yourself. We’re not doing it for somebody else and you’re within 150 miles of your farm.
Hi Grant, Laura thank you Grant for showing us how the row sence detects the end of the rows. That has been a huge question in my mind since I started playing farming simulator 19 / 22 used the GPS / guidance steering mod that has row sense thank you and keep making the great content and stay safe
I’d love to hear you explain that mountain of corn with regard to moisture content. How could they be strict about moisture content when you’re bringing it in, then store it like that?
When the corn is brought in from outside storage it is either fed to livestock as high moisture corn or it is dried down to moisture levels conducive to inside grain bin storage.
It is pretty simple we have a granary in my area that does the same thing in an area with much higher annual rainfall. Once the pile is built it is covered with a gigantic amount of plastic. They also store corn in giant plastic bags on farms in the area.
I think a part of the moisture level requirement has to do with the weight before and after dumping. Too wet and the elevator is paying for water weight. Once dumped it wouldn't matter so much because it will eventually be milled and mixed with water to start the ethanol production cycle.
@@johnmcmickle5685 Thanks John! I’m more interested in WHY, then, are they so strict about harvest moisture content. Do they get paid less money for corn stored this way? Is it a quick way to get rid of corn thats ALREADY too high?
@@randominternet5586 maybe Laura will explain why they worry about moisture content if its gonna be slurried anyway. I suspect it’s probably about price for wet grain vs dry, but it would still be nice to hear her explain it. She is so good at it!😊
My opinion (For what its worth ) is.. DO NOT get used to double clutching an Eaton transmission. You'll just get a sore knee ( I know, you're VERY young...still ) Its better to get good at shifting without the clutch as 95% of drivers have done. Its fairly smooth once you get used to it, Take care you two. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
Sweetie, double clutching is just as it sounds, depress (engage) the clutch and shift to the neutral position from the present gear. Release the clutch while in neutral. Engage the clutch and shift to the next gear. Many times, in HD transmissions and two speed rear diffs, it gives time to sync for smoother shifts.
Clutch what’s a clutch eh lol it takes time don’t sweat it many rigs are set up way different and to know them all is a lifetime. Especially Mack’s shifting OD pre select or not….
Try shifting without the clutch lift up throttle push or pull on shifter it go to neutral raise or lower rpm for next gear about 300 rpm .most people shift this way on the road.
Hey Laura----you were talking about getting tips on shifting. I noticed in the video a couple of days ago that you're pulling up on the range selector as you're in neutral. You can pull that up while you're still in 5th (10 spd. I think ?) and it won't do anything until you move the shifter up into the neutral gate. There's an air valve in there that doesn't open until it's in neutral. Makes one less thing for you to do while matching rpm for the next gear. You can see what I mean sitting still. Build up air pressure then shut the truck off. Put the shifter in any gear and pull the button up. You won't hear anything. Now move the shifter into neutral and you'll hear a clunk. That's the transmission shifting from the low side to the high side. Just trying to be helpful, nothing more !
Great stuff, kinda keeps us more grounded seeing what goes into a modern farm and the work ethic you have, then there is the cats and Possum....hey, doesn't get any better !
I have noticed driving about here in Maryland that some grain farmers grow a breed of corn that has 2 ears per stalk. Why would this not be desirable to increase your yield.?
I see you tarp your trailer. I don't know how many times I left the tarp on when getting probed. I get the call of shame from the clerk and every trucker behind me are probably shaking their heads.
You don't need to use the clutch at all to shift only to start moving from a stop so double clutching is just double the wear and tear on the clutch pedal
A paint brush is handy as a dashboard duster, if you don't have room for anything else. Just throw it in the door pocket or the overhead. An air chuck hooked into your seat with about 4 or 5 feet of coiled airline works great also.
Opossums love cat food. My first one I saw as a little kid on the farm was eating cat food with the cats and I told my dad there was a funny looking cat outside. LOL
I have found that shifting to a higher gear, double clutching is usually not necessary, unless some situation you need high rpms in the next higher gear as well. Could be, but try to stay in the lower gear seems better and safer to me. Wouldn't be a normal event. Where one might need to double shift is going to a lower gear cause you will need more rpms to run in that gear, so good if you can smoothly get in. It may be needed cause of hills, ramps, road condition, loads, but us a very temp situation. And thanks for the vids!
Two quick questions 1 How do they protect that mountain of corn from the "varmint's"?.........2 Don't you have block heaters on your diesels for those cold morning start ups?
there are metal walls about 2' high for that pile and thy will tarp it....but varmints still come around.....but that will all be ethanol/animal feed and so will most all other field corn
You and Grant are the Backbone of America. Thank Y'all.
30 years of trucking I rarely double clutch my last clutch had 1.6 million and transmission had 2 million before replacement. It’s a matter of sound and motion getting the feel for shifting and each engine is different
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this channel! The content and the editing are well thought out, but what I really love is that you feel like family. I've never heard a foul word or an angry rant. Laura, you and Grant are a testimony to your upbringing. You are quality young people (young because I'm in my mid-fifties), hard workers, and just generally joyful and pleasing to watch. I recently saw your post from a year ago, A Farmers Last Ride, and found myself in tears after Grant's tribute to his Grampa. What you are giving us is WAY more than farming information/entertainment. It is respite from the cares of our daily routine, connection with quality people, and hope that America is not totally wasting away - that your generation is not all about itself.
Had to cringe at the title of this episode - sorry that happened right after you just fixed the corn head. Love you guys, though we've never met!
I'm 74 years old and I grew up on a farm/ranch. I left when I was a teenager and didn't have much to do with farming. As I've grown older( 50's+)farming and ranching interested me a lot more. Now I'm retired/disabled and your channel is showing me what modern farming has grown into.
Compared to what I remember and what is done today, huge difference.
Thanks and you're appreciated in more ways than you know
Kudos to supporting your brother at the band concert. These are the little things that hold a family together.
Opossum! Cool! They are so good to have around! They eat bugs and ticks so definitely keep it around and safe!
As someone who used to erect Chief buildings in eastern Nebraska, I couldn’t agree more on the quality of their products. I was surprised and excited when I first saw you were able to add them as a sponsor. Great company to do business with.
Rarely used the clutch, shifted by RPM's. Enjoy your content and glad to see you 2 farming together...
Laura, You never cease to amaze me with all that you accomplish each day, harvesting, driving, filming, editing, family time. You and Grant are exceptional people. Y'all give me hope for this countries future.
My friend would sleep with the window open in the summer. His cat would always crawl in the window and curl up next to him to sleep on the bed. Then one night had to get up to take a leak. Then he realized that it was not his cat that was sleeping next to him. It was a possum that had spent the summer crawling in and bedding down. He said the possum just stared up at him as if to say "What? Turn off the light I was trying to sleep."
🌹❤️🌷🌽🌾🚜💐🙏👌
😂😂😂
I've heard of strange bedfellows but that one takes the cake! 🎂😋
The materials handling of corn is very similar to the system I help engineer for a wood pulp and paper mill in Oregon. Truckers bring trailer loads of either sawdust or wood chips to the scale, enter into an industrail terminal touchscreen who they are and what type of product they bring. They drive onto the "dump" which is a hydrautically lifted "ramp" which tilts up so all the material pours out the back of the trailer into a pit which automatically moves the material to a maze of conveyor belts to big piles (bigger than the one you showed in this video). The material is sampled for moisture. Sometimes it is analyzed for wood fiber length and bark content.
Black Pepper got a little gray 😄Funny little opossum.
I love opossums! They are such cool animals. I actually had two as pets. One of the most misunderstood animals in the USA. They are awesome to have in your yard. They keep bad snakes away, eat ticks, and soooooooo much more.
Little possum isn't harming anything, he's just cleaning up all the fleas and ticks around your house and getting a little snack that you left.
I had to drive through a number of back roads in Virginia lately and through several corn fields. I saw a Case Combine and John Deere tractors pulling grain carts and due to watching your UA-cam's since the beginning I got a big thrill know what exactly they were doing and how much I now appreciate all that hard work.
shifting gears is nothing but practice and practice and more practice you seem to be doing a good job it is just a learning experience and that takes time. I have 40 years of driving a truck and grew up around farming so I truly enjoy your channel. keep up the great job and your great attitude you and Grant do well together
I have an armadillo his name is Darrell, Darryl Dillo. He's hung around my house all summer. They do hibernate in Florida in the winter
Laura and Grant, thank you for all the harvest videos! I grew up around farms and next door to an orchard and I drove green pea harvesters while in college earning my engineering degree. Your videos bring back fond memories of wheat and pea fields on the Palouse in Eastern Washington/North Idaho.
Opossums are usually good to have around. Eat their weight in ticks. Clean up any roadkill but keep your trash can lids closed. Nice video
Opossum are good to have around and don’t bother anything, it will be a nice addition to the farm.
Yes..... Long tradition of Farmers being exempt from driving restrictions. In upstate NY ( in the 60's ) I could drive on the road a 14 without a driver's License as long as the truck i was driving had Farm Plates. Besides, the local town Policeman knew all the farm kids anyway .. and the rule for the driving the tractor was as soon as i was heavy enough to depress the Cluch pedal on the Ford Tractor I could drive either tractor.
Wow! I thought that was a boom and bust thing a few years ago. I'm just glad that they're still making ethanol from corn. ✌️
Thanks Grant for explaining the combine head that was interesting for us not row croppers. 😁
We are really enjoying the video every day, Laura and Grant. And those kittens are adorable! Thank you!
487K and counting!! I cannot tell you how much we enjoy the work you are putting in getting these videos produced! Thank you Grant and Laura!
Good morning, Everybody! I love a cold start,especially when it works! Laura you are a “breath of fresh air!” Keep them coming
A former truck here it's called floating the gears.
A clutch is 4 starting off and it's the last time you use it. I have driven many different brands of trucks and it's all the same no double clutch required. I even did it in my personal car
What a wonderful way to close my work day watching you work on your day. Farmers Rock!
Love the daily VLOGS! We living vicariously through Laura’s cool life. Please tell us that you’ll keep up the dailies after harvest!!!
Another beautiful sunset!
Big corn pile in Fremont too.
Thanks for another great video Laura and Grant. It was interesting and enjoyable.
Laura very nice you are going to watch your brother in band and help celebrate his 16th birthday. Very nice.
Busy busy time now with corn harvest. Lots going on.
Grant you bent another snoot on the corn head. Easy to do when the ground is uneven. Sorry about that.
You are real good at fixing the bent snoot. Looks good all fixed up.
Hauling corn takes time on the road. Hang in there and be careful. Interesting the CDL rule if Farm is within 100 miles of farm. That is good.
About it for now. Thanks for everything Laura and Grant.
Take care and be safe.
The Iowa Farm Boy.
That sunset at 11:00, I love prairie sunsets. Only places in Nebraska that I have visited are Omaha and Ashland. Round the Bend steakhouse was really nice when I went there.
Railroader by trade. Back in the day, grain was shipped in box cars that had cardboard 'grain doors' to block the doorway. Starting in the early 1960's the 'hi-cube' covered hopper was developed to haul grain. On my carrier, at times of car shortages, open top hoppers that had been hauling coal/ore/aggregates etc. would be used to haul grain - the cars would be fitted with a plastic film cover after loading to keep the load dry. Derailed loaded grain cars create quite a mess and spilled grain was picked up by high volume vacuum trucks - but they couldn't pick up all of it and with summer rains and sun what was left would begin to rot and smell.
Great improvement on the shifting. All about timing.
Keep up the great work on the harvest!
Thank you
Cute lil' Opossum.... he's eating all the ticks and creepy things... keep him around. ;)
I used to work at a grain processing plant here in Clinton, IA. My job was to oversee the corn unloading area. In the wintertime we had to dubious honor of receiving grain from these corn piles. I hated doing this because we would get all kinds of debris along with the corn. It usually contributed to at least one breakdown per week. All that Ice snow and mud.
Great video Laura of the continuous harvesting! Seeing that corn pile reminds me of here in Delaware. Perdue Farms is the big industry on the Eastern Shore for chicken farms and grain! Couple of the farmers I haul for that deal with Perdue have been doing the same thing. This years corn crop abundance is quite MASSIVE! Thanks again for sharing another great video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
That was great Laura and Grant thank you snoots cost butwe well learn
Thanks for sharing and good to see the harvest back in full swing! ❤
Hello Laura and Grant. Always looking forward to your videos. They are so informative. Great to see the younger generation that’s not afraid of hard work. Love you guys
Never a dull moment at Laura Farms, sorry that the combine got damaged but Grant saved the day !! I bet it's so satisfying to see all the corn pouring out of the transfer chute. Also a scary little visitor on your deck, looks like he or she didn't want to leave.
Great video. We have two large grain facilities we take ours to here in Central Illinois, ADM and Primient, of course we also take it to some of the local elevators and our farm elevator as well
The opossum surprise was the best! They are funny little creatures. Mostly shy, and will stay away from people and hiss if they feel the least bit threatened. But a few, a rare few, can become friendly like a barn cat. Especially if it means there is something in it for them. Like a barn cat.
Great videos of a great young farm family working hard. God bless you all.
Hello everyone, I love this introduction. I watch all the videos. I'm a follower and I always leave my like. Your channel is the best of the best. Laura, you manage to show all things naturally and happily, your energy is fantastic. The kittens are so cute, if you can, show them a little more about their lives at this stage, as they soon grow up. Your smile and voice are amazing (not to mention your eyes). I like seeing the harmony that you and Grant have, it's very beautiful and natural; keep infecting us all, I've been your follower since your first video and I haven't stopped watching a single one. Sorry for the length of the message and the number of commas. See you tomorrow, bye.
Classic Grant; bent his snood digging in the dirt. (Now that should be a T shirt)
"Official SNOOT bender!"
Kernel Gold!!
Ouch!😊
Thanks for sharing! You explain things so well!
Good eye spotting a foreign object out in the field! No telling what kind of havoc you prevented. Also, I know some guys in the Appalacian Hills that could walk you through the ethanol making process! 🤣
LOL!! You could acquire a nice warm feeling inside while there, maybe a smile on your face even. Never mind that the earth seems to be moving beneath you feet.
Happy Birthday to your brother Laura !!!
Laura: as I said in response to one gentleman's post, I think some folks get confused between double-clutching and shifting without a clutch. I've done both, but more of the latter than the former.
As he pointed out, double-clutching involves pushing the clutch in, shifting to neutral, allowing the rpms to drop, then clutching the shifter into the next gear.
What you appear to be doing is shifting without using the clutch, except to take off and to come to a stop.
Very similar in principle and theory, but different in practice, even though you're shifting by "feeling" the shifter from one gear to the next higher or lower gear. Once you get the hang of either, as the gentleman below points out, it becomes second nature.
Also, if anyone is interested in seeing someone double-clutch, this is Farmer Grayce, and you can see her double-clutching her little heart out on that old Mack in at least a couple of places in the video. A better example than any of the explanation videos out there.
ua-cam.com/video/pbBxsIyKKXg/v-deo.html
Wise words Grant work on Sunday fix it on Monday you guys talked a lot about this I always keep Sunday I actually like keeping the Sabbath
Yes chief is quality that’s what are new bins are
The way that double clutchiing was described to me was that older transmissions did not have gear synchronizers on them so to line up the gears in the transmisson between shifts you would put in the clutch and pull the transmission into neutral and let out the clutch allowing the gears to line up before putting in the clutch and shifting into the proper gear. This was a little difficult to learn at first but became like second nature as you drove. The worst part of it was if you were on an incline trying to keep up speed while double clutching.
My firetruck is a 1953, 799cubic inches, inline 6 cylinder gas. It must be double clutched from first to second to third. It has synchronized 3rd to 4th to 5th. It's hand, ear, feet coordination. But like a new dance step it stays with ya.
I think some folks get confused between double-clutching and shifting without a clutch. I've done both, but more of the latter than the former.
That is where I learned to double clutch. Our fire department had some Mack trucks made in the early 60s and you had to double clutch them. We also had an American LaFrance that we had to double clutch.
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That kitten at the end doesn’t look like the others.
Hi Grant, good job! Good video of you and Laura
Laura, I hope you realize that you are spoiling us with the daily content. It is going to be a letdown when harvest is over.
That cold start up sound like a 60 series Detroit don't worry about shifting Laura someday you'll be able to sleep and do that
Its simple: When you are shifting up you need less RPM then the gear you were using; when you are shifting down you need more. So all you are doing with double clutching is adjusting the RPM. Your doing fine.
Well said!
You need to bring the engine side of the transmission up to speed. Clutch needs to be engaged a bit to make it happen!
Briefly drove bus with a "professional". He was always on me to double clutch. I'd hear him down shift without raising the engine RPMs. You could hear the synchronizers doing all of the work picking up the speed of the engine side of the transmission. Oh, but he made sure that clutch pedal got worked! LoL
@@dans_Learning_Curve: No synchronizers in a truck tranny.
Considering the # of comments here, I sure you have heard this. Don't use the clutch at all except when stopping and starting. It's called 'float shifting' or 'floating the gears'.
When up-shifting just put a little pressure on the gear lever in the direction of the next gear, ease off the throttle peddle. When the RPM and next gear match the lever will just slide into place.
When down-shifting, slow down to a low RPM, 'feather' the throttle to match the gear and ease it into neutral. Throttle up to an RPM that matches that of the lower gear and the lever will slide into gear. I did (years ago) 1.6 million miles is a Big Rig and rarely used the clutch.
Driving around your farmland area 'float shifting' is quite safe. If on a highway and a downgrade just be sure you vehicle speed allows for a LOW RPM before you attempt down shifting because if you MISS the lower gear your transmission is then in neutral and your vehicle is 'out of control' by LEGAL terms. Most states require a 'single clutch' when taking a CDL driving test.
Very interesting video, so many ways of delivering your corn. That big pile surprised me, I thought the corn would start shooting when wet. What do I know.
Love from Mike. ❤❤
Double Clutching Take:
I'm a 20+ truck driving veteran. My opinion and the opinion of many drivers as well as mechanics is that double clutching is an old out dated method. It causes premature wear on the clutch and your leg/knee. Most drivers float or if you must, just single clutch. (Clutch in to pull out of gear, then release clutch) floating/single clutching is mush easier anyways and causes less wear as well as less headaches and frustration.
Cool fun fact, thanks Laura ! I just checked, even in Ohio farmers are CDL exempt !
CDL exemption for farmers says that farmers that haul their own products or supplies are exempt from the CDL, so long as they do not operate for hire. So you’re doing it for yourself. We’re not doing it for somebody else and you’re within 150 miles of your farm.
You got it!
Plus, farmers drive all sorts of large equipment from starting out very young!
Wow! I didn't realize harvest went on that long!
The ending was hilarious what you found on the deck LOL
Both of you guys are Awesome people please don't change as the world doesn't need other than Good People 😊😊
Not sure if you've done this but I'd love to know how the combine does its job splitting the corn off the cobs.
Hi Grant, Laura thank you Grant for showing us how the row sence detects the end of the rows. That has been a huge question in my mind since I started playing farming simulator 19 / 22 used the GPS / guidance steering mod that has row sense thank you and keep making the great content and stay safe
I’d love to hear you explain that mountain of corn with regard to moisture content. How could they be strict about moisture content when you’re bringing it in, then store it like that?
When the corn is brought in from outside storage it is either fed to livestock as high moisture corn or it is dried down to moisture levels conducive to inside grain bin storage.
It is pretty simple we have a granary in my area that does the same thing in an area with much higher annual rainfall. Once the pile is built it is covered with a gigantic amount of plastic.
They also store corn in giant plastic bags on farms in the area.
I think a part of the moisture level requirement has to do with the weight before and after dumping. Too wet and the elevator is paying for water weight. Once dumped it wouldn't matter so much because it will eventually be milled and mixed with water to start the ethanol production cycle.
@@johnmcmickle5685 Thanks John! I’m more interested in WHY, then, are they so strict about harvest moisture content. Do they get paid less money for corn stored this way? Is it a quick way to get rid of corn thats ALREADY too high?
@@randominternet5586 maybe Laura will explain why they worry about moisture content if its gonna be slurried anyway. I suspect it’s probably about price for wet grain vs dry, but it would still be nice to hear her explain it. She is so good at it!😊
My opinion (For what its worth ) is.. DO NOT get used to double clutching an Eaton transmission. You'll just get a sore knee ( I know, you're VERY young...still ) Its better to get good at shifting without the clutch as 95% of drivers have done. Its fairly smooth once you get used to it, Take care you two. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
Sweetie, double clutching is just as it sounds, depress (engage) the clutch and shift to the neutral position from the present gear. Release the clutch while in neutral. Engage the clutch and shift to the next gear. Many times, in HD transmissions and two speed rear diffs, it gives time to sync for smoother shifts.
Love your content! Keep it going! Gunna buy a hoodie and wear it proudly!!!
Clutch what’s a clutch eh lol it takes time don’t sweat it many rigs are set up way different and to know them all is a lifetime. Especially Mack’s shifting OD pre select or not….
Enjoyed watching the video Laura. And Grant😊
Try shifting without the clutch lift up throttle push or pull on shifter it go to neutral raise or lower rpm for next gear about 300 rpm .most people shift this way on the road.
Hey Laura----you were talking about getting tips on shifting. I noticed in the video a couple of days ago that you're pulling up on the range selector as you're in neutral. You can pull that up while you're still in 5th (10 spd. I think ?) and it won't do anything until you move the shifter up into the neutral gate. There's an air valve in there that doesn't open until it's in neutral. Makes one less thing for you to do while matching rpm for the next gear. You can see what I mean sitting still. Build up air pressure then shut the truck off. Put the shifter in any gear and pull the button up. You won't hear anything. Now move the shifter into neutral and you'll hear a clunk. That's the transmission shifting from the low side to the high side. Just trying to be helpful, nothing more !
Great stuff, kinda keeps us more grounded seeing what goes into a modern farm and the work ethic you have, then there is the cats and Possum....hey, doesn't get any better !
The opossum would gladly have come in. They aren't particularly cute but there is something about them that deserves sympathy.
It's so awesome you take time for your family! Kudos to you
10:50 How does the corn not get wet in the corn pile?? Thought wet corn was bad?
"Ready for a change of scenery" = another corn field lol
Laura, Grant, just them coming
I love the word snoot lol. I am not an English speaker, can’t explain what it is…just like the way it sounds.
Geez, you just fixed it. AHHH!
Laura, Thanks for the possum shots 👍
I have noticed driving about here in Maryland that some grain farmers grow a breed of corn that has 2 ears per stalk. Why would this not be desirable to increase your yield.?
I see you tarp your trailer. I don't know how many times I left the tarp on when getting probed. I get the call of shame from the clerk and every trucker behind me are probably shaking their heads.
You don't need to use the clutch at all to shift only to start moving from a stop so double clutching is just double the wear and tear on the clutch pedal
Once you get the feel of floating the gears you will be fine!😂
A paint brush is handy as a dashboard duster, if you don't have room for anything else. Just throw it in the door pocket or the overhead.
An air chuck hooked into your seat with about 4 or 5 feet of coiled airline works great also.
Opossums love cat food. My first one I saw as a little kid on the farm was eating cat food with the cats and I told my dad there was a funny looking cat outside. LOL
thanks for these great daily farming updates.
I have found that shifting to a higher gear, double clutching is usually not necessary, unless some situation you need high rpms in the next higher gear as well. Could be, but try to stay in the lower gear seems better and safer to me. Wouldn't be a normal event.
Where one might need to double shift is going to a lower gear cause you will need more rpms to run in that gear, so good if you can smoothly get in. It may be needed cause of hills, ramps, road condition, loads, but us a very temp situation.
And thanks for the vids!
Yes! My thoughts also!
Gotta get the engine side of the transmission up to speed.
beautiful sunset.
Loved it and how you capture the sunsets.
Lots of beans up here in southwestern Ontario and the corns over 30%
Another interesting video about farm life. About how many gallons of diesel fuel do y’all use in a year?
Two quick questions 1 How do they protect that mountain of corn from the "varmint's"?.........2 Don't you have block heaters on your diesels for those cold morning start ups?
there are metal walls about 2' high for that pile and thy will tarp it....but varmints still come around.....but that will all be ethanol/animal feed and so will most all other field corn
You should get Laura farm's bras