ANDY IT JUST AMAZES ME ON HOW PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO RUN YOUR FARM SITTING IN THERE EASY CHAIR AT HOME BETTER THAN YOU DO !!!! ALWAYS WHAT TO SEE THAT NEW EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT BUT DONT REALLY HAVE A CLUE ON WHAT THINGS REALLY COST !!! KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING !!
As for that chopper replacement "controversy" I know it's none of our business, BUT, it makes perfect sense that as you go through the new milking parlor/herd expansion that it's time to have a second harvester either in the field chopping side by side, or at least have a cost effective unit (ie: used) waiting in the wings to cover for unexpected breakdowns. The whole operation is just too big to have everything come to a halt when the next breakdown occurs, and it will happen. This rings especially true in those super time sensitive grass cutting operations. I've seen far too many fields go from too dry silage to too wet hay because it wasn't chopped in time, only to lose the feed value because it wasn't dry enough to bale before the rain hit. All for want of parts not available on Saturday afternoon and the dealer is closed on Sunday. Highest quality feed has always been top priority in every successful farming operation I've ever participated in that involved feeding animals to make their money. Some people don't realize how important it is that when you're asking the girls to make next week's payroll, you gotta put the best feed possible in front of a her before she'll be able to put the most white money in the pail.
Hey Andy, these guys on you tube sure don’t mind telling you how to spend your money don’t they! You’re doing a great job and I know that they don’t really bother you. Thanks much for doing the work to show us videos! Happy Thanksgiving.
Andy there is always someone out there that thinks if it's not new it's junk. They don't think about it's paid for. It owes you nothing so it's cheaper to repair than replace. You put good information in your videos I enjoy them.
G’day Andy, I believe that no man should tell another man what to do with his money. I know out here in Australia if a man told another man what to do with his hard earned money he would be told in some untold words what to do or where to go. Thank you for your videos and thank you for your service. People don’t understand and don’t realise what farmers do.
Hi Andy ! Good plan for 2025 harvest ! that chopper is in very good hand whit Mr.Hourigan. good stuff ! Thanks for your time and everybody have a good day at the farm ! 🙋♂️
😂😂😂 everyone is an exspert on everything especially when they know nothing about the subject 😅😅😅😂😂 your doing a great job your farm shows it. Very organized and well maintain equipment. Keep up the good work gentlemen.
Andy, I think all your decisions on those choppers makes perfect sense. I have often wondered watching your channel how you could take a machine that does the amount of work and covers the amount of acres that your chopper is and that the scope of your operation depend on only one. However coming from a man who's operation is much smaller than yours, but he was also still running a 1947 Farmall m tractor that my grandfather bought new that has had five rebuilds and six sets of rear tires I understand why you hang on to things. LOL we have newer stuff but that tractor still has its place. These armchair quarterbacks are obviously not the people that are writing the checks to keep your outfit going. Enough said
Older equipment can still work well , I am still using 2 trailers from 1959 &1966 both have orginal chasis and axels (parts of upper body renewed several times) but still in regular use.
You are exactly correct in maintaining your existing equipment as you are still able to repair what you have vs John Deere dictating your 'right to repair' with the newer equipment. Also, some of your distractors don't have to fight for a fair price for the end product (milk)! Great videos again - keep them coming!
Enjoyable video. Funny to hear all the advice you get. Then again, sometimes I wonder why you don't expand on your machine shop capabilities your very talented.
Great video. Don’t listen to the Wizards that know everything about nothing especially farming and agriculture. The reason that you have older equipment is you maintain your equipment. Possibly you should plant money trees so the wizards can see shiny new stuff. Keep the good content going.👍👍
You could peel the 8700 decals off and put 9900 decals on it, and those commenters probably wouldn’t know the difference, but they’ll just find something else to complain about
You have great equipment, you know how its been maintained and what has been replaced. New paint don't make work better. Plus it is from before all the emissions junk. Keep up the video's.
Andy you have got to be the hardest working man I know. Was so glad I got a chance to meet you personally last year PS you have also got some great kids!!!
I thought i was not right andy when halling manure big piles when get done felt same as u washing most armchair farmers just don't have a clue about anything let alone dairy farming nice to follow along with parler Getting back to normal health after 4 years did some chopping felt great old habits die hard have good thanksgiving sir
Andy, you really could use a new garage with an over Head bridge Crain. Your farm has grown so much since I started watching this channel. This way you can stay warmer as your farm equipment is repaired. “Only a suggestion my friend. It’s your wallet and your decisions!” I know you have a Crain of your tool truck… “Seems some people completely forgot that?!” Best wishes to you and your family sir! Have a Happy bird day, and a Wonderful Merry Christmas! May 2025 be your most special and prosperous year!
Well I’ll take the other side! I’m surprised you bought a spare chopper. Can’t imagine you have enough trucks to run both. The mechanical ability of yourself and team have proven you can fix most things fairly quickly and you keep a very close eye on developing issues. New doesn’t guarantee reliability…ask Chet Larson. The chopper is one of those pieces that when down idles a lot of truck drivers and silage packers and tractor drivers during haylage. No second guessing here, Andy! You the man! And I think the new parlor will be a hit, too!
Last I checked money don't grow on trees bet that chopper makes it another 5 years no problem especially with it love you give it especially if you have a backup she has served you well thanks for the vid 😊
Andy you and your family take really good care of your machines and you are able to do most mechanical repairs in your shop and for more difficult repairs you have good JD dealer support. The Cummins engine without emission control is a real advantage over the newer engines. Also you have many years experience operating this chopper and know the common wear components.
Comments mean their watching the actual doers write the checks and wake up everyday dealing with the problems of the day. These machines are high maintenance and your group are proficient in keeping them on the job.
I spent about 40 years financing some of the most successful farmers in our area. I always had great respect for their judgment about spending on equipment. They typically had proactive maintenance of equipment. When you run a well maintained piece of equipment over a long time period you learn the things you to watch for and things to replace when appropriate and keep costs in line. 👍
but Andy, on farming simulator they don't do anything other than continuously buy new machines, so you can easily do that too!... LOL. We run 4 choppers on our own farm and for custom chopping / ag service or whatever you guys call it and we never trade one in with less as 4500 cage hours. If maintenance is done on time and properly, they are just as reliable as a new chopper! Good luck with the farm and the construction of the new barn and rotary parlor, and all the best to you, your family and the entire crew! Greetings from the Netherlands
Andy, I don’t think you are too worried about doing things to make others happy (maybe wife excluded). I grew up on a Midwest farm. We never purchased new…. I’m sure you know when it makes financial sense to not repair any longer.
The way you guys maintain your equipment and the work you are able to do in your shop that chopper will and can make it to 10,000 hours. When I ran a shop for a medium size construction company 10,000 hours was when my boss would start thinking about replacing a piece of equipment and he did not always buy new. You and you alone will know when it’s time to replace it. . Great video as usual. Thank you.
The longer you wait for a newer machine, the better and more advanced it will be if you choose to get one. So let’s say it’s 2027, you will see a massive advance from your current machine.
Hello Andy, You should have some hats made up saying, "It is what it is." and sell them. As long as a machine is still capable of doing the job, why replace it. Love the videos up the good work.
Great Vid The Chomper gonna take a winter nap and rest, take a bubble bath and dream of drinking beer and runnin wild down the interstate....👍👍👍👍🌽🌽🌽🌽🍺🍺🍺🍺
I think that what some people don't really understand is that at some point it will become obvious to ANDY when it's time for a replacement. The engine will be blowing smoke, down on power, water pump seeping, radiator leaks, injection pump needs a rebuild, transmission getting weak, seals, gaskets and hose fittings will be leaking or seeping, high pressure hoses getting really old and hard, paint is shot, plastic/fiberglass panels cracked, rust holes in panels, interior falling apart, couple of glass panels have cracks, rubber weatherstrip splitting, air conditioning needs a new evaporator and compressor, tires are worn out, etc. Just like a car, even if properly maintained and repaired, AT SOME POINT too many things need repair or replacement to justify keeping it.
There must be a lot of Government employees watching. They think they know how to spend other people's $! Keep doing what you are doing, and keep making videos!
Don't know why people on here keep saying buy this buy that I watch here because as the title says farm fixing for me is the best part and all the work you guys get through
I got go to some what of a late start,you have only been up since 3 am😢😢😢😢. I HOPE YOU RUN IT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE MORE YEARS WITH THE BACKUP and then it will be the backup to the new one!!! 💵💵💵. Thanks much ANDY !!!! Holte Profilering on your hoodie sir??🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️sorry?
well well i must comment i think you all aredoing excellent job at end of day you will have more in the bank than those with all shiny new toys this is you,re channel not arm chair distractor that are well you know what you keep on keepiing on i,m happy two times we won also looking to 25v and winter projects doing a wonderful job thank you for bringing us along it is pretty up there
If you make a long hose from the chopper kp oiler to the kp you can just run the chopper while you wash the kp and not worry about getting water in the bearings. I do it all the time at the dealership and i never saw water in the bearings when I service them.
Screw those comedians that think that you should spend this and you should spend that and you should get rid of this and that it doesn't matter it's your money you spend the way you want to the way you feel that your enterprises are going to benefit from it
From another business owners perspective, Hourigan Family Dairy did not get where they are today by making bad decisions. Building a new state of the art parlor that could service them for 30 years or more, KEEPING this old chopper, running a 20 year old combine is no one else's right to criticize UNLESS you are their banker or equipment salesman. And still only the banker might have a comment, but I even doubt that. Stuff is bought and paid for a bunch of times over. Andy is involved in every aspect of this business, not driving around in $100,000 dollar pickup showing off and barking orders, staying clean. Keep doing what you do, no justification needed to me. Side note, that crane has eliminated the need for 2 employees.
You said you bought another chopper. Have you ever thought of just keeping two choppers and running one for grass and one for silage? It seems it would save a little time switch back in forth from corn to grass. And you could matinance the grass chopper while chopping corn.
Andy i farmed myself these people saying you need to replace chopper are nuts. Its a good machine. As far complaining about cost of new parlor they obviously got no idea where most of income comes from on a dairy farm. Cows milking is your main income of course thats where a dairy farmer puts money into the money makers. Most of these complainers also have no idea cost of farm equiptment now days. Not all farmers want to be buried in debt theyre entire lives. They dont realize most of the guys that do keep upgrading are leasing and never build equity in the equiptment. All those guys do is pay pay pay never own. Just like larson farms they lease combine for 4 seasons then its gone and start all over.
New does not mean more reliable as the Gremlins may have not yet been discovered and well maintained older machine will be just as reliable , I run older farm equipment in the UK and going by recent machinery auctions (onsite only no internet bidding) at Penrith & District Farmers Mart 450+ buyers think the same and it attracts sellers & buyers from all across the UK. Thanks for the videos I would rather watch real farmers using and repairing machinery than the new stuff as farm shows.
KeyBoard farmers who have no idea on what it really takes to finance and run a DAIRY FARM or any farm for that matter. Future planning, the new milking parlour, is probably one of the most important & costly item's a Dairy Farm need's to do. Especially a generational business like Hourigan's Dairy farm.
That's the problem with this world Andy, everybody is worried about what the next person is doing, they're to judgemental. You shouldn't do this, you shouldn't do that, I wouldn't have done that if I were you. People are to quick to judge before knowing the facts about the subject. People kill me the way they do and why beats the hell out of me. I don't know what the deal is but this world is crazy anymore.
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has” is a quote from Proverbs 21:20 You are very wise Andy.
On that brace for the spout you can only weld so much and then there's no parent metal to weld to unless you've done welding some people don't understand that
Some people have no idea how expensive a chopper is!! They can range from 750k to over a million dollars, what you guys spend YOUR money on is what y’all deem as a priority for the farm and clearly a new chopper is not needed at this time!! I grew up on a farm myself…equipment is a costly investment! As long as they are maintained properly they will last for years, your chopper is proof of that obviously. Some of you trolls need to find something better to do with your time instead of criticizing this hard working family of farmers smh 🤦♂️ keep up with the good content Andy!!
ANDY IT JUST AMAZES ME ON HOW PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO RUN YOUR FARM SITTING IN THERE EASY CHAIR AT HOME BETTER THAN YOU DO !!!! ALWAYS WHAT TO SEE THAT NEW EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT BUT DONT REALLY HAVE A CLUE ON WHAT THINGS REALLY COST !!! KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING !!
Well maintained equipment I think is as good if not better than new at a fraction of the cost
As for that chopper replacement "controversy" I know it's none of our business, BUT, it makes perfect sense that as you go through the new milking parlor/herd expansion that it's time to have a second harvester either in the field chopping side by side, or at least have a cost effective unit (ie: used) waiting in the wings to cover for unexpected breakdowns. The whole operation is just too big to have everything come to a halt when the next breakdown occurs, and it will happen. This rings especially true in those super time sensitive grass cutting operations. I've seen far too many fields go from too dry silage to too wet hay because it wasn't chopped in time, only to lose the feed value because it wasn't dry enough to bale before the rain hit. All for want of parts not available on Saturday afternoon and the dealer is closed on Sunday. Highest quality feed has always been top priority in every successful farming operation I've ever participated in that involved feeding animals to make their money. Some people don't realize how important it is that when you're asking the girls to make next week's payroll, you gotta put the best feed possible in front of a her before she'll be able to put the most white money in the pail.
Hey Andy, these guys on you tube sure don’t mind telling you how to spend your money don’t they! You’re doing a great job and I know that they don’t really bother you. Thanks much for doing the work to show us videos! Happy Thanksgiving.
Andy there is always someone out there that thinks if it's not new it's junk. They don't think about it's paid for. It owes you nothing so it's cheaper to repair than replace. You put good information in your videos I enjoy them.
Last time I checked...milk is your business. I applaud how you run your business and take care of the equipment you have. INCREDIBLE OPERATION!
G’day Andy, I believe that no man should tell another man what to do with his money. I know out here in Australia if a man told another man what to do with his hard earned money he would be told in some untold words what to do or where to go. Thank you for your videos and thank you for your service. People don’t understand and don’t realise what farmers do.
these people saying you should buy a new chopper should raise the money so you can get one obviously they haven't looked up the price on one
People should mind their own business. I respect how you run your family business and wish you much future success. Love seeing the work.
New paint means big payments . It like a corn planter with markers , old iron just works .
Hi Andy !
Good plan for 2025 harvest !
that chopper is in very good hand whit Mr.Hourigan.
good stuff !
Thanks for your time and everybody have a good day at the farm ! 🙋♂️
😂😂😂 everyone is an exspert on everything especially when they know nothing about the subject 😅😅😅😂😂 your doing a great job your farm shows it. Very organized and well maintain equipment. Keep up the good work gentlemen.
Thank you for all the videos Andy, much appreciated!
Andy, I think all your decisions on those choppers makes perfect sense. I have often wondered watching your channel how you could take a machine that does the amount of work and covers the amount of acres that your chopper is and that the scope of your operation depend on only one. However coming from a man who's operation is much smaller than yours, but he was also still running a 1947 Farmall m tractor that my grandfather bought new that has had five rebuilds and six sets of rear tires I understand why you hang on to things. LOL we have newer stuff but that tractor still has its place. These armchair quarterbacks are obviously not the people that are writing the checks to keep your outfit going. Enough said
Older equipment can still work well , I am still using 2 trailers from 1959 &1966 both have orginal chasis and axels (parts of upper body renewed several times) but still in regular use.
You are exactly correct in maintaining your existing equipment as you are still able to repair what you have vs John Deere dictating your 'right to repair' with the newer equipment. Also, some of your distractors don't have to fight for a fair price for the end product (milk)! Great videos again - keep them coming!
Enjoyable video. Funny to hear all the advice you get. Then again, sometimes I wonder why you don't expand on your machine shop capabilities your very talented.
Great video.
Don’t listen to the Wizards that know everything about nothing especially farming and agriculture.
The reason that you have older equipment is you maintain your equipment.
Possibly you should plant money trees so the wizards can see shiny new stuff.
Keep the good content going.👍👍
Keep doing what you are doing , you and your family have a fantastic dairy .
You could peel the 8700 decals off and put 9900 decals on it, and those commenters probably wouldn’t know the difference, but they’ll just find something else to complain about
You have great equipment, you know how its been maintained and what has been replaced. New paint don't make work better. Plus it is from before all the emissions junk. Keep up the video's.
Andy you have got to be the hardest working man I know. Was so glad I got a chance to meet you personally last year PS you have also got some great kids!!!
I thought i was not right andy when halling manure big piles when get done felt same as u washing most armchair farmers just don't have a clue about anything let alone dairy farming nice to follow along with parler Getting back to normal health after 4 years did some chopping felt great old habits die hard have good thanksgiving sir
Looking forward to seeing the chopper with a spit shine We just got our WD 45 painted getting her ready for next years small squares cheers
Andy, you really could use a new garage with an over Head bridge Crain. Your farm has grown so much since I started watching this channel. This way you can stay warmer as your farm equipment is repaired.
“Only a suggestion my friend. It’s your wallet and your decisions!” I know you have a Crain of your tool truck…
“Seems some people completely forgot that?!”
Best wishes to you and your family sir! Have a Happy bird day, and a Wonderful Merry Christmas! May 2025 be your most special and prosperous year!
Well I’ll take the other side! I’m surprised you bought a spare chopper. Can’t imagine you have enough trucks to run both. The mechanical ability of yourself and team have proven you can fix most things fairly quickly and you keep a very close eye on developing issues. New doesn’t guarantee reliability…ask Chet Larson. The chopper is one of those pieces that when down idles a lot of truck drivers and silage packers and tractor drivers during haylage. No second guessing here, Andy! You the man! And I think the new parlor will be a hit, too!
Last I checked money don't grow on trees bet that chopper makes it another 5 years no problem especially with it love you give it especially if you have a backup she has served you well thanks for the vid 😊
Andy you and your family take really good care of your machines and you are able to do most mechanical repairs in your shop and for more difficult repairs you have good JD dealer support. The Cummins engine without emission control is a real advantage over the newer engines. Also you have many years experience operating this chopper and know the common wear components.
Comments mean their watching the actual doers write the checks and wake up everyday dealing with the problems of the day. These machines are high maintenance and your group are proficient in keeping them on the job.
Either you spend a fair amount on maintenance or spend more on interest
Well said
I spent about 40 years financing some of the most successful farmers in our area. I always had great respect for their judgment about spending on equipment. They typically had proactive maintenance of equipment. When you run a well maintained piece of equipment over a long time period you learn the things you to watch for and things to replace when appropriate and keep costs in line. 👍
Brody Clean!
Another good one Andy keep them coming 👍
but Andy, on farming simulator they don't do anything other than continuously buy new machines, so you can easily do that too!... LOL.
We run 4 choppers on our own farm and for custom chopping / ag service or whatever you guys call it and we never trade one in with less as 4500 cage hours. If maintenance is done on time and properly, they are just as reliable as a new chopper!
Good luck with the farm and the construction of the new barn and rotary parlor, and all the best to you, your family and the entire crew! Greetings from the Netherlands
Andy, I don’t think you are too worried about doing things to make others happy (maybe wife excluded). I grew up on a Midwest farm. We never purchased new…. I’m sure you know when it makes financial sense to not repair any longer.
Hello Andy thanks for the entertainment. Your equipment is A1 have a great day.
I personally like the way you and your family operate. If I was a much younger man, I would enjoy working for you.
The way you guys maintain your equipment and the work you are able to do in your shop that chopper will and can make it to 10,000 hours. When I ran a shop for a medium size construction company 10,000 hours was when my boss would start thinking about replacing a piece of equipment and he did not always buy new. You and you alone will know when it’s time to replace it. . Great video as usual. Thank you.
BTO's in my area trade new every year.......tractors, planters, and harvesting equip......I admire them, but I fit into your crowd........:)
Good video Andy well looked after chopper it will do lots more years
Im ready to see the rotisserie parlor in action,its gotta be getting close. Great videos Andy
EXCELLENT!!
Knowledge and Patience!!
Andy. Has well as you take care of your equipment!!! It's basically new each time you get it out!!
Andy great to see you getting your moneys worth outa that chopper. Your running a business, not circus like some of the other UA-camrs you see
The longer you wait for a newer machine, the better and more advanced it will be if you choose to get one.
So let’s say it’s 2027, you will see a massive advance from your current machine.
While the new stuff is nice I always enjoy when you break out the old iron and make some smoke fly.
Hello Andy,
You should have some hats made up saying, "It is what it is." and sell them. As long as a machine is still capable of doing the job, why replace it.
Love the videos up the good work.
Great Vid The Chomper gonna take a winter nap and rest, take a bubble bath and dream of drinking beer and runnin wild down the interstate....👍👍👍👍🌽🌽🌽🌽🍺🍺🍺🍺
I think that what some people don't really understand is that at some point it will become obvious to ANDY when it's time for a replacement. The engine will be blowing smoke, down on power, water pump seeping, radiator leaks, injection pump needs a rebuild, transmission getting weak, seals, gaskets and hose fittings will be leaking or seeping, high pressure hoses getting really old and hard, paint is shot, plastic/fiberglass panels cracked, rust holes in panels, interior falling apart, couple of glass panels have cracks, rubber weatherstrip splitting, air conditioning needs a new evaporator and compressor, tires are worn out, etc. Just like a car, even if properly maintained and repaired, AT SOME POINT too many things need repair or replacement to justify keeping it.
Cleanup day is always fun. :). Hope you are getting some.beers in the routine somewhere. :)
If it ain't broken don't fix it run what you bring
There must be a lot of Government employees watching. They think they know how to spend other people's $! Keep doing what you are doing, and keep making videos!
OLD IRON MAKES MORE PROFET.
Profit.
Thank you for another Great video. Cheers
Don't know why people on here keep saying buy this buy that I watch here because as the title says farm fixing for me is the best part and all the work you guys get through
Nice job Andy, your farm your call on what & how you farm.
That's a skill of its own to get that kernel processor maneuvered out of its nest. Andy does it well. Likewise when going back in.
That kernel processor location and removal process is a mechanical engineering marvel .
well Andy, that chopper keeps on chopping because of you... you know that machine inside and out. very impressive machine!
I got go to some what of a late start,you have only been up since 3 am😢😢😢😢. I HOPE YOU RUN IT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE MORE YEARS WITH THE BACKUP and then it will be the backup to the new one!!! 💵💵💵. Thanks much ANDY !!!! Holte Profilering on your hoodie sir??🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️sorry?
well well i must comment i think you all aredoing excellent job at end of day you will have more in the bank than those with all shiny new toys this is you,re channel not arm chair distractor that are well you know what you keep on keepiing on i,m happy two times we won also looking to 25v and winter projects doing a wonderful job thank you for bringing us along it is pretty up there
If you make a long hose from the chopper kp oiler to the kp you can just run the chopper while you wash the kp and not worry about getting water in the bearings. I do it all the time at the dealership and i never saw water in the bearings when I service them.
Oh ok
Hi Andy how did that new kp work out for u this year? Did u notice any difference with the kernels cracking?
It worked good
Easier to put say 35k into the old one than spend 800k+ on a new one 😊 happy farming
Wash and wax the chopper…fresh decals and tell everybody you got a hell of a deal on a new forage chopper at an agricultural auction…😂
Screw those comedians that think that you should spend this and you should spend that and you should get rid of this and that it doesn't matter it's your money you spend the way you want to the way you feel that your enterprises are going to benefit from it
When you change those decals, change the model one too.
Make it feel more bigger
Ain’t nothing like a shiny machine 🎶
The maintenance on the chopper shows a fine job all around
Hey bud, did I miss silage pies on the w900?
EPA free machine is like gold.
From another business owners perspective, Hourigan Family Dairy did not get where they are today by making bad decisions. Building a new state of the art parlor that could service them for 30 years or more, KEEPING this old chopper, running a 20 year old combine is no one else's right to criticize UNLESS you are their banker or equipment salesman. And still only the banker might have a comment, but I even doubt that. Stuff is bought and paid for a bunch of times over. Andy is involved in every aspect of this business, not driving around in $100,000 dollar pickup showing off and barking orders, staying clean. Keep doing what you do, no justification needed to me. Side note, that crane has eliminated the need for 2 employees.
He does have a new diesel pickup. Well earned
to the ones that say you need new equipment
you make the payments .
running good old equipment is way cheaper
You said you bought another chopper. Have you ever thought of just keeping two choppers and running one for grass and one for silage? It seems it would save a little time switch back in forth from corn to grass. And you could matinance the grass chopper while chopping corn.
Not really
Wise decision to add a second, backup machine.
Andy i farmed myself these people saying you need to replace chopper are nuts. Its a good machine. As far complaining about cost of new parlor they obviously got no idea where most of income comes from on a dairy farm. Cows milking is your main income of course thats where a dairy farmer puts money into the money makers. Most of these complainers also have no idea cost of farm equiptment now days. Not all farmers want to be buried in debt theyre entire lives. They dont realize most of the guys that do keep upgrading are leasing and never build equity in the equiptment. All those guys do is pay pay pay never own. Just like larson farms they lease combine for 4 seasons then its gone and start all over.
Owning means more profit
That is a nice machine
I've seen sugarcane harvesters come in what's 20,000 hours electrolysis on piston sleeves are common in high our machines
i have a old claas chopper 850 from 2001. drives perfect and cheep
New equipment is not always better than old equipment. I prefer the older equipment because it’s built heavy. The new stuff doesn’t last as long
I've watched enough of you videos to know you and your crew take great care of your equipment. Don't listen to the keyboard warriors!
"I love washing stuff" I can't believe my ears heard that. When did you start having the time to do that? 😂
It just amazing that everyone can farm better than
Andy, if it works great, you guys keep your maintenance above pair, so it's a no-brainer to keep it,
With a second chopper wouldn't it make sense to keep one setup for grass and the other for corn?
If you own new or old equipment, it still breaks down.
The You Tube computer farmers know what is best, unlike us real farmers.
You removed the spout extension off all by yourself, using the new crane, of course. Nice to see how handy it has become.
i thought on yesterday video you show the combine all clean and putting away for the season
You did. And today he washed the chopper
Could "accidentally" put 9900 decals on and it's value would go up instantly.
And the YT "experts" would think he traded, lol.
How much does the K/PI weigh? There's nothing wrong with it. Keep running it. 9:19 black wheels look cool. Better than yellow. LoL 15:32
6-800 pounds I would have to guess
New does not mean more reliable as the Gremlins may have not yet been discovered and well maintained older machine will be just as reliable , I run older farm equipment in the UK and going by recent machinery auctions (onsite only no internet bidding) at Penrith & District Farmers Mart 450+ buyers think the same and it attracts sellers & buyers from all across the UK. Thanks for the videos I would rather watch real farmers using and repairing machinery than the new stuff as farm shows.
KeyBoard farmers who have no idea on what it really takes to finance and run a DAIRY FARM or any farm for that matter. Future planning, the new milking parlour, is probably one of the most important & costly item's a Dairy Farm need's to do. Especially a generational business like Hourigan's Dairy farm.
As long as you can keep iron from zip ties and vice grip from digging it from the weeds.....the longer the $ are in the black!!!😊
That's the problem with this world Andy, everybody is worried about what the next person is doing, they're to judgemental. You shouldn't do this, you shouldn't do that, I wouldn't have done that if I were you. People are to quick to judge before knowing the facts about the subject. People kill me the way they do and why beats the hell out of me. I don't know what the deal is but this world is crazy anymore.
Andy it gets attention play some Metallica keep up the great videos
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has” is a quote from Proverbs 21:20
You are very wise Andy.
On that brace for the spout you can only weld so much and then there's no parent metal to weld to unless you've done welding some people don't understand that
Some people have no idea how expensive a chopper is!! They can range from 750k to over a million dollars, what you guys spend YOUR money on is what y’all deem as a priority for the farm and clearly a new chopper is not needed at this time!! I grew up on a farm myself…equipment is a costly investment! As long as they are maintained properly they will last for years, your chopper is proof of that obviously. Some of you trolls need to find something better to do with your time instead of criticizing this hard working family of farmers smh 🤦♂️ keep up with the good content Andy!!
The definition of an expert is:
An ex is an ex-wife, a has been .
Pert: is a drip under pressure .
Unfortunately they are everywhere.
Yeah because it's always easier to get a new machine than to buy parts and fix it🤦♂️😅😂🔥