There’s something almost romantic about Fall harvest especially when the ground is sticky or muddy. It’s like you’re telling mother nature no matter what she throws at you you’re going to stay in the fight!
God!! since Jaguar 8xx series... CLAAS is becoming the BMW or Mercedes Benz of the Silage Harvesters, they are expensive but a hell of a top quality monster machine
Looks like a Krone EZ collect Header ... I was the 1st group to Run an EZ collect header on a Claas Chopper about 20 yes Ago in Panhandle of Texas !!! Best Header ever
Wow,and i thought Texas had corn, WC makes us look small...Miles and Miles of nothing but corn...Keep those big wheels rolling, i love farmers, and love to see those Red White & Blue Flags flying...YEP, Made right here in the good old USA, I rang the bell See Ya. Texas
WOW! What tracks can go through!!! Back in the day we had to use 2 tractors (one pulling the other) to get through the mud. Then, I was the luck one that had to disc out the ruts. Great Vid!!
@@11T872 Funny thing is the Fendt/Claas dealer is 50 miles away from the Deere dealership, but they offer better machines and better service, so Deere lost a lot of customers because of that.
I've run a JD 8970 on triples and a T9.615 on Smart Tracks and i'd side with triples as when the tracks spin out they gum up and you're dead in the water but a 4wd with triples you just lock the diff up and articulate and walk it out, worst case you just unpin the tool-bar and drive out, then strap back to the equipment and pull it out then hook back up and get on.
Well, I see you do make it up to our part of the country! Actually that was a pretty nice field for chopping compared to some of them last year. Hope you can get more videos from this area, we have a big variety of equipment because of the various sizes of dairy farms.
@@XDSingularity Krone does have 1100hp, but the engine is actually exactly the same MAN, just downtuned for Claas. The thing is Claas is a better machine than Krone. Forage harvester is a very complex hi maintance device, more than a combine I would say. Power is not everything.
I said very impressive forged Harvester a man that was part of the video where the tractor is going through that standing water I thought for sure I was gonna get stuck in that
Every chopper has spots were some material is lost. Ultimately they are moving tons and tons of material at a fast pace. These 28 ton forage boxes are filled in about 5 minutes. That’s allot of volume through the harvester. Combines lose about 2% of the grain out the back. On a chopper loss is very visible but I would even think it amounts to 0.1% of the entire field.
With the row independent corn head the forage harvester can chop in any direction. It can swing in and just start chopping. Some farms chop a field in a square with these headers to keep the machine always in the crop.
Does anyone make hydraulic assist traction drives for the trailers. We farmed in wet conditions in the 70's and adapted a truck and drove the diff via a pto shaft. We could pull big loads with small tractors, infact, the heavier they were loaded the better it worked.
Could be matched ideally with couple of Axions with Terra-Trac half track setup. 😏 e: Did you ask why the farmer didn't choose CLAAS own tracks to that Jaguar?
Some time I would like to catch one of these muddy harvest fields post harvest when tillage is going on. Sometimes you just have to go but it does cause extra work down the road.
a tracked tractor probably would have been better for the job of moving the silage away from the forage harvester in these muddy conditions, but oh well
If there's another tractor waiting on the other side, there isn't a point in trying to fill the wagons all the way up and have to slow down or stop to switch to the next one. That, and less than optimal field conditions mean that it wouldn't be a good idea to fill them to capacity and possibly get one stuck.
@@DeathHead1358 whats the point in wasting the fuel? So what if there is a tractor waiting. Follow and one pull out other pull under keep moving. I doubt they would have gotten stuck with the weight and 4 wheel drive. But what do I know. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@allenwray6595 Been there, done that. They can and will get stuck, especially when there's 28 tons of silage behind them. Those tractors will take 2 or 3 days to burn the amount of fuel hauling 1/2 and 3/4 loads as the 850hp V12 in that cutter will in a day. Not mention, getting one out when it's stuck means even more downtime, risk of breaking something pulling it out, and the possibility of the cutter stopping. Every silage crew I've ever been around focused on keeping the cutter running as much as possible.
You cant fill them trailers all the way. They tried to and they got stuck left and right. Besides them trailers can really only hold about 23 tons of feed
There’s something almost romantic about Fall harvest especially when the ground is sticky or muddy. It’s like you’re telling mother nature no matter what she throws at you you’re going to stay in the fight!
God!! since Jaguar 8xx series... CLAAS is becoming the BMW or Mercedes Benz of the Silage Harvesters, they are expensive but a hell of a top quality monster machine
I dont think they are more expansive then their competion.
I love the variety of crops you grow on your farm
Chopping corn and mud go together like peanut butter and jelly lol.
Looks like a Krone EZ collect Header ... I was the 1st group to Run an EZ collect header on a Claas Chopper about 20 yes Ago in Panhandle of Texas !!! Best Header ever
Very cool. Thank you for sharing.
Yes. Too much good stuff in one video: Claas, tracks, silage header and a Fendt (930??). Thanks BTP!
Been watching you for a long time and never thought you’d be close to home. I was surprised when I recognized the equipment.
That Chopper looks good on tracks
That was Amazing Watching the Claas Drive Rite thru that mud Hole with Ease !!!!!!! Tracks are the Future of Farming for All types of Applications
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Wow,and i thought Texas had corn, WC makes us look small...Miles and Miles of nothing but corn...Keep those big wheels rolling, i love farmers, and love to see those Red White & Blue Flags flying...YEP, Made right here in the good old USA, I rang the bell See Ya. Texas
Interesting Combination...Claas Chopper with KRONE Easy Collect...
Not a combination you see every day. The Orbis head would not fit on the 980 with the tracks on it.
That looks like really nice soil too. Nice and fluffy. Great for germination.
WOW! What tracks can go through!!! Back in the day we had to use 2 tractors (one pulling the other) to get through the mud. Then, I was the luck one that had to disc out the ruts. Great Vid!!
👍👍. Thank you for sharing. I would like to film one of these fields in tillage after a muddy harvest.
@@bigtractorpower Was a long time ago and now I'm retired. If you have connections in Clark, Marathon or surrounding Counties, you'll find mud there.
Awesome video thanks for sharing 👍
Amazing footage big tractor power!
If it wasn't for the flag and the rear axle on the Fendt, id bet this was somewhere in Europe.
well the trailers kinds give it away
Well if you know the brand, but they are still very similar to euro trailers, unlike the typical dolly forage wagons you see in the US.
Those machines are impressive. We have had a lot of farms switch to Fendt and Claas in my area of Maryland.
That's unusual, I see lots of USA farmers on UA-cam saying "go green"
@@11T872 Claas, Deutz and Fendt are green too, just different shade of 😄
@@11T872 Funny thing is the Fendt/Claas dealer is 50 miles away from the Deere dealership, but they offer better machines and better service, so Deere lost a lot of customers because of that.
Where in MD? Because in my area its all Green and Blue
@@jfiery North eastern part of the state
That are some tough harvest conditions😉 the jaguar is an impressive chopper😁👍
Great video👍
Wonderful drone footage btp.
Great video as always.. 👍👍
Amazing how that Claas just keeps going
It rolls right through the soupy spots.
Love the flag
I would assume this was from the 2019 harvest. Sure brings back some nightmares for me here is SC Wisconsin
Agreed. This year is 180 degrees away from last - fields are dry and only one wagon got stuck so far this fall..
I've run a JD 8970 on triples and a T9.615 on Smart Tracks and i'd side with triples as when the tracks spin out they gum up and you're dead in the water but a 4wd with triples you just lock the diff up and articulate and walk it out, worst case you just unpin the tool-bar and drive out, then strap back to the equipment and pull it out then hook back up and get on.
Very interesting to know. I have seen the two track machines bog down in mud but I did not know the 4 tracks do as well.
Another AWESOME video Jason!! Thank you. 👍👍 Go BTP
Good looking farm. Hell of Eqipment
them boys ain't playin possum. 28 tons and almost 900hp chopper. get some!
Very good !!👍 really like the drone view 😉✌✌ and the flag!
Great footage!! Interesting they’re using a Krone easy collect head and not a Claas orbis head. Any reason why?
Yes the orbis head hits the front of the tracks on the machine. The Krone head sits farther away from the chopper so the tracks can clear
Installing drainage tile would mitigate flooding of the field really well.
It’s only a matter of time and money.
Love that flag on the Claas,,,,, 🇨🇱
Love the Claas under the Flag....European Power for the US...
Got the correct flag flying!
Great footage & good video! Interesting to see the 980 with the conversion track's on, looks like they are helping.
The tracks definitely help. There are some pretty good wet spots out there.
Sucks to work on muddy conditions like that but corn waits for nobody
I like your video 😍
Thank you for watching this is neat chopper
Yes your good
Well, I see you do make it up to our part of the country! Actually that was a pretty nice field for chopping compared to some of them last year. Hope you can get more videos from this area, we have a big variety of equipment because of the various sizes of dairy farms.
Stay tuned for a pair of Claas 990s chopping in Wisconsin as well as a John Deere 4455 on a pull type chopper.
I really like those chopper heads that cross the rows. how great is that? I like that the chopper can go from Tires to tracks and back.
That is a huge engine
It is. Claas just introduced one model bigger. The 990 is almost 1,000 hp. I hope to have a video of a 990 to share this fall.
The fents ara awesome
They are good tractors.
@@bigtractorpower in Italy many farmers use fent
Love watching those choppers eat silage , is the 980 the largest of all choppers ? I run grip tracs on my CR 10.9 love them
I'm pretty sure Krone produces a bigger one, I also think claas produces a 990 now :)
@@IxCerial Yeahh Krone has the bigger one, with 1110hp. Yes Claas produces 990 with around 925hp.
There is a 990
XDSingularity did new holland have a big one few years back
@@XDSingularity Krone does have 1100hp, but the engine is actually exactly the same MAN, just downtuned for Claas. The thing is Claas is a better machine than Krone. Forage harvester is a very complex hi maintance device, more than a combine I would say. Power is not everything.
I said very impressive forged Harvester a man that was part of the video where the tractor is going through that standing water I thought for sure I was gonna get stuck in that
It seems sometimes they can plow through the deep mud but get hung up when just the surface is greasy.
Awesome Video! 😍😊👍👍👍
Thank you for watching.
What are you running for a processor in that harvester?
Hi BTP awsome video 👌🇵🇹🇵🇹
Hi. Thank you for watching.
Think they should look at some land forming like Optisurface to get rid of those wet areas
No good when sitting idle waiting on a trailer , too big for your boots as they say, impressive to say the the least,
Never ben this early
They appear to lose a lot of blow over ,any way to estimate how much or correct that issue ?
Every chopper has spots were some material is lost. Ultimately they are moving tons and tons of material at a fast pace. These 28 ton forage boxes are filled in about 5 minutes. That’s allot of volume through the harvester. Combines lose about 2% of the grain out the back. On a chopper loss is very visible but I would even think it amounts to 0.1% of the entire field.
You will always have blow out. Especially if it is windy and there are no wind barriers
Nice Video!!
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What is the farms name in the video of the class 980
oh its Wisconsin , that explains it
Why does he go perpendicular to the rows? What is the reasoning behind that?
With the row independent corn head the forage harvester can chop in any direction. It can swing in and just start chopping. Some farms chop a field in a square with these headers to keep the machine always in the crop.
Does anyone make hydraulic assist traction drives for the trailers. We farmed in wet conditions in the 70's and adapted a truck and drove the diff via a pto shaft. We could pull big loads with small tractors, infact, the heavier they were loaded the better it worked.
They have a real mess to work up when the field finally dries up
Some time I hope to catch one of these muddy harvest fields in tillage. Sometimes you just have to go to get the crop but it does cause more work.
You should check out some of the videos over on iOWNaFERGUSON. Absolutely destroying the land.
Cool video
Thank you for watching.
bigtractorpower np ez when a cool video
Why would they transport the headland , I would go right back on the the near crop . Just making a mess worse with the extra travel
Im surprised none of the tractors are getting stuck...
They were. You can see the John deere 9300 on the headland in a shot to pull them out whem there stuck
@@JoeyNemetz oh ok must of missed that
Could be matched ideally with couple of Axions with Terra-Trac half track setup. 😏
e: Did you ask why the farmer didn't choose CLAAS own tracks to that Jaguar?
Isnt TT on jaguar quite new? This might be an older machine, and TT might not been an option when it was ordered.
These just seem to mount on the wheel axle, you couldn't swap between wheels and TTs based on field conditions
The 990 on Terra Tracks just came to the market. The 990 was not available when this 980 was purchased.
SILAGE TIME
I see the USA Flag. But it looks like an over seas field and equipment.
That field is going to need some serious tillage work to be brought back up to spec after all that abuse. Break out the chisel plows!
One pass with a Vaderstadt works wonders in Europe.. it’s high speed discing though so good luck sticking to your chair lmao
what part of the Netherlands is this and why is an American flag on the spout ?
Wisconsin actually
Hello!
Close to home
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From 2019 Was a horribly wet year for harvest.
Doesn’t look like this land has tile drain..The corn looks stunted in the wet spots.
Euro style
Man I’d hate to be the guy that has to till this ground lol
Some time I would like to catch one of these muddy harvest fields post harvest when tillage is going on. Sometimes you just have to go but it does cause extra work down the road.
We use no till but during muddy years we have to till the rust out. It’s no fun!
a tracked tractor probably would have been better for the job of moving the silage away from the forage harvester in these muddy conditions, but oh well
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Thank you.
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This looks like a european farm with that equipment just minus the flag
Its a custom harvest operation in North East Wisconsin.
Eric Gallenberger Yeah i know im just saying its european equipment
If a 990 was not available when this chopper was bought your horsepower claim of 850 is wrong.
I pull a Dion f41 with 8400T
Wow. What a very cool combo.
Do you have a Snapchat?
I could send some pictures
a Krone header on a Claas chopper? That thing is having an identity crisis.
I think it’s a little out of focus the video
Not even filling the trailers all the way full. Waste of fuel and time.
If there's another tractor waiting on the other side, there isn't a point in trying to fill the wagons all the way up and have to slow down or stop to switch to the next one. That, and less than optimal field conditions mean that it wouldn't be a good idea to fill them to capacity and possibly get one stuck.
@@DeathHead1358 whats the point in wasting the fuel? So what if there is a tractor waiting. Follow and one pull out other pull under keep moving. I doubt they would have gotten stuck with the weight and 4 wheel drive. But what do I know. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@allenwray6595 Been there, done that. They can and will get stuck, especially when there's 28 tons of silage behind them. Those tractors will take 2 or 3 days to burn the amount of fuel hauling 1/2 and 3/4 loads as the 850hp V12 in that cutter will in a day. Not mention, getting one out when it's stuck means even more downtime, risk of breaking something pulling it out, and the possibility of the cutter stopping. Every silage crew I've ever been around focused on keeping the cutter running as much as possible.
You cant fill them trailers all the way. They tried to and they got stuck left and right. Besides them trailers can really only hold about 23 tons of feed