As some others have mentioned, a pit like that can be very dangerous to enter. Lots of people have died entering pits, and die from lack of oxygen. then someone else enters the pit to rescue them, and they die also. At the very least invest in an O2 meter, and lower it into the pit first to make sure there is sufficient oxygen to enter. I worked in the natural gas industry and heard of to many people dying from entering a tank or pit that had insufficient oxygen. there was a contractor cleaning a tank for the company I worked for. He passed out in the tank. His buddy went into the tank to rescue him, and they both died. Never ever go into a pit like that without checking O2.
Hiring a vactor truck and operator is always a good investment. Worth every penny. We have them at work every day. Vactor trucks can be used for so many things, even cleaning out horse stalls. Horse tracks here even use them to do that. They are also good for vactoring dirt out of excavations when a backhoe cannot get it all.
Laura is the new Mike Rowe! Love that you show the less pleasant aspects of the operation. Always remember the concept of "opportunity costs" when you can subcontract something to an expert and spend your time doing something else. Also - maybe they should make a Griswolds go Farming movie - "found the problem Clark!. ha ha
A comment regarding safety in confined spaces... At the 8:30 point both you and your dad are down at the bottom of the pit. Was there anyone up above keeping an eye on you? For safety, it's not a good idea for you both to be down there together if there's no one watching from above. Certain chemicals are heavier than air and will collect in the bottom of the pit. A common tragic scenario is for someone to be overcome by such a chemical at the bottom of the pit, and another person goes in after them to rescue them and they are overcome, too. Two people die. You and your dad should talk about a plan that could be used for a pit rescue that does not involve a second person going down in the pit. I know this has probably never happened in the history of your farm and therefore you assume it will never happen in the future, but some night around the dinner table you should at least spend 10 minutes talking it through, just in case of a release of some heavier-than-air chemical that ends up in the bottom of that pit.
Agree with your logic. I have left a similar comment. They need to assess the risk here and risk mitigation is not prohibitively expensive. For example, a standard confined gas meter to sweep the area before and during pit/tank entry and a standard escape set which provides a few minutes of clean air to allow self rescue in the event gas emerges during the job should be considered. That and a means of quick escape at all times (minimally a ladder) with one person always outside as a watcher as you suggest.
@@onazram1 I do not think anyone is criticising, just offering friendly advice. In my case, it's based on 40 years experience working in agriculture and industry and studying EU and US confined space regulations and managing compliance to same. Confined spaces are perhaps one of the most deceptive of hazards as the risk is often not apparent as it is with say working at heights. Even the term 'confined space' is somewhat misleading as the space does not need to be particularly enclosed or confined to pose a risk from toxic gases for example, particularly those gases that are heavier than air.
I agree. We are required to use/wear TMX meters to monitor for H2S and O2 deficiency. Everyone who does this work should when entering a confined space like this. H2S is a killer.
@@dellhell8842 I work in the sewer and wastewater treatment industry. You are spot on. H2S will blind your olfactory nerves within seconds and you will lose your sense of smell and can no longer smell the H2S. If it's over 200 ppm it will make one pass out and possibly die. We have had this happen at my workplace several times over the years. It's no joke.
A guy I know moved into a house near mine. It was an old farm house that had been used to store seed. He started a burn pit to get rid of the old seed. That burning seed stunk for weeks.
You are a very brave girl! I would gag just standing near that. I am very glad you did NOT do it the usual way. Standing down there scooping into a 5 gal bucket, then have said loaded bucket hoisted over your head on a rope.....too dangerous!!!! Great teaching/learning video. Thanks for explaining the steps! ❤️ Love you 😘
You are SO adorable! I grew up in North Platte and now live in North Carolina and wish every day I can move back, but I've been here over 30 years now. I imagine you are the same age as my daughter. I first learned about you from the story they did on KNOPTV and found your channel. It has been so much fun to learn more about farming. So many interesting things I didn't know having grown up in the city. My husband comes from a family of farmers and my step-dad did as well, but they have others who now own their farms. I love your videos and getting to see the country and state that I love so much. Ready for my next visit home. I hope you continue to do well and many people will learn about farm life. :)
You're really coming into your own woth all the consistantly great content around the farm Laura. Heck , anything you do is going to interesting really. You're a sweetie.
Must be that time of year, cleaned up a bunch of stuff that looked like that yesterday! Our system we have to be careful not to send any crap up the bucket elevator cause it will easily plug the distributor and the pipes, it is no fun! So cool you're not afraid to do the nasty jobs, you will go far in this world!
Back in the 70's we had a bin type corn dryer that had a 15" high space at the bottom where the hot air blew under the whole bin. Corn would leak down there and turn to the same stinking rotten crap that you were digging out with your shovel. We used a garden hoe to rake it out as far as we could reach but the bin was 20' wide so that left me with a very nasty job. Since I was low man on the totem pole and the only one skinny enough to crawl on his belly in the 15" space under the bin where we had just hoed out rotten corn; I had to crawl with my arms out in front of my head with a hoe to rake the rotten corn from the opposite side of the bin so we could work it to where we could reach it from the outside entrance. Crawling in there was a slow process and there was only room enough between the floor supports to have my arms extended forward over my head; no room to wiggle that much. When I got about 15' under the dryer, I hit a big nest of yellow jackets and had to crawl backwards as fast as I could to escape. I got stung about ten times before I got out. That was painful but i lived to spray the yellow jackets and finish the job. It was the dirtiest job i can remember having to do on the farm.
i'm a operation manager at a carwash and we used to have to do the 5 gallon bucket method to dip mud out of our 6ft pits and now we use a sucker truck. it is such a life saver
I guess most every job has a down side, for you it’s the boot pit. I am a retired aircraft technician, and our worst job was dealing with clogged lavatory plumbing and waste storage tanks!! I feel your pain!😳😁
I'm a car nut, truck driver, gearhead, so your channel is a nice break from the norm of my subscriptions, I've never learned so much about farming. Of course I did the obligatory, "OOOZHEEE, BOOOZHEEE, DOOODOOO!!" out loud for the awesome Rottie dog. Keep doing what you do, stay awesome!
I just like how even if the job is disgusting Laura has a positive way to look at it. BTW even though I don’t work on a farm I have been in some really stinky places and I will agree fermented and rotten corn ranks right up there in smell. Even skunk spray smells better than that.
Been there done that and have the shirt to prove it , and that was a smart thing to do on getting someone else to do it in less time .Enjoyed watching and again you don`t mine getting in there and doing it !
I believe in hiring an 'expert' every now and again, even if I could do it myself, because if he cannot make a living, he might not still be around to hire for the jobs I absolutely cannot do for myself.
The most unpleasant smell I have smelled has thil do with farming! I worked on for lake champlain ferries. Every day the Gut truck came across our boat straight from the slaughter house. My God we are talking bad.... Thank you for sharing that with us. Your dad is a cool dude!
I'm glad you're getting down and dirty with your dad's operation. Grubbing out the nasty bits really does build character and a good work ethic.Keep shoveling, Laura. It'll do you good (God, I'm turning into my parent).
OSHA would probably require you to have a blower going (ventilation), plus an attachment (harness) for the person in the hole, for safety. But this is what happens on a farm. Not the Big City!
It's the law here in my state. Tripod above the hole to winch out the worker, worker wears a harness with cable attached, wears an ITX or TMX meter on them, and a copus blower supplying fresh air into the hole. Stirring up rotted organic material (anerobic/septic) releases plumes of H2S and can overwhelm someone instantly.
Laura this smells but a worse smell is grain ( corn, soybean and peas ) that has been in a silo for 35 years and never sold. I was pulling a grain hopper n been sent to this farm many times to be loaded as it was vacuuming out. This went to a farm salvage company in Iowa.
2people dislike this video what’s wrong with people now days that was great information video, keep on educating us Laura i,appreciate every video u, upload thank u
Another great Laura Farms video!! Good stuff. Also I really enjoy my magnetic parts dish for loose nuts, bolts, etc. You can also magnet the dish to anything metal. Very handy. If you don't already have one you should!
I'm imaging this is like a scenario I ran into a few times when I worked as a diesel mechanic. Worked on garbage trucks... In South Texas... in August. Packer blade cylinder breaks. Requires you to enter the back of the garbage truck where all the rotting garbage "juice" is. Sour milk, rotten eggs, diaper contents, etc. is what "garbage juice" is made of. Also, the maggots would be so thick, you generally had to shovel them out of the back before working on it. So, that's what I'm imagining when I see/hear you talk about this.
My Uncle was a diesel mechanic and he hated farm trucks and especially pig haulers when they came in for repairs. However somebody has to do these jobs and that is just life. Garbage trucks must be just as bad.
I worked for the local Behlen dealer putting up bins and elevator legs while in college. I would have taken the job of cleaning them over installing them as I'm not fond of heights. All my worst fears became a reality when a coworker fell and died. It was in Elizabeth Colorado but we worked as Far East as Wray and Burlington and Julesberg. But yes, I recall the smell of rotting fermenting grain and you're right, it's awful.
Great video Laura! I can see how you stay so skinny...geeeez. I do know what the grain pit smells like...on par with mucking out a cow barn in the middle of the summer. I always enjoy seeing you working with your dad.
We were in the Branson/Table Rock area earlier this week. I think they have really taken a hit with this Covid-19. Hope things improve soon. Thanks for the video.
Laura, I know this comment is for a video from two years ago, but since you mentioned something about sunsets in your state, you should see them in the deserts of the American southwest, Arizona in particular.
I work at a grain elevator, pull your slides out and clean out your leg after harvest or more than once per year and it would be a LOT easier/cleaner job. rotten grain can cause metal to rot out too over time.
You're doing great! Be careful around all that mold dust, and airborne bacteria. Getting that in your lungs can be nasty. Wear a mask. CO2, and other naturally occurring heavy gases collects in pits, trenches, basements, etc., so ventilating the pit with a powerful fan helps reduce confined spaces issues. In Australia we have to have a Confined Spaces qualification to work in environments like your auger pit. Wear gloves! Best wishes. Take care hey, and look out for "The Virus"!
try the smell in a choline plant, its a product that goes in animal feed and then refined for humans, building machinery for the food processing industry, machining or welding stainless steel parts after they have been in the processing plant, that smell will get u also
I would suggest that you wear a hat. My dad taught me years ago when I was a kid and farming to wear a hat of course I was stubborn and I didn't wear a hat I have dark Brown Is hair they get very hot in the sun I always wear light Is colored shirts and hats to not be hot In. I Marvel at these people at the county fair or whatever or wherever it's 95ﾟ in the shade and they have a black leather pants on and a black shirt it's gotta be hot as blazers in that but you know That's because they look cool in the black they think. Just a suggestion from an old phone just a suggestion I'm an old farmer.😁😀😎👍‼
I used to work at Incobrasa Industries. Soybean processing plant. I was in the bean crushing side. Dusty and stinky. Especially the tunnels and pits. DEFINITELY makes everything else smell amazing lol
Ok worst smell for me on the dairy farm growing up would be a dead 💀 Cow !! Now corn silage smelled like beer to me lol and green chop smelled like sunflower seeds on a warm day ha ha . But I still get it . I’m sure that stuff smells .
Joseph B , right !! FAMILY sold out back in 2004 , and I drive by or go to friends dairy and I think same thing !! Man this stinks lol . But when you live and work on one . Some smells you get used to . I told people it was the smell of money ha ha . Both are green , get it ?? Lol 😂
Laura, definitely know the smell, and you are right, it is putrid. Spent many a summer working with my uncles at the CO-OP Elevator in Apache, Oklahoma.
The elevator that you cleaned out first (not the boot pit) is there a piece missing because on ours we have a plate that is the same angle as where the cups go so nothing gathers underneath it keeps itself clean?
It was kinda funny when you sped up the video loosening those nuts because both you and your dad sounded like a couple of minions at work! 😁. It looked like a very disgusting job cleaning out the boot pit so thumbs up to the guy who cleaned it.
The farm on which I grew up had a grain elevator and pit so I know the smell. However, we also had a cattle feed lot. In my opinion the smell when cleaning out the lot after months of "buildup" is worse than rotted grain.
There are lots of gross stinky jobs in this world. I worked in a large hospital that had it's own industrial sized laundry. Soiled ( poopy linen and everything else ) plus heat and poor ventilation was nasty. We also had grease interceptors on the drain lines from the restaurant and yeah lots of maggots and horrible grease and stuff were in them and needed cleaning out. I would have thought the worst job would have to do with the pigs and getting rid of liquid manure. Maybe you can show us how the pig barns operate sometime.
Interesting stuff. I have noticed that you guys in the US do not seem to pay much attention to Confined Space systems of work See a lot of farmers In grain bins and pits etc without looking at ventilation, trapped gas, rescue methods does this exist in the States?
@ 7:50 - Is that strap able to be moved over from where it is? Though not a lot, there is a noticeable amount of corn deflecting off it and ending up on the ground, and subsequently the boot pit.
For safety you need to force fresh air into pit and have meter to check oxygen Levels , worked in manhole on medium voltage cables for years don’t want to see anybody hurt👍
So many OSHA being broken here lol... I mean.. If you're self employed, you can do it to yourself.... But do you really want to have someone dead on your property? Laura was commenting about wearing masks when clearing the boot pit out. Here I see no one wearing any kind of respiratory protection.. Enjoy your asthma.. I guess?
@@patdaugherty7978 exactly correct! The man in must wear a harness and there must be a tripod winch above and the cable attached to the entrant's harness. He needs to wear a gas monitor (H2S and O2) and have a trained top man always watching and operating the winch. It would be best to use a Copus blower with the duct hose to supply fresh air into the pit.
I can’t believe that you were in Major violation of a Confined Space entry. The Entrant should have worn a harness for just in case. Too Many Farmers have perished. I’ve only been doing confined space entries for the past 40 years and I’m gonna get the refresher course next week
Do you ever have gas from the rotting organic matter accumulate at the bottom of these pits or tanks? In particular, when this matter is freshly disturbed? If so, it could be lethal to someone going down there. I know the pit you show is well vented on top but sometimes these gases are heavier than air and sit at the bottom. Dropping a standard confined space gas detector into the space first and then keeping it with you in there until the job is done while ensuring you have a means of being monitored and rescued in the event you are overcome by the gas would be best safety practice for this. In industry, this is a legal requirement in many countries. In farming, the viability of complying with all of this is more difficult but fatalities do happen from gases in confined spaces in farms. If I was dealing with your infrastructure, I would invest in a gas meter if you have not already, stay safe.
@@gunner5059 Thanks. I am in Ireland, so not familiar with how OSHA handles farms. Here, the pumping truck company is legally required to be fully confined space compliant and would face massive fines or imprisonment if serious injury or death occurred in their operations.
That would be more likely something that would happen in an enclosed slurry pit what's giving off methane rather than a boot pit, the smell produced from rotting corn or grain is like fermented sick on a hot day. 😷😂
Put new pump on the honey wagon and where you cleaned out Conveyor put a slanted piece of metal in there and leave that door open so the staff can just fall out
good to some gas detectors when doing that kind of job or a bird to go nighty night - water pumps tend to die a lot - its mostly the float - need more access to - if died
As some others have mentioned, a pit like that can be very dangerous to enter. Lots of people have died entering pits, and die from lack of oxygen. then someone else enters the pit to rescue them, and they die also. At the very least invest in an O2 meter, and lower it into the pit first to make sure there is sufficient oxygen to enter. I worked in the natural gas industry and heard of to many people dying from entering a tank or pit that had insufficient oxygen. there was a contractor cleaning a tank for the company I worked for. He passed out in the tank. His buddy went into the tank to rescue him, and they both died. Never ever go into a pit like that without checking O2.
Hiring a vactor truck and operator is always a good investment. Worth every penny. We have them at work every day. Vactor trucks can be used for so many things, even cleaning out horse stalls. Horse tracks here even use them to do that. They are also good for vactoring dirt out of excavations when a backhoe cannot get it all.
Laura is the new Mike Rowe! Love that you show the less pleasant aspects of the operation. Always remember the concept of "opportunity costs" when you can subcontract something to an expert and spend your time doing something else. Also - maybe they should make a Griswolds go Farming movie - "found the problem Clark!. ha ha
The Mike Rowe comparison is so true! And with youtube she basically has her own modern “Gen Z TV show” already.
A comment regarding safety in confined spaces...
At the 8:30 point both you and your dad are down at the bottom of the pit. Was there anyone up above keeping an eye on you? For safety, it's not a good idea for you both to be down there together if there's no one watching from above. Certain chemicals are heavier than air and will collect in the bottom of the pit. A common tragic scenario is for someone to be overcome by such a chemical at the bottom of the pit, and another person goes in after them to rescue them and they are overcome, too. Two people die. You and your dad should talk about a plan that could be used for a pit rescue that does not involve a second person going down in the pit. I know this has probably never happened in the history of your farm and therefore you assume it will never happen in the future, but some night around the dinner table you should at least spend 10 minutes talking it through, just in case of a release of some heavier-than-air chemical that ends up in the bottom of that pit.
Agree with your logic. I have left a similar comment. They need to assess the risk here and risk mitigation is not prohibitively expensive. For example, a standard confined gas meter to sweep the area before and during pit/tank entry and a standard escape set which provides a few minutes of clean air to allow self rescue in the event gas emerges during the job should be considered. That and a means of quick escape at all times (minimally a ladder) with one person always outside as a watcher as you suggest.
@@dellhell8842 It would not be the first farmer who dies or if more 'lucky' realy badly hurt due to hydrocyanic acid gas poisoning.
@@onazram1 I do not think anyone is criticising, just offering friendly advice. In my case, it's based on 40 years experience working in agriculture and industry and studying EU and US confined space regulations and managing compliance to same. Confined spaces are perhaps one of the most deceptive of hazards as the risk is often not apparent as it is with say working at heights. Even the term 'confined space' is somewhat misleading as the space does not need to be particularly enclosed or confined to pose a risk from toxic gases for example, particularly those gases that are heavier than air.
I agree. We are required to use/wear TMX meters to monitor for H2S and O2 deficiency. Everyone who does this work should when entering a confined space like this. H2S is a killer.
@@dellhell8842 I work in the sewer and wastewater treatment industry. You are spot on. H2S will blind your olfactory nerves within seconds and you will lose your sense of smell and can no longer smell the H2S. If it's over 200 ppm it will make one pass out and possibly die. We have had this happen at my workplace several times over the years. It's no joke.
That sunset is so beautiful 😁
Worked in a grain elevator when I was 16, it was my job to clean out all the pits. So I know the smell very well.
What does it smell like? Like fecal matter? Sweet, sour?
@@JTBCOOL1 Smells like everything bad. Think of a full fridge that's had no power for two weeks.
A guy I know moved into a house near mine. It was an old farm house that had been used to store seed. He started a burn pit to get rid of the old seed. That burning seed stunk for weeks.
I did that, too, about 40 years ago. I can STILL smell it!! There are no words to describe it!
Love your enthusiasm and the genuine love you have for what your doing
Is that electrical tape you are using for a Band-Aid? You are hardcore, girl.. Great job! I learned a lot in this video. Thank you! 👍
You are a very brave girl! I would gag just standing near that. I am very glad you did NOT do it the usual way. Standing down there scooping into a 5 gal bucket, then have said loaded bucket hoisted over your head on a rope.....too dangerous!!!!
Great teaching/learning video. Thanks for explaining the steps! ❤️ Love you 😘
"why waste our valuable time when we could be doing anything else"
like watching him do it
It's about the time spent doing it. He probably did it 10 times faster with that vac truck.
Or go dirt bike riding, or go to the lake :-)
Safety supervising, don’t want him slipping and breaking a leg down there while you’re out in the fields.
Maybe she just wanted to share her hair bun. 😷
You are SO adorable! I grew up in North Platte and now live in North Carolina and wish every day I can move back, but I've been here over 30 years now. I imagine you are the same age as my daughter. I first learned about you from the story they did on KNOPTV and found your channel. It has been so much fun to learn more about farming. So many interesting things I didn't know having grown up in the city. My husband comes from a family of farmers and my step-dad did as well, but they have others who now own their farms. I love your videos and getting to see the country and state that I love so much. Ready for my next visit home. I hope you continue to do well and many people will learn about farm life. :)
You're really coming into your own woth all the consistantly great content around the farm Laura. Heck , anything you do is going to interesting really. You're a sweetie.
I enjoy watching all your great content Laura. Hope there is more to come in the harvest season and beyond.
After you have been away from the farm for 30 years, that smell brings back some good memories!!
"found the problem, Clark!" I died
Nailed the impersonation, too.
Cousin Eddie!
I totally love this channel...
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"Found our problem Clark!" LMAO your dad is best dad.
Clark Griswold's neighbor/cousin Eddie!
Must be that time of year, cleaned up a bunch of stuff that looked like that yesterday! Our system we have to be careful not to send any crap up the bucket elevator cause it will easily plug the distributor and the pipes, it is no fun! So cool you're not afraid to do the nasty jobs, you will go far in this world!
Back in the 70's we had a bin type corn dryer that had a 15" high space at the bottom where the hot air blew under the whole bin. Corn would leak down there and turn to the same stinking rotten crap that you were digging out with your shovel. We used a garden hoe to rake it out as far as we could reach but the bin was 20' wide so that left me with a very nasty job. Since I was low man on the totem pole and the only one skinny enough to crawl on his belly in the 15" space under the bin where we had just hoed out rotten corn; I had to crawl with my arms out in front of my head with a hoe to rake the rotten corn from the opposite side of the bin so we could work it to where we could reach it from the outside entrance. Crawling in there was a slow process and there was only room enough between the floor supports to have my arms extended forward over my head; no room to wiggle that much. When I got about 15' under the dryer, I hit a big nest of yellow jackets and had to crawl backwards as fast as I could to escape. I got stung about ten times before I got out. That was painful but i lived to spray the yellow jackets and finish the job. It was the dirtiest job i can remember having to do on the farm.
wow, what a story, impressed
Your efficiency assessment is spot on 👍 👏
i'm a operation manager at a carwash and we used to have to do the 5 gallon bucket method to dip mud out of our 6ft pits and now we use a sucker truck. it is such a life saver
another beautiful midwest sunset.....
I guess most every job has a down side, for you it’s the boot pit. I am a retired aircraft technician, and our worst job was dealing with clogged lavatory plumbing and waste storage tanks!! I feel your pain!😳😁
I'm a car nut, truck driver, gearhead, so your channel is a nice break from the norm of my subscriptions, I've never learned so much about farming. Of course I did the obligatory, "OOOZHEEE, BOOOZHEEE, DOOODOOO!!" out loud for the awesome Rottie dog.
Keep doing what you do, stay awesome!
I just like how even if the job is disgusting Laura has a positive way to look at it.
BTW even though I don’t work on a farm I have been in some really stinky places and I will agree fermented and rotten corn ranks right up there in smell. Even skunk spray smells better than that.
Oh no! Would much rather smell rotten corn than skunk spray! 😝
Beautiful sunset. Cool learning how your farm works.
Been there done that and have the shirt to prove it , and that was a smart thing to do on getting someone else to do it in less time .Enjoyed watching and again you don`t mine getting in there and doing it !
William
Hello hope you are doing great
If it's moldy you probably don't want to be breathing in all that dust! Maybe better to use a respirator?
I believe in hiring an 'expert' every now and again, even if I could do it myself, because if he cannot make a living, he might not still be around to hire for the jobs I absolutely cannot do for myself.
The most unpleasant smell I have smelled has thil do with farming! I worked on for lake champlain ferries. Every day the Gut truck came across our boat straight from the slaughter house. My God we are talking bad.... Thank you for sharing that with us. Your dad is a cool dude!
She stinky 😍
I'm glad you're getting down and dirty with your dad's operation. Grubbing out the nasty bits really does build character and a good work ethic.Keep shoveling, Laura. It'll do you good (God, I'm turning into my parent).
Definitely a beautiful landscape
Love your vids....I have a hay/stock farm in Kansas. Much simpler operation...love seeing all the big stuff.
OSHA would probably require you to have a blower going (ventilation), plus an attachment (harness) for the person in the hole, for safety. But this is what happens on a farm. Not the Big City!
It's the law here in my state. Tripod above the hole to winch out the worker, worker wears a harness with cable attached, wears an ITX or TMX meter on them, and a copus blower supplying fresh air into the hole. Stirring up rotted organic material (anerobic/septic) releases plumes of H2S and can overwhelm someone instantly.
When you have your hair up it means something gross or dangerous is about to happen Lol
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travel in the future as an example? lol
Laura this smells but a worse smell is grain ( corn, soybean and peas ) that has been in a silo for 35 years and never sold. I was pulling a grain hopper n been sent to this farm many times to be loaded as it was vacuuming out. This went to a farm salvage company in Iowa.
Great video Laura
Hello Laura! Good to see you 😃
2people dislike this video what’s wrong with people now days that was great information video, keep on educating us Laura i,appreciate every video u, upload thank u
Loved the video showing other sides of the farm. Keep it up!
The "honeydipper man" can be your best friend when things get stinky!
There is always something to do on a farm..... Thanks for sharing ...
Keep up the good work Laura, love your content!
Heard your dad say he should find one of those trucks! Then you can do it all Laura, haha!
Another great Laura Farms video!! Good stuff. Also I really enjoy my magnetic parts dish for loose nuts, bolts, etc. You can also magnet the dish to anything metal. Very handy. If you don't already have one you should!
I'm imaging this is like a scenario I ran into a few times when I worked as a diesel mechanic. Worked on garbage trucks... In South Texas... in August. Packer blade cylinder breaks. Requires you to enter the back of the garbage truck where all the rotting garbage "juice" is. Sour milk, rotten eggs, diaper contents, etc. is what "garbage juice" is made of. Also, the maggots would be so thick, you generally had to shovel them out of the back before working on it. So, that's what I'm imagining when I see/hear you talk about this.
My Uncle was a diesel mechanic and he hated farm trucks and especially pig haulers when they came in for repairs. However somebody has to do these jobs and that is just life. Garbage trucks must be just as bad.
Ewww.. that 'juice' is all over the streets heading toward the city dumps.. especially gross on a motorcycle.
"Is there a breaker?" Smart girl!
She sure is!
Just saw you on 10/11, congratulations. I'll look forward to seeing these videos. A Lincoln fan!
I worked for the local Behlen dealer putting up bins and elevator legs while in college. I would have taken the job of cleaning them over installing them as I'm not fond of heights. All my worst fears became a reality when a coworker fell and died. It was in Elizabeth Colorado but we worked as Far East as Wray and Burlington and Julesberg. But yes, I recall the smell of rotting fermenting grain and you're right, it's awful.
Found The Problem Clark! Shitters Full ! 🤣
Your dad is a Goof 😆
Good work, and sooo clean!
Great video Laura! I can see how you stay so skinny...geeeez. I do know what the grain pit smells like...on par with mucking out a cow barn in the middle of the summer. I always enjoy seeing you working with your dad.
Great video!
We were in the Branson/Table Rock area earlier this week. I think they have really taken a hit with this
Covid-19. Hope things improve soon. Thanks for the video.
What a GREAT DAD!
Laura, I know this comment is for a video from two years ago, but since you mentioned something about sunsets in your state, you should see them in the deserts of the American southwest, Arizona in particular.
Read all the comments, but still haven't figured out what the boot pit is for. I pumped liquids in my jobs, rarely shoveled a bit of sugar or starch.
Love me some Laura Farms!😍😍😍
Atta girl, Laura! Workin hard. Nobody likes cleaning the pit. Great vid, darlin!
Great videos my lil girl loves watching them goodluck
You are incredible💖
I work at a grain elevator, pull your slides out and clean out your leg after harvest or more than once per year and it would be a LOT easier/cleaner job. rotten grain can cause metal to rot out too over time.
Why don’t you clean it out in the fall before it gets wet. That would be easier
Or set an anchor and let it freeze..or make it freeze..zip out the chunk of ' dirt,'...ice ,alot of ice then add salt..it goes to zero degrees.
It dont work that way... rain can come at anytime!!!!!
Better yet, clean it out before the grain starts to rot down there?
Sometimes you have to give thanks that Smell-a-vision was never invented. Great you're showing us all sides of the industry.
Keep up the good work stay safe 👍 damn i love your voice
You're doing great! Be careful around all that mold dust, and airborne bacteria. Getting that in your lungs can be nasty. Wear a mask. CO2, and other naturally occurring heavy gases collects in pits, trenches, basements, etc., so ventilating the pit with a powerful fan helps reduce confined spaces issues. In Australia we have to have a Confined Spaces qualification to work in environments like your auger pit. Wear gloves! Best wishes. Take care hey, and look out for "The Virus"!
try the smell in a choline plant, its a product that goes in animal feed and then refined for humans, building machinery for the food processing industry, machining or welding stainless steel parts after they have been in the processing plant, that smell will get u also
K what the hell, I REALLY need to know your skin care routine. I am at a loss on how you have such amazing clear skin!
Haha😂 I can assure you it’s nothing fancy. Cheap face wash and cheap moisturizer. That’s pretty much it.
Genetics
Being.....22?? Helps. LoL
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You have my sympathy Laura rotting beans is the WORST!
I used to repair grain elevators & grain bins ect. She aint lying , one of the worst smells on the planet , rotten grain.
I would suggest that you wear a hat. My dad taught me years ago when I was a kid and farming to wear a hat of course I was stubborn and I didn't wear a hat I have dark Brown Is hair they get very hot in the sun I always wear light Is colored shirts and hats to not be hot In. I Marvel at these people at the county fair or whatever or wherever it's 95ﾟ in the shade and they have a black leather pants on and a black shirt it's gotta be hot as blazers in that but you know That's because they look cool in the black they think. Just a suggestion from an old phone just a suggestion I'm an old farmer.😁😀😎👍‼
I used to work at Incobrasa Industries. Soybean processing plant. I was in the bean crushing side. Dusty and stinky. Especially the tunnels and pits. DEFINITELY makes everything else smell amazing lol
You are a very smart & resourceful young lady. You could use that muck for great Catfish stink bait.
Ok worst smell for me on the dairy farm growing up would be a dead 💀 Cow !! Now corn silage smelled like beer to me lol and green chop smelled like sunflower seeds on a warm day ha ha . But I still get it . I’m sure that stuff smells .
Them dairy farms stink so bad driving down the highway.
Joseph B , right !! FAMILY sold out back in 2004 , and I drive by or go to friends dairy and I think same thing !! Man this stinks lol . But when you live and work on one . Some smells you get used to . I told people it was the smell of money ha ha . Both are green , get it ?? Lol 😂
@@ArizonaKid that's right!
Beautiful scenery anyway
Laura, definitely know the smell, and you are right, it is putrid. Spent many a summer working with my uncles at the CO-OP Elevator in Apache, Oklahoma.
The elevator that you cleaned out first (not the boot pit) is there a piece missing because on ours we have a plate that is the same angle as where the cups go so nothing gathers underneath it keeps itself clean?
Stephen
Hello hope you are doing great
All I will say is - I am so glad UA-cam doesn't have smell-o-vision!
Don’t be forgetting that patreon in the video description ;) Had to go back a few videos to find the link to support.
This looks like a job for Mike Roe from dirty jobs. He would love this and you also. Fun guy. Llooking forward to seeing it.
You know, Laura, the more you keep that corn clean, the less the mice will come to visit you!
Laura, it would be wise to research "Confined Space Entry". It is a Big Deal, and it should be considered a significant hazard.
It was kinda funny when you sped up the video loosening those nuts because both you and your dad sounded like a couple of minions at work! 😁. It looked like a very disgusting job cleaning out the boot pit so thumbs up to the guy who cleaned it.
Hello there🌹 keep up the good work👍 Watching you from Egypt💐
The farm on which I grew up had a grain elevator and pit so I know the smell. However, we also had a cattle feed lot. In my opinion the smell when cleaning out the lot after months of "buildup" is worse than rotted grain.
Hi Laura, how's Covid impacting your region? I guess you are lucky that you are able to isolate on the farm and get on with stuff? Take care.
There are lots of gross stinky jobs in this world.
I worked in a large hospital that had it's own industrial sized laundry. Soiled ( poopy linen and everything else ) plus heat and poor ventilation was nasty.
We also had grease interceptors on the drain lines from the restaurant and yeah lots of maggots and horrible grease and stuff were in them and needed cleaning out.
I would have thought the worst job would have to do with the pigs and getting rid of liquid manure. Maybe you can show us how the pig barns operate sometime.
It is moments like this that I am eternally grateful that they haven't invented screens that emit smells.
Interesting stuff. I have noticed that you guys in the US do not seem to pay much attention to Confined Space systems of work See a lot of farmers In grain bins and pits etc without looking at ventilation, trapped gas, rescue methods does this exist in the States?
Putting electrical tape on a cut! You just moved up a notch in my book.
Best way to do it.
@@LauraFarms Yep, a bandaid would fall off within minutes.
Clean out your grain elevators in the fall, and you won’t have that stinky stuff to clean out before harvest begins.. just a thought //Erik
Dad, is the motor running?? Laura, “NO”
Dad, we must not have Any Power🤷🏻♂️ Laura, Isn’t there a Circuit breaker ?? Dad, I found the problem!!😂🤣😎👍✅
@ 7:50 - Is that strap able to be moved over from where it is?
Though not a lot, there is a noticeable amount of corn deflecting off it and ending up on the ground, and subsequently the boot pit.
For safety you need to force fresh air into pit and have meter to check oxygen Levels , worked in manhole on medium voltage cables for years don’t want to see anybody hurt👍
I would have to agree, that is a Confined Space. That is how farmers die. Need a recovery system as well.
So many OSHA being broken here lol... I mean.. If you're self employed, you can do it to yourself.... But do you really want to have someone dead on your property? Laura was commenting about wearing masks when clearing the boot pit out. Here I see no one wearing any kind of respiratory protection.. Enjoy your asthma.. I guess?
You are 100% correct! Heck, I even own a copus blower!
@@patdaugherty7978 exactly correct! The man in must wear a harness and there must be a tripod winch above and the cable attached to the entrant's harness. He needs to wear a gas monitor (H2S and O2) and have a trained top man always watching and operating the winch. It would be best to use a Copus blower with the duct hose to supply fresh air into the pit.
I'm guessing it's called a 'boot' pit is because you definitely don't want to be wearing flip-flops down there.
I can’t believe that you were in Major violation of a Confined Space entry. The Entrant should have worn a harness for just in case. Too Many Farmers have perished. I’ve only been doing confined space entries for the past 40 years and I’m gonna get the refresher course next week
So Please work on doing the job safer and use the proper Safety Equipment
Beautiful sunset you’re dad’s a good working guy do you get a holiday this time of the year
Do you ever have gas from the rotting organic matter accumulate at the bottom of these pits or tanks? In particular, when this matter is freshly disturbed? If so, it could be lethal to someone going down there. I know the pit you show is well vented on top but sometimes these gases are heavier than air and sit at the bottom. Dropping a standard confined space gas detector into the space first and then keeping it with you in there until the job is done while ensuring you have a means of being monitored and rescued in the event you are overcome by the gas would be best safety practice for this. In industry, this is a legal requirement in many countries. In farming, the viability of complying with all of this is more difficult but fatalities do happen from gases in confined spaces in farms. If I was dealing with your infrastructure, I would invest in a gas meter if you have not already, stay safe.
Definitely a confined space they could be looking at a huge fine from OSHA
@@gunner5059 Thanks. I am in Ireland, so not familiar with how OSHA handles farms. Here, the pumping truck company is legally required to be fully confined space compliant and would face massive fines or imprisonment if serious injury or death occurred in their operations.
That would be more likely something that would happen in an enclosed slurry pit what's giving off methane
rather than a boot pit, the smell produced from rotting corn or grain is like fermented sick on a hot day. 😷😂
@@johns9315 Thanks for the clarication. There may be no risk here, slurry is high risk. Have had multiple farm deaths in Ireland from slurry pits.
@@gunner5059 OSHA on a family farm with 3 or 4 employees? Nnnnnnnnnope, try again.
Put new pump on the honey wagon and where you cleaned out Conveyor put a slanted piece of metal in there and leave that door open so the staff can just fall out
good to some gas detectors when doing that kind of job or a bird to go nighty night - water pumps tend to die a lot - its mostly the float - need more access to - if died