Getting the corn put in the crib for the animals this winter. I really like using the elevator over the shovel. Much better for my back! Hope you enjoy!!
Mr. Bill, you should have took a shovel and knocked out a little bit of dirt for the evaluator to set down in. Might would have saved all that extra work. Can't wate till next year for the sugar cane. Let me know, I'll come help you.
That's a good idea! I'll have to try that next year. Made a little sorghum the other day. Video coming soon. Only had enough to make one gallon but plan on doing more next year! Thanks!!
That's an old farmer's trick. All our blowers sat pretty low next to the road we used to line up the wagons on. The one we used for shelled corn looked like it was buried there, lol. The little car tires on the wagon probably don't help either. If the wagon is carefully lined up, that elevator shroud could probably be removed too. There are a few different ways to skin a cat. ;)
Got an idea how to fix that... years ago when I was row cropping, I had the ancient auger cart decide to blow the gearbox on me with a full load of about 10,000 lbs of sorghum. No way was I shoveling that out by hand into the truck, so I borrowed an auger from the neighbor. The cart frame was too low for the auger to reach up under it to the trap, so I got a bright idea... I dug a diamond-shaped slot trench (hole) in the ground that the auger could lay in at the proper angle, and be low enough for the cart to back over it so the end was under the trap. The tapered hole acted like a mini-pit so the grain just ran right down the sides to the auger, and it augered it right up into the truck, only took about 20 minutes to do the whole job. You could dig a hole just wide enough for the end of your elevator to fit down into it so it's low enough for the gravity box chutes to dump into it cleanly. The other alternative is, pile some dirt or concrete blocks or even railroad ties spaced properly with some dirt "ramps" on either end and drive the boxes up on them, to raise the box up high enough to dump into the elevator properly... either would work.
You are the second person to tell me that. That sounds like a great idea to me And that's what I plan to do when I set the elevator up this fall. Need to let gravity do the work! Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!!
@@stinsonfarms6724Glad you actually are willing to listen. I was watching a young guy running a 2 row pull type corn picker the other day pulling it behind a big 86 series IH tractor and he was picking at about 6 mph or so, crazy fast, and half the corn was being knocked flat before it ever entered the rollers... what was going in was piling up SO fast he had a big boiling mess of ears and trash in the center elevator taking it back to the husking beds and a big boiling mess of ears tumbling down the elevator chute going back to the wagon... just choking the machine to death. Then was shocked and amazed when it threw a gathering chain and the shear bolt popped on the driveshaft input gearbox... Several people in the comments tried to tell him he was picking WAY too fast-- I mean on an 86 series six-cylinder high-horsepower tractor like that, a little two-row pull type picker is NEVER going to load the tractor enough to bog it down; those pickers were designed to be pulled by a 30-40 horse tractor back in the day, if not less... but this guy was just sneering at every comment made telling him that's why the shear pin broke and it threw a chain and I was like "no sense in watching a goofball like that!" because he kept telling everybody in the comments "that's not the reason AT ALL!" and making various excuses about the chain being loose and the shearbolt probably being weak or something... Meh to each his own but that sort of nonsense and refusing to at least CONSIDER other's experience or information is just crazy IMHO... they don't know how much they don't know, LOL:) Typical of a lot of these youngsters nowadays! Later and have a good one! OL J R :)
Old school ways belong to some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet; just like you Mr Bill. I sure appreciate your pace and your channel. I sure would like to find more UA-cam channels like yours!
Ear corn is what I always had. Had a little aluminum elevator to put ears up in the crib. Using a gravity wagon with that elevator made handling the corn a lot easier.
Man yeah Mr Bill, worked like a charm!! Nothing wrong with a little old school action!! You build that crib yourself? I really enjoyed seeing this, and I understand totally about the shoveling aspect 😉😉 Thank you sir for bringing us along, hope things are going well!! Looking fwd to corn harvest!! Have a great day my friend!! ,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍😁😁🚜🚜🌽🌽
I like old school. It's what I prefer. Yes, I built the crib and the barn it's in. I enjoy building stuff. Wish I could do it for a living. Elevator made this job a lot easier but I wish I could use a shovel like I used to! Lol All the corn is shelled and will be starting beans by the end of the week. Thanks for stopping by Nelson!
Thank you Sir. The old John Deere is a future project. It needs a few things. I feed the corn as is. I would love to mill it if I had a grinder. Thanks for stopping by!
OH Yes!!! Squirrels are the worst. I left the top section open so air could circulate and they destroyed the corn last year. I closed the top in and hoping that will help. But squirrels have been the worst problem. Thanks!!
Great video
Thank you!! Sure beats shoveling. Thanks for watching!!
Old school works , yes elevator much better 👍🏻✌️🇺🇸👋🤩
I agree! I would like to think I can still do what I used to but my body tells me different! Lol Thanks for stopping by!!
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Totally understand! My body isn’t up to it anymore lol !
Mr. Bill, you should have took a shovel and knocked out a little bit of dirt for the evaluator to set down in. Might would have saved all that extra work. Can't wate till next year for the sugar cane. Let me know, I'll come help you.
That's a good idea! I'll have to try that next year. Made a little sorghum the other day. Video coming soon. Only had enough to make one gallon but plan on doing more next year! Thanks!!
That's an old farmer's trick. All our blowers sat pretty low next to the road we used to line up the wagons on. The one we used for shelled corn looked like it was buried there, lol.
The little car tires on the wagon probably don't help either.
If the wagon is carefully lined up, that elevator shroud could probably be removed too.
There are a few different ways to skin a cat. ;)
Got an idea how to fix that... years ago when I was row cropping, I had the ancient auger cart decide to blow the gearbox on me with a full load of about 10,000 lbs of sorghum. No way was I shoveling that out by hand into the truck, so I borrowed an auger from the neighbor. The cart frame was too low for the auger to reach up under it to the trap, so I got a bright idea... I dug a diamond-shaped slot trench (hole) in the ground that the auger could lay in at the proper angle, and be low enough for the cart to back over it so the end was under the trap. The tapered hole acted like a mini-pit so the grain just ran right down the sides to the auger, and it augered it right up into the truck, only took about 20 minutes to do the whole job.
You could dig a hole just wide enough for the end of your elevator to fit down into it so it's low enough for the gravity box chutes to dump into it cleanly. The other alternative is, pile some dirt or concrete blocks or even railroad ties spaced properly with some dirt "ramps" on either end and drive the boxes up on them, to raise the box up high enough to dump into the elevator properly... either would work.
You are the second person to tell me that. That sounds like a great idea to me And that's what I plan to do when I set the elevator up this fall. Need to let gravity do the work! Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!!
@@stinsonfarms6724glad to help and enjoyed your vid! Looking forward to seeing more when I get caught up with some things!
@@stinsonfarms6724Glad you actually are willing to listen. I was watching a young guy running a 2 row pull type corn picker the other day pulling it behind a big 86 series IH tractor and he was picking at about 6 mph or so, crazy fast, and half the corn was being knocked flat before it ever entered the rollers... what was going in was piling up SO fast he had a big boiling mess of ears and trash in the center elevator taking it back to the husking beds and a big boiling mess of ears tumbling down the elevator chute going back to the wagon... just choking the machine to death. Then was shocked and amazed when it threw a gathering chain and the shear bolt popped on the driveshaft input gearbox... Several people in the comments tried to tell him he was picking WAY too fast-- I mean on an 86 series six-cylinder high-horsepower tractor like that, a little two-row pull type picker is NEVER going to load the tractor enough to bog it down; those pickers were designed to be pulled by a 30-40 horse tractor back in the day, if not less... but this guy was just sneering at every comment made telling him that's why the shear pin broke and it threw a chain and I was like "no sense in watching a goofball like that!" because he kept telling everybody in the comments "that's not the reason AT ALL!" and making various excuses about the chain being loose and the shearbolt probably being weak or something...
Meh to each his own but that sort of nonsense and refusing to at least CONSIDER other's experience or information is just crazy IMHO... they don't know how much they don't know, LOL:) Typical of a lot of these youngsters nowadays!
Later and have a good one! OL J R :)
That's cool
Thanks! I would be perfectly happy to do stuff like it was done 50 years ago. Thanks for stopping by!
Mom and Dad had easr corn and shovels.
I understand! Shovels is all we had growing up. Thanks for stopping by!!
Old school ways belong to some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet; just like you Mr Bill. I sure appreciate your pace and your channel. I sure would like to find more UA-cam channels like yours!
Thank you. That's very kind. As I have gotten older I have learned to slow down and appreciate things a little more. Thanks for stopping by!!
Me and my had one with a lawn mower motor 5 horsepower
That's cool! It takes a lot of the work out of this job. Thanks for watching!!
Good looking ears Mr Bill! Stay safe.
Considering the year we have had the corn did well. I'm pleased! Thanks!!
Really cool setup I'm like you a little order so no shoveling or picking up squares anymore, just a few. Have a nice day.
Work smarter not harder! As I get older I understand that a little better. Thanks for stopping by!!
While I was watching this video I'm thinking what do you use that corn for and then at the end of the video you said feed the goats.
It sure makes some fat goats! Thanks for stopping by!!
Ear corn is what I always had. Had a little aluminum elevator to put ears up in the crib. Using a gravity wagon with that elevator made handling the corn a lot easier.
The elevator is nice. A lot easier on the back! Lol Thanks for stopping by!!
Man yeah Mr Bill, worked like a charm!! Nothing wrong with a little old school action!! You build that crib yourself? I really enjoyed seeing this, and I understand totally about the shoveling aspect 😉😉 Thank you sir for bringing us along, hope things are going well!! Looking fwd to corn harvest!! Have a great day my friend!! ,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍😁😁🚜🚜🌽🌽
I like old school. It's what I prefer. Yes, I built the crib and the barn it's in. I enjoy building stuff. Wish I could do it for a living. Elevator made this job a lot easier but I wish I could use a shovel like I used to! Lol All the corn is shelled and will be starting beans by the end of the week. Thanks for stopping by Nelson!
@@stinsonfarms6724 Man yeah, looking fwd to it Mr Bill!! Yes sir always!!
Very nice video Bill, nice old John Deere in the back ground, the life stock will love that corn in Winter, did you mill it or did the eat it as is
Thank you Sir. The old John Deere is a future project. It needs a few things. I feed the corn as is. I would love to mill it if I had a grinder. Thanks for stopping by!
Do you have trouble with rodents getting in the crib?
OH Yes!!! Squirrels are the worst. I left the top section open so air could circulate and they destroyed the corn last year. I closed the top in and hoping that will help. But squirrels have been the worst problem. Thanks!!