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  • @crobles123able
    @crobles123able 10 місяців тому +34

    Amazing watching your operation transform over the years! Exciting! Best to you all!

  • @neillouise7533
    @neillouise7533 10 місяців тому +63

    Eric, you are forever an optimist. You see the manure pit as half full. Bravo!

    • @godoftheinterwebz
      @godoftheinterwebz 10 місяців тому +5

      Sadly the dog did not share his optimism

    • @pmccoy8924
      @pmccoy8924 10 місяців тому

      There sure is never a shortage of feces.

  • @OTTeacher
    @OTTeacher 10 місяців тому +11

    Love your channel. Great seeing your dad and you working together here. Blessings

  • @jksr2112
    @jksr2112 10 місяців тому +7

    I’m looking forward to watching your silos being built . That’s going to be very cool to see .
    I enjoy watching your videos and my very favorite part of them is watching you and your dad working side by side, and that warms my heart . I know you do but, cherish every single moment and I personally wish you and your family, all the best .
    Thank you for sharing your life with all of us.

  • @Ghost-Mama
    @Ghost-Mama 10 місяців тому +8

    I like how you keep your farm so clean. It really does make a difference in the health of the cows 🐄 🐮🐄🐮.
    I’ve seen other farmers with flies all over the cows and they look like they have worms 🪱 and they are treating them for scours and pinkeye and they look sickly.

  • @niekc79
    @niekc79 10 місяців тому +32

    Some farms will convert their old bunker silos into shops or cold storage. Add short wall for height and trusses. Boom you’ve a nice barn.

    • @jaredrentmeester9879
      @jaredrentmeester9879 10 місяців тому +1

      I was going to mention the same thing. Put some roofs over the bunker silos and enclose one for a shop.

  • @geraldraber4375
    @geraldraber4375 10 місяців тому +1

    Looking forward to all the silo videos. There are a lot of good ideas in the comments on improvements. Turning silage bunkers into a shop/ storage shed. Making a ramp for the skid steer or a high unloading bucket. Turning the box around on the forage wagon.

  • @tomhopkins8584
    @tomhopkins8584 10 місяців тому +17

    Instead of cutting down the sides of the forage box, do you have some area you can make a ramp / platform to raise your skid steer up to the proper level? Or dig a trench down to lower the box. Again, to the desired height. Love your videos! Keep up the good work.

    • @karloarsch1579
      @karloarsch1579 10 місяців тому +2

      I had that in mind as well, taking off the roof and parts of the sidewall may destabilize that cart.

    • @dhenschel4
      @dhenschel4 10 місяців тому +2

      Always nice to have a higher cart, don't have to fill it as much.

    • @rosemarymurphy5767
      @rosemarymurphy5767 10 місяців тому +5

      Why not make a ramp to drive the skid up on to reach to dump feed in wagon.

  • @farmingfishingfamilyontari2814
    @farmingfishingfamilyontari2814 10 місяців тому +18

    We ran those wagons for years. I unloaded 1000’s of loads from them. Trouble free. Meyer.

  • @Ray_Sellner
    @Ray_Sellner 10 місяців тому +7

    I love the maintenance videos. So good to see you and dad working together. Good times.

  • @bobjarrard
    @bobjarrard 10 місяців тому +6

    I love my square nose shovel, have worn it down by about 40% but it fits an old man like me better now!! Own lots of round nose shovels but use them only as last resort. My #2 square nose has a very limber ash handle and is easy on your back. We have moved many a truck and trailer of materials from road base to fill dirt by hand, tractors are nice but a good shovel and a real wheel barrow never fail to start or run (I use solid tires). Bob in Nevada

  • @karlakesson1970
    @karlakesson1970 10 місяців тому +4

    Realy looking forward to see the build of the new feed system !

  • @Trav84
    @Trav84 10 місяців тому +4

    Love seeing you two work together. I promise it will be your fondest memories one day.

  • @misawajason
    @misawajason 10 місяців тому +56

    Pops just raw-dogging that scraper with no gloves, haha.

    • @pete1burn208
      @pete1burn208 10 місяців тому +13

      I'm sure it's nothing to someone that's been doing it that long, but I'd be in a hazmat suit. lol

    • @Gwaycee
      @Gwaycee 10 місяців тому +6

      Cows only feed on herbs, so their poop is not as toxic as human poop.

    • @misawajason
      @misawajason 10 місяців тому +10

      @@Gwaycee my sarcasm doesn't come across the computer screen as easily as I'd like it to. I was joking that the father, in his old school ways is just going about business, while the younger generation is gloved up. I'm not good at interneting to be honest.

    • @Gwaycee
      @Gwaycee 10 місяців тому +5

      @@misawajason You are right though,
      Pops has seen it all, not much grosses him out at this point.

    • @MRblazedBEANS
      @MRblazedBEANS 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@Gwaycee it's not about the danger is about getting Cow shit all over you, shit is still shit regardless. Have you been on or near a cow farm they are known to smell really bad.

  • @ileenmcminn2062
    @ileenmcminn2062 10 місяців тому +20

    Crazy idea, if you take the wagon box off and turn it around on the running gear then when you back it in the discharge will be on the side towards the mixing room. Would simplify the conveyor system some.

    • @tomhopkins8584
      @tomhopkins8584 10 місяців тому

      I had the same thought this morning.

  • @Dj-zz
    @Dj-zz 10 місяців тому +1

    Exciting times for your Dairy Farm. Looking forward in seeing the progress. Wishing you the best. Your videography is excellent Eric. Thanks for sharing.

  • @BillDivyak
    @BillDivyak 10 місяців тому +1

    the silos will have bottom unloaders or surface unloaders (changing doors)? Will take a lot of horse to get the material up 132'? In loading your new chopper box ( on a running gear ) think of a 4 in 1/ high lift /split bucket for your skidsteer. Another option is create a loading dock with the box on ground level and skidsteer on a 2' higher loading slab next to the commodity shed. Will be able to load more and will last longer.

  • @nyquistsenior2634
    @nyquistsenior2634 10 місяців тому +1

    It is so nice to watch you and your dad work as a team. Great lesson for the younger generation to follow!

  • @jeffreynelson6795
    @jeffreynelson6795 10 місяців тому +24

    Ive been watching for a long time. I love the time you take to explain things. People have a channel but know nothing about there equipment. some don't explain anything. You take us along and give great detail. Thank you. The solar additions, the robots, now robot feeders. just amazed. your channel is very hands on. Just know you take us into a world most have no clue about. The care you take for the cows they are cleaner than other channels I've watched. Once again thank you for all you share.

    • @karloarsch1579
      @karloarsch1579 10 місяців тому +5

      And, if I may add, he sticks to the topic. It is strictly agricultural, we know, that this family is very religious, but they keep that and everything else privat.

  • @bravezelgius
    @bravezelgius 10 місяців тому +4

    Instead of cutting the top of the wagon down more so the Skid-steer can fit, you could dig down a bit and have the wagon sit in a lower part of the floor. That way it retains every bit of its capacity.

  • @rickhager7978
    @rickhager7978 10 місяців тому +1

    A Father and Son working side by side. The true American dream. I'm really excited about the changes you got coming. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

  • @vespermk
    @vespermk 10 місяців тому +6

    Must be a new shop and machine shed coming next.

  • @brianfletcher7942
    @brianfletcher7942 10 місяців тому +1

    Eric, congrats on the new wagon. Can you just fabricate a small portable ramp system to place beside the silage wagon to drive up on and raise the bucket higher so that the volume of the wagon can remain as high as possible?

  • @dougdiplacido2406
    @dougdiplacido2406 10 місяців тому +1

    Great job at the auction. Glad you were able to score two great pieces of equipment.Thanks for explaining about the rebar in the footing. Loved the video and looking forward to seeing ow they build the silo. Thanks till next time.

  • @ramsaydairiesltd
    @ramsaydairiesltd 10 місяців тому +3

    A Timelapse of the silo build would be awesome!

  • @CGW116A
    @CGW116A 10 місяців тому +2

    A nice mini project would be to weld a hitch (or coupler) to the upper top front portion of your skid loader feed bucket. Under the step lip. A farmer I worked for had sent that to very experienced welder who added that to the bucket... if i recall it was a 1.5" thick piece of flat steel bored with a hole and trussed underneath. Will save you a great amount of time and to use on that hay feed wagon as opposed to switching to the forks every time. What is nice is that it is front and center and in the skid loader i operated you could see it so easily. If you real good you could use the front edge of your bucket, angle it, to lift up the trailer tongue and then change the angle to drop it down into alignment for the pin. Saves you from having to go far to drop the pin.

    • @godoftheinterwebz
      @godoftheinterwebz 10 місяців тому +1

      Eric is not busy enough. He definitely need some side projects

  • @23431
    @23431 10 місяців тому +2

    I can’t wait to see the whole thing come together bud

  • @janezzalaznik568
    @janezzalaznik568 10 місяців тому +3

    Erik, could you use the chain drive flore and augers and drop the trailer axles, make trailer larger and inclosed and have some kind of pipe, where straw choper can blow directly into it, it just needs to be the size of your current storage, then you wouldt need to fill the trailer every 2 weeks

  • @Dan-qy1rg
    @Dan-qy1rg 10 місяців тому +2

    Interesting, sounds like a good plan going forward. I'm looking forward to seeing the progression of the silo and conveyor system. Good luck with everything, have a great weekend!

  • @fendtsrbest6976
    @fendtsrbest6976 10 місяців тому +5

    Two thoughts.
    Get a high dump bucket for the skid loader so you don't have to cut down the side.
    Rotate the forage box on the gear, so you can back it in the shed and the unload conveyor would be in the opposite corner it currently is at, and would line up to the conveyor.

    • @firstname6208
      @firstname6208 10 місяців тому +1

      i believe your high dump bucket is called a "clam shell grapple" it would be excellent for dry silage. it can grab 2x what an open bucket can haul.

  • @rogerwilson8098
    @rogerwilson8098 10 місяців тому +3

    Cows just watching you guys fixing scraper...they watch everything

  • @davidbishop4015
    @davidbishop4015 10 місяців тому +3

    Looking forward to seeing all the improvements you and your dad will be making with the automatic feeding system. Stay safe.

  • @thr8061
    @thr8061 10 місяців тому +1

    I saw on Sollenberger's FB page that they started building silo #1. Congratulations!

  • @JimSiertsema
    @JimSiertsema 10 місяців тому +1

    We use our old tmr mixer with an electric motor to store hay or straw in. Works great because you control the amount with the door. Computer turns on conveyer then mixer. Neighbor uses a old forage wagon and works fine as long as hay is chopped fine.

  • @ChristyCrosby-e4y
    @ChristyCrosby-e4y 10 місяців тому +3

    Cows looked soo cute. They were like. “ what you guys doin” ❤😊

  • @russellgilson4072
    @russellgilson4072 10 місяців тому +2

    Eric sending best wishes on the upcoming project, America needs dairy farms hopefully the automation for your feeding operation works out as intended.

  • @nickjewart9351
    @nickjewart9351 10 місяців тому +8

    Maybe just use a couple of those large concrete blocks to create a small loading dock for loading hay into the forage box

  • @billpotmesil
    @billpotmesil 10 місяців тому +1

    Exciting to watch your project!

  • @dalemyers3945
    @dalemyers3945 10 місяців тому +3

    It would be cool to see you use 2 of the silage bunks, one for equipment storage and the other for a large shop.

  • @Scotthobart1086
    @Scotthobart1086 10 місяців тому +3

    Another great video! Super excited to see the new feeding system come to life!

  • @CMDSR
    @CMDSR 10 місяців тому +1

    Poor Gracie she wasn’t brave enough to jump. Daddy had to help get in the truck. Glad to she’s still supervising you guys. Give her a couple extra pats on the head for us. 🐶

  • @beckyumphrey2626
    @beckyumphrey2626 10 місяців тому +1

    The new silos going up are.awesome.

  • @nickwiseman7770
    @nickwiseman7770 10 місяців тому +2

    Great video! Super excited for you guys can’t wait to see the process of building a silo! Should be really interesting viewing ahead!

  • @tech45
    @tech45 10 місяців тому +4

    You are definitely, smart farmers:)

  • @billjoat
    @billjoat 10 місяців тому +1

    After watching the whole video after making my comments just wanted to say more. I'm excited as you are about the build. I thought this was a great video. One of the better ones put together I thought. Good job!! Seems to me from the other Lely Vector videos I've seen that an independent Lely kitchen building would facilitate more room for said kitchen and allow you to keep the shop where it is. ^ A new shop will HAVE to either be built or taken from some other space. You NEED a shop also. Just an old man's thoughts. :: edit:v: Especially before you get to far in construction of the silo:: One more thing. You "may" need a larger telehandler in the future and then could use your new wagon the way it is hauling more hay. New(used) telehandler for more reach.

  • @shaelondekok7842
    @shaelondekok7842 10 місяців тому

    I would suggest planning to have 2 or 3 more com boxes for any future ingredients or if you had to put some silage in the pit for some reason.

  • @TheFarmingLife
    @TheFarmingLife 10 місяців тому +3

    Congratulations on the purchase I can't wait to see this whole system come together. Would you guys be selling any of the bunker walls😊

  • @robynmorris7945
    @robynmorris7945 10 місяців тому +1

    So much exciting work being done. Will there be some sheeting to cover the center of the donut hole dirt?

  • @steveneal2706
    @steveneal2706 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome and amazing video Eric. So excited..Good luck to the guys putting up the silo.. Be safe

  • @georgekuiper3066
    @georgekuiper3066 10 місяців тому +6

    Why not complete the concrete floor, thru the center? Seems you may be developing an area that will create a mess with feed on the dirt.Not a criticism, just curious.

    • @codywelling4175
      @codywelling4175 10 місяців тому

      The silo unloader can’t unload silage below the top of the footer. Once the silo is filled the first time, the hole will be filled with silage that will stay there for the life of the silo.

  • @scottm344
    @scottm344 10 місяців тому +3

    I hope the bew robot feeders work out great for you all. Congrats on all the success

  • @michielmeijer31
    @michielmeijer31 10 місяців тому +1

    Lely makes an upgraded floor scraper frame. The frame on youre scraper is bent thats why the end start wearing first

  • @jbbrown7907
    @jbbrown7907 10 місяців тому +4

    Mixing snow with your manure makes great fertilizer.

  • @robbmanchester5747
    @robbmanchester5747 10 місяців тому +2

    From experience it’s probably going to take 3 to 6 months to get the automated system to be KINDA be consistent and repeatable to deliver the formula you require … seriously … in your contract stipulate a minimum testing sequence of 3 consecutive batches that meet your required feeding parameters before you make the final payment … make your contractor validate that the system meets your requirements … or it’s going to be your $$$ and time wasted over the next few years trying to dial the system in to be reliably consistent and repeatable … and don’t forget to do extensive monitoring initially of your system !!! You’re adding multiple variables and failure points to your feeding process so monitor your feed daily initially then regularly for a few years to assure consistency throughout all the seasons of the year …This is big AG stuff your doing so my recommendation is to NOT move quickly and monitor and monitor and monitor until you can statistically assure the WHOLE SYSTEM is consistent repeatable and reliable !!!
    THIS IS AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE MORE DIFFICULT THAN YOUR SCRUBBERS …

  • @kyleblair4764
    @kyleblair4764 10 місяців тому +1

    I would find a spot to make a ramp/ loading dock to load silage box with skid steer rather than cutting the side shorter… just my 2 cents. I’m sure whatever you come up with will work

  • @homey3051
    @homey3051 10 місяців тому +1

    Could you take part of the back corner sidewall out making a door ( maybe adding a sliding door ) so you could just back the wagon straight in putting the feed ramp to dump on a conveyor along the wall and could you cut strips out of a old heavy duty conveyor belt to use on you manure scraper to keep it from folding over

  • @johnbidwell2725
    @johnbidwell2725 10 місяців тому

    Wonder if you could load the hay from the front? Use a conveyor in to it. It would keep the hay dry with the roof still on the wagon.

  • @Anthony-hc7ej
    @Anthony-hc7ej 10 місяців тому

    Always a lot of work getting the robots working right, but I’m sure you’ve seen a great reduction in manure carried up in the beds. As much trouble as you had when you first got them, I didn’t think they would work out.

  • @stephenglendenning1475
    @stephenglendenning1475 10 місяців тому +1

    Im sorry about Jordan but Im from Kitchener Ontario Canada. Thank you for your services

  • @jackthewisedog5171
    @jackthewisedog5171 10 місяців тому

    Well done on your purchase and I'm looking forward to seeing the silo take shape

  • @robertthomas5590
    @robertthomas5590 10 місяців тому

    Looking forward to watching your new project and seeing the silos being built.

  • @brian7327
    @brian7327 10 місяців тому

    How about looking into building a ramp out of 2x2x6 concrete retaining blocks for the wagon so you can achieve max capacity on loading might save you a round of loading plus easier on your equipment plus the visibility you would gain and will be a cheap fix use it for unloading doc as well plus blocks lock together

  • @matkremzar5474
    @matkremzar5474 8 місяців тому

    Northern nydraulics used to make bolt on wings ... many for your scrape bucket.

  • @shealy265
    @shealy265 10 місяців тому

    might suggest you put variable frequency drive on the wagon. Might even be able to get an adjustable signal from robot's scale's fill rate to help adjust wagon unload speed to not over feed conveyor and speed up when wagon is getting near empty.

  • @jesusisGod1434
    @jesusisGod1434 10 місяців тому

    What are you going to do for a barn to work on your equipment? Since you’ll be losing your current barn? And office?

    • @MellowYe77ow
      @MellowYe77ow 10 місяців тому

      They have some ideas, but they haven't made the final decision yet.

  • @sybebodde
    @sybebodde 10 місяців тому

    Why not go with a self proppeld feed mixer ? Saves a lot of time as well

  • @karencary3312
    @karencary3312 10 місяців тому +1

    Excited to see new feeding progress. ❤❤❤❤

  • @donaldshinn7867
    @donaldshinn7867 10 місяців тому +1

    I would hope you cover bunks and use as machinery storage and convert existing storage into full shop

  • @lochieallwright9760
    @lochieallwright9760 10 місяців тому

    4:04 Hi Eric if your skid loader is on a small ramp to get over the top

  • @jakerogers1861
    @jakerogers1861 10 місяців тому

    Eric with the proximity to your commodity bay, would it be more practical to remove the chassis, leave the wagon sit on blocks and use the sawdust bucket to load the rear of the wagon as the feed advanced to the front rather than pulling it out so frequently. You would cut the rear and probably still remove the roof.

  • @blister762
    @blister762 10 місяців тому +1

    If you're not going to be using the bunks any more can you convert one to a workshop, equipment storage?

  • @randybennett5417
    @randybennett5417 10 місяців тому

    A small telehandler would reach over the wagons side. If ya could find a good used one.

  • @jbbrown7907
    @jbbrown7907 10 місяців тому +3

    In Ohio, everything changed. We got 2" of snow. Projects were all put on hold.
    We all thought we were not going to get any winter this year.

    • @maniachill3069
      @maniachill3069 10 місяців тому +3

      2"of snow stopped your project!?

  • @susiejett8289
    @susiejett8289 10 місяців тому

    It's good you keep on top of things. You are probably the best and cleanest run barn I've seen in all the videos I watch. Your animals are so healthy because of your hard work. Congratulations on your new purchase. Can't wait to see how everything looks when you're done. Question, who is that cute little side kick that hopped a ride in the truck with you and your father? What's his name? Maybe you could give him a little intro some day, like name and his position on the farm? Thanks for your videos they are great.

  • @skipruckert4605
    @skipruckert4605 10 місяців тому

    Eric, I've been watching for about two years amazing dairy farm just ran by you and your dad that's also amazing. I'm interested about a couple videos previously you had a tanker of molasses? How do you add this to your feed? My grandfather always added it on the sileage, before it was blown into the silo. Great video, Skip, Western PA.

    • @MellowYe77ow
      @MellowYe77ow 10 місяців тому

      They add it to the feed as it's mixing in the feed mixer.

  • @blahdyblah3387
    @blahdyblah3387 8 місяців тому

    Have 2 of those wagons, very reliable

  • @ljtlove4519
    @ljtlove4519 10 місяців тому

    Rather than cut the side down off the cart, how about a ramp on one end of the comm. barn for the skidsteer? Might have several other uses as well.

  • @matthewallen9852
    @matthewallen9852 10 місяців тому

    Are you going to roof over the bunk ? For a new shop and dry storage? Good watching the progress!!

  • @p4pacrust
    @p4pacrust 10 місяців тому

    Have you thought about where your new office will be once the shop is turned into the feed room? Cant wait to see the new office build video when it comes time

  • @CropsCutsCalves
    @CropsCutsCalves 10 місяців тому

    Just thought, could you turn the forage box around so it unloads at the back? Might make it easier to back in?

  • @dougcs1496
    @dougcs1496 10 місяців тому

    No clickbate. No chasing views. Just informative content. Love this channel. I can't wait to see this robot feeder come together.

  • @bcspride
    @bcspride 10 місяців тому +3

    Excellent video

  • @asquithmainlines699
    @asquithmainlines699 10 місяців тому

    I don’t know Eric, a table and chairs, cot, some curtains and a portable potty. You got yourself a pretty nice red neck toy hauler! On a more serious side I am really looking forward to the silo build. Never seen one up close much less one being built.

  • @MichaelHolloway
    @MichaelHolloway 10 місяців тому

    I've never seen one built - looking forward.

  • @janezzalaznik568
    @janezzalaznik568 10 місяців тому

    Erik, loading up hay 2 a week will take you a lot of time, couldnt you make the trailer larger or get reed of the chassi and make one big aria where the straw chaper could directly blow in it, just an idea.

  • @jenniferdroske7326
    @jenniferdroske7326 10 місяців тому

    A suggestion on cutting the side down on your new dry hay box…how about a slight ramp for your skid steer rather than cutting the side down, that way you lift the skid steer higher and can get more in the box that way.

  • @nevets4190
    @nevets4190 10 місяців тому +2

    yeah the "cole the cornstar" thought that too i would think lol

  • @stuartgibson1896
    @stuartgibson1896 10 місяців тому

    I’m interested in the expense difference in the robot feed system vs a robot milking system for an operation your size.

  • @jbbrown7907
    @jbbrown7907 10 місяців тому +2

    Part of these robot feeders will be a new shop.
    That itself is a big project, making a shop for a dairy/crop farm.
    You should end up with a shop just the way you need it.

    • @Michael-8903
      @Michael-8903 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@Richard-zz7gmThe location is the best between barns. Current workshop has too narrow door as an example.

    • @Michael-8903
      @Michael-8903 10 місяців тому

      ​@Richard-zz7gmyeah you are probably right. After looking at a drone view of the farm there is a distance and uphill as well. Hopefully they have done their homework on how many loads each day and the time for transport between locations. The fact that they has grown out of the workshop might have made a to big impact on the choice of location

  • @benhesterly462
    @benhesterly462 10 місяців тому +2

    Will you have to relocate your office as well as the shop?

  • @franciscosandiego3026
    @franciscosandiego3026 10 місяців тому +2

    Great video brother from the imperial county California 👍👍🇺🇲

  • @strobelightbrian
    @strobelightbrian 10 місяців тому +2

    Nice purchase!

  • @jimpolk
    @jimpolk 10 місяців тому

    Sounds like a great plan Eric.

  • @davidkimmel4216
    @davidkimmel4216 10 місяців тому

    Very interesting. Keep the videos coming. Thank you

  • @NorthEastOhio
    @NorthEastOhio 10 місяців тому

    Im loving your videos. I can't wait to see how the robot feeding will work

  • @curraghmore1989
    @curraghmore1989 10 місяців тому

    Hoop roof on 1 of the bunker silos would make a nice new work shop. You should get lely to add 4 milking robots with the vector

  • @barncasino689
    @barncasino689 10 місяців тому

    Keep doing what you're doing bro.
    The cows always come first

  • @justinkidd597
    @justinkidd597 10 місяців тому

    It's just my opinion that I would make a ramp to load the wagon. I think it'd be better than cutting the wagon down. Just my thoughts.

  • @Mad_Farmer912
    @Mad_Farmer912 10 місяців тому

    You won't be able to back the wagon in to fill the mixers, the wagon discharge will be on the wrong side. Also you'll have to have the conveyor to the mixers going through the wall way to the front instead of along the back wall with the rest of the conveyors.l

  • @elainehildebrand5886
    @elainehildebrand5886 10 місяців тому

    How is the new home doing this winter? I hope it's keeping you warm and draft free.