Can you do an update video on the solar panels now that it has been more than 1 year? Have they been performing as expected? How much money have they saved you, etc.?
Yes, I was wondering the same thing. I was also wondering with the new electric feed system( silos, augers, conveyors, and lely feeders) and even the lely barn scrapers are your solar panels generating enough electricity to cover the power usage? Thanks
Eric, a long time ago you did a video on the process of how the milk is picked up. I imagine your new viewers would like to see an in depth explanation on what the milk buyers are looking for with fats and proteins
Yes, update on solar panels and mixing of feed into robots with details. I enjoy seeing the robots and automation. Are the manure pushing robots still in operation? How is your new house?
What I like the most is when You explain all the accomplishments & inconvenients, the way that You work with your father shoulder to shoulder is a motivation for many. Greetings 👍🍀
We had similar issues with our "garage doors" in our cow barns. We switched them to jackshaft openers. These attach directly to the shaft. There’s no long chain or belt, eliminating much of the noise you get with an overhead-mount opener. The side-mount opener also doesn’t need a trolley or track system running across the ceiling. They seem to be working much better.
Yes, some videos on just the feeder systems would be interesting for me. I like the day to day farm life content, which you might think is boring, but there is always something happening that I find interesting. Cheers 🇨🇦
Good content is hard to make and even harder to present. It's fascinating for city folks to see what it takes to operate a successful dairy farm. The constant improvements and repairs, herd health, crops and yields. Thanks for sharing. I like to hear a 20 questions interview from: Megan, the hoof trimmer and the herd nutritionist. Nice editing, Eric. -EZ
Young man, the doors require servicing and lubrication.... WD 40 The tensioner/lift spring...will relieve the load on motor and linkage, grease the guide pulleys on the vertical channels.... Everything will improve operation and efficiency....less downtime...😅😊😅😊🎉❤
I'd like to see a video of the Vectors in action! My idea was to have a 24 hr timelapse with camera angles from on board the Vector and from stationary in the bunks to watch the Vectors dump. Could even work in an ad read for a battery power station to power your cameras during the timelapse!
I like this idea! I had suggested something similar awhile back but I dont think you saw it. I dont know if its possible but you could set up GoPros on each robot and just let it ride along for a few hours or a day depending on how much space they have to record. Set up a few static cameras in key areas where things happen. You could do an entire video and never have to say a word if you didnt want to.
Eric, those garage door openers that connect directly to the main spring shaft are really great, and eliminate the chain (or belt) that traditional garage door openers utilize. I imagine you could swap that out easily and affordable, and from experience, they really are great.
Something that would be fun to see maybe: put something like an insta 360 cam on one of the feeding robots, then create a timelapse of a day of its operation.
Hi Eric! Thanks for making these vids! I would love to see more milking, or when the truck comes to collect the milk. manure pumping, lagoon crawlers and agitators, etc. Have you considered a long time lapse in the silos? It would be cool to see the unloader's operating and the level dropping.
Hi Eric, I love watching your videos. I wanted to pass on knowledge about lime. I see the white scale on your skid steer and windows. White vinegar will cut right through it and not hurt paint or glass. Just wiping it off dry will scratch the glass and paint. Keep up the videos .
To fix your door problem. At the bottom hinge, there is a zinc plated little disc at 6:45 that looks like there's two tabs coming out 90 degrees rotated from eachother. it rotates into a slot on the door to keep it open for servicing it. It's in the locked position and you're having to jam the door closed and bend that little disc into submission each time. Try rotating it up and back away from the door.
That’s usually the way it is when getting parts. Never just one trip. Enjoy your channel Eric. We raise hogs along with corn and beans in central Iowa.👍
If you want to stop things from rusting after cleaning, just spray them with WD40 and everything should be hunky-dory! The same spray works also on rusted nuts and bolts! Keeps everything clean and smooth. It's a universal spray that serves different purposes!
That was a big project you completed. You guys really deserve to take a little break and to slow down some. I appreciate the fact that when you do make a video it's always good quality and worth watching. Keep up the good work.
That's pretty cool, I never even thought about the overhead door thing if you talked about it I missed it. So obviously the robot has a transponder built-in to open the door
The Vectors seem to be working out well for your operation . More videos about them would be cool. Your day-to-day probably seems mundane to you, but it’s fascinating to us - please keep taking us along!
I’m loving the idea of more feeding videos. I’m wondering if you could create a video that illustrates all the systems, the inputs to the mixer, and a bit on different mixes for different animals…. Color illustration would be cool but a bit of work.
You have a great narrating voice...always better when you explain....if you can sometimes show pics of kids interacting with farm life.....love the vids been watching for a while....great farming practices
Thanks for todays' video. Thinking - we haven't seen the robots do an entire cycle of their duties --- perhaps stick a camera on both set for time lapse? POV possibilities are endless - but how about try 'human eye height' POV? We'd be like, walking around, 'Hey there's Fred!' (the other robot). :)
Spray down the rails on the door and the hinges the springs and with the opener chain i would recommend just getting a new opener their not expensive at home depot and they have an app for chamberlain sorry im A garage door tech im California
As a solution to your garage door problem. I wonder if using a curtain system similar to the ones used going into large refrigerated areas would work for you. They are very strong and the robots shouldn’t have any problems going through them. This should also help with your bird problems. Just a thought
My cousin has a circular milking parlor over off of 522 just south of McConnellsburg near Big Cove Tannery. I really your set up. Of course you all have more cows than he does to milk.
Hey man! I really enjoy your videos. Did u ever thinked about live streams? Like u live random time in the day few hours, or it' s ut to you. It would be cool to see more from you. Greetings from Hungary. 😁
Very interesting that the milking cows eat more at one end of the bunk !! Crazy ways of the cows😅. Yes, you and your dad pushed very hard this year, but look where it took you!! You make a video and we will certainly watch.
Eric, do you have the springs on the overhead doors checked periodically? They lose tension in time and make the opener work a lot harder. Keeping the chain and rollers lubed up is also really important.There is a special lube also, not WD40.Glad you got some rain.If you want to work in the dark shop get a COAST HL8N head lamp. It is rechargeable and lasts a long time between charges. Not a cheap date but works like a charm. Great video, thanks.
Hey bud. Lube th eheck out of your springs on your doors. SOAK them in oil! Lube the rollers,, anything and everything that moves! Adjust your springs after a couple days so the doors ALMOST go up by themselves. This will make your door problems minimal.
You should actually use the spacers with longer bolts for the mouting of the muffler. A longer bolt will hqve more flex and will not snap as easily from wibrations.
Loved the speed lasp of the cows coming back in the beds. Hey Eric, why don't you keep a bottle of listerine around shop? If you can't brush your teeth you can at least swish that around?
Eric, you do a fine job of narrating….even though you’re a tad monotone. 😆 (Don’t take that personal. You do a great job, far better than I. 👍🏼) We need to know what’s going on and you’re the expert. Make a video and tell us all the nitty gritty details. I’d like to hear more on your solar too. Also love to see your milk pickup in action. When I was a youngster, I got to ride around one weekend day with a guy who worked for a dairy and he drove a tanker to all the farms and picked up the milk. Seeing that would probably bring back some great memories. Keep up the great work sir. 🍻
Hey Eric cool video idea for you, you should show to milk being picked up sometime! Not sure if you ever have or not! I mean I have seen it done before but just a video idea for you if theres not much going on!
Eric, with the dry weather do expect having a tougher time when you need to pump the pits or do you add water to the pits. Was the manure looked “drier” than in past videos. I recall agitation in the pits has been an issue. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
There's always enjoy your videos. Have you ever thought about putting those big plastic rubber flaps like they do in big freezers just curious don't know if it would work
I was noticing the horizontal beams in your temporary shop. Do you know about what year and what was the original purpose of the building? It looks like it was built to last awhile the way they joined the lumber.
Very nice meeting you today at the farm, thanks to my cousin who lives in Millersville who helped us find your farm while visiting from South Florida. Not too often one gets the chance to actually meet the person we follow on YT. Again, here’s wishing you continued success with both your farm and your channel!
Can you do an update video on the solar panels now that it has been more than 1 year? Have they been performing as expected? How much money have they saved you, etc.?
That's a good shout.
Yup, that would be a great video
Yes, I was wondering the same thing. I was also wondering with the new electric feed system( silos, augers, conveyors, and lely feeders) and even the lely barn scrapers are your solar panels generating enough electricity to cover the power usage? Thanks
Eric, a long time ago you did a video on the process of how the milk is picked up. I imagine your new viewers would like to see an in depth explanation on what the milk buyers are looking for with fats and proteins
Yes, update on solar panels and mixing of feed into robots with details. I enjoy seeing the robots and automation. Are the manure pushing robots still in operation? How is your new house?
What I like the most is when You explain all the accomplishments & inconvenients, the way that You work with your father shoulder to shoulder is a motivation for many. Greetings 👍🍀
Nice that you keep the outside of the farm looking nice. Says a lot about your family. Keep up the good and hard work
We had similar issues with our "garage doors" in our cow barns. We switched them to jackshaft openers. These attach directly to the shaft. There’s no long chain or belt, eliminating much of the noise you get with an overhead-mount opener. The side-mount opener also doesn’t need a trolley or track system running across the ceiling. They seem to be working much better.
Yes, some videos on just the feeder systems would be interesting for me.
I like the day to day farm life content, which you might think is boring, but there is always something happening that I find interesting. Cheers 🇨🇦
Good content is hard to make and even harder to present. It's fascinating for city folks to see what it takes to operate a successful dairy farm. The constant improvements and repairs, herd health, crops and yields. Thanks for sharing. I like to hear a 20 questions interview from: Megan, the hoof trimmer and the herd nutritionist.
Nice editing, Eric. -EZ
Absolutely love seeing the odd jobs it takes to run a dairy.
Yup watching the feeder work a cycle from start to finish would be cool.
Idc what they do in the videos, these are just wholesome and fantastic. Keep putting them out please!
I'd like to see you clean the windows on the skid steer😂😂 my O.C.D is killing me 😂
Young man, the doors require servicing and lubrication.... WD 40
The tensioner/lift spring...will relieve the load on motor and linkage, grease the guide pulleys on the vertical channels.... Everything will improve operation and efficiency....less downtime...😅😊😅😊🎉❤
I'd like to see a video of the Vectors in action! My idea was to have a 24 hr timelapse with camera angles from on board the Vector and from stationary in the bunks to watch the Vectors dump. Could even work in an ad read for a battery power station to power your cameras during the timelapse!
I like this idea! I had suggested something similar awhile back but I dont think you saw it. I dont know if its possible but you could set up GoPros on each robot and just let it ride along for a few hours or a day depending on how much space they have to record. Set up a few static cameras in key areas where things happen. You could do an entire video and never have to say a word if you didnt want to.
Nice idea
"A working man's work is never done" He can always find more things to do. Great to see you doing your own maintenance.
Eric, those garage door openers that connect directly to the main spring shaft are really great, and eliminate the chain (or belt) that traditional garage door openers utilize. I imagine you could swap that out easily and affordable, and from experience, they really are great.
That's fantastic that you got to finish 'early' on Friday! Work/life balance is so important!
Something that would be fun to see maybe: put something like an insta 360 cam on one of the feeding robots, then create a timelapse of a day of its operation.
Hi Eric! Thanks for making these vids! I would love to see more milking, or when the truck comes to collect the milk. manure pumping, lagoon crawlers and agitators, etc. Have you considered a long time lapse in the silos? It would be cool to see the unloader's operating and the level dropping.
Good work on the care for the cows and on the skid loader repair and cleanup. Thanks and have a good evening!
Hi Eric, I love watching your videos. I wanted to pass on knowledge about lime. I see the white scale on your skid steer and windows. White vinegar will cut right through it and not hurt paint or glass. Just wiping it off dry will scratch the glass and paint. Keep up the videos .
To fix your door problem. At the bottom hinge, there is a zinc plated little disc at 6:45 that looks like there's two tabs coming out 90 degrees rotated from eachother. it rotates into a slot on the door to keep it open for servicing it. It's in the locked position and you're having to jam the door closed and bend that little disc into submission each time. Try rotating it up and back away from the door.
That’s usually the way it is when getting parts. Never just one trip. Enjoy your channel Eric. We raise hogs along with corn and beans in central Iowa.👍
Glad to hear you are settling into the new feed system!
If you want to stop things from rusting after cleaning, just spray them with WD40 and everything should be hunky-dory! The same spray works also on rusted nuts and bolts! Keeps everything clean and smooth. It's a universal spray that serves different purposes!
I’m sure you don’t miss having to mix and feed, but are reminded every time you see Lily doing her thing for ya!
Awesome video Eric. Kool to see things coming together for you and the farm. 🚜🚜🚜
Great family farm. love these vids
would like to see and hear more on the solar input on the farm.......👍👍
I’d love to see some stats!!!! Let’s see the data off the vectors:)
Eric, I really enjoy your channel and find all your video interesting.
Would love to see more videos on the tower silos and making a mix 😁
That was a big project you completed. You guys really deserve to take a little break and to slow down some. I appreciate the fact that when you do make a video it's always good quality and worth watching. Keep up the good work.
If it were me, I would put some antiseize compound on the exhaust manifold bolts
Great video. So glad you have Friday evenings off now. Family time is the best!!!
That's pretty cool, I never even thought about the overhead door thing if you talked about it I missed it. So obviously the robot has a transponder built-in to open the door
THANK YOU Y'ALL FOR YOUR POWERFUL CREATING AND MAGICAL PERFECTION...VERY PROUD OF Y'ALL 😊😅😊
Timelapse of the vector in the mixing building though out a full day
The Vectors seem to be working out well for your operation . More videos about them would be cool. Your day-to-day probably seems mundane to you, but it’s fascinating to us - please keep taking us along!
I would love to see how the software works & how you program and adjust the feed ratios on the fly!
Glad you finally get some time off with your family! Well worthe the investment.
Amazing video Eric and Dad. Thank you
I really like your content
Please keep on doing it if possible
Make longer videos please and thank you Eric . Watching from southern Idaho 🇺🇲🚜😎👋🏽🙌🏼
I would like too see plans for a new shop !
Whatever you do is interesting to me. God bless. Stay safe! ❤❤❤❤
Great video bro bro! Great detail really fast really high quality stuff !!
You may want to look into direct drives for the doors. They have them now. Not a chain on them.
I’m loving the idea of more feeding videos. I’m wondering if you could create a video that illustrates all the systems, the inputs to the mixer, and a bit on different mixes for different animals…. Color illustration would be cool but a bit of work.
I would definitely like to see more on the new Vector system. Thanks
You have a great narrating voice...always better when you explain....if you can sometimes show pics of kids interacting with farm life.....love the vids been watching for a while....great farming practices
Thanks for todays' video.
Thinking - we haven't seen the robots do an entire cycle of their duties --- perhaps stick a camera on both set for time lapse?
POV possibilities are endless - but how about try 'human eye height' POV? We'd be like, walking around, 'Hey there's Fred!' (the other robot). :)
You seem more relaxed now you have the new feeder system going. Will be interested to see if you think it has increased production and reduced waste.
Spray down the rails on the door and the hinges the springs and with the opener chain i would recommend just getting a new opener their not expensive at home depot and they have an app for chamberlain sorry im
A garage door tech im California
I heard this from a retired farmer,
Definition of a Farmer: "A Mechanic with a serious gardening hobby."
Great video. Always waiting for a new upload. Are you planning on planting more trees around the farm?
As a solution to your garage door problem. I wonder if using a curtain system similar to the ones used going into large refrigerated areas would work for you. They are very strong and the robots shouldn’t have any problems going through them. This should also help with your bird problems. Just a thought
My cousin has a circular milking parlor over off of 522 just south of McConnellsburg near Big Cove Tannery. I really your set up. Of course you all have more cows than he does to milk.
Can you do a drone video over the Tritical fields. It would be cool to see. Will all those acres fill it to the top hope so. Great videos
How are you cleaning the vector pathway? How is the new home holding up?
Hey man!
I really enjoy your videos. Did u ever thinked about live streams? Like u live random time in the day few hours, or it' s ut to you. It would be cool to see more from you. Greetings from Hungary. 😁
Better to use never seize on those manifold bolts and muffler bolts.
Agree with calls to feature solar panels. performance data, $ savings etc.
Very interesting that the milking cows eat more at one end of the bunk !! Crazy ways of the cows😅. Yes, you and your dad pushed very hard this year, but look where it took you!! You make a video and we will certainly watch.
A full break down of the new system would be cool
Just put a couple cameras on a vector and edit it 😂😂. THANKS YOUNG MAN !!
You could just set us up and let us go for a ride on one of the robots as it go for a run👍
Eric, do you have the springs on the overhead doors checked periodically? They lose tension in time and make the opener work a lot harder. Keeping the chain and rollers lubed up is also really important.There is a special lube also, not WD40.Glad you got some rain.If you want to work in the dark shop get a COAST HL8N head lamp. It is rechargeable and lasts a long time between charges. Not a cheap date but works like a charm. Great video, thanks.
Hey bud. Lube th eheck out of your springs on your doors. SOAK them in oil! Lube the rollers,, anything and everything that moves! Adjust your springs after a couple days so the doors ALMOST go up by themselves. This will make your door problems minimal.
Could you show the cows leaving the barn to go out into the pasture? Would love to see how excited they get! Keep up the great work.
Their cows don’t go out, I believe. They’re fed inside
@@marcamp5450 Their active milk herd doesn't, but their dry cows and heifers do: 9:56
@ I remember that now. Thanks for the info. I too enjoy watching them go out. 👍
You should actually use the spacers with longer bolts for the mouting of the muffler. A longer bolt will hqve more flex and will not snap as easily from wibrations.
Hi Eric. Huge fan of your content. How about a special video of the toasted grain place.
Good video Eric, nice things are going along well looks like the new system is working out.
Thanks for sharing
Loved the speed lasp of the cows coming back in the beds. Hey Eric, why don't you keep a bottle of listerine around shop? If you can't brush your teeth you can at least swish that around?
Can you discuss the breakdown of shavings on your fields? And if they're is a buildup.
I learned a wile ago, take a picture or 2 they can come in handy.
Keep up vids we love them. 🤩
Blow the radiator out.... super dirty 😅😊
Eric, you do a fine job of narrating….even though you’re a tad monotone. 😆 (Don’t take that personal. You do a great job, far better than I. 👍🏼) We need to know what’s going on and you’re the expert. Make a video and tell us all the nitty gritty details.
I’d like to hear more on your solar too. Also love to see your milk pickup in action. When I was a youngster, I got to ride around one weekend day with a guy who worked for a dairy and he drove a tanker to all the farms and picked up the milk. Seeing that would probably bring back some great memories.
Keep up the great work sir. 🍻
I’m very interested in the computer side of the vector system. What rations are you feeding? What are the intakes?
Hey Eric cool video idea for you, you should show to milk being picked up sometime! Not sure if you ever have or not! I mean I have seen it done before but just a video idea for you if theres not much going on!
Eric, it’s not a good project unless you run back to the store 2-5times. Lol 😝
Here in Bedford we got a 1/4 inch badly needed
Milk>Soda
A full cycle of the feeder from mixing to feeding all the way back to the base. You can speed it up in spots so that the video is not too long.
Eric, with the dry weather do expect having a tougher time when you need to pump the pits or do you add water to the pits. Was the manure looked “drier” than in past videos. I recall agitation in the pits has been an issue. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Do you have a rotative brush implement for your bobcat to clean the robot's path or do you clean that with a broom?
Great video brother from the imperial county ca 🚜🚜🇺🇲🤖🤖🤖
Eric, anti seize will be your best friend when working on exhaust manifolds.
Do you use the same needle on all the cows or do you change them?
You could build a smaller door in the big door so only the little door opens for feeding.
There are bushing in the pin that the doors pivots on
Hey Eric, you should mount a camera on one of the robot feeders and set up for a long timelapse or something. Might be cool to see.
There's always enjoy your videos. Have you ever thought about putting those big plastic rubber flaps like they do in big freezers just curious don't know if it would work
Has the milk output increased or decreased with new feeding system, or has it remained the same?
I was noticing the horizontal beams in your temporary shop. Do you know about what year and what was the original purpose of the building? It looks like it was built to last awhile the way they joined the lumber.
more cow interactions. more cow faces.
Awesome 👌 👏 👍
Very nice meeting you today at the farm, thanks to my cousin who lives in Millersville who helped us find your farm while visiting from South Florida. Not too often one gets the chance to actually meet the person we follow on YT. Again, here’s wishing you continued success with both your farm and your channel!