OK, so straight up..... This might be one of my favorite Smarter Every Day videos ever. It has everything I love.... hard work, fluid dynamics, mechanics, control systems, nature, beautiful shots, teamwork, different people working together. It feels like cramming 2,000 pounds into a ziploc bag. I genuinely love it, and I'm grateful that your support made it possible. A huge thank you to everyone who supports me on Patreon. If you'd like to get the stickers, I'd love to send you some, so please make sure your address is correct! If you'd like to consider joining the "team", you can sign up at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday. Again, thank you so much for helping me make this kind of stuff. If you'd like to see the shorter video on the main channel, it's here: ua-cam.com/video/7j1lMs7fcIQ/v-deo.html
i Love this contruction type stuff and what ever alike cheers from Oz what a huge job spacex mite hire you to help build a building or maybe a silo rocket shell .
Well, this says everything I have to say. Golly! This video is PACKED! "OK, so straight up..... This might be one of my favorite Smarter Every Day videos ever. It has everything I love.... hard work, fluid dynamics, mechanics, control systems, nature, beautiful shots, teamwork, different people working together. It feels like cramming 2,000 pounds into a ziploc bag. I genuinely love it"
I just started watching the video on the main channel and instantly thought: "I have to watch the extented cut!" It is amazing how much work and knowledge is necessary. Great job farmers and great job Destin!
8:58 The method is actually very simple. The flow in US gallons per minute = 0.8 * (pipe diameter in inches )^2 * (distance in inches) This comes out as follows: From H=0.5*g*t^2, where g=9.81 m/s^2, free fall by one foot (H=0.305 meters) takes t=1/4 second. Then the velocity of the flow is the measured horizontal distance times 4. The cross-sectional area of the flow is the diameter of the pipe squared times pi divided by four. The cross section times the velocity gives the flow volume per second. If the units were inches, the answer will be in cubic inches per second. To get US gallons per minute, multiply by 60 seconds and divide by 231 cubic inches per US gallon. Gathering the above together gives answer stated in the beginning. The table in the book simply uses a constant for all pipe sizes coefficient of 0.817 instead of 0.8.
I've just watched the shorter version and now I'll have to see it all again?!!?? :D Of course I will and I'll enjoy it too! :) Have seen the videos on irigation pivots on Laura Farms with her father explaining it and them changing the wheels and so. They explained how the pivot works but you showed the details and the switch, makes it all perfectly clear!
working on wind turbines, you constantly get engineers that have to climb up with you to develop their practical skills and what not. Destin helping farmers reminds me so much of that. The ones that truly care about learning and understanding will actually find a way to help, and then find another way. and another way. sometimes they even make the normal technicians look like they're slacking * cough cough *
Apart from the amazing engineering going on it's also amazing to see the empathy and skill trough which Destin goes from being seen as a probable nuisance during their work to an accepted member of the team.
My dad used to be an engineer for Lindsay and helped design many of the components for the Zimmatic pivot. He designed the slip/collector ring at the top of the pivot point. I believe they were the first pivot manufacturer to figure out how to mount it externally, increasing water flow to the whole system.
My dad did a lot of business with Lindsay. He was the inside sales manager for a company that was a wholesaler for many of the parts needed for the controls and automation.
Seeing the pipes sag down under the weight of the water was a really cool shot. That explains a lot of those structural elements and why they need to be there. Drift punch MVP, I can't imagine trying to line those holes up while lifting 200 lbs of pipe, that's a nice technique. Really enjoyed the uncut episode. Go "full beans" more often. :P
If memory serves, for 6" pipe/hose, one foot of length = approximatly 1 gallon. Each gallon weights 8.3 lbs. so I'd be really surprised if the structure didn't sag when it was filled. Growing up, our rural Fire Department was the first one to get Large Diameter Hose when it became available. Putting out all 1000' of the stuff and filling the portable water main essentially emptied the 1500 gallon pumper, but it was great when our water source was not close to the fire. The one thing you had to watch for was the hose jumping 3-4 feet when it fully pressurized. You wouldn't want to be underneath it when it came back down.
Hey Destin, I build, sell, and service these every day. Let me know if you have any questions for future videos or anything you didn't feel was explained to you sufficiently!
10:05 Old school respect was given right here. He took his glove off to shake your hand. This would be a great video to show engineer students. Ideas are not easily communicated. Always make thing easy to assemble in the real world. Gravity will always fight you. There is always a better way. Get out into the real world & see your computer designs become real. Listen to the people building your designs. Destin - Stay out of the drop or pinch zone & smooth ladders are slippery when wet.
Respect for the Farmers and the Construction Guys, What was the actual time for the build? There is a large pressure drop from pivot to end, presume there are regulators along the arms
@@MascottDeepfriar There's still pressure loss. The pressure drop isn't usually more than 8 psi from center point to end or the pipe size will be increased from the 6&5/8" pipeline seen here to the 8" or even 10" pipelines. This is only done on pivots 2000 ft or longer. Some are a mile long.
@1:12:00 - Looks like you are asking too many questions when he doesn't seem like wanting to talk at that moment and has his mind occupied with something else.
As the first generation of my family on both sides that was not raised entirely on a farm, I really appreciate these videos. They mean a lot to me and - I'm sure - to more people than I can count.
Dude. Your heart. Yeah, this is about farmers, irrigation, and engineering, and nerdery and stuff... but the humility you show, the respect you have for others, and the willingness you have to be educated and corrected is the mark of wisdom. The video is great, without question. But I love who (I think) you are. This is why I watch your stuff. Yeah, you're a nerd like me. But I need to grow up to be you. (Said knowing full well that I'm older than you.)
The application chart at 1:31:31 shows the immense amount of water in a thunderstorm. Sixty-six hours for this thing to drop an inch of water on the field, and a thunderstorm can do that in a few minutes.
I have learned much more from you than in my entire school years. I am a fan of these detailed videos on this channel. While playing and watching your videos, it almost always gives me the feeling of opening a present. thanks, Destin for making these awesome videos & Love from India
Great for all the comments below, but even more so, the way you relate to the crew and crew boss to be accepted into the group. I grew up rural, but was fortunate to get an engineering degree and must say my rural roots was key to fitting into some similar situations. Show respect for people at all levels for their experience, what you can learn from them regardless of how they learned it.
Having spent most of my life in a heavy ag area in northern California, I had no idea how much goes into farming. It's incredible, between your videos and Clarkson's Farm on Amazon, I've learned so much about the process, and the work involved. Thank you Destin for sharing this with us. Also this format really reminded me of Dirty Jobs from Discovery back in the day, your production value is insane! Keep up the fantastic work and hope to see more!
Fantastic video. May I humble suggest an idea for a followup series. At the end of the video, there was fantastic drone video of the irrigation of the green crops. Using a discerning eye one can see a very slight crop color, some dark green, some a very light yellowish/brown, also a very slight difference plant growth of some areas. I would be cool look at these crops under two different scenarios. 1. yellow lenses sunglasses, 2. remote sensing camera. 1. On a hot summer day, I was riding my motorcycle wearing an impromptu yellow lenses sunglasses, to my surprise as I passed a golf course, my naked eye saw all green grass but with the yellow lenses glasses I saw yellow grass, but where the sprinkler was watering, the grass was a healthy green. Wha? how? please explain. What would the crops in this video look like? 2. remote sensing cameras can capture data, than can be analyzed and then show how healthy plants are, how dry they are, etc. What would the crops in this video look like using analyzed remote sensing data? Can you see areas that getting more water than others? or more fertilizer? or can we see clearly areas of crops that are maybe "light yellow/brown"? Could information like this help farmers with very large crop fields save money, increase yields and have less crop variation from area to area? Thank you. Keep up the good work! Please do more farm related videos. :) It's where our food comes from and more people need to see it.
I seen the duration of this video and I was like.. I'm quite dedicated to this channel, but I'll watch a bit, and then switch to something else.. 1hr 40mins is a bit long.. And here I am, 1hr 40mins later.. Wondering IS there an Extended Extended video?
this extended cut was fantastic. thank you for all you do and sticking to your recipe. Never change Destin, especially not for the algorithms. A sincere thank you for all you do!
I've applied for college for areospace engineering, I say this not only because of the stereotype, but because you where one of the people who inspired me to. I'm from a small rural town so I haven't had access to many STEM programs growing up, and any that I did were self managed. Had it not been for you and so many others that make these kinds of videos, teach us and show us new things, I don't think I would have found another purpose. I just want to thank you Dustin, for all that you do, because it inspired me, and it's inspiring so many others. Also, thank you farmers My school is so small that I've recived a better STEM education from the FFA chapter and farmers than any science classes. Infact tomorrow I leave for a tractor mechanics style competition that I joined the team for hopeing to learn something about engineering. The team is taught by a farmer who's son is on the team aswell and they've both taught me more about farming and engineering than I ever expected. And I know for sure I could never be a farmer.
This video was awesome. As usual, you clearly demonstrate enjoyment when learning. Does not matter if it is from a PhD or just some dude making it day by day. Just FYI, at 01:07:42 the guy said "palante" and translated it as "forward". For better understanding, he actually said "para adelante" ("pa' 'lante"). Edit: at 01:08:28 they were afraid to hit your head when moving back ("pa' atrás") the forklift! I guess he was not very sure how to say that.
You should hook up with the Millennial Farmer in Minnesota, dontcha know, during planting and harvesting season, there might be something there. He does soybean and corn on a decent sized farm, multiple generations and very cool to watch how things happen on a farm. Perhaps do a whole series on farming!
Wow! This was GREAT !! Always wanted to see this. We drove to Ocean City Maryland in the spring and I noticed how many they had on my way over there. I have driven many times in North Carolina South Carolina but never really paid attention to it. But this time I even stopped near a field and looked at it. Unfortunately they were not in function so I could not see how much water was being sprayed! I was fascinated by how they are put together!!!! I could not have imagined all the manual work to is done to put all this together. Thanks for that video, (and all the others) and thanks for sharing your passion with farmers. 😃
this doesn't have enough views! You should upload long cuts like this to the main channel too, i guarantee they'd get a mil views. I almost totally missed this video
To be completely honest I'd hire a geotechnical engineer before and do the recommendations before setting down the pad and pivot to make sure it's 100% but that's just me.
Thank you for educating the world about farming. As a farmer I cannot tell you how pleased seeing high-quality educational content about agriculture makes me.
More farming ideas: how they plant (and why they plant what they do), the technology link between getting it in the ground and back out with gps-driven tractors/harvesters and the inner workings of the harvester.
You need a full brim hat if you're going to be out in that sun all day. Your ears are toast and that'll mean skin cancer later in life. I had to have a pizza slice removed from my ear for just that reason. You're a smart fellow, wake up! Get Sun Smarter Every Day!
I am not only amazed, but I am also extremely thankful that there are enough people in this world that have the knowledge and work ethic to perform this type of work. Without these people, we wouldn't be able to eat.
33:30 Those Alabama Mexicans are far more patient than the ones here in Albuquerque. Round here if you hold a wrench the wrong way they'll laugh you out of the jobsite. Excellent video Destin.
Thanks so much for this behind the scenes long cut. I always learn so much from your videos but this one gives even more bang for the buck. Please keep them coming.
I would love to see a video just on the harvest process, I am a farmer and know you would be super impressed and I think it would make a interesting video
Hey Destin, You're not allowed to fly a drone near power cables. If I recall you must have a 200ft stand off from any power Lines. Unless you have specific permission from the owner of the cable (usually it's utility companies) then you can have a shorter stand off. I can't recall which exact FAA regulation it is so I do apologise for that. But so far the video is a great watch. Thanks for reading P.s. if anyone is knowledgeable enough to correct me please do so.
Anti immigrant folks need to watch videos like this. The work ethic of the Mexican people, generally, is so impressive. Not only do they work super hard but they are so skillful.
Great vids man, this one was cool, its the only irrigation I have no experience with. That's why I gotta say this: Adjustable impact sprinklers have worked the same way, on a spring cam, for 100 years. They are cool and I still use them, but it is truly ancient tech in the irrigation world. What you showed us is impressive in size, and it is even more impressive being a one zone pump fed mostly electromechanical system. I assume the wheel control and pivot angle sensors are electronic, but other than a small control box that may well be all. This works well for farmers because it has reliability going for it. It is also awesome because of the scale involved, and the engineering involved due to the scale. But a lot of small residential systems now have more feedback built into the system than that giant crop pivot. A flow meter is installed to communicate with the control box; this lets you calibrate each zone to a specific gpm draw when it is working properly. If it exceed this then the control box knows that either a mechanical component or a line has failed(resulting from the extra flow or geyser) and it will kill that zone. If it drops below this calibrated rate it knows that a valve has failed to open properly or things are severely clogged and it will throw an alert for this as well. High end controllers will monitor the milliamps that they are feeding every valve in a constant voltage(24) system. If it falls outside of an acceptable range it will throw a circuit closed/open alert. Seepage due to debris in valves will also throw an alert. The controllers often allow the use of micro climate data from your neighbors to calibrate your system. This was better before a certain underground weather forecaster was bought by a certain historic computer company, but it still works and you would be surprised at how often there are several or more hobby meteorology stations set up in a neighborhood and connected to that network feeding data.
@1:05:13 Not sure what's happening here, but it's freakin' out my Bose Quietcomfort 35 II headphones! Replayed it multiple times and every single time I lose all audio except for a single, very high pitched beep that keeps going until I reconnect my headphones! Anyone else has this happening?
Funny seeing engineer getting out from behind desk see how work is actually done. I was there before, designing telecommunication routes, was asked if I wanted join crew to help install my designed route way back 2001-02. Ended up never going behind desk again.
This was a wonderful video. Definitely my favorite one of yours. Love the long form video and love seeing things being built. I’m amused how you ingratiated yourself into the crew.
Where i'm from, this summer brought an outstanding harvest. But only to people who had proper water infrastructure. If you are equiped, these are the good times! :D
Thank you again for all the great productions you provide to us, keep going!! I have a question on these pivots and the shape they create: When you showed the sattelite picture of these pivots next to each other, it appears to me that all the space in the corners between the circles is wasted. Wouldn’t it be more efficient to use the land in a square, instead of a circular pattern? Or are there major benefits of doing it in circles? 🤓
This modern irrigation seems like more of a plumber's invention than a farmer's. And if you're smart because of the technology that you use then everyone would be a genius because we all have smartphones.
So whats up with you these days? Still doing the school thing? How are kids, lady wife, etc and so on? Absolutely LOVE all your vids, but the farming ones are real standouts, and I want to see more. (If you ever need rabbit farming info, let me know, lol!) If I had the resources, I'd patreon in a hot second, but I don't, so will share you every chance I get, instead.
What happens when it gets too swampy and the tires get stuck in places? Also what kind of regular maintenance do these need. Looking at a cost analysis of running one of these you would still need a water truck to water outside of the circle wouldn't you?
You should look into Corner arm machines they attach to the end tower and are able to swing out 90° and steal around objects like houses pumps etc and able to pick up more or area as they extend in the corners and then retract as the pivot goes around
I might be about to ask a silly question but as a pipe fitter it made me wonder the underground pipe what way is it pitching and same with the sprinkler line what way is it pitching
You are mounting the bolts wrong, always point the bolt to were if the nut comes off the bolt will still work, otherwise you will have complete failure
OK, so straight up..... This might be one of my favorite Smarter Every Day videos ever. It has everything I love.... hard work, fluid dynamics, mechanics, control systems, nature, beautiful shots, teamwork, different people working together. It feels like cramming 2,000 pounds into a ziploc bag. I genuinely love it, and I'm grateful that your support made it possible. A huge thank you to everyone who supports me on Patreon. If you'd like to get the stickers, I'd love to send you some, so please make sure your address is correct! If you'd like to consider joining the "team", you can sign up at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday. Again, thank you so much for helping me make this kind of stuff. If you'd like to see the shorter video on the main channel, it's here: ua-cam.com/video/7j1lMs7fcIQ/v-deo.html
Nothing like a team working in harmony...
I loved it! I would subscribe to a channel full of these kinds of videos.
i Love this contruction type stuff and what ever alike cheers from Oz what a huge job
spacex mite hire you to help build a building or maybe a silo rocket shell .
Well, this says everything I have to say. Golly! This video is PACKED!
"OK, so straight up..... This might be one of my favorite Smarter Every Day videos ever. It has everything I love.... hard work, fluid dynamics, mechanics, control systems, nature, beautiful shots, teamwork, different people working together. It feels like cramming 2,000 pounds into a ziploc bag. I genuinely love it"
@@markissboi3583 In Tas, seen a few 9 section spans... masssive.
Desitn, sir. I have to say that this video is definitely one of the best you’ve put together. Please continue making the extended versions! Thank you.
I just started watching the video on the main channel and instantly thought: "I have to watch the extented cut!"
It is amazing how much work and knowledge is necessary. Great job farmers and great job Destin!
you make my favorite videos every time yall never fail to inspire and intrigue me always
this is such a relaxing watch
Had to watch it in 3 parts, but totally worth it
8:58 The method is actually very simple. The flow in US gallons per minute = 0.8 * (pipe diameter in inches )^2 * (distance in inches)
This comes out as follows:
From H=0.5*g*t^2, where g=9.81 m/s^2, free fall by one foot (H=0.305 meters) takes t=1/4 second.
Then the velocity of the flow is the measured horizontal distance times 4.
The cross-sectional area of the flow is the diameter of the pipe squared times pi divided by four.
The cross section times the velocity gives the flow volume per second.
If the units were inches, the answer will be in cubic inches per second. To get US gallons per minute, multiply by 60 seconds and divide by 231 cubic inches per US gallon.
Gathering the above together gives answer stated in the beginning. The table in the book simply uses a constant for all pipe sizes coefficient of 0.817 instead of 0.8.
Didn't realize I could watch almost 2 hours of this. That was cool
You could devote an entire vid to drain tile man. It's pretty in depth in design and how it's put in. Continue the farmer deep dive.
OK, so straight up.... this is like modded minecraft but in real life
always funny to hear you switch accents when you go between the camera and the farmers
Glad I wasn't the only person who noticed this!
"aight", "come on wittit",
One of the many aspects that make him a good communicator :)
It’s blue collar Destin vs white collar Destin 🤓
reminds me of my mam with her telephone voice on the land line
I've just watched the shorter version and now I'll have to see it all again?!!?? :D
Of course I will and I'll enjoy it too! :)
Have seen the videos on irigation pivots on Laura Farms with her father explaining it and them changing the wheels and so. They explained how the pivot works but you showed the details and the switch, makes it all perfectly clear!
I'm right here with ya, was an absolute joy to watch the shorter cut, gonna have fun watching this more relaxed while I draw
@JustJoe73, hey, I am doing the same🤪🤔 !!
"So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow" (1 Cor. 3.7 NIV).
🤣
working on wind turbines, you constantly get engineers that have to climb up with you to develop their practical skills and what not. Destin helping farmers reminds me so much of that. The ones that truly care about learning and understanding will actually find a way to help, and then find another way. and another way. sometimes they even make the normal technicians look like they're slacking * cough cough *
Apart from the amazing engineering going on it's also amazing to see the empathy and skill trough which Destin goes from being seen as a probable nuisance during their work to an accepted member of the team.
My dad used to be an engineer for Lindsay and helped design many of the components for the Zimmatic pivot. He designed the slip/collector ring at the top of the pivot point. I believe they were the first pivot manufacturer to figure out how to mount it externally, increasing water flow to the whole system.
My dad did a lot of business with Lindsay. He was the inside sales manager for a company that was a wholesaler for many of the parts needed for the controls and automation.
The engineering of farming is probably one of the most impact things that affect us but we have no idea on how it works.
Very nice video.
Seeing the pipes sag down under the weight of the water was a really cool shot. That explains a lot of those structural elements and why they need to be there. Drift punch MVP, I can't imagine trying to line those holes up while lifting 200 lbs of pipe, that's a nice technique.
Really enjoyed the uncut episode. Go "full beans" more often. :P
If memory serves, for 6" pipe/hose, one foot of length = approximatly 1 gallon. Each gallon weights 8.3 lbs. so I'd be really surprised if the structure didn't sag when it was filled.
Growing up, our rural Fire Department was the first one to get Large Diameter Hose when it became available. Putting out all 1000' of the stuff and filling the portable water main essentially emptied the 1500 gallon pumper, but it was great when our water source was not close to the fire.
The one thing you had to watch for was the hose jumping 3-4 feet when it fully pressurized. You wouldn't want to be underneath it when it came back down.
People always talk about heroes being police and fireman, i would argue that farmers are the true heroes.
@KeyDx7 , agreed. Cops not one in my book.
Hey Destin, I build, sell, and service these every day. Let me know if you have any questions for future videos or anything you didn't feel was explained to you sufficiently!
Hi Blake (and others) - why are the sprinkler bibs connected to the top and not the bottom of the pipe?
Destin trying to become one of the crew sounds exactly like a shy teenager trying to make friends in highschool.
It's awesome 😂
10:05 Old school respect was given right here. He took his glove off to shake your hand.
This would be a great video to show engineer students. Ideas are not easily communicated. Always make thing easy to assemble in the real world. Gravity will always fight you. There is always a better way. Get out into the real world & see your computer designs become real. Listen to the people building your designs.
Destin - Stay out of the drop or pinch zone & smooth ladders are slippery when wet.
Respect for the Farmers and the Construction Guys, What was the actual time for the build? There is a large pressure drop from pivot to end, presume there are regulators along the arms
each sprinkler head has a regulator so the pressure stays constant.
@@MascottDeepfriar There's still pressure loss. The pressure drop isn't usually more than 8 psi from center point to end or the pipe size will be increased from the 6&5/8" pipeline seen here to the 8" or even 10" pipelines. This is only done on pivots 2000 ft or longer. Some are a mile long.
I hope Mortimer is alright.
@1:12:00 - Looks like you are asking too many questions when he doesn't seem like wanting to talk at that moment and has his mind occupied with something else.
As the first generation of my family on both sides that was not raised entirely on a farm, I really appreciate these videos. They mean a lot to me and - I'm sure - to more people than I can count.
😟 ...I just realized how lazy I am.
I just realized I'm not the only one.......lol
Dude. Your heart. Yeah, this is about farmers, irrigation, and engineering, and nerdery and stuff... but the humility you show, the respect you have for others, and the willingness you have to be educated and corrected is the mark of wisdom. The video is great, without question. But I love who (I think) you are. This is why I watch your stuff. Yeah, you're a nerd like me. But I need to grow up to be you. (Said knowing full well that I'm older than you.)
The application chart at 1:31:31 shows the immense amount of water in a thunderstorm. Sixty-six hours for this thing to drop an inch of water on the field, and a thunderstorm can do that in a few minutes.
As a farmer, this is awesome to watch 👍🏻 Good job Destin 👏
Destin: Shows how deep the concrete post goes.
Me: Flashbacks to mining opals in Australia.
Whoa
Destin: mines opals in Australia
You should get up go Minnesota and collab with randy the master pipe layer for drain tile. Huge equipment and a lot of science goes into it.
I have learned much more from you than in my entire school years. I am a fan of these detailed videos on this channel. While playing and watching your videos, it almost always gives me the feeling of opening a present. thanks, Destin for making these awesome videos & Love from India
Great for all the comments below, but even more so, the way you relate to the crew and crew boss to be accepted into the group. I grew up rural, but was fortunate to get an engineering degree and must say my rural roots was key to fitting into some similar situations. Show respect for people at all levels for their experience, what you can learn from them regardless of how they learned it.
Having spent most of my life in a heavy ag area in northern California, I had no idea how much goes into farming. It's incredible, between your videos and Clarkson's Farm on Amazon, I've learned so much about the process, and the work involved. Thank you Destin for sharing this with us.
Also this format really reminded me of Dirty Jobs from Discovery back in the day, your production value is insane! Keep up the fantastic work and hope to see more!
But why do the sprinklers attach on the top of the pipe?
Fantastic video. May I humble suggest an idea for a followup series. At the end of the video, there was fantastic drone video of the irrigation of the green crops. Using a discerning eye one can see a very slight crop color, some dark green, some a very light yellowish/brown, also a very slight difference plant growth of some areas. I would be cool look at these crops under two different scenarios. 1. yellow lenses sunglasses, 2. remote sensing camera. 1. On a hot summer day, I was riding my motorcycle wearing an impromptu yellow lenses sunglasses, to my surprise as I passed a golf course, my naked eye saw all green grass but with the yellow lenses glasses I saw yellow grass, but where the sprinkler was watering, the grass was a healthy green. Wha? how? please explain. What would the crops in this video look like? 2. remote sensing cameras can capture data, than can be analyzed and then show how healthy plants are, how dry they are, etc. What would the crops in this video look like using analyzed remote sensing data? Can you see areas that getting more water than others? or more fertilizer? or can we see clearly areas of crops that are maybe "light yellow/brown"? Could information like this help farmers with very large crop fields save money, increase yields and have less crop variation from area to area? Thank you. Keep up the good work! Please do more farm related videos. :) It's where our food comes from and more people need to see it.
I seen the duration of this video and I was like.. I'm quite dedicated to this channel, but I'll watch a bit, and then switch to something else.. 1hr 40mins is a bit long..
And here I am, 1hr 40mins later.. Wondering IS there an Extended Extended video?
Help construct a few these huge sprinkler sysyems or big Grain silos
And SpaceX mite take you on to build a rocket or buildings /..\
1 Corinthians 3:7
7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
I'm actually a reinke pivot technician I build 10-15 a year in Montana
Surprised you put up with the non-Laminar flow (around the 8-minute mark).
this extended cut was fantastic. thank you for all you do and sticking to your recipe. Never change Destin, especially not for the algorithms. A sincere thank you for all you do!
Hey are you going to revisit your lunar lander series or did some things fall through? Still really interested in learning more about that
Never thought I would stay up until 2 AM to watch this entire thing but it sucked me in from the beginning!
1:10:35 (1 Cor 3:7) So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Awesome 😎 keep up ur awesome work we love ur videos
I think what I admire most about your content is how respectful you are to everyone. There isn't enough of that. And there should be.
I've applied for college for areospace engineering, I say this not only because of the stereotype, but because you where one of the people who inspired me to. I'm from a small rural town so I haven't had access to many STEM programs growing up, and any that I did were self managed. Had it not been for you and so many others that make these kinds of videos, teach us and show us new things, I don't think I would have found another purpose. I just want to thank you Dustin, for all that you do, because it inspired me, and it's inspiring so many others.
Also, thank you farmers
My school is so small that I've recived a better STEM education from the FFA chapter and farmers than any science classes. Infact tomorrow I leave for a tractor mechanics style competition that I joined the team for hopeing to learn something about engineering. The team is taught by a farmer who's son is on the team aswell and they've both taught me more about farming and engineering than I ever expected. And I know for sure I could never be a farmer.
Was the water supply laminer flow through the pipe?
This video was awesome. As usual, you clearly demonstrate enjoyment when learning. Does not matter if it is from a PhD or just some dude making it day by day.
Just FYI, at 01:07:42 the guy said "palante" and translated it as "forward". For better understanding, he actually said "para adelante" ("pa' 'lante").
Edit: at 01:08:28 they were afraid to hit your head when moving back ("pa' atrás") the forklift! I guess he was not very sure how to say that.
This video is so long it's seeping positivity will suffice for several evenings 😁
You should hook up with the Millennial Farmer in Minnesota, dontcha know, during planting and harvesting season, there might be something there. He does soybean and corn on a decent sized farm, multiple generations and very cool to watch how things happen on a farm. Perhaps do a whole series on farming!
Wow! This was GREAT !! Always wanted to see this. We drove to Ocean City Maryland in the spring and I noticed how many they had on my way over there. I have driven many times in North Carolina South Carolina but never really paid attention to it. But this time I even stopped near a field and looked at it. Unfortunately they were not in function so I could not see how much water was being sprayed! I was fascinated by how they are put together!!!! I could not have imagined all the manual work to is done to put all this together. Thanks for that video, (and all the others) and thanks for sharing your passion with farmers. 😃
this doesn't have enough views! You should upload long cuts like this to the main channel too, i guarantee they'd get a mil views. I almost totally missed this video
To be completely honest I'd hire a geotechnical engineer before and do the recommendations before setting down the pad and pivot to make sure it's 100% but that's just me.
"I need nuts... Chris I'm coming in" - Destin 2022.
This video answers more than all my questions from the shorter version - even more interesting than the shorter one too!
Thank you for educating the world about farming. As a farmer I cannot tell you how pleased seeing high-quality educational content about agriculture makes me.
I didn't NEED to know this much about pivots, but I definitely enjoyed learning it through this video.
More farming ideas: how they plant (and why they plant what they do), the technology link between getting it in the ground and back out with gps-driven tractors/harvesters and the inner workings of the harvester.
Millennial Farmer and Lawson Farms are my favorite.
You need a full brim hat if you're going to be out in that sun all day. Your ears are toast and that'll mean skin cancer later in life. I had to have a pizza slice removed from my ear for just that reason. You're a smart fellow, wake up! Get Sun Smarter Every Day!
farmers are amazing truly amazing 👏
I am not only amazed, but I am also extremely thankful that there are enough people in this world that have the knowledge and work ethic to perform this type of work. Without these people, we wouldn't be able to eat.
During this video, every time you said "And a part falls off" I thought you were at a Boeing or Ford plant....😂
I just drove through the Midwest and saw so many of these!! I was so curious about how they work! Thanks for making this video!!
33:30 Those Alabama Mexicans are far more patient than the ones here in Albuquerque. Round here if you hold a wrench the wrong way they'll laugh you out of the jobsite. Excellent video Destin.
Thanks so much for this behind the scenes long cut. I always learn so much from your videos but this one gives even more bang for the buck. Please keep them coming.
I would love to see a video just on the harvest process, I am a farmer and know you would be super impressed and I think it would make a interesting video
Hey Destin,
You're not allowed to fly a drone near power cables.
If I recall you must have a 200ft stand off from any power Lines.
Unless you have specific permission from the owner of the cable (usually it's utility companies) then you can have a shorter stand off.
I can't recall which exact FAA regulation it is so I do apologise for that.
But so far the video is a great watch.
Thanks for reading
P.s. if anyone is knowledgeable enough to correct me please do so.
Anti immigrant folks need to watch videos like this. The work ethic of the Mexican people, generally, is so impressive. Not only do they work super hard but they are so skillful.
Great vids man, this one was cool, its the only irrigation I have no experience with. That's why I gotta say this:
Adjustable impact sprinklers have worked the same way, on a spring cam, for 100 years. They are cool and I still use them, but it is truly ancient tech in the irrigation world. What you showed us is impressive in size, and it is even more impressive being a one zone pump fed mostly electromechanical system. I assume the wheel control and pivot angle sensors are electronic, but other than a small control box that may well be all. This works well for farmers because it has reliability going for it. It is also awesome because of the scale involved, and the engineering involved due to the scale.
But a lot of small residential systems now have more feedback built into the system than that giant crop pivot. A flow meter is installed to communicate with the control box; this lets you calibrate each zone to a specific gpm draw when it is working properly. If it exceed this then the control box knows that either a mechanical component or a line has failed(resulting from the extra flow or geyser) and it will kill that zone. If it drops below this calibrated rate it knows that a valve has failed to open properly or things are severely clogged and it will throw an alert for this as well. High end controllers will monitor the milliamps that they are feeding every valve in a constant voltage(24) system. If it falls outside of an acceptable range it will throw a circuit closed/open alert. Seepage due to debris in valves will also throw an alert.
The controllers often allow the use of micro climate data from your neighbors to calibrate your system. This was better before a certain underground weather forecaster was bought by a certain historic computer company, but it still works and you would be surprised at how often there are several or more hobby meteorology stations set up in a neighborhood and connected to that network feeding data.
😂I remember my first time turning a wrench
Im curious why they dont do directional boring?
@1:05:13 Not sure what's happening here, but it's freakin' out my Bose Quietcomfort 35 II headphones! Replayed it multiple times and every single time I lose all audio except for a single, very high pitched beep that keeps going until I reconnect my headphones! Anyone else has this happening?
Funny seeing engineer getting out from behind desk see how work is actually done. I was there before, designing telecommunication routes, was asked if I wanted join crew to help install my designed route way back 2001-02. Ended up never going behind desk again.
This was a wonderful video. Definitely my favorite one of yours. Love the long form video and love seeing things being built. I’m amused how you ingratiated yourself into the crew.
7:52 That wasn't quite a laminar flow... 😢 What would you call it? Just "swirling?" I was thinking like a turbulent laminar.
Where i'm from, this summer brought an outstanding harvest. But only to people who had proper water infrastructure. If you are equiped, these are the good times! :D
Thank you again for all the great productions you provide to us, keep going!!
I have a question on these pivots and the shape they create:
When you showed the sattelite picture of these pivots next to each other, it appears to me that all the space in the corners between the circles is wasted.
Wouldn’t it be more efficient to use the land in a square, instead of a circular pattern? Or are there major benefits of doing it in circles? 🤓
This modern irrigation seems like more of a plumber's invention than a farmer's.
And if you're smart because of the technology that you use then everyone would be a genius because we all have smartphones.
So whats up with you these days? Still doing the school thing? How are kids, lady wife, etc and so on? Absolutely LOVE all your vids, but the farming ones are real standouts, and I want to see more.
(If you ever need rabbit farming info, let me know, lol!)
If I had the resources, I'd patreon in a hot second, but I don't, so will share you every chance I get, instead.
This is by far the best video I've seen on this channel. Thank you Destin.
Great build Shame no links to product for overseas farmers wanting to purchase Kits !
What happens when it gets too swampy and the tires get stuck in places? Also what kind of regular maintenance do these need. Looking at a cost analysis of running one of these you would still need a water truck to water outside of the circle wouldn't you?
I know why you didn't include the water pump part into your first channel video, it's not laminar flow :P
This video is how I realized these are 100% where the inspiration for Eren's Founding Titan came from
Not gonna lie. Your spanish hurts just a little bit. 😄😄
Keep learning, and keep up the good work.
I always assumed the wheels were driven by water and the arm would move as needed by how much water was applied. Thanks for the learning. Fascinating.
Fun fact: The original ones back in the 40s and 50s were water powered.
Awesome video. Was glued to the screen. How long is the system when build?
Corner Systems would blow your mind. They are a speslah tower at the end that allows the pivot to cover a sqware (ish) area. Lots more to learn.
You should look into Corner arm machines they attach to the end tower and are able to swing out 90° and steal around objects like houses pumps etc and able to pick up more or area as they extend in the corners and then retract as the pivot goes around
A 5ft bar jammed in the ground with pressure on the pipe works better then a hammer. And properly lubeing the gasket in the bell
So you speak fluent Spanish? It seems to be very common in US. Is it mandatory in school?
I might be about to ask a silly question but as a pipe fitter it made me wonder the underground pipe what way is it pitching and same with the sprinkler line what way is it pitching
You are mounting the bolts wrong, always point the bolt to were if the nut comes off the bolt will still work, otherwise you will have complete failure
I wonder if the manufacturers train crews like Jose’s to put these pivot systems together?
Are you familiar with Sarah Donner's Center Pivot Irrigation song?
~~~~~~~ SRL w/ THE Q ~~~
FARMING IS ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE PROFESSIONS ON EARTH, ASK GOD !!!
~~~~~~~ SRL w/ THE Q ~~~
pa lante- Move forward
pa tras- Move backwards
pa riba- move up
pa bajo- move down