Cleaning the Grain Pits
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- Cleaning out the 500 Bushel Grain Pits. Everybody loves climbing down into the pits to pump out 200 gallons of rotten stagnant mosquito water.... Agronomist Visit, Government Subsidies, Average Yields Expected, and a Farming Simulator Update!
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Zach Johnson, the “Millennial Farmer” is a 5th-generation farmer who’s spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family’s farm. His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture.
With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.
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Hi Zach, you are such a fine example of the "work ethic" and the need to get jobs done even if unpleasant. I would tend to procrastinate and that doesn't work on the farm. Thanks for showing the "less than fun chores" as well the super neat chores such as seeding or combining. I have a question on the micro-managing. You mention "down to the acre level" but it seems to me that you are adjusting to even smaller pieces of land -- which is incredible when you think back even a few years ago. Thanks for making the investments that keep food production high at a reasonable cost to the consumer. A great video. Thanks!! - Dean from Edina
Thanks again Dean!! Always appreciate your thoughts! The acres are managed at a 1-2.5 acre level but usually the programs we use, use an algorithm to blend the acres together based on averages, so there aren't hard breaks or 'lines' between the acres for certain applications. Did I make that clear as mud? Maybe it wasn't even what you were asking?!
Millennial Farmer That answers what I was wondering too. Thanks Zach
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I met a little boy name Luke. I was sitting in a Chick-fil-A waiting on my Great Grandaughter for her school celebration. He and his parents sat down. As soon as the boy saw me, he ask his mother if he could meet me. I had no clue why so I ask. As it turns out I had my MN Millennial Farmer shirt on. The mother explain to Me Her Husban works for a Family Farm in Middlesex Co Va in Waterview Va on the Rappahanock River. Every night or every new Video which ever comes first. Dad and Son watch you. The effect you have on the future of Young people, and Adults are so rewarding. I got to enjoy your hard working so Thank you. I did give all your deserving praise. My wife and I will be ordering a Shirt for Dad and Son. Thank you to you and your Family for sharing your life.
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George Netroe
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Hi Zach thank you for all you do for your Country
Hello Zach Thanks for sharing you cleaning job of the pits as it shows that your work may be unpleasant but you get it all down JOB WELL DONE!
Hello from Sweden!!
I have been addicted for you videos the last week and I watched atleast 20 of you videos again.
I love farming and my dad is a farmer.
Keep up the great work
I grew up on a dairy farm in Maryland, they changed to grain after Grandpa passed, so I know how rough it can be. I think most people just don't understand what y'all yo through and what happens to us as a country if farms are hurt by the economy. Love this and Welker farm channel, hope to see many many more videos.
Nice to have someone
bringing awareness to the agriculture industry and what farmers really deal within a daily basis
With our silos we use black plastic waterline to unplug the pipes. Works like a charm and is strong enough for really plugged material.
Hi from norway,keep up the good work,farmers are the backbone of nations 😍👍
Everything i whatch off your channel I use to help my dad on my farm
I'm enjoying a much-needed rainfall in East Tennessee, which we haven't seen in 3 weeks or more. On my covered porch. With an adult beverage. Life is good.
It's hilarious when you ask the dead animals if their ok!
I respect you. Without your level of organization, you would be lost. You are number one in my estimation. My Dad used to say, "It takes a special kind of man to keep his wife happy, look after his children and run a farm."
I appreciate that very much, thank you!
I love the constant work.
A couple of days ago, I went into the basement of a rental property and powerwashed two years of sewage backup back down the hole it came up. It was about 4 inches thick. It smelled very nice also.
To the voice of David Attenborough: A adult male Millennial Farmer approaches and starts work on his food storage system to get ready for corn eating season, their species will be very busy in the next coming months but they will be storing food for the winter. Soon they will enter hibernation as the cold winter approaches they will crawl into their caves and settle down for the winter and wake up back again for the warm spring weather.
🤣🤣🤣 I even read it in his voice!
😂😂
... This species does not hibernate like other hibernating mammals. If we take a look inside the hive, we will see them working along on what looks like maintenance tasks. We do not know if there is any significant energy savings to their method. It seems that they offset the lack of energy saving with a steady stream of hamburgers that keeps them going through the long cold winter.
gotta love rotten corn, one of the reasons i used to be a farm hand instead of actually being a farmhand now :)
When you said you were gonna back that chisel with the cart on the back I was like, “that’s cute.” That was impressive
A high pressure drain clearing nozzle might work. Cleans corn out of clogged poop pipes...
Watching this reminds me that I'm really happy the farmer I occasionally work for uses augers instead of pits. I'm positive the job would be given to me if it had to be done.
Dont leave us hanging in the dust, need to see some cart racing videos of the 73 in action!
Up in delphos Ohio were going on beans already which is really surprising seeing the spring we had
Great video Zach! Can’t wait until harvest begins for y’all!
We use rye as a cover crop all the time and it gives us abit of extra credit mainly with our corn
Im getting PUMPED for harvest videos!!! Love driving along in that combine!!!!🌽🌽
On the augur spout that fills the truck, there is a Y fitting on the end ( I think you called it a reducer). The flanged dead end of that Y fitting can be used as a clean-out port. An iron bar of sufficient length such as 5/8" rebar could be inserted through a hole of adequate diameter in the dead end and run up the down tube. We welded couplers on the rebar to allows us to add lengths easily. A man basket for the skid steer is a quick ans safe work platform for heights. The clean-out port can have a swing over cap for when its not in use.
Zach I appreciate your thoughts on the current political aspects that are effecting farming. Americas' farms are the core of our great country and farmers and their family's are selfless, hard working heros in my mind. I enjoy your videos and find them not only entertaining but very educational, insightful and interesting.
God bless you and your family!
My unofficial favorite part of farm sim, playing jenga with the equipment. Granted, virtual equipment doesnt care when you bump into walls, or other vehicles haha. Good thing I'm more careful with my day job!
As always Zach, good stuff. Always enjoy your videos and a glimpse into farming life.
We are about 3 and a half weeks from a killing frost and yesterday is the first I have seen any soy beans starting to turn.
You’re very lucky Zach. In Australia at the moment we’re having a massive drought, Most farmers have no water so all the crops and livestock are dying... with not a single bit of help from the Australian government, it’s really sad to see.
I've recently started to hear a lot about this. Very sad
East Australia is really rough at the moment
Lots of hay being cut over here in the West to send over there
Some areas over here got hit by frost and wiped out the wheat crop so it's being baled as well
You cant buy a baler even if you want to the whole country is sold out atm
Milwaukee battery leaf blower, works wonders for cleaning out grain bins after you run the sweep auger!
"Historically, this is safer than a turkey burger"😂😂🤣👍🏻
lol. You are getting asked where the Farm Sim map is almost as many times as the average Farm Sim mod creator gets asked if a particular mod is coming to consoles.
I bet you guys can't wait to get harvesting! Looking forward to seeing your experiences during harvest 19!
Thanks for sharing the ins and outs of your days with us.
Send some rain down to Australia. Our poor farmers down here are into the 3rd year of a severe drought.
I'm glad to see that you are wearing your respirator in this video maybe you should have worn it when you were cleaning out the dryer as well. Keep up the video's, thanks John.
7:46 "Historically this is safer than the turkey burger for me" Lmao 😅 🤣🤣
Edit: hey Zach we are still waiting a funny moments part 2
I've missed a few videos. What happened with the turkey burger.
@@TheAbilities we shall just say it was messy 🤣
@@guy_incognito7538 well?
@@TheAbilities I assume that to mean the Turkey burger made his next trip to the bathroom a wet and slimy one
@@guy_incognito7538 th for the explanation. Lol
Thanks Zack keep the videos coming thanks for the update
Several years ago I worked at a grain elevator. First day I was tasked with cleaning out the boot pit of the leg had me really wondering how much I needed a job.
You are the man Zack attack! 💯👊🏾👊🏾
Cant wait till December ...it's going to be awesome to play on your fram
That's right take care of that boy's car looking forward to more video's. Carl
Mannnn! You always get the coolest jobs!!
Always nice... to have dry pits!
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Thanks for the video !
Aren't you worried about all the rain ? Can you even drive in your fields ? Are you hoping for enough frost so that the ground is frozen ? Or are you investing in tracks for your combine(s) and grain tank ? Rent a quad track to pull it ?
We're definitely concerned about it but it's rarely too wet to at least drive in the fields and harvest. Tillage is the bigger issue when it comes to that
Love that Starbuck DQ
Makes me glad we didn’t put in an in ground pit but man they sure look nice during harvest
They're a dream during harvest man
so clean pits yeah are they clean
Love your video Zack
Enjoy the channel .just want to say when as an electrician when the trade wars make me loose my job I dont get any subsidies
Love those pups!
Good luck in the race Onyx be safe 🏁 great video keep up the great work!
Zach something to consider next year call your local septic tank service and have them suck it out then you won't have stink water mucking up your yard.
Tell Onyx I said good luck in his race he's going to do it
Zach, those jobs/tasks are for your millennial farm hand😂 or did you let them go already.
Lol, his Mom came to get him!!
@@MillennialFarmer she's the one who drives him through starbutts to get his soy latte
Yum, give the millennial the easy job!
Nice truck (real country voice)..!!
2 inch water lines work perfect for getting down spouts unclugged.
For that little bit of water left at the bottom, a Shop Vac and 1/2" or 3/4" poly tubing at the end of your vac hose. It will suck that last bit of water right out.
HI Zach! or Becky! I won't be asking about FS AT ALL. I farm with dirt, grease and real tractors. I won't say what color. I also don't want subsidies and therefore don't TAKE subsidies. The grain market isn't that bad and I sell cash grain, not forward contracts. People that need 9.00 beans to get by have leveraged themselves into trouble. That's all I have to say about that.
So you prefer to take less money for your grain? Interesting concept.
@@MillennialFarmer Zach, I said it already just like you did. I don't WANT farmer welfare. So I don't ask for it.
Impressive backup skills!!!! On another note, how is Didge??
Didge is doing well, 100% recovered!
Awesome video thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍👍
i watch this ch hell i leave it on at night on auto play in hopes it helps you out
Well at least everything started.
Keep up the videos.
Harvestime will be here soon.
So at the bottom of the pit is a belt or auger? Is there a space to get down and fix if what ever is at the bottom breaks? Would be interesting to see more of how the pit works, if you have the time.
love your videos....you rock keep up the good work!!!!
That's the benefit of shipping to ethanol plants...They never complain on corn quality. Whereas feed mills need quality stuff
Our will tell ya not to come back
@@agger838 Seriously, I think they can work with most anything. Mold n vomi doesn't effect them. Some farmers set their good stuff into hopper bottom bins, and send they're large bin bottom stuff to plants. Livestock prefers clean grain. But Zack here, seems to be in the business of selling to plants
@@hutterite1 i guess ours was high diplodia iirc
@@agger838 Had to Google that one...Lol. A fungus, if toxic is a problem. Mold can be at high ppm's, but if not toxic, it's okay for pigs, which is my specialty.
@@agger838 But currently, I'm competing on getting corn from my local grain broker, with ethanol plants. Personally, I have an issue with using corn for fuel when they "could" be used for food. I agree with green fuel, but not when there are mouths to feed.
Chicks dig grain bins? Dammit, I shoulda thought of that! I'll order one right now, finally, I'm gonna score!!!!!!!!!!!
Let us see some more raceing
You should start a second channel for all your racing stuff. I think most of us would find it interesting! Keep up the good content!
Your corn harvest appears pretty far out yet. Here on the east coast were a couple weeks away. But we thankfully haven't recieved much rain the last 4 weeks.
Love the videos and the farm can't wait to play your map on farming simulator
Zach, nice looking conventional soybeans. I want to reserve a window seat in the combine for a ride during the soybean harvest.
Lol I see why you need to pump it now! Looks like you got a fueling issue. Them TBI only get 12 to 16 PSI of fuel so if it's under 10 it'll do that. Its probably the fuel filter or pump.
You could do with a shed over those pits and your loading auger you could load trucks in the rain that way to!
Have a big vacuum truck come and suck it all up !
Or you can get you a 55 gallon barrel vacuum thing from WW Granger.
Can you make a video were you work on the «important» stuff?
That service truck of yours is mint af! I'm a gmt400 (88-00 gm trucks) fanatic! Lol I love them trucks with a passion! What year is yours? 88 or 89?
It's actually a 90
@@MillennialFarmer 3500 right? I should have guessed 90 because the light dutys 1500s always got the new Interiors before the heavy duty 3500s and up.
I know they aren't farm related, but I would like to see more racing videos!
Cool video
I love watching your videos with closed captions...it really messes up.
awesome video sir, had a little of everything in there i love it. looks like things are picking up towards a hopefully very good harvest for you all. :D
Thanks for the update Zach. You guys race in Alexandria? I'll have to check in on that and see if you do. Your always doing something aren't ya :)? Keep doing what your doing :).
Heck yes, alex is our home track! We run there about 3/4 of the time
Have you seen Welker’s bolt? Waldo ripped him off. Gremlins?
you should have the cornstar do it . he loves to clean stuff!
how long before you start harvest corn or beans first did you all get any of the snow
Your little girl is to cute. Lucky she looks like her mom lol
it is what it is
Maybe you can put a building over the pits that would be awesome.
when you go to do the final cleanout of the pits, you should have a tripod, and harness for safety and follow a no entry rescue, with someone watching who can lift the person up if incapacataed. you may not know what is in the pit below the plane of the ground. Oxygen deficiency is more the problem then smell. Be safe love watching the channel and want to continue watching it happily.
The auger by the bin that you are going to put concrete under might need drainage any way, perhaps a ditch witch or backhoe, and some drain pipe to an area or drywell to drain out. Some cost good for drainage, put filter or strainer for corn, or french drain?
Show us a spreading video on the cover crop, when you can, Love to see the harvest. It had Parsnip, and horseradish ohh yummy. :)
You should send us some rain it's way too dry down here in the south
Hello from the st Joseph area of Minnesota.
I have a question about combines. Is there a drainage in the hopper if water would get inside it if the combine would be outside when it is raining or do you just let the water stay there until it's time for the next harvest and let the water get out with the grain? Great vids Zach keep up the good work!
There are drains that we open every year when we're finished!
What was that crazy Minnesota song that you were singing,east of south dakota???
Nice work
Hope you do a video of him racing, at least part of your video. Keep up the great work.
Wondering why you don’t have Randy the master pipelayer run a 4 inch tile from each pit out to your field to drain all that crap out? There has to be a way to drain the water and crap out without losing your crap down the tile. Just a thought.
Why do you drop the air bags on your hopper bottom when you off load
Why not build small pole building to keep the pits covered? This would also you load demi's in the rain/snow. 🤷🏼♂️