This Will Be A Big Change For Our Farm
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Andy "aTrippyFarmer" Dole is a 6th generation farmer from Central Illinois. On this farm, Andy works alongside his father, Marty, his uncles, Chris and Jeff, and his sister, Katie, to grow corn and soybeans on some of the finest dirt in the world. Andy and his family are deeply rooted in the area, operating a large farm that traces it origins back into the 1800s. Although some tracts did not stand the test of time, Andy and his family still grow corn and soybeans on fields that have been in the family for longer than even the oldest members of the farm have been alive. We do, we have, and we always will take tremendous pride in calling this piece of paradise our home. Andy was a Bronze Tablet graduate of the University of Illinois in the field of Crop Sciences, following the same path as his father and late grandfather.
It would be misleading for Andy to claim that this life is one that came by chance; rather, as a member of two multi-generational farm families, it was simply in his blood. His passion for agriculture traces back to his early youth--some of his fondest, earliest memories being of days spent riding in the combine with his father and grandfather. Although his understanding of the lifestyle was much less complex in the beginning, the love he has for farming, and its industry has only appreciated through time. As this dream blossomed into adulthood, Andy now works relentlessly, and tirelessly, to chase his own dreams and to build a farming operation of his own alongside his family.
We, as a whole operation, are handymen, electricians, mechanics, landscapers, accountants, economists, caretakers, stewards, and, most importantly, farmers, and we take an incredible amount of pride in our work. There is no challenge too overwhelming, no situation too stressful, and no problem too difficult for us to take on, and we want to take you along with us. Welcome to our farm and welcome to our lives. You have the best seat in the house to watch the everyday chaos of farming unfold--we usually only get concerned when things aren't going wrong!
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"Those fancy Doles and their X9" Next week Andy will be wearing an ascot and using a pipe as a pointing device in his videos.
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Congratulations Andy on A X9.Definitely.Will make for some great videos.This harvest season.I want to wish you and your family.A great harvest season.And I also want to send my prayers for a safe harvest this year God bless you your yields and your family
I appreciate that. I hope all is well for you!
@aTrippyFarmer your welcome. Been busy lawn care has been busy this year can't wait to see those drone videos of the new x9
Loved you phrasing “Bird of pray stitting on its perch waiting to swope down as opposed to the pray on the ground waiting to be eaten. 😂😂😂
Sometimes you're the hammer and sometimes you're the nail...haha!
I like your family priorities, Andy.
I'm sure they do too!
I think you'd be better off trading the 30' draper and the 8 row head for a normal 45' draper. I agree with the other guy who said your flat ground doesnt allow you to utilize the flex of a hinged draper. Run the 35' on the S670 and you can run the 12 row on rhe S670 if the X9 goes down.
Our order of trading has something to do with our underlying equipment ownership setup, but that is too complicated to explain. We are pricing trading the 630FD for our 735FD. It doesn't look too promising right now.
I love all the facial movements that your Dad gives while working on equipment.
Movements, noises, etc... he always has something going on while working haha
@@aTrippyFarmerim glad its not just me. 😂
X9 with 45' draper will cut alot of beans per hour
This will be a X9 1000, so I am hoping for 25 acres per hour in a straight-line. The 1100 is capable of 30+.
I think you are going to find that you will actually use less feel with that X9 compared to the 780 and get a cleaner sample. Welcome to the BTO club!😉
We are Monday to the BTOs... haha
Two words, BUYERS MARKET! Good move on the X9. Looking forward to seeing the big unit roll.
Dealerships actually have to sell again... times have changed!
@@aTrippyFarmerwhat does that mean
@@sales21stcentry for the last 3-4 years, salesmen have hardly had to leave their office to sell equipment because supply was low and farmers were aggressive. It has changed the other way now.
Oh ok
That makes sense even at our local dealership the salesman don’t really leave there office. Because last year in colorado we had corn that yielded 250 plus bushel an acre, when our average even with center pivots is only about 170 bushels an acre.
Hey Andy, listening to you analyse the combine trade vs keep deal was interesting. Back when I was young I had a great "Mentor" or as we called them "Rabbi" when I first started out at The Chicago Board of Trade. The years and years of accumulated knowledge these guys had is worth more than any amount of money. They often times dropped hints that were worth so much. I have to imagine your dad, "The Boss" is like these guys were to me. All his years of hands on actual farming and making the important decisions are so valuable. When I'd sit and have lunch with my mentors we'd discuss everything about the business. Being young and kind of a rebel, I'd think to myself, I can do it differently and come out even better. If that worked, it was always a short term win and never a long term deal. The old guys always proved to be right at the end of the day. All my mentors through the years are now long since gone. I still recall so many priceless moments with them and I'm so grateful that I was on the receiving end of their generosity. By generosity, I mean them sharing their knowledge with a young kid like I was. When I turned into the old guy, I knew the best thing I could do for the young guys coming up was just to pay it forward. I just passed on what they taught me and a few things I'd learned over my many years on several different trading floors. Your dad is the man making the tough calls in this stressful market. He's teaching you without acting like a teacher. You're lucky to have him. One day you'll be making the tough calls and passing on your knowledge to Lenny and your nieces and nephews. The family farm is a beautiful thing. I love your commentary in these videos. Here's to a great harvest for the family. Cheers from north of you.
We planted soybeans in April and one of our fields in gonna be ready next week
I'm guessing that a lot of farmers will have some early soybeans go next week. We will be really close!
We been picking corn for 2 days.
Combined beans Monday and Tuesday this week. Over by Springfield Il.
I've heard some of the big dogs are running. Hopefully you have good yields and stay safe!
Hello from California aTrippyFarmer thank you for your videos you are the best
Thanks for watching!
Can’t wait to see the X9 on the farm. Great videos as always.
I'm excited as well. Thanks!
I stopped by our local dealership (Not anywhere close in size to yours) 3 X9-1100's all less then 2 years Old.. amazing how the prices have tumbled. Since our primary crop is grass seed I am totally surprised. My finance committee chairman... states we can afford. getting rid of 3 for 2 sounds good... but the miser in me is wary.
We have our obvious hesitations, but It seems like a reasonably safe decision. A lot can change either way in another 12 months... good and bad both!
Our neighbor took delivery of 4 X9’s at the start of this harvest season.
Only 4?! Times must be tough... haha
Id agree keeping the spare combine is the move if you can afford it, every color breaks. Have heard of folks trading in the X9's due to electrical issues tho. At the end of the day any modern machine is going to have electrical gremlins so take it with a grain of salt. The big thing is having good dealer service network.
The 2nd combine provides a lot of value in soybeans, and it can still run in corn if there is a breakdown. I hadn't heard about electrical problems, so let's hope that is not the case!
We are shelling 110 day corn planted in middle april at 15-17% moisture in southern Il
That is pretty dry. I may need to check our 109 day corn planted in April!
Doing good Andy how’s Katy
Wondering what you think Andy. Brian Brown’s family traded 2 combines for 1 large one. Will be interesting to see how that shakes out logistically. They got a Fendt. Idk if Fendt provides a loaner, like Case IH does, if a new combine breaks down. I’d think a breakdown would be the biggest issue with only running 1. They’re able to cut a lot faster with a larger head. In their case, they wasted a lot of time having to leave a combine in the field to haul grain with primarily 3 ppl working.
@@chrissyfrancis8952 fendt provides loaner if down over 2 or 3 days he said
Fendt has the best warranty/loaner program in the market. All other companies could learn a thing or two from them. Unfortunately, their used market is very weak, probably the worst on the combine market. Trucking is always the bottleneck of corn harvest, so we will see how that shakes out this year.
@@aTrippyFarmer It’ll be interesting. Every year it seems the machines get bigger or faster & more efficient. I’m excited to see the logistical comparison after harvest.
Good video good to see y'all
Thanks for watching!
On September 4th my wife and I went up I-57 toward Chicago and stopped at a Subway/convenience store near Mattoon, IL. I saw a senior gentleman who looked very much like one of the ones on your videos occasionally. Would that be an area near where you live? Sorry I didn't ask if it was him.
If you stopped at the South Mattoon Exit next to Lakeland college, it definitely could've been one of my family. That is about 5 miles east of our farm. We farm quite a bit along the interstate to the south of there as well.
Just for fun you should run that 30ft on the x9, I remember how everyone got upset when you had the 8 row on the 780.
Haha Dad and I have been joking about that. Soybeans are a little more particular to ground speed concerns. You lose some cut quality if you push the speed too much, so you almost have to go to a wider head!
Very exciting news!!
Possibly... or a horrible choice. Either way, it should provide some entertainment.
If you are going for an X9-1100, I recommend that you go with the 50 foot head.
It will be a 1000. We don't need an 1100... really don't even need the 1000.
You should get rid of the 670 just for the fact of growth you can run a 40ft and 50ft head maxing out your soybean throughput. and also if the x9 goes down your not running a 30ft head on soybeans and running a 40Ft
It would just take too much money to trade. You're talking about a 150,000 trade versus a 450,000 trade. That's what I was trying to say in the video.
Very exciting to hear that you're getting a x9, do you think if all goes well within a few years do you think you would upgrade to a bigger auger wagon to keep up with it or that's an unsure thing?
It is always a possibility, but we haven't had any sort of discussion yet.
Border View Farm Channel just got themselves a brand new 2024 Volvo semi truck
We have 2 X9 combines but I like our 6 new 9260s
I have heard good things about the case combines. Supposedly, their new AF series machine is going to be unbelievable.
I know few guys leaving the x9s going back to the s series for reason of rotor couplers snapping at 400 a pop and electrical issues
I hope that isn't an issue. It's not something that we have heard of, but we will know this fall!
Save a combine, build a shop!
I would love a shop. Unfortunately, I just don't see what true value that would provide us other than more luxurious storage space. Unless you a running a secondary business or have money burning a hole in your wallet, a shop isn't necessary.
We had a fire in the hills near me here in L.A. a couple days ago... 100 degree heat, dudes were pulling hoses up and down like a 45% grade, massive smoke. No idea how they do it.
That was actually my first thought. I was in the direct smoke for maybe 60 seconds, and I asked myself how real firefighters can do this for significantly longer periods of time...
I think the drought across most of the States is bringing harvest times a lot sooner. Though hearing of how many X9's are on dealer lots makes me glad I wasn't trying to drink anything while watching this video. Guaranteed spit-take on that number
It's pretty jaw-dropping to see a $800,000 machine sell for 30-40% off. Dealers took a big hit over the last year on these used machines. Farmers didn't really get caught with them because the trades for this season were already made before the bottom fell out of the equipment market.
Hi Andy i have a question
Are you meeting your grandparents sometimes i am asking this because you talked about them in one of your video i think they had different farm because you say in your video that "grandfather cutting some beans right there"
( I am talking about Marty's dad and mother ) Are they alive? Do they have different farm or not ?
My dad's, Marty, parents are both deceased. They have been gone for 12 and 19 years now. It is their farm where we work everyday. I live in their house, but it has been completely renovated. I grew up running around this house, yard, and these nearby fields. We miss them both everyday. My mom's dad and her brother farm very close to us in a few spots, but we are entirely separate operations. We do help them on rare occasions, but they get things done on their own.
Is the dealership watching your channel?
I am sure that someone does, but that does not change the situation at all. Dealerships are sitting on huge inventories of high dollar used combines, and they know it!
What is the story behind Marty's red shirts????????
Dad had 4 brothers that were all pretty close in age. He claims that everyone had their own color, and red was his.
G’job Andy, X9 will spoil y’all for sure…sometimes ya have to take a shower whether you want to or not🤣doesn’t other me to see dealerships sweating a bit👌🏻y’all take care 🇺🇸
If I'm not mistaken, I believe you said that your father-in-law runs an X9 1100. Obviously, I have no idea what he traded out of, if he went from two combines to one, or whatever, but I'm assuming that he's given
you some insight about whether that was a decision that he'd make again, given the chance to go back and do it again? What - if any - changes that were required as far as grain carts and trucking., etc.... If you decide to get the x9, does that make Katie a grain cart operator/truck driver, or is Marty going to step back and take it easy at harvest time?
They went from a 790 to an X9 1100. They also have a smaller combine like us for soybeans. Their first one last year was a flawless machine that would blow the doors off of a 790, and they traded into another new one this year. As you indicated, they can pick a lot of corn, which will only be an issue for us if we are hauling farther away. I can keep both of our older machines moving in 240+ bushel corn hauling in home. If we get far away from home, we will have to have more dedicated trucking available. I can drive a truck or run the cart. It's just a matter of what Dad and Katie decide to do.
I wouldnt buy a hinged draper unless u really have rolling ground. Your pretty flat there... they have dragging issues. recommend changing oil before a machine sits...then its ready to go and the dirty sludgy oil isnt sitting in there all year gunking up things
Also add shark fins to your drapers. Great add on
I've heard multiple opinions on the draper. One guy said they are the best thing you can put on a combine. Someone else said they are a pain. The hinged drapers are definitely more complicated than the regular flexed drapers. We do actually have a good amount of terraced and rolling ground, so I will offer a final opinion after the beans are all cut.
I’m really surprised they even want to take your trades. I’m trying to find a new to me sprayer right now and they’re giving me better deals without a trade
You will get better prices in today's market without a trade, especially if it is a cash transaction. Sloan's is trying to reduce the dollar amount of their inventory. They know that most farmers aren't in the market for adding new equipment. That's why they have to take the trade. Either way, every dollar reduced out of their inventory financing plan saves them money in the long haul!
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, when spiders make bigger & more webs in Fall it means we’re gonna have a more brutal winter. We lived in the PA mountains for many years, I believe that’s true. I couldn’t walk a foot into the forest without them wrapped around my face before brutal winters.
I believe the long-term forecast is actually a warm winter. The Almanac usually is more accurate somehow!
The Browns did the same thing but they paid nearly full price for the Class 9. The Gleaner just didn't work out for them.
Actually they got a sizable discount for a demo unit
You couldn't pay me to take a Fendt combine. They are probably great machines, but the resale market for them is a bloodbath. They make used Deere combines look expensive.
Our Gleaners have been excellent machines for us!
@@duanew6434 gleaner's have a great reputation!
Let me guess, you’re getting rid of the green and going red instead?
X9. They desperately need a 2nd grain cart imo. Then in beans 2nd cart driver can run 2nd combine. Those x9s can cut alot of beans tho they might find the 2nd machine isn't needed anymore. Until the x9 goes down
Going red? Why go backwards for? Something wrong with those red painted new Hollands
@@chadjustice8560😂😂😂😂
It would be hard to go from green to red given the how much green paint is in our shed. We are almost trapped.
Nobody could really say what the right thing for you to do is except you. You are going to make crops capable of unleashing the X-9 capacity on. Me, well, I was able to get a start in farming by buying land that was less valuable due to hills. I’ve picked up a lot of ground that has better terrain, faster speeds would work, but factor in the organic no till, I could never get enough forward speed going to work the back end. I have to laugh…. If I could get a 9500-9610 to lift a 40’ header, I’d still be using them.
I don't think we will know what the right move will be for a few years. Those older combines are highly regarded for a reason... they just flat out work!
I thought those x9s had a wider feeder house on them compared to the s series
They do. I believe they are 1' wider.
I was told it is a good idea to change the engine oil before you store equipment for the winter. Can you comment?
I don't have a professional opinion. Our logic was always to get any excess moisture out before the busy season, which is the fall for combines.
Very informative video, I hope y'alls harvest is uneventful and over productive.
That's the way that I'd prefer it!
Considering everything breaks down eventually, keeping the older combine as a spare is probably a wise idea.
"Fancy" and "Dole" have never been used in a sentence together... haha!
Heard all the sales people quit or retired at our casey il store
It's hard to keep everyone happy when things transition. Sloan's hasn't changed much in Mattoon, but we are also customers, not employees.
How can an operator justify the depreciation and only use a machine for 1 year / 400 hr?
The operators that rolled these machines probably got traded out before the market crashed. They didn't lose anything on this one. Unfortunately, dealers will not want to trade next year because they can't move the used inventory. If you are farming enough acres, these combines pencil the same or even better than the smaller counterparts.
Do big grain farmers borrow from there local banks or John Deere to finance big equipment?
@@robertvruwink2654 usually jd has better rates
It depends on the farmer and the incentives offered. Typically, Deere has financing programs that are below the market rate, especially if they are aggressively trying to move inventory. Some farmers might opt to finance something, others have the cash to do it outright, and quite a few use lease programs.
Combines would sit to wait on you in corn if use both. Where is the logic in that.
I don't disagree.
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Fox got your chicken trust me. They never leave a clue!
That's my fear. If they know that there are chickens, they might start coming back for more!!!
@@aTrippyFarmer Their MO is one at the time lol. It's simple math you just are short one chicken every day or two.
You won't even see a feather
Bigfoot might have gotten the chicken.
Better watch my back next time I walk out to check the corn!
If you want to sell that s670 let me know I have a guy that might be interested.
Will do, but it probably isn't moving anywhere!
Have tou been watching Levi louder or Amish OG
No but there are some large Amish communities near my area!
Where did you get Amish chickens? LOL
I am glad that someone gets the joke!
lol hiring more truck drivers to haul corn with an X9 running? Most farmers flag that as an immediate choke point.
If we can keep a 780 and 670 running in 200+ bushel corn around home, I think we will do just fine with 1 X9 1000. It should pick less corn than those two combines. Once we get away from the home area, trucking may be an issue.
Looks like age is taking over... our dad started doing crazy things in early stages of dementia.
My dad has always been crazy. It when he stops being crazy that I will become concerned...
Love it. Marty certainly never pulls back on the stick does he.
Border View Farms TH-cam channel bought a new 2024 Volvo truck with their corn profits
Profits??? Where did he find those at?!
Damn i thought u were getting smart and getting away from a company that loves to fuck over the farmer that made them billions #righttorepair.
No company cares about you.
Hopefully Trump will get in office and things will turn around on the inflation and cost of gas and food and will help us all.
There's usually never any going back, but maybe it can be slowed down.
Amish chic😅kens
Its all well and good buying a bigger combine, but if your storage system is NOT upgraded in line, what's the point? Do you like waiting at the end for an empty truck? Maybe you still have money to burn. Please, I am not trying to be negative, but the whole system needs an overhaul if you want the benefit of extra capacity. Been there done that!!
We already run two combines in corn that pick more than one X9, so if we went to mostly just 1 machine in corn, we would actually be better off from a labor/logistics perspective.