Busy Day on The Farm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2020
- Busy Day on The Farm-We're hauling corn to the ethanol plant, soybeans are being hauled out, and May Wes is here to help us with some truck upgrades.
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Please enjoy the extra random outro near the end! You're welcome 🤣🤣
I was wondering what happened
I thought you used it to censor some info you didn't mean to give out. Glad to hear it's just a bonus!
I thought you ended the video mid sentence.
Oh for Peat's Sake Beck!! You had one job!
the jokes, stories, and real world material is good enough. you don't need to throw gimmicks like this at us. Reality TV shows on the other hand...
That's the first time I ever saw flag maintenance and a baptism at the same time. Amen!
🤣🤣🤣 well played!
When you do good things - good things will happend. On here, free babtism! Lol, good one sir!
😂😂😂😂😂
The fact that his little town has a flag disposal receptacle, says it all. Love it, and I'm jealous - we need one.
Check with your local fire department that’s where ours is here
Love those slick plates, they seem to work great and no greasy mess!
They're sick!
I appreciate the discussion of corn and corn byproduct uses.
Propane and propane accessories haha
Aren't there certain requirements that make it highly likely that refineries use a certain percentage of ethanol in the making of regular grade gas? If so, although its not a direct payment to growers its a method where gov't very strongly encourages corn to be used it that way. Corn instead of other plants?
I would love an episode / lesson on the business side of things!
Zach, thank you for keeping our Nation’s Traditions.
Every bushel of corn that Zach brings to the ethanol plant according to his states average *since I don't know what plant exactly he goes to or if they even publicly report their conversion rations.*
A bushel is roughly 56 poounds. Going off the math
19 pounds (2.7) of that weight turns into ethanol
18 pounds into distiller grains/high protein animal feed
18 turns to high grade carbon dioxide which in most places in the United States becomes food grade carbon dioxide for making sodas and beers.
and roughly 1 pound of waste/chaff/carbon dioxide and other waste gasses.
Thanks for coming to my informative Ted talk.
God bless our first responders, fire and rescue, law enforcement, active military and veterans. Stay safe everyone.
On site storage is such a benefit to get the best pricing.
Today I learned gravel has a lot of rock in it. Thanks MFer!
I respect the fact that you showed your patriotism by putting up the new flag without bringing politics into the video over the protests. Thank you for respecting all of your audience!
God bless your neighbor and 1st responders that I am quite sure that they saved his life!!!😢we are sending prayers 😎
Absolutely love the banter with Eric! Classic
I'm 12 years old and your the only reason I play farming simulator 2019 and I'm glad I watch your videos.
same
@@raymondeldermayer4104 what console
I play on PC
@@Krahazik I play on ps4
I play it to
It's beyond me how anyone could give this guy a thumbs down, 100% all American, man I wish i was his age again and doing what he is doing, it would probably take me a week just to figure out how to operate one of his tractors. Much respect, Thank God and Bless all our Farmers !!!!
Thanks for the comments about being careful in those bins. In a small town called Lake City, SC we have lost 2 men in the last 25 years to them. Always have a spotter when you go in .
DDGS = Dried distillers grains, for all the people who dont know.
Tristan Galbraith DDGS US Navy with Guns & Shit 😉
You forgot about the "with solubles."
DID YOU SEE THE WD-40 SPECIALTY LUBE SPRAY ON THAT RELAY !!!!!!!!
I like how you added in the bit about the grain bin accidents. Even if you use safety equipment you can still be killed in a grain bin. Just had someone not to long ago and not to far away have safety equipment on and still got trapped and passed away. Stay safe guys. We don't need to lose anyone else from these terrible incidents.
We used one of the slip plates on our fifth wheel and loved it. Good product.
Zack: "Keep'er between the rows."
Welkers: "How are we supposed to do that?.."
I believe wearing a climbers safety harness when in the bins, tied off to the access door area and having a buddy keep an eye on you is a good idea.
Your bantering with Eric was so funny 😂, I’m not a farmer but I love watching your videos, it shows us all the work involved in farming 👍🏻
Thanks for the video and information, glad your neighbor was ok thanks again and stay safe 👍
See what happens when you do the right thing? The flagpole fights back. God Bless you for respecting our flag and our country!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We use ddg in our cattles feed and we feed up to 60k head a day just on one feedlot!
So happy to hear the grain bin incident turned out okay - this time. And thanks to the first responders who show up every day to help us when we need it most. Prayers for you and all the farmers for the work you do, which at times, can be very dangerous.
Nice description of the contracting process- basis differential with CBoT. Interesting. Thanks. Great safety message too. Easy to imagine you saved a life there.
0:34 Sorry my friend, but that is in fact hilarious!
No issues with ethanol here--have always appreciated how it helps sustain our nation's family farms. Yours is a perfect example.
In the great words of Zach; "A lot of gravel, Gets a lot of rocks in it".. I'm genuinely impressed must be a John Deere thing 😂😂
What makes you think gravel won't get in between the plastic plate and the king pin plate of the trailer. Minimizer also makes tough protective fenders and comfortable seats.
It probably would but did you know this particular model, with it's custom design logos, has the ability to deflect rocks, gravel, AND gravel with rocks in it from any angle.. 😂😂
I noticed that too. Someone didn't comment about it that was my comment 😆
I can't hardly believe how many people think you are wasting feed, by making ethanol. I'm glad you put out some of the facts about the use of corn this way.
I also seen the spray trailer on it's nose. Easiest fix for that, get some big wide front semi bumpers, that are damaged, and use them to put under the trailer dollies when unhooking on soft surfaces. They are a lot lighter to move around than railroad ties.
Ethanol "clean burning fuel" said no small engine mechanic ever. That's their job security.
Yep it is!!
The issues people have with ethanol in small engines has nothing to do with how clean the fuel burns, it’s usually that people don’t do much maintenance if any on their small engines and the ethanol cleans all the water and gunk out of the tank and lines and the carb catches it.
@@Ellison89Brett Ethanol attracts water into the fuel.
@@graydonturner Yup, ethanol is hydrophilic.
Like all things it's a trade off. I've had to rebuild carbs because of it but it is what it is
Robin Industry’s is made near me, Wayne County Ohio. We actually waxed their floors this spring!
What side of Wayne county I’m in stark
Zeus Macafee, Southwest, north of Shreve.
Glad your neighbor is safe. I've been on many EMS calls due to farm accidents. Stay safe. Blessings.
Thanks for adding to be safe in the bins. I used to manage a small grain elevator and one of my customers a couple of months ago wasn't so lucky in getting out of his grain bin. Those reminders are always important.
@Millenial Farmer Really interesting, i live in Nårunga sweden, this must be a place people from my location came to 😀 BTW Nårunga sweden once was spelled Norunga 😎
15:28 That was a weird place to put the outro, Becky.
Well Done great vid, the promotion of the new 5th wheel conversion is great
Thank you for talking about grain bin safety! I lost a neighbor last winter and can’t stress enough to be careful
First, I really appreciated the insight into your financial operations. I don’t know why, but I find farm finances to be tremendously interesting.
Ethanol is mandated by the Federal Government. While a mandate may not be a direct subsidy, it is certainly not the free market. I agree that the Oil and Gas industry should not be subsidized (and I am in the Oil and Gas industry), but Ethanol is not what the free market would choose even with fuel blending mandates.
When no other tool works, “The Jeremy Clarkson” is always ready for duty.
Such a good video as always. Love what you do. Always wanted to be a farmer. Watching the stuff you guys do is cool
nice day. it looks warm and good.. and the corn is grooving
Hey Zak your FBN clip is in a random place, just when you get serious 😂 another great vid otherwise! 👍👍
Yeah, Becks leaving us with a cliffhanger? Then oh, good, there's more, whew.
Sometimes You might Think it's The Starter Motor when it's a Ground Issue Trust me I've had that Problem happen before
I am a trucker from Alabama. Really enjoy your videos. I know this may be late for a comment, but thanx for what you do.
Great awesome video zach , ty for discussing about your corn and where it goes and marketing your corn 🌽
There's a wake today and funeral tomorrow for my wife's 4th cousin that died late last week in a grain bin!
Be careful farmers!!
CEO OF: “I didn’t think they would ever leave.”
Beautiful Church, what a very kind and patriotic deed sir.
God Bless you
I love the snapping. Reminds me of watching Mary Poppins when I was a kid.
I've been playing the new MF map on FS19 the last few days, and I've just gotta say I HATE your mailbox! I can't tell you how many times I've killed it... lol
Wait is it on Xbox and PS4 or just PC
@@alexb6.773 I am playing on PC, so I don't know where else it is...
@@shibumi5210 "just PC" like we're lower class, disgraceful lol.
Another extra thing from ethanol plants is the production of CO2 if the plant has it. The way we utilize that every single day is pretty high
Yes, there's a shortage right now I heard.
august Yeah there definitely is. There was a shortage of CO2 and not enough room for all the ethanol..
@@mckinley575, That's the stuff they use to keep food cool, right ?
I've had one of those poly friction plates on our 5th wheel for years, love it, no grease (no dirt sticks to it) very little wear, highly recommended
Thanks for the content guys! TH-cam has become my new best friend with the COVID restrictions. I'm not fully sure how I stumbled across your channel but Zach is entertaining and informative to watch! Especially being from the UK, it's nice to be able to get an insight to your farming conditions etc. I'm currently watching through 2019 and slowly catching up! I also enjoy the 'Off The Husk' Podcast's too, they're easy to listen to when it's quiet at work.
“keeper between the rows” - millennial farmer (2020)
Didn’t know 15 people could be first
Every time!! 🤣
Do they make poly plates for campers? That would be really slick if they did!
Gene Murphy they do he mentioned in the video that they have them
Killian Murphy I heard them say that after I had typed and sent my question
Thanx
@@benmiddleton1585 Its not actually 10 seconds ago but I know what you mean. Thats happened to me where it shows a few seconds but thousands of views and hundreds of comments its just how youtube updates how long ago the video was posted.
Glad your neighbor is OK! 🙌🏻 my son can’t wait for the combine to get pulled out and get cleaned up and hit the fields.
Enjoy your videos. My personal favorite is the first time Jim got the 9560RT stuck with the digger. I still enjoy it. From a NE WI dairy Farmer to you a Grain Farmer thank you for what you do. God bless you and your entire family
Red truck with starting issue
Please replace the ground wire off the nose to the frame FIRST!
Could be issue
that cut off switch is rated for the cab circuits only, if it is wired into the starter supply the contacts will melt and bam hard start due to high resistance in the circuit. many are not wired correctly.
It should/could have a frame ground coming off the starter to the frame.
Replace it first on the truck with the slow start issue.
I dont believe IT has the switch..i COULD be wrong..to many red trucks lol 😆
1 intro, 2 outros!
I didn't think you'd ever be done!!!!! That is so classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well Done
Hello from Bemidji MN. I used to own a kenworth w900l that had the same starting issues you are having. I ended up replacing the cables from the battery to the starter and it cured the problem. Good race at Ada MN.
May Wes new slogan is “see even a millennial can install this”.
3:33 a fuel that doesn't gum up my carbs
There ya go ! Agree 100%
The theory I been told is ethanol being higher octane allows blenders to mix lower grade gas into ethanol blends. Meaning more varnish, more contamination. Not the ethanol, but the blenders taking shortcuts.
@@Farming_in_Eden hmm, that's interesting. Unfortunately still gives the same result though
The gunk is the water that the retailers are selling you mixed with the gas.
@@mfreund15448 which thanks to the ethanol is absorbed as a molecule and harmlessly passes through the engine instead of freezing in the lines. The ethanol in the gas has eliminated the need for Heet or other alcohol based gas additives.
Thanks for the info on sales and most importantly the bin safety promo. Son works at grain elevator and I have told him there is absolutely no time that cutting corners is needed. Thankfully he has high attention to details and is good at his job.
We tow our 40’ Fifth Wheel with an HDT (Class 8 Heavy Duty Truck) and our Comfort Ride 308 hitch has one of those plates mounted. We absolutely LOVE that skid plate thing. It is awesome!
If you get a 5er, tow it with your semi, you will not retreat having the power to Safely pull And Stop your trailer.
If I could I would include a photo of ours’. I think you might be surprised how nice they are.
Thank you again for the video!
Mandated usage isn't a subsidy? This mandated usage keeps corn prices higher than they would be without the mandate.
Corn prices suck right now, don't they ? Or are they good ?
@@augustreil no their crap right now...
@@Farming_in_Eden, Thanks.
Used to be you grew it, now can you sell it? That kind of kept things in check. Now its out of control hence mandates. End user gets stuck being the real subsidizer and can't do a thing about it. At least the videos are entertaining.
Tell us about how it takes 3 gallons of water and 1 gallon of fuel for every gallon of ethanol produced so this makes sense how.
Some of that energy comes from renewables. More and more. Also, the water mentioned is does not disappear. It is condensed and returned to the circle. Water is reusable, and this stays pretty clean. Some diesel is used growing and transporting the crops. A better option would be spending that money on wind and solar, but hey, we should try more than one path, and quick wins are quick.
@Ax Man Yes but most of our imports come from Canada, Mexico, and South Americal. The Saudis are only about 11%. The amount of fuel consumed by the tankers as a percentage of fuel they carry is very tiny (ships are incredibly efficient compared to trains and or trucks. Hard to get the data but probably much much less than 1% of fuel hauled is consummed and that is for 10% of our energy. Probably takes more fuel to produce/haul corn for ethanol production. So not a very good argument to justify ethanol tax breaks. Just sayin
That is not true, it is not a gallon for gallon trade for ethanol as that would put those companies out of business. Ethanol is always cheaper than gas in price so how could you make money if you pay more for the fuel than you can sell it for? Also the plants that made the fuel suck carbon out of the air, in that way ethanol is carbon neutral as it does not put any carbon into the atmosphere that it did not get from the plants to begin with. And since ethanol has no subsidies, they simply could not use one gallon of fuel per gallon of ethanol. Price of ethanol 1.17..... price of diesel 2.43. Think about it they would lose 1.20$ every gallon they sold
@Ax Man
Here is a copy of the information on ethanol subsidies taken from www.thoughtco.com/understanding-the-ethanol-subsidy-
"Trump took office in January 2017, all seemed well with the ethanol subsidy until early October, when his own EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency was considering lowering the EPA-mandated subsidy payment level for ethanol “slightly” in 2018. The suggestion sent shockwaves through the Corn Belt and its Republican congressional protectors. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley accused Trump of a “bait and switch,” in reference to his empathic campaign promise. Grassley and Iowa’s other Republican senator, Joni Ernst, threatened to block all of Trump’s future EPA appointments. The governors of most Corn Belt states joined in sending Trump warning him than any cutback in the Renewable Fuel Standard program’s subsidies would be “highly disruptive, unprecedented and potentially catastrophic.”
Faced with the potential loss of influence over some of his strongest congressional backers, Trump quickly told Pruitt to back off any future talk of cutting the ethanol subsidy."
The subsidies keep changing form but they are still there whether they are in the form of mandatory blending, direct payments to ethanol producers, tax reductions on blended gas or other forms.
Good to see mate. Glad to see another market for corn for you .
We've used those teflon/resin plates on our 5th wheel camper for ten years or so and absolutely love the grease-less operation....with the exception of the jaws and king pin of course. It will be interesting to see how they work in a farming environment where things tend to be a bit dusty, muddy and all around more abrasive. Also, very happy to hear that your neighbor escaped the grim reaper! As you said, be careful in those bins.
7:35 They just look like giant toilet seats.
Grew up in the Ag industry in central IA with my dad having degrees in agronomy and running parent seed plants for a few seed corn companies in his career. I worked as a student seed science technician at Iowa State University Seed Lab. I ran germination tests to enable companies to sell their corn and beans on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as well as others. Appreciate the time you take to keep me connected to my past. Stay safe
that is the proper way to dispose of ole glory. great job. as a vet i salute you.
Slick plates for 5th wheel RV's are awesome. The one I use is a round circle plate that fit over the pin and stayed attached to the rv. Sure is nice to not have to grease.
Just a friendly reminder that any weight forward of the landing gear on a trailer can cause the trailer to lift the back of the trailer and pivot on the landing and the front will touch the ground. Must support the front of the trailer with a semi tractor or a fifth wheel support at the kingpin.
The ethanol byproduct is shipped out where I live on barges, other side of Minnesota. The amount that goes is amazing.
Thanks for making the very serious point about suffocation through drowning in bins and pits it is a very real issue everywhere. There have been several deaths here in recent years with liquid manure pits and tanks especially where they have crusted over or are sufficiently enclosed such that Hydrogen Sulphide (the bad egg smell) levels build up with the same fatal result - not so long ago 3 members of the same family died of this in one incident.
Thank god ur neighbor is ok I had the same thing happen with my dad 2 monthes ago so u also be safe out there and keep up the great content and god bless
Safety Equipment. Every time.
FYI on the 5th wheel plate they take the slop out of the plate and if you have any uneven terrain or really crowned roads they make it easy to get stuck in those situations
Very glad that your neighbor is ok. He is in our thoughts and prayers here to keep going strong. Hope y'all have a safe and productive week.
Help him get outfitted with the right safety equipment.
I’ve been using those on my 5th wheel for years their great no more grease
Hello Zach you and the family are awesome 😎 stay healthy and safe keep the videos rolling from Ponoka Alberta Canada
Those minimizer plates are great! I don’t know that I used that brand but those plates are nice.
Great channel, I enjoy the content!
Having said that, I'm glad that American farmers have somewhere to unload the corn. My first job was at a grain elevator leveling out the silos at the end of a tether at 14 because I was small and could be lowered in more easily!
Very smart way of working .. Good information
Another great video. amazed at how much of a mechanic and fix everything guy you have to be. Just wonder about your comment.“I didn’t think they would ever leave" is a standard comment but always thought it was a bit off. Then again I'm Canadian so we are all off a bit. Met a business fellow from California in BC elevator today. told him he was welcome any time and enjoy Canada.
Me and my brother r big fans of you it was so cool to see your farm we came out and looked at it it is so cool
I like your pops, seems like a laid back dude.
You'll love those fifth wheel plates they work great.
I see you have the same line of thinking as me, if it doesn’t work, then give it a couple of love taps, Works every time!
Awesome video thanks for sharing 💯💯👍👍
I have seen where they are putting 5th wheel plates like yours on trains. Amazing how tough that material is.
thanks for explaining ethanol. I was worried about Fritos running out...:)
Great vid as always. Keep them coming. Be safe!!
We get those plastic plates from our local truck shop
$30 but they clip onto your trailer around the king pin rather than the plate
Take about 30sec to install and no drilling
They're actually a CNH part With a special clip
I don't think they'd let you drill the fith wheel plate in Aus
But super handy regardless how you go about it
Same as you the gravel dust turns the grease to grinding compound and wears everything out super fast
Hey zach I love your videos keep up the good work and most importantly to everyone who reads this please stay safe during this pandemic
Very nice video, thank you.
You are correct Zack, gravel does get a lot of rock in it.