I just happened to come across your barn tour video today, and then this one. The new fertilizer buggy is awesome, you guys did a great job. I used to work at a fertilizer company for 10 years doing custom application with 7300 Terra Gator. All the extras you added will make your life easier and a lot more comfortable, a/c, air seat, GPS, dual spinner and the bin camera. I actually had an extra camera on the back of the bin for road use, helped to see vehicles that follow way too close to farm machinery. I love your shop, very well thought out. I subbed to the channel. 🇨🇦
An engineer with common sense!!! You are one of the very few... About 25 years ago, I had the pleasure of having John Deeres regional rep, one of the national VPs, and an engineer who designed the early disc mower conditioners.. we had the first 1327 in Oregon. Was great to have the opportunity to enlighten them... In the Midwest, the machine worked great, in two ton per acre crops... We had major issues in 4 to 5 ton per acre crops!! I showed them the major issues, two years later, the 1360 (?) Came out... They made the exact changes I suggested 😎😁
@@aaronschoessow9567 I wish!!! At least we got to buy one that had enough clearance between the cutter head and the conditioner to get through the heavier crops.... Without burning up the belt, or shut down a 180 horse tractor... Ran it until the CV joints finally wore out. Of course mid season. JD couldn't get a new Driveline for a few months.... And Driveline Service couldn't get parts to repair the old one for over six weeks.... Dad traded it in on a New Holland H7230.... Nicer machine to Chang blades on and clean up... But it's got rollers😢😥 added a day or two to our dry time..... Next time, we will go back to the impeller conditioner!!!
I’m not a farmer, I don’t know anything about farming. But after seeing a couple of your videos I’ve gained a huge amount of respect for you guys. The ingenuity, the skills and the craftmanship required in order to facilitate your work while also keeping it prosperous and sleek is staggering, and now I want to be a farmer myself.
Totally impressed by the real world engineering that went into this. Proves to me once again that farmers are some of the most ingenious people out there. Don’t have something you need - just build your own and get on with it 👍👍👍
I love watching how you layout and format your videos. You give me a lot of good ideas for my own. You also inspire me to learn how to build more of my own equipment/fabricate more!
Great to see a new video. One of the few channels I stop to watch whats new. Keep up the hard work. Most of us understand how life can effect making videos. From one farmer to another, keep your priorities as they are and you'll be just fine.
Man I just discovered your channel - I am a machinist nut - you guys are amazingly inspiring - you're the actual salt of the earth people - gosh darn it I can't even cuss when commenting - what an amazing family team effort and actual real life something extremely useful outcome - do you need a 61 year old farm hand at all (LOL) this made my day thank you for sharing and may your god bless you and your family.
Great content. I don't farm, but I do Fab. You and your crew are obviously skilled. I don't know how many of your videos I watched before figuring out we share one of the most excellent places to live. Tho I could have gone another few years with out the snow we just got. Your narration and your content always make me feel good. Thanks.
Another great video. I would have loved seeing videos for the fabrication and build of the frame though. Nice to see the buggy come full circle. I think the only original parts are the tires and differential, lol.
Incredible, always appreciate how resourceful you guys are and the wide range of skills you have as an asset to your farm. I reckon you guys have to resolve just about everything on the farm without hiring someone, so you learn to fix and build just about anything. This is very similar to the marine field, the trades are less secular and people just get the job done. Thanks for sharing, love your videos as always.
Cool build. I heard to spread fertilizer in Miller spreaders for 3 years. Couple of tips; wash the vehicle as often as possible to get the fertilizer off, when turning around at the field edges turn off the bin belt until you get lined up to make the next pass, and finally find a good radio station!
I'm a fescue farmer in Missouri, hoping to start spreading this week. I can appreciate the work on your buggy. I replaced the frame rails on my international floater truck a few years back.
Fantastic work mate, you have my deepest respect for everything you do! Keep it up and many thanks for your videos! I always look forward to enjoy them!
Great vid! Miss seeing your regular videos! VERY impressive to take on such a herculean task, AND finish it up! I'm great for starting, but the finishing is always harder than planned!
Awesome!! Just a warning, make sure when using stainless bolts and nuts,....always use anti seize on the threads,....otherwise they will "bond" together after 4 to 6 months and not come apart,......learned that the hard way.
hello jdee what an excellent video. what a real outstanding narrative. the detail of your voice and the work you do is impressive. nice touch of acknowledging the gentlemen who helped you. carry on
Yeah it's also amazing how silage will eat steel... You should look into some plastic to install over the rear fenders. Especially to protect the rear frame from the fertilizer that is being spread! That thing will last longer! Nice build
Farmers are some of the most intelligent people around. Hard working and innovative. Farming is not easy, you can't just dig a hole and just drop the seeds in. Lots of knowledge and calculations.
I’m a fabricator also. I would much rather build something than buy it. reasons, 1-Its unique and not like anything else. 2-It’s usually cheaper to build than buy. And I can almost always build it better than a purchased item. Good job on your project buggy. I like seeing a person have the skills to build something. Awesome
YES !!!! I noticed this when I watched the ring roller video! I am amped outta my mind for this new project !!! Thank You !!!! BTW... There is NO such thing as scrap pile; it’s All just resources for the future... 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice rebuild!! We did about the same thing a few years ago. Guessing you are mostly flat land, those tundra tires are like ice skates in the hills!!! We're cheap, I had some 66s, Chevron tread, but they were too big to fit, found some old Gleaner combine tires and wheels, Chevron on the inside, diamond tread duals. Actually works great in the steep ground!! Wish we had a stainless box, but... Changed from a JD 602 that had been patched up a few million times, to a JD 605 box that was almost like new. It's nice being able to carry 4+tons when I can. Single spinner with dual drops off the chain, spreads very evenly! We made a stainless shield, it's about 8' wide, with a top on it.... Really saves the chassis!!!! Love the electronics!! Got a little guidance from a man out of Corvallis, he builds some AWESOME three wheeler buggies!!! And had the parts we didn't have 😎 I'm assuming your box might be one of his, it sure looks like it! Nice buggy!!!! We picked up an old Wolverine to rebuild for a sprayer... Just haven't gotten to it yet😢
Fantastic work. Surprised you didn’t consider something like a 4BT for the repower. Ultra simple, diesels love constant rpm, and would definitely use less fuel than a SB350.
Love it man! Great work. And you’ve got it right. As an engineer turned to farming, the guy using the tool usually has the best insight into how it needs to be designed. Sometimes it just take the engineer’s skill to turn concept into reality. You’d be an excellent engineer...but don’t give up farming or making videos to do it!
I almost get frustrated waiting so long between videos, but then they come out and it's always worth it. Love the quality, narration and the content! Keep it up!
You give this world so much inspiration I dumpster dive for my living and restore things and it's things this that help not go to landfill we need more guys like yous great job
Thanks, would have been cool to watch the fabrication for the frame too but that would have made a lot of extra work for you. So appreciate what you did get to show us
Sitting here watching some guys on the other side of the country build a fertilizer spreader. Interesting! I've got 2 fertilizer spreaders on this farm. My two boys! LOL!
up in massachusetts... we just don't see stuff like this. no idea why this was in my suggested, but this thing is AWESOME! those rear tires are crazy. want some for a rod build haha
Yeah some years ago when we bought one of the first Great plains twin row planters after I spent a year running it the engineers flew out and came to our farm in VA and sent about a few hours with me going over my experience and recommendations were. the lids were one on greatest complaints among other little things once you filled it up the corn would bounce the lid off and we ended up with a few hundred dollars spread over the field throughout the year and I told them what I would do to change it and it wasn't long after we were sent an "upgrade"from GP that had some of my ideas in it especially the lid bungees with the ball and T handle. it was nice to see they really cared and wanted to further there product it really means a lot you know
Look like a fun project, and even more fun to drive. I keep seeing these buggies and bank-out wagons at local auctions. I think they'd make a great donor for a monster truck or swamp buggy build. Fertilizer is corrosive, my '53 chevy had a pallet of fertilizer stored next to it for 35+ years and it rotted out the back bed corner 😫
It would be a good idea to make a sign for the shop. One day of scrapping take a year to rebuild ..with that in mind I wouldn't end up with this much unfinished projekt's 😂 Great channel, interesting to see farming Over there..I'm from Sweden
Man it's super hard to film with other people in the shop, but you got a nice amount of video there! Great job to all of you, that's a massive upgrade for the humble fertilizer buggy!
Due to their nature frames are actually overbuilt. Depending on how they are made they can bulk up 20 30% more than intended. A regular 1980's truck (be it ford or chevy or another) well, you could cut up quite a lot of the frame and it would still work as intended (for a while before metal fatigue installed).
I’m so impressed with your skill set in fabrication, you give me faith in some of the youth of today, which I’m sure drake has played a large part to keep you on track.😉
That was a very inspiring video, I have to say. Your vision of farming and building your own equipment is one I share as well but can't always explain to people around me. I really love your video and hope to see another one real soon! Thanks for the share and give a hug to drake for me!:)
A suggestion..add a 3quarter inch brace plate about 6inches away from the engine to the end of the buggy.. It will add a Lil more wright and the engine air flow will be directional.but any higher speed bumps while running the buggy.. the brace plate weight will stabilize the body.. A Lil better... God bless
Seems pretty obvious to me, while it does have bumble bee colors, so I know where folks were coming from. It’s a fertilizer buggy right? With a a lightning bolt on the front...it’s the Lightning Bug! Thanks for the video kind sir.
If he built the frame during a busy part of the season he wouldnt have had much time to also document it. Welcome to the seasonal youtube channel! Its sometimes a long wait for videos but soooo worth it
Good job on your project and good job filming it.
I just happened to come across your barn tour video today, and then this one. The new fertilizer buggy is awesome, you guys did a great job.
I used to work at a fertilizer company for 10 years doing custom application with 7300 Terra Gator. All the extras you added will make your life easier and a lot more comfortable, a/c, air seat, GPS, dual spinner and the bin camera.
I actually had an extra camera on the back of the bin for road use, helped to see vehicles that follow way too close to farm machinery.
I love your shop, very well thought out. I subbed to the channel. 🇨🇦
As a Mechanical Engineer designer i have to confirm: Operators have the most valuable advice for design improvements.
Which makes you smarter than at least half your kin.
Also has a mechanical engineer, the repair technicians also have invaluable advice.
An engineer with common sense!!!
You are one of the very few...
About 25 years ago, I had the pleasure of having John Deeres regional rep, one of the national VPs, and an engineer who designed the early disc mower conditioners.. we had the first 1327 in Oregon. Was great to have the opportunity to enlighten them... In the Midwest, the machine worked great, in two ton per acre crops... We had major issues in 4 to 5 ton per acre crops!!
I showed them the major issues, two years later, the 1360 (?) Came out... They made the exact changes I suggested 😎😁
@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin did your farm get a free one? You should have...
@@aaronschoessow9567 I wish!!!
At least we got to buy one that had enough clearance between the cutter head and the conditioner to get through the heavier crops.... Without burning up the belt, or shut down a 180 horse tractor... Ran it until the CV joints finally wore out. Of course mid season.
JD couldn't get a new Driveline for a few months.... And Driveline Service couldn't get parts to repair the old one for over six weeks....
Dad traded it in on a New Holland H7230.... Nicer machine to Chang blades on and clean up... But it's got rollers😢😥 added a day or two to our dry time..... Next time, we will go back to the impeller conditioner!!!
I’m not a farmer, I don’t know anything about farming. But after seeing a couple of your videos I’ve gained a huge amount of respect for you guys. The ingenuity, the skills and the craftmanship required in order to facilitate your work while also keeping it prosperous and sleek is staggering, and now I want to be a farmer myself.
Totally impressed by the real world engineering that went into this. Proves to me once again that farmers are some of the most ingenious people out there. Don’t have something you need - just build your own and get on with it 👍👍👍
I love watching how you layout and format your videos. You give me a lot of good ideas for my own. You also inspire me to learn how to build more of my own equipment/fabricate more!
Really cool project and well presented. Well done!
Super, You all worked you're socks off wish to see more projects in future regards from Scotland 🏴🇬🇧👍
Great to see a new video. One of the few channels I stop to watch whats new. Keep up the hard work. Most of us understand how life can effect making videos. From one farmer to another, keep your priorities as they are and you'll be just fine.
Man I just discovered your channel - I am a machinist nut - you guys are amazingly inspiring - you're the actual salt of the earth people - gosh darn it I can't even cuss when commenting - what an amazing family team effort and actual real life something extremely useful outcome - do you need a 61 year old farm hand at all (LOL) this made my day thank you for sharing and may your god bless you and your family.
Nice that you fixed it! I watched the whole first series and was amazed how much work you put into it.
I love the way those Chevy 350s start!!!! No cranking just hit and go!!!!!!
Drake... the coolest A/C tech ever! Awesome project and video.
Is there a better way to begin a Friday morning than a brand new Rainfall Projects video? I'll let you know if I ever find one.
There is not.
strap a snow plow on that and you have a winter plow and salt spreader!
Great work! the fenders are a HUGE weight savings as well .Nice work!!!💪👍
I hadn't watched the front end rebuild in a long time, it's amazing how much that thing changed from start to finish. Literally a whole new buggy
Great content. I don't farm, but I do Fab. You and your crew are obviously skilled. I don't know how many of your videos I watched before figuring out we share one of the most excellent places to live. Tho I could have gone another few years with out the snow we just got. Your narration and your content always make me feel good. Thanks.
Another great video. I would have loved seeing videos for the fabrication and build of the frame though. Nice to see the buggy come full circle. I think the only original parts are the tires and differential, lol.
....and the grill...lol
The video of the grill is covered in the front end rebuild but don't know what episode though
Nice project! Thanks for taking the time and effort to document it. Enjoyed the ride-along!
Incredible, always appreciate how resourceful you guys are and the wide range of skills you have as an asset to your farm. I reckon you guys have to resolve just about everything on the farm without hiring someone, so you learn to fix and build just about anything. This is very similar to the marine field, the trades are less secular and people just get the job done. Thanks for sharing, love your videos as always.
Our family calls that "The school of make do"
Cool build. I heard to spread fertilizer in Miller spreaders for 3 years. Couple of tips; wash the vehicle as often as possible to get the fertilizer off, when turning around at the field edges turn off the bin belt until you get lined up to make the next pass, and finally find a good radio station!
Great craftsmanship. Best part of a build is the fellowship among friends and family. Enjoyed the video.
Your entrepreneurialism, work ethic, creativity, teamwork and workmanship is inspiring...thank you for sharing!
I'm a fescue farmer in Missouri, hoping to start spreading this week. I can appreciate the work on your buggy. I replaced the frame rails on my international floater truck a few years back.
Fantastic work mate, you have my deepest respect for everything you do! Keep it up and many thanks for your videos! I always look forward to enjoy them!
I'm a software developer with no knowledge of farming yet I enjoy this video.
Same for me. He's making open source farming equipment, which is so cool!
Always amazing! The video work is as flawless as the buggy. Thanks to all who made this possible. 😎
Great vid! Miss seeing your regular videos! VERY impressive to take on such a herculean task, AND finish it up! I'm great for starting, but the finishing is always harder than planned!
Amazing project, thank you for sharing your amazing journey. God bless you and your family
Awesome!! Just a warning, make sure when using stainless bolts and nuts,....always use anti seize on the threads,....otherwise they will "bond" together after 4 to 6 months and not come apart,......learned that the hard way.
hello jdee what an excellent video. what a real outstanding narrative. the detail of your voice and the work you do is impressive. nice touch of acknowledging the gentlemen who helped you. carry on
Yeah it's also amazing how silage will eat steel... You should look into some plastic to install over the rear fenders. Especially to protect the rear frame from the fertilizer that is being spread! That thing will last longer! Nice build
Farmers are some of the most intelligent people around. Hard working and innovative.
Farming is not easy, you can't just dig a hole and just drop the seeds in. Lots of knowledge and calculations.
Awesome work, Drake is a very diligent supervisor !!
Nice that you were able to reuse the front end. Great job fellas!
Black and yellow? The Blazing Bumble Bee
YES! Another build, no better form of entertainment than Rainfall Projects!
Looks like a load of fun to drive. Great restoration!
Your skill set is awesome. A real beginners mind type. Great job and cheers from VT.
Nice video. Would've like to have seen more of the fab work on the frame but, it is what it is. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a fabricator also. I would much rather build something than buy it. reasons, 1-Its unique and not like anything else. 2-It’s usually cheaper to build than buy. And I can almost always build it better than a purchased item. Good job on your project buggy. I like seeing a person have the skills to build something. Awesome
YES !!!! I noticed this when I watched the ring roller video! I am amped outta my mind for this new project !!! Thank You !!!!
BTW... There is NO such thing as scrap pile; it’s All just resources for the future... 👍🏻👍🏻
11:07 here in South Korea.. nice timing since I can’t sleep. Love all your videos thank you for making them !
I saved my viewing for the end of the day so I wouldn’t be bothered. Dinner time + Rainfall... = ME TIME
I'm hoping we get too see another project like this in the near future!
"I'm super excited".... in the same exact monotone. Never change! Love your videos.
Nice rebuild!! We did about the same thing a few years ago. Guessing you are mostly flat land, those tundra tires are like ice skates in the hills!!! We're cheap, I had some 66s, Chevron tread, but they were too big to fit, found some old Gleaner combine tires and wheels, Chevron on the inside, diamond tread duals. Actually works great in the steep ground!!
Wish we had a stainless box, but... Changed from a JD 602 that had been patched up a few million times, to a JD 605 box that was almost like new. It's nice being able to carry 4+tons when I can.
Single spinner with dual drops off the chain, spreads very evenly! We made a stainless shield, it's about 8' wide, with a top on it.... Really saves the chassis!!!!
Love the electronics!! Got a little guidance from a man out of Corvallis, he builds some AWESOME three wheeler buggies!!! And had the parts we didn't have 😎
I'm assuming your box might be one of his, it sure looks like it!
Nice buggy!!!!
We picked up an old Wolverine to rebuild for a sprayer... Just haven't gotten to it yet😢
Fantastic work. Surprised you didn’t consider something like a 4BT for the repower. Ultra simple, diesels love constant rpm, and would definitely use less fuel than a SB350.
Great job. Very cool cab too.
Good job Drake with the AC!
Wow. Well done. Some excellent engineering skills right there👍👍👍
Love it man! Great work. And you’ve got it right. As an engineer turned to farming, the guy using the tool usually has the best insight into how it needs to be designed. Sometimes it just take the engineer’s skill to turn concept into reality. You’d be an excellent engineer...but don’t give up farming or making videos to do it!
I almost get frustrated waiting so long between videos, but then they come out and it's always worth it. Love the quality, narration and the content! Keep it up!
The final product looks like a giant model T Ford. Very cool!
You give this world so much inspiration I dumpster dive for my living and restore things and it's things this that help not go to landfill we need more guys like yous great job
Thanks, would have been cool to watch the fabrication for the frame too but that would have made a lot of extra work for you. So appreciate what you did get to show us
That footage at 14:40 and on is fantastic stuff. Good work!!
I would love to see videos on the frame design & fabrication, electronics/hydraulics, etc. Love the channel!
fantastic when I see difference between the new buggy and the buggy
Sitting here watching some guys on the other side of the country build a fertilizer spreader. Interesting! I've got 2 fertilizer spreaders on this farm. My two boys! LOL!
Welcome back! This city boy loves your project videos!
Not bad at all ! I have always loved the tires on them
Turned out great! Nice build!
Absolutely blown away by your projects as always.
up in massachusetts... we just don't see stuff like this. no idea why this was in my suggested, but this thing is AWESOME! those rear tires are crazy. want some for a rod build haha
Great job guys. It looks fantastic way to go. Keep up the great team work
This is legit one of the most amazing builds I've ever seen. It's like you built the batmobile from scratch but useful. Congrats y'all!
Excellent work, Sir!
Yeah some years ago when we bought one of the first Great plains twin row planters after I spent a year running it the engineers flew out and came to our farm in VA and sent about a few hours with me going over my experience and recommendations were. the lids were one on greatest complaints among other little things once you filled it up the corn would bounce the lid off and we ended up with a few hundred dollars spread over the field throughout the year and I told them what I would do to change it and it wasn't long after we were sent an "upgrade"from GP that had some of my ideas in it especially the lid bungees with the ball and T handle. it was nice to see they really cared and wanted to further there product it really means a lot you know
Look like a fun project, and even more fun to drive. I keep seeing these buggies and bank-out wagons at local auctions. I think they'd make a great donor for a monster truck or swamp buggy build. Fertilizer is corrosive, my '53 chevy had a pallet of fertilizer stored next to it for 35+ years and it rotted out the back bed corner 😫
Amazing build job to all you guys that is a fine looking piece of machinery you made.
it came out really nice!! well done!
It would be a good idea to make a sign for the shop. One day of scrapping take a year to rebuild ..with that in mind I wouldn't end up with this much unfinished projekt's 😂
Great channel, interesting to see farming Over there..I'm from Sweden
Wow, I don't have a farm and I wouldn't have any place to park it, but man I really want one of those buggys. Awesome work.
I would put a piece of stainless under the bed between it and frame. Saving our trucks a lot of rust repairs since we did
Man it's super hard to film with other people in the shop, but you got a nice amount of video there! Great job to all of you, that's a massive upgrade for the humble fertilizer buggy!
Due to their nature frames are actually overbuilt. Depending on how they are made they can bulk up 20 30% more than intended. A regular 1980's truck (be it ford or chevy or another) well, you could cut up quite a lot of the frame and it would still work as intended (for a while before metal fatigue installed).
I’m so impressed with your skill set in fabrication, you give me faith in some of the youth of today, which I’m sure drake has played a large part to keep you on track.😉
Great job fellas.
(and Drake !)
What a great team work!
The Dans made me think of Alan Partridge's "Dan, Dan, Dan...., Dan..........., Dan" scene.
That was a very inspiring video, I have to say. Your vision of farming and building your own equipment is one I share as well but can't always explain to people around me.
I really love your video and hope to see another one real soon! Thanks for the share and give a hug to drake for me!:)
Отличная работа, парни!
the bin looks like it would fit inside a longbed pickup , might be able to use it for trowing slt on the roads during the winter season
Great work guys!
Extremely impressed with this team effort. Nice work.
Such a well made video and just cool all around.
A suggestion..add a 3quarter inch brace plate about 6inches away from the engine to the end of the buggy.. It will add a Lil more wright and the engine air flow will be directional.but any higher speed bumps while running the buggy.. the brace plate weight will stabilize the body.. A Lil better... God bless
Beyond impressed with the work on this! Well done
That is quite the upgrade!
Seems pretty obvious to me, while it does have bumble bee colors, so I know where folks were coming from. It’s a fertilizer buggy right? With a a lightning bolt on the front...it’s the Lightning Bug! Thanks for the video kind sir.
Yeah I think that's a great idea
What an amazing project to have completed at home on the farm. Really inspiring. Subscribed. ✔️✔️
It's sure nice to see someone build something that is useful. I think you guys could build and sell these if you wanted to.
Great project and good job, but the old fenders looked more brutal :))
Awesome project, but why exhaust goes below instead straight up?
@@oreslime no, he has the exhaust below near the rear tire.
Really cool. Good job guys 👍👍👍
Always great to see the fabrication of new equipment for the farm.
Those tires look they came straight off the tumbler batmobile. Sweet
Cool project and another great video!
You built the frame and a circuit board?? Stuff you shouldnt leave out! Love the build btw!
If he built the frame during a busy part of the season he wouldnt have had much time to also document it. Welcome to the seasonal youtube channel! Its sometimes a long wait for videos but soooo worth it
Excellent job 👍👍👍