Thank you for showing the inner workings of a dairy farm. It takes a lot of work to produce that gallon of milk in the fridge. Be sure to thank the "ladies" also. Stay Safe.
You and your Dad work very well together, and that’s nice to see. You guys run a very nice operation and you do a great job of showing what is involved to keep a farm going. Thanks for another great video. I think that milk promotions money taken from your milk check should be given to you farmers who do a great job showing what it takes to get good wholesome product to market.
In these videos I see $$$$$$ everywhere you look and oh so much ongoing maintenance. If you are incompetent in any area you will fail very quickly. Thanks for what you do! JIM
Loved the video. We had a Laidig unloader in our sealed stave unit. Never seen one of these pulled out before, although I've heard about it. Bottom unloaders come with maintenance for sure. My dad always said our Laidig meant; "lay there and dig!"
The ole reliable Goliath unloader. We had one of those in our 20x70 when we filled it with haylage. Now we have a Laidig unloader in it and we fill it with whole kernel himoisture corn.
I've seen this done before, but you explained and showed it better than anyone one else that I've seen 👍👍👍. Seems like a real pain in the ass🤔🤔. Thanks for the explanation 👍👍👍✌️
Thanks for showing we had a wooden silo growing up I was to young but remember Dad climbing up and throwing silage out pulled it down was a lot of great tongue and groove 2#6 in it.We do have a ag bagger now do 9#200 bags.
Eric like when you listen you brought out the mountain dew that was a work out pulling and reinserting the chain back into the harvester very nice video.
Hey Dairyman! Just wanted to let you know that your channel is my new favorite farming channel. I like how you show the nitty-gritty "nuts & bolts" of everyday farming, and not the fancy fluff like some channels do. You are very humble, and your Dad is too, and you all are such hard workers, but yet you maintain a great sense of humor, and still love life. I am curious though if you have any hired help or if it is just you and your Dad that do all the work? I know you hire custom harvesting, but do you have hired help for the day to day operations? Really enjoying your channel so much!
Once the cutter arm goes around 2 or 3 times (short armed or not) a large cavity (10 to15 Ft. high) is formed. The cutter arm has to cut through only the outside 2 1/2 to 3 feet of feed, the center loosely falls down as the unit is emptying. All bottom armed unloaders do the same thing. Any time, it’s a lot easier working on the ground then going up them ------g silo chutes! I know, I did it for way too many years!
You should lay a towel across the cable of your pulley. If that cable breaks it will significantly reduce the speed of the whip and less chance of hurting someone.
I'm sure glad we have a concrete silo and don't have to mess with bottom unloaders, it is so much easier, faster, and less expensive to use a fork and throw it down!
Good video. Notice Sir Andy recognized the unloader. Why did you need to add extra chain to the unloader? Glad you showed the power disconnect before proceeding with the repair. Fingers do not grow back!
If you can get your bobcat outside the door, make a square tube extension you can attach to the out load assembly then use the bobcat to pull it out and return. You won't need the come along. Just a thought.
You are a great motivation for us, really enjoy your videos, always waiting for new one. Our dairy farm is located in Poland (eastern Europe) and we farm sth about 70 ha which is 180 acres. We've got about 30 milking cows, 20 heifers and about 20 bulls at now. Upgrading our farm is in progress our biggest obstacle are buildings but we re trying to deal with it. We like these wooden constructions which aren't so popular in Poland as in the USA. We want to have 40 milking cows soon however it all depends on money so dad calculate it thoroughly to make some smart investitions. We appreciate your great work and as I see a Bible with you I advise you to read The Proverbs of Salomon, chapter 10: 1-5. Watching your vids we also hope to see some equipment which may be useful and have a wider range of information about crops etc. We purchased a bobcat skid loader S 175 a few weeks before we started watching your videos and we fully agree with you that skid loader is a great thing and our loader also has controls like in your I mean bucket control in pedals. What a pitty that you live so far away, otherwise we will go and see you working, but maybe one day... We are glad that we found you on You Tube, keep sharing the videos, we are waiting. My name is Simon (in English :P), got 20 years old. We will appreciate maybe some more private contact not to write all on forum. God bless!
Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and maybe learning a little. I hope you are able to expand your farm! It would be cool if you could visit, Poland is far from here haha. I'll check out those Bible verses thanks!
Hey bud how are ya?I really enjoy your videos and the variety of the different chores you gotta do. It's unique on You tube and appreciate you making them. If you dont want to answer I understand but what part of Lancaster County are you from? I'm from right across the line in Chester County close to Morgantown, Elverson area.
Great video!!! I don't miss those days at all. We had 5 - 20 x 80 units of those back when we milked 20 years ago. We converted them to hold dry grain now. You two work so well together.
@@carljorgenson3481 yes it's dry grain and we sell to the ethanol plant usually. The Harvestors have been converted. They were banded to add strength and the bags removed since they don't need to be sealed. We put floors and unloading equipment in like a regular grain bin has. We also put a fan in and roof vents. The old fill pipes are gone and grain is not blown in with a blower. It's pumped in using a pneumatic pump that doesn't harm the grain. It really is a great set up.
In 30 plus years our 25/80 was short armed once, when it was new ( part of purchase price). Fed every day, very few problems. Because of the tons of haylage we put through it, serviced it every 4 months, learned a few tricks, nu.1; replace 1 overarm cutter every 8 months, no pined arm. Wouldn’t do anything different! Put up bunker for corn silage, don’t know if I would do that again🤔.
In our area whether it's harvestores, staves, or pour concrete silos everyone has quit using these bottom unload types. Only top unload, bunks, bags, and baleage are used. Mainly because no one to service or repair them those unloaders here in NW PA. One guy told me years ago it was a $600 plane ticket plus hotel just for someone to show up. My neighbor has a 20x70 stave silo that unloads from the bottom that's been sitting over half full for the last 15+ years because it'll cost to much to fix and now they no longer milk so it's just a monument.
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 I knew of one down that way. Doesn't surprise me, you are in a pretty strong dairy area of Pa and I think silos are preferred storage yet there. Farms are dropping fast here. I know of about 15 farms in 2 counties that quit last year. I'm one of 3 left in my township where 15 years ago there was 20+.
Eric, I have a question about log-arming your Harvester. Why can’t you just leave the long chain ( arm ) all the way out all the time? Why do you need to shorten it before you fill the silo.
As a farmer from europe im never gonna understand a Harvestore system compared to just dumping it on a paved surface. But interesting video tho. And of couse you had your Mtn Dew :D
Every way of doing it has its advantages and disadvantages. Harvestores are nice for small farms because you don't have to worry about keeping a bunk face fresh. They are also extremely convenient when filling. We just open up the lid, blow it in close it and we're done.
We only have to do it when we get the silo empty. A lot of times we put multiple cuttings in without getting it empty. Ends up being about twice a year between our two harvestores
Yo man I would love to work on y’all farm for a bit. Just to get that experience. I’ll be driving across the country and just trying to make an adventure out of it.
Wow your channel is growing so fast great video love this channel. Thanks for the great content just what I have ben looking for. Ben a sub sense 2,000
Hoist do not cost that much, get a 2 or 2 1/2 ton , if that cable would break with that hand made handle you’re doctor bills could be a lot higher. Just a suggestion
I never have used Harvestor Silos. Can you answer a couple questions? Can you explain why you have to do this long arming? Does your silo have bags in it?
The arm is short for a bit after we fill to create a dome in the inside but it will soon stop coming. Then we extend the arm to the edge of the silo. It does have airbags in it.
Upright silos are a lot of work and very dangerous.A lot of lives have been lost due to uprights one kid had silage in his lungs when they retrieved his body.I think there should alwayz be two people when working with them.Be careful.
Do you have to do the long arm/short arm? A friend of mind has a poured concrete silo with a Goliath unloader in it. Told me they never had to do this with theirs. Just pulls the unloader out once a year to do maintenance on the chain.
10th Generation Dairyman, My friend empties his silo once a year then pulls the unloader to work on it before first crop. Just curious about Harvestores/bottom unloaders. I only have 6 top unloaders here. Have had the crazy idea of putting up a Harvestore for haylage...... I don't know though it's just a thought yet....
@@Dairyland-Dairyman oh ok yeah I guess you can get away with it, maybe his unloader is more powerful than ours. They are nice silos but are pretty pricey, not sure if I'd build one again or not.
Why can u not keep it full length from the beginning. I am from Ireland I would lik to hav one of them for my silage it has to make great quality stuff
Your blood type must be MD+ at this stage, the mountain dew is not working if you're dad is carrying 2 blocks of wood at a time and your only carrying 1
I didn’t think the Mountain Dew joke was going to last that long… it’s getting a little annoying. A dairyman that promotes soda is really just a rebellious boy…. Oh well 😢. As I continue to binge watch your channel, I really hope that you will see the wisdom of your dad’s recommendation and align your loyalty towards something healthy and something that pays homage to the 9 generation of your family’s legacy… just saying😊
Thank you for showing the inner workings of a dairy farm. It takes a lot of work to produce that gallon of milk in the fridge. Be sure to thank the "ladies" also. Stay Safe.
Great seeing you and your dad working together.
You and your Dad work very well together, and that’s nice to see. You guys run a very nice operation and you do a great job of showing what is involved to keep a farm going. Thanks for another great video. I think that milk promotions money taken from your milk check should be given to you farmers who do a great job showing what it takes to get good wholesome product to market.
Thanks!
Your dad is blessed to have you. He's taught you to work hard and SMART!!
A great video I did notice when running a dairy farm your work is never done I give you and your dad plenty of credit 👍🇺🇸
You &dad work very hard every day & you guys do a really good job keep up your good work living on a dairy farm
In these videos I see $$$$$$ everywhere you look and oh so much ongoing maintenance.
If you are incompetent in any area you will fail very quickly.
Thanks for what you do!
JIM
Loved the video. We had a Laidig unloader in our sealed stave unit. Never seen one of these pulled out before, although I've heard about it. Bottom unloaders come with maintenance for sure. My dad always said our Laidig meant; "lay there and dig!"
The ole reliable Goliath unloader. We had one of those in our 20x70 when we filled it with haylage. Now we have a Laidig unloader in it and we fill it with whole kernel himoisture corn.
We used to use this 20'x50' for high moisture corn but now we use toasted corn so we got this unloader and fill it with haylage
I work at an ethanol plant and we use a laidig system to recycle dried distiller grain from one silo to another
I Like how you show the glory part of farming and no parts left over. Great video.
I've seen this done before, but you explained and showed it better than anyone one else that I've seen 👍👍👍. Seems like a real pain in the ass🤔🤔. Thanks for the explanation 👍👍👍✌️
Great video, I finally understand what long arming is .Thank you
Thanks for showing we had a wooden silo growing up I was to young but remember Dad climbing up and throwing silage out pulled it down was a lot of great tongue and groove 2#6 in it.We do have a ag bagger now do 9#200 bags.
Nice job! I remember helping a guy from PennJersey Install a new unloader. It was a job, we didn’t have much room in the narrow feed room.
Thats where the hard work of the next generation comes in.......
That looks like it could be a pain in the rear. Love your videos
Good video it shows what it takes to live on a farm dealing with that stuff💪
Eric like when you listen you brought out the mountain dew that was a work out pulling and reinserting the chain back into the harvester very nice video.
Lot a work but has to be done Nice job for the wintertime greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Seems like more and more farming is a young man's sport!! You do great!!
You're good
Great video. Video without Dew is like a day without sunshine
That looks like quite the project
Wow. What a job. Well done. You sure work great together. And no bad words at all. Lol
This looked like a mother of a job
Hey Dairyman! Just wanted to let you know that your channel is my new favorite farming channel. I like how you show the nitty-gritty "nuts & bolts" of everyday farming, and not the fancy fluff like some channels do. You are very humble, and your Dad is too, and you all are such hard workers, but yet you maintain a great sense of humor, and still love life. I am curious though if you have any hired help or if it is just you and your Dad that do all the work? I know you hire custom harvesting, but do you have hired help for the day to day operations? Really enjoying your channel so much!
Love the video , we have seven harvestores , they can be a pain but I’m use to that
Wow that's a lot
Once the cutter arm goes around 2 or 3 times (short armed or not) a large cavity (10 to15 Ft. high) is formed. The cutter arm has to cut through only the outside 2 1/2 to 3 feet of feed, the center loosely falls down as the unit is emptying. All bottom armed unloaders do the same thing. Any time, it’s a lot easier working on the ground then going up them ------g silo chutes! I know, I did it for way too many years!
You should lay a towel across the cable of your pulley. If that cable breaks it will significantly reduce the speed of the whip and less chance of hurting someone.
Always informative. Thank you for today's video.
Man, there's gotta be an easier way. Thanks for showing this!
Nice work
Hello my friend you are an amazing farmer and I admire you. I am farmer too in Greece. Also your videos is amazing so continue your great job
Thanks, glad you like the videos. I got to ask, are you at Giannis Antetokounmpo fan? I know he is from Greece.
Yes I am greek's freak fun but I like more football ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
@@bernboomq2079 Nice, Giannis is a beast. Football isn't as popular here (we call it soccer)
You guys are amazing
Ingenious you guys!
I'm sure glad we have a concrete silo and don't have to mess with bottom unloaders, it is so much easier, faster, and less expensive to use a fork and throw it down!
Big job.....but you guys killed it. Good job.
That was amazing. Going through all that procedure and no swearing at all. Sure wasn't much haylage to clean up eh.
What a pain, I didn't realize this had to be done.
Good video. Notice Sir Andy recognized the unloader. Why did you need to add extra chain to the unloader? Glad you showed the power disconnect before proceeding with the repair. Fingers do not grow back!
Once we get a dome built with a short arm we need to extend it to the edge of the silo to continue getting feed out.
Good video thanks for sharing
ah the video description clears up why you had to do the job! :D
Great video. Never seen it done and explained like you did. Do you think you could do video on how silos work. There aren't many of them around here
If you can get your bobcat outside the door, make a square tube extension you can attach to the out load assembly then use the bobcat to pull it out and return. You won't need the come along. Just a thought.
When u say dome. Does that mean there is a empty space in there? If so what stops it from collapsing down. Aso why do you need that dome?
You are a great motivation for us, really enjoy your videos, always waiting for new one. Our dairy farm is located in Poland (eastern Europe) and we farm sth about 70 ha which is 180 acres. We've got about 30 milking cows, 20 heifers and about 20 bulls at now. Upgrading our farm is in progress our biggest obstacle are buildings but we re trying to deal with it. We like these wooden constructions which aren't so popular in Poland as in the USA. We want to have 40 milking cows soon however it all depends on money so dad calculate it thoroughly to make some smart investitions. We appreciate your great work and as I see a Bible with you I advise you to read The Proverbs of Salomon, chapter 10: 1-5. Watching your vids we also hope to see some equipment which may be useful and have a wider range of information about crops etc. We purchased a bobcat skid loader S 175 a few weeks before we started watching your videos and we fully agree with you that skid loader is a great thing and our loader also has controls like in your I mean bucket control in pedals. What a pitty that you live so far away, otherwise we will go and see you working, but maybe one day... We are glad that we found you on You Tube, keep sharing the videos, we are waiting. My name is Simon (in English :P), got 20 years old. We will appreciate maybe some more private contact not to write all on forum. God bless!
Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and maybe learning a little. I hope you are able to expand your farm! It would be cool if you could visit, Poland is far from here haha. I'll check out those Bible verses thanks!
Simon, those are good verses. Very applicable to farmers.
Loving the videos!
Very interesting never actually seen this done always heard about it but only ever worked on patz top unloader in stave silo
Wow big job done ✅ Excellent multi tasking skills MD one hand wrench in other!! Lol 😂
This is the part that reminds me of how farming can be an occupational hazard!
The harvestor silo is a love hate relationship. Luckily our dealership we use is reasonable to work on ours. Balege is really looking better
I always hated working on the goliath unloaders. Well doing any work in the bottom of the blue silos.
I always wondered what they meant by “long arming “ a Blue Silo Thanks
I was beginning to think it was gonna take more than one mountain dew to get that chain tight!
Great video looks like you guys done this a few times
Yeah wasn't the first time
Looks like a good opportunity to install a couple of cheap electric winches. I bet it would make getting it in and out a lot easier.
Hey bud how are ya?I really enjoy your videos and the variety of the different chores you gotta do. It's unique on You tube and appreciate you making them. If you dont want to answer I understand but what part of Lancaster County are you from? I'm from right across the line in Chester County close to Morgantown, Elverson area.
Good vid 👌
Farmers must be everything from computer engineers to landscape architects and everything in between.
UGH!! Had one just like it when I was a kid always hated taking it out seem to make you bleed every time. Kinda gives me nightmares!
Every farmer Loves Mountain dew
Gives you energy
Sugar syrup 😂
I like diet dew
Great video!!! I don't miss those days at all. We had 5 - 20 x 80 units of those back when we milked 20 years ago. We converted them to hold dry grain now.
You two work so well together.
Is this dry grain you sell? Doesn't blowing it in destroy the corn or beans and break them up?
@@carljorgenson3481 yes it's dry grain and we sell to the ethanol plant usually.
The Harvestors have been converted. They were banded to add strength and the bags removed since they don't need to be sealed. We put floors and unloading equipment in like a regular grain bin has. We also put a fan in and roof vents.
The old fill pipes are gone and grain is not blown in with a blower. It's pumped in using a pneumatic pump that doesn't harm the grain. It really is a great set up.
In 30 plus years our 25/80 was short armed once, when it was new ( part of purchase price). Fed every day, very few problems. Because of the tons of haylage we put through it, serviced it every 4 months, learned a few tricks, nu.1; replace 1 overarm cutter every 8 months, no pined arm. Wouldn’t do anything different! Put up bunker for corn silage, don’t know if I would do that again🤔.
bunkers are old school big time
In our area whether it's harvestores, staves, or pour concrete silos everyone has quit using these bottom unload types. Only top unload, bunks, bags, and baleage are used. Mainly because no one to service or repair them those unloaders here in NW PA.
One guy told me years ago it was a $600 plane ticket plus hotel just for someone to show up.
My neighbor has a 20x70 stave silo that unloads from the bottom that's been sitting over half full for the last 15+ years because it'll cost to much to fix and now they no longer milk so it's just a monument.
We have a good here. There are three different local companies that work on these silos
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 I knew of one down that way. Doesn't surprise me, you are in a pretty strong dairy area of Pa and I think silos are preferred storage yet there.
Farms are dropping fast here. I know of about 15 farms in 2 counties that quit last year. I'm one of 3 left in my township where 15 years ago there was 20+.
@@TheGhostOfLuciasClay yeah it's sad to see them go
Good
How. Close can you plant or build them silo toghther
There's gotta be a better way than adjusting that monstrocity every time you refill and empty the bin.
I've dealt with top unloaders, but with bottom unloaders does the entire contents of the silo settle down as you use it out.
Yes it works it's way down
Eric, I have a question about log-arming your Harvester. Why can’t you just leave the long chain ( arm ) all the way out all the time? Why do you need to shorten it before you fill the silo.
As a farmer from europe im never gonna understand a Harvestore system compared to just dumping it on a paved surface. But interesting video tho. And of couse you had your Mtn Dew :D
Every way of doing it has its advantages and disadvantages. Harvestores are nice for small farms because you don't have to worry about keeping a bunk face fresh. They are also extremely convenient when filling. We just open up the lid, blow it in close it and we're done.
Do you have to do that every time u fill the silo also great vid
Yeah,do you have to do it everytime,we just had staves,yes dirty door changing
That would be a PITA if you have to do it every fill. Can't you just leave it (long) armed?
We only have to do it when we get the silo empty. A lot of times we put multiple cuttings in without getting it empty. Ends up being about twice a year between our two harvestores
Best channel on TH-cam!!!
Just checked you out cool channel and I subscribed
@@prestonkerr4421 thanks!!
If you have to ask for viewers on the successful channels, you aren't worth watching. PASS
Actually if you have to beg for viewers your content is lacking. BTW I went through and neg'ed all your videos for spaming.
@@hpflyboi you arent a nice human at all
Yo man I would love to work on y’all farm for a bit. Just to get that experience. I’ll be driving across the country and just trying to make an adventure out of it.
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How do you get it to slide back in that easy with silage in it
It's packed so it didn't cave in when we pulled it out
Wow your channel is growing so fast great video love this channel. Thanks for the great content just what I have ben looking for. Ben a sub sense 2,000
Glad you like the channel!
Hoist do not cost that much, get a 2 or 2 1/2 ton , if that cable would break with that hand made handle you’re doctor bills could be a lot higher. Just a suggestion
Mountain dew should be paying you
Valeu amigo otimo video abraco!
I never have used Harvestor Silos. Can you answer a couple questions?
Can you explain why you have to do this long arming?
Does your silo have bags in it?
The arm is short for a bit after we fill to create a dome in the inside but it will soon stop coming. Then we extend the arm to the edge of the silo. It does have airbags in it.
Heard that if you don’t ever run out, keep filling it, you don’t have to go thru that process. True?
Yes that is true
Upright silos are a lot of work and very dangerous.A lot of lives have been lost due to uprights one kid had silage in his lungs when they retrieved his body.I think there should alwayz be two people when working with them.Be careful.
Yes always got to keep safety in mind
Do you have to do the long arm/short arm? A friend of mind has a poured concrete silo with a Goliath unloader in it. Told me they never had to do this with theirs. Just pulls the unloader out once a year to do maintenance on the chain.
You don't have to if you never get the silo empty. We don't do this too often about once a year on each silo
10th Generation Dairyman, My friend empties his silo once a year then pulls the unloader to work on it before first crop. Just curious about Harvestores/bottom unloaders. I only have 6 top unloaders here. Have had the crazy idea of putting up a Harvestore for haylage...... I don't know though it's just a thought yet....
@@Dairyland-Dairyman oh ok yeah I guess you can get away with it, maybe his unloader is more powerful than ours. They are nice silos but are pretty pricey, not sure if I'd build one again or not.
Nice video. How often u do that? It looks like a pain in ass but if don't do it much then not to bad
It's kind of a pain, only do it once or twice a year between our two Harvestores so it's not bad
U and ur dad work great together!!
I don’t really understand why you make it short in the beginning? Why not just leave the unloaded long/extended? And why do you make a dome?
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Why can u not keep it full length from the beginning. I am from Ireland I would lik to hav one of them for my silage it has to make great quality stuff
It creates sort of a dome on the inside and feeds out a lot better once you get it long-armed. Yeah they keep good feed.
Why does it need to be long armed?
I know cement silo's unload top down how does harvestor work see they are bottom unload does feed slid down
Yes the feed works its way down
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 how many silo's do you have of each advantage of feeding from the bottom always can put fresh untop.
@@randaljohnson9177 we have to harvestore and two staves silos
Hi
Why silos and harvesters have went out of style. Wish we didn't have to use ours anymore either😂
To each their own. I wouldn't have it any other way.
This job is not that fun but I sure do love the silos in the summer when we're chopping hay
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Your blood type must be MD+ at this stage, the mountain dew is not working if you're dad is carrying 2 blocks of wood at a time and your only carrying 1
Haha yeah
I believe dad is drinking whole milk and your drinking 2%. Joking
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 there must be a lot of maintenance on the harveststores and feed Mills with all the moving parts?
@@patrickstynes9676 there is some, it's not too bad though
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I didn’t think the Mountain Dew joke was going to last that long… it’s getting a little annoying.
A dairyman that promotes soda is really just a rebellious boy…. Oh well 😢.
As I continue to binge watch your channel, I really hope that you will see the wisdom of your dad’s recommendation and align your loyalty towards something healthy and something that pays homage to the 9 generation of your family’s legacy… just saying😊
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Drink milk