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Outstanding. Farm kids get to do stuff that city kids are not even aware exists. When your kids grow up they are going to be great people. Just like their parents.
In 1986 I went to work for a guy in Jefferson Iowa. His grandfather tiled an 180 field by hand when he bought it. Some of that tile was about 20' deep to make it drain. His grandfather walked out here from Ohio with his shoes on his back. He didn't want to wear them out. They were a lot tougher than we are today. I am guessing that machine can tile more in an few hours than he could all summer long. That is a very cool machine. Just another example of how farmers use science and technology that I am sure most city people on the coast have no idea about.
Your dogs are awesome. We have a security system. Two labs that bark at anpin drop. That soil on your farm is beautiful. We live in central PA. Beautifal area with lots of beautiful farms. But our soil is hard clay. When our house was built the developer stripped the good top soil and sold it. Ittookyearsto buildup our soil again to get things to grow. I hope you guys soon get a few good days of a nice slow steady ground soaking rain. Not flooding. Here we have had a good amount of rain this summer. Other parts of Pa. Not so much. I hope you guys can recover from the drought. God bless your family.
Most of our farm is already tiled with clay tile. Back in the 50's and 60's, my wife's great uncle bought a Buckeye and did a LOT of the tiling in northern Michigan when the government was cost sharing on tile. His son still has the machine. It still runs and operates as it should. It's not really as cost and time effective as the plows. I helped him tile a 40 about 8-9 years ago. It was pretty cool. The only issue we have now is blowouts. The ground washes out underneath it in one little spot and it starts washing soil down the tile line and forms a pretty good sized hole in the ground. We dig the tile up and replace the sections with black plastic and pray that we did a good job when we cover it back over. Right now we've got a bunch of blowouts and we're struggling to find a backhoe to use. We're looking into buying one instead of borrowing. Good job on the videos. You do a good job of showing and explaining all different aspects of the ag industry that most people would never get a chance to see and/or understand. Keep up the good work!
Thank you to all of the firemen on the scene of that fire. I am sorry the business lost its building, but I am very happy that no lives were lost. It was a great video. Always enjoy learning new things.
Zack, your son is a very observant young man and has considerable natural mechanical abilities and common sense, something not so common in todays world.....I do enjoy watching him operate equipment, working on something and his intent mental commitment when someone is showing him a new element of a overall job application...This comes about when encouraged and nurtured...Well done, Dad !!
Me too, my dad had me doing, what I thought at the time were ridiculous tasks, now I know they were not. We all need good men to show us what life is going to be like.
Thanks for another great video. It was most interesting seeing how the pipe laying machinery works and how they plan out the fingers of pipe to drain the water. Most interesting. Randy’s machine is a big beast for sure. Have seen the finished product before but never the process of laying it out. Thanks for that. That fire you showed in I believe you said Clinton was a big one. Lots of damage there. Can see why it was a real hot fire being all wood. Wow. Onyx got some good work on connecting the pipes together. Good experience for him. Way to go Onyx. Good to learn other people’s work process. Good young man. You all take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks. The Iowa farm boy from years ago.
It would be impossible (and stupid) not to observe your preparation of the next generation, Onyx, to join you, just as you joined your father, in the life of professional farmer. Your "little boy" is suddenly a junior partner in the business. Congratulations for bringing him in (with your wife's acceptance) as well as encouraging him in your "escape" racing. Just as generations before: you are returning to the land... your son is joining you in that desire/mission. You deserve everyone's admiration..... as well as appreciation for feeding us.
Speaking of Moline, I come from a small village in Norway that are kalled Ferkingstad. But since a lot of people from my village moved to Moline, some of them came back after working for some years. When they came back they were called "Moliner" and as the years went by "Moliner" became a common call-name for someone from my village 😊
I had it explained to me once that if you dip a butter knife into a glass of water, when you take it out, the excess water will drain off of the knife but there is still water on the knife. That's all the water that the knife can hold. Soil is the same way in how much water it can hold. The rest just drains away.
Wow as being in fire service for 44 years, that had to be one super hot fire. They did a great job keeping grain bens cool. Love watching drain tile being laid.
This was great!! LOTS of information and learning in this one. You guys explained things pretty darn well. I love learning. MOST impressed with Onyx!! (AGAIN) He is one super guy!! Ya done good Zack. He is a credit to YOU, BECKY, and a wonderful asset to the world. I am banking on him, and kids like him, to save our BUTTS from the mess this world is in right now. Great to see him have the courage to do something new like this. Keep it up Onyx!! I got your sixd!!
I always loved the old Minnie Moline's. We never had any on our farm, but a neighboring farmer who had a field across from our main farm, had a Moline, and when I was probably just 3 or 4 yrs old, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I've always wanted to buy one to put a moldboard plow on to take to Rantoul.
Me too! It's so satisfying and interesting. I'm in the UK too and mostly bedbound so watching people work makes me feel a bit like I'm at work again.... I miss it terribly...
Awesome video again but I am really getting into the racing videos on your second channel. You have raised my interest in Agriculture, racing and a different view on family. Not everyone has had such a supporting family unit and it’s refreshing and inspiring to see your lifestyle. Thanks
Onyx exudes cool. His name is not one I had heard before I started watching you, but it is great and it suits him perfectly. I really like his clothes too. All UnderArmor stuff. He is a very lucky lad to have the childhood he is having. You must be so proud of him. The work that goes into tiling is much more involved than I assumed it would be. It must be a huge outlay to get it done.
Great to see a young guy hanging out with and learning from men. This is how it is supposed to be. Wow, that fire sounds serious, glad they were able to get it out without too much loss.
Hey zack….. I was just thinking……if the tile plow ever take over the world…..their probably will not be any more flooding across the world , that’s got to be a plus hey zack lol.
My dad bought a used Buckeye wheel machine back in the 80’s, my brother still uses it. (has an Allis Chalmers engine) No match for the big plow type, but got almost of their farm tiled over the years.
May seem stupid to you all but l had tears in my eyes watching Onyx cutting that tube without the normal 6 months training that any other kid would need today.
I think what you were looking at there was the hitch receiver ornament on any Texas truck that has have a lift kit installed and twin-turbo diesel upgrades under the hood. That's right in Minnesota if a bar is also an eating establishment children are allowed, as it should be everywhere!
We love our dirt track racing here in PA. We havetwotracs in our area. Used to be a third but sadly they shut down. We went racing Fri Sat, and Sunday. My hearing would stop ringing by Thurs. Only to be blasted again. Wecwereat a racetrack called Grandview and huge chunk of dirt with a huge five inch rock in it some how came thru the fence and nailed my right ankle. I though I got shot. The pain w a s awful. Itimmediately swelled up and bled like mad. My hubby was so into the race I couldn't get him to help me down the bleachers to get help. Thank goodness some stranger seen ,e and helped me down and called the medical crew. They thought I got shot to. There was a hole in the bone of my ankle. It took part of the bone away. It was ugly. H a d to get stitches. It healed but I never sat in the turns again at any dirt track. We aree going racing this weeken I can't wait. Be safe racing.
👍Keep up the good work, Onyx! - Nothing beats hands-on experience!👍 Good job, Zach & Bec - fine kids you got there - all prayers & blessings to you Johnson’s! 👍🙏🏻😃🇺🇸🌽
And that ladies and gentlemen is how you are suppose to teach the next generation. Well done dad. Good to see that there are still some who are willing to teach that there is nothing wrong with manual labor and there is and always will be the need for men to work with there hands and there is nothing wrong with that, Not everyone can be a lawyer, doctor, or a IT guy. We will still need farmers who work the land to feed us and our live stock. I tip my hat to you and your family for keeping that tradition alive.
my dad worked at a grain elevator that up until a few years ago had a large wood elevator, the man lift in it was scary and im sure it was more duct tape and glue than bolts and screw. it was a tight fit between semis and the dumping pit. either you let them drive in then you followed or you got into the cubby and waved them in. they are cool but can burn very well once a fire starts.
I think randy was putting in tile because it was dry for better traction. Your right that is nice soil. I think you should make like a hallowwen video with the sounds of the pipe layer tracks and go into the future! There is a MM in your video, would you be able to find a freightliner cab over! LOL. If there is a fire video or of the relay pumping, if you know of a link. Wow.
We Had an elevator fire about 45 mins west from where I live about 6 months ago. Rumour is that it was started by a grain dryer. They ended up having to evacuate the whole town and there were big propane tanks near the elevator that the fire department was spraying with cold water just to make sure they wouldn’t explode
Zach always references some of my favorite movies.. Tommy boy, Billy Madison, terminator 2, dumb and dumber ..im sure there's more, but this is just a sample...at 1 am. Guy has good taste. Zach for president!
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You must be proud that your son started laying pipe so young!!
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Outstanding. Farm kids get to do stuff that city kids are not even aware exists. When your kids grow up they are going to be great people. Just like their parents.
How sad is it that I thought about the door handle incident as soon as I saw the tile plow.... LOL
Express for me to Randy a big thank you for his service to his community,
Ballsac swinging on the pipelayer! Hahaha 🤣
In 1986 I went to work for a guy in Jefferson Iowa. His grandfather tiled an 180 field by hand when he bought it. Some of that tile was about 20' deep to make it drain. His grandfather walked out here from Ohio with his shoes on his back. He didn't want to wear them out. They were a lot tougher than we are today. I am guessing that machine can tile more in an few hours than he could all summer long. That is a very cool machine. Just another example of how farmers use science and technology that I am sure most city people on the coast have no idea about.
That boy looks just like his Mama lol. And I mean that as a compliment!
Randy is being a great teacher for Onyx!!
Your dogs are awesome. We have a security system. Two labs that bark at anpin drop. That soil on your farm is beautiful. We live in central PA. Beautifal area with lots of beautiful farms. But our soil is hard clay. When our house was built the developer stripped the good top soil and sold it. Ittookyearsto buildup our soil again to get things to grow. I hope you guys soon get a few good days of a nice slow steady ground soaking rain. Not flooding. Here we have had a good amount of rain this summer. Other parts of Pa. Not so much. I hope you guys can recover from the drought. God bless your family.
Most of our farm is already tiled with clay tile. Back in the 50's and 60's, my wife's great uncle bought a Buckeye and did a LOT of the tiling in northern Michigan when the government was cost sharing on tile. His son still has the machine. It still runs and operates as it should. It's not really as cost and time effective as the plows. I helped him tile a 40 about 8-9 years ago. It was pretty cool. The only issue we have now is blowouts. The ground washes out underneath it in one little spot and it starts washing soil down the tile line and forms a pretty good sized hole in the ground. We dig the tile up and replace the sections with black plastic and pray that we did a good job when we cover it back over. Right now we've got a bunch of blowouts and we're struggling to find a backhoe to use. We're looking into buying one instead of borrowing. Good job on the videos. You do a good job of showing and explaining all different aspects of the ag industry that most people would never get a chance to see and/or understand. Keep up the good work!
The interplay between Zach and Randy is hilarious. You should probably have your own show on Hulu.
Thank you to all of the firemen on the scene of that fire. I am sorry the business lost its building, but I am very happy that no lives were lost. It was a great video. Always enjoy learning new things.
Goggled earth the fire site to see how far the lake was impressive fire departments. Way to go guys.
Zack, your son is a very observant young man and has considerable natural mechanical abilities and common sense, something not so common in todays world.....I do enjoy watching him operate equipment, working on something and his intent mental commitment when someone is showing him a new element of a overall job application...This comes about when encouraged and nurtured...Well done, Dad !!
Seeing Onyx there brings back memories of my childhood except now I see why he had me do those things and I’m thankful for it
Me too, my dad had me doing, what I thought at the time were ridiculous tasks, now I know they were not. We all need good men to show us what life is going to be like.
Thanks for another great video. It was most interesting seeing how the pipe laying machinery works and how they plan out the fingers of pipe to drain the water. Most interesting. Randy’s machine is a big beast for sure. Have seen the finished product before but never the process of laying it out. Thanks for that. That fire you showed in I believe you said Clinton was a big one. Lots of damage there. Can see why it was a real hot fire being all wood. Wow.
Onyx got some good work on connecting the pipes together. Good experience for him. Way to go Onyx. Good to learn other people’s work process. Good young man. You all take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks. The Iowa farm boy from years ago.
It would be impossible (and stupid) not to observe your preparation of the next generation, Onyx, to join you, just as you joined your father, in the life of professional farmer. Your "little boy" is suddenly a junior partner in the business. Congratulations for bringing him in (with your wife's acceptance) as well as encouraging him in your "escape" racing. Just as generations before: you are returning to the land... your son is joining you in that desire/mission. You deserve everyone's admiration..... as well as appreciation for feeding us.
The tile plow joystick is a Danfoss/Sanderson Solo control..... I was on the original design and development crew for them back in 1995.
was looking for a Larson notification but a millennial farmer one is even better.
Speaking of Moline, I come from a small village in Norway that are kalled Ferkingstad. But since a lot of people from my village moved to Moline, some of them came back after working for some years. When they came back they were called "Moliner" and as the years went by "Moliner" became a common call-name for someone from my village 😊
Watching tile go in is a thing of beauty. It allows the roots to go deep.
Makes you appreciate all the old timers who used to do all the ditching by hand
I remember seeing that fire on the news. It’s amazing what those small town fire departments can do being a bunch of volunteers
Can you post some links please? I hadn't heard about that...
Randy is seriously underrated. So low key but such a depth of knowledge.
I had it explained to me once that if you dip a butter knife into a glass of water, when you take it out, the excess water will drain off of the knife but there is still water on the knife. That's all the water that the knife can hold. Soil is the same way in how much water it can hold. The rest just drains away.
Until it is waterlogged, then it sits on top of the soil having already destroyed the soil structure to some degree.
Depends on what is under the topsoil, too.
Clay doesn't drain.
Wow as being in fire service for 44 years, that had to be one super hot fire. They did a great job keeping grain bens cool. Love watching drain tile being laid.
Good flower pot analogy!
Amazing save by the people who kept that fire from spreading. You and Randy serve your communities well.
This was great!! LOTS of information and learning in this one. You guys explained things pretty darn well. I love learning. MOST impressed with Onyx!! (AGAIN) He is one super guy!! Ya done good Zack. He is a credit to YOU, BECKY, and a wonderful asset to the world. I am banking on him, and kids like him, to save our BUTTS from the mess this world is in right now. Great to see him have the courage to do something new like this. Keep it up Onyx!! I got your sixd!!
I always loved the old Minnie Moline's. We never had any on our farm, but a neighboring farmer who had a field across from our main farm, had a Moline, and when I was probably just 3 or 4 yrs old, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I've always wanted to buy one to put a moldboard plow on to take to Rantoul.
I’m from the Uk but I love watching American farming it’s brill
Yea they do seem to have bigger toys than us!
The black Minnesota soil looks amazing
@@Ada-zn3pw You can find black soil throughout most of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
@@Ada-zn3pw my friend says it tastes good too
don’t ask just don’t
Me too! It's so satisfying and interesting. I'm in the UK too and mostly bedbound so watching people work makes me feel a bit like I'm at work again.... I miss it terribly...
Awesome video again but I am really getting into the racing videos on your second channel. You have raised my interest in Agriculture, racing and a different view on family. Not everyone has had such a supporting family unit and it’s refreshing and inspiring to see your lifestyle. Thanks
Onyx exudes cool.
His name is not one I had heard before I started watching you, but it is great and it suits him perfectly.
I really like his clothes too. All UnderArmor stuff.
He is a very lucky lad to have the childhood he is having. You must be so proud of him.
The work that goes into tiling is much more involved than I assumed it would be. It must be a huge outlay to get it done.
Great to see a young guy hanging out with and learning from men. This is how it is supposed to be. Wow, that fire sounds serious, glad they were able to get it out without too much loss.
YAYYYYYYY. DJ is coming on Off The Husk!!! One of the funniest podcasts out there. Sue Makes a Mean Hot Dish still makes me laugh everytime!
I replayed that at least 10 times 🤣
Can't wait.
Still wish we get the were too drunk episodes lol
@@kluckfabrication5991 I would definitely love to hear the "too trashed" podcasts!!!
That and chet and Nicole's are my favorites 😂
I love the foreign objects on the door handle reference😂😂. I would just replace the whole plow if I found out those were on my door handle😂
Hey zack….. I was just thinking……if the tile plow ever take over the world…..their probably will not be any more flooding across the world , that’s got to be a plus hey zack lol.
Some one give me a sponsor ship for visiting America please 🙏 please
I love how he gives all that that info in the description
Onyx would make any parent proud. What a wonderful young man. Hope for our future.
Thanks Randy for your fire service. And all the fire fighters that help save as much as possible
I'm surprised tile even works as low as the perk rate is in that dense soil. Glad it works .
Good job and explanation of what is what, great family and family man, take care be safe ! ( from Canada )
My goodness, no wonder you guys can farm so effectively, the dirt is so rich and deep. I’ve never seen anything like it. Congratulations
They do go deep out there! Just ask Zach!
My dad bought a used Buckeye wheel machine back in the 80’s, my brother still uses it. (has an Allis Chalmers engine)
No match for the big plow type, but got almost of their farm tiled over the years.
My friend farmer put tile on his farm back in 2001 and still to this year he goes in the field to plant 2 to 3 weels earlier than previous years!
Your the best Zach. Sry to hear about your crop
Always educational when Randy is on the channel
Onyx forgot to make Tim Allen grunt noises after using the reciporcating eletric saw, "Hu hu hu!"
"And this is the bar!" Great ending to a great video!
Great Millennial Farmer Video, thanks for sharing
Good to see you boys got some rain today, pack the test weight on!!
May seem stupid to you all but l had tears in my eyes watching Onyx cutting that tube without the normal 6 months training that any other kid would need today.
I've been waiting for this video since the beginning of the grow season
I think what you were looking at there was the hitch receiver ornament on any Texas truck that has have a lift kit installed and twin-turbo diesel upgrades under the hood. That's right in Minnesota if a bar is also an eating establishment children are allowed, as it should be everywhere!
Dang with the posts! Absolutely loving the racing vids especially Onyx
We love our dirt track racing here in PA. We havetwotracs in our area. Used to be a third but sadly they shut down. We went racing Fri Sat, and Sunday. My hearing would stop ringing by Thurs. Only to be blasted again. Wecwereat a racetrack called Grandview and huge chunk of dirt with a huge five inch rock in it some how came thru the fence and nailed my right ankle. I though I got shot. The pain w a s awful. Itimmediately swelled up and bled like mad. My hubby was so into the race I couldn't get him to help me down the bleachers to get help. Thank goodness some stranger seen ,e and helped me down and called the medical crew. They thought I got shot to. There was a hole in the bone of my ankle. It took part of the bone away. It was ugly. H a d to get stitches. It healed but I never sat in the turns again at any dirt track. We aree going racing this weeken I can't wait. Be safe racing.
👍Keep up the good work, Onyx! - Nothing beats hands-on experience!👍
Good job, Zach & Bec - fine kids you got there - all prayers & blessings to you Johnson’s!
👍🙏🏻😃🇺🇸🌽
Thank you Zack and Randy that is the answer I was looking for when I commented on your tiling
Hi Todk.
That tile machine is amazing,Randy must love his job.
The way randy was waving in the tile plow 🤣🤣🤣
1:54 those shorts are a thing of beauty, the millennial farmer could definitely pull a pair of those off.... That may have come out wrong
Love the notes written on the palm of your hand 😂
Dam that tile machine is so kool to watch really sucks that building burnt down at least no one got hurt im assuming
Randy and his crew are good people.
Zack, I live north of you a couple of hours. I will volunteer for a couple of days during harvest. I'm serious, I feel for you farmers this year.
And that ladies and gentlemen is how you are suppose to teach the next generation. Well done dad. Good to see that there are still some who are willing to teach that there is nothing wrong with manual labor and there is and always will be the need for men to work with there hands and there is nothing wrong with that, Not everyone can be a lawyer, doctor, or a IT guy. We will still need farmers who work the land to feed us and our live stock. I tip my hat to you and your family for keeping that tradition alive.
Great to see the next generation working.
Cool stuff!! Great memories with your son. Miss the live feeds you guys have done.
Amazing how fast Onyx is growing up
Nice piece on the tile. I'm in Australia and can't find our farmers shouting themselves out.
my dad worked at a grain elevator that up until a few years ago had a large wood elevator, the man lift in it was scary and im sure it was more duct tape and glue than bolts and screw. it was a tight fit between semis and the dumping pit. either you let them drive in then you followed or you got into the cubby and waved them in. they are cool but can burn very well once a fire starts.
Dad joke of the year: “Hey look at that! There’s a restroom right over there!” *points at corn field
Love the shades !!
Kids today have no idea how easy they have it.
My uncle and I used a Barlow pocket knife for hundreds of miles of 250 foot rolls behind the backhoe.
Thank God for Volunteer Fire Fighters!
Good to see Randy the Master pipe layer in full action 👍
Great content,we don't tile down here in texas because we basically don't have much water
Even I feel proud knowing Onyx said he wants to be a farmer!
The Truck Nutz hanging off the back of the trench digger! I died laughing!
That's nice you have on there sir
You can tell by the way that it is.......................That's pretty neat!
Man those rt tractors look so cool standing next to each other
Gotta love his fleet of 90s Chevys! Just MINTTT!
I live in Minnesota not too far from you guys!
Randy, the Master Pipelayer: "I for one welcome our new tileplow overlords!"
Shoulda been "Onyx lays his first piece of pipe" Proud papa.
I looked up pictures of that fire in clinton. That was a huge building.
That's the hallmark of a true farm kid right there-"he won't put away his own laundry, but he'll jump right in a mud hole and start cuttin'"!!
I think randy was putting in tile because it was dry for better traction.
Your right that is nice soil.
I think you should make like a hallowwen video with the sounds of the pipe layer tracks and go into the future! There is a MM in your video, would you be able to find a freightliner cab over! LOL.
If there is a fire video or of the relay pumping, if you know of a link. Wow.
Absolutely love your videos Sir thank you for sharing these wonderful videos with us
My first paying job was 75 cents an hour, and earned every bit of it. Good going, your on your way!
I love the ending
Tiling when it’s dry looks nice it was always wet when we did it made things interesting having a wet pipe
We Had an elevator fire about 45 mins west from where I live about 6 months ago. Rumour is that it was started by a grain dryer. They ended up having to evacuate the whole town and there were big propane tanks near the elevator that the fire department was spraying with cold water just to make sure they wouldn’t explode
My feelings says that Onyx is gonna be a good farmer! He will learn much from you and other farmers ☺️
I think Maximum Overdrive is probably a better movie comparison for the machines coming to life. :)
Zach always references some of my favorite movies.. Tommy boy, Billy Madison, terminator 2, dumb and dumber ..im sure there's more, but this is just a sample...at 1 am. Guy has good taste. Zach for president!
Congratulations on 800k subscribers 😄😄🇬🇧🇬🇧
930k now, 70k more to go.
Poor Randy and his door handle 😂
When Onxy grabbed that sawzall. I thought, kids learn and do care!
It's an awesome tradition to have boys work alongside men. I wish more young men had the experience.
The technology used to maintain the correct grade is fantastic.