"I told Dad I want to get some cows just to watch them grow and then eat'em." I laughed out loud Brandon! So matter of fact - It made perfect sense to me - in fact I wish I could help you eat'em 😊 I laughed because you are so connected to the land and what it takes to be a great farmer and I immediately thought about the city folks who have no idea where their food comes from. You are a good man. You're folks must be so proud.
Besides chores, grinding feed was my job every weekend in high school. Used a Arts Way grinder mixer and a narrow front Deere 4010. Watch the duals and the cab when you are turning!
One grinder/mixer we had was so rusty inside, it wouldn't unload. After clean out, I climbed in with a cup brush an 4 inch grinder. Then painted the inside with slip plate. Doc
I always wanted one but, we were mostly row crop and grain farmers cotton, grain sourghum, winter wheat and rice. A scattering of feeder pigs over the years. Never enough to justify a mill or mixer just not the direction we were going.
looks like a good piece of equipment We had a no name feed grinder in the 70s we used to make cattle & pig feed,, dad would get salvage feed, grain (old)we spent many a day grinding ruff hay (maze stalks & the like) mix with grain mineral & meal made some pretty good feed, got a box car full of old corn meal one time (had weaves in it) we got tired of opening the boxes & just put them through the grinder box & all Good Times
I got a John Deere 400 from the first farm I worked on. It was bought new in 1967 along with a 4020 and a 4 bottom plow. Originally it ground a couple batches of ear corn a week to feed dairy cows plus it mixed feed in the winter for a couple hundred ewes and about 300 lambs. Some time in the early 80s he bought a 135 Gehl to do feed for the cows and used the 400 for the sheep. In 2000 the cows were sold and he didn't use the 400 anymore. I bought it in 2008 to grind feed for my steers and sheep. The machine that interests me the most is corn shellers, big ones. Some day soon I would like to buy a John Deere number 6 or possibly a Minneapolis Moline model E.
That's cool!....a corn sheller is definitely on my list also I've got a cousin that has a Moline but it could be a E I've never really paid much attention to it I've seen it several times in the shed but I really want a deere there was one on a auction a few weeks ago and I should have bought it the cob conveyer was destroyed but was all there I could have built a new one it probably brought nothing on the sale
I spent a lot of time grinding ear corn through a 1150 for a dairy in north central ill. I ground 7500 bu. of ear corn every year . Now it sets unused for over 25 years . I do not know if the owner will sell it for parts. He has a new fill auger drive shaft for it .
That's what I'm short is the screens and he's not sure where they went he's going to look around and see if they are around some place if not I'm sure I can find them somewhere
@@mfreund15448 we used the fine screen for grains. The second screen for hay and the big screen was for straw for bedding in the barn. I forget the sizes but I believe the big screen had 3/4” holes.
Grain fed beef is definitely the best beef and a few cows are always good to have around the farm if your looking for a Recipe when you get that far I have a few videos out on what we mix up it makes so really tasty beef and I’m still waiting for you to find some Indiana gold I’m really interested to see how that goes
Definitely I'll be watching them I'll need some guidance this is all new territory for me lol.... I'll be getting back to the gold shortly we have had some excavating projects come up that needed to get done and it's been so hot....I've pretty much got everything on hand now to get the trommel running now it's just a matter of getting it all put together
Looks to be in great condition and the scales are a big plus! I wonder if the old grinders were designed to work with a PTO brake; good thing the engine was throttled down before stopping the PTO.
I imagine the screw augers have lost a good amount of their diameter (pretty well worn out) after all the years of use grinding for large numbers of cows and pigs. Would you add weld to the wear edges or buy new augers? I wonder about the cutting edge of your flails (hammers) too. I'd imagine there pretty far from factory spec's too. Obviously it runs and grinds - just wondering about your goal before you bought livestock. ☺
Believe it or not I've actually got the unloading augar torn apart in the shop right now it needed a new bearing in the very bottom and actually all of the augars are in very good shape I think you will very surprised in the videos....the only thing I see that might need to be addressed eventually is tires
"I told Dad I want to get some cows just to watch them grow and then eat'em." I laughed out loud Brandon! So matter of fact - It made perfect sense to me - in fact I wish I could help you eat'em 😊 I laughed because you are so connected to the land and what it takes to be a great farmer and I immediately thought about the city folks who have no idea where their food comes from. You are a good man. You're folks must be so proud.
Besides chores, grinding feed was my job every weekend in high school. Used a Arts Way grinder mixer and a narrow front Deere 4010.
Watch the duals and the cab when you are turning!
Had to work in the tank of one of those at the dealership when I was there. I’ll never forget the leftover pieces of rats I had to work around.
Oh I can imagine lol
That’s really cool. I hope you show more of this!!! Just imagine how much donut batter you could mix up. Lol
I will be showing more!...probably a few tons lol
Grandpa had one that had a sheller on it.
Interesting for sure! Like to see older equipment being re used again. Reminds me of my Iowa days lol. Thanks for the video!!
Thank you!
One grinder/mixer we had was so rusty inside, it wouldn't unload. After clean out, I climbed in with a cup brush an 4 inch grinder. Then painted the inside with slip plate.
Doc
I probably need to do that to the inside of this one
@@dirtgrainsteel put in a large screen and run the driest ear corn you can through it. It will save you alot of work.
I always wanted one but, we were mostly row crop and grain farmers cotton, grain sourghum, winter wheat and rice. A scattering of feeder pigs over the years. Never enough to justify a mill or mixer just not the direction we were going.
Cool
looks like a good piece of equipment We had a no name feed grinder in the 70s we used to make cattle & pig feed,, dad would get salvage feed, grain (old)we spent many a day grinding ruff hay (maze stalks & the like) mix with grain mineral & meal made some pretty good feed, got a box car full of old corn meal one time (had weaves in it) we got tired of opening the boxes & just put them through the grinder box & all Good Times
I can imagine that would get boring opening boxes lol
I got a John Deere 400 from the first farm I worked on. It was bought new in 1967 along with a 4020 and a 4 bottom plow. Originally it ground a couple batches of ear corn a week to feed dairy cows plus it mixed feed in the winter for a couple hundred ewes and about 300 lambs. Some time in the early 80s he bought a 135 Gehl to do feed for the cows and used the 400 for the sheep. In 2000 the cows were sold and he didn't use the 400 anymore. I bought it in 2008 to grind feed for my steers and sheep. The machine that interests me the most is corn shellers, big ones. Some day soon I would like to buy a John Deere number 6 or possibly a Minneapolis Moline model E.
That's cool!....a corn sheller is definitely on my list also I've got a cousin that has a Moline but it could be a E I've never really paid much attention to it I've seen it several times in the shed but I really want a deere there was one on a auction a few weeks ago and I should have bought it the cob conveyer was destroyed but was all there I could have built a new one it probably brought nothing on the sale
I spent a lot of time grinding ear corn through a 1150 for a dairy in north central ill. I ground 7500 bu. of ear corn every year . Now it sets unused for over 25 years . I do not know if the owner will sell it for parts. He has a new fill auger drive shaft for it .
I've spent many hours in front of that shute grinding hay, straw and grain. There should be 3 screens for different feeds. Keep smilin
That's what I'm short is the screens and he's not sure where they went he's going to look around and see if they are around some place if not I'm sure I can find them somewhere
You will need much coarser screens for cattle feed vs hog feed.
@@mfreund15448 we used the fine screen for grains. The second screen for hay and the big screen was for straw for bedding in the barn. I forget the sizes but I believe the big screen had 3/4” holes.
Love it I have a John Deere 400 grinder mixer that I rebuilt love it.
I was wanting to find a deere to match the rest but this is still classic so it fits in just fine
Grain fed beef is definitely the best beef and a few cows are always good to have around the farm if your looking for a Recipe when you get that far I have a few videos out on what we mix up it makes so really tasty beef and I’m still waiting for you to find some Indiana gold I’m really interested to see how that goes
Definitely I'll be watching them I'll need some guidance this is all new territory for me lol.... I'll be getting back to the gold shortly we have had some excavating projects come up that needed to get done and it's been so hot....I've pretty much got everything on hand now to get the trommel running now it's just a matter of getting it all put together
Looks to be in great condition and the scales are a big plus! I wonder if the old grinders were designed to work with a PTO brake; good thing the engine was throttled down before stopping the PTO.
Screens appear to be 1/2" it'll grind corn to a flour consistency I'd look into getting 3/4" or larger screen
Always good vidjeo
Grandpa had a 951 I think it was one size smaller than yours.
Yep I think your right and I think his was newer than mine
Got to grind feed with the MC now
Oh boy I don't know if he's got the horse power lol 18hp isn't very much lol if everything goes rite in the morning I'll have a tractor for it
@@dirtgrainsteel Yes, it would be a bit much for the MC but the 720 would handle it well!
Forgot to disengage the hammermill before unloading
Have the hammers ever been turned?The Gehl we had you could turn them 4 times
I had one like that years, I believe they were made by Artsway Mfg.
It looks just like a Arts Way I ground feed with in high school.
you will need to plant some barley to mix with the corn for cattle
I would like to!
A good way to clean it out run some bales dry and green get all the nasty stinky stuff out
I imagine the screw augers have lost a good amount of their diameter (pretty well worn out) after all the years of use grinding for large numbers of cows and pigs. Would you add weld to the wear edges or buy new augers? I wonder about the cutting edge of your flails (hammers) too. I'd imagine there pretty far from factory spec's too. Obviously it runs and grinds - just wondering about your goal before you bought livestock. ☺
Believe it or not I've actually got the unloading augar torn apart in the shop right now it needed a new bearing in the very bottom and actually all of the augars are in very good shape I think you will very surprised in the videos....the only thing I see that might need to be addressed eventually is tires
@@dirtgrainsteel WOW! That's terrific news. Not used as hard as I imagined. Another good buy for the farm. 😊 Looking forward to an update video!
Watch the left turn.lol
Now you just need some hogs or cattle and bingo
Cattle! Hogs are to destructive lol
Theirs a pin you should pull on the mill while unloading
Yeah I noticed I didn't do that and that pin is kinda stiff it needs freeed up more
PETA? Heaven forbid!
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