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I love your Dad puns it differently put a smile on your face
This was always winter shop work. Replace hoses, chains, belts, pulleys, etc. Just before harvest, all we did was check fluids, remove any mice nests we find, make sure tires are full, no water in fuel, etc. Then off to the races.
Summer time was always play time. After spraying was done, we got a few weeks to finally relax before harvest.
And I'll pretend I didn't see a filter wrench while installing filters. ;)
Good luck with harvest this year. I'll be watching on pins and needles.
So sorry to hear of your major "hail out". We had one back in '73 or '74 when we were wheat farming my grandfather's farm south of Malta, MT after he went home to heaven in '71. I will never forget seeing the clouds coming across the prairie from the west. My Dad was concerned as he pointed out the greenish gray cloud tops and warned of hail. We were staying with my grandma in town (16 miles to the north)...as we headed to Malta...it began to rain and then hail. It was SO loud in the truck cab we couldn't easily talk. That night Dad sat on the edge of the bed and told us..."we might be wiped out...The Lord gives and the Lord takes away...blessed be the name of the Lord." We lost about a third of our wheat...the other 2/3rds averaged almost 50 (which usually averaged 30). Indeed the Lord had given AND taken away! One way or another He will do the same for you!
Thats a really interesting story👌🏻 i hope welker farms can tell the same story after harvest!!!
We always hope but are realistic. Been through this before and either you allow trust to reign or discouragement will.
@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob We are all thinking of you Bob and remaining hopeful.
@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob 🙏🙏🙏🙏
In the mid '60s (maybe 10/12yr old) we got our John Deere tractor out of winter storage. My Dad told me to put 70psi in the front tires. I followed his instructions to the letter:) I checked the current tire pressure, added 70psi, well it didn't rupture but, needless to say it was as learning moment I never forgot.
Man that oil really put on a show for us in that pan. Great video. Can't wait until harvest!
i heard of a guy who forgot he had a tractor tire inflating, he suddenly remembered it before it went boom and went to disconnect the hose from the tire. as he got close it exploded and broke the rim and sent a piece of the rim flying, into his head. he had a fractured skull but survived. so don't leave it inflating unattended unless you have a regulator set to the pressure you want so it can't go over.
Nick - take a picture of the old routing of belt with your phone - reference for putting on the new one - a time saver.
Try taking a photo of your v-belt routing with your cell phone before you pull it for replacement. "Memory enhancement" at its best.
he did, he had the video footage 😂
One of things I like about this channel is that it's family friendly and there's no stupid sexual innuendo that's found on other popular farming channels. Keep up the great work!
Yes I have noticed that and I think I’ve said something quietly. I appreciate The education with the other channel but not the other stuff.
I set up a pressure regulator with a whip hose and a clip on connector for the valve stem. I could leave it for as long as I wanted. It saved a lot of time.
You guys are an awesome family. Thankfully, the Lord has blessed us with a few rain storms in southern New Mexico. We have a severe drought crisis and reservoirs are at record lows. We’re severely restricted on irrigation water. We are top producers in pecans and chile and grow onions, lettuce and cabbage. Water table has dropped and Wells are going dry. We may be the pecan firewood capital of the US. I guess we can plant solar panels on farms since we have 350 days of sunshine.
Sad about the tire but at least it wasn’t full of antifreeze. You know the famous saying, “s*** happen” and it sucks when it does.
Thanks for the video.
Your old man is the greatest. The inflation joke absolutely killed me😂😂😂. Then the “im not going to get bent out of shape about this one” Hahahah love it guys👍👍
My father has always said, if you’re a farmer you need to have a sense of humor
Gotta love Grandpa Welker's "Dad jokes"...he's raised a splendid family and is still working hard. A good man.
My heart goes out to the Welkers. Looking towards better times ahead though.
Good statement about the inflation on the tire! Praying for you and your families every night!
Thanks for the good laugh at the belt change. It would be nice to just throw it at the pulley hahahaha. The Millennial finger snap might work to.
love your family !! you feed the country's needs appreciate your hard work
Sorry to hear about the hail to your crops. Thanks for taking us along on the maintenance of the combines. God all the farms. Thank you for your hard work to feed us.
Nice to hear Bob's puns are on the straight and narrow :D
Your dad is like my 97 year old dad, always has those quick comments that make you chuckle. Thanks for sharing.
I have alway said the design engineers need to be put out on the tool to see the problems they create. I remember many many years ago I was looking at plans for ductwork and when I saw it I had to advised the engineers that what they had proposed would not work. Great solution Nick. 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Sunglasses aren't just for fashion. The more you protect your eyes from sunshine (UV) they more you will see when your hair turns gray. Summer and winter!
I never wore hats or sunglasses till college. Now I can't walk outside without them, amazing how much they help!
@@ryansherritt6690 I was wondering the same. looks high quality
@@ryansherritt6690 Look for a Hemlock Hat Company Wide Brim Straw Hat - Blackout. They are around $40.
Your dad is king of the one- liners 💯 !!! Hope all you farmers have a productive season. Take care and see you next time
Thank you!
I am so heartbroken for yall and how hard of a year yall have had this year. I pray yall have a bountiful year next year.
Best thing we can do is support him with a TH-cam and this prayer. Prayer is amazing thing with God. I am a living miracle myself November 2 ATV accident
Praise for the miracle 👍
@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob I was almost killed the same day Nicole got sick. ATV rollover highway and almost ran over by a semi. Yes God answers prayers. Look forward to seeing what happens with you all. God bless and prayers always
@@RobertWelkerFarmerBob Actually the ATV I rolled on a blacktop going 30+ miles an hour and then my neighbor who was working from home that day that stopped 18 wheelers one curve on a hill. Prayers are answered not always the way we think. I had a vacation time much-needed two weeks in the hospital. Three hours of memory lossNovember 2 same day Nicole got sick. We serve an awesome God.
We had the same issue of over-inflating tires and blowing them. We added digital pressure gauge ends to our air lines which we fill tires with. We can dial in the pressure, lock it on the tire and it will inflate until it reaches that pressure. It was a great investment.
Blowing up a tire by accident. Obviously leggarms needs to supervise you closer Nick!!! LOL
I truly love you my brothers continue to be bless with. All of you Keep mom and dad healthy and keep those babies and wives healthy
Hopefully you’ll get some rain soon so your crops will return soon money you you all. We are a little way off harvest yet but hopefully we will see some good weather soon. Rob from the 🇬🇧🚜
Always appreciate the creativity that allows you guys to do your task more efficiently. The wisdom and creativity of people in the agricultural business is impressive.
Good to see all the equipment getting ready for action. Sorry to hear about the hail. Welker Farms will survive and adapt! Take care and God bless!
Still praying for rain for you and all those that are suffering. God Bless you too!
I wish belts went on as easy as throwing them on the pulley that gave me a good laugh. Thanks for the great videos Welker family hope to meet you guys one day I farm in southern Idaho maybe catch you at a AG show someday!
Love your dad's sense of humor. Whe my dad was on this earth we called his funny sayings Vern-isms. Miss that man.
I grew up on a farm in North Dakota in the last 50 's throw the mid 70 's one of our combines had
an belts that was 6 or 8 sized what fun to replacing it was
! ? !
Nice work creating the special tool to get parts changed on the combine. Thanks for the videos guys. God Bless!
Bob you don’t have to cut the guards you can just position the knife so the gap between the sickles where the guards are then it is easy to take the guards of and change the sickles 🇨🇦🇩🇰
Sorry to hear about the hail damage I seen leg arms post about it terrible buddy hopefully insurance will help and you guys don’t lose money praying for the rest of the crops god bless everyone
That back oil filter is always a tight bugger to get off!
Oh my gosh!!! I absolutely love your dad’s sense of humor!!
Loved this vid! So interesting!!! The shots of the old oil bouncing around was stellar! You’re so creative Nick...
That boost pac you have is literally the best boost pac ever. We have had ours for 15 years it still works
We all do dumb stuff....your a good and humble man to share that with the world. Would have been easy to edit it out.
Suggestion. Use a regulator that you put before the air chuck. Can set and walk away and work on other stuff and you don't have to worry. Blowing a tire like that is stuff that I have so much trouble with. Never blown a tire but I get distracted a little too easy. 5 hour energy is my friend.
I take pictures of things it really helps when you forget
Canadian case ih combine technician here. You did that shoe belt perfectly. No special tools for the rotor, we just usually do rub bars when we have the rotor out of the machine. Also peice of advice, cut the most forward 2 rub bars off. All they are is un needed cone wear.
Thanks much👍
I love that hat! Market it in your farm store, with your logo on It, it would sell! Okay, at least one would Sell, I want one. Love the farm videos any way.
We've been harvesting dryland wheat here in Eastern Oregon. Pretty low numbers, but some years that is what is it. We didn't much rain this year.
November 25th. In Manhattan Kansas. And it’s cold outside!!!! And snowing 🌨️!!!!
Sorry to hear o the hail damage to the crops unfortunately we are all at the mercy o mother nature 🤔 wishin u well for the rest of the harvest season 💪👍👍
Awesome looking shuttles Nick
😂 Bobs inflation joke was on point!
could have been a bit deflating
Nick, with a little bambino on the way during harvest, you need the crops to hop in the bins for you 😜😜
Y'all's had a hard year up there with the drought and hail.. mother nature has really tested all of us this year!!
This is always the kids favourite time of year harvester or seeding
Missing Scott and his family and hope they're doing well and will be able to return to the farm soon for harvest.
What did I miss? Is everyone okay???
@@zedhead2864 Yes everyone is okay Scotts father in law died with cancer so he is at the funeral in California.
@@giannidifrancesco193 Thanks. So sorry to hear.
I was standing behind another guy that was filling the inner dual on a dump truck that exploded one time. If you're not wearing ear protection it's loud enough that you'll get tinnitus from it. I wear ear protection most of the time but I wasn't in that case because I wasn't the one filling the tire and I had just gotten back from lunch break.
Loving the dad jokes through out. The mid west definitely farms different than the mountains of the northeast
Sorry to hear about the hail you guys had… the lord works in mysterious ways… keep up the great work you’ll survive and do it again next year that’s the hardest part of being a farmer… The good and bad years… God bless and stay safe🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nothing to do with the Lord
Love the tire inflation, thanks for the lol!
That so sucks with the crops hailing out....everytime I see the big black cloud here with this heat I cross my fingers it's just heavy rain.
Empathize with all farmers impacted by drought, extreme heat and hail damage. May your faith, talents and perseverance serve you now when you most need it.
playing musical equipment is always fun...move everything around because the ones you need is always in the back lol
This is welcome to see. I worked for a farmer here in southern Illinois that waited until the day of bean harvest to change the blades on the sickle bar. The head was sitting in the barn for 10 months but instead of looking ahead, wait until the day of! I can't stand procrastinating!
17:46 get the viscosity a little bit *lower!*
Nick use your phone and take a picture of the belt so you can see what it looks like to install a new one!
Since the advent of the digital camera I've been doing that when changing rear brake pads and even then I still seem to get a spring in the wrong way :D
The slowmo of the oil bouncing around was deff cool
deff or DEF?
@@valfahr126 deff like definitely only abbreviated
@@streetrcr986 i know
supposed to be a Bob Welker
@@valfahr126 oh geez I get it now sorry had a blond moment 🤣🤣
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Cool stuff. I like the slow mo of the oil splashing around that look cool.
Yearly oil changes sound like a dream. The commercial fishing boat I worked on was every 5 to 12 days during the summer and monthly in the winter, while my summer car gets done once a month or before and after day of racing
Considering the amount of work the engines in those combines do, I think I would have switched to full synthetic oil. I also would have filled the oil filters with new oil before installing them. The engine runs without oil pressure for the least amount of time when starting them up after an oil change(the filters are already full)….all the best to your upcoming harvest.
the dad jokes never get old
My pops taught me early on to use a bit of spray paint to mark the pulleys, red if the belt goes inside, blue if the belt goes outside. Works like a charm.
I haven't made a combine ready for harvest since 1965 but I see it is still a lot of work.
Milwaukee sells sockets with square ends fyi. Gives you the option to twist them with a wrench. Also keeps them from rolling away.
Pray for the crops you still have and for many many more better years to come! ❤
at 15 reminded me of when massey harris bought their combines 1948 one of the belts was 17 foot long and it had to round 6 pulleys and 2 tensioners there was diagram on the side still took 20 mins
You do a great job of making changing oil look interesting. Thanks!
Anyone else’s wheat ready and just sitting around waiting for the rain to stop
Hey guys thanks for the great video and information 👍. I wish you guys had some of the rain we have got here in South Central Ky, in the last 5 days we have had a little more than 5 and a half inches and we are expecting more. Take care guys 👍
Awesome job servicing the combines . Those things sure have a lot of moving parts . Love the channel .
lol lol love your Dads humor !
Great Welker Farms Video, thanks for sharing
This year is flying by. Just remember watching spring planting not that long ago. Now harvest prep. Hopefully you guys get a decent crop however you are not the only farmer that is struggling there are a few that I follow are having similar issues.
With your pea bushes being soo small and close to the ground this year I think you would greatly benefit from adding a wind/air bar system to your combine head - similar to what Larson Farms run. I believe they use a Crary Air Bar System.
Look at the bright side about the blown up tire Nick now you know it is flat no move worrying about it lol.
I'm in your area of the country now and it's terrible dry. Here's hoping it doesn't wreck your year to bad. Praying for rain for you and the whole west.
I would love to see how you guys manage to plan out and accomplish the thousands and thousands of big and little maintenance acts needed to keep the entire operation moving AND to avoid duplication of efforts.
Thank you for the video. "Hate" when you blow up a tire. (been there done that) Hope the family and you are doing well. Take care - be safe. You are in my thoughts and prayers - for rain and a good crop this year.
coast guard spec. for oil changes is 100 operating hrs.. You know when lives depend on it running.
For walk-away tire filling, put quick connect fittings on an air tool in-line pressure regulator with a gauge. Deadhead against empty female quick connector, set desired pressure on guage, plug in locking fill hose and walk away.
Places like Home Depot etc usually carry the regulators, they are often used on nail guns and staplers to control depth without having to turn the air compressor down.
Edit: just like the one on the oil barrel transfer rig!
Saves a lot of time, tires, and sore backs lol
when replacing ras bars if u open the concave up all the way it gives you more room to get to the hard to reach bolts, just got done doing the same thing.
Most excellent Bob pun.
Sorry to hear it’s been a drought there and a bad year for crops in your area but I am glad to see u guys are still happy and cracking jokes ! God Bless and thanks for the videos
Farmers get distracted! I was cutting near the interstate and a old bucket surprised me. A sickle blade broke. I finished the cart and started work putting on a new blade. The guard bolt was extra tight so I got a hitch from the pickup. I started putting on the new guard when my son got there to load the truck. He was ready to go home and said it is sundown and time to go home. The next morning I engaged the header and to my surprise the sound alerted to the beater belt slipping. It took 2 hrs to get the cutup hitch out of the close space!
Nick never finish a simple job later. I think the tire is under a thousand $
My Grandpa was filling up the Front Tire of our Combine and left to get some food, and when he came back there were like 12 PSI on the Wheel, but luckily he didnt exploded 😬
12psi…. I don’t think any tire will exploded with 12… now 120 on the other hand might.
Thanks for another great video. As always your video was interesting with lots of good information. Big job moving equipment around and getting combines out for harvest season. Lots of work and inspection items on a combine getting it ready for harvest. Big machines with lots of moving parts. Interesting all the different parts and belts you have to look at and replace if needed. Good maintenance makes the machines last longer and you do a great job of keeping your equipment up to date. Your headers are huge. I think Bob said they were 40 or 45 ft-wow. Lots of maintenance there also. Like your oil exchange system. Very nice. I know you are extremely concerned with the lack of rain and now some crops had hail. I hope you can salvage as much as you can with the combines. Am sure you will run headers as close to ground as possible to get what crop there is. Makes for a hard harvest. I have had to do that myself and is really hard on equipment. I do think of the Welker family a lot with what the weather has done to your crops. I trust they will be enough to help you get by for the season. Prayers for all of you and trusting in god to watch over all of you. Sending a pat on the head for Colby. You all take care and be safe. Looking forward to next video. God’s trust to all. Thanks. The Iowa farm boy from years ago.
Your dads jokes r awesome Nick
i never thought watching oil bounce around would be so amusing!
just a tip for Oil change. leave that tap under the oilpan open and use a hose with a hydraulic fitting on the lower end. so you just have to open the hydraulic fitting for the engine oil to drain.
So I watched the ads on the channel instead of clicking the skip just to try and help you guys know it's not much but we appreciate the work you do and after the drought conditions you have had and the hail storm that did a lot of damage it's the least I can do.
Thank you 👍
Once again, bob’s jokes are comedy gold! Hopefully you guys can get through this ok, when our last drought started here in Western Australia about 9-10 years ago it was a bit like this... hopefully this is a one-off and it’s a rainy one next year
If you lower your concave module frame all the way down you can usually get on those rub bar bolts with an impact wrench and extension. No special tools required.