First Corn Load of the Season!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2021
- We start taking corn out of the 20,000 bushel Sukup Grain Bin! Corn are at the highest they've been in years, with a positive basis at the local elevator!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a TH-cam channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
I’m sure that your dad is proud of you boys and the farming operation. You’re handling that truck like a pro.
It’s nice that your pops got to ride with. I know he’s about to be busy getting ready to plant.
The best part is getting to ride with your dad.
Nice to see your dad riding along. Have you talked him into driving big Red yet?
As a heavy equipment and truck mechanic my entire life, I would just like to say welcome to owning something that constantly needs to be worked on haha..
As a farmer, he grew up with those.
Now this is the video I was waiting for. I love the time-lapses of the trip down/back to the river. Those rolling hills make for some beautiful views. Sucks to hear about the tarp issue, but just look at it this way, at the rate you're going there won't be much left to fix here shortly lol. Thanks for the update, hope you guys are enjoying the spring weather!
That’s just part of normal maintenance on a truck. That’s a cheap fix compared to a hood!
One thing to add to the list, new wiper blades. My truck needed them this winter.
Don't get that way very often, but always love the view coming down the hill on Hwy 151 and crossing the Mississippi!
It's awesome to see your dad in the cab with you.
Truck looks great and i remember the first video of u driving big red now its like u have been driving all your life. Hope all goes well from now on with big red!! Have a good one Ryan
Enjoy watching grain transfers. Got a kick out of hearing the rail car springs popping. Wait until you see the rail cars a rocking when the rail progresser pops off the rail dolly. Keep up the good work!!
🎵 ohhhhhh, Big ol red Freighliner carry me to my home........ 🎶I had The Steve Miller band playing while watching this awesome video.
Awesome road trip shots Ryan. 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
Getting closer to spring planting!!!
enjoyed the video man good to see your dad
Nice video! Is your dad going to help with hauling the loads? Seems his interest is there. Always nice to have another truck driver.
Can see you adding a 2nd truck/trailer to your fleet... becomes very nice during harvest and always to have a reserve backup or ability to haul twice as much.
Nice OLF hoody! Seems like the farm day was a life time ago now. Great video as always. 😀😀
1.5 tarp bows up front, 2 in the back if it’s a high side should put you right around 80-85k.
Love the timelapse of the trip😁👍 the hood looks good😉👍
that is awesome u draw your own corn Ryan
Hey Ryan if the weather is nice an you have your tarp rolled open nice an tight you don’t really need to close it I leave mine open when the weather is decent
Big Red is a total Beast
The portion of 151 looks awfully familiar. My friend and I drive that each yearon our annual pilgrimage to the show in Dyersville.
Happy hauling. And keep the greasy side down
I bet and I’ve seen it on last falls videos when you were underneath the trailer spraying the doors down, what you got going on with those hopper doors is rust jacking between the door and the rails that the gear turns on causing it to turn hard and rough because the rails are not straight like they should be. Had the same issue on one of our trailers, put new rails on and all new bearings and you can turn it one handed effortlessly now to open with a load on and 1 finger will turn it to close it. Doesn’t take long, not too spendy and it’s not a hard fix at all either. Hate to see you break your back from trying to open them!
A tease-----nice looking foward to see whats behind tractor :).Great vid as always ty.
@@johnhaas2523 Chisel?Thought something new is up :)
Great Farms Vlog, thanks for sharing
Very scenic...thnx!
Awesome video Ryan, thanks for taking us along for the ride 👍
Suspenders ,right on👌
Big red looks nice!
Again, I enjoy your videos. I can apply them to my small (20 acre operation). Thank you again.
2 down, 40 or so more to go. Such a tease on the next vid. I'm going to guess VTing or chisel plowing in the manure. Great vid - agree with the other commenter on the time lapse - nice watching the drive, and the bin go down.
Ryan you're so good with the truck now!!!
Thanks!
Love grain hauling videos all that hard work in the field going into the plant for people to use in products or eat
Work with trains every day. Stay clear. Nice hood, nice sound from the truck. Probably won't get that with the new one.
Mutual Wheel has those Shurco bungies.
I like the filming from the top of the trailer. I used to drive otr and I wish I had been able to do that back in the early 90s. Awesome job!
Well said Bob about working together.👍
Great music complimenting the video... enjoy your channel. Always learn something.
Awesome Video!!
9:14 🤣 nice spanish Ryan!
This is great hopefully someday i hope get to work on a farm.
I would like to see your family farm on Farming Simulator 19 that would be awesome!
I hope you do an electric hopper gate fund me. You only get to screw up a good back once.
Another great vid
I grew up near an elevator, great memories.
Best thing to use on those trap doors is graphite powder in a spray can. We have a hopper bottom with tough opening traps and they slide smooth now. The graphite will also last going over gravel roads
I think they might need a rebuild maybe ?
@@augustreil not necessarily, when you're on gravel roads a lot it gums everything up. Gravel acts as sandpaper once it gets into those doors.
@@PaulsonFarms, I don't disagree, but those doors have been a major PIA since he has owned it.
You need to install a gear reduction drive on the hopper slides.
Hope you ordered 2 l have a spare in the truck I put 2 protectors on they still start shredding
great video ryan sounds like you got lots of corn hauling to do for sure looks like big red runs great defianlly see lots of improvement in your stick shift skills grest job with the new hood all painted up u said on big red same color looks like the hook never bin touched lol looks great the tarp on the trailer doesnt look too bad still works good thumbs up and shared
Love the haircut 💇♂️
Wow for a minute I thought we'd get a HFW video AND a Hobo Shoestring video all in one (riding the rails). LOL:) Pops just riding along?? He's gotta take a turn behind the wheel if he's gonna ride in the LH seat... LOL:) OL J R :)
Good test weights
There must be something about the name Ryan being brought in the agriculture world lol
Amazing 🤩
Nice to see how a farm works......hope you had a good price
try using ivory dish soap for the slides on the traps cleans up easily doesn't hold dirt ect like oil based products do
Well heck yeah
Awesome scenery, a lot of corn from our area is getting loaded on barges at the Ohio river because of high vomitoxin levels.
They’re looking for your grow operation!
I spy a yellow trailer when you pulled back in. Looked like it was designed for big red to hook on to. I assume that is seed? Or something new to try?
One pile between first and second tarp beam in front hopper and one pile between the back 2 beams in back hopper or if it's air load back hopper to about 20,000 . Until corn touches bottom of beam. That's how we load our kenworth w9 with hopper.
You should try slip plate we use on car haul trailers. Apply with brush let dry should work.
The Truck seems to be running good after you guys gave it a lot of TLC
Hey Ryan, i was curious to know. Big Red says Not For Hire. I'm curious about the specifics behind that. Is it typical for local farmers to sell their services to other local farmers? Do you not want to be bothered by people asking? What was the decision to not use your truck for additional income? Just a general curiosity, love your videos as always and am looking forward to watching planting season!!! Keep it up man!
Not For Hire means you don't need all the BS that's required for a rig that hauls commercial. You can run it as a farm truck instead. Plus hauling for others is a PAIN !
You’d love it up here in Ontario Ryan we put 80 000lbs in the box!4 axle trailers grossing somewhere around 130 000lbs
When do you start planting
have you tried an electric/battery impact to open and close the doors?
That improved hood gives you better time as well. I see you moving right along. ;)
Ryan, is the amount you have deducted the profit for the elevator? Could you possibly explain the operation if that is even possible?
You take one step forward and you take two steps back that's how it's always has been Ryan
If you ever get two steps in a row forward you know what to expect - four in a row backwards!
It almost looks like you have a new truck now. I know it sometimes it gets frustrating to keep putting money into something but truck payments are high to. Can't wait to see the new planting videos it's coming fast.
Semis are money pits no matter if they're new or old when you only use them a few months out of the year
@@PaulsonFarms, Like a B.O.A.T. Bust.Out.Another.Thousand.
Same place paint Big Red’s hood as the 4640? Driving kinda fast through town 🤣
I bought a 100' roll of 5/8'' Marine Bungee Cord relatively cheap off the web, if that helps you with your tarp issue ? Thumbs up !
If you needing landing gear, I have one I'll give you. In Dubuque. pretty sure they're all the same size.
That’s a long trip. You might want to recruit some more help
have you checked the rollers on the doors
great video, thanks! Cant wait to see the video on friday.:) One question: Where do you announce the winners of the HFW hats? In the video(commentsecion) itself or later?
Looks like it's going to be early mornings if you want to be at the terminal at 7.
Someone needs new windshield wiper blades. What size does it take?
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Need a barge and tug to float your commodities to Gavlan
@@johnhaas2523 if they got a barge and tug, they would have a dock and loader. Got to think ahead. Hannah could be the river Captain, Ryan her first mate
How far do you drive every load?
How many miles do you have to haul the corn?
It’s roughly 16 miles, about an hour and a half round trip.
if the trailer is air ride you can put a air gage on the truck and trailer and get close on weight every time..
Easiest way to solve knowing how much weight ya are hauling is to buy a grain cart with scales this way ya know how much is comming out the bin into the cart and loaded onto the semi
I know you had this corn on contract, but did you get a decent price with the way the market is now or was this contracted before the rise in price?
easiest way to tell who wasnt contracted they are buying tons of new equipment. But evertything else is going up.
Not sure if anyone has suggested it, But to make faster turn around times, If you had the people for it would it be an idea to load your auger wagon while you are on the trip so you can load from both sides when you get back from a load? Also would an Impact help with opening and closing the gates or would that not be strong enough?
Impact would likely hammer the gears causing a lot of wear-- lubrication is key-- and using a dry lubricant works much better in dusty conditions..
@@michaelowen1750 Note I was not suggesting it as a fix to replace lubrication more as an Improvement to help speed things up a bit and help avoid injuries like pulled shoulders from the repetitive nature of opening and closing the gates...But as I said I am was not sure if it would be an option Just from looking in from the outside it's something I saw as potential to a point.
@@tortex2000, I think both doors need a complete rebuild, bearings, rollers, guides, etc.
And as Micheal said, it would destroy the whole mechanical system. Imo.
How far do you have to drive?
1.5hr round trip, 16 miles each way he said on another comment.
Thanks again, Ryan! I've probably asked this last year, but does Big Red's A/C work?
At 10:08 I saw a baseball on the sleeper floor may I ask what that is for
That looks an awful lot like Dubuque gavalon
Hey Ryan!! Do you have a truck in mind when you get ready to trade Big Red?
I’d love a Peterbilt! Will just have to see what’s available when the time comes though. Have a good rest of the week Darrin!
I swear I’ve never seen you take a full load in this truck, what would COVID have to do with how much you can haul?
10:52 is that a helicopter
I was surprised that you didn't have to stop for scales.
Farm exemptions
On the highway ? You only stop at the stations if they are open or if a D.O.T. guy pulls you over.
@@augustreil I know you have to stop if the stations are open. Recall in the spring with frost going out weight limitations were always in effect. At least it was in central Minnesota.
@@dwightl5863, Ok.
@@dwightl5863 I never stop at that scale their completely a$$holes there on the worst scales in wisconsin
This is a awesome channel. I actually made a TH-cam channel for my farm called Glory Ridge Farmstead.
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So they deduct around 4-5% everytime because of "damaged" and foreign matter!!! i want to know what is the weight discrepancy between what they paid the farmers and what they sold. Someone must be minted at that elevator
If that was the first time the front bungee broke, just tie it back on. It’ll be just fine.
Can’t you use Super Bs grain trailers
7:54-8:11
Could someone explain those numbers a bit? Are they about average? What kinda levels would be ideal?
Kinda yah. Load weight can vary because of corn moisture. That is how much moisture is retained by the grain. Thats your moisture weight. Foreign matter is basically anything that shouldn't be in there. IE plant material and the like. What else would you like to know.
Corn runs around 55lbs. a bushel and what Justin said.
@@augustreil A bushel is 55lbs!? I've heard the word bushel plenty of times in my life but I never really thought about what it is specifically. Thanks.
@@justinschmitz8034 Ryan said "moisture is at 14.xx" is that 14 PERCENT moisture? That means the weight is 14 percent liquid and 86 percent solids?
@@justinschmitz8034 Same question for "foreign matter 1.8". Is that 1.8 percent or 1.8 pounds per bushel? Thanks for the help.