We had a local farmer lost his life a few years ago because he drove the combine away from the standing corn. In the few minutes her moved the combine it grew bad enough he was badly burned and passed. It is a very dangerous situation.
My heart breaks for Josh. A young man working hard and this happens. I’m glad he has you going forward as he gets back on his feet. I’m thinking he needs an L1 in his future. You are so correct about machines and fire. They’re totaled in the first seconds! By the time you in-ass it, she’s gone. Thank you for sharing this.
Josh I feel your pain I lost a john deere combine shortly after I started farming. The 9600 combine was a great machine. I am glad that the fire department was able to save quite a bit of the machine and the head as well. Thanks for sharing Brandon and thanks for being a great friend and being there for Josh
Damn! Those newer machines carry so much fuel onboard and in a plastic tank. Once the heat gets into it, you gotta save your self! I had a motor fire years back on a 915 IHC. Working at night, smelled it but didn't see it till I pulled alongside the truck to unload. Wall of flames from the motor shields. I let it run and unload while I hit the fire with the extinguisher! Saved it! The engine fan kept the heat and flames directed out the side rather than spread. The alternator shorted out and set the bean debris on fire. Looked it over a bit, never shut it down but went back to finish that field. That vintage of machine didn't have all the clutter and extras as these newer ones. An old time custom harvester told us that trick about not shutting it off. You can still maneuver a bit and dump the bin contents while still able, once it's stopped, your done! Those beans in the tank also are fuel for fire so if you can dump them, all the better. That and the air stream from the fan keeps the fire directed away from internals.
@@RJ1999x I understand how you feel about your John Deere. I have a John Deere tractor. I have a two series it’s a 2038R I cut my grass and I snow blow with it, and I even have a grapple and I have a set of pallet forks in about a Ballast box. I have a lot of attachments for when you do can attach to your machines I love this machine but like I mentioned, I’m sorry for your loss. I don’t run big equipment like you guys do but I enjoy watching my little two series tractor it’s 38 hp with a turbo diesel. It’s 40 hp it does everything I wanted to do. I’m very happy with it but thank you for sharing that video. I hope you get another machine you probably already have one but thank you for getting back in touch with me.👍
As I've been in the fire service for 25 years now I've put out a few combine fires and there definitely not fun for anyone glad no one was hurt I liked the video to help you out not for what happened
We moved from JD to New Holland combines here in Australia after experiencing regular small fires. The time it took to clean out the machines every 4 hours made then unviable as they aged. They leaked everywhere. It was hard to keep on top of it. The NH are much more reliable and easier to maintain.
@@rearspeaker6364 I see a few new ones around in ohio but most of what i see here is Case / IH.. I guess because of the IH roots in the great lakes region back in the day..
In TN, we mostly deal with hay baler fires. Not even close to the dollar amount in this loss. My heart breaks for our farmers, the bread basket of America. Please keep us posted, as to any needs the farmer may have from this. I will contribute to the support of getting them back to what they do best, putting food on our tables!
A year ago November, we had a bearing goo out in the header of the combine. By the time I saw the fire in the corn, the combine operator had seen it. I called 911, he called a neighbor that happened to have his VT hooked up. The VT nearly had all the fire out before the FD got there, and the combine never caught on fire. It was pretty scary feeling watching the corn catch on fire while I had drove over the corn with the duals and the big grain cart to keep fire from spreading in the standing corm. We were real lucky the wind was out of the south east that day, and everything west was picked off.
Maybe thirty or so years ago, I was working in the rice harvest and the IH I was running had TWO engine compartment fires. It survived both. The last one, I was trying to pick up lodged material and caught a dirt clod. Going to the back of the machine for a wrench, I saw the engine burning and managed to put it out with an extinguisher. Good thing because there was a strong wind that day. I suspect that harvester was sold off after that harvest.
Sad for the loss. Where I'm from usually when a combine fire happens many acres of corn are lost due to the winds an low humidity at the time during October.
Thank God Josh didn't get hurt. The combine can be replaced Josh can't be replaced. Better to save what you can until fire department gets there. Have a great day be safe
what i learned with those machines is to always watch for smoke and fire up by there. for sure in corn and wind. been running one since i 14 years old and still it today
That's sickening to watch. A person feels so helpless. Last year my little JD 4400 caught on fire in the engine compartment - the wiring in the alternator shorted and burning plastic dripped down on some chaff that was in there. I smelled and saw some smoke - luckily the engine compartment is right beside the cab. I caught it early enough that I could get it put out with a fire extinguisher. It melted the wiring harness, the alternator, and some hoses. But the combine is simple enough that we were able to get things back in shape in about 4 hours the next day and it was running again. God was with me.
So sorry this happened. No one got hurt is the important part. Insurance will replace it and he will have another machine. Big shout out and thank you to the fire departments and your great efforts to try and save what you could.
I had the opposite happen years ago. Just finished chopping some haylage for a guy. Parked chopper and ran home to take delivery of a 1480 ih. Got a call from the guy and said my tractor was on fire. Got into the chopper wiring also. But got passed it and moved on to tear up other equipment. Haha
What a terrible ordeal. So sorry this happened to you, Josh. This takes me back to 1973 when Dad had just bought a brand new JD 4400 and it caught fire and was a total loss. The insurance replaced it with another new 4400. The first one had a gas engine and it lacked power and so Dad got one with a diesel engine in the new one. I still remember how Dad complained about the $40,000 price tag on that new combine. LOL. Dad died in 1983 but if Dad was still alive I think he would be completely shocked with the price of new farm equipment today with the $1M combines and $500K tractors. I am shocked too. Dad sure liked the power of that new diesel combine though. It never bogged down like the gas 4400 did.
Sorry this happened to you guys. I'm super glad no one was injured. I've seen 3 or 4 of these combine fires on YT. It's amazing how fast they go up in flames. Hopefully your insurance gets you into a new unit in time for next season. God Bless all, especially thise greta fire fighters.
I hate that the fuel tank is plastic on these machines. At least the drive tires are still up. That will make it easier to haul out. I remember as a kid my neighbor had an IH 715 gas combine. It was running in the yard when he looked over and saw flames coming out of the fan cleaner on right side. He threw it in reverse hit the throttle and backed it out away from the buildings and when the engine started missing he bailed out.
John Deere has a big problem with there combines catching on fire.A friend of mine Dad was picking corn with a newer john deere combine couldn't get out of the cab because the cab had got on fire. The electrical and all the plastics ,rubber burst in flame and smoke . The fire men got him out and got him to the hospital. He was burnt over 90percent of his body and died 2 days later in the hospital.
Excellent video Brandon :) to help other farmers out also travelers to phone 911 for Fire Department quickly and last year my home farm had farmer get a Costume Farmer combine 10 year old John Deere combine had corn head it burn to ground in feild at 10:00pm my time on October 31 2021 ! What caused was heard a hot chain near motor hit fuel tank cut main line in injection pump and sprayed fuel too also hydraulic line for Power Steering to Combine was fully Rideoff too nothing could be used too ever again ! Also remember hearing my late one neighborhood neighbor farmer had combine fire out machinery shed of old Glenear gas one on leaking fuel line spray hit hot Alternator when not shut off yet and pump fuel tank stay running too! But combine got replaced on both on insurance and inspection to from Fire Marshall in check up ! Both farmers lived on too! Glad Josh okay Brandon and hope had insurance too ! It okay on bad word slip and you were not sure happen fully also Josh safety to if okay was main concern about! I know I would be too ! Hopefully better outcome happen Josh get newer combine after insurance company investigation done and plus glad he okay too ! I know you great friends together to !
As expensive as those machines are and as fast as they burn, you would think that they could be equipped with a fire suppression system. Especially, in the engine compartment. It wouldn't cost all that much. It's one of the least expensive systems on an aircraft and the easiest to maintain.
I never thought of that. I think the issue would be that the fires don't tend to be a problem until the machines are older. 1.) Will the guy buying the machine new want to pay for a system that might benefit the 2nd or 3rd owner. 2.) Would the system still be viable by the time the machine is old enough to warrant having it without incurring a lot of maintenance costs along the way. There are probably others but I think the idea has possibilities.
@@ToddKing I don't know why it isn't done, other than expense. The systems are really simple. One of more pressurized containers of the fire suppressant, an electrically or manually controlled valve, and plumbing. The nozzles are just open tubes aimed as needed. Maybe add flame sensors and idiot lights. The down-side is accidental activation. The powder is a mess and has to be cleaned out as soon as possible. And I'm sure an engine would not like sucking it in, but that shouldn't happen.
@@johnalexander4356 Race cars use Halon in there fire suppression systems. It's is a gas that leaves no residue to clean up and doesn't hurt the engine. The downside is that it's spendy. I heard that Dupont had developed a replacement but I have no idea about cost.
@@ToddKing happy is probably the best option, but it is hazardous if breathed. Most everything has some hazards. I don't recall it being very expensive, but it's been a long time since I replaced any. It can be bought at any any shop that maintains and certify extinguishers. It's a powder under a nitrogen charge.
@Grandpa-Chris from London here, I really feel for you Josh… this is just awful luck. God bless you. As a farm boy I know just how devastating this is for …
That is such a horrible thing to happen ! Josh so sorry for the loss of your combine, the best part of this event was that no one was hurt! fires can do so much damage to everything so fast especially human bodies! hope you are able to replace the combine soon. good luck
Josh is ok , that's the blessing . The fire department reacted really well and got the old lady rinsed down pretty quickly, they deserve that praise at the beginning we'd all be up that famous creek without them . Salvage job now I suppose . Great video 👍🇬🇧
Something we always did every morning was grease the combine and check the straw walkers for stocks down beside the the walkers and wrapped around the shaft, if there was all that had to be cleaned out before we harvested again that day
I’ve seen a lot of Deere’s burn. What causes this? We’ve always run IH. Even our old 915’s didn’t burn like everyone said they would. Ours were low profile, I heard that made a difference.
The 915 machines that were bad for fire were the early ones with the V8 gas truck motors. The things ran hot and sometimes the spark plug wires caught fire and set it off, sometimes the carb would over flow and cause it. When those engines were working, at night you could see the manifolds glowing bright red! This was the norm! It's no wonder they caught fire. Harvester had a lot of grief with their gas powered machines there in the 70s. As a result they mostly went all diesel power, also in answer to all the lawsuits over gas fires. My 915 was a real late one and vastly better than the first version, the year after mine was built, they released the rotors. Many of the components on that were the same as the last conventionals.
Its harder to watch an oldcombine burn than a new one but every one hurts to watch. Glad nobody got hurt how it seems. And best wishes for the future from me.
Not a video you would like to see it’s to bad Josh lost his combine but thank god he is ok he will be okay I am sure he has a plan thanks for sharing that with us
Same thing happened to our new idea combine. But ours waited til it got parked next to all the other equipment in the machine shed somehow battery shorted but was able to restart it while on fire and back it back out of the shed. Wasnt for my dads quick thinking we would of lost prob 10 tractors and our cornpicker planters abaler all kinds of stuff. Sorry seems to happen to alot of us. Our VFD didnt do anything but watch it burn. They simply kept it from burning anything else.
This is back when farmers bought equipment to use for life. All farm machinery/implements had to be extremely robust, easy to use and simple to work on so everyone could successfully operate/maintain the equipment. Ever watch farming channels in 2023? Tractors are $775k, planters $250k and up, a combine will set ya back a cool million. They’re extremely complex machines with more software and computing power that’s plotted by satellite than NASA uses to launch those satellites. They monitor planting down to the seed (singulation, one seed) and plant using air pressure, the computer monitors and tracks each seed while steering the tractor/combine/planter by gps. You can cover hundreds of acres a day with just a few people, where when this equipment was used it was extremely labor intensive, took more people, planted less acreage. But watch a modern operation go down, equipment not function properly and it’s utter chaos. I love the type of farming in this video, if we keep going like we are, this will be the only type of farming that will be able to function and the people that know how to do it indispensable. The worlds on its way to where it’s going and I’m not sure how that will turn out but the Bible is pretty clear about it.
The leaks go down under the motor and build up with chaff. Then a part of a leaf or twig from the top rests on the manifold. , catches fire ,drops down and starts the motor on fire You have to constantly clean this area
Just workin words Just glad Josh got out . Meny years ago we lost A cane harvest the same way trash got sucked in & got wrap round the Turbo that was the end of that one.🤙
95% of the 00-10 series fires are cause by not being blown off in the engine compartment every day…. Sorry for his loss, that looked like a nice machine
@@rearspeaker6364 maintenance helps, but John Deere combines seem to be the most fire prone machines, 1 salvage yard around here thinks they're designed to burn , because they all have roughly the same hours on, when they go
This Sucks.We had a header fire 🔥 here in AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 We were able to save the machine and after rewiring the essentials I was able to get the header going and we finished heading the block. I am pleased that no one was injured. Remember hydraulic oil is explosive.
What a AWSOME comment, we'll get your corn finished up!!! GREAT NEIGHBOR THERE!! Hard pill to choke down, but sounds like help is coming!!! So happy no one was hurt!!! Be safe gents, better days are on the way!!!
You hate to see this happen to anyone but as we all know theres always that chance we was combing wheat we my friend was running the old gleaner she went up quick we was trying to put the filelid out we knew the old combine was gone i hate it Josh glad he was hurt you can always replace the combine
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We had a local farmer lost his life a few years ago because he drove the combine away from the standing corn. In the few minutes her moved the combine it grew bad enough he was badly burned and passed.
It is a very dangerous situation.
My heart breaks for Josh. A young man working hard and this happens. I’m glad he has you going forward as he gets back on his feet. I’m thinking he needs an L1 in his future.
You are so correct about machines and fire. They’re totaled in the first seconds! By the time you in-ass it, she’s gone. Thank you for sharing this.
Talked to one of our fire marshal up in Canada asked him which combines do they investigate the most he said green and red ones
Josh I feel your pain I lost a john deere combine shortly after I started farming. The 9600 combine was a great machine. I am glad that the fire department was able to save quite a bit of the machine and the head as well. Thanks for sharing Brandon and thanks for being a great friend and being there for Josh
Damn! Those newer machines carry so much fuel onboard and in a plastic tank. Once the heat gets into it, you gotta save your self! I had a motor fire years back on a 915 IHC. Working at night, smelled it but didn't see it till I pulled alongside the truck to unload. Wall of flames from the motor shields. I let it run and unload while I hit the fire with the extinguisher! Saved it! The engine fan kept the heat and flames directed out the side rather than spread. The alternator shorted out and set the bean debris on fire. Looked it over a bit, never shut it down but went back to finish that field. That vintage of machine didn't have all the clutter and extras as these newer ones. An old time custom harvester told us that trick about not shutting it off. You can still maneuver a bit and dump the bin contents while still able, once it's stopped, your done! Those beans in the tank also are fuel for fire so if you can dump them, all the better. That and the air stream from the fan keeps the fire directed away from internals.
lots of good advice, plus thinking on your feet.
That’s just a crying shame, had one burn also and gut wrenching feeling not being able to do anything about it. Sorry for your loss Josh.😢
I’m sorry for your loss just thank God. Nobody got hurt machines can be replaced not people 👍
On the upside it was only a John Deere, so not a big loss
@@RJ1999x I understand how you feel about your John Deere. I have a John Deere tractor. I have a two series it’s a 2038R I cut my grass and I snow blow with it, and I even have a grapple and I have a set of pallet forks in about a Ballast box. I have a lot of attachments for when you do can attach to your machines I love this machine but like I mentioned, I’m sorry for your loss. I don’t run big equipment like you guys do but I enjoy watching my little two series tractor it’s 38 hp with a turbo diesel. It’s 40 hp it does everything I wanted to do. I’m very happy with it but thank you for sharing that video. I hope you get another machine you probably already have one but thank you for getting back in touch with me.👍
As I've been in the fire service for 25 years now I've put out a few combine fires and there definitely not fun for anyone glad no one was hurt I liked the video to help you out not for what happened
We moved from JD to New Holland combines here in Australia after experiencing regular small fires. The time it took to clean out the machines every 4 hours made then unviable as they aged. They leaked everywhere. It was hard to keep on top of it. The NH are much more reliable and easier to maintain.
new holland never got popular in the states.
I love my John Deere Combine
@@rearspeaker6364 There are some New Holland combines in Washington state.
@@rearspeaker6364 I see a few new ones around in ohio but most of what i see here is Case / IH.. I guess because of the IH roots in the great lakes region back in the day..
Thanks for sharing Brandon and Josh that was heartbreaking to see it burn but at least nobody was injured.
Wow, they go up fast. Important thing is no one got hurt. Like you said, it's replaceable, it will be fine in the end.
In TN, we mostly deal with hay baler fires. Not even close to the dollar amount in this loss. My heart breaks for our farmers, the bread basket of America. Please keep us posted, as to any needs the farmer may have from this. I will contribute to the support of getting them back to what they do best, putting food on our tables!
Depends on the baler, and the tractor attached to it. Modern baler easily cost more than this vintage machine... add a tractor and it's a certainty.
I'm glad Josh is safe he can always get a different combine god bless
A year ago November, we had a bearing goo out in the header of the combine. By the time I saw the fire in the corn, the combine operator had seen it. I called 911, he called a neighbor that happened to have his VT hooked up.
The VT nearly had all the fire out before the FD got there, and the combine never caught on fire.
It was pretty scary feeling watching the corn catch on fire while I had drove over the corn with the duals and the big grain cart to keep fire from spreading in the standing corm.
We were real lucky the wind was out of the south east that day, and everything west was picked off.
Maybe thirty or so years ago, I was working in the rice harvest and the IH I was running had TWO engine compartment fires. It survived both. The last one, I was trying to pick up lodged material and caught a dirt clod. Going to the back of the machine for a wrench, I saw the engine burning and managed to put it out with an extinguisher. Good thing because there was a strong wind that day. I suspect that harvester was sold off after that harvest.
Sad for the loss. Where I'm from usually when a combine fire happens many acres of corn are lost due to the winds an low humidity at the time during October.
So glad nobody was hurt. Praying for all. Thankful for the first responders
Thank God Josh didn't get hurt. The combine can be replaced Josh can't be replaced. Better to save what you can until fire department gets there. Have a great day be safe
Wise words, machinery is replaceable, people are not. Well done!
what i learned with those machines is to always watch for smoke and fire up by there. for sure in corn and wind. been running one since i 14 years old and still it today
That's sickening to watch. A person feels so helpless. Last year my little JD 4400 caught on fire in the engine compartment - the wiring in the alternator shorted and burning plastic dripped down on some chaff that was in there. I smelled and saw some smoke - luckily the engine compartment is right beside the cab. I caught it early enough that I could get it put out with a fire extinguisher. It melted the wiring harness, the alternator, and some hoses. But the combine is simple enough that we were able to get things back in shape in about 4 hours the next day and it was running again. God was with me.
So Sorry for Your friends loss.. Hope everything works out for him..
So sorry this happened. No one got hurt is the important part. Insurance will replace it and he will have another machine. Big shout out and thank you to the fire departments and your great efforts to try and save what you could.
I had the opposite happen years ago. Just finished chopping some haylage for a guy. Parked chopper and ran home to take delivery of a 1480 ih. Got a call from the guy and said my tractor was on fire. Got into the chopper wiring also. But got passed it and moved on to tear up other equipment. Haha
Makes your stomach hurt watching that but your okay hopefully insurance treats you fair and you find a nice replacement
No stopping that one . What a shame !!
Those were great combines !!
What a terrible ordeal. So sorry this happened to you, Josh. This takes me back to 1973 when Dad had just bought a brand new JD 4400 and it caught fire and was a total loss. The insurance replaced it with another new 4400. The first one had a gas engine and it lacked power and so Dad got one with a diesel engine in the new one. I still remember how Dad complained about the $40,000 price tag on that new combine. LOL. Dad died in 1983 but if Dad was still alive I think he would be completely shocked with the price of new farm equipment today with the $1M combines and $500K tractors. I am shocked too. Dad sure liked the power of that new diesel combine though. It never bogged down like the gas 4400 did.
Thank god it was only the header , as you said human life is not replaceable. Glad your all safe
I'm so sorry for what happened to your friends combine you got my prayers
Terrible loss sorry thank you for sharing Brandon
Sorry for your loss. Just glad no one got hurt.
Sorry this happened to you guys. I'm super glad no one was injured. I've seen 3 or 4 of these combine fires on YT. It's amazing how fast they go up in flames. Hopefully your insurance gets you into a new unit in time for next season. God Bless all, especially thise greta fire fighters.
I hate that the fuel tank is plastic on these machines. At least the drive tires are still up. That will make it easier to haul out. I remember as a kid my neighbor had an IH 715 gas combine. It was running in the yard when he looked over and saw flames coming out of the fan cleaner on right side. He threw it in reverse hit the throttle and backed it out away from the buildings and when the engine started missing he bailed out.
That really sucks. Hope he's able to recover financially. God bless
John Deere has a big problem with there combines catching on fire.A friend of mine Dad was picking corn with a newer john deere combine couldn't get out of the cab because the cab had got on fire. The electrical and all the plastics ,rubber burst in flame and smoke . The fire men got him out and got him to the hospital. He was burnt over 90percent of his body and died 2 days later in the hospital.
All brands of combines catch fire .
@@toledojeeper2932only John Deere
@@richardrath7567 …Funny that I know of 2 red ones that went up in flames .
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You're so right.
The separator was completely engulfed.
Glad you were able to save the header.
Excellent video Brandon :) to help other farmers out also travelers to phone 911 for Fire Department quickly and last year my home farm had farmer get a Costume Farmer combine 10 year old John Deere combine had corn head it burn to ground in feild at 10:00pm my time on October 31 2021 ! What caused was heard a hot chain near motor hit fuel tank cut main line in injection pump and sprayed fuel too also hydraulic line for Power Steering to Combine was fully Rideoff too nothing could be used too ever again ! Also remember hearing my late one neighborhood neighbor farmer had combine fire out machinery shed of old Glenear gas one on leaking fuel line spray hit hot Alternator when not shut off yet and pump fuel tank stay running too! But combine got replaced on both on insurance and inspection to from Fire Marshall in check up ! Both farmers lived on too! Glad Josh okay Brandon and hope had insurance too ! It okay on bad word slip and you were not sure happen fully also Josh safety to if okay was main concern about! I know I would be too ! Hopefully better outcome happen Josh get newer combine after insurance company investigation done and plus glad he okay too ! I know you great friends together to !
Combine fires are frightening. Start so fast and spread like a crazy.
Nobody's got time to clean out chaft or do a pre run inspection , but always got time to call fire department and insurance man .
once it hurts them in the pocket a few times, they'll learn, or be living in a drain pipe.
As expensive as those machines are and as fast as they burn, you would think that they could be equipped with a fire suppression system. Especially, in the engine compartment. It wouldn't cost all that much. It's one of the least expensive systems on an aircraft and the easiest to maintain.
if it worked effectually, and there was demand, they would make it.
I never thought of that. I think the issue would be that the fires don't tend to be a problem until the machines are older.
1.) Will the guy buying the machine new want to pay for a system that might benefit the 2nd or 3rd owner.
2.) Would the system still be viable by the time the machine is old enough to warrant having it without incurring a lot of maintenance costs along the way.
There are probably others but I think the idea has possibilities.
@@ToddKing I don't know why it isn't done, other than expense. The systems are really simple. One of more pressurized containers of the fire suppressant, an electrically or manually controlled valve, and plumbing. The nozzles are just open tubes aimed as needed. Maybe add flame sensors and idiot lights. The down-side is accidental activation. The powder is a mess and has to be cleaned out as soon as possible. And I'm sure an engine would not like sucking it in, but that shouldn't happen.
@@johnalexander4356 Race cars use Halon in there fire suppression systems. It's is a gas that leaves no residue to clean up and doesn't hurt the engine. The downside is that it's spendy. I heard that Dupont had developed a replacement but I have no idea about cost.
@@ToddKing happy is probably the best option, but it is hazardous if breathed. Most everything has some hazards. I don't recall it being very expensive, but it's been a long time since I replaced any. It can be bought at any any shop that maintains and certify extinguishers. It's a powder under a nitrogen charge.
A job well done by those Indiana Firefighters!!
O DEERE ! 🤧😭🤧 I feel your loss . BUT.. A new old DEERE is waiting for you. Ya just gotta find it.
Last time I circled through the bone yard there was a nice variety of burnout combines of every color so it's not exclusive to deere.
@Grandpa-Chris from London here, I really feel for you Josh… this is just awful luck. God bless you. As a farm boy I know just how devastating this is for …
When I was at the department it was Massy's that mostly burnt.
That is such a horrible thing to happen ! Josh so sorry for the loss of your
combine, the best part of this event was that no one was hurt! fires can
do so much damage to everything so fast especially human bodies!
hope you are able to replace the combine soon. good luck
Josh is ok , that's the blessing . The fire department reacted really well and got the old lady rinsed down pretty quickly, they deserve that praise at the beginning we'd all be up that famous creek without them . Salvage job now I suppose . Great video 👍🇬🇧
It happens. Sometimes you can knock them down... many times you can't.
I would put cameras around the combine with the monitor in the cab so if a fire is about to happen you can catch it and stop it before it to late
Sorry for the loss. Hope the family is able to recover
Time to go shopping for a new to you combine..
Sad to watch but I'm glad no one was hurt!!!
Glad no one was hurt. God bless the firefighters.
Something we always did every morning was grease the combine and check the straw walkers for stocks down beside the the walkers and wrapped around the shaft, if there was all that had to be cleaned out before we harvested again that day
That is a shame Still a lot of part on her can be saved.
Seems like those deeres have a reputation to catch on fire..
You can call them a combines from hell.
I wanted to like this video but i cant bring myself to do it . Sorry for your loss Josh
I am so sad to see this. I am glad that everyone was safe and able to go home to their families
I’ve seen a lot of Deere’s burn. What causes this? We’ve always run IH. Even our old 915’s didn’t burn like everyone said they would. Ours were low profile, I heard that made a difference.
The 915 machines that were bad for fire were the early ones with the V8 gas truck motors. The things ran hot and sometimes the spark plug wires caught fire and set it off, sometimes the carb would over flow and cause it. When those engines were working, at night you could see the manifolds glowing bright red! This was the norm! It's no wonder they caught fire. Harvester had a lot of grief with their gas powered machines there in the 70s. As a result they mostly went all diesel power, also in answer to all the lawsuits over gas fires. My 915 was a real late one and vastly better than the first version, the year after mine was built, they released the rotors. Many of the components on that were the same as the last conventionals.
Sorry for his loss if there is much fire it's over with
Its harder to watch an oldcombine burn than a new one but every one hurts to watch. Glad nobody got hurt how it seems. And best wishes for the future from me.
Not a video you would like to see it’s to bad Josh lost his combine but thank god he is ok he will be okay I am sure he has a plan thanks for sharing that with us
When farming I had two 7700 totaled because of fire. I knowhow he feels.
Glad Josh got out ok the combine can be replaced.
big bless up for Josh🙏🏻
I'm sorry about you got mine but you got still got good friends to help you out
Same thing happened to our new idea combine. But ours waited til it got parked next to all the other equipment in the machine shed somehow battery shorted but was able to restart it while on fire and back it back out of the shed. Wasnt for my dads quick thinking we would of lost prob 10 tractors and our cornpicker planters abaler all kinds of stuff. Sorry seems to happen to alot of us. Our VFD didnt do anything but watch it burn. They simply kept it from burning anything else.
My heart bleeds for you Josh I know what it’s like to watch your equipment go up in flames and there is bugger all you can do about it take care
Metal and plastic can be replaced Josh, you can’t?
This is back when farmers bought equipment to use for life. All farm machinery/implements had to be extremely robust, easy to use and simple to work on so everyone could successfully operate/maintain the equipment. Ever watch farming channels in 2023? Tractors are $775k, planters $250k and up, a combine will set ya back a cool million. They’re extremely complex machines with more software and computing power that’s plotted by satellite than NASA uses to launch those satellites. They monitor planting down to the seed (singulation, one seed) and plant using air pressure, the computer monitors and tracks each seed while steering the tractor/combine/planter by gps. You can cover hundreds of acres a day with just a few people, where when this equipment was used it was extremely labor intensive, took more people, planted less acreage. But watch a modern operation go down, equipment not function properly and it’s utter chaos. I love the type of farming in this video, if we keep going like we are, this will be the only type of farming that will be able to function and the people that know how to do it indispensable. The worlds on its way to where it’s going and I’m not sure how that will turn out but the Bible is pretty clear about it.
No one hurt that is the main thing 😊
They'll either hear those words on TV or in school
So sad, sorry for that. Set up a Go Fund me page and I'll chip in.
Never seen a combine burn up but I have seen a few cotton pickers burn up around here.
I would take a guess was the PTO that drives the feeder House and Head. Had a 9500 do it. Was Lucky,caught it before it got out of control
So sad. Prayers
I had one that was starting on fire but I got it out it was dust on the turbo
The leaks go down under the motor and build up with chaff. Then a part of a leaf or twig from the top rests on the manifold. , catches fire ,drops down and starts the motor on fire You have to constantly clean this area
Just workin words
Just glad Josh got out .
Meny years ago we lost A cane harvest the same way trash got sucked in & got wrap round the
Turbo that was the end of that one.🤙
95% of the 00-10 series fires are cause by not being blown off in the engine compartment every day…. Sorry for his loss, that looked like a nice machine
They burn from a manifold gasket leaking
maintenance...blow it clean, grease it up check it over...even a new one.
@@rearspeaker6364 maintenance helps, but John Deere combines seem to be the most fire prone machines, 1 salvage yard around here thinks they're designed to burn , because they all have roughly the same hours on, when they go
This is too bad, but like you said once they start burning it's all but over.
We went from a good 7720 4x4 to a 9500. If he was insured he's gonna be better off
This Sucks.We had a header fire 🔥 here in AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 We were able to save the machine and after rewiring the essentials I was able to get the header going and we finished heading the block. I am pleased that no one was injured. Remember hydraulic oil is explosive.
Need to talk to logger wade. He's got the red balls on his equipment the are reasonbly price thats like an automatic suppression system
Did they take the combine to the salvage yard and what is the name of the yard
Josh got to keep it and has been selling parts off of it
Be careful
Man that sucks how long has he had his combine
Not very long
@@dirtgrainsteel Okay
@@dirtgrainsteel And hopefully he'll be able to get a new one
Would an on board extinguisher system work on a combine?
As bad as the fire was, I am surprised that it was put out before the front tires burned.
Must be terrible to just stand and watch as your livelihood goes up in flames! I hope the insurance got it all sorted!
What a AWSOME comment, we'll get your corn finished up!!! GREAT NEIGHBOR THERE!! Hard pill to choke down, but sounds like help is coming!!! So happy no one was hurt!!! Be safe gents, better days are on the way!!!
Thank you!
Had a buddy lose a JD 9510 in Hanna this season.
The time to use the fire extinguisher is when you smell smoke
That series of combine were prone to fires it was to bad because they were good combines
Is this insured? How do farm protect themselves from such catastrophic loss of expensive equipment?
Some Very Scary Stuff
Alot of good parts in front
omg glad that josh is okay
There's no sense getting upset about it, that's why you carry insurance. It sucks, it's life, dust yourself off and get back on the horse
Man that sucks
You hate to see this happen to anyone but as we all know theres always that chance we was combing wheat we my friend was running the old gleaner she went up quick we was trying to put the filelid out we knew the old combine was gone i hate it Josh glad he was hurt you can always replace the combine
Damn.