Been there, Bud- Had an old John Deere B on the blower, we were young and adventurous! We'd unload the wagon with a potato hook and load the table up to hear old johnny bang away, and sometimes stall it out, and plug the pipe! Then Dad would be waiting for wagons and we were unplugging the pipe! We had a pipe to bang on the pipe! Start from the bottom, up! Good times!!
Been 20 years since I filled silo and had to deal with a plug, second cut haylage had set in the wagon overnight, got sticky, then not paying attention was unloading kind of chunky blobs, not steady. Heard the JD 2955 on the blower start to labour and then she snuffed right out before I got to shut everything down. Not a happy day. an hour to unclog then we blew a few pails of hot water up to slick up the pipe and it worked fine after that.
Hello been there also but not to hard to unplug, climb up, tap on pipe a few times and there you go. Hope they stay safe around silo. Have a great day.
If they are chopping basically green corn stalks and putting into the silo how does that not run the risk of spontaneous combustion at some point ? Hard work and good mules ! Thanks
Hello Jeff, we have learned that if you have more than 25 % dry matter, you will have no moisture lose. The ideal range for the silage is (i think) between 30 - 35 % dry matter.
We always tried to put the corn in around 60-70% moisture. Very seldom had a silo run. Most tower silos have drains of some sort, if ours did run a bit it was just around the doors. Green stalks is what will make it run, silage specific corn varieties help avoid that situation where you get dry hard kernels and cob with juicy green leaf and stalks. More even maturity in the plant and softer kernels to boot.@@jeffhuntley2921
They're leaving alot of chopped up corn on the ground? Mabey they're wagons where the conveyor is has a small hole and the silage keeps falling on the ground
I’ll have to ask my friend when a good time to video will be. He’s very busy harvesting and often his wife and kids do the milking. They don’t like to be filmed.
Sorry Greg…you are mistaken. The 3 largest Amish settlements in North America use tractors and most are covering their rear wheels with rubber to lessen road damage.
The only “fakeness” is the perceived lifestyle those outside of the Amish community believe the Amish live. The Amish have been progressing since they’ve settled in Lancaster County. Times change and so do the ways dairy farming has had to change to keep the farm economically viable.
Why is faster and easier the better way? Didn’t that hasten the demise of the family farm. Too much debt and too little cash flow when years were poor.
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Been there, Bud- Had an old John Deere B on the blower, we were young and adventurous! We'd unload the wagon with a potato hook and load the table up to hear old johnny bang away, and sometimes stall it out, and plug the pipe! Then Dad would be waiting for wagons and we were unplugging the pipe! We had a pipe to bang on the pipe! Start from the bottom, up! Good times!!
What a FANTASTIC short "documentary"!!! Video is outstanding!
Hello Chuck, the intro of the video was sensationel. Great Video. Thank you !!
Been 20 years since I filled silo and had to deal with a plug, second cut haylage had set in the wagon overnight, got sticky, then not paying attention was unloading kind of chunky blobs, not steady. Heard the JD 2955 on the blower start to labour and then she snuffed right out before I got to shut everything down. Not a happy day. an hour to unclog then we blew a few pails of hot water up to slick up the pipe and it worked fine after that.
Hello been there also but not to hard to unplug, climb up, tap on pipe a few times and there you go. Hope they stay safe around silo. Have a great day.
We have plugged the pipe on our 60 foot silo a few times. An 85 footer adds. Whole new dimension. Do they use a gas powered unloader in the silo?
If they are chopping basically green corn stalks and putting into the silo how does that not run the risk of spontaneous combustion at some point ? Hard work and good mules ! Thanks
Thanks for watching. Silage can combust if it’s too dry…something like 40% moisture. Moisture levels above that are not prone to combustion.
How much moisture comes out of those silos as they ferment?
Hello Jeff, we have learned that if you have more than 25 % dry matter, you will have no moisture lose. The ideal range for the silage is (i think) between 30 - 35 % dry matter.
@@achimheller7163 good to know. I figured the moisture would sink to the bottom and potentially pool liquid.
We always tried to put the corn in around 60-70% moisture. Very seldom had a silo run. Most tower silos have drains of some sort, if ours did run a bit it was just around the doors. Green stalks is what will make it run, silage specific corn varieties help avoid that situation where you get dry hard kernels and cob with juicy green leaf and stalks. More even maturity in the plant and softer kernels to boot.@@jeffhuntley2921
I've been lucky to never have the clog at the top of the pipe - at most 10 or 20 feet up which is quickly cleared by using a stick.
They're leaving alot of chopped up corn on the ground? Mabey they're wagons where the conveyor is has a small hole and the silage keeps falling on the ground
Thanks so much for watching. What’s on the ground is mostly from the end of rows where it’s missing the wagon on the turns.
@@LancoAmish oh ok
Hello can you makenow the full video about cow milking by machine please
I’ll have to ask my friend when a good time to video will be. He’s very busy harvesting and often his wife and kids do the milking. They don’t like to be filmed.
ah ok i see.
would be nice if you make the video
Tractor isn't Amish. That is a Piker outfit look at rear wheels!!
Sorry Greg…you are mistaken. The 3 largest Amish settlements in North America use tractors and most are covering their rear wheels with rubber to lessen road damage.
The steel wheels really tear up a blacktop road
@@LancoAmish sorry I didn't know that because they weren't allowed 40 years ago. Apparently your Bishops are relaxing on some of the rules
Pikers don't usually have tractors anymore, but the few that do must be on solid steel.
Yea tell that to the Amish people I got a mint condition 2006 LLY Duramax from
Get a tractor on that chopper GOD will not punish you for that
The Amish haven’t chosen to use tractors in the field. It’s not necessarily a religious decision but a tradition and cultural choice.
Did they use an amish drone?
🤣. My drone.
@@LancoAmish i was just messin...I work outa new holland
Wow for being an Amish farmI've never seen one with so much junk and trash laying around
That’s what happens sometimes when there’s only one person to do the day to day work and there’s 3 construction crews in and out on a regular basis.
I see a lot of fakeness!
The only “fakeness” is the perceived lifestyle those outside of the Amish community believe the Amish live. The Amish have been progressing since they’ve settled in Lancaster County. Times change and so do the ways dairy farming has had to change to keep the farm economically viable.
Why? You are using modern stuff why not put wheels on the trailers and just make the job a lot easier you half way anyway
Why is faster and easier the better way? Didn’t that hasten the demise of the family farm. Too much debt and too little cash flow when years were poor.
If u can use tractors why not use one on the chopper ?
The Amish have decided not to use tractors in the field. It’s a community decision.