None of your videos are boring, good to see someone passionate about their job/ way of life. I like the machines either being repaired or getting them ready for use.
Seriously one of my favorite channels to watch! I'm not even a farmer but your honesty and humor are what make your channel great. Don't listen to the others, upload when you can, we'll all be here waiting!
I used to love the harvest, We used to just keep rolling until the last of it was in the bin. After everything was put away and jet washed we would go into town and hit the pub. Kind of like a harvest home celebration. Good days. Thanks for posting....
A penny's worth of grease saves a day (or more) in the shed replacing a bearing. It also saves a quid in the swear jar ;) Keep them coming Tom, no need for a schedule, just post when you have content and time. Your subscribers will watch them all :)
You really are an exception Tom, most farmers I know would never think of cleaning anything, least of all before they start to use it. No wonder you are so successful at what you do.
Keeping your workspace clean is not only a safety thing but also so much nicer to work in a clean environment! Also, keeping things clean will lower your maintenance costs in the long run! Taking your time and keeping your equipment clean and in working order is paramount if you want to be successful in any job! 😛
Thank you for your videos, I've watched all of them from the beginning and I can honestly say I have enjoyed every one. One of the major surprises for me is just how long you spend maintaining your vehicles and equipment - it seems modern farming is 1/4 driving tractors and 3/4 looking after your kit ! Most enjoyable, please keep up the good work!
Always Brilliant videos Tom , and really enjoy all the content you post . And of course your brilliant sense of humour and your enthusiasm for everything you do . 👍👍
Tom, all three of my boys love your videos. My middle boy wants to be a farmer because of you. Thank you so much for sharing you life and work with us! ( The Bracketts. Olympia WA USA)
Great video Tom. Personally I'm not interested in "high production" RUclips videos - flashy editing, music etc. I think your format is actually much harder to make - just raw and down to earth, a bloke showing his day and the interesting things you get up to. Very relateable. So the fact you're getting the likes of me and many others saying youre doing a great job shows it's working. You also take the time to like and reply to comments. Loved seeing all the gear and going the process of getting it ready for harvest. I'm curious why the combine doesn't have a hydraulic wheel motor each side like an excavator. Maybe the more modern ones do, but I reckon the short answer is reliability given that's probably the most important part of any equipment on the farm. Keep going mate, vids are great 👍
Enjoying your uploads very much! Educational preventative maintenance on interesting machinery. It's an eye-opener to the large amount of diversified work you do on to of formwork, take my hat of to you :)
we like the off the cuff type of videos you post! Its good to see a regular farmer doing what he does without loads of fancy gear!.... Those old Fergys are good old machines! gonna be a long drawn out harvest with the weather looking the way it is!
Great video Tom , i use to do bit on my uncles farm like that. Did not have a very nice cab i had no cab lol it was a old Fordson and a Massey Ferguson your kit is fantastic the combine didn't have a cab too i think it was older than me and this was the late 60s oh what fun😅 . Ralph
I never stop learning - I now know that combine harvesters are a fire hazard if not properly cleaned and maintained! I watch RUclips to learn how other people earn their living and live their lives. I am now retired but used to install computer systems and teach people how to use them - so my work environment was computer rooms (dark, dingy, loud, windowless basement, tangled rats nests of cables) and for teaching people how to use them, spotlessly clean classrooms. I also used to spend a fair amount of time airborne flying to different places to do my job. I love your content, you are very good at explaining how stuff works, and of course you do one of the most important jobs on the planet. I'm not at all bothered about regular schedules for videos - each one's a learning experience for me, and a pleasure to watch.
great to see a man appreciate the engineering behind these bits of kit, and them lexicons are monsters, Olly harrisons flex header in flat crops is so cool watching the reel lift it all up with no loss
I think we like your vids as city slickers we're so far removed from where our food comes from & of course cool, giant, noisy machines are always excellent....
Look forward to all the videos,don't find any of them boring,really enjoy the drone videos,so we'll done and edited, after a stressful day so relaxing to watch
My tip for the grease nipples Tom is to paint a small circle around each one in a contrasting colour (say white for this red combine). Or if the grease nipple is hidden behind something like a pulley, then paint a small arrow somewhere visible showing where it is. Then, number each and every grease nipple. By that I mean paint the number on the circle/arrow. Try to keep them in a logical sequence so you can work you way around the machine hitting each grease point in sequence. Note the rough location of each number (e.g. "Steering Linkages: #1 - # 6", "Under LHS cover: #34 - #51"; "Under RHS cover: #73 - #97", etc.). Type up a checklist on your computer with checkboxes (again, group them, and print out many copies to keep in the machine in a folder. Each time you grease the machine, tick off the grease nipples as you grease them. Leave space for a date above each set of checkboxes (depending on the number of grease nipples, you should get 5-10 checkboxes per sheet if you format it correctly. Also, paint a large circle somewhere near the operator's station (E.G.: on the dash, on the mudguard next to the seat. etc.). In this circle paint "T xx", where xx is the total number of grease nipples on the machine. That way, if you lose the folder you at least have some hint as to the total number of grease nipples you need to find.
We wash our combine at the end of harvest season, then give it a dry run to evaporate any leftover water in the system. Mind you, the 40°C+ temperatures help dry it out pretty well too! For daily cleaning, we use a small diesel powered air compressor mounted on a little trailer. A long air hose on a self-retracting reel, and a few blowguns with different nozzles to reach awkward places. An 18V leaf blower is handy in some spots too. All part of the endless variety of kit you need to run a farm!
It’s really interesting to see Macdon products used anywhere because they certainly aren’t used where they are made. I was an adult before I learned that Macdon was a local company to me as nobody uses them in Canada.
Tom I absolutely LOVE your videos, found you through Colin! My wife has recently become unable to put our little one to sleep… so it’s me every night!!! when I sit down with him and see that red dot on your channel I can’t help but smile and relax that alls ok!!!! absolutely fantastic!!! Thank you!
I like to watch farm and construction work. Plenty of that in your videos, so what's not to like?🤗I also notice how clean you keep all your stuff, I really like that.🙂 Clean stuff fails less because one finds arising problems while cleaning.
My father & I always play a game to spot the first combine harvester, we were once in Scotland before we saw a little Massey Ferguson combine working! Great blog
Really enjoy your farming equipment videos Tom. Like leaning about this equipment and the correct terminology for the items. Farmers need to know so much technical information. Very impressive.
The farm that surrounds my fathers house in Northamptonshire has 3 Claas Lexion 760 combines. They are a treat to watch working. Especially when they are on auto pilot.
Just went for a walk down the canal and it goes behind the local Claas dealer. You can see inside the yard from a nearby bridge and there was a lovely big Lexion half-track in there. It could have your name on it.
Tom, would be good to know a bit about the farm. Area crops and how you staff what you do. Thought once you said you do it on your own then yesterday you said there were 6 of you busy.
A really interesting Video Tom, I have always wondered about Combines and how they work, I had a rudimentary idea of how they work, from watching Threshing Machines at Country Fairs. There is a lot going on with all the different drive belts that you don't normally see. Seen a few Fires during Harvest over the years around our village. One where we had to be evacuated from our Married Quarter ( Dad in the was RAF in another part of Norfolk), not started by a Combine, but a the Farmers Wife bring lunch out in her car. They said it was likely to have been a spark from her exhaust that caused the fire. As those on Guard on the Camp were the closest the had to grab the firing gear and run like the clappers to start to tackle the fire. As a none flying base we didn't have a Fire Engine, it was just hand carts. As kids we obviously stood were we could without being told to move to watch the fire being put out.
Always interesting to see inside the machines and prep for the jobs like harvest. One of the best things is the random subjects and just capturing the day to day variety. Don’t need over polished presentation when your chatty style feels like actually working there without bs 👍🏻 My job’s fun too but with corporate media policies you can’t show that as it all needs to be ‘polished’ out 😉
Mucky mirrors definitely my pet hate Cracking video Tom Never seen a walk round on a combine very interesting I can see why they catch fire if not blown down daily 😮
None of your videos are boring, good to see someone passionate about their job/ way of life. I like the machines either being repaired or getting them ready for use.
This is one of my favourite farming channels. When I see you have posted a new video I know it’s going to be interesting and amusing. Keep going Tom!
Wow, thank you!
Tom out of all the Ag videos I have watched yours by far has been the most informative and funny I have seen, I can't get enough. Keep it real m8👌
Thanks
Seriously one of my favorite channels to watch! I'm not even a farmer but your honesty and humor are what make your channel great. Don't listen to the others, upload when you can, we'll all be here waiting!
Thanks 👍
Good on you Tom. I appreciate understanding the maintenance tasks of farming.
I used to love the harvest, We used to just keep rolling until the last of it was in the bin. After everything was put away and jet washed we would go into town and hit the pub. Kind of like a harvest home celebration. Good days. Thanks for posting....
A penny's worth of grease saves a day (or more) in the shed replacing a bearing. It also saves a quid in the swear jar ;)
Keep them coming Tom, no need for a schedule, just post when you have content and time. Your subscribers will watch them all :)
A clean combine is a safe combine good work to ensure a safe harvest Tom
You really are an exception Tom, most farmers I know would never think of cleaning anything, least of all before they start to use it.
No wonder you are so successful at what you do.
Thanks
Keeping your workspace clean is not only a safety thing but also so much nicer to work in a clean environment! Also, keeping things clean will lower your maintenance costs in the long run! Taking your time and keeping your equipment clean and in working order is paramount if you want to be successful in any job! 😛
Thank you for your videos, I've watched all of them from the beginning and I can honestly say I have enjoyed every one. One of the major surprises for me is just how long you spend maintaining your vehicles and equipment - it seems modern farming is 1/4 driving tractors and 3/4 looking after your kit ! Most enjoyable, please keep up the good work!
Always Brilliant videos Tom , and really enjoy all the content you post .
And of course your brilliant sense of humour and your enthusiasm for everything you do . 👍👍
Thank you kindly
Great video Tom and very informative and interesting 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Enjoying watching your videos Tom. Always entertaining and a good mix 👍🏼 keep it up. Do like the loading shovel 😂💪🏼
Tom, all three of my boys love your videos. My middle boy wants to be a farmer because of you. Thank you so much for sharing you life and work with us! ( The Bracketts. Olympia WA USA)
Thanks that’s very inspiring
This video is exactly what we want to see! Love it. Can’t wait to see the part 2 where you change the belts, chains, clean filters etc.
Not boring at all sir, interesting stuff!
Great video Tom. Personally I'm not interested in "high production" RUclips videos - flashy editing, music etc. I think your format is actually much harder to make - just raw and down to earth, a bloke showing his day and the interesting things you get up to. Very relateable.
So the fact you're getting the likes of me and many others saying youre doing a great job shows it's working.
You also take the time to like and reply to comments.
Loved seeing all the gear and going the process of getting it ready for harvest. I'm curious why the combine doesn't have a hydraulic wheel motor each side like an excavator. Maybe the more modern ones do, but I reckon the short answer is reliability given that's probably the most important part of any equipment on the farm.
Keep going mate, vids are great 👍
Thanks for the kind words it means a lot
Enjoying your uploads very much! Educational preventative maintenance on interesting machinery. It's an eye-opener to the large amount of diversified work you do on to of formwork, take my hat of to you :)
Ah morning coffee and watching Tom very good indeed 👍🏻☕️☕️
we like the off the cuff type of videos you post! Its good to see a regular farmer doing what he does without loads of fancy gear!.... Those old Fergys are good old machines! gonna be a long drawn out harvest with the weather looking the way it is!
Another great insight to the farm and the hard work that goes into the production. I want to see a weather station video next 😂
Great video Tom , i use to do bit on my uncles farm like that. Did not have a very nice cab i had no cab lol it was a old Fordson and a Massey Ferguson your kit is fantastic the combine didn't have a cab too i think it was older than me and this was the late 60s oh what fun😅 .
Ralph
Nice story
Please keep doing the videos Tom, they are always a good watch👍
Interesting, very tidy farm, good worker and good crac, well done 👏👏
Thanks 👍
Always enjoy your videos.
I never stop learning - I now know that combine harvesters are a fire hazard if not properly cleaned and maintained! I watch RUclips to learn how other people earn their living and live their lives. I am now retired but used to install computer systems and teach people how to use them - so my work environment was computer rooms (dark, dingy, loud, windowless basement, tangled rats nests of cables) and for teaching people how to use them, spotlessly clean classrooms. I also used to spend a fair amount of time airborne flying to different places to do my job. I love your content, you are very good at explaining how stuff works, and of course you do one of the most important jobs on the planet. I'm not at all bothered about regular schedules for videos - each one's a learning experience for me, and a pleasure to watch.
Thanks
Love the content. Keep it up. You should get Colin to do some maintenance... 🤣😂
great to see a man appreciate the engineering behind these bits of kit, and them lexicons are monsters, Olly harrisons flex header in flat crops is so cool watching the reel lift it all up with no loss
Love to see it all. I miss popping over to see a mate when he was farming to see what was going on.
From one of your biggest fans I've never been more excited than seeing that auger extend ❤ your videos
Thanks
do really like just seeing your everyday life bits and bobs keep up the great work
I think we like your vids as city slickers we're so far removed from where our food comes from & of course cool, giant, noisy machines are always excellent....
Look forward to all the videos,don't find any of them boring,really enjoy the drone videos,so we'll done and edited, after a stressful day so relaxing to watch
My tip for the grease nipples Tom is to paint a small circle around each one in a contrasting colour (say white for this red combine). Or if the grease nipple is hidden behind something like a pulley, then paint a small arrow somewhere visible showing where it is.
Then, number each and every grease nipple. By that I mean paint the number on the circle/arrow. Try to keep them in a logical sequence so you can work you way around the machine hitting each grease point in sequence. Note the rough location of each number (e.g. "Steering Linkages: #1 - # 6", "Under LHS cover: #34 - #51"; "Under RHS cover: #73 - #97", etc.).
Type up a checklist on your computer with checkboxes (again, group them, and print out many copies to keep in the machine in a folder. Each time you grease the machine, tick off the grease nipples as you grease them. Leave space for a date above each set of checkboxes (depending on the number of grease nipples, you should get 5-10 checkboxes per sheet if you format it correctly.
Also, paint a large circle somewhere near the operator's station (E.G.: on the dash, on the mudguard next to the seat. etc.). In this circle paint "T xx", where xx is the total number of grease nipples on the machine. That way, if you lose the folder you at least have some hint as to the total number of grease nipples you need to find.
We wash our combine at the end of harvest season, then give it a dry run to evaporate any leftover water in the system. Mind you, the 40°C+ temperatures help dry it out pretty well too!
For daily cleaning, we use a small diesel powered air compressor mounted on a little trailer. A long air hose on a self-retracting reel, and a few blowguns with different nozzles to reach awkward places. An 18V leaf blower is handy in some spots too.
All part of the endless variety of kit you need to run a farm!
It’s really interesting to see Macdon products used anywhere because they certainly aren’t used where they are made. I was an adult before I learned that Macdon was a local company to me as nobody uses them in Canada.
That’s interesting
It amazing me how it can be profitable to have these machines sat for 11 months of the year. Thanks for sharing everything. Keep it up.
Great videos tom, keep em coming
Fascinating. Thank you. I have never seen inside a combine harvester before.
Another Tom Lamb gem. You really do show just what is needed to be a modern day farmer. Keep up the good work.
Great video Tom, someone could of told you you've got grease on ya top lip lol. That Milwaukee greaser is a good send. Keep up with the good stuff 👍 ❤
Well done tom you look after your kit so many farmers don't fantastic video thanks
Loving the videos, always look forward to see what's going on at the farm!
Favourite channel on RUclips at the moment 👌
Really enjoy your videos. Thanks.
Glad you like them!
Enjoy the videos and your attitude, Tom. Keep the videos coming!
I'm hooked. I NEED my Tom Lamb videos
Can’t wait to see those old girls in action Tom!! Awesome video!!
Love the vids, keep 'em up! Especially explanations of of each job you do. Thanks!
Awesome video dudey!! Really enjoying this recent lot youve posted!! Top stuff!
I always watch your videos Tom, informative and enjoyable. Keep 'em coming.
Thanks, will do!
Love you’re videos tom you will need to do more on your new loader looks awesome 👍
Tom I absolutely LOVE your videos, found you through Colin! My wife has recently become unable to put our little one to sleep… so it’s me every night!!! when I sit down with him and see that red dot on your channel I can’t help but smile and relax that alls ok!!!! absolutely fantastic!!! Thank you!
That is awesome!
I like to watch farm and construction work. Plenty of that in your videos, so what's not to like?🤗I also notice how clean you keep all your stuff, I really like that.🙂 Clean stuff fails less because one finds arising problems while cleaning.
Thanks 👍
fun video man, more please!
cracking video Tom, anything to do with your working day is worth watching ,so keep em coming
Thanks 👍
Loving these videos, thank you Tom. We used to watch Tractor Ted with our lad, so these are like a grownup version!
Glad you like them!
Go on Tom Lamb! Another brilliant video. Can I come and do a days work with you? 😁
My father & I always play a game to spot the first combine harvester, we were once in Scotland before we saw a little Massey Ferguson combine working! Great blog
Happy harvesting when it comes.😊
John Deere used to put a greasing diagram on the insides of the side covers and yellow triangles adjacent to each grease nipple.
Can't wait for the harvest day!
Really enjoy your farming equipment videos Tom.
Like leaning about this equipment and the correct terminology for the items.
Farmers need to know so much technical information. Very impressive.
Your style of video is excellent. I like the spontaneity and what your doing at the time.
Your humour is very welcome too.
Thanks 👍
yeah man, don't ever feel like these are boring It's the silly things that we normal people don't see behind running a farm I love it
keep the videao coming for even non farmers like me enjoy the content and the humor
Love your videos, watch them as soon as they come out!
Keep them videos coming Tom great viewing 👌👌👌
Love a combine, used to get to ride in them as a kid.
good stuff, cheers Tom :)
Love my Milwaukee grease gun as well. So handy and less hand straining
Thanks for showing the workings of a combine up close.
No problem!
Great video, combines are fascinating
That's bang on with getting the tyre man out every month.The amount of time lost messing about with tyres can be unreal
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
The farm that surrounds my fathers house in Northamptonshire has 3 Claas Lexion 760 combines. They are a treat to watch working. Especially when they are on auto pilot.
Again a very nicee video, keep on making them!!
Film everything. Love it all very enjoyable
Loved the explain the logic behind why you do things the way you do. Totally makes sense not wanting the standing water in the bearings for example.
Now that’s an informative video on the inner workings of a combine! Thanks Tom
Glad it was helpful!
Just went for a walk down the canal and it goes behind the local Claas dealer. You can see inside the yard from a nearby bridge and there was a lovely big Lexion half-track in there. It could have your name on it.
That would be lovely
Hi Tom, another cracking video. I work in Iraq and I always look forward to watching your vids... keep it going laddie 👍🏻
Thanks for the support
I enjoy yr vids, as and when chap. Some good ideas to share , thanks 😊
Awesome mate 👍 great to get them ready not long now🤞
Tom, would be good to know a bit about the farm. Area crops and how you staff what you do. Thought once you said you do it on your own then yesterday you said there were 6 of you busy.
There just mates coming to help out il do a video soon
Love the tache
Enjoy your videos Tom 22:21 genuine and funny
Love the videos Tom keep them coming 👍👍👍👍
Good videos Tom… keep them up!
keep em coming 👍
First combine i ever drove now drive a claas terratrac but that is my favorite btings back memories terrified i was going to hit cars and trees
The pulley wheel @16:46 is a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). Automatic mopeds and some basic automatic cars use this method..
Pretty much
A really interesting Video Tom, I have always wondered about Combines and how they work, I had a rudimentary idea of how they work, from watching Threshing Machines at Country Fairs. There is a lot going on with all the different drive belts that you don't normally see.
Seen a few Fires during Harvest over the years around our village. One where we had to be evacuated from our Married Quarter ( Dad in the was RAF in another part of Norfolk), not started by a Combine, but a the Farmers Wife bring lunch out in her car. They said it was likely to have been a spark from her exhaust that caused the fire. As those on Guard on the Camp were the closest the had to grab the firing gear and run like the clappers to start to tackle the fire. As a none flying base we didn't have a Fire Engine, it was just hand carts. As kids we obviously stood were we could without being told to move to watch the fire being put out.
😀
All your vids are well interesting, what ever the length or time they come out
great content, looking forward to seeing the rest of the prep and of course harvest itself 👍
Thanks tom spot on keep them coming not missed one vid of yours as yet cheers mate .
Thanks 👍
Great stuff Tom, love watching your videos, keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
Always interesting to see inside the machines and prep for the jobs like harvest. One of the best things is the random subjects and just capturing the day to day variety. Don’t need over polished presentation when your chatty style feels like actually working there without bs 👍🏻
My job’s fun too but with corporate media policies you can’t show that as it all needs to be ‘polished’ out 😉
Great video, thank you.
Well done, enjoyable
Great video Tom
Mucky mirrors definitely my pet hate
Cracking video Tom
Never seen a walk round on a combine very interesting I can see why they catch fire if not blown down daily 😮
how awesome, just as i finish watching yesterdays vid, a new 1 drops 👍
Enjoy!