When I was a youngster, I used to ride along with my father in his 1952 Chevy 2ton truck hauling corn silage. I loved to watch as a 2 row chopper loaded the truck and we hauled it to the dairies around Glendale, Arizona. The bunks out here are dug below ground and we would just drive in one end and out the other. The box sides would swing out when opened and unload the silage as you drove through. Sometimes if the silage didn't come out evenly or you hit a soft spot, the truck might fall over. This added to the excitement of riding along. Watching Andy chop corn or alfalfa brings back all those smells and memories which I'll always have. I'm 71 years old now and I remember it like yesterday, Thanks Andy!
That S.O.B, when Andy dropped that wrench down the belly of the chopper, came directly from the heart. We all feel it. ;-) Love to all of you, thank you.
With all that kit, fixing will be full time. As a retired engineer, I love the shop stuff. Of all the things you do, what to you enjoy most? I don't mean the great live-stream jaw-jacking as you call it. Thanks Andy.
Awesome videos Andy you have a great sense of hearing to hearing something isn't right. Attention to detail is key. And I laughed very hat when you dropped the fuckin wrench FUCK 😅😅😅😅😅
For the amount of hay that has gone through the chopper, I shoked you haven't had to replace more of the tin. For the sheet metal on the combine, we used a 4 foot long 6 inch pipe to bend sheet metal. That and a big wood mall.
ANOTHER MOOCHOO busy day !!Just had to say that sir😂😂. Had to do a beep beep too!!😳😳sum witch😮😮. Nothing too monotonous for us Andy keep on Rollin. 👍👍👍👍👍
It's nice for you to share your views of your daily lives. I never minded the chopper ride alongs. Hope for a ride along with the opening of wheat too.
It’s amazing how covering silage piles is the same in the USA as in Ireland putting pieces of plastic up under to finish covering corners 😂 , I always find that when you open a cover the wind usually gets strong as well
It’s amazing how that hardened steel can last so long with that much material going through such a machine. If you are chopping, it’s going to wear. All part of the process.
I'm well aware that all farmers have to work on equipment. But I'm not sure I've seen another farmer with such a huge complete mechanic shop with several full timers working away.
Andy, instead of running back and forth from the bender/press we do a stiff poster paper template on the part. Use the template in the press and keep pushing till you get the curve. You don't have to continuously pull the part out. Just an idea.
Take a look at the cutting edge on the roll out bucket, it looks like it needs flipping/replaced. The right front corner is just about worn down into the bucket
I'll say the same thing that I always say there's not much that you could videotape that I would find boring. Even when you were putting the repaired plate in the chopper, you had a little bit of double clip when you brought it on the lawn and I watched it a second time and enjoyed it haha. Last video where you had the camera mounted in the chopper cab was a pretty cool angle from behind you. I bet you would love having a press brake, with the fabrication skills you have even a small one would bring what you could do in your shop to another level. The problem is they take up a lot of space and when something happens to them they are a nightmare to work on.. which Im finding out from experience last week lol.. Awesome video take it easy Andy. Enjoy your Sunday
All right, so your nephew has an injured wrist and Nate's thought of the day was about a subject that could potentially cause wrist injuries..haha any relation?
Whenever I have a panel wear through like that I look at the thickness and wonder why the OEM doesn’t put more material in there. These machines can’t last forever but they should be tougher in critical areas
its a known wear material and you can only harden the entirety of thinner things cheaply. Could you imagine having to pay $1800.00 for that panel? If it gets too thick you can end up with enough contour in it that it will catch and cause flow problems and it is _absolutely_ a blow-out panel to keep more expensive things from breaking. The amount of inertia that impeller unit below develops will throw a piece of pipe the length of a football field and punch a hole in a car door.
Thank you for your efforts to show us so much. Your videos are longer but full of great content. Thank you to you and everyone for putting up with the camera.
Operators are not mechanics but they are way ahead of drivers is my experience, Andy seems to have a good few operators on his team but they still require supervision, so I suspect that the few minutes he was giving them instructions is what he does most of the time when he’s in the shop. He needs to be on top of his game every single minute as he has an enormous job to do keeping the feed up to the number of stock these guys have and keeping the slurry away from them all is not an easy thing to do, especially when you have to travel all over the place to different farms. I would love to know how many people are employed in this operation, I suspect between full and part time it has to be close to 50 . Which by the standards of the industry would be very few here in Ireland we tend to have 1 labour unit per 100 head but the rest of the world seems to have about 1 labour unit for c.30 head, however as we see Andy seems to be responsible for what 3 people would be employed to do on most dairy farms of this scale and if the rest of the family work like him they would have a lot of people working to replace them. I was in North America regularly enough in the 90’s and 00’s and for the most part they would have been employing far more people on a bigger dairy operation than would have been the norm in Europe, maybe somewhat less in Canada but somewhat more in Mexico so it balanced out at about 1 per 50 or so for the most part, especially where they were milking 20 plus hours a day in Europe we tend to milk c.3 hours a day and many would be considerably less, so the average worker would be much more utilitarian than specific to a single task. In saying this you would not find any operation of the scale that these guys run in Europe for the most part anything more than 500 head would be considered very large and anything over 1000 head would be extremely large and very rare.
I wonder if you could have laid the old cover and the new panel on the press and formed the new panel to the old one with the ram, and tack welded while it was still in the press.
Do you have a ceremony when the last bunk is filled such as cracking a barrel/jug of Bourbon or Cider? And perhaps some traditional native American chanting & dancing.?
Did you ever end up putting that bolt at the right front of the floor panel in that was missing? Love this channel. Best complete ag channel on YT and it is NOT boring.
Remind those two that water is wet and wind blows things while you're at it... That flow panel, slit it and lap a piece of steel bent to fit from the outside through the slit to the inside and weld it both edges. Like shingles to let the grass "run off" as it goes up the chute. Pretty common problem with that design. Best solution is to just buy some steel plate, drill holes in it then park a loaded truck on it on sand to get the bend into it and use that instead of the idiot wear part.
Its amazing how much work those choppers do, a lot of cow chow have been across that plate! Andy what is difference between BMR and corn silage? and do the cattle do better with BMR? Thanks another great video!
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When I was a youngster, I used to ride along with my father in his 1952 Chevy 2ton truck hauling corn silage. I loved to watch as a 2 row chopper loaded the truck and we hauled it to the dairies around Glendale, Arizona. The bunks out here are dug below ground and we would just drive in one end and out the other. The box sides would swing out when opened and unload the silage as you drove through. Sometimes if the silage didn't come out evenly or you hit a soft spot, the truck might fall over. This added to the excitement of riding along. Watching Andy chop corn or alfalfa brings back all those smells and memories which I'll always have. I'm 71 years old now and I remember it like yesterday, Thanks Andy!
That S.O.B, when Andy dropped that wrench down the belly of the chopper, came directly from the heart. We all feel it. ;-)
Love to all of you, thank you.
Your videos are not boring. Love watching them. I am a grain farmer this is all new stuff to me. Great job Andy 👍
The art of farming always something to repair never ending tasks
Agree the longer videos are very enjoyable
Don't worry about what you are posting, "we" the ones that no longer are able to farm don't mind them at all. KEEP them coming.
Man o Man! That Andy is on top of everything...all the time. Unbelievable.
That panel repair you made is probably better than the original. Patent it quick before Dear John claim it! 😂
None of your videos are boring,all very good content thanks Andy
"We'll have more stuff mucho broken " 😂😂😂
Same old stuff but it’s still pretty cool thanks for sharing your day
A great video as always
With all that kit, fixing will be full time. As a retired engineer, I love the shop stuff. Of all the things you do, what to you enjoy most?
I don't mean the great live-stream jaw-jacking as you call it. Thanks Andy.
You’re living the good life. Working hard with your family and enjoying every minute of it.
Aren’t you?
@@lathamindustries6316 Most of my family already passed away.
Your nephew Davey is a true farmer out there working even though he’s hurt.
Never a favourite job covering silage but it seems the cut tyres make it a bit easier.Great job folks👍
Nate thanks for the thought of the day😂
"everything is leaking and worn out" is EXACTLY what she said.. 😮😅 Cheers,ed
I knew if you gave Nate some time he'd come up with a "Thought For The Day" that would be inspiring, stirring, and uplifting. He dun ya proud, Andy.👮
Awesome videos Andy you have a great sense of hearing to hearing something isn't right. Attention to detail is key. And I laughed very hat when you dropped the fuckin wrench FUCK 😅😅😅😅😅
Nathan is a man of wisdom😂😂😂 I was waiting for everyone to play Bowling For Sarge.
For the amount of hay that has gone through the chopper, I shoked you haven't had to replace more of the tin. For the sheet metal on the combine, we used a 4 foot long 6 inch pipe to bend sheet metal. That and a big wood mall.
What a great video. It has taken Nate a while,but his" thoughts for the day" absolute clasic😂
Driving up 90 headed to Ontario Looks like you guys have a lot of good looking corn this year Andy A lot of it looks like it’s already tasseling
Great video.. Getting it done from.all.
That is a SH!TLOAD of feed! I love AR 500 steel for targets.
Leaking and wore out sounds like a description of my body.
ANOTHER MOOCHOO busy day !!Just had to say that sir😂😂. Had to do a beep beep too!!😳😳sum witch😮😮. Nothing too monotonous for us Andy keep on Rollin. 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice quick fix on the chopper. Guess some people don't understand you have to may hay while the sun shines.
Great video, as always, Andy. Nates right on top of that one. Like to see the girls showing the boys how to work. Thanks for sharing.
I saw the caption and thought this was about me. I sure have the same problems.
Best regards from Indiana.
Andy...Your like a field general with all the knowledge leading your troops in the repairs...Thanks for the Video sir
I enjoy all your videos please keep them coming
Welcome to life!!
Thank you for sharing Andy.
I'll watch what ever you post.
I really enjoy the views and content on your channel.
God Bless and stay healthy.
Hi Andy !
Good job whit the second cut !
Good job every body !
Thanks Andy for your time and have a good day bud !
Enjoyed watching the video Andy 😊
Nice repair on the panel, Andy.
just a touch fiddly
Just another great video never boring
C & C Equipment is selling their Computer generated Table top cutter for metal, holds 4 x 8 metal sheets. They are located in Ohio.
Another very interesting video Thank you 😊😊😊
It's nice for you to share your views of your daily lives. I never minded the chopper ride alongs. Hope for a ride along with the opening of wheat too.
your videos are never boring, just keep them coming.
I kinda like it when you show filling and packing the bunk as much as the chopping
Very nice packing job, very high and even.
Great video! Good to see everyone. I hope you are having a good day.
It’s amazing how covering silage piles is the same in the USA as in Ireland putting pieces of plastic up under to finish covering corners 😂 , I always find that when you open a cover the wind usually gets strong as well
Thanks for your video.
It’s amazing how that hardened steel can last so long with that much material going through such a machine. If you are chopping, it’s going to wear. All part of the process.
I think it's amazing how much the softer materials wear down the steel.
Everybody used to be so miserable covering bunks,cut tires definitely help.
That was a good joke - even bares truth. Suspect he got a little help with it.
Great video I like your vise grip clumps 👍🚜
Another good video Andy KEEP THEM COMING 🐄 🚜 🇺🇲 🌽 🐘 👍
It never gets old,enjoy your videos 😊.
Damn lots of work
Good job guys
I'm well aware that all farmers have to work on equipment. But I'm not sure I've seen another farmer with such a huge complete mechanic shop with several full timers working away.
Good repair on the chopper andy, great job on second cut guys enjoyed the video thanks
Brilliant video 💪🏻 🏴
Damn I saw Sarge!
Andy, instead of running back and forth from the bender/press we do a stiff poster paper template on the part. Use the template in the press and keep pushing till you get the curve. You don't have to continuously pull the part out. Just an idea.
Little crescent ranch was handy when you dropped ratchet in the chopper😊
Take a look at the cutting edge on the roll out bucket, it looks like it needs flipping/replaced. The right front corner is just about worn down into the bucket
We have a new one waiting to be put on,just need a couple more people to notice it
I'll say the same thing that I always say there's not much that you could videotape that I would find boring. Even when you were putting the repaired plate in the chopper, you had a little bit of double clip when you brought it on the lawn and I watched it a second time and enjoyed it haha. Last video where you had the camera mounted in the chopper cab was a pretty cool angle from behind you.
I bet you would love having a press brake, with the fabrication skills you have even a small one would bring what you could do in your shop to another level. The problem is they take up a lot of space and when something happens to them they are a nightmare to work on.. which Im finding out from experience last week lol..
Awesome video take it easy Andy. Enjoy your Sunday
All right, so your nephew has an injured wrist and Nate's thought of the day was about a subject that could potentially cause wrist injuries..haha any relation?
lol
I did say it was from him patting himself on the back
Yes you did lol I just thought it was a little bit too much of a coincidence
@@FarmingFixingFabricatinglol
Tim’s back!!!!
Hit me up next time!!! I'm not far from Caz here in Loweville! Will give me a reason to get away from the wife for half a day!!! Lol
Loved that show
Need like they use on barges the big covers to protect what's underneath. The cost might be a problem too, though.
Whenever I have a panel wear through like that I look at the thickness and wonder why the OEM doesn’t put more material in there. These machines can’t last forever but they should be tougher in critical areas
its a known wear material and you can only harden the entirety of thinner things cheaply. Could you imagine having to pay $1800.00 for that panel? If it gets too thick you can end up with enough contour in it that it will catch and cause flow problems and it is _absolutely_ a blow-out panel to keep more expensive things from breaking. The amount of inertia that impeller unit below develops will throw a piece of pipe the length of a football field and punch a hole in a car door.
Thank you for your efforts to show us so much. Your videos are longer but full of great content. Thank you to you and everyone for putting up with the camera.
Deep thought for the day for Nathan: If you clean a vacuum cleaner, you ARE a vacuum cleaner!
The “son of a bitch” followed by fast forward is me on most projects..
Be interesting to see how much wear is on that panel
Andy a goofball or you say you are , you will never be from my point of view ...... love your vids man
It's a flat metal sheet seems like your fix will be better then factor I'd lieave it
I would say way more. 😆 Florida Joe Brother
Operators are not mechanics but they are way ahead of drivers is my experience, Andy seems to have a good few operators on his team but they still require supervision, so I suspect that the few minutes he was giving them instructions is what he does most of the time when he’s in the shop. He needs to be on top of his game every single minute as he has an enormous job to do keeping the feed up to the number of stock these guys have and keeping the slurry away from them all is not an easy thing to do, especially when you have to travel all over the place to different farms. I would love to know how many people are employed in this operation, I suspect between full and part time it has to be close to 50 . Which by the standards of the industry would be very few here in Ireland we tend to have 1 labour unit per 100 head but the rest of the world seems to have about 1 labour unit for c.30 head, however as we see Andy seems to be responsible for what 3 people would be employed to do on most dairy farms of this scale and if the rest of the family work like him they would have a lot of people working to replace them. I was in North America regularly enough in the 90’s and 00’s and for the most part they would have been employing far more people on a bigger dairy operation than would have been the norm in Europe, maybe somewhat less in Canada but somewhat more in Mexico so it balanced out at about 1 per 50 or so for the most part, especially where they were milking 20 plus hours a day in Europe we tend to milk c.3 hours a day and many would be considerably less, so the average worker would be much more utilitarian than specific to a single task. In saying this you would not find any operation of the scale that these guys run in Europe for the most part anything more than 500 head would be considered very large and anything over 1000 head would be extremely large and very rare.
I wonder if you could have laid the old cover and the new panel on the press and formed the new panel to the old one with the ram, and tack welded while it was still in the press.
Words of the day. 😂😂
Far from boring Andy, I enjoy all the Jaw jacking and all the scenery.
Hi Andy, can you show the tractor with the blade pushing up the grass may be next time.
Hate it when you drop a wrench in that position.Be careful where you put your feet.Stuck mine down there and broke the fricking speed sensor.
lots of room in the old cow mpasture for more silage bunks
Do you have a ceremony when the last bunk is filled such as cracking a barrel/jug of Bourbon or Cider? And perhaps some traditional native American chanting & dancing.?
Great Vid....can u make whiskey out of that silage juice that runs out...asking for a fein...I know it smells like mash whiskey 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
For the amount of tires you have and the amount of tires you go through on an average year wouldn’t it pay to have a sidewall cutter of your own?
Andy sorry to hear you're leaking and wore out LMAO
Did you ever end up putting that bolt at the right front of the floor panel in that was missing? Love this channel. Best complete ag channel on YT and it is NOT boring.
No I did not
I'd say you qualify as the hardest working family on RUclips!
Son in law uses skid steer with tracks and drives right up the plastic with the tires and drops them of right on top
Love watching these videos man how is your corn silage looking if yall haven’t cut it yet
Good
Nice.
I cant imagine how many tons of silage has been by that panel. Cant remember if you ever have replaced that panel before?
Haven’t replaced that one
The temporary patch on the panel is probably going to work so good you leave it in for a while.
You're underestimating how fast a stream of silage will eat mild steel.
Remind those two that water is wet and wind blows things while you're at it...
That flow panel, slit it and lap a piece of steel bent to fit from the outside through the slit to the inside and weld it both edges. Like shingles to let the grass "run off" as it goes up the chute. Pretty common problem with that design. Best solution is to just buy some steel plate, drill holes in it then park a loaded truck on it on sand to get the bend into it and use that instead of the idiot wear part.
Probably not
Love your videos! Always fixing or creating something. How many tons of silage / hayledge do you figure to grow in a given year?
Its amazing how much work those choppers do, a lot of cow chow have been across that plate! Andy what is difference between BMR and corn silage? and do the cattle do better with BMR? Thanks another great video!
Bmr is easier to digest for dairy cattle I think
BMR refers to the digestibility of the stalks. Cows theoretically get more feed value from the total plant.
With out seeing the video i hope you are talking about the machinery?
Like to see that panel
Didn’t you see it
Andy look at your video before you removed the panel and see if that helps?
Sorry Andy but it never gets boring
You are not a goofball your name is Andy