I went red years ago. My 1/2 impact driver will rip your hand off if you don’t watch it. When I dropped yellow I had 33 worn out batteries. After more than 10 years I have only worn out 3 red batteries. Thanks for the inside view on farming, keep up the good work.
Funny our shop just traded to yellow from red because our batteries were trash after a few months and the yellow seems to hold up better. Personally I like Makita green.
@@tysleight Knock on wood/so far, my yellow batts have held up PDG BUT...the red has more power from what I have personally witnessed. And I have 15 yellow tools so TOO expensive to switch over now. Oh well....
I went from yellow to green, ryobi's HP line is pretty good, amazing for the price. My friend has his mom's old batteries from 10 years ago. It's also a pretty diverse lineup, I'm still hanging on to a few XR tools until they come out with the full HP line for things like planners and routers
@@David-O970 all are built to a price. Other than festool, they just charge more because people are willing to pay for a name. Kinda the Toyota/ Lexus or the buckle/ Levi's.
My father grew up on a farm in Idaho, where the wind blows constantly. (When he was in grade school, he was trapped at his aunt’s house for 9 days because the snow drifts closed the road to his house on the farm.) He hated harvest season because he was using a pull behind combine with an open cab tractor. That is probably why he went to pharmacy school…so he could work indoors.
There is a 3 position switch on top of the battery housing if you go to 11:38 you can see it, right below where your pinky sits on the yellow plastic. it looks like the switch is in the middle position. That switch is to limit the speed.....and therefore the torque, which I find to be a dumb for it to be active in reverse. Don't feel too bad, my 8 year old had to point out that stupid switch to me after 4 hours of frustration and 3 trips back to the farm for "new" batteries
Regardless of tool color choice, number of "pieces" between fastener and impact will decrease effectivity. All those loose joints kill the peak torque impulse!
You are doing a great job, you know how to combine. You need to learn how to troubleshoot everything else on the farm so when you are the boss you know it all.
tools to "the color red": I used to build houses. The difference between yellow and red is...pretty stark once you get into framing big wood bits. Red seems best bang for the buck.
You should put switches on for your lights, you might wear out those breakers. As an electrician I have a ton of battery powered tools, I went red 20 years back and am really happy I did. Thanks for your videos, I can dream of farming instead of twisting wires!
Cut the socket in half and weld the pipe in between the square end and the socket end so that you extend the socket whatever length you want it 10 inch pipe 12 inch pipe whatever you need and then you’ll have a tool to do what you need with that spring?
If you take your socket and you cut it in half, weld one end to a chunk of pipe & weld the other end of the socket to the other end of the chunk of pipe. Now you have a one foot deep well socket that will work.
Your ripper should have trip springs on the shanks just like a moldboard plow, so when you hit a rock, it trips back and then automatically returns to the ripping position. I grew up a mile from where you’re working and I know about all those rocks we picked rock for at least a week every spring and then we had to haul the big ones on a stone boat. Or go out there on the west side of the slew on the Magnuson place just south of Darien. That’s good Darien and there’s a big pile of rock.
We got 2 of those rippers, always losing the closing wheels, theyre junk. The tool to take that spring off is by the hydraulic hose holder, I think we're goin to Dominators, we already have 1 and love it, does a much better job.
How do you stay awake for 14 hours during planting or harvest? God forbid you dont pay attention and a rock or part is sticking up that could do bad damage to the equipment. Hard work. Thanks for sharing!
If you can't stay awake for 14 hours every day you need to see a doctor. Day time sleepiness ( unexplained) is a major symptom of many diseases from apnea to cancer.
Two Questions for the Q&A: Total Acres farmed, and what is the split between corn and beans? And what is the red and yellow dust you continually scoop away from the dryer on the ground? It seems to be some corn dust emitting from the dryer?
My comment got deleted for some reason. Just wanted to say it would be fun to see you in a great TV show we have here in Sweden. "Great Swedish Adventure" is the american title of it. They cast people with swedish heritage and they get to learn about the country, culture and their swedish family history. Its a pretty chill show. Seems great for the participants, and the audience get to see their own country from outsiders perspective. Its recorded in the summer so maybe it fits in your schedule between planting and harvest. :) I saw they are casting now (closing tomorrow), soo look it up. Would love to see you in it! :D
Have you or would you ever consider placing a web camera at the top of the (what ever you call the tower that moves the corn to the silos) and live streaming it from the time you prep the ground thru grow season and harvest? Might be kinda cool to allow people to watch the evolution of a grow season.
It's not Jim's fault, the ground just has it out for you, that's all. I think you like filming Jim break thing's, because he always looks like a kid getting busted for doing something wrong, but it's just a rocky road out there, and it eats parts. I have been using the red tool's for a few year's, my batteries are all still good, and the impact, big or small, about breaks my wrist if I'm not careful. I just like the variety of tool's they offer, something for everything I'm working on. G-d bless.
Question from a UK livestock farmer . If the trucks can travel in the fields why don’t you discharge the combine directly into the truck rather than double handling with the grain cart?
Can u explain the whole drying process? Is it good to be at 0 moisture or what if they sit at 15% for 6 months in the bins? What’s acceptable for it to sit forever in the bins
Anybody else squint their eyes thinking that spring was going to have that hole contraption fly apart after they got the bolt out? Or was it just me? Lol
Sake, you may want to consider a Hilton impact. I assume there are $$$ more. Milwaukee has always been the industrial standard, but I used a Hilti impact, it replaced an older Milwaukee. It would rip your arm off. Have a safe harvest.
I would definitely look at the switch by the battery, it should say “1”2”3”. It appears you have it in the 2 position put it to 3. And as someone who use dewalt and Milwaukee on a daily basis I can say I don’t like Milwaukee impacts and most people who have used both that I have talked to agree but that’s my opinion
Hi, I love your videos. One question I wanted to ask you is do you see yourself getting a new 2-track John Deere tractor at some point? The one you have really seems to serve you well. Thank you.
I like Jim. He's a go getter. As for a question - does driving all over the crop with the trucks and tractors have any impact on how things grow the next year, like over-compaction or something like that?
Forget battery operated impacts except the 1/4 drive. Get a compressor on a service truck and use air tools. More powerful and easier on the hands and wrists. Too much shock with battery powered. Career auto tech and shop owner opinion.
Question. In 1936 the great bean drought was caused by the Luxembourg SaddleCat. Can you explain why the SaddleCat and Bootdog share the same breading ground and do you spray for them currently.
How much more beneficial are Grain Dump Pits opposed to an auger connected to a tractor to load bins? I still see a few large farms that use this process. Too expensive or just old skool?
Bonjour zach, je regarde vis vidéos depuis des années, j'aime beaucoup. Vous avez une belle famille, un papa formidable, onyx qui prend de plus en plus de place pour le travail, et jim l'indispensable. Bonjour à vous tous de France !
QUESTION FOR THE MILLENIAL FARMER: Will you ever be on Victor Davis Hanson's Podcast discussing the current state of farming and agriculture in general. Specifically, now that the new administration has it's sights on BIG AG.
I wonder if your moisture tester has the capability to either print results (bluetooth) or export the file as a spreadsheet so you can keep it on your computer.
Based on the water content of the grain entering the drier (drier should be able to measure that on the fly), why can't the drier automagically adjust the temperature to hit a desired target output water content? It seems like it should be an obvious function to me, and it would reduce manpower testing and adjust the temps manually ...
I've been using Ingersoll Rand brand impacts for years now I don't see me going to another brand unless they go out of business! I've used the other ones and they just don't last!
Q. Do you get a lot of the "bees wings" that we see below the dryer as FM in the bins themselves, or does the dryer knock most of them out before transfer into the bin?
12:00 If only somebody invented some tool or fixture that would hold something from moving around while you work on it. Maybe even have it attached to a table or bench so you can have all your tools handy.
I think you guys need to invite Jackson, from it’s a Jackson thing to visit your farm. He is like 9 years old, and seems to know the green machines inside and out!! I bet it would be an absolutely awesome video!
I hope I’m as strong as Jim when I’m his age. That guy can work. Thanks for keeping him on the camera.
I went red years ago. My 1/2 impact driver will rip your hand off if you don’t watch it. When I dropped yellow I had 33 worn out batteries. After more than 10 years I have only worn out 3 red batteries. Thanks for the inside view on farming, keep up the good work.
Funny our shop just traded to yellow from red because our batteries were trash after a few months and the yellow seems to hold up better. Personally I like Makita green.
@@tysleight Knock on wood/so far, my yellow batts have held up PDG BUT...the red has more power from what I have personally witnessed. And I have 15 yellow tools so TOO expensive to switch over now. Oh well....
I went from yellow to green, ryobi's HP line is pretty good, amazing for the price. My friend has his mom's old batteries from 10 years ago. It's also a pretty diverse lineup, I'm still hanging on to a few XR tools until they come out with the full HP line for things like planners and routers
Which “Red”, Hilti beats Milwaukee all day 😁
@@David-O970 all are built to a price. Other than festool, they just charge more because people are willing to pay for a name. Kinda the Toyota/ Lexus or the buckle/ Levi's.
That is a really nice vise, so make sure you don't scratch it,
Ok..... Best smart butt comment of the day ...👍
My father grew up on a farm in Idaho, where the wind blows constantly. (When he was in grade school, he was trapped at his aunt’s house for 9 days because the snow drifts closed the road to his house on the farm.) He hated harvest season because he was using a pull behind combine with an open cab tractor. That is probably why he went to pharmacy school…so he could work indoors.
I did that in the day over rolling hills. It was the solution for the day and size of the farm. Hard work but it got done.
Nice to see harvest going so well, hoping you have great yields.
For as old as Jim is he's a beast...
Jim's only" 39"!!
Beat me to it @@steamboatwillie935
There is a 3 position switch on top of the battery housing if you go to 11:38 you can see it, right below where your pinky sits on the yellow plastic. it looks like the switch is in the middle position. That switch is to limit the speed.....and therefore the torque, which I find to be a dumb for it to be active in reverse. Don't feel too bad, my 8 year old had to point out that stupid switch to me after 4 hours of frustration and 3 trips back to the farm for "new" batteries
Regardless of tool color choice, number of "pieces" between fastener and impact will decrease effectivity. All those loose joints kill the peak torque impulse!
It seems to be an uneventful harvest so far, no major hiccups! Thanks for taking us along!
Looks like Jim went from getting the ripper stuck, to constantly breaking the ripper 😅
Jim, the man is a menace on a ripper! 😂
He's Jim the ripper.
Ever think of having a live Q & A episode??? Just a thought. Enjoy your content. Keep up the good work
It’s nice to see you unburdened by what has been.
It’s AMAZING to be unburdened by what has been.
Nice to See the whole Team and the harvest and tillage in Full swing…
zach used to break just as much shtt on the ripper, but its just pure gold content when jim breaks it.
As a truck driver, that koala bear question had me I tears 😂 Its always those waiting periods where you just start questioning life 😅
Those bench vices are really handy . 😂😂😂😂😂
I was thinking the same thing 🤣🤣
Maybe they don’t know how to use it 😂😂😂
@@patrickwatters7555 millennials don't like to do things the easy way. We're tougher than other generations.
@@MillennialFarmer. 😂😂
@@MillennialFarmer😂😂😂😂😂
got the whole gang working and poor Jim breaking shit 😂 you all work well together be safe
How is the new dryer design holding up compared with your previous one? Does it dry faster/less fuel? Do you lose kernels through the triangles?
You are doing a great job, you know how to combine. You need to learn how to troubleshoot everything else on the farm so when you are the boss you know it all.
At the end of harvest should do a live with dad ,Onyx,and Jim. Would be cool having all you together to ask questions.
It’s so nice to see you unburdened by what has been!!! 🤪
and Becky is serving word salads for lunch!
Yellow if you Are a carpenter… red for mechanical
tools to "the color red": I used to build houses. The difference between yellow and red is...pretty stark once you get into framing big wood bits. Red seems best bang for the buck.
Framing big wood bits?
Knew I was a good judge of character I own two Nautiques myself. Excellent choice.
You should put switches on for your lights, you might wear out those breakers. As an electrician I have a ton of battery powered tools, I went red 20 years back and am really happy I did. Thanks for your videos, I can dream of farming instead of twisting wires!
Always a good day when you upload
Cut the socket in half and weld the pipe in between the square end and the socket end so that you extend the socket whatever length you want it 10 inch pipe 12 inch pipe whatever you need and then you’ll have a tool to do what you need with that spring?
Have done this for putting spanded duels on tractors. Works great.
We bought Kobalts for our waterline work...don't even have to check bolts with a wrench
I love it. Jim always has the HEAVY END
Jim is the heavy end.
I find it extremely hilarious that the whole time you guys were fighting to hold that leveling spring there was a vice 12 inches to your right, lmfao.
As is mechanic’s tradition. 😂
If you take your socket and you cut it in half, weld one end to a chunk of pipe & weld the other end of the socket to the other end of the chunk of pipe. Now you have a one foot deep well socket that will work.
As the weather reality descends your farm reality ascends in unique ways.
Your ripper should have trip springs on the shanks just like a moldboard plow, so when you hit a rock, it trips back and then automatically returns to the ripping position. I grew up a mile from where you’re working and I know about all those rocks we picked rock for at least a week every spring and then we had to haul the big ones on a stone boat. Or go out there on the west side of the slew on the Magnuson place just south of Darien. That’s good Darien and there’s a big pile of rock.
That stuff under the dryer looks like it would make good chicken feed.
We got 2 of those rippers, always losing the closing wheels, theyre junk. The tool to take that spring off is by the hydraulic hose holder, I think we're goin to Dominators, we already have 1 and love it, does a much better job.
Does emptying the bucket of corn dust onto the field make a difference in the yield from that field?
Jim is great on this show.
I switched to Milwaukee last year. Love them
How do you stay awake for 14 hours during planting or harvest? God forbid you dont pay attention and a rock or part is sticking up that could do bad damage to the equipment. Hard work. Thanks for sharing!
If you can't stay awake for 14 hours every day you need to see a doctor. Day time sleepiness ( unexplained) is a major symptom of many diseases from apnea to cancer.
what is your favourite machine or piece of equipment on your farm?
Two Questions for the Q&A:
Total Acres farmed, and what is the split between corn and beans? And what is the red and yellow dust you continually scoop away from the dryer on the ground? It seems to be some corn dust emitting from the dryer?
Can you use that corn dust as oil absorbent, like speedy dry?
My comment got deleted for some reason. Just wanted to say it would be fun to see you in a great TV show we have here in Sweden. "Great Swedish Adventure" is the american title of it. They cast people with swedish heritage and they get to learn about the country, culture and their swedish family history. Its a pretty chill show. Seems great for the participants, and the audience get to see their own country from outsiders perspective. Its recorded in the summer so maybe it fits in your schedule between planting and harvest. :) I saw they are casting now (closing tomorrow), soo look it up. Would love to see you in it! :D
I'm 3/8 Swedish. Born and raised in America and many of my coments are deleted. Don't take it personal.
Have you or would you ever consider placing a web camera at the top of the (what ever you call the tower that moves the corn to the silos) and live streaming it from the time you prep the ground thru grow season and harvest? Might be kinda cool to allow people to watch the evolution of a grow season.
Have you ever tiled a field and it didn’t dry up the soil a bunch? Have you done recent tiling for your land?
Jim went from getting equipment stuck, to breaking the ripper! Can’t trust him!😂
Question have you thought about switching to a different crop outside of corn and soybean? Or would the cost to switch be prohibitive?
Question-- do you notice a difference in yield in the area where you dump the debris from under the dryer?
Why do you dump the air bags on the trailer when dumping corn
It's not Jim's fault, the ground just has it out for you, that's all. I think you like filming Jim break thing's, because he always looks like a kid getting busted for doing something wrong, but it's just a rocky road out there, and it eats parts.
I have been using the red tool's for a few year's, my batteries are all still good, and the impact, big or small, about breaks my wrist if I'm not careful. I just like the variety of tool's they offer, something for everything I'm working on.
G-d bless.
Zach, check out the hardtail vice from Fireball Tools to hold those parts. lol
Question from a UK livestock farmer .
If the trucks can travel in the fields why don’t you discharge the combine directly into the truck rather than double handling with the grain cart?
if the trucks drive all over the field then you get compaction all over the field.
Also, greater chance of getting stuck.
How much fuel would you use in harvest season, thank you.
So great to see a farm video from Zack can't wait for the next one
Question - money no object....whats your dream Tractor/Combine/sprayer combo?!
Big Nate is a great combine operator.
Can u explain the whole drying process? Is it good to be at 0 moisture or what if they sit at 15% for 6 months in the bins? What’s acceptable for it to sit forever in the bins
Anybody else squint their eyes thinking that spring was going to have that hole contraption fly apart after they got the bolt out? Or was it just me? Lol
Do I even want to know how you gained that experience and fear 😮
Sake, you may want to consider a Hilton impact. I assume there are $$$ more. Milwaukee has always been the industrial standard, but I used a Hilti impact, it replaced an older Milwaukee. It would rip your arm off. Have a safe harvest.
I would definitely look at the switch by the battery, it should say “1”2”3”. It appears you have it in the 2 position put it to 3. And as someone who use dewalt and Milwaukee on a daily basis I can say I don’t like Milwaukee impacts and most people who have used both that I have talked to agree but that’s my opinion
Nice to have an insight into a farmers life. When are Becky and the girls going to be on with you?
I am just asking, but did I see a vice on the work table?
Just asking! 😊
Yes you did. It’s called Jims left and right arms
Thanks
Are you only running one combine these days?
For your Q&A: How many total acres do you farm and how many do you own vs lease?
Love your channel...
I've been thinkin for a while that it's been past time for Loctite
Hi, I love your videos. One question I wanted to ask you is do you see yourself getting a new 2-track John Deere tractor at some point? The one you have really seems to serve you well. Thank you.
I like Jim. He's a go getter. As for a question - does driving all over the crop with the trucks and tractors have any impact on how things grow the next year, like over-compaction or something like that?
I strangely enjoy the oil check segments....
Tis oddly satisfying
Zac how many gallons do you use of fuel on a good harvest day include tillage
Our North Texas black land is so rich and free of rocks, it's hard to imagine what it takes to cultivate in Minnesota
Forget battery operated impacts except the 1/4 drive. Get a compressor on a service truck and use air tools. More powerful and easier on the hands and wrists. Too much shock with battery powered. Career auto tech and shop owner opinion.
It's a dog morning, nice and cold which is perfect for the furry animal.
The tillage implements are really having a hard time time this year.
Milwaukee 3/4 inch impact, she's a beast never had to replace it after 10 years
Question. In 1936 the great bean drought was caused by the Luxembourg SaddleCat. Can you explain why the SaddleCat and Bootdog share the same breading ground and do you spray for them currently.
What was the 1st combine your family farmed with?
how long have you / your family been farming? how many acres do you farm? do you own all the property you farm?
How much more beneficial are Grain Dump Pits opposed to an auger connected to a tractor to load bins? I still see a few large farms that use this process. Too expensive or just old skool?
I think you need a RED ripper!
Is the size of your farm growing each year?
Thank you for making videos great again !!
I didn’t realize Jim was so ripped under that sweater. He yanked and lifted that disc around like it was a small piece of firewood 🪵 😂
Bonjour zach, je regarde vis vidéos depuis des années, j'aime beaucoup. Vous avez une belle famille, un papa formidable, onyx qui prend de plus en plus de place pour le travail, et jim l'indispensable. Bonjour à vous tous de France !
the grain cart with the tracks, is it motorized to help not get stuck or just wide tracks to help not sink?
Just curious....why didn't you and Jim lower the ripper to reinstall the heavy broken part?
QUESTION FOR THE MILLENIAL FARMER: Will you ever be on Victor Davis Hanson's Podcast discussing the current state of farming and agriculture in general. Specifically, now that the new administration has it's sights on BIG AG.
I promise you, get the flexvolt Dewalt batteries. Well worth the money.
I wonder if your moisture tester has the capability to either print results (bluetooth) or export the file as a spreadsheet so you can keep it on your computer.
Based on the water content of the grain entering the drier (drier should be able to measure that on the fly), why can't the drier automagically adjust the temperature to hit a desired target output water content? It seems like it should be an obvious function to me, and it would reduce manpower testing and adjust the temps manually ...
Is there ever a shortage of propane during harvest? Q2: Does the pit ever breakdown? You seem to be able to dump smoothly.
How many fields have you harvested the past 5 years?
Question....what is one piece of equipment you own now. That you wish you would have bought earlier?
I've been using Ingersoll Rand brand impacts for years now I don't see me going to another brand unless they go out of business! I've used the other ones and they just don't last!
How much does the corn poop actually fertilize the field?
Q. Do you get a lot of the "bees wings" that we see below the dryer as FM in the bins themselves, or does the dryer knock most of them out before transfer into the bin?
12:00 If only somebody invented some tool or fixture that would hold something from moving around while you work on it. Maybe even have it attached to a table or bench so you can have all your tools handy.
What about orange
Jd needs to get you a setup for a tractor or all of them so can do live streams right from the cabs
I think you guys need to invite Jackson, from it’s a Jackson thing to visit your farm. He is like 9 years old, and seems to know the green machines inside and out!! I bet it would be an absolutely awesome video!
that corn ground up would make killer mash or chicken feed
Jim is the one who always breaks stuff