@@jerryfischer3988 totally...my bother basically inherited the dairy farm and ran it into the dirt. After a few years on grade B he sold the herd, place looks so run down now.
Smurf piss, AKA DEF, Yeppers.................. My work trucks use to get 5.5-6.5 MPG. Now with the Government juice I'm lucky to get 4.5 to 5 MPG! I MISS the old trucks that were ALL mechanical!
I’m watching this after the storm you posted on Facebook. Sad to think that the damage was soon to come, unknown to anyone. So sorry, but glad everyone’s safe. Keep it that way. My thoughts to you and the family.
Being in “Dixie Alley” where we get a bunch of severe storms/tornadoes I definitely feel for them as it looked bad. Hope everyone stayed safe out there!
I’m also watching it post storm and was thinking the same thing. Interesting how life goes. You have plans to do things and there are always unforeseen events that can be minor or life changing but still knock your plans off track.
I would also like to add a shout out to Mrs. Millennial Farmer, Becky Johnson! Thank you for your mad editing skills and putting these videos together for Zach. You do an amazing job every time!
Everyone knows Zach is just Mrs. Millennial Farmers puppet. The real star is the one pulling the strings. All kidding aside they do a great job, both of them putting together one of the best Vlogs around.
Spring in MN... although we have jumped to 80+ temps in a few days. This could either bring more rain or dry things out come end of June and into July... the critical growing months for yields in the upper midwest. Time will tell us what happens and Millennial Farmer will show us. 👍
Your dad seems so mellow and easy going, I’d think it would take quite a bit to get him fired up! I’ve always thought it was funny how he’s such a man of few words on camera but so talkative on the radio! It’s not always easy working with family, but you guys make a good team.
I have a 2014 RAM with Cummins. A lot of recalls since it was the first year including emission recalls. Been a great truck. 21-23 mpg on the highway and the exhaust pipe is clean. I grew up when buses and trucks put out a lot of black smoke. I don't miss it.
I live in northern Ohio. I went fishing today which takes me through a lot of farmland. I noticed there were several farmers in the field starting their tillage today. But it's been dry and in the 80s here. So hopefully you get some of that weather soon.
We had field stuble that we started burning in a ditch do to high water and the ditch was half full with water on both sides of the road and fire department came out and put it out lol minnesota
I just saw the storm damage to your place. I hope and pray everyone is ok. Love learning about what farmers go through, and you & your dad do a great job of that.
Sitting here icing my knee recovering from knee replacement you’ve no idea how encouraging it is to see how well your dad is getting around after his double knee replacement
I remember helping my grandpa with a brush fire one time, and he lit it and then called the township to let them know we started it. The township rebuked him because it was a little windy, he replied with “well it’s started” and then hung up the phone. The ultimate lesson for me to ask for forgiveness not for permission.
Zach, get a 33 gallon barrel and cut the top off of it for your chains.... Place the hooks on the edge of the barrel and the rest of the chain is in the barrel... Keep the floor open and easy access. Yes, I'm aligned with your present situation
Some of that equipment is gone now. I’m terribly sorry Johnson’s. I truly hope more will see how hard y’all work and all the immense obstacles farmers and the families have to endure just to feed us. Thank You USA Farmers
Sometimes youth tenacity and new technology are nothing for, old age and knowledge. It's good to see you two working together so well. So often it does not work well for others
"I'm going to bring it home so it won't be here. That might be one of the most profound things I've ever said"...little did Zach know, that would be a mistake. I'm feeling for all you guys out there. It's really going to take a community effort to get through planting season.
I'm an engineer and frustrated at the poor roll out of emissions technology. Unless a business is hugely profitable, it doesn't make sense to have equipment subject to derating or downtime from too sensitive of a system. I write software and design equipment, therefore the truck I count on the most has a mechanical diesel. 🤷
@@turnerg same should apply to all the eeee-co costs small business and private parties have to burden, not just def. I'm extra mad about proprietary software and the concept of leasing an upgrade that's already a part of the machine a person allegedly "bought".
Def should be much cheaper than it is for sure. I love that measures are in place to help the environment but I wished there could have been a better way.
If those are examples of you getting "crosswise" with your Dad, you are truly blessed. You guys seem to hold each other in high regard, respect each other. You probably have no idea what the opposite end of the spectrum looks like: be eternally thankful.
I enjoy watching you and your dad’s banter. My brother and I have farmed together for more than 40 years and some of our most heated disagreements ended up doing things that neither of us where promoting. Hopefully the rain lets up until July.
Dude I am so sad you were such a big farmer when I saw do go hams video I was what the Hollis this recently and yes poor you guys hopefully your farm well get well soon
You are quite the philosopher: "If we bring it home, it won't be there." Deep, man, really deep. Yeah, no controversy around Def. Users of Def that I have heard talk are not so much against the added cost of adding Def, though that is a concern. The bigger issue is what it screws up on the equipment. Chris of LetsDig 18 has a pretty new dozer that started throwing codes went to limp mode because of a def issue. Did it a couple times It was about 15 K to get it fixed. I could be wrong on the figures but it was a real nightmare. Nope, no controversy there!
Keep up the great content. Because of guys like you and a couple others, we started a channel. We farm in different regions, but we still have some of the same ups and downs you guys deal with. We wanted to show the world what its like to farm in SE Missouri. We grow rice, corn , and beans. We are gonna try our hand at wheat this fall. We look to your channel for ideas and ways to make it interesting!!
It seems like a lot of the farmers in the upper Midwest and North East are having trouble getting into the fields. Just when it gets close, more rain gets dumped. Praying that everyone can get there crops in. Don’t need a bunch of farmers not able to plant with what’s already a situation in the world with crops.
Dad and I fought like cats and dogs. Always arguing and yelling around. But at the end of the day we still loved each other. I sure miss him being around.
As far as DEF goes, I can only comment on the trucking side as that’s all I’m familiar with. The DEF and SCR system in general isn’t really the issue. It’s the DPF and Regen system that causes the problems. DEF actually does create a much cleaner exhaust as the chemical reaction happens. The DPF system being an actual filter that gets clogged is the big problem and is apparently unneeded going off of tests from overseas. A few years ago there was even rumors of going to an SCR system alone and eliminating the DPF system.
I'm a test driver for a lift truck company. I completely agree about DPF and Regen. In my opinion it is ridiculous to have to park for 30 - 45 minutes while it cleans the system. I feel sorry for those who need to get things done, but can't. I guess I'm lucky that I'm only testing and not in any sort of production. Sidenote; I don't know about anyone else, but I can't even leave the truck unattended. As soon as I exit the truck, it shuts down and I have to start all over again. I learned that the hard way. 😋
Your a lucky Guy to be able to farm with your Dad! He sure seems like a wonderful Man! I seen pictures of your place this morning after the tornado hit you Guys yesterday! It’s so sad! Your in our thoughts and Prayers 🙏🙏
It's awesome watching how you and your dad work together. My dad n I are the same way. Work together so long you can almost tell what the other is going to say before they say it. Disagreements will always come up but it never really turns into a full out argument.
Hey zac I just watched your video after seeing your post about your farm so sorry for your loss of buildings and sheds did your simply safe give you notifications for when damages started during the storm
Sorry for your loss. At least you all are ok. Lot of work to get things back in shape I know. Looks like you are going to have a couple tractors and a planter down for awhile.
emissions is a bit of irritating thing for me, when it involves semi trucks. the KW t800 at my work was in the shop almost every two weeks for an emissions related issue. we had it deleted and we gained horsepower, reduced fuel consumption by about 20 gallons a day, and the truck hasn't been in the shop for anything more than brakes and tires for over a year now
I had some of the emissions junk deleted on my pickup too. Some of it is still in place though. (i couldn't tell you what parts) I dont care to "roll coal" or send billows of black into the sky. I keep my foot out of it, and it seems to burn pretty clean and meet T1 emissions. Hey, I love that there is concern and an effort to help the environment, but I wish there was a better way...
@@wishusknight3009 I also think we should help the environment, what I have a hard time understanding is how burning 20 gallons a day more per truck is somehow better. means you have to pump more oil, refine more oil, transport more fuel they made somewhere in the neighborhood of 250,000 t800's and at 20 gallons a day fuel savings a day it 5,000,000 gallons A DAY now its just a rough figure but imagine if all the trucks in the US were that much more fuel efficient, wouldn't that make a bigger environmental impact than a little exhaust smoke?
@@mikes47jeep Well, from what I understand, burning more fuel to ensure that all the fuel is burned is going to result in gas emissions that are less harmful and can be dealt with by other means. Trees can convert those gasses to oxygen easier IIRC. If that outweighs the refinement and transportation of the fuel then it may be worth it. Those 250000 trucks are a lot of extra smoke. I am no scientist and certainly don't know how to run the numbers or anything. And for sure there is some profit motive involved. I am just trying to make a credible counter argument. I agree with you there is some crap about the whole thing that i have a hard time adding up. Which is why I wished there was a better way. Some sort of cheap magic battery that held enough charge to power a transport truck across the country while only taking a few hours to charge with some solar panels... And would last for decades and could be disposed of with no environmental risk... One can only dream i guess.
Sir, I'm so happy for you and am very jealous of you, your father and your family. Wish I had anything close in comparison. The only plus of my situation was when my father passed, I could care less and still don't. Miss my last dog much more than him. When some day, 50 years from no when you loose your father embrace the hurt, pain, sorrow. You can't have both, a close relationship without the pain of loosing a loved one. I so wish I could mourn mine. Until that day 50 years from now, love him and pass on that love to your children. In the end, what else is there. May God bless you and yours.
Someone would really have to do something very bad to get your dad rialled up. He is so filled with pride, by watching his son and grandson taking ownership in the farm.
As always great video guys. I seen you got hammered by some pretty heavy rain and storms yesterday. My radar app even showed a few spin ups with tornado warnings. Keep up the great work and thanks for bringing us along with you. Blessings to you and your family Zach.
been watching your u tube channel for some time and have yet to tell you that your the luckiest man alive to have such a gentle man for a father that you have. He never seems to get angry and is so calm all the time. Cherish him for as long as you can. When he is no longer around you will miss him emensely. Cherish him.He is a keeper.05/30/2022
Thanks for another great video. Most enjoyable. Waiting for the fields to dry up is a good time to do these odd jobs like you and dad are doing. Burning a pile of old trees and getting rocks out of the way is good job done. Appreciate the way you and your dad work together. Some do not have that. Your teamwork is great and a plus getting things done. The great relationship you and your dad have is a treasure. My compliments to your dad and you for the fine relationship you have. Just wonderful. The DNR is kind of hard to deal with at times. We got them stirred up once over burning. I think you dad did right by calling them, just avoids any issues. Just saying. Thanks for your filming and Becky for editing. My best to your dad. Very nice gentleman!!!! You too Zach!!!! Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for everything. The Iowa farm boy.
I remember once when Zach forgot to order fuel and you guys ran out in the evening. You didnt film much of that and your face afterwords really gave it away. I fight with my dad too sometimes, its the way it goes.
Hey just wanted to say I am very happy no one got hurt in y'alls storm up there. Machines and buildings are always replaceable. Hopefully its minor issues with the planter. Prayers.
Best way I know to get message to you. I saw your short video about your damage. Am so glad to hear all of you are ok and fine. So sorry to see your damage and destruction. Heartfelt in your loss. Sending my blessings to you Zach and your family and your dad. Take care. So sorry. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.
Zach; I'm not watching this till AFTER your IG post of 5/13/22; man I feel so bad for you guys to have been caught by that storm, just a real tragedy. Best wishes and a speedy recovery to all the damages.
Hay Zach I hope you and your family are ok keep the the faith you will get through this ok lm sick to see what happened to your farm good luck I'm praying for you all
I bought a big skiddy that takes DEF, with about a 190 hours on it, its had a new scr injector, new def tank, they reprogrammed it twice and now its using the entire tank of def every 20-25 hours...so definitely something wrong again. But hey, it's good for our lungs for some reason.
Hi Zack Johnson. My name is Eric Johnson. I worked side by side with my dad for 35 years. We had 100,000 laying hens an 200 beef cattle. Back in 90ds. Then FHA farm loans recalled all the loans. Had to go bank rupted. End of farm. My point here is cherish the time you have with your dad. My dad passed last year. All I think about is what life on the farm was.i watch all your vids. Even though they bring tears to my eyes. My point is cherish your dad. It's once in a life time. Your friend pa chicken farmer.
Just want to give my two cents on the DEF question. It is a good thing. It helps protect the environment, we in the agriculture industry are more in tune with weather and nature and environment protection than most people, so we do need help with it, BUT, this is a big but, the current way to do it is creating problems for tractors. On trucks its mostly problem free, but, on tractors, because engine speed is a lot more variable it creates a lot of issues. I have the Distribution in Mozambique for Valtra and Massey Ferguson and I do have a lot of insider information. From engineers to factory mechanics to dealers the hate for DEF is real. I hope we get an alternative soon.
LOL! So glad you and your dad are “normal” farmers…miscommunication!!🤣 Yeah…we’re rock picking too in Kansas! We are done planting except where we are chopping rye silage. Thanks for sharing Zach! We hope for 5,000 subscribers…can’t even imagine 1M!!! Blessings to you from Kansas!
North East Missouri report We gamble over a 4 day period beginning 4/25 and 710 acres of corn is popping out the ground. Thank God. Today we finished the last 200 of corn and conditions are good. Beans are coming up good but alot to go. We love the MFer here .
I was tought to have tough skin as a young age. I held the flashlight for both my grandfather and my dad and their is nothing that anyone could say the rest of my life that could affend me. Zack keep up the great videos and keep farming its a great life and I love how you make us apart of your everyday operation
You are so lucky to have a good relationship with your sweet dad. I never had that with my dad. I spent so much time avoiding conflict with him. He was very moody and the simplest thing could set him off. So not the ideal childhood.
Your dad is a gem: always reasonable and with a smile. You hit the paternal jackpot.
Oh yeah
Agreed. Wonderful example of generations working together. Rare in my farming observations.
@@jerryfischer3988 totally...my bother basically inherited the dairy farm and ran it into the dirt. After a few years on grade B he sold the herd, place looks so run down now.
@@jerryfischer3988 And zack is passing it on to his own son from a young age. How to care for the land.
Its the Swedish genes. He reminds me of many of my kins.
Dads won’t be around forever. Cherish them!
On Anna's behalf, if you add the subscribers between this channel and "Between the Rows" there are over 1 million subscribers!! 🙂
Yep poor Anna
I said that a few weeks ago as well!
This is true I think Rich should be a lawyer that’s one good loop hole for ole Anna. Next video Anna needs to be in seat of a tractor lol
Yea but how many of those subs would be double counted???
Smurf piss, AKA DEF, Yeppers..................
My work trucks use to get 5.5-6.5 MPG. Now with the Government juice I'm lucky to get 4.5 to 5 MPG! I MISS the old trucks that were ALL mechanical!
I’m watching this after the storm you posted on Facebook. Sad to think that the damage was soon to come, unknown to anyone. So sorry, but glad everyone’s safe. Keep it that way. My thoughts to you and the family.
Being in “Dixie Alley” where we get a bunch of severe storms/tornadoes I definitely feel for them as it looked bad. Hope everyone stayed safe out there!
I’m also watching it post storm and was thinking the same thing. Interesting how life goes. You have plans to do things and there are always unforeseen events that can be minor or life changing but still knock your plans off track.
I watched the video of your shed and bin damage yesterday but it is gone today? Did RUclips delete you as well as TicTok?
Was thinking the same thing while watching this.
Hope any ADHD viewers understood the message at the beginning of the live stream.
The calm before the storm.
I would also like to add a shout out to Mrs. Millennial Farmer, Becky Johnson! Thank you for your mad editing skills and putting these videos together for Zach. You do an amazing job every time!
Everyone knows Zach is just Mrs. Millennial Farmers puppet. The real star is the one pulling the strings. All kidding aside they do a great job, both of them putting together one of the best Vlogs around.
@@bostarbird5282 that’s why he’s Zach Johnson the actor who plays the millennial Farmer
Always amazing whoever is doing all the editing.
Your dad is a treasure. He’s how you’ve become so successful. And, I’m not telling you anything new. Bless you all, Zach. Love the channel.
Agree!
Your Dad seems like a good one. Always enjoy seeing him on your videos.
For shore
Delete and straight pipe it! That 9570RT needs a big chrome stack and flapper!
Not enough moisture last year and to much this year. Gotta love Mother Nature.
Spring in MN... although we have jumped to 80+ temps in a few days. This could either bring more rain or dry things out come end of June and into July... the critical growing months for yields in the upper midwest. Time will tell us what happens and Millennial Farmer will show us. 👍
We make it to adult hood and learn to understand our parents and then they're gone!! Spend as much time as possible with your dad!! I miss mine!!
Amen to that. I miss mine terribly.
Facts
Ditto
AMEN
Thank you Zach and Becky, great videos.
Love the "make fertilizer affordable again" shirt. Aint that the truth
Your dad seems so mellow and easy going, I’d think it would take quite a bit to get him fired up! I’ve always thought it was funny how he’s such a man of few words on camera but so talkative on the radio! It’s not always easy working with family, but you guys make a good team.
I'm sorry for your family, after the storm, I wish you luck and support for you and your Family.
I have a 2014 RAM with Cummins. A lot of recalls since it was the first year including emission recalls. Been a great truck. 21-23 mpg on the highway and the exhaust pipe is clean. I grew up when buses and trucks put out a lot of black smoke. I don't miss it.
Hope all family is safe Zach🙏🙏🙏
Your dad is Great! Wish I could just be that chilled out all the time!
Then a tornado hits. Glad everyone is safe, but geez what a terrible spring. Thinking of you all!
I've seen father/son farms go both good and bad. I'm glad to see you guys get along. I love when the DNR shuts down the whole states on burning.
Like 5 weeks a go we had to pull out some fence posts.
I live in northern Ohio. I went fishing today which takes me through a lot of farmland. I noticed there were several farmers in the field starting their tillage today. But it's been dry and in the 80s here. So hopefully you get some of that weather soon.
We had field stuble that we started burning in a ditch do to high water and the ditch was half full with water on both sides of the road and fire department came out and put it out lol minnesota
I just saw the storm damage to your place. I hope and pray everyone is ok. Love learning about what farmers go through, and you & your dad do a great job of that.
Prayers thanking God that you and your family are safe after the tornado went through
Sitting here icing my knee recovering from knee replacement you’ve no idea how encouraging it is to see how well your dad is getting around after his double knee replacement
He wishes he had done it sooner! He's doing well with it. He did go to Arizona soon after harvest to avoid walking on ice and cold weather
@@MillennialFarmer Heyyyyyy I am super interested in farming and I am a huggggggge fan of urs!!
Can feel the frustration for not being able to work in the field yet. Need a lots of patience when you depend on mother nature .👍❤️🇨🇦
15:50 you kinda gave away your garage door code. Both in the reflection of the sunglasses and just showing the keypad.
I think so it's funny after you drive off after the fence post your dad is in the background taking a leak. like in a movie.
Pops reminds of an old superintendent I worked for…. Never never shows emotion or gets mad. But WATCH out when he did !!!!! Great man .
I remember helping my grandpa with a brush fire one time, and he lit it and then called the township to let them know we started it. The township rebuked him because it was a little windy, he replied with “well it’s started” and then hung up the phone. The ultimate lesson for me to ask for forgiveness not for permission.
Zach, get a 33 gallon barrel and cut the top off of it for your chains.... Place the hooks on the edge of the barrel and the rest of the chain is in the barrel... Keep the floor open and easy access.
Yes, I'm aligned with your present situation
I saw some pictures of storm damage on dj’s channel. Looks like you got hit pretty hard. I hope no one was hurt.
Same and your poor corn that is worth is so much it’s all wasted I hope you guys are alright
Who’s DJ and what’s his channel called?
@@crandonborth djgoham he’s a farm sim RUclipsr.
Some of that equipment is gone now. I’m terribly sorry Johnson’s.
I truly hope more will see how hard y’all work and all the immense obstacles farmers and the families have to endure just to feed us.
Thank You USA Farmers
Sometimes youth tenacity and new technology are nothing for, old age and knowledge. It's good to see you two working together so well. So often it does not work well for others
Glad to see everyone made it okay and everything that got destroyed can be replaced but lives can't
Another great video , mate.
Great to see you and your father working the farm.
Regards from Australia
Glad to hear you are all safe
"I'm going to bring it home so it won't be here. That might be one of the most profound things I've ever said"...little did Zach know, that would be a mistake. I'm feeling for all you guys out there. It's really going to take a community effort to get through planting season.
Prayers for your farm and family. May the insurance pay for it all.
I'm an engineer and frustrated at the poor roll out of emissions technology. Unless a business is hugely profitable, it doesn't make sense to have equipment subject to derating or downtime from too sensitive of a system.
I write software and design equipment, therefore the truck I count on the most has a mechanical diesel. 🤷
I think if they are going to force farmers to use def it should be free to them and their repair costs should be covered as well
@@turnerg same should apply to all the eeee-co costs small business and private parties have to burden, not just def. I'm extra mad about proprietary software and the concept of leasing an upgrade that's already a part of the machine a person allegedly "bought".
Def should be much cheaper than it is for sure. I love that measures are in place to help the environment but I wished there could have been a better way.
If those are examples of you getting "crosswise" with your Dad, you are truly blessed. You guys seem to hold each other in high regard, respect each other. You probably have no idea what the opposite end of the spectrum looks like: be eternally thankful.
I enjoy watching you and your dad’s banter. My brother and I have farmed together for more than 40 years and some of our most heated disagreements ended up doing things that neither of us where promoting. Hopefully the rain lets up until July.
Wow midway through watching this I just seen the Facebook post, so sorry to see all that damage😢
Dude I am so sad you were such a big farmer when I saw do go hams video I was what the Hollis this recently and yes poor you guys hopefully your farm well get well soon
@@Leoplayrblx literally just watched that and its why I am here. Man not a way to start the year and of course happening on Friday the 13th.
Prayers for you and your family Zach!! Hope everybody is ok from the storm that went through!!
Your dad‘s super busy and kind
You are quite the philosopher: "If we bring it home, it won't be there." Deep, man, really deep. Yeah, no controversy around Def. Users of Def that I have heard talk are not so much against the added cost of adding Def, though that is a concern. The bigger issue is what it screws up on the equipment. Chris of LetsDig 18 has a pretty new dozer that started throwing codes went to limp mode because of a def issue. Did it a couple times It was about 15 K to get it fixed. I could be wrong on the figures but it was a real nightmare. Nope, no controversy there!
Keep up the great content. Because of guys like you and a couple others, we started a channel. We farm in different regions, but we still have some of the same ups and downs you guys deal with. We wanted to show the world what its like to farm in SE Missouri. We grow rice, corn , and beans. We are gonna try our hand at wheat this fall. We look to your channel for ideas and ways to make it interesting!!
Your dad is awesome he seems like a very patient person
It seems like a lot of the farmers in the upper Midwest and North East are having trouble getting into the fields. Just when it gets close, more rain gets dumped. Praying that everyone can get there crops in. Don’t need a bunch of farmers not able to plant with what’s already a situation in the world with crops.
Dad and I fought like cats and dogs. Always arguing and yelling around. But at the end of the day we still loved each other. I sure miss him being around.
As far as DEF goes, I can only comment on the trucking side as that’s all I’m familiar with. The DEF and SCR system in general isn’t really the issue. It’s the DPF and Regen system that causes the problems. DEF actually does create a much cleaner exhaust as the chemical reaction happens. The DPF system being an actual filter that gets clogged is the big problem and is apparently unneeded going off of tests from overseas. A few years ago there was even rumors of going to an SCR system alone and eliminating the DPF system.
John Deere use the EGR+ DPF + SCR to reduce the DEF comsumption.
A couple of off road engines are now only using scr and def
I'm a test driver for a lift truck company. I completely agree about DPF and Regen. In my opinion it is ridiculous to have to park for 30 - 45 minutes while it cleans the system. I feel sorry for those who need to get things done, but can't. I guess I'm lucky that I'm only testing and not in any sort of production.
Sidenote; I don't know about anyone else, but I can't even leave the truck unattended. As soon as I exit the truck, it shuts down and I have to start all over again. I learned that the hard way. 😋
Amen!!!
Your a lucky Guy to be able to farm with your Dad! He sure seems like a wonderful Man! I seen pictures of your place this morning after the tornado hit you Guys yesterday! It’s so sad! Your in our thoughts and Prayers 🙏🙏
I think it's only fair that at 900k subscribers, Didge gets to go for a ride.
I feel your frustration with the weather. Good luck this year and may God bless
what's the meme. "I can take anything you want to say to me, because as a kid I held a flashlight for my dad!"
Consider yourself very blessed to have a Dad that wants to see you succeed. My father not so much.
I don't picture your dad as a fighter...or even irritable. I could just imagine a disappointed stare...which is much worse! :)
Enjoy both of your folks. I’m 52 and the baby of the family. Both mine are gone, and I miss them every day.
It's awesome watching how you and your dad work together. My dad n I are the same way. Work together so long you can almost tell what the other is going to say before they say it. Disagreements will always come up but it never really turns into a full out argument.
Hey zac I just watched your video after seeing your post about your farm so sorry for your loss of buildings and sheds did your simply safe give you notifications for when damages started during the storm
Great vídeo Zach.
Sorry for your loss. At least you all are ok. Lot of work to get things back in shape I know. Looks like you are going to have a couple tractors and a planter down for awhile.
emissions is a bit of irritating thing for me, when it involves semi trucks. the KW t800 at my work was in the shop almost every two weeks for an emissions related issue. we had it deleted and we gained horsepower, reduced fuel consumption by about 20 gallons a day, and the truck hasn't been in the shop for anything more than brakes and tires for over a year now
I had some of the emissions junk deleted on my pickup too. Some of it is still in place though. (i couldn't tell you what parts) I dont care to "roll coal" or send billows of black into the sky. I keep my foot out of it, and it seems to burn pretty clean and meet T1 emissions.
Hey, I love that there is concern and an effort to help the environment, but I wish there was a better way...
@@wishusknight3009 I also think we should help the environment, what I have a hard time understanding is how burning 20 gallons a day more per truck is somehow better. means you have to pump more oil, refine more oil, transport more fuel
they made somewhere in the neighborhood of 250,000 t800's and at 20 gallons a day fuel savings a day it 5,000,000 gallons A DAY now its just a rough figure but imagine if all the trucks in the US were that much more fuel efficient,
wouldn't that make a bigger environmental impact than a little exhaust smoke?
@@mikes47jeep Well, from what I understand, burning more fuel to ensure that all the fuel is burned is going to result in gas emissions that are less harmful and can be dealt with by other means. Trees can convert those gasses to oxygen easier IIRC. If that outweighs the refinement and transportation of the fuel then it may be worth it. Those 250000 trucks are a lot of extra smoke.
I am no scientist and certainly don't know how to run the numbers or anything. And for sure there is some profit motive involved. I am just trying to make a credible counter argument. I agree with you there is some crap about the whole thing that i have a hard time adding up. Which is why I wished there was a better way.
Some sort of cheap magic battery that held enough charge to power a transport truck across the country while only taking a few hours to charge with some solar panels... And would last for decades and could be disposed of with no environmental risk... One can only dream i guess.
Sir, I'm so happy for you and am very jealous of you, your father and your family. Wish I had anything close in comparison. The only plus of my situation was when my father passed, I could care less and still don't. Miss my last dog much more than him. When some day, 50 years from no when you loose your father embrace the hurt, pain, sorrow. You can't have both, a close relationship without the pain of loosing a loved one. I so wish I could mourn mine.
Until that day 50 years from now, love him and pass on that love to your children. In the end, what else is there. May God bless you and yours.
Someone would really have to do something very bad to get your dad rialled up. He is so filled with pride, by watching his son and grandson taking ownership in the farm.
Always enjoy your video's, your Dad is brilliant, old school, knowledgeable generation with manners. Enjoy every day with him. Alex.
As always great video guys. I seen you got hammered by some pretty heavy rain and storms yesterday. My radar app even showed a few spin ups with tornado warnings. Keep up the great work and thanks for bringing us along with you. Blessings to you and your family Zach.
@@Porter_9 I'm just glad they're ok. Even though it's a major set back, that stuff can be replaced.
been watching your u tube channel for some time and have yet to tell you that your the luckiest man alive to have such a gentle man for a father that you have. He never seems to get angry and is so calm all the time. Cherish him for as long as you can. When he is no longer around you will miss him emensely. Cherish him.He is a keeper.05/30/2022
Thanks for another great video. Most enjoyable.
Waiting for the fields to dry up is a good time to do these odd jobs like you and dad are doing. Burning a pile of old trees and getting rocks out of the way is good job done.
Appreciate the way you and your dad work together. Some do not have that. Your teamwork is great and a plus getting things done.
The great relationship you and your dad have is a treasure. My compliments to your dad and you for the fine relationship you have. Just wonderful.
The DNR is kind of hard to deal with at times. We got them stirred up once over burning. I think you dad did right by calling them, just avoids any issues. Just saying.
Thanks for your filming and Becky for editing.
My best to your dad. Very nice gentleman!!!!
You too Zach!!!!
Looking forward to the next video.
Thanks for everything.
The Iowa farm boy.
My Thoughts and Prayers are with you All! Just glad you are all safe ~
We’re caught up playing the impassioned protagonist in our Subjective Narrative of Self 🎈
So sorry to see your shed ripped apart by the nader, but very thankful everyone was safe. Keep it between the rows.
How did your dads yard turn out? Don’t think there was ever a update
Just saw the storms that might be heading your way. Hope you and your family stay safe and no damage.
I remember once when Zach forgot to order fuel and you guys ran out in the evening. You didnt film much of that and your face afterwords really gave it away. I fight with my dad too sometimes, its the way it goes.
I think you two make a great TEAM !!!
Great video 👍 👍
Hey just wanted to say I am very happy no one got hurt in y'alls storm up there. Machines and buildings are always replaceable. Hopefully its minor issues with the planter. Prayers.
Best way I know to get message to you.
I saw your short video about your damage.
Am so glad to hear all of you are ok and fine.
So sorry to see your damage and destruction.
Heartfelt in your loss.
Sending my blessings to you Zach and your family and your dad.
Take care.
So sorry.
The Iowa farm boy.
Steve.
Thanks Steve!
One of those times a 3 point mounted chisel plow on the back of the loader tractor would have been handy for ripping out the fence row.
Zach; I'm not watching this till AFTER your IG post of 5/13/22; man I feel so bad for you guys to have been caught by that storm, just a real tragedy. Best wishes and a speedy recovery to all the damages.
Thanks for the kind words. This videos of the damage and storm will be coming out this next week
Hay Zach I hope you and your family are ok keep the the faith you will get through this ok lm sick to see what happened to your farm good luck I'm praying for you all
I bought a big skiddy that takes DEF, with about a 190 hours on it, its had a new scr injector, new def tank, they reprogrammed it twice and now its using the entire tank of def every 20-25 hours...so definitely something wrong again. But hey, it's good for our lungs for some reason.
zero def, zero screens, zero gps, zero monitors...dont need or want them...just my opinion..
Can you get by with a 73hp machine? (ie. no def)
@@dfarmer_ I wish, need the flow rate and pressure its capable of.
@@blackopsrocks wow! what attachments do you use?
@@dfarmer_ rock saw and trencher.
Hi Zack Johnson. My name is Eric Johnson. I worked side by side with my dad for 35 years. We had 100,000 laying hens an 200 beef cattle. Back in 90ds. Then FHA farm loans recalled all the loans. Had to go bank rupted. End of farm. My point here is cherish the time you have with your dad. My dad passed last year. All I think about is what life on the farm was.i watch all your vids. Even though they bring tears to my eyes. My point is cherish your dad. It's once in a life time. Your friend pa chicken farmer.
Just want to give my two cents on the DEF question. It is a good thing. It helps protect the environment, we in the agriculture industry are more in tune with weather and nature and environment protection than most people, so we do need help with it, BUT, this is a big but, the current way to do it is creating problems for tractors. On trucks its mostly problem free, but, on tractors, because engine speed is a lot more variable it creates a lot of issues. I have the Distribution in Mozambique for Valtra and Massey Ferguson and I do have a lot of insider information. From engineers to factory mechanics to dealers the hate for DEF is real.
I hope we get an alternative soon.
Glad you guys survived that storm.
LOL! So glad you and your dad are “normal” farmers…miscommunication!!🤣 Yeah…we’re rock picking too in Kansas! We are done planting except where we are chopping rye silage. Thanks for sharing Zach! We hope for 5,000 subscribers…can’t even imagine 1M!!! Blessings to you from Kansas!
Just subscribe to your channel
I only have 500 subs...But I dont try very hard..
Great channel. Be patient and and keep up the hard work. It will be huge before you know it.
Just subscribed😁
@@davehughesfarm7983 578 now😉
North East Missouri report
We gamble over a 4 day period beginning 4/25 and 710 acres of corn is popping out the ground. Thank God.
Today we finished the last 200 of corn and conditions are good.
Beans are coming up good but alot to go. We love the MFer here .
I'm going to subscribe 120,000 times so that doggy gets to ride. I don't know how, but let me think on it.
I just saw the Facebook post, prayers to you and your family. ❤️❤️
DEF systems are the main problem with modern equipment
Semi trucks especially
In NY, outdoor burning is banned from mid March until mid May. Sometimes, it's better to beg for forgiveness than permission...
I was tought to have tough skin as a young age. I held the flashlight for both my grandfather and my dad and their is nothing that anyone could say the rest of my life that could affend me. Zack keep up the great videos and keep farming its a great life and I love how you make us apart of your everyday operation
You are so lucky to have a good relationship with your sweet dad. I never had that with my dad. I spent so much time avoiding conflict with him. He was very moody and the simplest thing could set him off. So not the ideal childhood.
You both remind me of my father and myself lol. Doing the same job but talking about it in two different ways 😂😂😂
“Make Fertilizer Affordable Again”. L O L - Love It! ! !
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An answer I’ve been waiting a long time for 😂
I'm happy you got an answer. Sorry that I don't know what the question was or answer was.
Seeing your post on ig, will really humble you and let you realize how good you have it. Praying for you guys up there
I hope things get better for you. You'll get your corn in eventually.
Maybe.