Your -Dad is freaking awesome love hearing him explain his thoughts. I’m the same age and I kids your same age. I’m telling you your -Dad is a wealth of knowledge. Love his Blue shirt. Like alot of subscribers a sit down with him about his history and all the changes would be cool to hear. Plus you capture the history for your posterity.
Hi from oz Andy. With those fabricated parts that break or wear, I’ve found that taking it to your local engineering/ fabrication shop, they will use stronger and longer wearing materials than original and do it cheaper than buying the part from original manufacturer. And they can often do it on the spot.
We are looking into that exact thing. In the heat of battle, we got a replacement from John Deere. We are going to get a backup fabricated from a local shop for a spare.
Dang Andy, and to think, all these years I thought those were toolboxes. If only I’d known they were soil samplers🤣😆🤣as always, enjoy your sense of humor and channel young man, you always make me laugh, especially when you have to put a disclaimer up that you’re being sarcastic…lol. Anyway, stay safe and keep crushin it 🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸
Thanks to your Dad for his appearance and comments. I think you are not the first to have trouble and question the steel thickness of the basket frame.
On paper, you would think so. I think that discs on top counteract that effect by powdering the top 3-5". Once you get a decent rain, that soil on top tightening back up a bit and slows drainage back down. That is why I like the true no-till subsoilers. This is all baseless conjecture from my end... just opinions!
It’s different wherever you are. You have heavy soils. Where I’m at it’s sand. I plant wheat after harvest and leave strips there the rows will be the next year. Then right before planting hit it with a burn down, and then strip in liquid fertilizer. To your point, yes you are putting it where it’s needed. Cheaper, more efficient, better bang for your buck. But even with lighter soils, we still have to incorporate a deep till pass every 4-5 years. Compaction. And you can tell on your yield monitor. So we just rotate fields and have them on 5 year cycles, sometimes less depending on things. Drip irrigation never gets deep tillage. Cover crop and go.
I as a farmer like to till up some dirt to tie trash down. I'm old school at heart but am exposed to new ways also. Some work and some prove no difference but spent money.
The tile lines that I was working in weren't straight with the rows, so it would naturally work across those at some sort of an angle. We have noticed that angled, deeper tillage creates issues with planting and sprayer tracking. That equipment will continuously find the groves of the deep tillage and sometimes create crooked travel. That is why I tried working this stuff straight. Traditionally, all tillage was done at a decent angle.
Do you like the leather on the seats or prefer cloth all are tractors are cloth but buying a new 8r and trying to decide looks nice but worried about sliding out of the seat in a rough field
Leather without a doubt so long as you can get the air conditioned seats. They make you a little bit sweaty on occasion. I don't slide out of the seat, and the new 8Rs have really awesome foot pegs around the cab for operator comfort. Our 8R with the ultimate cab is the nicest tractor that I have ever operated. I could run it for days without complaint.
I dont think deep tillage needs to take place every year in my opinion. But i do see discing the stalks is beneficial. Deep tilliage is hard on organic matter
Manual for a disc ripper??? I haven't ever seen one. I thought it was just stick it and rip it. One of this last drone clips of it working is slowed down to 40% speed. You can actually see the frame bowing and twisting as it goes through the field... wild!
In your “region”...( similar environment)...Have many of your “co-farmers” gone to Strip farming and eliminating all the “tillage” expense you have Discussed ????
are you gunna replace it with a 1" SOLID SQUARE BAR??? :) would that be strong enuf?? does it neeeda be 2" SOLID ??? (*(INSERT TIM ALLEN MO POWER GRUNT HERE!!)*) !!! ?? hehehe
Nice operation....i watch all your videos. Instead of you doing all the manual labour. Maybe Katie and the boss should pull there weight other than just driving....farming is more than just operating machinery.
Dad has done enough labor in his lifetime to stop working today and still be nearly impossible to catch up to! I do my fair share of labor, but I am not going to pretend to do everything.
Hated the 2660vt. Kept it one season and sent it down the road, those basket design from Deere is terrible. If there’s a stone, it will find it and wedge it between the basket/frame and quit turning I love Deere but they need to stay out of the tillage game
We've caught a few small rocks inside of the baskets, but nothing has ever stopped our's from turning. I like the 2660VT. However, I think their other tillage tools are just copies or uninspiring creations.
Thanks for the S/O Andy!!🫡
Of course!
You get more plant's in a cricked row than a straight row. That's what my dad use to say when we teased him about his planting skills.
It's all fun and games until the sprayer guy runs over the crooked corn!
Glad to see you think of the wife and kid's at home Andy 😊
She watches my videos so It pays to be thoughtful occasionally...
Your -Dad is freaking awesome love hearing him explain his thoughts. I’m the same age and I kids your same age. I’m telling you your -Dad is a wealth of knowledge. Love his Blue shirt. Like alot of subscribers a sit down with him about his history and all the changes would be cool to hear. Plus you capture the history for your posterity.
That was my Uncle, not my dad! My dad was in the red when we loaded the rolling basket onto the trailer.
@@aTrippyFarmer well guess that explains the red shirt, still love your dad.
Hi from oz Andy. With those fabricated parts that break or wear, I’ve found that taking it to your local engineering/ fabrication shop, they will use stronger and longer wearing materials than original and do it cheaper than buying the part from original manufacturer. And they can often do it on the spot.
We are looking into that exact thing. In the heat of battle, we got a replacement from John Deere. We are going to get a backup fabricated from a local shop for a spare.
Dang Andy, and to think, all these years I thought those were toolboxes. If only I’d known they were soil samplers🤣😆🤣as always, enjoy your sense of humor and channel young man, you always make me laugh, especially when you have to put a disclaimer up that you’re being sarcastic…lol. Anyway, stay safe and keep crushin it 🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸
Haha I felt that people may not know pick up on the sarcasm if they didn't know me!!
Man drone video in last 2 videos your going to spoil us😏, outstanding keep them coming 👍😜
Drone footage is the easiest part of making these videos... if that's all it took to be successful, I'd be a superstar! Haha
Thanks to your Dad for his appearance and comments. I think you are not the first to have trouble and question the steel thickness of the basket frame.
That was my uncle!
I still think that deep tillage traps some extra water and let's the roots go deep. I don't think you need to do it every year.
On paper, you would think so. I think that discs on top counteract that effect by powdering the top 3-5". Once you get a decent rain, that soil on top tightening back up a bit and slows drainage back down. That is why I like the true no-till subsoilers. This is all baseless conjecture from my end... just opinions!
It’s different wherever you are. You have heavy soils. Where I’m at it’s sand. I plant wheat after harvest and leave strips there the rows will be the next year. Then right before planting hit it with a burn down, and then strip in liquid fertilizer. To your point, yes you are putting it where it’s needed. Cheaper, more efficient, better bang for your buck. But even with lighter soils, we still have to incorporate a deep till pass every 4-5 years. Compaction. And you can tell on your yield monitor. So we just rotate fields and have them on 5 year cycles, sometimes less depending on things. Drip irrigation never gets deep tillage. Cover crop and go.
That monster sounds like a freight train!!
Bossman down!! Didn’t even use workin words..thought for sure at least one woulda slipped out!
The first fall is expected... the second one is when the cussing starts!
Thanks
I as a farmer like to till up some dirt to tie trash down. I'm old school at heart but am exposed to new ways also. Some work and some prove no difference but spent money.
You can get a lot more done than I can with the 5 shank that I pull around . I can get a whopping 8ac an hour.
It's like watching paint dry!
Just wondering if your land is rough ,why would you not work your land cross corner?
The tile lines that I was working in weren't straight with the rows, so it would naturally work across those at some sort of an angle. We have noticed that angled, deeper tillage creates issues with planting and sprayer tracking. That equipment will continuously find the groves of the deep tillage and sometimes create crooked travel. That is why I tried working this stuff straight. Traditionally, all tillage was done at a decent angle.
Thanks for answering my question, makes total sense. Keep up the good work!!
Do you like the leather on the seats or prefer cloth all are tractors are cloth but buying a new 8r and trying to decide looks nice but worried about sliding out of the seat in a rough field
Seat belt
Leather without a doubt so long as you can get the air conditioned seats. They make you a little bit sweaty on occasion. I don't slide out of the seat, and the new 8Rs have really awesome foot pegs around the cab for operator comfort. Our 8R with the ultimate cab is the nicest tractor that I have ever operated. I could run it for days without complaint.
I dont think deep tillage needs to take place every year in my opinion. But i do see discing the stalks is beneficial. Deep tilliage is hard on organic matter
Imo i think youre overly concerned with erosion and 2 what does the manual say about the run speed for the disc ripper?
Manual for a disc ripper??? I haven't ever seen one. I thought it was just stick it and rip it. One of this last drone clips of it working is slowed down to 40% speed. You can actually see the frame bowing and twisting as it goes through the field... wild!
What was the name of large farmer you referred to. LR something. Thanks
LR Rusch. Alex Rusch. Look up "Rusch Farms" on RUclips. He is neighbors with the Ivers.
What if you used a Wishek disc?
What if we used any other brand of disc? You can play this what-if game forever!
Disc ripping is worth it
There are a ton of farmers that agree with you. I am not fully convinced...
Does that tractor have auto turn?
It is ready. We just don't have the subscription.
In your “region”...( similar environment)...Have many of your “co-farmers” gone to Strip farming and eliminating all the “tillage” expense you have Discussed ????
More and more every year. I would bet that 20% of the farmers are strip tilling at this point. That is just a really rough guess.
How big is that disc ripper?
9 shank, so about 22'.
8:29
lil red rid'n hoodr00t went n stoled yer basket....
she went off to share it with that wolf in a casket...
are you gunna replace it with a 1" SOLID SQUARE BAR??? :) would that be strong enuf?? does it neeeda be 2" SOLID ??? (*(INSERT TIM ALLEN MO POWER GRUNT HERE!!)*) !!! ?? hehehe
the last time i was around one of them and they are JUNK
Deep tillage is better, mix the residue in. Vertical tillage is great for marginal ground.
Hard to disagree!
Nice operation....i watch all your videos. Instead of you doing all the manual labour. Maybe Katie and the boss should pull there weight other than just driving....farming is more than just operating machinery.
Dad has done enough labor in his lifetime to stop working today and still be nearly impossible to catch up to! I do my fair share of labor, but I am not going to pretend to do everything.
Hated the 2660vt. Kept it one season and sent it down the road, those basket design from Deere is terrible. If there’s a stone, it will find it and wedge it between the basket/frame and quit turning
I love Deere but they need to stay out of the tillage game
We've caught a few small rocks inside of the baskets, but nothing has ever stopped our's from turning. I like the 2660VT. However, I think their other tillage tools are just copies or uninspiring creations.