Don't know if you'll see this but I've ran a grader for 40+ years, always keep material in front of the moldboard, on the roads, one pass on both edges to the center then straighten the blade and level the center, this gives it a decent crown.
Some of the operators in our county could use training from you. The one that maintains our road is a joke could move more gravel with a toy Tonka grader than he does.
That can’t be right. The guy that does mine goes by once in the spring pushing it all to one side. Then in the fall he pushes it all to the other side. To top it off he even rolls up the sod for me on the last snow fall every year.
Driveway Option: I think I seen you were digging out the center of the driveway again. 40 years ago we had frost heaves in the middle of the driveway every year. We ran a 6" tile down the center of the road and dumped it into a ditch. Added more gravel and solved the problem of frost heaves and soft spots in the driveway. Not sure if it would help you but worth a shot.
MY Dad was a stickler about keeping equipment clean. Wash down and a blow off, His other trick was some used motor oil with a little diesel fuel to thin the oil, lightly spray everything. Kept things from rusting badly over winter.
I love watching y'all, you're great people, that work hard for your family and country. It's so refreshing in this day and time to see families with younger generation working for the family business and keeping the American dream alive. A huge KUDOS to y'all! Also this should have been the first part of this comment, y'all love Jesus and make no bones about it. God bless each of you and take care!!
Cat 140H, and then you’d have somethin. Biggest thing I see wrong w that is that it doesn’t have capability to roll or tip the top of the moldboard forward so you can “drag”. 15k hrs in a grader, ask me how I know, but good luck, you’ll need it Dougo 👍🏼
I am guessing dougo just loves having Brody there. They both love clean and shiny. I should have him come teach me how to buff and polish like that. Keep up the good work guys. And ya I agree that used equipment with a little elbow grease will make it look new. May cost some but it’s worth it.
Yes, breathing aluminium, aluminium oxide & buffing wheel particulates covered in cutting compound is very bad for your lungs & does cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Awesome video Chet. Not sure if Brody looked better or worse, we'll find out if it all washes off after he takes a couple showers. But that trailer is looking nice. Good equipment isn't cheap even if it's used. Good employees aren't cheap either. 🚜🚜🚜
To get the Privacy Guard Squelch to work you need to put the microphone into the physical clip and the ground triggers it to work. Otherwise you'll hear the neighbors a state over talking about their own business if they use the same frequency. 9:28
Waiting to see if the new blade gets Merlin approved. Doug was sold before he bought it, the big smile tells it all. The "Road Boss" will have things straightened out, FAST. That is a Cadillac machine.
I get Doug-O’s excitement over the new blade. You should get him a road grader. I don’t think you’d ever get him out of one. I was raised around heavy equipment and have run a bit of everything and road graders are my favorite because they’re so satisfying to my OCD.
To be fair, that new scraper implement really looks to be very good. All of that carpet to protect the paintwork also speaks volumes as to the care and pride the manufacturer put in their product. Whilst it is inevitable that farm and construction equipment gets scratched and beaten up with use, the longer the paint stays on equipment, the later rust will start and the longer it will last. Good on 'em I say.
Dougo, well you have no excuse for any bumps or dips on any roads. It will be smoooooth riding. But now you have to spend a fortune on gravel!! Great video
Thanks for another great video Chet and Dougo and crew. It was most interesting and enjoyable. Wow. Your discussion on that aluminum sided grain trailer was interesting. I agree with you that it looks nice but when you fix up used equipment sometimes you have more in it than if you would have brought new. Understand what you are saying. Really nice trailer now so you might as well keep it Dougo. Oh my. I really like the road grader machine you got Dougo. It is totally run by hydraulics which makes it nice to control. I imagine there is a learning curve to it like anything else. Learning how to grade must take a while. One of your subscribers ran a grader and had some suggestions. That might be useful to you Dougo. Like the way it operates. Grandpa may have some suggestions, oh my-ha!!!!! I know you will get the hang of it soon and have it mastered on how to operate it Dougo. Good video. Brody and Jordan sure got dirty from polishing that aluminum. Need masks and a breathing device to do that polishing. Thanks for everything Chet. You all take and be safe. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.
Got a question: can you put gps on the grater to set grade?. Dougo is in heaven got him a new toy. Brody really get into his work! That is a sign of a good employee.
Dougo that was a good purchase. That blade does an awesome job. Love it! Brodie sure has that semi Al shined up. It looks great! Chet great job on that CB installation. I like Midland too, and Cobra. Cool video!👍❤️
I always used a mounted 3 point angle blade on tractors with draft links draft control. The tractor kept the set grade. Always put in a decent crown, with ample side ditches. A drained road, with a decent crown is a road that needs way less maintenance. Grading a flat road is a recipe for constant problems.
Between Grandpa and Dougo there will be speed limit signs in the driveway once it gets all dressed up. And Grandpa will be on rake duty handing out rakes to the folks speeding and throwing rocks. LOL I speak from experience from a cousin of mine who was like this, by the time you got to the shop he had rake in hand and you was going back and smoothing out the ridges. !!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Movin' dirt sure is fun and it is really satisfying when you are done...........nice grader. I think the ole 14E would give it a run for its money though!!! (more dirt faster)
I know you just a new bottom dump. But for spreading road metal. You can get bottom dumps that open side to side not length ways. They work really well.
Chet you and Dougo should just travel around scrape driveways and making ditches. Sent Jordan and Brodie out to polish stuff. Probably less stress than farming
This is the best video I have ever seen to show how to mount 2 ways in a new style tractor, the first one I did with that style cab I didn’t know you had to install an external antenna and there was no videos that I found on how to do it
Keep up the good work. And love the polishing effort I am like Brody I don’t want to start but once I do I don’t want to stop till it is a metal mirror
Brody & I are twins. I have detailed cars since the 80’s. I think polishing is therapeutic. Brody is right about having to hold the grinder: buffer at just the right height. You can use a DA polisher and it’s kinda faster. I took a job to to a 53’ race car trailer and regretted it very quickly. Can’t get enough Doug! Where was the Big Swede??
Chet and Dougo you guy's we're at a cenex gas station in Edgley you we're in the area my mother in-law lives. I was surprise that you guy's we're at Kulm for the purchase of a box scraper.
I have one of those Midland XT511 GMRS Base Camp radios. The battery pack died a few years ago, but I use rechargeable AA batteries now. I use it daily, I actually set it on top of my Bose Wave radio. The midland has such great midrange that with the Bose for the bass and treble it sounds great as an FM radio. The workers here in the complex use hand held radios on the same frequency. I can listen in on them and see what they are up to. I can hear them from about 1/2 mile even inside a building. Great radio except for the rechargeable battery pack did not last. Probably buy a new one, but I use rechargeable AA's.
FYI, it looks like a loose blade bolt (carrige bolt) on lower left (drivers side if you will) I could see it spinning as Dugo was scraping. Looks like a fantastic beefy tool... enjoy.
First, Hey Trevor Bales check this out! This looks more fun than your road grader and it would be one less engine to have to maintain. After the video of Dougo and Amy out checking roads he could be the new road crew.
Chet Dougo Broodie Chris that was so good that new scraper is outstanding great but Dougo great explanations and that trailer looks like a show trailer Broodie you could eat off it so clean.
If you've every watched a good blade operator, they have a very slow forward speed that allows them the adjust the blade while moving. Try not to take the crown out of the driveway. You make a pass on each side then the final pass is down the middle.
Lots of gravel Underneath the dirt. Trucks and tractors beat it down. Do a few passes and the rock will come back. Looks like you do need some more rock added
Don't know if you'll see this but I've ran a grader for 40+ years, always keep material in front of the moldboard, on the roads, one pass on both edges to the center then straighten the blade and level the center, this gives it a decent crown.
Was gonna say the same thing. Been grading for a few years now and that’s how I was trained. Keep the material in center and keep a good crown
I’ve heard that the crown should be about four inches, sounds a lot but probably right. Nice job Dougo..😊
Crowns are usually 2%. 3% can be better in snowy or wet areas to make sure roads drain. So, 2% at 14’ would be about 3.3”. You guys are spot on.
Some of the operators in our county could use training from you. The one that maintains our road is a joke could move more gravel with a toy Tonka grader than he does.
That can’t be right. The guy that does mine goes by once in the spring pushing it all to one side. Then in the fall he pushes it all to the other side. To top it off he even rolls up the sod for me on the last snow fall every year.
Driveway Option: I think I seen you were digging out the center of the driveway again. 40 years ago we had frost heaves in the middle of the driveway every year. We ran a 6" tile down the center of the road and dumped it into a ditch. Added more gravel and solved the problem of frost heaves and soft spots in the driveway. Not sure if it would help you but worth a shot.
Larson Farms must have the cleanest equipment on the planet. Good job, especially by Brody.
MY Dad was a stickler about keeping equipment clean. Wash down and a blow off, His other trick was some used motor oil with a little diesel fuel to thin the oil, lightly spray everything. Kept things from rusting badly over winter.
Brodie needs a thumbs-up sticker that says Brodie-Fied.... That man is a perfectionist.
That Blade is Impressive!
Proud to say Brody worked for Spring Valley Farms in Morris!
I love watching y'all, you're great people, that work hard for your family and country. It's so refreshing in this day and time to see families with younger generation working for the family business and keeping the American dream alive. A huge KUDOS to y'all! Also this should have been the first part of this comment, y'all love Jesus and make no bones about it.
God bless each of you and take care!!
Cat 140H, and then you’d have somethin. Biggest thing I see wrong w that is that it doesn’t have capability to roll or tip the top of the moldboard forward so you can “drag”. 15k hrs in a grader, ask me how I know, but good luck, you’ll need it Dougo 👍🏼
Glad Dougo is liking his new buy. Great video.
I am guessing dougo just loves having Brody there. They both love clean and shiny. I should have him come teach me how to buff and polish like that. Keep up the good work guys. And ya I agree that used equipment with a little elbow grease will make it look new. May cost some but it’s worth it.
Brody make sure you wear a mask when you are doing that . I have copd because I never wore a mask.
Yes, breathing aluminium, aluminium oxide & buffing wheel particulates covered in cutting compound is very bad for your lungs & does cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Get the button blades for it brings the rock to the top
Brody you have to sand down that aluminum then use the buffer it works really good.
Get those guys masks and gloves when polishing. Dougo is starting a one man road leveling crew.
Awesome video Chet.
Not sure if Brody looked better or worse, we'll find out if it all washes off after he takes a couple showers. But that trailer is looking nice. Good equipment isn't cheap even if it's used.
Good employees aren't cheap either. 🚜🚜🚜
However, you do tend to find many employers ARE cheap!
Thankfully Larson Farms doesn't fall into this category.
To get the Privacy Guard Squelch to work you need to put the microphone into the physical clip and the ground triggers it to work. Otherwise you'll hear the neighbors a state over talking about their own business if they use the same frequency. 9:28
Waiting to see if the new blade gets Merlin approved. Doug was sold before he bought it, the big smile tells it all. The "Road Boss" will have things straightened out, FAST. That is a Cadillac machine.
you guys and your toys, making money always it looks like everything you touch be safe god bless
You Can also get the retractable mic holders from any truck stop
Do Not bury your snowblower deep for several weeks still. Might need a Snow Pusher bucket till the winter officially ends. 15:00
Hopefully you checked your SWR to make sure the antenna is set up right or you will burn up your radio.
H take it from a 45, your veteran CB man.
I get Doug-O’s excitement over the new blade. You should get him a road grader. I don’t think you’d ever get him out of one. I was raised around heavy equipment and have run a bit of everything and road graders are my favorite because they’re so satisfying to my OCD.
To be fair, that new scraper implement really looks to be very good. All of that carpet to protect the paintwork also speaks volumes as to the care and pride the manufacturer put in their product. Whilst it is inevitable that farm and construction equipment gets scratched and beaten up with use, the longer the paint stays on equipment, the later rust will start and the longer it will last. Good on 'em I say.
Dougo, well you have no excuse for any bumps or dips on any roads. It will be smoooooth riding. But now you have to spend a fortune on gravel!! Great video
That is nice looking scraper. Will work good for your driveways.
One of the greatest debates of all time is do we buy new, almost new or used and have to rebuild...
Thanks for another great video Chet and Dougo and crew.
It was most interesting and enjoyable.
Wow. Your discussion on that aluminum sided grain trailer was interesting. I agree with you that it looks nice but when you fix up used equipment sometimes you have more in it than if you would have brought new. Understand what you are saying. Really nice trailer now so you might as well keep it Dougo. Oh my.
I really like the road grader machine you got Dougo. It is totally run by hydraulics which makes it nice to control. I imagine there is a learning curve to it like anything else. Learning how to grade must take a while. One of your subscribers ran a grader and had some suggestions. That might be useful to you Dougo. Like the way it operates. Grandpa may have some suggestions, oh my-ha!!!!!
I know you will get the hang of it soon and have it mastered on how to operate it Dougo.
Good video. Brody and Jordan sure got dirty from polishing that aluminum. Need masks and a breathing device to do that polishing.
Thanks for everything Chet. You all take and be safe.
The Iowa farm boy. Steve.
No hate here!! Great job showing off the new grader as well!
Got a question: can you put gps on the grater to set grade?. Dougo is in heaven got him a new toy. Brody really get into his work! That is a sign of a good employee.
Dougo that was a good purchase. That blade does an awesome job. Love it! Brodie sure has that semi Al shined up. It looks great! Chet great job on that CB installation. I like Midland too, and Cobra. Cool video!👍❤️
I like Dougo new blade it's going to work out fine
Chet these are your best videos
Look at Larsen antennas for High Gain antennas for distance work.
I always used a mounted 3 point angle blade on tractors with draft links draft control. The tractor kept the set grade. Always put in a decent crown, with ample side ditches. A drained road, with a decent crown is a road that needs way less maintenance. Grading a flat road is a recipe for constant problems.
Nice shine and grader
Looks like doug is getting his retirement projects started. Grade the road and clean the shop floor, go home and take a nap.
Another great video as usual! Dougo that was a great purchase! You'll love it!!
You all are awesome
Dougo is going to LOVE that!
Between Grandpa and Dougo there will be speed limit signs in the driveway once it gets all dressed up. And Grandpa will be on rake duty handing out rakes to the folks speeding and throwing rocks. LOL I speak from experience from a cousin of mine who was like this, by the time you got to the shop he had rake in hand and you was going back and smoothing out the ridges. !!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
❤❤Larson Farms❤❤
I expect (for sure now) that we will see Dougo out on the township roads with the new box scrapper.....retirement job for him?
Good job guys
Movin' dirt sure is fun and it is really satisfying when you are done...........nice grader. I think the ole 14E would give it a run for its money though!!! (more dirt faster)
Brody is one hell of a man!!!!
That scraper is pretty awesome!
Very nice scraper Dougo!!!!! I can tell already you like it a lot
Good for you Dougo make it easier for ur self ! God bless 🙏🏻
I switched the hand radios for our road crew to midlands radio just because you guys said they work great so if I’m not happy I’ll come talk to you😂
I love the way you keep up all your trucks/trailers and all other equipment. It is the way I was raised too - as farmers!
That trailer is better than new.
So nice to have "new toys" or should I say implements.
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO Chet and Brody😊
Good to see your farm is productive and prepping for spring farming
“That’s why I got it” dougo would be awesome to work with
When dougo is happy with the driveway he will be yelling "slow down boys" that's going to be a nice tool.
Dougo has a Full time Job on the Township Road’s Now!
Ya could go to work for the township roads, with that blade.
looks like blade is doing a great job
Looking good . Enjoy your new toy, Dougo!
I really enjoy the mini montages you do, including this one with the scraper, it makes the videos fun to watch.
Really nice job filming the blade. Impressive detail work on the trailer and still better than anything on television. 😊
Keep up the great work Chet
Love the polishing. Go Brody.
20:41 That is one cool view angle! 👊🏻
Brodster clean!! 👍👍 Awesome guy. Anyone know if he's a new Dad yet? If so, Boy or Girl?? 👨👧👦
You guys always have the best videos
I know you just a new bottom dump. But for spreading road metal. You can get bottom dumps that open side to side not length ways. They work really well.
Chet you and Dougo should just travel around scrape driveways and making ditches. Sent Jordan and Brodie out to polish stuff. Probably less stress than farming
This is the best video I have ever seen to show how to mount 2 ways in a new style tractor, the first one I did with that style cab I didn’t know you had to install an external antenna and there was no videos that I found on how to do it
Keep up the good work. And love the polishing effort I am like Brody I don’t want to start but once I do I don’t want to stop till it is a metal mirror
I did a small report about y’all over the weekend
Brody & I are twins. I have detailed cars since the 80’s. I think polishing is therapeutic. Brody is right about having to hold the grinder: buffer at just the right height. You can use a DA polisher and it’s kinda faster. I took a job to to a 53’ race car trailer and regretted it very quickly.
Can’t get enough Doug!
Where was the Big Swede??
Brodie trying out (Canada) Trudeau Black face, LOL.
looking forward to seeing a lot more of the scrapper in action.
Chet and Dougo you guy's we're at a cenex gas station in Edgley you we're in the area my mother in-law lives. I was surprise that you guy's we're at Kulm for the purchase of a box scraper.
I have one of those Midland XT511 GMRS Base Camp radios. The battery pack died a few years ago, but I use rechargeable AA batteries now. I use it daily, I actually set it on top of my Bose Wave radio. The midland has such great midrange that with the Bose for the bass and treble it sounds great as an FM radio. The workers here in the complex use hand held radios on the same frequency. I can listen in on them and see what they are up to. I can hear them from about 1/2 mile even inside a building. Great radio except for the rechargeable battery pack did not last. Probably buy a new one, but I use rechargeable AA's.
That machine is going to make your life easy and your driveways perfect what a improvement
Tell Dougo he needs to get him some welding-flux cored rods for welding aluminum.
FYI, it looks like a loose blade bolt (carrige bolt) on lower left (drivers side if you will) I could see it spinning as Dugo was scraping. Looks like a fantastic beefy tool... enjoy.
Do you run a GMRS repeater at the farm or is everything SSB (radio to radio)? Curious what kind of range you are getting on the radios.
awesome video guys
First, Hey Trevor Bales check this out! This looks more fun than your road grader and it would be one less engine to have to maintain. After the video of Dougo and Amy out checking roads he could be the new road crew.
Tri-Ax Stainless W Polished Rails.....Straight up 🔥🔥🔥
Should invest in pro 20 and pro 40 easy to shine no buffer needed
Chet Dougo Broodie Chris that was so good that new scraper is outstanding great but Dougo great explanations and that trailer looks like a show trailer Broodie you could eat off it so clean.
There's two seasons in Minnesota; Winter and Road Work...
I was told the two seasons were Winter and Winter's Coming.
Dougo will need a roller now to pack the driveway!
I think that blade is going to work great for Larson Farms once y’all get the hang of it
If you've every watched a good blade operator, they have a very slow forward speed that allows them the adjust the blade while moving.
Try not to take the crown out of the driveway.
You make a pass on each side then the final pass is down the middle.
Nice to see the new toy pretty sweet
Nice grader!
Nice blade. Maybe a small gravel wash plant would be nice.
Sweet grader
Great video !
So much fun watching your videos.. That is a nice piece of equipment..
Lots of gravel
Underneath the dirt. Trucks and tractors beat it down. Do a few passes and the rock will come back. Looks like you do need some more rock added
Your going to need a bigger tractor than that if you are going to do field work with the blade. 9530 would work good for that
Brody is a machine! 💪👍🏼
Love that the videos are now in 2k and 4k :)
Bodies, I see your work and then I see your ride. You're a complex man.