Nothing sweeter than the sound of a C15 Jake brake! Good on you for taking on the challenge of mastering the Road-ranger. Get someone to show you how to float shift, if you don’t already. It’s actually easier I think.
Thanks for showing us what is involved to provide food to the public. I continue to be surprised by the amount of equipment, maintenance and associated costs which is required to operate a farm. You operate in an area of brilliant landscapes with great cloud patterns in your skies. I realise that you see them so regularly that you likely pay little attention to them while trying to complete all the work to operate successfully. Thank you for taking us along on your journey through life. Your efforts are very much appreciated.
Great images Matt, wow , all the machinery, headers, chaser bins, mother bins, tractors, trucks, utes a staggering number and no doubt a staggering amount of $. !!
Keep it up Matt. When changing gears, slow is smooth, smooth is fast! UNTIL! You need to grab a gear quick 🤣 "The, slow is smooth, smooth is fast", I saw/heard in a sniper movie 🤐 Does work though!!!!
Hi Matt another Great video. Looks like the Star might already be a farm truck looking at the cobwebs in the corner of the windscreen, ha ha. Best thing you can do is shut the door every time you get out. Hope your harvest continues to go well
Tip over axle semi tippers are great for grain or gravel etc. The deciding factor for the choice of tippers is style is what you are mostly going to cart. This is determined by the products ANGLE OF REPOSE , this is the highest angle achievable by the product before it slumps. So for cereal grains it ranges from around 20-30 degrees roughly Barley being generally the highest value. For soils and gravel etc it ranges from around 15-50 degrees and thats for products from dry to moist to wet. Its the products that are over 30deg - 50deg that are the most concern. That particular trailer would never be a problem with cereal unless you had it up with very high winds or a really big Willy came along.
Oats has a higher angle of repose the barley, you nearly need to stand it up vertically to tip off. Must be on level ground (exactly level) and be on a very hard surface. One side goes in a little bit and over she goes. Not pretty. Wind can do it too as you say.
@ I have grown wheat barley and oats most of my life and believe me oats is higher. I am talking good quality grain. Really crap barley might have a greater angle but that is not what we are talking about.
The best thing you can do keep your rig to two people , I know a bloke who wouldn’t even let his father touch his truck, he’s had that truck for 10 years and she still looks bloody beautiful and everything is mechanically sound keep up the great harvest , nothing like easygoing farm work no worries and no hassles tired warn out but happy best wishes from Tassie
Another great video, Matt, I'm guessing you have a 15 or 18 speed transmission in the truck; that would be fun to drive! The truck is in great shape; congratulations and good luck with the rest of the harvest. God bless you and yours.
@@thejacksonbrothersI drove a rigid tipper the other day with an 18 speed. I was a bit daunted till I realised it is only a 9 speed really. No problem then, where I was going I didn’t need to split any. You have a bit more weight on. It appears the 18 speed Road Ranger is the trans of choice for many.
Another great video Matt. Why does the grain cart dump into the mother bin while the mother bin is dumping into the truck? Going directly into the truck would be faster, so trying to understand, cheers.
Cheers, we generally do it this way unless there is a full truck load in the chaser bin, saves mucking about, also the big augers on the chasers can upset the scales on the trucks👍
And Matt. You'll get the feel for the Road ranger. Keep er out wide on the bends and you won't do any damage as the man said if in doubt don't. Heel to the steel and keep her between the ditches. 😂😂😂😂
Hi Folks the Farm is flat out harvesting and it looks like it’s all going well ,,Matt you will get the hang of chasing Road Ranger blues you will get the hang of it trust me I done it 50 years ago,,just keep cool and if in Dought dont cheers you all ❤️🙏👍😀😇🦘🇦🇺🍩
Nice video with all that land you should not need to reverse matt keep up the good work at least Brad can't brake the truck thanks matt you little trucker 😂
Hey MATT great video as usual, I see there is a contract group in your area that have driven the combines and associated machinery all the way up from Naracoorte in SA , wow that is a long way , with fuel and tyre wear it would want to be a massive contract or several large ones harvesting.
Hey up Matt some great footage of harvest the slow_mo definitely worth while, will your new trucking career mean you'll have to give up the modelling for a bit, no leg shaving etc
Matt, there's 3 seats a man can sit in and lose 10 points off his IQ. 1) a single seat airplane. 2) A tractor hooked to a scraper. 3) A semi truck. Some of us have completed the trifecta.
They work well but you have to be careful when tipping, it is a long way up and they go over easily. Not for young players. The tare weight is less. You don’t see many chassis tippers.
Most grains here need to be around 12.5 or 13% moisture before they can be taken to town, we can harvest it a little higher and put it in our silos to aerate it and get it down to 12.5 after a few weeks. We don’t dry grain with a designated dryer as our conditions at harvest are usually fairly hot and dry so it’s cheaper just to wait a bit👍
Everything stops when it rains. No one wants rain at harvest. Look at the Jackson’s harvest couple of years ago and you will see what a night mare it was. Good crops ruined and bogged everywhere.
Hopper bottoms are for North America. We use TOA or tip over axle. Some trailers use walking floors but not on grain. You see trailers with a conveyor used for hot mix, it is reluctant to tip out. Sometimes they use TOA on hot mix but they tip over easily if the load hangs up the top. Also wind will blow them over so everyone is very careful. Gypsum is not good to tip out.
To be a true trucker you need a 10 gallon hat,some cowboy boots and a belt buckle the size of a 1950 model ford hubcap and some white waving gloves!!"LOL"
@@thejacksonbrothers It was a quality Russell Coight style scene, I enjoyed it. Also, if you haven't missed a gear in a road ranger, you haven't changed gears with a road ranger.
Nothing sweeter than the sound of a C15 Jake brake! Good on you for taking on the challenge of mastering the Road-ranger. Get someone to show you how to float shift, if you don’t already. It’s actually easier I think.
Thanks for showing us what is involved to provide food to the public. I continue to be surprised by the amount of equipment, maintenance and associated costs which is required to operate a farm. You operate in an area of brilliant landscapes with great cloud patterns in your skies. I realise that you see them so regularly that you likely pay little attention to them while trying to complete all the work to operate successfully. Thank you for taking us along on your journey through life. Your efforts are very much appreciated.
Enjoying seeing how harvest works, take care yall.
Great images Matt, wow , all the machinery, headers, chaser bins, mother bins, tractors, trucks, utes a staggering number and no doubt a staggering amount of $. !!
Another awesome job guys.
Keep it up Matt. When changing gears, slow is smooth, smooth is fast! UNTIL! You need to grab a gear quick 🤣
"The, slow is smooth, smooth is fast", I saw/heard in a sniper movie 🤐
Does work though!!!!
It’s all a learning curve with a new addition of equipment,the gear changes sounded good Matt.
Hi Matt another Great video. Looks like the Star might already be a farm truck looking at the cobwebs in the corner of the windscreen, ha ha. Best thing you can do is shut the door every time you get out. Hope your harvest continues to go well
Yep good habit to get into👍
Tip over axle semi tippers are great for grain or gravel etc. The deciding factor for the choice of tippers is style is what you are mostly going to cart. This is determined by the products ANGLE OF REPOSE , this is the highest angle achievable by the product before it slumps.
So for cereal grains it ranges from around 20-30 degrees roughly Barley being generally the highest value.
For soils and gravel etc it ranges from around 15-50 degrees and thats for products from dry to moist to wet.
Its the products that are over 30deg - 50deg that are the most concern.
That particular trailer would never be a problem with cereal unless you had it up with very high winds or a really big Willy came along.
Oats has a higher angle of repose the barley, you nearly need to stand it up vertically to tip off. Must be on level ground (exactly level) and be on a very hard surface. One side goes in a little bit and over she goes. Not pretty. Wind can do it too as you say.
@ no actually its about 25 degrees and barley is 28
@ I have grown wheat barley and oats most of my life and believe me oats is higher. I am talking good quality grain. Really crap barley might have a greater angle but that is not what we are talking about.
Great video Matt and great drone footage too. Thanks for sharing 👍
Great vid
The best thing you can do keep your rig to two people , I know a bloke who wouldn’t even let his father touch his truck, he’s had that truck for 10 years and she still looks bloody beautiful and everything is mechanically sound keep up the great harvest , nothing like easygoing farm work no worries and no hassles tired warn out but happy best wishes from Tassie
Another great video, Matt,
I'm guessing you have a 15 or 18 speed transmission in the truck; that would be fun to drive! The truck is in great shape; congratulations and good luck with the rest of the harvest. God bless you and yours.
Cheers, it’s an 18 speed👍😁
@@thejacksonbrothersI drove a rigid tipper the other day with an 18 speed. I was a bit daunted till I realised it is only a 9 speed really. No problem then, where I was going I didn’t need to split any. You have a bit more weight on. It appears the 18 speed Road Ranger is the trans of choice for many.
Switched off when you said the queue is long in town. Brought back unnecessary memories.
@@georgekingston8991 my apologies😂
Good luck with the harvest boys.
Hey guys. Love the content. Watch everyone. Nice truck. But just note. Leaving the cab door open once you exit will turn it into a farm truck. 😂😂😂
Noted😂
Good job guys
Another great video Matt.
Why does the grain cart dump into the mother bin while the mother bin is dumping into the truck? Going directly into the truck would be faster, so trying to understand, cheers.
Cheers, we generally do it this way unless there is a full truck load in the chaser bin, saves mucking about, also the big augers on the chasers can upset the scales on the trucks👍
Got a bit of wild country still up your sleeve? Thanks Matt you people do a wonderful job.
And Matt. You'll get the feel for the Road ranger.
Keep er out wide on the bends and you won't do any damage as the man said if in doubt don't.
Heel to the steel and keep her between the ditches. 😂😂😂😂
Even grown men LOVE the sound of the Jacobs brake
Enjoyed this....
Keep on truckin guys.
Fantastic drone shots Matt.
Hi Folks the Farm is flat out harvesting and it looks like it’s all going well ,,Matt you will get the hang of chasing Road Ranger blues you will get the hang of it trust me I done it 50 years ago,,just keep cool and if in Dought dont cheers you all ❤️🙏👍😀😇🦘🇦🇺🍩
Good content team all the best for rest of your harvest
That truck is definitely not a farm truck but if you can take loads to town it is worth it, hope the rest of the harvest goes well.
Good morning
Nice video with all that land you should not need to reverse matt keep up the good work at least Brad can't brake the truck thanks matt you little trucker 😂
Hey MATT great video as usual, I see there is a contract group in your area that have driven the combines and associated machinery all the way up from Naracoorte in SA , wow that is a long way , with fuel and tyre wear it would want to be a massive contract or several large ones harvesting.
Yeah gotta copy there Matt. Just wondering where the blue singlet, footy shorts and thongs are? Then ya can call ya self a truckie😂
Maybe next year😂
Some of it would be over Alice Springs about now . the bright orange patch is likely to reach mid S.A
Hey up Matt some great footage of harvest the slow_mo definitely worth while, will your new trucking career mean you'll have to give up the modelling for a bit, no leg shaving etc
I can’t give up modeling that easy😂
Goodonya Boys ⚡️👍🌺🐝🇦🇺
Matt, there's 3 seats a man can sit in and lose 10 points off his IQ. 1) a single seat airplane. 2) A tractor hooked to a scraper. 3) A semi truck. Some of us have completed the trifecta.
Keep ya door closed mate so she don't fill up with dust 😅
Doors closed windows up
If you want to keep the truck in excellent condition give it to I think it’s Jamie he will look after it like a baby
I believe you edited out some gear grinding. 😂
I didn’t edit the gear grinding I edited out very loud UHF chatter 😂
Good to see your setup and things starting to progress How long before Brad gets is H G V license ? And kids get behind the wheel of that rig ?
It will definitely be a farm truck if Brad gets his license😂
That's the weiredest tipper idea. I know its not driving like it but it's a lot of weight on one axel when tipped.
They work well but you have to be careful when tipping, it is a long way up and they go over easily. Not for young players. The tare weight is less. You don’t see many chassis tippers.
Is there another boss planter in the grass there or is that the original one?
Yep just arrived the other day, should be in the video before this one👍
Please give us an area harvested update
How was your weight on your first load into town? Legal???
1.5 ton under👍
Oh bugger and I thought that the western star was a automatic, 😅😅😅😅😅😅.
G'day Matt how big is your property
Are they 5t ha crops they look good
Yep averaged about that, we are thankful😁
@ Well done I get a Buzz out of big crop to
Who gets to be Grader operator since Robbo pulled the pin?
Brads been enjoying that😂
This is the first comment!
What happens if it rains ? Can you harvest seed, transfer and put in silos wet ? Does wet seed start growing ?
Most grains here need to be around 12.5 or 13% moisture before they can be taken to town, we can harvest it a little higher and put it in our silos to aerate it and get it down to 12.5 after a few weeks. We don’t dry grain with a designated dryer as our conditions at harvest are usually fairly hot and dry so it’s cheaper just to wait a bit👍
Everything stops when it rains. No one wants rain at harvest. Look at the Jackson’s harvest couple of years ago and you will see what a night mare it was. Good crops ruined and bogged everywhere.
Do all Aussies use tipper trailers compared to hopper bottom or bottom gate style trailers?
Pretty much I believe👍
Hopper bottoms are for North America. We use TOA or tip over axle. Some trailers use walking floors but not on grain. You see trailers with a conveyor used for hot mix, it is reluctant to tip out. Sometimes they use TOA on hot mix but they tip over easily if the load hangs up the top. Also wind will blow them over so everyone is very careful. Gypsum is not good to tip out.
To be a true trucker you need a 10 gallon hat,some cowboy boots and a belt buckle the size of a 1950 model ford hubcap and some white waving gloves!!"LOL"
😂
lol, didn't hear a gear change, any reason for that?
Haha I don’t think I missed it but I did edit out a section that had loud UHF chatter👍 there will be plenty of missed gears in the future 😂
@@thejacksonbrothers It was a quality Russell Coight style scene, I enjoyed it.
Also, if you haven't missed a gear in a road ranger, you haven't changed gears with a road ranger.
For Curiosities Sake what does the mesh screen at the bottom of the windscreen do?
Bugs, big bugs.
Stones.