We are a third generation grain farm in northern Alberta. We raise 5 types of crops: barley, wheat, peas, oats and canola on 2500 acres. My wife and I work along side my mom and dad and involve our young children as much as possible. Follow along for our adventures.
@@RedneckCowboy7.3 still running strong. I have to rebuild my scvs this winter. I think I have some issues there. Probably causing premature failure of the pump
@@regconrad7783 I don’t mind looking at the new stuff but I don’t find it a good use of my day to drive and spend the day doing it, RU-vid is just fine
Its the other things you need to get the production out of an $800,000 combine. The grain carts, the trucks, augers, and larger grain bins for maybe 4 weeks of the year. In the early 70's I spent a couple summers with Sask. based custom combiners on the U.S. harvest run using JD 95's and a 105, a far cry from today's combines. The farm machinery companies aren't the ones paying for the equipment.
back in the 70's and 80's all my dreams were about the new big green equipment, now today I farm with it. It maybe 40 to 50 years old but a bearing or to ,welder a little wire and black tape and she's good to go. Best of all its paid for and I get the same price for the crop as the next guy.
The cabs are pretty incredible these days, but as my dad pointed out. Maybe they should focus more on getting the miserable parts of the job like daily maintenance engineered out. Last thing I want To do is crawl Around a dusty greasy combine, then climb into a high end cab for the day. I guess the guys who own these probably have mechanics
Just bought my first combine couple years ago. It’s a 9500jd. 12,000$. It’s got more than enough tech for my liking but Can still put a wrench to it. And it works great for what I need
@@wallyyuriy8912 the 95/9600 combines are some of the easiest combines around. We love ours. I have a hard time wrapping my head around the technology paying for itself.
The manufacturers are going to get rich just on the service calls with all the technology. Had a 2 year old tractor just die in the field. Error code comes up and you check the owner manual. Call dealership is all it says. They in turn send out a technician to find out it’s a blown fuse. 5 hours of downtime for a 2 minute fix then they claim it’s not under warranty because it’s an electrical issue. They want the tractor at their shop so they can go over everything carefully to find where the problem is occurring. Bill should be under a grand 🤪. All the while a 40 year old tractor is doing double duty getting the work done. Not sure about all the new technology because they have you by the wallet
The last farm show or anything equipment related I've ever been to was in 2016... looking at the TS6 series from New Holland before I bought mine that fall. Other than that I don't go, 99% of stuff I will never own. Still attend some customer appreciation events. I like our CR9070... it's been a good machine, but does have its own set of problems. If John Deere has been good to you for service, I would stay with Deere. I guess depending on support for future years, I don't think I'll ever run a different color machine; the CRs seem to be the "simplest" out of everything.
I don’t go to very many ag shows either. This is the first combine clinic I have ever been to, information was good but ours have been nice to hear about something I might actually own someday instead of 2025 stuff
@@millionairefarmer. I think the newer CRs there's still a lot of things similar to the older models too... watching OLFs videos on his newer CR there's a lot of same stuff to mine. Was at a couple combine clinics as well when first got it, was actual mechanics going through the machines on certain things to watch and what to service often. I have a review video somewhere on my cr... might peak your interest if you go down that route.
I went to one new holland combine clinic and decided it was a room full of guys who just want to repeatedly put their hand up and ask a question about their multiple new combines they bought. I was there because I had bought a 10 year old 2000 hour combine.
Rarely waste my day. Lol. Did test drive a new discbine, but that is definitely in my realm of purchase. But most technology is beyond what I need for here. My arms still work, I can steer. 👍🍻🤣
It was cool to see but it wasn’t much different than the ag shows. I suppose there must have been a few guys there seriously Interested in the new latest and greatest tech, but I also know a few of us were more interested in how a 2010/2015 might replace our existing machines
@@millionairefarmer. I did go to the farm show last winter, but it was because I like looking at guys in the eye while they are giving me a quote on something. Mostly cause I was looking at building the machine shed and wanted to talk to a few different outfits in one place.
Frick man as far as combines go, if you ever get the opportunity to rude or operate a Claas 8700 you will understand the justification guys have haha. That thing just EATS canola . Doubles my claas 780 in wheat , truly incredible, and we have hardly had any issues with wither machine. Put a new impeller in the 780, same ones that are in the 8700s so I'm super excited
@millionairefarmer. oh 100% haha but if you ever get the chance to hop in a 8700 do it . Even for a ride. Like for us we're combining 7000 acres with 2 machines so that's why we do what we do
@jeremycherny2041 I almost said something like that while the dude was explaining some of the $30000 add on features. Like hey bud wheat is back under $8 canola is under $14
@wallyyuriy8912 canola might regreen a bit but yield won’t change going to be bad, peas hadn’t really flowed yet so rain will help them fill. Cereals headed out in June so rain should Help them fill too
No they don’t I look around at all the 70-80s eta stuff hardly rust sitting outside for decades basically neglected and it’s in better shape then the 2013 stuff
I guess I did quite a disservice with this video. Was never intended to be a DIY video more of a video encouraging folks to try things themselves befor calling a tech. If you actually need a diy to take apart something. As simple as a Hotsy igniter, best to not even try
word of advice... apply a bit of sunblock lotion on your ears, nose , checks , back of your hands. When young , most farmers never bother , then age 60 plus can get spits or flakey areas , you don't want at age 65 , doctor talking to you about skin cancer. Hope you fill all the grain bins September through October !!
thanks for sharing another farm video...grain bin building , ohhh memories , so true how you describe strategy for assembling roof sheets and wall sheets. Can recall lining-up bolt holes with long alignment punches. even door installation lining up bolt holes. A few times , our family setting up bins July or August prior to impending harvest. kids look great , no better place to raise children than a farm , as far as my opinion goes anyways.
Good morning. I'm sitting in Gp at the hospital. My daughter broke her foot in 5 places yesterday. I got a bit of hay down but everything keeps breaking. Maybe tomorrow will be better
Got blasted with 2” last Tuesday/Wednesday. Good thing with the heat we are getting now. Crops look excellent around here. Just started cutting hay today. It might be an average crop at best. That early dry and warm weather must have hurt the yield a bit.
If ya can grow Barley 90 knocking on 100.... 6 rounds 270 bu in wheat... hard time combining it,, grow more barley.... Or was there 2 to 3 inch wide cracks in the ground early July and harvested grain tanks of wheat and grass hoppers like here!! Thought Hythe did OK in the rains last year LOL (100 Bu. Barley) unlike the More Areas North Peace Manning etc etc Areas super dry.
@@davemurphy2774 last year was crazy. Very patchy for us and we are in a pretty tight circle. The rally good barely was only on two quarters. Don’t ever want to put all the eggs in one basket
thank you for the crop tour... your fields/crops look great , hope you get a bumper harvest !! Myself , run a small grain farm in South, Central Manitoba... quite wet.
Saw some wheat by Fairview kicking up some heads on Saturday. Grain looks great around here, just timely moisture so far. Probably start haying some next weekend, but most of the hay is behind quite a bit yet. Be middle of July before we really get after it I think. Working at getting some discing done on the new breaking in the meantime.
Gotta come look in kneehill county near three hills, for better crops then along the QE2 those guys in that area whine and moan when they have lots of moisture anyway
