A $20,000 breakdown? 😳 

I'm always impressed with your crew of workers. They are very versatile, they can fix anything, drive trucks, and operate any piece of equipment. They are willing to work whatever hours are needed to get the job done.

I love how he just stands there and talks whats wrong while buddy is sitting there slaving away taking it apart

Thank heavens for all that RU-vid money to help pay for the parts. I'm impressed that you could find all those spare parts at short notice.

When ever I’m having a bad day on the farm I can reply on Mike to remind me that somewhere out there someone somewhere is having a worse day than me!

Makes the original owner look smart for a functional quick repair and sell.

I see Mike's point two years that connection rattled around when pushing no grain ...I've a feeling Mike's got a lot of farmers checking that connection and saving farmers Thousands in repairs ...JD isn't happy

This is why there are combine graveyards to get parts off of. We been doing that for decades

Beautiful son......keeps everything in perspective. Good luck with your repairs.

I know I have too many comments...but love watching you love on your kids. I'm the same way--cherish every second mike

I love your sense of acceptance. No point crying but hell it hurts. Been in that situation before.

My goodness how your son has grown. Thank you for sharing this with us

Mike, great project I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

Love your videos man ,not a 2 minute long intro and ads for half of the video,your the man Mike

My mom always says the only time you never have breakdowns is when it’s in the shed now I see what she means

Sorry to hear about your combine hope tomorrow is a better day and try to have a wonderful day.

We've fixed stuff that was way more bent up than that. Take it to a good welding shop. They'll fix it up for a fraction of the cost of new parts.

Hate breakdowns. Especially major ones. Unfortunate. Glad you have a good crew to help you get it fixed.

Ouch, and lucky to get all the parts

Mike I can't say enough on your attitude with all that goes wrong . You stay grounded and move on . This is why I love watching your videos . When stuff happens on my farm, I'm quick to get frustrated. "What would Mike do" I say🤔. Keep it up my friend!

Amazing amount of sheet metal in that JD combine that's critical to hold the moving parts in alignment. It's a wonder that those contraptions work at all. JD's got you by the short hairs.

Makes me wonder how long for I have been watching your videos... Your son so big, and it feels like Ashtyn was just pregnant.. all the best!

Sorry to see that you have such a major repair in the middle of harvest. On another note I see that Case unveiled Ashton's new tractor at Farm Progress Show.

You can’t imagine how pleased I am that I don’t own and run three cereal farms in the UK any more , these breakdowns are an absolute nightmare and unexpected . One of the biggest problems buying “ pre loved “ machines they the previous owner has done a bodge up job on that is hidden . Tough luck Mike .

A combine: the gift that keeps on giving!

Combines are avalanches! Small problems roll down into big$$$.

I'm just amazed at the price of what looks like non-complicated formed steel. Probably a $300 tube and they want $3000+.

Did the exact same repair on our Machines before Harvest...mostly because that pin failed due to grain not being able to escape inside that void when you open & close the hopper & fountain auger

The previous owner just put a band-aid 🩹 on this combine which really needed some stitches.

Your videos are so much fun Mike, I can watch you all day long. All the way from 🇿🇦🇿🇦

I dont understand..no slip clutches anymore on the combines?

This is an extra major repair. The complexities of designs is evident. A farmer needs volume in order to compete. One wonders where the break even point is. . . . Your son illustrated signing quite nicely. Our daughter, an Occupational Therapist who lives in Oklahoma now, taught her three children how to sign. It was cute watching them when they were younger, like 1, 3, and 5 years old. (The 5 year old had outgrown signing when they all stayed with us in Canada one Christmas back in 2005.) Take care in harvest time when you are all tired and drained.

Your precious son sure is growing fast !! Stay safe this fall !!

Chapel needs a hat that says “Boss Man” 😂🤣

Mike, make sure you check the lower cross auger, had a similar breakdown to yours and after repaired found the cross auger bent when everything else bent. Also with the mass flow sensor out you can see how much engagement the flighting has to the angle bear box. Ours with all new parts was aweful., wore that thing out every year until we modified it. Good luck!

Oh my goodness Chapel is just adorable, reminds me of my 1 year old grandson

Mike, great project I'm looking forward to seeing the results.. I feel for mike.thats what you call a "CHAIN REACTION "!!.

That clean grain drive system seems like a jd weak point. Most other combine manufacturers have slip clutches on their clean grain drive systems I believe.

Make sure that bottom cross auger shaft isn’t bent too. We use Polly screw for bubble up auger Lundell plastic much lighter and last just as long

$20K is a drop in the bucket for this guy.

Deer should have a core exchange for parts... most likely Deere's parts division is a lucrative part of their business .

John Deere- You can get better but you can't pay more. Lots of different companies could use that saying.

The bubble up auger connection where them teeth are are the worst part of those combines. I'm sure the extra steel they welded on was to stiffen it up so the teeth don't skip. I'd check them teeth on all those combines

Good grief. . . Interesting how is all comes apart. . . Look forward to seeing the machine up and running again . . 👍

Well Mike that is a pain in the but. I can only say, good luck with it hopefully all goes well and you can quickly go combining again.🤔👍

Blooming expensive. Good video. Chapel is magic.

How doesn’t that Combine not have slip clutches on the elevators?? IH ran that 40 years ago??

There was an recall on the S6X Series. They mounted another Drive on the Gearbox. The Space under the Auger is normal. We had the same problem but here smoked the drive belt first bevor too much damage happened. Greetings from Germany

I feel for mike.thats what you call a "CHAIN REACTION "!!

Chopper assembly comes from Urbandale Iowa, complete with PowerCast tailboard.

Good job there he's definitely growing up ❤👍👍

Wow, dude that sucks! Thats why it had the makeshift repairs. The old owner tried to avoid buying these parts. And of course you can't get these parts all in one place. What can you do? Round up your parts and move on. Hope you get many hours of operation, to recoup your money back. Just keep on keeping on. Thanks for the video.

5k for a friggin tube?? what the hell John Deere??

$5000.00 for that tube!!!! Mother Deere has no shame.

Oh my gosh Mike that would make me cry, to me that is so devastating. I was just sick seeing all the damage. My neighbor had a major break down at the start of harvest. A fan bearing went out taken out the blades, radiator and everything around it. I heard it is a $30,000 repair bill if he decides to fix his JD 9870. He rented a combine for this harvest now.

Always check the bubble up Loosen the bolts and let it fall into place and retighten

That bubble up auger housing was $3,500 two years ago. Our 690 shook ours so much it cracked it all up.

This is a time when it pays to have a machine that you guys know well. Yeah it sucks to break down, but at least the machine build is well known to the operators and mechanics.

😮 I bet the lower clean grain auger got bent as well

Your young bloke is growing fast! Must be nearly time for No. 2 I’m sure he’d love a little sister. Nice vid mate, sorry to hear about the 20k bill. Cheers from 🇦🇺👍😄

I’ve always wondered what all really goes into these combines. Not a farmer but I do live in the grain belt so I have a fascination and watch all of your videos. Other than combine fires, bearings, and the normal maintenance I wasn’t really aware of any other things that wore out. I’m assuming this wouldn’t be crazy common but that your not the only one this has happened to either. Crazy how much the repairs are. I know when we had to replace final drives on our mini excavator and parts alone were $14k plus labor I was out $19k when it was all done and said with. But…machine was worth to much to throw it out, can’t sell it broke, and replacement is just absolutely asinine right now

Thanks!

That’s why you don’t buy Deere,they’ve swapped the market with dealerships for a lot of years,Quality isn’t near as good as other manufacturers. There greenstar is good though. Fendt for tractors and claas for combines that’s all our farm will ever use

We had the same thing happen in black beans. Fortunately for us the driven belt snapped and we cut open the elevator housing to get the beans out (apparently the belt was strong enough to weld the beans in). New belt and away we went.

Wonder if the previous owner is watching, thinking ‘Dodged that bullet!’ ?

Had the bubble up auger stop this year due to worn drive just smoked the belt, just realising how lucky I was.😮

Wow! Hate to see that much damage for one piece not being right but it happens. You try to look equipment over good before you purchase it but it's always something hidden that bites you in the wallet. I hope you get it going quickly.

I feel like a slip clutch somewhere in there could have been useful 😔

do your self a favor and look up sloan expresse out of Illinois they are a huge jd parts and equipment dealer they have them parts for half that price and will ship over night free and like them 500 dollar rivits you were talking a bought on your last video i purchased them for less then a dollar a piece,hope this helps you.

What a cute kid, .... Chapel is awesome. Mike, maybe modify some spots with shear pins, do your own "Product Improvement". Is that the Massey ( 1105 ) from the North farm on the trailer ?

JD wouldnt dream of adding safeguards like an extra slipclutch or 2 where needed,they want carnage to happen so they can sell you more overpriced parts.Corporate greed at its best.

Unlucky. Normally they smoke the drive belt before that sort of carnage happens

Spares service must be way better in your country. If you ordered all those parts in the Uk it would be a week at least. Though I have to say I think most people over here would have repaired or re manufactured most of those parts. I guess if the new parts are available next day then it probably makes financial sense to get up and running and onto the next breakdown quicker. 👍

0o, not the main theme but the cat at 9:58 is interested too into your replacement….😂

13:29. Best part of the video.

Looks exactly what working on a combine, works out like, in my experience.

Seen that failure on brand new 680 with folding hopper. If it gets close partly full it Ben’s housing and wrecks it just like that

How does that slogan go? Nothing ruins like a 🦌 Maybe you can recondition some of those used parts in your downtime and give them a lick of shiny paint. You'll have spares all ready to go for next time that are better than new.

Hey, at least it’s not on fire…….yet.

Stole everything from the Axial-flow except the slip clutch’s for clean grain and tailings

Mike, get Chapel a wrench, it’s clear he’ll show you how it’s done! 😂 All the best to you Mike

Seeing you with Chapel is worth a little shakey camera work Mike.. They need to invent ISO seat points in Combines lol ..

Common issue on the folding auger in the tank I’ve had two do it. Also have replaced the drive or dogs as I call them several times.

That fountain auger design has been a POS since Deere started with folding tops. Another reason we are trying the other shade of green machine.

This video makes our new rotar upgrade on the IH 1688 not to bad of a idea.

Ow 😮 so sorry to hear this, man this sucks.

The complete combine calculated based on spares prices would be 20 times as expensive as if you buy a machine, or what would be the correct calculating factor?

Whenever you are working with large, industrial equipment, you can always expect breakdowns and down time. Sadly, they are gouging you with the price of replacement parts. Seems like farmers never get a break.

We have a saying in my farming area (Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia). Parts or payments!

Hi Mike, first of all Chapel is just amazingly cute! You asked him if he could sign some words. Are you teaching him to sign and if so, why?

Never trust what u buy!! i learned that from experience

Yup a 200,000 dollar combine kinda guy

so mike would you say nothing costs like a deere

Nice Canadian/Dutch flag ❤

We also have to buy used equipment because new cost to much knowing that you are buying someone’s old headache

I hope isn’t a bad question, however shouldn’t the mass flow sensor sent an alarm indicating a severe increase, especially if you happened to be in a lower yielding crop?

So Mike and the Mechanics wasn't your band?

The old snot on the sleeve trick😂

Plot twist: Ashtyn pulls up in a new Case IH combine,...."Here you go Mike, start using a decent line of equipment." ....Shakes her head and walks off.

An old saying here in Ireland 🇮🇪. Repayments or repair bills. Keep her rolling when you get her fixed.

Those jd sure have a lot of belts and pulleys