Very nice. Getting some nice yields to work that 4555. That is nice corn, tall and even stand. A lot of that up here as well. But some fields, the ears didn't quite finish cause of all the rain we had in August. Not enough sun. Always a pleasure seeing your corn harvest with the older muscle tractors.
Your discussion on why does your father always do the hooking up? Just like any other industry, farmers also identify the critical path of the cycle event, which in this case, the hauling, unloading, filling and returning to the corn field, is the critical time cycle, the longest time. The person with the extra or slack time hooks up to not take time away from the critical path cycle. To do otherwise, would increase cycle time of the job. You guys are right on the ball! Nick, North West Farmer (Oregon)
Great looking corn Mike. Looks like your moving along nicely. Guys around here are about done but would be done if it wasn't for the mud. Stay safe and get it done. I'll see you on your next one
I enjoy the corn silage videos. Hopefully you will get it done soon. We had some snow flurries today (not too out of the ordinary) so we bit the bullet and hung the snowplow on the 3020. Thumbs up to Mama Faith.
I remember when we had some really good corn, ears to the fenders of a 7800 2wd, taking 3 rows into a NH 892 with a 919R3 head. The tractor was howling, and I think it was around 25 ton corn. Glory Days...😊 Great video, Mike!
Nice work on the vid and nice camera shots from the other tractor.. just home from Orlando to Scotland so tshirts and shorts away and thick jumpers and jeans back on... 😮.. stay safe 🏴
Thanks Glen. No, I like the quality of forage we get out of the silos. Also we have invested a lot of money rebuilding the silo unloaders in both the haylage and now corn silage silo
How i would love to come to work everyday for you sir driving those classics all day everyday I’m really not a fan of the new tractors and these cost a fraction to run compared to a new tractor.
Jw, how many cows do y'all milk? I may have missed it, but do you have a stanchion barn or parlor? I used to run a double 6 parlor solo, but never worked in a stanchion barn.
@@mikep7810 Wow. I had to get out of the biz with 75 head, couldn't make ends meet. I tip my hat to y'all, and really enjoy your videos! Keep em coming!
Man, you guys are a little muddy up there. We are getting really dry down south here in Georgia. Good for the cotton farmers though. They are picking cotton now and can use the dry days.
Hey, I appreciated the opportunity to drive fancy tractors, lol. The corn looks good, but we are fighting mud down here something fierce. Ended up chopping one way because we couldn’t chop uphill in one spot, could only go downhill and let gravity push me through the wet spots. Question. For whatever reason, I thought you had more than two self-unloading wagons, would you consider a third one to reduce your downtime? And I know you’re leery about the speed hitches, but man do they look like the cat’s ass. After spending all day jumping on and off that tractor to hook up wagons (and chains) yesterday, I’m feeling it today, lol. Kept thinking one of those hitches would’ve come in handy.
No, we only have the 2 wagons. We've talked about getting another one but there are so many things on the list I'd rather get. The speed hitches wouldn't be bad on our corn ground because its flat but I get leery on the alfalfa ground because its more rolling ground
I'm sure your dad likes getting out of the tractor. If he just sits in the tractor all day. It gets uncomfortable. I call it tractor knee. Where you knee kinda falls asleep because you've sat in an awkward position for too long bouncing around.
