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Grain Bin Tour Part 1 -
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3 жыл бұрынBorder View Farms is a mid sized family farm that sits on the Ohio-Michigan border. We raise corn, soybeans, and wheat on a little over 3,000 acres.
My name is Nathan. I run this channel and farm with my dad, Mark and uncle, Phil. I started making these videos in the fall of 2019 as a way to help show what I do on a daily basis as a farmer. I get questions about how and why we do things on the farm frequently, even from my own family members, so to help explain things it's easier to just show you. I hope that I can address questions or concerns that you might have about farms and agriculture in general as well as dispel some of the common misconceptions.
I hope you enjoy my content and please ask questions as you have them. I do my best to answer anything I can.
I appreciate you subscribing to my channel and liking my videos.
You can reach me through messages on Facebook or Instagram @borderviewfarms or by email bakernth@gmail.com. Please don't call my parents house!
@toddhauschildt3269 3 жыл бұрын
For those that think farming is easy and little knowledge needed, need to watch this. Most people don't even know what 3 phase is. Making the most of what you have is what sets you apart., it's not what it used to be. Nice job with the family farm!
@scottpykare801 3 жыл бұрын
Really GOOD job Nathan. I couldn't give a tour of ours like that. Thank you much!!👍👍
@stevec7272 Жыл бұрын
Very nice tour
@allenmoore4186 3 жыл бұрын
Great job Nathan! Y’all have a really nice farm and grain bin facility. Y’all are truly blessed! Your videos are awesome!
@bossikofarms6504 3 жыл бұрын
That was the best grain setup tour on utube. Thank you
@kennethmcclelland2999 3 жыл бұрын
That sure would have been a sight to see, bins flying through the air !!
@matthewdowd4686 3 жыл бұрын
Great job explaining how the grain dryer works I’ve been curious about it forever. All I knew was that they use propane to make the heat, that’s an impressive setup ya got there!
@cburnham2559 3 жыл бұрын
Im no farmer but can say I worked for a large feed and fertilizer company (Bruce Oakley) while in high school in the 90s. Cleaning out the drain at the base of the bins was just nasty! Fermented corn, dead rats and raccoons in that thing! Lol ohhh my I remember that job. God bless y'all thanks for all the work and the tour!
@timgear9892 3 жыл бұрын
Quite a grain handling facility you have there. I like the power split between generator and power company. Provides lots of versatility, and room for expansion.
@kennyfett970 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video, love seeing other people’s grain handling setups.
@farmboy5622 3 жыл бұрын
WhoooWheee Nathan!!! I sure feel better now that you are back down on the ground. I wasn't so much worried about you,.....but I was getting more woozy the higher you were going!!! (Ha!Ha!) It is amazing how a person can be sitting in a chair, and get that woozy feeling from watching a video. I do not do good with heights. Thanks for the tour.
@harveystephens6115 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour. Complex and interesting. Enjoyed
@teecuzbruh4058 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour. Great job explaining all of it. Awesome facility, first class.
@jimmywarner1105 3 жыл бұрын
Nice description of the system well done thanks👍
@jessberg4763 3 жыл бұрын
Wow very informative videos on the grain setups!!!
@jamesmoon1841 3 жыл бұрын
Impressive set up.
@jonathansabatino3987 3 жыл бұрын
that is a great tour very interesting !
@jimclary7309 3 жыл бұрын
Nathan you have a nice real nice facility. Great vid as always catchya at the next one. Be safe!!
@moveonmotortrainingenj-p1384 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thanks for the elaborate tour. Where I come from, these private facilities are non existing, every farmer unloads their grain, corn or whatever at co-op facillities. That being said, mostly sugar beet, potatoes, wheat around here... corn is mostly for cattle feed. It must cost a fortune not only to build your own grain bin facility but to run it also... Thanks again Nathan.
@kevinwest8901 3 жыл бұрын
Nice set up!
@lancecornell5371 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@rogerembry4777 3 жыл бұрын
Great job buddy
@weathington803 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice set up. I watch all these farming channels and I think this is the best set up I have seen. Brian's farm channel has a nice set up and the mil. farmer but he has dryer problems a lot,,,, maybe an older system. Much better than Cole the corn star but they are upgrading soon.
@Nivelcire 3 жыл бұрын
Huff buff :))))
@tomn7087 3 жыл бұрын
Nathan - outstand job with both the video and planning for the bin system. Seems very complex and productive. Question: Who did the planning and design for this complex, especially the electrical. Both you and your dad must have in-depth knowledge of electrical systems. Very impressive - looking forward to part 2
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Mostly my dad. We have hired an electrician a couple time when we did some major upgrades but have found they they generally cut corners and we've had to redo a lot of it ourselves anyway.
@tomn7087 3 жыл бұрын
@@BorderViewFarms - Nathan, I know that you already know, but your dad is a smart man.
@hfff1 3 жыл бұрын
That was a lot to take in, in a good way. Worthy of a second viewing. How do the diverters work, switching? Other farmers seem to have diverter issues, getting corn to the correct gravity pipe/bin/dryer. Sorry for your wife's loss.
@Johnnyputt 3 жыл бұрын
Impressive. Especially the electrical. If you lose power on your 400 amp 240 volt system that runs the fans, can you switch that over to generator power?
@soukoureobrigadogentezouma8833 3 жыл бұрын
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🛠
@bobtucker9188 3 жыл бұрын
Hope you have a good one line electrical schematic, would be very helpful in the future when problems occur...if not you might consider hiring an engineer to make one.
@s.pursell8901 3 жыл бұрын
I never hear any farmers talking about the flighting for the grain bin legs. How after does the flighting in those need replacement? They seem to move twice as much material as a combine maybe even more.
@Doyle-Nutbush 3 жыл бұрын
Jeebus that's a lot of KW's and Bin space. Wow ! Is the Genset LP or diesel ? Great breakdown of the system.
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Diesel.
@angelitahoward1838 3 жыл бұрын
How much is your electric bill for season
@claytonbatten7317 3 жыл бұрын
Propane for the dryer? Or just fans? We’re last on the line to. We had to buy a generator to. Could be out for days before it’s fixed.
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Lp for the dryers
@paulkowalski8275 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen you fill up that generator. How big is the tank for that?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
I think it's 400 gallons but my uncle usually takes care of it
@norcalray7182 3 жыл бұрын
So do you lease space to like telecommunications cell phones and stuff on the leg?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Yes for the RTK through the John Deere dealer and a local internet company.
@skidudeify 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Nathan. I did not know you could run 3 phase motors off of a single phase grid. Interested in doing that myself to possibly run fans one day. Is it worth it to do that conversion to run a 3 phase fan or just easier to put a single phase one on? Very good video. Cheers
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
There's a couple ways to do it. Either rotary phase converters like we have or using VFDs. If you need bigger than 10hp motors its a good option.
@skidudeify 3 жыл бұрын
@@BorderViewFarms ok awesome great information thanks Nathan! 👍
@ianfausnaugh4337 3 жыл бұрын
Does the generator run on diesel or propane from your big tank?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Diesel
@brianhubbard6423 3 жыл бұрын
If you could change your grain system money no obstacle what would you change and why? This may be a big question, maybe a separate video. God bless.
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Well there a lot that could be improved on but some smaller things I would like to change would be a tower instead of the guy cables, a second overhead bin, bigger/2 pits that would hold a whole semi load.
@kevinbachmann3040 3 жыл бұрын
Boy they can get complicated quick
@justingalloway84 3 жыл бұрын
Is the dryer ran off of propane or diesel?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Diesel
@maxinerose6664 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Is is set up in Ohio or Michigan?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Michigan
@hanshardt6122 3 жыл бұрын
doesn't the side draw cause uneven levels in the bin. Won't the uneven levels in the bin cause bin failure. I thought that way they have a center draw to keep the levels even
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Bins with sidedraws are stiffened and designed for it.
@lstan444 3 жыл бұрын
Would you consider renewable energy for your future electric needs?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Sure if it was available, but I doubt it would replace our generator.
@_________________________9790 3 жыл бұрын
I know it’s kinda personal but how much does a setup like that cost because we’re thinking about putting a couple news bins and a dryer and just trying to get a good price on them
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't cheap but has been upgraded/expanded over a long period of time. I would guess it would take somewhere between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to build that from scratch.
@_________________________9790 3 жыл бұрын
Border View Farms thank you for the information. We don’t need all of that storage but that dryer and wet bin and maybe a couple of bins would be a lot nicer then we have right now
@jocalafarms4051 3 жыл бұрын
With the storms in Iowa this summer, price out a Sukup 1500000 bin now. Its almost double plus the wait time. U would be over a mil for the same setup.
@markgibson3050 3 жыл бұрын
Nathan - at 21:20 in this video you show a panel labeled "1 Phase 240 volts" Question - is there any 110 volt breakers in that panel??
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it has the lights and outlet circuts in it as well.
@markgibson3050 3 жыл бұрын
@@BorderViewFarms- the correct label for that panel would then be "Split Phase 110/120 volts". There is NO 240 volts single phase in that panel. (You can drive 220/240 volt devices out of a 110/120 volt split phase panel by using both 110/120 volt legs but it does not contain 240 volts in a single phase)
@ribeyeiowa 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have much problems with bees wings sticking to dryer ?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
No thats a huge advantage with the mixed flow style, there aren't any screens to clean and its low maintenance in season.
@lukefarrell6425 3 жыл бұрын
How much was the generator?
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
I believe it was around $26,000.
@codieritchie9261 3 жыл бұрын
Take out the trees in those fields plate more corn an beans
@matthewdowd4686 3 жыл бұрын
Farm sim...? Lol.
@edwardleonard7538 3 жыл бұрын
i didn't see any wasp's flying around...!!!!
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
I think that's just because it was cold and rainy.
@w056007568 3 жыл бұрын
Verykzfaq.info/get/bejne/fah9iMyXs8_KoKs.htmlo good video, thanks. The business about lack of mains electrical power has clearly been a major pain in the neck although having your own generator does provide you with a fair degree of independence, especially in the event of a mains power failure / interruption of supply. Does the grain leaving the dryer emerge hot / warm or is it possible to cool it sufficiently before exiting the dryer? - I suppose that the crux of the situation is how wet is it entering the dryer and how much wet corn you have backed up in the wet grain bin together with your rate of harvesting.
@BorderViewFarms 3 жыл бұрын
The bottom 2 tiers of the dryer are below the burner so they are a cooling section. Grain comes out about 10-20* above ambient temp.
@dusanandjelich1146 2 жыл бұрын
You guys built all that and didn’t ask anyone for money to pay for it
@GregLoechel 3 жыл бұрын
I see a whole lot of work "done". Hava quick peek 6:minutes in. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n591Z5OFl92ogWQ.html worth a look at all of it.
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