I love the channel. It brings back so many fond memories from my time picking cotton on my uncles farm in Beulah Mississippi. The hundred pound sacks became very heavy to pull for a young kid. Thanks for the channel.
@michaelmacdonell48343 жыл бұрын
That is really hard graft. No cotton here, but I remember pitching hay bales and straw bales up onto the trailer with a pitchfork. If you've not seen it, think "slow motion pole vaulting". At less than five feet tall, and weighing about sixty pounds ( if I was carrying thirty pounds of hay), it was hard work.
@kevinirwin20363 жыл бұрын
You know what's so great about your videos is not only the detailed explanation of the equipment but your classy enough to show when it doesn't always go right. Keep the videos coming and I hope your yield was what you were hoping for.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Kevin Irwin it was a pretty decent year yield wise. Need prices to pick up some, but better than it could be. I’ve been called several things but it’s been a while since I’ve heard classy! Ha but thanks again and glad you enjoy the videos
@JoshJackson132 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer prices up enough for u?
@Redmallard3 жыл бұрын
The 7760 is an awesome 👌 picker thank you for showing us how they work,they are pretty much used anywhere cotton is grown.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Yes they are
@dmorgan283 жыл бұрын
That’s really interesting watching you run those cottonpickers. Really enjoyed it 👍👍👍❤️
@williamaultman99882 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! It's a shame that so many people, in this country take farmers, and farming for granted. I grew up on a small, very small farm, in south Mississippi, I salute You! Keep spoiling us!!
@southernfarmer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@aex1323 жыл бұрын
Those machines are huge... I have a 9965 picker and even mine is enormous.. The damage on the back is nothing.. You can repair it with a hammer.. No big deal... Once I had bend the whole basket of the picker because I forgot to close it all the way.. Happy to see other farmers in the same crop as me.. Totally different picker than what we have here!
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
aex132 it just doubles as a bulldozer , lol
@user-bp9gm6kn1z2 жыл бұрын
Your field is very good. Now if you specify a factory cotton plant. I am from Kazakhstan. Cotton is grown in the southern region of Kazakhstan.
@bennetts-revenge_23 жыл бұрын
So sorry that happened to you. It's always something! Hope you and your family are staying safe, have a good day. Thanks for explaining all the controls in the baler!
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Brenda Renfree your welcome, could have been much worse, just dented sheet metal
@rogercarrico49753 жыл бұрын
The fact it's still all functioning sounds encouraging. I would start taking the obviously damaged parts off. Investigating everything. Might not be as bad as it looks
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Roger Carrico yes it is. I could’ve been much worse
@Blackjack_focus_st33 жыл бұрын
Love the channel u have a beautiful family brotha never seen cotton harvested loving it
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Chris Covillon thank you
@dennissanders77563 жыл бұрын
Those are complicated machines ..lol...lot to keep tabs on...dang trees cause a lot of damage to eqp...ive had my share of boo boos...ive got a winter job of rebuilding a 956 moco cutter bar ..last field of the year ...a custom job and wham...dang piece of drift wood shelled it...approx 22 hundred a module to rebuild...sure enjoy your videos..love seeing all your green machines.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Dennis Sanders that’s how it goes sometimes, thanks for watching
@michaelmacdonell48343 жыл бұрын
I winced when I saw the headline. And then I watched. This, folks, is bravery
@aliciagomez89813 жыл бұрын
Thats a cool cotton picker 😀👍
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
We just fixed it yesterday
@bladewiper3 жыл бұрын
I feel for you. It just tears a person apart when something like that happens.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
salty 101 low feeling for sure
@GlynRobinson3 жыл бұрын
New sub here from Tupelo Mississippi!
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Glyn Robinson awesome, thanks for watching
@peteparker73963 жыл бұрын
Could always be worse, thankfully no one was hurt. I got excited one night pulling away from Boll buggy with the basket up. Warped the lid, nothing a few chains and time couldn’t fix. Never did close or open quite right after that.
@t_r_b88423 жыл бұрын
The second year I ran a 7760, I swung the back end into a tree. Luckily was going slow enough and didn’t warp anything. Only bent up the pulley for the wrap roller. That was a terrible feeling though.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
t_r_b yep, it sucks
@gabrielalger97923 жыл бұрын
Mighty nice helena sign lol
@danielkaz62803 жыл бұрын
Awesome vids :-)
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Daniel Kaz thanks for watching
@blembree13 жыл бұрын
That’ll buff right out.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Lembree haha, maybe so, but I doubt it
@kyleburton48253 жыл бұрын
It happens.. It’s so easy with these baler pickers to make a mistake. I was turning on the end on a furrow irrigated farm with a narrow turn row a couple years ago I kinda bumped a telephone pole with the handler fortunately i barely touched it and it didnt tear anything up. Enjoy the videos!
@MartinBradyRallyCoDriver3 жыл бұрын
Here at 4,000 subs and looking forward to when you have 500k 🙏🏻 good luck
@timmckinley86643 жыл бұрын
Give the guys at Bennet tractor parts in Aubrey arkansas a call. Maybe they have one their parting out.
@garyschmelzer3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the breakdown and how it all works And you’ll never hit that limb again
@dwaynekoblitz60323 жыл бұрын
For what you pay for those beautiful machines it’s terrible to do something as innocent as hitting a branch. Very happy that it still bailed okay.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Dwayne Koblitz it’s a heartbreaker for sure
@verlynnygaard47353 жыл бұрын
BE PROUD COTTON FARMERS, BECAUSE THE MAN IN BLACK JOHNY CASH FAMILY WERE ALSO COTTON FARMERS 👍👊👊👌👌👍👍👊👊
@oobreefarms3 жыл бұрын
Just curious why don't y'all build the round bales 94"?
@pennyhaldeman56263 жыл бұрын
Bummer about your picker, glad only the tree got hurt.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Yea, & thanks
@christianuhlemann23953 жыл бұрын
Ähm ya, could you please shortly explain to me for what the water getting used ? Are you spraying it in the cotton for better compression in the bales or what ?
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Christian Uhlemann not exactly, check out the “Cotton Picking Time” video from earlier this harvest season and it gives a pretty good overview of the moistener “water/soap” system that is used to clean the spindles off
@christianuhlemann23953 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer thx man, doesn´t know there is a Erklärbärvideo..but thx for that.
@Ed_in_Md3 жыл бұрын
Ouch! Sorry man.
@roadking523 жыл бұрын
Is that a Helena sign across the road. Ex ag pilot and Helena retiree here. Really enjoying the grounds eye view of cotton.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Dale Mitchell thanks for watching
@adrianchetwynd13343 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer Can I ask why you drop bales before you reach the headlands when the following bale will not be completed before you reach the headlands.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Adrian Chetwynd many times we get as close as we can to the headland we intend to store the modules at, but many times we are going the opposite direction so that’s as close as we will be with that bale before turning. Also, if there is any thing at all on the edge of the field where you plan to turn and head back you are very limited on turning room with a bale on the handler. Another reason to drop them at “random” might be there may be a drain or mud hole to cross where the handler could potentially drape, or the picker it’s self might strain to the point of losing power.... which is never good, and just another avoidable problem. Thanks for watching
@Prihoda153 жыл бұрын
It looks like a sheet metal damage to me. No big deal :)
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
PeterCycles maybe so
@craigfaircloth3133 жыл бұрын
Do you make sure the seed will crack before you start. We look at lint and seed moisture.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Craig Faircloth yes after a rain, but this late in the season, and it had not rained in a few weeks, it would have to be a very heavy dew to get the seed wet enough to not be dry by the time the lint was.
@frnknstien3 жыл бұрын
I was always curious why those pickers have so many mirrors compared to a combine
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Yea, can’t even see much with them. You have to rely on rear view camera a ton
@thefceUSMC3 жыл бұрын
Time to break out the big hammer. LOL
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Chad Smith idk if I’m that good at body work
@thefceUSMC3 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer when I was a kid my dad bought a wrecked '67 Charger and the front part of the frame was bent. He went 100% redn*ck and tied a chain around it and to a tree out back. He would rev up the car, slam it in reverse, and get it going as fast as he could until the slack ran out. After about doing that ten times the frame was mostly straight and his nerves were mostly shot. He drove that car for 5 or 6 years. After that he consider himself to be a "Frame and Body Man". So, by that logic, you just need a little OJT to get your John Deere body work certification. LOL. I wish we had camera phones back then to film some of the other crazy stuff he did.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Chad Smith hahah! That’s great! Sounds like he would have fit right in around here. Thanks for watching
@HG-jy3bl2 жыл бұрын
We use stripper balers, never used a picker. It looks like you are going faster through that field than we could
I bet you felt about a inch tall after you did that.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Joel Henderson exactly
@michaelnichols86333 жыл бұрын
Why are you dropping the bale in the middle of the field? Looks to me you could bring it to the end of the field so the pick up spear will not have to burn diesel going to get it.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Michael Nichols often times we do, but if there are any muddy spots, drains, rough spots of any kind to cross we go ahead and try not to carry it through them or across them with the picker. Sometimes we would end up on the opposite end at which the bales were being lined up, which would be counter productive. The spear tractor burns minimum fuel anyways. Not really a big deal if the have to go a few extra rounds a day
@JohnSmith-lw2bm3 жыл бұрын
At least no one was hurt. That green steel can be fixed. In a few years you’ll be laughing about it over a beer. Wounded pride is all. Still sucks but that’s life. Might be able to hammer it out??
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
John Smith about the only way to look at it now. Thanks for watching
@tonygough87133 жыл бұрын
That is a lot to keep up with for sure.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
tony gough not to bad once you do it several hundred times
@kwakuanimasiedu32613 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer we have a vast land in Ghana which is suitable for Cotton production. Can we work together. Its a 10,000+ acres
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
kwaku anim-asiedu probably a little to far for us to travel
@kwakuanimasiedu32613 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer OK, but I believe its worth it. Can I get your email address or whatsapp contact?
@kwakuanimasiedu32613 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer OK, but I believe its worth it. Can I get your email address or whatsapp contact?
@tannerfamilyfarms34503 жыл бұрын
John deere should have a black history museum.
@dougknpe3 жыл бұрын
Now got a African American owned dealer group in south texas
@nikphoenix3 жыл бұрын
Why dont you carry the completed module to the end of the row vs dumping in the middle?
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
nikphoenix easier to turn at the end without the bale
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
nikphoenix spear tractor has ample time to place them exactly where they need to be
@fatroth3 жыл бұрын
Going to do a full equipment tour after harvest?
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
L5P Denali for sure
@nickverkler97323 жыл бұрын
Yep I definitely would like to see all you’re equipment. Looks like you guys have a lot of nice equipment. John Deere all the way.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
nick verkler once we get rained out most everything will make its way back to the shop and I’ll do one best I can, we’re still a little scattered at this point
@812macdaddy3 жыл бұрын
Where are yall located, man they have some big fields around the tunica casinos
@jamesflores7283 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you have your cs690 module set at 94?
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
So you can haul them in a covered module truck
@jamesflores7283 жыл бұрын
I always setup them up at 94 they fit good in the module truck and some at 98
@zegoose36903 жыл бұрын
half million dollar lol nice flex bro
@aledo_dj Жыл бұрын
IKR?! I thought he came in a little low. Even wrecked, that sounds like a bargain.
@johndeere51343 жыл бұрын
Thats going to take some money to fix
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
brandon Cook I’m afraid so
@samskeeter13 жыл бұрын
It's ok when the boss prangs picker,I'd hate to be a hired hand on your farm and do that. Well you got time on your side to repair it. Having trees out in fields isn't that clever either. Do you have insurance cover for that?
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Arable CanterburyNZ yes, insurance should cover most of it, but that was a custom harvest job🥴.... not our field
@haifai39163 жыл бұрын
I’ve never even been on a farm and I’m a yankee so I’m not sure why this was suggested to me, but it’s very interesting!
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@garyoakman61873 жыл бұрын
How much does a bale weigh?
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
gary oakman about 5k lbs
@travistharp42153 жыл бұрын
We all screw up at least once a year lol
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
I’m usually good for once a month maybe. Normally not show stopping but also usually not quite that noticeable as that big dent😬
@travistharp42153 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer I ripped the door off the back of a module builder when I was 13 lol
@peringe13 жыл бұрын
You should just cut down that tree and the stump after cutting it down, then it won't be in the way anymore.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
For sure
@tandemwings47333 жыл бұрын
So, it's the tree's fault now??
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
@@tandemwings4733 haha 😂
@tandemwings47333 жыл бұрын
That's not wrecked.... A bit of schoolgirl drama here. It's just dented. Easily fixed.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Haha. May hurt the resale value tho🥴
@tandemwings47333 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer It would be childish to even think about selling in that condition, surely. Me thinketh that it would easily be smart to have it repaired, no matter what the future plans are. Do you not have your equipment insured for accidental breakdown? It is probably close to 100% practice in our part of the world..
@Paladun1003 жыл бұрын
i didnt know you worried about moisture
@napalm182napier53 жыл бұрын
Just getter done
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Napalm182 Napier thanks for watching
@dharmeshpatel64852 жыл бұрын
Prices
@jimmystrain8833 жыл бұрын
How many acres of cotton do yall have
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Strain about 5k
@fhuber75073 жыл бұрын
It'll pull out. Could have been worse.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
F Huber ehhh. I guess
@jjp11173 жыл бұрын
We’re u flying in reverse? Damn that’s a Huge dent for a tree limb hitting it no way u we’re going slow
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
JD Farmer nope, not at all, barely even moving
@redbovine3 жыл бұрын
My neighbor was draglining from his lagoon. Had 1200’ of hose laid out and hooked a power pole. He was going 8/10ths of a mile an hour. Creeping. Pulled the pole up out if the ground. Didnt even know it until he saw the lines sparking. Sometimes these low speed accidents can be worse than the high speed ones.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
redbovine yep, especially with a 485 hp machine, the damage can be large with no inclination of anything going wrong until it’s way to late
@tandemwings47333 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer Yep, especially that it is really only sheet metal. The driver wouldn't have any feel to that at all, until too late.
@Mazel_Tov_8883 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer It's John Deere's fought, substandard metal, trying save a dime. No way that branch should've done that much damage. You did the best you could with what you had. First time viewer. Thanks for sharing the footage.
@farmeralex23643 жыл бұрын
Georgia or Alabama
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Mississippi
@farmeralex23643 жыл бұрын
ho cool
@Garbageman-ct2wo3 жыл бұрын
No sir that's not cool at all but it happens to the best of us
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Garbageman84 just part of it
@Darth.Fluffy3 жыл бұрын
That looks cosmetic. The only thing it should effect is the resale value. Sorry, buddy.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
I believe we have it all fixed now. Orders a few new pieces, never hurt any of the functionality of the picker
@Darth.Fluffy3 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer . Got to admit. I like hearing y'all talk. I've been in Arizona since '92. Everyone talks like a tv newscaster.
@royhoco57483 жыл бұрын
it's a cotton picker not a tree trimmer. wink.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Haha
@jamesflores7283 жыл бұрын
You need to clean off your wrap floor belts
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
No doubt
@travistharp42153 жыл бұрын
O Deere he’s a ford owner lol
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Ford Tough
@travistharp42153 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer right under a Chevy
@poorhouseracing3 жыл бұрын
You ain't getting nothing for Christmas. S_ _ _ t happens
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Poorhouse Racing yea I am, a rear panel for a 7760
@bschmitt63003 жыл бұрын
Might as well go get the dozer and rid the field of that tree.
@travisjames72013 жыл бұрын
Sh*t happens.
@jimbaker71333 жыл бұрын
That's why you shouldn't video and drive!! Lol
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Jim Baker lol, had stopped videoing 2-3 hours before the accident. I can’t even blame it on that.
@jeffsteelman80363 жыл бұрын
It’s not too bad.......my wife has bigger dents..
@verlynnygaard47353 жыл бұрын
I BET JOHNY CASH WOULD LOVE PICKING COTTON WITH MACHINERY LIKE THESE INSTEAD OF PICKING BY ✋ THE HE AND HIS FAMILY PICKED COTTON
@hendrik1636c3 жыл бұрын
Then it's not wrecked lol
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
SA Farmer could’ve been worse
@snowman56093 жыл бұрын
Opps
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Mark Anderson yep
@daveevans27103 жыл бұрын
That ain't even close to being wrecked son.
@southernfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Dave Evans closer than I like it
@daveevans27103 жыл бұрын
@@southernfarmer Indeed. Good luck with it, hope it's only superficial. 👍