11:37 The look of suprise when it started. The relatable moments of your videos are what keeps me coming back. 😂

I’m a former truck driver,,,suggestion,,,while you are in the field press the blue button under “D” and that will put you in manual shift mode,,,after you get the truck rolling then press the up arrow to shift it into 2nd gear and it will stay in that gear until you press the up or down button,,,,after you pull out on the road then press “D” which will return the transmission back into automatic shifting

I have driven a 3 pedal automatic like yours and can offer some tips. When you are heavy in the field, select m (manual) and use the up and down arrows to shift. That way the shift holds no matter the throttle setting.

Boy, this is fun! It really feels like we're part of the family, seeing all the different aspects of corn harvest. Gage, great job with the "food review time, Baby!"

Other than sneezing on your videos, (which I find hysterical), that truck restart was easily one of the more priceless reactions on your face. Reminded me of the below zero blizzards of my youth in WI when it took everything in the world to get the frozen engine/transmission in a 1974 Buick to turn over. Most horrible feeling when your vehicle stalls out at the worst possible time and place. Clearly, you have the magic touch, Laura. Nothing more attractive in a woman than her confidence.

Best video yet. I'm a truck driver and can appreciate the feeling of horror when the truck dies in the worst possible spot and the feeling of relief when it starts back up again. Very enjoyable video.

Laura, you might need a “student driver - please be patient” sticker on the back of that 18 wheeler. It’s amazing that you have the courage to tackle the learning tasks involved. Kudos to you. Nothing like trial by fire.

When the truck restarted the look of amazement was priceless.

Good morning Sunshine! I really enjoyed this video! It was a great balance of Laura, Grant and Gage and also explanatory about what is going on. This showed more of Grant's sense of humor and it was good to see. Gage is getting more comfortable and showing more of who he is and it's enjoyable to see. Laura, you and Grant are awesome and I appreciate so much all the time and effort you are putting into these videos. Thank you very much ❤ HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON FOLKS!! Larry, Central Valley, Ca.

Pro tip for you. the high/low range will only happen when you pass through neutral. So, in 5th going to 6th, go ahead and move to high range before you actually shift. It makes finding that gate easier as your fingers aren't busy with other things.

My daughter can relate in regard to size. She is tiny and is driving mine dump trucks. She has to wear a weight belt so that the seat can register that she is actually sitting in the truck. Little girls and big trucks are funny.

Laura and Grant, A thoroughly enjoyable harvest episode... With drama of the non-starting diesel with an airlock(?), then stalling the truck on the road, and then the look of sheer terror 😬😰on Laura's beautiful face, waiting with huge suspense for it to start (she cranks well of course with a brand new battery), smooth stick shifting, a BNSF train switching on the tracks, Laura spilling a few kernels at the Co-Op, and Grant, a HUGE pile, LOL, that cracked me up!! A big undulating paddock of cut corn, tractors and trucks all around lit up with their lights, a beautiful southern Nebraska sunset, and finally, just the cutest tiny kittens 😸cuddling together! - Just perfect to watch after a day at work. Thank you so much!!! 😄 Blessings from way down south in NZL, David ❤

Laura you are crushing it!! Your driving and mechanical ability for someone your age (and size) is amazing.. honestly! I've worked with experienced folks who don't bring it like you do..

Laura, I would love to see you try driving and working defferent kinds of equipment! I drove tow trucks for years and loved it! you seem to pick up on it really fast. Thanks for a great video!

Laura, the relief on your face when the truck started after the train passed, was a picture. When they have electric trucks, it would be a lot easier for you. No gears to deal with. They are already available. Love to you all from Mike ❤❤

Watching you learning to drive that truck is much fun. And it looks as if you have fun too.

Farming requires a mastery of many many trades and skills

What a great video! Good shifting. When I was 5, I drove for the binder, helped stook the sheaves and drove the wagon for the sheaves to be thrown on the wagon and mowed. We took them to the threshing machine which blew the straw into the mow and the grain into the grainery.

Im so impressed with the way you handle all unexpected things that happen during your work day dont ever lose that that attitude will serve you well your whole lives

There should be a "Manual Mode" for your automatic transmission. When you're driving at relatively low speed around the farm, it will probably be easier for you to leave it in "Manual" and do your shifting (Up and Down arrows) manually by watching the truck's rpm. Upshift around 1400 rpm (this will vary from truck to truck; 1400 is usually a good place to start) and downshift around 1600. You'll get the hang of it with a little practice.😉

Gage needs a laura farms cap

Those quiet summer/fall evenings, with nothing but the crickets, are absolutely the best! An amazing sunset just tops it off. ❤

Don't you worry Laura, I was a driver for 13 years OTR, and once I got my solo status, it was still maybe a year and a half before I felt completely competent and comfortable with my skills and abilities. So, just be patient with yourself. You're doing great. I'll offer a little advice. Don't be so concerned with how you are driving, just drive. When you spend too much time stressing about things such as this, you'll improve very little. Just consider it as more practice, and proficiency will come. Nervousness fades over time. I did that, and it worked well for me. You're a very good driver, I can see it. So don't worry. Anyway, I've been watching your posts for a few years now I guess, and today I just became a subscriber to your channel. I really enjoy your content and other farmers as well. I grew up on a farm as a kid in South Eastern Iowa, near Fort Madison, and I miss it so much, you don't even know. I would love to work on another farm, and possibly one day own or lease my own. So with all of that, I wish you all (y'all's) all the best, and God Bless!!!! 🚜

Laura, you can flip up the high range button while still in 5th gear--it wont change into high range untill the shifter goes into neutral on its way to 6th .

If the jerking of the shifting gears is sliding your seat forward and back, there should be a lever/handle to flip, which will lock your seat into a solid position. The purpose of this option is to save your back and legs while on the road to slide with the bumps in the road. Just don't leave it locked in place all the time, or it will eventually leave a detent/wear spot and won't slide smoothly.

Laura, Grant and Gage thanks for sharing, it's always good to follow along with you and your day! Laura, be proud of your Semi driving skills! I'm sure they're far better than 99% of the people watching, and the look on your face when the Semi started was utterly priceless 🙂🙂🙂 ❤

I think it's great that you're letting Gage get the experience driving equipment. You're helping promote farming to an even younger generation, and sharing your knowledge and experience. Passing that on is priceless 👍

Can of Ether $8.99, Truckload of Corn $40g, Truck starting at the railroad crossing after killing it.....PRICELESS!

The freight shaker was probably had a air looked in the fuel filter Best to leave run at 1000 rpm when sitting

Good stuff guys. Hey Laura, "if ya can't find em, grind em". LOL I enjoy your show so much, decided to go back to SD to drive silage truck for a farmer the month of Sept. i'm 62 and had an absolute blast, 12-16 hours a day for 30 days. Driving in the fog and wet fields, got towed a few times. Seeing the wildlife, how things are run, hauling to the dairys' and no one is around. Just quiet and peaceful! You guys have the life! Did some sloppy math, around 600-700 million lbs.

I know that look on Lauras face. I wore it many times. The reaction when it started was awesome . May your truck always start.

Your videos are the greatest. Makes me wish I'd chosen farming as a career. Great work you two!

Really like this video; and, again I really appreciate how frequently this fall you are posting. Actually, I think you are "jumping in the deep end of the pool" by driving semi-trucks so early in your farming career; and I am impressed. I only drove straight, grain trucks with fully-synchronized transmissions for many years as a farmer before operating trailer trucks. I remember when that ethanol plant was built when I went by it to deliver with my semi-truck west of Aurora,

Absolutely LOVED The Harvest Video!! Thank You! So Much For Making It Possible For Us All !! Look Forward For More!! Keep Smiling On!! 😄👍👊❤️

I can honestly say your editing is top notch and keeping us along for harvest must suck, so thank you so much for your time and effort. I really enjoy watching.

Gage needs a raise 😊

We need a New Laura Friendly SemiTruck fund.

Fun video of the night harvest. I can't believe how addicted I've become to these videos. Nice work Laura, Grant, & Gage

Laura wants a new truck! let's go grant!! do it! :P

11:33 to 11:40 PRICELESS :D

You're doing FAR BETTER than I ever could!! You go!!

I absolutely love your channel. I come from a ranch family from western South Dakota. about 22 miles north of the famous Sturgis. Its always fun to learn different things. I have lived in Yankton while I was in High School, and now I am back. I did not know how much went into all that you do. Thank you for all the details of what and how you do what you do.

Shifting is all about the rhythm and timing. At some point you will not even think about shifting … you will just shift

I think the flipper switcher deal is called a range switch.

I have never farmed, I have gardened, but I have a farmers heart inside of me. I'm 51, and doing the express oil changes on cars, I don't feel like I'm doing what I should. I mow a lawn and I feel like have just plowed a field, or just mowed a golf course

Those kittens are so cute! Hope Pepper is fixed, now that she’s had a litter. Hope you find all good homes for the babies.

I am wondering, in USA you don't need special driving licence for the semi truck ? In Europe we need special licences which you get from a school with classes and practice and so on . Thanks a lot for all the videos and updates ! I watch them every day.

Thumbs up for Gauge. He is an asset to the channel.

I love the laughter between you two. I'm glad you have fun while working together. Another great video. You show the oops and mishaps that happen in real life. Thanks for keeping it real.

Learned so much about farming! All those little questions answered. Just wondering today about how it is handled in deciding where to take the corn and you answered it!

I know someone has probably told you by now but your kw should have a hold option on the selector. Listen young lady ! We all had to start somewhere! I’ve been driving over 25 years and still learn something every day! If the hater’s can do any better let them have it 😊

Most young people these days can't even drive a stick shift car and I don't blame them because they hardly make any. Here's Laura - self taught gear jammin 18 wheeler driver.

Have a boy! It really feels like it's time for a bigger family, seeing all the aspects of everything come together! Great job with everything!

This video truly gets very real. Your real time surprises to what you are expecting. The all time best. And Grant spilled so much corn. That spill should cover your opps for a year. I love you both...

Do you’ll have a weight limit when hauling grain? When we haul coal we can gross 130k. Non coal is 80k.

Does a full combine fully load a grain cart, or is it 1+ combine loads to fill a grain cart? Does one grain cart fully load a truck or does it take more than one grain cart to fully load a truck?

Driving big trucks, very impressive Ms. Laura.. 😊

I am loving your videos. Thanks for taking the time and mental energy to edit and post videos after a long day harvesting. Your fans appreciate that! I'm in awe of your ability to cook and deliver dinner while doing everything else, let alone laundry and other household chores needed to keep the household running smoothly. Nicely done! Thank you again.

Try putting your accelerator heal on a block of wood.

Who else yawned when Grant and Laura yawned?

The joys of the early early auto shifts. They got better later but those are just rough…….never forgot to push the clutch in while slowing down…..

Listening to you guys go on about the hills on your farm is hilarious! You flatlanders are funny!

481K!!!!!

Ah you make a model truck driver. My daughter also drives a big rig , she doesn’t like the electric rigs

Thanks for another great video Laura and Grant and gage. It was interesting and enjoyable. I have a suggestion for you on your truck. Leave it running if you are going to use it right away. Turning a diesel off and on for short periods can cause problems like you had. Just leave it idle. It will be fine. Just a suggestion. Nice to set gage on camera a bit more. Fine young man for his age. You are lucky to have him on the team. Running the auto shifts takes getting use too. There is a blue button I believe that you can divert the auto shift in and out of manual mode. Not real sure about that. Look in the book or ask a driver that knows the auto shift. Nice meal you fixed Laura. Harvest meals are the best. Need that energy. Working late in this video. That is harvest time for you. Teamwork and putting in the hours gets it done. Hang in there all of you. About it I guess. Thanks for everything Laura. You all take care and be safe. The Iowa Farm Boy. Steve.

Gage is a rock star. He's really loosening up and feeling comfortable in front of the camera. Fun video!

That reminds me of a joke I heard years ago when I used to drive truck. What do you get when you cross a Peterbilt, Kenworth, and freight shaker? you get a Peter worth shaking lol

Its funny how in Europe we want manual cars and automatic trucks and in the US its opposite.

As a guy Who lives in the city, Watching these videos are so refreshing to see . Also the new kid is great. Thanks you guys.

Looks like a great haul!! Nice work guys! thanks for sharing, Laura!!😊

Losing its prime is what I’m thinking.

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Your shifting is great for a beginner, it's really good. This comment is from a driver with 30yrs experience. Love the video everyone of them. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Look on your face when the truck restarted..........Priceless!! Love the videos.

Having served on three submarines, riding in a combine is nothing like driving a submarine. Also, there are no windows on a submarine.

I love y’all, and it’s wonderful to see hard working young people in America, but it’s time to take a stand on the monstrous attacks in Israel. Babies should not be beheaded. You are great with words. You can say it in 15 seconds with your gift of speaking. God bless America, God bless Israel, and God bless you and Grant.

You are very brave driving those trucks. Good job, you have my admiration.

Your a great laugh you two....I couldnt believe it with he lorry...the kittens are growing....stay safe you all

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Laura is going to need to double up on the hamburgers and milkshakes if she wants to be in trucker-form!

Love that y’all film the mess ups. You guys can easily edit that out but you show it. Laura your face was priceless when you stalled out the freight liner. I would’ve been a little more pissed off than shock like you but you filmed it and the relief when it started was awesome. Keep up the good work y’all doing amazing n

Gage is doing great with the camera work. Excellent job on the shifting Laura.

Way to go young lady! You and your Husband are amazing reps for your generation. Your work /family ethics are amazing. Hope for the future.

Gage is doing a good job and Laura keep pounding them gears practice makes perfect Keep the harvest videos coming Love the videos 😊😊😊

You did great driving the semi trucks, Laura! Tell Gage we love seeing him, he does an awesome job! Looks like you are a great cook, too!❤😊

Thank you for the hardwork with harvest and getting the daily videos out for us. I enjoy them a lot!

Laura, you are learning! Some people can get in/on anything and drive it like they've did it their whole life, some have to take time and learn and get comfortable. Don't worry about what others think, they are not you and they are not the one in control. I think you are doing a great job, like you said, no accidents, no roll overs. No ditches. You are doing just fine. As time goes on you will get better. Even lifelong professionals kill their equipment sometimes. Keep it up. Glad to see harvest is going well.

Hi. I'm from Northern Maine and grew up farming potatoes, I now live in CT and I start my day watching your videos..Brings back so many memories of running farm equipment and working those late hours.With all the bad and negative stuff on KZfaq, its nice see smiling happy people enjoying life.🚜

Tooth aches are the worst!!! You handled it very well Laura! Were they able to take care of it? Really enjoy watching all of you. Great job y'all! Keep it safe and enjoy every moment!

Really want to see more of that kid, keep the content of him coming. Nice to see someone my age doing this :)

Hello from a fellow Nebraskan! I enjoy watching your content, it's so rich, genuine and enjoyable. Keep up the great work y'all.

I am impressed. From an old Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbuilt, Cummins truckdriver.

I have to go to basketball practice today for special olympics Kansas. And It’s from 3:00 clock to 5:00 clock…

Proud of your Laura. You did not panic when it stalled. You go girl!!!

learn about the transmission mode button. you can "lock" the transmission into one gear. also you need your heal on the floor to stop the bucking. Great job.

Gage great job he fits in great with the farm... great addition

much improved shifting the manual, you are not shaking the stick around going right into the gear, great job!

A good sharing of adventures in driving !! Lol!! Great job team!! Miss Pepper n the pepperettes look to be doing very well!! A good day in the tall stalks!! C ya on the next video! 👍🐺🧙‍♂️🤙

Good stuff. Insights we haven't seen before with normal postings. Gage fitting right on in behind the cam.

My wife and I are in Nebraska for the first time. It’s really beautiful here!