Mate u are a lad I’m from Scotland I work on 2 beef farms but every time I watch your videos u alway cheer me up thanks m8!

Great video!!!!!!! Keep up the good work. Good luck to all the farmers this harvest season.

Growing up the son of a farmer and not having the opportunity to work on a farm for 30 years now, I really appreciate these videos. :) Living vicariously through them. Thank you! Former Nebraska Farm kid.

The 9650 knew you wanted to replace it. That's why it quit... machines know Zach... they know!

Sounds like your John Deere dealer is pretty great. Dealer loyalty is much more logical than brand loyalty.

Zach we got a new combine a s680 with a 35ft Draper belt and we have a 9770 sts with a 35ft Draper we got it on Friday and we have 2500 acres of beans and today on Sunday we have 300 acres left and we love the new combine and there so quite and love the vids ❤️👍🏻

Watching these videos brings back fond memories of harvesting back in the mid 70's when I was in my mid teens. The sound of that old pull type Case combine and the MM, smell of flax and eating dust were some of the best years of my youth.

That draper header sure is nice. Thank you and Becky for sharing the 2018 harvest with us.

I thought I was the only one that slowed down at night! It just feels like you're going so much faster

Great job, Becky

I can appreciate your comments about the color of a machine. My dad was a mechanic and worked for a JD implement dealer. We learned from an early age the virtues of green machinery.

As I continue to watch this video I have to make one more comment, you make great videos Zach. Not only informative for "non-farmers" like myself but very entertaining too. Keep it up.

When we switched to macdon we got rid of one machine and just got a bigger head and still had about some results a day!

I find that because you can't see as far at night (even with LED lights) things come up on you quicker and lights make movement look faster than it is so you slow down.

I really enjoy the insight into a way of farming that I'm not familiar with. Your videos are not just show-off of big machinery. There is always something to learn from your explanations. And, although a scale of farming foreign to me, the family is at the center of it all. Grew up on a small family-only pig farm in Denmark in the 60-70'ies, with about 20 ha of barley and 10 ha of potatoes, one David Brown 880 and one very small McCormick Farmall 430.

We have been running a Draper head for three years now. One thing I have noticed is the beans feed in very nice and I think it allows the combine to do a better job.

Get a 45 ft.draper and put it on the 9870 Zach,that S-680 and that newest header really"inhaled"those beans like a vacuum cleaner...HAHA!.

It does make sense that that header would be better for bringing in the beans and less shattering. You wonder how many beans are on the ground that could have been caught with it‼️👍🏻

Hey Zack, Been watching your vids now for awhile. Its been killing me to watch and see the things I miss doing. Our family farm sold. I finally said...You know what?? Im tired of not doing this anymore. So I got with a buddy of mine and said...Im not ready to quit farming. He told me anytime I wanna seat in the tractor to just call. I give you props just for making the videos to inspire me to keep playing in the soil. Thanks man. Happy farming.

Yes it seems as though everything is moving faster at night. The Draper headers are awesome love our macdons

Cool we just finished our beans today. We are officially done with Harvest 2018.

As for the red guys and any other color... we may love our IH tractors and combines, but we appreciate any color and appreciate what they have all done and do for us past, present, and future.

Good job on these videos, both to you and your wife. Love watching them

Funny you made that comment that they all break, Zach...had the bearings go yesterday on the shaker drive arm on a red 8240. Dealer an hour away...mechanic got the parts, drove up and had us going within 4 hours. 👍

19 years old? Looks like it just rolled off the factory floor. That's not an accident - good on you for keeping your equipment in top condition. What you said about slowing down after sunset, I had the same problem. What I did was to add aircraft landing lights to the equipment so that I could see further on from where I was working. It's the same sort of argument that you have with driving a car at night and not wanting to drive beyond your headlights. A rack of LED lights on the cab should do the trick.

Draper heads are superior with how they handle the crop. Help get it away from the knife, gentler with lower reel speeds, and gives the machine a nice consistent feed. I have a feeling you'll be buying one, should make it a MacDon. Hate to see that machine go down... Hopefully a quick fix.

That’s a good day of picking beans! It’s just better picking anything at night we pick Blueberries at night mainly because it’s 20 degrees cooler in July but the fruit firms up and picks better. Thanks for sharing!!

I’m really liking these daily vids. Thanks for putting the time and effort in to making them. It’s like I’m riding buddy seat all day everyday!

I find when the sun goes down I speed up. Less distractions.l get in the zone and hammer down

for those who may not know, when he talks about 1/4 section that is 160 acres. 1 sq mile = 640 acres more or less. and cutting 300 plus in a day is getting things done. I am not anyway familiar with JD engines, but that older combine probably does not have common rail fuel system , the newer combine may have it and that 680 almost certainly does have common rail fuel system. the major problem with all common rail fuel system is this, if an injector tip gets stuck open or a tip gets blown off, as long as the engine is turning the fuel pump is pushing fuel. that means fuel is going into a cylinder uncontrolled. the ecm can no longer control the fuel, the engine will pick up rpms until parts scatter everywhere. only two chances of stopping it, cut a fuel line or punch a hole in a fuel filter. and the engine still may explode before it runs out of fuel. that old combine has a bosch or similar type fuel pump one pump plunger, metering device per cyl. completely different theory of operation.

Glad you said something about the noise. Ever since the S series came out I’ve heard lots of people say they’re loud inside. I can’t believe it because the previous models were louder as well as any other machine I’ve been in. Maybe they need to be opening their cab doors more often during operation to get a better since of how it really sounds. As well as to listen for any bad noises that can become problems. Keep up the great videos!!

I have never lived on a farm, I have never dealt with anything remotely close to farming, I've lived in the city my entire life.... and somehow this is the most interesting thing to me and cant stop watching your videos lol

equipment company did ya'll a solid.

everything looks so much faster at night lol

All good! Thanks for the non farmer explanation. Used to "farm out".....@50 years ago. Hay mainly. :)

you make me giggle like a little kid every time you do. Good Vibes to you sir.

Reply to Brad not Landa Your Dad let you get back on the Draper because he figured it would have to stop earlier and you'd be stuck running late lol

Hi, this is Jim from the tuxedo rental store, finally caught up to you. I will forgo the cost of the pants, because you oh so eloquently, explained what a Draper head does. Please watch it the next time! Thanks

Saw a combine with one of those Draper Headers around my town and it was thought it was pretty cool to see in person.

Small upstart mi farmer..love your channel, and vids. Thank you to you AND your family for sharing!

We have had a 680 for 2 seasons now. The first month of rice harvest I bet I didnt run it a full 2 days. It was having all kinds of electrical problems. Since we started harvesting back around Sept 8th or so our john deere bill for the 680 has been 22k. I know other guys who have had the same problems but I also know guys who've never had to turn a wrench on theirs. It's been running good for a couple weeks now so maybe itll be ok after spending over 20k on it I sure hope so. Other machine is a 9870 it's a damn good combine weve always been pleased with it. But I agree they all have problems. You might get a real good one or a real bad one. Weve got 2 jd flex drapers and we love em. We cut rice as well so it's our best option for rice and beans. Hope the rest of your harvest goes well. Its rained every week in northeast Arkansas. Cant get much done like that but it's coming along slowly but surely.

Your lucky to have a dealer that cares. We have a 30+ store dealer and they couldn't give a rat's a*@. !

Something relaxing about watching the combine run.

I watched one episode two weeks ago and now I can’t stop watching. Just subscribed today because I can’t get away from ya!

Combines more acres of soybeans in day than we farm

I will never understand why everyone is always diehard brand lovers/trash talkers. John Deere vs. Case. Chevy vs. Ford. Gibson vs. Fender. Boobs vs. Butt. It's called PERSONAL choices, fellas!!!! To each their own... Me? I'm a John Deere Chevy Gibson Personality type of guy...

Good to see that your trying a newer machine we got the same machine not to long ago and my boss (the combine driver) loves it

Man, I so miss harvest. Long peaceful nights and no one bothering you. Wish I was still able to farm.

It sucks that your phone died on the live feed today. You should play the mega Millions and the powerball. That way you could buy a new combine and header. You could maybe even get that challenger.

Have u tried a class lexion? Tires or tracks they are both amazing machines. But Deere is still good.

The issue of slowing down in the dark is very recognizable, i catch myself slowing down plowing in the dark. grtz from Holland

I have worked on many farms at day and at night and when i worked at night i was working at normally the same speed as at day.It s the feeling of knowing i was in an open field and working alone that is why i didnt slowed down.The only place i would ve slowed down at day or at night is near the side of the field(tree lines,fence lines,dithes,etc)

How ya like it? Our farm has ran an s680 for a few years. We're about to upgrade to two s780s.

Loved the stream And ALMOST HARVEST IN AUSTRALIA

Keep doing what your doing I love to see the vids after a long night of harvest

You just gave me Draper head fever! We are having a hell of a time with shelling. I think I should probably upgrade to a combine that’s newer than 1981 first lol

What ever killed your fuel tank pump might be working on your combine now.

The whole white tuxedo story...I'm not sure what to believe. You have a famously dry sense of humor but having watched you for the past 9 months, I wouldn't doubt that you had a white tux at your wedding. It's a conundrum, I tell ya.

Yep I slow down after sun set. Like you Zach I will push it faster then inadvertently be back down to a slower pace. Like the draper

I have that problem. When lights come on looks like going twice as fast. Love the show. Happy harvest!! We have 700 acres left!! Ready to go deer hunting down in ark!!

I thought the combine told you automatically when it's full or is that just new holland ???

Would the bean loss cover the cost of the Draper head over a 8-10 year span. Only a farmer with the log info like you do would tell. The yield bushels never lie.

The 40ft flex draper is amazing zack we use 3 40ft flex drapers on beans with crary air reels during beans on our 3 John deere s690 combines

Ive watched 10 videos on this channel and its already my favorite youtube channel ever! Keep the good work up

I take it a draiper header is much more expensive than the other? God bless.

Could it be an injector?

So glad KZfaq recommend me here. Praise KZfaq

Good to here some good Aussie music on the radio!!

Not trying to tell you how to run your machine but... you don’t need your reel so low. You don’t need to help the beans into the header with a Draper.

Do somthing with a new holland

I hope you had a good harvest day I farm in Illinois and we had 7 different combine fires around us today

I am so fascinated watching this! Obviously I'm not a farmer. I sure like watching this. I'm going to have to beg someone to let me ride along.

Maybe paint it red. Problem will probably go away!

One thing I would recommend is looking in to a used macdon draper, we run two macdons on our 9770s and they work wonderfully

I sure hope y’all have better luck with that S680 than we do ours. Extremely heavy and dont like the mud and watch the fountain auger when foldin ur hopper out. Ours is bad about not seatin correctly and if not checked before cuttin will back up clean grain elevator and tear it off. Stay safe and from one farmer to another thanks for what you do

Love your videos I love the diff between Australia harvest and your harvest were harvesting oats at the moment

Jaysus, that's one fine looking machine. 19 years old, it looks like new!

Not a farmer but loving the videos. I always watch a few before I go to sleep. I count soy beans instead of sheep. To me the host is what makes or breaks what I watch and I think you do a great job. It's informative with just enough wit to keep it interesting. Nice to be able to see the hard work that goes into the food and other products we use. As for slowing down at night, I think it's just human nature, It's harder to see so your brain needs more time to take in information. I think I remember from driver's ed. to slow down 5 MPH at night and another 5 MPH if it is raining. Of course at your speeds that would put you at a dead stop.

Man that was cool of midwest to do that for you guys happy harvest

My uncle had an old self propeld mower(an IH) with draper heads to cut the barley from his fields;he would let it dry about a week before combining it with a JD #40 combine with a pick-up head;he said the draper heads would gently deposit the plants and the barley beans to the ground without shaking them!

Awesome you're going to love that outfit especially the draper they are sweet!

Just food for thought. We put a Crary air reel on our grain table about ten years ago. I love it A LOT less money and you will get nice constant feed in the head blows beans into the auger before they have a chance to hit the ground

Hey From Australia, Never stop your good work, I enjoy watching your videos, Keep the good work up

Love the videos and the combine. Keep the content coming...

I just heard the phone ring at Midwest Machine. Say Ryan this draper is great. Think I'll just keep it. Ha. I've run both auger and belt. Hard to go back to the auger head after you've run the draper's...

I suppose I'm a loyal big red fan as I grew up riding the fender on my neighbor's 806. Also my first job we used only IH equipment. However I am partial to the old John Deere when it comes to utility tractors.

That is a sweet rig. Hopefully, you guys can get into a Draper header soon.

Our beans are done, just waiting to get corn done. Also, you say the unload auger is quieter, but for some reason, I quite like the sound of the unload auger

I'm a massey/hesston and case guy. My grandpa had deere majority farm growing up. Like you said, they all break down.

we just finished our walnut harvest and are expecting a big check from the company we sold them to so im happy

Huge machine, half a million little parts along the front edge. Gotta love it.... or hate replacing all the sharp little parts.

Cool S680. You will see it if how clean is the combine harvest.( 6:07) The grain bin was big. 400 bushel. And very smooth auger when unloading. I like the S680, also S790...

Really good stuff Zach!!!

Zach I love your vids man you teach me so much about farming I want to thank man and some day when I become a farmer ill make sure that ill stop by your farm

Lucky duck! Man that machine looked sweet. You're so lucky Zach but, you've earned it.

I’ve got it! I’ll make a KZfaq channel in the future about my farming life, only the fact that my farm is, how you say, really poorly taken care of. I’m talking about JD 4230’s, an IH 1066 and a JD 4955, our biggest tractor. The only thing we own that’s fancy is a 9560 JD combine, and that’s it.

Your videos are awesome! Me and my buddy are up in Buffalo NY and your hard work and success inspires us! Keep doing what you do we love the content!

I watched your live stream today love the videos keep it up

New subscriber here, I loved the double pun after looking at the beans and what to DEW.

You make farming look very cool.