Moving On To The Muck: Oh Boy Is It Wet

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Oliver66FarmBoy

6 ай бұрын

Tracks are definitely putting in the work on the peat ground.

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@JT-ee1ii 5 ай бұрын

Greetings from Central Alabama! We're fortunate that our duals holds us up on our heavy loam soil. Thanks for sharing, we combine mostly at night too. Something Magical about being in a Combine at night.

@TomBiggerstaff-gn1ws 6 ай бұрын

I remember back in 76 and 77 in southern Indiana we had a really wet season water standing in the bottoms the bottom would fall out from under the combined by the time we could get in to shell the corn the stalks were rotten at the roots and falling over a real tangled mess I'm glade to see you getting your corn off before that happened thanks for the work taking us viewers along

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

We gotta get a lot more rain for it to get to that point.

@w056007568 6 ай бұрын

Total congratulations to you and your Dad with this massive project. Most impressive performance in my opinion. I'm really pleased for you that having taken the plunge and made the financial commitment and physical effort with these tracks it seems to me that the combine is working well and you are managing to successfully harvest your crops without huge damage to your soils. Dan

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@user-tv8px3nw2s 6 ай бұрын

I am a Farmer from IL.You guys are doing a HELL of a job! I have played with peat ground for more than 50 years,if it gets to wet sometime in Fall,I might hire you to Combine a few acres for me! I dont have to tell you to keep up the good work,you guys are working too hard already!

@claydoesvids 5 ай бұрын

This is how my old man hauled his combines on the wheat run back in the day when a pickup truck could pull them on a trailer. Hauled them 55's with the front wheels on a rest and rear wheels trailing behind. Unloaded into the old pickup trucks hauling them. We have come a long way in 50 years

@tonyjones9715 6 ай бұрын

What a great job you and your DAD done on the Tracks . It looks just like it was factory built .👏👏👏

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@A.J.MV51701 6 ай бұрын

Dont feel bad when there is mud outside my dog always plays in it. Love your videos glad the tracks are working well for you have a blessed day.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Dumb thing is she hates water any other time.

@jbaker2905 6 ай бұрын

I drove by that day you guys were leaving never knew how close u guys lived to me lol!

@robertburey4704 6 ай бұрын

I can't imagine how crazy riding in that must feel.

@johnkissack5295 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for videoing and sharing it today. It’s so hard to believe how much those tracks make a difference!!!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Yep

@ronzezulka6646 6 ай бұрын

Hey Ethan,,outstanding job on the tracks. Combination of experience, knowledge and mad skills. Hats off and a cold beer to you and yer dad.

@nateolmsted899 6 ай бұрын

The tracks bring back a lot of memories when I was a kid we had a Massey Ferguson with tracks

@dennislamers986 6 ай бұрын

Get er done. Things are looking better. Great job on the tracks.

@user-dn7wp9dl3q 6 ай бұрын

Greeting from Ireland, love your videos ,your work on the tracks is fantastic. The skill and dedication is very impressive. Keep up the good by work.T

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@farmerboy2003 6 ай бұрын

Nice work to you and your dad with the tracks!! I put a mudhog on my F3 gleaner and it made all the difference in the world! Especially when steering!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@farmingforfun9534 6 ай бұрын

Im thoroughly enjoying the content. Thanks ethan!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@jamespittman3365 6 ай бұрын

I am sure the tracks will pay for themselves, but they are worth it to me being able to watch you running that rig. Well done by you and your Dad.

@jamespittman3365 6 ай бұрын

Three gears and hydrostat were common in all brands of combines back then, they really needed one more gear between second and third.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Deere had a 4 speed which was a lot handier.

@Nick-sh9bv 6 ай бұрын

Yea my m2 gleaner was 4 speed with hydro. Worked good. Either way 3 or 4 speed hydro is much nicer than gear drive variable belt

@williammatzek4660 6 ай бұрын

I'm glad you showed moving steel tracks on a black top road!

@perrysmith6872 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations ! Well done ! 👏👍

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@scottharvold6286 6 ай бұрын

I bet that out fit turns some heads rolling down the road great job !!!!

@mathiggins4264 6 ай бұрын

Looking good guys be safe out there your buddy from Nebraska

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@kandwfarms9203 6 ай бұрын

If you quit farming, you can always go to New York and drive to the tail end of a fire truck.😊

@urexpressionsphotography1082 6 ай бұрын

It's called a Tillerman. He is the driver of the rear of a Ladder Truck in the FD. I drove that position for 3 yrs when I was a F/F in my city.

@stephenheyes4324 6 ай бұрын

Ethan the tracks sure are impressive and a great investment for you

@Will97675 6 ай бұрын

I love seeing White tractors still working. You don’t see many still being used, at least in my part of the country.

@Husker3435 6 ай бұрын

That’s gotta freak folks out, seeing that rig comin down the highway 😅keep crushin it and keep em comin Ethan, y’all are doing good things🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

It gets some looks.

@LLAHTI1 6 ай бұрын

You said it was wet, but that was the understatement of the century! What a great call to go after those tracks.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Yep

@brianjohnson7317 6 ай бұрын

I did my share of night time farming not fun but many times necessary, keep up the videos, my last year farming was 2000, I sure miss the the farming!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

I like running at night.

@onlygazza 6 ай бұрын

Adapt n overcome is my motto, well done 👏

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@dehavenfamilyfarm 6 ай бұрын

A great investment for sure. Hopefully you can get some custom work this year to put a little more money in your pocket. The work you and your dad put in was well worth it!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@BenSzacal 6 ай бұрын

Looks like a 9370 international great looking trucks

@alauer2101 6 ай бұрын

It struck me funny, you walking back to get a rag to wipe the dip stick with all that corn husk laying around😁

@dalecoffing8655 6 ай бұрын

Amazing! Looks like it works really well. There are a lot of guys that have no idea what it's like to farm muck. It'll make an old man out of you for sure! Be careful kiddo!

@carrollcountyfarmer2871 6 ай бұрын

Glad the tracks and everything is working out for you been a very long fall for hope things keep moving in a good direction for you. Maybe it was the camera angle or something but those kernels of corn look nice and big

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

They were actually small.

@DonWelter 6 ай бұрын

Wow...sure wouldn't have gone through that muck with a wheeled machine. By the video you could tell when your steering axle was challenging you just to keep it on the rows. Certainly makes the project seem worthwhile!!!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

I’m glad I bought them.

@DixieNormous1 6 ай бұрын

Not sure what state you're in, but the guy I get my John Deere parts from is parting out a 6620 with a mud hog on the back.. It's not a mud hog brand. It's a different four-wheel drive. He said it's a little bit better actually

@colindumont1319 6 ай бұрын

Bonjour de la France 🇫🇷

@colindumont1319 6 ай бұрын

Vous êtes où au us .? Dans quel état ?

@lawrencekiel-sr2772 6 ай бұрын

You have a lot of positive comments. You had some challenges and met them head on. I like how your dad gives positive advice and help when you ask. those tracks will save you in future wet years. And also save on tillage in spring time.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Yep

@markflick1641 6 ай бұрын

Job well done Ethan . 👍

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@cybersylo5786 6 ай бұрын

It was great watching this project come to fruition. It seems like it was money and time well spent. Good job

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Drew-in-NoDak 6 ай бұрын

You know it's wet when steel tracks ride smooth! Look good!

@hacc220able 6 ай бұрын

Excellent

@07fishing 6 ай бұрын

It’s like a tiller ladder truck. Looks pretty fun.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

It’s interesting

@roadhogg1418 6 ай бұрын

Interesting way to transport. Ground looks much better than your neighbor's where the tracks were full of water Farm Boy!!! Good investment. Now to keep the rear end above ground.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Neighbors ground is rutted up from an S780 on tracks.

@AgWildNebraska 6 ай бұрын

Pretty neat. I can't imagine trying to harvest in those conditions here.

@Dick_Shinn 6 ай бұрын

Those two-way radios do come in handy!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Yep

@keithselzer9816 6 ай бұрын

Them tracks sure look great on your combine. You and your dad can build anything and make it work. Great videos, thanks for taking us along for the whole process.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@douglasfark169 6 ай бұрын

Good job, keep at it. Makes me glad to be done. Maybe we’ll see you at Rantoul sometime

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@michaelsheeder148 6 ай бұрын

Ethan, sounds like those tracks is worth their weight in gold this year harvesting. Maybe you could do a video when you load up the combined on the Dolly moving the combined. Thanks Michael

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

At some point.

@aaronkline9102 6 ай бұрын

There was a field in last 4to 8 years in ashland county oh outside jeromesville next to state rte 30 that finally dried up this spring best field of beans I have seen in years in it last year only got 2/3of field of corn In it well anyway the whole field was able to plant and in first week in September it poured rain in ohio now its wet has water laying in it they tried to combine the beans that dried out form the river but made 2 passes abandoned it felt bad for them big field like 100acers or 140acers

@jondelap3667 6 ай бұрын

Enjoy your vids

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@richardmead9225 6 ай бұрын

Jaw Tooth has a good video of corn picking on tracks too: Ohio Corn Harvest 2023 & Railroad Diamond Action In Logansport Indiana! Combines, Tractors & Trains!

@SODAK2276 6 ай бұрын

The field next to you had some big ruts. Tracks are doing their job.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

They had tracks to. But they run an S780 Deere.

@jeffgaskin566 6 ай бұрын

Great job on the tracks looks like there doing there job. Have you run into any downed corn you couldnt get because of the cylinder stops

@andymahaffa3396 6 ай бұрын

you're gaining on it !

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Little at a time.

@19661650 6 ай бұрын

Your crystal ball seems to be right on this fall. Awesome to see a White on tracks even if they were on a Gleaner first.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

I could have been completely wrong about this fall and it wouldn’t have hurt my feelings any.

@danmcgowan8563 6 ай бұрын

It was very dry here in S E Minnesota all summer and now we have no snow...

@jimmahoney788 6 ай бұрын

You should mount a tile inlet flag on the trailer frame to touch the tip of the center snout on the corn head. That way when the tractor/trailer turns under you just play a video game with the combine steering wheel to keep the flag centered on the snout tip. Make sense?

@thebegrsshow 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations, and nice job. Do you know what the length of those tracks are? I was given a set of rubber tracks that have about 50% left on them that I was going to cut and lay down for moving the dozer around with, but if they would fit your set up to cushion the ride a little, you are welcome to have them.

@larrybruck2949 6 ай бұрын

Another good video Ethan. The Perkins is sure givin' milk when your in the wet spots. I hope the rest of your harvest goes well.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

She’s a little angry about it.

@brianwestveer9532 6 ай бұрын

Would like to see the field in day light, must look like a lake

@kennardjohnson7875 6 ай бұрын

The way you are turning the steering wheel and the ruts is see means you need way wider steer tires in mud. Next if you can hunt down a 6 row header would help.

@user-qh1dk3fh5q 6 ай бұрын

How big is this field? You weren’t kidding about how wet that field is!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

13 acres here. 10 more to the north.

@7viewerlogic670 6 ай бұрын

Cool.

@nikphoenix 6 ай бұрын

Many people see you running. They maybe giving you a call to come help them.

@BeckyMcDermott 6 ай бұрын

That muck is yuck. Great how you have overcame it so far. Great video as always. Jeff.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@dirtgrainsteel 6 ай бұрын

I need to build me a trailer for the L2 it's interesting hauling it on the lowboy with a 6 row head on it....your rides just as rough as mine 😂😂😂 I get out after a few hours and I feel like I've ran a dozer all day

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

The only 2 complaints about the mover is it needs to be 8-10 inches lower to the ground. And it needs to be done in a way that it’s a 1 man show to make a move.

@jonathancrissinger2301 6 ай бұрын

That was awesome. I really enjoyed the night time shots. Obviously I couldn't see the water, but I could see the corn going in the head. It's amazing how well the tracks are saving you from having ruts. The engine sounded sweet. Looking forward to seeing you soon in the next one.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

A lot better than it would have been with tires.

@Paladun100 6 ай бұрын

the way that ole combine shakes and rattle , you have kids they will come out shaking hahahahahaha

@MostlyInteresting 6 ай бұрын

That little (for today) combine punches above its weight!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Yep

@brettlamont4965 6 ай бұрын

Definitely high fuel consumption mode. Glad it is all working out for you. Hopefully, you can perfect them and then put them away for 5 years. Lol. Good job on the engineering and execution

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

10 years would be better.

@codygriffin4225 6 ай бұрын

We wish we could get a rain

@brunodobia9223 6 ай бұрын

Is this harvest now this year 2023 now in December man it must be wet there wete dry out gere and no snow hardly i am in central Alberta Canada great video I enjoyed watching it i also have low land and lots of peat one year couldn’t get in too harvest till end of June with tires that is wish i had track’s all the way around front and back .

@russellpetrie119 6 ай бұрын

i wonder if this is where rear steer trucks and trailers come from

@user-tv8px3nw2s 6 ай бұрын

If you would bolt some rubber pads on every third,or fourth cleat,it might ride smoother on hard ground

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Pull that much more horsepower in soft ground.

@northeastnebraskafarming117 6 ай бұрын

U need some Leds on that unit!

@TheMuskokaman 6 ай бұрын

Honest to shit, when you poured the corn in the tester I yelled "18" It's got that hard/dry sound to it. Good thing you got tracks now or that field woulda looked like a monster truck rally went over it. Even the tracks sank 4-6 inches in places.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Muck has no structure so you sink no matter what. Only difference is how much you want to sink.

@gregorycross612 6 ай бұрын

Yep. Looks like it rides just as smooth as my dozer. 👋🥴

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

It’s only bad on hard pack.

@ryanredfarmerMN 6 ай бұрын

Led's on the combine might help with the video on go pro in low light.

@Scottinqc 6 ай бұрын

Seein the ruts in your neighbors field makes the pain in the ass of getting the tracks worth it. That slop didn’t seem to slow you down at all

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

Yep

@user-qu4ev3jf8o 6 ай бұрын

U need led lights on the combine for bright vision

@davidkimmel4216 6 ай бұрын

Good investment

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

So far

@joshuagunderson6065 6 ай бұрын

I seen tracks like that on a old gleaner combine I hope she don’t rattle apart seems ruff

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

It won’t.

@landenschooler6726 6 ай бұрын

The ground SE of Des Moines is drought dry....how much rain have you had? I finally finished corn last Thursday, by myself. What town are you close to, I forgot....

@SKFortyseven3277 6 ай бұрын

Are those tracks steel or rubber? I couldn't tell. What state are you farming in?

@gregwilson3371 6 ай бұрын

I know. I hate when it gets dark at 4 30 in the afternoon

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

It’s unhandy.

@gregwilson3371 6 ай бұрын

@Oliver66FarmBoy yup. Like summer time i would be feeding my late dad's cows around 430 or 5 but now its like 330 so i can put round bales out during the daylight

@nathanmeece9794 6 ай бұрын

Hav e you considered designing a trailer that is long enough to run the whole combine onto. That way you won't need someone to sit inside the combine to steer. Would love to see a video of you you loading and unloading the combine off the trailer

@jarroddraper5140 6 ай бұрын

That was a plan in one of their earlier videos

@tca375 6 ай бұрын

Was waiting to see the mick.Serious question,not to offend.Looked liked major ruts on neighboring ground when you started.Could a big 4x4 combine make it?Looks like the tracks performed awesome!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

The ruts next door were from an S780 on tracks.

@glennschlorf1285 6 ай бұрын

Hopefully you fellers can get the corn done.... and get enough work done and get paid to reimburse for all the expense of those tracks... You getting her done that is fer sure

@peanutsmith1462 6 ай бұрын

I would find me a lowboy tilt trailer

@realmongo7565 6 ай бұрын

Tracks are working well, just wondering what is causing the vibration, since you know that can't be good for the Combine or the Operator.

@jarroddraper5140 6 ай бұрын

One part is steel tracks the other might be track slap at the wrong speeds the track will bounce up and down

@user-os2el5zw1l 6 ай бұрын

What some guys will go thru to farm

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

What’s even more amazing is the number of guys that would quit farming if they didn’t have the convenience and amenities that come with using new equipment.

@christopher3963 6 ай бұрын

Those ruts at your neighbours looked liked drainage ditches!

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

They have an S780 on 36 inch tracks.

@verdonlane2205 5 ай бұрын

Need better lites for nighttime filming😊

@hughperkins707 6 ай бұрын

We can tell when you are in water by the way you have to steer, backend keeps swinging around.

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

That would be cured with a wider axle so the tires can run on the hard pack from the tracks in theory. Muck tends to not follow theories very well.

@kahlerfamilyfarms 6 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t it just be easier for you to hire someone with a track machine to custom harvest a few acres for you?or even just wait for a freeze so you aren’t compacting your farm ground and mudding it all up?

@Oliver66FarmBoy 6 ай бұрын

No, I bought tracks so I wouldn’t have to wait or hire anybody. And muck doesn’t freeze.