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Border View Farms is a mid-sized family farm that sits on the Ohio-Michigan border. My name is Nathan. I make and edit all of the videos posted here. I farm with my dad, Mark and uncle, Phil. Our part-time employee, Brock, also helps with the filming. 1980 was our first year in Waldron where our main farm is now. Since then we have grown the operation from just a couple hundred acres to over 3,000. Watch my 500th video for a history of our farm I filmed with my dad.
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. Agriculture is different from any other industry and I believe the more people that are showing their small piece of agriculture, helps to build our story. We face unique challenges and stressful situations but have some of the most rewarding payoffs in the end. I get to spend everyday doing what I love, raising my kids on the farm, and trying to push our farm to be better every year. I hope that I can address questions or concerns that you might have about farms and agriculture.
I hope you enjoy my content and ask questions as you have them. I do my best to answer anything I can. Thanks for watching!
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@elamsanchez9654 Жыл бұрын

I thought you did a great job of filming it. Thank you. I wouldn’t have even thought about filming in that situation. Wishing you a more calm rest of harvest. Everybody help out and give thumbs up and share video. He wanting 50k views on video. So let’s get him there. Best farm channel on KZfaq!

@jocalafarms4051 Жыл бұрын

Work on Sunday, fix on Monday

@csaunderson Жыл бұрын

I knew what was going to happen ( Instagram gave it away ), and even my adrenaline jumped when you started to react. Nicely done, cleanup is better than replacement, and that "nerve tonic" was well earned.

@allenhanus6118 Жыл бұрын

Have a drink and relax 😌.

@billsrq1788 Жыл бұрын

Good morning from hurricane ravaged Sarasota Florida. Got are power back . 5 days with out power. Harvest is my favorite part of farming 2nd would be lunch and 3rd repairing equipment.

@ronniedavis3273 Жыл бұрын

Boy! I sure am happy for you that it wasn’t worse than it was, good news is it alerted you to check those metering rollers. Have a great harvest!

@garyberg Жыл бұрын

good to see the whole crew jump right in and take care of the situation. I was glad to see a smile on your dad's face when you know he was thinking the worse all the way home, just like you. what a relief that had to be.

@philipnicholls9724 Жыл бұрын

I have had a drier like yours set a light in canola. The crop went through a pre-cleaner into the drier and it was always near the very top and at the side opposite were the crop enters it. We put it down to two main things. Firstly any trash left in the crop will flow to the edge of the drier. Secondly the crop doesn’t have a lot of weight from above, to help keep it flowing. The flow from that top edge might be slower in any case and you would never be aware of it. We ended up putting a few temperature sensors onto the drier, so that we could see if a hot spot developed in that same place again. It’s also critical that the metal is cleaned properly, so that the crop flows over it easily. Also watch for rusting in the future. We also plumbed a permanent hose pipe too the top of the drier. We could walk on the top of our drier and any plastic soled footwear would start to melt if the drier was on fire, the hose was very handy to cool your feet down.

@1DirtyMutt Жыл бұрын

We had that happen years ago, we ended up bringing a pressure washer up into the dryer to break all the burnt corn off the sides of the dryer. We also used compressed air and cups of dry corn kind of as a sandblasting media to shine everything back up. But starting everything back up you are definitely hyper alert and reactive to anything. It’s as if the dryer needs to earn your trust again to be run without supervision.

@moveonmotortrainingenj-p1384 Жыл бұрын

Great crisis management and it doesn`t hurt to have a qualified fireman in your team, well thought out when you hired him ;-) Now I hope he does not have to use his nursing qualities at your farm any time now or in the future. Best stay healthy.

@verajamieson8020 Жыл бұрын

Good job Phil,Thank goodness its sorted,🔥🔥😫😫🙏🏻🙏🏻

@donm8991 Жыл бұрын

Now that's drama! Way better than almost running out of fuel. So thankful that you and your crew were able to get it put out without much damage and everyone safe. Great job!

@alanmcgregor4909 Жыл бұрын

Should called Fire Department. Safe than sorry!

@SteveMccarthyAus Жыл бұрын

You did an amazing job capturing what was happening, thanks for sharing this and what you film every day

@rogerfillion2804 Жыл бұрын

You did a good job with your team to clear things up! Thanks for sharing the reality of what it's all about at this time of the season. Cheers to everyone.

@butterbeanfarmer7952 Жыл бұрын

What a day Glad you had minimal damage

@markaumick7808 Жыл бұрын

Great job at getting fire out. 👍

@thomaskjellin9161 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad that the damage wasn’t worse and that nobody got hurt.

@stropefarmsllc7630 Жыл бұрын

Scary stuff glad you got it figured out

@ashlandgunclub1000 Жыл бұрын

Brock saves the dryer wonder if Nathan will let Brock run the combine in corn NOW? 😂 At last we get a look at the elusive and mythical Phil

@tamibaker9227 Жыл бұрын

😂

@scotlindley8877 Жыл бұрын

Glad everything and everyone are ok can't believe you filmed what you did!!

@turklayher4794 Жыл бұрын

Great save guys like you said it's a good thing you weren't farther away. I think Brocks stock went up a few points today!!! So I'm thinking maybe some adjustments on the combine to clean the grain up a little bit, I noticed quite a bit of cob left in it just a thought couldn't hurt. All in all I think you dodged a bullet today. Don't forget to give thanks tonight before you fall asleep! I'd say under the circumstances you did quite well with the video 👍

@b_lumenkraft Жыл бұрын

"filming is not my priority when our dryer is on fire." Yeah, sure. We understand that, Nathan. No explanation needed. 😂 Sorry this happened to you fellas but i'm glad nothing more serious happened. 🙏

@allenhanus6118 Жыл бұрын

At least you can use the burnt corn as grinder feed for cattle.

@tstears1 Жыл бұрын

I feel for you on the fire, I also had one. I went to a grain cleaner after that and took out all the fines. Watching different youtube channels no one cleans the grain before it goes through the dryer into the bin. They do make cleaners for grain legs. Good luck with harvest and have a safe one!

@kenthanson4562 Жыл бұрын

Glad you were able to get it out dryer fires can get bad in a hurry. Brock hes the man.

@kenchambers379 Жыл бұрын

Red dog and bean pods are the dryers worst enemy. Been thru 2 tower dryer fires at the elevator I worked at. They didn’t turn out as good as yours. You are extremely lucky you caught when you did

@josephtoscano5475 Жыл бұрын

Glad everything turned out ok and everyone was safe. Thanks for the video and here’s to an uneventful rest of harvest

@mrbunny8050 Жыл бұрын

Nathan, way to stay calm and keep your thought process going in the chaotic situation.

@davidkimmel4216 Жыл бұрын

Did a great job. No one hurt. No hot corn in dry bin. Main thing No One Hurt. 😊😊

@kirklothert3435 Жыл бұрын

That was no bueno & glad it wasn't any worse & that everyone is okay

@RickyCervo Жыл бұрын

Fortunately, everything was resolved for the best, this demonstrates how much effort it takes to create and how little you can really lose everything.

@randy2283 Жыл бұрын

Great video good to see all is ok

@craigtjen9130 Жыл бұрын

Great job totally enjoy all your content. From bc canada

@markpontes4457 Жыл бұрын

Thankfully it wasn't Pop Corn there would be a big mess! Lol! Good job guys! 👍

@BorderViewFarms Жыл бұрын

Lol

@billsrq1788 Жыл бұрын

Good job on the fire guys. My heart is pumping and I'm probably 13 hundred miles away

@tomlines7181 Жыл бұрын

You did good getting what you could.

@theyarddogs4100 Жыл бұрын

Nathan you did the best that you could I'll still watch all of your video's you do a awesome job on your farm. Thanks for sharing buddy. Carl

@allenhanus6118 Жыл бұрын

You did great from start to finish

@michaelking5764 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a video and all of us are glad that didnt get worse than what could have happened. The good Lord looking out for you and family for sure!

@harveystephens6115 Жыл бұрын

Great video, TYJ for getting fire out and not a major issue. Congrats on yields

@rambler7269 Жыл бұрын

Southern Ohio workin words AND adult beverage....lol glad things are OK 👌

@thomasstrand9853 Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your yields on sure glad you got that fire put out that could have been bad take care God bless wish you the best of luck

@bryanlamb319 Жыл бұрын

So glad it’s not worse than it is! God bless!

@johnclarkkitner9556 Жыл бұрын

Asome job. Glad you did not lose everything.

@peterwoollard288 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the content...accidents occur now and then....keep you on your toes

@rogerembry4777 Жыл бұрын

Wow that scared me , had to fast forward to make sure it was ok, then go back and watch lol 😂

@brendangolden3674 Жыл бұрын

Not good for the blood pressure glad you got it in time .Never a dull moment

@paulreis1648 Жыл бұрын

Great job filming considering you guys did great and no one heart and no real loss

@davecramer9725 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see it was not any worse than what it was hope you all figure out the cause of it and it don't happen again stay safe

@jimclary7309 Жыл бұрын

Nathan you handled that quite well. Situation could have been worse. Get a good night sleep. Tomorrow is another day. Catchya at the next one. You all stay safe!!

@johnbucklerfarms Жыл бұрын

Glad ya had a Cold Beer to Calm your Nerves because we All need one Now and Then!

@conleychristensen6043 Жыл бұрын

So glad the fire got put out with minimal damage. I hope this video gets you more than 50000 views and a whole bunch of subscribers. As I said the other day, your channel is the best farm video I have watched, and I have watched a bunch of them the last 2 years or so. I hope the rest of harvest goes great and that your profit margin is a healthy one. Also, I hope there are no more emergencies to take care of.

@BobBob-gu4mi Жыл бұрын

Lucky you guys caught it so early! Could have been bad if it had a chance to grow.

@markspeller5722 Жыл бұрын

Great team work saved the day. You gotta give Brock a go on the combine now. 👍

@stevebiddle8912 Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard of this happening but had never seen one. Great job of capturing the event. Glad it wasn’t as serious as you originally thought.

@1lilfarm Жыл бұрын

Great job of capturing everything. Fires are pretty scary. We had a fire in '69 on our farm and lost our main building and all the tools, parts, guns and equipment. Later that evening our barn caught on fire but Dad and I were able to get that one under control before we lost anything. Evidently a spark had gotten into the hay and smoldered all day. It was very lucky I was outside talking with a neighbor about the fire and looking toward the barn at the time. Your fire sure could have been worse. Great job by Phil, Brock and you to get it under control in a hurry. 👍👍👍

@georgemaragliano604 Жыл бұрын

Sorry what happened not a good day but can you imagine if it was popcorn

@randybreuer1685 Жыл бұрын

That turned out about as well as it could

@shawnfox8002 Жыл бұрын

Beans are the thing to get first if possible

@zcole6612 Жыл бұрын

Wow save of the year . You can probably turn it in on your insurance due to the fire damage to the dryer those panels will probably rust and look like crap that was such a nice looking dryer very well maintained

@jayfojtik5262 Жыл бұрын

Has to be THE BEST video you’ve put on your channel. Hate to see this happen to y’all but it could be worse. Quick thinking and luckily not too far a way was they key. Finally got to see Brock in action fighting fire. And not too bad yourself there Nathan. Lol.

@suzylarry1 Жыл бұрын

my first thought after you got it out and cooled, could you not vac the one or two layers that you see burnt , out? Damn city slicker questions. On cleaning out the damaged corn , could you use a chimney sweep brush ?Glad to see you had a warning device to notify you before you see smoke from miles and miles

@hughperkins707 Жыл бұрын

You’re correct about the rollers being plugged, if they’re not taking the grain it just sits there and over heats, starting on fire at some point.

@paulkline2719 Жыл бұрын

I remember the hassle of trying to line up with the small pads on header carts. I use to wrap tape around the right header support bar in line with the middle snout. It helped me get lined up better, but because your header cart is black you'll have to use some color tape or something else. Good luck this fall...

@jake-ps3bq Жыл бұрын

I had a kitchen fire from a coffee maker shorting out. I used water because if it wood paper grass or grain water is the best to COOL it down. I kept seeing smoke so I grab the outside hose. We started to pull suff off the wall to find out the smoke was steam from the coffee.

@burtzorn4059 Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for a clean dryer and surrounding area. Them bees wings catch you have a major fire right now. Phil , Brock and your self did a great job. Could have been much worse.

@freddeadredemption3231 Жыл бұрын

Considering how big a deal that was I thought you handled it very well. Glad it wasn’t worse!

@richardswartzbaugh929 Жыл бұрын

Great coolness under fire guys, you all did great! Good thing it didn’t happen at night when no one was around. Should you contact the grain dryer company for some insight into what effect the fire may have had on the metal or the use of that section re-bridging again do to the heat damage ?

@stanbrow Жыл бұрын

Glad things were not any worse than it could have been. The video was actually a lot beter than we had any reason to expect. I hope you get to the root cause of the issue. My experience has been if you do no find and fix yhe root cause, problems will recur.

@Schmidt973 Жыл бұрын

We have a 24/10 grain handler dryer. Every fall we have to clean out the metering rolls and drags underneath the dryer because the dang birds build nests in there and clog it up and everything binds up and won’t run. This year we also found a dead opossum in the drag conveyor also. Isn’t farming fun?

@MrTonyharrell Жыл бұрын

Well, that’s a new one. Not as exciting as a combine fire but unique enough to be exciting. Almost as dramatic as when you guys worked on the combine unload system a couple of years ago.

@alanbexten1931 Жыл бұрын

No YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF SHOWING US WHAT HAPPENED WAS SCARY FOR YOU GUYS IM SURE GLAD IT WASN'T ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS LOOKS LIKE NOT MUCH OF A LOSS OF GRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE. PLUS YOU HAD A FIREFIGHTER RIGHT THERE THANK BROCK YOU ALL LOOKED LIKE YOU KNEW WHAT YOU HAD TO DO HOPEFULLY THAT IS ALL THE ISSUES YOU WILL HAVE FROM HERE ON OUT. AWESOME JOB FROM EVERYONE THANKS FOR SHOWING WHAT YOU COULD KEEP VIDEOS COMING!!

@alecfromminnenowhere2089 Жыл бұрын

Great job. Good reactions to a potential disaster.

@MrTonyharrell Жыл бұрын

You know what would be some great video? If you had multiple cameras recording from different angles or I suppose just moving the camera would work. But, combining a single row from different angles in slow motion. Combing the top, bottom, inside the threshing and then the tailings. Oh and the grain moving into and filling the hopper. I saw someone record their drill opening a trench, dropping a seed and closing the trench in slow motion and it was really cool. It really clears up how things work.

@agger838 Жыл бұрын

I laughed when you said you gotta get your dryer fired back up tomorrow 🤣

@BorderViewFarms Жыл бұрын

Lol poor choice of words 😆

@hfff1 Жыл бұрын

That will get the old heart pumping! Oddly enough I know the inner workings of the grain dryer better now. I was a bit shocked by the limits of the fire suppression equipment. Still odd that it was one column. No dead raccoons/physical obstructions? It should go viral!

@johnbeldon635 Жыл бұрын

You got very lucky.

@haroldharberson161 Жыл бұрын

I think you should let Brock drive your combine now since he put your fire out in the grain dryer.

@frankg5466 Жыл бұрын

put a water tank in with its own pump a bigger hose so you can spray the hot holes from ground level.

@bfd1565 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts as to why your dryer caught fire. Shutting down the night before with 20+ moisture corn, steam rising up the drying system during the night as it cooled, then the early morning cool temperatures. The weight of the moist corn, environment moisture, how the corn enters the drying system allowed for the corn to brick up The moisture fused the corn together. It's always a series of events that leads to a catastrophic failure. In your case. Unforseen shit happens. It is what it is. I'd take a scotch brite pad and thoroughly clean the burnt sugar. I'd also make a 1/4" rod poker stick to be able to probe that section when restarting as a precautionary measures. Best wishes on a bin busting season Borderview Farms...

@allenhanus6118 Жыл бұрын

Had that happen in the 1970s

@harveystephens6115 Жыл бұрын

For future safety, how about cameras on each side to see smoke ? Is simply safe smoke detectors alarming phones????

@SwaussieScott Жыл бұрын

Well handled and smart move to shut off the oxygen to the fire. Maybe you could use a harness though when climbing on that dryer.

@BorderViewFarms Жыл бұрын

Yeah probably, there was no way I would have taken the time to put one on even it I had one right there though.

@jerryspangler6658 Жыл бұрын

I guess you need some kind of different inspection process on dryer. The only farmer that I've ever seen doing a yearly clean job on dryer is in Minnesota but his dryer is different than yours , please explain difference and requirements to inspect ? Great content as allways !

@kenia7430 Жыл бұрын

Always pays to have a pickup in the field or your ATV, sure glad that is all the fire you had

@mattphillips4260 Жыл бұрын

you did what yu had to do the corn is your payday not yu tube just happy to see that there was not more screwed up from this mess glad nobody got hurt

@hendrik1636c Жыл бұрын

Probably what happens if you harvest to wet

@bennysteensen6214 Жыл бұрын

Your corn is too trashy you need to get the broken cobs out,they won’t let the corn slide and flow, close your sieves down.

@gaj1961 Жыл бұрын

Catastrophe averted. 👍🏻

@johnbucklerfarms Жыл бұрын

Give the corn to your hog farmers!

@mrdio4625 Жыл бұрын

I will admit that for a brief bit there I was thinking this was going to be some sort of clikbait, "we're drying corn so fast the dryer is on fire" . Nothing wrong with that and once it became clear that this was potentially a real disaster I kinda wished it had all just been some silly grab a few views play on words.Glad it worked out as it did.

@craigflatley7370 Жыл бұрын

👍

@adamleek1546 Жыл бұрын

I watched it twice, hopefully it meets your goal :) Great job filming during the chaos. Way better than I would have done. Thankful that you guys caught it when you did & damage was minimal

@paulprillwitz9901 Жыл бұрын

I see a future bait pile for the deer😁. I also see some profit loss.🤐

@redclover51 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@alanpeters9241 Жыл бұрын

Wow if that happened to me it scares me to death

@Oliver-kv2mm Жыл бұрын

Stoopid you tube always put commercials right at the interesting part.

@jamesmoon1841 Жыл бұрын

Not the kind of excitement anyone needs. Great job minimizing the damage. I guess the reason large elevators typically use trey driers is that they have better downward flow control. However, an other viewer commented on trey drier fires at an elevator he worked at. That was a very scary situation.

@BorderViewFarms Жыл бұрын

Could just be because they are more common but I've heard of a lot more towers catching fire than this style.