John Deere. KBA 8 foot disc. The Farmhouse Disc.
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- We purchased a John Deere KBA 8 foot disc with hydraulic lift. We want to eventually disc the fields and plant a good pasture mix seed here at The Farmhouse. We still will need a harrow (drag) and a seed roller. One piece at a time.
Hey Joe this is Mike and Sherrill from Arizona it's my day off today got lucky and have memorial day off, sure wish you would put up a new video so we had something good to watch. Ha ha ha hope you guys are having a great memorial day in Minnesota and we hope we brought a smile to your face will send a message soon have a great day and be safe
Thank you Mike. I have one I am editing and one or two behind that one that need editing also.
Nice disc and the scrapers are a plus!
Melissa and Joe....
Your place is beautiful.
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Nice video Joe the best of luck with it
Flip that piece of metal ahead it will hold the cylinder pin in. And the turning of the disc blades don't loosen that big nut on the end it will loosen all the discs . Just get the grease in and should turn easy. It does have weld on it and painted over believe me I been farming for 60 years good luck 👍
sometimes when you take a torch and heat your grease fitting it will soften up grease that has hardened.
Lol, I was about to say that. Be well and safe my friend!
The grease fittings will lifting frame will be easier when the disks is lowered to the ground.i wouldn’t worry about how stiff they roll until you have 2or 3 acres in. It looks good behind the M
Joe got a new piece of equipment! I cannot wait for the videos. Can' tell you how much your videos have kept me sane during this crazy time. Thank you! Hope you and Melissa are well.
Nothing like the smell of freshly turned earth in the spring!
Glad you got your disc Joe and I hope it works well for you! 👍👍💯💯 blessings!
Love the tractor 👍
Haven’t been this close to one of those in over 60 years!
Remember the seagulls going behind after the worms and the crows going after the moles!
Such good memories this brings back!
Thank you so very much!
Joe, I watch Minnesota Millennial Farmer. He’s been doing a bit of discing in his fields. Although his equipment is newer your new discer is just as functional. And we love the Farmall M. Love the channel! Thank you, Joe.
Ooooh boy! Another toy! You have so many now to play with! I had no idea you could have so much fun with dirt! 😊 The land is really coming along, looks beautiful with it's new green Spring coat 👍. I am so impressed by the number of people willing to jump in and give you sound advice right from the beginning. Definitely makes a big problem smaller. You have much respect. Umm I haven't given up on that pond yet. ☺️
Melissa wants a pond also and we could easily dig one here, it just makes me think about mosquitoes.
I am sure there is something out there that you can put in a pond so that mosquitoes/black flies can live there. If not maybe it is time for someone to make one. The life of a pond and no skitters. That is all a person could live for...lol
Plant Lemon Grass, Peppermint,garlic,Marigolds,Garlic,Eucalyptus will keep mosquitoes away.
CONGRATULATIONS joe. That will help you out big time. Yall take care and be safe.
Thanks for sharing with us Joe, glad you got the disc, hope you get it to take grease. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.
Oh what ground you can disc !! The Farmhouse improves everyday !! So glad that you keep looking out for the things you need. Thanks once again for the videos !!
Thanks Joe for sharing.
I would recommend running a short set on hoses from your forward controls back with a set of couplers....then you could hook any implements up including 3 point implements
Congratulations with your new equipment, I have learned that you sometimes had to change grease fitting, so it’s not unusable to do on old equipment. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey. God bless you and your family.
Nice one Joe ! Barbro Sweden
Very nice.
Enjoy the new toy 😎👍
The farmhouse is looking good .
Nice find
Never fear Alvin is here, This should help you out greatly congrats Joe, Alvin
That is a cool purchase. Heating the the fittings will work, the check ball gets rusted. Enjoy working on back in days equipment, you think like they did back then.
Nice buy Joe !
Breathing new 'life' into that John Deere KBA! I think that a cow or two may be in you future... I hope you and Melissa can go up to the 'Tent' on Memorial Day!:) Semper Fidelis
Its a nice piece of equipment Joe.
a little TLC and I'm sure it will work fine....another great addition to the Farmhouse.
Keep up the great work. Finally started up my own channel thanks to you.
Well Joe I too am a little rusty and could use some greasing in my joints. Lol You are so knowledgeable about so many things, what can't you repair, build & rebuild, maintain or cook? You were brought up well rounded.
I always take a nail and push the sert ball down and then they'll take grease
The place is greening up real nice!
That old piece of unused equipment,just found a very good farm to live on!
One thing is for sure that red tractor will run good with alittle green hooked to it. Hahaha. Can wait for the next vid..
We used to have an 8' offset disc on an A-frame hitch. We used it on a tractor that was probably lighter than Joe's. We had to put lots of weights on the front of the tractor but when we were running with the disc raised that tractor would sure do some nice wheelies! 😂😅😂
Helloooo from belgium,be safe,take care!💐💐💐💐
That disk has not been used much! It is in great shape for it's age. Measure the diameter of the disk then compare them with new ones. Gives you a good idea of how much wear. The trouble with offering advice on these videos is you usually have already fixed things by the time we see them. At a Tractor Supply type store they have ready made hoses in various lengths. You can also get the plumbing and the valve for the SCV there after market. Might save you some coin. I deal with that stuff constantly. Also they make a zerk fitting rejuvenator. Even after changing them out the old grease around the journal will still block the opening. An ice pick usually sorts it out but sometimes I have to use the rejuvenator. It is basically just a small cylinder with a hose you attach then fill the barrel with mineral oil then hit it wit a hammer. Without bearings those journals need a lot of grease. My best advice is to repack those wheel bearings annually. They get a lot hotter than you think and are the weak point in those old plows. The greatest advantage to having the wheel lift is not only transport but you can pull it out of the ground while turning. Really makes everything last longer by putting much less stress on the plow. Just trying to help!
Thank you David, I never thought of Tractor supply. The zerk fitting advice is appreciated as well. I need to figure out the wheel bearings, there is no nut on the outside like normal wheels so I need to figure out how to get to the bearing. I have not spent any time looking at it yet but it had me scratching my head when I first looked.
Put on some CRC Rust Remover on the zerks a and let it sit a day. It will make a big difference. Highly recommend it. Rich
New viewer brilliant content and excellent filming to keep them coming
Don't leave us hanging!.... Disc the field!!!
Wow! I can't wait to see that baby in action!!
Congratulations.
Have no fear, that cylinder will stay there better than you think. I have a kba disc and the cylinder stays right in place just fine. Dave D.
Great addition, one implement at a time is the way to go. Good choice Joe.
Awesome, can’t wait to see it in action
Love the videos Joe!!!
There is a difference in the wheels. Where the center of the wheel is welded to the hoop or outer wheel, there is a slight offset difference.
Joe only difference in the rims & tires is the dish depth of the rims which is fine
Don't loosen that nut Joe cuz the whole gang will be loose. Take the zerks that dont take grease, loosen and take them off and take a nail or wire and dig out the old harden grease and on the zerk try pumping grease through it and if grease go through then put it back on the disc and then try pumping grease on the disc Sometimes if you use the disc and make a couple rounds it will break things lose. To bad you don't have a grease gun with air
..good one , keep safe..
Looking for one of those myself lol nice addition
Going to be interesting watching this year up the ground. Yea...I know...I'm weird, lolol. Tyfs God bless you
wow that's nice
That weld is a home repair. not factory
Joe now you need to get that bush mower for your yard mowing.
Joe has new toy.
That'll make the ol' M grunt a bit!
Helloooooooo joe! 😀
Heat is your friend 😉. Use MAP gas much quicker
That nut you mentioned loosening has to be tight. The blades need to be firmly pulled together, if any blade can spin freely from the others, it will eventually cut through the axle shaft.
Unrelated to this video- I’m hoping to see you mount the Purple Martin bird house on high pole.
Joe, I work for a hydraulic coupling company. Let me know if you need any help with the hydraulic quick couplings.
Sweet!!! Farmer Joe 😁
If you heat the grease zerk with a little torch, they will take grease. Just enough heat to get the grease and dirt moving
See if your grease gun will hold transmission fluid. If it will , see if you can pump that into the fittings. It will dissolve the old dried grease and flush it out, so you can pump in new grease.
since you`re not running a draw bar be careful how tight you turn with this set up-- this comes from experience
I will put the draw bar back on. Thank you for the advice.
Just take a small nail or something pointy and push the little ball in at the tip of the zirk. Then they will take the grease.
Grease fiting will not take grease unless you have the wheel axle in down possession feasting up thy will not take grease.
Hello Joe
I always used my brazing tip, the smallest one... take the zerk out and heat it a little and then if grease went through put it back and heat where it goes in some... mostly to just melt old grease that is hard. Sometimes they loosen and others don't... I also have used very stiff fine wire to chase those zerk holes while the fitting is out and that will normally get it. Other wise, its remove and repair bearing ... they get awful tight and that is where heating the retainer makes a lot of difference
Hey can you please help me with the building of a chicken Coop 12 x24 and what kind of materials do I need to complete it. I’m working your channel for quite some time and I like it. Many thanks
Now build a lean to to keep out of the weather could help
It looked to me like the center of the first rim you showed is set farther back into the rim.
That could be, I will take a closer look.
Try a torch on zerts
That's a pretty good sized disk, I'm wondering about you having a horse power issue. Maybe the old tractor is tougher than she looks.
That tractor is rated to pull a 10 foot disc but she is old so I went with an 8.
I would paint it red, lol
Right on. Now get to work lol
Nice to see you here Norm. Now that your trapping season is over it is now time to sit back, relax and watch Joe do his thing. Can you imagine what work he could get done for you at the cabin if he came for a visit....lol. Nice looking disc for sure. Can't wait to see it in action Joe. Take care and will see you on the next video. Tom
Tom Bulger I think we would fight over the work since he is a contractor/carpenter like me lol He does nice work.
Yes he sure does. Just think the work would be done twice as fast so that way you could cut more trails in your spare time then...lol
Tom Bulger NO NO NO.... he does the cabin I cut trial . 😂
Not many people using discs anymore. Most people no till. Should find good deals on this stuff.
for whatever this is worth (and you know how much free advice is worth ;-) ....
It may be time to invest in a powered greaser. Pneumatic will be cheaper, but a battery operated one would be more convenient in the early stages of this.
As long as you're able to spin the disks by hand at no-load, grease will be your friend. If one seizes, you'll have a wrench job.
Someone has already mentioned moving the ball in the zerks with a nail. That usually works on these old-style zerks. Get the ball to move (pb blaster is your friend at this stage of the game), then hit it with a pump or 2 of grease.
Since you have clogged/stuck zerks, take the "correction phase" slow and steady. If you start at dragging the disk 100 feet and then regreasing, eventually they should all pop loose. If not, THEN replace.
When you do replace, make sure you get non-plastic - all-metal zerks. And, in that regard, I wouldn't recommend torch heating either kind.
This should bounce back nicely. Oh, also, repack the wheel bearings on the unit. Most importantly, be sure that the bearing seals aren't compromised and eating dust.
I'm betting you already know most/all of this, but good luck. This'll take a little time in the beginning, but it's gonna save you hours in the long run!!
Liked, viewed, comment is you have all your ? answered here with the first 47 comments and some more than once, just read and take their advive, who ever welded. or thought they welded that thing, was or is not a welder, lol, I'm not and I could still bet that weld, lol, Later
Can't wait to see u tear up some dirt with that thing Joe!
That extra tire has severe dry rot. Need to get a new one.
What field do you intend to disc? Intend to plant something or just knock down over growth?
I want to disc it all eventually and plant a pasture mix seed something similar to this. www.outsidepride.com/seed/pasture-seed/pasture-grasses/all-purpose-pasture-seed-mix.html
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How are the morel mushrooms
I checked a week ago ayt the hobby farm house and there were none. I am actually going to spend Tuesday night there to get some stuff planted in that garden and I am going to go check again.
what is up with togue it May lose the togue
have made an oil can with a grease hose on the end put diesel fuel in the can and pump it in the fitting and work it in diesel breaks down the hard-packed grease letting you put new grease into the parts in time the diesel will push throw someplace
when I went out on service calls that the first thing I did do put diesel in all grease fitting leave the set
most of the time when I need to grease the old hard grease is soft to push it along
So when you say a good pasture mix, are you talking new grass or something else?
Something similar to this. www.outsidepride.com/seed/pasture-seed/pasture-grasses/all-purpose-pasture-seed-mix.html
NorthernSeclusion that’s kind of what I figured after I commented. You have been talking about cows. Very cool Joe & Melissa.
So when do we get to see the disc do it's thing.
That disk just needs to be used. All that will loosen up when you start using it.
Now all you need is a bush hog for the tractor and you will be set.
What is the story about the hobby farm
What story are you looking for?
Go watch the hobby farm videos on the Joe and Zach Survival CZcams channel. I usually am down at that house because that is 2 hours closer to my work. (for now) With the whole shutdown going on I have stayed up here during it.
Farmer Joe channel
Needs to be lubricated it’s been neglected
WD40 it
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Just make sure you don't do any singing.