I’m your dad’s age, but I admire your work ethic and your CAN-DO attitude. And I greatly admire your dad, Eric, as he works so very hard, with long hours, and low pay, yet he has put in decades of the most important area of importance which is to train up the next generation of dairy farmer (you know, you). I love to watch the upgrades with the silos going up (I’m an engineer and builder, so naturally I love to watch others work)! Please keep taking a boat-load of video for this new feed system. And if I may be so bold, I’d suggest that once it’s up and running, you publish a 2/3/4 part series of why, how, how much, that went into this new system (along with the downsides). God bless you and your family Eric.
I still have my reel from 1970. Gone through several pairs of pliers since then. Took about 30 days to get good at it. Worst part was being bent over when tying down low.
Great video!! Thanks for showing more of the silo being built. Thats a very interesting procedure. Lots of stuff going on in many directions. I'm sure its going to be stressful going all different directions. Thanks for taking me along!!
Glad we got to see the guys working on the silo up close. Very interesting procedure. Looks like pretty hard work. Looking forward to when the feeder system is all up and running. Great video and thanks.
Another great video Eric! Awesome to be able to fix and repair equipment right on the farm saving time and money! Very cool how you all are advancing your farm in so many ways! I have always enjoyed the thoughtful patient pace that you and your dad take when collaborating on a decision and move on it! Some of it goes right over my head, but you explain it so that even I can comprehend. I'm just a Dummy with a Smartphone! 🤣 You are very busy and more so now that the weather has broken so please know we Fans in here really appreciate you always including us on what is going on and making sure we get a great view with the camera positions! MOO From next door in COW-lumbus, Ohio
You guys always stay busy, but with all this automated feed in time it should help reduce some time for feeding prep, loading etc... Thanks for sharing, I hope you have a good week!
Glad to see a swing parlor. We had one installed in 1968, a double 3 and buy the time we retired in 2013 it had been expanded to a swing 14. I still miss milking.
Love to see how you & your dad are really growing the farm cant wait to see new feeding system. Been a fan for yrs & rooting for you guys to hit 500k subscribers. I know you & dad are always busy but a new Q&A with you two would be great if you can find the time. Be safe & that you for the videos.
There. That's what I like to see. The actual beginning of the silo being built. Setting and tying of the rebar and then setting up the second course. Great job!!!
So cool, unless I missed the video when the last silo went up a month ago. Very cool seeing up close, the process of pouring the concrete and tampering it down
So, it looks like you're gonna need some machinery storage and shop. Are you gonna a roof on the parts of the bunkers? That would be a great build series!
I think for new equipment shed and shop use the three bunker silos if you are putting feed in them put a roof over it and use it for storage even if you are putting silage in them still be a good idea to keep equipment out of the shed especially during the summer months when the pits are empty
For that pipe out of the calf barn, you might want a drain cleaning hose and head. It's a pressure washer that jets backwards, pulling the line after itself. You stick it up the outlet and work up the pipe
Ever think about a stand-on skid steer for inside the buildings? The visibility is excellent for tight quarters. Also easier when you have to hop off and shovel every so often.
Yeah the ditch witch sk900’s can lift like 1800lbs and are 38” wide idk why more folks don’t use them. The cab and the size of a bigger machine is overrated for many, many tasks because those machine are too big to functionally do things mini skids can. Maybe a big dairy like this isn’t the place, but mini skids have a place as labor becomes more expensive. A skilled mini skid operator can do what like 5 people can do at once, depending on the task
For the calf pens ....if you bolt a 4x1 or 6x1 boards to the inside of the big gates it will hold back the sawdust in the pens. The appropriate sized u bolts would hold the board tight against the rails. You would probably use less sawdust also over the course of the calfs life in those pens.
If you know what a plumbing blow bag is, in might save you a little trouble with that plugged pipe. I assume that pipe is 4 inch, get the right size. It is a rubber bag with a hose connection on 1 end, when you hook it to a hose, then make sure you shove it fully in the pipe, then turn the water on till it clears.
a small strap to the bar above it would really stiffen up that gate from the mounting bolt for the air ram. the rotational force on the bar is prolly the worse thing for longevity.
Converting a shop into a feed room. Thats quite a transition. The obvious question is where is the shop going to be? The one you have is way too small, I think.
@B-tenst04 He is working in their current shop which is going to be turned into the headquarters for the new automated system. So this shop is going away.
Awesome to see the second silo is starting. With your calf pens can you put a timber or ply wood on the inside of the gates. To stop everything falling out
Id put a slop floor in the of your silos just for the flat floor so if you need to cleen out the silo and you can run the unloder to the floor with out picking up rocks or other dibrie 4 inch thick with fine wire mesh 1 sheat per inch to keep it in place if it cracks
I really enjoy your videos, especially the new silo builds. They are Educational & high quality. I look forward to seeing the process to the end & beyond. Thanks for sharing your life on the farm. My wife says it must be having an unintentional impact. I’m drinking more milk. Maybe too much she questions. lol
Looks good Eric. You and your dad have made some great decisions for the automatic feeding system. I enjoyed the up close view of the new silo being built. Stay safe.
Would it help running a second 2 by 6 on top of the calf gates to minimize the bedding pushing out? If 2 by 6 is a little to tall run it through the table saw to trim it down to fit. Just an idea to keep the aisle a little less cluttered.
I always think of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov's 'Three laws of robotics' when I see real robots. He's one of the more prominent scifi writers of the past and I enjoy his books a lot. The three laws really are unrealistic though but would be ideal for mankind. "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law."
Who the hell was that standing on the TOP !!! of that stepladder in your workshop !!?? That's an absolute NO !!! NO !!! Don't they know that stepladders are well known for extreme accidents !!! That silo is going up at a great speed !! Good luck with what you are doing. Greetings from Australia
My cousin will breed a Holstein heifer (from a good cow) to a jersey bull. Often he gets a heifer calf. They are smaller so easier for the heifer and when they eventually end up milking give a respectable amount of milk with much better butter fat and protein. Hybrid vigor.
i enjoy watching, but i think that spacer should go on bottom of the cylinder so it doesnt rub on the gate and keeps it propped up. (just something to look at. )
Clearing the 💦 tube brought back so many long days of muddy muck. We would feed a chain ⛓️💥 through & then attach a used tube tire from our feed cart, hook it up to the chain and pull it back through using a tractor 🚜 Pipe all cleaned out!
Those silo workers have quite the system. Fun to watch.
Wonder what powers the little “trolley “ that carries the concrete around the ring?
I’m your dad’s age, but I admire your work ethic and your CAN-DO attitude. And I greatly admire your dad, Eric, as he works so very hard, with long hours, and low pay, yet he has put in decades of the most important area of importance which is to train up the next generation of dairy farmer (you know, you).
I love to watch the upgrades with the silos going up (I’m an engineer and builder, so naturally I love to watch others work)! Please keep taking a boat-load of video for this new feed system. And if I may be so bold, I’d suggest that once it’s up and running, you publish a 2/3/4 part series of why, how, how much, that went into this new system (along with the downsides). God bless you and your family Eric.
I could be his dad's dad.
Oooof, manual rebar tying! That is a tideous job!
It's actually fast and pretty easy
@@jpa1282 but still tideous :p
@@TheBloodypetedepends
I still have my reel from 1970. Gone through several pairs of pliers since then. Took about 30 days to get good at it. Worst part was being bent over when tying down low.
. *tedious
Hope they ran a power line for Christmas lights at the top of the new silos.
Great video!! Thanks for showing more of the silo being built. Thats a very interesting procedure. Lots of stuff going on in many directions. I'm sure its going to be stressful going all different directions. Thanks for taking me along!!
Glad we got to see the guys working on the silo up close. Very interesting procedure. Looks like pretty hard work. Looking forward to when the feeder system is all up and running. Great video and thanks.
Another great video Eric! Awesome to be able to fix and repair equipment right on the farm saving time and money! Very cool how you all are advancing your farm in so many ways! I have always enjoyed the thoughtful patient pace that you and your dad take when collaborating on a decision and move on it! Some of it goes right over my head, but you explain it so that even I can comprehend. I'm just a Dummy with a Smartphone! 🤣 You are very busy and more so now that the weather has broken so please know we Fans in here really appreciate you always including us on what is going on and making sure we get a great view with the camera positions! MOO From next door in COW-lumbus, Ohio
You guys always stay busy, but with all this automated feed in time it should help reduce some time for feeding prep, loading etc... Thanks for sharing, I hope you have a good week!
You forgot to say, 'That ain't goin nowhere.' when you slapped your gate brace job.
Pretty interesting. Thanks to the concrete workers for allowing us to view the details close up!
Glad to see a swing parlor. We had one installed in 1968, a double 3 and buy the time we retired in 2013 it had been expanded to a swing 14. I still miss milking.
Thanks for the update. Interesting watching the silo grow.
Its amazing how they build the silos
That was interesting to see how they build the silo
Love to see how you & your dad are really growing the farm cant wait to see new feeding system. Been a fan for yrs & rooting for you guys to hit 500k subscribers.
I know you & dad are always busy but a new Q&A with you two would be great if you can find the time. Be safe & that you for the videos.
look good and those guys do a good job
Love the strategically placed vise grips on the first ring…..I can relate!
There. That's what I like to see. The actual beginning of the silo being built. Setting and tying of the rebar and then setting up the second course. Great job!!!
These are very exciting times at the Dairy!
Amazing the work going in the construction of the Silo, things are looking good. I am happy ror you. Blessings,
Claude
Awesome Eric. So happy for your Dad and you. It looks like your dream is coming true. Best of luck to you both
So cool, unless I missed the video when the last silo went up a month ago. Very cool seeing up close, the process of pouring the concrete and tampering it down
So, it looks like you're gonna need some machinery storage and shop. Are you gonna a roof on the parts of the bunkers? That would be a great build series!
I think for new equipment shed and shop use the three bunker silos if you are putting feed in them put a roof over it and use it for storage even if you are putting silage in them still be a good idea to keep equipment out of the shed especially during the summer months when the pits are empty
For that pipe out of the calf barn, you might want a drain cleaning hose and head. It's a pressure washer that jets backwards, pulling the line after itself. You stick it up the outlet and work up the pipe
Ever think about a stand-on skid steer for inside the buildings? The visibility is excellent for tight quarters. Also easier when you have to hop off and shovel every so often.
With the amount of dust when bedding etc, a cab is rly nice
Kind of pointless
Not a bad idea but it would be kinda useless for them
Yeah the ditch witch sk900’s can lift like 1800lbs and are 38” wide idk why more folks don’t use them. The cab and the size of a bigger machine is overrated for many, many tasks because those machine are too big to functionally do things mini skids can. Maybe a big dairy like this isn’t the place, but mini skids have a place as labor becomes more expensive. A skilled mini skid operator can do what like 5 people can do at once, depending on the task
We bought a Case 1818 just to clean calf stalls. Beat a pitchfork by 5:1, in time savings.
I wonder if the 1st generation dairy farmer would even recognize the 10th generation farm after all the changes?!
professional concrete workers
That grass sure is green! Wish our land in upstate South Carolina looked that good.
It really is pretty. I’d settle for SC compared to panhandle of Texas!
Amazing that the silo guys arent using the battery rebar wire tyers. It really speeds up the process.
It is going to be so cool watching you develop and build the Lely system aka Feed3PO
For the calf pens ....if you bolt a 4x1 or 6x1 boards to the inside of the big gates it will hold back the sawdust in the pens. The appropriate sized u bolts would hold the board tight against the rails. You would probably use less sawdust also over the course of the calfs life in those pens.
i had a chuckle at the calf pens. -> "push shove fight"
later: "PULL, and then throw the feckin fence like it was last years underpants"
Win.
What a project, very interesting to see it develop piece by piece, are you going to keep old siloes to handle any excess crops?
You really need to try Guernsey 🇬🇬 cross animals. Good buttermilk, good protein.
Kinda miss your sense of humor that you would sneak in from time to time. Even the mysterious Mountain Dew bottles.
Me too!
Me too
I thought he stuck a comment in the last video.
I wonder if he tried Mt Dew Kickstart. So darn much better tasting and fraction of the sugar
What’s good in da hood
If you know what a plumbing blow bag is, in might save you a little trouble with that plugged pipe. I assume that pipe is 4 inch, get the right size. It is a rubber bag with a hose connection on 1 end, when you hook it to a hose, then make sure you shove it fully in the pipe, then turn the water on till it clears.
Lots of intersecting schedules this Spring. Good luck.
a small strap to the bar above it would really stiffen up that gate from the mounting bolt for the air ram. the rotational force on the bar is prolly the worse thing for longevity.
With a grinder and some paint, I become the welder I ain't.
Always a pleasure. Continued success to you and your family. Thanks for sharing. Be safe. Stay well. Victor
Converting a shop into a feed room. Thats quite a transition. The obvious question is where is the shop going to be? The one you have is way too small, I think.
Ask them to label flag all the sensor wires on both ends with yellow.
Someday, you'll be thankful they did.
We had jersey cows on our milk farm growing up. I loved them and they made some of the best milk I've tasted
Maybe put some sides and a roof on one of the old bunkers for a shop?
12:25 what's that he's working in
@B-tenst04 He is working in their current shop which is going to be turned into the headquarters for the new automated system. So this shop is going away.
Very interesting, thanks for bringing us along.
That electrician got every inch out of his ladder in the background while you where wielding
Awesome to see the second silo is starting. With your calf pens can you put a timber or ply wood on the inside of the gates. To stop everything falling out
Id put a slop floor in the of your silos just for the flat floor so if you need to cleen out the silo and you can run the unloder to the floor with out picking up rocks or other dibrie 4 inch thick with fine wire mesh 1 sheat per inch to keep it in place if it cracks
I hope you and your young family are enjoying your new house, you deserve it!!
Cleaning out that pipe looks like someone had some Taco Bell or Burger King😂
Great changes on the way. So exciting. God bless!! ❤❤❤❤
Sounds really cool. Can't wait to see the process of setting it all up.
Love the Moo hope it stays around
Lely is a Dutch company, and the proper pronunciation of the name Lely in English is Layly. Just so you know it does not sound like leelee.
I really enjoy your videos, especially the new silo builds. They are Educational & high quality. I look forward to seeing the process to the end & beyond. Thanks for sharing your life on the farm. My wife says it must be having an unintentional impact. I’m drinking more milk. Maybe too much she questions. lol
Looks good Eric. You and your dad have made some great decisions for the automatic feeding system. I enjoyed the up close view of the new silo being built. Stay safe.
This whole project is very cool!
Attach a 8 inch or more rubber belting material along the bottom of your calf gate..
Love watching your videos. Love learning new things
My boys and I love watching your videos!! I really like how hands on you guys are with all aspects of the farm
exciting to watch this progression
great job!!
put walls on old bunker silo will make a cheap shop.
Looking good Eric.its all coming together nicely
The sparkies need ladder safety training. Never stand on top two steps of ladder. It only takes once.
Would it help running a second 2 by 6 on top of the calf gates to minimize the bedding pushing out? If 2 by 6 is a little to tall run it through the table saw to trim it down to fit. Just an idea to keep the aisle a little less cluttered.
WOW,fast,on second silo
I just hate it when those drains start rebelling.
Like I said before love watching you guys.My hat off to you.
I always think of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov's 'Three laws of robotics' when I see real robots. He's one of the more prominent scifi writers of the past and I enjoy his books a lot. The three laws really are unrealistic though but would be ideal for mankind.
"A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law."
Eric I'm sure you could use some help around the farm. A young girl/boy for work experience? Thanks for all the vids, great job.
do you do soil testing, to see what/if your ground needs certain minerals / fertilizers?
Who the hell was that standing on the TOP !!! of that stepladder in your workshop !!?? That's an absolute NO !!! NO !!! Don't they know that stepladders are well known for extreme accidents !!! That silo is going up at a great speed !! Good luck with what you are doing. Greetings from Australia
Hi Eric, things a coming along nice looks like a lot of work.
My cousin will breed a Holstein heifer (from a good cow) to a jersey bull. Often he gets a heifer calf. They are smaller so easier for the heifer and when they eventually end up milking give a respectable amount of milk with much better butter fat and protein. Hybrid vigor.
Farm fixed is still FIXED! LOL
Good job
Hey fyi. You can buy a drain nozzle that attaches to your pressure washer. It will help clear pipes well.
Do you ever do any cleaning/disinfection of the floor where tou put the feed for the cows to eat?
Awesome Video and Much Love as Always 🐄 Man!!!
up up they go
Always great video brother from the imperial county California 👍🇺🇲🚜🚜🚜🚜
Great video as always Eric
Making good progress on second silo.
Getting a great upgrade with Tech. Building for the future.
That is amazing. The silo construction. I would be very curious what a concrete total cost is.
i enjoy watching, but i think that spacer should go on bottom of the cylinder so it doesnt rub on the gate and keeps it propped up. (just something to look at. )
Just wonder how much re-bar those guys go through😳😳
have you thought of maybe putting a 2x6 along the bottom of the pens to keep the mess in the pen, even if the gates dont open in they can open out?
Awesome video Eric. That repair job doesn't have to be pretty to be functional. 🚜🚜🚜
It doesn't have to be pretty, but it does have to be functional!!!!
Very interesting how they do that.
Can't wait to see how this all goes.
Clearing the 💦 tube brought back so many long days of muddy muck. We would feed a chain ⛓️💥 through & then attach a used tube tire from our feed cart, hook it up to the chain and pull it back through using a tractor 🚜 Pipe all cleaned out!
lol, need a dunk tank for the tires like the cows have for their feet for the skid steer.
Silo builders have it down
Love the progress and the video updates
😳😳😳 double up an old inner tube and pull it through that drain pipe 👍👍
I can't wait to see it all in action
wow great job its going look really good when its all done god bless