Michigan Sugar Beet Harvest near Ruth

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  • čas přidán 30. 10. 2021
  • Michigan Sugar Beet Harvest near Ruth - In this video I am out in a sugar beet field near Ruth Michigan as they are digging, piling and hauling beets out of the field that will be hauled to a nearby processing plant and made into sugar. In this video you will see a Grimme Rexor 630 self propelled sugar beet harvester topping and digging beets and side loading them into a crop cart pulled by a Challenger MT755D tractor which stock piles the beets at the edge of the field. Then in another field they are loading the stock piled beets with a Rope Maus into semi truck where they will be hauled to the processor.

Komentáře • 225

  • @MachineryTechnologyMedia

    "Industrial agriculture is witnessing awe-inspiring innovation, and modern machinery is truly at its core. Thank you for bringing such informative content!"

  • @cameronsimonton2515
    @cameronsimonton2515 Před rokem +2

    Quite interesting beet harvesting process; great quality; the soundtrack has a nice beat. Thanks for posting.

  • @johnfranklin8319
    @johnfranklin8319 Před 2 lety +24

    I love seeing the ingenuity of different types of farming equipment.

  • @christiandietz6341
    @christiandietz6341 Před 2 lety +2

    The crab-steering always amazes me. Many thanks for the video!

  • @sarah_farm

    I never missed one video of yours,the food you made for your family looks very delicious and healthy,you are blessed to have an extraordinary talent,thanks for sharing your life with us

  • @jhlane1977
    @jhlane1977 Před 2 lety +13

    Plenty of those types of machines over here in the Uk where I live. Not so many Grimme machines, but plenty of Vervaet, Agrifac, ROPA and Holmer self propelled models. Most farms have a contractor come and lift their beet. 6 row machines like this most common due to road width limits but there are 9 and 12 rows around. There used to be conversions built mainly I think in the 60s and 70s of tractors as the power unit sat on top of a harvester- quite odd looking but if you Google standen solobeet you’ll see what I mean. There are four factories for beet in the UK, mainly in the eastern part north of London.

  • @SimonKL11
    @SimonKL11 Před 2 lety +22

    A contractor near me runs ropa beet harvesters. Some years ago they had holmer harvesters, sometimes three machines worked in one field.

  • @geoffreycattanach6507
    @geoffreycattanach6507 Před 2 lety

    Hi Mike Less me and my son ❤️ watching your videos every morning you have done a great job with the machinery and explaining how they work on the farm thanks Mike Less

  • @alexthomson719
    @alexthomson719 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video Mike nice to see something different to corn harvest what a massive machine thanks again 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👍

  • @masterofdisaster9484
    @masterofdisaster9484 Před rokem +1

    I love Sugarbeets Cool video and great Music Choice Buddy

  • @kevinhesprich8349
    @kevinhesprich8349 Před 2 lety +1

    That was very interesting 🤔 👌

  • @SoerenBruunJensen
    @SoerenBruunJensen Před 2 lety +9

    The reason the Grimme has that ‘kink’ in its ‘tail’ is to spread the load for less compaction and better grip in wet soil.

  • @tamiller84
    @tamiller84 Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks for the great video and aerial footage. Sugar beets are grown in Western Minnesota as well. There is a processing plant near Renville, MN. In that area, there is typically a separate topper and a lifter pulled by tractors. The lifter typically is dumping directly into tractor trailers and the trucks then head to the beat dumps in the area. Great to see different equipment. Thanks Mike.

  • @chrissyfrancis8952
    @chrissyfrancis8952 Před 2 lety +4

    I’m amazed at all the AG equipment ingenuity! I wonder what farmers from a 100 years ago would think.

  • @tonycoupland6281
    @tonycoupland6281 Před 2 lety +1

    Definitely a another great video!! On harvesting of other crops. Thank you very much for sharing.

  • @andyhutch8262
    @andyhutch8262 Před 2 lety +7

    The front toppers have steering sensors, bit like GPS, it steers to the rows, also you see the wheels crabbing, this is to spread the machines weight to prevent compaction, each wheel is running on fresh ground, we have had these machines quite a few years now in the UK.

  • @pd2953
    @pd2953 Před 2 lety +5

    Very nice to see german machinery on big American fields showing their true potential. Beet harvest is in full swing here in Germany, and maybe next week I get to drive the Maus some time... Stock piling is common here as well, when the temperatures get below freezing the piles are covered with wheat straw or cloth for frost protection.

  • @garylyczewski2414
    @garylyczewski2414 Před 2 lety +1

    Southern Alberta Canada sugar beet grower too! Maybe you can make a trip this way one day.

  • @marks_sparks1
    @marks_sparks1 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing video Mike. Seeing the sugar beet being harvested makes me nostalgic for when sugar beet was harvested in Ireland till mid 2000s when the government ended national sugar production. That was the only way you'd see different types of tractors (Mercedes-Benz, Ford TW-35 etc) hauling the beet to the loading yards and then by lorry to railway and then onto the sugar factory.

  • @samspade4634
    @samspade4634 Před 2 lety +1

    Forget can corn .. when you get can beets, you have problems. Lol. This video is among my favorites. The drone shot from above the harvester might be the coolest thing yet. Thanks for sharing Mike. Great stuff.