Helping with the Harvest - Hauling Corn from the Field to the Elevator
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- čas přidán 21. 10. 2020
- I'm helping my neighbors with the harvest. They lost their normal truck driver so I'm filling in hauling corn to the elevator. There's not much to it, but I thought I'd bring you along.
I'm not a professional truck driver, so take it easy on me. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Fascinating for someone who has never participated in such activities. Even the apparently simple operations, which sustain our lives, need good coordination on so many levels; as I hope we are starting to appreciate in these crazy times. Good to see that you are both able and willing to step in to help the community at what must be crucial (and maybe, make or break?) times. You are a good man Wes. Please keep up your videos, regardless of content.
Hear, hear ...
It's a community, a living breathing community. Everyone helps everyone and everyone will try to set kids up with each other. Everyone knows your business!!!! It's good and bad in a town of 1200 people!! LOL
@Tsunauticus III you should have gave him a list of the things "you don't have to do" and get a pic of his face!! I'll never forget the look on girlfriend A's face as I was pulling a calf! Wish I'd had a camera!!
@@bambambundy6 "pulling a calf", used to do that a lot when I was younger. Somthing about bringing a living creature into this world, a real thrill as a young'in.
Hey Wes my truck won’t go!
Wes: there’s your problem lady, No driver. Hold my beer!
Greetings from Brisbane Australia love the vids.
Now that's funny.
Your a good man there for helping your neighbors out.
More people need to start doing the same. Like the old days
American Neighbors, is what it's all about.!
@@RM..... farmers help farmers all the time like this
Wes, I’m sure they are grateful to you for helping out when they really need it. I’m glad you gave us an inside look and showed us the routine!
Brilliant.An insight into something i never would have guessed was so watchable. You and you wife really are one of the "good guys". I have never been bored yet with any of your videos.Stay safe and thanks.
Growing up my best friend's dad was a lorry driver. The 3 of us would spend school holidays going around in his lorry. Probably wouldnt be allowed now, but no one could afford to pay day care, so we either ran wild or did this.
I’m from northwestern Indiana and boy it’s home of the corn out here I feel like that’s all I see in every direction 😂
I miss the buzz of harvest season. My neighbor growing up would throw me on their Ford 8N, pulling wagons full of pumpkins come harvest time. I'd drive around in a big loop, dropping off the empty wagon in the section of the patch full of pickers, picking up a full one, then going around around to the storage bins where they palletized pumpkins for sale, drop the full wagon off, grab an empty one, and repeat. It was a lot of fun for a 13 year old who loved trains, trucks, and tractors. 😺
Pumpkins are a big deal here in IL. They even have harvesting machines for them.
Knowing nothing about growing corn, other than in small backyard quantities, I was expecting whole ears of corn to be loaded into the trailer. Today I learnt something.
That used to be the way it was done. The combine harvester both harvests and shells the corn removing it from the cob.
Watch Cole The Corn Star.
When I was younger I would go help with the harvest. I think about how immature I am now at 40 and I wonder at the decisions that were made to allow 15 year old me haul corn to the silos. Like Wes said, it gets boring doing that. I ended up reading a lot, kicking dirt off the tractor, and eating jerky.
@@WatchWesWork What do they do with the corn core?
FYI, I can use both dried corn & the core as fuel for my smoker. I JUST bought 50lbs of corn. It lasts a long time & doesn't dissolve like wood pellets (which is saw dust, which becomes like a flame thrower after a while).
@@WatchWesWork I thought this video was quite fascinating. So was this particular corn grown specifically to be used as feed or for ethanol production or whatnot and not for people to eat, or did the storm damage render it "inedible" and good only for those other uses?
Thanks for sharing, Wes, and good on you for helping someone in need. I remember riding with my grandfather to the elevator in an old 50’s GMC grain truck many (many) years ago. Some things have changed, and others haven’t!
There's still a few of those grain trucks in service around here!
@@WatchWesWork I believe it - Those things are tough and still loved by many!
A man of many talents never a boring day with Wes. Cheers to you sir!
And so God created the farmer. And the farmer needed help so God created Wes.
Amen!
Paul Harvey, RIP.
@@paulsilva3346 In times like these it helps to recall there have always been times like these.
If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?
Golf is a game in which you yell "fore," shoot six, and write down five. "Paul Harvey Quotes!"
I'm not the favor of "god" but that was a good one.
@@ao2528 practicing agnostic? Some day you'll learn! ;)
The things you grew up doing that are just part of life, are not familiar to me. That you take the time to get the camera and mic in there, and think to share about what must be boring and repetitive to you, actually transforms and enlightens someone 1,500 miles away. Much appreciated by someone that only harvested corn by hand picking it from a small garden.
I'll second that! A city boy from San Diego CA.
"There's your corn, Lady"! Very interesting.
@DAVID FORBES Thank you, David.
Hey Wes, this is what watching you work is all about. I've always wanted to ride in or drive a big rig. I'm half way there now, minus feeling the bumps in the road. Enjoyed the video.
"Variety is the spice of life." Thanks for showing something different. I love your repair videos but I also like this kind of video when it's presented in a way that's entertaining and informative. Thanks for helping out. I also liked the ending when I could say, "Hey, I know that Rav4!".
Thanks for the insight! At work, my train often passes along these fields and I see these activities from a distance. Sometimes well into the wee hours of the morning I see farmers harvesting their crop. A lot of hard work happening there.
At the other end of the spectrum, it’s also my job to stop at the grain elevators and pick up loaded grain cars. Most unit grain trains we run are 90 cars and 12,000 tons. That’s 24 million pounds of grain or over 300 truck loads. Incredible the amount jobs, energy, and time is put into the harvest. I’m thankful for everyone’s help every step of the way.
That's a lot of weight! Most of the elevators here no longer have rail access. I guess it's too expensive. Lot's of it goes on barges and get shipped up the Mississippi.
‘Kenworth T-800’ - Terminator wants to know your location.
as a farm worker and experienced truck driver; as always, Wes knows what he's doing and does it very well.
Thanks for the video. For someone like me who knows nothing about the process of harvesting corn, it wasn't boring at all. You earned a number of good karma points being a substitute driver.
This was a great video. Very informative and shows what it takes to be a farmer. Even with no dog or shop, I give this a big, corny thumbs up! Glad you were able to pitch in and help out. Hope to see more off the wall stuff in the future. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm glad you shared this, it's pretty neat how it all works
That's been my job for the last 21 years. Between the fields hauling grain and the woods hauling logs. You gave a great demonstration of rural trucking. Hats off to ya bud for helping out a neighbor!
Some folks might find this boring but this old city boy has never been exposed to any of it before so I found it interesting. Thanks for the ride.
Thanks Wes, drove many truckloads of corn to my small town elevator when I was younger. In the later years I even had a drivers license. Good times stay safe.
LOL. Who needs a license?
It is so refreshing and uplifting to watch content that exemplifies the best qualities of the American character. It's in every one of your videos I've seen, Wes.
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
Oh, we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
Your east bound, just watch ol' Wes 😁 run. Thanks Wes.
Double-De-Clutch as I remember it.
Low to high: Clutch down-off-gas-neutral and gear lever over to next highest gear gate, clutch up let revs die right down, clutch down add pressure to gear lever until into next gear, clutch up add gas.
High to low: Clutch down-off gas-neutral and gear lever over to next lowest gear gate, clutch up blimp revs to briefly bring engine speed to match gear lay shaft speed , clutch down-off-gas add pressure to gear lever until into next gear, clutch up add gas. Hope this helps, you can dry practice with the engine off while you are waiting to load, helps to get the co-ordination fixed. Really like your stuff, keep them coming.
That what this Country who’s made on. Who’s helping one another. See someone in need you try your very best to help them. Really enjoyed watching your videos. Keep up the good work
Never was around a farm much but watching you run the gears in that beauty brought back alot of memories of watching my dad hauling logs in Idaho, then doing it myself for a few years. Nothing like bringing a load of anything to its destination !!
I was born in S MN in '52. Parents went broke farming and left in '62. Kept land. My mom collected rent till she passed in '99. I have that part of the country in my bones. I miss it. Part of why I am watching you. Looks just like MN. I am a city farmer. Landscaper. Hydroseeding. Self employed most of my life. Weather is everything. Done all my own mechanical work on my trucks and equipment. I am thorough like you. The electronic stuff baffles me. Newest thing I have is a 2011 Yaris. Fake pedal. Can't rock it out when it gets stuck. I heard pull fuses controlling ABS? I wish you could talk more about that stuff. Then I own early 90's and earlier. Drove a '72 F600 home from out there to use. Solid.
Thanks for sharing Wes, #harvest 2020.
One week you're doing brakes for Unstoppable Morgan then you're drivin' a corn truck. Life of variety!!!
I hauled silage for a feed yard and i remember taking about 10 loads before the guy i was working with told me about the 2 speed transmission. Great video.
Oh wow!
😳
35mph on the governor lol
Looks like a fun way to spend a day. How often in a life does someone get to participate in a crop harvest, and nothing says America more than corn and wheat. Thanks for sharing, I think we are all a little envious.
And how many kids of how many generations in the big city never have a clue where their food comes from and how hard it is to get it to them?
Watch Wes Farm
Pretend anyway.
Watch Wes be a Good Neighbor.
@Cellomaster1234 Nailed it! Well done!😉👌
If I was driving that truck I’d be playing with everything trying to find anything wrong with it. That way you can get some extra work over the winter. You already know it’s got no turn signals.
He's a retired millwright. He fixes it himself.
@@WatchWesWork He needs help! LOL
Nice to see you trucking Wes! This seems to be a family farm, good for them you are helping
AWESOME: so cool for taking us for a ride and seeing how the process is, I have a new perspective on farming and truck drivers. As a long Island Ny guy we never see this. thanks
Dude, I had no idea it was this involved. Being raised in California, I know almost nothing about harvesting (specially on such a large scale)
Holy sh*t, someone else knows not only what a pyrometer is, but also let's the turbo cool down before shutting it off.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Memories, the family farm is all gone, but my heart is still there.
That tarp system is sweet.
I was expecting the Bronco to pull up and Morgan hop out. what a show!
Always nice to help a neighbor out and a little change of pace driving truck 😬
Covid nonsense convinced me into retirement after 45 years driving truck. You're doing fine... easily better than 75% of the schmutz's out here now. AND, you can fix what you're driving. You're golden! :)
Another Mechanic with a Class A CDL. I used to move heavy equipment with a 50 ton flatbed. Now I fix the equiment. It good to help your neighbors. Keep up the good work
Very cool!
I figured you were talented but not to this level, you sure have a good heart your community is blessed to have you.
Thank you, for a trip down memory lane. Watch Wes Work is about work, I love the variety. Maybe one video about Watch Wes Play!
That was definitely interesting.
Wasn't boring for those of us who grew up on the beach.
Stay blessed brother.
Very cool video I am surrounded over 100 mile radius worth of Corn fields and so cool see how the machines work since I'm always driving and can't watch them same older equipment around here in Southern AZ @Watch Wes Work
Interesting content. Been watching a lot of the cole the corn star channel. Learned so much about something I will likely never do but find very interesting.
They had the same wind damage and installed a kelderman corn reel on their combine head. Just super interesting stuff.
Damn son, I always assumed it, but today you verified it. You truly are a super hero!!!!
Dunno about that.
Thank You for helping your neighbor out.
I was listening to this through a set of headphones the sound of that truck was awesome excellent work for being a good neighbour
I learned to drive in a 2 on the floor, 1954 International. Drove that truck for 5 years. It's good of you to help your neighbors. Thats exactly what this country needs!👍👍
I've never tried a twin stick. Looks like fun though!
@@WatchWesWork Fun in short stints, but hard on the shoulder when the novelty wears off. Plus the trucks that have twin sticks tend to be slow, noisy, and uncomfortable.
@@dfross87 you are absolutely right. The shoulder gets plenty of excercise!
The Spice Must Flow! Thanks for making sure my Captain Crunch will get made.
Wow wes you really are the nicest guy around it looks like u are having so much fun driving that big rig around didn't even think u had a clue on how to drive a 18 wheeler good job u killed it 👌 👏 🙌
"The farmer is the man who feeds them all" . . . so says the song from ca 1880, as true today as it was then. The only thing that has changed is mechanisation and the economy of scale. No one should smirk and pass it off lightly when the weather kicks the farmer in the crotch - our life styles depend largely on his prosperity.
Thanks for taking us with you, I needed to get out bein' shut in the past few months as we have been... Doc Mike
Jack of all trades! Great neighbor!
Thank you for pitching in and helping your neighbors
1st time watching corn harvesting in Illinois 😊
Your a great man always helping your neighbors when needed don’t see that much anymore
It's all hands on deck during the harvest.
You are a good man. It takes good men to keep agriculture going. And they are hard to come by.
Wonderful to see everyone helping to get the crop off🙏
Good for you Wes to step up and help your neighbours. That’s what’s missing in the city a sense of community pitching in. Come harvest time - everyone works hard to bring in the bounty. 👍
Great that you help your neighbors
I found that really interesting as I know nothing of farming, thanks for posting.
Thanks for bringing us along Wes, harvesting is hard enough without mother nature throwing the curveballs at you. Good luck on bringing in the harvest.🌽
Thanks for taking the time to explain a bit of what is going on, Charles
I love this content, don't see many channels showing how to shift an Eaton fuller either. Great content!
Good stuff, nice to hear the old Jake brake, brings back memorys.
Great vlog, as a townie, very interesting on the harvest.
Thanks for sharing Wes.
Again great video keep u the great videos
Thumbs up 👍 rain 🌧️
Reminds me of corn harvest time in PA, but then everybody had huge Harvestor silos on their farms for feedlots.
This really shows how appreciation for farmers is important.
You’re a good neighbor! 🚛💨💨
As a truck driver from New Zealand, I find it fascinating to watch how it goes in other countries. Great stuff Wes, keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Almost harvest time again, and I hope all the farmers have a bin buster year! Wes, I help haul grain, too, and I really appreciate my electric tarp ;)
and like a good neighbour, the Wes man is there....they were in good hands. Good on you Wes.👍
Good for you to chip-in Wes. I grew up working on our family farm and folks like you are always kept in high esteem after the harvest. Good on ya.
Thanks for the varied down to earth content , We don't need to see you under a pile of rust all the time !!
And I don't need to be under a pile of rust all the time!
My hat is off to you, great that you have such a range of skills and are willing to help out.
I appreciate that!
Great job. Westimus Prime in the Kenworth!!
That's a great viewpoint of the work you were doing!
Its an amazing process. I arrived in Nebraska late September to see an odd Circular arrangement of Jersey barriers outside of town. By the end of October it contained a small mountain of Corn. The combines are something else. What a country!
Pretty interesting to see what all is involved. Thanks Wes.
As said in Texas, bless your heart for helping a farmer in these tough times. Thanks-
Thanks for taking us along for the ride. You are very smooth on the equipment Wes. Many drivers beat the trucks to death. I kept imagining you going thru the gears in that truck fitted with a 2 stroke Detroit. I think you would like that as well. Way to go.
Very impressed with your ability to drive that monster without a clutch, very smooth changes!
Theyre made to drive without a clutch imo lol
@@agger838 you can drive any gearbox without a clutch, but clearly Wes is in practice.
Thanks for sharing. Amazing to see how much work goes into it. Had no idea.
Quite amazing, never seen that before, Superb video, thank you extremely entertaining.........
good morning Wes, am a new fan of yours from Canada, love your work, love your comments as you work, glad you took us along on the corn haul, AWESOME
The Florida pool pump motor repair guy approved ! that was good info
You are a good man Wes,No doubt about that. Multi talented too. Nice old truck running sweet. Thanks for the video mate,Cheers Rob.
I realize this is an older video, but it seems pretty corny to me. Wes, you are a man of many talents. Nice to see you helping out with the harvest. Thumbs Up...even if it is belated...
Hay Wes a man with multiple talents
Thank you for this video!! So nice to learn about the process. Very nice. God bless our great farmers.