Chopping Triticale with Zimmerman Family Harvesting

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Chopping Triticale with Zimmerman Family Harvesting ‪@farmhandmike‬
In this video I am out in the field with Zimmerman Farmily Harvesting as they merge and chop triticale for silage for a dairy farm near Wolf Lake Indiana. In this video they are merging windrows of triticale with their Massey Ferguson 8670 tractor pulling a H&S Tri-Flex windrow merger then they are chopping the crop with one of their Claas Jaguar 980 self propelled forage harvesters equipped with a Claas 380 pickup head. Hauling the silage from field to farm is 4 JCB Fastrac Tractor pulling custom built dump carts and back at the farm is a Versa Bagger ID1040 bagging the crop.
This is an action packed video with lots of great drone and on the ground footage I shot using my Go Pro Hero 7 camera and DJI Mavic Pro.
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  • @DonWelter
    @DonWelter Жыл бұрын

    Lots of coordination of efforts to handle the hourly tonnage output!!!

  • @udo5479
    @udo54794 жыл бұрын

    American Harvest with European Machines.....Top Video like all the others Mike

  • @davidziebell1693
    @davidziebell16934 жыл бұрын

    It’s good to see some American farms using other brands like JCB and not only all John Deere machinery

  • @thebigkahuna2753
    @thebigkahuna27534 жыл бұрын

    Mike, these days I find myself farming vicariously through youtube. That Jaguar does an amazing job. What a Machine !!

  • @Dave-lm7tj
    @Dave-lm7tj4 жыл бұрын

    Always looking forward to ur videos Mike. Thank u for showing us ur beautiful country 👍

  • @farmhandmike

    @farmhandmike

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @johnkemp4370
    @johnkemp43703 жыл бұрын

    Mike , would love to see more JCB exposure. Very unique tractors and wish them success here

  • @tjaartfourie3449
    @tjaartfourie34493 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tractors

  • @maxbardier1608
    @maxbardier16084 жыл бұрын

    Massey Power !! And JCB very fun tractor to drive

  • @ndtschau
    @ndtschau4 жыл бұрын

    That was a first-claas-video! 😉👍🏻

  • @lovejcdc
    @lovejcdc4 жыл бұрын

    Another great video Mike. Fantastic drone footage and I really enjoyed watching the JCB tractors in action.

  • @scruffy6151
    @scruffy61514 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the running from a liquid manure tankers under the carts. Nice looks carts i like the color they painted them. Pass the comment on to the custom crew.

  • @tonymckeage1028
    @tonymckeage10283 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mike Great Vlog, those claas choppers do a great job

  • @265justy
    @265justy2 жыл бұрын

    Now that's a real fleet off machinery.

  • @garlandhenry6792
    @garlandhenry67924 жыл бұрын

    They know how to put the capital H in harvesting. First rate equipment. Nicely done

  • @ryanblosser7681
    @ryanblosser76814 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to the video! I live right down the road from them!

  • @rogerofrhodri
    @rogerofrhodri3 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear the whine and growl of the machines instead of 'thump thump' music

  • @jerrymartin2299
    @jerrymartin22994 жыл бұрын

    What? Nothing like opening up KZread and seeing your first cousin chopping way to go Mike, fantastic video of the Zimmerman boys doing work

  • @scottthornton3427
    @scottthornton34274 жыл бұрын

    Massive windrows!

  • @soulewh
    @soulewh3 жыл бұрын

    Love me them JCB's!

  • @SimonKL11
    @SimonKL114 жыл бұрын

    That's a nice fleet. Really like the custom build trailers👍

  • @jimzoesch5799
    @jimzoesch57994 жыл бұрын

    Great job, Mike. Very interesting. Quite a team. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jascollinscork
    @jascollinscork4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video..... I don’t see enough of silage in this setup from America!!!! It’s mostly cutting grain is all!!! Great equipment,trailers with the red rims were best!! Reminds me of penta box trailers from Canada!!!

  • @gregbromley152
    @gregbromley1524 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot for posting this Mike. This was pretty cool.

  • @michaelsteele5019
    @michaelsteele50194 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see Massey`s +Jcb Fastracs In Indiana!

  • @dawidvandyk296
    @dawidvandyk2964 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video Mike !!!!!!

  • @ZekenStreak
    @ZekenStreak4 жыл бұрын

    Great custom carts!!

  • @marshalloutdoors1791
    @marshalloutdoors17914 жыл бұрын

    Good to see you in my state Mike. Good videos.

  • @terrytaylor6388
    @terrytaylor63884 жыл бұрын

    Awesome footage. Thanks

  • @MienTayTiVi
    @MienTayTiVi4 жыл бұрын

    good team

  • @gordonsteeves9950
    @gordonsteeves99503 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video :)

  • @robertclark4929
    @robertclark49292 жыл бұрын

    I remember the JCB backhoes compared to Case or Deere were very cheaply made.Basically homeowner grade.

  • @alfalfargentina
    @alfalfargentina4 жыл бұрын

    Muy bueno el vídeo , desde cruz de eje , argentina. Saludos . 💪

  • @thayhai1994
    @thayhai19944 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful view

  • @markreetz1001
    @markreetz10014 жыл бұрын

    Well land a Goshen, those were some great forage totes, Mike. Real cool video!

  • @klaudheath2665
    @klaudheath26654 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @farmshoffman8475
    @farmshoffman84754 жыл бұрын

    Great awesome video mike, great equipment setup too ,

  • @RiDankulous
    @RiDankulous4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! The sheer amount of food in one of those carts amazing me. I'm not a farmer but follow several of the farmers like 10th gen dairy farmer and Dutch Sask Kid. I imagine if a farmer in the ancient past was shown this how much they'd be wowed by the scale of it when most manual labor used to be dedicated to food production. There are many interesting aspects to modern farming, including the biological science, the mechanical nature and upgrade / features to the equipment, and the day-to-day activities of farmers, be it tractor driving or miscellaneous activities.

  • @tractors44

    @tractors44

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joe Smith Another one that I follow is George Ritchie from Annan in Southwest Scotland

  • @landtechnikmv-agriculturalvide
    @landtechnikmv-agriculturalvide4 жыл бұрын

    Great video and machines. Greets Stefan

  • @kodyforker3154
    @kodyforker31544 жыл бұрын

    Thats my grandpas land!!! Thats pretty neat always liked your videos keep up great work. Wish I knew you come been great to meet ya!

  • @jamesbyrne5734
    @jamesbyrne57344 жыл бұрын

    Excellent footage Mike . That’s a serious setup for harvesting . Would love to be apart of it but your video is the closest I’ll get to it 😁 . Thank you

  • @AgriVidsProductions
    @AgriVidsProductions4 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Mike. I enjoyed watching this

  • @davidmicalizio824
    @davidmicalizio8243 жыл бұрын

    Triticale..as in The Trouble With Tribbles? ☺ Enjoying your videos.

  • @dennislinn9151
    @dennislinn91514 жыл бұрын

    This is just five mes from my farm . You should see them chop corn silage.

  • @bradhigh8137
    @bradhigh81374 жыл бұрын

    Lookin' good! A buddy of mine is running one of the JCB's.

  • @davidvandeberg7651

    @davidvandeberg7651

    4 жыл бұрын

    Another KZreadr runs a fleet of these and couldn't be more unimpressed. "They are never all up at the same time, something always broke". His thoughts on the machines?

  • @danielroe845

    @danielroe845

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davidvandeberg7651 There's a reason there known as ScrapTracs. Joking aside though, it's all only as good as the dealer backup. Everyone local to me loves Deere but that's because the dealer is incredible, if they can't fix it quickly there'll be another tractor there within an hour. No arguments, no nonsense just brilliant. If they were a JCB dealer, JCB would probably have a better reputation.

  • @canadiantractorspotter9969
    @canadiantractorspotter99694 жыл бұрын

    Nice.

  • @farmcentralohio
    @farmcentralohio4 жыл бұрын

    Great work with the recording and video as usual

  • @midengineZ06
    @midengineZ064 жыл бұрын

    nice equipment!

  • @genechronister7085
    @genechronister70854 жыл бұрын

    We tried to make hay with tritahell! One season,never again! Greatvid

  • @xuser48

    @xuser48

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's whole crop, not grass. You cannot make hay with it. You may want to use lucerne instead.

  • @genechronister7085

    @genechronister7085

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@xuser48 or plow it up

  • @scotcoon1186

    @scotcoon1186

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@xuser48 triticale gets baled all the time in Nebraska.

  • @stevekauffman687
    @stevekauffman6874 жыл бұрын

    Nice equipment but the best thing I see them using is the silo king applicator and silo king

  • @sam_agri5436
    @sam_agri54364 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see some uk tractors of in the USA

  • @gregbromley152
    @gregbromley1524 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to this one. I think forage harvesting, especially with a well oiled team, is just cool to see.

  • @jameskeaton8128

    @jameskeaton8128

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not interested

  • @fisherh9111
    @fisherh91114 жыл бұрын

    Great setup. "Cutting" edge efficiency too.

  • @chrisgossman6512
    @chrisgossman65124 жыл бұрын

    This video turned out to be a still shot. But I am accustomed to like all of your videos. So I may have pressed the like button to soon.

  • @farmhandmike

    @farmhandmike

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can watch it all now. I had it up as a preview until 6PM today.

  • @chrisgossman6512

    @chrisgossman6512

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great! I was able to view this video. Thumbs up is valid.😋

  • @chrisgossman6512
    @chrisgossman65124 жыл бұрын

    I always cringe when they overshoot the cart.😵

  • @mouscj3
    @mouscj34 жыл бұрын

    Great Video Mike... Lots of Great Action... I was curious about something tho that i did not see a question about... Curious why that one JCB Tractor had its Front Tires on backwards... And after thinking about how you told us the info on the special built Silage trailers which are Very Nice... Seems that it would Greatly Aid in steering or backing those trailers when unloaded if the lift axle would have been the third axle instead of the first axle... Lift up the third axle and the operators could have a much tighter turning radius with the trailer when empty... Anyways that Harvesting Crew sure had a really nice Fleet of Equipment...Cept that Merger... Wonder if they have ever done a Demo with an Oxbo Merger...

  • @Mariini

    @Mariini

    3 жыл бұрын

    By turning the forward wheels in 4WD tracktors reduces how much front wheels wear when driven in tarmac.

  • @AlexEAE
    @AlexEAE4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Mike - cool video. How do you manage to have only machinery sound in your aerial footage and not the sound of the drone props? Greetings from germany

  • @ronaldpiper4812
    @ronaldpiper48124 жыл бұрын

    So it picks up chops and blows to wagon? Is the sound change a big clump or wad if you will. Basicly feeding or can't blow as fast as it takes in. A lot or hard work that machine does. So interesting the team work or it a really long day.

  • @markissboi3583
    @markissboi35834 жыл бұрын

    Straya ---🌳-----------------------------------🚜---------------------------🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾_______________🦘___________🌳_| shut the gate Mate!~ cheers👍 🕺 Nothing Better than watching a Farmer Harvest a crop after the big drought ended in OZ the Grain hasnt stop flowing 🌾🌾🌾👍🚜

  • @jordanspackman493
    @jordanspackman4934 жыл бұрын

    I'd be interested in knowing how the dump wagons compare in size to a 40ft. Meyer silage trailer behind a truck, or roughly how many tons per load they can handle. Also the total gross weight of the entire rig. We fight compaction in our fields from trucks, but use them due to haul distances of up to 7 miles from field to feed slab.

  • @danielroe845

    @danielroe845

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hell, is 7miles a long draw over there? I always figured one of the reasons for using trucks was a 30+ mile round trip.

  • @michealwhite8776
    @michealwhite87764 жыл бұрын

    Does the merger operator not see the belt is jammed with crop ?? Tidy outfit and good filming 🚜🚜

  • @moofymoo

    @moofymoo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I bet he doesn't have OCD..

  • @pierrelestrade9353
    @pierrelestrade93534 жыл бұрын

    bonjour monsieur mike less, vous faite toujous de belles videos.merci quand meme.si un jour je peux venir aux usa je vous le ferez savoir.pierre france.congratulations.

  • @SouheilaDkhissinhc

    @SouheilaDkhissinhc

    3 жыл бұрын

    ي9ضض نمط

  • @ronaldpiper4812
    @ronaldpiper48124 жыл бұрын

    Mike other channels put in bin. And looks lot dryer. Is there a lot of difference with bag and other storage ways.?

  • @chrissanchez8615
    @chrissanchez86154 жыл бұрын

    i have sub to u an i like ur videos keep up the good work

  • @dennisloeffelholz6608
    @dennisloeffelholz66084 жыл бұрын

    Are you an all family operation or do you hire help. Looks to me like a well oiled machine between chopper operator and wagon drivers.

  • @dong9163
    @dong91634 жыл бұрын

    Merger looks looks like it’s having trouble handling the crop. Should try a Kuhn.

  • @farmhandmike

    @farmhandmike

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think at times they were trying to take to much and when they were grabbing a half windrow that's where the trouble started. Just my observation

  • @dong9163

    @dong9163

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mike Less - Farmhand Mike / Yes that maybe the cause.

  • @farmguy2400
    @farmguy24004 жыл бұрын

    Those dump wagons look like they were made with GEA Houle manure spreader frames/parts.

  • @jarynzimmerman3988

    @jarynzimmerman3988

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes that's what they are

  • @wilsonandrade6246
    @wilsonandrade62464 жыл бұрын

    ✌️✌️✌️

  • @mitchellemon4425
    @mitchellemon44254 жыл бұрын

    That farm is my neighbor you should do one of when they do corn silage

  • @mitchellemon4425

    @mitchellemon4425

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also I am a farmer

  • @cbussery
    @cbussery3 жыл бұрын

    Does the white bag extend as it is filled, like sausage casing? Or is it laid out and filled by force of the machine it is attached to?

  • @jacobbuehne7362
    @jacobbuehne73623 жыл бұрын

    how do they figure out how long of a silage bag to use before they start chopping?

  • @bretweston7735
    @bretweston77354 жыл бұрын

    these guys chop over where I chop

  • @flytwin1772
    @flytwin17724 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mike nice video again, honestly the use of plastic bags might work fantastic but from the environmental view it is a huge plastic waste all the time!

  • @udo5479
    @udo54794 жыл бұрын

    The best Videos came from the Man with long blond Hair and an Air Guitar....lol...

  • @animaltvi9515
    @animaltvi95154 жыл бұрын

    I must admit I was rather surprised to see these brands in the USA usual all I here is john deere. Not that I have anything against john deere. But still nice to see a variety. . Thanks does the chap in the forager aim that arm whilst driving or is it sum sort of auto aim ?

  • @MarkLynskey

    @MarkLynskey

    4 жыл бұрын

    Animal tvi newer harvesters have a camera guided system that can make the chute auto fill but traditionally the driving stick in cab has the chute control on it.

  • @iantowers6972
    @iantowers69724 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't imagine a team like these stopping each time to change trailers !!?!we just drive down the side of the trailer getting filled then the chopper driver fires it across to us then full cart stops until they can drive away to empty👍🏻🙈😎🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @tylerhobart539
    @tylerhobart5394 жыл бұрын

    I live in Goshen

  • @zimmhollowfarm8414
    @zimmhollowfarm84144 жыл бұрын

    I'am a Zimmerman to, what is this Zimmermans name i might know them.

  • @tsint
    @tsint4 жыл бұрын

    What is the road speed for those JCBs in the US? Are you allowed to drive them faster than 50km/h (30mph) ?

  • @johnathenreilly8699

    @johnathenreilly8699

    4 жыл бұрын

    43mph

  • @SlipShodBob

    @SlipShodBob

    4 жыл бұрын

    I believe you can run them faster here along with the high speed Valtras but the rules cripple the benefits over lorry

  • @jarynzimmerman3988

    @jarynzimmerman3988

    4 жыл бұрын

    42 mph and yes u can drive them as fast as they go

  • @scotcoon1186

    @scotcoon1186

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just have to take the smv triangle off the back over 25mph.

  • @yousifhappycowfarm1172
    @yousifhappycowfarm11723 жыл бұрын

    Hi how are you can you help me or tell me who Buld those dump wagon for you guys

  • @jeffalexander2340
    @jeffalexander2340 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Mike, is the ag bag reusable or recycled?

  • @alexrobertson9294
    @alexrobertson92944 жыл бұрын

    Dont see why they didnt throw the outside 2 rows together cos because they were only a couple feet apart

  • @ronaldpiper4812
    @ronaldpiper48124 жыл бұрын

    Does the bag unroll as it moves or push load to other end. Is the bag reuseable

  • @scotcoon1186

    @scotcoon1186

    3 жыл бұрын

    The bag comes folded up in a box, you unfold it and put it on the bagger, the bagger forces feed into the bag, which comes off the bagger in layers. The bags make good tarps and slip-n-slides after use.

  • @christianpedersen8354
    @christianpedersen83544 жыл бұрын

    A couple of questions: 1 has JCB decided to enter the North American market? And 2 if so do you have any specs?

  • @scotcoon1186

    @scotcoon1186

    3 жыл бұрын

    They've been here for 30 years. Check their website.

  • @ski7470
    @ski74704 жыл бұрын

    Do you how much one of those cart's holds?

  • @johnathenreilly8699

    @johnathenreilly8699

    4 жыл бұрын

    25 ton average depends what u haul

  • @sammyarmstrong3187
    @sammyarmstrong31874 жыл бұрын

    hey mike i am from the south and not familar with Tritcale what is it or what is it like ?

  • @bobwest2807

    @bobwest2807

    3 жыл бұрын

    triticale is a cross between wheat and rye

  • @sethdeardeuff3947
    @sethdeardeuff39474 жыл бұрын

    Mike, when would a farmer choose silage instead of hay? Is there a significant nutritional difference? It seems like more work to produce silage and storage is different too.

  • @EFCasual

    @EFCasual

    4 жыл бұрын

    More calories out of a field doing corn silage than hay, and more calories in less storage space. I don't know anything about this triticale though.

  • @fisherh9111
    @fisherh91114 жыл бұрын

    What's the name of the machine that packs the silage into the bags?

  • @farmhandmike

    @farmhandmike

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its a Versa Bagger

  • @frankd6548

    @frankd6548

    4 жыл бұрын

    Helders Forage Storage in Michigan, they have dozen or more of these versa baggers

  • @jeffteets7290
    @jeffteets72904 жыл бұрын

    How about some info on the JCB's

  • @farmhandmike

    @farmhandmike

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry I don't know a lot about the JCB tractors and this video is more just about showing the equipment in action.

  • @christ5856

    @christ5856

    4 жыл бұрын

    Visit the JCB web site you will get the information. They are made 2 miles from where I live. They are fast road machines ideal for contractors and big farms.

  • @kevinwolf959
    @kevinwolf9593 жыл бұрын

    i know the Dairy farm they are chopping for.

  • @udo5479
    @udo54794 жыл бұрын

    In the early 80´s Claas was selling Dump Carts too..they made by Kaweco in the Netherland...but the Quality of them was horrible...

  • @xSCHEF

    @xSCHEF

    4 жыл бұрын

    Karl Napp that’s weird because Kaweco is a flagship brand in Silage and Manure trailers nowadays.

  • @MrMagnum7220
    @MrMagnum72204 жыл бұрын

    I’m not that impressed with that merger. Not a smooth flow of crop. I see dead spots and clumps.

  • @ignasanchezl

    @ignasanchezl

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do agree, but that is very dense triticale, not just grass.

  • @ignasanchezl

    @ignasanchezl

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even the Jaguar is struggling to feed that large of a windrow. Anyway, I've seen better mergers, many have a feed roller on top, to keep the crop from flinging off the tines.

  • @jamesyachyshen7116
    @jamesyachyshen71164 жыл бұрын

    Great video but I have to agree it seems terribly wasteful with the overshoots and just very nature of not capturing all that they can I have to ask why isn't there a lid on the carts that opens from the driver side to the passenger side over top of the compartment. In western Canada we can't go down the road without a tarp. Cool stuff though thanks

  • @garywilt76
    @garywilt763 жыл бұрын

    Not a big deal, Mike however I believe the pronunciation is "Trituh-kaylee."

  • @petevandenburg4326
    @petevandenburg43264 жыл бұрын

    You're missing a lot of crop. My father would have had a fit if he saw that waste during our haying season. Bigger equipment doesn't make for a better job done

  • @gregshearer423

    @gregshearer423

    4 жыл бұрын

    No one ever said it did it’s all down to the operator

  • @scotcoon1186

    @scotcoon1186

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's all about speed. Gotta get over the acres, dont have time to go back over the small skips. And if they're losing a wheelbarrow load per load over the side, well. It takes a lot of wheelbarrows to fill a trailer.

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  • @robwar2288
    @robwar22884 жыл бұрын

    Those poor guys have to spend all Day in a JCB😢😢

  • @johnathenreilly8699

    @johnathenreilly8699

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's just great! I love spending my day driving it!

  • @gordyhouse4732
    @gordyhouse47324 жыл бұрын

    Those are some ugly tractors.

  • @bobwest2807

    @bobwest2807

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much more comfortable than a deere, and we have both!

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