Knee pads are an amazing invention. Some think not wearing them toughens up your knees, it doesn't. You just wear out your knees, something you regret later as you get older.

@uberuser1999

6 ай бұрын

Exactly what I posted as well. Said to Zach to take it from a concrete guy who told the “old timers” they should wear them like me. They always laughed and called me a… well, you know. By the time they retired they could barely walk. Me, I can still run!

@mikewithers299

6 ай бұрын

Yup! Construction wears body parts out fast. Tile and flooring guys will tell you how bad it gets too. Pads on my knees, ear plugs, and gloves are how I roll now. Being a carpenter (framing) did my back, shoulders, and hearing in years ago. Use more tools to do the work and padding where it counts

@Jan_372

6 ай бұрын

​@@uberuser1999 I have heard something similar from one of grandpa's old colleagues. That guy is still athletic at like 70, because he always used knee pads and soft padding when on the ground for a long time.

@rdyardie

6 ай бұрын

Yes, knee pads help. Trust me, . . . I am waiting for knee replacement surgery. That surgery requires exercises that are not fun if a person wants to regain a functioning knee. My wife just had knee surgery a month ago. I am her "gopher". She is a retired Physiotherapist. She knows what she has to do. However, when one is younger, a person believes that aging is something that old people "endure". 😮

I grew up cleaning horse stalls everyday before and after school. It's character building and I developed a work ethic very early as well as a dark twisted sense of humor. Child labor is awesome.

@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC

6 ай бұрын

BTDT, try adding chicken coops as well.

Well Onyx is getting older and more self conscious which is part of life. It is nice to see him participating in farm chores and taking on those tasks like the fine young man he is becoming . I love when next generation steps up to help out it gives me hope for the future and I am sure helps him feel some pride as well.

@jimmyhughes5392

6 ай бұрын

Crazy when kids hit their teen years, it's as if they suddenly get replaced overnight with a much bigger and much moodier version.

I think Onyx was astounded by how fast his father and grandfather was working and he knew it was better to not get in the way of progress. Great video! God Bless.

I can’t say enough about your closing comments: “do the whole family thing.” Thank you for that! That’s what all this is for!

Zach needs a central vac system installed for his grain bins & storage area.

@andrewroy6740

6 ай бұрын

A vac system or some sort of dragline.

@HenryLoenwind

6 ай бұрын

Or one of those tractor-pulled corn vacuums like one of the other farming channels has. That would have vacuumed the dryer out in no time.

@uberuser1999

6 ай бұрын

Exactly! Or even some sort of powerful portable system. Anything would best pushing that junk out and all over the ground - making twice the amount of work.

@HrdRockFan

6 ай бұрын

@@uberuser1999 Maybe like a vacuum hose with a spinning broom attachment? Ever seen the power broom that railroads use to clear ballast off the ties?

@michaelcummings1862

6 ай бұрын

Maybe a hose and connection spot to use the one 3ft from the door? Seems it could be used to suck it up and it they had a point where they switch witch of the bins it goes to, they could blow it out where they could use a loader to clean it up.

Don't move too fast Onyx or else you will have a dangerous fall like your dad did while walking on the cultivator.

@MillennialFarmer

6 ай бұрын

Too soon!

@bobb6342

6 ай бұрын

@@MillennialFarmerwe haven’t had a chat about that yet,so no not too soon 🧐

@edrouse9578

6 ай бұрын

I've lived my older years with only one rule. Don't fall down.

@KylesRV

6 ай бұрын

Onyx must think he has a union job.

@nullisland9528

6 ай бұрын

​@MillennialFarmer , our dryer guy years ago told us to open those small access doors every few days while the dryer is running and a lot of that will blow right out, just don't put your face in front of the hole when you open it!

Zach, I was watching you your dad and son shoveling around the dryer and I thought about Chet and his dad Dougo at Larson Farms they were having the same problem. They came across a company that provided them with a very strong vacuum system….it picks up everything…. It wouldn’t hurt to ask them, just a suggestion from a fan!

Glad to see you take the time to check on your dad several times during the day. You never know what can happen when your working alone.

Way to go Onyx. I m sure your dad really appreciates your fine help. Wish I had one like you.

For the clean-out, what about using a relatively high strength vacuum system with a long hose. I'm sure it would be expensive, but it sure would make all your clean-out jobs easier.

@user-rc5xp6rj4m

6 ай бұрын

Leaf vacuum

@Jerseydoosh

6 ай бұрын

I do a lot of industrial/ refinery work and this has me thinking of "borrowing" a vac truck and making a trip out west. Even one of the smaller ones would turn that into an hour long job.

@TheBronco67

6 ай бұрын

@@Jerseydoosh it is a good idea and you could probably sell what you get out of all those dryers as cheap chicken feed.

@TheBronco67

6 ай бұрын

Yes I was thinking how nice it would be if Zach had a skid steer mounted vacuum like Larson Farms

@TheBronco67

6 ай бұрын

Yes I was thinking how nice it would be if Zach had a skid steer mounted vacuum like Larson Farms

I believe a dirty jobs episode with you and Mike Rowe would be quite comical.

I applaud your work ethic and your commitment to checking on your father as well. You're a well rounded and dedicated family man brother.

@11dragi

6 ай бұрын

👍

Zach, have you gotten the message yet?!!! Knee pads and a vacuum!!! Hahaha

Good job we didn't see Onyx move in a slow motion replay, ( I think he would have stopped completely). 🤣🤣

I miss watching Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. Thankfully he has a new program that is very similar.

@gustavn8902

6 ай бұрын

dirty jobs with millenium farmers... smiles... its a dirty job and zach just love it

@MillennialFarmer

6 ай бұрын

Mike Rowe is the man. Everybody knows it

@TheArmyguy_yt

6 ай бұрын

@@MillennialFarmer when are you going to start off the husk again

@mattp9023

6 ай бұрын

​@@MillennialFarmer get him booked for off the husk yet?

@NeutronSplitter

6 ай бұрын

He has a podcast and tells interesting stories about people we may not have heard. Can't recall off the top of my head the name of it is, though.@@MillennialFarmer

Love your vids guys! Honestly you guys are one of my favourite farmers there are!

It is great to see 3 generations working together. Thanks for the great vids.

Zach it is amazing to see the 3 of you helping each other

If you layed down some old tarps you could pull it out to the field. Old tote tank bottoms would also work. Even a wood slip form.

Omg that takes a bit of time. Great job. Thank you.

you always get the best advice there is 😁

That must be Jim's new totterhome in the shed. Good for Jim.

Zack it would never be an easy job cleaning out the driers, but a big sawdust vacuum would make a huge difference and a lot less dust 😎

You should look into construction chutes for debris. They are about $150 for a 10-foot section and would work perfectly with the dryer cleaning and also keep all the dust from going everywhere.

@SamuelManaole

6 ай бұрын

Very good idea, no question it would work great and feed the skid bucked nice.

Awesome video Zach .. great job guys. thank you very much

Nice job Onyx… love to see the family work together

Thanks for showing the "struggle" with young help. It helps to put some perspective on the help I get from my own young teen.

Great job guys and Becky great video enjoyed it Dad and Zach and onix got a lot of cleaning done takes me a week on the dryer and a week to clean the harvesters and make minor repairs and stow away cant wait for next video

merry christmas guys have a good one 🎄

Next year Onyx will be able to clean the entire dryer himself while you sip on a mojito on the porch.

A farmer's work is never done. There always something to do.

@MillennialFarmer

6 ай бұрын

Even if there isn't, we invent jobs!

@deblarsen8528

6 ай бұрын

​@@MillennialFarmer That's what we did when we farmed!

Thank for explaining the dryer. I always wondered how that worked watching the videos.

To clean out Dryer, I get a helper and one at fan control to turn the fan on. Then I’m in the plenum with a blower and compressor hose to blow 90% of fines out. Like any cleaning project start at the top and work down. Daily cleaning around Dryer will aide in cleaning at the end of the year.

getting shit done great job boys always love the videos be safe

Seeing the whole family involved really is awesome in my opinion How is Mr Jim doing

Great video. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

Great job with pictures and explanation on Grain Bins ! ( From Canada )

Great video. Always great to see Onyx as he grows up! Good that he not only gets to do the fun part of farming but also helps with the “dirty jobs”. I’m 72 and remember shoveling bins without a sweep auger. Teaches you that some jobs just are work. And that eventually they get finished. Those are valuable character building tools. Onyx is going to be a wonderful young man and pass along those lessons to his kids I presume. Thanks also for all the explanations of how equipment works. From the outside it all looks automatic and trouble free!!

thank you Zach for showing how grain dryers work.

Our dryer has a similar layout, we have found it useful to have a diy tarp shoot which we attached to the small doors where we dump the trash out. It helps.

Some friends of mine just invested in a portable grain vac. They use it to clean out dryers, bins, the ground around the dryer and bins, etc as well as using it before putting grain in bins or dryers to pull a lot of the dust and chaff from the crop.

Another great video! Amazing what all goes in to farming at least to this guy who knows nothing about it. Take care and thanks for sharing

👍 Thanks 😊

Really enjoyed seeing how the dryer works from the inside

Nice looking tower in the shop Zach 👌

Love seeing the kids doing their part on the farm. A farm is loaded with never-ending tasks. The area you guys were cleaning out at 3:33, if you guys are not wearing hearing protection there, you really should be; it's not just the sound level, but they piercing type of sound it is.

Perfect thing to get me through the rest of the afternoon!

glad your looking well

Zack, I love seeing the three generations of the family working together. As for the knees, I feel your pain just the same, old age sucks why not go to Harbor Freight and pick yourself up some knee pads so you can work more comfortably they have several types.

You have got to love bees wings. They can get in everything. The dryer looks pretty easy to clean. Great videos and great job teaching your kids.

Great video as always!!

I bet you all are so proud to see three generations working together. Now that is cool.

I fixed up an empty tote and a 2 inch water transfer pump. Then use a garden hose and a fire fighting nozzle to hose down my combine and harvest equipment. It really works well to get the majority of stuff off and it doesn't smear it all over. Really works great on grain tanks and grain carts.

I have had knee issues for a while but they are pretty well addressed with a good pair of knee pads.

Zach I work at a quarry in southern Indiana. We made metal trays with 3 sides slide them under hard to shovel places. When they get full pull them out dump them slide then back in they work great.

Had to laugh when Onyx was sitting at your desk eating lunch. That's a important task for him. 😅 Awesome video Zach. Cleaning out that grain dryer looked like tons of fun. Actually just seeing you ceewl around on your kneees made mine sore, arthritis sucks. Take care guys. 🚜🚜🚜

Your videos are amazing millenel farmer

Thank you. Enjoyed the video

Get a big vacuum cleaner that mounts to front of skid steer for corn cleanup. Do a neater job. 17:00 add a little hook to the end of the air nozzle to help dig stuff out.

I really like to see a father, son grandson working, memories

Well done, Onyx!!!! ❤❤❤

Marry Chirstmas And Happy New Years To You And Your Family And May God Bless You Enjoy Your Video From Ohio

Thanks for another great video Zach. It was interesting. Wow. Everyone was pitching in today for after harvest cleanup. Not easy jobs that is for sure. Onyx was doing good cleaning inside the dryer. Smaller person is better off inside the dryer. Good for onyx helping out with these tasks. Annual maintenance is so important on the dryer system to keep it operating good. Bin systems are high maintenance items. Just takes time and effort to keep them clean and operational. Good job everyone. Dad took care of the combines. Not a clean job also. But need to get them clean for winter storage. Not easy job either. Thanks to dad for doing the combines. After harvest clean up is busy busy work. Looks like you have a lot of it done or almost done. Having a side draw grain leg in the new bin will be handy for loading grain. About it I guess. Thanks for everything. You all take care and be safe. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

I had no idea how addicting your content would be until I realized the other day that I had binged all the videos you have put up since 2018 in the last 3ish months 😂😂 Keep up the awesome videos and stay safe

When I was working on the farm every other year we would check out the bin unload making sure everything was clean and oiled especially the sliding doors but as you know 💩 happens no matter how much maintenance you do 😂thanks for sharing

Thanks for the show team 🍻🇦🇺

Great video keep them coming ❤

Get you some clean chute like they use in the unload chute in a cement silo for cleaning that dryer. You can attach it to the dryer at the access door and run it right into the skid loader bucket.

Yeah, I feel you with the hurting knees. Not to proud to admit i got kneepad inserts for my working trousers. 😂

Great video!

I have too bribe my kids to do anything, great to see Onyx chipping in with his old man

An idea for next year, look into renting a vac trailer and vacuum out all the stuff in & around the dryer

Time for an official dryer hard hat! and knee pads!

Oh the joys of cleaning in the fall

I would figure out a way to use a 2 hp woodworking dust collector and the needed flexible 4" dust hose and the right suction fitting to work all that effluent. Get the impeller to discharge into a bag and you'd make that job much less onerous.

Crawling around there Zach, you know what a TV dinner feels like 😂

Zach. Electric power broom inside that dryer. I saw Cole Sonne using one inside a grain bin, absolute genius. How many times I have chased a sweep around with a shovel and a regular shop broom, really humbling to think there is an easier way.

I hope you guys lock out motor disconnects when working near those augers... Happy Holidays, MMFer! :)

You need a vacuum for the skid steer like Chet has !!! Good job guys

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The bottom plenum is there if you want to cool the grain some before it goes to the bins.

I bet it was awesome to have help cleaning that dryer

Zach I had 2 bovs they would move in slow motion when the work was going on but I would always take them with me to do the work thats what good dads do they just keep teaching them then one day they start working like you do its just the way life is but is all worth it

always a good watch in the evening :D

I’m not the only one I’m sure. But the way dad says “OK” is wholesome.

“Pull it out like a half inch.” That’s what she said 😬

You should look into QED Dryer out of Rockford Ill. The fines are kept in the corn & the bees wings are drawn into the burners. Very little to clean up off the ground.

I really enjoy watching Onyx's coming of age and the 3 generations working together.

I spy a nice toter at 18:26! Can’t wait to see that!

That cleaning the dryer is where an industrial sized wet dry vacuum truck comes in handy.

They make a yard vacuum mounts on the back of your riding lawnmower and it holds about it. 5 bushel love leaves and it has a long hose for vacuuming leaves and hard to get spots. It would be good for cleaning out your dryer.

I can feel the pain in your knees mine are the same way.

You need to create an 4” vacuum system that draws into a trailer you can dump. What a job using that little sweep. The trailer could clean up all your messes.

I watch every single dayy

One Boy (even a good boy) you have half a helper, two boys no help at all! ;-)

Onix is young. He will learn. You where just as green. At his age. Great video. Thanks.

Leaf vacuum that is pulled behind a ride mower. Adapted down to a smaller hose.

Leaf blower, Dewalt. And the white insulation suit. For cleaning the air drier

Easy going keeps it safe, guy also has to learn before it goes on automatic. 👍