First Semi Trucking Lesson - Hauling Corn on the Farm

Afternoon Jim Well, I quickly got taken away from Jim for a few minutes here The neighbor up to the north has got a little CRP area up here, maybe 10 to 15 acres He's required to burn it halfway through the contract and we didn't want it coming all the way down the ditch here And getting into our farm. So we're just back burning it up this way kind of against the wind here and just Just creating a buffer so that his big fire up there doesn't come down this ditch. It's all permitted. Everything's fine here you know, he's required to burn it so It's all good. Nobody. Nobody flip out man. That was from half-baked Anybody catch the reference? We got a good amount of room there now. It's all safe. I'll go back to work with Jim Let's go. See if we got the right fitting to put that hose together. We also need to check and see If we got a six six nine and a four six seven filter in here, so I grabbed a whole bunch of stuff filters for multiple things There they are they're in the big boxes Six six nine There we go. So we got both filters we need For the big horse, and I'm hoping I got the correct coupler here for a hose so we can use the great big Oil drain pan we lost our hose when we lost the building So the pan filled up and I never I never replaced the hose so that we get the pan empty And that's the pan I'm talking about there. So that's full of oil It's got a pump on it so we can get it up there and put it in the drain here But I haven't had the correct fitting There we go. As long as that fits on the hose will be okay. Seems like there's some smoke out there now That fire must have got moving pretty good. I'm glad we backburned Just kidding This fitting isn't gonna work. So back in the pickup it goes we will change probably Four engine oils without it and then by the time we get the correct fitting will be on the final tractor So we're gonna go back to using old-fashioned pails Maybe this one's on top. I don't remember. Oh Yeah, there it is right down Down there Onyx says I'm lined up down there So I'm trying But I can't get two fingers on it to turn the valve This is not as handy as they probably there we go. There we go Anything yet? I'll open it a little more Little okay, I'll try to get my hands on it again there now there should be more coming in a second I can speed it up so I can get the camera down there, but I can't get down there cuz I'm elbow deep in a diesel engine Yeah, it's got a valve on it so it's not a it's not a plug, okay But you can nice. It's nice. You can't really get to it very well I did have my arm in there, but it doesn't have to stay in there. No Jim What did you do on the floor there quit I should rub your nose in that Afternoon Anna you've been napping in the garage. It's too nice to be napping in the garage Need roughly twelve point seven more gallons of engine oil Time to check out a couple of things on the 61 75 here We're gonna pull the bucket off so that we can get under the hood a lot easier, and we're gonna check a a Cylinder leak back there on the rock picker see if we think we need to take the cylinder off Completely dry I suppose we just clean it up real good and watch it then Apparently it's barely leaking Doesn't take much oil to make a big mess, but it it's a big mess Jim says it's not worth taking the cylinder off. He thinks it's the seal, but it's a really slow leak so We're just gonna get the bucket off and go through the tractor There he's unlocking the bucket Just like a disconnect on a header I Want it so clean you can eat cheese, it's off the floor Doesn't look good Shop back down this one's got pieces of its own self all over in there We'll put it with that airbag file it away in the sanitation plant somewhere in the county I suppose that one seems to be working a little bit better All right See how many hours are on this thing oh Yeah 564 I'm not gonna tell you how many hours were on the filters last time they were changed We're just gonna say they need changing all right on it. Let's see if we got a Fuel filter for a little tractor We need a 507 Correct fuel filters are located and have been installed Now to dump the oil Change that filter Now let's see how can I do this and make sure I get plenty of oil down the armpits If that's the case Jim Why don't you come show me how to do it then? You're busy oh you better go first It's about four or so yeah, well there you go then that's that That's a gym ism look at that oh Panic for a second Onyx bring me a couple more rags, please I Can't turn the camera off because my hands are too dirty Well I was talking to it, okay, go get a third pail now quickly Two is good got the screen all cleaned out Let that oil finish draining well I Find this back into its place Hey, didge You come to visit? Jim left us. I don't know where onyx man. I think he went to go eat Girl Scout cookies not a bad choice kind of peaceful in here right now I Won't do it again because they look comfortable if I do it again. They'll get up Okay, filters are all done tires are all good grease fittings are all hit Coolant levels are good filters are good. I think everything is good, so I'm just gonna fire them up Make sure they got fuel in them just because sometimes they get air in them when you switch those filters So make sure they're running close the hoods tomorrow. I'll double-check the oil level Yeah Mmm. That's the same thing that one did yesterday We're gonna let it prime a couple more times All right a couple more cycles come on tractor One tractor down Tractor to All right shields are back on hoods down now to get this thing back on She was real fussy, but I got it Well once again, we didn't get as far as I had hoped to today So I'm just gonna back this in It's gonna sit here overnight like you did last night, but it's done and so is that tractor So tomorrow we will definitely hook up the field cultivator and get it in here in the meantime I wanted to show you guys how impressive the hair and makeup crew is on this production team They can completely make it seem like I've done stuff today So impressive nowadays. Anyway, I'm gonna wash this makeup off my hands and we'll see you guys tomorrow. I Was gonna say morning, but we're way past that I just had lunch. Anyway, it's another day and a nice one at that So we got a palette of parts there Mostly sweeps for the field cultivator that we're gonna put on and a bunch of filters and stuff But this unit's all done. We can get this out of here. This is all done over here in this area We're gonna hook that to the field cultivator and I'm hoping that can pull in here and fit in here without moving the seed tender But we're gonna find that out. But first I'm gonna open my new my new jumper pack here Not an ad at all, by the way, because I'm sure some people will think that I'm just flat-out excited about it Cuz this one it's supposed to be big enough that It'll start semi trucks that are dead. Look at that 4250 amp so I'm just gonna get it charging because I Mean I just have the feeling I'm gonna need it at some point soon. Okay, the new toy is charging It's a toy for me because it should make my life easier. Just like the skid loader is a toy for Anna No matter who's driving it. I Forgot that I was gonna fill everything with death before I pulled it out of the shop It's still got over a half a tank of death in it. But for me, it's just like a weird Check it off the list mind game type of thing if the tractor and the rock pickers finished I want it all finished. I want it full of diesel. I want it full of death I want it ready to turn the key and go farming just set it right here That way it's between the doors and it's kind of out of the way Get it as close over to here as you can I'm getting a little bit low Luckily, I have what looks like to be a hundred and thirty gallons or so right there and a hundred in the Thunder Creek trailer But I could use another 200 gallons You know, I'm in the rock picker and it's all running well There is that pesky rock that's been sitting there all winter. And so I'm just gonna take a second here to relocate it Rock Picker works, I suspect it's possible. There are still a few more rocks out there, but I'll wait until later Trucking Part of his homeschool lessons for today Making laps around the bins practicing our shifting. This is real world schooling right here Yep, there we go. You've got Anna watching you Oh you found it There you go Truck driving lessons are over. I'm gonna move a couple things around here onyx. Why don't you start the big horse in there and Pull that out and back it into here back it up to the field cultivator Thick Yep, however that goes I'm gonna leave it folded up to start with because we kind of usually do Field cultivator in sections where we do the mainframe go through hit the sweeps grease everything Including the wheel bearings check the tires All that and then we open up the wings that way. It's just less Area to climb around underneath on the concrete floor. What do you think didge? You all wound up over something Onyx ran in to grab a little lunch In the meantime, I'm gonna unhook this truck because we have another truck issue. It's not a big deal But we're not in a hurry with the trucks now because we don't need to haul anything for a couple of weeks I'm just gonna drop it off and let the truck shop have at it At some point there's probably a balancing point where I need to consider if it's worth keeping these t800s around They're not that old. They're they're almost 20 years old now, but they're good trucks. They're lightweight. They turn nice They're good trucks or Do we look at updating? Getting some newer stuff you can get some pretty good Used trucks right now. The truck markets really softened. I don't know we like these trucks. I just You know, you got to keep updating stuff. Okay All right. Yeah, just give me a call when you leave there Okay, I'm gonna have Becky and the kids pick me up from the truck shop because they're going right by on their way home But they haven't left yet. So timing isn't right Here we go. Make use of the time. I have may as well start on this thing tire pressure And wheel bearings and other Pivot points that require grease of which there are not many on this machine. Well, I got one tire and one wheel bearing done That was quick You're gonna make me sit in the backseat Thanks for the ride girls. All right three more mainframe tires to go But I got to crawl around on my knees for this and then of course There's a there's a few more to check as well, but I'm just gonna do the mainframe for now Good Too bad, there isn't a pit a guy could pull this thing over and stand in mainframe tires and grease should be all good Now the next thing is to work on these sweeps These are a wear down part. I guess you could call it a wear part You can see we replaced a bunch of these Towards the end last spring I suppose because they were the first ones wore out because they go right behind the tires But you get out on the wings that one's getting a little thin. That one's awfully thin That one's pretty good. So I'm not gonna replace them all That one's questionable But I am gonna replace the ones that need it and it really doesn't look too bad It looks like we must have replaced quite a few towards the end of last spring. So It's definitely not gonna get a full set of new ones. Although I have a full set of new ones in here the new hardened ones So these are gonna last a lot longer These are nice. So I'll put on what we need now, and then we'll put on as we go throughout the spring Yeah, I hate this job, but It's got to get done. The more I stand here and stare at it. I Mean nothing changes. I keep trying You guys have probably seen us do this before we got this handy little tool here that hooks in there Sometimes need a hammer to help it a little bit and then you You know for the new guys I'll show you but I'm gonna switch sides with the camera because the lighting is better there and I'm actually a professional actor and camera guy So it's got this little spring here That clicks right in to these grooves Holds it in place There we go new ones on It just isn't fun crawling around on your knees That's all then once in a while you'll get a bent shank right here You can see that when you look down the row from the outside. These ones all look Oh, no, I can already tell from this angle that that one's bent So we'll have to take that assembly off but I tell you what I'm just gonna pick away at this for a couple hours before I go in for supper. I'm all alone I don't have Jim or onyx or anybody with me. So You guys aren't actually here with me, but I appreciate you watching By the time you watch this. I'll be all finished. So That's it. Keep it between the rows. Check out our merchandise link below. Thank you