LUCES DE LED A LOS TRACTORES CASE IH, Y NOS AGARRO LA TORMENTA

Summary

The video follows two farmers doing daily work on their farm in Argentina. They service tractors, spread urea fertilizer, install new LED lights to improve visibility, reinforce a tractor cabin, and check on seed bags stored in silo bags. Throughout their work they encounter challenges like dusty fertilizer and rain, but ultimately complete the tasks. The video gives an inside look at typical routines and responsibilities on a family farm.

Takeaways

• 🐳 The team is engaged in agricultural activities, focusing on cleaning and maintaining equipment.
• 🚜 A trailer loaded with cleaning waste from a recent harvest is being emptied, highlighting the importance of post-harvest cleanup.
• 🚗 Adjustments are made to a tractor to ensure it can operate in dusty conditions, emphasizing the challenges of agricultural work.
• 🌾 Discarded seed waste, used for various purposes like football fields and cattle pasture, is being managed, showcasing the recycling of agricultural by-products.
• 🔦 Lighting upgrades are being installed on vehicles to improve nighttime visibility, indicating the necessity of proper lighting in farm operations.
• 🔎 Technical modifications to equipment are detailed, including LED light bar installations, demonstrating the DIY aspect of farm maintenance.
• 🚨 Safety and efficiency are priorities, as seen in the careful adjustment of lighting and equipment to meet the specific needs of the farm.
• 🌲 The aftermath of a rainstorm is addressed, with efforts to protect grain in storage bags from water damage, showing the impact of weather on farming.
• 🚛 The community and teamwork aspect is highlighted, with various members contributing to tasks, reflecting the collaborative nature of farm work.
• 💧 The video concludes with preparations for more sowing post-rain, and a reflection on public perception of farming, stressing the ongoing challenges and efforts in agriculture.

Q & A

What are they unloading at the beginning of the video?

They are unloading the discard from the ryegrass seed harvest, which is used for sowing football fields and other things. It is leftovers that they clean out and has a lot of dust.

Why do they need to reinforce the cabin of the 100 tractor?

The 100 tractor cabin is very worn out from spreading urea and the vibration. It is cracking in multiple places so they are reinforcing it with a cross beam.

What kind of lights are they installing on the tractors?

They are installing LED light bars and LED headlights to improve visibility when working at night.

What are they regulating the fertilizer spreader machine for?

To spread 200 kg of urea fertilizer per hectare on the corn crop.

Why do they need to cover the seed bags?

One of the bags opened from the wind and rain. They are covering it so the seeds don't get wet and ruined.

Why do the new tractors not need to lift the hopper to regulate fertilizer rate?

The newer fertilizer spreaders automatically regulate the fertilizer rate without having to manually adjust the hopper position.

What was the heavy rain event they mention?

They had 100 mm (4 inches) of rain overnight in a heavy thunderstorm.

What crops do they mention fertilizing?

They mention fertilizing corn, sorghum, wheat, but not soybeans.

Why do they say the LED lights are not for road use?

The LED light bars are very bright work lights not suitable for street use, only for working in fields at night.

What do they hope to finish if the weather allows?

They hope to finish planting the entire crop area if the rain holds off.