Tony Reed

Yeah, I knew as soon as he come on the scene because that's when Gleaner, one of them, was wanting to do that Combine giveaway. When he passed me, I'm like, well, you better get to handing him out because it's going to happen quick.

Yeah, I knew as soon as he come on the scene because that's when Gleaner, one of them, was wanting to do that Combine giveaway. When he passed me, I'm like, well, you better get to handing him out because it's going to happen quick.

Yeah.

Yeah.

He's going to flex on you. I get the opposite with Gleaner. It's open and they close it when I come through.

He's going to flex on you. I get the opposite with Gleaner. It's open and they close it when I come through.

You reminded me of myself at that age. When I was that age, I was a little more shy, if you can believe that. You're very articulate and can just lay it out there. I think it's neat.

You reminded me of myself at that age. When I was that age, I was a little more shy, if you can believe that. You're very articulate and can just lay it out there. I think it's neat.

It would have been with his cousin, I remember. Yeah, she's your cousin, right? Yep. Not aunt?

It would have been with his cousin, I remember. Yeah, she's your cousin, right? Yep. Not aunt?

And I don't remember the topic, but I just remember...

And I don't remember the topic, but I just remember...

him walking through something talking and it's a nine-year-old going on 68 i just thought it was cool i think that video might have been the one where i was talking about the 112 and i fired it up that one actually you're exactly right it was the one where you guys were outside and you're talking about the garden tractors and you went there's kind of a lean-to on the shed there and that's exactly what it was that's exactly what it was so you were that articulate tony or that interested in tractors at nine years oh yeah eight slept and drank it i mean to the 10th power

him walking through something talking and it's a nine-year-old going on 68 i just thought it was cool i think that video might have been the one where i was talking about the 112 and i fired it up that one actually you're exactly right it was the one where you guys were outside and you're talking about the garden tractors and you went there's kind of a lean-to on the shed there and that's exactly what it was that's exactly what it was so you were that articulate tony or that interested in tractors at nine years oh yeah eight slept and drank it i mean to the 10th power

but you know of course back then you didn't have a platform for anybody to see that on and like i say i wasn't probably as i probably wasn't as knowledgeable as he is as far as the wide variety like the machinery that we had i could tell you everything about it but when you start branching out into other stuff you know that wasn't my jam so the same for me like i don't know a lot about fan or agco not not much about that i know more about alice chalmers that kind of stuff yeah

but you know of course back then you didn't have a platform for anybody to see that on and like i say i wasn't probably as i probably wasn't as knowledgeable as he is as far as the wide variety like the machinery that we had i could tell you everything about it but when you start branching out into other stuff you know that wasn't my jam so the same for me like i don't know a lot about fan or agco not not much about that i know more about alice chalmers that kind of stuff yeah

Or the brochures, kind of like what I sent you. Yeah, those two, yeah.

Or the brochures, kind of like what I sent you. Yeah, those two, yeah.

Yeah, we could do that.

Yeah, we could do that.

I got an old 9610 John Deere. It's worth what it's worth. You ain't going to hurt it.

I got an old 9610 John Deere. It's worth what it's worth. You ain't going to hurt it.

Okay, you come to my place.

Okay, you come to my place.

Wow. I've never played farm center. Have you? Nope, I haven't either. I might have a long, long time because my boy has it, but I've never sat down and actually played it. I just drove around for five minutes just to see what it was like.

Wow. I've never played farm center. Have you? Nope, I haven't either. I might have a long, long time because my boy has it, but I've never sat down and actually played it. I just drove around for five minutes just to see what it was like.

That's the number one question. It just goes right for the Jake. No, 1,700.

That's the number one question. It just goes right for the Jake. No, 1,700.

Yep. In our area, by today's standards, that's not a lot anymore. You know, it's enough for us. What kind of crops are you raising this year? Corn and soybeans. And I had some wheat with double crop beans in behind it.

Yep. In our area, by today's standards, that's not a lot anymore. You know, it's enough for us. What kind of crops are you raising this year? Corn and soybeans. And I had some wheat with double crop beans in behind it.

Done really good. 100 bushel an acre. Wow. Got really good crops coming on for this fall. I don't know if it's going to be a record, but it's going to be really good.

Done really good. 100 bushel an acre. Wow. Got really good crops coming on for this fall. I don't know if it's going to be a record, but it's going to be really good.

Okay, so now you asked me a question, so I'm going to ask you a question. So you're from northern Indiana. Did you migrate there from Mississippi or Tennessee or somewhere? Because you don't have the northern accent.

Okay, so now you asked me a question, so I'm going to ask you a question. So you're from northern Indiana. Did you migrate there from Mississippi or Tennessee or somewhere? Because you don't have the northern accent.

Okay, just checking, just checking.

Okay, just checking, just checking.

Perfect, perfect. Yep. Is that going to ruin that? So what's the one thing here at the show that you are bound and determined to look at before you leave?

Perfect, perfect. Yep. Is that going to ruin that? So what's the one thing here at the show that you are bound and determined to look at before you leave?

The John Deere booth. Just everything John Deere.

The John Deere booth. Just everything John Deere.

Yep.

Yep.

Yep.

Yep.

Yep. So John Deere is your favorite...

Yep. So John Deere is your favorite...

brand of farm equipment yes so when it comes to farm equipment do you like the new stuff more than the old stuff or would you rather if you had a like a really nice older john deere combine from the 80s or 90s would you rather get in that or would you rather get in one of these sitting right here get in the old machine get the old machine yep i don't blame you do you get help on the farm very much sometimes sometimes because your your cousin and your grandpa farm correct yes yep

brand of farm equipment yes so when it comes to farm equipment do you like the new stuff more than the old stuff or would you rather if you had a like a really nice older john deere combine from the 80s or 90s would you rather get in that or would you rather get in one of these sitting right here get in the old machine get the old machine yep i don't blame you do you get help on the farm very much sometimes sometimes because your your cousin and your grandpa farm correct yes yep

So what's the one tractor that you're going to own someday? Like everybody says, you know, someday when I can afford it, I'm going to buy a 4020, a 1206, whatever. Or do you already have it?

So what's the one tractor that you're going to own someday? Like everybody says, you know, someday when I can afford it, I'm going to buy a 4020, a 1206, whatever. Or do you already have it?

Six by 12. All right. That sounds big until you start setting it up, and then you run out of room pretty quick, don't you?

Six by 12. All right. That sounds big until you start setting it up, and then you run out of room pretty quick, don't you?

So what is that?

So what is that?

But could we go bigger if we could find somebody to donate an enclosed trailer?

But could we go bigger if we could find somebody to donate an enclosed trailer?

I need to dig through my stuff. My kids have outgrown that. I got grain bins and legs, and I need to just box it up and just send it all to you. I've got all that stuff. It's actually pretty nice stuff. Look at that.

I need to dig through my stuff. My kids have outgrown that. I got grain bins and legs, and I need to just box it up and just send it all to you. I've got all that stuff. It's actually pretty nice stuff. Look at that.

That's a good score. We'll fix him up on that. It's a big enough grain setup. You're probably going to have to have another sheet of plywood just for the grain section, so...

That's a good score. We'll fix him up on that. It's a big enough grain setup. You're probably going to have to have another sheet of plywood just for the grain section, so...

So you had a gleaner on display?

So you had a gleaner on display?

Yep, and think of all the ideas you guys could bounce off of each other back and forth. It's like, hey, I hadn't thought of that. That's...

Yep, and think of all the ideas you guys could bounce off of each other back and forth. It's like, hey, I hadn't thought of that. That's...

Yeah, I knew as soon as he come on the scene because that's when Gleaner, one of them, was wanting to do that combine giveaway. When he passed me, I'm like, well, you better get to handing him out because it's going to happen quick. That's crazy.

Yeah, I knew as soon as he come on the scene because that's when Gleaner, one of them, was wanting to do that combine giveaway. When he passed me, I'm like, well, you better get to handing him out because it's going to happen quick. That's crazy.

Well, you see, you're nine, so come back in nine years and we'll watch one.

Well, you see, you're nine, so come back in nine years and we'll watch one.

Have you got to tour the combine factory in Moline yet? I know at one time there was some age limits, but I didn't know if we're shutting museums down and bringing them in, if we could get around that.

Have you got to tour the combine factory in Moline yet? I know at one time there was some age limits, but I didn't know if we're shutting museums down and bringing them in, if we could get around that.

Oh, is that right? Well, good. Yep, that came out of my personal collection. I just pulled it off the shelf, a little Steiger tractor, and then it ain't really a precision 1066, but it's not just out of the box from Ertl.

Oh, is that right? Well, good. Yep, that came out of my personal collection. I just pulled it off the shelf, a little Steiger tractor, and then it ain't really a precision 1066, but it's not just out of the box from Ertl.

My manager. How much does she charge? Do you got to pay her quite a bit?

My manager. How much does she charge? Do you got to pay her quite a bit?

She don't charge?

She don't charge?

Hey, do you want to be our manager too?

Hey, do you want to be our manager too?

I didn't realize. So were you able to kind of understand how that worked? Like since you're not on TikTok scrolling like with your own account, like did your mom come in and say, well, hey, you've got 10,000 followers. Now you've got 20.

I didn't realize. So were you able to kind of understand how that worked? Like since you're not on TikTok scrolling like with your own account, like did your mom come in and say, well, hey, you've got 10,000 followers. Now you've got 20.

Give you the daily update.

Give you the daily update.

Some of those numbers got pretty big pretty fast.

Some of those numbers got pretty big pretty fast.

Or two springs ago? Last spring, yeah, a year ago in like May or sometime in that, yeah. How did that go? It went excellent. We was able to raise $4,500 for a trade school, not a college, not a junior college, an actual trade school. And we decided that nowadays $1,000 –

Or two springs ago? Last spring, yeah, a year ago in like May or sometime in that, yeah. How did that go? It went excellent. We was able to raise $4,500 for a trade school, not a college, not a junior college, an actual trade school. And we decided that nowadays $1,000 –

doesn't really go very far anymore so we gave the whole 4500 to one kid he was out in wyoming going to go to wyotech be a diesel mechanic and yeah he was very thankful to get it and i was glad to help him and we tried to sift through as best we could and give it to somebody who needs it you know Anybody can hide things on paper for tax reasons.

doesn't really go very far anymore so we gave the whole 4500 to one kid he was out in wyoming going to go to wyotech be a diesel mechanic and yeah he was very thankful to get it and i was glad to help him and we tried to sift through as best we could and give it to somebody who needs it you know Anybody can hide things on paper for tax reasons.

You know, I didn't make any money, but I own 5,000 acres and everything. You know, so we tried to sift through that and give it to somebody who actually could use the money. And I think we hit it.

You know, I didn't make any money, but I own 5,000 acres and everything. You know, so we tried to sift through that and give it to somebody who actually could use the money. And I think we hit it.

Yeah, figuring on it. Yep. And I don't know what we'll do this time to raise money. I mean, it'll be something totally different.

Yeah, figuring on it. Yep. And I don't know what we'll do this time to raise money. I mean, it'll be something totally different.

There you go.

There you go.

And look, you turned out all right. Yeah, turned out fine. Yep, exactly. So, yeah, I don't know. Nowadays, I see too many kids that go to college, and then their job has nothing to do with what they went to college for. And so that was one of the reasons I didn't go. But then, B, that's another reason why we chose a trade school, because most of those people generally –

And look, you turned out all right. Yeah, turned out fine. Yep, exactly. So, yeah, I don't know. Nowadays, I see too many kids that go to college, and then their job has nothing to do with what they went to college for. And so that was one of the reasons I didn't go. But then, B, that's another reason why we chose a trade school, because most of those people generally –

One of the things that I always try to tell people when they talk about social media, or they'll come up to me at a show like this, like, man, you know, I really love what you're doing, and I would love to do that, but I'm no good on camera or whatever. And I encourage most people to try to get past that just from the relationships alone that I've made.

One of the things that I always try to tell people when they talk about social media, or they'll come up to me at a show like this, like, man, you know, I really love what you're doing, and I would love to do that, but I'm no good on camera or whatever. And I encourage most people to try to get past that just from the relationships alone that I've made.

And would have never had those had I not been on social media. And the thing that I like a lot is you'll talk to you guys a lot through text or phone calls or whatever. And you can actually talk farming and talk about real problems. And it's not from a guy two miles down the road that's going to listen to your problems and shake his head and then go call your landlord two days later.

And would have never had those had I not been on social media. And the thing that I like a lot is you'll talk to you guys a lot through text or phone calls or whatever. And you can actually talk farming and talk about real problems. And it's not from a guy two miles down the road that's going to listen to your problems and shake his head and then go call your landlord two days later.

You know, so it's... It's pretty neat.

You know, so it's... It's pretty neat.

I think it was a way it finally connected us. I think it's always been there. Yeah.

I think it was a way it finally connected us. I think it's always been there. Yeah.

Yep.

Yep.

That's the same thing in my podcast room I've done and they're just... Good collection.

That's the same thing in my podcast room I've done and they're just... Good collection.

Keep them clean. I've seen the other day you were on like a 1025R or something thereabouts. Is that yours now, or was you just somewhere driving it?

Keep them clean. I've seen the other day you were on like a 1025R or something thereabouts. Is that yours now, or was you just somewhere driving it?

Ah, nice.

Ah, nice.

Okay. Yeah, that was going to be mine. Probably history. It would be a toss-up between history and science.

Okay. Yeah, that was going to be mine. Probably history. It would be a toss-up between history and science.

Never knew that was an option.

Never knew that was an option.

Really.

Really.

My grandpa and grandma had a 110 when I was a little kid, so it's been early 80s. I don't hardly remember it running, but I remember they had one.

My grandpa and grandma had a 110 when I was a little kid, so it's been early 80s. I don't hardly remember it running, but I remember they had one.

Probably, yeah.

Probably, yeah.

So you got a snow blade or snow blower or anything for either one?

So you got a snow blade or snow blower or anything for either one?

That's the same here. Same here. Yeah.

That's the same here. Same here. Yeah.

The one I started out, it was just like the one Forrest Gump had when he was mowing the field. Yep. Same thing. Pull started from behind.

The one I started out, it was just like the one Forrest Gump had when he was mowing the field. Yep. Same thing. Pull started from behind.

With the twills.

With the twills.

Oh, that's how I am. I'd rather take a beat than mow the yard. My wife loves to mow, so that's your department.

Oh, that's how I am. I'd rather take a beat than mow the yard. My wife loves to mow, so that's your department.

Do you?

Do you?

Yep.

Yep.

He'll mow the ditches and stuff with it. Okay.

He'll mow the ditches and stuff with it. Okay.

Yep, pulling the old 1066. Yep. How'd he do? I think he finished middle of the pack somewhere-ish.

Yep, pulling the old 1066. Yep. How'd he do? I think he finished middle of the pack somewhere-ish.

First time ever going down the track. Yep. Done good. Real good. Very nice.

First time ever going down the track. Yep. Done good. Real good. Very nice.

Oh, man. Talk about embarrassing. Yeah, extremely. I mean, I legit feel bad for the guy. I mean, what's the odds?

Oh, man. Talk about embarrassing. Yeah, extremely. I mean, I legit feel bad for the guy. I mean, what's the odds?

It is.

It is.

Yeah. And depending on what class, like Nick, who does my podcast with me, they had a pro stock and, you know, they was over 5,000 horse on theirs. So I'm going to say the pro stock just because of the cut tires and the wheel speed and running.

Yeah. And depending on what class, like Nick, who does my podcast with me, they had a pro stock and, you know, they was over 5,000 horse on theirs. So I'm going to say the pro stock just because of the cut tires and the wheel speed and running.

32 mile an hour, you know, versus. But how much do those weigh? Anywhere from, once again, on the class, anywhere from 10,000 to, I don't know if they go up to 12 or 12,500, something like that. Because that 8RX is probably pushing 30-some thousand.

32 mile an hour, you know, versus. But how much do those weigh? Anywhere from, once again, on the class, anywhere from 10,000 to, I don't know if they go up to 12 or 12,500, something like that. Because that 8RX is probably pushing 30-some thousand.

Now, don't tip your head too far back. You know, I can see them. They got you. Yeah. Play that off a little bit.

Now, don't tip your head too far back. You know, I can see them. They got you. Yeah. Play that off a little bit.

shows yeah i know you probably got an escalade back there no nope i'm i'm over the new vehicles i don't care if you gave me 25 million dollars tomorrow i am not spending a hundred thousand dollars on a pickup truck i'm not so i just drive junk i gave 300 for this buick i drove it to south dakota a month ago here i am in it again today and i don't care and especially in atmospheres like this when everybody's trying to get out and you're all jammed up it's like

shows yeah i know you probably got an escalade back there no nope i'm i'm over the new vehicles i don't care if you gave me 25 million dollars tomorrow i am not spending a hundred thousand dollars on a pickup truck i'm not so i just drive junk i gave 300 for this buick i drove it to south dakota a month ago here i am in it again today and i don't care and especially in atmospheres like this when everybody's trying to get out and you're all jammed up it's like

I'm going into the right lane. If you want to hit me with your King Ranch, I don't care about my vehicle. I'm going to the right lane. And half the time, they'll stop, and away you go.

I'm going into the right lane. If you want to hit me with your King Ranch, I don't care about my vehicle. I'm going to the right lane. And half the time, they'll stop, and away you go.

Yeah. Yep. I have it, too, for on the farm. You know, it's a $300 car, so if you've got to move a piece of machinery down here to go get something, you just drive it down here. If somebody steals it, backs over it, whatever, get out, just go buy another $300 one, and away you go. Yeah.

Yeah. Yep. I have it, too, for on the farm. You know, it's a $300 car, so if you've got to move a piece of machinery down here to go get something, you just drive it down here. If somebody steals it, backs over it, whatever, get out, just go buy another $300 one, and away you go. Yeah.

No, nope. You probably got tractors worth more than that.

No, nope. You probably got tractors worth more than that.

Nice. You got one already? Has your mom ever showed you my 78 Ford F-250? I'll have to show you a picture of that sometime.

Nice. You got one already? Has your mom ever showed you my 78 Ford F-250? I'll have to show you a picture of that sometime.

For the most part, yep. The wife's getting a little perturbed on everything, so I've had to move it to the shop, and yeah. And it's funny. It's just random. You know, one day I flew off the handle over pump-up sprayers, just... Because they're junk. Yeah.

For the most part, yep. The wife's getting a little perturbed on everything, so I've had to move it to the shop, and yeah. And it's funny. It's just random. You know, one day I flew off the handle over pump-up sprayers, just... Because they're junk. Yeah.

And yeah, like a week later, I've got 19 sprayers in the mail from battery pack to battery, or from backpack to battery powered to pump up to stainless steel. I got every sprayer.

And yeah, like a week later, I've got 19 sprayers in the mail from battery pack to battery, or from backpack to battery powered to pump up to stainless steel. I got every sprayer.

No, but when they show up in the mail, it's just like you just start. So if you ever need a sprayer.

No, but when they show up in the mail, it's just like you just start. So if you ever need a sprayer.

I got mine out and used it for the first time last week, and actually it was pretty impressive.

I got mine out and used it for the first time last week, and actually it was pretty impressive.

Yep. Works slick. Yep. Yep.

Yep. Works slick. Yep. Yep.

Yep, they do write a lot of letters.

Yep, they do write a lot of letters.

I'm not going to call anybody out. I mean, there's literally been people you know that, hey, man, I got divorced. I was on the brink of...

I'm not going to call anybody out. I mean, there's literally been people you know that, hey, man, I got divorced. I was on the brink of...

not being around and your videos got me through it you know like i look forward to it every day and i mean wedding invitations and people know and one of these days i'm going to make a surprise visit to one but most of them that i've got have been so far away it hasn't been feasible or you know it's in october and it's in south dakota it's like well i can't do that but if i get one close i'm not rsvp or another we're just going to show up just going to show up

not being around and your videos got me through it you know like i look forward to it every day and i mean wedding invitations and people know and one of these days i'm going to make a surprise visit to one but most of them that i've got have been so far away it hasn't been feasible or you know it's in october and it's in south dakota it's like well i can't do that but if i get one close i'm not rsvp or another we're just going to show up just going to show up

No, not really. I just kind of do my thing. I mean, no, I guess I don't let it bother me in that way.

No, not really. I just kind of do my thing. I mean, no, I guess I don't let it bother me in that way.

Yeah, I knew as soon as he come on the scene because that's when Gleaner, one of them, was wanting to do that Combine giveaway. When he passed me, I'm like, well, you better get to handing him out because it's going to happen quick.

Yeah.

He's going to flex on you. I get the opposite with Gleaner. It's open and they close it when I come through.

You reminded me of myself at that age. When I was that age, I was a little more shy, if you can believe that. You're very articulate and can just lay it out there. I think it's neat.

It would have been with his cousin, I remember. Yeah, she's your cousin, right? Yep. Not aunt?

And I don't remember the topic, but I just remember...

him walking through something talking and it's a nine-year-old going on 68 i just thought it was cool i think that video might have been the one where i was talking about the 112 and i fired it up that one actually you're exactly right it was the one where you guys were outside and you're talking about the garden tractors and you went there's kind of a lean-to on the shed there and that's exactly what it was that's exactly what it was so you were that articulate tony or that interested in tractors at nine years oh yeah eight slept and drank it i mean to the 10th power

but you know of course back then you didn't have a platform for anybody to see that on and like i say i wasn't probably as i probably wasn't as knowledgeable as he is as far as the wide variety like the machinery that we had i could tell you everything about it but when you start branching out into other stuff you know that wasn't my jam so the same for me like i don't know a lot about fan or agco not not much about that i know more about alice chalmers that kind of stuff yeah

Or the brochures, kind of like what I sent you. Yeah, those two, yeah.

Yeah, we could do that.

I got an old 9610 John Deere. It's worth what it's worth. You ain't going to hurt it.

Okay, you come to my place.

Wow. I've never played farm center. Have you? Nope, I haven't either. I might have a long, long time because my boy has it, but I've never sat down and actually played it. I just drove around for five minutes just to see what it was like.

That's the number one question. It just goes right for the Jake. No, 1,700.

Yep. In our area, by today's standards, that's not a lot anymore. You know, it's enough for us. What kind of crops are you raising this year? Corn and soybeans. And I had some wheat with double crop beans in behind it.

Done really good. 100 bushel an acre. Wow. Got really good crops coming on for this fall. I don't know if it's going to be a record, but it's going to be really good.

Okay, so now you asked me a question, so I'm going to ask you a question. So you're from northern Indiana. Did you migrate there from Mississippi or Tennessee or somewhere? Because you don't have the northern accent.

Okay, just checking, just checking.

Perfect, perfect. Yep. Is that going to ruin that? So what's the one thing here at the show that you are bound and determined to look at before you leave?

The John Deere booth. Just everything John Deere.

Yep.

Yep.

Yep. So John Deere is your favorite...

brand of farm equipment yes so when it comes to farm equipment do you like the new stuff more than the old stuff or would you rather if you had a like a really nice older john deere combine from the 80s or 90s would you rather get in that or would you rather get in one of these sitting right here get in the old machine get the old machine yep i don't blame you do you get help on the farm very much sometimes sometimes because your your cousin and your grandpa farm correct yes yep

So what's the one tractor that you're going to own someday? Like everybody says, you know, someday when I can afford it, I'm going to buy a 4020, a 1206, whatever. Or do you already have it?

Six by 12. All right. That sounds big until you start setting it up, and then you run out of room pretty quick, don't you?

So what is that?

But could we go bigger if we could find somebody to donate an enclosed trailer?

I need to dig through my stuff. My kids have outgrown that. I got grain bins and legs, and I need to just box it up and just send it all to you. I've got all that stuff. It's actually pretty nice stuff. Look at that.

That's a good score. We'll fix him up on that. It's a big enough grain setup. You're probably going to have to have another sheet of plywood just for the grain section, so...

So you had a gleaner on display?

Yep, and think of all the ideas you guys could bounce off of each other back and forth. It's like, hey, I hadn't thought of that. That's...

Yeah, I knew as soon as he come on the scene because that's when Gleaner, one of them, was wanting to do that combine giveaway. When he passed me, I'm like, well, you better get to handing him out because it's going to happen quick. That's crazy.

Well, you see, you're nine, so come back in nine years and we'll watch one.

Have you got to tour the combine factory in Moline yet? I know at one time there was some age limits, but I didn't know if we're shutting museums down and bringing them in, if we could get around that.

Oh, is that right? Well, good. Yep, that came out of my personal collection. I just pulled it off the shelf, a little Steiger tractor, and then it ain't really a precision 1066, but it's not just out of the box from Ertl.

My manager. How much does she charge? Do you got to pay her quite a bit?

She don't charge?

Hey, do you want to be our manager too?

I didn't realize. So were you able to kind of understand how that worked? Like since you're not on TikTok scrolling like with your own account, like did your mom come in and say, well, hey, you've got 10,000 followers. Now you've got 20.

Give you the daily update.

Some of those numbers got pretty big pretty fast.

Or two springs ago? Last spring, yeah, a year ago in like May or sometime in that, yeah. How did that go? It went excellent. We was able to raise $4,500 for a trade school, not a college, not a junior college, an actual trade school. And we decided that nowadays $1,000 –

doesn't really go very far anymore so we gave the whole 4500 to one kid he was out in wyoming going to go to wyotech be a diesel mechanic and yeah he was very thankful to get it and i was glad to help him and we tried to sift through as best we could and give it to somebody who needs it you know Anybody can hide things on paper for tax reasons.

You know, I didn't make any money, but I own 5,000 acres and everything. You know, so we tried to sift through that and give it to somebody who actually could use the money. And I think we hit it.

Yeah, figuring on it. Yep. And I don't know what we'll do this time to raise money. I mean, it'll be something totally different.

There you go.

And look, you turned out all right. Yeah, turned out fine. Yep, exactly. So, yeah, I don't know. Nowadays, I see too many kids that go to college, and then their job has nothing to do with what they went to college for. And so that was one of the reasons I didn't go. But then, B, that's another reason why we chose a trade school, because most of those people generally –

One of the things that I always try to tell people when they talk about social media, or they'll come up to me at a show like this, like, man, you know, I really love what you're doing, and I would love to do that, but I'm no good on camera or whatever. And I encourage most people to try to get past that just from the relationships alone that I've made.

And would have never had those had I not been on social media. And the thing that I like a lot is you'll talk to you guys a lot through text or phone calls or whatever. And you can actually talk farming and talk about real problems. And it's not from a guy two miles down the road that's going to listen to your problems and shake his head and then go call your landlord two days later.

You know, so it's... It's pretty neat.

I think it was a way it finally connected us. I think it's always been there. Yeah.

Yep.

That's the same thing in my podcast room I've done and they're just... Good collection.

Keep them clean. I've seen the other day you were on like a 1025R or something thereabouts. Is that yours now, or was you just somewhere driving it?

Ah, nice.

Okay. Yeah, that was going to be mine. Probably history. It would be a toss-up between history and science.

Never knew that was an option.

Really.

My grandpa and grandma had a 110 when I was a little kid, so it's been early 80s. I don't hardly remember it running, but I remember they had one.

Probably, yeah.

So you got a snow blade or snow blower or anything for either one?

That's the same here. Same here. Yeah.

The one I started out, it was just like the one Forrest Gump had when he was mowing the field. Yep. Same thing. Pull started from behind.

With the twills.

Oh, that's how I am. I'd rather take a beat than mow the yard. My wife loves to mow, so that's your department.

Do you?

Yep.

He'll mow the ditches and stuff with it. Okay.

Yep, pulling the old 1066. Yep. How'd he do? I think he finished middle of the pack somewhere-ish.

First time ever going down the track. Yep. Done good. Real good. Very nice.

Oh, man. Talk about embarrassing. Yeah, extremely. I mean, I legit feel bad for the guy. I mean, what's the odds?

It is.

Yeah. And depending on what class, like Nick, who does my podcast with me, they had a pro stock and, you know, they was over 5,000 horse on theirs. So I'm going to say the pro stock just because of the cut tires and the wheel speed and running.

32 mile an hour, you know, versus. But how much do those weigh? Anywhere from, once again, on the class, anywhere from 10,000 to, I don't know if they go up to 12 or 12,500, something like that. Because that 8RX is probably pushing 30-some thousand.

Now, don't tip your head too far back. You know, I can see them. They got you. Yeah. Play that off a little bit.

shows yeah i know you probably got an escalade back there no nope i'm i'm over the new vehicles i don't care if you gave me 25 million dollars tomorrow i am not spending a hundred thousand dollars on a pickup truck i'm not so i just drive junk i gave 300 for this buick i drove it to south dakota a month ago here i am in it again today and i don't care and especially in atmospheres like this when everybody's trying to get out and you're all jammed up it's like

I'm going into the right lane. If you want to hit me with your King Ranch, I don't care about my vehicle. I'm going to the right lane. And half the time, they'll stop, and away you go.

Yeah. Yep. I have it, too, for on the farm. You know, it's a $300 car, so if you've got to move a piece of machinery down here to go get something, you just drive it down here. If somebody steals it, backs over it, whatever, get out, just go buy another $300 one, and away you go. Yeah.

No, nope. You probably got tractors worth more than that.

Nice. You got one already? Has your mom ever showed you my 78 Ford F-250? I'll have to show you a picture of that sometime.

For the most part, yep. The wife's getting a little perturbed on everything, so I've had to move it to the shop, and yeah. And it's funny. It's just random. You know, one day I flew off the handle over pump-up sprayers, just... Because they're junk. Yeah.

And yeah, like a week later, I've got 19 sprayers in the mail from battery pack to battery, or from backpack to battery powered to pump up to stainless steel. I got every sprayer.

No, but when they show up in the mail, it's just like you just start. So if you ever need a sprayer.

I got mine out and used it for the first time last week, and actually it was pretty impressive.

Yep. Works slick. Yep. Yep.

Yep, they do write a lot of letters.

I'm not going to call anybody out. I mean, there's literally been people you know that, hey, man, I got divorced. I was on the brink of...

not being around and your videos got me through it you know like i look forward to it every day and i mean wedding invitations and people know and one of these days i'm going to make a surprise visit to one but most of them that i've got have been so far away it hasn't been feasible or you know it's in october and it's in south dakota it's like well i can't do that but if i get one close i'm not rsvp or another we're just going to show up just going to show up

No, not really. I just kind of do my thing. I mean, no, I guess I don't let it bother me in that way.