In this video Big Tractor Power is out in the field with three Case IH PUMA tractors ranging from 220 to 240 engine hp operating 120 bu. BOB Equipment 56 Bean Combines. In this video viewers will learn about the BOB 56 pull type dry bean combines specifications and the process of harvesting dark red organic kidney beans in Western New York.
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Jason, thanks for the great video. I'm from far western NY but this is the first time I've seen kidney beans being grown and harvested. About 40years ago this area grew many acres of green and yellow string beans, but not so much now. Most of the acres have been taken over with corn and soybeans. We used to have a canning factory in South Dayton NY only 10 miles from here, and also some food factories in Dunkirk NY. Also about 10 miles away,Red wing, Kraft foods, Conagra, etc. All gone now. Great video's.
We grow black beans not far from these guys, however we direct cut those. Many people still pull and combine kidneys and cranberries but more are direct cutting blacks. Great video as always!
LoL – I'm eating chilli with dark red kidney beans as I watch this…..
Awesome video Jason, something completely different. I love it
there were a few speciality harvester manufacturers in this area, Castle Harvesters built cabbage harvesters and Porterway Harvesters built machines for harvesting tomatoes
Are those sund pickups are they still being made
All those rocks look like a combine nightmare!
Man a Pequa rock picker would go a long way there…..
I love kidney beans, but they don't love me. LOL! It is always interesting to see specialized equipment, like the combines in this video.🙂
What I noticed right away is how rocky that field is… wow!! It almost looks like Irish potatoes covering the bare ground. 😂
i guess they don't have much call for rock dust in that soil. it was used heavily in the 70s for very good reasons. hope these farmers posted a good year. thanks for sharing
Could double as rock quarry
With BOB equipment being out of business since 2003 I can’t help but wonder how difficult it is getting parts to keep these machines in good operating condition. Or if a specialty company like OXBO has taken over the role of manufacturing these specialized machines.
Well I’ve never seen that before. Neat
Are those rocks?
Jason, I have a correction for you. The puller was actually a knife puller, not a rod. The windower was accurate. I ran a Bob in the 90s, what a weapon. Love your videos! Keep it up
I’m from central Michigan and I grow light red kidneys. That puller on the front of that puma isn’t a rod puller it’s a knife puller. I run the same setup but pull a harriston rodder windrower behind the tractor. I also run a 56 bob combine with a 215 magnum on the front
Wow, very interesting to see what others raise and harvest. Great video as always. Cheers 🙂
WOW! That's some rocky soil! I can imagine what a disk sounds like going through those fields.
I love watching different crops being harvested. I still am amazed at how brussel sprouts are handled. AND I still think it is some kind of magic going on inside of a fresh pea harvester. Heck, when I tried to pick & shell them maually, there's always some squished. SO HOW DOES A MACHINE DO IT?!?!? Thanks Jason.
I’m from Indiana, have never seen how kidney beans are harvested. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Never knew kidney beans were harvested like peanuts
would at some point like to see the beans. not on a can. otherwiaw cool to see different machines at work
I almost fell off my recliner when I saw all the stones in the field!!😳😳😳 They don’t roll there fields after seeding? Does that combine handle stones OK?
What an interesting video! Nice to see how kidney beans get harvested, this farm runs impressive pull type combines😁👍
Now this is something I've never seen before! Thank you so much for this video. Do you know what other kidney bean harvesters are currently on the market, now that BOB Equipment is not manufactured anymore?
I love to see different harvesting like this. thanks.
Great vídeo Jason.
Looks like a lot of small stones on top of the soil , do they ever run them thru the harvesters ?
What a treat this video is Jason. Have never seen this kind of crop harvested before. The American farmers and their equipment are awesome and a testament to American ingenuity. Thanks
Grew up on a farm between Rochester & Syracuse. We grew light red kidneys. Had a Bob 44(?) we pulled with either a Ford 7700 mfwd or a Ford 9600, depending upon other farm needs. Absolute beast for edible beans.
Love the Case IH beautiful tractor
It’s great that you showed this, we’ve been doing EB’s for about 20 years. It’s not that I’m any kind of marketing genius or planner, but their is a high premium on these niche crops, and the thing that drove me into them is it’s one hell of a way to squeeze revenue out of an acre, much cheaper than more land and million dollar combines. I’ve always direct sold everything. That’s a job in its own right. Over time, as I find myself out looking for more land and high dollar equipment, I’m a cash buyer, no debt load in my ROI estimations.
Food is medicine. It’s funny how what we pay for medical vs food has inverted over the past 50 years as ag has become a corn, soybean and wheat industry. We’re importing 70-80 of organic products, and most of them are prob fake organic. US sourced brings a lot more money.
It goes without saying. The organic label means nothing if your not packing the product full of nutrient density with regenerative farming practices. I highly encourage everyone to dip their toes into the green side. I didn’t have a fraction of the help and info that is available now.
Thanks for sharing. This need to see different farm crops around the states.
there is always a first time for everything
never seen this harvest before
Those pickers are doing a remarkable job. Very stony ground, they could do with a good “rock picker “as well as a bean picker. Regards from Down Under.
These combines are simular to the combines used to pick peanuts. Would love to see U show peanuts being harvested. We wind row our crops simular to the beans. Thanks for this video.
Good day from Angola, very interesting harvesting video, good variation from the normal corn/soybean/wheat machinery
Beans means farts
nice video. who are the farmers? i grow light red kidney beans in penn yan ny. i use a slightly older and smaller Bob Equipment model 44 combine
Hallo janson, thanks sooo mch for this video, next year i am going into kidney beans large scale farming in africa, and this video has really helped me to know and understand the kinds of tractors i need, thanks a lot, be blessed
Great informational experience.
I’d also love to see other crops harvested beyond the regular wheat,corn and soybeans grown in my area
You always get to see new stuff here on big tractor power thanks Jason I appreciate it that was interesting learning about them
I had never seen dry beans harvested very interesting
Fantastic! Thought rotary took over. Planning on Pintos in Kansas next year. Just need an old N7 or maybe a walker type. Love that unique machinery
Very intriguing feeding mechanism on that machine.
Enjoyed this video of a unique crop.
Nice to see other crops being harvested besides the usual wheat, corn and soybeans. I'd like to see other different crop varieties and the different equipment required to harvest them too. I've been a subscriber for a while now and always enjoy your content.
"Oh you have combines?! What are they? Case Axial Flows? Deere?"
No, I have a Bob
lol, cool vid great to see