$2.7 Million Dollar Remote Controlled Tractor

What a cool opportunity!! I love being able to check out new machines for myself and getting to share them with you is a bonus! What are your thoughts on this? Would you invest in one machine that could do it all? Operating it was unlike any other tractor I've ever driven. Comment your thoughts, I'd love to hear them!!

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[bradthiel]

Raising beef and showing the entire process on-line is very intriguing. Then having the ability to buy beef knowing how it was raised, what it ate and what medicine or growth hormones were or were not used would be something I would consider buying.

[danielcargill]

I am praying for everyone in the Midwest and Nebraska with all these tornadoes today. God Bless be safe from Massachusetts

[tinknocker]

Yes, and yes—knowing where your beef comes from and how it's raised is best.

[theetactician]

That machine is pretty cool. This is probably one of the revolutionary pieces of equipment the farming industry has seen since the introduction of tractors. It is nice to see that someone is developing big changes and not just the incremental improvements that we have seen for so many years.

[jeffbarth]

Great video! Love the idea of buying custom beef direct from the farmer.

[ilyave]

With the nexat being able to plant, fertilize and harvest all in one, that $2m il starts to make a bit of sense. What a unit.

[alanlittle]

As an old dirt farmer who grew up on a beef farm, I would tell you do it! Raise the beef. I can guarantee one customer in Indiana! I dearly miss those days, and with the world as it is now, a place to buy quality beef is so needed.

[edschultheis]

I think that a very fundamental challenge/problem with the NEXAT machine gaining acceptance in the US is that in an already very risky business (of farming), farmers owning this machine would take on a whole new level of risk.

The good thing about using conventional tractors, tillage/spraying equipment, and combines is that different brands from different manufacturers can be mixed and match quite easily. Even with a combine, a farmer may run a Case IH or John Deere combine but use a header made by a different manufacturer (like MacDon). This makes it much easier for farmers to tailor machines to their needs. It also provides a very significant level of competition among machine manufacturers to help restrain costs and provide customization options. Also, if one manufacture goes out of business, another equipment manufacturer can be easily used as a substitute.

If a farmer decides to switch to NEXAT machinery, they are stuck with the prices, options, and service that only NEXAT provides. If the power unit fails in the middle of planting season, there is no substitute tractor that can be hooked up to the NEXAT customized planter to finish the job. If NEXAT raises its prices, the farmer has to live with it because he/she cannot easily shift to another manufacturer. Also, NEXAT is a relatively new company. If it goes out of business, the farmer is left high and dry.

I think that for NEXAT to gain a big foothold in the US, it needs competition from other manufacturers offering interchangeable power units (tractors). It also needs competition in the way of interchangeable module attachments from several different manufacturers (unrelated to NEXAT). This may sound counterintuitive (for NEXAT), but increasing direct competition from other manufacturers will greatly reduce the risk to farmers. Reducing that risk will make it more likely that a farmer would spend such a large amount of money on such a machine.

Ed Schultheis, PE
Mechanical design engineer and manufacturing consultant for 35 years
Schultek Engineering & Technology, Inc.

[FarmLife-kf]

"Your passion for farming is contagious! Thanks for making agriculture so interesting to learn about."

[Allnightexplor]

That contraption is the bomb. I can't wait to see it do other operations.

[craigroberson]

From your farm to the freezer is a good idea. I have seen it from a much smaller scale. I think the comfort your subscribers might feel knowing what the cattle is fed and pumped full of chemicals and truly not knowing where our meat comes from.

[ScottButts]

Sound idea. The more you and Grant can do yourself, the better farmers you will become. Any good business needs to diversify. Keep up the good work. Make us all proud.

[MoviesSam]

I'm all in on the Farm to table concept - especially beef. I think its the best way to go for all concerned.

[popcanner]

Your a class act and a real ham for the camera. Keep up the good work in farming.

[brockryan]

SO neat that you brought us along with a cool new tech. Rock on FarmHer Laura!

[Ralph]

Thanks for letting us Share your farm..always very interesting.

[brianwittman]

Laure, I really enjoy watching you videos and what you do on your farm. I have read many of the comments on your beef proposal. It is, for sure, a good idea. But! This dream doesn't come true overnight or easily. First, you will need another land operation to provide grain, hay, and pasture land for your animals, along with a small area for shelter, which needs to be built. You will need hay equipment, such as a mower/conditioner, rake, tedder, and baler, along with attachments for hay and manure for your skid steer loader. You might want to consider fixing up the cab for the 4020 and re-mounting it, along with purchasing another chore tractor. Your travel to fun places, like farm shows, dirt drives, and snowmobile trails will be severely curtailed, as your cattle will need daily attention, even on Sunday. There needs to be provision for water, feeding areas and feed storage. There will be VET bills. And then there is the fencing, and how much damage an angry bull can do to it. After all of that is considered and accomplished, direct sale of range-fed beef is a great idea. Having cattle can be more demanding than children.

[vosy]

You can learn and teach a lot of people out there about rotation grazing. Even if I am outside of US and delivery will not happen to my place, I think it would be a good addition to the channel and will probably make a lot of US viewers happy on having orders being delivered to their door.

[jacksback]

Hi Laura, I’ve just seen on our news in Perth, Western Australia about the devastation caused by the tornados in Nebraska, we all hope you and your family are ok, we feel for you and the families going through this unthinkable nightmare, stay safe, god bless.

[StanSheram]

It is thrilling to see this kind of technology being used in farming. Thanks for the tour.