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An unfamiliar Big Bud gives Welker Farms a fieldwork detour

A pipeline crew's tractor catches Nick's eye before Bob's stuck combine calls him back to work.

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Welker Farms Story of November 5, 2026Trari Newsroom

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This Is NOT Our BIG BUD Tractor... Why's It Here?!?

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0:00Sunrise harvesting shots follow combines and a Big Bud hauling a Demco grain cart.
2:08Nick explains the pipeline work before inspecting the unfamiliar Big Bud and its custom ripper.
8:54Scott brings his sons into the combine cab with snacks for their field outing.
11:14Bob's combine gets stuck beside the road; the recovery attempt comes at 13:37.
18:35The harvest continues into the night beneath the machines' floodlights.

Nick Welker stops his sprayer for a closer look at a white Big Bud parked on the family's land. A natural gas company is running a pipeline across the field, and its equipment deserves an inspection before Nick gets back to his own.

That detour anchors "This Is NOT Our BIG BUD Tractor... Why's It Here?!?", the most watched of Welker Farms' eight uploads this week, with roughly 232,000 views. Nick walks around the 1978 tractor and its custom ripper, studying the axles, cab and reinforced drawbar. One detail immediately makes his own workshop list: "And their drawbar, this is something that we got to do to ours. And actually I like that idea."

Then the farm supplies a more urgent machinery assignment. Bob's combine gets stuck in a muddy ditch beside the road. "Well, we're back harvesting, but I'm not," he says. Nick retrieves a tow rope and soft shackles, then uses the farm's Big Bud, grain cart attached, to pull the combine free. Scott brings his sons along in his combine, and harvesting stretches into the night under floodlights.

The comments linger on Nick's cinematic opening, the unmistakable feeling of rising engine revs without forward movement, and the usefulness of keeping recovery gear close by.

"Massive Grain Harvest Cleanup: Unexpected Straw Pile!" has the most momentum now, drawing about half the channel's daily views. New uploads also included "The Moisture Chew Test" and "Loader vs Concrete: Ripping Up Nasty Bin Area!" Subscribers held steady over the week, while daily viewing is currently below its usual level. For this harvest chapter, the grain cart gets Scott's practical endorsement: "As it turns out, it was a fantastic year to have a grain cart."

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What viewers say

That sinking feeling.................when your RPMs go up............and your ground speed drops.
@colincostine9775See it on YouTube
Your intros really are masterful
@pauldensley5459See it on YouTube
And the award for best cinimatography is NICK WELKER!! Nice intro Nick.
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5 more comments

Pretty sure someone abandoned it on your property.
Congrats on your new Bud.
@ashlandgunclub1000See it on YouTube
That Big Bud and Demco cart look great
@KimballScott-o4mSee it on YouTube
Wow! Big Bud pulled out that combine and it didn’t even know it was back there! Impressive
@DirtDieselHaySee it on YouTube
You guys have the best openings. Great music, great scenery, great equipment, and absolutely great people
@gwandrews26See it on YouTube
Maybe find a permanent home for a 'Yankem' rope on Big Buddy during the season.
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