What actually causes combine fires — and can AI stop them before they start? In this episode of What Farmers Want, host Dan Aberhart brings a live, farmer-first ag-tech pitch to the people who matter most: producers, agronomists, and operators. Andrew Leaman, Founder & CEO of Chariot Command, presents a new approach to preventative maintenance using cameras, thermal imaging, and AI to detect equipment issues before they turn into breakdowns, downtime, or disasters. No sales fluff. No investor spin. Just real farmers asking real questions.
Farmers don’t need another polished sales pitch — they need tools that actually work when iron is hot and harvest pressure is on.
In this live episode of What Farmers Want, host Dan Aberhart puts ag-tech innovation to the test in a Shark Tank–style format designed for one audience only: farmers.
🎙 Andrew Leaman, Founder & CEO of Chariot Command, joins the show to present technology built around visual monitoring, thermal imaging, and AI — designed to detect overheating components, mechanical failures, and fire risks before they become catastrophic.
Andrew isn’t pitching to investors or executives.
He’s pitching directly to producers and agronomists who live with this equipment every day.
Wyatt Bolt – Bolt Seeds Farm
Darwin Kells – Lambton Agra
Riley Kushniruk – K4 Ag
With candid discussion from the live audience and real-world scenarios ranging from combine bearings to grain dryer fires, this episode dives into:
The true cost of downtime
Why most fires don’t come out of nowhere
How thermal imaging sees what humans can’t
Data ownership, insurance implications, and OEM relationships
What farmers would actually pay for preventative technology
Lyndon Lisitza, Director of Rural Tech Activation at Cornerstone Credit Union, joins the conversation to share why supporting practical, farmer-driven innovation matters — and how financial institutions can play a role in accelerating adoption without hype.
This is an honest, unfiltered conversation about ag-tech, risk, and reality — exactly how farmers like it.
Chariot Command
Founder: Andrew Leaman
📧 andrew.leaman@chariotcommand.com