diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/DroneTask.java b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/DroneTask.java
index 432c9283..039799e8 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/DroneTask.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/DroneTask.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package dark.farmtech.machines.farmer;
 
+import net.minecraft.entity.item.EntityItem;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import universalelectricity.core.vector.Vector3;
 
 public class DroneTask
diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/EntityFarmDrone.java b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/EntityFarmDrone.java
index 3cd8d546..013186c6 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/EntityFarmDrone.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/EntityFarmDrone.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dark.farmtech.machines.farmer;
 
+import dark.core.helpers.ItemWorldHelper;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLiving;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
@@ -85,9 +86,15 @@ public class EntityFarmDrone extends EntityLiving implements IElectricalStorage
 
     /** Adds an item to the drones inventory or drops it on the ground if the drone is full
      *
-     * @param stack */
-    public void pickUpItem(ItemStack stack)
+     * @param location - location were the item was so to drop it there if the drone can't pick it
+     * up
+     * @param stack - stack to store or drop */
+    public ItemStack pickUpItem(Vector3 location, ItemStack stack, boolean drop)
     {
+        if (location == null)
+        {
+            location = this.location.clone();
+        }
         ItemStack itemStack = stack.copy();
         if (stack != null)
         {
@@ -114,14 +121,15 @@ public class EntityFarmDrone extends EntityLiving implements IElectricalStorage
                 }
                 if (itemStack == null || itemStack.stackSize <= 0)
                 {
-                    break;
+                    return null;
                 }
             }
-            if (itemStack != null)
+            if (drop && itemStack != null && itemStack.stackSize > 0)
             {
-                //TODO drop item on the ground for later pickup
+                return  ItemWorldHelper.dropItemStack(this.worldObj, location, itemStack, true);
             }
         }
+        return itemStack;
     }
 
     /** Check if the inventory has items in all slots rather than if its actually 100% full */
diff --git a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/HarvestTask.java b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/HarvestTask.java
index cc4b4cbd..8ee055f1 100644
--- a/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/HarvestTask.java
+++ b/src/dark/farmtech/machines/farmer/HarvestTask.java
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ public class HarvestTask extends DroneTask
                 ArrayList<ItemStack> items = block.getBlockDropped(drone.worldObj, location.intX(), location.intY(), location.intZ(), metaData, 1);
                 for (ItemStack stack : items)
                 {
-                    drone.pickUpItem(stack);
+                    drone.pickUpItem(location, stack, true);
                 }
             }
+            drone.worldObj.playAuxSFX(2001, location.intX(), location.intY(), location.intZ(), blockID + (metaData << 12));
             //TODO do a few checks and method calls to simulate player like block harvesting as much as possible
             location.setBlock(drone.worldObj, 0);
         }