No matter how old you get it's always fun to play with Tonka toys. They just get bigger as you get older.
@Baroebbas
4 ай бұрын
and more expensive
@triciaabrams8848
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE all the camera angles you used in this video! The drone shots in the field dramatically showed how much work went in to clearing it! When the camera panned around following the field line it was clear how much encroachment the brush and trees had done! The shots from the seeder were really cool to watch! It showed me perfectly how the wheels and disc work together! You're becoming a true videographer as well as an awesome farmer, and teacher! I said teacher because you've definitely taught me quite a lot about cows and farming! I'm 51 and always learn something from your videos. You should feel very proud! I've enjoyed you since the beginning and am glad to have watched and felt apart of your journey with you and your dad. Thanks for what you're doing! 🐄🐮
@HuntMountain06
Жыл бұрын
That tree line looked like the perfect job for a forestry mulcher. Eat it right up into wood chips you could till right in.
@martinbeirne7621
Жыл бұрын
It’s cool you make a effort to introduce all the additional people that help
@shealy265
Жыл бұрын
Ok that was a real rock! Surprised how easy the Kubota dug it up and pushed it off the field.
@Dj-zz
Жыл бұрын
Sure enjoy seeing dad & son working together. Oh, I miss those times. Cherish them. You’re Farmstead is looking great.
@bruceg5729
Жыл бұрын
Welcome Elizabeth, as you probably know the trick to learning is to keep your eyes open on everything and watch what they're doing. It is not necessarily to do is they do but to learn from mistakes and different methods.
@Thomas-wi7ti
Жыл бұрын
She’s not bad to look at either 🤷🏻♂️
@stephentreadwell8436
Жыл бұрын
Field creep is amazing. You recovered a lot of ground. Nice work. Elizabeth is a worker. She learned well out on the prairie.
@f4bkyn388
Жыл бұрын
I really love all of your camera angles and close-ups. Really brings us into your farm! It transports me out of the city life, thank you!
@dougdiplacido2406
Жыл бұрын
I envy you watching you work that big machine. I can sense the fun you are having. Nice to meet Elizabeth.You have quite the rock collection in that field.Great video, thanks.
@paf950
Жыл бұрын
There's just something about planting and harvesting that is so fulfilling to watch. Thank goodness for American farmers!
@eldonhoward7925
Жыл бұрын
So, you like driving that beast! All that POWER! It did look like fun!
@EwokJEDI
Жыл бұрын
I have to say from watching your videos on the other side of the world in Scotland, your videos just keep being fantastic! 10th Generation clearly is the best generation! Keep it up dude! your winning in life! Also VERY jealous of your giant tonka toy!
@springer3783
Жыл бұрын
I’m her not far from you over in Northern Ireland
@petelamps6055
Жыл бұрын
I’m NE Scotland
@iainwalker8701
Жыл бұрын
Me too, I'm in Peterhead
@teenagefarmer
Жыл бұрын
for sure.
@petelamps6055
Жыл бұрын
@@iainwalker8701 I’m in Keith 👍
@haraldoudevoshaar7894
Жыл бұрын
Eric it''s time to pickup a fill auger for your 750 no till drill. have it mount it on the back in the middle on a swivel, runs off your tractor hydraulics and you can use the skid steer to unload tote into auger at ground level, would work for bags too. i'm sure there are probably decent second hand augers kicking around.
@ajskab99
Жыл бұрын
You need to run a root ripper along the edge of that tree line. Will help keep the trees back and keep them from taking moisture from your crops.
@tomwinslow162
Жыл бұрын
That dog owns the farm, he is so funny. 😊
@vanenmar7491
Жыл бұрын
Duchess 😁
@harrietcarpenter2387
Жыл бұрын
Think Duchess is a girl
@woodhonky3890
Жыл бұрын
I admire your videos more than any other in the farming category. Down to earth, not a lot of drama or himahob. Funny, that forklift sounded like it had a small V-8.
@jeffreynelson6795
Жыл бұрын
Drone shots! Always love seeing the shots you create. I grew up with a D6b and later a D5c. It is a powerful feeling to drop the blade and let it eat.
@jeffmcbride469
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun day actually! Seems like you reclaimed a pretty good bit of planting area!
@joelcaldwell4852
Жыл бұрын
I rather like the fact that you cooperate with your neighbors concerning your equipment. Your cooperation helps keep your expenses down and benefits everyone.
@d0u6s
Жыл бұрын
Drone footage narration worked great! ...👍
@nickw7619
Жыл бұрын
Nothing like playing with big toys.. that tractor was a beast. Well worth the rental fee just for the fun of using it, getting any work done is just icing on the cake 🤣 Always good to see what your up to. My mom is waiting the results of a test from a tumor biopsy and these videos really help me get through' the tough times. Any prayers are welcome, it's in God's hands now and that's all we can do
@larryanglea3458
Жыл бұрын
prayers Nick!
@nickw7619
Жыл бұрын
@@larryanglea3458 thanks Larry! It came back as cancerous. She goes for surgery November 3rd, they're going to try and cut it out. Like I said, we're just going to keep praying and leave it up to God
@janetdupree6353
Жыл бұрын
Eric, thanks for another interesting video. I have enjoyed watching the seasons linked with farming. It is a always changing, and yet, somehow staying the same. Prep, plant, sow, feed, & milk. Life is full of wonders.
@lcdc59
Жыл бұрын
Welcome Elizebeth, enjoy tour time at the dairy!!
@stevenzimmerman4901
Жыл бұрын
That one rock had its own zip code!
@Gavintyler21
Жыл бұрын
That dozer work pretty slick got the job done pretty quick. Not sure if it would be cost-effective in your area but look into forestry mulching in your area. It’s a big grinding attachment we use on all tree lines next to field. Grinds all those trees in the mulch that overtime breaks down.
@ecmnfarm2265
Жыл бұрын
We used to either rent or borrow an empty hard plastic seed tote from a seed dealer or local coop. We would empty the bag into the tote then lift the plastic tote with our skid steer over the drill. They have a slide on the bottom that opens in the center of the box. It's also nice if you have leftover seed it keeps the mice and other animals out of the seed.
@andytrujillo2935
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Again!!I appreciate your wearing your own gear. So many others do not! Silly humans!! Thanks for sharing!
@davidbishop4015
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching you use the bulldozer. I would have liked to use that also. Looks like fun. Fields look good. Fertilizing and seeding never stops on a farm. stay safe. Good luck to Elizabeth and her internship. she'll learn from the best.
@tashmbira5560
Жыл бұрын
you are the most hardworking farmer i have come across
@jonplante7589
Жыл бұрын
You do such a great job with these videos! Love watching you guys farm!
@nated269
Жыл бұрын
For unloading bulk bags, get a pallet and cut a hole in the bottom. Use you skid steer to lift it up like a normal pallet. Skid steer could lift high enough then, and maybe solve your reach problem.
@joetheagent
Жыл бұрын
So last video I suggested a flail mower for the Kubota or a side boom flail for one of the JDs.... I didn't realize how big some of those saplings were. You made the right choice going with the dozer. I've only operated a dozer a little bit but you are right...they are powerful. Its totally OK if, off camera, you were laughing maniacally and shouting "I have the POWAH!!" while pushing down those trees.... That would be very understandable. Some of those rocks were giants too. The fields look really good. Thanks for the extra long Saturday video!
@terrytenley9327
5 ай бұрын
Ha another great video. Your videos do not lag and just roll right thru to the next..Great to see all working hard..
@friendship1957
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Enjoyed watching you clean up around the field.
@rosemarymurphy5767
Жыл бұрын
That is what we do clean around the fields all the debris away from the field and crop. We cleaned ours every other two months with chain saws and tractor scoop manure spreader to haul the brush to the brush piles to burn. Looking real good love the scenery and music is not bad . Since you cleared away the debris from field you got another bid roll to plant .
@charlesward8196
Жыл бұрын
They do make some awesome skid-steer mounted forest munchers that would reduce all of that to wood chips. That looks like a pretty good crop of rocks, do you plant hybrid rock seeds, or go with the heirloom varieties, and what fertilizer do you use to grow the best rocks?
@RobMcFlash
Жыл бұрын
'How Farms Work' uses such a machine. Pretty impressive what it can do
@janetdupree6353
Жыл бұрын
Check out IDigit4 on youtube. John and his equipment he could crunch through those saplings with ease.
@jimmyleal3436
Жыл бұрын
I was going to say that. I have a friend that has one and it shreds trees and brush into great mulch. Tear that grove down in no time.
@charlesward8196
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmyleal3436 don’t tear the shelter belt out, just manage it to reduce the adverse effects of erosion and crop moisture loss due to winds. Judicious use of shelter belts increase yields of many crops by providing habitat for song birds, raptors and 4-footed predators that prey on crop damaging insects and rodents.
@pamelagay7535
Жыл бұрын
Really liked this video but I like them all. Been following for a long time. How about another Q and A? ❤️Battle Creek, MI
@tucobenedicto109
Жыл бұрын
Trackloader! cool! When your done drive the dozer out witht hte ripper down to break up hard pan. then when you till youl smooth it out.
@harveystephens6115
Жыл бұрын
Nice planting! May you get a good stand!
@steveneal2706
Жыл бұрын
great job Eric.thank you very much
@connellyslandmanagement725
Жыл бұрын
I use to run a 977 crawler loader for a paving company. It was a freacking monster. Tracks hit me almost at my chest and I’m 2 inches away from 6ft tall. At one time I was prepping a driveway and just scooped up and carried off a tree. Base of the tree was like 10inches around give or take. Wasn’t very tall also the newer crawler loaders are basically giant skid steers they have quick change attachments on them so you can do all kinds of stuff with me pallet forks, grapples, literally all kinds of stuff. Also straight pipe the Deere pulling the seeder!!
@teresachapman1130
Жыл бұрын
It's so nice when a father and son work together and young man your doing a great job of the family farm and very knowledgeable what you are doing keep up with the good job
@DJ-bh1ju
Жыл бұрын
Just a bit north of you in NY... every spring we have frost-heaved rocks, they're called NYS potatoes here. The worse the winter, the bigger the crop. Love the new farm hand, you can include more of her if you want.
@garywilson7849
Жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, It is great to see Elizabeth working with you.
@kanakamaoli9642
Жыл бұрын
Aloha Eric, thanks for the ride along in that track loader. You and your dad are always busy busy, operating that loader must have been a 7 hour play day for you.
@jjarm
Жыл бұрын
You guys had a busy and productive week on the place, nicely done and thx for including us 😀
@davidcantu824
Жыл бұрын
LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS ERIC HAVE BLESSED DAY
@Dan-qy1rg
Жыл бұрын
Like other comments I think you choosing to use the Cat 953C was the right choice, those were some big saplings or trees you cleared there. I have to say, I liked how y'all walked around picking up rocks from the field. We did that back in the 70's and it makes you appreciate the lay of the field and the effort you take to clean it. Great video, loved it, keep up the good work, thanks for sharing and I hope y'all have a wonderful, safe weekend.
@BrianGLee-bc7hj
Жыл бұрын
I used to work with super sacks daily and we had a clamp for the bottom spout to control the flow.
@digitalellis
Жыл бұрын
What an awesome episode. Really enjoyed watching your dozer work, looks so fun.
@necrovarius225
Жыл бұрын
They might not know it, but every farmer grows rocks in their field.
@stevemueller3705
Жыл бұрын
I hope you’re ready. Your views are going to go way up!
@johnlodge4414
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video Eric! I enjoy these long videos, they are very well done. Thanks for the great content!
@christianterrill3503
Жыл бұрын
My 2 year old son loves your videos, now we watch them together! Thank God he likes your videos gives me a few mins away from blippi and baby shark songs!
@carriebrumley8926
Жыл бұрын
Great video...im pretty sure you could run any machine on this earth...that was a big rock in the field
@finewine3702
Жыл бұрын
Yep... rock seeds go dormant during winter, then germinate around April15th, depending on your ag zone ; >
@davidkimmel4216
Жыл бұрын
Good job with the dozer. Always enjoy your videos. Keep it up. Thank You 😊
@carolynrose753
Жыл бұрын
Definitely are rocks. Some landscapers would be over the moon with those rocks
@RiDankulous
Жыл бұрын
I scratched my back, brushed my teeth and am watching the great video. Life is good! 😁
@homey3051
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your vids with us!
@mfanwelikeit3760
Жыл бұрын
Great shelter belt you’ve got there!
@popandbob
Жыл бұрын
You need to look into feeding those trees to the cattle! Research has shown that up to 20% feed of ground up brush can be added with no production loss & low amounts 10% actually increased production!
@jameswysong5967
Жыл бұрын
You did a great job operating that dozer
@donnamullins2089
Жыл бұрын
Instead of pushing brush into the tree line next time try going parallel to fence and pushing all trees and branches to the end. Much better clean up. Pile everything up and burn. Till into the soil. Farm is really looking great going into fall.
@danaedwards5464
Жыл бұрын
when i was farming i always used a sickle bar mower in the fall and went around all the field edges and mowed down anything that was growing in even in the pastures
@geneinpennsylvania
Жыл бұрын
Eric you look great in those new bright blue n green 10th GEN t shirts,
@steveadams99708
Жыл бұрын
Another good video - thanks for sharing Eric.
@carolynrose753
Жыл бұрын
New toy to play with🤗 rootrake on a 20 ton excavator does a pretty tidy job and can pile the vegetation
@valuedhumanoid6574
Жыл бұрын
The power of nature is incredible. Left to its own devices, it would reclaim that entire field in 20 years. Maybe less. I have seen roots lift 20 ton concrete slabs, a 1/4" a year. And it's an accumulative process. Once there's growth in the fields, wild life moves in and they in turn spread seeds and pollen around and then more plant life takes hold and then more wild life...it speeds up. Without humans working against the onslaught it just thrives. Look at Chernobyl and the area. No human intervention and the place looks like it's been abandon for 500 years.
@carolinafarming5331
Жыл бұрын
We use an old Hardee pull type sprayer with a 300 gallon tank and two flood nozzles mounted on a vertical bar. Every year after harvest we take it around the tree lines and spray roundup. It kills the brush and small trees to keep the wood line in check.
@tomjingle5300
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Best channel out there!
@billcampbell2943
Жыл бұрын
Nice to be able to reclaim the edges of the field so much has been lost
@ryanmichaud2363
Жыл бұрын
Some big freaking rocks!!
@jacobscyphers3630
Жыл бұрын
The realest farmer on KZitem
@jamesbreault5762
Жыл бұрын
Another great video Eric ,a pleasure to meet Elizabeth 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@NomadNeil
4 ай бұрын
I like watching your videos because you are just farming 🤷♂️😁 it’s fun to watch
@jdog9468
Жыл бұрын
If you like running that dozer you would love to run my D9 it has a 15 foot blade and can push any size tree down well almost any. It is a lot of fun to run. Farmers are great people but it is a hard life, lots of work but lots of reward.
@Cole08006292
Жыл бұрын
Eric, as always, love the videos. One solution to your forklift height issue would be a jib attachment. Just a thought. Keep up the great work 🙌
@drsmith4806
Жыл бұрын
Eric I really envy all the different kinds of machinery you & dad get to operate, it brings me back to the collection of Tonka toys me & my brothers had growing up we spent days upon days playing with those. 👍👍👍
@nmccw3245
Жыл бұрын
That big Tonka toy looked like fun!
@TheGreatPOD
Жыл бұрын
Another great video, some thoughts on loading seed. One thought was to weld up some sort of rig that goes on the forklift blades that would lift the bags higher and extend them out a ways from the forklift, always a concern with the forklift tipping over due to the weight of the load so that would be a concern. Another thought was to modify some sort of tote that fits on the forklift blades that has some sort of dumping spout system so that you could direct the seeds to where you wanted via a hose or something might be a thought, or lastly using a chain hoist of some sort on an I-beam with rollers hung in the air so the bag could be rolled left to right after it's lifted and you could move the drill underneath it, probably the safest way to go. Would involve a little bit of engineering and some building but it could be a fun project. Keep the fantastic videos coming, I learn a lot from them as a non-farmer, all knowledge is good.
@CranialAccess
Жыл бұрын
Another great video! I was jealous watch you run the track loader. Looks like an awesome machine. Thanks for introducing Elizabeth, I’m sure she will be learning a lot from you and Dad!
@leslieb.1907
Жыл бұрын
Loved the dozer work!
@joshzimmerman161
Жыл бұрын
We run a bush hog around all our fields every winter. Crazy how fast those miserable little trees grow during the summer.
@annjones3672
Жыл бұрын
Being used to digging in the rockless soil of the South Carolina Lowcountry, I was amazed by the number and size of the rocks y'all were picking up. Good video. You surely did get back some extra field after taking up those bushes.
@christopherrushing6603
Жыл бұрын
Very informative and interesting i didn't know about the cross seeding Thank's
@kmcinerney1
Жыл бұрын
So comforting to kmow you all are out there everday. Thank you, love the music out-tro. Blessings
@bartyparty8521
Жыл бұрын
Great video as always. I appreciate your hard work. I know that farmers don't always get lots of respect. And with everything being expensive. Props to you. From canada 🇨🇦
@TheFarmingLife
Жыл бұрын
Very nice video. When we bought our new Farm here in Milton Pennsylvania we took out the hedgerows completely. It's amazing how much improvement on the crops
@Jordsmed
Жыл бұрын
Awesome with a Long video, keep up the good work
@ryanwaege7251
Жыл бұрын
Looked like some beautiful days out in the field. Dad handled the boulder like a pro.
@marcelocunico5341
Жыл бұрын
Great vídeo.
@MillerFamilyFarms
Жыл бұрын
We have a 450 Case track loader( which is probably 1/3 of that CAT) and it is awesome. I’m lucky enough to have been running it for years but I think everyone should spent a day messing with something like these machines. Great video Eric
@wreckandraceify
Жыл бұрын
I've ran a 450 track loader many hours, for no bigger than what they are, they are pretty nice little machine. The smaller size makes them nice to get into tighter situations and hauling is much easier. If a guy knows how to run them properly you can really do alot of work.
@joenicoud5967
Жыл бұрын
Work never stops for you guys 👌
@jarredholt5037
Жыл бұрын
Get a D11 in there with a 20 foot blade and really push trees around..you’ll gain like 5-10 acres of crop land…💪💪
@atulk9947
Жыл бұрын
Great work.
@thomasvogelgesang667
Жыл бұрын
Great video. That looked like Honeysuckle that you were removing from your tree line. That can take over a woods and field in no time. Keep up your hard work on awesome videos.
@Fallen4242
Жыл бұрын
There is a center hole in the tote. You can open it and use that instead of cutting the side and using cardboard. They also have a type of punch that you can drop the tote on the top of (like a spike) and it has a control valve for on and off.
@dpeagles
Жыл бұрын
He explained in the video why that would not work in this instance.
@betadoctor
Жыл бұрын
21:12 That must have been in the way for a while. Good job !
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