95 degrees and humid....you'll find me in with the heifers and dry cows under the giant fan. That looks comfortable. I hope they don't mind my lawn chair. Thanks once again Eric & Dad for all the hard work put in both in farming and filming. It really is neat to be "by your side" on the farm.
Cut up an old car tire sidewall and superglue it on like new tread. 3M Scotch-Weld works surprisingly well for getting a bit of extra life out of your tires.
Thanks for the different views with the camera. We get a better perspective of how the different seeding and fertilizing is done. Barn floor maintenance is very interesting also. So much planning and thought goes into maintaining the floor. That new tractor has some cool accessories. Stay safe.
hope your cab has a/c. here in MT we are still getting below 30 degrees at night. 10 days ago we had over a foot of snow and crazy winds. after that we've had 2 + inches of rain. so thankful for the water! Gods blessings on your land and crops.
Keeping this tilled would be good, you want to keep air mixed in or “aerobic”. If it smells bad it’s anaerobic and is simply rotting. Adding wood chips would be beneficial as to make good compost you need “brown” material and while manure is brown in color it’s actually counts as the green material. 4X more brown than green when blended. Also pickup a cheap non-contact thermometer. If done right, you should see warmth from the breakdown process. I was making compost from my horse manure in one yard bins, typically saw 135 degrees inside the pile. Love your content.
I need to pass along a lot of “thank you for farming” from people that see me when I’m wearing your t-shirts. I first starting telling them about your channel but that became too long winded, now I just say you’re welcome and pass along your channel info.
I think I'm about 4 years older than you brother, but I've discovered something from playing summer softball and soccer after chores. The thing I've learned as I'm getting older... golf ain't looking so bad!
Thank you for great video Eric. Love the looks of that Massey. Are you guys planning on keeping it? Hope your weather cools down a little, been pretty warn here in Florida too. Thanks again for all your hard wook give dad our best. God bless you all.
You & your dad work together like a well oiled machine. You take a bunch of pressure off your dad Eric. Nice to see. Hope the month of June is good to you.
really like the look of that Massey tractor.... it looks so modern. Almost Transformer-ish. Can't wait to see the meadow pasture situation for the dry cows and heifers. Also curious to see how the manure injection works out on this year's corn crop compared to just spreading it.
Amazing video Eric! Great shots of the PikRite. Very nice demo/review of the Massey 6S. Looking forward to seeing the next machine you get to try. Thanks for your explanations. Well done!
What’s neat about injecting the liquid fertilizer is the process also provides some aeration to the soil which has to help… especially with the foliage crops.
Eric nice video I like the new Massey tractor 🚜 we have used them for quite a few years now on our farm and have been much happier with them Good luck with your new tractor .
Been watching you for a few months everyday now your videos are great man you and your dad seem to work y'all's butts off must respect for your dedication to your craft look forward to many more videos
With all that you fellows have to do, I think your way under paid. I think most folks appreciate what us farmers do to bring quality farm products to them at a reasonably low cost. That said, it sure would be nice if we were paid the same price adjusted costs when inflation, or the standard cost of living increases. Anyway, I think you guys are awesome and I appreciate all you do. Thanks for the videos and I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.
With the price of diesel at an all time high, this time of the season must be pretty expensive. Hopefully, milk prices will support this. Well, as a dairy product user, not too high. That’s the problem with energy prices, it effects everything.
When you are cleaning out your barns, keep all 4 wheels on the ground. Lift boom up and tilt bucket forward. Also try not to break traction once you spin your not getting any forward pressure. When possible don’t spin around, arc your turn. Maybe it will help with not wearing tires out. My guess is that the rear tires wear out very fast. Hope this helps. I don’t miss watching your channel, keep up the good entertainment!
Eric here's and Idea about roto tilling the barn, since you like to tinker with the welder you should make 5 shanks that will bolt to the skidsteer bucket, you can back drag with the skidsteer and open up that pack down bedding. Just a thought.
I have been watching your chanle pretty much sense you have started it and I have not missed one video. I also work on a dairy farm and love it, I hope to have one some day too. I went to buy some of your merch, but you guys don't sell to Canada. I was just woundering if you ever would? I really like watching your chanle! :)
That’s a lot of manure to haul how many days since you hauled out manure in the calf barn? Cool like those shirt’s . May need another fan close to the front of building to keep bedding dry. When you build this barn love how it’s set up inside . Did you ever think of putting electric window’s up above to open and close in the winter time! That would be nice to have a pasture by the calf barn. Thank you for sharing your videos Eric and like that tractor you drive.
Hard as you guys work today, I can't help but wonder how hard the "5th" generation dairymen had to work. Maybe Dad has some old pics of the dairy back in the day. Might make a good episode.
Have thought about cleaning that barn a little differently first put the skid steer in and then back the spreader in then to load. you push towards the wagon right now every push you make to get a bucket moves the manure away from the wagon
On those bald tires you can get a electric hot cutter that you can regroove them with as long as there's enough rubber over the plys. Have a great day.
do like that massy tractor and i like how you explain how the equipment works . may sound dumb i do know its hard work with what you do but it sounds fun im glad i found your youtube i play farming sim 22 so i like learning how it works in real life thanks again love the vids take care and cant wait for more
You guys work real hard, and by the looks of your farm shows it. my question, with all of your daily tasks, what percentage of your time is managing manure? Must be pretty high.
Hey I have a thought for you if you get a snowblower attachment if you clear just enough out down the entire length for the manure wagon you could have your dad back in with the manure wagon and just load it with the snowblower attachment just a thought maybe least one this winter or over the summer from a rental place you might get a good deal and see if you wanna buy it so you can modify the spout a little once again just my thoughts might save you a little bit of time and make that whole job of cleaning out bedding a lot easier from your low ceiling heifer barn or your special-needs penn
Eric, city boy question here. I know the benefits of manure on the crops but I’ve always been curious if there’s any benefit of the sawdust/wood shavings on the fields. Seems like a lot of wood on the fields. Thanks.
When you were talking about your shirts you interjected on yourself saying "It kind of hurts to run" and I thought that was the t-shirt design, and, not gonna lie, I think it works.
Love watching your channel from Guam. Grew up on a dairy farm in Avon, NY. Was wondering about the large concert block, just inside the doorway of the new barn. Just seems to be sitting there. What’s its purpose? Thanks, Mark
You really need to get those very heavy tankers off your fields and go to a dragline method of application. Still have the advantage of incorporation but not serious problem of compaction.
