Other youtubers may have made a crazy thumbnail and clickbait-ish title out of the fact that the barn truss was hit. There's definitely something to be said for Erik's low key video style. And the occasional surprise cold drink gets me every time!
I made a comment about them hitting the rafters with that crazy bale mulcher gadget they tried out when they put down the first bedding. Eric's dad came pretty close a couple times.
Since there are doors on either end, I wondered why he didn't just pull straight through with the spreader? Maybe his backup skills are better than mine.
@@lt1nut have you ever backed a trailer either a hitch or goose neck. Doubt it, I'm glad you're impressed with his skills, but I do enjoy watching city folk getting frustrated over trying to do something that is actually fairly easy. LOL
Yes. Those hatrs would have been good to have higher up, or possibility tonadjust higher as the pack grows.. But. Now you know for the next heifer barn.. 😏
I’m so dang happy for you and your dad. It looks like heifer raising got so much easier for you. Really appreciate the way you take care of your livestock.
If you can get some corn stalk bales they are the best bedding. I usually went thru about 200 in a winter that was 4x5 rounds. Absorbent and keeps the animals clean
I did something similar with a forklift at my old job. The building was really old and had exposed wooden trusses and beams. I was getting a pallet down off of the top of a rack and didn't realize that my mast was that high(yes, I know... Rookie mistake), so as I backed up it slammed into the bottom of the old, super dry beam of wood. I was barely moving, but it still took a decent sized chunk of it and exploded little shards of wood down onto me. The building wasn't that big, and was essentially an "open" floorplan, so production, finishing, etc all heard it. Not to mention, it also shook the building and made enough noise that everyone came running over to see what I did, including the big boss from inside the office. Talk about embarrassing, LOL. Let's just say I had to go home and change my pants after that, haha. But, that's one of those things that you only do once, as you've learned your lesson pretty quickly. Luckily my employers were really cool and weren't upset at me over it. Even though I just happened to also hit an electrical line that powered the only lamp in that isle. 🤷♂️😂 Thankfully, that was tame compared to the damage a couple other people managed to do with that forklift. 😂
Eric, you are a master videographer! Those were some amazing shots. I love watching your channel for all the information on running a large dairy farm and the videos. Sometimes I can almost smell the farm life!
Too bad they didn't recess the one side of gates there from the concrete wall, as it would have made it much easier to use the cleanup bucket along the wall, not having to worry about hitting the gates. Overall nice gate system though.
As stated on an earlier post, the wood shavings/sawdust need an awful lot of nitrogen to break down. Buy spreading it directly onto your fields you will be using up any available nitrogen near the surface of the soil. We use course sawdust for bedding but by composting it for almost a year, adding urea regularly and turning the pile weekly until if freezes, by the time we spread it on the fields it is hard to tell from top soil.
They did have a huge harvest this year so what ever they are doing it working well, plus they add chemicals and fertilizer to their crops anyways. Probly already a excess of nitrogen compounds
If the bedding has urine in it then that should be enough nitrogen. It is thinly spread on the paddock so should break down quickly also. Sawdust in itself is a soil conditioner. It also has natural antibacterial properties so a great bedding choice.
I was thinking about this black gold also. What just one scoop of that would do for my little garden. Would be nice if they could market this for an extra source of income. A roadside stand sort of thing.
The new barn had to be initiated somehow lol. A nick in the truss is a good start. It adds character to the structure. It is amazing how nimble you are with the skid steer. You seem to have a lot of inspectors as you were cleaning up. Hope they were impressed. Great video as always, thanks Eric. See you on the next one.
Because of your videos, I have come to appreciate every glass of milk I drink so much more. Love your videos and especially your 'low-key' sense of humor.
Idea for u when for this barn use the skid steer to pile it up into a pile inside so when u come to load the spreader up u don’t have to pull it off the concrete
Used to do this for a living. Used to work for a farmer who had up to 4 tandem spreader trucks, articulated loader and sometimes we had to use a skid steer for inside shelters. I ran every single piece of equipment he had at some point in time. We cleaned corrals for farmers in a pretty good sized area around home.
I was impressed at how easy it seemed to move the cows, clean up, lay out bedding and, let the cows back in. Also, it looks like a dry and healthy environment for the cows. Best barn setup on RU-vid!
Recipe for chocolate milk: Take a bottle of milk, leave standing in bedding for three days and voila chocolate milk. Make sure the top half of bottle is above grade of bedding because daylight set the process in motion. Also bedding has to be at least one and a half week old.
Eric, You are an awesome young man. I know your mom and dad are very proud of you. The way you work , the way you help your dad on the farm. The new barn really looks nice. Love you guy. Stay safe and be careful. Bless y'all
Couple things I’d do if it were my barn to keep that pack drier. Open those curtains all the time no such thing as too much air, chop the bean stubble up it’ll absorb more and maybe add some fans facing the pack heifers will appreciate them keep bedding way drier even in the winter moving air doesn’t hurt
Seemed like it was done with lest stress for both animals and you, and less time unlike the old shed. And good idea for winter they will stay warm i watch Farmer p he uses it as he has a tree company and from the shavings he uses it in his yards and when he cleans them can see the steam come of them.And great job on the milk AD been missing, you missed ya chance when doing silage with everyone around.
So THAT'S how chocolate milk is made! 😅🤣 Crazy that one guy with the right experience and equipment can clean a barn that size AND compost a field in just a few hours. Good work man!
Yep scary moment there with the chocolate milk. This new barn is easier and faster to clean. Nice to see it working well. Glad about the rafter too. Whew. Thank you for sharing
Right on the surprise drink makes an appearance!! Looks like the new barn is working out well & yeah more concrete out front would help with turning. Great vid bud. Take care & stay safe. Cheers
Just a suggestion in your next heifer building is to have a curbing of concrete running along both walls away from the fence so you can avoid hitting the fencing while plowing. Keep family farming alive. Thanks from New England
I've broke a rafter in our free stall barn carrying 2 3x3 square bales ontop eachother and boy the loud crack that made really scared me, was not ontop my game that day
Day in -day out I admire your level of effort put forth to make your operation successful, very impressive. The new heifer bar is a nice addition to your farm operation.
If you had one feet tall concrete walls at both ends of the barn you had a possibility to push the dry manure there it would be easier to load the rests.
