I Almost Fired The New Guy! 

Tractor wasn't stuck the disc was. Give Gage praise for not spinning and spinning until the tractor was buried and high centered stuck. He had sense enough to stop, good job Gage.

I was born in SanJuan, Argentina. My Dad, cultivated, potatoes, grapes and many kinds of flowers. We had to prepare the soil, using the oldest method,... horses, bulls, donkeys, mules, etc. What a dream is to watch how you can do such a huge area in one day, ... using this stated of the art machinery. I can only prepare one acre, in two weeks times. hard work and still love it!. I drive a truck for FedEx, across Country. Maybe I will see you from I-80 one day. God bless you and your husband. Thanks for shearing!!.From California.

He did good to stop before he broke something or got it in so deep it had to be dug out. Good job kid.

Give him a raise, dug my share out where the operator dug it in deep. Theirs a youtube of a New Holland front tracked combine buried with two ford articulated pulling hard. Wouldn't have been surprised if they broke something.

Kind of made me chuckle when Laura called The New Guy a kid when she's still a youngin herself, lol.

When I was a teenager on the farm I had a Steiger with a 50ft cultivator stuck way worse then that. And that was back in the 80's way before those fancy kinetic ropes. Got to love that gumbo mud. We also once buried a combine so deep it took a 4 wheel drive tractor to get it out. Thanks for the video.

"If you ain't gettin' stuck, you ain't farmin'!" .... and that's why a farmer needs more than one tractor ;)

You haven't worked on a farm if you haven't gotten a tractor stuck. LOL. I remember the time someone on the farm I was on got the bulldozer stuck, that was tough to get out.

I grew up in the Mississippi Delta. One of the first really big four wheel drive eight tire tractors that came out in the seventies was the Allis Chalmers 40. The joke was you had to buy two of them, because if one of them got stuck, the only thing that could pull it out, was another one.

I have nothing like your operation, but was rotatilling our vegetable garden with our John Deere 770, 24 hp, and took a hill sideways getting stuck in the muck, wet ground to the extent I was fearful of rolling over sideways. Being a coward, that is the time I get off. Got our Kubota 4800 mx, 49 hp, using a chain, was able to pull the whole mess at right angle into the line up the hill, and out. Had the chain in a short loop, as that was convenient for me. I just looked up the danger of chains, but in my ignorance, did have it attached in a safe way, short and doubled. Didn’t realize they could pose a danger. I thought the danger was just from ropes, as I have seen them stretch like rubber bands. Thanks for the information. Sadly, I had no one to fire.

Great video of a daily farm adventure. She almost didn’t fire him because he got stuck, it was because he got her tractor dirty. 😂 Be safe

Everyone Talking about these Ropes, They are called "Yankums" and they are probably the BEST Tow rope you can buy on the market!!!! they come in all different sizes, with all kinds of attachments. My friends and I use them for Off-roading, and man are they strong! We have run through chains, and cables and other straps but the ONE that has NEVER broken is the Yankum! They operate like a Climbing rope, they have a little stretch, up to 30%, which allows you to use the momentum and kinetic energy stored in the rope to give you that extra little push! They are LEGIT! as are ALL of their products, Braided Shackles included! And man she is awesome! You should send them this footy!

That's the largest Yankum Recovery Rope I've ever seen. Loved this episode of Laura's Off Road Recovery.

Considering the dollar value of the equipment, the young lad had the common sense to stop. As a kid I remember burying an old (but thankfully worthless) Suzuki SJ10 up to its axels in mud trying to get myself out. Spent hours digging it out to the point I could get towed and a day or so cleaning up the mess. If I had just stopped I would of been towed out immediately as shown in the video. A hard won lesson that I remember thirty years later.

I wouldn’t be mad at the young man, he just did what he was told. That is a great learning experience for the young man. May pull the disc up a little might have help, we’ll never no. Thanks Laura for the videos.

You guys are so incredibly into it. I love the fact that you learn from each other and you enjoy what you're doing. You are so easy to listen to.I watch 3 or 4 videos a day trying to catch up.❤

Gage seems like a good young man! Wants to learn. Y’all are good for him!

That is life - no two days are the same and most every day doesn't go to plan! Being successful is adapting to all the pitches that get thrown your way, some you let go by, some you catch, some you bunt, some you hit for a single, some you get extra bases with and some you crush out of the park.

Thank you Laura for showing how you in Nebraska prepare your fields for planting!😊

I was the boss for many, many years. When it came to people, it was my job to make sure each employee was successful and nurtured into a valued worker. It made me and them happy. Best wishes!

As Laura says, one thing that is so true about farming, each morning, you never really know, what you are going to do that day.

Those ropes are truly amazing! The manufacturer should pay you to let them use your video as a testimony to the quality of their ropes. Pulling out that tractor and slicer was truly fascinating to watch. The camera work, angles and editing are very professional. If I may, I am in no way a videographer but you guys have come such a long way with your video creations. I look forward to each episode; they are all a work of art yet the authenticity comes through. You are ready for prime time, definitely. I just love the quality you provide. Thanks

Great job getting the tractor out without tearing anything up. That rope works great. If you were using chains you would need a loader too carry them. The driver of the stuck tractor did a good job stopping and not keep spinning. I wish you the best!👍🚜🚜

Yankum rope saved the day. Goes to show you that no matter how wide the tires are you can still get stuck. Now about those caterpillar treads instead of wide tires just might've been a better option, but there's always Yankum rope.

Ok, not every video, I get it, but could you please say “good morning everybody “ every now and then. You really got me used to it with your brilliant smile. Thank you. 😊

Gage knew to stop digging when it got stuck, so points to him for that. Maybe all of us see in him glimpses of ourselves on the road to becoming what we are now. Go Gage! Thank you Laura, for explaining the instrumentation of the tractor. And the disc/chopper thing. What a great tool. What a popular site this is. In just one day you get 100,000 views and 10,000 thumbs up. Including mine 😊

Laura, I wish I was there working on your farm. That's truly the good life. It's so boring earning a living working in a factory ugh!!!

Thanks Laura and Grant, no two days are the same, is that the field you rent, that field is not flat not like most of your fields. Thanks for taking us along with your day-to-day work on your farm. Love from Mike. ❤

Thank you for sharing farming!!. Millions of Americans should spend one day with you and understand what farming is. Love it!

Laura, I have been watching you for quite a while now and one of the reasons that I watch your videos is that you are so easy to listen to. Good luck with your upcoming planting season!

My boss gave me sound advice when operating equipment, especially if you are working unfamiliar ground. Tip 1: If you see the front wheel of the tractor start to disappear in the mud, STOP! Tip 2: Don't bother discing spots that have cattails in them. Tip 3: 4x4 tractors get stuck the same as 2-wheel drive. The only difference is you're further out in the field when it happens. So, make sure you have extra long tow chains available. 😆

I drove by your field almost 3 years ago to the day. All that driving actually made me wonder who lives out here and works these fields. Now I know. Thank you

Its Apsolutly A Blast To Be Able To Spend Time In The Tractor 🚜 With You! Thanks For Taking The Extra Effort To Record Edit and Post Video! So We All Can Ride Along!! Keep Smiling On!! 😀👍👊❤

While you can use Yankum ropes for static pulls, they excel in kinetic pulls. Back to the the stuck vehicle, set the rope to a STURDY location, drive to the end of the rope, back up 3-4 feet and forward to give it hell. The slingshot effect pull will pop most vehicles up out of what they're stuck in.

Great job Laura running the root slicer

Thank you for the video. Wife and I drove I-80 recently. We waived to many people who were farming, and kept saying - "Hey, this could be Laura"! Now I know it might have been 😂

The shot at the end, looking down the roll seeing the stalk and roots getting plucked, excellent.!

I really enjoy being an observer of your farming operation. I learn a lot even at 73. Thanks for helping to feed America. ❤

I came from an engineering background. Hydraulics and pneumatics is an amazing force for controls.

It's amazing just how precise GPS has become. I grew up on a farm and in the late 50's and early 60's. No one would have believed how precise agriculture has come to be.

‘You never know what is going to happen next’…Can relate to that one. Worked on a farm for a month, did a tele handler course 3rd week in and said ‘see you again next year’ to the instructor. Doubt I will given I got sacked a week later. Still miss that job 😕

That tow line is amazing. All that energy was absorbed and applied seamlessly. I am impressed by the light touch Laura and Grant have on the controls. That is a sign of experience and professionalism.

Nice to see a field that has some moisture! Love that root sizer.

The tow rope is awesome. Just remember: no sudden moves when under the root slicer!

I remember how excited you were when you hit 30k subs. WOW 426k Well done!

Nice job... and you still had alot more play in that rope. Grant could of backed up a couple feet, drove forward at a moderate speed and gave you a sudden jerk to add even more pull to get you out. The beauty of those ropes is instead of doing a sudden jerk like a chain, it takes that same energy and pulls like a rubber band giving you a much smoother jerk. Plus with that rubber band type jerk, it adds more pulling power than just from a tight cable or chain would do. Those ropes are magical.

That tractor was barely even stuck, dude.

Awesome job in getting out! Yes. Looks so much safer than a chain. I love the problem solving aspect of it. Kind of like my previous job. Thanks for taking us along.

This reminds me of Zach Johnsons video " We had to fire Jim" { which he never would} lol It's pretty easy to bury tractors in mud cause its so hard to tell whats underneath. Really enjoy your channel.!! THANKYOU

We're learning a lot about what goes on while you're on the job and I'm really enjoying it. Nice unexpected promo for Yankum Ropes too! I bet they sell a few more of them as a result of this video.

Great job, I know in spring there were wet spots in the field and if you were not familiar with them, you would get stuck. I’m glad you were able to get the tractor unstuck. It’s true, every day was different when I was on the farm.

I remember one of those management stories. A guy made a million dollar mistake and found himself in the elevator with the owner/CEO. He asked, "Are going to fire me?" To which the CEO replied, "Why would I fire you. I just spent a million dollars educating you". Everybody got a little more educated with the stuck tractor "adventure".

My father was a farmer (on a much smaller scale than your operation) and I used to help him out on weekends when I could get away from my Air Force obligations. He took on some work renovating a long-abandoned dairy farm for a friend, and I spent several weekends preparing a substantial part of the farm where regrowth, including some big eucalypts, had run riot. The problem was that where these big trees had been uprooted, soft patches of ground had formed, indistinguishable to the surrounding terrain. The first clue you had about these things was when you were sunk up to the axles in one of them, and there were many of them. Cost us lots of time; but we got the job done in the end. It looks to me as if the soft patch featured here would have been almost equally hard to see.

Quite a piece of equipment the disc/cultivator/shredder thingy. Impressive. And the pull...remarkable. Just an ordinary day on the farm.😊

15:15 slo-mo is so cool.

What a nice way to start your program. A smile and pleasant greeting goes a long way to starting our day.

What a big farm! I am in love with John Deere tractors. I'm rooting for you from my small farm in Japan.☺

Great video Laura and (to the young lad) as life goes on you learn from your mistakes and it is all part of life. Just don't make them big ones.😀

A farm field rescue ends with success!

At 5:58 I was thinking to myself "never say a job is pretty hard to screw up cuz inevitably there is someone dumb enough to screw it up ". Yankum is an awesome product. So much easier and safer than chains or static straps. Getting stuck happens to the best of us often when we least expect it. Several years ago I had a close call in a 9200 Deere with a 40ft field cultivator. It hadn't rained in weeks but I got into some silt on the low side dump out of a terrace. It sure is a sickening feeling when you have all 8 tires spinning and no forward progress. I lifted the cultivator out and wagged the tractor back and forth and eventually wollered my way out but it was dang close. That was before we knew about kinetic ropes like Yankum. Looking back I'm not entirely sure how we would have pulled that tractor out since it was the biggest one on the place by 75hp. Guess somebody upstairs was looking out for me!

Those dynaflex ropes are incredible for the amount of stored kinetic energy. 75 ton one here there’s no issues with pulling are grader with it

So much fun to be along with you and Grant. Two sides to every story right😅❤

To give you a nice compliment nice Nail color suits you Laura! Farmin'......But always Stylin!!!!

Hi Laura and Grant, it's just beautiful to watch how accurately you are prepairing for planting :-) I'm living in Northern Germany, where's a lot of corn on the fields. Most of it is harvested as silage either for cattle or mostly for energyplants (biogasanlage = organic gas plant) for heat and electricity. In this part of Germany it's quite humid and the ground often is boggy. So during harvest it's not seldom that tractors get stuck, even with big tyres. A neighbour of mine is a contractor running several JD tractors (I like the sound when they come by) and since last year a JD forage harvester I think 9000 series... it's a monster, when it rolls through the village. Concerning big tyres and row tyres: due to the humiddity and rich ground conditions and the fact that most of the corn is for silage, the farmers in Germany don't need to apply such intensive care as you do. There are some farmers who produce seed corn, but that's not too often. Have a great planting season! Cheers ;-)

Dougo would be proud of your hired man. Send this video to him. Keep eye on larsons chanel. Dougo will get plenty of use out of yankum rope this spring. They got lots of snow this winter over there

Congratulations for your attitude and approach to life on the ranch. Blessings.

That was one of the things I hated helping a farmer friend of mine north of Wichita. Some of the those wet spots look dry then your up to the frame in mud.

You put a smile on my face when you admitted you are just off I-80. I also live just off I-80, only I am between Sacramento and San Francisco. That would make for one hell of a commute. If you ever come out west, I volunteer to help out your travel plans and help advise what to see and do. This is my backyard, and would welcome you personally.

Life is a grand adventure. Thanks for bringing me along for the ride. I’m so glad you embrace the unexpected circumstances with problem solving and learning attitude. You are a great role model for everyone, expecting the unexpected. BTW, way cool slow motion root and stalk destroying!

I think Gage did great. He called for help before going too deep and damaging your equipment. I love your tow rope, it's a bit bigger than the one i use for my ATV . lol

You Laura are totally amazing 🤩! How in the world did you ever learn to use all of that amazingly machinery? Your parents must be very proud of you!

That doesn’t look like work at all. Looked fun. Great video!!!

I think you and Grant are great to see your daily adventures thank you I like the orthman equipment that you use I work for orthman as a truck driver I can see how the equipment works

Education is expensive. As stuck equipment goes that was not a bad issue. It came right out. Live and learn, that was a relatively inexpensive lesson.

The power of hydraulics IS impressive. Dangerous too if the equipment isn't maintained and respected.

Good job on the pull out.

You reached your soul saving goal today. At 10:01 when you hit that hole I hollered Sweet JESUS, that’s right, I called on the LORD because you scared the heck out of me. LOL If you almost fired Gage, just wait until you have kids. LOL 😂

Great video. Have you all ever considered grassy waterways? That draw where he got stuck could use one. Another growing season off to a good start.

It wasn't Gage's fault he just happened to be behind the wheel when it got stuck.

That sliceing machine is amazing

Love your channel! In a couple more years I bet you won't have to ask your hubby for help with stubborn bolts!😂 But maybe you should anyway, just to make him feel good! Keep up the great videos!

Hello Laura. Working on an farm always everyday samtig else. You ar Power woman 🤟💪 Greetings from Holland

Hi, I just read the title, I just wanted to shed some light. Being a boss, isn't about firing people, its about letting people learn to adapt to your ways, so you can feel confidence in trusting them, and that only comes with time. Cancel culture has no place in business. You get more benefits from people with understanding and compassion. Kind of like nuturing someone. They will be a lot more productive and compatible with time, if you give them time. Otherwise we just end up changing staff all the time, and the one at fault becomes the boss, its a known fact. So I just wanted to share that info. And I'll probably get the hate comments coming now, oh well too bad. Cant win them all.

As a city boy who greatly admires the farm life, I really enjoy your channel!! ☺

Hats off to you guys. You have an amazing work ethics that so many young people are lacking in these times. always enjoy your content. I am learning from you every day and I'm 55 years old.

Very good looking soil. No matter how big the tires, slick mud can bog even a dozer down. Good learning experience. A heavy beast pulling a heavy oversized disc, there's just now way it's get through low wet ground.

another great vid you guys so much enjoy watching your progress keep up the good work you two and keep the vids coming makes my day always thank you for what you do

Those yankem ropes are the best !!! Beats cable and chain any day !!

Great job, Laura! Throw Grant under the bus...err tractor. Lol

Hi Laura, excellent recovery of the tractor and disc stuck in the mud, the secret is to stop (as you did) in time before getting too bogged down. Unfortunately I don't have this problem because my area (North West Italy) is experiencing the worst drought in the last 100 years.👨🏻‍🌾💪🏻🇺🇸🇮🇹

Just another learning experience for everyone involved.

Hey there Laura and Grant, I hope this finds you all well and good! 2 things I see right away, you have way too much ballast on your tractor, a full rack of weights on the front, is a sure fired way to get stuck, and if it doesn't, you're still creating a significant amount of soil compaction. Added ballast is not always your friend. Why didn't you go with a wider rear tire? I hope y'all have a good one! "Nothing Runs Like A Deere" 🦌 👍 🇺🇲

Love that rope. The thing is that if a synthetic rope does happen to snap it just goes dead. If a cable or chain breaks it can whip around all over the place and cause all kinds of damage and injuries. My old 4WD truck has a 4 ton winch on the front with a metal cable. For my new truck I'm looking at synthetic rope instead of steel cable because of that very issue. Great video - Gage was just doing his job. Stuff happens. The only thing that counts is how you respond.

Farming in the North East sure is a lot different than in Nebraska. For sure more mud during springs work. Tractors getting stuck is more common around here. You try your best to not get stuck, but it's happened to everyone around here. Love the videos and excited for you guys on your solo Farming adventure this year.

That is one monster rope...to pull that beast out!! Wow!! Thanks for sharing your adventures!! 👍🚜🐺🧙‍♂️🦊🚜👍

Great info on root slicing. Thanks for sharing eli.

We farm several hundred miles north of you on some of the best soil in the world. We have wheat, barley, soy beans and sugar beats. Besides constant crop rotation years ago we started chisel plowing 10-15% of different parts of our total acreage each year in the fall. The benefits in weed control out weigh the costs. Not sure if that would work with the soil you have but i thought i'd mention it. Can't wait to get in the field still a lot of snow here.

Like you said. Never a dull moment farming. You never plan what you are going to until you walk out the back door for the start of a new day. 😊

That's so fascinating, Laura, thanks for sharing!😊

Hell ya !! Who has not done that going through a draw !! Even combines get stuck while cutting corn. Main thing is avoiding the wet draws and always ease up a gang ie lift up the gang that's about to go through the wet spot . That drawbar was in there . Well done kiddo it's a learning process we all come through as operators . I am more used to sweeps on field operations before planting . It's the season for sure .