Maybe Aeration Helps More than I Thought! 

Never a shortage of things to do at the ranch! Thirteen years is pretty darn good for battery life, I think. Nice surprise to see Buddy at the end.

Mix some Baking soda with water to neutralize battery acid.

Hello to Farmer Tyler Ranch and all others too. Happy late Independence Day.

Gettin' good with the multi angle shots there brother! :D

working for an over the road truck leasing company I discovered that just about all big trucks use group 31 stud post batteries,,,, They do not corrode as bad, are a breeze to change, and most of the time are cost effective...... Cables use solder on 3/8 heavy duty eyelets.....

Love the closing shot of your grown up bottle calf. We had about 15 head that tame which made checking on the cows pretty amusing. People kind of freaked out when the 1900 lb bull approached for a scratch.

Haha! Buddy's so cute 🥰 I mean look at those eyelashes!!

Buddy definitely has a special bond with you 💙. Love you videos. Thank you

Try baking soda to neutralize the acid.

FTR, you got some great camera angles on this video! Cows and calves are looking good and of course Buddy looks as loving as always. Always makes my heart go “ahhhhhh” when the livestock comes up wanting a little love. Thank goodness you have the pump to water

The herd is looking great, Tyler. Nice to see Buddy there at the end. Seems he's as friendly as ever. Funny how he drops his head when getting pets. My Jersey used to do that.

Buddy is looking really good these days! Great video, and an excellent reminder for doing preventive maintenance. Just never enough time to get everything done!

Can’t complain about that kind of battery life! Thanks for the manure spreader update! Look forward to seeing more!

Interesting! Always something to keep you busy! God bless!

Glad you saved your fingers. You are such a well rounded guy. I think you can fix anything. Yep you are Farmer Fix It!

Y’all can laugh, but one house we bought had a badly thatched lawn. I was able to wear my son’s first pair of metal baseball cleats. So, I put them on and for the next few days stomped the yard. Next heavy rain, most of it floated up and off the yard. A good raking helped the rest. My neighbors thought I was crazy. A little fertilizer, a watering when needed and I had the most beautiful yard. I know this isn’t about pastures, but an inexpensive way to help yards.

Use some corrosion inhibitor mate thall fix it for good plus a little grease on your terminals will stop. Build up

Good to see all your progress. Love the dialog and wisdom. Great vlog.

As a stationary steam engineer I have found that the world of work just fascinates me. I could watch it all day.

Cool little brush at 13:23

Real nice video today, your farm is looking awesome grass is so nice. What a cute little surprise at the end 😀👍💪🎇🎆

New Holland Proud!!! My brother is the 3rd generation working at New Holland in New Holland Pa 😁

Hey, cool slow mo on the tillage. Like to see it on other tillage when possible. Many thanks.

Look at Buddy! Oh so loving and friendly. How is his eye doing?

That is getting it done! Good job FTR!

Thanks Tyler for your knowledge on tractor care and ground care

I was relieved to see you wore your breather mask, while brushing the box. Great video, I really enjoy watching.

Be sure and check the underside of the battery box, acid may have leaked under. You'll want to spray that too.

Lord god clean that radiator. Good job. As soon as I Type that you started. Lol

Looks like the grass is nice and rich green. Everything is looking good. I never have heard of that battery cleaner before but need to get some to get a couple things around here checked out. Good video......love to watch your channel as I miss our place down there........hopefully we can get down there this year.

Thanks for the great information and videos

Great video as always ! Keep the videos coming

Wow! 13 years use on your battery! Definitely time for a new one! Good value for your dollar. Seems one thing, leads to another… good time for some preventative maintenance. Radiator probably getting a workout in all that hot 100 F. weather too. Here in Southern Ontario Canada it was 100 F in the sun last few days, very hot and humid 😎😓Today, dropped to 60s F. and all day rain, 💦 much needed! Want us to send you some? Aeration should help your pastures absorb the water better. I always learn something from your videos, especially about farm machinery! Wow, that Buddy sure has grown, and his eye lashes too! Stay well and safe Farmer Tyler and a belated 🇺🇸Happy July 4th from up here in Canada🇨🇦 !!!

Box blade works really well on those belts push hard with first cut, probably won't go all the way through but then you fold it and slice from the other side. I use that stuff all the time and never would have thought you could cut through corded belt so easy until I tried it.

I'm the same stinkin' way about a battery. If it's still starting the vehicle, I don't even bother with it. 🤣🤣🤣

Next time you get a chance, Go to a auto parts store Buy the felt protection pads that slip over the battery posts and are under the terminal - they prevent acid from corroding the battery terminal. On those universal clamps - old guys will tell you to put grease all over them to seal out corrosion, but Anti-Seize (the Grey paste) works better. If you replace the cheap bolts with stainless, they will last forever unlike that nut and bolt on your old terminal. CLEAN OFF THAT RADIATOR COVER MONTHLY AND HOSE OFF THE BATTERY AT THE SAME TIME!!!

For the battery box, instead of paint, spray it with Rubber Undercoating. I use it for my lawnmower decks, etc. Works great, no more rust or corrosion

I hope you and your family enjoyed a little time away! I am looking forward to you getting at the manure spreader! Have a great week!

Rustoleum flat-black paint is cheap...i use it and then put a battery mat in. I hate exposed metal...i wire brush and paint my outdoor vise and anvil after i work on them. i paint my shovels and auger bit...tiller blades for the winter. Nothing i own has much rust on it for long. I keep my tools and my fathers tools and even grand fathers tools for 100 years. If i use a tool i'll sharpen it and oil it...ready it for next time. Outdoor hammers and sledges left outside or in a drafty damp barn are painted too.

Might need to drill a few holes in that battery box, I know it should drain out the front but with wet dust and if the front is higher then the back it will stay wet for a while, and we all know metal hates moisture.

Thanks for sharing Tyler always in good Spirits keep that Smile., it’s hard Work for Sure., you are one heck of a Awesome guy, You Explain everything to us & you really do not have to👍🏽👍🏽♥️ 6-13-2022😊😊

Thanks 😊

good job man enjoyed the video

Lol, that cow was like a puppy at the end there, lol. There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a vehicle start up smoothly after working on it. I really enjoyed watching this morning with my cup of coffee. I was wondering if you don’t mind mentioning the temperature that your having from time to time. I just find it interesting. It’s been so crazy cool up here in the New York Stare area 50° at night in July and 90° during the day. Nothing like New York normally. Anyway! Thanks for your videos, love watching (whether it’s good news or bad. It’s life).

A good disc with shallow blades and very little angle will work wonders on pasture not really disking but just disturbing the surface some

Thank for a great video

Enjoyed your vid...we are doing test lines with aerating and dropping 3 inches of compost (and seeding) on our range on contour lines in Smartsville. Where we did it last fall the cold temp winter range grass grew much better initially ..but the rains stalled out .... so this summer everything is dry dry despite leaving some grass in place... will be interesting to see what happens to those test line areas IF/when we get rain this fall....goal was to retain moisture an extra x days with incremental resulting grass growth...which we feel 'did' work even on this very dry year...driest we have seen it. Your thoughts on aerating and water make sense. We have dramatically adjusted our thinking to be proactive about getting even 2 weeks more of growth on the range which increases stock pile forage per acre pretty dramatically and adopting techniques to improve the ground biome.... keep the vids coming..

That was some great life out of that battery.

hope it all works out hugsssssss

Thanks brother…

Ever try rust converter? Applies directly onto rusty surfaces and acid etches to metal and acts as bonding primer

Awww was that Buddy at the end of the video ? 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🔩🔧🔨

Now that the battery posts and cable ends are clean put vaseline all over. It will prevent the acid corrosion. Enjoy your videos, thanks!

To stop the majority of the corrosion on you battery connectors and terminal, I suggest dielectric grease. works very well.

Its funny how we do the daily maintenance on the equipment but some things just break before we notice them....LOL With these triple digit spells the oak trees have really taken a hit and the pastures seem to follow your experiences too. I've been considering doing aeration out here too. Good FTR update.

Dude, it's called routine scheduled maintenence. It;s OK, though. You have a day job and a family that takes your spare time. That's good,,,and you can do these videos! Be safe.

Nice New Holland

Cool video!!!!

That’s Buddy? Why did i think he was a black angus. So sweet look at those eyelashes

Thanks for sharing Tyler you are always have a Smile you are a Awesome guy & you Explain everything to us and you do not have to 6-13-2022👍🏽👍🏽♥️😊😊., I Hope you Wife put Sunscreen on you pls Tyler

She starts like a champ

Great content, love the channel. Consider using POR-15 before bedliner on anything metal. Super crazy hard and withstands a ton of abuse. This was in reference to the section in this video where you were thinking of using bedliner for the tractor battery tray. Try it out if you can get it in Cali.

When you have a wire needing cut thats too big for your cutters, take a hatchet/are or whatever. And place it where you want cut then hit it with! Hammer/rock or whatever with very little force as many times as it takes (not much at all)

Baking soda and water works, too.

Buddy 💚

Aeration allows all you fertilizer to have a place to go. I have my lawn done. One of best things you can Go length and width. More is better

Great video FTR! Could you go over your irrigation schedule I’m a little curious!

Nice camper.

Bet your small beef really misses being by your house. Misses the attention.. Great video.

Lookin good!

Baking soda does good with Battery acid.

Apple Cider Vinegar is a great overnight rust remover.

Yep a lot of weight on the rear. Battery maintenance is one of those jobs that seem to get overlooked. Longest I've had a battery last was 7 years on my 2009 Dodge truck factory battery. Do you do any soil testing on the pastures? I'm guess the only fertilizer is cow manure? Could be some nutrients missing.

Good job,don't forget the air cleaner,how is the water holding out??????Be safe.

I know it's been a year but I hope you didnt put bed liner or rubberized undercoat on that battery tray. None of those (even por15) actualy stood rust. They just cover it in a hard coating that once water gets in (and it will) water will never dry against what metal is left. Would you like a rusty metal protection suggestion?

Don't ya wish all radiators had such a screen that was that easy take off and clean?

What about the air filter? You were right there and the outside looked dirt

I always thought cow and bull hoofs aerated the land enough...in the spring time...hoof ruts come and stay all year.

Would you dig a pond where the water is pooling?

@15:42 when watching you roll the spike aren't the knives supposed to go in first, seems backwards or am I wrong just something I was curious enough to ask about

Lekker man lekker

Did you build that aireator? It sure is heavy duty!

How many hours you have on the New Holland? What Engine is in your Tractor?

There called wing nuts

Whats with the camper?

spray with RUST CHECK

You need to flip your ROPs up and wear your seat belt with the tractor being so tippy with the aerator on the back.

If that is ground drive the wheels are on backwards

Have you added any seed afterwards?

Hey Tyler, Sorry, but I think your big blue tractor needs a good wash !! It's SO Dusty !!

Sounds like you need to increase stock density per acre

Baking Soda and water will do gthe same job ,,, a lot cheaper too.

👍👌👌👍

Don't know if this would be assistance but I used coca cola on the battery cable and it eats the acid right off.

Baking soda.

Do you rent this farm from your grandmother?

No doubt that aeration helps turf 100% true. Don't know what you're growing in your pastures but many grasses like to be abused a little bit

My wife got a rattle can of yellow....Turns out It's called "John Deere YELLOW" Go figure

More time spent fixing tractor than info on aeration.