Seeding into Grass?! 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

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Seeded canola into a half section of longtime alfalfa a few years ago. Lighter sandier soil. Didn’t rain. Crop ran 11bu/ac. Crop insurance situation. All the canola fit on two super B’s picked up to Clavet. $25.98/bu. Ended up being our best money making field that year because our avg. was quite a bit higher than 11bu/ac

Interesting project Mike... ha, we're back to praying for rain for you.

I had an uncle from Regina by marriage tell of the thirties when it waa so dry it got to the point where some didnt even plant. He said they planted that one last time when others didnt and they hit a crop. So just keep trying. Hope you haveca long term lease on the ground as you say it will take several years to get the land into top shape. Praying for timely rains for your operation. I hope your crop is so bountiful i have to fly all the way from philippines where i am currently homecaring wife with dementia. We planted flax into virgin grass once in South Dakota with a Wilrich air seeder small points not ideal seeding but got a good crop. Our biggest probkem was killing the grass. Took couple spray attempts but finally succeeded.

Ever the optimist!

2017 seeded into a hay field that was planted in 1986. 8810 on 8 inch spacing wouldn't go in the ground and I couldn't pull it. Had to use my mid row banders to slice a slot into the sod to seed canola. It rained and canola all came up...80 percent hail damage after I swathed it all. lol

Mike, why don't you guys use disk opener drills ? Thay pull so much easier, you don't disturb the ground near as much, you would save a lot of moisture.

I would like to try spraying the grass out in late June, then haying it. Should be able to seed directly the next spring. Of course still need moisture to mellow out the soil, but the grass lumps should be degraded. And not an option to plan that far ahead when renting.

Great awesome video , however the grass would hold moisture better. But lack of moisture is a issue , test will tell the tale

Kudos to how clean your monitors and wiring are. No other farmer that I’ve seen has things managed so well. Very professional setup.

Hopefully your gamble, works out. Looking forward for updates.

We are drowning in the midwest USA, you can have our rain storms every 3 days !😂 Happy planting!

Magnifique vidéo et le tracteur et matériel agricole 😂😮😅😊

Our Agtron does the exact same thing. Really wish it was just a wired to monitor connection instead of the wifi. I feel like thats the issue. System does work good tho. We had issues with the tablet n agtron sent out a new one which was great of them.

I drilled some grass into winter wheat a couple years. First year wasn't a good stand and then hailed out. The second did quite well. The only bad thing is it is still rough even after 12 years of farming it.

Mike could you do a specs on your air carts with empty/loaded weights ?

Thinking back of the year of 2022

Just an idea: Cant you put 2 nuts on the opener depth adjust and tighten the nuts against eachother? Should be tight but movable because the torque is against the nuts not the handle.

Hey mike is it raining there now, looks like yall have rain up there, hopefully in your area, thanks for sharing

There are hose burst valves that are specifically made for the purpose of closing the loop in the event of uncontrolled loss of pressure in the hydraulic system, I wonder why they don't use them when building the equipment. They are completely mechanical as well and need no regular maintenance

Mike, I have always been curious why pivots aren't and option for you guys? America they are very common. On no rain years we can still pull off 160bu-200bu corn, when the non-irrigated is running well under 50 bu when dealing with summer like you guys are on the south farm.

Good luck.

We started the irrigation system today. May is usually somewhat dry, but this year it is brutal! The "weather experts" says it's only going to get worse....

Bedankt

3:15 That seems like a great job for Ny-lok nuts which need a low torque tool or, better yet, hand tightening with a cheap nut driver. Ny-loks work but you can't install them with impact drivers or the friction of spinning in that fast will melt the nylon insert before it seats and you've wasted a dollar by turning it into a ten-cent regular nut. You already know that a regular nut is failing you and costing you time plus lost assemblies that drop randomly on the field.

Mike, Way don't you guys put a locking nut on the bolt, so that way one counter acts the other nut, it must save you time and money. question how long would it take to learn to operate your combination having tractor driving experience.

You should find a bold board plow. And flip it over. That's what we do in Indiana with our hay ground.

Would Khart tool bars be what you may need for that super hard packed grass with the dual disc openers. Im a welder for them in winnipeg and that would be a heck of a test field for them.

5710 series II would drive that seed in no problem, just saying 🤣

We are enjoying your videos 😀🤩🤪🤐😛😇

How about mash the threads on the end of the bolts, finish the job and then change them all out with a single service rather than dealing with them over and over while seeding?

This may seem like a dumb question but being from a home of moisture AND ploughing Or Discing in 🇮🇪 why won't you disc this better go over it once or twice than travelling at 3 mile a hr 😴😴😴🤔 I'm open to correct 😊

Should leave all that grass for the antelope, that’s all that country down there is good for.

When will test new John Deere tractor ? 900 HP….

You must of got some moisture out of that last rains?

You needed a legume in that grass year one.. You could get in trouble with the Durham in grass.. but maybe not! Looks like that drill ain’t too tough in no till..smh!

some red or green loctite on those bolts? rattling shouldn't break that loose, only heat or a VERY angry impact :P

Put a disc ripper in it to loosen up the ground

Hi Mike, question from France, do you grow brown mustard and how much do you get to sell it? Thank you

Only 4 pails of oil? That’s only 20 gallons. That tractor must have more oil than that ?

Is it even worth farming this land

Just a question, have you thought about center pivots or walking guns? Maybe could cover enough land for seed the following years. We're dry in Florida too. Waiting on rain for hay. Love the videos

so to say the drill will require some major work for next year is bout right?

you may want to plow the ground and maybe use a speed tiller

Disc drill would work better for that sort of drilling

If you don’t have moisture it’s not going to grow anyway

No tillage is so hard on equipment.. Should at least strip till.

Probably would have waited to do that drilling till the end of seeding..

Snow then to hard pan.

If the ground is that hard, why not cultivate it before seeding?

I would have waited till it rained and either put canola if it was reasonably early or barley if it rained late.

Mike are y’all using nylock nuts?

drill hole for pin in the bolt

One word: plow.

Are there any cattle guys up in your area? Why not let them harvest the grass for the year and then in the fall chisel plow the grass and then plant it in the next spring

“I was counting on a rain.” The man’s been wrong for three years straight.

Mike you need to do a rain dance ?

This seeding is truly a High Risk ....Seed Bed prep is critical to successful planting.....

Morning

Can you put donavan in one of your videos 🙏

What about loctite on those bolts?

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Lock nuts would help.

Hi mike how are you

3” rain do u guys a wonder

Likely better just to summer fallow that block, youll only lose the rent money.

Probably better to go to the casino than farming

You probably make more money by doing a hay crop !

So why are you doing it if it’s that hard on the drill? Maybe plow the field first?

Mike, have you ever tried a disc opener drill vs the hoe drill? If so how did it work? I know people will complain about either type.

Why don't you disc it first to break up the hard pan

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Seed into dust and your bins will bust. Seed into grass and you might end up looking like an ass.

Why do it

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All for the insurance check.

This was filmed before the 3 days of rain last week… 😂

Dis is a disaster.

Could there be a reason it is grass dude? Are u trying to be Monette Farms?🤔🙈🙆

We got lots of rain starting in May, in Saskatoon, you get that?

That gonna be a he'll of a pull