Turning On Irrigators 

Old Ford F-250's are great pickups, had one from bran new in 1976 until sold in 2016 and runs great with a rebuilt blue printed punched out 390 Police Interceptor V8, now a 428 which easily kept with my friends rebuilt Chevy 454. Also plowed a lot of snow in the tough mountain rugged dirt road we lived on then. Great work getting irrigators running, had some friends near North Platte that had several sections irrigated with diesels as fuel was cheap there then in 1990's.

Cookies are full of Wholesome Goodness. 😊😊

The big gun is a water winch. When complete they have a long hose for water supply and a long cable that you pull out with a tractor which then serves as an anchor. The winch then has a water driven motor that reals the winch slowly to the tractor, pulling a big water gun that irrigates the field in a straight line. Works on irregular shaped fields and dry land corners. Cheap way to irrigate if you can not fit a pivot. Takes almost as much pressure as a pivot and a big gun can shoot 100 to 150 feet in one direction, thus irrigating a 2 to 3 hundred foot swath.

THUMBS UP PLEASE! She puts a lot of effort into making these videos for us!

Big gun irrigator, they were pulled along by the cable, using a water powered winch. The PTO generally is used to wind up the hose, so it can shift fields / runs

Your hard work and enthusiasm is addictive. Thank you for being so bright!

There are so many tiny costs everywhere. Fuel, oil, power washer tips, grease, battery charging...It never ends. I am amazed it's even possible to make a profit. Love your content and even more, I love your smile. Happy days!

You represent America in so many ways. I applaud you and thank you and your family.

I so enjoy watching you and Grant work together!

Laura and Grant. I watch from Australia. I have never been a farmer or intend to be one. I watch because your posts a honest and genuine. I think you are living such a beautiful life. True to your convictions and just so down to earth. My favorite clip was when you Laura, screwed up and reversed with the planter down. How honest, so genuine and just so real you posted an honest mistake I am sure so many have made and would never have the courage to post. I will keep watching and support the channel so. Would love if you could ever come to this side of the world and learn what farming is like in a country as dry and hard as here. Might open your eyes to potential profits exploiting these practices in your neck of the woods.

You're just having too much fun! God bless our farmers and ranchers.

Heyy Laura The traveling gun is a big sprinkler which you pull along a field if 1 section is wet enough you go to the next. We in South Africa call it a canon sprayer

I’m from Wisconsin on my way through Nebraska on I80 and thinking Grant and Laura are out there working hard on one of those fields!

Laura you just keep being that sweet smart happy farm girl taking us along … we love your youth and gentleness with life and each other .. your smiles tell us everything ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏 PS : like cookies huh ?🤪

She has such a funny sense of humor with the thumbnails and vid titles The land out there is continually breathtaking

What a stud! So cool to see young people with some passion for ANYTHING that resembles work, let alone HARD work! Any bass in that pond? The corn tutorial reminds me of my first job as a kid de-tassling corn in IA. Being a farmer you’re probably going to want to deal with the mouse-thing! Ha ha!!

0:24 Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes and I won't be surprised if it's a dream.

and who's anxious on climbing to the sprayer, converted to male destroyer ?! :D Here's a cheer for a great harvest!

Men who sell vehicles that have meaning always and forever regret it. Keep that truck.

Watching a lady with so much knowledge about farming warms my heart. I can see your love for this. Your smile and your enthusiasm shows it. I pray my daughters find something in life to have such passion for. Grant is such a lucky man! I have been following you for a long time and have been loving your content. Your mom and dad have raised a wonderful human! I live vicariously through you and Grant. Good luck and much love for our nation's farmers.

I’m glad to see you taking precautions around the PTO shaft. Especially putting your hair up. I know someone who got her hair in a PTO and it scalped her including part of her ears. No kidding.

If you know what your flow and pressure are on your system, typically your local pivot dealer can make a chart for you showing the output of each percentage setting. Also, the FieldNET pivot control LITE is worth every penny if you don’t have the GPS capability to monitor and control from the app. Good luck this season! Planting season is always a stressful time

Great video Laura, It's fantastic to see your enthusiasm for your crops and how you and Grant work together. As a farmer from Scotland I'm learning so much of how you grow your crops, it must be so fascinating for towns folk in the USA to learn what it is at the side of the road they pass daily. Good luck with the crops 👍

LMBO. Loved how she said "Snacks".

I love your enthusiasm for farming! Hardly ever see that these days and it keeps me coming back everyday.

You guys r hardcore farmers...salute u for putting food on the table...aaah...so much for irrigation systems...done this, done that...I did alot of systems...so much maintenance...keep going.. God bless u guys...

some manufacturer of that irrigator gun also was called a water-winch !! , fed by a 4" hose and winched along the field from a anchor point!!

Excellent video Laura. Can not express the joy you and Grant deliver to us. Your personality is exceptional

You'll need that old 70s Ford when that new Dodge breaks down

Gosh, I wish I could "order" my wife to clean out & wash MY pickup. . .!! You're my hero, Grant!!! 😎😎😎 🤣🤣🤣

From Laramie here! Loved to hear you were in my neck of the woods, hope you enjoyed it!

All the mice in the neighborhood hide in the irrigation exhaust pipe just for the thrill of the blast out of the pipe. Weeeeeee!

Hi Laura, i had mentioned on an early video, that putting mothballs where you don't want mice, will keep them away. A Nebraska viewer.

I never knew how seed corn was produced.Thanks for the great video.

Tip. have a list made out of what you need , gloves, long pants to protect yourself, etc. etc. and another list of what you need to do when at Pivot as you have alot on your mind ! ( from Canada)

Love the flying mice out of the exhaust pipe!

Seemed to be an awesome day to be gone and awaiting for next good one! Love your smile and the peaceful and positive kind of life you´re still enjoying out in the fields, even with that amazing view all around the horizons and no matter if the weather so awesome as yours yesterday or bad weather. Lovely greeting out of Germany!

You are Kids absolutely adorable and as much fun to keep up with the Daring Exploits of Life On The Farm! So much information about what it takes day to day or video to video as the case may be to run the farmers and maintain All the equipment. It’s just a lot of good fun on our / the viewers end. Probably not so much for yourself and co. I wish you nothing but positive things with pleasant results. You make All the work that goes into the farm not to mention the Show seem like a breeze, when in truth it’s a full time hard working job. So I say thanks for taking all of us along on your journey! It’s always interesting and fun.

Laura your vids are always entertaining AND educational. I'm a very happy subscriber. The time lapse is always great as is the great humour you two share. 2 things. First, your battery hook-up on the irrigator is a little casual to be efficient for long. Spring clamp battery leads or a spanner recommended. Secondly, why do some people look better in shorts than others? ...sorry Grant!😆 Sorry l laughed about the mice!

Love the video! Best part was watching you freak out over the mice! Thanks for the laugh! Love Following You!

Very busy day. LOL at the mouse incident. I once had a mouse nest of new born naked pink mice in the air cleaner of my Harley. I moved the whole nest and the new borns from the bike outside to a protected rock wall niche. Mama mouse kept bringing them back in to the Harley one by one. Hmm!

It is so much fun watching your videos, Laura. Your style of communicating to the camera make it all the more enjoyable to watch. The pivot working should encourage any late germination to come through the topsoil. And you also found time to help Grant out. ✔

I think the old Red Ford suits Grant just great. My vote is that y'all keep it. Look at it as your future version of your "Great Grandpa's green Chevy".... Grant needs to have his own physical tie to his legacy more than just his wonderful positive personality and smile.

Haven’t seen a “Buffalo” cultivator in a while. Used to be much more common in the pre Round-up Ready days.

Hi Laura and Grant. I have been subscribed to your channel for a few months now and I wanted to let you know that I am really enjoying your videos. I grew up in a small town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada with a population of about 15,000 people. First, just little bit about Saskatchewan (courtesy of Google) and why it is called "The Bread Basket of Canada": Almost 91% of the total cropland in Saskatchewan was seeded with field crops in 2016. Saskatchewan accounted for more than two-fifths of Canada's total field crop acreage with 36.7 million acres, more than Alberta and Manitoba combined. Growing up in that area, I remember there being farms everywhere. I went to school with many kids who would take the bus in to town from their farms. I had friends who lived on farms with their familes, but for whatever reason I never took an interest in learning more about the many farms surrounding my home town. Even though the two of you live and work on your farms in Nebraska, watching your videos has really opened my eyes as to what life on a farm is all about, how you need to pretty much be a jack of all trades. You work hard long days when you have to in order to keep your business (farm) going but then you get to see the fruits of all your hardwork when the crops are harvested. It makes me wonder that if I had taken more of an interest in learning more about the many farms that were all around me would I have become a farmer. Who knows. Regardless, I just wanted to say thank you to both of you for your very informative and educational video that allow "City Folk" like me to see an intimate view of life on the farm and what it is to be a working farmer. I ended up eventually moving to a large city in Alberta, Canada as my college of choice was there and with a city of with around 70,000 at the time (now around 1.6 million), I knew I knew I would find many more job opportunities than if I stayed my home town. I love to go back there though as often as I can. Southern Saskatchewan is such a beautiful drive during the day seeng farm fields with their various crops. At night, the Northen Lights always give an amazing show. One of the mottos for the province of Saskatchewan is, "Land of Living Skies". Once you are able to see some of the amazing nightly shows the Northen Lights put on display, you will see how that motto makes sense. I have included a couple links for your enjoyment: Saskatchewan - Land of the Living Skies | A Time Lapse Film ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F8PoECGCeR4.html Land of the Living Skies: Aurora Borealis Photography in Saskatchewan ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dN26ci6WLAM.html Anyway, thank you again for your videos. I find them to be very educational and also, very entertaining. And, Laura I love your big smile you have at the beginning of most of your videos. I could be having a bad day but when I get home and watch any new Laura Farms videos and see that smile, the troubles of the day start to melt away. Regards, Gord

Beautiful landscapes🤙🏾💯

That bare PTO shaft scares me to death.

Thanks for showing us how your crops are growing.

There are hundrets, maybe thousands of grain bins full of cockies in existence at every given moment. :D

Part of what makes these videos so addictive, and I am sure that Grant will agree, is your omnipresent smile, Laura. But be honest with us....you don't always smile.....does she, Grant?...;-) Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoy these, and look forward to them. Thanks so much for sharing your life with us.

I've got to share that the other day I can't remember where I was or what I was doing but I heard the music you use when your speeding up an activity and I instantly thought of Laura Farms! Now that's branding!

Excellent video Laura lol I love seeing the battle between you and the mice sorry you got a cut.

Thank you for doing this video. I learned more in this video than all the others about everyday life in farming. Bring to you but informative to everyone else, who isn’t a farmer.. I applaud you and Grant for carrying on the work. You are the future.

If I can find a burning mouse-scented candle, I will send it to you. :) Thank you for sharing your farm life with us.

Keep the truck, it's sentimental. Yes I will buy a Laura Farmers Silo shaped cookie jar full of Chocolate chip cookies...

Hello Laura, I just want to say how much i enjoy you and your videos. They are very informative and have just the right amount of entertainment. I know you hear about your smile all the time but it is so contagious, I can't help but to smile when you do, no matter what kind of day I'm having. I think you have a great future ahead with the great work ethic and awesome attitude you have. Look forward to your future endevours. Hope all is well with everyone at Laura, Leaad and Grants farm. Have a great day!!!

Wow. I love these videos. You do a great job with camera angles and your content is so friendly. Thanks for sharing.

Yep ... big sprinkler gun, winch used to move it across a field.

the big gun, from the comments I read, is one of them tiny tractors you use to water your lawn, the water pressure turns a wheel which crawls the tractor forward as it waters the yard. In this case, it is pulled forward by a winch which is powered by the water pressure.

Your word is your bond!

I love the calmness in your voice laura un till the ratnest blew out of the muffler. lol

Always fun to see an farmer scared of little mice :P

Today Laura so bright

hey guys get a cover on the PT shafts ,, be responsible... Love the show BTW

They were common years ago the cable hooked to an anchor and dragged the gun across the field dragging a hose big enough to feed the sprinkler , similar to an end gun but much larger.

Albany WY and the Snowy Range!! Beautiful Country!!!

Thank you mice for giving me laughter to do for Laura thank you Laura for being afraid of mice LOL I love you

I WANT THAT TRUCK!

We actually have a traveling big gun. It's not the same style (ours pulls the sprinkler along by reeling in the supply hose), but it works similarly.

What's missing on the top of the Big Gun is the actual sprinkler head...and it's a big one.

the old thing that is sitting by you field was a part of irrigation.

.... I remember delivering steel coils out there in Lindsey back in the day .... take care not to shoot the tip breaking out car window like I did once .. Love Kelly .. !!

Young lady the first thing you need to do on the engine started with shut it off and get a driveshaft cover on it ! I worked on irrigation engines, For 35 years remember one rule was if it doesn’t have a driveshaft cover I don’t work on the life you save will be your own.It is slick and Orly around those engines and also wet with water went to sleep and you’re gone.

You should watch Harry's Farm to see farming in England, very different scale and landscape. What is it with girls and mice! 🤣

I hear you about not liking the mice. The mouse nest shooting out of the muffler was really funny

Your smile is contagious!!!

Good luck with that old Ford! Keep it! It reminds me of our '72 C/20. Kept two split-rim snow tires, tailgate, and an old box of truck tools. Wish Big Chevy was still here. 😒 Old trucks can be fixed at home, a hobby. 😎 Loved the mouse flying out of that exhaust-pipe. 🤣🤣🤣 Mice don't like peppermint essential oil. A few drops is STRONG smelling 🤭 on a ball of cotton/on wood repels mice. Caution: that oil is deadly to pet birds, don't use it in the house. Ground cinnamon repels centipedes, mice, and spiders. Hopefully the dry corn leaves will have a good drink of water and will continue growing. That's interesting info re two kinds of corn being planted near each other (male-female, x-y). Did part of your field migrate during the dust storm? Great video and info! 👍

there's too much involved in farming for me to ever want to do it😮I'm sure growing up in it helps a lot😅but as a city boy, no thx😂looks beautiful outside😊

Hey Laura! I have mouse tip for you, that keeps mice out of your vehicles. If you move your vent control to recirculating, when you park it for the day, the mice can’t get in through the fresh air vent.

I heard that the wind quit blowing in Nebraska and everyone fell over.

Mice are so small and cute! Don't hate on them. 🤣

Nails look good.

Good job doing all the chores Laura regards Andrew

The piece in the trees is a traveling gun irrigation system. The beautiful yellow cultivator, as you could tell by the decals, is a Buffalo cultivator, model 6300. Best cultivator out there. Manufactured in Columbus, NE. You should consider asking for a demo with the Buffalo Scout guidance system. Between your GPS and the Scout, you can cultivate with those disk hollers that close with no problems.

Keep the red Ford! It is a classic.

Those PTO shafts can be lethal. Working alone is the other danger. Take care..... joe

This is off the subject but I was wondering if it would be possible to do a video on the skyrocketing costs of everything and how this increase in production cost is accounted for by large scale farmers like you guys. I'm assuming that you hedged your material/fuel costs and sale prices. If so, was this wild inflationary pressure able to be accounted for? And what happens next year? I know very little about the farming business but I was a business owner before I retired so I understand the problems associated with a massive and unexpected increase in costs. The huge run up in building material costs caused us all sorts of problems. Fortunately, we addressed cost increases in our contracts so we could raise the the final billing to adjust for it. Thanks in advance.

Should be sprinkler chart for package on pivot somewhere probably dealer file . you can put the inputs into your Valley panel and it will tell on screen how many inches water delivered at your %. Hate water winches and travelers.

You should cross your trailer safety chains under the tongue so if it comes disconnected it will ride on the chains instead of digging into the ground. Fix up the truck and keep it.

Hey Laura, it's 78° in San Diego, not a cloud in the sky the water temperature is 68° just a very slight onshore breeze. And there are people to the north of me that are completely butt naked, I'm talking guys and girls.. who from my vantage point appear to have absolutely the most gorgeous tans, and with no tan lines anywhere on their bodies. As I peer further north out towards the ocean I can see a faint silhouette behind me to my East I can smell would appears to be lobster and crab with a hint of butter garlic dip. There are people rollers skating and bicycling up and down the boardwalk, and the bars all seem to be watching five football games all at the same time with one TV set on NASCAR. It's amazing it's one of those mornings on which everybody is smiling seems to be enjoying themselves. The seagulls are overhead looking for free handouts, and of course there's squabbling amongst themselves.. in the background you can just hear the gentle motion of the waves crashing upon the beach, supplemented by the sound of children and playing in the surf. Today is not a remarkable day in this neighborhood, it's a regular day in this neighborhood.. I find myself thinking back contemplating my days when I was growing up on a ranch watching the horses in the cattle grazing in the pasture the Ducks and geese and the quail in the distant background. I find myself longing for the farming days the smell of the pasture, and the fresh air the sound of that 48 Ford and a tractor tugging it Harold through the pasture. I'm not sure which I would give more up to, my inkling is I'd rather be firming than sitting on a beach. But I'm not sure, these two lifestyles and their Divergence of one another a bit quite significant, I think I would rather be on my sailboat lost somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Thank you bye love your Channel

A lot of complexity I never knew about.

Got to stop at Scooter’s! ☕️

Great video. We enjoyed it. Thanks. Have a good one. 👍👍👍❤️

It's so satisfying to watch those plants sprouting from the ground and all of the work paying off!

LOL. You are very funny….starting the motor and you ( a farm girl ) ran from a mouse….lol im 8n tears laughing….great video

I LOVE SCOOTERS!!!

Hope your putting on sun screen!

Hello there. A tip for you. The batteries keep there charge better if they are kept up off the cold floor.

Girl I would be more worried about a rattle snakes than mice .

the way she screamed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣