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Hey Randy, looks like your bale grazing is working out for you other than the snow pile up. Dont really see much waste and what there is the soil could use it. Doesnt look like you have much wildlife problem. In our case, with the alfalfa and greenfeed the deer would have a hayday destroying the bales before the cows would get to it. It would work with our marsh hay but still need to feed silage everyday. Its always fun in deep snow with a 2wd tractor!!

Moving the wood...... place some runners under the pallets.. pull them up to the house. Or... use a three point bale mover to " back " into and under the pallets. This will add more weight to the tractor allowing you to move better. Haying the cattle..... I always move at least three days of hay at at time.......and on the nicer days keep suppling that " three days " That way your tractor is already warmed up. Since you have plastic on the bales... use the bales as sleds to move ( push ) them instead of attempting to " lift " them. When backing up you loose traction. Always try to move fore ward ! Here in Iowa snow often gets up to 4 feed deep. I have only rear wheel drive....and I get by fairly easy ! Bale feeders....... consider using light duty chains and make a " Y " shape in the top of the bale feeder. Allow the chains to droop down into the bale feeder at least 2 feet. This way you never need to get off the tractor to move the bale feeders. Swoop down with your tines and lift the bale feeders where you want them.

It's one of those years that there is ice indeed the snow. I have a set of chains I put on my 1486 just for that condition.

If I lived there I would have a four wheel drive tractor

#balegrazing

The people who say you are wasting a lot of hay with bale grazing, maybe don’t understand the value of the organic matter left behind,

Get a 3pth spike,pick up a bale and you have your weight?

Ever thought about either bolt on 3pt or just a rear ballast box to give traction in winter, as you don’t hook up to anything often do you? Love the shack on the old Case combine

You have a good life.

I"m a Ford Motor guy, but I've been on both ends of the tow strap over the years. We haven't had much snow at all here in SE Michigan so far this winter. Haven't had a reason to plow the yard out . One of my relatives had to make a call (in the middle of the night) to his father- in - law when he got stuck . Before he explained his situation he asked this question: Do you love me? :)

Randy it is always a adventure in the snow and ice , i used wheel weights to help in the snow , sometimes it worked but sometimes it didn't , but i got them free so no cost just the time it took put p them on , i can see why people try to see how much time and the cost it would be if you were pay a hour wage to do things but what i did was subtract 30% for taxes from my hour pay and that showed me just how much i was really making every hour , i am retired so my time is free now , Randy what you might think about is once you walk out your front door and intel you end your day that is how much time you worked , i was at my job sometime 10hrs a day but i didn't work every min, but i got payed for every hour i was there , i know some times i over think things but that is just me lol , Be Well, Be Safe, Enjoy life ,

It would help to have a counter weight when picking up the bales

G day Randy What about chains on tires. if U had 3 pt u could put bale o back for weight Yea tractor tread were not made to go back wards Yea I was behind lady all of sudden she was off to side. Had no chain to pull with & no shovel Ths

Yeah so what we spend tax dollars on a black hawk to find more immigrants and then house them feed them and then hopefully send them home? but knowing the do nothing liberals well put them in tax payer houses and the tax payers will be put on the street cus of this outrageous housing costs we have in Canada cus we are paying for illegals!

Yeah that's pretty disrespectful. They do that by me often & its avoidable. Perhaps a funny mask with the chainsaw for a good still to get hits on your video's 😁

We have a IHC 986 and a IHC 1566. Wish that we have spent the extra to buy a John Deere at the time. I bought some JDs since then and they are much better tractors that retain their value.

Copper is boarder patrol. Call CBSA and see if you can get notified when they patrol good luck Randy !

I just stumbled upon your channel. I love it! ...and those teddys are beautiful too! 😊 Much love and God bless from NW Ontario.

and the 30 year old tractor

We can tell from your footage that the cows are still very agitated. At 1:48, definitely write to the reeve of the LGD and to your MP (Ted Falk), send them an email, this is totally unacceptable. Elected officials keep saying how important farmers are? Here is an opportunity for them to walk the talk. So it doesn't happen again.

Direct sell beef? (and soft toys with funny faces).

Great job Randy , i remember doing lard with my grand mother and canning other things too. any day is fine for a video , are you going to teach someone to farm or looking for some help on the farm . winter is here too but i like the fresh air and the night skies are great to see, Be Well, Be Safe, Enjoy Life ,

I’ve had the same problems with crop spray planes the last couple years. Guess they think it’s funny when the cattle scatter when they buzz them? Had words with the one operator. Enough was enough.

conservation clowns, like to think they're in vietnam.

I look forward to seeing what you are up to on the farm each week. Your wife bears turned out great.

G day Randy Boy u could hve had a skating rink I don.t remember using lard or tallow from cows , pigs yes Ths

last Tuesday , as I was driving to AgDays , Brandon , heard on the radio , of border surveillance helicopters patroling the 49th parallel, chances are it was one of them that buzzed your yard.

Hi Randy and wife. Thank you for an update in the farm. Never a dull moment. We have a beef farm too. Your wife make beautiful items! I'm a crafter too.

Good video! Like your lifestyle.

Hey Randy , the joys of bale grazing! An easy enough cheap fix. Did you have to go to misericordia for Joyce's appointment? Tookmy mother there in November for an eye appointment. Glad she is on the mend 👍

RANDY I am glad everything went well for your lovely wife , yep winter is showing everyone she is going to be around for awhile but i do like that it kills all the bugs we had this summer , be safe , be well, enjoy life ,

Like young kids - they know they've been naughty.

Bright side is they're very feed

Really glad the surgery went well. I don't know what id do in those temps. having lived on the west coast all 65 years.

Glad to hear Joyska's surgery went well, stay warm tonight that -33c is a bit much

Well yeah that blizzard really sucked even though where I live didn't get as bad but all highways around Dauphin were closed also! Glad your wife's appointments went ok!

Gd day Randy Boy o boy I would not be out, too cold I think I am getting old Yes my wife has eye problems Going in Feb to see again Cows don't eat thur night do they? Yes taking a run at it , is sometimes even worse Ths keep warm & healthy

I always enjoy how you've setup your hay bales to progressively move the fence throughout the winter to feed. Works well to spread the manure too without starting the tractor! Neat way to do that.

ANY VIDEO you put out is great RANDY , i buy two or three pairs of gloves at a time because i lose one all the time . yes it is cold here too, but it also kill those bugs we have , be safe , be well, enjoy life , do we train out pets or do they train us ?

Thanks Randy. Always enjoy your videos, so down to earth.

Love the ending of the cute kitten and the fireplace. We burn wood too. Thanks for the video.

Nice job on the shelving unit.

Farming... never a dull moment, as something always seems to break. I throw either silage or a little hay where its icy. It partially freezes and provides great traction.😉

enjoyed the vid - once a week is something I'm used to on other channels - increases the value for me (if not for YT. :)

Lots of beautiful woodwork in your house - did you do that? Hidden finish carpenter?

can't see - is that an abscessed tooth? killer

An 'ill wind' blowing in from the south (Trump) :)

Congrats on the award!

She reminds me of my gramma at the same age in the 1980s.

dogs are so smart!