Colored zippties on the hydro lines to keep em straight. And it good to hear production is so well but it had adda be with the amount of effort you and your dad put forward the cows obviously more than appreciate you guys 😊 keep up the good work and god bless.
Swap the hoses. Keep the same battery size/ frame. When you hit the key you want it to GO. Great video, and always remember that the older cows have already paid thier freight, and anything after 3rd lactation is more profit than expense.
Swap out the 8D battery for two or three group 31 batterys wired in parallel for 12 VDC and fab up a new hold down bracket. Much cheaper and are available everywhere.
Great video Eric. Loved the info about your philosophies on milk and farm production. I hope smaller farms like your remain the backbone of our food chain system. Thanks till next time.
Hey Eric, alot of farmers in my area ask us at the fire department for any old hose we have...We donate it to them so they can use it on their hydraulic lines just like the sleeve you put on the hoses... Might be a good idea for the future!
You and your dad are very responsible dairy farmers. The care that you put into managing the herd properly helps to understand what it takes to run the farm. Thankyou. I like your dry sense of humor. Stay safe.
I always enjoy watching your videos, keep ‘em comin. Just wanted to mention that elbow on the top of that cylinder on the right side looks like it could hit the frame if your axle flexes too much.
Eric, I’m an engineer (electrical) and I’m amazed at the technology you use to track each cow and monitor their health, output, and breeding data. I can’t imagine how challenging it used to be!
one you tuber I watch uses different colored zip ties when changing out multiple parts. one goes on the hose and the other one would go on the tractor where the hose came from.
Eric you're totally right. Percent profit is still percent, whether you're a hundred million dollar operation or a hundred dollar operation it all washes out in the percentage 👍 Plus those mega farms don't have the kind of content you produce and we love watching the videos
I really admire your attention to the details. Your average daily milk production numbers per cow are also amazing to me. Back in the 1980’s when I left the dairy industry. Our average daily milk production per cow was only 50-60#. Proof that your family is doing a fantastic job of managing and operating your beautiful dairy farm. I wish all of you continued success in this new year! Just curious: Does “the dog” have a name? Maybe “chewy”😂
Hey Eric. It been awhile since I commented. Keep up the good components!! 7 lbs is our goal also, seems to be where the Cash flow is. We are still on 2022 corn silage and it's a struggle to get higher fat. All the guys around here that are on 2023 corn silage are making great butter fat.
Does a 5 gal. Pail make that much diffrence in that many cows? Seems like maybe 1 mouthful extra of stuff in pail compared to rest of cows. Is it that important? Or would diesel cost offset it? Just curious.
I'd imagine that premix makes it more uniform and easier for you guys. Good work with the hydraulic hoses, looks good. I think your assessment of the cattle and your future with the herd is spot on, good luck with it. Thanks for sharing and have a good night!
Hi Eric, get yourself a pack of multi-colored zip ties. Put the same color on the hose and the fitting it goes to, so you can keep track of what goes where Edit: you also reminded me of a hilarious video I saw somewhere, of a bicycle someone had built that turned the opposite way of how you turn the handlebars. Watching people epically failing to ride it is :chefkiss:
Zip ties is how this old farmer keeps track of my hydraulic hoses. When I'm replacing a bunch of hoses or repairing anything complex like wiring rebuilds etc I take a bunch of photos on my phone as well for reference later.
se kansas anular CMC e companhia em corrida, kansas passa folgado, do outro lado SF tem a dura missão de anular o ataque poderosíssimo de Kansas, com o gênio PM no comando.
Hey Eric, I saw you had a paper sheet wrote out for your feed sheet, I’m assuming you make those quite often with all of your rations since you don’t have any feeding software. I had that problem so I made a document on Google sheets that is nice I can input all Dry Matters, Cow numbers, etc and it produces a feed sheet for me and I use the mobile app to show the feed sheets. It saved lots of time and paper when I made the switch and multiple people can access the app to view and it’s a free app. I’d be happy to help share more info if you were interested.
does the john deere 7220 have four wheels drive since that big traktor got small wheels, because i know that other 7220s have four wheel drive but normal sized wheels?
You can use colored zip ties on your hoses to remember which one goes where. Both ends of the same line will get the same color zip tie and so on and so forth for other lines
I really like how much knowledge you have about so much in the farm it is awesome to see. A good way to remember where lines go is get a pack of multicolor zip ties makes it super simple.
Ferment the feed/fodder more after harvest (with a higher moisture content, like you did in one of the grow bags earlier). More digestible with higher nutrient intake
Eric/ I am an "old" tie stall guy, and as I watch you feed I also see 10-20% of the girls still relaxing in their free stall. Are they missing out on some nutrients? In that initial dumping of feed?
I'm still trying to figure out if you are a true farm. You really have know equipment what little bit of work you do someone else does. The work. You act like someone who's been in a book.you sure have these people believing what you know. Your right you are far from a high end cow
What are you talking about? We run a dairy and run it like a proper business as best we can. If it makes more sense to hire a custom chopping crew that does not mean we are not farmers. Farming is more than just driving tractors.
You successfully messed up with me. 😅😅 You caught me off guard withe the steering turning joke. Good job Eric. Better days ahead. I like your videos from Kenya. 🇰🇪
When you take stuff apart, pull out you phone and take photos at every step ✅ And, YES, there is always room for the ‘small’ farmer to compete. The small farms have a far better product!!!
Have you looked into Performance Beef feeding software? Granted it’s for beef cattle but it would make your feeding/mixing much easier. We’ve been using it for a year with great success.
Great attitude Eric on always looking & striving for continuous improvement. Hey Eric, are planning on getting a heard of milk cows that will produce chocolate milk? Just mess’n with yah? Love your sense of humour Eric. Hope your New Year is going well.
Thanks for the insight on your farming strategy. I heard you say in an earlier video you were keeping the cows longer. Please don’t be too hard on Gracie she was only doing what puppies do best. Chew on everything 🤦♂️. Our house beagle has several different rope toys that help out with her chewing on things. God Bless You and Yours.
Uhh watch out, i imagine when you hit a rock with your left front wheel the albow on your new hydraulichoose will snap right off when it hits the frame. Turn it downwards instead off upwards... Thats what I would do anyway...😊 Thanks a lot fore letting us follow your daily jobs! I enjoy it very much!!
Colored zippties on the hydro lines to keep em straight. And it good to hear production is so well but it had adda be with the amount of effort you and your dad put forward the cows obviously more than appreciate you guys 😊 keep up the good work and god bless.
It's great to hear smaller outfits like you are staying in the game and staying competative. I'm rootin for ya.
Absolutely amazing how hard the dairy industry is. I wish more people had an appreciation for our farmers!
Why? We can just go to the grocery store. These guys doing all this when there are stores full of milk and dairy products
Doing great man keep it up. Glad to see theres still younger guys out there with a good work ethic.
Swap the hoses. Keep the same battery size/ frame. When you hit the key you want it to GO. Great video, and always remember that the older cows have already paid thier freight, and anything after 3rd lactation is more profit than expense.
Keep them videos coming 2024 from the imperial county California 👍👍🇺🇲
Thanks for your comments on the economics of milk.
Swap out the 8D battery for two or three group 31 batterys wired in parallel for 12 VDC and fab up a new hold down bracket. Much cheaper and are available everywhere.
Need to make sure the CCA is enough, otherwise you'll damage the starter. Also, that OEM battery might be a deep cell style or AGM.
That’s not a 8D it’s a 4DLT
I swapped mine out for one group 31 battery. Works fine.
Great video Eric. Loved the info about your philosophies on milk and farm production. I hope smaller farms like your remain the backbone of our food chain system. Thanks till next time.
Love the bunk shaving, lol, so satisfying could watch that on repeat all day lol
I can't believe you got me like that. Before you said you were messing with us I went back to watch you spin the wheel again hahaha
Your attention to your dairy cattle feeding is impressive!
The dog was like I'm innocent until proven guilty lol😂😂😂
Buy a set of different colored cable ties (zip ties). Then put matching colors on each hose set. A clean permanent way to know which is which.
You got me on that reverse steering part :) I was trying to think how you were going to drive it that way
Hey Eric, alot of farmers in my area ask us at the fire department for any old hose we have...We donate it to them so they can use it on their hydraulic lines just like the sleeve you put on the hoses... Might be a good idea for the future!
You and your dad are very responsible dairy farmers. The care that you put into managing the herd properly helps to understand what it takes to run the farm. Thankyou. I like your dry sense of humor. Stay safe.
All your content is great but my favorite is when you talk the business and economics of farming.
I always enjoy watching your videos, keep ‘em comin. Just wanted to mention that elbow on the top of that cylinder on the right side looks like it could hit the frame if your axle flexes too much.
Eric, I’m an engineer (electrical) and I’m amazed at the technology you use to track each cow and monitor their health, output, and breeding data. I can’t imagine how challenging it used to be!
one you tuber I watch uses different colored zip ties when changing out multiple parts. one goes on the hose and the other one would go on the tractor where the hose came from.
Stay warm, stay safe!!!❤❤❤❤
Love keeping up with life on your farm! Keep it up.
Eric you're totally right. Percent profit is still percent, whether you're a hundred million dollar operation or a hundred dollar operation it all washes out in the percentage 👍
Plus those mega farms don't have the kind of content you produce and we love watching the videos
Calve heifers in at 24 or 25 months will result in higher production in first and second lactation
You have a video camera easy to see which went to where
Hello from Sweden
Should have saved that joke for April 1st
I really admire your attention to the details. Your average daily milk production numbers per cow are also amazing to me. Back in the 1980’s when I left the dairy industry. Our average daily milk production per cow was only 50-60#. Proof that your family is doing a fantastic job of managing and operating your beautiful dairy farm. I wish all of you continued success in this new year! Just curious: Does “the dog” have a name? Maybe “chewy”😂
I love your sense of humour with the tractor steering 😂😂
Did you ever forget to latch the bucket on the skid loader and dump it in the TMR mixer
Was wondering how new house working out.
Thanks for the video. Happy New Year!
i like how he just blame the dog
Hey Eric. It been awhile since I commented. Keep up the good components!! 7 lbs is our goal also, seems to be where the Cash flow is. We are still on 2022 corn silage and it's a struggle to get higher fat. All the guys around here that are on 2023 corn silage are making great butter fat.
Hey Eric. Great video as always! Did you and your Dad make it out to the Farm Show this week?
Love your vids, keep it up!
Keep going with the video's! Watching from holland👍
Congratulions Eric
Fantastic production and components 👏👏
What is your focus in breeding genetics?
I think you should patent that inverted steering solution. lol
How many tractor you have
Does a 5 gal. Pail make that much diffrence in that many cows? Seems like maybe 1 mouthful extra of stuff in pail compared to rest of cows. Is it that important? Or would diesel cost offset it? Just curious.
"just have to get used to it" 😉
Hello from North Carolina love your videos keep up with the hard work you do
I'd imagine that premix makes it more uniform and easier for you guys. Good work with the hydraulic hoses, looks good. I think your assessment of the cattle and your future with the herd is spot on, good luck with it. Thanks for sharing and have a good night!
😂 you been watching the Cars movie with the kids hey, “ you got to turn right to go left “
Search this tool called an air comb they would work a dream for cleaning dusty radiators.
Good video on shop work and feeding sounds like your farm has top quality milk product key to a good business.
If you coat your battery termales with vaseline they won't corrode
I ain’t no farmer so I thought you literally counted 7,220 repairs that you have 😂😂 I ❤️ your channel.
Great awesome video
Hi Eric, get yourself a pack of multi-colored zip ties. Put the same color on the hose and the fitting it goes to, so you can keep track of what goes where
Edit: you also reminded me of a hilarious video I saw somewhere, of a bicycle someone had built that turned the opposite way of how you turn the handlebars. Watching people epically failing to ride it is :chefkiss:
Zip ties is how this old farmer keeps track of my hydraulic hoses. When I'm replacing a bunch of hoses or repairing anything complex like wiring rebuilds etc I take a bunch of photos on my phone as well for reference later.
Was also going to say coloured zip ties or coloured electrical tape
Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
se kansas anular CMC e companhia em corrida, kansas passa folgado, do outro lado SF tem a dura missão de anular o ataque poderosíssimo de Kansas, com o gênio PM no comando.
Whatever I don't see a video from you some of your TH-cam fans & followers get worried about you and your family
Bob Welkers dog Koby doesn’t eat wires. Send the little guy to Montana
Hey Eric, I saw you had a paper sheet wrote out for your feed sheet, I’m assuming you make those quite often with all of your rations since you don’t have any feeding software. I had that problem so I made a document on Google sheets that is nice I can input all Dry Matters, Cow numbers, etc and it produces a feed sheet for me and I use the mobile app to show the feed sheets. It saved lots of time and paper when I made the switch and multiple people can access the app to view and it’s a free app. I’d be happy to help share more info if you were interested.
does the john deere 7220 have four wheels drive since that big traktor got small wheels, because i know that other 7220s have four wheel drive but normal sized wheels?
What happened to Duchess? Lil' pupper looks a bit different.
I believe she was killed in a farm related incident. He mentioned it but did not say exactly what had happened.
@@asquithmainlines699 Ahhh crap, that's a shame 😢
Well if you've got it all recorded on ur phone problem solved on what goes where
Whatching from Brasil 😊
love the videos
Awesome video Eric. Thank you
LOL you had me I thought you were serious about the steering
You can use colored zip ties on your hoses to remember which one goes where. Both ends of the same line will get the same color zip tie and so on and so forth for other lines
have you tried playing music? Other farmers have said playing music increases milk production too! ?
I really like how much knowledge you have about so much in the farm it is awesome to see. A good way to remember where lines go is get a pack of multicolor zip ties makes it super simple.
One thing I've learned I can take a picture before removing something to refer back to when going back together 😊 great video
whats the size of the front tire of this 7220? thanks
It’s terrific that you work closely with your neighbors!
Excellent video
Thanks for the video showing awesome
Ferment the feed/fodder more after harvest (with a higher moisture content, like you did in one of the grow bags earlier). More digestible with higher nutrient intake
Check your air cleaner & cab filter..
I, love you videos . from Sudan 🇸🇩
Who needs a hood. I whole different hip look.
Even very high protein and fat in Ontario !
Question are you still on the 1st bunk?
Color cable ties is an easy way to mark hoses.
Eric/ I am an "old" tie stall guy, and as I watch you feed I also see 10-20% of the girls still relaxing in their free stall. Are they missing out on some nutrients? In that initial dumping of feed?
With it being a TMR the feed should be the same whenever they decide to eat. Feed 2x a day and push up every hour so they will have plenty of chances.
I'm still trying to figure out if you are a true farm. You really have know equipment what little bit of work you do someone else does. The work. You act like someone who's been in a book.you sure have these people believing what you know. Your right you are far from a high end cow
What are you talking about? We run a dairy and run it like a proper business as best we can. If it makes more sense to hire a custom chopping crew that does not mean we are not farmers. Farming is more than just driving tractors.
Who do you sell your milk to?
Great video as always hope all is well
Lead acid batteries really start to go to crap after like 5 years. That is one big ass battery.
14:15 That elbow will hit the frame as the axel follows the ground contour 😊
yes i realize that now, need to flip it to the bottom.
You successfully messed up with me. 😅😅 You caught me off guard withe the steering turning joke. Good job Eric. Better days ahead. I like your videos from Kenya. 🇰🇪
Colored ty-raps will help
Nothing cheap on John deere
Hello 👋 from Kentucky
🤣🤣🤣
The other 2 hoses
You are a very smart young man
When you take stuff apart, pull out you phone and take photos at every step ✅
And, YES, there is always room for the ‘small’ farmer to compete. The small farms have a far better product!!!
Have you looked into Performance Beef feeding software? Granted it’s for beef cattle but it would make your feeding/mixing much easier. We’ve been using it for a year with great success.
Great attitude Eric on always looking & striving for continuous improvement.
Hey Eric, are planning on getting a heard of milk cows that will produce chocolate milk?
Just mess’n with yah? Love your sense of humour Eric. Hope your New Year is going well.
Hey, next time try use duct tape, put a wrapped tag (5" and fold over the line) each side of the fitting, number them w marker
Thanks for the insight on your farming strategy. I heard you say in an earlier video you were keeping the cows longer. Please don’t be too hard on Gracie she was only doing what puppies do best. Chew on everything 🤦♂️. Our house beagle has several different rope toys that help out with her chewing on things. God Bless You and Yours.
Uhh watch out, i imagine when you hit a rock with your left front wheel the albow on your new hydraulichoose will snap right off when it hits the frame. Turn it downwards instead off upwards... Thats what I would do anyway...😊 Thanks a lot fore letting us follow your daily jobs! I enjoy it very much!!
Kubota should give you a new machine. You’re great advertisement for them.
Your dog and mine look quite simular (we have a deer head chihuahua), is your dog a Jack Russell?
Hello Eric, good work.