Thanks for another great video. I was born and raised on a farm in Forney Texas. We raised cotton, corn, milo, wheat and beef cattle. I am now a retired fire fighter and no longer farm. I always enjoy your videos.
Just spent the whole day alongside about 20+ other local trailers helping farmers move cattle from their flooded lands here in Chilliwack B.c, definitely nice change from the usual schedule
Thanks Eric for the enlightening video and troubleshooting your concerns. Sure feeling sorry for the farmers in lower mainland BC...lots of flooding and major highways washouts, also all the truckers hauling feed and livestock caught between highway washouts and it could be weeks before they are unlocked. Here in Central Alberta we are currently fighting with up to 3 foot snow drifts, with temperatures of -12c (10F) and wind chill of -16c (3F)....just lovely, but it sure beats 1-3 feet of flooding.
@@edk1609 yeah our chicken barns are starting to run low on feed, we have about 1-2 more days but a highway too Abbotsford has opened up one lane for essential traveling so hopefully be getting some soon!! Dang yeah snows always a pain, thankfully we have such persistent emergency and road workers out here trying to get the highway opened back up Updated: feed truck is here right now👌🏽
I have learned so much about the milk industry. From the way you and your Dad care for the cows, maintaining barns and the science of the cow's you milk. I enjoyed the explanation of how the automatic milker works and how your robot feed pusher is repaired. Great video. Stay safe.
Great video eric, i learn alot from your videos, i worked on a dairy farm at age 13, in upstate NY, and never knew until watching your video on the new barn, why a barn roof was built like that , thanks for being a farming family
Why does it make me sad when you take cows to sell? I think it's because you tell us how wonderful the cows are before you take them! Your so good to your cows you really know them well! . The mark of a great farm and farmer!
Cow 398 you're selling is probably producing good A2 milk. Most dairy farms today are more interested in quantity rather then quality. I really miss the Jersey and Guernsey dairies. That was good stuff! I still buy Golden Guernsey milk from Yoder's Market or Pleasant View Dairy whenever I'm in the area.
This is Wayne from Tennessee I really enjoy watching your videos I like how you and your dad work together y'all are Hands-On Farmers which makes it really interesting I like how you explain the things that you're doing the things that you are working on and how they work I really hope you all will enjoy your new barn and your new set up I really hope things continue to go well for y'all and all that you do I really enjoy your videos and I look forward to the next one have a good day
Thank you for the time you put in to bring us these videos, you have a lot on your plate. Family man, dairy farmer, outside activities, making and editing videos. Very impressive workload.
Enjoyed the great video. It was good seeing you and your dad fix things and take cows to auction. It's good seeing a family work together now days. Y'all stay safe and good luck.
I think on every dairy farm there is one special cow and she has "seniority". Yours is 482. On our farm, that special cow was Nanny, my sisters grand champion Holstein, both county and state champion Black and White shows. Since she was that special cow, we kept her around probably way to long past prime, but...she was also usually first into the barn coming in from pasture and usually all of the other cows would wait for here. The first calf heifers, who did not know better, soon learned their place.
Now you why farmers used to have 'bell' cows. She would be the alpha female and the whole herd would follow her. She always kept her girls in line and out of trouble. There will always be leaders and followers in all social animals, even humans.
@@hectorsfarm Our Nanny was, I think 16 when we sold the cows and farm. she retired to a living history farm in the area where she lived a comfortable retirement.
Another video that shows how amazing farmers are. Stopping work to repair a robot and a milking machine! Your channel is my favorite. You take the time to explain how things work. Thanks so much for your videos!
Watched the rest of the video... thanks for the part about your milker claws. They hvae fascinated me since I first saw some close up video. Our milkers had a stainless steel body with a rubber cap so you could get in to keep them clean. The four teat cups came together in one chamber. Yours are really well thought out.
i'm sure the reason he doesn't hit anything while backing up is becouse he knows the stall by heart so he knows mostly where everything is though as he said he may hit things every now and then by accident but hopefully it's nothing too serious
@@Wainfleetkx450f actually no i am not but i have an idea how to be a farmer thanks to the 10th generation dairyman and farming simulator i'm not a true farmer
Could you set up a second feed pusher route that is a reverse of the current route and switch routes periodically? Might even out the tire wear and is easier than rotating them. Those claws are nice but take a lot of maintenance, our screws back out constantly.
The 10 Gen sticker looks great on the truck !! At first I thought you said there’s the Hulk. I was like where ? Lol 😂 Seeing the Hawk was better !! Love the video thanks 😊
If the tires wear differently because one is always on tile and the other is on concrete, could you maybe make it a yearly maintenance thing where you swap the tires out to promote even wear and perhaps add to the tires lifespan? It will also keep it so they are taken off annually, not allowing them to rust into place like last time
I really enjoy your videos a dairy farmers work is never done I used to milk before school then hurry home to milk and feed in the afternoon hello from northeast Georgia
Was just thinking, would take the fun out of hitching up a trailer if you ever get a pick-up truck with a reversing camera. They just make it roo easy to be fun lol. Awesome work as always.
Some cows are just like that. Got the breeding, feed, confirmation,, temperament but something in their hormones shut down milk production as soon as they are back in calf. I reckon there is one or 2 in every herd. Usually happens 6-8weeks into a new pregnancy
I think the last time the feed pusher got bath was last time you put the wheels on if I remember correctly. I am not suggesting you wash it. I know that is a low priority. I just happen to remember that also from that video.Thanks for the video great as always.
Wouldn't hurt to do a yearly tire rotation. It might be a little bit of an inconvenience in labor but.... Maybe you could even put the old tires back on.
Great post today. Interesting. Was watching The Veggie Boys past post and they gave you a nice shoutout. Hope everyone is well there at your farm. You all have a nice Thanksgiving. GOD BLESS all there.
Isn't it kind of amazing to step back and look at how much technology has changed farming in a short amount of time? Things like that robots or the milking system and all the "little stuff" that used to be done by hand but now can be done with tech. And the more obvious stuff like tractors, combines, choppers, mocos, etc. Just something I was thinking about while you were changing the tires out on the robot. I bet if we took a farmer from the 1800s, someone like your a great great grandpa, and showed them everything that's changed. I imagine they would think we were aliens from another planet, LOL. On a different subject, you can't help but feel a little bit bad for those girls that didn't make the cut and had to go to the sale barn. It's just part of the industry/job but it's still makes you feel just a little bit sad. Anyway, enough of a sad crap, lol. Thanks for sharing everything with us today, Eric! You're doing some great things for the industry and family Farms, by showing everyone what it's actually like, rather than what they show on movies or TV shows, or propaganda videos that the people who I shall not name create and invent in their minds.
Don't you wonder what your great grandpa or other farming ancestors would say if you told them you just spent a couple of hours fixing your feed pushing robot today? Great video.
ofcourse it's metric, metric is the way to go. I still cannot past the imperial system, it seems so difficult to me, I compare it to how the French call 99: quatre vingt dix neuf (or 4x20 +10 + 9) seems to tedious.
It's funny because I was going to ask about your SCC. You guys keep the stalls (and the barn) really clean so I'm guessing it's below 200,000. Am I close? Any way, great video as always.
You did quite backing up the trailer. Here's a tip for the folks who are less experienced , if you keep your hands on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel, the trailer goes the way the wheel turns. Thanks again
sounds nice tip and i would like to add something: when backing up make sure to take it slow so you can adjust faster than going fast my experience is from tractor and i were backing up a medium size wooden red trailer some time ago a little longer than the cow trailer he has the heaviest load i've driven with the trailer were nearly a metric ton but atleast i sorta know how to drive a tractor with manual gearbox
Thank you Eric for sharing enjoy your videos thanks for taking your time as well . Hope your Wife and children are doing well. Keep up the the good work.
um I have heard of putting 2 different tires on the feed pusher on for tile and one for concrete don't know if it would work but I've heard of it being done
Another awesome video!! Do we get to meet your little 11th Generation Diary Farmer, Jack?!!? I’d sport a 10th Gen car decal on my car if you send me one…….I’ll take a pic and send to you!! How sanitary does the parlor have to be(what type of disinfectant, if any, do you have to use)?? Would like to see the path the milk takes once it leaves the cow……….. And darn that Juno is filthy!!! Give that ole gal a bath and keep her clean. She’ll last much longer!!
Thanks for another great video. I was born and raised on a farm in Forney Texas. We raised cotton, corn, milo, wheat and beef cattle. I am now a retired fire fighter and no longer farm. I always enjoy your videos.
Once again. God Bless the farmers! I am always in awe of the work you folks do. Thank you!
Just spent the whole day alongside about 20+ other local trailers helping farmers move cattle from their flooded lands here in Chilliwack B.c, definitely nice change from the usual schedule
Thanks Eric for the enlightening video and troubleshooting your concerns. Sure feeling sorry for the farmers in lower mainland BC...lots of flooding and major highways washouts, also all the truckers hauling feed and livestock caught between highway washouts and it could be weeks before they are unlocked. Here in Central Alberta we are currently fighting with up to 3 foot snow drifts, with temperatures of -12c (10F) and wind chill of -16c (3F)....just lovely, but it sure beats 1-3 feet of flooding.
@@edk1609 yeah our chicken barns are starting to run low on feed, we have about 1-2 more days but a highway too Abbotsford has opened up one lane for essential traveling so hopefully be getting some soon!! Dang yeah snows always a pain, thankfully we have such persistent emergency and road workers out here trying to get the highway opened back up
Updated: feed truck is here right now👌🏽
I have learned so much about the milk industry. From the way you and your Dad care for the cows, maintaining barns and the science of the cow's you milk. I enjoyed the explanation of how the automatic milker works and how your robot feed pusher is repaired. Great video. Stay safe.
Great video eric, i learn alot from your videos, i worked on a dairy farm at age 13, in upstate NY, and never knew until watching your video on the new barn, why a barn roof was built like that , thanks for being a farming family
Why does it make me sad when you take cows to sell? I think it's because you tell us how wonderful the cows are before you take them! Your so good to your cows you really know them well! . The mark of a great farm and farmer!
The great care you give your cows is inspiring! 🐮🤍🐮
Cow 398 you're selling is probably producing good A2 milk. Most dairy farms today are more interested in quantity rather then quality. I really miss the Jersey and Guernsey dairies. That was good stuff! I still buy Golden Guernsey milk from Yoder's Market or Pleasant View Dairy whenever I'm in the area.
This is Wayne from Tennessee I really enjoy watching your videos I like how you and your dad work together y'all are Hands-On Farmers which makes it really interesting I like how you explain the things that you're doing the things that you are working on and how they work I really hope you all will enjoy your new barn and your new set up I really hope things continue to go well for y'all and all that you do I really enjoy your videos and I look forward to the next one have a good day
Thank you for the time you put in to bring us these videos, you have a lot on your plate.
Family man, dairy farmer, outside activities, making and editing videos. Very impressive workload.
Enjoyed the great video. It was good seeing you and your dad fix things and take cows to auction. It's good seeing a family work together now days. Y'all stay safe and good luck.
I think on every dairy farm there is one special cow and she has "seniority". Yours is 482. On our farm, that special cow was Nanny, my sisters grand champion Holstein, both county and state champion Black and White shows. Since she was that special cow, we kept her around probably way to long past prime, but...she was also usually first into the barn coming in from pasture and usually all of the other cows would wait for here. The first calf heifers, who did not know better, soon learned their place.
We have one too. Her name is Honey and certainly her name suits her. :)
Now you why farmers used to have 'bell' cows. She would be the alpha female and the whole herd would follow her. She always kept her girls in line and out of trouble. There will always be leaders and followers in all social animals, even humans.
Ours was Sandy. Loved her (aged 13!) Gone but not forgotten...
@@hectorsfarm Our Nanny was, I think 16 when we sold the cows and farm. she retired to a living history farm in the area where she lived a comfortable retirement.
The day 482 comes up for sale will be sad. I’ve grown rather fond of her.
Another video that shows how amazing farmers are. Stopping work to repair a robot and a milking machine! Your channel is my favorite. You take the time to explain how things work. Thanks so much for your videos!
Try the "Never Seize" instead of grease next go round. Great product.
I have a lot in common with your robot. I drive around till I get confused and then I just stop and wait for someone to take care of me.
That’s funny
Yep I remember u guys changing the tires last year .. Goderich ontario Canada 🇨🇦
That bedding spreader works nice!
Good old 482 first one, “most of the time.” Lol I actually look for her when you’re In The milking parlour.
Watched the rest of the video... thanks for the part about your milker claws. They hvae fascinated me since I first saw some close up video. Our milkers had a stainless steel body with a rubber cap so you could get in to keep them clean. The four teat cups came together in one chamber. Yours are really well thought out.
Curtains on a switch, nice! Glad you're finding the time to grease all the squeaky wheels.
I’m in awe how you can backup when you bed the stalls and not hit anything, because you can’t see behind in a skid steer. Always enjoy the videos.
Don't worry I hit things on occasion
i'm sure the reason he doesn't hit anything while backing up is becouse he knows the stall by heart so he knows mostly where everything is though as he said he may hit things every now and then by accident but hopefully it's nothing too serious
@@john34261 you must be a farmer this is too true haha
@@Wainfleetkx450f actually no i am not but i have an idea how to be a farmer thanks to the 10th generation dairyman and farming simulator i'm not a true farmer
Yea tires might have been out of alignment. I think you got your money out of them!!!! Enjoyed
Could you set up a second feed pusher route that is a reverse of the current route and switch routes periodically? Might even out the tire wear and is easier than rotating them. Those claws are nice but take a lot of maintenance, our screws back out constantly.
Interesting to seeing inside the Lely robot.. 🤙🤙👍👍
This guy is the best I had an awful day until I saw you posted thank you for making me fell happy
I agree. There is something special about this little diary farm and this family.
That someone special is JESUS
the pickup you use for the trailer that has done well ! I think you had a video when you bought it used and it seems to be a great workhorse
The 10 Gen sticker looks great on the truck !! At first I thought you said there’s the Hulk. I was like where ? Lol 😂 Seeing the Hawk was better !! Love the video thanks 😊
If the tires wear differently because one is always on tile and the other is on concrete, could you maybe make it a yearly maintenance thing where you swap the tires out to promote even wear and perhaps add to the tires lifespan? It will also keep it so they are taken off annually, not allowing them to rust into place like last time
Yes you should see if you can get a sticker kit that would make your Lely feed pusher look like a R2 unit?
I really enjoy your videos a dairy farmers work is never done I used to milk before school then hurry home to milk and feed in the afternoon hello from northeast Georgia
Eric, can you give us some history on how your family got into dairy farming?
He did Q/A video awhile back
Was just thinking, would take the fun out of hitching up a trailer if you ever get a pick-up truck with a reversing camera. They just make it roo easy to be fun lol. Awesome work as always.
Maybe in a Year rotate the tires on the feed pusher.
You can’t switch them from side to side to get them to wear more even
Appreciate all the joy and personality you are adding to the videos, lately! You are a blessing!
awesome video Eric. Thank you , dad ,Fonzi and your sisters. AWESOME job. Please let us know how the robot does.
Do you still have to think about dust inhalation when you’re in the cab of the skid loader?
Yeah its not sealed
Some cows are just like that. Got the breeding, feed, confirmation,, temperament but something in their hormones shut down milk production as soon as they are back in calf. I reckon there is one or 2 in every herd. Usually happens 6-8weeks into a new pregnancy
Just loved that sticker-tapping. Soo cute🤣🤩 congratz on the baby boy!
Another great video Eric. In the beginning you sounded congested, or tired. Hope your not getting sick. God Bless
I always set the trailer jack on a piece of wood so I can slide the trailer if needed.
Could you explain sometime what the tape on the cows means? I see it on the legs and sometimes on the tails and the colors please. Susan
Excellent, Video & Audio clarity!🙌
Hopefully you have the robot fixed now!
From hawaii we deal with alot of salt so rims and hubs tend to be difficult to remove i found anti-seize from napa works the best
I think the last time the feed pusher got bath was last time you put the wheels on if I remember correctly. I am not suggesting you wash it. I know that is a low priority. I just happen to remember that also from that video.Thanks for the video great as always.
Thank you! Great video. 4:08 made me laugh
Looks like the Lely even needs a tire rotation every once in a while.
Wouldn't hurt to do a yearly tire rotation. It might be a little bit of an inconvenience in labor but....
Maybe you could even put the old tires back on.
yes totally agree the tyres needed changing lol
I feel sorry for the cows that have to leave y'alls farm. They are so well cared for there.
18 mins flys by when I'm pretending to be farming with you, front my XL lazy boy. Another great vid. Love from the West end of the state!
Great video Eric! Thanks for sharing, see you next time. Have a great week.
Excellent video. Hope your wife and kiddos are doing wonderful! (Newborn and another? ) Prayers
Ever thought about one of those electric grease guns? To try and make greasing up the machines easier.
Need some led lights on that skidder for sure great vid
Great post today. Interesting. Was watching The Veggie Boys past post and they gave you a nice shoutout. Hope everyone is well there at your farm. You all have a nice Thanksgiving. GOD BLESS all there.
Veggie Boys and Girls are awesome. Grandpa too. :)
Great awesome video Eric, love 482 , great cow 🐄 and a leader .
Me too,but I thought 2 yrs.ago you liked 502. Or?
@@sueupham2519 what happened to 502 is she there
Isn't it kind of amazing to step back and look at how much technology has changed farming in a short amount of time? Things like that robots or the milking system and all the "little stuff" that used to be done by hand but now can be done with tech. And the more obvious stuff like tractors, combines, choppers, mocos, etc. Just something I was thinking about while you were changing the tires out on the robot. I bet if we took a farmer from the 1800s, someone like your a great great grandpa, and showed them everything that's changed. I imagine they would think we were aliens from another planet, LOL.
On a different subject, you can't help but feel a little bit bad for those girls that didn't make the cut and had to go to the sale barn. It's just part of the industry/job but it's still makes you feel just a little bit sad. Anyway, enough of a sad crap, lol. Thanks for sharing everything with us today, Eric! You're doing some great things for the industry and family Farms, by showing everyone what it's actually like, rather than what they show on movies or TV shows, or propaganda videos that the people who I shall not name create and invent in their minds.
Don't you wonder what your great grandpa or other farming ancestors would say if you told them you just spent a couple of hours fixing your feed pushing robot today? Great video.
1 am in germany and i watch eric doing his work
ofcourse it's metric, metric is the way to go. I still cannot past the imperial system, it seems so difficult to me, I compare it to how the French call 99: quatre vingt dix neuf (or 4x20 +10 + 9) seems to tedious.
Thanks for all you do for us much appreciated
LOVE ALL YOUR WORK ERIC
Can you please walk us through how milk comes from the cow to the shelf in the store? Explain the process step by step would be cool!
Jack will be in there helping dad an grandpa soon ..hehehe
You'll make great wonderful Dad; Eric...
Been in a few different dairy barn i like the center overhead machine hanging system
Love your videos. Please, please wash the top of the robot. It's got new wheels, so how 'bout a shiny hood 🧽
Thank you so much for the video I really enjoyed watching you God should bless you for your work
Always enjoyable, thanks for the video.
Nice work guys and thanks for sharing. Have a nice safe day and may God bless you all!!!
Awesome Video and Much Love as Always 🐄 Man!!!!
3:50 I didn't have time to back up to my trailer twice lol
Ok Eric, yes it's just a work truck. But the GMC needs a good detail ha. Farmers/Ranchers can fix anything.
It's funny because I was going to ask about your SCC. You guys keep the stalls (and the barn) really clean so I'm guessing it's below 200,000. Am I close? Any way, great video as always.
Best one yet
hey, where can I find the hoodies I'm in PA too and its cold I could use one.
The mountain of work on a farm goes better with the father and son team. Congrats
Like your videos, and how you fix things, and work with cows, keep up the great job.
Who makes your crossover gates on the feed alley. Hydraulic?
How do you track the performance of each cow? Is it automated or is it you taking samples and milk time?
THAT was a high quality video,i enjoyed it thank you,god bless you your a wonderful person,
Another awesome video!
Another great and interesting video. And greetings from North Wales 👏🏴
Think got dirt in my eye.
You did quite backing up the trailer. Here's a tip for the folks who are less experienced , if you keep your hands on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel, the trailer goes the way the wheel turns.
Thanks again
sounds nice tip and i would like to add something: when backing up make sure to take it slow so you can adjust faster than going fast
my experience is from tractor and i were backing up a medium size wooden red trailer some time ago a little longer than the cow trailer he has the heaviest load i've driven with the trailer were nearly a metric ton but atleast i sorta know how to drive a tractor with manual gearbox
If you started a "go fund me" to get money to have a wrap put on the feed pusher to make it look like R2D2 I would definitely donate 😀
R2Moo2...👀🐄🐄🤔👍🤣😅🤣🙃🤣🙃🤣😅
R2MILK2
Thank you Eric for sharing enjoy your videos thanks for taking your time as well . Hope your Wife and children are doing well. Keep up the the good work.
Awww I’m so happy to see 482 cow awww
good Job! on the Feed Pusher!
I love all your Videos ❤️ ,stay the way you are
Very professional video and dairy farmer.
482 still the BOSS!
Hauling manure videos are the best
We use the GEA claws in a tie stall there awesome
Enjoy your videos Eric. Thank you for what you share with us.
Have you ever walked into the milking parlor, and said, "Good morning, Ladies?" From this video, I get the sense that you do from time to time. Lol.
I think cow 482 should be named...
um I have heard of putting 2 different tires on the feed pusher on for tile and one for concrete don't know if it would work but I've heard of it being done
Farms always have the heaviest blocking. Hey I have a question you know they can make them out of wood not a giant boulder.
Another awesome video!! Do we get to meet your little 11th Generation Diary Farmer, Jack?!!? I’d sport a 10th Gen car decal on my car if you send me one…….I’ll take a pic and send to you!!
How sanitary does the parlor have to be(what type of disinfectant, if any, do you have to use)??
Would like to see the path the milk takes once it leaves the cow………..
And darn that Juno is filthy!!! Give that ole gal a bath and keep her clean. She’ll last much longer!!