First big move of the year!

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  • ** Its our first big move of the season, and there's only one more move that will be longer than this one - so stay tuned!
    ** This video is the first 1 of 3 videos I believe..
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  • @oldad6207
    @oldad6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I was 5 years old (1959), sitting in the lane, playing in the dirt. Dad came over from the garage on the 8N Ford, having just installed the side mounted cutter bar. He shut the tractor down and lowered the cutter bar onto the safety chain. The safety chain took that particular instant to snap and the cutter bar came down and hit me on top of the head so hard that my teeth fractured. I thought Mom was going to commit spouse-a-cide that day. 🤣😂 Gotta watch the equipment close. A friend says that EVERY machine is trying to find a way to kill you every second you're around it.

    • @jacobk75
      @jacobk75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is an interesting story. At least your ok. Good think to live by, life is dangerous, be cautious, respect the equipment and learn how to use it.

    • @halwilliams1682
      @halwilliams1682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Many years ago a friend and I were the first on the scene of a man who had been run over by his tractor when jump starting it. The sight was so gruesome that it taught both of us a very valuable lesson about being careful around machinery.

    • @oldad6207
      @oldad6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@halwilliams1682 I was almost run over by the 8N, too. Dad went at everything he did like He was killing rats. Those experiences made me a much safer worker.

    • @johnmilburn5715
      @johnmilburn5715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      'Ol dad, you are so right. A good friend of mine was killed by his favourite baler . 😢

    • @PaulHigginbothamSr
      @PaulHigginbothamSr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mikemerrill175 Mike have you ever seen men's legs wrapped in augers? One day on a safety film my crew was shown very very gruesome injuries you do not want you or your children to have. Same with pro's only in that case the limb is usually either ripped off or the person's parts are wrapped around the pto. You don't even ever want to see that.

  • @andrewthompson1414
    @andrewthompson1414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Still absolutely shocked how you have not more subs honestly best farming channel on TH-cam 💯💯

    • @mikemitchell2554
      @mikemitchell2554  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't promote it perhaps 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @stoicfarmer
    @stoicfarmer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It wasn’t until you disappeared inside the rear wheel of the grain cart to grease it, that I fully realised how mammoth those things are. The scale you guys farm at, is truly at the next level - v impressive!
    In Ireland a 200hp tractor is a beast, for you it’s just a loader utility tractor 😅

  • @dairy49
    @dairy49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m a TH-cam farmer. Following Welkers, Larson, Millennial, O’Neal. You guys are awesome! My grandparents ran 150 to 250 acres. This is unbelievable.

    • @dairy49
      @dairy49 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Southeast Missouri.

  • @Myamericanlife61
    @Myamericanlife61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Morning Mike I used to love the road trips with the combines nothing like seeing 12 combines in a row going down the road when I was in South Dakota we talked to the county grader guys on the dirt roads they didn’t mind pushing the road a little wider to help us out they were pretty awesome like that stay safe on ya journey Mike and enjoy it lol 😂

  • @nathanwright193
    @nathanwright193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love your videos they have inspired me to bo more on my farm

  • @greenthumb6875
    @greenthumb6875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Mike in the 70s of my youth. We always put grease guns in windshield and defrosted the grease in the morning going to field, if we didn’t bring bucket in the house over night to pump warm grease in gun. Now I just put tubes in windshield to defrost. Grampa always said nothing was greased if no grease on tires, from wiping excess off if no tall grass to swipe end in to clean off. Mom got tired of us wiping excess off on jeans.

  • @jazzy21jeff
    @jazzy21jeff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Just finished work and this drops. Good weekend start

  • @jackwillie2729
    @jackwillie2729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's a lot of steel on those seeders, be safe all you farmers..

  • @davidsellars4327
    @davidsellars4327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So Mike, Serious question here. Have you ever planted/ harvested someone else's ground by mistake? It all looks the same.

  • @bd64201
    @bd64201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    More power to you I absolutely hate moving our 24 row planter more than 15 Miles all the cars out there are idiots and try to pass you and almost hit you I couldn't imagine moving that Mammoth 50 to 60 miles

    • @adamfpv8294
      @adamfpv8294 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never have to go more than 5!

  • @jimpolk
    @jimpolk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mike. Don't apologize. Great tutorial. Learning so much. Have a great year.

  • @Marshall_Weber
    @Marshall_Weber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome Video as Always and Much Love From Kentucky 🇺🇸

  • @danielkure7836
    @danielkure7836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Best thing to watch while seeding

    • @hamborg2
      @hamborg2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice comment, remind me of my x 💥🎶

    • @hamborg2
      @hamborg2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      At : 14:00 😳. The fields is like forever 💥😳🇩🇰👍

  • @nikphoenix
    @nikphoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wish you would show/talk about some the old equipment you drive by on the move. Its always interesting seeing/hearing how it was done before.

  • @dennis2376
    @dennis2376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You found a great partner. Have a great day.

  • @olenilsen4660
    @olenilsen4660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Logistics is a big part of farming everywhere. People that haven´t done it will have a hard time realising the amount of planning you need. Everything from spares and tools to fuel and grain, fertilizer or other consumables. It´s quite a puzzle, and a bit of the fun too, once you get the hang of it :) Nice video, looking forward to the rest.

  • @zzzubmno2755
    @zzzubmno2755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    today is may 14th, looks like his region is going to be hot this weekend with possible rain. hope this move and seeding goes well. we are all rooting for ya mike. thanks for the vid.

    • @jamesthomas3749
      @jamesthomas3749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His videos r always about 3-4 weeks behind

  • @ryanharter3411
    @ryanharter3411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I did the Custom wheat harvest deal I enjoyed doing the North Dakota to Oklahoma move... meant we were done with wheat and on to Corn, milo and sunflowers. Thanks for your videos mike I love listening and learning.

  • @nickel6158
    @nickel6158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how you explain all the questions we have and we could have. Thank you for this! And you explain it very clear for people who cant speak english very well, like me. But i can understand every answer. It's always amazing to see how you do farming in comparison to us in Germany. Thanks mate! Greetings from Germany!

  • @WBOS72
    @WBOS72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanksfor all the detail that you share in your vids Mike. Always learn something.

  • @SirHuddy
    @SirHuddy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You should see if Ashtyn could do a point of view of her day sometime? Like instead of I got a question Mike what about I got a question Ashtyn?? Would be kind of interesting:D

    • @SirHuddy
      @SirHuddy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @George Jones she said she is warming up to it :)

  • @viktortegelberg
    @viktortegelberg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It always strikes me how much more difficult it must have been in the past to farm. Considering what nice and big machines there are today 🧐

  • @gordonsanford2814
    @gordonsanford2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    did you think about putting a hose to equalize the pressure in the duels like the inflators on logging trucks, so they could self adjust while you go down the road?

  • @ColtonBlumhagen
    @ColtonBlumhagen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bless the inventor of the electric grease gun.

  • @Jd-bc1fz
    @Jd-bc1fz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Logistics is very important when farming large amount of land. Close and far.

  • @Satta961
    @Satta961 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job

  • @caseyman97
    @caseyman97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Put a shovel in front of the outter dual. Make your own grader lol.

  • @sixtoes2313
    @sixtoes2313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think Mike would be a great Agriculture; Teacher/Instructor.

    • @sixtoes2313
      @sixtoes2313 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikemerrill175 Forgot about the "Politics"

  • @kriskohut7159
    @kriskohut7159 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great explanation of what we do and why, it's much like flying by the seat of your pants with no redo option until next year!

  • @grizzlytl140
    @grizzlytl140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always enjoy your videos. You are spot on with the info you have

  • @gavinperry7237
    @gavinperry7237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glad to see you have an operational phone as I was doing through the Mike Mitchell Video DT’s and thought it might be a dry weekend
    😂📷🍷🎥🍷📹🍷📸🤣

    • @mikemitchell2554
      @mikemitchell2554  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ashtyn has bee driving all over the country working on that. All Ashtyn 🙂

    • @gavinperry7237
      @gavinperry7237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mikemitchell2554 We start to realize how much we depend on our smart phones once they are out of service

  • @STONEDay
    @STONEDay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My weeds dormant til I heat it up too.

  • @pietoosterhof5901
    @pietoosterhof5901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a good thing to take the weekend off while it can Mike.😉

  • @Stasiek_Zabojca
    @Stasiek_Zabojca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    13:44 - I think you got a roadkill on a gopher 🤔

  • @waynefiebiger3202
    @waynefiebiger3202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mike, I sure like your videos. I never had any idea the amount of acres you guys farm. It's a very big job to keep the operation running to make a profit. Keep up the videos, very entertaining for me.

  • @austincolberg6042
    @austincolberg6042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just realized something the tire on your air carts are made at the tire factory that I work at

  • @leesteele9290
    @leesteele9290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Long trip with quite a lot of anxiety I'm sure ! All those variables to consider and no definite answers ,lots of risk and and big decisions all based on what the weather might do !

  • @owenwalters7186
    @owenwalters7186 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES MIKE Ive been so excited for this one. BIG MACHINES and good times my kinda thing.

  • @danguritz2446
    @danguritz2446 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Mike love your farm life. I know because I was raised on a farm here in Michigan near Kalamazoo. There is a lot of day to day stress both keeping everything running and a cash flow. I raised cow calf. And 600 ac of hay small sq bales 20 to 30,000 a year did very good.

  • @robdavis331
    @robdavis331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm pretty sure I would NOT want to cross Ashtyne (sp) She failed to see the humor when she finally located the pin. LOL

    • @jmazoso
      @jmazoso 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the evil eye

  • @rachelt2482
    @rachelt2482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another interesting vlog Mike, thanks!

  • @EJGentleman
    @EJGentleman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. Reminds me of driving through Montana. Russian sage is a bear on crops.

  • @kloppanator
    @kloppanator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mike: * Goes on 20 minute tear* "Sorry, 'bout that"
    All of us: "No, no, please continue."

  • @MC-re2ry
    @MC-re2ry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Farming decisions are like farm markets: Things will remain the same until they change.

  • @xMagicalDonkey
    @xMagicalDonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love these vids in the morning

  • @kopenhagenkid
    @kopenhagenkid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Mike have a safe move

  • @domination1985
    @domination1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great warm day fishing and watching mike freezing

  • @jb1765
    @jb1765 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see you got the Chevy cleaned up!

  • @BeingMe23
    @BeingMe23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well call the County to widen the road..

  • @farmerfuller87
    @farmerfuller87 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a lovely sky what an awesome place to work. Watching you channel blows my mind the scale is unreal we farm 2500ac and keeps five men busy veg, tates , osr spring beans barley and winter wheat. I think you have a field as big as our farm. Love the channel Lincolnshire uk 🇬🇧

    • @ytfan3815
      @ytfan3815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Their largest field is 5000+ acres !!!! ..... 😃, they farm 40k+ acres.

    • @farmerfuller87
      @farmerfuller87 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ytfan3815 mental amount of land to cover mind blowing

  • @modsquad8817
    @modsquad8817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know at least a quarter of your subscribers are farmers or ranchers probably. I'm a small rancher but my job is a ranch hand for 17k acres. 78% cattle land the rest is planting. So when I see operations like this. Damn. I get mind blown. I just run cattle on 640 acres. I'm planting my first field this fall and it's only 160 acres 🤣😆

  • @robertthompson1489
    @robertthompson1489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like the moving videos

  • @francescoviale4683
    @francescoviale4683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ciao Mike sei un grande 🇮🇹👍👍😀

  • @BeingMe23
    @BeingMe23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well Mike if you have a grader or rear blade you can fix the road yourself.

  • @stitchmeupdoctor
    @stitchmeupdoctor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You ever need an operator tap be up, I’d work for you ✔️. Would mean a move from the UK for me but you run a tidy operation 😉

  • @karingafarming1309
    @karingafarming1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Must be a great batery in that gun... never seems to go flat😉🤣🤣🤣🍻

  • @mikeznel6048
    @mikeznel6048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey April 23rd was my 21st birthday.

  • @chadplaugher5962
    @chadplaugher5962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know that grease gun has a selector on there to know how many pumps you’re putting in. Just thought I’d let you know ha ha

  • @grandpablakejenkins
    @grandpablakejenkins 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vistas and explanations.

  • @lucysimmons6659
    @lucysimmons6659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mike i have a question:
    typically how often do you replace your air drills

  • @BeingMe23
    @BeingMe23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you OVER GREASE a bearing it over heat!

  • @ryanchristian3450
    @ryanchristian3450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same trailer as last year when you guys dud it in the middle of the night

  • @albertalvarez8925
    @albertalvarez8925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi mike from Plainview Tx love all of your equipment

  • @thomasvogelgesang667
    @thomasvogelgesang667 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Hope you have a safe move.

  • @pietoosterhof5901
    @pietoosterhof5901 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful sky though.😃

  • @ITubeTooInc
    @ITubeTooInc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Moving loaded is not that bad, moving broke is much worse...

  • @mitchellstadnik752
    @mitchellstadnik752 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info ,thanks for feeding the world ,could you give us some information on some of the final end points of some of these crops

  • @dangbeaudry
    @dangbeaudry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The other disadvantage of over greasing the bearings is blowing out the seals. Once they are blown out They no longer retain the grease and they do not hold the dirt and dust out.

    • @williamuskoski1385
      @williamuskoski1385 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on if it's a sealed bearing or not

    • @dangbeaudry
      @dangbeaudry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamuskoski1385 How many open bearings do you think they would have on a piece of equipment designed to run in the dirt. even an open type bearing is going to have a seal

    • @williamuskoski1385
      @williamuskoski1385 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dangbeaudry there's alot more than you think.

  • @europeanafricanledeplorabi6413
    @europeanafricanledeplorabi6413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Working u'r outfit amounts to a wealth in experience

  • @larrykluckoutdoors8227
    @larrykluckoutdoors8227 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stay safe out there

  • @farmshoffman8475
    @farmshoffman8475 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great awesome video mike, great first move

  • @Nevis.Supermoto
    @Nevis.Supermoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this long moves

  • @DiamondDoorsInc
    @DiamondDoorsInc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Mike! Nice way to start the day.

  • @modsquad8817
    @modsquad8817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never thought about the ridge and axles. Probably isn't good for the bearings.

  • @KyWiCh
    @KyWiCh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Mike! I enjoy your videos a lot, I miss farming a ton! I work for a well known trucking company would love to haul out of your yard one of these days. Our trucks are worth being on video 😝🤣 plus we have hats to trade!!!

  • @ATLS_gaming
    @ATLS_gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video

  • @karriefalon7779
    @karriefalon7779 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They will still have to take the trucks your said 100 miles and a semi moven 100 miles is a whole lot simpler than a tractor at 15 miles perhour.

  • @fowletm1992
    @fowletm1992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Canola is always am option with the current prices lol
    Quite alot got planted in in dodgy conditions this year
    Don't need much yeild to make it pay

  • @tapioheinonen8055
    @tapioheinonen8055 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a farmer from Finland. Yes, it works for you but not for me. Tryly so. Still interestin to see how others do it. Maby learn from it. Ashtyn is lovely. Have you heard of Valtra traktors? IT is a finnish made Agco ownwed company and it Will not pull your drill. Biggest one is 350hp. I would love to see what you think it againts fendt 724. Similar but different. I believe some of Fendts cabs are made in Finland, so you maby could say something about the front findow.

  • @modsquad8817
    @modsquad8817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man y'all's portable shop 🤣😆 it easily can fit all your equipment in.
    My boss has a set up like yours trailer wise. I really like yours tho. It's shorter so it probably is easier to get around.

  • @spideybrent
    @spideybrent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness."

  • @nenadpopovic8034
    @nenadpopovic8034 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Helooo from Serbija!

  • @rongrace479
    @rongrace479 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is some big Riggs to move 50 miles you guys be careful

  • @recklessbehaviour01
    @recklessbehaviour01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Morning

  • @claudreindl7275
    @claudreindl7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    New employee starts working for Mike...can't understand the language tho...Sally, Ernie, etc.!

  • @alanellis9158
    @alanellis9158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You allowed to run on the roads with doubles and tripples on? Certainly could`nt do that in the UK

  • @stevenhorne5089
    @stevenhorne5089 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A friend and I are burned out on custom painting and we're talking about doing powder coating together. Would powder coating the rims of you wheels on your fertilizer equipment be something that you'd be interested in?

  • @carlfalt174
    @carlfalt174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    18:11-18:31: you can tell that producer had enough of the grain business with the pull-type Versatile swather and the Massey drill set in the grass. Good move!

  • @leifwellenstein2251
    @leifwellenstein2251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    .i love the video

  • @JH_HAY
    @JH_HAY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    18:20 who else saw the diskers!

    • @ytfan3815
      @ytfan3815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In his previous videos they were located at the bins (20:20), but maybe these or the same ones, or he has more of them ? 😉

  • @lawr46
    @lawr46 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are we there yet?

  • @lobbyrobby
    @lobbyrobby 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good lord that grease gun pumps like crazy. Does that have a counter on it?

  • @zacharystum3884
    @zacharystum3884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I often wonder how many acres they farm. Too bad I will probably never know

    • @braderwin937
      @braderwin937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      approximately 40.000 acres

  • @marshalloutdoors1791
    @marshalloutdoors1791 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a lot of weight on those beast 84s

  • @bobearl7859
    @bobearl7859 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Michigan they'd make you take your duels and your triples off if you're too wide and you're driving too far to your fields you can go they'll let you go for a ways and they won't say nothing but if you're rode them for a long ways and they pull you over it they'll make you take them off I've seen them do it on combines

  • @gavinburkett5829
    @gavinburkett5829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You ever seen anyone with the 1400 lsw’s on there carts

  • @danielkure7836
    @danielkure7836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4 hours of mike's videos wached and now it

  • @cw4558
    @cw4558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mike, those are barely roads you got up there lol

  • @johnnyhomegrownholmgren9999
    @johnnyhomegrownholmgren9999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think I figured out why people call you ”crazy”.... 😂 You may have some scandinavian viking blood in you, because your family comes from Scotland. 👍🇸🇪