Always good to see you and your Dad working together. Fertilizer spreaders lead a hard life...if you can use a rental spreader without problems, you're lucky.
Yes. Agreed. An' the "ol' timers" have some "tricks up their sleeves" (like Pa's p.t.o. "fix" for instance...) Our elders are, after all, the o---riginal "git 'er done" people.... (tho I'd probably still rather live where the spreader trailers are aluminum (and free to use with fertilizer purchase).
As I recall we had some older stuff that had less than "kosher" pto shafts without the little spring loaded locking mechanism that we used the same homemade bolt system to keep on the tractor.
I use these things constantly. Excellent machines. Ours uses hydraulics to drive the beaters. Much better than pto imo. And is only two wheel, can take 1.5 tonne urea filled. Smaller, lighter. Extremely reliable except for the wheel bearings which wear out every 24 months. Best value piece of equipment on the farm, buy your own and keep it clean. We grow annual rye grass, we use liquid APP and zinc to raise, urea double Sulfur to grow and urea plus K once mature, and lots of lime (high rainfall area so acidifying soils is a constant problem). Nice video, good camera work.
Our best hey stands here seems to be when we plant under The oaks in the spring, harvesty oats during the summer Moses troughs double want to keep are the weeds into to get a little extra bedding and then go in what about 75 lb a quarter to 10:40. That seems to help work it up and get it going so that is ready to settle in for the winter. Then in the spring we go back over all of our alfalfa ground new seatings and established ones and we hit them with 75 lb of to 10:40 then again we try and do that on dorman alfalfa trying to hit it so that when it breaks dormancy the fertilizer is there We are relatively drowsy here in Western Pennsylvania we took off between two and a half ton to four and a half ton per acre of first crop a&r s cup that came off in May is about ready to cut again and it's the good two feet
Thanks guys for another great video. I love the explanations that you put with the actions. Even being raised on a farm and having 45+ years in the industry I learn something every time I watch. Your videos are definitely in my top favorites!! Happy 4th!
We used to do that 40 years ago. I was young 12-14 and trusty, put up a flag at each end and count 16 30 inch rows. Always worked good, then came global positioning. I think I would step it off on the headlands with a flag???. John T.
We do just as you do with topdressing hayfields however the worst thing that ever happened that i can remember is a tire on the spreader going flat. Much easier to deal with.
When I was farming in the 80"s, we called it fertilizer. Now the term is "product". This way when it is a toxic like pesticide, it is still called "product" so it doesn't sound so bad. Just my two cents. Love your videos, Aaron!!!
I can't believe your fertilizer company would send you a spreader without proper PTO shields. Their liability insurer company would just love seeing that.
Would be very curious about which specific "ingredients" were in your K fertilizer? Muriate is "high-test" but PURE salt (not to mention a tremendous Chlorine load..). K-Mag works better in our heat. (an' I'm almost certain that the earthworms much prefer it...) Always enjoy your videos (tho, again, I wouldn't want to be one of your cameras...)
i am surprised that you don't use a stronger nitrogen mix , we use straight nitrogen 34% and depending on what muck we have we use a 20-10-10 mix , we use our old Vicon vairy spreader
We top dress like you but add AMS and boron, all at 400lbs/acre. Most of our manure goes on the corn crop. After beef cows are in pasture, if there is any manure then that would go on the hay ground. Hay is planted at 15lbs of alfalfa, 2 bu. of oats and 5lbs of orchard grass/acre. Hay along with corn silage give us enough to feed our beef cows.
Hi guys. I watch your videos from Ireland. We use mostly Nitrogen based fertiliser on grass for grazing and cutting. What weight do you spread per acre and do you fertilise after each cut?
What advice would you give an aspiring farmhand? I'm coming from construction so long hours and hard work are no problem. Any tips you could give would be great, thanks!
I was wondering about the spreading distance. Does it calibrate the distance and does it let you know if it’s going say 20 feet wide then on the next pass you would be 40 feet over ?
I knew Dad would come up with something!
Love your dad's management for the farm. It's always best to invest in yourself and your ground !
Like seeing you guys working together, Enjoyed your video again
Great memories being made that will be worth a treasure about a dad and his sons working together on the family farm
I like the idea sticking a bolt . Farmers fix 👍🏾
Sage Wisdom from Dad!👍👍👍
Every day life that's what my dad would say just fix it and continue. Have a blessed day
Love it appreciate the father and son conversation great team and respect
Another great video! It is nice to see family working together like yours!
Great video! Aaron, you are becoming the master of camera placement.
True, but honestly, would YOU want to be one of Aaron's cameras?!
thank you
Always good to see you and your Dad working together. Fertilizer spreaders lead a hard life...if you can use a rental spreader without problems, you're lucky.
Yes. Agreed. An' the "ol' timers" have some "tricks up their sleeves" (like Pa's p.t.o. "fix" for instance...) Our elders are, after all, the o---riginal "git 'er done" people.... (tho I'd probably still rather live where the spreader trailers are aluminum (and free to use with fertilizer purchase).
I always love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing another day on the farm. Please stay safe, and God bless.
Good words of wisdom. I had a boss when I was 16 that said "if you don't make mistakes it just means you're not trying".
Just watched @Saskdutchkid spread liquid manure on their alfalfa fields!
❤ GOD Bless 🙏 Farmers. Thank You 😊
As I recall we had some older stuff that had less than "kosher" pto shafts without the little spring loaded locking mechanism that we used the same homemade bolt system to keep on the tractor.
Just subscribed...look forward to remembering my days on a dairy farm...
My dad always said the more things you own the more you have to fix.
I use these things constantly. Excellent machines. Ours uses hydraulics to drive the beaters. Much better than pto imo. And is only two wheel, can take 1.5 tonne urea filled. Smaller, lighter. Extremely reliable except for the wheel bearings which wear out every 24 months. Best value piece of equipment on the farm, buy your own and keep it clean. We grow annual rye grass, we use liquid APP and zinc to raise, urea double Sulfur to grow and urea plus K once mature, and lots of lime (high rainfall area so acidifying soils is a constant problem). Nice video, good camera work.
Nice !!!
On irrigated corn we put 250 lbs nitrogen 40 lbs phosphate and zinc and sulphur to get maximum. Yields. 230 plus is goal!!! Kansas....
Does you dad know a bob form Midwest he goes by megox older guy nicest man you will ever meet great company
Our best hey stands here seems to be when we plant under The oaks in the spring, harvesty oats during the summer Moses troughs double want to keep are the weeds into to get a little extra bedding and then go in what about 75 lb a quarter to 10:40. That seems to help work it up and get it going so that is ready to settle in for the winter. Then in the spring we go back over all of our alfalfa ground new seatings and established ones and we hit them with 75 lb of to 10:40 then again we try and do that on dorman alfalfa trying to hit it so that when it breaks dormancy the fertilizer is there
We are relatively drowsy here in Western Pennsylvania we took off between two and a half ton to four and a half ton per acre of first crop a&r s cup that came off in May is about ready to cut again and it's the good two feet
Thanks guys for another great video. I love the explanations that you put with the actions. Even being raised on a farm and having 45+ years in the industry I learn something every time I watch. Your videos are definitely in my top favorites!! Happy 4th!
2-4-30 seems quite reasonable for a warm-weather crop. Balance with lime if available free-flowing.
We used to do that 40 years ago. I was young 12-14 and trusty, put up a flag at each end and count 16 30 inch rows. Always worked good, then came global positioning. I think I would step it off on the headlands with a flag???. John T.
We do just as you do with topdressing hayfields however the worst thing that ever happened that i can remember is a tire on the spreader going flat. Much easier to deal with.
Don’t forget about boron and calcium. Alfalfa uses a lot of that in our area. Manures got a lot of pot ash in it.
When I was farming in the 80"s, we called it fertilizer. Now the term is "product". This way when it is a toxic like pesticide, it is still called "product" so it doesn't sound so bad. Just my two cents. Love your videos, Aaron!!!
I can't believe your fertilizer company would send you a spreader without proper PTO shields.
Their liability insurer company would just love seeing that.
Do you put any boron on they say it's really good for alfalfa
Would be very curious about which specific "ingredients" were in your K fertilizer? Muriate is "high-test" but PURE salt (not to mention a tremendous Chlorine load..). K-Mag works better in our heat. (an' I'm almost certain that the earthworms much prefer it...) Always enjoy your videos (tho, again, I wouldn't want to be one of your cameras...)
Been a while since we've seen a steel fertilizer spreader around here...
i am surprised that you don't use a stronger nitrogen mix , we use straight nitrogen 34% and depending on what muck we have we use a 20-10-10 mix , we use our old Vicon vairy spreader
We top dress like you but add AMS and boron, all at 400lbs/acre. Most of our manure goes on the corn crop. After beef cows are in pasture, if there is any manure then that would go on the hay ground. Hay is planted at 15lbs of alfalfa, 2 bu. of oats and 5lbs of orchard grass/acre. Hay along with corn silage give us enough to feed our beef cows.
Hi guys. I watch your videos from Ireland. We use mostly Nitrogen based fertiliser on grass for grazing and cutting. What weight do you spread per acre and do you fertilise after each cut?
Do you know what your cost per acre was for the fertilizer?
when I was a kid all the PTO had a bolt in them.
Great Video Aaron. I heard Max Armstrong retired....you should send in a video for consideration.
What advice would you give an aspiring farmhand? I'm coming from construction so long hours and hard work are no problem. Any tips you could give would be great, thanks!
Alfalfa takes a lot of lime as well. And if your land is low on lime fertilizer don’t work as well either
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you have quite a large farm to run with only two people, how do you do it all
You're Dad thinks like I do. Put a bolt in there and go finish.
What is Mason going to do after finishing high school?
I'm courious do you only do dry fertilizer on hay or do ya also do liquid
I was wondering about the spreading distance. Does it calibrate the distance and does it let you know if it’s going say 20 feet wide then on the next pass you would be 40 feet over ?
Only with a GPS unit. You have to estimate your pattern from your previous tracks.
how expensive is potash
Fertilizer does wonder's on metal !!!!
It looks like a old wore out fertilizer spreader
EEEEhaaaa, GETARRR DONE, don;t use nutin don't break nutin.....lol
Not Osha approved no shields on chain sprocket gears and belt pulling. Coop responsibility. There bad.
What’s the ‘toon on your dad’s shirt?