Need a large TRACTOR to pull this foot out of my mouth
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- So I will need to eat a giant piece of humble pie, because it will take a large tractor to pull this foot out of my mouth. After a blizzard, I need to amend my pledge to not buy a tractor.
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Hey Morgan, we are all learning all the time - changing our minds often means we are learning something new :-)
Very true, Liz!
Great video and your story is a good reminder for all of us to be open to changing our mind as the situation warrants.
Thank you!
Never be too proud to realize there's a reason everyone else isnt getting rid of their tractors. There's a job for every tool.
I look back 20 years ago and can see how VERY much I didn't know. Heck, even 10 years ago I can see how much I didnt know. My wish for myself...is that I will have been able to learn SO much in the next ten years, that I will be able to look back on today and see how much I didnt know...right now.
Guys who drive tractors 🚜 are just way cool 😎! God Bless them ALL.
Would have loved inheriting a tractor with our land
I know! It makes for a great way to start up as the new owner.
This has to be one of my most favourite goldshaw farm vlogs ever! It was done about 3yrs ago but I always have to come back to it 😊 I'll never forget how morgan takes a tumble but he still chuckled about it and said "dude not cool😅" your vlogs are awesome morgan 😊
Bummer to see this video has so few views. Good on you for trying to nudge people to humble and open minded.
Great video. Love your honesty on the lesson you learned. Also loved the poem.
Thank you!
It's ok to change your mind.
Very true!
Ouch! Be careful out there Morgan. We don't want to see you hurt.😬🙏
Thanks. Nothing but pride was injured. ; )
Been in that boat many times my friend. I have learned over the years what we believe today may certainly not be the held belief tomorrow. Life happens. Great topic.
Well said!
So, I live in San Diego but I grew up in Colorado. Watching this one brought back some cold day memories! It was also a trip to see how low in the horizon the sun is for you in winter. I knew it intellectually but hadn't really witnessed it until your time lapse. Very cool.
I enjoyed your reading of that poetry
I tend to find as soon as I make a list of reasons why I don’t need something, I end up needing it.
Respect to you for admitting that your perspectives evolve. Only you know what you really need. Also, I can so relate to the comment that you made about working in DC dreaming about a farm. I used to work on Independence Avenue and wonder very much the same thing sitting on my desk. Haven’t made it to my farm yet but working on it.
Keep working and keep dreaming. I think it requires both to make it happen.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Well timed! I just reread Self Reliance last week.
You know, a tractor is a tool like anything else on a farm. I could't imagine not having mine, even if it is a small one. It is funny how an experience can change your mind quickly at times. Glad your friend was able to pull you guys and no damage or injury. Stay warm out there! Take care.
Well said, Bill!
As a young child, pre age 16, I was around many relatives who would say, “ I’m too old to change “. I always told myself I would never live life thinking like that. I have lived up too my self stand. I always stay open to new ideas. I do my research abt any subject that enters my life. Once researched I decide if subject needs to be altered in my thinking. I can say “Thank you relatives for helping me be me.” I have seen later that you did purchase a tractor.
Get the tractor. So many projects so little time.
Hi.... Morgan, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍
"Artist rendering" dude, that was awesome lol
Thanks! I love doing horrible Photoshop.
My husband has the opposite belief. We don't have a farm, just need to do some landscape work and of course the usual New England snow removal and he is fixated on the belief that all will be right in the world as soon as he owns a tractor.
it makes sense you didn't want one. It is an expense, and maybe not one you thought you needed. But, they have their purpose.
Love the poem :)
Thanks! A couple of people shared it with me earlier this week and it felt very fitting.
Much as I love the thought of snow, I'm not going North of the Potomac!
I love this! Very well done. You make me laugh! Sorry for your overabundance of snow in places you don’t want it. And thanks for the insight about experience changing your perspective, so true. We need to be interested in being the best we can be and seeking to be better, not thinking we’ve already arrived. Love your content!
8:25 "never be to strong in your opinion because sometimes that counter point of helps get you out of a jam". Put that on one of your shirts
Funny thing about tractors is some people love their tractors! This past fall I was in the process of purchasing land near Hudson NY, and as a Craigslist hawk found a compact tractor that seemed in great shape and bought it! Now this story would have a happy ending if I actually bought the land... but that fell thtough. Now I'm the proud owner of a 1987 Yanmar YM226 diesel tractor with 7' finish mower and while it's fun to drive around on my 1/3 acre estate here on Long Island...I cannot justify my having it! Moral of the story is don't put the horse before the cart until you own the cart! It does turn heads when I drive it around the yard though! Lol!
Dang. Keep trying for upstate property. Its a whole different breed of people up there. I was in real estate for a little while. If you want a forever home some where, talk to the locals. Maybe a town meeting. Check abandon lands, unpaid tax rolls... Red Tool House you tube has a great video how he found his 100 acres in Virginia.
@@nancyfahey7518 I agree! I've lived in Columbia County and things are just NOT the same as here on this crazy island!
Well told! How do you like the Yanmar?
@@GoldShawFarm Hi Morgan, Well I like Yanmar and I had a small single piston diesel motor in a sailboat for 15 years and never really had any trouble with the motor. I believe that the most interesting thing about the Japanese manufacturing that was happening
in 1987 was that the same quality manufacturing as Toyota and Honda was employed by Yanmar! In '88 or '89 Toyota had come out with Lexus, Honda had the Accura, ect., and Japanese quality was making a shame of similar industry's in the USA. Having said that, I do believe that the tractor I purchased is in great mechanical shape but it's not fair for me to judge it past it's ability to drive around the backyard! Having read about as much as I could before buying it the one saying I heard several times was that the reason you don't see many used Yanmar tractors is because they don't die and people don't get rid of them! I'd also say from my sailing experience that saying you have a Yanmar diesel in your boat tended to end motor conversations because after you said "nope, never had a problem" there wasn't much to say about the motor. They are notoriously reliable in the marine world. Knowing that you are a Wranglerstar viewer I'd say that evrething he has commented on them is probably true. It seems Yanmar is looking to grow it's Ag presence in the States and that's probably a good thing for anyone considering a tractor. It's my belief that Yanmar is not going up against John Deer but rather Kubota and other foreign manufacturers like Mahindra. If I was looking to buy a new tractor and price was in the favor of Yanmar over that of a Kubota, I'd probably go for the Yanmar. However!....I would take into consideration the proximity to a reputable dealer/parts/repair facility.
That's some interesting perspective! When I think about having that imaginary lotto ticket, I always picture a Kubota, New Holland or Yanmar. I have a couple of friends who have had a lot of bad experiences with Mahindra and I can't bring myself to pay a premium for green paint. But alas, that's quite a ways off!
As our lives change and circumstances change, our outlook and needs change as well. You’re going with the flow of your life’s needs and that is a good thing 😊
Leslie - Very true & spot on!
That's some sage advice, Leslie. Thank you!
I just love that you are man enough to admit when you put your foot in your mouth. That says a lot about who you are 🤗. We are all guilty of it, but not all of us admit it.
Thanks, Micki. I appreciate that.
Every one's needs are going to be different. Especially when it comes to getting a tractor.
Well said!
So true! Tractors are super helpful for many things.
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During your non tractor video, I wondered how you would manage. We don't have animals or a large garden, but there's always something that needs mowed, or moved, or a driveway that needs leveling - not so much for snow removal in southeast Tennessee.
Yeah...there's definitely a use. I think the biggest value would be in maintaining our orchard. Mulching by hand is a painful chore 2x a year.
You're working so hard...I'm pulling for you!
You live in the most wonderful place
I visited a city with lots of snow as a kid and realized I'm very much a hot weather person. My old injuries noped me out fast
Did you see Two Family Homestead live show with Deep South Homestead? They have had nothing but trouble with their tractor purchase. The problem is modern tractors have a computer chip. Computer chips and dirt don't mix. If you didn't see it, I'd watch it and/or contact Deep South before even looking at tractors. Love the poem.
Thanks, that makes me feel better about my 1987 Yanmar....definitely no computers in this one!
Oh boy...don't get me started on that one. The things that tractor manufacturers do with distorting intellectual property laws in this day and age is absolutely appalling.
One of the first things we bought after moving to our little farm was a tractor. I found a good 8 N but we really couldn't afford it so I talked the guy into holding onto it for me and I got busy and sold our RV for the amount I needed to buy the tractor. Two weeks later we were in business. Long story short, where there's a will there's a way. I loved my RV, but we needed a tractor more.
In the late 80s we had an 8N. Couldn't keep that thing down! ~ Kir in Tennessee
That's a really good point. If something is really important and really necessary, you often will make the requisite sacrifices to make it happen.
I want to come visit your postcard farm in the winter! I’ve never been anywhere like that!
Also I’m glad you got unstuck. I was dead set against getting a tractor but now that we have one, we use it for everything. Jeremiah trumped me on that since he’s the one actually doing the labor lol. 🤷♀️
Also that poem 😂😂😂 YES
Winter runs through April so you have plenty of time to make it up here.
@@GoldShawFarm I'm going to Keene, NH for Easter weekend, should I bring my snow shoes?
@@littlewhitedory1 crampons
It takes a real man or a real women in my case to admit their wrong. We are not perfect and God teaches us everyday. Save for a tractor. It will be a help for you. Never be to proud to admit you were wrong. God's blessing to you and yours
Thank you!
In fact not widely known to the average modern person. A picket fence placing the proper strategic locations will help reduce drift against buildings and drives. Really look it up
Maybe consider a plow for the truck
Sounds like you don’t need a tractor as long as a local friend has one... 😏
Good point!
Hahaha, you used the poem I sent you :) The snow drifts here are crazy also. My house faces west and is near the Missisquoi and Lake Champlain the winds we get from the west to the east are insane! I had a shutter rip off the side of my house, oh well. The snow drifts are very deep. In some spots, they were up to my thighs. I tried to help dig our mailman out when he ran off the road trying to deliver me grow lights... I felt bad but ended up needing a tow truck. -17 one day two days later 45 and lots of rain, the next day back to below freezing. Yup, we are frozen here. Sucks you got stuck but I'm glad you got out relatively easily thanks to your friend.
Thank you for the share, my friend! It was absolutely perfect. Yeah, weather be crazy right now. We had about three inches of water pooling up in the barn last night. When I went down to take care of the ducks this morning, I could have played hockey down there. But I could never leave Vermont! ; )
Now be extra careful with it frozen over, I'm sure. Don't need the mrs. calling you out again lol 🤣
But along your line of thinking, that one use of the tractor does it justify spending the money up front for it. This is where community comes in and having a neighbor with a slightly different resources that you can share and barter with.
That's very true. But I couldn't help seeing the irony that a few days after I run my mouth, it took a tractor to get me out of a jam.
Great video!
Thanks!
Right when I found this video and read the title, I had an idea you were going on the tractor thing. I have been contemplating for a couple years of finding a tractor, not so much for my place, but to do work for others.
You know, what works for you doesn't mean it will work for others and the other way around. I think that is the important thing to remember. In that video, you were giving your ideas on a tractor your farm with your circumstances now. I don't think people were thinking you meant for them not to get a tractor. You were sharing your thoughts on your circumstances and hey... in time those thoughts may change because circumstances change.
Good job. Blessings, Jim
Thank you, Jim!
LOL ahhhh! One of my favorite childhood memories contains a phone call where these words are honestly uttered over the phone "Its the only car and TWO TOW TRUCKS stuck in the field." (emphasis not yelling!) took the trucks half the night to pull themselves out of the sand. Family friend came the next day with a couple of 1 X10's and drove the car out of the field in about 10 minutes. and yup the uncle in question was eating crow for a while over that one! flexibility is a very important tool for adapting to circumstances! I totally agree with Vivian!
That story cracked me up.
you do realise that you can get some types of farm equipment to that ATV you already got to make life easier I hope :)
Watched the last video and now this one. 1st-luv the honesty & humility.
2nd-luv my tractor...was it a financially smart decision....probably not. But just as in what happened in your friend’s driveway-when you need it, you need it and nothing else will really do. Keep the great videos coming and good luck with all your farming adventures.
Thank you!
My favorite poem! I hope you didn't have much flooding from the rain today (Thursday)....we are in northern Addison County, Vermont and were hit pretty hard in some spots.
It was bad, but no real damage. We had about four inches of water in the bottom of the barn yesterday. Now I can play hockey down there, so all good. I have a friend in Addison County and she said that her entire front yard flooded. Stay safe and I hope you are OK.
A tractor is a necessity but I still agree with your first video, of you cannot swing it without deepening debt then......ingenuity has to prevail. Or some good farm auction research.
I scan the farm auction sheets all the time. It’s amazing the stuff you find when you go there.
Hilarious!!!!! Watching a bunch of your videos...... Then found this one. LOVE IT! It is interesting how rationale logic can lead us down the wrong path.
It’s so true!
On my friend. We have ALL eaten a bit of crow. Some the whole crow. With feet and beak attached. Good video. We get what your saying.
Wow that epic foreshadowing of everyone losing their jobs to the Covid. Daaaamn man. Gotta say im watching all your videos and they are fun. =)
Hahaha, the poem! 😂😂
Yeah! When I read it for the first time, I cracked up.
Hey! Saw you on Wholesome Roots live stream and Subbed you guys! God Bless!
Good morning 👍
Hey there!
Love the Miserlou intro music!
Great outlook and great video. Keep on keeping on brother!
Thank you!
You could just put a winch and chain tires on the truck. You could also mount a plow or snowblower on the atv.
Oh and I felt so bad for u falling 😥 I hope u r not too sore over that!
All is well!
@@GoldShawFarm I would think the snow would help soften the landing. I fell backwards on my rocky ground last week. I don't recommend doing that.
Ha! There was no snow down there, my friend. Just frosty rock-solid ground and ice.
@@GoldShawFarm ugh
Hahaha, you are funny! Now the situation is not funny at all and I am so glad your friend had a tractor to pull you out of the ditch!
I know it's a year later but so appreciative of your honesty, we are so hard headed some times(me most of the time😜) that we have to eat our words.
This is an AMAZINGLY GOOD video!! If everyone carried around this very attitude and empathy for diversity in every situation we all would be so much happier! Wonderful u shared this story! I loved ur graphics of the driveway/cars etc...very enjoyable! Hey I am going to barrow ur poem and replace Vermont with Minnesota! We get u on the snow drifts and cold! -35 wind-chill here today 🥶🥶🥶
Thank you. I really appreciate your comments. It feels good to hear that.
@Vivian ,
I love diversity ! No cohesiveness ! Everyone always divided and opposing each other ! Diverse with everyone going their own separate way and not together !
Purchased a New Holland boomer 24 2 years ago. Nice little tractor, big enough to handle the brush hog and move things around, just have to take smaller bites sometimes. Careful through, I almost killed myself trying to knock over some dead trees this past summer. Purchased a 7 ft snow blower at an action this past spring, let it snow. Best attachment - pallet forks. Bought the clamp on variety and they are always being used.
Be careful your barn does not collapse with the wait of the snow. We had a large building near us collapse after a heavy fall of snow.
Ya, him standing under the barn, after his video on a collapse, kinda made me nervous.
Thanks for the concern, but all is good. I had the barn checked out this summer and it's good to handle the snow loads. One of my biggest fears was it coming toppling down. But for the next year or so, there are no structural issues and it can handle a standard VT winter. Also, the roof design gets the snow off pretty quickly! That said, I really appreciate the concern.
When you close the coop in the evening...dump those water bowls. Then it's not so much a pain in the morning!
I was thinking the same!
It's not too bad. And because their water can freeze in the middle of the day, I try to make sure to give them fresh water 3-4 times per day. I built a drainage system into their duckhouse and that has prevented to many splashing/freezing problems.
I didn't think the other video was against tractors at all, but was more about your situation and current perspective. I don't think you gotta eat any words because you sounded very open to changing your mind if you learned that you should. Maybe you didn't know that about yourself, but it was apparent to me as I listened to you. You've more than once said to wait and observe the land, and I think this is the same tactic. I'm eager for you to be able to quit your job and go fulltime. Team Quaken!
I'm involved in the Gospel which is spiritual warfare, and I've been observing the land for a couple years now and I am hoping to harvest also. I find I learn much from farmers.
I want a tractor but I don't have a need for one....yet. Give me a year then I'll find a need, I'm sure! I hope you were not too hurt by that fall. It looked kinda nasty. At least you are willing to change. Some people would be stubborn but I'm glad you're willing to change and get something that you need.
We'll see. I still think it's a bit of a ways off.
@@GoldShawFarm Oh same here but it's always good to know where your limits are
never say never...
But I'm with ya. If it's not in the cards/ wallet, then it just aint, until it is...
These photosshops are killing me. I'm so glad you're ok! Also, I want to live in a town one day that has a tractor parade... haha!
Our town's tractor parade is amazing. Our town, in general, is amazing, but each July 4 we have a day-long celebration whose highlight is the tractor parade through the center of Peacham.
Never say never!
Check Craigslist to see what people have in your area! Perhaps a GoFundMe or a dinated tractor that needs some work? Do you have anyone there that could go over a tractor mechanically?
Love the story! YES! Having expectations and too firm beliefs of how things "should be" will have life steering you to change!
I think the universe, God, whatever, is telling you to get a tractor, or at the very least, a snow blower!
Love your story telling!
Good time of year to shop for a tractor coming up in the next few weeks, monyh or so!
Glad your butt was ok. New sub here from Off Grid in N. Idaho. Great content you have here!
Thank you! Only pride was bruised!
I have a 80 acres and I have a small farm and I can tell everything I do with it but just to say in winter where if no one can get to you and the only way to get to your ducks is a tracker . it not the matter of if it when it happens . one day I had to walk in 4 ft of snow.
You really could do with a plow for that truck of yours though. And the foresight to just inconvenience some of your dinner party pals and have em move out from in front of ya. Another great video though. I always appreciate your ability to see more viewpoints and stay positive
Right on both fronts. That was the real lesson. I should have gone back inside and asked my friends to move. But I often like the challenge even if it can compound the problem.
@@GoldShawFarm fair enough, enjoy the challenge and the practice
So the moral of the story is to have friends with tractors......
Pretty much! 😁
Yeah but it would be fun to have a 🚜
Two words I try to avoid: "always" and "never". I end up eating a tremendous amount of crow when I use either. :)
I should get a that tattooed on my arm. That way I would always remember and never forget.
Do you own a snowblower? If not get one your back will thank you.
Hi Morgan ,
I can see where having a ATV you may think that you do not need a tractor. But , suppose that you had neither a tractor nor an ATV ? What then ? I'm 77 years old and I have neither a tractor nor an ATV. Heavy work often times takes a long time to be accomplished. I do have a lawn tractor and a garden wagon. If I can get a 50 lb. bag of feed onto the wagon then I'm all set.
So far I am getting along without a tractor. However , a small tractor such as Al's would make life easier.
Sounds like your friends require a tractor because of their land/property setup. With all the snow in your driveway you might need one too. Are you willing to change your future farm plans to purchase one? I think the reason we have been successful without a tractor is because we plan out projects knowing a tractor is not a part of the equation. For instance, we don't consider buying the large round bales of hay because we can't move them. So, we buy the small square bales and move them by hand. Do I wish I had a tractor to make projects easier? Yep. Do I want the debt and upkeep? nope.
I'm still going without it for now. We'll see. If I scale up, I could see making it work, but not just yet. I also feel like I need to be able to do a certain amount of the upkeep myself or I will really be adding on the expenses.
Might be the perfect start to a video =P 'Duuuude'
Can you publish that poem for viewers?
I hate when I have to eat my words.. OK that was one time this winter you could of used a tractor but how many times are you going to get stuck in there driveway? and even if you had a tractor at your farm what good would it do when you were at your friends, you still would of used his being it was there. I received the tee shirt thank you so very much ,I love the color!
Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed that. I really appreciate you watching and commenting, Rosanna!
Sometimes it a while to grow up and understand your limits lol
BTW...... Ilove your music! Please give credits!!!!
Good idea. I’ll try to remember to do that.
you ate your pie well. Can you get a plow for the ATV?
I have one. It’s how we cleared our driveway for most of the winter. The plow and tire chains were invaluable.
How many layers of clothes do you wear on those -11° mornings!?😨😨❄❄ I couldn't do it!!
Oh my word. Yes, I have had to eat a lot of words and eat a lot of humble pie in my life. This might also be one of those times for me! Haha. I've commented a couple of times that I dream of living in Vermont. But after watching this, as I'm waking up to 54 degrees and a light drizzle, I'm not sure I could survive a winter there. Oh boy...minus eleven degrees! How do you even breath out there?
So, although I don't know that I could survive a winter there, especially at my old age of turning 64 next week, I do believe I could survive the summers. So now my thoughts are turning to maybe a vacation home there. lol
I tip my hat to you young man. You are a hard worker and have that never give up attitude.
Great video and I look forward to watching as your landscape and weather changes in these next months.
Thanks, Rebecca! That's a very understandable point of view. I have a lot of friends who live in my area who stay here from late May through October. Our weather is about as perfect as it gets then!
It doesn’t take long to realize that ‘you never say never’. We definitely don’t know what our futures hold. 🙃.
We only have 42 acres, about 25 of it open fields, and we can’t imagine how we’d take care of it without a tractor. The first year we hired someone to mow for us, we have to mow at least 4 times a year to be able to walk around, we couldn’t find anyone to mow the second year. And we were willing to pay whatever the going rate was!
Our place is in 8b, so we don’t get snow, we get lots of rain and sunshine. And that means, lots of mowing 😂😂.
I have a friend who mows with a giant brush hog. I do some of the mowing myself with a smaller pull behind brush hog. It ends up costing about $600 per year for 3x of 35 acres.
Gold Shaw Farm that’s awesome!! If we could have found someone dependable and that inexpensive...lol. It cost us $400 every time it was mowed 😝
We probably wouldn’t own a tractor 😂. We were fortunate and got a great deal that included lots of attachments-less then $4,000
If you had a tractor . . .
I knew someone would say it. I just didn't think it would be you, Nancy. Ha ha
@@GoldShawFarm Don't feel bad, Nancy hasn't said anything to me like...Silly you, bought a tractor and can't even use it! Lol! Go ahead Nancy you can say it! Now, how can you hook Morgan up with a tractor and me with a place to use one! Or maybe I should just see if Morgan will let me bring it to his place and I can play with it there! Just saying!
I enjoy your vids ..
just wondering - do you have a shovel attachment for your truck or ATV to help with all that shoveling ?
that’s a lot of snow to deal with in Vermont !
I can see how a tractor could help with a lot of different things on a farm / not just during planting season
Yup...I have a plow that I can pop on the front of the ATV. It's really handy.
Gold Shaw Farm ..nice! i bet it is
A@ 7:30 .. you talk about the "Power of Persuasion", basically; Your Mind Has The Power To
Revoke. // .ex. Crying over a death / THEN A GUN @-YOUR HEAD.........Change is a matter of STATE ( We Have The Power 2 Revoke AT-WILL)..Train The Mind. Peace :)
we all do it lol
You don't offer supplemental heat for your ducks in those temps, correct?
They should be good down to -20 for a period but suplimental heat wouldn't hurt for just a dozen or so ducks if you have that ability in a safe way.
Yup...offgrid ducks. No heat. No light. No running water. I did insulate with hay and straw and that makes a big difference. It's a good 10-15 degrees warmer in the interior of duckhouse at night.
You need snow fencing.
Don’t make those poor ducks go out! Give them a blanket!
did you never try ski'ing down that slope? or at least sledding?