Mike, you will be missed. As a long time viewer, do what you need to do. Ain’t nothing more important than your well-being and family. Stay warm … ish! 😊
Mike,I always look forward to your next video but I’m sure it takes a lot of time and planning to make these. Thank you for keeping us up to date on what’s going on in Canada. We appreciate you.
You're very lucky to have help that willing to get out there and lay in the snowbanks with you. When you work alone it takes a lot of mental discipline to get out there in the cold and get the job done.
Might take a break if you need to but I do love seeing the winter updates. I think the winter work and building the new farm is more interesting than summer farming.
Hi Mike, I am an old truck driver. When you come in off the road like going up north do not just park the truck. I know you're tired and want to go home to get out of the cold but you have to drive it around and use the brakes for a time and they will dry out and the next day they will unlock better and if you do that for at least 15 or 20 minutes you will have no trouble at all. I would drive around the truck stop like they would laugh at me but the next day when they were under the truck and trailer trying to get going, I was gone.
Yes, I make some heavy brake applications before I park up in that situation. It gets some heat in them so they dry. I try not to use the brakes too much generally but in that instance I do.
I get cold just watching video of snow. Never ever regretted leaving Wisconsin 14 years ago,...but I do have pity on the good people of Wisconsin who deal with it every winter. Bless their hearts. Go Badgers.
I have never been in weather like that. What we did on our brakes was to put the truck in gear and leave the brakes released. The drums and shoes freeze before the air leaks off and locks the brakes together. It generally worked but it wasn’t as cold as you got it there.
Take care. Many 'Pro' TH-camrs take a month of now and then to recharge the creative batteries. You are a farmer with a family, two farms to run, a new house under way and a TH-cam-channel. So go and do yours to recharge your batteries in peace.
I don't blame you! Take a little time away from the videoing. We will survive 😀 Seeing that weather reminded me of doing chores with our Massey 44 with a engine cover that we got a little heat off the engine and no cab, in the 50's
Mike. Look into ground heaters. It’s essentially a garden hose that has heated glycol pumped through it. You lay it on the ground and cover it over with concrete blankets. After you pour your concrete and it sets you use the same heaters to keep the concrete warm enough to side correctly. They work great. Poured 1000s of yards of concrete well below freezing with that setup.
It will be a lonely winter without you. Farming here in Indiana is way different I always enjoy watching how you do things are up there. Even an update video once a month would be awesome. Stay safe Mike!
We park with brakes off usually. Toss down a couple 2x4 pieces if needed. Sometimes standing on brake pedal hard will flex drums or pads enough to break ice
Pretty sure you can buy heating cables that you put into your concrete to heat it from the inside. Try looking for Concrete curing cable or something like that. It really just needs to help it to start curing so it creates its own heat then you can use something to insulate the slab while it hardens.
Mike, I understand you needing a break. I figured you guys would take most of the winter off when I first started watching your show. Boy, was I wrong! Your perseverance in absolutely bonkers conditions is very admirable. When I am feeling sorry for myself about how cold it is here, I'll always have re-runs to goad me into walking outside 👍 This from a very pampered 38th parallel, mid-westerner's perspective. You should take your break, before lack of rest breaks you! You're no machine! God bless and Merry Christmas 🙏🏻
Dang I really love your winter videos honestly… But do what you gotta do.. We all will be here whenever you get a video put out!! Thanks and we appreciate all your videos!
We had snow in England 🏴 on the 19th ,nearly stopped us getting to London. Farming is very frustrating when you put all the effort in and get thwarted with the weather. Keep you're chin up old boy !
Mike , I will miss you . I wish you and your family all the best. ❤❤ Hope to see you some time again at DQ. Take care , will be watching fir your videos when you put them out again .
Do what you need to do but I will have to say that I will miss seeing the cold weather updates and what snow you guys get. Take care, see ya soon! Tennessee
Ok, I guess we need to take a vote on if we will let you take a break from making videos this winter. If you are in favor of Mike making more videos, give a thumbs up. If you are in favor of him not making as many videos, raise your hand. Ok go!! 😆 Near as I can tell, the thumbs up got it.. More videos it is 😅
Old mother nature can be a hard task master. Be thankful for all you did get done with your now 2.5 geographical farms. Oh so close on the house and grain bags picked up before first snow. hang in there.
If you dont want to lay in the snow to pound brakes off it works great if you have a piece of shaft that will fit through the holes of the rims onto the brake drum that you can pound on.
I'll pass along something I did when I lived up north years ago and that I mentioned to Tony Fast a year or two ago. Find an army surplus store and buy one or two parachutes to create a shelter around engines or axles that are frozen. Stick a tiger torch under there and things will be warm in 10-15 minutes. Just make sure there's space so the torch doesn't light up the tarp!
Hello Mike, instead of using a bar or hammer, use a tiger propane torch. Way faster and way easier. Also put a valve on your supply line behind glad hand Shut it off when you park and brakes will not dynamite. Just make sure you turn valve back on when you want to go. Have it on my trailers, works awesome.
We think you've earned a bit of a break Mike, you've been going non stop for quite a few years now so take some time off with your family, the kids will be grown-up & gone all too quick, trust me, enjoy them now, your viewers will await your return, guaranteed. 😎
Hey Mike. Do you know how I stumbled apon your Channel. You were Plowing Snow in Swift. Now you tell you us, you may Stop your TH-cam for the Winter. I do understand you have a young family, and your Farming Business is expanding. We all want to say we Love what you are doing and will miss you greatly. At the end of it all, it's up to you. God Bless.
Mike hereas a old truckers trick we used when ya had days like that , A few miles before ya got to the lot lightly drag your bakes getting the drums hot this will dry the water out of them , then do not set the brakes leave the truck in gear if and when the aior bleeds down and the brakes set they will set on dry drums and not set up . I use to run coal bucket and starting in late Aug. the road salt started to move and we worked our donkeys off hauling road salt and the rainy season and COLD nights start in Nov. for us . Also one more thing that also helps that ya don't seee today ion big trucks are brake backing plates they aslo kept dirt and water out of the brakes . When i boght my new East Dump i made sure they put backing plates on the new bucket. DOT hates them BUT he is not the one layen under it on days like you have.
Love your videos !!! If you pull your hand valve , break down just a little bit for the last few hundred feet it will dry all the trailer drums and they won't freeze as bad . Leave the truck in gear when you shut off the engine and don't set the breaks. Good luck , Be Safe !!!
Truckers trick for the freezing brakes Mike, doesn’t always work but better than nothing, if you know the chance is there don’t set your trailer brakes, the air in your truck will slowly bleed off and set the brakes eventually but the truck brakes should hold it just fine
When your running in the crappy weather and you park your trucks. Leave them in gear don’t set the brakes at all. If you have any air leaks your brakes will cool down and the brakes will set they won’t be froze up. Just a suggestion and helpful hint
Enjoy your videos Mike from warm Western Australia Yes I have had all that fun in Ireland many years ago , some of the trucks air froze so very little braking,we survived Enjoy your break and have a Happy Xmas Paddy in Oz 🇦🇺🇮🇪🚜☘️🍀👋
mike you are truly crazy got a heated shop and your outside in the miserable ugly weather trying to get a frozen tractor and trailer to unthaw go inside the shop and wait for warm weather, now I remeber why I hate sw Sask. in the winter Good luck Buddy
Can’t get the viewer s that you want for the time put into the effort. So many out there that expect more but the content is focused onto a particular type of viewer and those numbers are limited in this subject. Don’t blame you for the burn out but you do get some perks . There are come TH-cam channels out there that people are very interested in that have millions of viewers and generate a lot of revenue. Good channel but it takes a lot of time and time is money when farming . Stay safe and warm Mike and keep up the good work Sir.
Mike, you will be missed. As a long time viewer, do what you need to do. Ain’t nothing more important than your well-being and family. Stay warm … ish! 😊
Even a monthly video in the winter would be great just to see what is going on with you!
One of the best channels on TH-cam Tube!
Mike,I always look forward to your next video but I’m sure it takes a lot of time and planning to make these. Thank you for keeping us up to date on what’s going on in Canada. We appreciate you.
You're very lucky to have help that willing to get out there and lay in the snowbanks with you. When you work alone it takes a lot of mental discipline to get out there in the cold and get the job done.
exactly!
Might take a break if you need to but I do love seeing the winter updates. I think the winter work and building the new farm is more interesting than summer farming.
Hi Mike, I am an old truck driver. When you come in off the road like going up north do not just park the truck. I know you're tired and want to go home to get out of the cold but you have to drive it around and use the brakes for a time and they will dry out and the next day they will unlock better and if you do that for at least 15 or 20 minutes you will have no trouble at all. I would drive around the truck stop like they would laugh at me but the next day when they were under the truck and trailer trying to get going, I was gone.
Yes, I make some heavy brake applications before I park up in that situation. It gets some heat in them so they dry. I try not to use the brakes too much generally but in that instance I do.
I also use this technique
Hi Mike, it will be good for you to have a break after a tough summer but I will definitely miss your videos.
I get cold just watching video of snow. Never ever regretted leaving Wisconsin 14 years ago,...but I do have pity on the good people of Wisconsin who deal with it every winter. Bless their hearts. Go Badgers.
A true farmer always spending money to make the farm operation better
You videos will be missed. I live in Illinois and really enjoy watching how you guys farm up north. So much different than what we face here.
I have never been in weather like that. What we did on our brakes was to put the truck in gear and leave the brakes released. The drums and shoes freeze before the air leaks off and locks the brakes together. It generally worked but it wasn’t as cold as you got it there.
I came here to say the same thing. It usually works, unless your air leaks off too fast
Take care. Many 'Pro' TH-camrs take a month of now and then to recharge the creative batteries. You are a farmer with a family, two farms to run, a new house under way and a TH-cam-channel. So go and do yours to recharge your batteries in peace.
Three farms now
Post what you can plz! We love watching!
Mike, thamk you for all the videos the last few years. It was great. I wish the best for you, your family and your business. You did great
We will miss your stories, Mike but do what you must . 😢
Take a break Mike you so deserve it. Spend time with the family, try and have an easier winter.
I don't blame you! Take a little time away from the videoing. We will survive 😀 Seeing that weather reminded me of doing chores with our Massey 44 with a engine cover that we got a little heat off the engine and no cab, in the 50's
Mike. Look into ground heaters. It’s essentially a garden hose that has heated glycol pumped through it. You lay it on the ground and cover it over with concrete blankets. After you pour your concrete and it sets you use the same heaters to keep the concrete warm enough to side correctly. They work great. Poured 1000s of yards of concrete well below freezing with that setup.
It will be a lonely winter without you. Farming here in Indiana is way different I always enjoy watching how you do things are up there. Even an update video once a month would be awesome. Stay safe Mike!
Please make sure if you take a break that you come back!
Nothing wrong with a little break Mike 👍🏻
I'd love to get an update on the 715 and the wash bay on the south farm. Thanks for the videos mike
I'm bummed about you cutting back, but totally understand. God bless you and your family
We park with brakes off usually. Toss down a couple 2x4 pieces if needed. Sometimes standing on brake pedal hard will flex drums or pads enough to break ice
Do what you got to do Mike. Always a pleasure seeing your videos and will be missed.
Pretty sure you can buy heating cables that you put into your concrete to heat it from the inside. Try looking for Concrete curing cable or something like that. It really just needs to help it to start curing so it creates its own heat then you can use something to insulate the slab while it hardens.
Mike, I understand you needing a break. I figured you guys would take most of the winter off when I first started watching your show. Boy, was I wrong! Your perseverance in absolutely bonkers conditions is very admirable. When I am feeling sorry for myself about how cold it is here, I'll always have re-runs to goad me into walking outside 👍 This from a very pampered 38th parallel, mid-westerner's perspective.
You should take your break, before lack of rest breaks you!
You're no machine! God bless and Merry Christmas 🙏🏻
Noo! keep the videos rolling
I got chills just knowing that condition and temp as you walk through the crusty snow 🥶
Dang I really love your winter videos honestly… But do what you gotta do.. We all will be here whenever you get a video put out!! Thanks and we appreciate all your videos!
I know what you mean...I had to take a break last winter to for family stuff....
That sounds like a great of taking the winter off from making videos. You work a lot, and you have a family. Family comes first.
We had snow in England 🏴 on the 19th ,nearly stopped us getting to London.
Farming is very frustrating when you put all the effort in and get thwarted with the weather.
Keep you're chin up old boy !
Aww don’t take a break I guess if you feel like you have to but your my favourite TH-camr I look forward to your videos
What a great storm lol, and more on the way. Gotta love farming in the north. Sometimes i wonder why we do it.
Thanks Mike love watching your video's
I have dust covers on my brakes I have a 5/8 inch solid round bar and I put thru the holes on the rim to the brake drum and smack the bar works great
Mike , I will miss you . I wish you and your family all the best. ❤❤ Hope to see you some time again at DQ. Take care , will be watching fir your videos when you put them out again .
Do what you need to do but I will have to say that I will miss seeing the cold weather updates and what snow you guys get. Take care, see ya soon! Tennessee
Looks like a good day to go home and play with Chapel's mom. I know it's Canada, but.
@@Dennis379c16 😂👌
Seeing all that snow while I sit here in northern ontario and thinking, Im not ready for winter either.
Yesterday was our first snow in the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains.
Great video Mike
Ok, I guess we need to take a vote on if we will let you take a break from making videos this winter. If you are in favor of Mike making more videos, give a thumbs up. If you are in favor of him not making as many videos, raise your hand. Ok go!! 😆 Near as I can tell, the thumbs up got it.. More videos it is 😅
Well, you had good weather & you got things, done.
Old mother nature can be a hard task master. Be thankful for all you did get done with your now 2.5 geographical farms. Oh so close on the house and grain bags picked up before first snow. hang in there.
Well if you don't have any more videos Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
If you dont want to lay in the snow to pound brakes off it works great if you have a piece of shaft that will fit through the holes of the rims onto the brake drum that you can pound on.
Sad to hear that. Like seeing 👀 your videos hear in North Carolina.
Live where always 80 so love seeing snow storms on u tube
I'll pass along something I did when I lived up north years ago and that I mentioned to Tony Fast a year or two ago. Find an army surplus store and buy one or two parachutes to create a shelter around engines or axles that are frozen. Stick a tiger torch under there and things will be warm in 10-15 minutes. Just make sure there's space so the torch doesn't light up the tarp!
Hello Mike, instead of using a bar or hammer, use a tiger propane torch. Way faster and way easier. Also put a valve on your supply line behind glad hand Shut it off when you park and brakes will not dynamite. Just make sure you turn valve back on when you want to go. Have it on my trailers, works awesome.
We think you've earned a bit of a break Mike, you've been going non stop for quite a few years now so take some time off with your family, the kids will be grown-up & gone all too quick, trust me, enjoy them now, your viewers will await your return, guaranteed. 😎
Never ciao amigo
And of course the wind has to blow every time you wanna do something outside as well.
I don’t like snow, I’m just glad that I’m retired and don’t have to worry about it anymore
Hey Mike. Do you know how I stumbled apon your Channel. You were Plowing Snow in Swift. Now you tell you us, you may Stop your TH-cam for the Winter. I do understand you have a young family, and your Farming Business is expanding.
We all want to say we Love what you are doing and will miss you greatly.
At the end of it all, it's up to you.
God Bless.
Hi Mike hope you’re getting well paid for that corn some hardship there best of luck with your hauling
Interesting, here in Slovakia we also get our first snow this morning.
take a break if you need to Mike, don't let TH-cam rule your life, go be with your family and enjoy the Holidays and we'll see ya in the spring :)
I agree aboutt cold weather
it just snowed last night at our town in germany
Do what you gotta do Mike we will all still be here😉👍
Mike for frozen breaks in winter talking from experience here need to invest in big slide hammer then don’t need to lay on ground plus it works better
Get a big propane torch to loosen your frozen brakes. Works the best. Ive done it lots
Mike hereas a old truckers trick we used when ya had days like that , A few miles before ya got to the lot lightly drag your bakes getting the drums hot this will dry the water out of them , then do not set the brakes leave the truck in gear if and when the aior bleeds down and the brakes set they will set on dry drums and not set up . I use to run coal bucket and starting in late Aug. the road salt started to move and we worked our donkeys off hauling road salt and the rainy season and COLD nights start in Nov. for us . Also one more thing that also helps that ya don't seee today ion big trucks are brake backing plates they aslo kept dirt and water out of the brakes . When i boght my new East Dump i made sure they put backing plates on the new bucket. DOT hates them BUT he is not the one layen under it on days like you have.
Good morning Mike
Love your videos !!!
If you pull your hand valve , break down just a little bit for the last few hundred feet it will dry all the trailer drums and they won't freeze as bad .
Leave the truck in gear when you shut off the engine and don't set the breaks.
Good luck , Be Safe !!!
Mike, you need to get heavy on the brakes before parking as the heat will dry the pads.
UFFDA, life and good times on the prairie. 😅
Salut Mike magnifique vidéo la neige et arriver et il faut pousse 😂😮😅😊
thanks mike
Must be nice ❄️
It doesn't snow in Michigan much anymore.
Had a bit of snow in Wisconsin but it had all melted as it was almost 50° and raining yesterday. 😂
Had snow in Indiana yesterday and today luckily it’s all melted.
Mike you need to get a heavy crow bar instead of a sledge hammer always found that to work for stuck brakes
Truckers trick for the freezing brakes Mike, doesn’t always work but better than nothing, if you know the chance is there don’t set your trailer brakes, the air in your truck will slowly bleed off and set the brakes eventually but the truck brakes should hold it just fine
Things I don’t miss about trucking, don’t set your brakes if you know it’s going to freeze!
Next on the list. Huge skid steer mounted jet engine to heat up some brakes. 😂
When your running in the crappy weather and you park your trucks. Leave them in gear don’t set the brakes at all. If you have any air leaks your brakes will cool down and the brakes will set they won’t be froze up. Just a suggestion and helpful hint
In Australia we use alot of the sea container igloo domes for shops, permanent or temporary
They don’t handle 110+ kph winds all that well
@clearskiesranch1362 thegood ones here do as wind blows through them, have them in Queensland everywhere
It’s only snowed an inch or too at my house in November yet.
If you are keeping the north farm build the shop with concrete
I'm in Cancun watching Mike and his crew struggle in the cold. Not looking forward to coming back home to SE Alberta...
Enjoy your videos Mike from warm Western Australia Yes I have had all that fun in Ireland many years ago , some of the trucks air froze so very little braking,we survived
Enjoy your break and have a Happy Xmas Paddy in Oz 🇦🇺🇮🇪🚜☘️🍀👋
That looks fun.
Things don’t always go as planned 😂
Haven't seen drum brakes in Europe for over 20+ years on trucks or semis.
Man you guys are far behind the curve.
Never dynamite your brake in winter unless absolutely necessary
What the hell did you hit with your tallgate , back into a moose . 😂
5th wheel trailer
Actually it was an employee who run it through with a combine header 😆🤦🏻♂️
mike you are truly crazy got a heated shop and your outside in the miserable ugly weather trying to get a frozen tractor and trailer to unthaw go inside the shop and wait for warm weather, now I remeber why I hate sw Sask. in the winter Good luck Buddy
November 20th? We've caught up.
Concrate produce heat,pour level cover. You’ll be fine.
Use a 20x20 or a 40x40 blue tarp and the heaters
Can’t get the viewer s that you want for the time put into the effort. So many out there that expect more but the content is focused onto a particular type of viewer and those numbers are limited in this subject. Don’t blame you for the burn out but you do get some perks . There are come TH-cam channels out there that people are very interested in that have millions of viewers and generate a lot of revenue. Good channel but it takes a lot of time and time is money when farming . Stay safe and warm Mike and keep up the good work Sir.
Disks all around on the next truck and trailers, good luck with the frozen drums.
What about an air hammer?? Love watching the videos in warmer New Jersey!!!
Look into the brake free safety bar saves laying in the snow
Better install dummy sticks for the wheels. I've seen drivers burn 12 tires off
You know you’re Canadian when you’ve had engine crack in the cup holder of your truck.
You have summer tires on the tractor.
I was across the border in North Dakota. That storm was ruff. 60 mph winds and colder than a well diggers you know