Growing up in southern MN farm country my first cousin once removed had a 3/8th mile driveway running east/west that was notorious for snow. You have a very long driveway. How many km?
@roosty64 сағат бұрын
Its a half mile driveway. Not sure what that is in km but its the full length of a quarter section.
@MrJohndeere37205 сағат бұрын
so the road is private? whats with the round bales still in the ditch ?
@roosty64 сағат бұрын
Yes my half mile driveway. I left a couple of bales right where the baler dropped them. Figured they are that close to the yard I will just pick them up when I'm ready to feed them.
@JDseller15 сағат бұрын
Your braver than me!!! LOL I would never have tried going back in the drive in 2wd. I have been sideways into the ditch too many times. I would have a hard time walking back the lane in sub zero weather anymore. Be safe back there by yourself.
@roosty65 сағат бұрын
No worries. This snow is soft and I always carry a shovel. Would not be the first time I've had to walk half way home for a tractor but its been a while.
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin6 сағат бұрын
Nice drive.. no issues, on a beautiful day!! Can't believe you tried to spook the ol gal..lol. Thank you Roosty!!
@jeremycherny2041Күн бұрын
She wasn't going anywhere lol. Oh well. Idk how you feel about cows but theres something about watching them do their thing. Take care my friend.
@roosty6Күн бұрын
Yes, they are great pets as long as they behave.
@JeffMilitelloКүн бұрын
Cattle look good. Seems like once you have them, you will always have them.
@roosty6Күн бұрын
Hopefully not forever but as long as they are well behaved its nice to have a few around.
@robertrhodes91232 күн бұрын
I've been thinking you were out of the cattle business but not so. How many is there?
@roosty6Күн бұрын
8 all together.
@paulcasefarms99332 күн бұрын
Maybe you feeling like it is going to be a long winter but it is not dec 27 yet. Looks like you made the animals happy! Have a good one roosty
@MrJohndeere37202 күн бұрын
they want your hay.. lol
@olivei24842 күн бұрын
I guess you still have stock.
@roosty62 күн бұрын
Yes, 8 head.
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin2 күн бұрын
Dang landsharks... Lol.. as long as she's content. I agree with Adam, that red bull is a good looking boy! If we ever do anything besides Polled Hereford, I'd look for a good red bull. In warmer weather, I could sut and watch cows eat All day.. just don't have the time then. Quite the herd of buffalo. Thank you Roosty!
@roosty62 күн бұрын
Hi Ed. The red bull has a good percentage of black angus in his background. Has the little "button" horns like his father.
@ivanmoreau1798Күн бұрын
@@roosty6isn't that odd that he has buttons with black Angus in him!
@roosty6Күн бұрын
He is two generations down from the pure black angus bull so the cows here have a history of horns and keep passing it on.
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselinКүн бұрын
@roosty6 so the cows have a little something else in them.. even our Polled Herefords pop up with horns once in a while.
@goatfarmmb2 күн бұрын
Them Bison "oh yum is that hay for us?" 😉
@roosty62 күн бұрын
They were real interested.
@burrridgefarms2 күн бұрын
I like that red bull.... I wish he was closer 😊
@roosty62 күн бұрын
Hes a nice one. I think the bigger black guy is quieter though.
@burrridgefarms2 күн бұрын
I've got 2 blacks now but I want to get a red to breed heifers. Well at least you have a reason to play with the Massey in the snow 😉
@timbertrans2 күн бұрын
I haven't been watching real closely, last I knew you got rid of the cows?
@roosty62 күн бұрын
That was the plan and they did get over half the herd out but one crazy cow put an end to the exercise. Still planning to get them all out.
@poorfarmerlogger3 күн бұрын
Took the drone up last night and flew it for a bit just before sundown. Lots of ripples across the fields now. We got about a foot maybe a little more here as well. Hard to tell as it blew around so much. Found some spots in the bush when I was snowmobiling where it was knee deep already. Hard walking lol.
@roosty63 күн бұрын
Yes, looks like great snowmobile conditions here and if I had one that ran I'd probably take it for a run now.
@poorfarmerlogger3 күн бұрын
It’s off to a good start that’s for sure. I bet with a little tinkering and maybe a new carb your old one would fire up too.
@ivanmoreau17983 күн бұрын
I guess I'm way off but I thought you sold your cows earlier this year.
@roosty63 күн бұрын
No, you are partly right as that was the intention. Things didn't work out and I've still got 8 head I'm hoping to get rid of.
@ivanmoreau17983 күн бұрын
@roosty6 ok well I sure thought I watched a video about it.
@donvoll25803 күн бұрын
G day Roosty Yes the beginning of winter, it will get better once settle in. Roads r always problem at 1st Ths
@bruceprentice64413 күн бұрын
It hard to believe you have so much snow and cold weather. I think it reached 40F here in Ontario November 25. Today ( 26th) we are getting rain. The snow does look pretty hanging in the trees and on the old Merc truck. Stay warm!
@jse37044 күн бұрын
Great video Ralph! What year was the photo of the 2 youngsters in front of the house?
@roosty63 күн бұрын
Without looking it up I'd say about 1966.
@robertrhodes91234 күн бұрын
The way they're talking some of that fridged air is going to drift into our neck of the woods right after Thanksgiving!!
@MrJohndeere37204 күн бұрын
you got more then me...
@roosty63 күн бұрын
I'm sure you will get your share sooner or later.
@MrJohndeere37203 күн бұрын
@ I’m sure too… 😢
@JDseller14 күн бұрын
Did you keep some livestock? I thought you sold all of the cows. You can keep all of that snow up there. LOL We are going to get down into the single digits this weekend. Hope to be all ready. Been cleaning and checking all of the cattle waterers. Nothing worse than one of them froze up when it is below zero. Keep safe out in that snow and cold. None of us are as nimble as we used to be. I find that I fall a lot quicker than I used too. LOL
@roosty64 күн бұрын
Yes, there are 8 survivors that didn't get on the truck. At least here if the water system fails they can lick snow to survive.
@michaelhelmowski44994 күн бұрын
Better there than here.😅
@burrridgefarms4 күн бұрын
I just treated the fuel in every thing diesel today. I use Power Service, but on the little diesels like my CIH 895 and skidloader I add kerosene when it goes below 20°f. I hear you on damaged digits getting cold. My shortened thumb gets cold really easy. Good luck blowing snow, I put one blower inside so it doesn't freeze down, I hope I don't need it.
@jeremycherny20414 күн бұрын
It's funny how i think. When i look a the thermometer, I check it in Celsius. When i measure something, i use the imperial system. And when I'm dealing with temperatures on engines, i always use Fahrenheit. I did go to school with the metric system but go build something and its all iches and feet lol.
@roosty64 күн бұрын
I was fully educated in the imperial system so it was total conversion for me to learn metric. We have a hybrid system in this country. Crops sprayed in litres per acre. Crop yields in bushels per acre. Fuel bought by the litre but like to know how many miles per gallon or gallons per hour. And on it goes..
@jeremycherny20414 күн бұрын
@roosty6 it's quite silly. But we've adapted I guess.
@corvettefan914 күн бұрын
Ralph: I think your next project should be that Mercury pickup.
@1962mrmongoman4 күн бұрын
I hope mother nature moves most of it away for you friend.
@roosty64 күн бұрын
The wind will take a lot of it but it will also make some big drifts and some of them will be on my driveway.
@IanHotson4 күн бұрын
The Massey starts and runs like a champ, great-looking tractor stay warm we're talking maybe flurries here in Southwestern Ontario by the end of the week so far it's been reasonably warm!
@roosty64 күн бұрын
Its true. That old Perkins starts great for a 60 year old tractor.
@whenhambrent4 күн бұрын
I love the jigsaw idea😶
@roosty64 күн бұрын
Link to the jigsaw here jigex.com/ijgaF
@goatfarmmb4 күн бұрын
his Jigsaws are awesome
@brentreid70316 күн бұрын
I hope you never have to use it...
@roosty66 күн бұрын
I can safely guarantee you that I will be using that blade. Sooner rather than later.
@JDseller16 күн бұрын
I hate fighting the blower and blade on in cold weather. So I had my front mounted blower mounted on my tractor at the end of Sept. I do not use that tractor in the fall so that works out well. I usually do not put the tire chains on until after harvest. I may need the tractor pull out stuck wagons if it gets too muddy. With the dry fall we had I put the chains on a few weeks ago. It will be interesting to see if I even need the blower. The last two year we have not had enough snow to even blow.
@roosty66 күн бұрын
I should have installed this blade a week ago before the snow came but other jobs seemed to have priority. Never owned a set of tire chains so at least I don't have that job to do.
@goatfarmmb6 күн бұрын
sometimes some nice words makes things work lol
@roosty66 күн бұрын
Might not help but it doesn't hurt.
@olivei24846 күн бұрын
Machinery gets bigger as it sits.
@roosty66 күн бұрын
Sure seems like it sometimes.
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin6 күн бұрын
Best way to do it, in the yard 👍 Just don't forget to tighten everything up before you use it..
@roosty66 күн бұрын
Hi Ed. Got the bolts all tightened up in the shed this morning. Ready for snow now and its coming tonight they say.
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin6 күн бұрын
@roosty6 all ready, just in time then 🥃
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin6 күн бұрын
Everything Roosty. You've got a real heatwave..lol
@jeremycherny20419 күн бұрын
It's very much winter over here too. The snow is drifted up around the bale stacks 2 and 3 feet. Dang near needed chains on the chore tractor last night.
@roosty69 күн бұрын
Same thing here with drifts blown up high in the low pressure areas. I could hardly open the barn door to feed the cats this morning. Sky clearing some now.
@jeremycherny20419 күн бұрын
@roosty6 snowing here again, and it sounds like it may continue until Saturday night. It'll be the first time having to snow plow in 2 years lol
@roosty69 күн бұрын
@@jeremycherny2041 Two years? I guess you are due for some then. I hear there is more headed our way for the weekend too.
@jeremycherny20419 күн бұрын
@@roosty6 yep. Dugouts are almost dry all over. Even ones that aren't used are down in the bottom. We dug a new dugout in Oct of 23'. There's not even 2 feet in it yet.
@roosty68 күн бұрын
@@jeremycherny2041 Lots of dry sloughs here too and there was a lot of cat tail burning and breaking this fall. Hope they flood out next spring.
@MrJohndeere372010 күн бұрын
cars look better with them on.. dont let that snow come here.............
@roosty610 күн бұрын
Yes, got to love the external sun visors. This storm is headed East. Sooner or later you will be running the snow blower.
@MrJohndeere37209 күн бұрын
@@roosty6 no dont say that :(
@jellyjust467610 күн бұрын
If i have a miss fire on any of my old stuff the first thing i check is the resistance on the spark plug wires then the spark plugs before i attack the carb oddly enough my swather proved me wrong on that since it has solid wire core but found they were so old the spark was jumping through the rubber where ever there was a crack.
@goatfarmmb10 күн бұрын
that must be the one ya meant, that is parked vis a vis beside the Merc, really nice oldie
@goatfarmmb10 күн бұрын
watching some of your older videos and I wondered if one of those black and white cows might even be related with that cow your been milking in that photo on Facebook. always cool to rewatch ya'r videos
@roosty610 күн бұрын
Anything is possible but that photo was 40 years ago and I have no idea if there is any family connection to today's herd.
@olivei248410 күн бұрын
And here is winter. Wondered how those visors were attached. Noticed anothe car hiding in the shawdows 😁
@roosty610 күн бұрын
Always amazes me what people notice in the background of some of these videos.
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin10 күн бұрын
Looks a little white... I'd say factory, but I wasn't around when it came off the line. Thank you Roosty!!
@TahoesNTurbos10 күн бұрын
Thanks for showing how your visor is mounted, we have one for the 53 Pontiac and was curious if they just screwed them on from factory. This winter sure came in with a vengeance, I been fighting the wind all day as its been wrecking havoc on my shop
@roosty610 күн бұрын
Those visors really add something to the appearance of early fifties cars. Hope the weather gives us a break. Saw your video.
@ssboot566310 күн бұрын
Yep, that what we look like in C ND tonight. White. Those cars were made from REAL metal! Currently, 23f with 35 mph wind here tonight! It's the Brrrr months now!
@goatfarmmb10 күн бұрын
Good Evening Ralph we mostly got rain in my area around 20ml maybe overnight threw wednesday we might see some snow. I was wondering that too if it was factory, the way it looks its like you have said. will ya do a review on that car that is hagging out with the merc one day?
@roosty610 күн бұрын
That car was on yt channel way back in 2014 when it was still mobile. Needs an ignition coil.
@1962mrmongoman10 күн бұрын
luv it Mr. !!
@genechronister708510 күн бұрын
Nice vid! Reno is supposed to get hit with a storm this weekend! Tahoe's ski areas opened up last weekend! Stay safe
@roosty610 күн бұрын
Thanks. This is actually a bit late for winter to begin for us. It could have waited another month far as I'm concerned.
@genechronister708510 күн бұрын
Lol
@ssboot566310 күн бұрын
Dude!! Its only money! You need a backhoe and a helper to open it all up to inspect it in a timely fashion. Working in hole in the ground in snow sucks! And it's all an experiment.
@roosty610 күн бұрын
Jobs done and I'm calling it a success. Snowing today. It'll get me through winter at least and then maybe look into a new tank next year.