Abandoned John Deere Cuts Off-Grid Property

We use the abandoned John Deere MX10 to mow the off-grid property. Huge difference in a 10' cut and an 8' one. It was a little awkward in tighter spots but made up for it in the quality of cut and fewer passes overall. We absolutely love that old Interantional 1086 with the air-conditioned cab! So much power and so comfortable, it's an awesome combination mixing red with green. Have a great day and be safe!

[@LynnWilcher]

I was raised on those red tractors,times have changed and all I own is green,but,I love the sound of those red one.Nothing sounds like those Farmalls.I want me an old 1066 like dad had..

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. We sure love that old red tractor. That’s the first big tractor we have owned. The first big tractor I drove was an International that Maggie’s dad owned. Our tractor is semi retired and living it’s best life… lol We are very blessed to have it. Thanks again, have a great day and be safe!

[@johnwoody4905]

good video and job looks good. take care, be safe and well.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@johnwoody4905 thank you very much for watching and commenting! Have a great day and be safe!

[@dcw1540]

Nice pond thanks😊

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@dcw1540 thank you for watching and your comment! Appreciate you!

[@raymclaughlin6671]

grew up with a grey Fergie, a 135 Fergie with a cab, and a David brown, cant remember the number of it, now have a couple of really old little kubotas and they work just fine. nice to see old machines still being used, too much throw away today. God Bless.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@raymclaughlin6671 thank you for watching and sharing your story. Yes we like seeing the older stuff used and financially that is what we can afford as well. Have a great day and be safe!

[@andrewhoggett8148]

cool like seeing old machinery still getting the job done would be interesting see if can catch any of the fish out of the pond

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. We could do a fishing video for sure. We do fish the pond but have always released them after catching. Have a great day and be safe!

[@troyfortune4124]

Looked like a beautiful day for that work and I bet it smelled great while you were mowing. I put a couple of bubblers in my pond and it made a huge difference. Gorgeous property!

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks, appreciate you watching and your comment. We are just starting to get that property cleaned up a bit. Bubblers definitely will be something we look into. That property is so beautiful and peaceful. If there would have been electricity available we would have seriously considered building our house there. Have a great day and be safe!

[@Andy-ix2ox]

Listen, your wife/ partner seems like a nice lady and you probably don’t want to get rid off her but you really should understand that that old machine can fling a stone or bit of wood with enough force to put it straight through her, it really is sorta stupid to let her or anyone else walk along behind it especially in roughish ground, I know you are pretty inexperienced with machinery but just think a bit about what you are actually doing. Keep your revs at 540 pto speed and adjust your speed with the gears you will do a lot better job. It’s great to see a guy using this old gear and getting the job done but be careful or as you say be safe. I like your channel and rarely comment on the web but you are obviously new to this kind of stuff & I don’t know how to explain what I mean without sounding rude but I hope you realise I don’t mean to be harsh.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. You are 100% correct and we appreciate the honesty and advice. We can tell your tips come from experience and that makes it the most valuable. We have had comments from people just being jerks but yours is absolutely not that at all! We will definitely use everything we are learning as we continue our journey. Appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

[@jimposey8542]

Those blades definitely need sharpening buddy.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@jimposey8542 thanks for watching and sharing. We will get that done. Thanks, have a great day and be safe!

[@RyansVideoGames]

Great video!

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thank you so much for watching and your comment!

[@tedc7714]

That international sounds good .. Just purring... mowing is a satisfy job when things are working good.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@tedc7714 absolutely! It is very enjoyable in that a/c cab and so much power cutting 10’ at a time. Thanks for watching and your comment. Have a great day and be safe!

[@robjohnson6747]

Looks like that bush hog did a heck of a good job and it sure is a beautiful place !

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thank you for watching and your comment. We agree that cutter is amazing! Thank you, we are truly blessed to be able to enjoy this property. Have a great day and be safe!

[@brandonhoad9033]

The tractor's sure a beauty.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thank you for watching and your comment! We absolutely love that old tractor. Thanks again, have a great day and be safe!

[@bosshogg3548]

Love your hat ❤

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment! Wade is the best! Have a great day and be safe!

[@marcdavis1728]

I have a MX 8 that I am very impressed with, and that MX 10 seems to do just as well. I do have stop blocks to keep height to a set level hyd. may leak down over time and just to make it easier to raise and return to cutting to desired height. By the way good job on the other video with the couch commando not having all that plastic make greasing so much easier as well.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thank you for watching and your comment! Yes I definitely want to make some blocks up to the correct height for those very reasons. Great tip! We are very impressed with this cutter and so blessed to have it! Thanks again, have a great day and be safe!

[@SootyDiesel81]

When I was 10 my first tractor I plowed a paddock with was a 1466 with duels 28-32 plate offset disc a roller and harrows

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment! Awesome! I bet that was a great set up and job! Have a great day and be safe!

[@brandonhoad9033]

At ten, really? My first tractor solo I think I was 8 or 9 on a Farmall 340 rolling wheat stubble. Learned to mold board plow at 12 or 13 on Case 870 and White 508 4x16" Some point after Dad died I borrowed a neighbor's front wheel assist 1466. Straight pipe, one bad ass tractor,!

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@brandonhoad9033 sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day and be safe.

[@brandonhoad9033]

​@@CopperBarnHomesteadah heck, that was '95 but thank you.

[@warnerherst6709]

In case you didn't know sharpen brush blade 45° and lawn mower blades at 30° to 40° hope that helps !

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

It does actually! I appreciate your comments! Would you offset the cutter by pivoting the drawbar over or?

[@johnwoodhead4059]

Thanks for making the video FUN and a LITTLE DANGEROUSE .After standing for so long how did you know if the blades were sharp enjoyed every miniate thanks again.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Hi, thanks for watching and your comment. We looked under it and they were there and not round so figured it would be close enough to start. We enjoyed the project and were happy with how it turned out. Have a great day and be safe.

[@clintonemmert5184]

I grew up on the Farmall tractors, and Maggie Ferguson, the little bitty ones

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Cool, we have a couple of those around. My first tractor was a Farmall Cub with a belly mower. Nothing wrong with the little ones! Have a great day!

[@user-hf9cw5ut1u]

Looks like the place has good fishing potential, grows good pasture but scanky corn.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. The pasture and pond is ours the fields around it are farmed by our friends. No idea how the corn turns out but can ask them. Have a great day and be safe!

[@waynemayle865]

I run a john deere 2955 with a woods 15ft. Bat wing you can cover alot of ground quick

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Awesome! Thanks for watching and your comment! I would love a bat wing but am blessed to have this one for now. Have a great day and be safe.

[@spud435]

10' buffer between water and land and no straight access to the water angle and double back, no run off into the water. Your buffer is in the water, Cattails have an amazing ability to absorb phosphorus, nitrogen and other elements that may harm natural water bodies and sediment beds.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comments. I have no idea what you are referring to unfortunately. Have a great day and be safe!

[@spud435]

Buffer zones (sometimes called no mow zones) prevent erosion and runoff. Farmland next to a pond. Nice overhead shot of Alge and weed growth along the shore. Surface runoff is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface. When rain falls onto the landscape, it doesn't just sit there and wait to be evaporated. most of it flows as surface runoff. agricultural runoff is the leading cause of water quality impacts.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@spud435 ah ok! Thanks for explaining that. We will look into it for sure. Thank you again, have a good one!

[@brandonhoffman1875]

If you can lower the mower down and run it at 540 pto Rpm it will help with picking up your tire tracks when you’re mowing

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks!

[@warnerherst6709]

Sharpen the blades and offset mower left or right try it !

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment! Awesome tip, we will definitely try that! Appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

[@clintonemmert5184]

Can see the fish on the camera, but what kind you got in that pond/lake?

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Hey, thanks for watching and your comment. We’ve got a lot of bluegill and bass. Haven’t seen any giants but several that are fun to catch. Thanks again. Have a great day and be safe.

[@ds-gu8cb]

Do you stock that pond? That would be an awesome little honey hole.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. Yes it has been stocked but has been a little neglected the last few years. We are working on getting it back in shape now. Have a great day and be safe!

[@Tiuuuu752]

Tylen love ❤🎉

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thank you for watching and your comment!

[@axeman33333]

Probably could have put ur guards back on using some good duct tape to hold together. Better also learn ur draw bar arms have to be all way up or you will turn tongue into them.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@axeman33333 thanks for watching and your comment. Great tip on the arms. We never thought of duct tape but that would work! Thanks again, have a great day and be safe!

[@user-bw4bi9ls7i]

YOUR BUSH HOG WILL CUT BETTER IF YOU RUN ROUR PTO SPEED CLOSE TO 540 RPMS, IF YOUR GROUNG SSPEED IS TO FAST OR SLOW YOU CORRECT THAT BY INCREASING OR DECREASING YOUR TRANSMISSION

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Cool! Thanks for the tips, appreciate it!

[@dishpointer]

You ran over a snake at 6:42!

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. Some other viewers pointed that out too. We never saw it, hope he made it. Have a great day and be safe.

[@tomadelsberger6101]

I would get the hose moved over away from the pto move it before it rubs into and sprays oil every where

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. That is a helpful tip, good catch. Thanks for sharing! Have a great day and be safe!

[@briangrammer898]

❤❤VIDEO ❤❤

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thank you

[@jamesacker7343]

Did you sharpen the blades

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

No I haven’t yet. They are still as I found them so far.

[@user-bw4bi9ls7i]

WHAT DOES YOUR TACH SHOW YOUR PTO SPEED TO BE

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Tac is the digital multi gauge, it is broken and only displays egt and mph, rpm always is at 000.

[@daman9780]

NOT SURE IF YOU SAW IT YOU RAN OVER A SNAKE AT TIME MARK 6:41

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment. I didn’t see it, hope it made it!

[@poslane99]

Who else sees the snake at 6:38, had to rewind a few time to be sure.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment! Cool! Never saw that one, we have seen some before though. They must like that deep grass. Have a great day and be safe!

[@johnlanham9057]

Point me in the right area. Didn’t see movement….

[@johnlanham9057]

Found it. 06:41 center of the cut..

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@johnlanham9057 after they pointed it out there is something dark on the front right corner, not sure if that is what they saw or not….

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@johnlanham9057 thanks! Will check it out!

[@Des-kh-41]

Don’t leave those shafts unguarded, someone other than you in the cab may be at risk….

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

Thanks for watching and your comment! Yes, will work on that for sure! Have a great day and be safe!

[@troyfortune4124]

Another YT safety expert heard from.

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@troyfortune4124 there have been a lot. Fact is we appreciate all comments. Some are helpful some not as much 😂😂😂

[@blakesummerlin7619]

No doubt the shaft could be a concern But the fact they’ve never seen a blade break go through the rear tire and stick in a tree trunk would not walk around it while mowing

[@CopperBarnHomestead]

@@blakesummerlin7619 thanks for watching and your comment. You have pointed out the only safety issue that we completely agree with. She was way too close to that mower when I started it and we are both to blame for that because we both know better. Good catch and we agree with you. Have a great day and be safe!