Blizzard hits the Dairy Farm!

[@davevonmuenster6649]

Love your channel and all your equipment. I am a semi retired farmer in eastern Iowa. You and your family are always welcome to our home.

[@davidmcgennity3182]

Now that's what I like to see healthy kids playing out in the snow, not playing video games in the house.

[@canvids1]

As a young kid late 1940' and early 50's I grew up in Southern Ontario Canada and can remember many storms like you just got and worse ones too. The kids always have fun in the snow LOL.

[@jrjr8314]

it look like the good old days in my younger years living in Nebraska feeding cattle doing chores, farming no mater the weather was for 45 sum years. I moved to Tennessee 20 years ago to become a full time John Deere tech. now my hobby is playing with old tractors that built in the 50s

[@jaykettlewell3922]

Glad everyone is ok. Your kids have the right idea. Make the best of whatever mother nature gives you.

[@Plowboy4960]

When you got trees like that and they're breaking off branches those are called widowmakers but everybody's safe God bless you all

[@naturegirlmia]

You folks are tuffer than a 2 dollar steak, I went through a blizzard here in Ohio in 78, was not a day at the beach when you milk cows or anything else one does when it gets like that. May God Bless you and yours!!!

[@leol1682]

Thanks for the video , specailer kid playinng in snow , God Bless your familyss

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Alan

[@uplandhunter5794]

Watching you walk around that barnyard sure does bring back memories

[@ronniebond7435]

Glad no trees landed on any buildings glad you all are good.

[@kennymusselman7407]

Glad to see you all are doing good good to see the kids playing in the snow ⛄️

[@tericnoah8836]

be safe, stay warm

[@BobSmith-iu3hx]

Over the last 48 hours we got about 37 cm ( 14.5 inches ) of wet snow here in Ottawa, Ontario.

[@thompsondean]

Glad to hear things are good and you guys are safe, Have a wonderful Holiday, stay safe and warm up there

[@johnmcenaney1814]

Glad your family Is ok, and that your buildings are intact. Merry Christmas and we hope you all the best in 2023.

[@chadgronsten9023]

The triticale/rye loves the rain...Great job getting the double crop in and fertilized !!!

[@paulnewman2115]

I know it can be dangerous at times but you must feel blessed to live in such a beautiful place. Every picture you take could go on a Christmas card, great channel 👍

[@johnhenderson299]

Be safe and have a happy holiday

[@alastairmccormick9657]

Glad you guys are ok. I guess nature’s way of doing things. Happy Christmas🇮🇪

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

Thanks for the tour. We had lots of heavy snow up here in southern manitoba but missed the rain. Tree branches are hanging low but not broken. Time to get that snowmobile out.

[@noahdiekhuis7286]

God bless you and your family. And merry Christmas 🎄 keep the great videos coming!!

[@rebelgaming7718]

Glad your doing good alan you and your family

[@ronzezulka6646]

Went through the same storm,,scary stuff

[@davidbrock8558]

Allen I luv ur videos the older equipment brings back memories as I was growing up on the farm I want to tell u something u need to concentrate on building u an equipment shed that would help u a lot

[@trinitydairy]

Yup, but material costs are just way to inflated right now.

[@gregwilson3371]

That storm kinda reminds me of the ice storm we had in Ontario Canada back in 99

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Tks for sharing. You guys did hit pretty hard.. we here in Michigan got it to. Not as bad I think. It's Amazing watching that tree snapped off.. the power behind it... omg I think I felt it just watching it WOW.

[@trinitydairy]

Jen heard the same thing as she was heading out to milk, she said it sounded like a cannon

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

@@trinitydairy I'll bet.. and you don't ever forget that sound it makes.. or to feel the power and the feel of a shock wave in the air.

[@ralphriddle8864]

Good job and God bless yall

[@andylieffring2461]

Was hoping to see the blower on the 1256 again….looks beautiful

[@trinitydairy]

I was thinking of putting it on, but I knew this was going to be a heavy wet snow and that blower seems to plug with snow like that.

[@rc3226]

Great video! We had awful winds here in northern lower Michigan when the storm came through. Hopefully you'll be able to get yourself a machinery shed up in the near future to get most of your equipment inside. God bless you and your family for all your hard work!

[@donvoll2580]

Good day from Ontario Canada. Yes that wet snow can really do some harm.. Thanks & Merry Christmas & Happy New Yr.

[@drknockers5716]

Great video

[@ssmith1931]

Natures tree trimming. Spring will bring new growth fresh start

[@kurtreinhardt6789]

Glad to hear that yous made it through the blizzard

[@yetiofthenorth]

Glad it wasn’t worse for you. My brother lost a heifer last year when a tree fell on her in the pasture. God Bless and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

We had that wet stuff here in WI but not as much as you did. We didn't have power for 14 hrs, but not complaining. We consider ourselves fortunate. You are right to say it was very pretty, but sure made a mess. Stay safe and God bless.

[@trinitydairy]

Yes, we're definitely not complaining as there's still people without power.

[@richdillon2157]

Hey All, Just want to let you know Christmas Morning here in Ocala Florida we are supposed to be 19 degrees. Looks like I will be braking ice off the Horses water tanks. We are located about 45 minutes south of Gainesville Florida or roughly 90 miles North West of Orlando. Don't ever think that it Does Not get cold here in Florida and Yes it does snow too. I have seen it. Of course if you live in South Florida, You have to be careful because the Iguana's get frozen and fall out of the trees and such, No Lie... look it up, They put out Falling Iguana Alerts. Enjoyed your video, Thanks for sharing. And NO, I Do Not Miss The Snow... Love the cold.

[@farawayfarm2520]

We didn't get much rain here. It went pretty much straight to snow. We got about 2 feet but I guess I'll take that over all the ice and broken trees. I'm glad you got through it without anything too drastic.

[@nashcobb3056]

thank you

[@CMDSR]

We had a bad ice storm a couple years ago and had the same problem. We could hear trees popping and breaking all over the place the big ones you could hear inside the house. They sounded like gun shots.

[@trinitydairy]

Yes, that's what Jen said. She was worried it was the house at first.

[@mattutke4704]

I could see where that tree that broke off just barely missed that shed what your news station was filming, I've had a few trees breaking in my yard too from high winds and snow, the snow has really filled in my yard quite a bit since we burned down the old house and our grainery, I had a tree collapse on our old cattle shed and it did a lot of damage, we'll eventually get it torn out, thanks for the video Al happy holidays ☃️🎄🎅🦌🚜

[@toddjacobs5660]

Nice vid 👍

[@colorado1088]

Beautiful but trouble with extra work. Cold rain/ice/snow storms are the worse. Thumbs up to milk delivery truck drivers everywhere !

[@geraldsundberg3610]

That storm has caused alot of damage and extra work.

[@lesterhertel2945]

Praying

[@anthonyhengst2908]

We didn't get the ice quite like you did but it was a little hard to get through. We have a newer Case with front wheel assist that made it a little bit easier. Now on Wednesday and Thursday we are looking like we may get another one with a bunch of wind. Hopefully the power stays on. Last storm we were fortunate. The power stayed on.

[@duaneschmitz2674]

Allen did I see john deere tractor with cab sitting by building last video?? Lol Allen you and family stay safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and family God bless 🙏

[@trinitydairy]

Yup, my father in laws

[@anthonytelly1489]

We got a little rain in my area of Michigan we could've used much more I've been in a dry spell for a while now but like you said no use complaining thanks for sharing the video of the Farm it looks like you guys will have a White Christmas! 👍

[@bernierezny8156]

Igloo are the best forts

[@schm2918]

It sounds like we're going to get some aggressive wind/ blizzard conditions in Northern Isanti County/ Southern Kanabec this week. I'd guess you'll get the wind too. Our trees are having a tough run. Be safe!

[@trinitydairy]

That's what we heard. So much for getting a bit of a break.

[@fasrfreddy]

Pretty sight for sure , be careful …. W

[@allanvaneste9106]

And then it was winter. Hopefully the colder temperatures will help freeze some of the moisture out of the snow and lighten the load on the trees. A little wind might help shake some of the snow off. Let's hope it doesn't get too crazy windy. I would be safe to assume there have been a few requests to take last years Christmas surprise for the kids out of hibernation. Take care and be safe.

[@trinitydairy]

Oh yes!

[@jeffhoard4777]

Sounds like the winters like we use to have here in Michigan

[@mikebrown1188]

We had alot of limbs break off too. But not as bas as you. SW WI

[@strong40]

Wow. Looks like a dangerous situation.

[@brianhansen826]

4th time was the charm. Finally got the audio to load.

[@36terraplane57]

North Central WI is about the same situation . Sounds like a lot more trees are doomed, as a lot more snow in the forecast with no above freezing temps. Also winds up in the 40 mph Friday I believe. The snow will sit right on the trees that are bent over. Birch are the worse off.

[@trinitydairy]

I think so too

[@butchmcgregorb1203]

Looking into buying a wood mizer sawmill and harvest you trees and make sheds for your equipment

[@joesteck6631]

That’s a great idea. They have plenty of trees but probably not a lot of spare time.

[@davevanatta1965]

just an observation from a diff point of view ! the fire fighter in me 34 years worth try to clear driveway of snow an branches etc just encase need to get a bigger rig back there ! Nice video

[@trinitydairy]

Oh definitely! I was on our volunteer fire department for a few years, so I always think of that stuff too. Thanks for watching!

[@davidbrock8558]

Ur right that I didn’t thank about

[@markellis6727]

Do you have backup power to milk, if not, so you have to milk by hand?

[@trinitydairy]

We just got our generator running, and we have a friend with a single cow milking setup, so if we had to, we could use that. We're thinking of looking into a small vacuum pump that our generator could run also. Being without power definitely got us thinking.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

@@trinitydairy we have a petcock on the Minneapolis Moline intake manifold that we use when we have too and then pour the milk through a strainer. It works.

[@brokentractorbarnandgrill6598]

​@Anthony Hengst I remember my Dad doing the same thing, using the old farm truck and a bucket milker.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

@@brokentractorbarnandgrill6598 we still use the Surge buckets.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

@@trinitydairy if you can find a Surge BB-2 vacuum pump that works great for us. We had 4 of them all hooked in series. Used that for years. When we got the new vacuum pump those little ones fit great in a coaster wagon. You could carry them around easily. They used a half horse motor.

[@williamkemm673]

You say a little bit of tree damage? I also have cleaned those messes up as Time intensive and a pain in the butt!

[@trinitydairy]

There's some people around us who still don't have power, so I hate to sound too complainy.

[@williamkemm673]

You don't sound like you're complaining! Don't sweat the small stuff like that my friend

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

Question. What is the story on the old farm house? Is there a video about it I missed thanks

[@trinitydairy]

We don't have a video about it, I actually don't know a lot of history about the house. My grandparents live in it now.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

@Trinity Dairy thank you for the information. I didn't know if it was vacant or not

[@gordoncarpenter1552]

I need new batteries for my hearing aids LOL

[@cottonwoodhillfarms]

Were you able to Milk when the power was out with the generator?

[@trinitydairy]

My generator isn't big enough to run the vacuum pump. I do have access to a small single cow milking setup that it could run if need be. My parents have a pto generator that I plan to get the hookup done here so I could run the regular pump.

[@cottonwoodhillfarms]

@@trinitydairy Any problems with cows starting to dry up when you skip milking?

[@trinitydairy]

@@cottonwoodhillfarms just one milking wouldn't cause them to start to dry off, but if it was a few milkings it could be an issue. Mastitis is a bigger worry with missed milkings. Fortunately we didn't have to miss any.

[@cottonwoodhillfarms]

@@trinitydairy Oh, I thought you said you didn’t have power for a couple days.

[@trinitydairy]

@@cottonwoodhillfarms It went on and off a couple times that same day.

[@marystark8898]

my audio is good.

[@glennschlorf1285]

4 days stuck in ND could not move I 94 was shut down

[@trinitydairy]

Wow!!!

[@joshbutterfass5251]

Where did that big John Deere with the cab and loader come from that I saw in the last couple of videos you posted

[@trinitydairy]

It's my father in laws

[@joshbutterfass5251]

@@trinitydairy okay it’s nice tractor is he letting you keep it or does he want it back and what number is it if I may ask

[@trinitydairy]

It's a 4020, he took it to Jens sister's house for the winter to help plow the driveway and feed hay. When it's here on the farm, though he's always let me use it.

[@daviddevor5967]

My sister says that snow is kike the devil, it comes down so pretty and then it gets nasty as all get out!

[@jaycool7805]

👍👍

[@rogerhance2057]

I thought you burn wood for heat in the outside wood boiler

[@trinitydairy]

Yes we do, but it takes electricity to run the circulator pump and the furnace in the house.

[@jackleigh2849]

I don’t think any farm in Australian would have snow

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤🇨🇦

[@KiwiJim13]

👀🙄🐾🎄👍

[@jocelyncritch8512]

Who owns the horse?

[@trinitydairy]

Well, he did belong to Jen's Dad, but he's pretty much our daughter's now. She's horse crazy and he's a great starter horse for her.

[@jaycool7805]

I got audio!

[@ianrobertson4616]

tractor generator system are not really that exspensive, and last forever.

[@trinitydairy]

My parents have one, I think we're going to get the farm set up to be run by it.

[@jim6390]

Got audio

[@jim6390]

No audio

[@trinitydairy]

Must be on KZbins end

[@rogerhance2057]

Did you have to milk those two cows by hand

[@trinitydairy]

The one was pretty much done, and the other we milked right away once the power came back on.

[@willwill77]

For the sake of common sense, why didn't you use the generator? Kerosene heaters are very,very dangerous.

[@trinitydairy]

The generator has been sitting for years and needed parts,by the time I got it running, the power was back. It wasn't that i just chose not to use it. The heater was under constant supervision.

[@jackleigh2849]

I don’t think any farm in Australian would have snow

[@brianhansen826]

No audio

[@trinitydairy]

Must be on KZbins end

[@jackleigh2849]

I don’t think any farm in Australian would have snow