Working up a Snow Covered Field with a John Deere 9420R Tractor and high speed disk.

Working up a Snow Covered Field - In this video I am out in the field with a John Deere 9420R tractor pulling a 25 foot wide Versatile Fury high speed disk. The field in this video had winter wheat on it which was harvested back in June then after harvest the field was seeded with a cover crop mix of oats and sunflowers. It started snowing on this morning and we were curious how this would all work up in the snow.

[@mikescaffo4850]

Don't worry about someone thats got to much to say negative your doing a great job and it's very kind of you to Include us in your life on the farm

[@jamesbarbour8400]

I second that !

[@robvangorp4068]

Oh yeah the joy's of snow tillage. Fun till it gets to wet. Than makes for a messy clean up. Thanks for the video.

[@Wiking419]

Wow, this was a treat to my eyes for sure, I like seeing machines working in the field while snowing, there is some calmness into it... Nice video you made there Mike, hope to see more like this as the year goes. Keep the good work.

[@tucobenedicto109]

By discing in the snow you add stored moisture. How the snow helps the dry soil. 🙂 Nice video Mike.

[@SimonKL11]

The fury does a nice job with the sunflowers👍😉 cool to see some field work in the snow😁👍 Nice video, thank you👍

[@RickPerry4960]

Burying that free nitrogen…. Great video. I love plowing snow…. I’ve done it many of times…. Sometimes it was moldboard plowing, sometimes it was disk ripping, sometimes it was chisel plowing … happy thanksgiving to you and your family

[@bertrutledge4546]

Looks pretty with the snow. Worked ground Looks good also.

[@404nitro]

I love tillage in light snow. Makes an excellent contrast to watch. If it was cold enough that the snow wasn't melting right away, it wasn't going to overheat that engine. I can't see how that is much different than a semi tractor running down the highway hauling a full load with the wind screens over the radiator either fully or partially closed.

[@get__some]

radish also makes a great cover crop. they break up compaction and add a bunch of minerals to the ground. never seen oil seed crops turned over. good video

[@ScottPykare]

Hi-speed disc's is where it's at. Do a great job and leave the ground nice and smooth. Degelman and Kinze do a nice job as well.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video , winter is a comin . Disc actually did a excellent job

[@marcelocunico5341]

Great vídeo Mike.

[@alexanderpettit2106]

Always love a good snow cultivating.

[@iancroot1388]

Well Mike I reckon that was mission accomplished, that was a very cool video and that Versatile disc was sure doing a good job of burying that old residue.

[@koenmarist7857]

Very very good machien the fury high speed disk

[@ronaldayers6661]

There was definitely plenty of room for air to make it to the radiator. I wouldn't have worried about overheating in the slightest. People are ridiculous lol. Great video.

[@ascension8811]

Love tillage in the snow.

[@koenmarist7857]

Nice cultivator the versatile fury disk

[@shahzadalikhokhar6091]

Nice work with nice machines

[@AVI-FARMS]

2 years ago we purchased a versatile fury 35 ft does an amazing job just like that one and in this previous year we just purchased a 2015 450 Delta track love them both

[@outbackladas]

Looks bitterly cold to me, the part of the earth I’m situated it never snows, in fact I’ve never seen snow fall from the sky in my lifetime. Frost sometimes, but never snow. Regards from Down Under.

[@ShainAndrews]

Everybody should experience snow fall once in their life. Everybody should experience the silence only a blanket of snow can create.

[@outbackladas]

@@ShainAndrews The Snowy River region of Aus has snow yearly, I’ll have to go for a visit there sometime maybe, see what all this cold stuff is about.

[@nellsonstout7001]

I don’t know if I should envy you or feel bad for you as an Indiana resident. The fun thing is that in December, One day, I may feel bad for you when it snows a little, and the next day when we have about a foot, I’ll envy you😂😂

[@EDBZ28]

Just your thumbnail would be a great inspiration for a scene on top of a birthday cake. I’m 43 and would still love getting a cake like that! 😂

[@koenmarist7857]

Very very nice mike

[@jakeadair8292]

Great video👍👍

[@joesteel1261]

I'm glad I watched the video Mike.I m from Georgia and I saw the stalks standing and I was going to comment that the cotton picker did a terrible job.

[@briand5521]

Cool ! Video frosty

[@DuhartCreek]

You're going diagonally across the field, you "sterring wheel holder"😄 . Good job.

[@tituspullo1957]

Great video.Engine isn't going to overheat with it being that cold even with the grille covered with snow.Truck driver for many years grille was covered with snow many a time never overheated.Just another armchair critic who never drove anything bigger than a Prius.

[@jeffreywakeman1472]

never heard of sunflower as a cover. New to me, and i guess there is probably a great reason for that to be in the mix.

[@brentwelin3612]

Its called plant anything the get a good sized check or free money

[@sharpshooter7127]

That's purdy with all the snow. Something we don't see down in south georgia

[@ronaldmolinasandoval1849]

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[@jeffreyhoover2105]

I enjoyed this video as well Mike very good tillage video Mike I love the way the snow was covering the tractor as well as the freshly disked ground as well love these videos keep up the good work mike

[@tugboat2739]

Good video Farmhand Mike happy thanksgiving

[@jimmystrain883]

Enjoyed the video, HAPPY Thanksgiving

[@SK-FarmAndRanch]

Great video, please ignore the know-nothing naysayers. As any true operator knows, the snow on the grill would act no differently than intentionally adding a winterfront to any Kenworth or any tractor radiator, something often common during the coldest months of the year here in Alberta.

[@thr8061]

We had our usual whacked Wisconsin fall. We had a couple inches of snow on 10/17/22 and a couple days later, it was 80 degrees. The rest of October & November, we had large swings between cold & snow and warm & dry. We even had thunderstorms on 11/29/22.

[@dansmith207]

Just guessing but looks like a little power hop going on, tires look they need air pressure adjusted. We have a 9470R and it hopped terribly till we got that set.

[@farmhandmike]

Boy I run this tractor quite a bit Ann never felt it power hop. I did not run it on this particular day since I was videoing.

[@jamied.2734]

Cool video. Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe...

[@stevebiddle8912]

Happy Thanksgiving Mike. What a fun video!

[@cheikh8845]

I just wanna come there and witness this 😭😭😭😭 I can live there

[@tonyroberts8508]

Mike could you explain more about the benefits that cover crops do for the soils that are replanted in the spring 🙏

[@scanadaze]

He is having way too much fun. My gas truck has automatic leavers in the front that dose exactly the same as that snow did.

[@davidmicalizio824]

Such a cool vid!

[@РоманИконников-к6ы]

Приветствую вас из России. Не сразу понял, что подсолнечник здесь используется как сидерат. У нас в регионах Центр-Волга сейчас такая же обстановка, подсолнечник стоит под дождём и мокрым снегом. Фермеры ждут морозов чтобы убрать урожай.

[@AgriCHR]

Bel video. Bravo. Bei mezzi. 👍👍👋👋💪💪🚜🇮🇹🔝😍

[@bibianagaluskova3947]

Vianočné video Majk 👌👉✋👍😆😀

[@kevinsiedschlag9096]

Happy Thanksgiving day

[@johnkruger3661]

Soil looks like it's in good condition

[@kennethcarlton2860]

With the new equipment with GPS and the computer systems the operator is setting up the line for the equipment to head , push a button and sit and watch another Mike Less video . I know that sounds cruel but I farmed before the computer systems . & never had problems

[@farmhandmike]

So did most of us. I worked a lot of ground as a youngster on a tractor with no cab. Always had the best sun tan in the nice weather.

[@ralphllivrah9551]

He can pound sand. That auto steer is great. If he knew what he was talking about,he would understand that the cab is full of information. The steering wheel holder monitors these gages.

[@tiagoblass7315]

Belo trabalho 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@johnsimms6778]

Sweet

[@brianbradshaw1566]

What is the main purpose of a cover crop ? I enjoyed watching the video, keep up the good work 😁👍🏻

[@markfleck7981]

That is cool watching the tillage in snow. What do that type cover crop do for the ground? Will it help the corn enough to make up the expense of putting out the crop since only got one crop off this field. I understand cover crops are needed to build up soils

[@PEThurman]

I really enjoyed the video. What do I the sunflowers do for the soil as a cover crop? That’s a new one for me. I’m sure they were pretty while in bloom.

[@francoisbeer8551]

Looks like the disc pulls to the left if I look at the tractors tracks and the discs wheels?

[@noahater5785]

I wonder if engaging the tractor's differential locks would have helped with the low traction situation so you could run a little faster than 6-7 mph?

[@farmhandmike]

Losing traction was not the problem but the snow was bunching up if he went much faster and causing the front blades to plug

[@sandraward116]

..can u imagine what it was like for the farmer before closed cabs..

[@carlhelmick7711]

Dang dude how long is that field . That thing looked liked it could have been a mile . 😂😀👍

[@farmhandmike]

It’s about a 1/2 mile

[@franciscosandiego3026]

I like Mike less videos on KZbin from the imperial co California. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@paulbrooks2024]

Trying to get in a crop of snow peas ?

[@franktrierweiler371]

Who was operating the machine? Great operator! 😂 Cool video!

[@farmhandmike]

The farm owner.

[@russellehler6706]

GPS ... almost all of my grandkids could do that job.

[@Sasha-nu1zn]

а не лучше оставить в зиму, что бы снега накопить? А весной передисковать?

[@rap7879]

See its like farming simulator in real life

[@davidoden]

Mike are you just a little too far north for winter wheat ? I assume you are since they didn’t plant this in wheat

[@farmhandmike]

No we are not too far north. Most oil this area is corn and soybean country but lots of farmers grow some winter wheat as well here and it always does well.

[@gary24752]

Curious as to why you are cross disking 30 degrees?

[@Zero01k]

How do you overheat a engine in freezing temps? I don't understand what the guys deal was

[@ronniehodges4835]

Is the a problem with volunteer sunflowers with all the seeds being disc's under?

[@farmhandmike]

They have done this for several years and have not had a problem yet

[@bobnistler]

😎😎

[@ShainAndrews]

Guess the keyboard warriors have no idea how many sensors and warnings that machine has. You will know in short order if it starts to over heat. Hell before that happens you will hear the fan engage as it ramps up to 100%. The grill is not the only air path.

[@John-nc4bl]

That green hoss could prolly haul a wider disk in those conditions. I dont like seeing narrow implements behind hi horsepower. Traction is another thing.

[@farmhandmike]

A 25 foot high speed disk needs 400 horsepower if you're running max depth and speed.

[@doktor3867]

Почему по семечкам?

[@russellehler6706]

How many horsepower does it take to pull that thing 10 mph?

[@farmhandmike]

You want 400 plus.

[@calvinwilliams9722]

@@farmhandmike how much horsepower did this particular JD 9420 got

[@maddigger0074]

With all that snow on front of that John Deere it looks like it has a face mask on.

[@larryhale7618]

Zack tilled his before it snowed.

[@jimmyreitz6220]

Do you ever see any pheasants birds when you are harvesting.

[@farmhandmike]

No. We had pheasants around when I was a kid but you just don't see them here.

[@TheRealJesseStoltzfus]

Those guys talking about overheating, it’s to cold to overheat in the snow.

[@koenmarist7857]

Why the farmer not buy a versatile tractor mike

[@ПавелМалоштанов]

Ну вот, а нам рассказывают что у них такого не бывает.

[@gliderider7077]

That’s amazing! lol always keyboard operators out there, just trolls

[@bobnistler]

Gobble🦃

[@carlfalt174]

I'd have turned a bunch of cows in there

[@jefffraser6666]

Right, free manure

[@jefffraser6666]

How much $ to e fence that field ,wow

[@carlfalt174]

@@jefffraser6666 electric fence as long as you kept your eye on it would not be too bad as long as there was access to water in that area

[@jefffraser6666]

@@carlfalt174 in smaller sections maybe,that field is huge

[@carlfalt174]

@@jefffraser6666 with the string electric fencing today you could move a herd of cows daily to fresh pasture and not tromp down the crop till day of feeding.

[@tompreiss5010]

Down here in Texas that would of been a dove hunters dream at the roght time of the year.😳😳😳😜😜😜😜😜

[@christopher9226]

What should I plant after my organic McDonald's potato 🥔 grown in my sandy ditch. Nitrogen tilled in from snow.