Can’t imagine working full-time for someone else and having your own Farm and Ranch. Sounds like you’re working 60 to 70 hours a week! Your daughter is very beautiful thanks for the great video have a good weekend.
@MillerFamilyFarms3 жыл бұрын
Working 60-70 hours a week is better than most 112 hour or more weeks. 16 hour days are a drain but it’s a life worth living.
@gail84943 жыл бұрын
@@MillerFamilyFarms I can’t even imagine doing 112! I was a cranky hanky after 60hrs! But your right about doing what you love!
@MillerFamilyFarms3 жыл бұрын
@@gail8494 I tend to never really think about the hours I am putting in now. Time flies when your having fun
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
I always say you Gotta be doing something. You might as well be doing something you love!
@dmedman503 жыл бұрын
Love seeing all those older "worn out" trucks and tractors being used!
@tclott3163 жыл бұрын
@OliverDude relax lol
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
We rock what we’ve got!!
@deanoz93073 жыл бұрын
You always punch out such great and modest videos, truly enjoy watching them guys. The seed guides look great and make great sense as long as the seed guide delivery speed adjusts to the ground speed.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah the speed tube belts match ground speed from what I understand.
@markfin72253 жыл бұрын
Yes, thank the Lord! Rain is needed. We’ve had rain several times largely, but we need more too. Love the videos.
@ardurbin23 жыл бұрын
AMEN for the rain!
@redclover513 жыл бұрын
Good to see that square baler in action. My JD 14T had a successful event last week as well.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Before we got this Baler we had a 24T. It was a really good machine too!
@oldamericaniron57673 жыл бұрын
Cultivating corn, looks like farming when I was young, grew up on Wis. dairy farm. I cultivated corn with Farmall H and 2 row cultivator. I never knew him but I have my Grandpa’s H, cultivator is long gone, wish I would have followed up on one I saw on Craigslist.
@tylermallory25043 жыл бұрын
I cut a square hole in the rear door of my skid steer and welded in a hitch receiver. Then I just mount a custom made ballast box in the receiver filled with sand or gravel. Probably 250-300 lbs and it makes big difference when I have an "unbalanced load"...
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea!!!
@tylermallory25043 жыл бұрын
@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 just make sure you mount it as low as possible to keep center of gravity low and with it being a hitch you can put a typical hitch plug in it to help keep critters out when parked! Not the easiest thing to mount and dismount but it's usually only a once or twice a year operation as it's not needed most of the time.
@rockeerockey69413 жыл бұрын
Subtract a few years, ok, a lot of years and that was me! Brings back fond times
@Greg_Gatsby3 жыл бұрын
If you’re in the general vicinity of Arlington IA, you’re probably less than 2 hours away from Ryan at “How Farms Work”. Not that either of you would have the time or inclination to visit, but it’s cool 😎 for me to know that two of the channels I follow are that close to each other. 👍
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yes I have met Ryan before. He’s a great guy! I am planning to stop and see him sometime this summer. I’m only just over an hour away.
@jermynpedretti47613 жыл бұрын
Stack em high! If it fits it ships 😆 love the Oliver
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
That tractor has seen a lot in it’s time!
@reetthen3 жыл бұрын
Good work Carl & family!
@kopenhagenkid3 жыл бұрын
Awesome drone footage
@roberthocking91382 жыл бұрын
Great vid, takes me back to my teen age years on my uncles farm in AUS in the 1960s, always seemed to be there in hay season, an MF tractor and new Holland baler. Great to see that older equipment still being used on small bales 👍
@markaphilpott3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your farm life with us Carl, and for the superb drone footage; it added a different perspective to field-work.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ronloomis82453 жыл бұрын
Bailing hay was always my favorite job on farms as a high school kid trying to make a few dollars.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Not many kids get to do that anymore. Maybe the world would be a better place if it was still a normal part of growing up.
@ronloomis82453 жыл бұрын
@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 I could not agree more.
@willian.direction67403 жыл бұрын
Your Skid loader cocking its back legs reminded me of my little dog when he got a prickle in both of his back feet and was walking on his front legs.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! That would be quite a sight!
@cartercurrie65293 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video on haying, look forward to the next video.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carter! I try to put up a video every week.
@brianeisenga8823 жыл бұрын
I remember using old International tractors like that. Except they were new back then. Lol. Our newest back in 1980 was a 1086, with AM/FM 8 track stereo in it. Those were the days. Hahaha.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
This 1066 was dad’s big platter tractor back in the early 90s. It’s still going strong!
@kopenhagenkid3 жыл бұрын
Nice looking bales Carl
@garenwickstrum9553 жыл бұрын
My brother and I used walk the rows with a corn knife and weed them out by hand. We started out as two row, moved up to six rows a lap by sixth grade
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
That will make you sweat!
@walterneville26252 жыл бұрын
I can tell you, the hay stacker is a pro!!!
@erbewayne68682 жыл бұрын
Used to bake behind dad's friends 506 but most of the time loaded loose and mowed with the trolling the barn. Old school.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92062 жыл бұрын
That’s real work!!
@carlfoltz42443 жыл бұрын
Dad and daughter time is precious stuff. Get as much as you can. When they grow up and move away, it will be too soon. Daughters are incredibly special to a Dad.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right!
@leevanruler1193 жыл бұрын
At least you have one of the best square balers ever made! I stacked behind one for 6 years - lots of work but well worth it. Annual tune up kept it in great condition!
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
We have been very happy with the 336. Our previous baler was a 24T
@rodyoutsey87863 жыл бұрын
The Freightliner of pickups, nice.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily a bad thing 😅
@GoBearstyJpyn3 жыл бұрын
Thankful you got rain. Nice video.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too. Now we need some more!
@gethinjones13483 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!, greetings from Wales 🏴
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍👍
@tlarsz30093 жыл бұрын
Did you take the bale thrower off the back of your JD 336..? Growing up we had a 336, I liked the bale thrower, you could fill wagons quickly with just as many bales as stacking.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
We took the thrower off. There is no way we could get 180 bales in one of these wagons without hand stacking them. We also end up with a lot fewer broken bales than the neighbors who use the thrower
@noyopacific3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another interesting video Carl! I couldn't help but wonder how guys you got the last few bales of hay up to the top row of the stack on the front of trailer. 😆 Where did the stacker guy stand when he put them up there?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
That’s a very good question. My brother always finishes the load off because he is a little stronger than I am. He can toss the bales around with one hand. He just stands in the middle and loads it until there’s only room for two more bales and then we stop and shove those in the middle where he was standing. I will try to capture some footage of that next time!
@mohaddock10803 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the ride ……… Thanks Carl
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@timwilcoxsr27123 жыл бұрын
How many bales can you get stacked on a wagon like that ? We use a John Deere 336 with a kicker and average 120 to 130 per wagon.
@jennifersmith8423 жыл бұрын
@Tim Hello How are you doing
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
We got about 175 on a load by hand stacking
@seansmith96143 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@stephenglendenning14753 жыл бұрын
Hi , I t nice are do so good and are getting a 2nd cut this year's. You just be safe with family and friends as I put all the farmers to have year. Thank from the Glendenning family Kitchener Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.
@oldamericaniron57673 жыл бұрын
Seeing the Oliver on the baler brings back memories. We had a neighbor who baled with an Oliver with loader on it and always had it way up. Stacking bales in a bale rack isn’t what you see everyday. We had a baler with thrower but would occasionally do it if it meant getting enough bales on wagon to finish field without bringing back another wagon.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
That’s the same Oliver I drove when I was a little boy. We have used these cage racks for over 25 years. They make stacking on uneven terrain much easier!
@keithrobinson13313 жыл бұрын
Man you were really moving with that cultivator
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yes it’s a high speed cultivator made by Hiniker. I was going about seven. That’s about as fast as I can go and still keep it on the row!
@EtzEchad3 жыл бұрын
Hehe. Your daughter has a personality. :)
@StephenMortimer3 жыл бұрын
You mean SPUNK ??
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
She sure does 😂
@charlesjenkins80783 жыл бұрын
Great videos, thanks
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks Charles!
@gregorydayton54283 жыл бұрын
I always like making hay. Much better then milking cows!
@MillerFamilyFarms3 жыл бұрын
I love making hay but there is just something special about milking cows.
@joseresendes37573 жыл бұрын
That tractor is old is shit ... good luck getting done
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Hey guess what Jose… we got done with no trouble 😂
@coyroberts83563 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@jessiegoss37122 жыл бұрын
Nice job!!!!!!!!!!
@Husker34353 жыл бұрын
Good one guys...that is some pretty country and some nice views...love the wheel stand with the skid steer 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻”MERICA”🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@seriouslyconfused13 жыл бұрын
Wish there was more video of the baling. Never enough video of making bales.
@colmortimer10663 жыл бұрын
Yea, there's something peaceful about watching people make and bail hay. :)
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
I’ll get more baling footage for you when we do second crop
@whathasxgottodowithit3919.3 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you for posting. Have been brought up on a farm in the U.K. and in the nicest possible way, I can safely say Farmers are the same the world over. ( Make do and mend ) :-) :-) :-)
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@gerryhand3 жыл бұрын
Hey.. That's my old baler. John Deere 336.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
It’s a good one!!
@tuscanyjc3 жыл бұрын
I thought GMO corn didn't germinate?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
😂
@leighcowley98693 жыл бұрын
We haven’t had any rain for three months
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
We have had 2.5 inches in three months. All mainly from one storm. I feel for you guys. That’s terrible. Where are you located?
@leighcowley98693 жыл бұрын
@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Utah. We haven’t had a drop since last of April. Most of mine is irrigated but it’s been so damn hot we can’t keep the. Stuff wet enough. Growing some silage corn for a couple of guys. Haven’t grown it in many years. But it’s been so hot, the leaves cure up a day after we water. I use to run about 300 beef cows. Glad I don’t now. Lots of ranchers selling them because the have no hay. I sell hay and the price is around $270 on up to $300 per ton. They dry farm grain I have hasn’t got much there. Maybe break even or worse. 50 acres of barley we will just dig under or no till this fall if we get any moisture. Our alfalfa hay was really bad first crop. It kept freezing up to when we cut it the last of May. Second crop is way down because we can’t keep up with the water.
@benjaminsorenson3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, having too much hay that you can sell that you definitely know you won't need is better than needing to buy hay because you're short of what you need.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
For sure! Right now we don’t know if we will get a second crop or not..
@Mopar-Pioneer3 жыл бұрын
F 350, rattles are factory installed ! : - )))
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
I believe it 👍👍
@vannakrcofficial3 жыл бұрын
Look so good job
@hendrik1636c3 жыл бұрын
Try that in MS delta you will be wore out by the sun an heat
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Haha I bet
@stevelangland39243 жыл бұрын
I've never understood why you have a throw baler and you're still stacking in the wagon. I know someone who was knocked out by being hit by a bale.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Our baler doesn’t have a thrower on it.
@jeffbrouwer27743 жыл бұрын
Did you see a difference in emergence and growth between the two furrow closing set ups in your corn?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
I have some data on that I just haven’t gotten put together yet. The row cleaners made a difference in ride quality and singulation and spacing. The furrow force had slightly better emergence in every test we did.
@kikigamble43153 жыл бұрын
Hi. Is the hay you cut, a natural grass or something you seed every year? Who gets the round bales n who gets the square bales? Is it dependent on herd size needs only? Glad ya'll are getting rain. Peace to you and yours
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
All the hay we cut was seeded at some point, But it’s been a long long time ago. We have a few horse customers that really like small square bales otherwise most of the cattle guys want the round bales.
@rockeerockey69413 жыл бұрын
Rut roh, the Dodge Boys using a Ford f350, what's this world coming to? 😆
@marks.c47533 жыл бұрын
They've always had fords the strange part was when carl bought the dodge.😁😁
@noyopacific3 жыл бұрын
Especially since the Dodge brothers used to be partners with Henry Ford and also supplied parts to build the cars. Henry Ford didn't pay the Dodge brothers what was due for their share in Ford and Dodge brothers finally had to sue Ford to get what they were owed. (It was a landmark case.) I guess it's good that the Dodge brothers have mended their fences with Ford. 😆 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_v._Ford_Motor_Co.
@rockeerockey69413 жыл бұрын
@@noyopacific Before my time!
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@carterschnell49903 жыл бұрын
Did you say you went to Arlington Iowa? Because thats where i live and its a very small town
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was at Alex Recker’s shop.
@carterschnell49903 жыл бұрын
@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 ahhhh
@thecflsaskatchewanroughrid88482 жыл бұрын
What are the small bales for
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92062 жыл бұрын
Mainly small horse and pony customers.
@rocksandoil22413 жыл бұрын
Get a hay hook...you'll break your back. Ugh. I hope they are light squares.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are only 40-45 pounds
@timduthie63993 жыл бұрын
Is that Oliver tractor a petrol ( gasoline ) one?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yes it is!
@shawnfox80023 жыл бұрын
Where yall from
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Eastern Iowa
@alansimpson5963 жыл бұрын
Call me old-fashioned if you will but I think that hay is best turned with a man and a pitchfork.
@StephenMortimer3 жыл бұрын
NOPE.. you make OLD FASHIONED look NEW FANGLED !!
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Wow that is really bold fashioned!
@stumpy28163 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@jasonharper26013 жыл бұрын
stopped watching as soon as you started the music
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Why? Would you prefer silence? Drone footage and time lapse videos don’t have any sound so what do you want me to do? Or are you talking about the intro video?
@daspicsman3 жыл бұрын
Here’s what’s good about stacking square bales...
@markissboi35833 жыл бұрын
farming getting techy everyear new idea's
@tomharrington13933 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@craigjohnson83243 жыл бұрын
You will turn into your Dad I know I did.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Haha I bet you are right
@kevinbaker61682 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid it was during the time when almost every farmer cultivated corn & beans. Herbicides we're just coming into common use. With the volunteer corn you have little choice but to cultivate with a tractor. We used to put up our hay in small bales, lots of hours sweating and loading them. Then we got to using big round bales. A lot easier to move them, but tougher to store them with less spoilage. Even with the labor with small bales I like them because once you have them in a barn you only take what you need to feed your cattle. Even with a bale ring you get a lot of waste. Also there is something about getting out once or twice a day to throw some hay for your cattle and being able to see how they are doing.
@culmalachie3 жыл бұрын
A great Intro: Nothing cuter than an Aberdeen Angus calf up to 4 months old! Oh, and no wonder you'd be struggling to bale 40 acres a day! I got hell from a small farmer's WIFE for "getting" her man so worn out standing at the rear and handling the bales - 400 per hour. He WAS fit and wanted the job done before the imminent rain, so I obliged! Job done, he lived to tell the tale. Yes that seed delivery method - not seen in the UK and although we sow at up to 10mph with gravity feed Grain + Fert combined - you have to KNOW and adjust on/off at the headlands. Don't like those Airdrills. Keep up the good work and take care - maybe get more rain than you expect! Slàinte Mhath!
@jeremydevonuk82193 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video Carl - you always have interesting content, a good variety of camera angles, even the music sounds great on my headphones! Don't change anything!
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@gregschultz20293 жыл бұрын
5.00 inch’s here in northeast central Illinois as of 10:00 PM Saturday Night ,And it is spotty,More coming in the next week ,Oh Boy, Careful what you wish for ,Thank You For Your Videos !!!
@keithkuckler25513 жыл бұрын
Hey those stackers need a bale hook. I used to do all small squares, i stacked, and, my wife drove the tractor, i used a hook it makes the work a lot easier, and, you can stack higher with it giving you more reach with the arm.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
I’ve tried using the hook before and it makes me really clumsy. I guess I just wasn’t taught how to use one when I was young. I’m always afraid I’m gonna stab myself in the leg with it ha ha
@farmjet27113 жыл бұрын
Will you be going to Hefty’s Ag Phd field day this year?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Probably not
@kopenhagenkid3 жыл бұрын
Great video Carl good luck baling your hay
@zachjahr92483 жыл бұрын
The lawn is dead but the crops are all green....doesnt that tell us something about it being consumed by us? lol phew.- the crops now are truly our of this world.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yeah the corn is really impressive with drought tolerance
@austinbarker40483 жыл бұрын
You can have our rain up in ny were barley hangin on
@jroberts44453 жыл бұрын
First comment
@cliffteasley36113 жыл бұрын
you guy's don't ted a lot do ya?,,,cliff
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Nope. Only when we get in a jam.
@flvince3 жыл бұрын
I really like seeing old iron out there doing the job it did 30, 40, 50 years ago, the H's, M's ,WD45's, MH44's, the Ford's ,JD, Oliver's etc.etc.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@silentdeath92373 жыл бұрын
i miss putting up hay
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
It’s good honest work
@motor2of73 жыл бұрын
I’ve got my 94.5 F350 with hardly a rattle. That’s the difference between a work truck and a farm truck.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yes I would say most farm trucks rattle a little more than their non-farm counterparts
@robertpautsch50933 жыл бұрын
You need rain? A couple of hundred miles east of you in northern Illinois we have had enough (6/26 noon as I write this). 1.8 today and 2.75 yesterday. More showers for the next few days and under a tornado watch until 7pm. Will you cover those round bales? Since the "volunteers" are likely hybrids, do they have the traits of last year's corn seeds?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Yeah the bales that we are keeping go in the shed. Many of our customers keep them outside tho. The volunteer corn is just a weaker version of the previous years hybrid
@edniemyjski33033 жыл бұрын
parts of crawford co wisc and allamake co iowa got up to 10 inches of rain thursday night and friday,we got 2 just north in vernon co wisc
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Oh that’s not good at all..
@davestarr71123 жыл бұрын
No need to apologize for being busy, Crl. Great video, you know I love everything that involves haying or calves. Stay healthy and keep going, your work is so important even if so few realize it.
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave hope you’re having a great day!
@johnkranias34583 жыл бұрын
Hope you get the rain you need Carl.
@erictanner79833 жыл бұрын
I'm a little late to the video. What all varieties consist in your hay crop?
@dodgebrothersfarmandranch92063 жыл бұрын
Welcome! We have mostly brome grass, Timothy, and red clover.
@johnnymurphy77793 жыл бұрын
👀👀👀👀👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@paulgreco21883 жыл бұрын
Great video and great content. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.