First big move of the year!

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[@oldad6207]

I was 5 years old (1959), sitting in the lane, playing in the dirt. Dad came over from the garage on the 8N Ford, having just installed the side mounted cutter bar. He shut the tractor down and lowered the cutter bar onto the safety chain. The safety chain took that particular instant to snap and the cutter bar came down and hit me on top of the head so hard that my teeth fractured. I thought Mom was going to commit spouse-a-cide that day. 🤣😂 Gotta watch the equipment close. A friend says that EVERY machine is trying to find a way to kill you every second you're around it.

[@jacobk75]

That is an interesting story. At least your ok. Good think to live by, life is dangerous, be cautious, respect the equipment and learn how to use it.

[@halwilliams1682]

Many years ago a friend and I were the first on the scene of a man who had been run over by his tractor when jump starting it. The sight was so gruesome that it taught both of us a very valuable lesson about being careful around machinery.

[@oldad6207]

@@halwilliams1682 I was almost run over by the 8N, too. Dad went at everything he did like He was killing rats. Those experiences made me a much safer worker.

[@johnmilburn5715]

'Ol dad, you are so right. A good friend of mine was killed by his favourite baler . 😢

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

@@mikemerrill175 Mike have you ever seen men's legs wrapped in augers? One day on a safety film my crew was shown very very gruesome injuries you do not want you or your children to have. Same with pro's only in that case the limb is usually either ripped off or the person's parts are wrapped around the pto. You don't even ever want to see that.

[@andrewthompson1414]

Still absolutely shocked how you have not more subs honestly best farming channel on KZbin 💯💯

[@mikemitchell2554]

I don't promote it perhaps 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@davidsellars4327]

So Mike, Serious question here. Have you ever planted/ harvested someone else's ground by mistake? It all looks the same.

[@greenthumb6875]

Mike in the 70s of my youth. We always put grease guns in windshield and defrosted the grease in the morning going to field, if we didn’t bring bucket in the house over night to pump warm grease in gun. Now I just put tubes in windshield to defrost. Grampa always said nothing was greased if no grease on tires, from wiping excess off if no tall grass to swipe end in to clean off. Mom got tired of us wiping excess off on jeans.

[@stoicfarmer]

It wasn’t until you disappeared inside the rear wheel of the grain cart to grease it, that I fully realised how mammoth those things are. The scale you guys farm at, is truly at the next level - v impressive! In Ireland a 200hp tractor is a beast, for you it’s just a loader utility tractor 😅

[@dairy49]

I’m a KZbin farmer. Following Welkers, Larson, Millennial, O’Neal. You guys are awesome! My grandparents ran 150 to 250 acres. This is unbelievable.

[@dairy49]

Southeast Missouri.

[@nathanwright193]

I love your videos they have inspired me to bo more on my farm

[@Myamericanlife61]

Morning Mike I used to love the road trips with the combines nothing like seeing 12 combines in a row going down the road when I was in South Dakota we talked to the county grader guys on the dirt roads they didn’t mind pushing the road a little wider to help us out they were pretty awesome like that stay safe on ya journey Mike and enjoy it lol 😂

[@jazzy21jeff]

Just finished work and this drops. Good weekend start

[@dustinlowry9075]

My Hat is off to You and your Crew Mike 👍 You help Feed the world Hello from California

[@jackwillie2729]

That's a lot of steel on those seeders, be safe all you farmers..

[@jimpolk]

Mike. Don't apologize. Great tutorial. Learning so much. Have a great year.

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video as Always and Much Love From Kentucky 🇺🇸

[@ryanharter3411]

When I did the Custom wheat harvest deal I enjoyed doing the North Dakota to Oklahoma move... meant we were done with wheat and on to Corn, milo and sunflowers. Thanks for your videos mike I love listening and learning.

[@bd64201]

More power to you I absolutely hate moving our 24 row planter more than 15 Miles all the cars out there are idiots and try to pass you and almost hit you I couldn't imagine moving that Mammoth 50 to 60 miles

[@adamfpv8294]

I never have to go more than 5!

[@nikphoenix]

Wish you would show/talk about some the old equipment you drive by on the move. Its always interesting seeing/hearing how it was done before.

[@gordonsanford2814]

did you think about putting a hose to equalize the pressure in the duels like the inflators on logging trucks, so they could self adjust while you go down the road?

[@olenilsen4660]

Logistics is a big part of farming everywhere. People that haven´t done it will have a hard time realising the amount of planning you need. Everything from spares and tools to fuel and grain, fertilizer or other consumables. It´s quite a puzzle, and a bit of the fun too, once you get the hang of it :) Nice video, looking forward to the rest.

[@nickel6158]

I love how you explain all the questions we have and we could have. Thank you for this! And you explain it very clear for people who cant speak english very well, like me. But i can understand every answer. It's always amazing to see how you do farming in comparison to us in Germany. Thanks mate! Greetings from Germany!

[@zzzubmno2755]

today is may 14th, looks like his region is going to be hot this weekend with possible rain. hope this move and seeding goes well. we are all rooting for ya mike. thanks for the vid.

[@jamesthomas3749]

His videos r always about 3-4 weeks behind

[@WBOS72]

Thanksfor all the detail that you share in your vids Mike. Always learn something.

[@dennis2376]

You found a great partner. Have a great day.

[@danielkure7836]

Best thing to watch while seeding

[@hamborg2]

Nice comment, remind me of my x 💥🎶

[@hamborg2]

At : 14:00 😳. The fields is like forever 💥😳🇩🇰👍

[@viktortegelberg]

It always strikes me how much more difficult it must have been in the past to farm. Considering what nice and big machines there are today 🧐

[@SirHuddy]

You should see if Ashtyn could do a point of view of her day sometime? Like instead of I got a question Mike what about I got a question Ashtyn?? Would be kind of interesting:D

[@SirHuddy]

@George Jones she said she is warming up to it :)

[@grizzlytl140]

Always enjoy your videos. You are spot on with the info you have

[@Satta961]

Good job

[@kriskohut7159]

Great explanation of what we do and why, it's much like flying by the seat of your pants with no redo option until next year!

[@Jd-bc1fz]

Logistics is very important when farming large amount of land. Close and far.

[@caseyman97]

Put a shovel in front of the outter dual. Make your own grader lol.

[@gavinperry7237]

Glad to see you have an operational phone as I was doing through the Mike Mitchell Video DT’s and thought it might be a dry weekend 😂📷🍷🎥🍷📹🍷📸🤣

[@mikemitchell2554]

Ashtyn has bee driving all over the country working on that. All Ashtyn 🙂

[@gavinperry7237]

@@mikemitchell2554 We start to realize how much we depend on our smart phones once they are out of service

[@pietoosterhof5901]

That is a good thing to take the weekend off while it can Mike.😉

[@waynefiebiger3202]

Mike, I sure like your videos. I never had any idea the amount of acres you guys farm. It's a very big job to keep the operation running to make a profit. Keep up the videos, very entertaining for me.

[@owenwalters7186]

YES MIKE Ive been so excited for this one. BIG MACHINES and good times my kinda thing.

[@sixtoes2313]

I think Mike would be a great Agriculture; Teacher/Instructor.

[@sixtoes2313]

@@mikemerrill175 Forgot about the "Politics"

[@leesteele9290]

Long trip with quite a lot of anxiety I'm sure ! All those variables to consider and no definite answers ,lots of risk and and big decisions all based on what the weather might do !

[@danguritz2446]

Hi Mike love your farm life. I know because I was raised on a farm here in Michigan near Kalamazoo. There is a lot of day to day stress both keeping everything running and a cash flow. I raised cow calf. And 600 ac of hay small sq bales 20 to 30,000 a year did very good.

[@EJGentleman]

Great video. Reminds me of driving through Montana. Russian sage is a bear on crops.

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

Bless the inventor of the electric grease gun.

[@robdavis331]

I'm pretty sure I would NOT want to cross Ashtyne (sp) She failed to see the humor when she finally located the pin. LOL

[@jmazoso]

the evil eye

[@austincolberg6042]

I just realized something the tire on your air carts are made at the tire factory that I work at

[@rachelt2482]

Another interesting vlog Mike, thanks!

[@lucysimmons6659]

Mike i have a question: typically how often do you replace your air drills

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike have a safe move

[@modsquad8817]

You know at least a quarter of your subscribers are farmers or ranchers probably. I'm a small rancher but my job is a ranch hand for 17k acres. 78% cattle land the rest is planting. So when I see operations like this. Damn. I get mind blown. I just run cattle on 640 acres. I'm planting my first field this fall and it's only 160 acres 🤣😆

[@farmerfuller87]

What a lovely sky what an awesome place to work. Watching you channel blows my mind the scale is unreal we farm 2500ac and keeps five men busy veg, tates , osr spring beans barley and winter wheat. I think you have a field as big as our farm. Love the channel Lincolnshire uk 🇬🇧

[@ytfan3815]

Their largest field is 5000+ acres !!!! ..... 😃, they farm 40k+ acres.

[@farmerfuller87]

@@ytfan3815 mental amount of land to cover mind blowing

[@xMagicalDonkey]

Love these vids in the morning

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

13:44 - I think you got a roadkill on a gopher 🤔

[@domination1985]

Great warm day fishing and watching mike freezing

[@STONEDay]

My weeds dormant til I heat it up too.

[@karingafarming1309]

Must be a great batery in that gun... never seems to go flat😉🤣🤣🤣🍻

[@mitchellstadnik752]

Great info ,thanks for feeding the world ,could you give us some information on some of the final end points of some of these crops

[@jb1765]

I see you got the Chevy cleaned up!

[@albertalvarez8925]

Hi mike from Plainview Tx love all of your equipment

[@francescoviale4683]

Ciao Mike sei un grande 🇮🇹👍👍😀

[@BeingMe23]

Well call the County to widen the road..

[@thomasvogelgesang667]

Great video. Hope you have a safe move.

[@robertthompson1489]

I really like the moving videos

[@pietoosterhof5901]

Beautiful sky though.😃

[@stitchmeupdoctor]

You ever need an operator tap be up, I’d work for you ✔️. Would mean a move from the UK for me but you run a tidy operation 😉

[@grandpablakejenkins]

Great vistas and explanations.

[@MC-re2ry]

Farming decisions are like farm markets: Things will remain the same until they change.

[@kloppanator]

Mike: * Goes on 20 minute tear* "Sorry, 'bout that" All of us: "No, no, please continue."

[@BeingMe23]

Well Mike if you have a grader or rear blade you can fix the road yourself.

[@tapioheinonen8055]

I am a farmer from Finland. Yes, it works for you but not for me. Tryly so. Still interestin to see how others do it. Maby learn from it. Ashtyn is lovely. Have you heard of Valtra traktors? IT is a finnish made Agco ownwed company and it Will not pull your drill. Biggest one is 350hp. I would love to see what you think it againts fendt 724. Similar but different. I believe some of Fendts cabs are made in Finland, so you maby could say something about the front findow.

[@modsquad8817]

Never thought about the ridge and axles. Probably isn't good for the bearings.

[@chadplaugher5962]

You know that grease gun has a selector on there to know how many pumps you’re putting in. Just thought I’d let you know ha ha

[@alanellis9158]

You allowed to run on the roads with doubles and tripples on? Certainly could`nt do that in the UK

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video mike, great first move

[@ITubeTooInc]

Moving loaded is not that bad, moving broke is much worse...

[@karriefalon7779]

They will still have to take the trucks your said 100 miles and a semi moven 100 miles is a whole lot simpler than a tractor at 15 miles perhour.

[@KyWiCh]

Hey Mike! I enjoy your videos a lot, I miss farming a ton! I work for a well known trucking company would love to haul out of your yard one of these days. Our trucks are worth being on video 😝🤣 plus we have hats to trade!!!

[@mikeznel6048]

Hey April 23rd was my 21st birthday.

[@DiamondDoorsInc]

Great video Mike! Nice way to start the day.

[@stevenhorne5089]

A friend and I are burned out on custom painting and we're talking about doing powder coating together. Would powder coating the rims of you wheels on your fertilizer equipment be something that you'd be interested in?

[@dangbeaudry]

The other disadvantage of over greasing the bearings is blowing out the seals. Once they are blown out They no longer retain the grease and they do not hold the dirt and dust out.

[@williamuskoski1385]

Depends on if it's a sealed bearing or not

[@dangbeaudry]

@@williamuskoski1385 How many open bearings do you think they would have on a piece of equipment designed to run in the dirt. even an open type bearing is going to have a seal

[@williamuskoski1385]

@@dangbeaudry there's alot more than you think.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Stay safe out there

[@BeingMe23]

If you OVER GREASE a bearing it over heat!

[@ryanchristian3450]

Same trailer as last year when you guys dud it in the middle of the night

[@fowletm1992]

Canola is always am option with the current prices lol Quite alot got planted in in dodgy conditions this year Don't need much yeild to make it pay

[@claudreindl7275]

New employee starts working for Mike...can't understand the language tho...Sally, Ernie, etc.!

[@modsquad8817]

Man y'all's portable shop 🤣😆 it easily can fit all your equipment in. My boss has a set up like yours trailer wise. I really like yours tho. It's shorter so it probably is easier to get around.

[@Nevis.Supermoto]

I love this long moves

[@europeanafricanledeplorabi6413]

Working u'r outfit amounts to a wealth in experience

[@lobbyrobby]

Good lord that grease gun pumps like crazy. Does that have a counter on it?

[@ATLS_gaming]

Nice video

[@josematagomez899]

Pura Vida Mike!!

[@nenadpopovic8034]

Helooo from Serbija!

[@recklessbehaviour01]

Morning

[@maureencomeau7218]

mike why are the tread direction of the drill tires pointing up?. Aren't they suppose to point down to the direction of travel like your tractor tires or does it matter? Thx from NS

[@manuelchaux2292]

As an agricultural engineer I have heard from many farmers that reverse tread wheels perform much better in loose soils by increasing flotation, thus also reducing deep compaction and damage to the soil structure. (Obviously also the efforts made by the tractor are much more efficient, being friendlier with fuel consumption). I have not yet found a scientific study about the direction of the wheels, but on second thought it might be true! A hug from Colombia.🇨🇴

[@ernestrollins383]

The tractor tires are turned by the engine and need to grip the ground and push the tractor forward. On implements the pattern is opposite because they need to grip the ground and keep the wheel rotating. There is no engine power to rotate the implement wheels so they would skid in the mud or tough spots instead of rotate properly with the tread direction the same as the tractor direction.

[@rongrace479]

That is some big Riggs to move 50 miles you guys be careful

[@carlfalt174]

18:11-18:31: you can tell that producer had enough of the grain business with the pull-type Versatile swather and the Massey drill set in the grass. Good move!

[@spideybrent]

"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness."

[@lvsaltwater]

Chick peas ,, I have seen them in the store ,, not sure I have ever ate one ,, you grow tons of them ,, guess more people eat them than I know of ,, so what's the main market for them ,, I am thinking they must use them in other ways ,, say ground up into a powder or something ,, How much land do ya'll farm ,,, when you have to drive 60 miles to plant a field ,, dang

[@leifwellenstein2251]

.i love the video

[@ytfan3815]

Hey Mike, ....... "we can't go the way the crow flies ", yep that's a fact. 😂

[@jeffpaggett7274]

How no one names an airline "Crow" - I'll never understand.

[@bobwest2807]

Hi Mike , Do you have extra durum this year? If yes is it because it is dry?

[@danslawncare8594]

Hey Mike that is a hell of a move. How many act do you farm.

[@gavinburkett5829]

You ever seen anyone with the 1400 lsw’s on there carts

[@Gary_and_Linda]

Hey Mike, we gotta question. Do you have enough moisture to seed canola? If not, what are you going to do with all that expensive seed?