Fueling

[@grahamsenini8024]

Now I understand why the combines are so nicely lined up all the time. Makes the fuelling and servicing much easier. Sure looks impressive seeing all that big machinery side by side.

[@nigelclats6970]

I hate doing those jobs in the morning. Diesel and grease at night and check machine over Fresh clothes,and fresh all day.

[@philhicks5818]

Feel sorry for the grain cart boys, the combines are all number 9, how the heck do they know who’s next for emptying 😂

[@timothybailey7118]

Most people go their entire lives never noticing the sky. Never relishing the majesty.

[@dziadek1287]

We started to do fueling and greasing for some machines in the evening and for some machines in the morning to spread out the standing around and doing nothing while waiting in the line to the tank time. Also getting to get in the combine or tractor in fresh clothes that aren't filled with chaff is a plus.

[@AureFreePress]

Good morning Mike.. A great big TGIF to you and the Mitchell crew.. What a beautiful video pan of the landscape.. Thank you.. Have a great Friday!

[@TerrellSpivey]

Man i still cant get over how massive this fleet is! Lol Amazing! All those machines you need a tanker out there! Lol

[@makingithappen5178]

It looks very nice with all the machines lined up like that and it seems to be good weather as well.

[@leesteele9290]

Like how simple your fuel hauler trailer is , no thunderrrrrr at 20 plus grand !!! Use it rest of the year for something else !!

[@mikemitchell2554]

That's how we feel 🤷‍♂️

[@gideonwaldner2670]

We have a old sprayer caddy

[@fowletm1992]

We have a 1000 gal tanker trailer Used to be part of a change over program where they'd drop off a full tanker on farm then take an empty away Then one day BP canned the program But never came to pick up their tankers That was 30yrs ago, ha

[@leesteele9290]

Fowltem. That sounds like the deal of the day there !!!! Hahaha

[@benpattinson1]

Oh c’mon the thuuunderrrr unit is really sweet. And made in the US. Totally agree there’s cheaper ways to do these jobs, until new regs come in!!??

[@gavinperry7237]

Did I just witness a “Romantic Walk” on the WILD SIDE in the morning for the NEWLY WEDS ? 🤣😂

[@kurtzbradley]

Nice to see the Mrs. back in action....have not seen her much since the offroad trip...thought maybe she found a Quad and skipped town lol!

[@nomaster5647]

You need the Milwaukee cordless blowers. I use them everyday to clean equipment. Way better than compressed air for volume and maneuverability.

[@fowletm1992]

Second this Just a note there's a few different types Need the big girl with the inline fan The smaller ones are pretty hopeless

[@lowkie11238]

We use Husqvarna hand blowers. does quick work for what you need. A lot of cfm just not the pressure.

[@fowletm1992]

@@lowkie11238 We had a few petrols in including husqvarna But thet kept getting dusted after 1 year in use The mikwakee is coming up to its second year so we'll see how it goes It's only got 1 moving part which helps

[@iamthepeterman54]

Yup, I was thinking the same thing.

[@dennisphillips3059]

Looks like some beautiful country up there

[@Money_BGM1]

I m from India I love farming but in India there is not like this massive machines I love this combine thank you sir for making video love u from India

[@simfarmer1913]

Absolutely Insane!! What a huge operation

[@claudreindl7275]

Recommendation: Keep a rag in a back pocket to wipe chaff off around fuel filler caps.

[@jacquelinemacintosh5500]

6 p

[@brenthoffman3832]

I like that you fly the Canadian Flag on one of your combines shows a little pride thanks.

[@gavinwolfe3238]

You are so good at doing everything one handed while filming with the other hand. Impressive seeing the one handed pre-start check.

[@blakelocke8521]

God Bless co-workers/friends like Lee and Big Frank.

[@starfarmer716]

less than 1000 gallons 7 compines? thats fantastic my little 975 john deere needs 100 gallons a day

[@rawat_de_kush8869]

Wow what a beautiful land

[@stephenkennedy9322]

Mike I got a $150 Battery powered leaf blower hand held Stick. I know air hose up front.but i carry / mount blower on back/side of combine and charger in cab. 👍 Really nice and even use up front cause hose takes too long.

[@chadshafer8095]

Very Interesting. Please take Pictures of Everything in the Lineup before You start Running some morning. Your Equipment is Awesome. You are my Favorite Utuber. Keep up the Great Work & Safe Harvest. ?for you. Why do you guys not run Versatile Tractors ? You need to go all Fendt on the farm with your Lineup you have.

[@MrTrashmasterfx]

That’s a lot of money standing in that field ;). The good old Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg engine powering those combines

[@wcooman1694]

Never knew what MAN stood for until now. Thanks.

[@markuskistler5343]

One man Here very interestet at this

[@xSCHEF]

Wow! Always thought MAN was short for Mannheim! Had some crazy parties in that city Timewarp oh my god memories.

[@Harrstein]

@@xSCHEF Nah Mannheim had MWM, MotorWerke Mannheim. they also found their ways to Fendt and Renault in the past.

[@jurgenthomas5993]

@@Harrstein 615!!!! 😀💪👍👍👍

[@bingskiddd]

Seems like a good channel, I came here after seeing this channel mentioned on Brian's Farming Videos........................ I subscribed right away

[@raynonabohrer5624]

It's quite a while to get everything done and ready to roll. Have a wonderful day you all. Sometime I would like to see you interview your daddy about the old days?

[@nathankennedy4263]

Wow so much easier to get up on the back of those Fendts! These Case have a terrible ladder system lol

[@MrTjulius]

I'd take a hole saw to the gearbox oil hole and make it bigger

[@chriswhite4596]

Very nice Selection on the Duramax

[@johanvantrier]

Same as always:Mike is jepping ,and Ashtyn do the work. 🤣🤣

[@7pdude]

*Ashtyn ;-)

[@jjp1117]

Ashton is a hard worker man you got a good one there

[@thelifeofaracer8001]

Hey mike im ready to see more funny videos of harvest!! We're going through a good rice harvest ourselves!!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Awesome! I don't know if I have any funny ones 😂.. But I have alot up on KZbin ready to go.. Like a week's worth

[@edschultheis9537]

Seems to me that it would be prudent to disc a nice large firebreak around all that equipment. Harvest would come to an screeching halt if a fire burned through there.

[@thepizzadevil7392]

awesome, hope harvest goes well

[@kresimirmilisa5560]

very nice show mike around and on the fendt combines greetings from croatia we are also agriculture country with are side of adriatic sea in mediteranean.

[@gavinperry7237]

I like the idea where farmers take a leaf blower to the combine at the end of the day so the unit is virtually “Dust Free” in the morning for servicing. Dealing with the dust at day”s end means the nightly shower takes care of the itch situation so you hopefully stay clean for most of the day🚿

[@mikemitchell2554]

That's true, save the cost of leaf blowers with on board air that the combine supplies. Believe it or not, leaf blowers, battery operated greese gun and such don't have a long life span on the farm, just one more thing to get run over or planted 😂.. So we wave that cost by using the Fendts air, and cheaper guns. Exept Susy... She's mine.. She basically gets tucked in every night and the guys don't dare borrow her.. Only Ashtyn can 😂

[@gavinperry7237]

Mike Mitchell I like “Gas Powered Leaf Blowers” for AWESOME POWER & portability but when I help out some farmers are specific to which leaf blower they prefer so don’t use “Leaf Blower A” on combine D or visa versa. They are a little noisy but you can blow off the entire combine in NO TIME💨💨💨 Possibly “Mother Nature” is your best leaf blower🤣😂

[@gavinperry7237]

Mike Mitchell I am assuming the combine has to be running to get the best volume of air flow from the air hoses which can not be as safe when trying to clean out all the spots hidden by shields etc. Extra hours are also run up on the engines by using the on board air compressors during the service routine 💵💰

[@charlieshwan5574]

Gavin Perry - sounds like the best way to deal with it

[@ziggysanderson]

We used to use a JD backpack blower that had a lot of power but we only had 1 9600 so a much smaller nightly job.

[@hamborg2]

I love your videos. I’m from Denmark👍🇩🇰. The biggest farm in here, is abaut 3000 Hektars. And life stock is 3.900 kavs for just milking😊.

[@neilstammers8366]

an impressive line of equipment !!,,

[@TheCollins212]

over here in England we tend to blow our combines down every morning with road compressors to stop the dust building up on them.. not a nice job but some makes are pretty renown for catching on fire if you don't! i guess i'm just surprised you don't out there where it can be even hotter than over here!

[@jonbennet162]

We did the same in Scotland. End of the day takes no time at all.

[@courtlandbrown9373]

There is days when running the JD 9600 I wish I had newer combine with more gizmos and doodads that can do more acres. Then I watch Mike and his computer issues lol

[@grahamkerr7436]

Love your videos. Wish we could get some of your dry weather. Wet wet wet in Scotland

[@jannikk6556]

Wow, what an awesome feeling it must be to see all that equipment lined up, ready to go 💪 Liking the fact that you check oil levels before starting up. Another aweome video, Mike 👍

[@TricksRforKids903]

we have to blow our combines everyday to much of a fire risk we have a compressor on trailer takes about an hour or so each day to blow down fuel up and grease

[@jeremymoreside1444]

We use Stihl BR700 backpack blowers. Faster and more convenient

[@2007dalin]

what kind of combine are you running that it gets that full of chaff?

[@TricksRforKids903]

@@2007dalin 2× 7120 and 2x8010 case

[@karriefalon7779]

i hadda fuel myself however i pulled my pick up with fuel tank behind the combine then pulled it with the grain truck to the combine so i allways had mypick up with me. and yes this girl greased her tractor truck and combine herself. i only pulled pull type combines, dad hated it but was my baby and comfort zone, and if had time or felt in the mood i would unhook and hook to the bailer and bale well into the night when grain was to tough to go, ps because was a huge split from one farm we rented the land to the home section i done the one myself and hauled my own grain as well as dad and my brother did the home section

[@howie_doohan]

Howdy, just throw a shop towel around your nozzle then you don't get all that chaff in there! Also, I was watching your seeding video trying to go up the monster hills. To get some good practice for shoveling bags when it's moldy just shovel the hill down to the bottom of the hill and then it'll be flat! And you'll be in great shape.

[@jeffmartin5108]

Man engines are awesome

[@corgraveland4874]

Awesome park of black Fendt combines and green Fendt puppies with grain carts at a beautiful SK morning 👌

[@makingithappen5178]

Nice to see that you have Swedish Trelleborg tires.

[@maxium4x4]

Stihl battery powered leaf blower mounted on the fuel truck or machine would be handy. Clean up before you fuel

[@dallasbaiton3234]

Good team work and personal makes work much better and all the way around . Looks like those running the show are all on the same page and valve there employees. 👍

[@everydaylifewithme5260]

electric powered combine should be invented also I like how you paused on the Silverado for 10 seconds shows how much you like the new truck

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike

[@JanHenW]

When you ran the government juice on the ground that made me chuckle 😂😂 So random haha

[@steinwaymodelb]

It's basically liquid urea fertilizer anyways.

[@bodynord9000]

@@steinwaymodelb Is it an additive to diesel

[@snowman5609]

You should use a leaf blower and clean them off at the end of your day.makes your morning servicing so much nicer

[@christophermiller7876]

Man Mike send me some of that nice crisp cold Canadian air down here in Louisiana haha. Looks like Ol man winter is coming though. Need to show some of those antlers that goes through a big floater tire y’all do have giant deer. I’m new to your channel and can I tell you it is a good keep the content coming. Need to get you some GoPros with handles on them that have the magnets so when you need to go two hands on just stick it somewhere and you’ll still get the content. But I absolutely love yalls farm, keep up the great work!!

[@adammitchell2885]

You just need one of those Milwaukee battery operated blowers They work awesome for blowing off combines

[@themunter4488]

ever thought of using mother bins at field side, like in Australia ? think they run to 6-8000 bushel and trucks load from there.??

[@cwb6739]

@Doc Savage there is manufactures in the usa that make mother bins

[@Sixinthefield]

@Doc Savage I know of a place in Sask that's starting to build and demo them.

[@Sixinthefield]

@Doc Savage nonetheless, a 6500 BU 'Grain Giant' will soon be for sale at Flaman.

[@Jtrieskey]

Keep a short pair of pliers for the gearbox oil dip stick.

[@stevenhorne5089]

Do you guys have an actual procedure in place in case a driver were to report he has a fire on-board? In the states many companies are required to do a safety briefing each day before they start work. It also helps the company to get lower insurance rates. People have certain duties that they're required to perform if an emergency takes place.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Yes.. It's whoever is closest to the fire waggon, "get it over here now"! 😂

[@dennisberg2474]

I am surprised they haven't tried to push electric tractors with huge solar panels on the top, like fold out similar to grain baskets on the combines

[@kenadams4264]

Great video Mike, love the prairies!

[@andrewball9999]

It wasn't the lack of trees I noticed so much as the lack of mountains. You can always see mountains in New Zealand

[@1sgengineerretired801]

For a fuel trailer you should check out LDJ manufacturing/ Thunder Creek, Millennial farmer got a new one that includes a light set

[@mikemitchell2554]

Hey I have, but they are too much money.. Our set up might not be fancy but it's dirt cheap 😂 🤷‍♂️

[@MichailKir]

Mike, can you make a detailed video from cold and dark to ready for harvest in this combines??

[@matthewpeck4487]

Pair of pliers for the gearbox oil dipsticks?

[@jenniferpablo1973]

Hi Mike just started to watch your videos and like them very much you say it as it is well done keep you the good work and how many acres do you farm Graham uk

[@bambanarni]

With those pesky gear box dip sticks. If it were me, I would make a loop with a cable tie. Then cable tie that loop to the handle of the dip stick. Save skinning your knuckles every time. I would also write a strongly worded letter to AGCO! 😂

[@Ridnuy_Kray]

good grain harvesters

[@oguzhanozen84]

to the fuel system; What a pity for the filters, whatever was in the biodiesel was put into the tank.

[@wry569]

Great fueling video.

[@murraycrichton2001]

Do you have auto greasers on the combines?

[@zazenzafu]

THUNDERRRRRRR

[@countrybuiltlife]

I am a simple man. I see a Canadian flag. I subscribe.

[@robertbusby9148]

Mike, when fueling do you clean engine and cab filters out too? Great watching you all in that big country.

[@mikemitchell2554]

No sir

[@lathamarea1437]

with all the dust around the fill neck and on the nozzle, how often is the fuel filters changed.? Seems foolish now to be proactive in keeping fuel tanks clean..

[@gerardcurran8664]

Shhhaaaaweeeeet set up you have Mike💪......is that an Ireland flag on the back of one of the combines???🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@edwardschwenk3100]

At 3:30 with the gearbox oil dipstick; is there enough room to use a pair of pliers to pull that up, and out of that dumb spot? $799, 998.97 combine, and you have to lose skin off your knuckles to check oil?

[@dennisphillips3059]

OH how sweet you letting her drive and you carrying the hose

[@amunderdog]

Battery powered leaf blower, First up, prep area for fluid fill.

[@lloydbaker7104]

How many Combines do you have? Have you done a full equipment tour for viewers? Shame you can't do Road Trains like in Australia for hauling grain.

[@SawmillerSmith]

Every combine needs a battery powered leaf power on board.

[@mitchreive9173]

Have you ever thought about buying a older fuel truck for the field kinda makes sense with the amount of fuel you go through?

[@bobbysears6626]

Can you tell use how much it cost the farm a year in fuel? Thanks again for sharing!!

[@stoker261]

damn that ground is flat a long ways out

[@sudhakarselvaraj739]

I like the likes for my loves 💝💝

[@cwoarl]

Mike is there a chance that your going to demo a Claas Lexion this season

[@JefferyPrice]

Put you a pocket tool with pliers to get the gear box oil checks

[@nikphoenix]

Need to get Milwaukee M18 Gen2 blower to clean off all that chaff.

[@andytg107]

love your channel mike!

[@nanoseTT]

Congrats on the 70k, Mike!

[@interman7715]

Hi Mike ,I would love to see some Caseih and New Holland combines tested on your farm .

[@austinnelson9046]

How about a pros and con of the old duramax since you've had it a while now! Looking at picking one up

[@masonblankenship3048]

I love your vids keep up the great work

[@bestofbambam4425]

it´s soooo big! I live in southern Sweden and man, we drive with one maybe two....This is so Impressive! :D I would love to drive a combine this big!!! Great work with the videos. :)

[@dhillon5660]

The camera quality is pretty sick I like this one actually

[@RoisinT2]

Those holes need to be way bigger then hinged flap on top of it. There, problem solved. Everything that needs checkig/greasing/maintenance in general has to be easy! Then it comes done, if it is hard, many dont do it..

[@themunter4488]

question answered ! should watch all of vid before asking 😁

[@Chased105]

wish we could afford to just spray def on the ground like that

[@XBJAJ]

Hello Mike very good video again, Mike how are durum wheats yields on all of the region? i mean it is was you expected? thanks.

[@SirDigger420]

Mike the holes for the Gearbox Dipsticks cant be bigger, since the OSHA/CE-cert(our European version of OSHA) rules for Floorboards/Walking Surfaces limits the max diameter of holes to, i think its 50 or 62mm/ 2"-2 1/2". Btw the MAN D38 Engine should report the oillevel to the combines system/you should be able to check them in the menu, and your area is flat enought for an very acurate reading.. and there is a low oil warning, I own the same engine in a MAN Truck. One thing i dig on your channel, is the fact that the size of your operation ensures that you´re a farmer that youtubes on the side, rarely double tapes, no staged stuff, no compromisses on recording equipmentcause since you aint got time for that. (Untill someone makes the "Keeping up with Mike Mitchell.. better be fast" Social Soap opera) Ever thought about taking the Tractor with the digger/Fieldcultivator and do some 1-2-3 passes of groundwork/turning the stubbles around the parking position.. with all that money lined up.. an fire could wipe out your whole fleet. My crews leave their construction equipment spread around the whole side, ensures that diesel stealers cant have an easy drive by, and a fire wont hit other equipment.