Haying - Mowing It Down on the Ranch & Farming

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@Gunrunner4532
@Gunrunner4532 6 жыл бұрын
You ranchers are heroes. We’d all be in bad shape without you.
@mikefortune4796
@mikefortune4796 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike and Erin im proud to be part of your family and what a lovely family to be part of
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike, we are proud to have you in it as well! - Mike
@robertrockwell7581
@robertrockwell7581 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you and your family for what you do.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert and thanks for watching - Mike
@kingkong7882
@kingkong7882 6 жыл бұрын
I grow up in South America and live in Minneapolis for 19 years and ever time you say we are all family is very touching. We love you and your family too.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - Mike
@roncarlson228
@roncarlson228 3 жыл бұрын
Worked a dairy farm during my teenage years and putting up hay was quite a chore. old Oliver rowcrop tractor and a 14t John Deere baler which went fairly well,the part that will never forget putting the bales on elevator and up they go to hay mound in barn and yes someone had to stack them up there,OMG it was hot,that kind of farming is long gone and yes its was around late 50s early 60s, life was good and $20.00 dollars a week. love your u tube channel Mike and a rode trip to the ranch is on my bucket list,God bless you and family.
@Token_Civilian
@Token_Civilian 3 жыл бұрын
Here's hoping we get to see you haying in 2022. Good to see what it looked like a few years back.
@TwoFarmBoys
@TwoFarmBoys 6 жыл бұрын
I know a lot of people don't like haying. But for some reason I love it! Especially, at the end of the day! I've just always found it interesting. Just all the moving parts and all the elements for it all to go right! And the smell of freshly cut hay on a summers evening. I love cows and hay! Anyways, nice video.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, I get it. It is a great time of year :) - Mike
@haileym7709
@haileym7709 3 жыл бұрын
This video is absolutely incredible and eye opening! Thanks for not only educating, but also teaching in your videos!
@jimmason1072
@jimmason1072 6 жыл бұрын
Yes I remember the hay cutting process with my grandfather! Over 45 years now! He used a Sickel mower but " riveted on blades" and he would sharpen them with a hand turned wet stone! The whole mower blade hanging above your head as you turned the wheel. But those days are done and he would be very amazed at how you are doing things. Nice to see the set-up of your ranch. And well done videos! Good job!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim. I love the old tech too. Amazing how they did it back then. I've had to deal with riveted sickles before. Not much fun. Thanks-Mike
@brendanstanford5612
@brendanstanford5612 6 жыл бұрын
Good old Chris Ledoux. I miss his concerts. I would go every year. I love the stories he tells in his songs
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
As do we. Chris lived a few miles away as the crow flies and we always enjoyed seeing him. Thanks - Mike
@brendanstanford5612
@brendanstanford5612 6 жыл бұрын
Our Wyoming Life. That's cool that you were neighbors! Too bad you can't use any of his music on your videos. Chris' music would be the "cherry on top" for some of your videos!
@steve647my
@steve647my 6 жыл бұрын
Like the video. It brings back memories of working on our neighbors farm during the summer and when we had time off from school. We lived in town and their farm was about 35 miles away. They had about 160 acres and all they grew was alfalfa and hay. Lot of cutting and baling. Hope it dries for you and you are able to bale it quick. Your bcs sure does a nice job in the high tunnel, makes it easier for your wife. Keep the video's coming. Thanks
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, love that we can help bring back those memories, and yes Erin loves the BCS - Mike
@46rambo49
@46rambo49 6 жыл бұрын
woof, a sickle bar and dry farming, those were the days. Thanks for taking the time to share your process, brings back memories. I think I still have the buck rake around here if you really want to go medieval farming. Thanks again, Happy Trails
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Haha, we were debating doing a history of haying video and trying out all old tech. Might be fun. Thanks - Mike
@RRRIBEYE
@RRRIBEYE 6 жыл бұрын
Just 'met' you today. I enjoyed your video. I live in the country in Northeast Iowa and we have many large-scale farming operations surrounding us. My college years were spent studying Agri-Business and my work experience has been with heavy equipment and custom farming. I never was much involved with animal feed and nutrition - but was required to take those courses and I can certainly appreciate your need to 'stock your cattle's pantry' and enjoyed your delivery in your video. I'm happy to click the subscribe button to watch more - and will enjoy going back in time to watch other videos you and your family have produced. Stay safe - keep guard of those fingers!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike! Glad you found us, thanks a bunch. Looking forward to hanging out with ya and thanks for watching - Mike
@zach_hewitt
@zach_hewitt 6 жыл бұрын
Was out looking at my small fields for hay, not much there, some spots not even 6 inches. Glad somebody got some.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Zach, heard you guys were dry, in fact I talked to a couple of guys that sell hay and they said alot is going south. My hay isnt great and the big problem right now is getting it baled before its too dry. Its a rush. - Mike
@dykstrastexels443
@dykstrastexels443 6 жыл бұрын
You really capture good footage on this one. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - Mike
@scakya1
@scakya1 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for sharing. I remember the 6' mower blade we used on our family farm. Greasing zirts as you spoke about is incredibly important! )
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Yup, a bad thing to forget. Thanks - Mike
@GDSTX
@GDSTX 6 жыл бұрын
Great stuff - I am a horse show manager - and my favorite time is early in the AM when the facilities guy is running the tractor in the arena to smooth out the arena - so peaceful - and it always looks beautiful when he’s done
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, I hear ya, love the look of a nicely manicured arena. Thanks for watching - Mike
@GerraldFarms
@GerraldFarms 6 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing all the different types of Hay. 👍🏻
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
There are tons ! Get it...tons! lol Thanks - Mike
@salmonhunter7414
@salmonhunter7414 6 жыл бұрын
I think I said it before but I never seen a double sickle. Works really well thanks for sharing.
@joelmollenkopf3767
@joelmollenkopf3767 6 жыл бұрын
I never seen a double one here in Ohio!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
They do work well. Thank you for watching :) - Mike
@dklarsen1705
@dklarsen1705 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike just found your channel and love it! I was raised and worked on dairy farms in MN til my mid 20s, but now live in Billings. Your videos remind me how great the farm life can be. I also spent 8 years as a service tech at a Deere dealer so your taste in tractors makes me happy too lol. Keep up the good work!
@MrC9Oh3
@MrC9Oh3 6 жыл бұрын
Good work Mike, all those hours on the tractor are exhausting but it sure is rewarding.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Exhausting and boring at the same time lol - Mike
@MrBugulNoz
@MrBugulNoz 6 жыл бұрын
Just getting started in the lifestyle,thank you for preparing me for the challenges that are about to come before me
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Not a problem at all, the challenges are all ready to be over come! - Mike
@inadollard6672
@inadollard6672 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories, loved the smell of fresh cut hay
@jacksak
@jacksak 6 жыл бұрын
Ina Dollard: Same here... love that smell... I was born on a farm in the 1940's and remember horse-pulled hay wagons with loose hay, not bailed...
@alexbrown979
@alexbrown979 6 жыл бұрын
Mowing with the sickle mower seems like a more time consuming process. Especially because you can’t change which side the swather is on. I’ve honestly never seen one of these in action so it is pretty cool to see. Thanks!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Alex - Mike
@lorrieruff4402
@lorrieruff4402 4 жыл бұрын
Never did this part of farming. but I had seen it done a lot, but it's nice to hear the explanation with what I have seen in the past.
@minenotyours9031
@minenotyours9031 6 жыл бұрын
Wow that mower does such a nice job I've never seen one in action. Thanks 👍
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
It does work well. Thanks for watching - Mike
@peteparks3566
@peteparks3566 6 жыл бұрын
you are so lucky to be able to live out there where the hay fields are so flat where I live here in the foothills North Carolina the hay fields are not that flat they have Rolling Hills can be a challenge to cut I love to be out there cutting in a Wide Open Fields like that thanks for videos I'll keep watching
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, those hills can pose problems. - Mike
@jerrycoon4504
@jerrycoon4504 6 жыл бұрын
Great vid Mike! Thats a pretty serious mower. I used to help haying with an old boss of mine. It was back in the 80's. He used all antique tractors and equipment. It was a much smaller scale of course. I actually enjoyed it. He cut it and tedded and raked before baling. I always seemed to get the job of throwing bales. Everyone else wanted to drive the truck or stack. If you're afraid to get a little dirty and sweaty, it's probably not the job for you. LOL!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
I like it, but it does get old. lol Thanks - Mike
@terrybruce5923
@terrybruce5923 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike and Erin...its nice to see you move into yet another phase of the ranch operation. I can see where each step ends with a little sweat and swear, some weariness and a lot of gratification. I think that few people really understand the work involved that precedes a trip to the farmer's market and he grocery store...us normal folks that is, but certainly not ranchers/farmers like y'all. Thanks for your dedication and resolve. Be careful out there. Terry - Justin Texas
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Terry, did you ever get my email? I have lots of tractor time to think about things like that :) - MIke
@terrybruce5923
@terrybruce5923 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike...I did and thank you very much...feel free to share with Erin if you like. I was just waiting a bit since you had so much going on with the calving and getting into haying the very next day...you are Mr. Energy. I will answer that tomorrow, Terry
@Springhillbeef
@Springhillbeef 6 жыл бұрын
How fitting! Just finished my second cutting of bermuda this evening on the NC/SC border. And a whopping 20 acres at that...
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Any hay is good hay! Thanks - Mike
@glenparks5175
@glenparks5175 5 жыл бұрын
Glad you use the old school sickles, that's all me and my Dad used, two old Ford sickle mowers, both 7 footers cut a lot of hay with those two machines and two small tractors, a mf 35 diesel and little Ford 8n
@ResidentEngineer1
@ResidentEngineer1 6 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video. Great content and very informative. Have a great week haying and be safe. 🌾🐂
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, a busy week, thats for sure. - Mike
@bgfarmandhomestead9278
@bgfarmandhomestead9278 6 жыл бұрын
Our hay season around here results in several cuttings. My favorite is the last , I always feel like I wasted a day of work just going in circles. LOL Take care and god bless.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
That it is, and you have lots of time to think. Thanks - Mike
@cowboy742
@cowboy742 6 жыл бұрын
I love working hay. Maybe I'll get a chance one day to come out there and spend a couple weeks helping you knock it out.
@logandorhout1088
@logandorhout1088 6 жыл бұрын
This makes me appreciate my postage stamp of a yard more and more.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
I get that! Thanks Logan - Mike
@SWITCH7425
@SWITCH7425 5 жыл бұрын
Watching you from Zambia Central Africa.....learning a ton
@larryfisher5796
@larryfisher5796 6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your Videos Mike I used to work on a farm in Iowa I'm to old to do that work .I miss it so I really enjoyed your work and videos
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Larry. Love the fact that we can bring that back to you. - Mike
@gateway8833
@gateway8833 6 жыл бұрын
My dad had a ranch in Wyoming, I sure do miss that place. I loved doing the hay. My mother lived in Louisiana, I had to pull Tobacco, chop Cotton, cut Rice, work in the Chicken pens and Egg houses. Hay was a dream come true.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Haying sounds like a good trade :) Thanks - Mike
@larrymoore6640
@larrymoore6640 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like every time I see a baling series there is a new piece of equipment. I like that idea of a dual cuter.
@annagn100
@annagn100 6 жыл бұрын
great video hi from Australia love all of your videos thanks so much for sharing. this is a great informative channel you have. I feel as though I am truly on the ranch with you.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
That is awesome, we love australia as well.Glad you found us and thanks for watching - Mike
@ronpollockdrywall
@ronpollockdrywall 6 жыл бұрын
I stacked the old square bales hay in Cody WY. We worked 7am to 7pm with a 1 hour lunch break. Bob Capron ...my boss...would turn on his radio and we listened to Paul Harvey News. Good times. We stacked for many farmers..ranchers. We stacked for the famous T.E. ranch up the South Fork Around 1975 summer
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
That is awesome. Lots of history up around there! Thanks for sharing - Mike
@g.r.4853
@g.r.4853 4 жыл бұрын
I was born on a farm in New York State in the 40s and we (Dad) gave up the farming in the 60s. I mowed a few feet of hay, tossed a dozen or so 60-70 or so pound bales onto a wagon and stowed them in the barn. I was always amazed at the size of the western equipment, especially the mowers and “side delivery rakes” many feet wide until I saw this video. I was stunned on the sparse grass! Are all hay fields like that? Our hay fields totally covered the ground, no soil was visible. Pardon my ignorance but I have never set foot on western soil outside National Parks.
@jenhoney9741
@jenhoney9741 6 жыл бұрын
Blessings to you and Erin! Hope y'all get a bit of recovery time.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jen - Mike
@michaelheim3585
@michaelheim3585 6 жыл бұрын
Haha love the Chris part! Listened to the song earlier this morning and listen to it about everyday
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
That is awesome, it is a good one! Thanks - Mike
@BBurt775
@BBurt775 6 жыл бұрын
Yup this video went well with my coffee, good video mister 👍 I like it.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Glad to hear! - Mike
@dj_ath
@dj_ath 6 жыл бұрын
I love the smell of fresh cut hay in the morning
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
It does smell nice, with a little bit of dew Thanks Ronald - Mike
@deanbrown4512
@deanbrown4512 6 жыл бұрын
I have been taking for granted how easy I have it to how tough you have to make hay! We have fire ants so bad that we can't use cycle mowers. Good video, glad to see the kids in the tractor.
@doloresdavis2411
@doloresdavis2411 6 жыл бұрын
I wanted to jump on the mower with you. It made me remember great times with my grandfather. He powered his with horses. :)
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
That is super cool. Thank you - Mike
@Travis-kw3mo
@Travis-kw3mo 5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I'm watching from Maryville Tennessee. I'd love to come visit Wyoming. So wide open and beautiful there
@chadhazekamp6952
@chadhazekamp6952 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike . I like that mower!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
It is nice, the more I use it the more it grows on me. Thanks Chad - Mike
@787Earl
@787Earl 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Earl - Mike
@rodneywroten2994
@rodneywroten2994 6 жыл бұрын
oh how I remember the summers wow. wish I could help
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
In a weird way, you keep me motivated. Thank you Rodney - Mike
@moonwise8531
@moonwise8531 6 жыл бұрын
How interesting cutter bars are a thing of the past in the UK . Some people use then for topping lank pasture. I posted a picture of my brother cutting our hay he uses a front mounted mower and a rear mounted mower on your face book page.we cut as we were losing crop with the dry weather we ended up with 75% of a normal crop. Your land looks a lot drier than ours.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
We get about 14 inches annually, to this point this year we have had 4.66 inches of rain. Thanks - Mike
@jeremygrubb9665
@jeremygrubb9665 6 жыл бұрын
Why not use a disk mower we use the here in ky and we have a lot of rock and a bunch of rolling hills the sickle mower usually don't cut well for us
@mr.brownplumbing
@mr.brownplumbing 6 жыл бұрын
The content dude is unherd of. Thank you
@miguelamaya6246
@miguelamaya6246 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your video ...
@deanhaley2289
@deanhaley2289 6 жыл бұрын
Nice video Mike. I just passed through southeast Montana, not too terribly far from your stomping grounds. The hay looked real good in some areas, and not quite as good in others. I'm assuming that's just a factor of who got lucky with more rain in a particular area. But at any rate, way better than last year. Good luck with the rest of the process, I hope you get to keep that hay money in your pocket this year!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dean, it is amazing the difference even a few miles can make. - Mike
@Mary-had-a-lil-farm
@Mary-had-a-lil-farm 6 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh! What a coincidence! I just found 2 of these very long saw like things with very sharp teeth (many! And they look like shark teeth) laying/ buried in the weeds along the very front of my barn. Hung them on the beam in the barn, rustic and pretty cool looking. But wow they are potentially very dangerous. Glad I found them before they found me lol. And thanks to this video, I now know what they are, lol.
@jeanettewaverly2590
@jeanettewaverly2590 6 жыл бұрын
Very informative and interesting, Mike! Good on you re: safety! I've heard too many stories about people getting maimed and killed in tractor accidents!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
If I got hurt, Erin would hurt me much worse :) Thanks Jeanette - Mike
@Gixzer04
@Gixzer04 5 жыл бұрын
@ourwyominglife some food for thought. I see you tried the sprinkler test n the par results. A deep aerator made for pasture n ag would help you big time. 80% more retention n keep those flash floods down too. Thought I’d mention it.
@willirish9962
@willirish9962 6 жыл бұрын
Cracking video thanks mike. We are just about to start haying as well
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and thanks for hanging with us - Mike
@leol1682
@leol1682 6 жыл бұрын
Love the video Mike and your families .
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
@joelmollenkopf8300
@joelmollenkopf8300 6 жыл бұрын
Please show us the repairs on the tractors that would be very interesting as are all of your videos or tell us in detail what happened. Excellent videos. Thanks Joel mid Ohio
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Great idea, thanks Joel - Mike
@brandeissports3436
@brandeissports3436 4 жыл бұрын
♥️ I really enjoyed this video. Childhood memories again, refreshed.
@glenparks5175
@glenparks5175 5 жыл бұрын
That's a slick setup,
@roberto.peterson9917
@roberto.peterson9917 4 жыл бұрын
Worked for and on Flaring W Ranch first year irragation and bucking bales moving lines by hand 2 times a day to move lines 1 time equal 10 miles of walking then my cousin's and i would buck bales till 5 then change sprinkle lines again then maybe squeeze in another trailet or 2 of bales it help that we had a wheel bale picker up saving few steps walking beside trail to put bales on
@ford4life069
@ford4life069 2 жыл бұрын
Love Chris LeDuex. Didn't get to see him before he passed.
@paulshakespeare2967
@paulshakespeare2967 6 жыл бұрын
Nice work , looks a little thin hope it’s enough to get you in top shape over the winter !. Winter here in Australia our wet time but no rain 😭
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Well not enough but it will help keep the hay bill down. Thanks for watching - Mike
@calumanderson5617
@calumanderson5617 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah,, sounds normally about the dirty words when it comes to hay season time when things just love to brake, don't think I've ever come across one without broken machinery to mend in a hurry, great video Mike 👍 looking forward to your next vid,
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
You know it. Thanks Calum - Mike
@jrod264winmag
@jrod264winmag 6 жыл бұрын
One summer back in the 80's my dad and I hauled hay off a field down by Chris LeDoux ranch.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Very cool :) Then you werent too far from us Thanks - Mike
@rickr260
@rickr260 6 жыл бұрын
hello, new sub here, wow what a channel, you and your wife should be on tv like tlc channel people can learn a lot from you guys. best of luck
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, feel free to write them and let them know :) Seriously, thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
@rickr260
@rickr260 6 жыл бұрын
mike, i did write them, need more people to do the same
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
If you would like to post the email address that may help
@AutoCrete
@AutoCrete 5 жыл бұрын
Farming has become a lot easier over the last 50 years. Grease guns have as well. Bolts for mower teeth beat the heck out of rivets.
@bigsky2063
@bigsky2063 6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your channel! Keep up the great work.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - Mike
@roelescamilla6022
@roelescamilla6022 5 жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered gazing cover crops over the winter?
@oby-1607
@oby-1607 6 жыл бұрын
Aah nice. You got the same grease gun we have. The Lincoln is the only way to grease.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
It has always worked great for me. Thanks - Mike
@Midwestemergencyphoto
@Midwestemergencyphoto 6 жыл бұрын
You got my sub that is for sure, awesome videos , some beautiful country out there , keep up the great work
@goldfire1676
@goldfire1676 6 жыл бұрын
Good one Mike
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - Mike
@danielweber4432
@danielweber4432 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - Mike
@MrJeffm66
@MrJeffm66 6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos from here in Georgia. I have always wanted to visit Wyoming, might not come back here if i do though. Love your channel.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Haha, I get that. It hard for us to leave as well. Thanks - Mike
@alexdiersen
@alexdiersen 6 жыл бұрын
Hello Mike. In Wyoming you say "haying." Here in Wisconsin we say "making hay."
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Tomato, tamato lol Its always amazing to me the different ways of saying the same thing. I have talked to people all over the world and its not just in the US. I'm sure there is a video in there somewhere :) - Mike
@stureid5928
@stureid5928 6 жыл бұрын
You can add the new Gator to your wish list - air conditioning and heat - both useful in Wyoming..Stu
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Wouldnt that be nice lol Thanks Stu - Mike
@devinmanderson
@devinmanderson 6 жыл бұрын
Look into a more efficient sprinkler heads, impacts are old and have alot of waste through evaporation. Since its usually windy up their something that sprays more like rain drops would probably yeild better results. Soil condition can also be a huge factor
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, all good ideas - Mike
@57fitter
@57fitter 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike! I have to think the reason you get more from Spring rain- versus irrigation- is that real rain in the Spring supplies Nitrogen to your pasture.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
I agree totally, trace minerals and nitrogen are very important. We have very little topsoil and very sandy soil. Nitrogen moves out very quickly. Thanks - Mike
@waltertaljaard1488
@waltertaljaard1488 5 жыл бұрын
Overhere in the Netherlands we get much more water and rain and the soil is a lot more vertile. That's why we do not need such wide extended pasture land for our (mostly dairy) cows as you do. We mostly use press feed fermented wet cut grass bales for winter fodder instead of hay, because it contains more minerals. Just rake it up immediately after cutting and bale it in plastic, so that oxygin can't get in it in order to make it ferment. It does smell a bit, but the cows love it, and you can store it for two years.
@geanitsucuneli4791
@geanitsucuneli4791 2 жыл бұрын
You got the freedom! Nice in Cool!
@roberto.peterson9917
@roberto.peterson9917 4 жыл бұрын
My days growing up bales much smaller and picked up (bucked) by hand summer job .07 per bale usually split 3 or 4 ways so really had to hussel to make wages sometime get little more if had to stack in a barn loft
@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins
@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins 6 жыл бұрын
I love watching haying... just don’t think I’d love doing it!! Although who knows, I’ve never done it before. Good video!
@mattfencl3614
@mattfencl3614 6 жыл бұрын
Humphrey Family Holsteins ive never done it either, like cutting your lawn!
@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins
@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins 6 жыл бұрын
Matt Fencl yeah just with cooler equipment!! Lol
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
You are more than welcome to come give it a try ! - Mike
@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins
@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins 6 жыл бұрын
Don’t threaten me with a good time!!
@grantdubridge7995
@grantdubridge7995 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike and family, I got a phone call today that said Wyoming and started with a 307 area code. A woman who's son is coming to college in Michigan. She needed a rug cleaned and repaired. I was disappointed it wasn't you calling to ask me a question. Have a great hay.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Not even sure I have your number :) Thanks Grant - Mike
@grantdubridge7995
@grantdubridge7995 6 жыл бұрын
Our Wyoming Life I know a resourceful guy like you could find it easy enough
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Haha. Probably
@fionajane56
@fionajane56 6 жыл бұрын
Thats a really nice mower set up. Good information and I waa wondering how your mini irrigation experiment was going.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Yea it didnt do much but it was worth trying, just have to do it earlier. Thanks Fiona - Mike
@42thgamer80
@42thgamer80 6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - Mike
@hunterigo3956
@hunterigo3956 6 жыл бұрын
Great job mike
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - MIke
@danmaple2578
@danmaple2578 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you that was a great video
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dan - Mike
@debcarpenter8519
@debcarpenter8519 6 жыл бұрын
Mike, remember to watch for rattlesnakes! Maybe do a "dangers in baled hay" video! Haha! Safe haying, and stay cool! Deb
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
They do happen and when they do, you guys will be the first to know! - Mike
@Kachenalesmeister
@Kachenalesmeister 6 жыл бұрын
My daughter and I had passed there yesterday and my daughter had said and wow that looks exactly like Mike's hi tunnel and then she said oh that is his because she saw the house😂
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. If you know when you are coming by let us know. We would love to say hi. -Mike
@jerrybeaver9212
@jerrybeaver9212 6 жыл бұрын
Got a couple of pigs in my family too Mike (they act like pigs sometimes)Enjoy the vlog buddy,hello Erin,and kiddos.Blessins- Jerry
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
haha, we all have those. Thanks Jerry - Mike
@carmfarm5
@carmfarm5 6 жыл бұрын
I was surprised at the results of your irrigation plot. Was sure that would make a lot more hay
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
As wash I but I did speak to a professor from the university and he confirmed that that the early rain makes much more difference in yield than late season rain so it makes sense. Thanks - Mike
@BillTheTractorMan
@BillTheTractorMan 6 жыл бұрын
Mike, I sure miss haying! We would run my 1950 John Deere B (about 24hp) with a mounted John Deere #5 sickle mower. That mower was a whopping 7ft, and although our fields were much smaller, we had to plan for 7-10hrs of cutting a day. usually we took a lunch break, the sickle would be tuned up for the rest of the day. Some times pitman arms would break, I liked maple because it seemed to last the best. usually it was teeth that needed replace. for us that require taking out the whole sickle, riveting in the new teeth, and putting it all back together. I was really good with a hammer making rivets the summer I learned how to mow hay with grandpa. In fact, Mike if your interested in seeing how we made hay 1950's style I can gather links and write a little about each video in an email for you and your family. I feel as though I would like to share with you and your family, like you so wonderfully share with my family. Thanks, I really enjoy the videos.
@MrBugulNoz
@MrBugulNoz 6 жыл бұрын
Bill The Tractor Man I'd be interested in what you put together as well ;)
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome. Anytime! - Mike
@melissawilliamson7907
@melissawilliamson7907 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike, we're just really surprised that you still use a sickle mower, there pretty much dinosaurs around here.
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Very useful here although they are getting rarer and rarer. If I had a decent swather I would be using it :) Thanks Melissa - Mike
@nashguy207
@nashguy207 6 жыл бұрын
Good video mike. Your editing was great on this video. I'M sure you are in the fields as I type this comment. Hope it all goes well for you today. God Bless!!!
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
So I was in the field most of the day and I do get the comments, but its hard to reply while bouncing around, so I wait til now 9:30 when I get back in the house. Thank you sir, I thought I got some nice shots and it was fun to make - Mike
@johnhatt1219
@johnhatt1219 6 жыл бұрын
Good video thnks the up keep that I miss due me driving truck used work on the farm miss it a whole lot
@OurWyomingLife
@OurWyomingLife 6 жыл бұрын
Well its good that you can live through us. Thanks - Mike
@doriswalker7492
@doriswalker7492 6 жыл бұрын
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