Mike's "Happy Place" 😆

[@kurtzbradley]

Thanks for the clarifications on the North ah West Farm!!! Always the Adventure. On your second season I see a yard, multiple bins and all the trimmings 😂😂🎉

[@jeffbeerwort7886]

Tillage is the best, and I hear ya there, it’s nice when people leave you alone!

[@markabina4998]

LOVE THE CONTENT, thanks for letting me into your life as a Canadian farmer from a southern California native.

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

I'm a huge fan of hard work. I could watch it all day.

[@deanoz9307]

Mike in Southern Alberta the local County used to collect our rocks piles every 3 or 4 years to use as reinforcement for the soil banks when they added new culverts. It sure came in handy, mind you our rock piles were always on the edge of the fields, so they didn’t really cause us any grief. It sure raised heck with the rattlesnakes though.

[@rossliston3603]

Mike, that would be my happy place also. When I worked on a farm during the early 80’s I would volunteer to disc fields after a full day of farm work. The farmer would come out and get me about midnight and say that’s enough 😃. Back up at 5:00 am and start all over. I loved running the equipment and would do anything I could do to do more tractor work!!

[@scup157]

That is impressive what that tool does to chop it up and turn it black. I need to try one someday!

[@JohnJufer]

Looking great mike I always found your video's interesting your farm runs super smooth best regards from Ohio

[@leddielive]

It doesn't run super smooth on KZbin so I can only imagine how real life goes! Believe, no farm ever runs smooth. A farmer has to wear so many hats it is extremely difficult to be great at everything. 😀

[@ThePepeOne]

As a former heavy equipment operator, I know I'd love doing that type of job, all day long with a huge smile on my face! 😉👍 I'm going to throw out a guess that you and your wonderful wife will be receiving a very special gift for Christmas, that can't be wrapped or put under the tree?!?!? 🤗 I'm hoping Chapel has a little sister on the way? Take care good sir!

[@daleroskydal3027]

❤ Stirling dirt🚜🚜 Blessings from South Texas 🙏🇺🇲👍

[@johnc8112]

Mike it looks like you are living your dream now. Plus picked about 30 to 50 acres. There's the bonus.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Mike

[@leddielive]

The Case pulls that Protill with ease Mike. It would be good if you could put it behind Ashtyns Case & let us know if there's any difference in the tyres? I'm guessing minimal for grip, I'll go less compaction with LSW's & longer life but you're the expert in the seat so would you mind giving it a try please? 🤔

[@Briantheitguy2]

You should think about getting a drone, would love to see your fields from the air! Love your content!

[@leddielive]

He has one, his name is Brian. Ask Mike about him.😃

[@Briantheitguy2]

I know about his brother, my namesake, Brian, he is a pilot and does crop dusting for hire in addition to farming.

[@mattwerkowitch4500]

Come in Mike give the old 9380 some love!

[@leddielive]

Some real Iron, before technology got involved, love it.😃

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great job pro tilling Mike

[@spork-ey7641]

I’m retired and have been Pro Tilling for my neighbor for about a week…lots of slews in the pot hole region of North Dakota.

[@7rixee]

Soft spot for ne nd here ❤😂

[@hiloprime9638]

You know you love farming when you say tillage is recreational!!!! Lol

[@matthewbontrager1527]

Impressive how you can pickup land so easy. I sure can't.

[@elizabethliska5377]

Certain areas have older farmers and the offspring do not want to continue. Land values have skyrocketed so you can make way more $$ selling it then actually working and farming it!

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Low competition in Saskatchewan.

[@matthewbontrager1527]

@@clearskiesranch1362 high competition in central Kansas!!!!!! It's ridiculous!!!!!!!!

[@dmk1529]

Thanks

[@OutdoorsEquipmentInFargoND]

Cleaning yup the land each fall is essential

[@TrentBenko]

If you call the Degelman factory there is a wing down pressure kit that reduces bounce.

[@damienboyd8694]

works fantastic for going 11mph.

[@fredericdelage1542]

Salut Mike magnifique vidéo et le tracteur et dégommer est bien équipés 😂😮😅😊

[@relandguenther4907]

Loved ur recreational tillage😅, I really believe in pro tillage. FAST AND EFFECTIVE.

[@shettysuhas8030]

Here we are celebrating Deepavali the festival of lights. Happy Deepavali to you and your family.

[@leddielive]

Is that where you throw colour over each other? It looks fun but I apologise for not knowing the religious connotations. 😃

[@shettysuhas8030]

@@leddielive No this is the festival of lights we lit up with lamps and crackers being the part of festival.

[@leddielive]

I'm heading for Google to find out more. Thank you for your reply from the UK 🇬🇧.

[@leddielive]

My happy place is lying on a beautiful sunny warm beach on the Mediterranean island of Crete in the company of a kind lady & a rum & coke with ice in my hand.😍 Just because Mike's happy place is in his tractor doesn't mean we're that different, does it?🤔

[@francescoviale4683]

Hello Mike, 👍😉🇮🇹

[@recklessbehaviour01]

Morning

[@RONALDRANKIN-k9n]

That not lost grain. It ground cover for the winter.

[@matthewhooker3193]

Hi Mike, I believe that what you call “Canada Thistle” is actually “Scotch Thistle”.

[@leddielive]

Well Mike originated from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 so I guess that makes it culturally appropriate! 😂🤣😂

[@damonens9478]

Mike, S series are probably the worst combines for loss you know that haha

[@richardradawetz8788]

Nah case and lexicon are way worse

[@damonens9478]

@richardradawetz8788 funny. We run claas 780 and a 8700 and our losses are next to nothing, 8700 being better then the 780 but the 780 we were less and 1/2 %

[@Adam-x4b]

@@richardradawetz8788nothing worse then a John Deere always was and always will be

[@interman7715]

​@richardradawetz8788 I can't wait to see JD copying the new Casih AF series, nothing copies like a Deere .

[@hybridssuck]

Is it the rotor being inline the same direction that’s makes you think that? Because I’m pretty sure nothing will interchange. Plus Deere had an axial prototype in the sixties anyway. Maybe they should’ve mounted it transverse? But then idiots would say they copied Gleaner. Funny how Deere came out with a larger line of combine then CNH later on did the same thing. Almost like they had to follow Deere…

[@pietoosterhof5901]

Mike have some coffee on my.😂

[@daveschwerdtfeger7842]

👋😊

[@keithlawlor9993]

I have always wondered why farmers don't use a ditcher to make a narrow path for the water to flow in rather than have a slough in the spring which takes up more acres that you can't seed?

[@Ellison89Brett]

Unless something has changed or your machine is different than ours, only the tilt cylinders are supposed to be in float and the wing fold cylinders are supposed to be in constant. If you have trouble with it hopping I’d say that’s because of your wing down pressure, or lack of.

[@iwan8014]

Brandt high speed disc needs pressure on the wings and degelman all float. Brandt also has 6 grease zerks on the whole machine but you have to check all bolts holding the pins in atleast twice a day lol, they sheer off.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@Ellison89Brettit’s Mike. The guy isn’t working with a full deck. Spend millions on equipment? Absolutely! Learn how to operate it efficiently and effectively? No way!

[@Ellison89Brett]

@ I mean I’m not saying that. He obviously does pretty well for himself.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@Ellison89Brett every blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile

[@Ellison89Brett]

@@iwan8014 The Degelman manual says wings run in constant flow… we run 4 36’ ProTill. There’s a valve in the center of the machine to set wing pressure.

[@NormObannon]

That Protill impressed me.

[@edwhite6250]

👍

[@allenhuckabay5244]

Would putting tile in your north land fields not help in draining those sloughs? I notice not many farmers in Saskatchewan use tile to help drain low spots on fields.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

No where to drain the water and the cost of the tile would quickly exceed the value of the land so that kind of investment would never see a return

[@nikphoenix]

Mike, When is the Case 715 going to show up?

[@ericdecker2132]

Explain how a 4wd tractor turns shorter than a 2 track?? Every 2 track we have had could spin cookies. Not recommended but would.

[@danielhiller9165]

can you map the ruts and sloos while combining?

[@Drew-in-NoDak]

Leipold our protill at 10-12, or however fast 600 hp will pull it.

[@leussinkfarms]

Amazone offers auto greaser on there protill styled discs.

[@rorybayless369]

Did you decide to keep the 580 I thought you had a 715 coming

[@steveclubb8820]

Do you tile the sleuths and low land?

[@edwardyeo8031]

surprised you didn't burn the grass patches before using the pro till

[@carlfalt174]

You can clearly see the line as the grain was flying straight out the back door🚪. Just a part of the mysteries of the grain business

[@leddielive]

It'll be fine, Mike's just got to plant the same crop again, he'll save a fortune on seeding where the S class combine 'tried to work! 😂🤣😂

[@m-videos3643]

How about the prices for land in Saskatchewan? 🤔🤔

[@mattl9718]

Is there any news on the new case 712 ?

[@fredboiton7893]

How do you gain new fields? How do you become aware of available fields ?

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Be the highest bidder at the auctions and I’m sure his in laws tip him off about any available land if they’re not interested

[@BentTreeFarmPa]

Mike, I’m getting old and decrepit, and my biggest tractor is a Deere 6140m, I swear, I’d come work for free just to experience larger equipment and operation before I’m completely broken and useless! 🤣🤣🤣

[@randybedker1584]

Old farmers never become useless their knowledge is priceless.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@randybedker1584no it’s not. I have neighbors that are “old farmers” and every spring/summer I watch their land blow away because they refuse to stop doing summer fallow with heavy tillage. There comes a point when you have to classify their knowledge as irrelevant.

[@Andrew-iw4sx]

Same here the guy I work for the biggest tractor he has is 135 hp.

[@grahamhall9470]

Leave​@@Andrew-iw4sx

[@Rodmanvt]

Are you seeding The ground before wind blows away

[@ericks02]

Mikey my man, how old is your pro-till? they've had greaseless pins for years! yours does look like the old style 40 foot with the wider center section tho yeah

[@AndersonFarms]

Mike, im sure its been mentioned but with a decent outlet ,drainage tile would eliminate your wet spots. Why is that not a practice there?

[@clearskiesranch1362]

That’s the problem. There’s no outlet for the water and there’s really be no economic return on that kind of investment and in most areas of Saskatchewan you’d quickly exceed the value of the land

[@BarEFarmsofficial]

There’s not much for elevation change over a mile. Not to mention you can turn a wet spot into a honey hole real quick if you can reincorporate those wet spots back to arable ground. You work all that grass in and your getting free nutrients and builds microbiology very quick. And if it’s wet spot it means it’s going to normally have more moisture in a drought year and those little spots will average 30 to 40 bushel higher. Might be a quarter of an acre but that’s still 10 extra bushel you didn’t have before. Tile is also extremely expensive even if all you were going to do is pattern tile a wet spot and run a main line to a bar ditch it doesn’t equal out to be profitable on anything I would say less than 10 acres. Especially in today’s markets and especially in mikes case after what a 5 year drought now?

[@bobwest2807]

Hi Mike. Are you going to keep the 580's for another year or are you going to change again?

[@jasonwilliams8016]

Any word on that new Case 715?

[@beaviccoon470]

Hi mike did you see that video that Tony fast ag put up recently, He had a case quadtrac 715 hooked up to his 100ft air drill and he reckons the 715 pulls his drill a lot harder than his 580 quadtrac thats been tuned to 680hp so thats good to hear.

[@leddielive]

True, but I'll bet a weeks wages that the monthly payments are higher!😂🤣😂

[@beaviccoon470]

@leddielive ye I'd imagine they are but then again it is a bigger tractor so I suppose naturally it will be higher

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@beaviccoon470for a $1.25 million base price it’d better pull harder

[@jameswells5617]

You could of dug up a rock or two for us ?

[@dieseltrucksarecool]

where is thee new case 715 i thought you ordered.

[@georgedavidson1221]

I would like anupdate on the. Well water project

[@poppyslater4504]

Do soak holes filled with rocks work

[@Andrew-g5o5e]

Think Fendt was much quieter than Case.

[@scottm344]

Do you do any youtube shorts. Seems to be a fast way to drive traffic to your channel

[@michaelstark703]

“Recreational tillage” sounds like something illegal

[@chadplaugher5962]

Don’t you map them out in John Deere? Do you flag those spots?

[@pietoosterhof5901]

Mike don't protil al your land?🤔

[@leddielive]

Mostly no till I believe.

[@tractorfixrable]

Your OCD wasn't working at 19.25 You left a piece

[@andrewvisser372]

Low spots and sloughs promote bio diversity

[@clearskiesranch1362]

If by biodiversity you mean noxious weeds then yes.