Mike's Turn! Can he school Ashtyn? 😜🤣

** It's now Mike's turn to take the swather over and show Ashtyn how its done! 😉🤣🤦 Not sure if he can school Ashtyn yet, but he sure will have fun trying 😂🤷🏻‍♂️
Ps: Mike does have a couple hundred hours on a swather, just for clarification... it's not his first rodeo but he does like to push Ashtyn's buttons 😉
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[@JteRaa]

Mike, I have been watching your videos for a while. I got a real kick out of this one. I am an old farm boy in my eighties now. I used to work on a farm in Manitoba late fifties early sixties. I haven't been on a tractor since. Stunning to see the change in farming. My GPS used to be a hydro pole or any other object on the horizon. Just keep your eyes on the pole and you get a reasonable straight line. No cabs! The only heat in the Fall was from the radiator when heading into the wind. Mike I hate to tell you but you can't beat Asthyn. Asthyn's eye and head movement is very controlled and efficient, she knows exactly what she has to look out for and she knows three hundred feet ahead what has to be done coming up. Your eye and head movement is all over the place and you don't know what is coming up 50 feet ahead of you :-). Precious to hear Asthyn giving you hints on what is coming up and where you screwed up. I hope you cherish the company of Asthyn. She is a treasure and I would expect nothing else from a girl who grew up on a dairy farm. I used to drive on weekends from Winnipeg to Saskatoon. Your farm must be just north of that main highway. Again I thoroughly enjoy your videos. All the best to both of you.

[@D2Rides]

First day of Mike being in the combine "Who the heck cut this" 😂

[@michielhuygelier6953]

i smell a rant coming up about that.

[@MrGettario]

@@freebooter247 In some time they will run the combines over this to pick up the swats. That's is when Mike will be complaining about the swat job.

[@CMDRSweeper]

I love Mike, being so considerate at what we are seeing, just as if we all were the 3rd person in the cab with these two. I totally appreciate it, and I have to admit that seeing the combining would be interesting too, as this isn't a process I have seen before.

[@thirtywide]

I can see it now baby starts walking - running good and mike starts showing it how to jump on a moving piece of equipment -2 children raising each other ought to be interisting

[@colinbarrett3016]

You really made me laugh 😀

[@bendover8481]

Hell ya

[@TheDgdimick]

Watching Mike's head as he drives is like watching a Tennis match.

[@williamgreen4757]

Give it up Mike, Ashtyn is in charge my friend.

[@rachelt2482]

Another great video! Thanks to you and Ashtyn! :)

[@spork-ey7641]

After watching this video…Hey Mike just leave the swathing to Ashtyn👍

[@farmcentralohio]

Thanks for letting Mike run the swather Ashtyn and for running the camera. A little corner post view never hurt anyone :)

[@thomasvogelgesang667]

Great video. I haven't swathers used very much at all. It is always nice to have Ashtyn in the video.

[@mackXDM]

So, was Ashton like "get out of the seat and let me clean up the mess you made Mike!" Lol

[@farminaus9617]

Mike😂you’ve truly lost it this time🤔😂😂random cutting there brother. Love ya man , your Awesome 👍🌾🇦🇺

[@fikluk4118]

Ashtyn does good as a camerawomen :D

[@rypkepaulusma]

You both are awesome, I realy envy you and your lives while being a IT professional with farming background.

[@paynekiller266]

"I know, I know" There's a power struggle in that cab. 😆

[@anonymouscorky6091]

Not a power struggle, just mike attempting

[@zzzubmno2755]

interesting little fact, Vale aka Inco in Sudbury conducted lots of test on women operating large equipment in their mines. When compared to men, women are much better operators of heavy equipment. it showed that women are more efficient when operating heavy equipment, and cause much less damage and also more productive. women are more meticulous, cause less wear and tear, reduce down time and care more about the equipment when completing tasks. though men were not considered to be reckless, they did find that men were harder on equipment, willing to leave product/ore in order to complete the tasks quicker. men do finish the job sooner, but the equipment is beat up, down time increased, and percent of ore left behind was also greater. this seems to be true in this video. ashtyn seemed very meticulous and efficient, had a set path and method and was aware and concerned about the equipment. Mike was quicker, willing to go "full jam" and appeared to be more concerned with completing the tasks / goals of the demo. I am not saying Mike did a bad job, he worked like most men work, with a get'r done attitude, while ashtyn had the same attitude, the methods of completing the task were not the same. all things considered equal, and both had to cut 10 fields exactly the same, mike would most likely finish much soon, but the equipment would have more wear and there would be more yield left behind. It would take ashtyn longer to cut the fields, but the equipment would have less wear and yields returned would be greater.

[@davidmast7581]

Mike, I like Ashtyn riding in the swather with you. Good inter action between the two of you. Thanks, from Central Illinois.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike and Ashtyn

[@happycanayjian1582]

I love swathing. It’s like cutting pretty patterns in tall, overgrown grass. Something satisfying about it….

[@jamessievers3899]

You guys are awesome together!

[@johnpierce1251]

The three of you work really nice together

[@heatmoon]

All of us who grew up in the 80s were stuck on a versatile 400 swather. And we ran it a lot, swathing was a necessity with large acreages and 1 or 2 combines, farming all small grains, no row crops. Bought us time and schedule. Boy did I get tired of the whaling 4 cylinder gas, I could not break it.

[@jeffbute8431]

You need to do what your told Mike. Remember you married a Princess.

[@NeisenTransport]

Mike you need some drone shots of your beautiful swaths!

[@wth82]

Man mike you look like your fighting that thing.

[@themoo908]

Kind of looks fun, we don’t swath here, I wouldn’t mind giving it a shot.

[@johanvantrier]

The only one who can school Ashtyn is :Ashtyn.

[@wsatre5692]

Mike What are you thinking??? You may need the points for another time. Sheese ...newly weds! 🤣🤣

[@markymarc136]

To answer your question Mike: No you still can't school Ashtyn on the swather!!

[@mikemitchell2554]

YET 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@markymarc136]

@@mikemitchell2554 True, not yet. you just need more practice time!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Nice looking swath Mike

[@guycharlebois3342]

Hey Mike & Ashtyn, are you guys gonna bale the straw?

[@michaelbulle8804]

Big green sit and spin toy!!! Lol!!

[@allenwalter1301]

Them macdon swathers are the best. Make sure put your float all the way up to 7. Then it will just sail over them rocks. If you got rocks

[@jmfarms3555]

Mike's quote. "Iam a multi tasker sometimes " meaning when i screw up multiple things go wrong at once??🤷‍♂️

[@blackbearmusic9506]

If your gonna buy a swather, buy a pre emission Mac Don. Best machine out there

[@farmcentralohio]

Buy pre emission for anything, I know it can't always be done but I refuse to even look at something with that junk on it

[@max-jc4wq]

besides pre emission are older. agreed def sucks

[@joelvandebruinhorst8827]

or you get it deleted

[@farmcentralohio]

@@joelvandebruinhorst8827 and then if it's under warranty you loose the warranty or you get a huge fine if you live in certain states and get caught. There's nothing good about the emissions junk.

[@raypitts4880]

@@farmcentralohio some where i heard use a bus engine would that be to not have to use def.

[@UnknownOldPerson]

Now we know that Ashton is the professional.

[@borodimer]

I, for one, wanted to see more of the post.

[@gzahirny]

The doors make sounds... No sounds until he pushes on the door lol

[@cooletijdgast]

I do really like your video's, I don't know it is just something the talking and the farming is enjoyable. Even though I'm a student in the IT sector, I can really enjoy these farm video's.

[@adamalfredsson373]

Mike is going to be like: who the crap swathed that

[@lewjones7272]

I did a lot of swathing in the 60s with ccil 30 ft. And versatile 20s and sure learn a lot from mike trouble is lm 80 yrs old now and live in bc

[@KCAATV]

The first time I drove my son's machine with front drive steering wheels, I almost ran over my truck before I got it out of the yard. Driving down the road is damn near impossible.

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Mike that was a great trip u took us on. You both make a great team. 💞💞💞🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@GlobalistJuice]

No idea why this is fascinating, but it is! 👍

[@farmcentralohio]

Yeah, the doors would bother me also Mike. Come on JD/Macdon it's 2021, let's make some doors that close completely

[@CMDRSweeper]

No no! According to JD it is the new variable air conditioning system on the swather :D And in some conditions it adds to the stereo system as well, so it is a new JD feature, soon coming to other machines as well.

[@farmcentralohio]

@@CMDRSweeper Sounds about right. Leave it to JD to find a way to charge more for a poor fitting door lol.

[@CMDRSweeper]

@@farmcentralohio Of course! And if you want to change the settings or improve it, you have to buy the new part, AND the software unlock to use the new part :D

[@farmcentralohio]

@@CMDRSweeper Haha that made me laugh out loud :)

[@Northern_Farmer]

We swath everything except peas....

[@farmcentralohio]

and people ask you and Mike in every video, why swath? lol How's the weather up your way Tyson? No snow yet I hope

[@Northern_Farmer]

@@farmcentralohio lol better not be any yet..I still have canola to go

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job swathing Ashtyn

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job swathing Mike

[@danallensworth9313]

Ashtyn should get out of the cab and crawl all over the outside of the machine and see how Mike likes it. 🤣

[@fikluk4118]

especially pregnant lmao

[@gavinwolfe3238]

Cool to see the different farming practices up north, makes for interesting videos and I’m sure you don’t mind the break from trying to combine the desert down south either.

[@amargill4819]

I think the beard looks good on you Mike

[@lathamindustries6316]

Yeah doesn’t look like a little school boy

[@trevorkasas6520]

I work on a farm in the west central Saskatchewan, do a lot of swathing canola and malt barley, and a little wheat. far as we are concerned there is only one brand. Macdon superior by far in my opinion.

[@tomcleghorn4005]

Ashton is good at the camera. And Mike never tell a pregnant lady she is doing something wrong...

[@allansmith7333]

Ran a new proto type swather that macdon is working on this season.. can that thing go.. header and real look real solid...can cut canola at least 2mph faster than old macdon header

[@sharpshooter7127]

I think Ashton is partial to the Case. If it does ride better then that's what I'd want. When you're sitting in the seat 16 to 18 hrs comfort means alot.

[@jawick]

Comfort means a lot, but dependability and price mean more for many farmers as does resale value if need be. As older JD tractors without computers are going for crazy money these days as just one example. Also, who has a Rust cotton picker? Farming is nothing more than highstakes gambling that includes the player's entire family and many years come up snake eyes.

[@sharpshooter7127]

@@jawick that is also true too. There are many factors to consider when spending money on farm equipment

[@hamishmcewan2971]

I think you should leave the swathing to Ashton 🤣

[@straightpipeacres6365]

Where you guys cutting? Up at Ituna farm?

[@mikemitchell2554]

Yes

[@straightpipeacres6365]

@@mikemitchell2554 kinda figured it looked like a decent crop

[@bitspieces3885]

Mike you guys have calm weather days when the wind is tolerable? It would be great if you got one of those Mavic drones and gave us some birds-eye views of what you are down from time to time. You were zig-zagging so much in this video I would love to have seen your tracks from the air just for fun. Nice family oriented video here. Cool.

[@francescoviale4683]

Hello Mike John w170 big 💪😜🙋‍♂️🇮🇹

[@tomchaplin4372]

MIKE , WHAT ARE THE OTHER 2 SWATHERS DOING ? they could help finish the fields pronto !!

[@max-jc4wq]

they probable wanted to put some hours. to see how they like it.

[@scottkrieger4701]

How many acres you have left to harvest in total.

[@turnerg]

Ashtyn quietly and loudly pleading with Mike to not put the swather into overdrive 😂

[@kdh1309]

You have a nice purse Mike ! lol

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thankyou 🙂🤣

[@jeremycherny2041]

Nice looking barley

[@tapioheinonen8055]

How long das it take to dry? What if it rains?

[@bigun447]

It looks like those swathers are just big zero-turn lawn mowers with a center discharge. What I cannot believe is running at 27 mph only using the drive wheel braking to steer it.

[@j.e.honiball1327]

It's not braking to steer, they are hydrostatic drive, but I bet it gets sketchy at speeds

[@chadkubashek4622]

I bet mike prefers putting the MD in transport vs those honey bees with those carts that are dragged around as separate units straps that winch up extra I dunno I would pick Md all day long. We have had md swathers now for around 8 yrs and the cabs have never been good imo but they do cut circles around other manufacturers, and the parts for md are found absolutely everywhere and for reasonable prices. I would choose md swather all day over the CNH.

[@thegriffithfarms5375]

And mike that is why you are not allowed to run their case swather.

[@NVMDSTEvil]

Just finished swathing about 700AC with 25ft header on a Prairie Star 2930. Wish I had GPS on it. lol. JD's suck on canola, ran some W155's with 35ft MacD headers and they were no good without the double draper drive kit.

[@BasicPlanet]

Ok, I admin: I am a city boy and do not know a lot about farming. Can someone please explain to me why this wheat gets swated and then put thorugh a combine? Why does one not simply run a "normal" combine on the field?

[@farmcentralohio]

Helps the crop dry faster. If they wait until they can combine in normally it might be snowing. The farther north you go the more things are swathed then combined, and they are way up north. Crop is done growing but needs to be dry for storage.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Better give it back to Ashtyn

[@PeterIJmker]

7:25 Mike you making a mess. :->

[@Freecan67]

I think if you were to buy a Swather go Case!!!

[@forcedtoexist6221]

Does it depend on crops for when to use a swather vs a combine? Sry - kid from the town just trying to understand...

[@mikemitchell2554]

Yes, and area where you are farming

[@jonaslarsen4391]

Why doesn’t Ashtyn run around the swather like Mike does?😜😂

[@garryholyoak9960]

She has better sense than to jump on and off moving equipment

[@timothywolfe2289]

maybe cuz she is pregnant also

[@raypitts4880]

@@timothywolfe2289 also she is female they have a greater sense of caution a male is gung ho jump about to prove a point.

[@axa213]

I see it has a John Deer logo on the steering wheel as well.

[@joeynagy8657]

I would’ve made a judgment call on who would random swaths irritate the most a make them be the ones to combine the swaths and cut out a message like hi frank or something so he would see it on the field making lol

[@jaykonz4624]

2 doors for the price of one 😂😂😂

[@harveybauer4607]

Did I miss the “walk around?” Is the header auger necessary to operate in only tall crops?

[@mikemitchell2554]

It's for canola

[@johnrustad8540]

@@mikemitchell2554 called a pea auger also works well for pea crops

[@marinecorpsniper]

We've got a D450 with a 635D header. We like the swather, but hate the header.

[@devenportdirtworks1203]

Sit and spin. new version

[@peterwilliams4795]

You two really make a great team but the way its done would absolutely upset my OCD

[@dylancameron5745]

Keep growing that facial hair beards are majestic

[@catharinalausen6263]

Air Canada captain flying over and looks down, and immediately calls the RCMP, “theres this guy down there swathing,and………..well you just won’t believe it! Send help!🤣

[@mikemitchell2554]

Bahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@robhall9599]

Is the reason to swath to speed up the ripening of the crop ? I’ve not seen it done on Mike’s home farm before .

[@EFCasual]

Drying rather than ripening.

[@Northern_Farmer]

Both..drying and ripening...the greens will dry up after cutting

[@robhall9599]

@@Northern_Farmer swathing used to be done in my area of the Uk for canola, never seen it done for white grains here. Nearly all canola desiccated now and cut direct with header extensions. White grain can be left to dry/ripen naturally or desiccated and combined direct. I guess we don’t have the dry climate to swath.

[@francoismulder1043]

Very nice 👌👍🇿🇦

[@sircaptainchaos2388]

wow that camera angle is so... different .. weird .. orrr cool to wot we see day to day

[@stickdude101]

The W200 series headers run honeybee headers painted green, and can only get them up to 36 feet on the Deeres.

[@PeterIJmker]

How is the crop up there?

[@bobwest2807]

Hi Mike. Are you planning on buying your own swather?

[@keydanTheMan614]

Looking good Mike

[@shermantank27]

Versatil 400 we were swathing canola in road gear lol hydrostatic all the way forward and let’er buck

[@tarawa6839]

Hello Mike question why you not combined directly?

[@chadcrossley3840]

If you haven't already can you explain the north farm vs the home farm? Is the north farm just yours and Ashtyns or is it all apart of the family farm are you guys planning on going to the north farm permanently? you know just some questions I had for Mike.

[@mikemitchell2554]

North farm is just Ashtyn and I.. But I still have my farm back home too.. We choose to farm in 2 locations and have no plans of moving north permanently.

[@lutemule]

Should start calling this Mike and Ashtyn Mitchell. Now what happens after the swathing?

[@Northern_Farmer]

Wait until it's dry then giver

[@Packer910]

It's not your fault Ashtyn, baby brain is real!

[@mikemitchell2554]

🤔 That must be my problem too, at least that's my story and I am sticking with it! 😉🤪🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gavinperry7237]

At least with a tree line Mike should be able to keep the swather in the proper field 😂🤣

[@carsons6519]

Could you use like a 30ft header to pick up the swaths? Or shorter?

[@carsonwilson8279]

A pickup header

[@max-jc4wq]

a pick up head is the only thing that would work.

[@Northern_Farmer]

14ft pickup header

[@wohliq1]

300.000 is kinda overkill lol

[@mitchellmason3820]

Hey Mike, how many acres are you farming in the Wishart area? Our family farm was at Punnichy, and my Mom grew up in the Bankend area.

[@timothybailey7118]

Apologies to the combine operator(s) Apologies for having Trudeau for another term Hoping the sloughs make up for the burned out hills in yield Ashtyn’s “coaching” Mike is as entertaining as Mike free flow equipment evaluations. Good stuff