Fendt 1050 on night shift!

[@bassomatic1871]

The interior of the Starship Fendterprise looks cool at night.

[@Acula33RC]

"Fendterprise" lol, nice!

[@DamienNestor]

I consider myself somewhat a pun-master, this is top notch pun material right here

[@petersheahan7107]

As an Australian sheep farmer, I love everything you show us about cropping in your part of the world. The knowledge you share is a daily treat.

[@gavinperry7237]

Ashtyn prepares your wonderful meals plus has her drill fully loaded for you

[@billjohnson2462]

I completely admire how you always follow your statements with, "What works for other people may not work for me and works for me may not work for other people". So true! Every operation is different. We can all learn from each without duplicating the other. Thanks Mike.

[@johnearhart8811]

U da MAN. Love your job, and know your land and machinery. God bless and stay safe.

[@williskinder7794]

You are like lots of younger farmers what a machine. Thanks for all the good videos us retired farmers much enjoy.

[@abazdarhon]

I am watching you now from north Scotland is actually 23:40 and outside is not yet dark. That is the part of year when night last 2-3hours amazing.

[@gordmcdonald2807]

Awesome video Mike. I know that sleep deprivation feeling. We had Orchards and greenhouses in Southwestern Ontario. Getting up at 2 in the morning to change irrigation lines in the field. Then heading to the greenhouses to pick tomatoes. Get them to the packing plant by 6:30. Back out in the orchard by 7:30 till the sun went down. Now I am 65 and miss those days so much.

[@johnlindquist6335]

Mike the 1050 is really sounds at ease at 1500 RPM. You are a smart farmer my friend and getting things done. At least Ashtyn will have a warm cab in the morning.

[@mikeznel6048]

Hes a smart feller and a fartsmeller.

[@dennislaughton1676]

Retired agronomist, I miss being in the country. My R&D was all on farms / ranches. am now living vicariously. Thanks Mike >

[@mikeznel6048]

Mike, you took the words right out of my mouth with the night thing. We're day creatures. You can call yourself a night owl all you want but us as humans are day time people. Our vision is designed to work in the light, not the dark.

[@davidlogel2350]

You’re right, but when you run your drill 24/7 it helps to get into a routine. For us it’s usually only 3 weeks or less out of the year.

[@mikeznel6048]

@@davidlogel2350 Doesn't matter if you're running drill, digging holes, sitting in front of a computer or sitting on the couch. A routine is always a good thing to have. Your body has a natural clock and when everything happens when its supposed, you're gonna be firing on all 8 cylinders instead of in limp mode because something isn't matching up.

[@mikeznel6048]

@@davidlogel2350 Either way, you can't run 24/7. Fuel, maintenance, break downs, loading, traveling and every other little thing. Mike explained pretty well how even if you did try to run around the clock, you still would be short because of all those things I listed. You do as much as you can with what you got. Thays all there is to it.

[@davidlogel2350]

@@mikeznel6048 we run 24/7 here. That doesn’t mean the drill is seeding 24/7. That means seeding and the things necessary to continue seeding are going 24/7. 6-6 one operator, one trucker. Same for 6-6 nights. The tractor is only shut of long enough after a fill once in a 24 hour cycle to check fluids. Usually less than 15 minutes the engine is off and other things like greasing or fuelling are being done while fluids get a chance to level off for an accurate check. Many other farms do the same and it maximizes the ability to seed much more than that usual 100 acre per foot of drill mark.

[@allanjoanette3759]

So thoughtful of you to keep tractor warm for your wife. That's the reason u where seeding in the night, so she didn't have to get in a cold tractor right. Happy wife happy life.

[@blahsomethingclever]

Love your energy. I'm like that too. Just don't run into anything at night. The lights of the tractors are awesome, but the problem is between lit spots. Don't trip, safety first. Wishing you half of my 108F Arizona heat!

[@lgjohansson2467]

That’s a beautiful sunrise☀️ I love the feeling of working true the night, when everyone else is asleep👍🥱

[@limptuna7687]

This is what I've been wanting to see, night farming from inside the tractors.

[@felipebotero9867]

Beautiful tractor thanks for show your job and Share tour knowledge greetings from Colombia

[@petessite]

magic mike cant beat a bit of night work , i remember many years ago like in the 80s was out drilling at 2 in the morning when suddenly all these blue lights turned up to see what the heck was going on , they laughed when saw what was going on , said to them give us a hand to load seed in the drill (cwt bags) then they helped me load ,laughed an off they went !!! just so lovely to see you out there at night & you only have to do it once , could rain for 3 weeks , like here in the UK , regards to you & ash

[@kortison]

Damn i love the Daily uploads 👌

[@jussi798]

Javisst

[@mariorembold7999]

Hey Mike, thanks for the super cool nightshift! 1050 content always rocks, I like best! 👍 But Mike I got a question: Will the mother of all questions be answered this year? Will the Fendt 1167 be able to pull your 86 foot air drill?

[@happycanayjian1582]

The mouse was probably like: “Aw man, thought I saw a Mike walking across the field there. You all know how I’m terrified of Mikes.”

[@ottoneidlinger4938]

Now that’s funny.

[@zackariahgill1263]

Man the mornings are beautiful over there, im sure they are here too...too bad i love to sleep in lol

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

Mike, maybe ask for SpaceLink (from SpaceX); available in your area. 300Mb internet.

[@eanprosser7590]

What a view! Big sky country! Beautiful.

[@MarcDupont]

Wow, really in your own world out there at night

[@brianmullins5824]

Your awesome too Mike!!! Great vid .

[@MrTrashmasterfx]

Even with those trippels that Fendt 1050 look small in front of that airseedeing rig, looks good though ;)

[@ronniewilliz153]

Right. That seeding rig is huge.

[@outdoorsman2180]

Very true

[@chuckwilliams8015]

👍👋 thanks Mike& Aston 😊

[@Myamericanlife61]

Awesome night video Mike I love the night time running great job man

[@sonnybeachdb9821]

I always enjoy field work at daybreak more than at dusk. thanks for the ride!!

[@WilliamStevens007]

Beautiful Sunrise, Surprised how many lights in the distance at night though.

[@teamstromski]

Yesterday it was turn on a dime with 7 cents change. Today it's 8 cents. Tired mike is an treat.

[@brushcrawler8612]

Im fast forwarding into spring

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video mike, giver in the night , I use to do that , but as I got older I don’t have it in me to go all day and night

[@olenilsen4660]

This guy doesn´t only go seeding all night after a full day of work. He even films it for us to watch! Mike, you are a legend! About the innoculant - would it help to coat the walls of the sadlle tank with some cheap bio oil? Oil repels water, which is clearly what makes the stuff stick. Otherwise; buy another broom! Place it next to the saddle tank ;) Problem solved :) Edit: You sure have a beautiful sunrise! There are some perks to the graveyard shift after all ;)

[@svarsigurdsson]

Thank you so much mike it's great to watch the sunrise. Incredible light on Fendt. sometimes it is good to work alone at night gives the mind a little peace 😊😊

[@fridjon13]

Nei nei! gaman að sja islending her ;)

[@svarsigurdsson]

@@fridjon13 takk það er frábært að fylgjast með Mike allar þessar stóru sléttur og tækin 🥰🥰

[@fridjon13]

@@svarsigurdsson Ja, þetta er ansi magnað þegar maður er alinn upp a litilli eyju ;) Sa reyndar einn Fendt 930 um daginn við velfang, enginn sma vel.

[@donniebrown2896]

Not the same work as yours but can totally relate to the sleep thing. In my younger days working in commercial/industrial construction. We worked our normal shifts, then traveled to the other side of our state to do a shutdown in a hospital ER. That's when the ER goes on bypass until all work is completed. 4 crews working elbows and shirt tails. 17 hours straight with only 5-10 minute breaks, eating while you work. My adrenaline wore off while driving home. Dosed off 3-4 times while at the wheel, got home and couldn't go to sleep.

[@softsys]

Great day and great job.

[@teamstromski]

My longest was 36hrs straight in the oil field running flow back water. I knew if I was on the grey/brown fuzzy and in between the green fuzzies I was on the road

[@gavinperry7237]

The drill software says only a crazy person would want to start seeding at 1:30AM & thus is hesitant on working 🤣🌑🌑😂

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike good luck seeding at night

[@LukasSmit]

How much time does it take to go seeding after you start the engine? like 15 mins or something like that?

[@georgedavidson7986]

The idea is to get their warm slo it will flow. 5 minutes should be enough fora small unit

[@zzzubmno2755]

feeding the world is hard work. i hope you dont do too many night shifts, canada does need future generations of farmers ;) thanks for feeding the world, and creating future farmers, wink wink.

[@samm9174]

I have a question Mike. Will the Fendt pull with the 4 wheel assist unlocked? We use a curling broom to push down the inoculate. Works pretty good i think.

[@rongrose3746]

Beautiful sunrise !! Hope you get some rain and some sleep !!!

[@BillStecik]

A Couple of years ago my neighbour seeded his whole farm with 1 section plugged . It looked terrible .He must have never checked his drill and never peed.

[@RealLimerickman]

Probably peed on the front tiers.

[@kluckfabrication5991]

Man those are some crazy lights on that tractor

[@richleyden6839]

Very peaceful episode. Almost put me to sleep,

[@PeterIJmker]

Nice view 16:40 and 18:35 and 21:38 work all night to watch the sun rise. what a job

[@ckfarmz]

Wow! 60 hours straight! I thought I was doing good at 44

[@vernonrose2567]

Sunrise over triples.....B E A utiful!

[@olbuck]

Fabulous lights on the Fendt! just awesome. Seems like you could use a headlight for inspecting things like the planter or the grain bins or doing work in the shop. may I suggest a rechargeable headlight from Amazon for about 20 bucks. They use the 18650 batteries that last forever, and when dimming, just recharge for another 12-16 hours of bright light. They're addicting. I have four.

[@dougberry1011]

Just before sunrise you can see forever. How many acres is that field?

[@mattclark8436]

Mike, from the video the Fendt does appear to have a great lighting system. You also get in a lot of stair climbing on the cart! You take care.

[@walugembemoses750]

It's challenging and that's a great machines

[@briankingwelding4531]

I'm 56 going on 57 and can't count how many times I've gone 50-60 hours without sleep because of a situation. Nature of the beast in my line of work, i just did 47 straight last week on a critical breakdown. Keep up the great content Mike. On a side note, before coming self employed I always worked the night shift whenever possible, especially in the summer

[@mikeznel6048]

Wow, 56 going on 57? Usually people who are 56 are going 93!!! Lol I'm just messing with ya.

[@briankingwelding4531]

@@mikeznel6048 my body feels 103

[@stirv6462]

How do you deal with the overwhelming body aches and the feeling that your eyelids weigh 30 lbs a piece? Heroin?

[@briankingwelding4531]

@@stirv6462 HELL NO!!! Ive got good friends that have lost kids to that shit and 2 cousins. All of them got hooked on that crap after having had surgeries. I've had 2 total knee replacements and a shoulder and hip overhauled and never took any of that crap. Just what was given tip me while in the hospital for a couple of days. I used to play a lot of football and pain is just a fact of life, good days and bad days. Ive got RA, fibromyalgia, psoriatic and of course osteoarthritis and only 2 good discs in my back. I've broke my back twice and my bed neck once but I keep on plugging along. Sure, I'm slower doing some things but I still get it done and my customers are happy. I actually feel better during the work day, it's when i stop that the pain catches up to me. I've got nobody to pay my bills for me so what choice is there. Not looking for pity, just sayin.

[@pauljackson3847]

Glad to see your caught up finally

[@itzgwnthomas807]

Great lights on the Fendt! You could use a couple inches rain!

[@peteschiavoni]

I agree it’s better running hard than running over night. You’re correct our bodies aren’t meant to stay up all night. I worked the over nights for years and people on the night shift tend to get sick more also as our bodies try to get into a normal circadian rhythm. So you’ll have more people calling out sick also.

[@zacharystum3884]

Have you ever considered getting your 1050 tuned

[@fredboiton7893]

Thanks Mike, you're an awesome KZbinr! So when you trade off the fendt will it be upgraded with a case for the wife? To early for a wedding anniversary... just a thought 😁

[@tomekl2708]

Normal people: Sleep at 1:30AM Mike: I‘m to tired to sleep

[@mikemitchell2554]

Hahah 😂... Happens more often than you might think

[@mikeznel6048]

Its actually a thing. Times I've been up wayy too long, I couldn't sleep for whatever reason so I just keep doing whatever I'm doing.

[@alexandromunguia7642]

@@mikemitchell2554 mike have you thought of using the new John Deere 9rx with 670 hp and the new fendt 1167mt vario with 673 hp ?

[@mikemitchell2554]

@@alexandromunguia7642 playing with the new 1167 now..

[@EvilVon777]

I've been there as an ex- otr driver... too tired to sleep is a real thing!

[@ITubeTooInc]

0:56 Mike I have a question: What do you mean by "like every other normal person on the farm"? Who are these normal people and why have they never been in any of your videos? haha

[@Rob-zx8lm]

YUour working lights, are excellent!

[@matthewshaw3718]

60 hours straight it pretty hardcore, best I did was 22 hours then 2 hours sleep then 12 hours, that was enough for me, never again.

[@Chiellus11]

Maybe you can make some ASMR videos too, just the sound of the tractor / seeder and the view of endless fields and nothing else, so peaceful

[@trevorkasas6520]

Hey mike I got a question for you, I have been watching the seeding videos, and I have noticed a few time you have showed the x30 monitor and I noticed you run your drills with the ASC off and drill control off, and your manually lifting drill at headlands. Just curious is to why. Love the content mike keep up the awesome videos.

[@jimkell6495]

Mike, if you prefer wheeled tractors instead of tracks, then why don’t you replace the tracks with wheeled tractors?

[@SchrottiJr]

Admit, you secretly snuck out at 1 am just so you could take the Fendt. 😉 Don't worry I won't tell your wife 🤣

[@melissaluther3666]

No, your freaking awesome !!!!!!!!!!!

[@privateeye242]

What is at 23:19 in the sky, slightly left of the middle?

[@tobycaesar]

Would the Fendt 1167 vario mt ever make it to the farm?? It looks like a beast of a tractor!

[@gromitNOR83]

He said it wouldnt make it for seeding. Bummer

[@CARWASHCHANNEL.]

This is your very frist 24 hours challenge you stayd up all night nice

[@aleksandernygard2062]

Awesome video Mike 😀 amazing sunrice 🌞 watching every video from norway where i live 😀

[@Lukelins1]

I have insomnia and I get to tired to sleep. Also why do they not put lights on the drill and the cart.

[@jorgbockius9838]

Oh wow, you already harvested Barley? Is it regularly that early in summer?

[@henry7920]

Very interesting video, how many ha do you seed per year with that rig.

[@mharms276]

Why is the Fendt on trippels? Because of more traction? Never seen it before, def not in Holland.

[@MonsterGaming-wc5so]

To prevent or reduce digging with the tires

[@sybouthhomsma3678]

Hello Mike, Is all the equipment bought our leased on the farm.

[@badboysfpv1724]

you are so cool mike

[@rollling7523]

Hey Mike, Ashtley loves the Fendt even more than she loves U. Hard to compete with a Fendt.

[@sirbuandreigg]

He mentioned multiple times that she prefers Case IH. So yeah :)

[@hayes1263]

Ashton’s cheating on mike

[@alexzandermatrix2711]

I can relate to you Mike! when you can’t get any sleep and you think to yourself, what do I do now it’s 2 am in the morning, and I can’t get any sleep... hmm... well I still have seeding to do. should I stay or should I go? yeah I’ll go! And the next day you can’t even stand on your feet😂 but that’s how it goes when you can’t sleep and you can’t stop thinking about what you have to do😂😂 Keep it up Mike! You guys are awesome!!🤠👨🏻‍🌾 Btw: please hire me! I love Saskatchewan! 🙂

[@mattunes5823]

Do you notice any difference pulling without the mid row banders in the ground?

[@mikemitchell2554]

Oh yes

[@mattunes5823]

@@mikemitchell2554 ok that makes sense. Thanks for the reply!

[@mikeznel6048]

Whats going on with the land up north? I'm not quite tracking on what the deal is with that. Did you buy that 4x4 JD for your land up there you experimented on last year?

[@StraiyEU]

How do u get those machines to the field? can u drive on your roads? im from europe and i cant imagine seeing something like that on a normal road :D

[@bobwest2807]

Hi Mike, Does not using the mid row banders make much difference to the power requirement?

[@mikemitchell2554]

Yes, quite a bit

[@craigmcgregor1250]

Even tho u just talked about if ur going to break down it will happen at night. Why did u choose o still go out and work I'm curious to find out what u were thinking at the time ????

[@leifwellenstein2251]

Love the video

[@CoopsChevy1]

Hey Mike! I have a question. Didn't you mention there would be a demo unit this year?

[@nathansharp7376]

Miss the Alberta and Saskatchewan sun rises

[@benjaminseehafer3155]

"to tired to sleep" been there, happens every spring! LoL

[@gorbynr1]

Have you considered chip tuning the tractors for more power?

[@MrTrashmasterfx]

That’s an idea but: with more power comes more heat and the heat needs to be dealt with or you damage your engine

[@Blake_Painter]

There are two 1050 in East Germany running with nearly 600 HP, it works, but Fendt didnt know.

[@tomnugent845]

Hey Mike, how can you tell when you get to the end of your field when you’re working after dark? No landmarks, no trees, no lights in the distance.

[@kluckfabrication5991]

GPS

[@farmcentralohio]

Headlands, when the stubble goes the other direction from which you are traveling it's time to turn around. The GPS will also show it.

[@rdekort9273]

Thats True about the breakdowns at night they not only happen more they are worse

[@robdagnone4640]

Are you seeding any canola this year

[@sharpshooter7127]

Do the triples put more hp on the ground or is the fendt still unable to put the hp down?

[@richardjellis9186]

😲🤔😲Was just typing how great the fendt lights are, as you said it yourself.!🤣!. But, they are, aren't they.!😲!. They're brilliant. And, the tractor is a BEAST.!😲🥰!. Are they 'factory' fitted, or have you put them on yourself.? Were there other 'filament' type lights there to start with, that you swapped, or have you fitted them 'extra' to what fendt supplied.? LOVE THE VIDEOS🥰. KEEP 'em COMING🥰🥰. RICH (UK) 🥰🥰🥰.

[@danielmoore6507]

When you're so tired you can't just sleep so you get up and be productive just to go to bed x hours later. But hey, getting the job done is better than nothing.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

May 2th great day, that is my birthday, How many acres can you seed on a cart full of seed? Stay safe

[@jasonclark3127]

Ya that tractor has the lights you can play football or in your area hockey

[@hans-henningoppermann7422]

Mike you need more LED on the Bourgould Cart🙈

[@kopenhagenkid]

Hope Ashtyn brings u breakfast 🍳 Mike