Another Combine?! 😳

[@richelrhesphishow9947]

God bless us farmers as i myself too. But were planting rice in asia pacific here in the philippines.

[@thomaslomeo2736]

For 6:30 in the morning, you’re a very intelligent man. Great business sense.

[@greghansard357]

Mike's discussion of any aspect of the ag business is always informative and entertaining. Thank you buddy!

[@peterryan3673]

love way you think mike, The way all new equipment breaks down and all parts so hard get at times, having few extra machines around get job done is great idea.

[@wigglz]

The hockey comparison is GOLD! As a fellow Canadian I can appreciate that

[@bradley-eblesisor]

I found this to be the most interesting vlog that you've done in memory. 👍👍

[@rcktransportinc.4312]

You did a great job explaining the circumstances. 👍

[@awaalk777]

Never touched a combine in my life but somehow feel like an expert since following your channel. Get me in the fields I’m ready!

[@brucewalker2276]

Well said said Mike. You explained this very well for my city slickers friends and relatives

[@P_Rund1952]

Still my favorite farm video on the tube. We have no crops in common, and when I farmed it was less than 1000 acres of corn, beans and winter wheat. Our operation was based mostly on repairing older equipment, but we would buy new when it seemed necessary so the discussion of new vs used was right on the money. Very entertaining and educational.

[@martinconnolly3227]

After watching a lot of your videos I am always intrigued as how your family where your father and your brothers each run different operations that overlap

[@ferencbaranyi1529]

Good question

[@mayberrywj]

Great video and you clearly have a great grasp on buying machinery....:)

[@moekissel8840]

Couldn’t agree more! Us like yourself has a great mix of new and used can’t have a stable full of connors and Gretzkys lol 👍👍

[@jannikk6556]

Excellent video, good Sir! Really appreciate the information you provide 👍 Looking forward to harvest up north.

[@danadams8718]

I always wondered about the difference in the model years...now I know! Thanks!

[@leeslife3977]

Hey man I watch all your videos I just took lunch and I was watching your video and I had a good lunch will say but I spent like 5 minutes sitting here trying to figure out who you was talking to when you was in the combine anyways thanks for the videos. Keep up the good work

[@sparklingtones2472]

Great Video Mike, you explain it all so well. I totally get keeping a brand of equipment that is familiar. My unless is a Case guy for Combines, with the exception he does have 1 new Holland. He likes the New Holland, but always prefers to run a case, he has had so many, he just feels comfortable operating and maintaining them. He has demonstrated just about every brand, and after he gets back in his case he always says over the radio, OMG, I thought I'd never get back in here. So I get why you stick with Deers. Keep pumping out the videos, love them

[@joelawrence56]

love your reasoning and critical thinking Mike!

[@stevebaseley]

Nice long video thanks mike 👍 🇬🇧

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha you're welcome! ☺️

[@simonpieters7802]

Loving the longer vids Mike

[@randybedker1584]

Thanks again for your knowledge and sharing.

[@DaleBouwman]

Good morning Mike, Happy Friday!! From Winnipeg

[@Uploaderable]

Very informative video Mike, thanks for explanation about production years and differences !

[@philhosier9185]

Another combine is a good idea. It will help get the crops off the field quicker due to any weather faction you would face. Up North, weather can change quickly.

[@HECKLEFISH.]

And lovers come and go so plan accordingly...oops wrong thread

[@carsonneyedley2305]

on our small farm we run a 9600 and two 7720 JD's

[@jazzerbyte]

A good pragmatic view of equipment allocation strategies!

[@allanrobson7242]

Another great video Mike,and good to hear your philosophy on farming. The how's and why's very interesting.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

You are very smart to buy used combines. And run used air seeders. Many farmer's equipment cost per acre is out of control.

[@robertpaton3781]

Hey mike, just met you and Ernie east of the Big Speedy! Happy trails

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thankyou! 🙂

[@rongrose3746]

Wow, 10 combines at the south farm !

[@philipfleming3546]

I appreciate your video. It's from the heart and soul, and it teaches us exactly what you tell us. You don't have to have all new. You need a mix, and that's what life is about. That's what businesses about keep on doing what you're doing You will see great things in the future. God bless

[@jessdance7056]

Good thing you had options image finishing lentils with plugging that every 300 ft

[@mcd5082]

Land over equipment everyday! Great video mike!

[@garymacarthur5275]

One of your best videos.

[@Benozurman]

I wish i would listen so carefully in school... 😂

[@edniemyjski3303]

i had a neighbor that traded tractors ever 3yrs and i asked him why do you trade so often he said the muffler was rusty.

[@mikekleinsasser8334]

Mike we have June 2014 s series and have the new style air scoop and def. Also on 2012,2013 and early 2014's the rear panel is different, late 2014 and up the slow moving sign is not in the middle anymore,the rear brake/tailights stick out more and point down and the top of the panel has a different shaped slope,and there is a sensor below muffler and muffler is higher,only crazy people notice these things.

[@carlfalt174]

At 9:56 in the video i noticed the rib on the rear tire is going the wrong direction compared to the front

[@montybolinger6383]

It's a 2wd combine so they mount them backwards to increase tread life.

[@montybolinger6383]

And they roll better if you do get in mud.

[@puirYorick]

"Rear tires facing opposite direction" discussion on The Combine Forum (no spaces) offers differing opinions about exactly why it's done but it's clearly not just an oversight or mistake.

[@josephharris1323]

For combines with rear wheel assist running them backwards gives you traction to back out in case you are stuck. Plus better tire wear while running on blacktop.

[@carlfalt174]

The tire companies should build a rear implement tire for these large combines

[@thilokm522]

Thank you for these interesting insights on your hows and whys

[@ianleonard2829]

i think you're explanation of buying poicy and pricing of new equipment was exceptional as well as a asset in land increasing, and depreciating equipment full stop thanks mike

[@yumyunrangLOAL]

Hopefully we will get to see Mike run an 8900 with the 7XL auger

[@jimfairgray4607]

Wow, super interesting hearing your business philosophy from my perspective as a NZ dairy farmer. Yep, all that big stuff l buy 2nd hand. It all depreciates turns into rust! Land is still there in 100 yrs time and appreciates in value. Way better investment. I think of the total dollars invested in machinery to run my farm. Some jobs are better done by a contractor, l don't wear out my tractor, or need extra equipment , or pay for fuel, or insurance, or need to store it, and l get my time to do other things. Only so many hours in a lifetime, so spend them wisely. People like us who try things out and experiment are called "early adopters", fun way to live.

[@scoutworks]

It's really fun that you talk about the X vs S in regards to how many S combines the X is designed to "replace" and then tell the story of reality. I just finished my Agronomy Certificate at Olds College and we had a presentation by the local dealer that will remain unnamed out of courtesy. The guy doing the equipment presentation was bragging up that the new X9 1100 was built to replace 3 S Combines. Three of them! I thought that was a bit hard to believe, but in my neck of the woods (hill country) we don't get the huge equipment like you have, so I didn't really have the background to challenge that claim. I guess sales guys are sales guy, so take their claims and cut them in half...

[@jackbannock3458]

Sales guys are so full of shit lol, just ignore 90% of what they say

[@westmanguy01]

Remember this about sales people. They tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. For a X9 to preplace 3 S690 or 790's someone should ask the salesman to do some math. On the 780 i run iin good wheat i average about 17 acres a hour. So if we take 3 780's x 17 acres per hour, and that computes to 51 acres a hour. At 60 bushel per acre wheat, that computes to 3000 bushels per hour. Thats not happening .

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

A local farmer here told me he had two 680s vs one x9 two 680s had cut more than one x9 1000

[@crandonborth]

Hey Mike Case IH just came out with the new twin rotor combine that’s comparable to the X9. It’s called the AF10 you should look it up when you are bored with all your green ones. 😂

[@sambennett2118]

Those are like legit x9 copies

[@Ole_CornPop]

It's a rebadged New Holland, you'd save money just going Yellow at that point. 😂

[@kevinmorgan7444]

Mike, I'm a montana guy following the flames, lol.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Nice looking combine Mike

[@ianleonard2829]

in my olinion one of the best vidios youve made spot on . all the best from the uk

[@djs356]

100% agree with everything you said 👍

[@sterff89]

Great video Mike! Good explanation of your reasoning too.

[@roydelta1]

Another great Video Mike 👍

[@westmanguy01]

40 ft in that north canola is asking for a lot out of that swather. We use a 35ft Macdon and can have issues in getting it through the hole. So what I do is set my GPS width to 30 ft. Wow big difference. It flows nice through the hole, nice smooth swath Less trouble picking it up. If it's not a over heavy crop I go back to 35 ft. Experiment.

[@danielhiller9165]

given the short unload augur and the fixed header plate, the odds that this machine was used to pick up swaths and did not have a grain table on it. get it changed and you will be happy. you can replace those turnbuckles with two short large diameter cylinders.

[@thelyders]

put a macdon flex draper on and you don’t need to modify the feederhouse at all.

[@andban92]

You were looking mighty magnificent while sitting in the combine cab and being hit by the Sunrise!

[@EvanC8]

The x9 is awesome. But a million bucks is hard to swallow

[@SirHuddy]

A million? Try 1.5M without a header in Canada…

[@juslookin313]

Great comparison Mike. Go Oilers Go!

[@scottmonson5607]

There are used X9 in Western ND for around 300,000.

[@barneyshort8227]

Mike. Has there EVER been tears as equipment left the yard???? Maybe lol!!!

[@mikemitchell2554]

😆 I don't get attached to equipment for this reason

[@gregpope4366]

Mike. I live and farm in South Australia, the driest state of the driest continent on earth. We don't run Deere because it is too dry to seed in November/ December down here. We have run every colour but New Holland Combines gives us lowest loss in all crop conditions and surprisingly, Gleaner is a close second. Not willing to learn something new and sticking to the "tried and true" is a terrible business case ....

[@kenhofer8063]

John Deere is the worst always has been always will be

[@leonardpetherick]

😂 dream on

[@jeremymullen5378]

🔥right on mike… Any of the 690 is just a all round great combine setup. You are making great financial decisions for your farm man, happy for you.. she’s got the big tires on her too, killer idea to update the throat with the for aft setup too. She’s a beautiful machine man.. 1500 hrs is gravy, here Ontario guyzz got 4000 hrs on em and still never touch engine on them 🔥👊🔥🔨⚙️🏍🚜and yes trade in the x’s get more 690

[@ethanetter9075]

Would love to hear your thoughts on the new 715 Quad in some depth!

[@Doubie.]

I think the easiest explanation is simply that time is precious in life and farming this is a tool that saves me time that I could be spending with my family. I had the capability so I decided what it cost was worth it for my time and as a bonus it makes me my money back

[@dougjones6616]

i enjoyed the ramble

[@JSProjectWild]

Great job Mike! Common sense is hardly common these days.

[@glenncook]

I was with you until you talked about the Leafs, but at least I can handle disappointment as a die-hard Leafs. Growing up with Wayne Gretzky you think I'd be an Oilers fan but you got to cheer for the hometown and Toronto is only an hour from Brantford. You know you're not far from Winnipeg you could pick up the jets.

[@chesterwass6838]

You should try a case 9250. We run 2 of them with 50 foot heads. And have you seen the 715 quadtrac? You should get one for a demo to pull ur drills

[@mikemitchell2554]

Ashtyn would be all over that! 👍😆 And I haven't seen one in person, but they look awesome!

[@gabek7010]

Have you checked out the Crary big tops? Really does make a difference on your capacity. I can’t believe you don’t have one on every combine in your fleet.

[@eddiebaughman2809]

Love your videos. Make sense

[@rdyardie]

My mind is spinning with all the decisions that you are making. 🤪

[@kuba729]

I wish you the best crop next year, so you can try claas combain! Claas is a big brand in EU :)

[@BarryDeiter]

Is this his farm??

[@renatekuraschinski1519]

Dann braucht er fürs nächste Jahr nicht zu säen. Das macht der Claas dann schon 🤭🤭🤭

[@kuba729]

@@BarryDeiter He has 2 brothers and dad - that's their family farm.

[@kuba729]

@@renatekuraschinski1519 So, we had different opinions, this year new Claas Trion have been harvesting all my crops, and it was awesome!

[@dannytanner8725]

great video what your temp there at south farm end of AUG and what it up north

[@ghostrider7688]

Keep on rockin Mike Mitchell and family 😎🤙🏼

[@jabbyburton]

Oilers are where it’s at Mike.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Mike

[@bradenconway9066]

Doesn’t hurt to have more than one header per combine especially when parts are usually 3-4 days away from the factory. At least a guy can just drop the broken header and hook the other one up and keep going instead of having a combine sitting

[@wallyyuriy8912]

Even though I truck full time. If I had the choice of sitting in a combine or semi. I’d STILL pick the semi. Not sure why

[@ke6gwf]

More interesting scenery lol

[@North7Boi]

Those s690 were a beast of a machine if you didn’t get a lemon

[@interman7715]

I rhink it makes sense to stay with JD because all of the fronts are compatible and you have parts commonality and the staff are familiar with the machines.

[@nivek0844]

Fantastic video, thank you sir

[@roberturich5346]

Actually Mike, I think you'll find the whole extension is a big top aftermarket, not just the top rail

[@travishildebrandt975]

Great video bud! I’m just gunna say the JD needs to bring back the 9600’s and 9610’s! They are a bullet proof machine! Like go ahead and put all the modern technology in the cab but keep the guts the same. I put a precision concave and cylinder in my 9610 before last year and what a difference that made! Bring them back!

[@mikemitchell2554]

😆 Thanks Travis! But aren't the T series the conventional?

[@travishildebrandt975]

@@mikemitchell2554 ya they are. We actually have one. Bought it new in 2021. But our green lentils are so brittle that the two extra threshing components are breaking them up really bad. Where in my 9610 the sample is in the acceptable range for the condition the lentils are in. Plus the T grinds the straw up into pretty much dust like the S where we like leaving more straw.

[@jimbarnick3330]

Well said.......

[@teecuzbruh4058]

The scenario explaining the swather SITTING most of the year is what people don't understand. A lot of farmers have a problem with how much those expensive combines sit, they don't cover the ground of FHF, most farmers harvest under a months timeframe, and you still gotta have a combine to pick up the windrow

[@matthewwipf3014]

a lot of rambling yes Mike. 😂that’s ok😊 but very educational, if you’re a farmer. 👌also if you’re a business owner doing other work love your enology on how you can run a business, based on a hockey theme awesome advice, i never thought about it that way before, but your totally right 👍

[@antonyomeara-bk9pm]

Id be taking 2017 north for sieve capacity...imo.

[@MrLoler83]

With how many combines are you harvesting?

[@EvanC8]

It would be nice if the bulk of your land was north. It seems the weather patterns for your south land is not great. And that’s just how it is for areas. They just don’t get much rain. You can tell this by the kind of soil the north land has. It’s more of black dirt then the lighter soil which needs more rain

[@danielhofer7386]

One can throw out a little more crop out the back when running $200,000, compared to owning $1,000,000 combine especially is your having short crops in the yield dept. you darn right I'd buy more land than lots of New Iron. few people generally will have both when things get tough. They are Never going to made more Dirt but they will continue to made new Iron. That's basically what your attempting to say to your followers.

[@farmerstephen]

In the UK we can tell easier than that how old the combine, or any vehicle is the number plate they since 2000 have the year in it.

[@codymakuch9293]

How many acres is the north farm this year?

[@v1nn3r]

Hi Mike love your vids. Question here in Sweden our biggest crop is winter wheat, is it unusal to plant winter crops in Canada or why dont you? Here in Sweden we get better rut system and good weed controll with fall spraying. Would love to hear your thoughts.

[@paulprigge1209]

Just think either investing or leasing or whatever with an airplane would be really good. Save so much time. Especially with all that traveling just have to have a Really level head

[@fisherh9111]

I have a question! What do you think of the Shelbourne stripper heads? Cleaner grain? Less waste?

[@lynwessel2471]

They don't work well on short wheat, plus they do chickpeas, lentils, mustard, canola so would need the draper heads anyway.

[@RFowler_the26ers]

200k that’s a steal

[@jamesross5296]

S690 for the money if they are in good shape are a good value in my opinion

[@lynwessel2471]

A Kuchar rotor and concaves in a 6 or 790 will come close to the capacity of a X9 1000 for a lot less money.

[@jamesross5296]

I would agree. George knows a lot about combines

[@carlfalt174]

It's simple......an addict never has enough

[@errolsigue4419]

How cold is it over there

[@ErVan_AG]

Hope your doing a good clean out on those units when you bring them north, try not to bring new weeds up their

[@row5611]

I have a 9600 and makes me feel good as I can harvest as much as your X9 in a poor year 😂

[@markyoull6744]

great video mike

[@michaelleach1334]

My question is. Since the shop is on the home farm. Why not take the newer equipment or equipment that's been gone through the shop up North.

[@joescheller6680]

We been the John deere route. Got a claas lexion never lookrd back. They will out do your X