Muddy Mess Setting up for the 2019 Farm Progress Show in Decatur Illinois

[@jimlangley840]

Wow, three videos of the farm show so far, your's, the Welkers, & how farms work, yours is the bestest ! Tyvm.

[@FoolOfATuque]

It's amazing how much money is spent to put on these shows. I can only imagine.

[@DarrensTruckzs]

Thanks mike for sharing behind the scenes .. something ya folks that don’t get to see often an need to so we can appreciate the set up an layout an all the work that goes into this for us folks to walk around an look at comfortably an safely an enjoyably...👍 I found it interesting an neat to see .. pretty cool job you have there .. 👍

[@3069mark]

Nice video, Mike. I grew up on an Iowa Farm in the 60's and 70's. Like a lot of farm boys I took Vocational Agriculture Class in high school. In 1974 the Farm Progress show was held at a farm near Vincent, Iowa (which is near Fort Dodge, Iowa) and our class instructor took the class there on a field trip. It was about a 180 mile (3+ hour) trip from our town in south central Iowa and we went on a school bus. It was a MUCH smaller event than the ones they have today. I think it was later in the year too, because I remember it being cold and I even think I remember there was some snow flurries that day. Another memory I have is of Decatur, IL when I was a trucker, and I spent the night there at the old Decatur Truckstop, which is now a Pilot Truckstop, back in the latter 90's. I remember that night watching the good ole movie "The Last Picture Show" (1971) on my little TV in the bunk of my semi tractor. That has always been one of my fave movies. Black and white. Starred ole Ben Johnson, a young Jeff Bridges, and a young Cybil Shepherd, and a whole bunch of great movie stars. I hope the ground dried out enough for you guys there at the show. Will be looking forward to more videos of the show. Have a good one, Mike!

[@leesteele9290]

I'm sure you've been paying your dues in the machinery business for a long time but for a tractor and equipment junkie I think maybe you've landed an ideal job! Travel the country see lots of really cool machines ,connect with the real world operators ,play with all the latest greatest Versatiles , and thankfully take us along so we can see it all from our recliners while we have the TV on for background noise! Hope the weather cooperates and the show goes well!

[@DarrensTruckzs]

Lee Steele You took my thoughts an words an exicuted them down on this message perfectly 👌..I couldn’t have said it better .. 👍

[@leesteele9290]

Thanks for the comment ,I think Mike might be living the dream,for a lot of us!

[@bigtractorpower]

Great line up. Cant wait to see the Nemesis in the field.

[@cjjack-qk9qp]

Great video Mike I like the behind the show content as much as the show it self. Send me some rain very dry and cold . Crops my not finish before the frost.

[@larryeifert6754]

Great video Mike, send some of that rain up to the Mitten....

[@jimc4731]

Very good video Mike, possibly one of your best. I never realized you were employed by Versatile. The cab layouts and ergonomics look very good as well as visibility. I could see the weather you were getting on the satellite reports, very depressing. Regards, JIM

[@bradh7472]

Mike, love the video's and when you show up at Welker Farms. You guys spend some serious money bringing in tractors for the show. Nice looking machines and I love the colors.

[@nickkercheval2704]

Really like the looks of the Versatile tractors. Don’t know of any dealers in the mid Atlantic. Maybe on the eastern shore of MD. Wondering why the Freightliner unhooked from the detach and then rehooked and are the grain bins permanent displays or are they used? Wish I could make that show. Planning on commodity classic in San Antonio in February Thanks!

[@rick9031]

One and only Progress show I attended was outside of knightstown Indiana around 85ish. Thought about going this year but good thing I passed

[@billyscruggs9800]

HEY MIKE,IT WAS GOOD TO MEET,AND TALK TO YOU AT THE PFS,LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, WE ARE FROM GEORGIA.

[@jeramy2398]

It was probably pretty rough running that new equipment after the big brute and big bud

[@thr8061]

I hope you will have a nice detailed walkaround, overview, ride-along with a new Nemesis working out and about?! They look very nice.

[@thr8061]

The Claas choppers with Terra-Trac will be very useful and I can see many farmers migrating towards them. I wonder when other companies will follow their lead? That Claas tractor with Terra-Trac is also pretty cool.

[@kcgibbs]

I always thought it was a good idea to order big 4wd tractors with a PTO even if you don’t think you will use it. It more than pays for itself on trade value. Used to be $15k option, $20k to add it later. Almost everyone uses them on grain carts now.

[@chadshafer8095]

Great Video, Love the Versatiles.............

[@stevenrud6593]

Good looking tractors and equipment. I agree that you need a combine also.

[@TheReddeaddavis]

That nemesis sure looks familiar looks an awful lot like the new kubota m8 lol sweet little tractors

[@adventurestothemax2660]

Hey Mike how are you going? Just wondering what type of job you are doing at versitile. Are you a sales person because you get to set up the whole show? That’s awesome. And how many times a year roughly do you get to set up shows like these?

[@philipharper7509]

That nemesis tractor has a huge cab for that class of tractor!? Great visibility

[@garyzamins5286]

Hey mike are we going to see the bigger hp tractors with the updated nemisis look anytime soon???

[@jamieshields9521]

Enjoying setup, like to see field demonstrations but is definitely wet👍

[@edniemyjski3303]

was there Wednesday got to see the harvest talked to one of the combine operators he said corn was 36% yield was 155 but never got to see mike maybe next time

[@macfarms]

Hey mike if you could drop off one of those new Nemesis tractors off at my place after the show is over that would be great, thanks. LOL

[@jackbarry9469]

Finally somebody uses a 6.7 cummins in a tractor.

[@ZekenStreak]

Get a 610 FWD or 610DT to Welker Farm to pull they’re new auger wagon. They should be at the show this week. :)

[@andrewwaltz7579]

No versatile combines also how about videos of one sometime

[@ericlakota6512]

Y are some versatile this color and some arent ?ive seen some all diferent collors was it to match what u use ?

[@tonyburelle6633]

Great behind the scenes look, except for the mud, mud, mud, of course, best of luck

[@paulmccallum4229]

Interested to see if Mike does anything on Kubotas new M8 tractor. Interested to see what Kubota made Versatile change. And is it just me or does that Farm King disk in neighbors booth look a lot like the Fury?

[@lolandhaulk851]

I liked the show better when it used to rotate between the states. It was nice to travel and see different farming practices along the way to the show.

[@Derek_00Mustang83]

Right by our GSI setup!!!

[@rafbressana9988]

Great vid mike 👍

[@scruffy6151]

It's a good day when you get paid to play in the mud. The boy inside me made me say that lol.

[@leestadnyk5573]

who is making the loaders for versatile? are they beutler?

[@leestadnyk5573]

I hate auto correct beuhler

[@markwade1789]

Mike no combines on show?

[@ollie-lk5dx]

Will you be at Big Iron show West Fargo ND in September?

[@farmhandmike]

No I don't think so.

[@andrewwaltz7579]

Thought they held the show during harvest season

[@northsimulation3386]

Mike less, the dislike is someone who was in their tractor and the rumbling of the engine resulted in a mispress of buttons which there is one dislike

[@nayrb11111]

Hey Mike is that a food tent next to you maybe BBQ in your future

[@thr8061]

I have a 1/64th scale Versatile 610 Delta Track. I need to find a Fury disc to hook up to it to display.

[@JCLawn51]

So are the nemesis and kubota the same tractor or totally different?

[@shaunie1574]

hi mike how are you just watching from the riverland of south australia in australia

[@SlipShodBob]

Glad I'm not the only one who gets beeped at how are you finding the two handbrakes well handbrake and parking break or is that just a Europe thing

[@samson1200]

I feel for the poor people who have to detail all the equipment and tractors outside.ugh. Did you get any free demos from Versatile for your farm?

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

Has Versatile offered LSW tires on any 4wd tractors? They seem to have an advantage over tracks unless you’re doing row crop.

[@paulmccallum4229]

Wouldn't Titan decide which tractors they build LSWs for not Versatile?

[@Budd56]

@@paulmccallum4229 why it's just a tire! I may be wrong, but I think I could buy a set and put them on what ever I wanted to!!!!

[@paulmccallum4229]

@@Budd56 it's not just a tire the rims are only made by Titan too

[@FarmingDreams]

Hopefully Farm Science Review display looks like this!

[@absoluteanonomity6994]

Hey Mike! Did you check out ILGI agricultural machinery? They look better.

[@flatbedtruckingsamrides.9355]

Did those tire guy's say "what?" a lot? Can't imagine doing what they do with no ear plugs....

[@clintonemmert5184]

That’s one big tractor, how much is one like it🚜🚜🚜🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@carlwolf4865]

That’s been the story of the year rain and more rain...

[@jaykettlewell3922]

I bet someone had a job cleaning up all those cabs after the show

[@AJmx2702001]

It will be very interesting to see how its receptions go on the Nemesis vs the Kubota M8 From a service standpoint Kubota Has a Better Program than that of Versatiles otherwise they are the same Tractor

[@kyhewheeler283]

I was there!

[@charliegent6753]

Billy Joel driving tractors everyone.

[@Channel-jw5ms]

👍👍👍😀

[@max4life121]

Hi

[@fabiogutierrez5197]

🤗

[@amishhackerlul3731]

The traffic sucks.

[@jgvgjv2980]

Over size load? Over size truck!