Riding on the drill frame 😳🤫

[@stevenhorne5089]

One of the things you have over other KZbinrs is that you actually ride the drill and show us them working on the very small scale.

[@hooch2973]

Other KZbinrs: Strap camera mounts to the implement Mike: I am the camera mount 🤣😂🤣

[@derrickpettit3489]

That 1050,you gotta admit, is sick looking with triples, tractor is a beast, thanks for sharing mike. 💪

[@byamrcn]

Enjoyed seeing those ground-level close-ups. Always appreciate your showing us non-farmers this stuff and explaining it patiently. Terrific education for us.

[@adamwiseman5831]

This is why we love our brothers up north they are willing to risk there lives to bring us these great views. The 1050 looks great with the trips

[@jessemartin9720]

Fun and games till someday Ashtyn sees Mike Mitchell Jr riding equipment just like daddy. 😁

[@tidelovinyankee1368]

Mike is a piece of work, and he obviously loves what he is doing. Nobody, but nobody, gives us the level of detail he does when he explains a task being done on the farm. When he is done explaining something to us, we understand and learn something. No one can accuse him of glossing over something. Gotta love the way Ashton operates that equipment.

[@williamallen3715]

Awesome view Mike. Thanks.......and Mike, Ashton is a hellava Farmer!. Sorry Frankles.

[@joee.friesen751]

what a ride Mike thanks to Ashtyn driving skills driving around that corners

[@fowletm1992]

Is anyone going to appreciate how smooth the footage is while mike's running along side the drill Try running over rough ground wile filming something not far off ground level

[@mikemitchell2554]

Right?! 😅 Thankyou!

[@farmcentralohio]

He finally listened to someone, his wife. Thanks for staying on the corner Mike

[@paulskorheim3721]

Thanks for the unique view of a running air seeder. Very interesting

[@chriswalton736]

Thanks for the action shots Mike, never a dull moment on the Mitchell farm.

[@Wooden662]

Love how when he's running along side the drill I was thinking is that canola or wheat stuble and then he tells me, he just knows what ya thinking.

[@gordmcdonald2807]

Ashton you are remarkable. You handle that machinery with such precision. Not too many guys including myself could do such a great job.

[@tomharper2709]

I thought you were going to say she was remarkable for: Making Mike a very happy man Making Mike a very well fed man Letting Mike still do his stunts without worrying too much ‘She knows who she married’ cracks me up every time 🤣

[@django4868]

And this was the Mike Mitchell Seeder-Stunt-Show 😂 Thanks for this nice video 👍🏼

[@j.scottvanderbeck2849]

I can always depend on you for a laugh, Mike! THANKS!! Living vicariously through your videos

[@dankennedy7340]

Hey Mike, I think a great 1st wedding Anniversary gift to your wonderful wife. A nice new red 620 quadtrack

[@rogerembry4777]

Them three tires just looks awesome

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike awesome ride along on the drill

[@rdekort9273]

Thats a nice view of that Fendt 1050👌🏼

[@ScottMiller-rx2wc]

Great video Mike. Thanks for sharing it with us. Have a great day and be careful.

[@mcd5082]

Love the videos mike! Very educational

[@retracyrb]

Thanks for the ride on the drill, That made for a cool video.

[@dozerblade]

great close ups of the seed action Mike !

[@LadyBugLawnCare]

Ash is putting in work Mike. Gotta catch up lol

[@Gundercn]

Really appriciate the effort you go to with these videos. Do not think there is anyone going above and beyond like you do buddy. Loving the massey vids aswell.

[@greatscott3663]

Thanks for the videos Mike!! Always entertaining. Thanks again and be careful.

[@andreasbergman4017]

Hello Mike! I must say that the gps is truly an amazing invention, it has been a gamechanger for so many things, not only in agriculture. When I quit working with agriculture some 15 years ago you could choose gps as an extra luxury but now its standard. It makes farming so much easier in many ways, for example going at nighttime or just keeping track on how much ground is covered and where you have been. I think it is really interesting to listen to agphd from south dakota talk about striptilling rowcrops with variable seed and fertilizer rates. It is just mindblowing compared to oldschool flatrates that was the only alternative just a couple of decades ago. Have a good one and greetings from sweden.

[@corgraveland4874]

Great footage Mike and Ashtyn! Fendty 1050 looks awesome with the triples. Kind a dry / dusty, hope you got some rain later on. Keep it up you guys.

[@johanvantrier]

After a cold wet period, today summer starts with dry and sunny weather,here in the Netherlands. ☀️

[@nielsjansen5954]

Ik hoop het

[@Landeisonsbeck]

@@nielsjansen5954 hoe gaat het?

[@dannyverleye8771]

comme en belgique ... encore quelques semaines et les moissons commencent ...

[@johanvanbeurden1901]

Eindelijk wat goed weer! Bijna het einde van mei en de mooie dagen zijn op 1 hand te tellen... Ik denk dat iedereen hier toe is aan wat vitamine D ; )

[@priveetje7721]

Eindelijk de 1e snede eraf

[@gavinperry7237]

Air Drill Surfing is now a spring sport for Mike. 😂🏄🏻‍♂️🤣

[@mikemitchell2554]

Ha! 😂 I love it

[@jasonyan6446]

That‘s what i am thinking😆

[@davebrechler453]

Awesome ride along, Thank you.

[@SirHuddy]

Can you imagine being someone just driving by and seeing Mike sitting on the drill like Rose from the Titanic 😂😂🤣

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha I don't think it would surprise anyone around here tho 😂 but I know what you mean! 🤣

[@provenxreaperx]

@@mikemitchell2554 oh they be like. There are mike at it again with his shenanigans

[@tyler3148]

That would be pretty dang funny haha

[@SirDigger420]

@@provenxreaperx I´ll bet Astyn is on the phone with her Insurance Salesman, adding a zero to Mikes Life Insurance

[@robertthompson1489]

Love the video up close and personal

[@paulpence8895]

Soooooooo, interpreting the T Shirt, you're sowing seed all day,,,, annnnnd...LOL!!!!

[@Myamericanlife61]

Awesome up close video of the seeder running lol 😂 danger man

[@uffedanielsen1265]

Hi Mike Have a few questions for you. 1. What is in the small blue tubes that go down to the fertilizer? 2. Do you never plow your fields? Great to follow your work, good informative videos and always good mood. keep up the god work!

[@mairo-johannes5118]

This is like asmr lol, love it!

[@rachelt2482]

Great video Mike! Your camera shots are awesome! Thanks!

[@mattclark8436]

Great video! Mike, I think I am wasting my time telling you to be safe and take care, but I will anyway!

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video mike, great view , your on my top three favourite you tubers I watch , always look forward to yours in the morning, I watch your videos in between chores on the farm

[@robertchurch2059]

Have fun life is to short 🤪😁👍👍

[@djtownsend1512]

Great video Mike, greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@CYDRDH]

Even I feel nervous when you jump from one death scenario to another 😂 your videos are like sequels to final destination. but I have to admit, you get great footage from every angle. Kudos man.

[@jimkell6495]

Mike, can you explain how you sow a paddock? How you plan your headlands, how you determine your speed, seeding rate, etc...

[@gregsasser2640]

Fun video thanks for sharing

[@andrewwoolley8726]

Nothing like the sound of tillage or drilling in this case. Ps you make us all nervous Mike lol.

[@hellspawnfpv8363]

awesome view!!! nice details!!

[@mikeznel6048]

If they didn't want you riding the drill, they wouldn't put the stairs behind the tires lol. Plenty safe.

[@seajeepstar7516]

As a baby, Mike would be rocked to sleep listening to a cassette playing the sound of the drills / banders cutting and clanging through the dirt. As an adult, he now has it on CD.

[@SirHuddy]

Na he upgraded to his MP3 player 😆😂

[@tomharper2709]

Rumour has it there is a sleeping bag on the drill, he sleeps there

[@arctic66farmer39]

Should be recorded and uploaded to spotify...

[@richardlhoward5908]

I SEE you got RAIN yesterday where getting it too well over do corn will be popping now🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽

[@devduttpersaud5882]

That's so cool lots of memory there my dad had about 800 acres of rice farm in Guyana used to be on the tractor for 10 to 12 hours per day love it

[@nolankeeler4947]

I rode on a harrow bar once. Fun times

[@leifwellenstein2251]

Watching his video my me happy

[@STONEDay]

Well it's a good thing you were a kid!

[@rodpasichnyk9140]

137k, sweet, I remember under 25k, ha, awesome, cheers!

[@TroyaxHD]

Mike 4 president!

[@arctic66farmer39]

Hmm, business opportunity. “Mikes drilles rides”. One passenger per midrow banner?? 🤣🤣

[@hunsadersrockinranch]

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

[@BadKarmaDrone]

I love these kinda vids...

[@rogermeacham2051]

O.C.D. Mike when you get in the tractor and take off your shoes... can you not get dust on everything, after drill riding... Aye!

[@ATLS_gaming]

I'm late but I still made it!

[@mattWallJsy]

In the good ol days before seats, we used to ride the drawbar when going down the road, or the three point linkage if that was all there was. They'd go loopy nowadays HAhahaha

[@onyourbikeuoldfart]

I used to put. An old potato bag on the spring behind the seat on the Fergi and ride all day until the new law came out and the governor of the farm stopped me, I know what you mean about standing on the three point link thou, 😂

[@faustobertuzzi3655]

Hi Mike. I'm an italian tractor driver. I follow you and I like your videos. I would like to do an experience in Canada to understand how it feels to be in a vaste and desolate territory, very different from the Italian one. Bye, Fausto.

[@lespeterson3426]

So as Mike was being Mike, ridding the air drill have you ever noticed something broken or not quite what is supposed to be? And had to have the equipment operator stop to fix the problem? Great footage by the way!

[@stevejay8123]

Amazing video Mike. The sheer scale of the machines is awesome! Is it dangerous? Probably no more than most city folks daily commute. Is it fun? Sure looks like it!!! 😊😊😊

[@marshalloutdoors1791]

Nice hat Mike!

[@angelo60415]

Mike, how many days or weeks does it take to seed your farm?

[@sleeptyper]

I finally have an internet connection that can deliver 4k video. Yay the close shots!

[@tony-the-tigerjohns3294]

If you really love Ashtyn you would buy her a new Case-IH 790 Quadtrac with a 100’ drill and 1790 Cart.

[@thr8061]

Would you ever consider a Fendt 1167 2 track tractor?

[@02bigd84]

Awesome video

[@chasesblog]

Not including what’s needed for hills and such, what’s the minimum hp required for that drill on the agco. Just curious.

[@charlessmith3995]

Yeah it's all about tradition have to do it one or two times a year to prove you still can thank mike

[@sasfarmer]

After a drill ride like that Ashton would definitely Not let Mike into their nice clean bed without a shower.

[@markymarc136]

So Mike i have a question(i kinda figured you would): Was that the "border field"? with Montana? I'm basing this on when she (your wife) did the last turn, we saw a fence, which is a no-no in your neck of the woods. I love to see that part of the country cause i don't live close to the border here.

[@Nevis.Supermoto]

I love how crazy you are

[@briananderson7008]

A view not many get to see. Thanks

[@ashleyparry2470]

always wondered why the tyres on the drill face a different direction to the tractor?

[@DaWhatEva]

This is often done on the not driven axles of equipment as it's reducing the rolling resistance.

[@-SkyCat-]

think you should get her a case to drive. love Fendt's but she loves the red. so maybe get her something Red :P

[@brianb579]

Why are the seed drill tire treads facing the opposite direction?

[@carlfalt174]

Good morning grain farmers and wanna be ones. Here in Canada there was a report of the effects from BSE (mad cow disease) from 18 years ago and one of the findings was that over 8 000 square kilometres of farm properties were converted from pastures and hay land to 'other uses' of which the vast majority of the space has turned into grain land. Long term grain farming degrades the soil and the fibre content disappears. I call it combineitous it's an affliction of someone who wants to sit on a bright shiny combine all fall. And as the cows continue to disappear more dust bowls will be created. Happy grain farming😁

[@carlfalt174]

Lol

[@max-jc4wq]

But we need grain to not just beef.

[@kentmathieson1342]

Some marginal soils are just not suitable for grain production and are probably best left in perennial forages, or at least rotated between forages and annual cropping.

[@carlfalt174]

@@kentmathieson1342 totally agree

[@grandpablakejenkins]

Bet I know how your old phone got destroyed. Can't wait for the story.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha actually it was about month later 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@paulprigge1209]

I tend to forget he’s by the month behind on his blogs so keep it in perspective. End of May here. More moisture last night. Low mid 40s high low 60s today

[@jamflu]

You are one crazy dude, but being a KZbin farmer I've learned more with you than anywhere. May I be nosey, how many acres do you farm, it looks like it goes on forever.

[@realredditstories420]

40k

[@max-jc4wq]

@@realredditstories420 more like 55k

[@danielyoung3520]

Mike I have another question lol. So you put fertilizer in between 2 rows of seed right?

[@Matt___B]

yes, thats why its called a "mid"rowbander. so => seed - fertilizer - seed - seed - fertilizer - seed .........

[@ryanwilling6302]

Yes but urea only, the P and K go with the seed

[@jameshussey4900]

Hi Mike Does the fendt run with the diff locks engaged constantly or just went it comes to tough spots or hills etc?

[@laurisdemons]

cool view

[@mitsosfireman]

Hey Mike greetings from Greece! I love your videos, we have a little farm of 700 acres. I wanted to ask you why the cart is behind the drill and in some other cases the opposite happens;

[@williamdavis3103]

Mike what cab do you prefer, the John deere's or the fendt's.

[@iansez]

I'm not sure you ever talked about it or not.... Why did you choose bourgault?

[@hookyhoo1767]

Mike, in drill ride 3 you need open one door on cart.. that would be fun 😀

[@realredditstories420]

Yeah, then your cart would depressurizize and the drill wouldn’t plant the entire time you are riding.

[@realredditstories420]

Come back in the fall and wonder why there is a mile stretch that is unplanted

[@hookyhoo1767]

@@realredditstories420 but, we need to see what’s going on inside.. education 😉

[@ytfan3815]

@@hookyhoo1767 In the tractor cab is a monitor that has a split camera view inside for each tank ... 😉

[@nycsox987]

Quick question Mike: why is the rotation of the tire tread different on the tractor compared to the drill/cart? Is that for grip/traction??

[@bartscholten476]

it's to reduce compaction i believe

[@nycsox987]

@@bartscholten476 cool, thank you 👍

[@bandeano3870]

the tread in tractor tires is a bit like an arrow, if the arrow points forward it creates more traction and more resistance with the ground when you have to pull something forward. With a cart it is the other way around, the arrow points backwards. Less resistance so that it is easier for the tractor to pull the cart. You can also see this with combines, if they don't have rear wheel assistance (only the front wheels that pull it forward) the profile of the rear tires is also in the opposite direction than the front wheels

[@Bouzglouff]

Comment faites-vous Mike pour vous repérer et savoir ou vous êtes déjà passé d'un jour sur l'autre avec des surfaces aussi grandes ?

[@benjaminthomas3283]

I doubt that's OSHA approved 😂 but hey it made a great video 👍🏼

[@justinbunch3891]

No osha in Canada!

[@thomasklein6954]

So on a average day how much could a Ashtyn size drill plant, say 10 hours

[@jefferythomas4069]

If you were to buy the whole system new what would it cost.

[@barrettbrock7074]

So Mike, why are the tire treads on the drill and planter different from the treads on the tractor?

[@kevinmeyer3884]

So the tractors main function is putting power to the ground and traction. The drill and seed cart is just carrying all the weight and following in a straight line, especially on hills so the tread on those are to keep it all straight and inline!

[@Zimmernld]

Hey Mike, I've got a question. What's the benefit of having the aircart behind the drill instead of in front of it?

[@Northerndiesel88]

U can see your drill and any problems that could occur or if in thick straw can catch it plugging before u leave a big long black line in the field .

[@ytfan3815]

Apparently carts above 750 bu - 800 bu are mostly " tow behind ", they have 950 bu and 1300 bu carts.

[@tomharper2709]

What camera do you use Mike? The zoom on it and the clarity is incredible

[@realredditstories420]

Galaxy s21