S690 off to a rocky start! 😬

[@crandonborth]

Yeah Mike I needed that pep talk this morning myself… we here in Wisconsin have had the worst drought we’ve had in over 30 years and are crops are looking pretty poor as well. I guess I just needed some perspective as well… I’m very thankful for what I have and I wish you a good rest of your harvest. Maybe next will be better?? 🤷‍♂️

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Thanks for putting things in perspective, it’s easy to get discouraged. You guys have a safe harvest.

[@gavinperry7237]

Being thankful to having cab & AC instead of sweating & chewing dust is also something on glass half full side of things

[@mikemitchell2554]

Absolutely!

[@interman7715]

​@@mikemitchell2554I ran an Oliver back in the day ,no cab and the dust and noise was unbelievable, I would love to drive an S690 they are awesome! I am from Australia and love your channel.

[@samuelsutton8299]

As someone from Australia who spends too much time in a new Holland tr98. I'd prefer to eat dust then be in the glass box when the AC dies which happens on a regular basis

[@jb-vz4wb]

​@@samuelsutton8299is is the extreme heat or something else that usually causes the failure? I heard from a mechanic that some of the old combines that use R12, will not be a sealed system if you use r124a. The reason is supposedly the R134a molecules are smaller

[@gilreynolds9282]

I am glad you have a van positive attitude. 3 years of drought would drag many people down. Keep plugging Mike. Things are bound to improve.

[@delbutler885]

Its a good thing that your dealing with a dealer on this machine. Its evident that the previous owner traded instead of repairing the gremlins. They will get the bugs out and you can go overload the unloading system at the north farm.

[@carlfalt174]

You know it's dry when at 11:12 you can still see the duals from seeding in the spring.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha a fertilizer from loading 😆

[@farming4g]

All the bells and whistles are nice when they work and not broken... Theres a nice balance between electrical/hydraulic control over mechanical/manual.

[@eddiebaughman2809]

Mike I love your very positive attitude. The glass is always half full and not empty. Also you and I are still free. From a American

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank you for being Thankful Of So So Many Things 🎉

[@frankywalter2997]

Wow Mike I can't believe you have such a good perspective On life Family is always first Poor crop for 3 years in a row and you still have the same mindset Way to go that's why God made farmers

[@jordans5218]

Thanks for sharing and putting things into perspective 👍 needed that

[@joespooner3966]

Struggles are real. And technology is great. It does break down. Keep up the good work mike

[@rogerparrett1770]

Mike ,we use the feeder house perspex guard to stop canola seed escaping over the top on to the feeder house

[@gerryeepp5765]

Bless U for Ur positive talk on being POSITIVE! PTL!

[@Felix-md5cy]

You should try the new Claas Xerion 12.650 tactor. Looks awesome

[@richardtoso4132]

Amen Mike that's awesome

[@darrelneufeldt8450]

You have the right attitude 👍😬

[@dennishudson9723]

I love the videos with the sound of the combine running and chewing away it’s very soothing, the radio makes it feel like you’re there, if you want to do a couple of easy videos, where you just combine!

[@SoWhatIfI...]

For the small amount of growing season rain it's amazing your crop is pretty good.

[@Louis-B-53]

Compared to what the crop has been that is a very bad crop

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@Louis-B-53Better than the last two years but yes still very poor

[@mtho03]

Yes Mike we have to be thankful for what we have been blessed with by God. No one will ever take those blessings away. Be thankful

[@alistairandhailey]

Wow it’s nearly been 2 years since Chapel was born. Crazy

[@sixfivegasser]

You Must Try the Macdon you will be amazed. Hello from North Dakota USA

[@OldGuyAdventure]

I would love to work; a consistent pay cheque would be outstanding, and I love my job. Some days, I miss farming, but there is much less of this in Alberta. Say, Big Bud is back.

[@travishildebrandt975]

What?! When our t670 went down for 3 weeks due to the cleaning fan completely flying apart (with it only being a half a season old) they didn’t even offer to bring out another one for us to use. They did bring out a s790 for a demo and when we asked if we could use it until ours was fixed, (because it was the last of the demos they were doing with that machine) they said we could use it only if we bought a S series for next year! Now eventually the manager said we could use it until we got ours back but the fact that they didn’t even offer in the first place is ridiculous!

[@TheMRSTEVEN]

If you were churning out half a dozen you tube videos a week they would have been all over you.

[@travishildebrandt975]

@@TheMRSTEVEN haha probably I guess I need to get on that lol

[@machineryworking4589]

Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelfair9336]

Have you though of the gering off truflex razor, its both hinged and flex, and you can get an air system to help blow crops in like in lentils. One caveat is that it is a mechanical in some aspects, adjust the wing stiffness by adjusting big spring for each wing essentially

[@dustinmarquand5301]

Some wise words there brother.

[@Drebel503]

Your crop catcher needs to be angled backwards like a slope towards the cab. That way it is doing its job and you still see the cutterbar

[@olenilsen4660]

I´m sorry you had to settle for JD´s - I think you really should´ve gotten Lexions. They´re so quiet you wonder if you actually engaged the works or not. I´m not sure if they have better cup holders, though - which seems to be the most important feature "over there" ;) You can get them with a 56.6 foot header though...

[@tommurphy3544]

They definitely don’t seem to miss those fendts

[@merv190]

When you’re part of a big organisation you can always let someone else do all the stressing. 😀

[@miendust]

Bouncy hydraulics may be caused by air in the hydraulic system. Check it.

[@barneyshort8227]

Mikes. It way overdue for a oilers shirt in a video!!!!!

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

No it isn't

[@ronkeking97]

Try a claas, think you would like them.

[@fredericdelage1542]

Magnifique champ de blé et la 690 avec la coupe 😮😅😊😂

[@John-nc4bl]

Mike, if you were running 60 foot hinged or flex heads you would only need one less combine. 9 instead of 10.

[@lynwessel2471]

He tried a 60 ft Honeybee. Said it didn't follow the terrain well enough. It would need to be a hinged flex draper like the John Deere HD50F he has on the X9.

[@nickgratton5341]

What is the biggest field you harvest in hectares…love the harvest vids 👍

[@randyschneider6086]

Must have been very dry there,wheat here averaged 70 bus/acre.

[@jonson0721]

Could you cut that aftermarket shield down 6-8 inches in the feeder house area? Zip cut and fiberglass should go well🧐🥲🤔🤓

[@TheJimmybud]

I always like to say you don't have to look too far to see somebody worse off than you!

[@albertkroker5403]

I want to meet this guy in person soon or later

[@ado1541]

I think you could put a 50ft macdon on the s690 if you really wanted

[@lynwessel2471]

Does that one have a flexible cutter bar or just hinged?

[@ado1541]

@@lynwessel2471 hinged like mikes headers on the x9s but the cutter bars are rigid

[@claudreindl7275]

Go green...turn mean. Want to get ahead...go red. (Ashtyn knows the drill.)

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

Enough is enough when I say enough that means you shut up first of all green is more expensive cuz you get what you pay let me ask you is it any of your business what combine Mike runs shame on you

[@jawick]

I've had both and those red cotton pickers had the half-life of the green ones. But who remembers the blue Rusk ones?

[@tonyphilbrook8650]

😅

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

@@tonyphilbrook8650 delete that comment immediately I mean emoji

[@Ole_CornPop]

Might as well go New Holland, that's all a Case combine is anyways. Just a New Holland with inferior parts.

[@HECKLEFISH.]

Rocky start ha do you get it... ROCKY START 😂

[@Toknowtheeventofgod-cw8hw]

Every pass is 40 more feet I wish I had manual sieves...

[@LJ-zp7ij]

I would not say that you're combining or cutting, it's more driving up and down an endless field and burn fuel. To harvest this costs much more than the crop will bring.

[@Qasharak]

Have u seen the new Class Xerion 12 lineup? looks damn good

[@markyoull6744]

great stuff

[@flexicoil_farm_kid]

Mike look into a geringhoff truflex razor. They are a hinged draper like a macdon with a flexible cutterbar.

[@arjan8278]

What flag is the other one with the red White and blue in it? Looks like the dutch flag

[@ytfan3815]

Yep, Mark is Dutch. 😉

[@bubbawubba2307]

Got 99 problems, but a family ain't one. 😊

[@stonestare6487]

Dryer than a pop corn fart from Dorthy herself in Kansas

[@ihguy2113]

would the sample be better on a higher yield ?

[@alexmikhael5061]

MAY EVERY ONE THAT HARVESTS ANY THING GOOD BE BLESSED WITH ABUNDANT OVERFLOWING HARVESTS NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!! :) ''there is always NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE GREAT!!!!'' ;) you ARE blessed!! WE ARE ALL BLESSED!!! remember the AWESOME BEEING THAT WHICH YOU ARE!!!! you (WE) are more than what ANY HUMAN THINKS!!!

[@alexmikhael5061]

AND MAY THE WEATHER BE FAVORABLE!! :)

[@kevintrent2779]

With your big open fields have you considered the Nexat combine

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Total waste of time and money. Half the size of his current equipment

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

Mike says he is not even considering it Stupid machine

[@LJ-zp7ij]

Make prairie of those fields again with such poor yields, that ground is not suitable for crops.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Yep. This is nothing but environmental destruction

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

👍👍👍

[@timwurz1580]

What kind of concave do u run @mike

[@joescheller6680]

John Deere never break down 😅😅😊

[@bohemianford1165]

Give the camera to the grain cart guy

[@recklessbehaviour01]

Morning

[@John-nc4bl]

Is there a need to run the cross auger in the head for that crop-?

[@fisherh9111]

Mike, I have a question: will you be getting one of the new Big Buds for seeding next year?

[@clearskiesranch1362]

They’re made to order only so unless Mike already put in an order and dropped a hefty down payment a big bud isn’t happening. Furthermore the engine, transmission and axles are all proprietary to Caterpillar so he won’t have anyone locally who can service them

[@carlfalt174]

@@clearskiesranch1362 Finning could do the work but hate to look at there rates

[@gablair1965]

Finning in the UK charges harder than an angry rhino.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@carlfalt174 They could….but will they? Locally,for me at least, the main focus for repair work is oil/gas, construction, and mining. No dealership or even independent repair shop that I know is going to take the time to work on a Frankenstein tractor cobbled together by some company in Montana when they have job sites with 50+ machines they need to get working

[@carlfalt174]

@@clearskiesranch1362 👍 true. But if there well built they could last for awhile

[@glenlaughlin6547]

But Mike, are you saying that sometimes, you can't get it up or down.

[@EoinH100]

Hi Mike, What are your thoughts on the new case quadtrac? More horsepower and weight I imagine wou’d be favorable for you guys up there

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Total lack of effort from case ih. They should’ve pushed to design a new tractor with 800+ horsepower to qualify for the decreased emission requirements. They would have easily topped the market for large frame tractor sales. The same engine that will be in the new Quadtracs is pushing over 1000hp in marine applications so Case IH completely dropped the ball

[@gablair1965]

A Marine application is a completely different thing compared to agriculture or construction application for the same engine. For Mike and his family chasing horsepower for a few steep hills. It's really only an issue for a very small percentage of their total acreage doesn't make economic sense.

[@kennardjohnson7875]

Chappell needs a little Charlie

[@JOEMAMA.95]

Arent you able to do corn at all there??

[@lucasostman6260]

most likely way too dry

[@eric2895]

They get about 12” of rain a year so a tad dry

[@JOEMAMA.95]

@@eric2895 oh. Thanks for letting me know the only way corn would work is with pivots but I don't think it's possible with that size of fields lmao

[@zanekiley8483]

X9 has auto maintain once u are happy with the sample hit the button and it will keep the sample the same all day and night automatically its a cool gadget

[@austinpaxman503]

I live 2 hours or so east of Mike still in sask, I can count on my two hands how many corn crops I have driven past in my life. And my town is the largest inland grain gathering point in Canada

[@larsdeb1]

isn't kinda a waste to not do full row passes? Like your last pass looks like its only 10 ft or so wide.

[@matthopkins480]

Not every field can match up perfectly, plus he says he doesn’t have auto steer, and the honeybee is 50ft and he is 45ft. So the passes just won’t match up

[@schwabischeagrarfilme8667]

Dont put a 2630 in that S Put an Gen5 in the S690 !!!

[@mikemitchell2554]

I can put a Gen 5 in? I knew I could use a Gen 4

[@schwabischeagrarfilme8667]

@@mikemitchell2554 I think that should work. You can install a Gen5 in a T-series from 2012 and they are pretty much the same as the S-series from that model year. I'll check again tomorrow but I think it has to work.

[@mikemitchell2554]

@@schwabischeagrarfilme8667 good to know, thankyou!

[@garymacarthur5275]

Mike how long is that field? /

[@lynwessel2471]

I know they have one thats over 2 miles.

[@daylightcaper812]

this is why the previous owner sold this machine.

[@letsgetsteve]

Love the Ukrainian flag! Support freedom from tyranny! Keep up the good work Mike and crew!

[@sirbuandreigg]

That's most likely the flag of flag of Saskatchewan.

[@letsgetsteve]

@@sirbuandreigg Might be, but there are also a ton on Ukrainians that have moved to Saskatchewan over the years. Either way, I like it and think it is shitty for some tools to invade their neighbors just because they are an insecure failed state. Mike on the other hand is doing great growing the family farm and supporting his community despite the struggles of a drought. Stay positive and stand up for morals. It's a good message!

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@letsgetsteveNaw mate Russia is on the right track. All foreign support for Ukraine needs to stop immediately.

[@letsgetsteve]

@@clearskiesranch1362 If you believe that you are a fool. Plain and simple.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@letsgetstevelet it burn. Not our problem

[@matthewpeoples2547]

Shocking name for a child

[@lieventhomaes1699]

Hey Mike, maybe off topic, but whats your opinion on the nexat?

[@Ole_CornPop]

You can get 10 690s for the same price, not worth it unless it's free.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Its nothing but a mildly interesting novelty. Half the size of their current equipment and it’s made for controlled traffic and that’s mostly irrelevant in Saskatchewan

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

He said he didn't like it

[@lieventhomaes1699]

@@Mygirlfriend3141😅

[@sebastienjungwirth5243]

what advice do you have for someone staring out mike

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Find another occupation because guys like Mike will grind you under their boot heel first chance they get

[@mikemitchell2554]

Pay no attention to Clearskies, he likes to troll.. But my recommendation would be work for a farmer and cultivate a great relationship with him and talk to him about land opportunities. Then save up to buy a 1/4 of land. Once you have done that, most likely the farmer will allow you to use his equipment to cover it for limited acres. Second option. Look for land rental opportunities, buy some older cheap equipment and start out that way. It can be done 100%! All the while saving up to buy a 1/4 of land the area where you are renting.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

@@mikemitchell2554you said it yourself…you’re aggressively expanding the north farm. Can’t “aggressively expand” without displacing someone else. Most likely young farmers who aren’t in the financial position to compete with you

[@mikemitchell2554]

@@clearskiesranch1362 you can expand without "stomping" on people, I have two young neighbours right beside me and we have discussed expanding. I told them when (x) package comes up in the future, let's split it. I also asked what they were paying for cash rent and told them what I was paying to be in the "ball park". At the end of the day, it will all depend on what they can cover or even want for that matter. But I actually work with the people who befriend me and my neighbours. Treat people how you want to be treated is my rule of thumb. I have turned land away because it was getting pulled out from under someone. You can be aggressive, but you don't have to be a dick.

[@sebastienjungwirth1416]

Ya my family does have a smaller operation here in Alberta.... I know lots of good opportunity to our good eastern province my dream would be to one day expand out to Saskatchewan to farm lol

[@bbrcummins1984]

👍🙏🙏

[@sales21stcentry]

who is running the X9

[@mississippifarmer4301]

So how do you afford all these combines with poor crops?

[@lynwessel2471]

You have to harvest it.

[@MyBussard]

I just heard you say you have not run macdon.. omg.. you better not now, you will be very disappointed that you have not done the swap generations back.. like minor league to major

[@kerryf8308]

Where is the x 9

[@lynwessel2471]

Im sure he has someone driving it, while he makes this one work with some problems.

[@davidsimpson9849]

Mike would you ever go all CLAAS for combines?

[@clearskiesranch1362]

What the previous video

[@audhen1]

Mike and his crew know JD in and out. That's why the stay with JD. In germany we have an idiom "Was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht." "What the farmer doesn't know, he doesn't eat"

[@MyBussard]

Hello Mike or should we call you geno.. have your wife look up 90 day fiancé and he’s dating a girl from Colombia.. you have similar body movements, personality and looks to him.. even ware’s the hat all day long .. Even similar sound, your body double could be a star..lol Nice job on another Deere combine, the fleet is getting bigger

[@wallyyuriy8912]

Can’t be a farmer unless glass 1/2 full.

[@parkerrathburn1017]

You have never met a farmer apparently

[@patriciaayton8454]

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[@garyrobinson6175]

When your crop is that poor, can you make anything off of it?

[@HectorGarcia-nb2ld]

how stupid, the answer is NO. All farmers producing grain are receiving 1990 income with massive expenses and massive droughts everywhere. Joe wants to break all farmers and all real Americans but he loves the illegals that hate America and hate English

[@olliuep69]

get a new holland

[@johnperry5102]

that crop looks really bad, are you really getting much out off it

[@prismakarotte1686]

As a dude from Germany, why are North American yields so low ? Like we got around 4 to 8 tons per Hectare Is it just the difference in crop types or soil ? And yeah if there's no water there's no crop no matter how much you fertilize 😅

[@PeakVT]

Yields for what crop? Yields on the Canadian prairies are lower than other places because they are both cold and dry. Yields elsewhere in Canada and America are higher. Remember that both countries are much bigger than dinky European countries and have a range of climates. The prairies are just one of those climates.

[@elizabethliska5377]

Because his South farm is in it's 3rd year of severe drought!

[@ke6gwf]

When you have very short growing seasons and long winters, combined with drought and no water for irrigation, and relatively poor soils because they haven't had much growth on them since the glaciers passed over, you get much lower yields. On the other hand, you have vast stretches of open land, so it's worth growing there even if the yields are lower.

[@themunter4488]

JD junk 😂

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

Don't dare say that again if red leave it in the shed

[@paprna]

What about a Ukraine flag?

[@RandomGuy-oy5hf]

Its Saskatchewan flag!

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Mike has better things to do than publicly support that corrupt cesspool.

[@bigcheese370]

What about it?

[@RandomGuy-oy5hf]

@@bigcheese370 its a nice flag!

[@paprna]

I like to see that flag..@@bigcheese370

[@brents8567]

how do you still have any money,three years of nothing