Tiller vs. Box Blade Grading Deep Ditch! Sub Compact Tractor!

Tractor Time with Tim uses the tiller to grade deep ditch. Video is sponsored by SimpliSafe. Save 40% or more on your SimpliSafe security system during their Holiday sale. Visit simplisafe.com/ttwt to learn more. Christy uses Ventrac and power rake to contour the ditch.
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[@TractorTimewithTim]

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[@johnpyle8027]

I just did the same thing this fall with 1200' of frontage on my property, minus the ventrac. When we built we cut into the top of the property and it re configured the way water ran to the ditch. After about 10 years of pounding through it rutting it out with a 1200 lb ZTR I had had enough. We took a BUNCH off the crown on mine to bring it down probably a foot and a half. A few hundred pounds of seed straw and water and it's a dream now!

[@aaronburford5701]

This was a great video with great content. Very informative, and I have become a fan of tilling! Tim the Master Tiller!

[@cwolff5119]

Good application for a small hydroseed system

[@cwolf8841]

See multiple sizes at Turbo Turf

[@Bob-vb8lc]

Wow, that came out really well. It's impressive the work that can be done with the right tools and knowledge. Thanks gang

[@ATR-42]

that came out great! love watching the tiller get used for grading, makes me want to try!

[@MattN03]

Vinny and the power rake never ceases to impress me. Great job Tim & Christy!

[@Chris-jh3tg]

Incredible transformation. Looks really good!

[@eldwingrettahorst9958]

For moving and grading dirt, the Abi SR3 works great. I have one for my skid steer and it works great.

[@ralphjelomono9068]

Tim great idea using the tiller to prep the region prior to grading it off. Power rake sure adds a beautiful final touch.

[@smaggglxxx6243]

Thanks you for choosing use

[@jbooh88]

Satisfying project. Bought a tiller this past spring and still haven’t used it. Going to smooth some stuff out next year.

[@melaniekeen3611]

Can't beat a good honest business like Tim and Christy have

[@leeroyjenkins9992]

I regraded the area around my pool thanks to some of your previous videos I used a combo of tiller/box blade/back dragging the front loader my lil jd2305 handled it like a champ!

[@reaperhunter7297]

That is an amazing transformation!

[@philirwin2028]

We used my 2305 and rototiler to make swale at camp for water run off. I like rototiler to bust the ground up, it works great

[@JelenOutDoors]

Job well done! You can see your are experienced using the tractor and tiller.

[@Kcolby47]

Nice work Tim and Christy! You make it look easy, which is a sign of someone who is talented and experienced. Besides the equipment, there is a ‘knack’ to moving, shaping and leveling. Perhaps we could apply the term “soil artists” to you and Christy 😉. Blessings.

[@curtwhite876]

Great job, the ditch turned out really nice and the ending was hilarious...

[@robsmith7681]

Beautiful job guys!

[@bradmeacham6982]

Tim... Your SAPFT, AKA "side angle pucker factor tolerance", is right up there! 😲 Definitely into that funny feeling territory for me. It certainly would have gotten my full attention! 🤠

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yea, I’m getting better at knowing the limits.

[@MrDoyle07]

That was fun!! Nice work!

[@caydensoutdoorlife4547]

That was a very great work day! Good job!

[@drn4417]

Great information, thanks

[@beezie22dub]

Great video 👍🏻 keep them coming.

[@shanesherwood343]

I’m currently having a water issue in my back yard I after watching both videos I’m thinking the 3033r and me should be able to make a ditch like this and solve it thanks for the idea Tim

[@rydplrs71]

The tiller is definitely needed if you don’t remove sod by other means. I find my 755 is tippier when the tiller is in contact with the ground. It actually needs to be slightly lifted to actually help the center of gravity and stability. One of my customers does extreme hilling in his garden throughout the year. My tractor can’t fit straight in and out, and when I was getting in and tried dropping the tiller it would pick up one of the rear tires. I ended up having to till the top off the hills going cross ways before it got flat enough to run back and forth the long way.

[@PastorDavidFranklin]

Great job guys. I wondered where Vinny was! LOL. Got a much better perspective of what was being done from the drone shot.

[@bobbywartman2058]

Yep......I commented in the fist Vid about using the tiller and not having to deal with those Big Clumps that you can't do anything with......The Tiller makes it Fun....Great Job :)

[@photocontrol]

Turned out great! Much easier to mow the gentle grade!

[@jesseamaya4594]

Starting my own small lot land clearing business (5 acres or less, Anything too small for a dozer or excavator) with a 1025R and and the backhoe. Really looking like a good tiller will let me give customers a residential finished job. Just seed and water and you have a lawn from bruushland/cactus/thorn bushes/ South Texas. Side note, I have a X350 in the shop right now for an engine replacement (work at a JD dealership in the lawn division) PLEASE check your engine oil before every use!

[@danielb1877]

Good job. The angle that tractor was at had me clenching a few times hahaha.

[@marclauzon1882]

I’ve heard those situations called intermittent streams. Looking real good you guys.👍👌💪🇺🇸

[@bigchew3149]

Cool video ..as always..Thanks

[@aaronburford5701]

Rewatched! Love it.

[@ProjectsWithPaul]

Turned out nice

[@RossOnTheLand]

We are getting a lot of rain when it should be snow, and the ground is already frozen, meaning our water is higher than it should be. If we get an early spring thaw we could be in trouble as well. Thanks for showing the ditch work.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hope you are enjoying the new ISOtunes!

[@RossOnTheLand]

@@TractorTimewithTim I am! I have a video coming out about them Dec 22 at 4pm EST. Thank you very much.

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Nice job.

[@royscarbrough3589]

WooWHOO! Another great one!

[@danne77sthlm]

That looked a LOT nicer after the grass had started to grow back, cant you ask Dan if he can show us how it looks like when one of those heavy rains comes and fills it up when its all grown over the summer? :) Would be fun to see that after a summer of growth and rain on it :)

[@randykane474]

I'm missing the dry weather. In the Pacific NW we live for those dry work days.

[@HuserHelpers]

Looks great. I have the same type situation in my back yard, which is why I originally bought my tractor. Thanks for sharing the final piece of this project. Merry Christmas from Huser Helpers - Jason

[@JCWren]

At 11:24, there's a kind of 'S' shape directly between the chimney on the left and the Ventrac (behind the fence) on the right. Is that designed to slow down the water some, as opposed to having removed the part of the bend that's closer to the house?

[@PEI_Guy]

Hey, pretty nice day for mid December. Lol

[@alanmcgregor4909]

Good job to show capabilities of 1025. When building a waterway, like in fields have a broad flat bottom, 8-10 feet to prevent gully, also straight. In the following pictures was there a chain link fence in the ditch? If there was it act like a Dam.

[@earlyriser8998]

nice job

[@jddriver9565]

uh he´s got a nice X350! Reminds me of GTT, we love everything that has "John Deere" on it.😁

[@thelittlemechanicjones7100]

Tim this makes me more to have a tractor like your JD

[@darrenburch3326]

Thanks

[@rebelcitysports1outlook186]

eagerly awaiting turbo results.

[@tucksmith8300]

Looks good Tim and now he’s ready for some grass seed

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Check out the photos near the end of the video. ...he has grass growing!

[@MoMoneyMan]

Mama got skillz!!

[@martineastburn3679]

Tillers are great for 'teraform' as I say - bumps and odd places in the field get smoothed out and filled and smoothed in.

[@oldNavyJZ]

Could a French drain with a couple surface box drains do a better job without having to have a huge ditch in the middle of the yard? Is the water that comes through all rain water or are there any chemicals coming from the sod farm? Thinking a water storage tank would be nice too! Edit: watched to the end, now I know the answer to my question. Lol.

[@hagen8745]

This would have been a great opportunity to use a land plane after tilling. Mine has been money well spent. Used it on gravel and dirt.

[@bishopspyroworld8921]

Possible to get a video to understand how much water runs through his yard? Thats a impressive ditch to be able to keep water from his house.

[@Zanderthelab]

Tim looks like a giant in this video. Wow.

[@stonevalleyozark475]

Every time I see you working on an incline like this it blows my mind. My 3025E is so tipsy on an incline that steep. Maybe it's just me but I don't think so. Maybe some other 3E owners can chime in on the subject.

[@rgd2598]

You should load your tires and/or install wheel weights....and maybe put in spacers too. It made a world of difference on my 2520r when I put in 2-300 lbs of RV antifreeze in each rear tire and swapped the wheels to the widest position...which only netted me about 1.5” per side. But that helped a lot. I dropped the rear tire pressure to 7psi...that along with the fluid, actually made it ride much smoother.

[@rebelcitysports1outlook186]

You need better ballasts.

[@GrampysTractor]

Dan did a great job with his mower deck and the finish grade. Tim, how did the MSL work for all the back dragging? Christie was the star on Vinny for sure👏👏

[@TractorTimewithTim]

MSL is ok…but I prefer NSL :-)

[@Mrbink01]

@@TractorTimewithTim agreed...the self-leveling seems to have many more disadvantages than advantages.

[@johndeere2038r]

As usual wonderful video Tim and Christy ! And also great job on the 1025 and Vinny guys ! Looks great , I love seeing you guys work as a team , that's what marriage is all about ! Question for you Tim , what depth do you usually run your tiller at ? I got a tiller about a month ago and haven't used it yet , the max it can go is 6" deep , I have work for it this coming spring/summer already and was just curious what you run your depth at ? God bless guys !

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Deep as it will go. Drop it and go!

[@johndeere2038r]

@@TractorTimewithTim will do thanks guys!

[@hardwareguy1]

I also find it much easier to use a tiller first, and then grade. I just don't seem to be able to get as smooth a finished grade using just the bucket or even the box blade

[@rebelcitysports1outlook186]

Land plane.

[@jamesyates5191]

Hi Tim thanks for the grading lesson. I went to Agfolks to look at tiller you used. My question is whether the model with Reverse rotation is the one you were using? I liked that it jumped forward when hitting an objects because I have plenty of rocks where I live.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I chose forward rotation. We have a pretty good episode evaluating the differences. We used that episode to choose which one we wanted to keep.

[@jamesyates5191]

@@TractorTimewithTim Thanks Tim I found it.

[@miketheadventureking]

I have learned so much from your channel! I have made several purchases based on your reviews. Would you consider doing a video on using your tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB)? I plan on removing some tree stumps on a fairly big hill and unsure if it is safer to have the loader downhill or uphill. I have seen some videos on how to use the TLB at the base of a hill but not actually on a hill. Thank you again for your advice, reviews and how to videos!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I like to work 'below' the stump if possible...tractor facing downhill, backhoe facing uphill. Not sure why, really, but this is how I would start. Having said that, to remove stumps of any decent size, you'll have to move all the way around the stump, digging some from many different angles. It is not easy to remove a decent sized (or large) stump with a compact tractor backhoe.

[@miketheadventureking]

@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you for your time and advice.

[@Harry-zz2oh]

@@TractorTimewithTim I've been working on removing a apricot tree stump which is about three foot across. The side roots are about 8 inches in diameter so they take some effort with the shovel and an axe. My tractor is a subcompact Case 24DX with a 24 hp diesel engine. I wish I had held out for getting a tractor with the backhoe but I didn't. Now 90% of the work I needed a tractor for is done.

[@mikecarroll418]

Tim at one point it looked a bit sketch for a possible roll over? Finished job does look good!

[@alannewhall2323]

Would a large French drain work? Anyway good job

[@Jeff-yu9vf]

I’m shocked that little thing didn’t go over!! some inexpensive wheel spacers will go a long way. I’d build a levee around the property before I made my yard unusable like that though

[@Thecowboy1950]

How is the turbo coming

[@danaowen3729]

Hi Tim, my hubby loves watching you. He just bought a tractor & is curious on how much is a fair price to say till someone yard? Can u give us an idea? Thank you!

[@Zanderthelab]

Watch more of his videos. He talks about this stuff all the time. He usually says not to charge anybody anything until you know what you’re doing.

[@Drew6709]

Miss Christy is now the professional Vinnie operator.

[@wizzlefits]

Generally, placing culverts side by side is a bad idea, but, seeing as the debris would be very minimal, it shouldn't have the normal issues. You would want to straighten out the curves as much as possible. Lined culvert will bend, but takes a bit of effort, and dirt. LOL

[@radleys20]

That side angle on the video looks high in pucker factor. How close would you say it was to tipping?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

sometimes quite close.

[@ByCo1]

Actually, you didn't eradicate those weeds, you just spread them around. That is Canada Thistle and it spreads primarily by root. I hope you thoroughly cleaned you equipment before you left the site so that you didn't transport any to your next job site.

[@godhasherd]

I love your bible versus at the end

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@ranger5721]

that big of ditch you should put concrete in to reduce weeds and to increase the speed of water

[@fullers1966]

When's your next one about the turbo I think about that a lot kind of excited to see how it turns out also I don't get back to you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Very brief update coming this Friday near the end of the video. We're doing our best. It just takes time.

[@madebyodinn2426]

After tilling the vegetation, wouldn't a box blade have made this work go faster?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

No, I don’t think so. Back dragging is fast.

[@phild9813]

For some reason, I couldn’t get the scale of the ditch correct in the first video, I definitely see it better after this one. That’s a big ditch!

[@JSomerled]

I’m probably going to replace my lawn next summer.Compact tractor with front loader and tiller.. I’m wondering how smooth I can grade it without something like Vinnie power raking… any suggestions? Would a box blade or land plane be ok

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Tiller, back drag with bucket, then use a harrow from americanharrow.com (code ttwt obviously) to do the final smoothing. That is all it takes!

[@JSomerled]

@@TractorTimewithTim outstanding.. thanks for the tip.. Now I have no excuses left to get it done :)

[@Harry-zz2oh]

If you get a new tractor consider getting a backhoe if you have a need. Good luck with your plans.

[@mikelovin7]

Dose that loader have a floating function?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes

[@ryantafoya3906]

What happened with the turbo on the 1025?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Be patient. It takes time :-)

[@craigflatley7370]

👍

[@jesserhoades1999]

Why is the roll bar on the tractor leaning forward?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Good question! That is how they make ‘em. Ugly, and irritating!!

[@mikegraziano1562]

It's kind of hard to tell from the video but it looks like you ended up with dirt right up to the siding of the house and covering the foundation, there should be at least 6' of foundation showing. The two reasons are 1. So termites will be less likely to make a mud tunnel up to the siding and 2. To keep snow from melting and wicking up the siding thus rotting it out. When the dirt is right up to the siding the wood wicks the water up & never really dries out and it will rot it out.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

“It’s kind of hard to tell from the video but ….”

[@mikegraziano1562]

@@TractorTimewithTim I went back & looked at 17:08, the left 5 or 6 feet has dirt & grass right up to the siding...I mentioned this as I have a shed that when it was put in had 4x4's on a stone base, over the years leaves fell on the back side, decomposed and then filled in that 4" space...a few years later I had to replace the T-11 siding...just trying to help... so someone else doesn't make the same costly mistake.

[@karljolley8346]

Hey Tim, at about 1 min in you are "tilted" what seems to me to be a lot. I have a few hundred hours on skid steer and just bought a tractor -sub compact 24. well we know there is a difference. I am wondering if you have advice for newbes as far as how steep is TOO steep. I know to keep the load low, but watching you go along that ditch, I keep wondering how you dont fall over. Thanks.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. There is no specific angle which is ‘too much’. However, these machines are easy to tip. Keep that load almost on the ground, and drop the loader if a rear wheel comes up.

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

Betcha Tim stays in trouble off camera gets his ears boxed. Or will hear whop

[@tlm3574]

Is Johnny 48" or 60 wide?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Tractor is 47” wide.

[@willparrish7646]

Tim how tall are you? You look huge compared to that client and christy.

[@frankcampbell2509]

where is the turbo tractor?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Patience. This isn’t TV where 4 months pass between each episode!

[@anthonyg6924]

It's hard to understand why this is needed to this extent. As a future follow up is it possible to see video when the water is angry and at it worst? This way the viewer can relate better as to what was needed of the project in effort to resolve. Thanks 👍🏻.

[@brentkreinop489]

I don't pretend to know where this was filmed, but my parents house not far south of Indianapolis has similar issues. A ditch through two fields has a culvert under the road directly in front of their house, through their front yard. Most of the year, the culvert is home to a handful of frogs and a fish or two, but if we get a serious snowstorm, the first warm day after that will see their yard turn into a lake. Part of the problem seems to be that the next "downstream" neighbor dammed up the ditch on his side to build a pond. This works for most of the year, but every March/April there is insufficient drainage to carry the water, and for much of the early part of the summer, the ground is so saturated they can't mow even with "floater" tires or tracked mowers. Steadily throughout the middle of the summer, they can usually mow one or two passes deeper into it every week until finally around the first of September they can mow across it without having to add pontoons :) It only takes a storm of an inch of rain or so to flood out this culvert and fill up their yard and hay field. Their part of Indiana gets around 48 inches of water per year when you include the snow melt, and we can sometimes get up to a quarter of that in a single storm. While it isn't quite as flat as up near Tim's house, it is "elevationally challenged" down here :)

[@Harry-zz2oh]

@@brentkreinop489 Perhaps they can talk to the neighbor and allow a pipe to be installed at the end of their property going into the pond. Install a grate on it to keep the debris out but let the overflow get out of the yard. Some locations (I don't know about Indiana) have codes which prevent anyone from blocking off a drainage canal or channel unless a new exit is also installed. You might check on it to find out for sure.

[@brentkreinop489]

@@Harry-zz2oh They've already checked with the local authorities about it to no real response. They did get the county to fix part of it so that it doesn't back up the water in one of the fields, and to fix their driveway entrance because it was washing out half their driveway. To have a pipe big enough to carry the amount of water they need to remove, it would be big enough for them to walk through without crouching. I might have to duck a little. It might be that we end up making a new ditch elsewhere. The next biggest problem is that they're not far from a shallow part of the local river. Fixing the pond problem will help some, and may take care of a few more storms, but eventually, there just isn't enough places for the water to go quickly.

[@Harry-zz2oh]

@@brentkreinop489 If you needed the water then you could dig a pond for it but it looks like you get a lot of water as it is. You've done the best you could. I know, sometimes it isn't enough. I live in a desert area with a rainfall/snowfall of about 7 inches per year. So far this year we've had about five inches. My well is drilled down to 150 ft and the pump is drawing from 95 feet. The Rio Grande is currently dry and it will be until April or May of 2022. I really wish we could obtain some of the water which is overflow in the midwest states so we could refill our lakes. The closest lake will hold 2.5 million acre-ft. of water but currently it only has about 138,000 acre feet.

[@rebelcitysports1outlook186]

@@brentkreinop489 Sub-soiler will help a lot. Heavy Hitch sells a 28" shank.

[@theyeti151]

Why didn’t you use vinny

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Maybe keep watching…

[@dave.lawrence.3894]

Looks a lot better now, get it seeded now, and let nature take it course....

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We have photos after seeding included late in this video.

[@wysurvivor]

Tim you should hang on to your tractor for more than a year in fact you should hang on to it for let's say 10 years so you can experience the joy of John Deere no longer supporting your tractor.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Worse with other vendors. But yes, this is a problem.

[@cpk4772]

💯🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲👍👍👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯

[@TractorTimewithTim]

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[@davemachoukas6175]

Why is he draining the farms water to begin with?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Common enemy water law. You must accept water which would naturally flow onto your property. Likewise, the neighbor must accept water which would naturally flow onto their property. You see both sides of the issue in this one video. Dan must accept it, then neighbor must accept it again on the outbound side. Frankly, this is the only equitable way to deal with water drainage.

[@Harry-zz2oh]

@@TractorTimewithTim I agree. Otherwise one person would be "stuck" with all the overflow. They would then be living in a waterlogged house.

[@DrRemorse]

at 2min 50 you almost had a huge accident ... he only lihjt bang his head but was close to be knock out or empale in the eye whit the post ... security guys cause that was dangerous and could had ended your carreer

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Good grief.

[@harold1098]

NO SEAT BELT? Lets educate people how to operate a tractor unsafely.

[@threepointservices-tractor4832]

I guess you guys don’t have concerns with Miss Utility, and land disturber permits. You can only have one encounter between a tiller, and a buried power line.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We had marked the utilities prior to first trip. All is well. Don’t make assumptions.

[@threepointservices-tractor4832]

@@TractorTimewithTim I am not sure who you think you are, but there was nothing assumed, in my comment. You need to get off the defensive, and stop trying to find negative in the things people write. Now I do believe you have done something improperly.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

What??? You assumed that we “don’t have concerns with Miss Utility”. That is incorrect.

[@threepointservices-tractor4832]

@@TractorTimewithTim The comment was about living in a rural area, where there is still a lot of farmland being worked, the power lines are overhead, and the plumbing is well water and septic tanks. If I made an assumption, it was about the type of utilities you are dealing with in a rural environment. Regardless, I have unsubscribed, and won’t be viewing, or commenting on your videos.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

How did my response cause you to unsubscribe, no longer watch, etc? I don’t get it. I don’t see my response as rude, I don’t see our interaction as negative at all. Is it not possible to have a discussion without getting angry and stomping off? I’m quite confused. Your first comment says buried power line, your last comment says you assumed overhead power lines??? I’m not trying to pick a fight, I just want to understand why you blew a gasket, and understand your actual point.

[@estephonhmm169]

That’s a tractor for a ten year old

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Maybe that is why I feel like a kid in a candy store!

[@nickeckemoff7631]

I am a fan of your videos, but wow the list of AD links in the description, merch, pushing of china made equipment (maschio), and in video AD (trying to sell us simplysafe) is getting old. It's starting to feel like commercials. Seriously I know you need to make money, but cut down on the ADs and sponsorships. It's not genuine even though maybe you got some people fooled.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Maschio is Italian company. Only 6 SimpliSafe inserts in ALL of 2021…and we’ve tried to make them fun. Not sure what is not genuine about our content. We tell the positives and negatives of equipment. We show it working, and we show when we have issues. If you were to come to our house, you would see the same thing. Nothing hidden. Many folks who have been in our videos will attest to that. In fact, we tried a product last week …had the video half shot…then pulled the plug. Product just doesn’t work…no matter how hard we tried to configure it…so we will not show it. Watch closely. You’ll see that we are true to our word. One more point on SimpliSafe. Since it is not tractor specific, it has zero impact on our channel content. We thought this would be obvious. We think it makes our channel even MORE genuine since they have no care about our opinions on tractors and attachments. Appreciate you watching, and appreciate your feedback.

[@nickeckemoff7631]

Really just a few simplisafe AD? I swear every since video I recall seeing recently had it in there somewhere. I only watch based on search or recommendations so maybe youtube is responsible for somehow feeding me videos that happen to have the AD. Maschio is an Italian company yes. But those lower end implements for compact tractors are sub'd out and MADE IN CHINA by the same manufactures that make other brands. Sure they might work fine, but my point is why are you pushing this brand? They send you the stuff for free in exchange for that? Why not show the strengths and weaknesses of other brands (pref made in the usa). Also I can't help but wonder you're pushing the John Deere brand because they cut you a deal or an agreement on one of their tractors (unlike Kubota). Then you got videos of talking to people at shows, then their gear appears in your channels. Same for Ventrac etc... maybe you're meaning to be genuine, but stepping back and looking at the pattern, it's hard NOT to think that. In comparison, other channels don't do this (AKA guy bought gear with his money and posts his honest opinion about it)...honestly the older videos you had were far more genuine i guess this is what happens when you get bigger.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. 6 1-2 minute spots from SimpliSafe all year. ...out of 120-140 15-25 minute episodes.. It is clear that you don't watch many of our videos, which is fine. Now, addressing your other comments. If you watch many of our videos, we make it VERY clear we are partnered with Ventrac, Maschio, our local Deere dealer AHW LLC, and many other suppliers. We have done NOTHING to hide that. It is listed on our website and discussed in our videos. When we show something which has a "code TTWT" option, that is obviously a sponsored product. ...at least we THINK it is obvious. Again, we do not try to hide it. Having said that, if you were watch more of our videos, you would see that we speak bluntly and directly (not always positively) about each product we use...sponsored or NOT. We are "genuine" in that we disclose our partnerships, and we speak honestly about the products we show. I will not apologize for our success in this endeavor. Manufacturers partner with us BECAUSE we are honest. They know our reviews won't be 100% positive, yet they also know that we will be fair. Our loyal viewers have the same expectations. Of course, some are envious. I understand that. It is by necessity sort of a "showy' occupation. For that reason, we double our efforts to show humility, mistakes, and overall remind people that we are just a couple enjoying our later working years together while sharing them with you for your entertainment. We would welcome you to join in and watch more of our videos so that you would get to know us better. I suspect your opinion would change if you watched every episode rather than just the few that get promoted by the whacky KZbin algorithm. However, if you think we're not honest, then there might not be much we can do about it. Either way, we wish you well. Tim