Winter Has Arrived! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jamesmoudy367]

It will be a lonely winter without you. Farming here in Indiana is way different I always enjoy watching how you do things are up there. Even an update video once a month would be awesome. Stay safe Mike!

[@m.webber5118]

Mike, you will be missed. As a long time viewer, do what you need to do. Ain’t nothing more important than your well-being and family. Stay warm … ish! 😊

[@jackbannock3458]

What a great storm lol, and more on the way. Gotta love farming in the north. Sometimes i wonder why we do it.

[@ileenmcminn2062]

Even a monthly video in the winter would be great just to see what is going on with you!

[@lancebrown3849]

You videos will be missed. I live in Illinois and really enjoy watching how you guys farm up north. So much different than what we face here.

[@kevenhiemie]

Might take a break if you need to but I do love seeing the winter updates. I think the winter work and building the new farm is more interesting than summer farming.

[@truthandfreedom885]

You're very lucky to have help that willing to get out there and lay in the snowbanks with you. When you work alone it takes a lot of mental discipline to get out there in the cold and get the job done.

[@joelawrence56]

exactly!

[@danielpfeifer3650]

Noo! keep the videos rolling

[@tobiasjacobsen_dk]

Nothing wrong with a little break Mike 👍🏻

[@garyberg]

I don't blame you! Take a little time away from the videoing. We will survive 😀 Seeing that weather reminded me of doing chores with our Massey 44 with a engine cover that we got a little heat off the engine and no cab, in the 50's

[@allanrobson7242]

Hi Mike, it will be good for you to have a break after a tough summer but I will definitely miss your videos.

[@gage-z9v]

I feel your pain, got to love living in Saskatchewan

[@matthewwolfe8785]

Mike. Look into ground heaters. It’s essentially a garden hose that has heated glycol pumped through it. You lay it on the ground and cover it over with concrete blankets. After you pour your concrete and it sets you use the same heaters to keep the concrete warm enough to side correctly. They work great. Poured 1000s of yards of concrete well below freezing with that setup.

[@irvenrathburn9421]

Hi Mike, I am an old truck driver. When you come in off the road like going up north do not just park the truck. I know you're tired and want to go home to get out of the cold but you have to drive it around and use the brakes for a time and they will dry out and the next day they will unlock better and if you do that for at least 15 or 20 minutes you will have no trouble at all. I would drive around the truck stop like they would laugh at me but the next day when they were under the truck and trailer trying to get going, I was gone.

[@bradley-eblesisor]

Mike, I understand you needing a break. I figured you guys would take most of the winter off when I first started watching your show. Boy, was I wrong! Your perseverance in absolutely bonkers conditions is very admirable. When I am feeling sorry for myself about how cold it is here, I'll always have re-runs to goad me into walking outside 👍 This from a very pampered 38th parallel, mid-westerner's perspective. You should take your break, before lack of rest breaks you! You're no machine! God bless and Merry Christmas 🙏🏻

[@hoss1905]

We will miss your stories, Mike but do what you must . 😢

[@jasonkennison2401]

Thanks Mike love watching your video's

[@larryjones1774]

Sad to hear that. Like seeing 👀 your videos hear in North Carolina.

[@nigelh45]

Do what you gotta do Mike we will all still be here😉👍

[@SoerenBruunJensen]

Take care. Many 'Pro' KZbinrs take a month of now and then to recharge the creative batteries. You are a farmer with a family, two farms to run, a new house under way and a KZbin-channel. So go and do yours to recharge your batteries in peace.

[@clearskiesranch1362]

Three farms now

[@Freecan67]

Hey Mike. Do you know how I stumbled apon your Channel. You were Plowing Snow in Swift. Now you tell you us, you may Stop your KZbin for the Winter. I do understand you have a young family, and your Farming Business is expanding. We all want to say we Love what you are doing and will miss you greatly. At the end of it all, it's up to you. God Bless.

[@Frangus_]

Pretty sure you can buy heating cables that you put into your concrete to heat it from the inside. Try looking for Concrete curing cable or something like that. It really just needs to help it to start curing so it creates its own heat then you can use something to insulate the slab while it hardens.

[@frankg5466]

thanks mike

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Mike

[@glenlaughlin6547]

Well, you had good weather & you got things, done.

[@zzzubmno2755]

Seeing all that snow while I sit here in northern ontario and thinking, Im not ready for winter either.

[@NVMDSTEvil]

We park with brakes off usually. Toss down a couple 2x4 pieces if needed. Sometimes standing on brake pedal hard will flex drums or pads enough to break ice

[@Dennis379c16]

Looks like a good day to go home and play with Chapel's mom. I know it's Canada, but.

[@crandonborth]

@@Dennis379c16 😂👌

[@fullers1966]

Well if you don't have any more videos Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@keenanfaure9313]

Look into the brake free safety bar saves laying in the snow

[@full5rounds449]

I'll pass along something I did when I lived up north years ago and that I mentioned to Tony Fast a year or two ago. Find an army surplus store and buy one or two parachutes to create a shelter around engines or axles that are frozen. Stick a tiger torch under there and things will be warm in 10-15 minutes. Just make sure there's space so the torch doesn't light up the tarp!

[@susanbarss477]

Hello Mike, instead of using a bar or hammer, use a tiger propane torch. Way faster and way easier. Also put a valve on your supply line behind glad hand Shut it off when you park and brakes will not dynamite. Just make sure you turn valve back on when you want to go. Have it on my trailers, works awesome.

[@oldad6207]

Yesterday was our first snow in the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains.

[@shealy265]

Old mother nature can be a hard task master. Be thankful for all you did get done with your now 2.5 geographical farms. Oh so close on the house and grain bags picked up before first snow. hang in there.

[@northwoodsguy1538]

I agree aboutt cold weather

[@leddielive]

We think you've earned a bit of a break Mike, you've been going non stop for quite a few years now so take some time off with your family, the kids will be grown-up & gone all too quick, trust me, enjoy them now, your viewers will await your return, guaranteed. 😎

[@gymforexstocks5834]

Never ciao amigo

[@zeekk109]

Things I don’t miss about trucking, don’t set your brakes if you know it’s going to freeze!

[@jetegtmeier71]

take a break if you need to Mike, don't let KZbin rule your life, go be with your family and enjoy the Holidays and we'll see ya in the spring :)

[@fredericdelage1542]

Salut Mike magnifique vidéo la neige et arriver et il faut pousse 😂😮😅😊

[@Wileybird03]

And of course the wind has to blow every time you wanna do something outside as well.

[@randysmith7292]

Take it from a willy old veteran.. when caught out like that (it happens to the best of us).. find yourself one of those hefty 6 foot long pointy steel crow bars and pound that thing on the outside between each lug nut on the flat portion of your rims (that is in direct contact with the drum btw) works like a charm.. pounding around dust covers and lying on your back is for when all you have is a hammer.. just sayin

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Good morning Mike

[@EvanC8]

That looks fun.

[@patrikbohac6558]

Interesting, here in Slovakia we also get our first snow this morning.

[@aaronbauer4039]

I'm in Cancun watching Mike and his crew struggle in the cold. Not looking forward to coming back home to SE Alberta...

[@johnchileen1065]

Mike you need to get a heavy crow bar instead of a sledge hammer always found that to work for stuck brakes

[@thomasvogelgesang667]

That sounds like a great of taking the winter off from making videos. You work a lot, and you have a family. Family comes first.

[@Agrartechnik_Fan]

it just snowed last night at our town in germany

[@brushcrawler8612]

Must be nice ❄️ It doesn't snow in Michigan much anymore.

[@crandonborth]

Had a bit of snow in Wisconsin but it had all melted as it was almost 50° and raining yesterday. 😂

[@marshalloutdoors1791]

Had snow in Indiana yesterday and today luckily it’s all melted.

[@relandguenther4907]

UFFDA, life and good times on the prairie. 😅

[@RobertGraff-p7p]

Mike, you need to get heavy on the brakes before parking as the heat will dry the pads.

[@gilreynolds9282]

Things don’t always go as planned 😂

[@antonyomeara-bk9pm]

In Australia we use alot of the sea container igloo domes for shops, permanent or temporary

[@clearskiesranch1362]

They don’t handle 110+ kph winds all that well

[@antonyomeara-bk9pm]

@clearskiesranch1362 thegood ones here do as wind blows through them, have them in Queensland everywhere

[@navahojn55]

What about an air hammer?? Love watching the videos in warmer New Jersey!!!

[@oldtimer1946]

If you are keeping the north farm build the shop with concrete

[@dennismartin03]

How are those fendt tractors treating u now that it's cold?

[@juice_box23]

It’s only snowed an inch or too at my house in November yet.

[@atnfn]

November 20th? We've caught up.

[@glb9024]

Question? If you were to block truck wheels when parking after long drive in rain or snow in cold weather and just not set your trailer or truck brakes. Let the air hold them until it doesn't would they still freeze or would this allow them to cool down enough so they wouldn't freeze?

[@6by6by6]

You should have had an air compressor setup that you plug into the trucks to keep them aired up.. We have ours setup along with power for block heaters and battery tender’s so all the bases are covered.. Work smarter Mike it’s not that hard & doesn’t take that much thought to be prepared even without some big shop.. a shipping container with power is all we use for our truck daily maintenance products.. IE oil, coolant, tire gauge, spare tire, distilled water, .. You OCD is failing you 😅

[@kevinknoff9809]

Concrate produce heat,pour level cover. You’ll be fine.

[@waggtech4883]

The whole winter?!!! No videos of making a run at the drive through taking a break from pushing snow?!!!

[@michaelschreiner95]

Looks like he is shifting his focus north but with all the family at the south farm probibly not much room or challenge other than how big they can grow it.

[@Addidvi]

mr mike u have a crack in your windshield... just thought u should know. 😁🤭

[@ndfields1]

How are you guys getting along with the Kubota skid steer?

[@JadeAmor-qd1ow]

Better install dummy sticks for the wheels. I've seen drivers burn 12 tires off

[@garyfaulds2613]

What the hell did you hit with your tallgate , back into a moose . 😂

[@crandonborth]

5th wheel trailer

[@mikemitchell2554]

Actually it was an employee who run it through with a combine header 😆🤦🏻‍♂️

[@timheasley612]

You should have parked with the brakes off and truck in gear that's what we used to do good luck my friend 💪💪💪😎

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

How long have u had the Pete semi Mike

[@db-cd8hx]

what happned to your pick up tailgate toast windshield busted out took out the antenna too

[@kevinknoff9809]

You have summer tires on the tractor.

[@keithbranson9084]

Love your videos !!! If you pull your hand valve , break down just a little bit for the last few hundred feet it will dry all the trailer drums and they won't freeze as bad . Leave the truck in gear when you shut off the engine and don't set the breaks. Good luck , Be Safe !!!

[@recklessbehaviour01]

Morning

[@HootMaRoot]

Just noticed that you have a euro 3 point linkage on the tractor. When did they become standard equipment over in north America, or is it just fendt/agCo finally getting 30 year old technology into north America?

[@JteRaa]

and then Mike takes on farming further west 🙂, enjoying time in his Protill! Now he has to face the reality of winter. Mike, take some time off from youtubing. You deserve it.

[@davidlogel2350]

You know you’re Canadian when you’ve had engine crack in the cup holder of your truck.

[@happycanayjian1582]

Totally get it if you want to take a break (from YT) for a while. Between harvest, balancing new projects, and spending time with the expanding family, you have to be exhausted. We all know winter time sucks in Sask (no better in Alberta 👎🏼) so there isn’t much to film in the off season. Maybe an update or two in the new year would be a good idea and “we’ll catch you on the flip.” Adios, Mike, mi amigo. 👋🏼 Edit: I see a huge shop capable of housing 3 Super Bs being built next summer. 😂🤣

[@BillStecik]

Never dynamite your brake in winter unless absolutely necessary

[@philbrookllc]

Mike, you sound a little tired and ready for few days off

[@diersirrigation]

Hey Mike, have you considered parking near a power source, using a portable air compressor connected to the trucks and leaving the brakes off so that they don't freeze up?

[@jasonwilliams8016]

Disks all around on the next truck and trailers, good luck with the frozen drums.

[@barrychouinard4019]

Does nothing for you now, and I'm more than a little familiar with frozen drum brakes. Not a full solution, but most times a disk brake spec doesn't result in frozen brakes... Something to keep in mind on the next trailer spec! Post a vid if you can, if you can't, we'll view in the springtime.

[@jordans5218]

Would a heat gun work Mike?

[@daveschwerdtfeger7842]

👋😊

[@JohnJufer]

How long is a super B truck vs a conventional semi truck and trailer

[@teamstromski]

I was across the border in North Dakota. That storm was ruff. 60 mph winds and colder than a well diggers you know

[@Adam-x4b]

No videos for the winter 😢😢

[@edwhite6250]

👍

[@wetrider97]

Disc Brakes?

[@firstamendmenttshirt4768]

Are we going to McDonald's?

[@stepark3437]

Is there a tail gate story coming.

[@jamesevans20]

Why can’t you use a kerosene or propane blower & generator to heat the drums

[@oldad6207]

You couldn't empty a grain bag into a grain cart, and from there into a truck for the weight?

[@Jehty_]

Does he have grain carts at the north farm?

[@oldad6207]

@Jehty_ Now that could be a problem, but I'd assume so. Certainly, you wouldn't want to be pulling or trailering them hundreds of miles round trip several times a year.

[@doughboy6020]

Phone the trucking company.

[@coryweber6188]

You are behind and not ready and you want to go farming in another area yet you have to many irons in the fire at one time

[@DWRebell]

Hahaha we dont have equipment with brakedrums anymore , we use discbrakes in Scandinavia :-)

[@379insk]

Buddy had a super b with disc brakes. Ordered a new trailer with drum brakes. Discs just dont handle gravel roads

[@bigun447]

Are you complaining about snow and cold? I thought Canadians lived for that, especially the ones north and west.

[@mikemitchell2554]

😆 I have never been a winter guy... I am Maui winter kinda guy.

[@robertvetter6139]

You must be prefer to Farm by yourself and not with your family as it seems most of your investments lately up north and not at the home farm

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

you should have put the brakes on right away push the water out. big huge fail ya drive away with frozen brakes. never buy this guys trucks. you are a poor trucker.