Winter Is Here! A Day of Farming With Cold Weather Breakdowns!

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Gierok Farms

[@nathanalmond8280]

It's been cold here in Virginia but it is nothing compared to y'all. Hope it's not been too bad getting work done. Growing up around a dairy when I was young cold weather made it challenging to get things done from feeding and watering to getting the cows milked. Thanks for sharing the video. I enjoy watching them.

[@richardwilkens4577]

Oh the lovely snow

[@johnhenderson299]

Great winter day on the farm

[@adamkonopko3580]

Dzięki za film 👍

[@e4hagen]

I’m always impressed how you guys always keep everything clean and well maintained!

[@nashcobb3056]

thank you

[@TMarie-eb8rt]

Good to see how you guys take on what ever comes your way! Good idea to keep the sliding doors on one end of the shop. I really wish we had a heated shed; it is your life line. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottyirish3231]

We had 54. In Sturgis Sd. Hopefully y'all get SOME of our warmth 🙏💪

[@stanhensley3082]

What a great COLD start !!! Way to fire up 7810!! Thanks 😊,

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Yes winter arrived with a vengeance but now, for the last few days it retreated north and I don't really mind.

[@virginiagraber9070]

Yep,Cold Weather 👍Thanks. (N.G Ind)

[@larrybruck2949]

Old man winter and livestock equals more work. My brother and I fed out hogs, my dad fed out beef cattle also for a time. Cold and snow just added more on top of everything else! Only about a week or so of real winter so far in SE Michigan. I think we have about 2 weeks of above average temps coming our way. Good video and God Bless!

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Thanks for sharing. It looks cold there? Here in Michigan we had some nasty cold and blizzard kind of conditions with below zero temperatures. But now it's raining misty crap out. Just can't make up its mind. Hope you guys all the best out your way. Cows all looked happy and healthy. Keep warm.

[@bobsmith1814]

Here in central iowa we had two day blizzard with subzero temps for last 5 days. Now it’s above freezing with rain and dense fog

[@saaugie]

Never noticed this before from earlier videos. One side of your dairy barn has a stone wall and the rest of the walls are large brick. I have lived in Wisconsin my whole life, minus 4 years in Georgia, and have never seen a barn built with different materials for the walls.

[@saaugie]

By the way, I am 62 and have lived on my farm for 27 years.

[@greghamann2099]

It is what you call a bank barn. The stone part is built into an existing hill. Why stone was used I don't know. On the other sides that are built on the level bricks or block were used. Our Wisconsin barn was built like that but it only held 30 milk cows.@@saaugie

[@saaugie]

@greghamann2099 That I already knew. I just made the observation that the walls were made out of different materials, and I had never seen that before. Guess I have not seen enough barns in my 62 years yet.

[@NeilGastonguay]

Winter on he midcoast of Maine has been mostly mild. A couple of violent storms wrecked havoc with the fishing communities, and we went four days without electricity, but mostly fairly mild temps and very little snow.

[@dougadams3236]

Sure love y’all. Truly great people…beautiful place. Y’all inspire me to keep working hard. Keep up the good work.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Good luck getting your overhead door fixed

[@jasonbeecher509]

I know cows don't like snow in the feed. Ours protest badly. It's a huge challenge during the winter feeding cows. Good luck man

[@alanpranke3299]

Weellll, at least you didn't put the ladder on the silage wagon to reach the opener.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I use a hay wagon with bale sides for scaffolding, and trimming trees along my driveway. Only rocks a little bit... 😂👍

[@harveypenner2386]

excellent video...keep them coming!!!

[@ChristopherUllrich-d9y]

What's your favorite sledding hill? And, sorry to hear about the problems with your overhead shop door.

[@danw6014]

Once corn picking was done we started cleaning stables out. We had the heifer pens, dry cow barn and sheep stable part of that was a 80×80 lean to that was usually three feet deep with pen pack. Hauled all of it with the 4020 and a New Idea 245 tandem axle. Loaded it with a little Massey Ferguson 65 loader tractor. Boy was it cold going down the road.

[@bruceneerhof]

Looks like your fields are hilly

[@SemperFido9915]

Winter here in northern California has been typical for us. Today was sunny and 62, but we expect another atmospheric river (big storm) to come through next week. This weekend during the playoffs, it's going to be sunny and 70. Sorry it's been so cold for you guys, but I guess your soil needs it, eh?

[@charlesehrsam3302]

Love Those. 7810 We Would Not Trade Them For Brand New 18000 hrs & Still Going strong Just Like The 4020 Simple & Reliable

[@kensmithler5965]

It was always on the coldest and worst days when things would break like that. I remember it all too well. Great video as always Aaron with your careful well thought shots. Was wondering when the blue roan is due and what she is bred to.

[@timdrain4027]

Stuff breaks when you use it

[@countk1]

Machines and freezing conditions.... Part of my job is finding that out what climatic conditions break certain machinery. Tractors too. Every extreme weather condition (also humid, marine and desert climates for instance) can break certain things in a machine or cause it to become innefficient. Cold primarily affects batteries and connectors, sometimes fuel lines and more specific fuel filters. But mechanical things can suffer too. Worn material has the tendency to break as loads increase, friction can increase or decrease depending on what part you're looking at. Adblue systems have had an extensive development too, since it freezes below -11°C (12°F) and it taks a while to defreeze it. You also can't add additives so... Not a problem of you guys :) It is also crazy what temperature does to the vicosity of lubricants. Better let your machines warm up properly before using it. I mostly mean hydraulic systems and gear systems. Your dog seems to enjoy all of this btw :D

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

OSHA Approved 😂😂. Only thing safer is a raised loader with a leaky cylinder! Great video, y'all.

[@davidkraft3690]

Dont think OSHA would approve os standing on the top of the step ladder .

[@marklen2322]

Make sure the spreader works before you fill it.Don't fill it and find out it is frozen

[@countk1]

It seemed to be working fine. Stuff also happens along the way.

[@dizzy8890]

That shop is heated.

[@marklen2322]

He said they might have to let the spreader sit outside@@dizzy8890

[@robertwilliams3322]

No worries about going to a fitness center LOL

[@randycharest4507]

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO AARON 😊

[@kenp2218]

Too bad the door openers aren't the same brand and model so you could just temporarily rob the part off the one you seldom use! Thanks for the Great Vids and Stay warm!

[@geraldsundberg3610]

Yes, winter dose have a way of making one to shift gears and adjust.

[@davepatti2296]

1st plowing is like that for me too. Don't sweat it. Where's the lawn? Where's the road? I dunno! So here in Upstate Ny we are out of the deep freeze and back into warm temps. Was in 40s for a week, rain now too. I have actually had good luck with a rear mounted rake. Believe it or not, I can actually "rough up" the roadway with the rake and it also stays rough when it freezes. Good luck with the door opener.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Winter is So So Much Fun

[@theburnhams2925]

Man! That sure looks COLD! Thanks for your cinematic efforts, especially in adverse Wx. How do you keep your camera batteries "alive?"

[@johnhenderson299]

Your step ladder is a little short I think

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

He could reach what he had to. 😮😂

[@KellyBenedix]

Here in West Iowa -20 for a few days with 40 mph winds. 12 " of snow. Then the next week in the 30ies

[@leeacres5741]

You got a lot more snow than we did up by menomonie

[@briankelso1227]

Winter time is usually very mellow. I think it is 60 today here in Branson Missouri

[@robertlusnia506]

Enjoyed your video as always, In NJ had snow around 4 inches now all gone got rain.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

I think the winter in the entire mid-west has been very similar. First warmer than usual, then a fair amount of snow as well as really cold temperatures and now warming up again with rain. It can't make up its mind about whether it is winter or spring. Wish it would just settle down to more normal conditions. Hope your parts came in and it wasn't too hard a fix. Thought you would possibly bring out a wagon and put the ladder on top of it, but since the floor is on an angle, maybe that wouldn't be too smart either. Let us know please what it ended up like. Thanks for the video and stay comfortable as you can.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video our cows done go out ever . There in a freestall barn . Cow comfort is key to us

[@clinthochrein888]

7810 for not having it plugged in started like it was 40 degrees.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Those tractors will start if you wave your hand by the key. Motor barely turns twice. Not so much the models with a letter after the number.

[@clinthochrein888]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj 😁

[@dekdek551]

I noticed you had a smart fresh heifer there.

[@lazeppelin1]

On the bright side, haven’t seen a mosquito for 3+ months. I’m a “glass is half full “ type of fella. 😆

[@stevenlong32708]

😂

[@wayner806]

😂😂 I live in south plains of west Texas, we had 3 days of 7-26° for the lows and highs and when it warmed up above freezing, we had flies and moths flying around. I couldn’t believe it.

[@timsticha650]

Another great video. I remember hauling manure with the “Super M” Farmall.

[@johnnye747]

Very few flies as well….😅

[@tammygurke7482]

Aaron will you please sell sweatshirts like you wear???🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mr.lynnrosaasen8218]

Just wondering, are those sheds heated were you keep the tractors? I love the spirit you folks portray, a family togetherness! Viewing from east central Alberta wher our weather has been cold for several days - seen -49C, 40C. + 40F are the same.

[@mikekittelson9662]

Moorhead Minnesota cold with no snow here

[@ravenfeather7087]

Lilacs are blooming here in northeast Wisconsin! Smells nice. I've been pretty busy hauling firewood back to the woods cause it's obviously not going to be needed this year.

[@wayner806]

😂😂😂

[@banjobenson9348]

I have not seen you stoke the outdoor wood furnace lately.

[@jaapbruijn1300]

Here in Switzerland we had some good snow, but then it suddenly turned warm again and the snow melted. Now it‘s around 12-14 degrees celcius here. Much too warm for this time of year.

[@trevor7918]

Hello. Looks like your garage springs are not working properly. Should be able to open that door by hand

[@RichardGill-pt8zk]

While you have snow on the ground,does your milkman have any trouble backing up to your milk house??

[@davidkraft3690]

What a long day dealing with the cold and snow . Thanks for sharing your busy day with us. I am curious how old you and your dad are, and your younger brother. Was Dad born on that farm ? By the way that tandem running gear under the dump feed wagon is still made. The company was bought out and it is being made under another name. Looks the same however I don't know if they have maintained quality.Great video.I used Knight forage boxes when I was feeding cattel and they were still in buisness

[@johncherry6602]

What is the mixture you use in making you cornage

[@OldPotato-zu7pv]

i see that you have some tires on the 4-wheeler that look good for the snow, i would like to know the brand/name and what you think of them?

[@dizzy8890]

Anyone else see river slip on the ice while aaron was backing the spreader under the auger. Hahah

[@richdillon2157]

Hey Good Morning. I have a fun fact for you about Manure, The word Manure has nothing to do with Crap, that being Cow, Horse, Pig or anyother animal or Human. From Google; The word Manure came from Middle English"Manuren" meaning "To Cultivat Land" and Initially from French "Main-oeuvre" - "Hand Work" Alluding to the work which involved Manuing Land. Not that I am fasinated with Shit. I have spread many of Spreader loads. Just something fun to look into while being retired. Enjoyed your video.

[@jimbradford818]

why dont you guys use a feed mixer

[@alexharris5540]

How big is the over head door width and height

[@nirvairsingh1678]

👍👍

[@Houser704-n2l]

Ok can I get a Farmer to explain a few things to me?? Whats the difference between a Dry Cow, Cold Cow, Switch Cow, Hefer and lastly a Holesteen?? I hear on these kind of videos farmers saying this, and have no idea what they are talking about.. ( my computer is telling I didn't spell some right, so I spelled them how they sound to me) Really the only kind of cow I know is Angus, they are for beef right??

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Dry cow is one not being milked for about 60 days before she has a calf. Early maternity leave. Holstein are the black or red and white cattle, #1 for milk production. A heifer is a female that hasn't calved yet. Never used the term "cold" cow, but a "hot" one has usually been treated for illness with antibiotics. Yes, there's a lot of industry jargon. Great question! I hope I helped.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I'm not familiar with "switch cow", but Angus are a beef breed. Those f'rs kick like the dickens! 😂 Originally a Scottish breed. Holsteins come from the Fresien region of Europe.

[@aedenjohnson6103]

They don't have enough room in the barn for all of the cows. After milking some cows they are switched out for others. Hence switch cows.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@aedenjohnson6103 Thanks! I grew up with a parlor, never heard the term. Now I know. Kudos to you! 👍👍

[@Houser704-n2l]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj Thank you for putting with this city dude and what you must think are dumb questions , like I said in other comments I made, I gaining mad respect for farmers and the work you all do .. Ohh, I forgot one other Open Cow, I heard that in another video I watched..

[@trentonromig9765]

Do you got two bob cats now

[@zzzzzz1220]

Ihr habt keine Vorschriften das ihr im Winter nicht Mist oder Gülle fahren dürft? Wir hier in Deutschland haben Sperrfrist von Dezember bis ende März

[@user-eb2zc2vlad]

А сколько градусов у вас сейчас?

[@wayner806]

Irrigating with that spreading snow? 😉

[@firecaptaintom]

Don't eat yellow snow, OR BROWN!

[@user-eb2zc2vlad]

Дом свой покажи?

[@berniewatts7598]

Not OSHA approved, and stupid!

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

You sometimes have to do things like that. Farmers are confident in what they do.

[@berniewatts7598]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj Respectfully disagree. I'm 75 yrs old and have been a farmer my entire life. Plus I worked off farm as well for 35 years as a safety engineer. Matters not how much confidence you have but how safe you do the job with the proper equipment.! Taking an unsafe short cut is not worth putting your life at risk!

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@berniewatts7598 I appreciate your respect and experience. I like to think that I have gotten wiser and more cautious, but I also know that "proper equipment" isn't always available on a farm so you have to improvise or exceed recommended limits. A manlift is a great tool, but for something you use once or twice maybe a year, it's not feasible. Run what you have, and common sense goes a long way. Good point, my friend!