Field On Fire!!
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- My name is Carson Sleep, I’m 23 years old and am a 6th generation rancher on the Sleep Ranch.
Our ranch is located in the Northern Black Hills on the South Dakota/ Wyoming border where my family settled and started ranching in 1883.
I work alongside my parents, Jeff and Jodi, our ranch hand, Jaques, and my wife, Damaris who also works as a nurse in town. We have friends and family who come along very frequently as well!
We run a cow/calf operation where we summer our cattle on the Black Hills National Forest and winter them in the foothills of the Black Hills. We also have a backgrounding feedlot, and grow alfalfa and grass hay.
To God be the Glory
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Your neighbor, Sonne Farms, had the same issue with there mower. Glad everything went ok. Nice to have a strong, supportive community.
Thank you! Yes it is!
Except Sonne Did what most of us did in the past Cut it out. But he’s been doing this a long time long time and I’m armchair quarterback now
@@paulprigge1209 I tend to plug my baler. Now that sucks.
Community! Glad you guys were able to get it put out so quickly. It’s amazing how exhausted you can feel after the adrenaline rush wears off.
Might need to replace your conditioners belts 💥👹
Thanks Charles, it is crazy how tired you can feel after something like that!
Whatever happens, it's always good to see the community getting together.
It sure is Jack!
Thankful that it all ended well.
Glad you’re ok.
MOST EXCELLENT FAST THINKING GUY !!!!!!
Thanks James!
OMG!!!! I saw this title and the intro and I absolutely PANICKED! Hope everything works out for you all my friend!! And yes, what a difference between last year and this one. We can be very grateful for the answered prayers for good crops.
That’s RSP, hope you guys are doing well and recovering from the flooding in your area! Take care!
@@sleepranch Glad the fire got under control but reminded me to make darn sure hubby has a fire extinguisher with him in that tractor! I think we are FINALLY loading equipment and getting out to the hay fields this week. Whoooo hooooo! I have never ever been SO grateful and excited to start the back breaking work of hay season! LOL!
Good work and nice job
Neighbors that care, you said it Jack.
Praying protection over you and the American farmer to protect your fields from fire. God bless you. Thanks for farming and raising beef.
Thank you Kathy!
So thankful people are skilled in their response to prairie fires. A good example of people caring! Thanks for sharing.
We’re thankful for them too! Thanks Delton!
@@sleepranch Carson, I would like to hear about the history of the area in a video; Native Americans, battles, etc. if you think it's of interest.
So glad everyone came together and saved the field. With that wind it could have been worse. Stay safe and thank you for taking us on this journey with you and all the family.
Thank you Paula!
Had that happen once an we tilted the header up an mowed right threw the fire an smothered it out, good video, I'm a new sub, from western Maryland 🇺🇲💪
Check over your bearings on the cutter. Bad bearings make heat and sparks real fast. So glad you have great community service. Good luck and God bless.
Will do! Thank you, God Bless!
Sorry, you had to go through that. Glad you have a community that stands together and you didn't lose a lot more.
Thanks Terri!
Never a dull moment on the ranch. Enjoyed the video as always. Thanks.
Thanks Guy!
Hey Carson don't knock yourself up over it. Always a risk in dry weather, I know ;) BLW I found your videos a few weeks ago and now have watched them all. Well done and I love them. Cheers from down under (Australia).
Thanks for watching Arby! Yeah I’m sure you know about the dry weather being in Australia! Take care and cheers!
Don’t know a lot but I do know you can do everything right and still have a fire. Say a prayer it wasn’t bad. You have a job fraught with dangers. Thank God for your blessings. Enjoy your videos . Just a old grandma saying her piece.
Great video Carson
Glad the fire was under control quickly & only did a little damage. That kind of stuff gets the adrenalin flowing real quick.
It sure does! Thanks!
Glad your equipment, home and especially you did not get harmed. Always something in farming to get the stress levels up. Stay safe and healthy.
Thanks Badger Pa, you’re right about that! Stay safe and healthy as well!
Omg Carson! Fire is a scary thing!!! It’s good that you have help. Take care young man!
It sure is, thanks Michael! Take care as well!
So glad you caught this early. And the damage was so minimal. You are certainly blessed by an amazing community.
Thanks Kathy, we sure are!
Nice work and good response by a rural fire department! Glad there wasn’t too much damage and everyone is ok.
Thanks Kenton!
Damn glad to see you are all OK but the beauty of your community coming together to tackle the problem is amazing in today's world. Most places everyone would be standing by with their cell phones out recording instead of helping. "Over by the interstate and saw the smoke" so he drove over to help.
Yeah we feel very blessed Donna! I felt a little funny recording the little I did and not working harder on the fire haha but it all ended up okay in the end!
I had so much anxiety for you after seeing the beginning of the video. So happy the fire was put out and the field and your house saved. So scary. So cool to have neighbors that help each other. Thanks to the firefighters.
Thank you Lynn, yes we feel very blessed!
good job y'all, glad everyone is good 👍
Thanks Tony!
Hey Carson,
Glad that didn't turn out worse then it was, farming in the west is so different then the Midwest.
Take care and be safe.
Thanks Jeff, you too!
Wish you would have had a five gallon bucket of water and a burlap sack at the edge of the field. I've put many fires out that way in a hurry. Fires always create a wind. Glad you didn't lose much in this one!!
Thanks Bill, that’s a good idea! We are going to have a plan for these things from now on!
@@sleepranch You're welcome! It's an inexpensive preventative measure and many times prevents having to call the fire department.
It sure Moves Fast that’s for sure.
I'm watching after it's all over and my heart is pumping!!! I feel for you but THANK YOU JESUS that thi was a small area and it was put out.
No kidding! Thanks Lynn!
That was handled very well
Glad you have good support
Thanks for your channel
Always looking forward to more.
Good one
Thank you Scott!
Carson. Maybe you should park a water trailer I the field when you are cutting and baling ???
Get a infrared tempature gun. You can use it to check bearings and hot spots in header. We check idle rollers for one's going bad on our hay baler periodically.
My brother had a bearing go bad in a baler and caught a prairie on fire. The local rural fire department showed up but did not have any water in their tank. Luckily the had scoop shovels on the truck and they used them to put the fire out.
Nice to see everyone come to help be safe
Thanks Paul, you too!
WOW!!! What a surprise. Glad that tanker came to help. The crop of wheat is really heavy. I've never seen it that heavy here. Here, we haven't had rain in a couple of weeks. The wind has flattened some of the wheat already. I just saw those beautiful white clouds in the distance. They are awesome. The hay bailed is great also. Do you bring it back to the farm? I presume yes. Here they put plastic around the bails . Thanks for the great video. Alls well ends well.
I hope you guys get some rain soon! Yep we’ll bring it to the home place and feed it this winter! Hope you are doing well!
Exciting day. Maybe a little bit of an understatement! God Bless and keep safe!
Thanks Buster, you too!
Glad everything is ok keep up the good work
Thanks Riley!
Sure a great stand of winter wheat! Wow that will make some bales! Glad it was fresh cut windrows or she would have been a goner. Good idea cleaning that header out , I always carry a cheap thermo image temperature gun with baling equip and half way in the day and end of day open all access doors and point gun at bearings and pulleys . You will find the fire starting bad or about to be bad bearings quick! Not that it would have helped in this case! Thanks for sharing your work day Carson!👍👋
Thanks Luke, that’s a really smart idea to prevent things from happening! Not only fires but expensive breakdowns!
Just takes a rock :)
Great video, glad they were able to put out the fire before the fire spread even more. When it is hot and dry field fires can get really bad. Glad your new home is ok and that your neighbors chipped in to help. This past winter you ran out of feed for the cattle so with this crop of Wheat you should have plenty of bales for feed.
Thanks Ben! We sure hope so!
With a rotary machine like that if you catch it early while the fire is small you can run back across it and the turbulence and airflow from the head will blow it out, sometimes.
Don't need too many exciting day indeed! Live for the boring days where things just go along. Man that's some luck the fire didn't get too out of hand, looks like the wind was on your side too for being light.
Carson u were calm and thinking when ur mishaps occurred. Thankfully u didn't incur too much loss
Thank you Bill!
Just a few words…..Just so glad no one was hurt…. And the machinery is okay…. Stay safe…
Thanks Deb, you too!
So glad the fire didn't get away from you! Stay safe, good video!
Glad for you that it turned out with minimal damage. Great turn out by your neighbors to avoid a potential disaster
Scary stuff!! PTL you were able to get it contained as quick as you did. Rural Fire Departments are worth their weight in pure gold!! 🌧🌧 🔥 🌧🌨
They sure are! Hope you guys are doing well down there!
@@sleepranch We are Carson. Thank you! Hay is thin because of the early dry conditions. We're better than earlier but still could use some rain.
it's so danged dry around here we have two Brush trucks and make sure to put two big fire extinguishers on all the tractors, lost 160 acres of hay last year to Protestors trying to burn all our fields, no brain, no pain, relatives in Kansas have to watch when they cut the wheat, it catches fire easy I guess
Wow that’s a bummer about the 160, I’m sorry to hear about that. I hope you guys get some moisture soon!
I’m glad your safe
Thanks Curtis!
Omg you never know what can start a fire. You are right. It only takes a spark from something. It could have a hot peice of twisted wheat from the auger that smolder to start the fire. Glad it didn't get away from you. Especially with the buildings nearby. My dad always had a tank of water nearby when he was combinding or thrashing. You never know. To the next one. God Bless all.
Thanks Margaret, God bless!
What we do in my country no matter what you do have a fire unit on stand by not fire fighters but your own fire unit have it parked close by that way can knock it down until fire crews come. We harvest wheat it goes quick but same for green grass.
I'm from south of RC and we've always got an extra pickup out there with a sprayer setup to use for situations like this. One fire pays for the setup. (if you can catch it quick enough and get it out before FD is called.) Regardless, good insurance to have it around.
Always have a water truck available when you're cutting fields
You guys live by the mountains you should have a pumper truck, also you need to start carrying a fire extinguisher or two with you in the swather and tractors
Always have ya a fire plan every time you go in the field...
Oh no! Thank the Lord for the help of the firefighters and glad you didn't loose more hay!
Thanks Ken!
When I turned on the video I got all stressed out for you, I can imagine the panic you felt. Hang in there and good luck
Thank you! Ya at the beginning you never know how bad it’s going to end up!
Get a 2.5 gal pressurized water can for the cab of the swather. It is reusable, you just put water back in (and a little dish soap) and take it to the compressor and charge to the green area on the guage, it may stop a fire early. The normal ABC extinguisher not good on grass and probably not good for animals. Really like your videos
Gad is with you and your family
We feel very blessed! Take care Hector!
...GREAT JOB OF FIRE CONTAINMENT, KEEP SAFE AND WELL...
Thanks Bob, you too!
Thank goodness no one was hurt.
BE SAFE> I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL THE REST OF THE YEAR
Thanks Bob!
Why dont you have a water wagon like I have seen a lot of farmers have here on youtube?
That's why they call it the "Black Hills". You should give a thought to making t-shirts and sweatshirts with Sleep family logo and brand. Wear them on the video and promote the channel.
No kidding! Ya I’m going to try and figure something out for some shirts and hats and stuff!
yikes, glad that fire didn't get to big to be put out, scary!
Thank u Jesus for ur protection over this family and there farm
Thanks Shane!
Belts may be worn someone had the same issue they changed the belts and fixed the problem .
you guys should look into finding a retired tanker truck or some kind of trailer with fire fighting pump and hose to have at the field so you are more ready for something like that not shaming you for what happen here cause it will happen to anyone
Yeah we need to have a plan to be ready for these things!
@@sleepranch I was also thinking that you need a water truck, water trailer, or something to have where you are working. Interesting that the fire truck is forest service, thought the local fire department would come. Glad you got the fire out. a year or ago Welker Farms made a nice front fire nozzle on a sprayer, look at what they did for ideas.
Wow! Nobody needs days like that!! stay safe
Thanks Kenni!
maybe keep a water truck or 50 gal water squirter on the rig so you can hit these if they pop up
Glad the fire was not worse glad it did not burn much
No kidding, thanks Kevin!
Take that swather to the shop and change the belts and check for hot bearings
Better check all bearings for heat And on the baler pickup also
Where are you located? Beautiful country. Just got back from the black hills of South Dakota last week
I hope you enjoyed your visit! We are west of Spearfish!
A D7 would be good to push a fire break after you cut it back.
The farmers were I live have 4 fire extinguishers on each tractor, lot fires some yrs
مع تحياتي لك واتمنى التوفيق لك 🤝يسعدني العمل معك👍
When I clog our cutter I use a portable grinder with a saw blade to cut that stuff off, works like a champ. Sorry for the fire.
I really like that idea! Could use it for a quick blade sharpener too on the header, I think we’ll do thatb
@@sleepranch Try it I has saved me hours of pulling clogged roller's, I used a tile cutting blade and made small slits into it. Don't get to aggressive or deep with them. Good Luck. If you have a chance give our channel a look, Appreciate it.
Don't they supply a means to wind the auger backwards to clear a block ?
They need to have that but unfortunately they don’t!
Easy to be kind , takes just a little tenderness to be blessed by God to make the corrections .
I think you did very well keeping calm. That could have been a disaster. Unfortunately you lost some of your yield, and ironically while you were praising the bounty. Glad your farm wasn't hurt by the fire.
Thanks you!
Get yourself some big tanks on a flatbed truck so you can get it out fast
You young operators should start listening to the machines you are running, screw those computers!!! Turn the radio down and listen! No hate here, can't afford that fancy Deere stuff, we run international harvester, never had a fire. Stay safe, wishing you a great harvest!
Man I wish I knew how to help God be with you all
Thanks Tim!
I'm sorry about the fire but that's part of farming. Glad you are ok and not much damage.
That’s right Terry, thank you! Take care!
Sure miss those 990s head!! Do the turtles spin in different directions?
Farming if it is not one thing it is another. At least it is just a small area.
That’s a Concrete Come Along or Concrete Rake.
You should isolate away from the house with short grass or a wide gravel laneways
Lyky it hapen to sone farms last yere 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I’m curious how much your local fire department charged you to respond to this incident. I recently found out my township fire department was using a contracted billing service to charge for every possible thing with every response. This is above and beyond the property taxes I pay dutifully to be protected by this volunteer fire service. Much like the county police, every possible avenue for profit is being exploited at my expense, even though my property taxes have increased every year!
That's crazy
Why swath it and not combine the wheat!? We use to do 100 acres of winter wheat but combine it in July!? We never fed wheat due to swelling, we would use spelts for feed!? Maybe a different strain of wheat!? We planted red winter wheat in the fall! Yeah those field fires can be a bugger! Hope all is well! Forest service knows what to do! Lol!! Had you lost your swather in the fire I’d suggest a Massey Ferguson or New Holland as a replacement!
Haha we used to have a new holland and they worked too! Got the John Deere since dealers are close by and service is usually quick but not always haha we have combined it in the pasts and then bailed the leftovers but we’d have to hire someone to combine it for us and that’s just another expense:/ might be worth looking into again for another year though!
Sonne farms had trouble like that also
Carry a fire extinguisher in every vehicle, four wheeler, and tractor. :)
Well if you want fire use discbine They should be called firebine.
Did you tell them not to water the windrow? Tell them you have baling to do darn it and you don't have time to turn it haha
😂I should have!
My quests is the belts were slipping got hot and started the fire
Donne farms hard to change their belts