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  • Опубликовано: 19 май 2021
  • May 12, 2021 - Chopping bales, raking alfalfa and setting up the silo unloader. Thanks for watching.

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  • @jdog9468
    @jdog9468 3 года назад +35

    This channel never get boring to watch Thanks for posting as often as you do I know it's a lot of work plus all your other chores!

  • @biggestpanda6477
    @biggestpanda6477 3 года назад +41

    I like Ethan, he seems like a solid kid. Not too many young people like that would show up to a farm to work everyday.

    • @Navajo-man
      @Navajo-man 3 года назад

      Hi Eric and dad excellent video as always love how you working with your dad and as always you and your dad and families all be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @kylereese6647
      @kylereese6647 3 года назад

      I would everyday

    • @cowboyupnow63
      @cowboyupnow63 3 года назад

      There’s a lot of kids Ethan’s age that don’t wanna work. They rather stay inside and be on video games. My folks need help with their yard work and I can’t be there to help because of work. Trying to find young help is tough these days.

    • @ivanrupic9769
      @ivanrupic9769 2 года назад

      Well i would help everyday ofc bcs i hate being lazy and just wasting my time on doing nothing instead of working and helping someone out

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 Год назад

      I actually want to work on a dairy farm and learn from a farmer. I did work on one when I was a kid but now at 29 I actually want to get into farming. The best way to get started is to find a farmer who would hire me to work and teach me stuff.

  • @aaronbrown07
    @aaronbrown07 3 года назад +36

    You should ask the chopping guys if they would let you give a tour of their machine. It's pretty cool.

    • @chrisrogers3175
      @chrisrogers3175 3 года назад +2

      @@Tyguyborgerding krone is better lol

    • @benjaminseehafer3155
      @benjaminseehafer3155 3 года назад

      @@Tyguyborgerding love our Fieldline blower over here in Wisconsin. We have, IH, H&S, Dion blowers and that Fieldline is a smooth running beast! Have four seasons on it so far

  • @dmc3742
    @dmc3742 3 года назад +65

    I remember that trip up the silo every morning at 4:30 AM to throw down the mornings silage for the dairy cows after milking. We weren't fortunate enough to have a unloader to do that for us. Guess that's why my dad had two sons.

    • @shawnszymczak6538
      @shawnszymczak6538 3 года назад +3

      Yikes that sounds fun

    • @williamw1907
      @williamw1907 3 года назад +6

      I remember that too! Pick axe and a fork. Down the chute to wheel barrow. Ugh

    • @oldamericaniron5767
      @oldamericaniron5767 3 года назад +3

      Climbing the silo to fork out silage makes me think of a “funny story”. My Father I believe was quite progressive for the time, he bought a silo unloader in about 1960. But the interesting story his he had a barn cleaner installed in 1955, two years before my folks had indoor plumbing installed in 1957. That’s the year they had there 6th child, my Mother was taking care of 5 boys before indoor plumbing.

    • @acceptingabnormal
      @acceptingabnormal 3 года назад +1

      Thank you, and William W, for commenting! I've often wondered about what was done before unloaders, how long unloaders have existed, which lead to how long silos existed and if they always had unloaders, which seemed unlikely. Anyway, I wondered but that seemed like a heck of a thing to Google. 😆 I can really picture it now.

    • @acceptingabnormal
      @acceptingabnormal 3 года назад +1

      And Old American Iron too! Thanks to you all!

  • @neillouise7533
    @neillouise7533 3 года назад +27

    You're an optimist, Eric. You see the silo as half full. Excellent!

    • @dylanmatter1088
      @dylanmatter1088 3 года назад +7

      That's because they are in the mind set of filling it. If it were winter and have been feeding from it for awhile it would be half empty. Sociology.

    • @lightbulb1982
      @lightbulb1982 3 года назад +2

      @@dylanmatter1088 That's hilarious that Neil Louise got 23 likes and you only got 2, including mine. Some people just have no common sense, huh? lmao

  • @robertg.9964
    @robertg.9964 3 года назад +18

    I remember well as a teenager bailing hay for a local farmer. Pick it up, throw it on the truck, bring the truck back to the barn and unload and stack all by hand and getting absolutely covered in fine particles of hay. I was always so fricken itchy with a thick coat of sweat. I smelled worse than the cows in the barn.....but I miss it. I learned a lot about work ethic working on the farm. Good family values too.

    • @organbuilder272
      @organbuilder272 3 года назад +3

      Memories of life on a farm. You should have stayed with it. Touch life but rewarding in many ways.

    • @robertg.9964
      @robertg.9964 3 года назад +2

      @@organbuilder272 Huge percentage of the farms here in CT have sold out to development. In my town, there are 2 Xmas tree farms left. The rest have sold there land to the town for open space or to a developer.

    • @paulcooney7068
      @paulcooney7068 2 года назад

      God bless you and all farmers you feed us three times a day 👍

  • @iopcanada16
    @iopcanada16 3 года назад +21

    It’s always nice to wake up to a new 20 minute video from Eric!

  • @TwistedSCREWTVG
    @TwistedSCREWTVG 3 года назад +6

    Silos seem like a huge PITA! Job well done!

  • @derrickposthumus3127
    @derrickposthumus3127 3 года назад +79

    Sitting on my computer doing school notification pops up you know we done school and watch the video. Great video eric

    • @jonathanway3809
      @jonathanway3809 3 года назад +6

      Hech yeah

    • @HappyHarryHardon
      @HappyHarryHardon 3 года назад +9

      Obviously not an English class.

    • @getur99
      @getur99 3 года назад +9

      @@HappyHarryHardon 13% of the world speak English as their first language. Don’t be a small minded bigot.

    • @mllee2008
      @mllee2008 3 года назад +2

      @@getur99 well said! 👏👍

    • @caporcan
      @caporcan 3 года назад +4

      @@getur99 speaks*

  • @FureFarms
    @FureFarms 3 года назад +14

    I love watching how your operation works! Thanks again for the great videos!

  • @ArizonaKid
    @ArizonaKid 3 года назад +14

    Hey my fellow dairy farmer , well I’m retired lol but I live my younger years through this show

  • @theaustrianboy9409
    @theaustrianboy9409 3 года назад +8

    We are chopping first cutting in like 10 min or so. Your vid is perfect while waiting on the chopper to show up!

  • @queticomoe4495
    @queticomoe4495 3 года назад +7

    You and your Dad run a really tight operation, Eric! I enjoy watching!

  • @MrGeroth
    @MrGeroth 3 года назад +5

    Those chopper boys has some kind of operation. Very well timed.

  • @andersstorper4659
    @andersstorper4659 3 года назад +8

    Love you video from Denmark 🇩🇰🇩🇰

  • @sunroofracing
    @sunroofracing 3 года назад +11

    You've got some great blessings in having awesome workers like Ethan and Meaghan helping you out.

  • @krusejonathan01
    @krusejonathan01 3 года назад +5

    It’s amazing how much work goes into just getting the feed right. Around here (south Alabama) folks raise beef cattle they just put em out to pasture... Honestly makes me appreciate the Dairy products I consume.

  • @Its_Me0000
    @Its_Me0000 3 года назад +9

    You and Ethan had your work cut out for you in leveling the feed in that silo. God bless you both. You both work so hard.

  • @danmcguire7728
    @danmcguire7728 3 года назад +4

    Eric, great work as usual with you and your dad. Get that dust mask on! Watching your videos makes one appreciate the sterling work farmers do each and every day, to feed the rest of us. Thank you for what you and your entire family do each day! Now, get a dust mask on!

  • @fastsetinthewest
    @fastsetinthewest 3 года назад

    NEW SUBCRIBER. Near 80, milked cows by hand, and farmed with horses. Hated heights. Seventh generation Michigan farmer. Great video 👍. God speed. Eaglegards...

  • @steveneal2706
    @steveneal2706 3 года назад +3

    Eric, you are an awesome worker. You and your dad did a great job. Thank you for the amazing video

  • @cowboyupnow63
    @cowboyupnow63 3 года назад

    Happy fed cows give good quality milk. Thanks for the vids Eric.

  • @RamRam-cm8hr
    @RamRam-cm8hr 3 года назад +11

    I,m indian i like video and your work tecnice

  • @JohnDoe-dk8zz
    @JohnDoe-dk8zz 3 года назад +1

    I'm System Administrator ( IT World ) and sometimes i wish i could leave my damn chair and go farming and working like you do. Much respect, im still saving for my futur Hobby Farm/Ranch. Keep up the good work Eric.

  • @phyllishalley8972
    @phyllishalley8972 3 года назад +1

    I love watching the raker.... pretty cool😎

  • @matthoyle484
    @matthoyle484 3 года назад +9

    Awesome!!! As always a great video Eric

  • @chriscrosby8012
    @chriscrosby8012 3 года назад +1

    The Spring/Summer videos are just the best !! 🙋‍♀️😊

  • @tamianderson539
    @tamianderson539 3 года назад +3

    Eric, your vids are one of the bright spots in our week! God bless you. Steve and Tami.

    • @thetessellater9163
      @thetessellater9163 3 года назад +1

      As god is a fiction, there can be no 'blessings' - whatever that means!!

  • @jeffreyworth6860
    @jeffreyworth6860 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for being a farmer eric and family

  • @davidmckinzie6009
    @davidmckinzie6009 3 года назад +1

    Great video today, enjoy watching you and your dad get things done. Brings back good memories, you guys be safe and take care of your family. God bless from San Diego Ca

  • @cindymarker2087
    @cindymarker2087 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for showing all the aspects of making salad for the cows!

  • @jonnies6655
    @jonnies6655 2 года назад

    The money and expertise needed for your equipment alone is astounding. What a complicated operation and run by just a few people. Amazing and impressive. Wow!!!!

  • @russellgilson4072
    @russellgilson4072 3 года назад +1

    Great looking feed for your cattle. Hard work is a typical day on the farm. These videos are good for people to experience the amount of labor that goes into putting milk on the tables.

  • @tedc.4956
    @tedc.4956 3 года назад +5

    Wow. I did not know there was anything that would make Eric get winded! This is a first. He is usually the bionic man. 16:37

  • @jwiereng
    @jwiereng 3 года назад +1

    I like your decisions to outsource certain jobs on the farm. Makes efficient use of time and machinery

  • @Saeglopur89
    @Saeglopur89 3 года назад +1

    Everyone should see all this, farming is such a real tough job and so important! You are too humble!
    All best from Europe!

  • @isaakunger4557
    @isaakunger4557 3 года назад +1

    Satisfying video keep it coming God bless

  • @shirleysousa9739
    @shirleysousa9739 3 года назад +1

    Wow your amazing you just keep going and going to get the job done

  • @peterchapman753
    @peterchapman753 3 года назад

    As usual a pleasure to watch well done Peter UK 🇬🇧

  • @barncasino689
    @barncasino689 3 года назад

    After 30 years of pulling up unloaders I learned to were goggles on my eyes . Makes the rest of day go by better

  • @user-hn5fd6dr3l
    @user-hn5fd6dr3l 3 года назад

    Good luck and big like from Ukraine with best regards.

  • @anthonyhengst2908
    @anthonyhengst2908 3 года назад

    I'm finding more and more that chopping hay is getting more common. 20 years ago I don't know of anyone that did. I suppose these mixer feeders and TMRs are the reason. Those weren't around in the '80's. At least not in my area. I always have and still enjoy filling silo. Thanks for bringing me along.

  • @MillCityJam
    @MillCityJam 2 года назад

    13:45 - Great shot. 48 years ago - I did the same thing - climb silos and made sure the corn silage was piling up in the center. And, occasionally, 16:30, we had to move the silage around.

  • @Jeremy-eu9em
    @Jeremy-eu9em 3 года назад

    … another productive day on the dairy farm. Thanks for having us along, Eric. See you next time.

  • @roberttaylor5677
    @roberttaylor5677 2 года назад

    I remember leveling the silage for the loader. Good times. Awesome video!

  • @mikebrown1188
    @mikebrown1188 3 года назад +1

    You really had good help up in the silo. The feed looks really good. Congrats on getting the first crop done.

  • @IchabodCraneMD
    @IchabodCraneMD 3 года назад +1

    Great video like always. Keep working hard. Blessings to you and your family.

  • @laurentrousset3476
    @laurentrousset3476 3 года назад

    Hello from France, je regarde tes vidéos même si je ne comprends pas toujours ce que tu dis😏😏... C est très intéressant de voir ta façon de travailler,très bonne vidéo.bon courage 👍👍👍

  • @johnquinn3899
    @johnquinn3899 3 года назад

    Thanks Eric for showing me how the silo operates.

  • @farmshoffman8475
    @farmshoffman8475 3 года назад +1

    Great awesome video Eric . Very nice feed . Ag bags yes better feed , faster to get it out , disadvantage is a lot of plastic , silo takes longer . Great feed. Advantage no plastic, they have there ups and downs .

  • @thomasvogelgesang667
    @thomasvogelgesang667 3 года назад

    Those guys chopping don't waste any time. Have a blessed day.

  • @nadeemmustafa6450
    @nadeemmustafa6450 2 года назад

    Beautiful video 👍👍👍🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
    BEST WISHES FROM PAKISTAN

  • @jimbeck6093
    @jimbeck6093 3 года назад

    Awesome videos and impressive for this old city boy!! Interesting material. Look forward to the next video!!

  • @brucemanley7593
    @brucemanley7593 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for that great video, sure enjoyed it! Have yourself another great day!

  • @beancountlynda
    @beancountlynda 3 года назад +1

    Really good pictures on filling the silo!

  • @jeff4044
    @jeff4044 3 года назад

    Looks like Dad has recovered nicely. God Bless.

  • @Cletus_35
    @Cletus_35 3 года назад +10

    Good morning Eric I hope all is well!

    • @Cletus_35
      @Cletus_35 3 года назад

      @Boaz van der Maarl hi🙂

  • @rickhammer1905
    @rickhammer1905 3 года назад

    Great video especially the view from the top of the silo. Lots of hard work to level inside of the silo!!

  • @carolynrose753
    @carolynrose753 3 года назад +1

    Looking down from the silo the tractors and wagons look like toys. It always gives me the hebbie jebbies when you are up in the silos definitely not a job for the faint hearted

  • @jayarnold4149
    @jayarnold4149 2 года назад

    The equipment involved in dairy farming is incredible, well done

  • @tractorcorleone
    @tractorcorleone 3 года назад +39

    A machine like this big hay mill i see for the first time, the performance is incredible :)

  • @Its_Me0000
    @Its_Me0000 3 года назад

    Thanks Eric for the video. It was GREAT.

  • @ModelingSteelinHO
    @ModelingSteelinHO 3 года назад

    Got to work on a dairy farm in upstate NY in the early 90's. Was one of the best years of my life. Really miss working on a dairy farm.

  • @danny88dh
    @danny88dh 3 года назад +3

    Man Eric you should give those custom guys a shout out they do alot of good work for you and ur dad...and they dont mess around!

    • @siem040
      @siem040 3 года назад

      They get rewarded right? They are just doing their jobs

    • @danny88dh
      @danny88dh 3 года назад

      Is that there main job or are they just a bigger farm just helping out the smaller guys while making some side cash? They are there when Eric and dad need them id think if they were a traveling band they might not come every time the boys need them after all its always the same machines or it looks like it atleast

  • @rossconsbruck5944
    @rossconsbruck5944 3 года назад

    Gotta say seeing a large square bale grinder is a first for me and my family been around the hay industry for quite a while, but not so much anymore. We used to chop then bag everything for a number of years

  • @emmaleamcelhinney8650
    @emmaleamcelhinney8650 3 года назад +5

    On our farm, we call using the air compressor to blow off dust/hay, air washing. There certainly isn’t anything more relieving than a good ol air wash.

    • @sparks6177
      @sparks6177 3 года назад +1

      Air bath or compressor bath where I’m at

  • @dairymanlife3952
    @dairymanlife3952 2 года назад

    Hello 10th generation farmer, this is 2nd generation farmer in korea, what you're doing is just the same as wha t Iam doing day by day but I learn a lot from you bro! 😉

  • @mikeshields1546
    @mikeshields1546 3 года назад +1

    Love watching you work 💜🌹

  • @rogerjones8916
    @rogerjones8916 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos, I'm your biggest fan in New Zealand! I hang out for every new video much to my wife's amusement 😁

  • @MR__-oq2zu
    @MR__-oq2zu 3 года назад +1

    I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS I SEND YOU A GREETING FROM CHILE AND THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOR YOU

  • @uncleryze5049
    @uncleryze5049 3 года назад

    I don't live on a farm nor have done any work on a farm but I love your videos, much love and god bless from Ireland

  • @paulmiller3752
    @paulmiller3752 3 года назад +3

    I'm still clearing my lungs outs 30 years later from those dirty hay silos. 😂😂

  • @steveadams99708
    @steveadams99708 3 года назад

    That shirt full of dust every day takes me back - we didn't have an unloader, just a pitchfork. Good video -very interesting.Nice to have Ethan help you. Thank you!

  • @bsuqueren
    @bsuqueren 3 года назад +2

    I love your channel Eric. Keep up the good work!

  • @filipdiks325
    @filipdiks325 3 года назад

    Nice i like your video’s. Keep on greets from Holland

  • @MrGjc310148
    @MrGjc310148 3 года назад

    cool,eric and families,love checking in,keep well all
    recards gnz

  • @handlaidtrack
    @handlaidtrack 3 года назад

    I love the smell of silage! Fond memories growing up at my Uncle's farm.

  • @davidkimmel5153
    @davidkimmel5153 3 года назад

    Brings back a lot of memories filling an upright

  • @greatkingrat
    @greatkingrat 2 года назад

    Amazing shot at 13:15. That alone was worth this cool video….watching for Farm Simulator 22 experience and tips.

  • @georgesmith6891
    @georgesmith6891 3 года назад

    It was cool to see the silo rake in action always wondered about the wire rope winch i have seen you use. Great content as always. Thanks!

  • @desiknox6725
    @desiknox6725 3 года назад

    You do a great job on these videos always enjoyable and well explained

  • @gethinjones1348
    @gethinjones1348 3 года назад +1

    Fascinating video Eric! 👍

  • @rusnsc7622
    @rusnsc7622 3 года назад

    Good stuff y’all! Always look forward to your videos….

  • @genekagarice4263
    @genekagarice4263 3 года назад +10

    This video does a fairly decent job showing how busy you get during the spring/summer months and you're not showing everything that you're doing

  • @lylet100
    @lylet100 3 года назад

    Thanks for taking us along

  • @geraldkarl642
    @geraldkarl642 3 года назад

    Thanks for the informative video. All the best.

  • @wendybaker4193
    @wendybaker4193 3 года назад

    That silo levelling, who needs a gym, WOW that was a huge physical effort by you both.... hope you had a good meal, and remembered to replace what you perspired out..??
    I come from a dairy farm as a kid, and yes it is s physically challenging life, but so rewarding.. love your work....

  • @MrTefe
    @MrTefe 3 года назад +2

    its crazy how you can upload so much and work at the same time

  • @anthonyhengst2908
    @anthonyhengst2908 3 года назад

    That blower set-up is certainly quite the unit.

  • @Marshall_Weber
    @Marshall_Weber 3 года назад +3

    Awesome Video and Much Love as Always 🐄 Man!!!

  • @bopannananjappa2553
    @bopannananjappa2553 2 года назад

    Thank you for the awesome videos

  • @charleslynch7274
    @charleslynch7274 3 года назад

    Never a dull moment thanks for the video ur a hard worker and u should be very proud of that

  • @matthewwiersma2732
    @matthewwiersma2732 9 месяцев назад

    It was interesting your comment about owning a hay rake

  • @davehying7291
    @davehying7291 2 года назад

    I am happy for you getting a battery power grease gun!

  • @dr.michaelr.foreman2170
    @dr.michaelr.foreman2170 3 года назад

    Massey Ferguson, still the number one selling tractor in the world. My dad loved his Massey Ferguson.

  • @johnbaskett2309
    @johnbaskett2309 3 года назад +2

    Nice to see a young fella that knows the correct way to shovel. Let your thigh do the work.

  • @jimzoesch5799
    @jimzoesch5799 3 года назад

    Great video. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.

  • @samjohnson1344
    @samjohnson1344 3 года назад

    Really cool to see how silos work for forage. Out west we only use pits for our corn and all fodder is baled.

  • @user-fm2he1oe6g
    @user-fm2he1oe6g 2 года назад

    Вот ты рисковый паиень.
    Молодец.
    Интересно)

  • @jeffstanaszek2272
    @jeffstanaszek2272 3 года назад +1

    Great job as always!