It Is Finished! Harvesting Earlage In The MUD

We finished harvesting 2023 earlage! We had to switch from using tractor and carts to using the dump wagon due to all the mud that we have.
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  • @deans178
    @deans1788 ай бұрын

    "A+" response from your husband: "I'll never tell you you're too close."

  • @kennethdean2417

    @kennethdean2417

    8 ай бұрын

    Lol any closer and he would be smooching with her 💋💋😊

  • @dennisburkle8720
    @dennisburkle87208 ай бұрын

    Rain makes grain. What a pain dealing with mud good luck

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.37298 ай бұрын

    Always Enjoy seeing McKenzie and her Fiancée. You can tell they are in Love and we Can’t Wait for them to Tie the Knot. 👍🙏

  • @andrewgraves3719
    @andrewgraves37198 ай бұрын

    Except for the mud, what a wonderful season to be in. When the cold sets in, time to start the fire in the stoves and fireplaces. Comfort foods and freshly baked goods (I'm making hamburger buns this morning), snowscapes and fall colors. What could be better? Blessings for a safe, warm and productive week.

  • @rdyardie
    @rdyardie8 ай бұрын

    We do not see corn grown in Alberta as is grown in the USA. We enjoy your videos showing the various family members. Keep on keeping on. Sanders is shifting like he had an excellent teacher. 😊

  • @JD-kr2kd
    @JD-kr2kd8 ай бұрын

    Good Job, thanks for sharing, have a good time.

  • @mauricemokuruk4044
    @mauricemokuruk40448 ай бұрын

    Have a great day Stay safe

  • @michaeldavies6580
    @michaeldavies65808 ай бұрын

    good video thanks x

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic6708 ай бұрын

    Nice that the powerlines are off the roadway enough to use the lift cart in that spot.

  • @mevinson
    @mevinson8 ай бұрын

    Cornfed boyz cows and deer!

  • @wildbill5126
    @wildbill51268 ай бұрын

    I've been running up to Columbus OH. all week and I've been noticing that there's still alot of corn uncut, and was wondering about what you folks were doing with your corn sileage, And behold Rhonda puts up a video, perfect timing. So I guess the other corn fields I've been seeing is that it's not ready to be chopped yet. You folks have a Blessed weekend.

  • @rayeddy528
    @rayeddy5288 ай бұрын

    Great stuff!! Thank you all for sharing your journey!!! God's richest blessings I pray for you!!!! Eddy

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @samueledgarpegram7088
    @samueledgarpegram70888 ай бұрын

    That’s a good feeling to know you have finished one thing, so you can go the next job.

  • @robethamblin2038
    @robethamblin20388 ай бұрын

    Good morning from keavy Kentucky . In keavy Kentucky the weather is in 50 and 60 and 70 the weather this week

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic6708 ай бұрын

    Glad you guys are pretty much done. Tough year.

  • @ciaog421
    @ciaog4218 ай бұрын

    Sanders is a smooth driver.

  • @genechronister7085
    @genechronister70858 ай бұрын

    Another great vid! The last load,the last bale are allways the best!

  • @MichaelHolloway
    @MichaelHolloway7 ай бұрын

    absolutely brutal harvest

  • @lynpostlethwait3083
    @lynpostlethwait30838 ай бұрын

    Very great video for the farm again plus have a great farm year from Rome ga

  • @josephpuou96
    @josephpuou968 ай бұрын

    Awesome video 👍great job everyone 😊Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏽😎🌴

  • @missaloha808

    @missaloha808

    8 ай бұрын

    Mushimushi! 😂 Yes awesome teamwork as always fam. This was fun to watch!! Big love from Big Island 🤙🤙

  • @AmandaDoll-hi4dr
    @AmandaDoll-hi4dr8 ай бұрын

    I think the deer 🦌 must like your corn a lot hows is your cows 🐄 doing

  • @lesterhertel2945
    @lesterhertel29458 ай бұрын

    Another very interesting video Thank you 😊😊

  • @patblaney3895
    @patblaney38958 ай бұрын

    Another great vlog Ronda thanks for sharing

  • @michaelstewart8806
    @michaelstewart88067 ай бұрын

    The field's were a mess over here also. Farmers were running doubles and triples tires on tractors to pull wagons. A couple farmers were helping others with their tracked tractors and harvesters in some really bad fields. Too much rain this fall, made harvesting tougher. 👍 Looks like the tandem dump truck could use a little TLC for heat and the drivers window. 😬

  • @leighwade6232
    @leighwade62328 ай бұрын

    Kevin is sweet, Seth and Mackenzie looking Beautiful ❤❤ Great to see another harvest finish with a beautiful family love you all ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @johntolly1013
    @johntolly10138 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy watching all of your video's I grew up on a farm in Kansas before I had to join the USAF. served 26 years. I saw combat action in Vietnam and then again during the First Gulf War.

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank You for your service!!!

  • @jeffrosen8237
    @jeffrosen82378 ай бұрын

    Sometimes when you can't get enough heat check the antifreeze level. I had that happen in a Freightliner before they put sensors to watch the water level. Just a thought. I don't know how new that truck is.

  • @MorganOtt-ne1qj

    @MorganOtt-ne1qj

    8 ай бұрын

    There might be a valve on the heater line that can be opened to circulate water through the heater core. Even if the fan is not working, you get heat in the cab. Something to look for, maybe.

  • @johnviney7919
    @johnviney79198 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video Rhonda! Rough time this year, but you're getting it done. Hang in there and have a good day! 😀

  • @larryorr3571
    @larryorr35718 ай бұрын

    You Guys are awesome 😂😂😂

  • @williamwright8286
    @williamwright82868 ай бұрын

    Nice Drone shots!

  • @user-xq9xf6hz6b
    @user-xq9xf6hz6b8 ай бұрын

    beautiful video congratulascions

  • @grantburnett
    @grantburnett8 ай бұрын

    Nice to see family working together.

  • @larrydavidson3402
    @larrydavidson34028 ай бұрын

    Got to feel good with getting the earlage done especially after fighting with the mud.

  • @bryanbishop8973
    @bryanbishop89738 ай бұрын

    Always an adventure.

  • @larrygeran6964
    @larrygeran69648 ай бұрын

    Thank you Ronda, I enjoy your videos more than you know! I’d have to say watching Sanders drive that tandem as smooth as he did. Makes me think he might be the best driver I’ve seen in your videos. The confidence and smooth shifting is a hard thing to teach. He looks like a natural! McKenzie is a close second.

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Sanders is good at driving! 😊

  • @jeffrosen8237

    @jeffrosen8237

    8 ай бұрын

    But McKenzie can make the Jake brake talk!! She is not only good at it, it looks like she enjoys hearing that diesel bark! I was a little disappointed when she said they put some baffles on it. Farm kids are good at driving and on this farm it's all hands on deck. Sanders is doing very good at driving. Looks like he is getting good at shifting without a clutch.

  • @nashcobb3056
    @nashcobb30568 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @AmandaDoll-hi4dr
    @AmandaDoll-hi4dr8 ай бұрын

    Nice tracker

  • @stevenphare5455
    @stevenphare54558 ай бұрын

    I love that saying! We make it do" ❤ That's real America! 🇺🇸

  • @Jim-tj5lq
    @Jim-tj5lq8 ай бұрын

    I'm sure Sanders knows he'll have a hard time packing with that tractor😁

  • @richardtaylor6300
    @richardtaylor63008 ай бұрын

    Ms Rhonda Kevin sure shows his love for you. I really like that.😊

  • @saraswati7480
    @saraswati74808 ай бұрын

    Greetings from New Zealand … grew up on a sheep farm just out of Invercargill right down the very bottom ….put a pin on the world map you have in the house … Only found the channel recently and enjoy it … at that time was growing up (1950-70) we had two John Deere tractors … one was a 1928 model (32 horsepower) running on power kerosene the other was 1949 believe it was one the first to come out with electric starter

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Welcome to our channel!!

  • @jennysfarmsweetfarm7726
    @jennysfarmsweetfarm77268 ай бұрын

    WOW,its so wet there! I'm in eastern KS and we are in a drought. It is so dry here. Harvest is almost over here. We still have about a little corn to get out and some milo to finish. Grateful for what we can harvest when the year was a hard farming year since so hot & dry here. Love your videos. God bless

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Sorry to hear about the drought. Hope you have enough harvest to get you through!

  • @terrydarow8401
    @terrydarow84018 ай бұрын

    You guys did an amazing job with the corn harvest way to fight the mud love you guys take care and God bless y'all

  • @nealyerges8882
    @nealyerges88828 ай бұрын

    Your right about standing water. I could plow through water OK but between water and drier ground was the issue where you could get stuck

  • @lannydecamp7460
    @lannydecamp74608 ай бұрын

    Greetings from Southwest Virginia

  • @patkelly7999
    @patkelly79998 ай бұрын

    Mighty job Everybody, to say that was a struggle would be an understatement, well done👌👍🙏🙂

  • @jaybernieschoep3491
    @jaybernieschoep34918 ай бұрын

    Sanders should install a small roller behind lawn mower.

  • @northernliving2387
    @northernliving23878 ай бұрын

    Rhonda you need to put in a work request for that truck to have heat and the window fiv.. Thanks for showing us harvesting time

  • @stephenpikaahu8883
    @stephenpikaahu88838 ай бұрын

    Bravo Rhonda Kevin great result and always enjoy your family work ethics blessings

  • @bradmoyer9737
    @bradmoyer97378 ай бұрын

    What a miserable looking slog. Kudos to the whole family for getting through it!

  • @46rambo49
    @46rambo498 ай бұрын

    "Too Wet" a problem many of us don't have.

  • @Dan-qy1rg
    @Dan-qy1rg8 ай бұрын

    I'd be willing to guess you all are so happy to get the Earlage done. I think you all did good, have a great day!

  • @davidvogel6359
    @davidvogel63598 ай бұрын

    well when you fed the deer, you get to eat them too. we got our first snow on the 29th of October mixed with rain so it didn't stick. had several nights below 0 so winter is here. is supposed to be 70 F. today. you probably are having to keep the grain cart pretty light to keep it from sinking into the mud. fun to watch Sanders packing with his tractor and the pup getting some loving. mud is not fun but drought is worse.

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree! Drought would be much worse.

  • @MorganOtt-ne1qj

    @MorganOtt-ne1qj

    8 ай бұрын

    It is!

  • @dennislamers986
    @dennislamers9868 ай бұрын

    Another phase of the sloppy, muddy harvest done. Whew!!!

  • @glenn6448
    @glenn64488 ай бұрын

    👍👍

  • @doncc6080
    @doncc60808 ай бұрын

    That is crazy Ronda the field is tiled and it still retains so much moisture. Good to see you all got through the mud and finished. Surprised you will be cutting silage for the neighbor this late in the year.

  • @ciaog421
    @ciaog4218 ай бұрын

    The problem of that not closing window can be solved by putting a wooden block under it, in the inside of the door.

  • @wademizelle3433
    @wademizelle34338 ай бұрын

    Be sure and video chopping the neighbors hay. Thanks, the videos are really enjoyable, I watch all of them. Thanks

  • @flemmingnielsen3434
    @flemmingnielsen34348 ай бұрын

    Its the same her in Denmark vi have field ther a to wet to drive in

  • @MrTonyharrell
    @MrTonyharrell8 ай бұрын

    Wow! The drone really shows the lay of that land. How do you prepare it for the next growing season?

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    It will be tilled in the Spring.

  • @farmboy5622
    @farmboy56228 ай бұрын

    I am glad you are finally finished with the mud farming. I was getting cold helping you get unstuck. (Ha!Ha!) Now I can go back inside and warm up. Oh wait,.....I am already inside my cozy apartment!!! Must be a psychological thing, that I was feeling cold. (Ha!Ha!)

  • @donburg5125
    @donburg51258 ай бұрын

    Keeping the cows happy and they will keep your pockets happy with all the white stuff that fills the tiny tank. I call it white stuff cuz I'm lactose intolerant and when I'm in the grocery store I bypass that entire section. Keep moving forward and stay healthy

  • @curtiswolf313
    @curtiswolf3138 ай бұрын

    I'm sure you all heaved a big sye when the last earlage went in the dump wagon. I like Sanders "finish" tractor. 😂

  • @randyphillips1275
    @randyphillips12758 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, have a blessed day

  • @randywilson9611
    @randywilson96118 ай бұрын

    Great video good to see y'all

  • @MorganOtt-ne1qj
    @MorganOtt-ne1qj8 ай бұрын

    Mud makes everything difficult. Y'all just do what it takes to get it done. Never thought about the older NH head being more aggressive, smart buy getting it. Great video!👍

  • @bhensel100
    @bhensel1008 ай бұрын

    I remember the video when you purchased the New Holland corn head. I never realized that it was on the chopper thinking it was a Deere head. Should have known better since Deere heads are green. Great videos Ronda. Keep up the good work and happy that harvest season is almost over for you guys.

  • @Joey966
    @Joey9668 ай бұрын

    I bet Ethan is glad to get out of that swamp.

  • @markmorrison3885
    @markmorrison38858 ай бұрын

    happy anniversary kevin and rhonda

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @markmorrison3885

    @markmorrison3885

    8 ай бұрын

    how many years?@@acresofclayhomestead

  • @markmorrison3885

    @markmorrison3885

    8 ай бұрын

    oh, before i forget . tell ethan that i did notice on your last vlog

  • @markmorrison3885

    @markmorrison3885

    8 ай бұрын

    on your last vlog lol

  • @shannonm2689
    @shannonm26898 ай бұрын

    Love all the videos from Ontario Canada farmer

  • @I_Am_Michael
    @I_Am_Michael8 ай бұрын

    love the silage videos. thanks

  • @charlietanner6211
    @charlietanner62118 ай бұрын

    gonna be fun working up those ruts next spring

  • @markbyers6124
    @markbyers61248 ай бұрын

    Good job nice to be done

  • @Dennismelnychuk
    @Dennismelnychuk8 ай бұрын

    In 1985 I cut 2500 acres of canola with a 20ft swather on tracks and combined with a 760 4wheel drive combine. It took 3 years before we leveled out the feild and got a decent crop. 1992 we made ruts again with the 4 wheel drive combine but summer followed the next year to level it out. 1996 was once again a mess on half of our land and after 2006 I gave up cropping and put it all into hay mostly alfalfa and timothy with treefoil in the low spots and if it was wet at least the light equipment didn't rut it up as much. It's very heavy clay with strips and pockets of peatmoss

  • @user-yh5tc9qb6h
    @user-yh5tc9qb6h8 ай бұрын

    26 year old combine head the only thing Larson has that old is Chet you are real farmers

  • @user-jp4cy7bu8i
    @user-jp4cy7bu8i8 ай бұрын

    Great video enjoyed it

  • @rodneywroten2994
    @rodneywroten29948 ай бұрын

    Awesome job guys

  • @nealturner7463
    @nealturner74638 ай бұрын

    That's what I call a real mud hole. I think You needed runners on that wagon instead of wheels.

  • @brianmartinko6155
    @brianmartinko61558 ай бұрын

    Sometimes deer feed on corn. My uncle had deer in his corn time for deer hunting season soon

  • @johnhenderson299
    @johnhenderson2998 ай бұрын

    Field looks a little muddy glad you could get your corn off

  • @benjamincresswell3713
    @benjamincresswell37138 ай бұрын

    Hi Ronda, I would like to offer a cheap way to really overcome the mud problem. Use a winch anchored to some piece of large machinery that can move to accommodate a straight line pull to a muddy area. It's going to be slow but it's bulletproof. You drag the cable to the stuck machine w/ a tractor or a Quad, hook on and pull finishing the row you were working. Kevin will know what to use as an anchor and a small gas powered winch w/ 100 feet or more of light duty cable should be all you need. You could always buy a tracked vehicle but it's expensive for such seldom use. ben/ michigan

  • @daveschwerdtfeger7842
    @daveschwerdtfeger78428 ай бұрын

    👋😊

  • @mattphillips4260
    @mattphillips42608 ай бұрын

    nope i would not want to be fighting the darn mud for sure

  • @underwaterdroneservices7292
    @underwaterdroneservices72928 ай бұрын

    Hey, where's them there farmhands when the window and heat are broke? Actually, I wouldn't mind the cold but if the a/c doesn't work on the sweltering hot days with the sad choice of windows down and more flying dust or windows up and more swelter, that I would mind. Also, "I'll never say you're too close" is a very touching sentiment. If that is a true reflection of your life together then your lives must be pretty nice. Also, "probably", leaving the final decision to the cows, and Sanders straightening the walkie-talkie for the video were moments.

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    😊

  • @rossnolan2883
    @rossnolan28838 ай бұрын

    😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @CaryGuyer
    @CaryGuyer8 ай бұрын

    With as many years as you struggle with wet muddy conditions and getting stuck, have you considered putting on floaters?

  • @MillerFamilyFarms

    @MillerFamilyFarms

    8 ай бұрын

    With all that weight you’ll still sink some. Also floaters are really expensive and ride rough. They don’t wear good on the road so you’ll just be replacing them too much. Honestly from what I’ve personally ran your better off with skinny duals, that’s my 2 cents

  • @Vernon-Chitlen
    @Vernon-Chitlen8 ай бұрын

    Corn fed venison would be tasty? 😏

  • @bay9876
    @bay98768 ай бұрын

    Of all the corn heads out there, the New Holland chain drive is the most aggressive. Good to know if you got a lot of wind damaged corn laying flat out in the fields.

  • @brendangolden3674
    @brendangolden36748 ай бұрын

    Single axle under that cart and bigger gripped wheel on it would put weight on drawbar and be easier pulled

  • @user-le3pe6tj1n
    @user-le3pe6tj1n8 ай бұрын

    that ealy you goyt snow in Denmark wii have lots of rain

  • @davidkimmel4216
    @davidkimmel42168 ай бұрын

    The corn might need some salt and a slight amount of butter.

  • @joshbutterfass5251
    @joshbutterfass52518 ай бұрын

    It also doesn’t help that it snowed there before you started harvesting the corn either plus it literally likes to rain before harvesting crops it’s an ongoing issue every year in my experience of being a farmers kid

  • @russlong7175
    @russlong71758 ай бұрын

    That Arial footage sures shows how wet the field is. What mess for plowing next time

  • @jimmykellam7072
    @jimmykellam70728 ай бұрын

    It looks very cold there

  • @farmingfishingfamilyontari2814
    @farmingfishingfamilyontari28148 ай бұрын

    Oh yeah. It is wet there. Great job driving young man, no clutch👍👍. Ethan get a deer this year?

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Ethan hasn't been out hunting this year.

  • @jackmill4235
    @jackmill42358 ай бұрын

    Do not mean to tell you how to run the farm but you need to get a running under that dump wagon the way the 802 farmers did see their vid.. Chopping is all fun, but also one is glad to see that last row go in the chopper. I enjoy you vids and family greatly.

  • @ziauddin7948
    @ziauddin79488 ай бұрын

    U R chopped corn silage is almost 95 % dry & has same % of dry matter & it will affect fermentation # the core of UR corn ears are red the other variety has white core # 👍🇵🇰

  • @bobkopf227
    @bobkopf2278 ай бұрын

    With the corn leaves and stalks that dry is there really much nutritional value left for the cows?

  • @acresofclayhomestead

    @acresofclayhomestead

    8 ай бұрын

    Not in the leaves and stalks, but we aren't harvesting those, only the ears.

  • @nailbender7223
    @nailbender72238 ай бұрын

    Probably not to good of a chance at tillage on that feild before freeze up. Have a blessed day

  • @ajskab99
    @ajskab998 ай бұрын

    Why not put the challenger on the dump wagon? I would think the duals would go through the mud better.