I love the Borax train silhouette on your truck!

@gregorycross612

Жыл бұрын

I just noticed it too! 🤠👍

Love the "20-mule team " logo on the side of the ruck ... like Santa and his reindeer

@gilengel3505

Жыл бұрын

Dave , I just noticed the logo.....TOO COOL.

I love the sound of those old Farmall's. Especially when the governor kicks in. Brings back lots of memories from when I was a kid growing up on the dairy farm

@jonmccormick6805

Жыл бұрын

Yup. I learned how to shift gears on dad's crank start WC Allis Chalmers

@sassafrasvalley1939

Жыл бұрын

On our dairy farm… Dad drove the “H”. I learned to drive on it… When I was 14, dad found a “B” for me to run… Loved those red tractors ever since!

I've cut a lot of trees in my yard over the post 40 years (thankfully I'm done with that now) and this technique worked for me. I have a 100 foot, 3/4" nylon rope. I tie a the rope as high as possible up the tree truck, using my tractor I pull, stretching the rope until the tires start to slip. I cut the tree watching the top until I detect it beginning to move. I then advance the tractor again putting as much tension as the tractor will pull. At that point the rope is stretched banjo string tight and as I cut the base of the tree that elastic pull of the rope will direct the tree towards the direction of the pull until gravity takes over. Non-stretch material such as chains, cables, tow rope straps, etc only put tension on the tree until the tree moves forward a few inches. At that point the tree can then fall laterally and not necessarily in the desired direction. This has always worked for me. Thanks for posting.

It is always nice to see the long views of your land out west. Thank you. 😁👍

You are a lucky man to have such great areas on your doorstep to enjoy but at the same time you can improve it for everyone, well done Dave

There is nothing more satisfying than spending some time on a tractor with a bush hog and knocking down weeds and woody plants. As the old timers here always say, if you keep the weeds mowed down, the grass will come on.

Great video, trimming out as ash tree in the sun with no wind,,and finish out working with the cattle, now that's a good day

Nice to see you relax and do some jobs outside . Good job with the tree and the sage . 👍🇬🇧

Great idea...Love the old farm equipment. Simple and it works and still can be serviced with parts.

One advantage of the brush hog knocking down the sage brush is the roots are left to help control erosion and provide protection to new grass seedlings.

The cows are enjoying your hard work. A little bit each year will make a world of difference.

Dave, I hope your ground benefits from a little extra rain and snow this year. Good luck, and God bless.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Gil.

My granddad, in West Virginia, call this cutting filth. I spent a lot of hours in the pastures cutting filth with a Ford 8N tractor with a side-mounted sickle bar mower!

I found every minute of this video enjoyable. Thanks!

That area is beautiful, and it isn't even green yet.

THIS OLD-TIMER GETS MORE PHYSICAL WORK DONE THAN PEOPLE ONE-THIRD HIS AGE! VERY IMPRESSIVE AND INSPIRING!

It is enjoyable to see land being well cared for

Hey join the club I was cutting grass today it was the first cutting of the season two across total.

You are a real tiger with that chain saw!

It's been a highlight for me for years when there's a new episode of yours. I can't believe I missed an episode. Greetings from that distant Netherlands.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

Greetings to you.

Range and Forest Fire do not happen on Stewardship land...Kudos. Even the Song Birds appreciate you. (as do I).

Round-Up. The sage brush will be gone and whatever grass seed you resew will come back gangbusters. You can do it in sections so the cattle still have pasture while you clean it up.

It looks great! It is a lot of work keeping unwanted species at bay. Your field looks like a righteous pasture again. Enjoyed the video. Nice to see you free from those winter duds. Thank you.

I am certainly not a plant expert, but in the south we have a different variety(?) that we call sage grass. To knock it back farmers typically apply agricultural lime. One old farmer told me that sage is God's way of taking care of the land that is currently not being tended. Always made sense to me. Thanks.

Looks great around the pasture Dave and hopefully you can knock the sage down even more and get rid of it with a couple years of good maintenance. The tree seen things your way and the neighbors appreciated your work too I hope. Stay safe and keep up the good videos. Fred.

If i can't move to Montana, I'll watch Dave IN Montana. I'm trying to talk the wife into another road trip out west. We loved every minute of being out there when we wad there.

Ounce of prevention = A pound of cure

I was hooked on watching arborist videos a while back and realized how destructive trees can be. We just have 20 foot tall saguaros planted in the median, that weigh a couple tons and crush cars that run into them.

Great job on cutting back that sage brush, Herre in Texas the cedar is the issue in some places, and it acts just like the sage brush in that it sucks up the water and prevents the grass from coming up. Only have 2 acres of grassland at my tree farm so it is not to bad to mower with a riding mower. I really want a small tractor.

Try using a spider followed by chain harrows that will help the grass a lot.

I have fond memories of driving the FarmAll H.

Try a Flail mower, they mulch everything up so it helps build the soil leaving a nice clean path. Rotary are ok but flail I think youll be impressed.

Hi Dave , good work, hope all goes well for you and the herd. Many thanks from UK.

Thanks for teaching us about sage grass. Very interesting Dave. Stay safe.

I like the borax wagon team sticker.

David you look totally happy out doing outdoor things. I totally expect you to appear in a complete cowboy outfit along with a horse. Bet you could recognize a good horse in 5 minutes. Montana is a state of mind. A friend of mine in Helena says Hhe was Montana born raised and will die there also. You may have heard of him Gary Yeajer has Silver Creek Ranch. He lives and breaths Steam Traction Engines. Nice guy for sure.😊

Great job keep up the great work love your videos thank you

Once again thanks for the video.

Seems to be a relaxing get-your-mind-off-work kind of work, now thats enjoyable!

Well done. KZread is full of videos of guys pulling a tree down onto their truck.

Finally, a job you do that I'm qualified for. Oh well

Rare to see a High Arch wide front end on an M or H. Nice. Looks like you could mow for miles there.

Glad to see you opening up your land for your cattle.

Just got through today with much the same work. Removed 2-Maples, 1-Almond, and 2-Apricot trees that died and or were pushed over during the mass rains and hi winds. It made for 8-cords of wood and many brush burn piles. 0~o

Years ago in Australia, I had some unwanted scrub brush on my place. A local tractor man used his mower/slasher but ran the blades backwards to shatter the stem, rather than just cutting it. It took double the time to grow back that cutting did. Wonder if it would work the same way with you sage brush?

Battery powered chain saws are amazing - for clean up work, demo work and small jobs they rule. I bought one a year ago - never thought I would use it as much as I do. Great video!

Montana is beautiful in it's own way, but now that I'm older, I like my Missouri forests, and milder winters.

One of the other channels I subscribe to is an arborist. He has a battery powered chainsaw (and several gas ones) that he uses for small jobs and tight spaces. So you're in good company Dave!

Sagebrush or more correctly Russian Thistle is definitely an invasive species and relatively new in the west. Maybe it was gifted to us by Russia after their badly negotiated Alaska deal.

@joescarborough1

Жыл бұрын

Sagebrush and Russian Thistle are two different plants. Sagebrush is a perennial (Artemisia tridentata); Russian Thistle, or "Tumbleweed", is an annual (Salsola tragus). Sagebrush is a native plant; Tumbleweed was introduced by way of contaminated flax seed planted in South Dakota in the 1870s. Sagebrush remains isolated to the Great Basin areas; Tumbleweed has spread to nearly every US state and parts of Canada. The only relationship between the two is that they are both plants in the same taxonomic Class (Magnoliopsida, i.e., flowering plants)

@goldcountryruss7035

Жыл бұрын

@@joescarborough1 Oops, guess (correctly) that I'm a long way from pergfect.

Hiya Dave

Thanks Dave

Great 👍

I don't know much about ranching but it looks like I'm going to be learning,thanks for the video🤗😎🤗😎

Thank you.

When a wind gust snapped a 100ft tall maple in my backyard 25 ft off the ground, I was advised by my insurance company that any damage to the neighbors' property was their problem, not mine. But I offered to fix the fence anyway.

looks great dave. ty santee......on the brazos.

Need more Mule Deer to help keep the sage mowed back .

Dave would it be worth raking the sage up and burning it or is it better to leave it to hold moisture in the ground? You have done a great job bringing your land back to be productive again.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

He thinks it is small enough it will be like mulch.

I had so many Wile E. Coyote moments coursing through my memory when you attached that strap to the tree...sorry. I'm a 62 year old 5 year old😊

Спасибо, что вернули субтитры. Трудно что-то комментировать не владея языком. А гугл-переводчик очень не корректно это делает. Но смотрю и ставлю лайк всегда.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

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I like to cut trees waist high. It's easier than bending over. The second cut on the stump is no worry. And, it falls a bit shorter.

@paulcallicoat7597

Жыл бұрын

If I am going to remove it I will leave 3 ft so I can put a blade cat on that stump to push it. Seeing where that ash was in a fence line I'd say that wasn't an option. Drill holes and pour stump burner in there and it will rot out within a couple years. If worried about suckers which will be a problem for maples and honey locusts ,then paint it with Crossbow and diesel.

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Lika a pro

Well down here in Nebraska I have heard boys talk about the pastures in terms such as...B.C. or Before Cedar trees...Talk about loosing some grassland. .I want a sticker for my truck with that Borax Wagon Team...Give, tell me where I can buy one and help sponsor that ongoing enterprise. My very best for you and yours.. Jim

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

We bought them at the Rio Tinto mine in Boron, .CA.

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I didn't hear TIMBER, safety first.

What I like about my electric chainsaw is that it starts every time. Or, I know what's wrong with it.

@cotton-Dave

Жыл бұрын

Craig Smith--I bought an Echo gas saw in 2004 when I lost two large oak trees to hurricanes (back-to-back), and that thing STILL starts with a couple of pulls. The ticket is the fuel: Brand name "Tru Fuel". In all those years no repair bills. Now, watching this video, I'm beginning a search for a quiet one! 😀

When you mentioned water consumption and hauling I noticed the 20 mule team borax logo on your truck. Is it a decal or was it painted? Your land is very pretty.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

It's a decal.

DAVE, What is the model of your electric chain saw. John, Michigan

Great job. I'd really enjoy taking a weeks vacation to come work with you. In the shop and on the farm. What do you use to keep rust off your equipment? I've used rust away spray. It seems ok, also sometimes I just rub used motor oil on some of my outdoor metal stuff.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

We dont have much of a rust problem here.

@terryrobinson1416

Жыл бұрын

@@dianeengel4155 nice, I'm in pa. There's plenty of rust. Along with the road salt that helps.

@ferky123

Жыл бұрын

Some oil on metal helps to prevent the rust from forming. If you’re worried about salt on the underside of vehicles a good undercoating wax will help.

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Can you put down spray and kill the sage brush so the grass grows

@Vikingwerk

Жыл бұрын

Not really, sagebrush is pretty hearty stuff, mechanical removal is cheeper and better than poisoning the land with chemicals.

@gardenman3

Жыл бұрын

@@Vikingwerk What about burning it?

@Vikingwerk

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenman3 That works ok, but often does not burn up the entire plant, and of course burns the other plants in the area, so recovery time of the pasture is longer, and controlled burning is only safe and possible a short part of the year in this part of the world. What Dave is doing is easily the cheapest, safest, and most effective route, if maybe not the fastest or easiest.

Im curious where you get the water? Do you have to buy it from the township, pump it from your own well, or another source ? Im not playing water police, just wondering how it affects the cost of raising your steers.

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

We fill the tank at the shop and hall it out.

Shall I change your name to Paul Bunyan? Song, "Tumbleweed", can hear it now.

Here in Texas the biologist like to use prescribed burns to control unwanted vegetation. Unfortunately on 2 occasions the burns got out of control and caused extensive damage around Bastrop Texas. Do you do burns up there or is it to dangerous ( cause range fires)

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

Yes, farmers do controlled burns unless it's too dry.

Shame you can't let a few hundred thousand Buffalo across your land, they'd graze that to within a glass blade.; free manure too.

@nigelwylie01

Жыл бұрын

Those were the days!

@Martin52863

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same but about Dodos 🦤

@nigelwylie01

Жыл бұрын

@@Martin52863 nah; Dodos are fussy eaters, and they don’t eat Sage Bush. I thought everyone knew that?

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You should burn off your pastures. The grasses will come back stronger.

You call a tree service for something like this!! Too much liability.

Not a fan of clickbait titles.

Click bait.. Now i am not pleased with that kind of crap. Where did the tree "just missed my neighbors house"? I call that BS.

@waynespyker5731

Жыл бұрын

Looks great afterward. Had my fingers crossed you didn't follow after me, in 1985 I hit a basket ball sized flint rock in the weeds stalling my 9N and bending one knife into an L shape!

WTH can you drill to get water just saying

@Renville80

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s cheaper for the Engels to haul water than to drill for water? If it’s not an artesian well, then they have to have a pump, and I doubt solar would give enough power to run that pump, and then they’d have to pay to have the power company (or coop) build a line to the property…

@dianeengel4155

Жыл бұрын

There is methane in the water unless you drill deep enough for artesisian which is cost prohibitive.

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