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on average two months. But it depends on how many cows I'm feeding. Rate now its the 5 large cows. But the 2 calves are slowly being switched to it from the starter feed.

thanks

The gravity wagon? No. I got that from a retired farmer out of allow area. I got two from him. Are the roasted soybeans higher in protein than the soy meal?

@Cobbhillfarms don't believe so.Its the whole bean so it seems they would still have the oil in them. Problem w them was I ate more than the cows. Better than peanuts.

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No I have never had the hay protein content tested. I can say that some of the hay has higher quality grasses in it than others. I have 15 acres of planted pasture grasses w/ clover. The rest of the hay ground is just native grasses. I should have it tested someday just to see though. I don't give any additional supplements to the cattle in the summer months other than fresh pasture grass.

Thanks Kevin. What small farms like us do is very important. We are not affected (for the most part) over what happens outside of our little world like all the overpopulated and greedy large farms or corporation farms are, Tariffs, overseas trading and so on. We keep our money and products rate here in the USA where it belongs and feed our friends and neighbors quality meats that are heathy for them.

I've heard good things about them over the years and used them on occasion as well. They seemed to be the meter of choice in college and then when I did some brand specific trainings. Seemed to be a decent meter. Thanks for watching.

@Cobbhillfarms my old career I used to calibrate and repair all sorts of Fluke instruments. Only thing that goes wrong with them is if they are dropped cracking the display or fuse is blown, occasionally the switch needs replaced but they never go out of tolerance. I've got 3. Two old fluke 77 and a newer fluke 87

Thank you.

Did that to off camara. Tractor shuts down as soon as neg cable is pulled. That test only works on battery ignition. If it has a mag on it, then that test is no good.

@Cobbhillfarms 'WHAT???? Magneto is self sufficient ignition source, no battery needed at all, Example; hand crank start, an alternator or generator is used to recharge battery after every start, and run all electrical needs, that would include ignition if no magneto . One wire alternator needs to reach certain higher rpm to self excite, won't provide sufficient output if not reached.

@@tcmits3699 So I guess I need to explain what I meant a little better. If you remove the negative battery cable on a battery ignition system and the alternator is not putting out any voltage the engine will quit running because there is no supply voltage from either the alternator or the battery. If the alternator is good then the engine should stay running as the alternator is supplying the needed voltage to power the ignition system. (battery still disconnected) That is a quick easy test requiring no voltmeter. If the engine has a magneto ignition, then as you said it generates its own voltage (like my log splitter No battery, crank start) so the disconnecting the battery test and see what the engine does will not work. The battery is either good or bad. I disconnect both cables from the battery and use a battery load tester to check the condition of a battery first. So, disconnecting the battery while its running and checking "true" alternator output with a meter doesn't tell me anything. I've seen bad alternators still put out some sort of voltage but have no amperage output. Amperage is what does the work electricity.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the meter. It's hard to decide what to buy for a decent relatively inexpensive meter. For almost 20 years I owned that mac meter, I paid good money for it back in the day. When I was making a living using it almost every day.

Fluke has a couple budget friendly models. In my opinion and lots of other electricians Fluke makes the best multimeter on the market!

Thanks for sharing your memories. The one thing that grandpa had that I sure of will never come back to the farm would be the John Deere A that he owned but that my dad used here when I was really little. I remember many rides on the old farm trailer I still have behind that John Deere up and down the lane going to fetch firewood. My grandpa sold it to someone a few towns over. It got restored and eventually sold. Not sure where it went from there. That was all over 30 years ago.

Ya I figured Id better clean the driveway so the furnace guy that was coming didn't slip and fall.

​@@Cobbhillfarms that's not the splitter that got Goetzman's digits is it?

@@brandonhoad9033 I'm not aware of that. Not a story I've ever heard of. I will ask my dad. He might know.

@@Cobbhillfarms I'm 4-5 yrs older than Zach so my memory has holes but mom confirmed it was Art and your dad. She seemed to be certain it was that splitter. Be careful it's tasted blood once 👺👿☠️

@@brandonhoad9033 that I will. I like all my digits rate where they are

I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I first saw it. lol. Thanks for watching.

I can agree with that. Nice summer project. Thanks for the idea.

It is an Allis Chalmers power unit engine 125ci 4 cylinders. I don't know the year of the engine, but It looks identical to the Allis B and C engine so I'm guessing it was that time frame in production. But I'm curious now so I will look into it. Thanks for watching

I like that theory.😄

Thanks for watching.

Pinecreek. I buy everything feed related there.

@Cobbhillfarms easiest way to make $ is keep what you already have.

Thank you. Today was a beautiful day. Too nice to be in the house that's for sure. Upper 30's and sunshine.

There is more cold coming. I don't believe any single digits but more seasonal temps. They are growing very nicely so far. I'm happy with them. Thanks for watching Mark.

It sure does. It would be helpless without it.

Have headlocks for dry cows. Depends on the animal and what you're doing to them. They trap themselves w mine. Just have to turn a lever. Then if u want just one you put, essentially a small piece of pipe on a peg and release the rest. It works great but needs to mounted to VERY STURDY posts

I have never used them for the head lock function. There only used so that one cow can't start at one end of the feed trough and push its way down to the other moving every cow in its path out of the feed bunk. It sort of helps keep peace at the feed bunk, I guess. I got a really good buy on the two 10 foot sections. I do have a head lock that I had mounted up one time but took it down when I redesigned the smaller calf pen two years ago. haven't had a need for it ever to this point. If I need to lock a cow in for any reason, I suppose I could use the headlocks. The poles are 3 ft in the ground with cement. They would hold one cow I'm thinking but not sure it would hold a row of them. Thanks for watching

I'm 1 1/2 mi from Matt, coldest I saw was 1

@ so it was -6 at my house I drove 1/4 mile it was -10 then it was -6 at the other road , if we get fog we get it between my road and the other. Pretty crazy cuz it doesn't seam any lower in between the roads

@@toddcaskey9984 I heard on radio the other day, and I don't remember exactly the location, that at Cornell one side of campus had -1 or 2 while the other side had -19. Weather man called it something, IDR, but that's how localized weather can get

@ I drove to buffalo that morning to the va and it was 1-3 most of the way but at the va it was 5 , they say it's the highest point in buffalo , I know it's usually always windy

@@toddcaskey9984 the wind sux. Can't seem to wear enough clothes when grinding feed or taking 💩💩 out. My snowmobile coat would be perfect but no way in hell am I wearing that for farm work (too pretty. Don't ride anymore)

You are 100 percent right on that. I just went out and looked. It's there indeed. Thanks for pointing that out. I will probable do a 90 degree elbow and a short pipe with that breather cap. I don't like the looks of that pipe assy sticking way up in the air like it did.

Yeah just figured I'd save you the headache

@@dakotahunter5054 appreciated

Thanks. When I used to work at the bobcat dealer years ago, I had many notebooks full of notes from most every machine I worked on. Thats where I started to do it. when its in writing then there is almost no question. If you take good notes. lol

Ya it is. Next is to figure out is it the meters I'm using or is it in fact the alternator. It's a pretty simple system. It should not be near this difficult. LOL. No, it's not at all. Just came in from outside. The suns shining but still hasn't warmed up all that much it feels like. But some things still just have to get done.

If the alternator/generator is up under the hood, then I have no issues putting an alternator on it. So much easier and cheaper to do it that way. But if the generator is mounted to the side of the engine like on the A, B, C and Supers then I will utilize the generator housing and have the internals converted to 12 volts. I like to preserve the stock appearance. My wide front generator is converted to 12 volts. although it's not charging at this time. Suspect the voltage regulator is bad from the quick 2-minute testing I did on it awhile back.

Now that's cold. I only had 3 degrees when I got up at 5am. It's warmed up some now. Even with the sunshine it's still feels chilly if your outside for any length of time. I'm more inclined to believe the meter that I have had for several years and have used more than the new one that I have only used a hand full of times. Plus, the new one I hate to admit is a cheap harbor freight deal. But we shall see in short order when I barrow another good known meter and compare readings.

I have grown fond of the power steering on it that's for sure

Thanks Mark. You do the same.

Thats great to hear. Hopefully it continues to work out. How many more days are they forecasting blow normal for you? It was 3 degrees when I got up this morning at 5am. Its only 5 degrees. They surprisingly canceled school today for us and a few other districts in our county. No snow just the cold.

@@Cobbhillfarms Our schools were closed yesterday. We are all wussies because it rarely never freezes in our area. We are done with the cold, it will be 77 in two days. Have a great day Matt.

Thank you for watching our channel. The hardest part is knowing when to walk away sometimes. lol. I haven't got back to it as of yet. Been a little to cold in the shop to work without the heater Running. LOL

Thank you for watching.

I don't shovel any more than I have to. Thats another reason for the back blade. lol. Tomorrow is going to be getting ready for the artic blast. Extra bedding for the cattle and chickens. And double check that the New Holland block heater is plugged in. Hope that all goes well for you this week.

@@Cobbhillfarms Hope all goes well. Have a blessed week.

Thanks. I for the most part do things the way they work best for me. But am always open to new ideas and constructive criticism at the same time. Thanks for watching the video and checking out our channel.

Ya I bet you have out your way. I think you have gotten just a few more inches of snow than we have. I have thought about putting a plow on my truck and plowing snow on the side. I just don't know where I would fit it in my schedule. lol You're going to be getting a little bit busier starter next week I here as well. Congrats to you and the Mrs.

@ thank you! I definitely will be having my hands full! But I’m gonna love the kiddos and watching them get into the same shenanigans we both enjoy 😂😂 I will say this, if you have a good route you can make a nice bit of extra cash. 35 driveways takes me 2.5 hours. Usually start @4 and am done by 6:30 to head into work.

@@davidtanner4020 Thats the best part when they share the same passions you do. I'm lucky that Logan does. But cherish every day as they grow up because in a blink of an eye, they are 14, bigger than you and have all the answers. 🤣But I wouldn't trade any of it for the world. I will have to reconsider the plow idea.

100 percent correct. Thanks for watching mark.

Oh ya. You guys get way more snow up that way than we do here in central Wayne County for sure. We so far are getting what's normal around here for lake effect this year. The last few years have been pretty light. Thanks for checking out our channel.

I bet the snow makes those hill sides stand out and everything that's on them.

@ yes it does they look like cauliflower pure white up there

Afternoon Todd

No there is no fluid in the tires. I have thought about loading them with beat juice in the past. But for two reasons I haven't. I have over 1,000 lbs of suitcase tractor weights so I built a bracket to hang them on off the 3pt hitch. I use it when I know I need the extra counterweight. To me having all that weight in the tires all the time makes it harder on the hydrostat drive system and causes unnecessary strain because its weight the tractor has to get moving all the time weather its needed or not. Also beat juice makes a mess if you have a leak and when they have to suck out what's left to do any tire work it aerates it and is a mess to clean up. Been there delt with that. I would rather clean up tire slim than beat juice. lol

It's a CSX twin rail line that runs across the state. They are very active tracks and there about a mile south of the farm.

I have been down in that area a few times when I was younger. It rate up there with the Adirondack mountains as one of the best places to visit in the state I think.

We have had some sort of snow every day this past week it seems like. The night that we got was the most at one time we have had though. We are preparing for the "artic" cold temps that are supposed to move in Sunday through Wednesday. The wood stove is going to get a work out. Thanks for watching.

Ya I can't disagree with you there. Maybe some day.

Good job Matt. And fast. Only took you about 10 minutes to clean the driveway off lol. We got about 4 inches down here last week and they're calling for some more Monday I think. We don't like snow down here lol

He has been behaving himself so far.

welp.... I don't know what to say to that. 🤣🤣I guess I can't blame him if that's the case. I would get out a dodge to.