Finishing Corn Chopping 2023!/New Cattle Chute/Preparing for MN Youth Hunt
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2023
- 2023 was certainly challenging on our corn crop, but as we are finally finishing up, we are blessed to see that having the extra field of corn that was intended for picking, was wonderful to have for chopping. The International 1256 and 790 New Holland Chopper have been humming along all season and we finally see the last rows of corn being chopped up and put in the silo by the barn with the help of the Gehl Silo Blower and Case 830 tractor. Meanwhile, Jennifer and the kids have been preparing for the MN Youth Hunt. Hoping for a couple of deer to walk by the blinds they put up.
In the middle of all this, Alan also purchased a new to us cattle chute on transport. Our current chute isn't exactly what we want, and are excited to try this new chute for vaccinating cattle.
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Alan Klejeski
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Sturgeon Lake, MN 55783
Trinity Dairy was established in 2006, in Minnesota. Alan and Jennifer farm with their 5 children; Jessica, Justin, Jordan, Joshua, and Jason. We milk a mix of 33 Jersey, Holstein, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire cattle. We also enjoy sharing our family's love of Draft Horses and using them for logging and other farm work. Dairy Farming in Minnesota can be challenging, but it's a lifestyle we really enjoy. Subscribe today to watch our small family dairy farm and family grow while continuing to thank our Lord for the blessings we've been given.
I wish I had been old enough to chop when I was young that's a kool job!
Awesome Tree's, WOW GOD is Good .Thank you. (Naaman, Ind.)
This time of the fall, nothing dries too much after any rain. Daylight hours and temperatures too low for much of that.
That view of the river/creek was great!
That is a beautiful 1066.
The smell of steaming warm silage is something you never forget.
Can only imagine the views at sunrise from the deer stand. Some pretty country you got over there
It's a For-most chute. The tabs on the side are for a bar to be slid behind like you said. It's called a ratcheting rump bar, those tabs let the bar slide forward but not backwards once the bar is slid under and in front of the tab
Missing the videos from the Klejeski family farm. Hope everyone is in good health. I always look forward to your videos. God speed to all!!
Hi,Ed from Vermont
Good job Al and family . Satisfying to see the job well done .Best of luck to he youth hunters . God Bless
Guess this is a cat episode. Cats in the tractor, cat at the blind, cat on the Suburban bumper at the chute tour.
Glad to see harvest went good! Hopefully that cattle chute works good for you.
I see the winter beard has started growing in. Sure sign of cold weather coming, lol
Congratulations on the chute upgrade. It's always nice to improve things on the farm.
My three kids and I really enjoy your videos ! Keep up the great work. Have great Sunday and god bless you all.
Love your guys channel im young aspiring farmer. Also work for farmer two
Glad you got done with harvest and very happy it was a great harvest. Thanks for sharing this with us and I hope everything continues to go great !!! God bless
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I'm happy to hear that you had a bountiful harvest. Let us know how the kiddos do on the youth hunt and I wish them success. Be safe and God bless
Another very interesting video Thank you 😊😊😊😊😊
at 8:44 those notches are for a cant kick pipe, this chute is almost identical to my formost (except for the head catch) stick a pipe behind the cattle so they wont kick when working with the business end of them, it doesn't fit snug so just put the pipe in the closest notch.
Nice video glad you had a successful harvest.
Thank you for the great corn chopping videos! I really enjoyed watching them. God bless you all!
I had a cable break on are 20x60 when it was all the way up. I was on the ladder on the outside when it went. Scary stuff definitely got a new appreciation for safety in silos!
Yahoo corn silage done for another year
Glad jou had a good harvest considering the drought, always gives you a good feeling to have feed for the winter to come,thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Good to see you got done chopping 👍Good luck hunting
Nice to see yous again! When I don't see yous for a while I get wondering if everything is O.K!
Glad you are done with silage and you're pleased with the yield.
Its another Formost, a fancier one then mine which is a factory made one similar to your home made one.
Great video glad you fairly decent weather for harvesting
For the ground blind you can do like dad and I did on my stand and pound in 4 ft pieces of rear, that ain't going anywhere
The quality of your camera is amazing!!!!
👀🙄🐾👍Interesting video A&J good luck with the kids hunt
Sure silage seems to go faster than picking,, I don’t do silage,, store all corn in cribs, I’m doing it at my pace, after 30+ years of military, working on my own farm is the best thing…..😎 thanx for video Jen, looking forward to next one
Nice job well done getting ready to start chopping mine tomorrow in lower Mi south of the Mitty Mac Bridge
Glad to hear the dry weather harvest turned out good. Also Congratulations you guys are close to 30k as of this comment. 50k is just around the corner. 👏👏
Your camera makes the silo look like it’s leaning
I know. It's weird with how the barn sits in the hill and then the angle of the hill, too.
Very good job and God bless y'all
It is a for-most portable head chute. We have used to use one like it. We used to milk 150 to 200 dairy cows so I understand your struggles. Hurts my heart to see your corn crop this year. Enjoy your videos
Corn looks like it finally froze... drying off.... I bet youre glad its done... now time to plow
Seems like you're not having as many videos sure do miss them hopefully everything is going well
Yeah it's going fine, just getting stuff wrapped up before winter sets in, we'll have more coming up soon.
Congratulations on a successful harvest. Stay safe
Nice squeeze.... Looks like it will serve many different uses. Good feeling to get the chopping done. Good luck with the youth hunt. Hopefully you will get one or two but please be safe.
I remember holding the big power drill to run up the loader
You should like the new chute! Just be aware of the headlock handle, sometimes the ratchet can slip and it isn't fun if you are facing it. But they are pretty fast working units!👍
Hi guys, it’s been a while. It always feels good to finish certain jobs on the farm, mainly a good harvest. Things like spreading manure or plowing can be done anytime. Great video and take care.🇨🇦👍🚜
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Good to see your corn harvest completed. The new chute ought to make working cattle easier and safer. Will be interesting to see how the deer hunt goes. Despite the dry weather, you still had a decent harvest.
Glad you got your feed put up, and stayed safe doing it. Great content!
Well done. Another good video. Could feed out of both silos so the bigger one doesn't spoil. Not sure if that would work for your farm. Have a good weekend everyone!
Good looking shoot.
Looks like they thought of everything on that chute.
Hey everyone. Glad to see chopping finished up well. Nice purchase on the chute. Barn looks great. How clise to picking?
We only have a little bit to pick for a neighbor, but hopefully in the next week or so.
Glad your done happy you shared
Glad you guys had a successful harvest, glad it was plentiful. Good luck to the kids with hunting, be safe. Looks like a good chute, definitely in great shape.
Btw, didn't see any corn in the crib, you didn't pick any?
Might be picking some at a neighbors, but none of mine made picking corn.
@@trinitydairy oh I see, hope you get some there, can't always have too much feed.
Good luck to the kiddos on their hunt! I'm texting Jen a pic of Trevor's deer he took with a bow two weeks ago.
The rack on that buck was wide! Tell him congrats!
@@trinitydairy Will do!
Main cable on my 16' ring drive broke on me. Lucky it was at bottom and maybe only 8-10" up . Broke by the winch
I had that happen also, luckily we had just started raising it.
Super robota 👍
Nice video now you have to show us how you are going to use your cattle chute?
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Thank for sharing. Glad harvest went good. Hope the new chute works out for you. Good luck with your youth hunt. Hope everyone gets a big one. You see any deer while chopping? I liked fence fixing. But Miss Jenn is right. Fixing fence with a background like like is all with it..
No didn't see any when chopping.
I remember pluging silo pipe when working for my aunt, didnt have the 1066 full rpm. I followed your video on electronic ignition with the 560 and did the same on my 606 loader tractor. Hope to have it runing soon, so do you have any experiance with the coil spring on manifold, mine is missing. Stiner has them for about 30 bucks. Maybe I will just leave it off, should that weight lay forward or wire it back ? Thanks. Enjoy seeing your barn cats. God Bless.
I'm not sure on that spring, never messed with them.
My grandson wanted me to ask if he could hunt on your land, I figured your kids would be out there. He is out on the WMA in earshot of your kids. We have a cabin around Sturgeon Lake so it is fun watchimg all of your vidios. Tell the kids goodluck!
Tell him good luck! We haven't had any luck so far.
Great video enjoyed it good luck hunting keep us posted on your hunting success
You leave any for picking? Good feeling to have the feed in.
That was the plan, but none of it made picking corn this year. I might be picking a little at the neighbors though.
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Glad the harvest was as good as it was. Do have one question. How does the silage get taken up into the silo. Is there an auger or what. Good to hear from you guys again. Hope this is a better winter and take care.
The red machine hooked to the silo is a big blower, and it blows the silage up the pipe.
@@trinitydairy Thank you.
As you're driving around (and around and around), do you ever do the math in your head as to how many seconds it takes to harvest the feed for one cow for one day?
No I never have
How come your tractor has one tire on the left and two on the right? More traction?
We took the left tire off, to get closer to the blower, when unloading the wagons.
Glad you got the chopping done! Is there any different steps in putting it in silo instead of packing it in a pit and covering it? Never really worked with silage and was curious if there was any difference... wishing you and your family the best and safe and healthy hunt!
In the upright silos, you don't have to pack it, the weight of the silage does that. Once you're done filling, you need to go inside and level the silage by hand.
@@trinitydairy ok I was thinking that would be how it was, thanks for the response and keep up the great videos I enjoy your content!
Did you get snow Monday night?
Yeah, but not much, maybe a half inch.
Nice !! 🌽 chopping and nice walk in woods with the leaves changing color. Is the corn 🌽 that is put up in the silo's and bagged the same as the corn that is picked for ear corn?
Yeah it's the same, but didn't make picking corn this year.
No ear corn? Then shell corn? Or just corn silage?
I planted about 10 acres extra this year, for ear corn, but with the drought this year, it just wasn't good enough. I think I will be picking some ear corn for a neighbor though.
Thanks Allan, the drought was miserable down here in s.e. Wisc too. Many dairy farms chopping silage for what should have gone into shell corn. Have you ever considered planting winter triticale after chopping corn? There is a video of a dairy operation in Wiona that plants after corn, then chops and bags in spring. Allowing them more feed in the spring .
LSPNow Triticale as soil armor and cattle feed.
So how many acres do you have/had in corn? I do not remember a video where you mentioned this fact.
We had about 55 acres this year.
@@trinitydairy LOL I was wondering, with all your harvesting corn videos I thought more along the lines of 5,500 acres.
Has your silo always been tipping. The one by the barn?
It's just the camera that makes it look like that.
@@trinitydairy that's crazy
@@trinitydairy tell your boys good luck hunting this week I hope they get the big one. Haha. God bless 🙏
I did remove a stave silo that was beside my barn because it WAS leaning. Hadn't been used in decades, and was leaning towards the millhouse. I got it down safely, and will never do another one. 😮
is it a dry year for you ?
We're getting rain now, but it was a very dry summer.
in witch part of usa do you live ? do you will have enough corn to feed the cows ? In France the south part was very dry , we are lucky to have rain during the summer in the north , and we have our best production of corn since 20 years .But the weather change too much and we never know what weather you can have year after year , it is a real probleme to do breed .
Is that silo leaning ?
No, the hill and the barn make it really look like it does on video, though.
@trinitydairy oh good, I was a delaval service man and I once showed up to service the milk pump at a place with a full leaning silo right next to the milk house, I didn't want to stay too long lol.
Oh, wow!
@trinitydairy it was rough, the roof inside the milk house wasn't good either, the kid had to hold it up a bit with a 2x4 so I could lift the milk line off the top of the pump because it ran along the ceiling to the tank.
your sylo looks like it is leaning over and ready to fall or its the camera
It's the camera
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Congratulations on a successful harvest, you're done early and it's not freezing cold and no snow on the ground, must be time to chop some stalks up. Looks like a nice cattle chute, should work good. Good luck on the MN Youth Hunt, hope the kids get some deer.
Which kids are old enough and will be deer hunting this year?
Jessica and Justin