Canadians do have it figured out, it's called a block heater or keep in the garage in cold weather. You need an equipment barn to keep things out of the elements.
Totally agree he needs a equipment barn, but al is very stubborn. I like watching him wrecking his equipment it’s fun. While utube is paying for all his equipment why should he change.
Hello from Canada. Any equipment left outside not plugged in (block heater) is not expected to start. Oil is thick like grease in the cold, issue is not battery it's how you store your equipment.
I live in South Carolina and wouldn’t attempt to go outside at that temperature. But I keep my mechanical babies in the garage just in case I need them.
I live in The Great Lakes State of Michigan. I live 43 miles in one direction of Canada. And Lake Huron is the closest Great Lake to me. And here in Michigan we have the same Weather as Canada. So, I agree with all my Canadian Naighbors here & their comments. I love your you tube channel here Lumnah Acres . I am worried that you are mowing down your grass here with snow & ice. I never ever heard anybody ever do that before. . This is the first time I have heard this, actually. But, Who am I to know ? My late father grew up on a dairy farm & they planted many crops & harvested them too.
I think I posted the same thing a while back. He has way too much invested in equipment to leave it out in the weather. Even a lean-to would help. Building one down the side of the workshop might be enough and he could build it in such a way that it can be enclosed at a later date.
Exactly right!!! I live in Texas and still keep my equipment covered. I can't afford to let my equipment age out in harsh weather like they have there or here for that matter.
Al, snow doesn't cause the ground to freeze. It PREVENTS the ground from freezing. Snow is an insulator. If you get several weeks of below zero waether, the ground will freeze, but it isn't because of the snow.
Living in Texas I obviously do not have to worry about snowfall, but I have never seen anyone mowing in the snow, let alone getting so much joy out of it.
Still don’t know why a garage isn’t a priority… if you had an emergency you could be stranded. The cold is hard on batteries and engines, you are just doing damage. For now why not park your truck, Side-by-side and tractor in the shed at night and just move them out if you need to work in there. I don’t get it guys. Don’t blame the vehicles, its user error.
Yeah, he's stated in the past he doesn't believe that equipment needs to be inside a building or protected. I don't know of any farmer here in MN with the same attitude. He also needs to get those hay bails covered!
Sounds like the farmers I remember while living in a small town, on this comment session. They all met early to have coffee and discuss all the solutions to local and world problems. These old grouchy farmers always had a firm opinion about what someone was doing wrong. And, people say women gossip and have hen parties. LMBO.
When they first built the sheds, and then the lean-to I thought that was what they were for. Also, building an indoor pig place. My father kept his pigs indoors in the pig barn. I kept mine outside, year round. Some would sleep next to, but NOT in the ark. Shake the snow of themselves, the great pile of a dozen or so pigs and come for early morning grub. My pigs were ALWAYS amenable, well-behaved(within reason - they are after all pigs.) BUT their innate behaviour was satisfied. Me dads pigs you didn't approach most of them without a shovel and most had rings in their noses. They were allowed NO innate behaviour and it showed in their natures and interactions with us. Put the equipment in that lean-to, keeps the pigs outside.
When I lived in Alaska, we kept the block heaters plugged in at 10f for diesel and 0 for gas engines. They should be plugged in over night. I would also do a hydraulic warm up prior to doing any work.
I suggest you leave a quart of oil that you use in your equipment out in the cold overnight in a glass jar. Tip it over after it’s been chilled to see how congealed it is. That will show you the viscosity of the oil the pumps have to distribute to the wear points of those expensive components. Winter fuel and oil (hydraulic and engine) and block/transmission heaters are cheap alternatives to expensive repairs. There are excellent videos on line explaining the reason for heating up the fluids.
We DO have it figured out...that's why we use block heaters! A block heater keeps the oil warm, which warms the engine enough to start! You should invest in a few
My sister-in-law lived-in Park City years ago and had cold start issues. I told her a hack from an old Alaskan trucker. Turn on all the lights on the vehicle and leave on for 15 minutes. This allows the battery to warm up providing warm cranking amps. Her neighbors asked her about how come she could always start her car on the frigid mornings. Soon the whole parking lot would be aglow .
Back when I did fleet work I had 10 oil delivery trucks (each with a 1,000 watt heater) and the boss was always crying about the electric bill to run them the better part of 16 hours each night. I got together with a local electrician and devised a system with a timer to bring them on-line at 4 am for a preheat of 3-4 hours. Something like this could help quite a bit with the limited solar power issue.
Your Canadian commenter is spot on! Just because Canada is north of you doesn’t mean it’s products like tractors and outdoor equipment is invincible! You should store your equipment indoors and also put anti gel into your diesel powered equipment fuel tanks! Gasoline antifreeze is and excellent idea for your gas powered equipment! Condensation accumulates in the fuel tank which gets into the fuel lines and carburetor freezes and voila your equipment will not start! That’s how we Canadians deal with cold winters!
Are you for real mowing in the snow, quickest way to ruin equipment, you need to store the vehicles you use for feeding animals stored inside so they are easier to start
I'm not a farmer and I don't live in cold country so I'm the first to recognise my limitations, but I can't understand this need to mow. It would be one thing if the ground was predictable and flat, but mowing in a field where there are big rocks and bogs hidden under the snow seems really careless. I've also commented on the need for an equipment shed too, but it is apparently on the list but not a priority. The only reason Australian farmers (the problem here is the heat, not the snow and cold) leave equipment in the elements is when they come to the end of their working life.
Hi Al. Snow is an insulator. It actually keeps the house warmer with less expended energy.... ( Read that as we piled snow up against sides of house up to window frame. It cut our heating bill in those months by quite a bit. Yes. The sump pump had to work harder in mud season as it all melted... But fewer oil fills is great at prices in winter.- yes, im speaking of living in Maine) So I don't think frozen snow is an indicator of ground freeze. Besides igloos are frozen on the outside but the inside stays quite a bit warmer. Hope you get done all you want to with minimal equipment damage. EDIT: I'm guessing you'll be pulling out the roof rake after this next snow ❄️ if you get as much as they're calling for there. I remember having to make sure it was done after every snow 🌨️ to make sure the load on the roof was eased. Many DON'T understand how HEAVY snow really is. Especially lake effect snow ❄️🌨️🌨️.
Good morning and Happy New Year!! For December, I did a Lumnah marathon. I watched all episodes!!! Starting from vlog 1 to today. I was emotionally invested with the homestead, animals, Gina’s health, the fur babies, and watching Olivia grow! I love your vlogs!!! Thank you!!!!
@@LumnahAcresThe entire month of December! I was on vacation for the last 2 weeks… finally completed last night!❤ . I watched 9 hours straight for 2 weeks!!!
When you started videoing the cows in the woods all I could think of was what a pretty still picture that would be! The snow is beautiful but I’m really glad we don’t have to deal with those temps and snow to often! Happy New Year!
Some farmers need to do the right thing by their machinery and stop abusing them, I get it, its a easy come easy go mentality, but you should put them away out of the weather, if you had to really live off the farm you would have been broke a long time ago Al, your machinery and you will do whatever you want, because thats what you do, but a lot of real rural people are watching.
Wow! I could not deal with all that snow. We have a saying “we want to go to snow, we don’t want it to come to us!” We had a snowmageddon in 2019 where we had 3’ of snow and lost power for 9 days. You learn A LOT about taking care of a homestead and family in the situation (one I don’t want to repeat but think I’d be better prepared for it now). You guys are amazing! Happy New Year 🎉
Recommend an equipment shed. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but overhead cover really helps protect equipment from the elements. Always enjoy your videos. Wishing you and yours only the best for 2025. Tks for sharing.
Should also have a garage structure by the harvest house the live in. The car, pickup and can-am should all be parked out of the weather as well. One of the reasons why we have them in the Northern US. Keep out of all that heavy snow and ice and cold winds. Below freezing temps are not kind to newer "plastic body" vehicles. Easy to crack. Plus UVA and UVB exposure isn't actually helping much either. Why Southern folks have carports. Keep stuff out of the weather and sunlight as well.
Hi Al, Gina, Olivia & Brutus, HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Al, I have watched you and your family build your old homestead and now this new property, for at least 5 years. I think you have done an amazing job building a homestead from scratch and enjoy watching your videos very much ! I do agree with a lot of comments, about protecting your equipment from extreme weather. I think it would be easier on you, for preventive maintenance & daily use during winter, Take Care
Hi: Al, I'm a Canadian living in the Great White North. Many of us use synthetic oil normally 5W -20 or 30 for all equipment being used during our cold Canadian winters. Standard oils become very thick in cold winter, while synthetic cold weather oil flows more quickly. It also greatly reduces engine start up ware in cold weather. Try this in your Can-AM and you will see a big difference. I sincerely hope this info helps. Yes, the oil cost a little more but it's well worth it. As a long time subscriber and watcher. I'm sending you and yours the very best in the new year, Cheers Mate.👍😊
Good morning Al and Gina. Happy New Year! I saw a snow plow hack that works really well when plowing over gravel. Take a 3" piece of PVC the length of your blade and cut a slit the thickness of your blade, attach the PVC to the bottom of the blade. It will keep you from digging into the gravel. It really works well 😊
Here in SC our cold weather is coming next week with lows in the 20s.....I don't like that but will have to endure it...I can't even imagine what -9 feels like.....40s is beyond what I can tolerate....stay warm
Don’t understand why you feel it necessary to “mow”the frozen ground covered in snow with just a few tufts of brush sticking up !!! Happy new year from UK.
Ya, I live in Canada and it doesn't get that cold here. This winter so far we've barely gone below zero and right now we have no snow as it's been raining a lot. You are supposed to keep your block heater plugged in overnight so your vehicles will start in the morning and not freeze and crack. Enjoy your subzero temps, Brrrrrrrrr!
Thats what block heaters are for, plugged in before the extreme cold, not afterwards. Oil viscosity is like grease in those extremes, no bueno..😂😅 Waiting for the trax to come out on the CanAm..😊 Love ya'll ❤️
Beats me mate. You have a pretty nice workshop, why don't you put the TYM x 2 in at night? Crack your block and your in a world of pain . Happy New Year to all.
He's got the Excavator in the shop and there's not room in the barn but he does need to plug 🔌 the tractors 🚜 and canam into a Oil Engine Block Warmers no doubt. He has plans of building a equipment shed next after the barn is completed. I told him best to put electrical outlets in the new equipment shed so he can plug 🔌 in block warmers and battery 🔋 tenders plugged 🔌 in to keep the batteries charged ! Those sub zero fahrenheit temps are rough on engine block's because when It gets that cold oil can freeze solid. They should have their personal vehicle blocks & battery tenders also plugged in. But a equipment shed is coming next.
@@CC-Rider4564 Glad to hear that. It was just the mechanical side of me and my love of machinery that prompted the post. Not my intention to offend anyone. Happy New Year to you Sir.
Happy New Year Al, Gina and Olivia🎉 We may not tune in most days at 6 because we are already at work by then but we do catch you every post after work. We just bought property and will be starting our own homestead soon. You guys and others have certainly inspired us to start this journey. God Bless!
believe me in Canada most vehicles will run in the cold but in parts of western Canada they have plugs in the parking areas to plug into the cars to keep them warm enough lol hugsssss
Happy New Year to Al and Gina and family. We’re on here celebrating our 41st Anniversary and enjoying your video. Great video. Take care and have a good one! 🎄👍❤️
Here in the UK we dont get the extremes of temperatures you guys get but common sence would tell you to put a block heater on at that temperature, stop the snow mowing as well if the neighbours see you they will think yove been on the moonshine, happy new year to the pair of you have a happy and healthy one 👍
When the weather is that cold, make space in the workshop and barn for essential equipment such as the CanAm and tractor. They’re the ones you’ll need if there’s an emergency. Also you’re invested in them Al!!!
Canadians "plug in" their car engines during the winter by using a "block heater" which is essentially an electric heating element installed in the engine block, allowing them to warm up the engine coolant and oil before starting the car in extremely cold temperatures, typically when the temperature drops below -15°C; this ensures easier starting and reduces wear on the engine.
When you were plowing snow down through the narrow lane at the old place, and in the open area by the barn is how I first found you probably 10 years ago! You have come a long way! A few more gray hairs, but you are keeping Gina young it seems!
You are definitely a New Hampshire family! Kudos for Gina being able to brave the cold in order to film and to Al for doing all that work! Al, you and Brutus are definitely in your element, aren't you?
We do have cold weather start solved. When we know it's going to be cold we plug in our vehicles (block heater or battery blanket. We do leave things out in the weather!
that's funny your jump box battery was down from the cold too. battery chemistry gets mighty sluggish when cold, same as on a solar setup. you might keep the jump box in a heated area during the winter so it can come flying to the rescue still warm and do its best:) makes a _huge_ difference. poor thing
On the back of the the TYM tractor with the red fender, snow and the orange triangle Safety Sign , it looked like Santa was along for the ride ! LOL 😂🤣
Al you need to put a Equipment building on your list of builds to keep your tractors and Equipment out of the weather, they will last a lot longer if not setting out in the sun and elements
Brutus enjoying the conditions he is bred to cope with. So many buildings, sheds, storage areas for animal food, compost, wood to burn etc requiring a massive amount of equipment that can deal with the seriously severe conditions. All that plus mechanical skills, construction knowledge and skills and in last decade increased reliance on technology. Amazing life style and definitely not easy. Plenty of heart break too first the ducks disappearing, having to sell off so many of your goat flock and loss of figaro all felt so hard then loss of your compressor lol.
Should have a Hitchin rail set up that you can plug all your equipment into. Have it on a timer so you only have it on for a couple of hours in the AM.
Good morning, AL AND GINA AND LADY O. BLESSED NEW YEARS.❤❤❤ Please pray for my surgery recovery. Thank you. BEN & JASON SHOULD BE HERE NOW. LET THEM SEE A TRUE WINTER.L.O.L. SE MICHIGAN 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
You're welcome 😁👍🏼 I ask you about your recovery in the comment you gave me Sunday but never got a reply back. So I guess you're doing better I see. God Bless you.
@@CC-Rider4564I'm sorry. I didn't see it. Each day gets better. I saw the Dr. yesterday. Healing well. 6th day. GOD BLESS YOU WITH A HEALIER NEW YEAR 2025. Praying for your heart and health.❤❤❤
He has the big excavator in the workshop right now and there's not room in the barn to put the tractors. He has it on his list to build an equipment shed after the Barn. Most likely he's going to put electrical outlets in the equipment shed so he can plug the blocks into block warmers and the batteries to battery tenders.
Next build; equipment shed with power so all can be plugged into block heaters!! A common cause of engine failure is lack of lubrication so attempting cold starts is not good!
@@rupe53 Tractor supply sells some that are magnetic and pull 200 watts but there are a lot of types available for every size of engine. Put them on a timer to warm the engine before daylight and always put them on your main mode of transportation.
@@paulcallicoat7597 I actually own a few of those magnetic heaters. Kinda handy at times. OTOH, most equipment that needs a heater already has one installed.... in the right place to do the right job. You can't always count on a magnetic unit when you have an aluminum oil pan, as an example. The timer issue I addressed in another post. I'm sure they can be thermostatically controlled as well. Still, his biggest issue is limited solar power after a few cloudy days and 200 watts is more that all the lighting he's got in the barn.
I see all that snow and cold temps, and I'm glad I'm in Tucson, AZ. If it gets in 40's or 50's, I'm under an electric blanket! Been in 70's+ here during day. Oh well, Happy New Year.
Your property is such a dream. You could go through the video and screenshot or stop the video and take pictures from the video for portraits on your wall or to sell… So beautiful there are so many photography dream pictures in this video.
From warm Texas, thanks for sharing your frozen existence experience. Stay warm and safe along with some great food from Gina's kitchen and your special coffees. Prayers are up for you and the animals. See you in a couple of days for another video.☝🙏🙌 Blessings in His Name 👋
Canadian here too .agree with what was said here about block heaters .lol Morning to Al,Gina and family. hope your Christmas was great and Happy New Years.
You got a big place now What ever happened to the other place have you still got it? Love you all over there happy new your god bless you and all your family. From here in the uk.
Happy New Year Lumnah family. Hope all your animals enjoy their winter weather. All that snow looks beautiful, but I wouldn't want to leave GA to live in it for the whole winter. Stay warm y'all!
I hope maybe an equipment barn will be built next spring for your tractors etc. to parked in when not in use. Something along the lines of the pole barn you built at your last house. With solar panels to provide electric to power the block heaters....Yep, we know how to spend your money. hahaha. Have a Happy New Year Lumnah Family and all the viewers out there. Have a Blessed day.
I'm curious - what are the benefits of mowing in the winter? I've never bothered, even in the fall, figuring in winter all the remaining vegetative matter (grass, weeds, ... not shrubs of course) dies off and becomes fertilizer as growth starts afresh from the roots in the spring. So the only winter mowing benefit I see is speeding up mulching and decomposition of last year's growth. What am I missing? I'm just a landowner, not a farmer. Happy to learn something to improve my meadows if this helps... And Happy New Year to all!
I'm just a old lady in Ohio, but i really do not see the need to mow frozen ground with a few tufts of grass sticking out of snow! I do feel your OCD may have jumped into extreme overdrive. Why are you doing it? Seems like you are beating up your equipment unnecessarily. And with all the expensive equipment why haven't you built a barn to keep your investments in? I think that would be a priority. TIME TO RESET YOUR THOUGHT PROCESSES AS THEY ARE WAY OFF KILTER!
Al, I can see one of your future projects is to install under ground electrical wiring and weather-proof outlets to the tractor parking area to plug in the block heaters each night.
What surprises me, after following people in Alaska and Tennessee, they put their equipment in the shop during winter….i just don’t know why, Al, you don’t feel the need to protect some of your big investments? 😕
@@LumnahAcresyou do, just move the projects to one side at night, bring the vehicles in, then when you are back to projects take the vehicles out, and repeat.
Come spring build a big pole barn for all your equipment to keep it out of the rain and snow. Perhaps with a steep south-facing black metal roof to redily shed the snow.
Oil pan heater 20 minutes before starting the ATV, block heater about an hour on the tractor even I know living in north eastern Illinois to plug them in before trying to crank them. They make 12 volt battery heater's also it would be a good thing to have. or park them in the barn overnight with the pellet heater going.
have a happy happy. you guy's i speak from my past. i have no idea how one would do anything with all the new things that we have now. hell you can check cows from your couch. using a drone. i truly hope the next year shows you happiness .
@@StoneKathryn living on the coast now. not many people use those batteries. they go boom to easy in wet area's.all it takes is a crack in the cover. i know you are careful. i could tell you what lithiums first job was . this not the place . be well.
Canadians do have it figured out, it's called a block heater or keep in the garage in cold weather. You need an equipment barn to keep things out of the elements.
I'm surprised an equipment shed wasn't already a build.😛
LOL Al thinks he is smart but watch him destroy that nice mower running it over frozen tundra.
he had a block heater on to eventually start. May be this is why Trump wants Canada lol.
@@jimputnam2044 Some company will most likely provide a new one for free, being a UA-camr. 🙄
Totally agree he needs a equipment barn, but al is very stubborn. I like watching him wrecking his equipment it’s fun. While utube is paying for all his equipment why should he change.
Hello from Canada. Any equipment left outside not plugged in (block heater) is not expected to start. Oil is thick like grease in the cold, issue is not battery it's how you store your equipment.
Full synthetic oil helps too!
Yep, us Canadian know when it's that cold to plug in the block heater the night before 😁
I would think if you’re gonna use it the next morning it would make common we sense to plug it in.
I live in South Carolina and wouldn’t attempt to go outside at that temperature. But I keep my mechanical babies in the garage just in case I need them.
I live in The Great Lakes State of Michigan. I live 43 miles in one direction of Canada. And Lake Huron is the closest Great Lake to me. And here in Michigan we have the same Weather as Canada. So, I agree with all my Canadian Naighbors here & their comments. I love your you tube channel here Lumnah Acres . I am worried that you are mowing down your grass here with snow & ice. I never ever heard anybody ever do that before. . This is the first time I have heard this, actually. But, Who am I to know ? My late father grew up on a dairy farm & they planted many crops & harvested them too.
Your next project should be an equipment shed for all your tractors they will last alot longer
That's what I said too! Lol
I think I posted the same thing a while back. He has way too much invested in equipment to leave it out in the weather. Even a lean-to would help. Building one down the side of the workshop might be enough and he could build it in such a way that it can be enclosed at a later date.
Also a hay barn lean-to..to protect the hay rounds..
Exactly right!!! I live in Texas and still keep my equipment covered. I can't afford to let my equipment age out in harsh weather like they have there or here for that matter.
Hallelujah! Been saying this for a LONG time. Block heaters - we don't have those personally, but what a great idea.
Al, snow doesn't cause the ground to freeze. It PREVENTS the ground from freezing. Snow is an insulator. If you get several weeks of below zero waether, the ground will freeze, but it isn't because of the snow.
Agreed
Living in Texas I obviously do not have to worry about snowfall, but I have never seen anyone mowing in the snow, let alone getting so much joy out of it.
moi je n'ai jamais vu mettre une porte de garage dans la cuisine d'une maison.
Yeah, I agree
Still don’t know why a garage isn’t a priority… if you had an emergency you could be stranded. The cold is hard on batteries and engines, you are just doing damage. For now why not park your truck, Side-by-side and tractor in the shed at night and just move them out if you need to work in there. I don’t get it guys.
Don’t blame the vehicles, its user error.
Yeah, he's stated in the past he doesn't believe that equipment needs to be inside a building or protected. I don't know of any farmer here in MN with the same attitude. He also needs to get those hay bails covered!
Sounds like the farmers I remember while living in a small town, on this comment session. They all met early to have coffee and discuss all the solutions to local and world problems. These old grouchy farmers always had a firm opinion about what someone was doing wrong. And, people say women gossip and have hen parties. LMBO.
When they first built the sheds, and then the lean-to I thought that was what they were for. Also, building an indoor pig place. My father kept his pigs indoors in the pig barn. I kept mine outside, year round. Some would sleep next to, but NOT in the ark. Shake the snow of themselves, the great pile of a dozen or so pigs and come for early morning grub. My pigs were ALWAYS amenable, well-behaved(within reason - they are after all pigs.) BUT their innate behaviour was satisfied. Me dads pigs you didn't approach most of them without a shovel and most had rings in their noses. They were allowed NO innate behaviour and it showed in their natures and interactions with us. Put the equipment in that lean-to, keeps the pigs outside.
Because some people don't have a clue about farming just think they are experts at what they do called hobby farmers
I never imagined a world where I would hear the words: It is -9 this morning, perfect time to go mowing. hahahaha
Good morning Lumnah!
You do not mow when you have that much snow on the ground. You are done that job until the snow melts next spring.
When I lived in Alaska, we kept the block heaters plugged in at 10f for diesel and 0 for gas engines. They should be plugged in over night. I would also do a hydraulic warm up prior to doing any work.
Agreed, I too lived in Alaska, and block heaters and all.
I suggest you leave a quart of oil that you use in your equipment out in the cold overnight in a glass jar. Tip it over after it’s been chilled to see how congealed it is. That will show you the viscosity of the oil the pumps have to distribute to the wear points of those expensive components. Winter fuel and oil (hydraulic and engine) and block/transmission heaters are cheap alternatives to expensive repairs. There are excellent videos on line explaining the reason for heating up the fluids.
We DO have it figured out...that's why we use block heaters! A block heater keeps the oil warm, which warms the engine enough to start! You should invest in a few
The batteries are made in United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom! 🤣🤣
Canada here ❤ Canadians that live where it is cold use block heaters 🥰
Even on your toys
@@LumnahAcreson anything you want to start, yes.
Happy new year to you and your viewers. 38c in Perth Western Australia today
@@79PoisonBreaker It's so cold here, that I have to use a block heater on my electric razor🤣 Happy New Year Poison!👍🏻
@LumnahAcres my Expedition snowmobile has a block heater. Was a add on option
My sister-in-law lived-in Park City years ago and had cold start issues. I told her a hack from an old Alaskan trucker. Turn on all the lights on the vehicle and leave on for 15 minutes. This allows the battery to warm up providing warm cranking amps. Her neighbors asked her about how come she could always start her car on the frigid mornings. Soon the whole parking lot would be aglow .
Back when I did fleet work I had 10 oil delivery trucks (each with a 1,000 watt heater) and the boss was always crying about the electric bill to run them the better part of 16 hours each night. I got together with a local electrician and devised a system with a timer to bring them on-line at 4 am for a preheat of 3-4 hours. Something like this could help quite a bit with the limited solar power issue.
Your Canadian commenter is spot on! Just because Canada is north of you doesn’t mean it’s products like tractors and outdoor equipment is invincible! You should store your equipment indoors and also put anti gel into your diesel powered equipment fuel tanks! Gasoline antifreeze is and excellent idea for your gas powered equipment! Condensation accumulates in the fuel tank which gets into the fuel lines and carburetor freezes and voila your equipment will not start! That’s how we Canadians deal with cold winters!
Are you for real mowing in the snow, quickest way to ruin equipment, you need to store the vehicles you use for feeding animals stored inside so they are easier to start
I'm not a farmer and I don't live in cold country so I'm the first to recognise my limitations, but I can't understand this need to mow. It would be one thing if the ground was predictable and flat, but mowing in a field where there are big rocks and bogs hidden under the snow seems really careless. I've also commented on the need for an equipment shed too, but it is apparently on the list but not a priority. The only reason Australian farmers (the problem here is the heat, not the snow and cold) leave equipment in the elements is when they come to the end of their working life.
Hi Al. Snow is an insulator. It actually keeps the house warmer with less expended energy.... ( Read that as we piled snow up against sides of house up to window frame. It cut our heating bill in those months by quite a bit. Yes. The sump pump had to work harder in mud season as it all melted... But fewer oil fills is great at prices in winter.- yes, im speaking of living in Maine)
So I don't think frozen snow is an indicator of ground freeze. Besides igloos are frozen on the outside but the inside stays quite a bit warmer.
Hope you get done all you want to with minimal equipment damage.
EDIT: I'm guessing you'll be pulling out the roof rake after this next snow ❄️ if you get as much as they're calling for there. I remember having to make sure it was done after every snow 🌨️ to make sure the load on the roof was eased. Many DON'T understand how HEAVY snow really is. Especially lake effect snow ❄️🌨️🌨️.
Good morning and Happy New Year!! For December, I did a Lumnah marathon. I watched all episodes!!! Starting from vlog 1 to today. I was emotionally invested with the homestead, animals, Gina’s health, the fur babies, and watching Olivia grow! I love your vlogs!!! Thank you!!!!
Gooooooood Morning Mary. That’s a lot of videos! Thank you. How long did it take. Happy New Year 🎆
Wow, that's quite a commitment! We accept you, one of us! 😉
@@LumnahAcresThe entire month of December! I was on vacation for the last 2 weeks… finally completed last night!❤ . I watched 9 hours straight for 2 weeks!!!
Mary. Welcome.❤❤❤ I love watching also.
Been here for yrs 2016
@ Thank you! Actually, it’s Mayra🥰 That’s awesome! Very nice family!!!!
I still say you need an equipment shed to keep things out of the elements
When you started videoing the cows in the woods all I could think of was what a pretty still picture that would be!
The snow is beautiful but I’m really glad we don’t have to deal with those temps and snow to often!
Happy New Year!
Some farmers need to do the right thing by their machinery and stop abusing them, I get it, its a easy come easy go mentality, but you should put them away out of the weather, if you had to really live off the farm you would have been broke a long time ago Al, your machinery and you will do whatever you want, because thats what you do, but a lot of real rural people are watching.
Canadian here, we use 0/20 oil in our gas engines and 0/40 in diesel engine. If I had a heated shop all my vehicles would be in it.
Happy New Year, Allie, Gina, Olivia, Brutus, and all the animals . Happy New Year to all my fellow fans of the Channel !! 🥂
Happy New Year to you!
May the lord bless and protect you and Gina and the family. Happy New Year to your family
Wow! I could not deal with all that snow. We have a saying “we want to go to snow, we don’t want it to come to us!” We had a snowmageddon in 2019 where we had 3’ of snow and lost power for 9 days. You learn A LOT about taking care of a homestead and family in the situation (one I don’t want to repeat but think I’d be better prepared for it now). You guys are amazing! Happy New Year 🎉
It is such an inspiration and a joy to watch all you do I look forward to Tuesday Thursday and Saturday thank you
Recommend an equipment shed. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but overhead cover really helps protect equipment from the elements. Always enjoy your videos. Wishing you and yours only the best for 2025. Tks for sharing.
Should also have a garage structure by the harvest house the live in. The car, pickup and can-am should all be parked out of the weather as well. One of the reasons why we have them in the Northern US. Keep out of all that heavy snow and ice and cold winds. Below freezing temps are not kind to newer "plastic body" vehicles. Easy to crack. Plus UVA and UVB exposure isn't actually helping much either. Why Southern folks have carports. Keep stuff out of the weather and sunlight as well.
Hi Al, Gina, Olivia & Brutus, HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Al, I have watched you and your family build your old homestead and now this new property, for at least 5 years.
I think you have done an amazing job building a homestead from scratch and enjoy watching your videos very much !
I do agree with a lot of comments, about protecting your equipment from extreme weather.
I think it would be easier on you, for preventive maintenance & daily use during winter, Take Care
Hi: Al, I'm a Canadian living in the Great White North. Many of us use synthetic oil normally 5W -20 or 30 for all equipment being used during our cold Canadian winters. Standard oils become very thick in cold winter, while synthetic cold weather oil flows more quickly. It also greatly reduces engine start up ware in cold weather. Try this in your Can-AM and you will see a big difference. I sincerely hope this info helps. Yes, the oil cost a little more but it's well worth it. As a long time subscriber and watcher. I'm sending you and yours the very best in the new year, Cheers Mate.👍😊
Good morning Al and Gina. Happy New Year! I saw a snow plow hack that works really well when plowing over gravel.
Take a 3" piece of PVC the length of your blade and cut a slit the thickness of your blade, attach the PVC to the bottom of the blade. It will keep you from digging into the gravel. It really works well 😊
That's a great idea. I hope Al adopts this. Have a great New Year!
Here in SC our cold weather is coming next week with lows in the 20s.....I don't like that but will have to endure it...I can't even imagine what -9 feels like.....40s is beyond what I can tolerate....stay warm
Don’t understand why you feel it necessary to “mow”the frozen ground covered in snow with just a few tufts of brush sticking up !!! Happy new year from UK.
Ya, I live in Canada and it doesn't get that cold here. This winter so far we've barely gone below zero and right now we have no snow as it's been raining a lot. You are supposed to keep your block heater plugged in overnight so your vehicles will start in the morning and not freeze and crack. Enjoy your subzero temps, Brrrrrrrrr!
Hi Al. I've never seen anyone cut grass in the winter.. you're a little crazy.. HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your family. Love from Sweden.
Thats what block heaters are for, plugged in before the extreme cold, not afterwards. Oil viscosity is like grease in those extremes, no bueno..😂😅 Waiting for the trax to come out on the CanAm..😊 Love ya'll ❤️
Beats me mate. You have a pretty nice workshop, why don't you put the TYM x 2 in at night? Crack your block and your in a world of pain . Happy New Year to all.
He's got the Excavator in the shop and there's not room in the barn but he does need to plug 🔌 the tractors 🚜 and canam into a Oil Engine Block Warmers no doubt. He has plans of building a equipment shed next after the barn is completed. I told him best to put electrical outlets in the new equipment shed so he can plug 🔌 in block warmers and battery 🔋 tenders plugged 🔌 in to keep the batteries charged ! Those sub zero fahrenheit temps are rough on engine block's because when It gets that cold oil can freeze solid. They should have their personal vehicle blocks & battery tenders also plugged in. But a equipment shed is coming next.
@@CC-Rider4564 Glad to hear that. It was just the mechanical side of me and my love of machinery that prompted the post. Not my intention to offend anyone. Happy New Year to you Sir.
I ❤ watching you plow and snowblow. It makes me happy😅 Have a peaceful and blessed new year!
Happy New Year Al, Gina and Olivia🎉 We may not tune in most days at 6 because we are already at work by then but we do catch you every post after work. We just bought property and will be starting our own homestead soon. You guys and others have certainly inspired us to start this journey. God Bless!
Happy New Year. Never more evident I'm not cut out for northern life when watching you even thinking about mowing the pasture in sub zero temps.
Great video it's Dec 31 here we had mild weather and rain for a day so my yard is all green again. God Bless from your Canadian Friend.
believe me in Canada most vehicles will run in the cold but in parts of western Canada they have plugs in the parking areas to plug into the cars to keep them warm enough lol hugsssss
Always good to see the goats, thought for a while they might not be on the homestead any longer. Happy New Year and stay warm.
Happy New Year to Al and Gina and family. We’re on here celebrating our 41st Anniversary and enjoying your video. Great video. Take care and have a good one! 🎄👍❤️
Here in the UK we dont get the extremes of temperatures you guys get but common sence would tell you to put a block heater on at that temperature, stop the snow mowing as well if the neighbours see you they will think yove been on the moonshine, happy new year to the pair of you have a happy and healthy one 👍
Help me understand this build all these buildings and the equipment the lifeblood to a homestead always sets outside in the weather.
When the weather is that cold, make space in the workshop and barn for essential equipment such as the CanAm and tractor. They’re the ones you’ll need if there’s an emergency. Also you’re invested in them Al!!!
I use 0-40 diesel motor oil for winter running, living in northern BC Canada.
HOPE! HAPPY TO SEE HER!
Canadians "plug in" their car engines during the winter by using a "block heater" which is essentially an electric heating element installed in the engine block, allowing them to warm up the engine coolant and oil before starting the car in extremely cold temperatures, typically when the temperature drops below -15°C; this ensures easier starting and reduces wear on the engine.
When you were plowing snow down through the narrow lane at the old place, and in the open area by the barn is how I first found you probably 10 years ago! You have come a long way! A few more gray hairs, but you are keeping Gina young it seems!
You are definitely a New Hampshire family! Kudos for Gina being able to brave the cold in order to film and to Al for doing all that work! Al, you and Brutus are definitely in your element, aren't you?
We do have cold weather start solved. When we know it's going to be cold we plug in our vehicles (block heater or battery blanket. We do leave things out in the weather!
that's funny your jump box battery was down from the cold too. battery chemistry gets mighty sluggish when cold, same as on a solar setup. you might keep the jump box in a heated area during the winter so it can come flying to the rescue still warm and do its best:) makes a _huge_ difference. poor thing
On the back of the the TYM tractor with the red fender, snow and the orange triangle Safety Sign , it looked like Santa was along for the ride ! LOL 😂🤣
Cute. Thanks for the imagery! It does look like Santa! Have a Happy New Year!
When starting diesel in the cold recycle your glow plugs 3-4 times before attempting a start.
Happy New Year. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Al you need to put a Equipment building on your list of builds to keep your tractors and Equipment out of the weather, they will last a lot longer if not setting out in the sun and elements
Brutus enjoying the conditions he is bred to cope with. So many buildings, sheds, storage areas for animal food, compost, wood to burn etc requiring a massive amount of equipment that can deal with the seriously severe conditions. All that plus mechanical skills, construction knowledge and skills and in last decade increased reliance on technology. Amazing life style and definitely not easy. Plenty of heart break too first the ducks disappearing, having to sell off so many of your goat flock and loss of figaro all felt so hard then loss of your compressor lol.
Should have a Hitchin rail set up that you can plug all your equipment into. Have it on a timer so you only have it on for a couple of hours in the AM.
Al and Gina another excellent video,mowing,snow removal and snow throwing also Brutus 😮😊❤
Good morning everyone from Southern Arizona. Wishing everyone a happy new year and a prosperous coming year.
Good morning, AL AND GINA AND LADY O.
BLESSED NEW YEARS.❤❤❤
Please pray for my surgery recovery. Thank you. BEN & JASON SHOULD BE HERE NOW.
LET THEM SEE A TRUE WINTER.L.O.L.
SE MICHIGAN 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Gooooooood Morning Evalina happy new year
Good morning, Evalina - I hope you're now home - Praying for your recovery! Happy New Year!
PS: Ciao ciao! ❤😉🙏👍
You're welcome 😁👍🏼 I ask you about your recovery in the comment you gave me Sunday but never got a reply back. So I guess you're doing better I see. God Bless you.
@@CC-Rider4564I'm sorry. I didn't see it.
Each day gets better. I saw the Dr. yesterday.
Healing well.
6th day. GOD BLESS YOU WITH A HEALIER NEW YEAR 2025. Praying for your heart and health.❤❤❤
Happy New Year to All! Just wondering why you don't keep the equipment inside the workshop in the winter?
Happy new year. Or install blockheaters.
@@newandoldtech5634 there is one in the tractors.
Looks like a dipshit moment to me,plenty cover for the vehicles
The tractor has a block heater and he doesn’t use it! 🤦♂️, makes for a better video. Drama drama!
He has the big excavator in the workshop right now and there's not room in the barn to put the tractors. He has it on his list to build an equipment shed after the Barn. Most likely he's going to put electrical outlets in the equipment shed so he can plug the blocks into block warmers and the batteries to battery tenders.
Hi from Ontario Canada we plug our vehicles in the winter
Love seeing the cattle and snow scenes
Next build; equipment shed with power so all can be plugged into block heaters!! A common cause of engine failure is lack of lubrication so attempting cold starts is not good!
I would imagine that plugging in ALL of his block heaters will drain the solar system because they have too many cloudy days in winter.
@@rupe53 Tractor supply sells some that are magnetic and pull 200 watts but there are a lot of types available for every size of engine. Put them on a timer to warm the engine before daylight and always put them on your main mode of transportation.
@@paulcallicoat7597 I actually own a few of those magnetic heaters. Kinda handy at times. OTOH, most equipment that needs a heater already has one installed.... in the right place to do the right job. You can't always count on a magnetic unit when you have an aluminum oil pan, as an example. The timer issue I addressed in another post. I'm sure they can be thermostatically controlled as well. Still, his biggest issue is limited solar power after a few cloudy days and 200 watts is more that all the lighting he's got in the barn.
Happy New Year to Al and the family and all of the animals ! Brutus and the Cats also !
I see all that snow and cold temps, and I'm glad I'm in Tucson, AZ. If it gets in 40's or 50's, I'm under an electric blanket! Been in 70's+ here during day. Oh well, Happy New Year.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Good morning Lumnah family ☕️
Have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year
Gooooooood Morning Joe. Happy new year
Good morning, Joseph!
Your property is such a dream. You could go through the video and screenshot or stop the video and take pictures from the video for portraits on your wall or to sell… So beautiful there are so many photography dream pictures in this video.
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year - it's going to be the best year yet! YAY!
I share your sentiment, Sam!
Good frosty morning Sam.
@@douglasbooker8330 - Good morning, Doug!
@@CC-Rider4564 - Thank you, CC my friend!
Happy New Year to you and your family, Sam.
My Canam defender starts reliably in - 30 weather here in Canada. You’re not running the correct oil in it check the manual
Good mauhnin Lumnah Acres and friends! Wishing you all a happy, and blessed New Year!
From warm Texas, thanks for sharing your frozen existence experience. Stay warm and safe along with some great food from Gina's kitchen and your special coffees. Prayers are up for you and the animals. See you in a couple of days for another video.☝🙏🙌 Blessings in His Name 👋
Plug them in if you live in the cold. Side by side and tractors need block heaters.
I think Al just loves driving especially in snow. Just like a kid at Christmas.
Al, come Springtime, you really need to build a Equipment Shed or building to park ALL of your machines and such inside out of the Weather !
Canadian here too .agree with what was said here about block heaters .lol Morning to Al,Gina and family. hope your Christmas was great and Happy New Years.
You got a big place now What ever happened to the other place have you still got it? Love you all over there happy new your god bless you and all your family. From here in the uk.
Happy New Year , I was happy to see the goats are still with you .
Happy New Year Lumnah family. Hope all your animals enjoy their winter weather. All that snow looks beautiful, but I wouldn't want to leave GA to live in it for the whole winter. Stay warm y'all!
So enjoyed seeing the pigs and especially Hope!
Brutus Loves that kind of weather ! He's a Snow Dog !
Your land is absolutely beautiful! Those trees and mountains in the distance, gorgeous!! Do you normally mow in the snow? Never heard of that!
Gooooooood Morning sherry. Thanks. No it’s the first time for me. I never got a chance to get it mowed before winter
Have a happy new year to you all. All the best 🇬🇧.
It's gets up to -40 wind chill, and even -25 Actual lots here in Eastern, NE. Blessings and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Al, Gina and Olivia 🥳👏🎉..Kathy 😊
You need an equipmet shed I think. Happy New Year.
Always have loved the snow pushing!
I hope maybe an equipment barn will be built next spring for your tractors etc. to parked in when not in use. Something along the lines of the pole barn you built at your last house. With solar panels to provide electric to power the block heaters....Yep, we know how to spend your money. hahaha. Have a Happy New Year Lumnah Family and all the viewers out there. Have a Blessed day.
I'm curious - what are the benefits of mowing in the winter? I've never bothered, even in the fall, figuring in winter all the remaining vegetative matter (grass, weeds, ... not shrubs of course) dies off and becomes fertilizer as growth starts afresh from the roots in the spring. So the only winter mowing benefit I see is speeding up mulching and decomposition of last year's growth. What am I missing? I'm just a landowner, not a farmer. Happy to learn something to improve my meadows if this helps...
And Happy New Year to all!
There are literally zero benefits and it is potentially harmful to grass.
I'm just a old lady in Ohio, but i really do not see the need to mow frozen ground with a few tufts of grass sticking out of snow! I do feel your OCD may have jumped into extreme overdrive. Why are you doing it? Seems like you are beating up your equipment unnecessarily.
And with all the expensive equipment why haven't you built a barn to keep your investments in? I think that would be a priority.
TIME TO RESET YOUR THOUGHT PROCESSES AS THEY ARE WAY OFF KILTER!
That’s exactly what I was thinking, WHY?
he is losing it, must be nice to have money to throw away nuying parts. snd also jenna involvement has ruin everything
😂😂ya think
Greetings from Germany... Just want to wish the Lumnah Acres family a 'Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year' take Care and see ya next year... 🙂
Al, I can see one of your future projects is to install under ground electrical wiring and weather-proof outlets to the tractor parking area to plug in the block heaters each night.
I vote on a lean to off the side of the work shop!
That was where the lean-to was going to be for the saw-mill. Have great New Year!
What surprises me, after following people in Alaska and Tennessee, they put their equipment in the shop during winter….i just don’t know why, Al, you don’t feel the need to protect some of your big investments? 😕
We don’t have room for them inside
@@LumnahAcresyou do, just move the projects to one side at night, bring the vehicles in, then when you are back to projects take the vehicles out, and repeat.
Come spring build a big pole barn for all your equipment to keep it out of the rain and snow. Perhaps with a steep south-facing black metal roof to redily shed the snow.
Oil pan heater 20 minutes before starting the ATV, block heater about an hour on the tractor even I know living in north eastern Illinois to plug them in before trying to crank them. They make 12 volt battery heater's also it would be a good thing to have. or park them in the barn overnight with the pellet heater going.
An equipment shed/lean-to with power and water would be really nice for your tractors, et al.
have a happy happy.
you guy's i speak from my past. i have no idea how one would do anything with all the new things that we have now. hell you can check cows from your couch. using a drone.
i truly hope the next year shows you happiness .
Drones don't fly well in the cold. Lithium batteries don't like below freezing temperatures.
@@StoneKathryn living on the coast now. not many people use those batteries.
they go boom to easy in wet area's.all it takes is a crack in the cover.
i know you are careful.
i could tell you what lithiums first job was .
this not the place . be well.
Maybe you should build a huge garage to store all of your big equipment so they can start easier.
We’ll have to put that on the list
Al, this morning in Sundre, Alberta, temperature is only -9’C, we live just NW of Calgary approximately 120 km. Lol