I miss the days on the farm where we could see the sun sitting and just see the open plains sparkle now I live in a city in a damn apartment

Big fan of the “Shad Potter” canola Lol.

I wasn´t here for quite a longe time, but hey....mad mike is still that wild guy witch drives with his case sprayer on ice over his fields and party hard like there is no tomorrow. Great to see u and your wife gets a little healthy new farmhand on this planet....and works up north....great.... I am now watching over 3 hours of your content ... men i need a ticket to the north 🤣

For those wondering, swathing allows crop to cure down faster. Some crops like canola, flax, or oats the seed tends to be dry well before the rest if the plant, and you do not want to run green material through a combine or you risk bad weather by letting it stand for longer. Swathers cost money like anything else, but so does seed on the ground from shelling out from the weather. A lot would dessicate a crop instead with spray in today's modern age, but that's where issues can arise with chemical traces or some companies will simply reject the grain.

Nice looking canola u r swathing Mike

After watching you harvest thousands of acres of almost barren land down south I am surprised your were not laughing hysterically as you swathed that canola. HOLY CRAP! It’s so thick and it’s definitely going to be a bumper crop! Glad that the gamble to spread out your operation is paying off!

"I already aired up this main Tyr... WOOOAOAAOAOAOAAAAAH OKAY" 😂😂😂😂 I've had many of those moments

Finally Mike, you have an actual crop. Probably more in one round in this field than the whole field back home. 😅

"Thats a massive swath back there" That's what she said. 😂

Does anyone here feel the joy of seeing a bountiful harvest?

Great video Mike

Finally a crop to make the X9 grunt 😜

Hope your having a good time with our swather

Not going to lie…pretty pumped to see a bumper crop get pushed through the combine

Awesome looking swather Mike

There is never a wrong way to open a field of canola buddy. Just put er through the combines any what way you wish!! 👌👌

Dude, I am beyond excited to watch you cut an actual crop!!! 12-pack and popcorn here I come…may have to watch this a few times!!

Glad to see a good crop coming in up north after the drought stuff down south!👍. Learn a lot from this Channel thanks.

Man I wish I have that finger roller when I was swathing canola!! Thanks for the video Mike!!!

Very interesting to see the difference between worked up land and direct seeding! Looking forward to see the actual yield differences, if any. 🤔Good luck with the harvesting weather, canola seems to be a tricky one. 👍

Thanks for inspiring me to take a few more risks on our farm Mike, love your optimism and your always up for a new challenge/idea

At last a crop that’s worth harvesting. Hope the rest of the fields are as good as this one Love the way you can drive down the highway like that and only meet a couple of vehicles 🤣😮

It is always a great pleasure to see your videos

Gotta give him credit for filming while driving

Looking like an awesome crop Mike. Just what you needed!

Looks like a decent crop!

That looks as good as we grow here in Northamptonshire, UK.

THANK YOU MIKE

I always look forward to swathing. One of my favorite jobs on the farm. Your swather is huge!!

Looks like a fantastic crop! What a contrast from crops on the south farm. Blessings to you and your family!

Looking like a good crop

We made the hole wider on our d450s. We also increased belt tension and can now swath heavy canola in the rain with zero slippage.

I remember my swathing days, like driving a shopping trolley 😂😂, good old days.

love these videos

Good luck 👍👍

Mike, c'mon, doing 360's on highway would still keep you on your merry way 😁 Just a bit more pumped with adrenaline (or dopamine) like an daredevil.

The John deere A400 uses the honeybee header and it has a wider opening with no need for the optimizer. But its great to see a good looking crop for you

Thanks for the vid Mike. We call them windrowers over here in aus

Mike you need to create a map of your farm for Farming Simulator 22. I would love to see it.

What a nice machine. Well, anythi deer is awesome really.

Dvoufázová sklizeň je asi budoucnost všech farmářů. God bless Mike.

It was set a side land of course it's going to grow a good crop that type of land always does! Looks like that canola is going to be your best crop to harvest this year!

Good vid

He said Shad Potter.... did you mean pod shatter? Lol

Funny how the crop grows when it rains eh!!

Need Astynn, Chapel, and Ernie...all 3 to make an appearance!

Mike your field is turning by the minute, little less talk little more action. We will finish harvest 22 today .. always a nice feeling.

I believe you bought that swather from my buddy haha

Look at that crop

The comments.... 🤦. Happy harvesting Mike.

we always plowed or chiseled our crops rain was the only thing that stopped it from being good like yours, maybe a break of the ground may be good let that moisture in a bit, great vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

Magnifique vidéo et le tracteur et et couper est bien équipés

Boy mike you will sure be able to test the x9 at the north farm!

Have seen a crop like that for years eh Mike??😲😉🤔👏🇨🇦

Here I thought my 35 ft swath was big!

That windshield wiper would drive me crazy

The canola looks pretty good.gkad you are getting some money making crops.

You can tell Mike's focused because he makes significantly less commentary 😂

Sooo, theoretically, if you had the GPS and auto steer on, you could send your swather home without you.😂 Would be fun to see.😆

Looks like your northern X9 will have to work quite a lot harder than your southern one. 😁

The only swather I’ve driven down the road that’s not sketchy is a macdon with the dual direction

Hopefully Ashtyn can make an on camera appearance operating the swather at some point this fall

Yummy Canada oil low acid, so natural and good

I was crying laughing when he went awol on the road 😂😂😂

Hopefully get to see you in a red combine yet.

This guy's allowance must be extraordinary.

Watch out for any pesky 'shods pattering' Mike, I'm sure you'll be just fine.

Your biggest money maker will be the far north farm

And here the canola is out for the next year

we call them wind rowers here in Australia

Shad potter 😂

You may find tillage yields better in that soil yes. No till the farther north you go does’t usually go well.

Looks like the header needs a pea auger to keep the canola down and in contact with the canvas.

Mike, I have a question? What's shad potter?

finally some crop

How many days do you think it will have to lay to cure. Fall weather can be an issue in that respect. Most around my country burn it down with Roundup or similar products then take it straight

Great to see you getting a good crop. Does that 40ft header flex like the combine header? Thanks

Wow, can you ever hear the hydraulics whine in that thing.

Is it easier to harvest canola after swathing it or easier to harvest it standing

I wonder what are the benefits of swapping the grain first versus just combined it

How high do you cut canola ? I leave my at 14 16 inches.

Are the swather heads interchangeable with the combine heads?

can't wait to see the x9 finally munching on some real material volume. Hope it is a bumper crop for you to make up for the poor crops down south

So Mike I have a question: It seems like your swather was already struggling with the amount of canola. So how would you swath a field with a great crop? With a combine you could just drive slower. But if I am not mistaken that wouldn't work with a swather. So how do you swath if the swath gets larger than the "tunnel" underneath the swather?

When do we get to see the 616R sprayers?

You should have got a green Macdon

40" swath, hope it does not rain.

Hit the float button twice and change ur float offset

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How many acres at the North Farm?

Doing a 360 @ 20+ mph would be quite a ride, you’d have a different Colour Machine… either 💩 or 🩸, but you’d be finished for Fair Rides. 😂

Mike how many acres are you running at the north farm ?

Bet that’s a shock to your system , there’s actually a crop going through the machine

What difference does swahting make? In Europe we put it straight in the combine. Like your barley .

Is it faster to sawth it and then combine or what's the deal with splitting the harvest process? Also don't You loose a lot of crop this way - pods opening?

Only asking cuz I don't know, but what are the benefits of running a swather before, or instead of, a combine??

Is the massey 760 going to harvest this season?

How close to rosthern are your North farms

13:23 doesnt it get plugged with so many in the feeder?

What is the reason for swathing then harvest? Why not harvest to begin with?