I Spent One Year Farming from Scratch
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- In this video, we start farming from scratch with a JD 4020 and 50 acres of land.
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0:00 Buying Tractor
2:20 Driving tractor/disk
6:30 Spring work/planting
29:30 Making Hay
53:37 Summer work/accident
1:01:24 Building hitch
1:17:44 Harvest
1:46:09 Profit/loss breakdown
1:57:14 CZcams income
Very cool information. Definitely worth watching. Also, I just bought and installed your brothers game on my phone and tablet. Lol so far, im loving it.
That’s awesome! Glad you are enjoying the game. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for purchasing it man! Lemme know if you have any questions on it!
@SquadGamersHD Will do. Also, I drive semis for a living, so if yall ever need input for development or decide to get a rig and need a driver, or anything like that from someone out here on the road, just let me know! Would also be down to learn a thing or two about farming hands-on if you're ever in need of a hired hand.
@spencerhilbert No worries, brother. Truckers like me and farmers go hand in hand to keep the country moving, so you definitely got my respect!
Jesus loves you
FS22 looks different here
😂😂
Yeah had the same thought
I thought maybe it was just the new fs I haven’t seen
For real
Ikr
I thought this was a farming simulator video 💀
Same
Kinda is💀
it is a fs22 it’s just the realistic mod
It is
Same
I am a 71 year OLD man. I have dementia and bed in bed almost all the time. My name is Lynn. FYI.
I just started watching and really enjoyed it! I will continue watching them as time goes by. I would appreciate you replying if you have time Would appreciate it! As said I will continue watching, great first Video and hope hope you the best!!
God bless.
Thank you for sharing Lynn! I appreciate the kind words. Hope you’re doing well and getting healthy! God bless to you as well. Best of luck with your health.
@@spencerhilbert thanks for replying so soon!! Dementia is a tough !! I hope we can write each other because I do get lonely sometimes. God bless a d thanks again.
Yes absolutely, I do my best to respond when I see you comment! Have a good weekend! Thanks again for watching
I hope you're doing well, Lynn! We dont know each other, I'm just a well-wisher
@@defective6811 thanks I appreciate your thoughts!
The most important thing you taught people wasn't how much money you might make doing this, it's how much work you would need to do to even begin to make money doing it - or how many social connections, know-how, and money you would need up front to be successful to begin with. Really impressive.
True
To be a farmer you need to be a mechanic, business man, machine operator, weatherman, and more. Huge respect
scientist,physicist,pharmacist, gymnastic, drone pilot, plumber
alright bruh relax@@astotoh
nuclear physicist @@akshatmisra767
@@akshatmisra767 He @astotoh has a point. Did you live on a farm? All he mentioned about are skills that you NEED on a farm life. You deal with mother nature 90% of the time.
Yea no that was an overexaggeration from him
I'm a professional welder and I have fabricated many heavy duty truck hitches for use in the northern Canadian oil fields. The hitch you made is bomb proof.
Thanks for the comment! Makes me more confident! Thanks for watching.
i was thinking that too ive never really seen a hitch that thing on a tractor so he did a great job
The only thing I'd add, and for what he is using it for it should be fine, is when the material is that thick, preheat the metal for better penetration of the weld. Again it should be fine but just a small tip. Realistically if anything is gonna break it would probably something on the truck, or the bolts would shear rather than that hitch breaking.
Next time don't add anything.
As if some farmer kid is going to waste $40 on propane and $150 on a torch just to increase his weld strength by 5% preheating plate in the summer time.
He's running flux core and stick, that shit was hot as hell after only a few minutes.
You'd get your ass run off site for pre heating 3/8 plate in the summer time welding on a damn grain truck hitch. Foreman would say yep goodbye buddy you take too long and cost too much. There's no blueprints here nor inspectors so why try and satisfy them?
Notice how the tubing runs slotted through the plates? The welds are simply holding it together, not providing the strength during operation.
This isn't a vessel, its not a pipeline, its an ancient grain truck worth just a few thousand bucks.
You can get all scientific about preheating for me if you'd like but it doesn't matter cause that hitch will be here in 100 years.
@@ReaIJackhammer
Cool video
We're from Indonesia and totally blown away by your cool agricultural tech! Over here, we're still rocking the old-school ways with manual hoes because our land's all hilly and tricky. You should totally swing by Indonesia and check out our laid-back traditional farming scene. Your high-tech agri vibes got us impressed big time!
Got ecotourism? I for one would love to spend some time volunteering over there!
lol, he is mostly using outdated tech, us Americans never really understand how lucky we actually are
Might be outdated tech for here. For other countries. They would love our old tech. Still good machines for backup if the fancy ones go down.
Yeah it's really old Tech he said the tractor was build 1966.
I just read about a Farmer using ai controlled Harvester somewhere here in Germany.
@@JanSt12 There is a large farmer nearby that uses GPS in combination with a fixed installed local positioning system, so his tractors can drive the exact same preprogrammed lines every time, completely automatically. Every few years he gets into disputes with one of his neighbours because they sow a few meters into his fields to sneakily expand their field and he inadvertently ploughs over them.
Respect to your Neighbor Gary. Man made your lives so much easier just because he could.
I live in Poland, never had anything to do with farming and I didn't even notice how 2 hours went by. Great work, tremendous effort, awesome video.Wish you all the success in everything you're doing.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the wishes! Have a good 2024
Poland 🇵🇱
POLSKA 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
Siema! I'm Dutch but I live in Poland as well.
Been seeing this video being recommended for a few days so finally decided to watch it. I don't know anything about farming. I'm an IT professional, yet 2 hours flew by 😅
I LOVE POLAND 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
Kudos to your parents, they have raised a couple of outstanding Men.
Yes, we are very thankful for having great parents!
Isn't that the truth. Some people just impress you with their work ethic, attitude, and demeanor. Spencer is clearly a fine man.
@@kingy002 very. Subscribe
My thoughts the entire video. They must be proud!
I never thought I will be watching a 2 hour youtube video on farming, but I must say I loved every single second!
Best of luck, and I really can't see it except positively, and I am 100% sure next year will be a great pure profit, as 2023 was just a starting point in this.
Best of luck mate, you guys rocked, and I don't regret this at all.
Thanks for the kind comment! Thanks have a good year 👍
Didn’t know you “boys”, but you guys are fine young men! Make me so proud of you. This country could sure use more men like you! God bless you all!
Spencer! You have made me realize what I do need to do again. I recently inherited 250 acres of farmland, I was debating on renting it out. But, with randomly running across your channel, I have decided to start farming it again. I missed it when my great grandparents and grandparents would farm it while I was growing up. I have alot of new things to learn. But to me this was a sign! Thank you for your content!
250 acres...bro plz have some mf fun for everyone who doesn't have that haha, FARM AWAYYYY and make a dirt bike track ;)
Oh I will for sure! Gotta start cleaning it up more this spring. Got alot of work to do haha
@@bobmarley7859
I hope you stick to the plan we need more people like this in the world we are loosing farms and farmers every day! I inherited 100 acres of land that’s mostly woods but 40-50 acres of grass so I’m gonna start cutting and selling round bales of hay for profit then eventually get back into cattle. Well now after planning with my uncle we got almost everything but a rake and tedder, I have a new tractor arriving in march and I have 120 acres of hay to do this summer. When I decide what my plans was I just started driving around asking land owners and I’m doing it all no cost of rent except one 20 acres field I’m giving them $5 a bale, wish me luck and I wish you the best as well! Hopefully the world doesn’t fall apart at our feet long enough to make our dreams reality!
that's the only issue I'm having at the moment. My family has always rented out but there is around 18 acres that is grass that they do nothing with. Only issue I'm gong to have is coming up with the money to get my starting equipment. I already had to go into debt just to fix up the only farm house I'm living in. Already started redoing the 1 acre field where we raised chickens, ducks, etc. Hopefully can get this going quickly. But it is a hell of a process. @@royaltydiesel6734
@@royaltydiesel6734 cattle and rotation grazing is the way to go. Build a healthy soil and minimal inputs reducing costs.
Losing money or not, what you did is one of the most essential industries for the world, the nation, and life itself. You literally employed more flexibility, ingenuity, and creative effort in overcoming the myriad of unexpected problems than the vast majority of people will ever need to consider just working some job for a wage.
I appreciate the comment! Have a good 2024 👍
That's why farmers are welfare queens.
I think you actually did quite well for your first harvest, especially as a lot of the deficit was part of what you would pay yourself and just getting the land ready. I thinks its awesome how much you've learned doing this and really look forward to seeing your future videos, as its really clear that you have the drive and passion for this, and because of that I just know you'll be absolutely fantastic! Excellent job!
Thank you for being transparent about all the finances. Not just the farming, but also the CZcams. Really makes it clear what it takes and what the return on investment is for all that time and effort. I grew up with a farming family and they always seemed so happy. Watching you, I think I get it. The work is hard but it also looks satisfying at the end of the day.
Australia here. 1983, 17 years old. I rented 50 acres, with my dads help. Went to a clearing sale and bought a petrol David Brown 30 C Cropmaster for $500. I bought a Massey sundercut plough and a 12 run sunshine seed drill, both old, obsolete and dirt cheap. Couldnt afford to spray the weeds in the crop so the yield was down,but I got my first wheat crop done. A neighbour carted it to the silos for free. I put all the money I made into a better tractor and the next crop. All the while working as a farmhand for another farmer.
I m from India,,how can I do farming theire plz explain
Thats amazing
Learned a lot your explanations are great
@@kingdd9640 Farming in Australia is hard. There are no government subsidies. Land is $2500 an acre in 22'' inch rain fall. Wheat crops can be 1 to 1 1/2 tonnes acre. Equipment ,even old machines are expensive. D.A.P. fertilizer is $1500 per ton . Then there are weed killing sprays $50 acre, minimum, Wheat here sells for about $300 per ton. 100 acres = 125 ton = $ 37,000 auD, minus costs, Diesel, fertilizer, spray chemicals. But it can be done, if you are keen enough and not afraid of hard work.
You forgot "up hill in the rain both ways"
You can't help but be proud of these guys, they took something they loved and made it a reality... Good job guys!
I clicked to check if it was farming simulator
Wow! I grew up in a farming community in rural America and I had no idea about the finances. I even had relatives that farm, but almost all farmers will tell you they are broke even when they own a private plane. It was nice seeing the numbers and it takes me back to the day doing chores. I love the machine that brings the hay bales right up to the trailer. I remember them being dropped on the ground and having to throw them up and then stack them. Seems like all the equipment has gotten a lot better.
theres a saying that farmers are the brokest rich people Lmao.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together and share it. The honesty and demonstration of hard work is inspiring!
Hard work, family, friends, building, repairing, sharing... this man is living right. Very inspiring sir 🙏
I appreciate the kind words! Thanks for watching! Have a good 2024
Wow.. great precise video with oodles of info.
... I know another easy / free food source is to give the birds occasional access to a compost heap. My cousins built another small fenced in area adjacent to the coop with an access door from the coop that can be locked/unlocked.
Inside that area they place their compost heaps. When the heaps get to a certain size and condition they open the door allowing the birds to forage.. insects, grubs, worms ..excellent supplement source for proteins and it is entertainment for the flock..
My cousin says its like the birds get to go out to a fancy restaurant.. lol
AGAIN.. Thanjs for all your info
My mother inherited two farms once her father's estate was settled after her mother passed (her mother lived another 11 years after her father's passing). One farm was mostly grassland that she rented out to run cattle. The other farm was 140 acres and the original homestead of my mother's great grandfather, who immigrated from Poland in the early 1880's. While in her father's possession, much of that land was cleared of the original home's brick foundation and further cut, cleared for crops and rented out to a local farmer. My uncles and I did a lot of pheasant hunting along that farm's corn fields. My mother eventually sold the grassland farm but worked the 140-acre farm by entering into a long-term operational sharing contract with a local farmer, where my mother actively participated in the finances of the farm, in return for a split in the crop yields. She did this up until she was 83 years old, then switched to renting the 140 acres directly to the same farmer, up until my mother passed. Upon her passing, this 140-acre farm passed to my sister, my niece, and myself. Now we rent out this farm (107 acres under pivot irrigation, ~20 acres of hay, with the rest mostly a creek that bisects the property, and some hilly grassland suitable for cattle) to the same farmer. This farmer works his own land plus does contract farming. He has five sons that have went into farming with their father, and all five sons also rent farmland to grow crops. I always had great respect for the farmer that rents the farm I co-own, but after watching your video I have gained a greater understanding of what it takes to be successful. The farmer I rent to has managed to secure his own homestead and enough rental farmland to fully leverage and utilize his equipment to work all the land in a very productive way.
My advice to you is to stay out of debt as is practical. You should continue to buy used farm equipment and repair as much of it as you can to make the equipment run decently. Your welding skills are necessary to be in farming. You have what it takes to be in farming for as long as you want to. Good luck!
My grandparents were always farmers, and I didn't think much about how it actually worked. This video showed me a lot, and I liked watching how your farm grew.
Truly inspirational!
I appreciate the comment! Thanks!
We pray y'all come back this coming year... thank you for sharing your videos with us...
You bet
Much respect! So much hard work, so much skills you have. Working togetheter, awesome. I have a aunt and uncle, now 90 years old, in Canada who are also farmers. I remember seeing some of the 'old' equiptment you use. Very nice.
Reminds me of the old days when we had to make the best.. I have bale hay, rake it and put it away.. 60s 70s great job… I’m glad you following.. in the footsteps of our father.. and I know it’s hard work, but thank you love watching your videos
You had allot of help from family and that is very important as a startup farmer. The best thing you did was not taking out an FSA operational or equipment loan. Many a young farmer has buried themselfs trying to be a big time operation right out of the gate instead of building their farm up as funds allow. I've been in the game for over 40yrs and can tell you are going about this the proper way and expect that you will have a great future in farming.
It's hard work but is the best way of life that i know of.
Best of luck in the future. 😀
The whole tractor falling over thing really made my day. I thought I was the only one who could do that, a little kabota 4x4 fell over on me.
These little tractors are a whole lot more dangerous than they appear
I drove the 5 ton dump and deuce and a half many miles in the early seventies I was a member of the army corp of engineers and those trucks were unstoppable. You did a great job on that hitch good luck to you and your farming career I have a feeling you're going to be very successful. God bless you and your farm, Dave Conklin
As someone who is totally ignorant to farming - that heatmap read was super interesting to see! Really gives you a lot of valuable information for the years ahead! Especially as a new farmer on a new plot of land with limited info.
Thanks for posting this!
I started raking at about 8/9 yrs old with that model rake! A couple tips - to shift the direction of the bar rotation, when sliding the selector out of the gear box, simply grab the rake bar and rotate it a little to allow movement of the selector to the desired position. The selector allows you to run the bar in reverse to "ted" the hay! To pull the rake down the road, the rake is designed to lift the one rear wheel off the ground during towing, and that totally eliminates the tire whipping you were experiencing! That is a great rake and with some additional time with it you will master the idiosyncrasies! I enjoyed the video and watching a young man get his hands dirty!
Thanks for the tips! I didn’t know that about lifting the back wheels. That will help a bunch! I did use it to ted the hay out. Just didn’t show it in video. Pretty handy for just one unit. Thanks for watching!
Grants knowledge and wisdom and guidance and encouragement. And playing farming sim and your hard working determination. And your welding skills. Added to the farm being profitable. As far as good yelds and the whole family togetherness. Love it. I’m hype to see more of it.
I want to dive into farming. Me and my buddy are trying to plan. The biggest thing is funding. Average income on a family farm is a loss of 1,100. It’s hard and noble to those that accept the life. If only government subsidies were more available. Unfortunately the government helps big companies more than the family farms.
I am not a farmer yet, but I'm trying my hand at it in the Caribbean 25 acres, hopefully of plantains. You definitely are a great inspiration and show a great attitude in tackling all sorts of situations as a farmer. Best of luck in your journey.
I live in the suburbs in Denmark, and have zero experience with farming, but this is so relaxing to watch. The amount of skill you need to do somthing like this is crazy. You have my respect!
A great way to spend a Saturday morning. I like the from the beginning to the end of project videos. I like that you purchase old equipment and maintain it. it was enjoyable learning along with you about farming
I farmed in my younger days and really enjoyed your video. You get it across to viewers how farmers have to be somewhat versed in a lot of things such as welding, mechanics, electrical, and even playing the markets. You are going to do very well in the future and I’d sure like to ride along with you. Reminds me of years past. You’ve earned a subscriber. Thanks!
Just happened upon your channel Spencer. I'm from Scotland and watch alot of livestock farming on CZcams, which I used be involved in. I would just like to say that I throughly enjoyed that show! So facinating. All the very very best to you and yours buddy! 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🇺🇲 🏴
I agree with the rest of the viewers Spencer. You should be commended for an honest and very informative video. Very genuine mate. You will be successful because of your positive attitude which can also be seen in your brother’s character.
Greetings from Brisbane, Australia.
What an amazing video! I was 20 years old when I decided I wanted to work for myself so I bought a local company in my hometown I had a good banker that trusted me I’m now 26 and have grown this business tremendously I love seeing other like minded people like you and I I’ve always wanted to farm but where I’m at it’s just not very feasible because the buyer’s aren’t close and all the old timers say you will make a fortune farming but you better start with two but recently I have bought a moldboard and a little two row planter I’ve been doing small stuff with for deer management and I tell you what it’s not the easiest of work but I love every minute of it! I hope your videos do really well and you continue doing what you are doing
Living the actual dream! Live in the UK and no background for farming, but its always inspiring to see someone upstart! Good luck for the fresh harvesting year 😁
22 y/o here, im a city slicker from the Minneapolis area and have an absolute crush on anything agriculture related, ill be going to college here in the fall for agribusiness and pursue my dream of becoming a first gen farmer, im really excited and this vid helped a lot with getting some perspective of what possibly could be my first years could be! Keep these vids pumping!!
best of luck man, go chase those dreams and know you're more than possible:)
If you uploaded an uncut unedited real time 2 hour video of the hay getting processed by the bailer, I honestly would watch that. Anyone else?
Oh for sure
Spencer! Great job and always enjoy watching your and Grants videos. Keep up the good work and keep the videos roll'n!
I binged quite a bit of Diesel Creek lately and then this channel popped up. It's damn inspiring to see the American dream is still out there. Loved every minute of this.
I have a new profound respect for farmers now a days..
My dad used to be a farmer back in my younger days, I remember running his tractor and running over his wire fence once😂 but all and all I had some great times. Love the video, farming is very cool 😎
I’m getting such a satisfied feeling watching you fix these plastic/tile lines. It’s a mess and a pain in the butt, but it will be a good thing getting it fixed and working properly. Hard to farm wet land unless you are growing rice. You’ve really made some great changes to your land. Thanx for making these videos. Sure it’s hard to do both but it can be rewarding.
With ducktape that will definitely last long
Not to mention, that you made improvements to the land. Great show, Merry Christmas
hye spencer, i live in Mississippi. I inspect farms for their H-2A workers. I love what you guys do. Feeding america and taking pride into what you do is super great to hear and see. I support you 100%. Keep it up man!!
hard working farmers .....so humble ... ive learned a lot thanks for feedings us
I love farming for my dad. The late nights in the tractor during disking are some of my most favorites. Until I catch a rock that I couldn't see in the dark while watching out for rocks too.😅 You have to love wvery aspect of agriculture to do it. Its clear you love every aspect about it just like me. 😊
Congrats on learning so much and teaching the rest of us what is involved with the process. The closest I ever got was bucking bails and milking cows back in the late 60's. Wound up doing a career in the military and still working overseas. While looking for info small tractors your page came up. Glad to see you have so many views. Pops had a 46 Model B poppin' Johnny. Miss them both. Good job though, solid young man.
I appreciate the comment! Thanks for watching and for your time in service! Have a good one 👍
Spectacular year in review Spencer. I really enjoyed watching the transition of the land to be useable and to see the harvest analytics. Seems like most other people enjoyed the video too and with a few million views on a 2 hour video that should cover those losses quite well haha. Can’t wait to see what more you have in store and your thought process going into next year
Great video and information. Keep getting after it. You all are doing great. I have subscribed to the channel and will be watching for the new videos coming out. Take care and God Bless.
Love this so much. I can't point out anything necessarily wrong with the welds but for future reference steel likes cracking at sharp corners so when doing patches for field and shop repair, Also you may want to get the big 50lb welding rod cans and drill a hole in the top and get them out like a cigarette soft pack and cover the hole with aluminum tape to keep the rods fresh and with low hydrogen properties. Other than that God bless you brother.
Well done. Interesting content and definitely fun to watch. You have a very bright future.
That you so much for creating and sharing this content. I now know a tiny bit about farming! I suspect I will learn even more now that I bought your brother’s game! Great stuff and great job with the editing. I watched the whole thing it was so engaging
Literally hooked for 2 hours - excellent video, not only about one mans go at farming but about stuff in general... We're all looking for a way forward.
Spencer, I've been following since the beginning and there hasn't been a video yet that I wouldn't recommend to anyone who is interested in chasing a dream. Your videos have demonstrated challenges that you encountered along the way coupled with how you went about sorting them and turning them into wins. More importantly you learned something from each of them that will serve you going forward. You dedication and tireless work to this farming thing is inspirational and I look forward to following you into the new year and wish you continued growth and success.
I appreciate the kind words! Thank you. Hope you have a good 2024!
This is so under rated, kept me watching in something I know nothing about.
Great video!!! You’ll find each year as you farm, you’ll grow from strength to strength and see more and more success! Really enjoyed seeing you kick off your farming career was really interesting and inspiring
My parents ran a 4020 up till 2015 when they retired on their ranch, the thing is a true work horse that pulled equipment decades newer and probably requiring more HP then it had. Loved running that thing cutting/baling/hauling hay, although less so in dead of winter with no cab feeding when we needed a few tractors on the go.
All the best for the future, enjoyed the 2 hours watching you grow and overcome issues. May God Bless you man!
I appreciate it!
I have just inherited a large farm, family member recently passed so now I get keep the in laws family farm going. Great video and sounds like we are gonna be learning a lot from your channel
Man, you and your family should be super proud of your accomplishments in bringing this farm back to life, which I’m sure you/they are. Keep up the great work!
Wow!!! So yes this is something we can use. My grandkids play and practice on a field that can use this. Also some other fields in our area. So funny during the video my wife said” you need that to do the field”. Thank you for sharing
Just keep doing what you are doing, Spencer, it will definitely pay off in the long run. You have a strong body, good mind, and a superb work ethic. Stay focused and you won't go wrong.
Thank you! Will do!
Great video, you should buy more land every year as you can afford it. It is young folks like you that make America great. Thanks
I watched the whole two hour video and really learned a lot. Thanks for sharing and I hope you do it again this year. I think you must have gobs of experience from this.
Look forward to seeing your plans for next year. I am thinking we will see some digging/tiling/tree pile burning etc..
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It was very inspirational for me. Something I want to do, it is to take care of some hectares that I have, but equipment is extensive. Your video encourage me to try it (in my case we plant alfalfa, barley and wheat). Keep going guy, and buy more land as soon as you can, thats also the key to success!!
Best regards from SPAIN!!
Perfect, I wish to visit your farm for learning more and more, your video is super informative. Thank you very very much!
Great work and lovely experience!
Thank you for being transparent, Spencer.
Spencer, I'm at home sick with the flu, which thankfully gave me a chance to watch your channel. It is so good to see a young guy like yourself making do with equipment older than yourself, and learning a lot on the way. I hope you will be an inspiration to more young folks out there. Us old guys aren't getting any younger. Cheers.
Some context - nothing is expected to make a profit in the first year. I'm in finance and no one expects something to turn a profit in y1.
All things considered, this is a good year.
Congrats!
For sure! Thanks for the comment! I agree.
It seems like just owning the land is much better than farming it. Not only was he negative in revenue but all the time as well. Seems like real estate is the way to go.
@@ClyxiusZotenhold and the land is worth more now than it was when he bought it because he now farms it and has (somewhat) fixed some clay issues underground.
1:10:37 if anyone wants to build a hitch like this. I'd recommend an I-section or H-section turned on its side (flange being horizontal, facing u, where u weld the connector to) instead of the square hollow section (SHS) as the main horizontal beam. This section is far stronger laterally and will resist the lateral forces from the grain carts.
This Guy has his Figures in order and will make it work a credit to the young farmers out there 😊 well Done 🤠
Hey Spencer, I think it’s so cool that you’ve started to make these type of vids. I have been watching you and squad since farm sim 17 and bc of you and squad I got into farm sim but also farming by itself and when I grow up I want to be a farmer. I still go back to the old Sunday fundays as well as the fs17. Thanks for basically being my childhood when I woke up everyday early before school just to watch yall. Thanks
Dang that’s awesome! Glad you liked the Sunday Fundays those were always fun to make. Thanks for the comment that’s cool to hear. Have a good year 👍
Congrats on your journey!❤ love from the 2nd best farming country in the world (the netherlands!)
I think you guys seem to be having a great time learning. I like watching to learn things. I am not a farmer but an urban homesteader. I like all kinds of produce videos.
youre a blessed man to be able to be doing this
its a lot of hard work, I can not imagine, but its a beautiful full of real value
youre lucky
cherish your life
is a beautiful one
I wish you nothing but success in this farming venture
farmers are under attack and we need to all pray for our farmers
Ha friend
This was my first time watching your videos and I did subscribe and also want to say,, Great Job,, to me for a young man to go out there and do everything you did with a little bit of help is really cool and it is really cool to see the next generation of farmers like you doing this,, that's what America is all about and I am sure your parents and brother are proud of you there's a lot to it the average Joe doesn't see and they really should.
My name is Jeff Carder and again Great job Keep up the great work and thank you for the videos you make for all of us CZcamsrs out there I really appreciate it
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Hey Jeff, I really appreciate the kind words! Hope you have a good 2024 👍
the farming from scratch videos you made here is really inspiring. just so you know, really interesting
No idea how this video appeared in my suggestions, I know nothing about farming and I live in the England, but I just watched the full 2 hours and it was very interesting so thanks for sharing Spencer.
Excellent editing!! Very interesting and informative. Best to you and your girl. May you continue to live the dream. Great family pulling together.
.Brand new subscriber - small homestead - coming up on 2 years - Loving Life in Northeast Alabama.
15:33 that little mouse was having none of it xD
Man, this was such a great project to watch! Keep up the great work! 💪
Glad you enjoyed it!
Check out the research coming out of University of Utah on tilling and soil health. Every metric indicates till farmers are headed for the dust bowl. Beautiful farm, hope the soil stays healthy for you!❤
Man I love the sound of a 4020. I've spent so many hours on those 20,30,and 40 series tractors. They were old when I used em. To think they are 50 to 60 years old. And still not all that uncommon to find people using them to some capacity today. Mind you, countless rebuilds if there's many hours on em.
Just came across your channel, watched this full video, and was amazed at all of the work you put into it. Great job, I am a new subscriber and look forward to watching your other videos! Take care and Happy New Year!
Awesome, thank you! Happy new year as well!
So you spent a year of hard work and lost $16k, that's great feedback, I will never become a farmer now.
Business often take 3-5 years to be profitable
@@projectrenaissanceman5035very true
@@projectrenaissanceman5035 Farming often takes over 10 years to be profitable 😂
@@Philipp.wj129 Case and point. Don't know if that's true but that still makes a -16K first year an acceptable first year.
@@projectrenaissanceman5035 You‘re right man -16k with such a ‘’big’’ equipment is very strong. I’m from germany and by us theres a lot of costs and in this size you in your first year easy in -50 - -100k.
Well done for a full two hours video. That is a lot of dedication and hard work. I am interested in working in your farm. Just finish college of Agric and you made a good teacher. thank you.
The algorithm did me a solid showing your channel on my feed. Im binging like crazy. Awesome to see you build up a farm from scratch. Subbed and liked 💯💯💯
You paid 8500 for a 1960's tractor? I think tractors are over priced where your from.
No kidding and the previous owner said it might overheat
00:01 Starting my own farm with an old tractor and land, learning and making mistakes along the way.
02:43 Replaced blown hose on the engine block heater.
08:42 Facing challenges in farming process
11:48 Preparations and challenges in driving and setting up the tractor for field planting.
16:19 Identifying and repairing a water tile issue
18:30 Struggling to find blockage in drainage tile
25:06 Farming update: addressing challenges with planting and crop growth.
27:36 Successfully managed farming despite weather challenges
31:31 The main spring in the sickle bar mower is broken, causing it to not lift off the ground
34:02 Challenges with using the sickle bar for the first time
39:11 Invested in a John Deere 336 Square Baler for hay operation.
42:34 Farming hay and selling bales
46:08 Learning to repair and maintain sickle bar
47:51 Cutting down thick growth and adjusting mower settings
53:20 Experimenting with small square bales led to unexpected challenges.
55:27 Facing challenges in starting the tractor
1:01:22 Building a hitch for the project
1:04:45 Modifying the hitch to allow for easy removal
1:10:25 Building a truck frame without attaching anything to the truck
1:14:24 Testing the hitch with heavy weight and rough terrain.
1:20:42 Harvesting progress and challenges
1:24:03 Harvesting the first farm and dealing with corn head roller issues.
1:29:41 Discovering and fixing sensor issues while farming
1:34:36 Farmers dealing with equipment issues during harvest
1:39:48 Harvesting progress and field health
1:41:53 Monitoring combine performance and yield data
1:45:46 The video discusses the financial aspects of starting a farm from scratch.
1:47:31 Farmland input costs and regional price trends
1:50:39 Farming expenses and harvest yield analysis
1:52:12 Mobile video game simulates American farming with various activities like livestock, crops, and expenses.
1:55:15 Land appreciation affects financial outlook
1:56:46 Revenue from CZcams channel and farming combined.
1:59:48 Transparency about CZcams earnings and time commitment
Is that AI or did you do it yourself?
Hi, i used AI initially to do this, but unfortunately AI wasnt accurate at all, so i kept editing what AI wrote... so the final product is a mixture of AI and myself.
Thanks!@@spencerhilbert
Dang nice! I appreciate it. Do you do this on other CZcams videos? Are you looking for work?
i do it occasionally but just for fun and not professionally... also thanks but im not looking for work mate! @@spencerhilbert
Great video! Have been farming since 2013, in that time I have noticed that you have 2 different money streams. You have the money on the papers, then you have the money in your bank account that you can go and buy stuff with. Really enjoyed your economic breakdown!
Fair Comments, No problem owning up for any Mistakes Excellent harvest and good luck 😊
Bro made a movie.