A while back we got and Embark Breed test kit because we were curious about all the posable dog breeds Bella had that made her who she is today. We have the results. What is she? Test Kit: Embark.com

It's time for our first big harvest! 75 Cornish Cross Chickens Harvested. We wouldn't have been able to get it done without family and friends. Time to move the Big Red Broilers into the now empty Chicken Tractors.

Today we talk about dealing with the blues we all feel sometime during those cold winter months when you might not see the sun for a week. What we do to help us get through those times. It can also be healthy to get a little chilled for short amount of times outside.

I needed to be able to lift 2000+ lbs with my Kioti DK5310 compact tractor. I looked at some other video guides and came up with what I considered a better idea than what some offered. In order to lift a ton, in this video I build a homemade, DIY ballast counterweight that will connect to a 3-point hitch embedded in a concrete mold. I add a hitch extension for extra support. The whole project took less measuring, levelling, time, and headaches than others I’ve seen, and I didn’t have to cut holes for the bottom pins. The whole thing was a stress free, no brainer. Even a dummy, like me, who’s brand new to the tractor world could figure this one out. Minus my time, this project cost less than $200 and only took a few hours. Someone with more experience could probably have done it faster and may be able to improve upon this design. I’m thankful for the numerous hours others have taken to contribute information that helped me with this project. If in some small way I am giving something back to the compact tractor community, I’m happy to have done this. If you have any ideas about how to improve on what I’ve done, please leave a comment and help the community. Any pointers are welcome. Thank you for watching! 3-Point Hitch- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TDKRRYQ Hitch Extension- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX6SL31 Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 1:02 – Parts needed in counterweight mold 2:28 - Cutting Plywood for mold 2:48 - How to Put Together the mold 3:54 - Measuring for the 3point hitch to fit in mold 4:27 - Putting the mold together 8:25 - Finished counterweight 9:09 - Measuring 3-point hitch inside mold 11:08 - Mixing concrete 11:46 - Removing the mold 12:41 - Hooking up the tractor\Test 13:11 - Finished 14:09 - Lifting 2,000 lbs of feed off truck 15:32 - My thoughts