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@@GRS1903 Many thanks Gary and I have to agree with you there. Great tractors when they were new and still great tractors today! Life definitely felt better back then too! Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 thank you, more skilled involved then, no GPS and set up function capers😂

@@GRS1903 Definitely Gary!

@@yorkshire_ag_videos Many thanks 👍 Yes love seeing the older machines that have been looked after still at work. Cheers, David.

@@frasermathers2287 Ah but it keeps you occupied for a wee while until the next showing Fraser! Cheers, David

@@davidprentice7861 Thanks David. Brought back lots of happy memories for me too, great to see some haymaking like I remember it from my childhood days. Cheers, David

@@davidwinthrop7077 you're welcome yep it sure does it's the only job I miss on the farmers 😢😕

@@kenwood8665 Absolutely loved watching them Rick. Thanks as always my friend, cheers David

@@roba4297 Haha Rob! Yes everyone isn’t a blue fan though I’m not biased and like all the classics! Yeh good selection of spanners is all you need for these older machines! Cheers. David.

@@MrJTJINX Always the way JT and those were the days we weren’t blessed with air-conditioning! Sounded like your brother used to pick and choose so a bit of favouritism I think going on there! I’d be happy if the sun was out today, certainly doesn’t feel like summer in Cumbria at the moment! Great comment, cheers, David

Thanks Paul. I don’t think you would want the weather we’ve had this week! Feels like autumn and have had some really persistent rain the past few days! I think this haymaking was a one off as there haven’t been many at all got any hay in, absolutely rubbish summer again! Hope it picks up for you my friend. Cheers, David.

Thank you Frantisek, was a lovely day out in the hay fields! Cheers, David

@@rayireland232 Hi Ian. Yes I love watching the old school machinery still at work today, it always evokes those memories both good and not so good as you point out that you and Fords didn’t exactly get on 🤣 Yes I was looking at the loader on the 4600 and the decals said Tanco (sales) Agri, Greenodd, Ulverston and I did wonder if they were manufactured there. I bet you got lot’s of demo attachments, are there any remains of the factory left? Cheers, David.

@@frasermathers2287 And a very good evening to you Fraser and I’m pleased you enjoyed the video reminiscent of an era I think most of us from a certain age fondly remember. Now that sounds like it was the start of a very interesting career but the bonus was getting to work with what sounds like a great fleet of tractors. The 4600 and 440 were indeed going very well and as you say it was a very thick crop to deal with. Yes flat 8 sledges can be temperamental but are a godsend when it comes to stacking up the bales ready to be loaded onto the trailers. Like you in my teens (many moons ago) when I helped out at my uncles farm it was always done by hand, stacks of bales scattered around the field and me and my little brother stood on the trailer stacking neatly and tight together as the bales were thrown up to us and woe betide if one fell off on the way to the barn! Yes gallons of sweat but also gallons of homemade lemonade to help rehydrate us! However no gallons of sunscreen back then, just sunburned bodies! Tough and tiring work but we always enjoyed those long summers! Oh I’m easily bribed when it comes to food Fraser, as well as being partial to ice lollies I’ll never turn down an offer to sit down for Sunday lunch especially if there’s homemade trifle for pudding! Hopefully though the kind owners who ask if I’d like lunch enjoy the videos when they see them posted. As always it’s great to hear from you Fraser, enjoy your weekend my friend. Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Yeah the stacking of bales was the way most done it back then, and as for building in the barn, I always was put on that job which was hard work especially as you got near the roof with the excess heat. You now have my mouth watering talking of Sunday lunch and homemade trifle, and no one would blame you for taking such an offer. Cheers, Fraser.

@@frasermathers2287 I never refuse Fraser!

@@jackfrench7240 Thanks Jack. Yes a lovely setting to watch a the good old classics making traditional small bales. Takes me back to my childhood at my late uncles farm in the 60s and 70s watching him make hay with his MF 135, 148, 35X and grey Fergie. Still vivid in my memory but I wish I could time travel back to those times! Thanks again Jack,cheers , David.

@@jacooboophotography Thank you as always Jacob. Yes it was great to see the classic Fords out in the hayfields reminiscent of haymaking years ago and was nice to see those blue skies (not so blue these last few days though!) Your right the little international balers are getting fewer and farther between, I still know of a few kicking about but many have gone now! No the additive tank was fitted by the farmer with the monitor in the cab. Modern technology in a 45 year old tractor! Thanks my friend, cheers David

@@balmesh Yes a very good crop and a full pit at the end of the day. Yes very tight on the corners Alan, definitely no time wasted. Cheers, David

@@kenwood8665 Thank you Rick. Pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers, David.

@@B1066agri Very tidy Steve as is all the machinery on the farm. Yes a big crop and a full pit at the end of the day! Cheers, David

@@frasermathers2287 And a good morning to you Fraser (though it’s just gone into the afternoon as I type this) from a sunny Cumbria too. Ah yes a very well looked after fleet of kit indeed and yes every single operation carried out by the family themselves. All the machinery on the farm is in impeccable condition from the newest tractor (now 10 years old) to the oldest implements and like you say he’s certainly got his moneys worth out of his initial investment. Yes they were performing as they should, both tractor and mower singing without any worrying mechanical issues whatsoever especially as you say coming down into the dip. I totally agree with you about the field and especially that last row being left to the end, an experienced operator here (knows his land like the back of his hand) but a lot of costly mistakes are often made just by not using a bit of common sense, being aware of the hidden obstacles and rushing the job and as you say downtime can not only be costly in time wasted but also in repair costs too and all can be easily avoided. Yes my weekends been good so far, had to do a bit of maintenance overtime at work yesterday morning but had an hour out in the fields after work so a peaceful rest day today while the better half is at work! Enjoy the sun and the rest of the weekend Fraser, cheers David.

@@ballyhoulihanagrivideos397 Many thanks. Yes a lovely fleet of Masseys, some even older ones on the farm than these but in as good a condition and a credit to the owners. Yes Marshall trailer a fine piece of kit, very well made piece of machinery. Cheers, David.

@@kenwood8665 Thank you as always Rick. I’ll hopefully keep bringing them to you to enjoy each week. Cheers, David.

@@forcesfarming8511 Yes a straight push up into the clamp, no messing and keeping up with the job effectively. I’ll pass on the compliment! Cheers, David.

@@forcesfarming8511 Now that’s a good idea as judging by the last few wet winters we’ve had (not to mention summers!) you’re right a Kemper header would pay for itself! Great comment and thanks for the suggestion and of course the viewing (I always leave the natural sound!) Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Yep a used 4 row Kemper header from across the channel would'nt cost the earth. If the contractor is looking then one of the best places to find them is an app called Landwirt. Kemper 300 series. Thakns for the reply.

@@B1066agri Thanks Steve. Yes it’s a cracking outfit, very unique in these parts and a great machine to watch. Cheers, David.

Fraser, a very good evening to you, hope you are well my friend and thank you once again for your short comment!😂 Ah yes indeed the Fendt 828/ Reco forager outfit certainly is an interesting piece of kit. I too have seen pictures though only in my stash of tractor & farm machinery brochures (according to the better half I have far too many!) but this is the only one I know that is working in my area. You’re correct in saying it’s output isn’t quite up there with a SP forager but given the right conditions it’s damn close and as you also mention it can easily be converted back to a regular tractor (which it often is) out of season so a lot more versatile in that respect. Ah yes the Fraser trailers (good name that), not so many about the area now but there used to literally be hundreds in use in the Cumbrian area. Ha that story about you, your uncle and your cousin made me laugh, your uncle never gave you that apology but you can still smile about it all these years later! Yes a green Marshall, never seen one before but I suppose it matched the Claas tractor but then again the usual red paintwork would have too. Oh doesn’t that MF 6490 sound magnificent, I could listen to that engine note all day and I’m with you on the JCB but that’s probably because it was playing hell with my tinnitus (caused by too many years playing loud rock n roll!), it was working really hard though but the Claas Arion rolling the pit certainly helped out with its workload! Ah thanks for that Fraser, I really enjoy filming the video footage and taking stills with my Nikon that although is a bit unwieldy with it’s big heavy zoom lens takes great photos which unfortunately I can’t use on the videos as the resolution is too large and kind of shows the video footage quality of my phone (good as it is) up a bit and don’t worry I can take a bit of flack as I’m very tough skinned! Thank you as always Fraser, weather here while sunny tonight has been pretty nasty but I’ve still got a few videos already shot and ready to edit to keep me going and hopefully the likes of yourself watching till the weather picks up (hopefully soon!) again. Take care my friend, cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Well David, you will need to have serious words with your "better half", as how can you ever have too many tractor & farm machinery brochures or magazines! (Good luck with that one, and don't you go blaming me for stirring it up) 😂. Take care. Cheers, Fraser

@@frasermathers2287 Ah Fraser, I know better that in having serious words with the better half (no point, she always wins and I won’t mention you stirring it up!) isn’t worth the hassle and I probably do have to many but at least they’re all tucked away in my little room so not in her sight if I add a few more (though they are very expensive now especially considering I didn’t pay anything for mine as I used to just pick them up from the machinery dealers!) Forgot to mention it in my previous reply that you pointed out about the quality of shooting under an overcast sky. In fact I’ve actually taken some of my best photos with a cloudy sky but the sun lighting it up from behind the camera, it always seems to capture a more natural colour on the machines without glare and often seems sharper in quality. I’ve taken many thousands of shots in the past and I’m very proud of them especially when you’ve captured a moment in time that no matter how hard you try you’ll never get that exact same photo again. I wish you could see some of them, who knows you might one day! Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Yeah you are correct David not to attempt to have serious words, as I was the same in that I never won either. Never really thought about the fact of having a more natural light, which on thinking about it makes total sense, plus it shows who between us has the more knowledge 😀. Well maybe some day I will get to see them, which would be amazing. Thanks Fraser.

@@frasermathers2287 Who knows Fraser, it might happen one day!

@@frantisekleiterman2082 And thank you as always Frantisek for your comment and watching. Cheers, David.

Thanks David. I think a lot of us miss haymaking in the summer, not so much of it goes on now. Great tractors the 4610, one on this farm too. Cheers David

@@davidwinthrop7077 You're welcome yep we sure do but not this year lol yep I loved driving it

@@davidprentice7861 I take it you’re having the same weather we’re having in Cumbria David? About 4-5 days of sun last week (just enough for haymaking) and then back to the clouds and rain! I well remember those long hot summers of years ago when a good crop (even two) of hay was guaranteed!

@@davidwinthrop7077 yep we sure are Aye just enough yep me too miss farming life like hell but I'd need to win the lottery first to buy one 😅 I remember we did 35 acres in 10 days 🙈🙈

@@davidprentice7861 That’s good going.

Thanks Tim

Likewise Tim, such great tractors. Cheers, David

Thanks Rick. It was in the field too watching that old classic Ford tedding the hay. Cheers, David.

Certainly are Tim, nice roar to the T6000s and good to see a minter of a 6430. Thanks once again, cheers David.

Cheers Tim, was a nice old Ford to watch. Cheers, David

Thanks Paul. Yes it’s a really nice and original looking Ford 4600, very straight indeed. Farmer told me he had fitted a replacement engine from an industrial 3-cylinder Ford (hence the yellow cylinder head) but apart from that it’s all original. I bet that 6600 was something else when you got it? Light years ahead in comfort from the 5000. Cheers, David

Many thanks Steve. Yes it’s a lovely old classic Ford looking really well for its age. Yes have to agree with you there, good colour, sharpness and sound up close but zoom out and not so clear. That’s the reason I always use my Nikon DSLR as it’s so sharp for photos but too faffy for video. Ha, I’ve heard of that saying before, before kicking out it used to be scattering up here! Cheers, David.

Afternoon Fraser and apologies for the delay in my reply. As like you tedding is a lovely job to do and what better tractor would you want to carry out that task with than a 1970s classic like a Ford 4600 or as you mention your choice of a DB 885. Yes its a lovely clean example, running very well with just a hint of black smoke (typically Ford of the period) under throttle with still plenty of years left in her (hopefully like yourself and yours truly!) A great steering lock, very manoeuvrable and almost spinning round on itself, perfect for this kind of work and I absolutely love DB 885s though there sadly aren’t as many about now! Ah yes proper period air-conditioning, I remember it well, MF 148 with the flexi cab canvas rolled back, doors off etc. would have been just as easy to whip the whole cab off altogether! I think you’ll enjoy the baling video Fraser, hopefully it’ll take you back in time though I won’t include the footage of myself dripping in sweat after running around the field! Many thanks as always my friend, you enjoy the rest of the weekend too. Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Now you running around the field chasing it would be very worth while, and of course I am just thinking on your health and encouraging your exercise regime David. Catch you later. Cheers, Fraser.

@@frasermathers2287 It’s not a pretty sight Fraser but I do alright for my age! Mind you I definitely sleep on a night after a few hours tramping round the fields!

As always thank you Frantiesek, pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers, David.

A beauty! Thanks Alan

And thank you for watching Rick. Really enjoyed making this one and really appreciate your continued support my friend. Cheers, David

Thanks Steve. Yes plenty going on and a great field to film in. You never know what tractors you’re gonna see at this farm, they have about 10 MFs and all are immaculate! Yes beautifully stacked bales, not one out of line. Cheers, David.

Have to agree with you there Alan,

Morning Fraser and as always great to hear from you. Thanks once again, I’m pleased you enjoyed watching as you say a very relaxing and gently paced venture into the Cumbrian fields. Have to agree the quality of the machinery is second to none, so well looked after and especially as in this case treated with a bit of respect. Oh it’s a lovely combination the NH/McHale setup, a fascinating machine that saves having to have another tractor chasing around the field with the wrapper. Great little machine the Merlo, compact which is handy on a stock farm with older buildings but very versatile too. Reminds me of the cabless Massey 135 & MF 40 trip loader I used to use at my uncle’s farm as it’s great for getting under low doorways but that’s where the similarities end as the merlo is much more sophisticated. That’s very interesting about your comparison and how the bigger more powerful engine was actually more economical to operate at the end of the day, I suppose it’s less stressed and overworked so is using less fuel and makes more sense but then again I see some farmers using a 200hp tractor to power a 2-rotor rake (80hp MF 390 here), complain about the cost of fuel and think why? As you point out how proud you feel for the farmer about how well those bales are stacked, this family who have farmed here for many generations have every right to feel proud. Not only is the machinery immaculate, the yard is spotless, hedges neatly trimmed and their livestock in excellent health, a model farm is how you could describe it and how they run it is a credit to them. Thank you as always my friend, I’m really grateful for your comments and appreciation on my videos. It’s my last day of the week following my five day, 12-hour shifts so I’m ready for my weekend rest. Weather not so good so I doubt I’ll be out in the fields but I did get out several times last weekend so will be busy editing my video clips together for hopefully you to enjoy over the coming weeks. Take care Fraser, till the next time Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Thanks David and enjoy your weekend. Fraser.

@@frasermathers2287 And you too Fraser

Thank you Frantisek, pleased you enjoyed it my friend. Cheers, David.

Thanks Paul. Certainly was, very well looked after fleet of tractors and implements. Cheers, David.

Thanks Steve. Yes the Massey 8S was absolutely huge, big farm though they even own their own Krone Big X SP! Yes it does look different, quite a few farmers operate on terra tyres round here but they tend to keep them permanently on the tractor because they’re so heavy to swap about! Cheers, David.

You certainly can’t Rick! The sound of summer in the countryside. Cheers, David.

Good evening Fraser and no need whatsoever to apologise, as they say better late than never! I’m in the same boat by blaming my age but it’s always a good excuse and at times works to my advantage! Yes certainly an all red day and just shows how varied different outfits that basically do the same job can be! Those butterfly outfits were even more impressive in the flesh though I probably couldn’t or wouldn’t like to guess the hire purchase payments on them (and yes I kept a very safe distance away from them!) Yeh the MF 6475 and Claas would be much more me too, manageable especially in a smaller fields which this one was operating in. Oh yes the MF had a great sound, can’t beat a good turbo engine note and yes again I stayed out the road of those wide tyres as I think even as low flotation as they are if I’d got in the way and got run over I don’t think you’d be watching any more David Winthrop videos!!! It was a beautiful day that followed as has been today and I’ve made the most of it this afternoon by filming some traditional haymaking that I think you will enjoy! As always Fraser, thank you my friend and I look forward to hearing from you soon again. Cheers, David.

@@davidwinthrop7077 Thanks David, and yes keep well back as I need these regular videos for my sanity, assuming I ever had any. Fraser

@@frasermathers2287 🤣🤣

Many thanks Steve. Yes very well maintained machines, even the older ones such as the Claas forager that’s 30 years old at least! Yeh good clamp man though those bleepers can be annoying, wouldn’t want to listen to that all day! Cheers, David.

It was Jacob, a very action packed hour or so! Yes it was huge and yes both butterfly mowers owned by the same farm (they also own a big Fendt and a Krone Big X forager!) Yes huge tyres on the 6120, they never take them off because they’re so heavy, they’ve got about 8-9 Masseys on the farm and come silage time it’s all hands on deck! Thanks again my friend for your always welcome comments and continued support. Cheers, David.

Thanks Frantisek, pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers, David

Hopefully filming it in the next few days

Many happy memories I bet Alan?

You certainly don’t. Been on the farm at least 30 years having been bought new.

Rare these days, dad and grandad brought ours new in 89 (2 year old me get a hat from stewards )then traded in in 2003 after a lot of work ran it behind 78 -85 hp nashys and caseih

@@DanSmith-fu7ex Would be a good match behind a 78-85hp Nash/ C-IH. Must have been something like a 674, 784, 885/895 model at that hp.

674, 4wd case 785L which was new same time and case 895xl duo (last 1 sold in North I think)

@@DanSmith-fu7ex Nice tractors. Those Duos looked great with the red wheels hubs.