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  • @LumnahAcres
    @LumnahAcres  2 месяца назад +10

    Coffee is Now Live on our Website... Grab yourself a bag of Freshly Roasted Coffee - Here's the link: www.lumnahacres.com/

    • @eloleddie
      @eloleddie 2 месяца назад +2

      I cannot find the automatic dispenser so I get it beamed over to British Columbia - too bad!

  • @billstev100
    @billstev100 2 месяца назад +79

    Big Al, I want to reiterate how awesome the drone shots are! It allows we the viewers appreciate the fruits of your labor and get more of a realistic perspective of what you’re accomplishing with the work that you’re displaying for our entertainment as well as working your property and providing food for the animals. Thank you very much for honoring my and other viewers idea. 🙏

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +4

      I agree, drone shots nice! Would it not be fun if there were some of the old head shots once in awhile?

    • @billstev100
      @billstev100 2 месяца назад +2

      @@forrestgump9576 IMHO the drone shots take them to the next level in their videos and your idea also rocks. 👍

    • @Harlan-k9m
      @Harlan-k9m 2 месяца назад

      Just want to let you know cow manure is fertilizer just letting u know lol good. Luck and God bless

    • @billstev100
      @billstev100 2 месяца назад

      @@Harlan-k9m I’m very sorry but this makes no relevant sense regarding the subject matter in this thread. 🤔

  • @Quake81270
    @Quake81270 2 месяца назад +7

    I would love to watch you completely restore that manure spreader so that it will last your family well into the future. Please keep safe and hydrated.

  • @lorimcdougall5594
    @lorimcdougall5594 2 месяца назад +5

    I’m so happy you picked flowers for Gina! You are so sweet!

  • @shawnajensen7595
    @shawnajensen7595 2 месяца назад +36

    I love how thoughtful you are of Gina and that your actions always show that you are thinking of her and love her.

  • @charlesanderson1874
    @charlesanderson1874 2 месяца назад +11

    That sweet smelling plant is Swamp Milkweed. Butterflies love it.

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад +3

      I have the regular milkweed, but I hope to have more varieties added to my gardens. Butterfly heaven. And it smells lovely!

  • @barbaravickroy7563
    @barbaravickroy7563 2 месяца назад +66

    That fragrant plant looks like Swamp Milkweed. Smell like vanilla? Bees and pollinators love it.

    • @jenboyles5381
      @jenboyles5381 2 месяца назад +15

      Monarch butterfly food.

    • @GarySaltern-hn1ji
      @GarySaltern-hn1ji 2 месяца назад

      Careful !! Swamp Milkweed also known as Indian Hemp or White Indian Hemp. A poisonous perennial used by many North American First Nations tribes medicinally.

    • @user-xt8go7gs6b
      @user-xt8go7gs6b 2 месяца назад +9

      joe pye weed

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад +10

      ​@@user-xt8go7gs6bAlso known as boneset, joe-pye grows to be much taller than swamp milkweed.

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад +1

      @@damogranheart5521 I'm glad you know what it was. I didn't recognize it. I have a lot of Touch Me Not on the farm I'm giving up on. I hadn't seen that stuff. The flower head does look like Showy Milkweed that I did have at the farm. Have a wonderful rest of your week Damogran Heart!

  • @joycewilson7048
    @joycewilson7048 2 месяца назад +15

    Another great video. This 70+ yo city girl is loving watching you and Gina build another homestead. How sweet that you stop to pick flowers for your bride.❤❤ I look forward to your videos. There is always something new and interesting. Great job Al and Gina.

  • @helencline5768
    @helencline5768 2 месяца назад +20

    HI EVERYONE WHO LOVEBS THIS CHANNEL AS MUCH AS I DO, HAVE A GREAT DAY.

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад +1

      Good 🌄 morning to you!

    • @normanwyatt8761
      @normanwyatt8761 2 месяца назад

      Thank you Helen, Same to you from NORM in Massachusetts .

  • @jamiekeefer9270
    @jamiekeefer9270 2 месяца назад +5

    Spotted Joe-Pye weed is a perennial plant native to North America. It can grow as tall as 7 feet. It is often found in damp or wet areas, such as marshlands and swamps, and it produces purplish-pink colored flowers at the top of stems that are purple or green with purple spots.

  • @barbaraerlank8029
    @barbaraerlank8029 2 месяца назад +2

    Al you are so thoughtful of your environment. Hope Gina enjoyed her wildflowers. So sweet. I am watching from South Africa.

  • @yveslabreche5919
    @yveslabreche5919 2 месяца назад +9

    Love your videos of Lumnah Acres, I got a suggestion could Gina have her own videos of cooking and making preserves maybe once or twice a week. Thank you. Love you all, Al, Gina and Olivia.

    • @RT_Adroni
      @RT_Adroni 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes and working in her gardens, Al doesn’t seem interested anymore.

  • @RCMServices
    @RCMServices 3 месяца назад +35

    That is a very beautiful tribute to George. 💞

  • @gingin21jr
    @gingin21jr 2 месяца назад +40

    Have a great day to all friends in the Lumnah Universe

  • @bruceadler-9410
    @bruceadler-9410 2 месяца назад +9

    Here's a couple of things you can try to stop losing those flail hammers so frequently.
    Put some high-strength threadlocker on those bolts. There are Loctite Red products that are so strong that the nuts will only be removable by heating with a torch.
    Or, replace the plain nuts with nyloc nuts.
    Or, use longer bolts and double-nut them.

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад +1

      All of these ideas sound very good to me!😊

    • @bruceadler-9410
      @bruceadler-9410 2 месяца назад +1

      I think a foolproof method of preventing the nuts from loosing by themselves is to weld the nuts onto the bolts. If you have to replace a broken hammer, just use an angle grinder on the nut or bolt. That might seem like a drastic fix, but I think it's the only method that's guaranteed to prevent losing a hammer. Because, no matter what else you do, I don't think the bolts and nuts will stay tight enough
      Just trying to re-tighten down the existing nuts tighter than before is a lost cause. I think it's a bad design to rely on just bolt and nut tension to resist them being shocked loose. Trying to make them tighter will just deform the mounts slightly more than before. But, it seems to me that the nuts are getting lose because when the hammers hit any object that's harder than grass (e.g. rocks, ground, tree branches, etc), the hammers are hitting with enough force to shock and deform the mounts even more, which causes the nuts to lose tension and loosen a bit on each blow.
      What you need is a mounting method that doesn't just depend on deforming the mounts and stretching the bolts enough for them to have enough tension to resist the impact forces. In other words, you have to use a nut locking method that prevents already loose nuts from loosening more -- it shouldn't matter even if the bolts are already loose enough to turn freely in the mounts. In other words, you need nut retainer method like how a spindle nut is retained on an axle using cotter pings, or foldover retainers, or grub screws through the nuts, etc etc etc. With such designs the nuts are installed loose but it's impossible for a nut to spin even looser, until the locking mechanism is removed.

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад +1

      @@bruceadler-9410 I really like that castle nut idea. That would be a good way to keep them there as long as the cotter pins don't get pulled out by grass sticking in them. Or breaking the cotter pins. Thanks for sharing that idea. I vote to try it. I have no idea if castle nuts are easy to find in that size. They usually are at the end of shafts so that makes sense. Have a great rest of your week!

  • @batpherlangkharkrang7976
    @batpherlangkharkrang7976 5 дней назад +1

    Hi.... AL and GINA THANKS YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR VIDEO HOMESTEAD beautiful great good job BYE 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍

  • @damogranheart5521
    @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад +6

    Hello there to the Lumnah Family and all visitors to the OGP site! We have a Glorious Day here in Minnesota. I am looking forward to a good-looking yard, a good turnout at the Open Cupboard, and my class tonight!
    May we take the time to truly listen with love and thereby be doubly blessed!

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад

      Enjoy your class Damogran Heart! I can hear the teen-aged son upstairs making stuff for the tea party he'll have this afternoon. He has the classical music blasting and the mixer working! So fun! He made a beautiful cheesecake last night. He mixed up some cinnamon roll bread last night and had it proofing overnight. I'm so glad he and my older son have been friends since kindergarten. My other son has visited here over many years too. He was just a year younger than them. I am so blessed to have them in my life. My host's son is a music major at college and now my son is going to his same college and getting a dorm room there. It'll be great that they at least share the same campus. My oldest son, the 41 year old one, works at the campus delivering sandwiches! When they were at high school together, my host's son and my next older son, they took most of the advanced placement classes together. My son would tutor their son in math because he had so much extracurricular stuff like performing in all the high school plays, being in the band, and a special choir in high school that he needed help to learn the hard math too. He's an amazing young man. I'll be so fun to hear them enjoying themselves today.

  • @bobjacobs9521
    @bobjacobs9521 2 месяца назад +70

    Raise your 3 point lift to mow the grass higher and set a stop on the lift to have a consistent height. Regarding the hammers, you will hit less rocks if you mow higher. With nuts coming lose on the mower, you Igor use some lock tite to fix the nuts so they do not vibrate loose. You are living the dream guys, but it is a result of hard work and smart planning ahead. Great videos.

    • @rogeremberson6464
      @rogeremberson6464 2 месяца назад +14

      A Belt & Braces way would be to use Nyloc nuts as well as Loctite. Nyloc's are less prone to loosening due to vibration.

    • @ssnidely
      @ssnidely 2 месяца назад +10

      im thinking he is just going to go through some hammers with new pasture. eventually high spots will be worked out the more you use it on the pasture. the land will shape itself to the machine. its either that or get a power rake to smooth out the rough spots.

    • @davidgetchell3633
      @davidgetchell3633 2 месяца назад +14

      It seems that the nuts are coming loose more then the hammers breaking, tighten all nuts then put some weld on nut& bolt, if hammer breaks cut bolt off and replace them.

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +4

      had the same thought using blue loctite.

    • @bruceadler-9410
      @bruceadler-9410 2 месяца назад +2

      I think when it's in the down position, it's not directly supported by the 3 point hitch. I think the mower attachment has a pivot which is supposed to allow it to float on its skid plates. That's so it can automatically conform to the slope of the ditch/ground.

  • @kensharp5954
    @kensharp5954 2 месяца назад +8

    This is my favorite U tube channel and has been going back to when I could watch it more days of the week. The hard work, thought and planning by Al and Gina makes it special. I like the idea of rebuilding the manure spreader or at least replacing the rotted or broken boards and repairing or redoing the gearing and control levers.

    • @derekbarratt
      @derekbarratt 2 месяца назад

      Regarding the Manure Spreader, you might like to have a look at Engles Coach Shop where he is doing just that.

  • @barrynicholls3467
    @barrynicholls3467 2 месяца назад +2

    For your mower attachment, you could try Nylock nuts which are nuts with a nylon insert to lock the nut on.

  • @robertworman4355
    @robertworman4355 2 месяца назад +6

    God morning Al, Gina, Olivia and all the Lumnah friends and extended family

  • @caryrhea3974
    @caryrhea3974 2 месяца назад +7

    ❤❤❤
    Good morning!
    Have a wonderful day!
    ❤❤❤

    • @samvalentine3206
      @samvalentine3206 2 месяца назад +1

      Good morning, Cary! Thanks and hope you do too!

    • @caryrhea3974
      @caryrhea3974 2 месяца назад +2

      @@samvalentine3206
      Good morning Sam!
      🌞🌞🌞

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад

      Good 🌄 morning!

  • @jimparr01Utube
    @jimparr01Utube 2 месяца назад +9

    Great to see Al experimenting with his implements. Success guaranteed when the results dictate the desired outcome.

    • @carlcarpenter507
      @carlcarpenter507 2 месяца назад

      Al, love watching you’ll on the homestead. Don’t want to be a critic, but, it would be better on your tractor if would allways but the 3 point hitch down when you stop so that the cylinders and hose are not under pressure all the time. I see you are like me and haven’t mover all my trailers and equipment to a central location.

  • @juanantonio-c7c
    @juanantonio-c7c 2 месяца назад +5

    Hello, a pleasure to greet you from Spain. I would make bales of hay for the winter and store them instead of leaving them in the hay.

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад +1

      He has no bailing equipment yet so he can't really make hay just yet. I'm sure he'll do that in the future. Have a great rest of your week!

  • @tmacmi9095
    @tmacmi9095 2 месяца назад +16

    A suggestion for your mower attachment; maybe try using longer bolts to attach the hammers and install a second nut as a retainer to lock the nut on. Use grade 8 or stainless steel bolts. Worth a try 😊

    • @bruceadler-9410
      @bruceadler-9410 2 месяца назад +1

      That would be an improvement. It would depend on how tightly he could tighten the nuts against each other rather than against the mounting bracket. But I think it still might not be enough to resist the impact forces generated by hitting objects like hard ground, rocks, roots and branches, etc). In other words, even double-nuts can be shaken loose if hit hard enough.
      I think he should just weld the nuts on.

    • @hollowpoint357sw4
      @hollowpoint357sw4 2 месяца назад +2

      I also suggest using loc-tite also and double checking them maybe once a week or twice a week just to make sure they’re tight. I mean they’re super easy to access.

    • @derekbarratt
      @derekbarratt 2 месяца назад

      I often think when watching them preparing the ground that they never seem to pick up enough of the very many small rocks that are lying around. I know that it can be a boring job but this is what happens if you don't.

    • @davidallred4266
      @davidallred4266 2 месяца назад

      @LumnahAcres If the flail was hitting rocks, then the blades would be breaking or bending and not falling off. This seems to be more likely subject to the nuts coming off and the whole blade flying off with the bolt. He needs to check every bolt once a day before mowing, also using 2 lock nuts would help.

    • @bruceadler-9410
      @bruceadler-9410 2 месяца назад

      @@davidallred4266 I agree. So far he hasn't found a single broken bolt or flail hammer. I think the real problem is that the constant shocks and vibrations of the flail hammers are acting just like an impact wrench and un-torquing the bolts and nuts regardless of how tight they're initially torqued against the mounting ears. I think it's a bad design to just rely on trying to torque the nuts against the mounting ears so tight that they won't unscrew themselves. Instea, I think the nuts have to be locked onto the bolts, not torqued against the mounting ears. I think the easiest fix would be to weld the nuts on the bolts anytime one of them becomes loose. That way the only way he'd lose a flail hammer is if something breaks.

  • @jabryoo
    @jabryoo 2 месяца назад

    Oh, that’s a great thumbnail you made with the grass behind the two of you. I look forward to every episode.

  • @mrphoto776
    @mrphoto776 2 месяца назад +12

    They seem just like puppy dogs. ... wagging their tails when they are happy on pasture. Love it!!

  • @josephbrown-ut9ty
    @josephbrown-ut9ty 2 месяца назад +1

    JudithB I just have a small rider. Some areas that grow well, I like to mow throwing the grass on top of the mowed area so it can be raked up after it dries some to feed to the animals. The rest is just lawn full of weeds, etc so I mow in circles throwing the grass to the center to mulch the grass. Depends how you want to use it. At the farm, we cut hay and baled it, then brushhogged the edges and rough areas, plus we turned the cows in to the hay fields to clean the edges too.

  • @helengibbs3862
    @helengibbs3862 2 месяца назад +9

    Love to see your smile when it all comes together for you and Gina ❤

  • @ronbailey2954
    @ronbailey2954 2 месяца назад +11

    Goooood morning Lumnah Acres and friends!! From all of us Hillbillies here in East TN, have a great and productive day everyone. Al, if you have an iPhone, take a picture of the plant and open the pic. At the bottom, click the “i” at the bottom and you can get the name of the plant, tree etc.

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад

      Thanks for sharing that. I didn't know that is how you do that. My kids have the Pixel phones so I'll have to learn how that works on their phones. Have a great rest of your week!

  • @swamprat69er
    @swamprat69er 2 месяца назад +4

    If you welded on a couple of 3"x 2" steel tubing, however long your existing skids are, they would help.

  • @southernbelle3995
    @southernbelle3995 2 месяца назад +4

    I really enjoy the drone shots. I could actually see the difference in the two different mowed spots. Also enjoy seeing those little pigs and Brutus as well as the cows. I'm an animal fan, but it's also good to see the other side of what you do there.

  • @waterlooboy
    @waterlooboy 2 месяца назад +2

    Hey there guys! Thanks for the informative video comparing the mower’s! I do see a high rate of losing the hammers! I hope you find a solution!

  • @Heisstrong
    @Heisstrong 3 месяца назад +62

    Hello everyone, from David in Omaha. Al's pastures are looking awesome. I remember when he started out with no pastures or grass and had to seed everywhere. Now, the grass is great, IMHO. Cheers!

    • @annettegregg8654
      @annettegregg8654 2 месяца назад +5

      Good morning David

    • @TheKamakuraGardener
      @TheKamakuraGardener 2 месяца назад +5

      Good morning David!👍🏾🤩🐶

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +5

      Good morning David!🌄😊 the pastures are looking great!

    • @Heisstrong
      @Heisstrong 2 месяца назад +5

      @@annettegregg8654 Goood morning!

    • @Heisstrong
      @Heisstrong 2 месяца назад +4

      @@TheKamakuraGardener Goood morning!

  • @russellwatters5891
    @russellwatters5891 2 месяца назад +1

    Weld leaf springs on the bottom of the deck to ride on. It should allow how many extra inches of height you choose. The pastures look awesome, I'll bet they look better after they're spread with compost! Love ya'll ❤️

  • @edwinleach7401
    @edwinleach7401 2 месяца назад +6

    A little love to the manure spreader will extend its life long term. I watched a total rebuild of a bit older spreader on another channel and it was an amazing journey. It was a pile of rotted wood and metal and the end result may be headed to a museum. Thanks for your videos. Can't wait till the next one hits.

  • @paulotts
    @paulotts 2 месяца назад +1

    Al, you can weld some extra bar stock on the skids to raise the flail mower housing. That's the only thing I can think of that would still have it mechanically solid.

  • @elizabethmacdonald4605
    @elizabethmacdonald4605 2 месяца назад +7

    Good mauhnin Lumnah Acres and friends! Hope everyone is having a great week. The mozzarella looks good Gina! Take care all and will catch you later in the week. Be safe!

  • @idafisher8327
    @idafisher8327 2 месяца назад +1

    Good afternoon, Al and Gina. I spent my morning out and about in town. I'm so happy to be home.

  • @bohammarberg4072
    @bohammarberg4072 2 месяца назад +5

    Good morning !!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @rogerstemen2129
    @rogerstemen2129 2 месяца назад +2

    If you haven't check them out, check out Just A Few Acres Farm. He just restored his spreader

  • @anthonywilson2346
    @anthonywilson2346 2 месяца назад +3

    Winter project - return to ‘as new’ the manure spreader.🇬🇧😊

  • @ericcornell3282
    @ericcornell3282 2 месяца назад +2

    Adjust your toplink longer so the mower is tilted back more and rides on the roller more than the skids.

  • @alfredpedneau9598
    @alfredpedneau9598 2 месяца назад +8

    Great Day in the Morning 🌄 !!! 😊😊😊

  • @michaelmorgan6154
    @michaelmorgan6154 2 месяца назад +2

    If I may make a suggestion, although you have limited numbers of livestock, I would tighten them down into way smaller areas. I think that may give you better disturbance and incorporate manure better to build pasture, and move faster through your areas during your limited growing season. 😊love ya work…
    PS at your stage of pasture renewal go with the slasher, couple of runs shooting it in then reverse direction shooting out. Flail mower is a finishing mower.

  • @cappleget
    @cappleget 2 месяца назад +3

    Good Morning!
    I love seeing your progress on the new homestead - fantastic work Al and Gina!

  • @loucinci3922
    @loucinci3922 2 месяца назад +1

    Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

  • @dorisharrison9885
    @dorisharrison9885 2 месяца назад +4

    Gooood morning,the grass,the cows and Brutus are just great,have a bless evening Lumnah family😊🌼🌻🌷🇺🇸

  • @BillLeLievre
    @BillLeLievre 2 месяца назад +1

    You can buy a mulching kit for the Kubota. Also you should check the torque on the knives. There is a spec based on the type of bolt.

  • @BigGuy8059
    @BigGuy8059 2 месяца назад +10

    Good morning! Looks like you need some blue Loctite for those flail bolts. They must get a lot of vibration. You've got welding equipment: No reason you couldn't fabricate some slides to keep it higher off the ground.

  • @Bill_H
    @Bill_H 2 месяца назад +1

    We called them "campaigners". I'd definitely full restore it. See Just A Few Acres Farm and Engel''s Coach Shop for great campaigner restoration series!

  • @DavidRobinson-mx6cl
    @DavidRobinson-mx6cl 2 месяца назад +3

    Awesome 😊🙏👍❤️

  • @danielniquette5187
    @danielniquette5187 2 месяца назад +1

    Hi. That plant that smels so good is called asclepias syriaca or common milkweed.
    It is found mainly in northeastern and midwestern United States and Canada.

  • @pippaseaspirit4415
    @pippaseaspirit4415 2 месяца назад +2

    Your mystery plant is spotted Joe-Pye Weed. It can grow taller than you!
    I think a nice vintage hay scythe, tedder, baler, and bale collecter should be on your shopping list next!

    • @4Classie
      @4Classie 2 месяца назад +1

      A Hay Scythe ( for ditch - style ) is on order, Al said on Podcast ( Friday ) that it is being shipped to him !

  • @glengillis7775
    @glengillis7775 2 месяца назад +2

    AL you need a sickle mower. Watch Pete at just a few Acres. He clips his pastures for the same reason you are doing.
    Nice cheese Gina

  • @moejaime2654
    @moejaime2654 2 месяца назад +4

    Good morning folks !

  • @heatheroester6817
    @heatheroester6817 2 месяца назад +1

    Flowers you picked are black eyed Susan's and wild daisy. The stuff you mowed looks like a milkweed.❤

  • @hollandduck79
    @hollandduck79 2 месяца назад +10

    Good Afternoon Lumnah Family from the Netherlands.
    thanks for the video Al and Gina .
    Kind regards, Hollandduck

    • @samvalentine3206
      @samvalentine3206 2 месяца назад +3

      Greetings HollandDuck! Hope all is well...

    • @hollandduck79
      @hollandduck79 2 месяца назад

      @@samvalentine3206
      Hello Sam .
      yes al is well here in the Netherlands en with me .
      hope you well also .

  • @davidbrandt329
    @davidbrandt329 2 месяца назад +1

    Have you considered using a castellated nut and drilled shank bolt with a cotter pin to hold on those flails? More trouble to assemble, but it would stop them from loosening and coming off during use.

  • @ChrisMeek-gg5de
    @ChrisMeek-gg5de 2 месяца назад +14

    Good morning, everyone!!

    • @LumnahAcres
      @LumnahAcres  2 месяца назад +1

      Goooood Morning Chris

    • @ashyslashy5818
      @ashyslashy5818 2 месяца назад +1

      good morning

    • @greenergenes
      @greenergenes 2 месяца назад

      ​@@LumnahAcres
      asclepias incarnata
      aka
      rose swamp milkweed

  • @julieelliott-eickenroth7317
    @julieelliott-eickenroth7317 2 месяца назад +1

    That’s milkweed! Main food for monarch butterflies. Smells like lilac, fabulous.

  • @toddpeterson2362
    @toddpeterson2362 2 месяца назад +3

    Might be time to invest in a sickle mower. :) Are you interested in bailing hay?

    • @Tom-ei8ly
      @Tom-ei8ly 2 месяца назад +1

      Great idea.

  • @shirleyannconfer9651
    @shirleyannconfer9651 2 месяца назад +1

    I love the flowers for Gina. Very cool.
    I can’t find my earlier comment, so I’m not sure if I actually posted it. I laughed out loud when you said you like bacon better than compost. I’ll bet it smells better!

  • @georgegoldsborough2211
    @georgegoldsborough2211 2 месяца назад +1

    This is just a suggestion. Change your lockout from nylocks to a regular lock nut. That will more then likely fix your problem.

  • @TravusCooper
    @TravusCooper 2 месяца назад +9

    Good morning, and have a wonderful day

    • @LumnahAcres
      @LumnahAcres  2 месяца назад +1

      Goooood Morning Travus

  • @donaldk.macbaird5248
    @donaldk.macbaird5248 2 месяца назад +1

    Hey Al take two plates of steel and add the them to your skid to raised them up 5 or 6 inches

  • @normanwyatt8761
    @normanwyatt8761 2 месяца назад +5

    Goood Morning LUMNAH FAMILY from NORM in Southeastern Massachusetts........ So glad that pasture is really starting to shape up..
    I'm going back to bed ...... .Luv you guys.......

    • @LumnahAcres
      @LumnahAcres  2 месяца назад +1

      Goooood Morning norm. Thanks

    • @samvalentine3206
      @samvalentine3206 2 месяца назад

      Good morning, Norm - may your slumbers be peaceful and restorative!

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 2 месяца назад

      Take care of yourself, Norm!

    • @normanwyatt8761
      @normanwyatt8761 2 месяца назад +1

      @@damogranheart5521 Thanks so much for the shout-out. God be with you !

    • @normanwyatt8761
      @normanwyatt8761 2 месяца назад +1

      @@samvalentine3206 Thanks SAM.

  • @swaggersauce
    @swaggersauce 2 месяца назад +1

    Time to buy some old hay equipment! Getting it to work right can be at least 3 episodes! 😂

  • @RCMServices
    @RCMServices 3 месяца назад +28

    Al, get some 3/8" or 1/2" mild steel plate and you should be able to fabricate extensions to raise the height of the mower. You got the skills and tools to do that.

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +3

      Good morning RCM!🌄😊 what is your opinion of an old fashioned sickle mowers?

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +6

      I was also thinking blue loctite may help the hammers from vibrating off when mowing?

    • @Jomama02
      @Jomama02 2 месяца назад +4

      You should always refurbish something back to It's original glory if it works well. That's just part of the maintenance of it!

    • @benrogers5808
      @benrogers5808 2 месяца назад +4

      Al and Gina, I was wondering if the animals ever answer when you ask a question? Also you could try Ny-Loc nuts on the flail mower. If the don’t work you may want to put a tack weld on each nut. 👍🏻🫎🌲🦞🦌

    • @4Classie
      @4Classie 2 месяца назад

      ​@@benrogers5808They often just Smile !

  • @caroll.2474
    @caroll.2474 2 месяца назад +2

    That plant looks like purple Joe-Pye weed. I have some in my flower garden. It smells good and the insects love it.

  • @Joefirefighter1971
    @Joefirefighter1971 2 месяца назад +2

    Hi Al and Gina the family and I are on vacation in your beautiful state have a great day

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад

      I hope you have an excellent visit in New Hampshire. When I visited there many years ago I visited Salisbury Beach and it was very nice. I bet it would be crowded now though. I went near Christmas so it wasn't busy. The Merrimack River is pretty too. It was fun to watch the sun come up over the Atlantic Ocean. I was raised on the west coast so I had only seen the sun set over the ocean. Have a great time!

    • @Joefirefighter1971
      @Joefirefighter1971 2 месяца назад

      @@StoneKathryn we are camping @ Moose Hillock campground in Warren NH

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Joefirefighter1971 Wow, near White Mountain! I just Googled it. It looks like a lot of fun! It looks like it has an amazing pool there. Great family vacation spot.

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 2 месяца назад

      @@Joefirefighter1971 Did you get flooded out?

  • @RCMServices
    @RCMServices 2 месяца назад +2

    Al, on the mower you need to figure out what is causing them to disappear. If it is the bolts, switch to grade 8 with grade 8 nuts using red loctite

  • @charlesvaughn6815
    @charlesvaughn6815 2 месяца назад +4

    Good Morning to the Lumnah projects. Really love your channel. have a great day!

    • @LumnahAcres
      @LumnahAcres  2 месяца назад

      Goooood Morning Charles. Thank you

  • @jdconstitution9858
    @jdconstitution9858 2 месяца назад +1

    Using the flail mower provides a lot of iron to the soil also though it takes a while for the hammers to dissolve.

  • @francesbolen257
    @francesbolen257 2 месяца назад +3

    Good morning Modern Steaders.

  • @gaylewatkins4685
    @gaylewatkins4685 2 месяца назад +1

    Good morning Lumnah family. This is another awesome video. Especially the side by side comparison of the two different mowing techniques. I can't wait to see the compost/manure spreader in use. You are doing an excellent job planning your homestead growth and managing your property. You started this homestead from raw land and it's amazing what you have already accomplished. Azalea and Cookie look amazing and healthy. Would love to see how Gina manages all the milk you get.

  • @ronaldwedlock620
    @ronaldwedlock620 2 месяца назад +2

    The 2 animals I would like to see,on your farm,are horses and turkeys,I love watching your videos

    • @Coyote-tc1ww
      @Coyote-tc1ww 2 месяца назад

      I love horses……So tasty

    • @4Classie
      @4Classie 2 месяца назад

      Turkeys are in Barn ( hanging-out with chicks that are to be replacement Hens ) still young and growing-out feathers !
      Al and Gina had Horses, not at last Homestead, but the homestead before last, and Al said having Horses again would be a nice idea, think another Barn would be needed !

    • @ronaldwedlock620
      @ronaldwedlock620 2 месяца назад

      @@4Classie yep your right ,forgot about the turkeys

  • @farm38
    @farm38 2 месяца назад

    Al you can use the hydraulic draft control that will stop the hydraulic arms dipping lower thus giving control of the mowing height

  • @DaleHaunschild-ce5yb
    @DaleHaunschild-ce5yb 2 месяца назад +3

    Pretty sure it is Joe Pye Weed. Its serrated leaves distinguish it from Swamp Milkweed. Also it’s purple stems

  • @SpicySteve-tz2so
    @SpicySteve-tz2so 2 месяца назад

    You have a welder Al. You can pick up some steel stock from HD and make extensions for the rails to save your flail blades. You can do it!

  • @ericroadking7564
    @ericroadking7564 2 месяца назад +2

    Make or weld a bigger skid on the low side to raise up the mower, you know lol!! Pastures looking great!! Stay blessed all!!

    • @samvalentine3206
      @samvalentine3206 2 месяца назад

      Thanks - hope you and yours stay blessed as well!

  • @bille294
    @bille294 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for the side-by-side comparison of the flail vs mower deck. I was wondering about that. Now I know. Flail it is...

  • @PhilsHobbyRoom
    @PhilsHobbyRoom 2 месяца назад +3

    Good morning family id just get a 6 or 8 ft bushhog it will be faster without all the problems 😊

  • @BrandenWhitaker
    @BrandenWhitaker 2 месяца назад +1

    Maybe try using a locking nut. If they keep coming loose try a 1/2” longer bolt and double nut it

  • @annettegregg8654
    @annettegregg8654 2 месяца назад +8

    Good morning from a very wet Wexford Ireland

    • @TheKamakuraGardener
      @TheKamakuraGardener 2 месяца назад +2

      Good morning Annette!👍🏾🤩🐶

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +2

      Good morning Annette!🌄😊 Makes me think of John Wayne's Quiet Man this morning.😁

    • @annettegregg8654
      @annettegregg8654 2 месяца назад +1

      @@forrestgump9576
      Good morning Forrest

    • @annettegregg8654
      @annettegregg8654 2 месяца назад +2

      @@TheKamakuraGardener
      Good morning Robert

    • @normanwyatt8761
      @normanwyatt8761 2 месяца назад +1

      @@forrestgump9576 Good morning Forrest.....Well thank God my battle with basal cancer on my ear is finally over, the pain too....
      Now I have one ear shorter by an inch and 1 half. .......If they had to cut it off I wouldn't care as long as the pain would go with it.
      Have a Good one Forrest....

  • @JayBane-n9l
    @JayBane-n9l 2 месяца назад +1

    Just an idea get some longer bolts where you can and another nut for a jam nut.

  • @raytower5041
    @raytower5041 2 месяца назад +6

    Goooooood morning Lumnahs!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @scoobysnacks
    @scoobysnacks 2 месяца назад +1

    The plant on the side of the road looks like Milkweed. The yellow flowers you picked are Black Eyed Susans. I agree the flail mower is riding too low. You could really see it when you were cutting along the driveway. It almost looked scalped in some areas from the drone footage. It wasn't, but it's not mowing much higher than a scalping. I know nothing about tractors but I'm assuming that you can't just keep the boom arm of the tractor up a little higher, instead of putting it all the way down?

  • @hsvkid
    @hsvkid 2 месяца назад +22

    I wish you’d have showed more actual mowing than talking about mowing.

  • @dmorgan28
    @dmorgan28 2 месяца назад +2

    Al maybe set your mower height with your 3point hitch a little higher. It might be a little low and hitting rocks or something. We love and enjoy your family and channel. Take care. 👍❤️

  • @CC-Rider4564
    @CC-Rider4564 2 месяца назад +4

    AL I think its time to get a different kind of mower thats not constantly requiring putting new blades on it constantly. Seems to me to be a bad design, Maybe look into a used mower in good condition from NH State Auctions. Look for a roadside mower for your road.

    • @samvalentine3206
      @samvalentine3206 2 месяца назад +2

      A bush hog might be a good choice for behind the TYM...

    • @CC-Rider4564
      @CC-Rider4564 2 месяца назад +1

      @@samvalentine3206 yeah or one of the heavy Duty swell mowers like the State uses on the side of the roads 🛣️. I told AL in another comment to check out the State auction sales where they sell off equipment he may be able to pick up a great condition low hour mower at a great price.
      Plus they have a much longer reach than the one he has Sam, which means less time mowing doing the same areas.😁👍🏼

  • @Esteban_Herrera
    @Esteban_Herrera 2 месяца назад +1

    Use Metal to Metal self locking nuts. I that don't work use 2 nuts and jam them. I wouldn't doubt it if you are getting a lot of heat from friction. The flail mower is leveling the high spots.

  • @maya20233
    @maya20233 2 месяца назад +3

    Good day Lumnah Acres family and friends from a chilly South Africa.

  • @brokenmeats5928
    @brokenmeats5928 2 месяца назад +1

    I love all Lumnah Acres videos!

  • @forrestgump9576
    @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +8

    Gooood morning Lumnah family and friends!🌄😊 The pastures are doing so nice in such a short period of time! You're right Al, the sound of cows of eating is the best sound. And the smell of fresh cut hay is the best😁.
    On early this morning, going out at 5 am to load my meat birds into the trailer to go to the butcher. Someday soon, hope to purchase a plucker. Used 1,000 pounds of feed in 8 weeks for 49 birds! That's with being on pasture. Gotta be some 8 pounders out there when dressed out. First year growing this many. Did not lose any, except one chick DOA. Used Azure's premium corn/soy free organic feed. May rethink feed options next year👨‍🌾🐔

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +2

      Want to grow enough someday to make breakfast sausage since both of us are sensitive to pork.

    • @TheKamakuraGardener
      @TheKamakuraGardener 2 месяца назад +2

      👍🏾🤩🐶

    • @forrestgump9576
      @forrestgump9576 2 месяца назад +2

      The mower is great at spreading the cow patties!

    • @LumnahAcres
      @LumnahAcres  2 месяца назад +3

      Goooood Morning Forrest. Congrats on the chicks. I bet they will be nice and tasty.

    • @CC-Rider4564
      @CC-Rider4564 2 месяца назад +3

      Good morning Gump My friend & God Bless you my brother 😁👍🏼

  • @gthiii
    @gthiii 2 месяца назад

    Gina, those crazy people in Wisconsin LOVE their squeaky cheese!!! Tom

  • @marymigliore3396
    @marymigliore3396 2 месяца назад +1

    Everything is looking so good ! I LOVE YOU ALL !!!! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @brycestewart3181
    @brycestewart3181 2 месяца назад +2

    Stover Nuts, 1/4 to 1/2 longer bolts, I would replace all the nuts and bolts on that mower one last time. IMHO Good luck Thx for sharing

  • @kathycrook1913
    @kathycrook1913 2 месяца назад +2

    Good morning guys!

  • @georgebryan2968
    @georgebryan2968 2 месяца назад +1

    you can get a trailing bar magnet with wheels to pull be hind the tractor or the side by side to find the blades and hard ware screw and nuts you lost mowing