Hey James, great video as always! You can never have enough tractors, especially when they’re all bought and paid for. The time swapping something on and off can be the difference between beating the rain sometimes
That's exactly what I think, keep the 66 she won't eat anything she won't loose you any money and if you have a breakdown you got a spare tractor to keep you going, if you have extra labour on the farm you can do 3 jobs at once,
I know what you’re saying Charles, but the idea is to take money out of depreciating liabilities (like machinery) and move it into productive assets (like cattle) that bring value creation to the business. But for the time being we can do that with the combine/ Claydon drill etc before looking at selling the tractor.
Mowing for me i have to say , I hated hauling silage and buckrake I did not mind chopping years ago on a Ford 7610 and new holland 719 just seemed to fly along with that esp when we got the 7610 as before we used a 6600 was a bit hard for her but it did it fine , i would say for round bale hay leave it a day longer than you would for little bales , 3 to 4 days we make hay if it is good weather , but if you have a conditioner on the mower it dry's better and if its really hot we ted it twice the same day on second day , 3rd day ted it then windrow and leave for a hour before baling , and yes i know the more you ted it out the more damage you do to leaves , but there is nothing better than some old meadow hay , the smell is the best ever and great for calves , well they all love it
re optimum hay. Its all weather/ crop dependent but the quicker the better. Less tedding = less leaf loss, and less drying time = less respiration loss being the main factors. At the other end you also have losses from decomposition setting in if moisture is high for too long. I've done 3 day hay at
I'd be hiding wrap in my cab or just putting whole new wraps on so you can go back and use the half empty on the last ones or for those that need a little bit more when the crows peck them.
Yeh know what you mean! It was only the field next to the yard so not the end of the world having to pop back in but would have had to do something if it was further away!
I’ve done that before but had a few issues with the wrap tearing and then it stretch without ripping. It was different wrap however so might be worth trying again.
Love your channel lad to keep the monitors on d glass clean d glass with nail Polish remover and once d glass is dry turn on d heaters towards the glass for a few mins til glass is warm and then stick your monitors back on
I always used different color tip ties and do 1 tip tie goes on top 2 goes on the bottom now i use them outback wraps cause it makes it so much easier for each season
For making hay ideally you would tedd it out. And perfect moisturiser is 15%-16% I won't bale anything over 18%. But I'm selling to equine market and the hay has to be perfect.
Main idea is to take depreciating liabilities (like machinery) and turn the into productive assets (like cattle) that great value within the business, because economically, it’s cheaper to hire a machine in when you need it, than own it for all the time when you don’t.
Baldy, I grabbed a hat from you the other week, really appreciated the the note you put in. I would be interested in what you put in the note so what’s the best way to contact you? Thanks again. Nathan near manga.
I would yes, but the thought is to put the money into productive asset like cows (as we are going to need more with going all grass) However a baler wrapper is still at the forefront front of our minds.
Hey James, great video as always! You can never have enough tractors, especially when they’re all bought and paid for. The time swapping something on and off can be the difference between beating the rain sometimes
That's exactly what I think, keep the 66 she won't eat anything she won't loose you any money and if you have a breakdown you got a spare tractor to keep you going, if you have extra labour on the farm you can do 3 jobs at once,
I know what you’re saying Charles, but the idea is to take money out of depreciating liabilities (like machinery) and move it into productive assets (like cattle) that bring value creation to the business. But for the time being we can do that with the combine/ Claydon drill etc before looking at selling the tractor.
Mowing for me i have to say , I hated hauling silage and buckrake I did not mind chopping years ago on a Ford 7610 and new holland 719 just seemed to fly along with that esp when we got the 7610 as before we used a 6600 was a bit hard for her but it did it fine , i would say for round bale hay leave it a day longer than you would for little bales , 3 to 4 days we make hay if it is good weather , but if you have a conditioner on the mower it dry's better and if its really hot we ted it twice the same day on second day , 3rd day ted it then windrow and leave for a hour before baling , and yes i know the more you ted it out the more damage you do to leaves , but there is nothing better than some old meadow hay , the smell is the best ever and great for calves , well they all love it
re optimum hay. Its all weather/ crop dependent but the quicker the better.
Less tedding = less leaf loss, and less drying time = less respiration loss being the main factors. At the other end you also have losses from decomposition setting in if moisture is high for too long. I've done 3 day hay at
We have a window guard and just used old trampoline spring clamps for the windows to hold the guards
Now that’s a good idea! I might even have some trampoline spring somewhere too 🤔 just gotta turn the workshop upside down to find them 😂
I'd be hiding wrap in my cab or just putting whole new wraps on so you can go back and use the half empty on the last ones or for those that need a little bit more when the crows peck them.
Yeh know what you mean! It was only the field next to the yard so not the end of the world having to pop back in but would have had to do something if it was further away!
Hi James Nice one Hay making is part science part art mostly luck 😀😀 Have a good week thanks again
Cheers Darran! That’s worth knowing 😂 I’ll keep that in mind so when we do the main hay cut (if it ever dries up again) 🤦🏼♂️
We carry extra rolls to the field on the wrapper bed. Take off cardboard in the shed 👌
I’ve done that before but had a few issues with the wrap tearing and then it stretch without ripping. It was different wrap however so might be worth trying again.
I always enjoy raking. Especially when the crop is just right and you can keep a good speed.
There’s just something about it 👍
Used to love driving the chopper as it was a self propelled new Holland but also used to do the loading shovel with a a massive buck rake
Oh no the idea of buck taking on a loading shovel might change my mind. 👍
If you had the loader on the JD. Put a bucket on the front and fill it up with wrapping
Not a bad idea actually. I have wrapper tubes on my 6410 but need to alter them to fit the front linkage.
Great video, i love watching everything too do with silage and hay making ❤
Thanks Sara 😊
great video James!!!!!!
Cheers Keith!
Rather be struck by an itch than have to be a trailer jockey!😂
Mowing or baling are my fav bits of silage
Couldn’t agree more 😂
Love your channel lad to keep the monitors on d glass clean d glass with nail Polish remover and once d glass is dry turn on d heaters towards the glass for a few mins til glass is warm and then stick your monitors back on
Thank you! I’ll give that a go. Perhaps I don’t ever get the windows clean enough 🤔
I always used different color tip ties and do 1 tip tie goes on top 2 goes on the bottom now i use them outback wraps cause it makes it so much easier for each season
Oh I havnt seen them! I’ll take a look 👍
Color zip ties for the hoses.
Yes, great idea. 👍
For making hay ideally you would tedd it out. And perfect moisturiser is 15%-16% I won't bale anything over 18%. But I'm selling to equine market and the hay has to be perfect.
How are you testing your moisture? Or is that with a big square baler?
You can never have to many tractors on the farm . You best sell the combine for a new telehandler .
Main idea is to take depreciating liabilities (like machinery) and turn the into productive assets (like cattle) that great value within the business, because economically, it’s cheaper to hire a machine in when you need it, than own it for all the time when you don’t.
No hate raking agree on mowing
Baling my round and small bales love it
Oh yeh, I do like round baling when it’s going well. 👍
Baldy, I grabbed a hat from you the other week, really appreciated the the note you put in. I would be interested in what you put in the note so what’s the best way to contact you? Thanks again. Nathan near manga.
If youre selling a tractor would you not consider a fusion? Save hanging on and off all time
I would yes, but the thought is to put the money into productive asset like cows (as we are going to need more with going all grass) However a baler wrapper is still at the forefront front of our minds.
Would u go for some pit silage if you go more grass?
It’s tempting but it would be a huge investment as our current pit isn’t safe to put clamp silage in, so that’s a big draw back n
Rake up hay dry in row bale next day
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Put tape 0n your pips and spols
Yes, should get some coloured ties.
Mowing for the win!
Don't fall for the raking propaganda people.
😂 you won’t be saying that when you hit someone’s chain harrows 😂