The Massey 135 and the David Brown 885 in action to turn the hay - also known as tedding the hay to dry it out. It’s our first time having a go so wish us luck!
In my experance learning about hay making machinery operation is back to frount. you will never really know how to drive a mower until you have operated the rake or tedder. Then you need to operate a baler to really know how to rake and row hay, so you can judge size and placement best for the baler you are going to use. The ease of the next prosses depends on how the last operation was done. You guys are doing a fine job of it. dispite the age of the machinery Dad has kept it well maintained and you have been able to get on without breakdowns or holdups.
The hay looks great, good job guys! Don't forget to grease the pto shaft and all other points that need it. No one is born knowing, we all learn as we go...
Hi Jo Oh how lovely to see you both on your dads favourite toys. Nick certainly seem to have mastered those tractors doesn’t he. I think he is secretly enjoying himself. Considering you were both (thrown in at the deep end) with the running of Dale Farm I think you have both done great and learnt very quickly. The animals all seem to be thriving and each season comes around and you know exactly what needs doing. Well done 👍 Enjoy Love Kim x x
Cracking video Jo like the 2 tractors tedding the reason you go round anti clockwise around the field first time is so that the hay doesn't go onto the un cut grass if that helps.doing a good job.
Good Evening, I have just found your videos and really enjoying them as I am from a farming family too. I have a love for older farm machinery. Keep up the amazing work Anthony
Loved watching you both really love the old tractors out working, they last forever. Built to last. , preparation for the winter months for the animals on ur farm. Alot of work involved. Your both getting a tan working in the sun.
Loved it great to see the old classic kit doing what they use to do have fun you 2 you old man is probly sitting on the mud guard next to you take in it all in great vid be safe
Excellent video again Joanna so good to see the vintage tractors working, hope you had chance to enjoy what you were doing, you are doing a great job keep smiling, take care and stay safe 👍 😊.
Hey Kelvin, well the first day was very difficult but the second day was a lot better , the 3rd and 4th rays Tedding ( the second part of haymaking) I felt much more confidence
Whooohoo, there u go again *road gear*😆😆🤠👍I can smell the scent of the hay ur working, excellent my friends, yeehaaa n funztastik,git er done 🤠🤠🤠👍💖⚡jus beautiful 🤗💖👍⚡
You ted anticlockwise with a hay bob to prevent the PTO shaft colliding with your right lift arm on tight turns. By turning to the left the PTO moves to the center line. Fantastic job there!! WOW!! I love the smell of fresh hay!
Agreed ,anticlockwise, on the left the small arm spacer gets moved out ( on a hinge ) so when turning to the left the tedder can turn easier, this makes it easier on the.tyres so they're not getting dragged sideways
@@trevorslater2746 Great to see a fellow enthusiast who knows his stuff!! Take care! And you taught me something as well that I didn't know that it made it easier on the tires! Many thanks!!
Thank you! I didn’t understand this at first, but once nick explained I understood! I just made one turn the wrong way and he pulled me up on it. That’s why it was good to be in the same field so we could keep an eye on how it was going for one another. I was very nervous at first x
@@DaleFarm No problem at all!! There should be instructions on how to set up your hay bob on the side of your spinners. It is a complicated little machine to set up. For Ranking the top link should be in the top hole bottom for tedding. For ranking the wheels should be in the bottom hole and top for tedding. The tines should be on the outside hole and inside for tedding. ALSO if you look at your tines they are open and closed tines SO you should alternate them open closed open closed etc.. on both spinners. You are doing a fantastic job there WELL DONE
at one time even your dad was new at everything and just muddling through. so now you two have had the only muddle and it's all old hat from here on, we hope. as always, best wishes for you both.
That made me think and run though my mind on which way we mow hay . And you are right that is the way we do it. No one ever said anything but watching Dad mow what is the way I learn to do it
Hello there. You will get a good crop where there is clover. Clover has its own Nitrogen and you know what that's good for. It looks a beautiful place where you are. Iv done quite a bit of hay making in my time. I was used to all those tractors and machinery that you call vintage. I worked the land all my life. I loved it.
They may be vintage tractors Jo, but they can still give you a days work and they look like an absolute pleasure to use for tedding, thank you and best wishes from EA.
thanks for sharen jo well done tedding the hay nicks enjoying the davy brown ,the 135 seem to bein diesel by sounds of it ..but everyday on a farm is a school day tbh ,well done yous .plus nice seeing the old tractors out
Great video. I have often thought about how you will deal with the upkeep on the vintage tractors and so glad to know you have the support you need. Plus you and Nick are so game to take on new tasks. I've always thought that the most vital times are the times of learning. Y'all wear it well!
Hi Joanna. They look way more stylish than a lot of the modern tractors. Plus, you can fix them without paying huge amounts to do so, unlike john deere and it's computers that lock you out!!! More wonderful adventures from the farm. Many smiles from down south.
I think I spent the first 6yrs going clockwise with the haybob… I still do it now 🤣🤣 and spent a couple of years running it in the transport position as well🤣🤣🤦♂️. Your doing well👍 It takes time to learn the tricks and tips especially with the haybob and baler but your getting there 🙂
Anticlockwise so you dont scuff ur tyres when cornering, the transport position as you say, stops the tedder from following the tractor and throws the hay into the corners, happy hay making
@@trevorslater2746 this is true, also anti-clockwise reduces the pto angle as well. The transport position did mean I could merge 2 rows into one in 2 passes rather than 3 😁👍
It’s similar to our haybob, the pto goes to the right hand side so turning right compresses and stress the pto shaft hence the anti clockwise direction, you can go clockwise but must always lift the haybob to turn right. If you get the head vertical by adjusting the top link (though you seem to have yours on backwards it’s better to have the lock tab tractor side as it can get fouled on the equipment in use) you will be able to start with it on the ground, engage pto to it with no extra revs then slowly increase to 540 as you set off. But as ever you’re doing a cracking effort for first time
Hi Jo, there's nothing wrong with older tractors and equipment! at least you stand a chance at fixing them on the field, a few years ago I was in the passenger seat on a big John Deere running a three-mower unit that one of the local contractors has and Charles told me the computer couldn't find 6th gear again, so it would have to go back to the dealers to get re calibrated .... again, but he had silage to cut so had to manage the best he could, so all this 'drive by wire' might be great but you can't sort it out with a hammer...... even if you feel you want too! Since I retired from my farm near Whitby I moved to the USA to live, if you think your equipment's old you want to see what it like here in parts of Wisconsin! I watched your programs on Discovery+, very good and interesting.
Thank you Colin! I agree that the old stuff at least you have a chance of working on it yourself rather than needing a computer ! Sometimes the old ways are pretty darn good. I would love to see the farming in Wisconsin , I always am fascinated by farming around the world. Something I used to talk to dad about if we ever went anywhere new we would take pictures of farming and report back to each other x
@@DaleFarm There is no short reply on this subject! We have a lot of Amish around here (some rent farmland from my wife & myself) most of their work is with horses, If you have time this link is to people about 50 south west of us: ruclips.net/video/h1649TLqKzk/видео.html. and This took place 1 mile from us 2 weeks ago: ruclips.net/video/s0HQD7KlFE0/видео.html basically one extreme to the other! Oh, I am sorry to hear about your Dad he passed away far to young, but at least he got to see you farming.
Fab job guys. I am also on a steep learning curve hay making. Thank goodness the weather is on my side. My 1968 Massey Ferguson 20 baler is doing well. Hope yours is the same🤞
Thank you Steven, yes the baler went well and the weather was pretty good although it did not forecast rain and there was a light shower as we were getting the small bales in
Omg at 4:20 I just realised how much you look like your dad, same Rosie cheeks 🤗, hope you don't mind me saying that..plus the hay looks great can't wait for the bailing video.. I think nick is addicted to driving tractors now.. 😂
Another fab video Joanna. Sounds as if your little 135 has a fuel delivery problem. Definitely worth cleaning out the fuel system and changing the filters. The 135s are so incredibly reliable it would unheard of them failing on major issues, so probably something really simple.
What you are doing is marvellous, it’s not easy to take over and run farm, but from what I can see you really are doing great work. The hay lines were as good as any I’ve see in Wiltshire. Be proud.
Great job for 1st time.Yr top link is too short if the tines are throwing up dirt/soil while just spinning on the ground.The tines have two hole positions, 1 is for turning the hay & the other is for rowing up the hay.The top link bracket on the machine also has two holes to choose from, 1 is for turning & the other is for rowing position.When you have toplink & tines in the right hole yr haybob will be properly set up and ready for use.You also know how to close in & out the gates at the end for each job yr doing at that time.You are blessed with the good weather for yr 1st year making hay on yr own.🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️ ps.I also forgot to say that the wheel depth can be altered up or down on the haybobThink it' has 3 holes to choose from if I remember right.The hole it was at previously by yr dad should be perfect enough but you have that option if yr not happy with what it's doing in the field.!!🙏
Thanks for taking us with you hay making. I enjoyed seeing the old tractors still earning their living. It was interesting looking back from your tractor and seeing the hay had only dried on top and the tedder was turning up green grass. You were talking about how you are learning as you go: I was just wondering if making notes for next year would be helpful? It’s so easy to think that you have got something but then lose it over the year. Don’t forget to check up what maintenance your equipment needs, but I guess that you are on top of that. I love the views from your farm too! Looking forward to seeing the baling😀
Nick is correct about travelling in an anti-clockwise with the haybob . If you go clockwise and turn too sharp at the corners then the tyres will be ripped off the rims of the machine.
New to your channel. I was brought up on old machines such as yours on my uncles farm so I love the older way of farming as opposed to the modern day massive stuff. Saw the video when you lost your lovely dad and completely feel for your loss. I have lost both parents and it’s just the pits. He’d be proud of you keep on keeping on and I’m loving the channel👍
Looks to me like you are doing better than just muddling through - one of my favourite jobs when I did haymaking in my old (of my youth) job driving an old Ford 3000 with the tedder - and you have that view too!
Good to see your lovely tractors getting a good work out. Nick may not know but on the 885 you can change between 2nd and third gears on the move as those David Brown’s were build with synchromesh. Useful when you have a hilly field.
Hello how are you? It does not matter what direction your tedding hay or raking as to how it was cut so you know. That will not break your tedder. Do you have a moisture meter to check the hay it helps. Hay should be around 12% but I have baled as high as 20% with not issues. Hay with the flowers goes along with the pretty woman. You both have a great day great work.
Wrong, the hay Bob's are designed to be used anticlockwise, lift the spacer out of place then the haybob can follow lefthand turns without scuffing the tyres and having to lift
Johanna and Nick, I commend you both for taking out the Haybobs and having a go. I wish that I could be with ye to set the machines. Yes, you have to travel anti clockwise. The revolving tines protrude to the left of the tractor when moving forward and the machine hinges at a point just to the rear of the three point linkage unit much more to the left than to the right. Next the top link needs to be lengthened or shortened to a point where the tines rotate almost parallel with the field, but just slightly dipped to the fore. They should lightly “brush” off the field and not tear the sod. Adjustment of the top link should take place while the tines are rotating at an engine speed of about 1300 revs, while stationary. I noted that Nick is travelling at too fast a speed ‘round the field. The higher the engine revs, the greater is the force of the tines downwards because of centrifugal force. I use a little MG35X and travel in 2nd gear at about 1400 revs. Your MF135 is geared identical to the 35. It takes a little longer, time wise, but does a better hay tossing job. When rowing to bale the hay, simply shift each time to the rowing angle. They are then angled slightly backwards. Close the two gates to about 18 inches for the hay to pass through. They will make really neat high rows of hay for baling with the square baler. The round baling contractor will row the hay with his own much larger machine. Off with you now and happy hay making.
Thank you Noel. After we had filmed some bits I think nick realised we was going too fast, so he slowed down. Thank you for the advice as well, it is very useful indeed
hay is coming along well in the fine weather .........having 2 haybobs speeds up the work .....the only way you will learn how to operate any machine is by having a go ......the stopper for the engine on the 135 might be vibrating its way out causing the issues you mentioned ........we had a 165 that used to do just that .......
Grate job nick driving her like he stole it but with that amount ground 2 cover just as wel fly aun it nise handy crop . We run 30 foot teadders we normally travel 7 or 8 k a hour with em . Air con gud aun the 135
Hi Jo Nick, Your doing a great job at the harvesting the hay, the only thing I can see your doing is your a bit fast at turning the hay, just an observation, is the angle right on the spinners ? Can you alter the angle?it's a long time since I used that type of turner, l can't remember, still great job and it's nice to see you happy, dad will be pleased take care Emlyn
Thanks for that Joanna takes me back a few years lol. It will be interesting when you get hitched up to the MF baler and perhaps the bale sledge on behind. Hope the weather holds and you get the rain following on after to get some decent grazing established.
Yes Joanna it's absolutely hammering down here in N Ireland and even had some tornadoes ripping into the caravan parks etc, awnings going up in the air and tourers being blown sideways. The good thing is it will give the pastures a much needed good drink. Take care you two x.
The 135 shouldn't stutter and cut out under any circumstances or work load, unless there is an issue, which will be minor in nature from what you describe. I suspect that there is either an intermittent fuel blockage / restriction issue, that could be debris floating around in the diesel tank, partially chocked fuel filters, air entering the fuel system via seals or unions etc, or a semi blocked fuel cap breather creating a vacuum effect. When you can, I recommend draining the diesel tank and flushing it out with fresh diesel to remove any contamination, bits of hay, sludge etc. Do this by removing the tank exit pipe and union. Also replace the fuel filters in the system together with their rubber seals that should come with the new filters. It would be worth cleaning the diesel lift pump out too, as they often contain a gauze filter that blocks up. The fuel system then needs bleeding of air before the tractor will start up and run. There are RUclips tutorial's to explain this procedure etc. Fuel system issues never totally resolve themselves; only recurring at the most annoying times ...🚜😁🚜
In my experance learning about hay making machinery operation is back to frount. you will never really know how to drive a mower until you have operated the rake or tedder. Then you need to operate a baler to really know how to rake and row hay, so you can judge size and placement best for the baler you are going to use. The ease of the next prosses depends on how the last operation was done. You guys are doing a fine job of it. dispite the age of the machinery Dad has kept it well maintained and you have been able to get on without breakdowns or holdups.
Thank you David yes that’s true! It’s all a learning experience. Dad looked after things well x
Nothing better then to see some great old tractors at work except to see the prettiest blue eyes on U-Tube!
Aww thank you John 😊😊😊
The hay looks great, good job guys! Don't forget to grease the pto shaft and all other points that need it. No one is born knowing, we all learn as we go...
Thank you, yes it’s vital to learn as you try and do!
Love the old tractors. The videos you made of your dad talking about each tractor are absolute treasures.
Yes they are! I had no idea how precious at the time x
Your both doing a cracking job. Perfect weather for making hay. Your Dad would be very impressed. Lovely scenery. All the very best. Colin
Thank you very much Colin
23 years on the Farm 🚜 on and off it now your dad be so proud of you well Done all the way from Ireland 🇨🇮
Thank you John x
Great video again & great to see the old machines working. Great to get your hay safe without rain.
Thank you Declan! Yes the hay is safely in and now it’s raining yay
Hi Jo
Oh how lovely to see you both on your dads favourite toys.
Nick certainly seem to have mastered those tractors doesn’t he. I think he is secretly enjoying himself.
Considering you were both (thrown in at the deep end) with the running of Dale Farm I think you have both done great and learnt very quickly.
The animals all seem to be thriving and each season comes around and you know exactly what needs doing.
Well done 👍
Enjoy
Love Kim x x
Thank you Kim, it’s been a massive undertaking but somehow we keep going and bit by bit we are getting there. Thankfully it’s raining today whooo
Cracking video Jo like the 2 tractors tedding the reason you go round anti clockwise around the field first time is so that the hay doesn't go onto the un cut grass if that helps.doing a good job.
Thank you Philip x
Good Evening, I have just found your videos and really enjoying them as I am from a farming family too. I have a love for older farm machinery. Keep up the amazing work Anthony
Thank you Anthony , glad you enjoy the old machinery and welcome to the Dale Farm channel ❤️
Loved watching you both really love the old tractors out working, they last forever. Built to last. , preparation for the winter months for the animals on ur farm. Alot of work involved. Your both getting a tan working in the sun.
Thank you. Yes it was so sunny, I have my Derbyshire tan as no summer holidays for us here! Too much to do!
Nice weather for hay making, be careful in all that heat, your both doing a good job from what I see. Great Video
Thank you! Yes I had lots of suncream and drinks
Loved it great to see the old classic kit doing what they use to do have fun you 2 you old man is probly sitting on the mud guard next to you take in it all in great vid be safe
Awww thank you Lee.
Excellent video again Joanna so good to see the vintage tractors working, hope you had chance to enjoy what you were doing, you are doing a great job keep smiling, take care and stay safe 👍 😊.
Hey Kelvin, well the first day was very difficult but the second day was a lot better
, the 3rd and 4th rays Tedding ( the second part of haymaking) I felt much more confidence
Love the 135 & 885 brings back so many memories.Those tractors are worth a fortune now days....great work
Thank you! They are priceless because they are a part of my family farming history xx
Could listen to you all day girl.. Great work and lovely Michinery. 😎
Thank you Sean x
Your old tractors brings back many happy memories from the farm where I worked on in the 1970s, 80s driving a mf 178 and a 135 best wishes roy denmark
Thank you Roy, old tractors are very special
Whooohoo, there u go again *road gear*😆😆🤠👍I can smell the scent of the hay ur working, excellent my friends, yeehaaa n funztastik,git er done 🤠🤠🤠👍💖⚡jus beautiful 🤗💖👍⚡
Thank you so much Wes xx
You ted anticlockwise with a hay bob to prevent the PTO shaft colliding with your right lift arm on tight turns. By turning to the left the PTO moves to the center line. Fantastic job there!! WOW!! I love the smell of fresh hay!
Agreed ,anticlockwise, on the left the small arm spacer gets moved out ( on a hinge ) so when turning to the left the tedder can turn easier, this makes it easier on the.tyres so they're not getting dragged sideways
@@trevorslater2746 Great to see a fellow enthusiast who knows his stuff!! Take care! And you taught me something as well that I didn't know that it made it easier on the tires! Many thanks!!
Thank you! I didn’t understand this at first, but once nick explained I understood! I just made one turn the wrong way and he pulled me up on it. That’s why it was good to be in the same field so we could keep an eye on how it was going for one another. I was very nervous at first x
@@DaleFarm No problem at all!! There should be instructions on how to set up your hay bob on the side of your spinners. It is a complicated little machine to set up. For Ranking the top link should be in the top hole bottom for tedding. For ranking the wheels should be in the bottom hole and top for tedding. The tines should be on the outside hole and inside for tedding. ALSO if you look at your tines they are open and closed tines SO you should alternate them open closed open closed etc.. on both spinners. You are doing a fantastic job there WELL DONE
at one time even your dad was new at everything and just muddling through. so now you two have had the only muddle and it's all old hat from here on, we hope. as always, best wishes for you both.
Thank you so much Robert
You are amazing! Your Dad would be so proud!
Thank you so much Donna
That made me think and run though my mind on which way we mow hay . And you are right that is the way we do it. No one ever said anything but watching Dad mow what is the way I learn to do it
Thank you Charles x
Hello there. You will get a good crop where there is clover. Clover has its own Nitrogen and you know what that's good for. It looks a beautiful place where you are. Iv done quite a bit of hay making in my time. I was used to all those tractors and machinery that you call vintage. I worked the land all my life. I loved it.
Thank you so much Henry
Excellent job! Great to see you making use of, and learning how the vintage machines work!! Love the Massey 135, a real classic!!
Thank you Charles
Brilliant 👍loved seeing the two old tractors working!!
Thank you David xx
Wot is your first name?
They may be vintage tractors Jo, but they can still give you a days work and they look like an absolute pleasure to use for tedding, thank you and best wishes from EA.
Thank you Colin. We loved it once we got the hang of it
I really enjoy your videos. I really love the old machinery and im looking forward to seen more of these vintage tractors working on your farm
Thank you Richard 😊
Great pace nice flat land . Anticlockwise. Keeps hay and tines out of hedge.
thanks for sharen jo well done tedding the hay nicks enjoying the davy brown ,the 135 seem to bein diesel by sounds of it ..but everyday on a farm is a school day tbh ,well done yous .plus nice seeing the old tractors out
Yeah thank you Gavin x
Thank you for showing us and taking us along .love the views .
Alot of long days hay making .
Cheers to you and Nick .
Thank you! It’s a relief that it’s now done
Great video. I have often thought about how you will deal with the upkeep on the vintage tractors and so glad to know you have the support you need. Plus you and Nick are so game to take on new tasks. I've always thought that the most vital times are the times of learning. Y'all wear it well!
Thank you so much xx
It certainly great to see your dad's tractors out in the fields
Thank you Christian , I agree 😊
Brings back some memories, hay making at it's best, you pair are doing a fantastic job, tractors looking excellent, take care both of you 👍🐑🐂🚜
Thank you Roy
Great video, they are lovely old tractors the MF 135. Pokey little Perkins engine I believe. They go like a lite go kart. Loved driving it...
Hehe I know what you mean! A hot rod!
Haha, yes indeed, how is your hay making going ?
Hi Jo what a wonderful job you and nick are doing, it is a great time of year hay making keep up the great work look forward to your next video. Xx
Thank you so much Peter x
Hi Joanna.
They look way more stylish than a lot of the modern tractors. Plus, you can fix them without paying huge amounts to do so, unlike john deere and it's computers that lock you out!!!
More wonderful adventures from the farm. Many smiles from down south.
Thank you Colin! Yes the old ways have their charm and appeal x
another great video joanna and its been proper haymaking weather too
Thank you so much Alan, yes it was mega weather for it
From Canada again. Da would be proud.
Thank you Frank x
I think I spent the first 6yrs going clockwise with the haybob… I still do it now 🤣🤣 and spent a couple of years running it in the transport position as well🤣🤣🤦♂️. Your doing well👍 It takes time to learn the tricks and tips especially with the haybob and baler but your getting there 🙂
Anticlockwise so you dont scuff ur tyres when cornering, the transport position as you say, stops the tedder from following the tractor and throws the hay into the corners, happy hay making
@@trevorslater2746 this is true, also anti-clockwise reduces the pto angle as well. The transport position did mean I could merge 2 rows into one in 2 passes rather than 3 😁👍
Hehe this made me laugh out loud! It’s good to know it’s not just us !!
@@DaleFarm 🤣 nope! I pretty much did everything wrong in the first couple of years, that’s why I try to save people the same pain I went through 🙂
Great video doing very well for first time haymaking well done 👏
Thank you Edward.
It’s similar to our haybob, the pto goes to the right hand side so turning right compresses and stress the pto shaft hence the anti clockwise direction, you can go clockwise but must always lift the haybob to turn right.
If you get the head vertical by adjusting the top link (though you seem to have yours on backwards it’s better to have the lock tab tractor side as it can get fouled on the equipment in use) you will be able to start with it on the ground, engage pto to it with no extra revs then slowly increase to 540 as you set off.
But as ever you’re doing a cracking effort for first time
Thank you dean for the advice 😊
@@DaleFarm hope they’re of some use to you, I learned those lessons but only as a hobbyist whereas it’s your livelihood
THANK YOU JOANNA FOR THE HAYMAKING VIDEO , NICE TO SEE BOTH OF YOU USING THE OLD TRACTORS , PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL , XXX .
Thank you Ernest xx
Hi Jo, there's nothing wrong with older tractors and equipment! at least you stand a chance at fixing them on the field, a few years ago I was in the passenger seat on a big John Deere running a three-mower unit that one of the local contractors has and Charles told me the computer couldn't find 6th gear again, so it would have to go back to the dealers to get re calibrated .... again, but he had silage to cut so had to manage the best he could, so all this 'drive by wire' might be great but you can't sort it out with a hammer...... even if you feel you want too!
Since I retired from my farm near Whitby I moved to the USA to live, if you think your equipment's old you want to see what it like here in parts of Wisconsin!
I watched your programs on Discovery+, very good and interesting.
Thank you Colin! I agree that the old stuff at least you have a chance of working on it yourself rather than needing a computer ! Sometimes the old ways are pretty darn good. I would love to see the farming in Wisconsin , I always am fascinated by farming around the world. Something I used to talk to dad about if we ever went anywhere new we would take pictures of farming and report back to each other x
@@DaleFarm There is no short reply on this subject! We have a lot of Amish around here (some rent farmland from my wife & myself) most of their work is with horses, If you have time this link is to people about 50 south west of us: ruclips.net/video/h1649TLqKzk/видео.html. and This took place 1 mile from us 2 weeks ago: ruclips.net/video/s0HQD7KlFE0/видео.html basically one extreme to the other! Oh, I am sorry to hear about your Dad he passed away far to young, but at least he got to see you farming.
Great video, ye are living the dream, hard work 👍
Thank you Michael x
Fab job guys. I am also on a steep learning curve hay making. Thank goodness the weather is on my side. My 1968 Massey Ferguson 20 baler is doing well. Hope yours is the same🤞
Thank you Steven, yes the baler went well and the weather was pretty good although it did not forecast rain and there was a light shower as we were getting the small bales in
Looks like NIck is enjoying himself as well, even though he's not driving on the DB, he's flying low :)
Thank you! Yes we was enjoying it although going too fast apparently
Great video love to see the old classics out again
Thank you Rob x
Omg at 4:20 I just realised how much you look like your dad, same Rosie cheeks 🤗, hope you don't mind me saying that..plus the hay looks great can't wait for the bailing video.. I think nick is addicted to driving tractors now.. 😂
Aw Brian I hope I do look like him. He was one in a million. A heart of gold x
Good job your dad is proud of both of you
Thank you Kevin x
Crikey ! look at Nick go !👍 He can handle that David Brown alright .
Thanks andy!
Your doing a good job both of you it’s a big learning curve
Thank you Graham x
Another fab video Joanna. Sounds as if your little 135 has a fuel delivery problem. Definitely worth cleaning out the fuel system and changing the filters. The 135s are so incredibly reliable it would unheard of them failing on major issues, so probably something really simple.
Thank you Kieran we will definitely investigate that as I think it sounds about right. usually she runs so sweet!
What you are doing is marvellous, it’s not easy to take over and run farm, but from what I can see you really are doing great work. The hay lines were as good as any I’ve see in Wiltshire. Be proud.
Thank you so much Pete
Great job for 1st time.Yr top link is too short if the tines are throwing up dirt/soil while just spinning on the ground.The tines have two hole positions, 1 is for turning the hay & the other is for rowing up the hay.The top link bracket on the machine also has two holes to choose from, 1 is for turning & the other is for rowing position.When you have toplink & tines in the right hole yr haybob will be properly set up and ready for use.You also know how to close in & out the gates at the end for each job yr doing at that time.You are blessed with the good weather for yr 1st year making hay on yr own.🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️ ps.I also forgot to say that the wheel depth can be altered up or down on the haybobThink it' has 3 holes to choose from if I remember right.The hole it was at previously by yr dad should be perfect enough but you have that option if yr not happy with what it's doing in the field.!!🙏
Thank you Leo this is great information and we are definitely learning!!
Thanks for taking us with you hay making. I enjoyed seeing the old tractors still earning their living. It was interesting looking back from your tractor and seeing the hay had only dried on top and the tedder was turning up green grass.
You were talking about how you are learning as you go: I was just wondering if making notes for next year would be helpful? It’s so easy to think that you have got something but then lose it over the year.
Don’t forget to check up what maintenance your equipment needs, but I guess that you are on top of that.
I love the views from your farm too! Looking forward to seeing the baling😀
Hi ya - yes I think I’ll look over old videos too and have had some helpful advice on here which I’m grateful for!
Good job, both of you.
Thank you Judy.
Great video, you are both doing a good job, just need to slow down a bit when you are tedding and rowing up, or you will smash the hay to pieces
Thank you Tony, we have learned this now that slower is important and in the second phase we realised and took it more steady.
Nick is correct about travelling in an anti-clockwise with the haybob . If you go clockwise and turn too sharp at the corners then the tyres will be ripped off the rims of the machine.
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Well done, I sold my old Massey baler, mine used to run like a Swiss watch, I do all the mowing and raking and get a contractor in to bale 👍
A big baler is so expensive I had a look on eBay!! 🤣 don’t think we will be buying one any day soon
Well done to the both of you
Thank you, appreciate you saying that x
Great progress Joanna! One step closer to securing winter feed supply! Honoring vintage farming along the way. What could be better?😁✌🏻❤️
Thank you! Yes the haymaking is done now and it feels like a great achievement to have ticked off
Another best panoramic video Joanne 🙏👋👍🍻
Thank you so much x
Ah you are doing well there ,tedders often end up with pins coming out. It's great to see old fashioned hay making
Thank you Jim, I lost 3 in total
Over the course of all the tedding
@@DaleFarm 3 ain't bad more hateful if they break
experience and learning curves keeps life interesting!
That’s so true x
New to your channel. I was brought up on old machines such as yours on my uncles farm so I love the older way of farming as opposed to the modern day massive stuff. Saw the video when you lost your lovely dad and completely feel for your loss. I have lost both parents and it’s just the pits. He’d be proud of you keep on keeping on and I’m loving the channel👍
Super video,yere absolutely smashing it,big learning curve,but ye are very quick learners and ye will have that bit of luck.
Thank you very much xx
There is no greater tractor driving joy than a cab-less MF135 on a warm summers day.
Absolutely!! I agree 100%.
I did feel very privileged 🥰 especially as it was my grandads tractor
totally agree i spent many hours driving 135s and 165s happy days!
Doing a great job guys 👍🏼you’re dad would be proud
Thank you james x
Great job! Beautiful views!
Thank you Cherie x
Looks to me like you are doing better than just muddling through - one of my favourite jobs when I did haymaking in my old (of my youth) job driving an old Ford 3000 with the tedder - and you have that view too!
Thank you so much Andrew x
We have all. Got. Same. Meme. Of. Pop. God. Bless him. Gentleman. Loved. By. All. ❤️😊👍
Thank you David
Oh how lovely to see you both on your dads favourite toys.
Thank you yes it made me feel proud c
Another good video every day a school day 👍
Thank you Allan yes always learning
it will be done soon then you can stop the dust lol love that your dad's tractors are being used hugsssssss
Thank you Tammy.
Good job guys I would have liked to been there when you started so I could have had a good laugh 😁😉👍🐝
Thank you! We did have a chuckle at times I also felt like crying !
Great video Joanne good to see the older tractors working
Thank you! Yes very pleased to be using them
That's proper life your living their love
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Good to see your lovely tractors getting a good work out. Nick may not know but on the 885 you can change between 2nd and third gears on the move as those David Brown’s were build with synchromesh. Useful when you have a hilly field.
Thank you Peter I will tell
Nick and we will have a go!
Hello how are you? It does not matter what direction your tedding hay or raking as to how it was cut so you know. That will not break your tedder. Do you have a moisture meter to check the hay it helps. Hay should be around 12% but I have baled as high as 20% with not issues. Hay with the flowers goes along with the pretty woman. You both have a great day great work.
Wrong, the hay Bob's are designed to be used anticlockwise, lift the spacer out of place then the haybob can follow lefthand turns without scuffing the tyres and having to lift
@@trevorslater2746 Ic that's okay have a good day.
Thanks james, yes I understand that each Tedder / hay Bob will have a specific set up and this determines the direction!
@@DaleFarm You have a great day
@@jamesmorrison1884 The original haybobs from the 1970s could only go anticlockwise The later ones from like joeann can go both ways
Good to see you on the Massey,very familiar with them.
Thank you Leona x
Making a nice job there you two 😀Good to see a smile on your face. God bless ❤❤
Thank you Stu
Great job.
Thank you Scott x
Johanna and Nick, I commend you both for taking out the Haybobs and having a go. I wish that I could be with ye to set the machines. Yes, you have to travel anti clockwise. The revolving tines protrude to the left of the tractor when moving forward and the machine hinges at a point just to the rear of the three point linkage unit much more to the left than to the right.
Next the top link needs to be lengthened or shortened to a point where the tines rotate almost parallel with the field, but just slightly dipped to the fore. They should lightly “brush” off the field and not tear the sod. Adjustment of the top link should take place while the tines are rotating at an engine speed of about 1300 revs, while stationary. I noted that Nick is travelling at too fast a speed ‘round the field. The higher the engine revs, the greater is the force of the tines downwards because of centrifugal force. I use a little MG35X and travel in 2nd gear at about 1400 revs. Your MF135 is geared identical to the 35. It takes a little longer, time wise, but does a better hay tossing job.
When rowing to bale the hay, simply shift each time to the rowing angle. They are then angled slightly backwards. Close the two gates to about 18 inches for the hay to pass through. They will make really neat high rows of hay for baling with the square baler. The round baling contractor will row the hay with his own much larger machine.
Off with you now and happy hay making.
Thank you Noel. After we had filmed some bits I think nick realised we was going too fast, so he slowed down. Thank you for the advice as well, it is very useful indeed
Your doing a grand job the David Brown can certainly move. Take care xx
Thank you so much Bob
Great job!
Thank you Michael
Nick is a demon on the old DB, looks like he really enjoyed himself.
Thank you Rob yes he did!
hay is coming along well in the fine weather .........having 2 haybobs speeds up the work .....the only way you will learn how to operate any machine is by having a go ......the stopper for the engine on the 135 might be vibrating its way out causing the issues you mentioned ........we had a 165 that used to do just that .......
Thank you George! It was a lot of vibrating!
Grate job nick driving her like he stole it but with that amount ground 2 cover just as wel fly aun it nise handy crop . We run 30 foot teadders we normally travel 7 or 8 k a hour with em . Air con gud aun the 135
Thank you Brendan, yes I think we went a bit too fast but we know for next time
Hi Jo Nick, Your doing a great job at the harvesting the hay, the only thing I can see your doing is your a bit fast at turning the hay, just an observation, is the angle right on the spinners ? Can you alter the angle?it's a long time since I used that type of turner, l can't remember, still great job and it's nice to see you happy, dad will be pleased take care Emlyn
Thank you, yes it seems we did go too fast. It seems okay , it has survived hehe
We will know for next time!
You will soon have the baler in action Joanna and Nic. But cracking spell of weather for your hay making.
That’s coming up! Was a nerve wracking day! Yes weather was great for it
Thanks for that Joanna takes me back a few years lol. It will be interesting when you get hitched up to the MF baler and perhaps the bale sledge on behind. Hope the weather holds and you get the rain following on after to get some decent grazing established.
Thank you Mike, happy to report that the hay is in, and it’s raining today too! Things are good in that respect as the ground was desperate
Yes Joanna it's absolutely hammering down here in N Ireland and even had some tornadoes ripping into the caravan parks etc, awnings going up in the air and tourers being blown sideways. The good thing is it will give the pastures a much needed good drink. Take care you two x.
The 135 shouldn't stutter and cut out under any circumstances or work load, unless there is an issue, which will be minor in nature from what you describe. I suspect that there is either an intermittent fuel blockage / restriction issue, that could be debris floating around in the diesel tank, partially chocked fuel filters, air entering the fuel system via seals or unions etc, or a semi blocked fuel cap breather creating a vacuum effect. When you can, I recommend draining the diesel tank and flushing it out with fresh diesel to remove any contamination, bits of hay, sludge etc. Do this by removing the tank exit pipe and union. Also replace the fuel filters in the system together with their rubber seals that should come with the new filters. It would be worth cleaning the diesel lift pump out too, as they often contain a gauze filter that blocks up. The fuel system then needs bleeding of air before the tractor will start up and run. There are RUclips tutorial's to explain this procedure etc.
Fuel system issues never totally resolve themselves; only recurring at the most annoying times ...🚜😁🚜
Thank you John’ we will investigate
👍👌❤🇨🇦, splendid job done by all
Thank you xx
Brilliant job hopefully you will put the belarus 52 super on the bailer looking forward to seeing that 👍
Thank you!! We used the Belarus 952 for the baler , we still aren’t confident with the Old MTZ
The best yet jo we'll done to ye both at this busy time
Thank you Finn
Looks like this is quite fun, guess it took a bit of time to get the hang of fluffing up the hay but bet you enjoyed yourself..
Thank you Roberta , yes definitely enjoyed it once I felt a bit more comfortable
Great video as always keep up the amazing work you and nick are doing
Thank you John x
A lot of life, especially when you are young, is a "work in progress". There are a lot of things to watch, but you'll be fine.😌
Thank you so much, very true
Make hay while the sun shines. David Brown's are good hay making tractor's, Massey Ferguson's are quite good too.
Thank you! Did you get some in ?
@@DaleFarm my David Brown is raring to go🚜
hello from southeast Ireland. We haven't made hay in years and have an old haybob which might not be working properly
At Dale farm , we must have been making hay here for a very long time. My family has been farming the land here since 1880!