We used to sew sunflower with our corn “maize” and it worked very well to up our protein content on the dairy. If I were to bail it judging by how you got on I would under sew oats or rye to help it feed and to dry down the bale a bit
Hi Phil, Sunflowers are harvested using a combine with a sunflower header attachment. Or green stalks are chopped if you use your chopper then you will have silage very good feed. That is how we do it in the USA. If you just want to use them for silage then just chop the crop.
I think that it's a bit late for cover crops especially in this cold year. Might be a good idea to blow down the baler in case there is sunflower seeds left on the chassis. I'm sure they would draw the small fellows.
I’ve seen them bales as part of a cereal based mixed summer crop. Peas oats sunflowers triticale red and white clover and millit. They had a front mower on and had the baler on the back.
Great video. Use the finger bar mower to cut the sunflowers next time, maybe they’ll feed into the Fusion a bit better? If that works there’s still a chance that they won’t preserve in the bale anyway… won’t know until you try? Gather up the sunflowers with the triple K and MF6480 to load them into a trailer… don’t put them into the dung heap… likely to have stones as well, dump them in the tillage ground where they’ll rot down and can be scattered with the front loader then ploughed in? Keep up the good work.
Your problem is you mowed them with a conditioner mower which broke up the stalks rather than laying them down, they would probably feed the same as straw if they weren't broken up as bad
Phil Father Phil will be able to tell you about Trashing out of the stacks in the field Ya could have cut them with the binder Let the cattle out on them It wasn’t a bad decision, keep er lit 🔥 lad Ol Paddy doin it Tuf in Oz
Cover crops need to be sowed the middle of August to do any good. Once ya get into September it's an absolute waste of time. I sowed 20ha 3rd and 4th of September and it's 2 inches tall now. Even with that fine week of weather we had still done nothing for it
I'd say get those cover crops in fast Phil, ideally you'd be getting them into some winter crop stubble but I know ye didn't have that this year!! You'll get a crop but better have it in ASAP to get best from it
A KUHN FBP 3135 would of baled that up no botr. A far superior baler than the fusion, fusions not able to feed in the crop which was there problem from day one and still an issue with the fusion 4
Don’t think that fusion has a cutter eh? It would chop down that stalk but ultimately pull the crop in. But it’s for oil and seed,waste of time for cattle feed I reckon.
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Sunflower looked a challenge to bale.. just think of dooing that with a standard heavy clutch and twine baler.. mind you a chain bar baler might of managed better in that.. stay safe 🏴
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Why does he have to get a new fusion that Fusion 2 working away grand and them new fusions theirs no different in them at all only the price if u ask me kuhn are a better baler
Another honest Video , showing us what can and cant be done , is why youve so many followers that love your vid , keep them coming
We used to sew sunflower with our corn “maize” and it worked very well to up our protein content on the dairy. If I were to bail it judging by how you got on I would under sew oats or rye to help it feed and to dry down the bale a bit
Hi Phil, Sunflowers are harvested using a combine with a sunflower header attachment. Or green stalks are chopped if you use your chopper then you will have silage very good feed. That is how we do it in the USA. If you just want to use them for silage then just chop the crop.
I think the baled stuff is going to rot to wet sunflower seeds don't hold up at all when wet Thay are going to turn to mush!
I think that it's a bit late for cover crops especially in this cold year.
Might be a good idea to blow down the baler in case there is sunflower seeds left on the chassis. I'm sure they would draw the small fellows.
Nice one Phil
When it comes to bailing sunflowers the baler is more of a confusion
I have made sunflower silage in the past. But just used the forager like maissilage.
Also made bales with a maïs baler the cows like it Allright.
I’ve seen them bales as part of a cereal based mixed summer crop. Peas oats sunflowers triticale red and white clover and millit. They had a front mower on and had the baler on the back.
Great video. Use the finger bar mower to cut the sunflowers next time, maybe they’ll feed into the Fusion a bit better? If that works there’s still a chance that they won’t preserve in the bale anyway… won’t know until you try? Gather up the sunflowers with the triple K and MF6480 to load them into a trailer… don’t put them into the dung heap… likely to have stones as well, dump them in the tillage ground where they’ll rot down and can be scattered with the front loader then ploughed in? Keep up the good work.
Good material for crows nests
Your problem is you mowed them with a conditioner mower which broke up the stalks rather than laying them down, they would probably feed the same as straw if they weren't broken up as bad
The 2 downfalls of mchale is the distance between the pick up reel and the feed rotor. And the plastic film on the newer bales isn't veery good.
Love your video phill
Good luck with everything on the farm this week ahead & thanks for all the videos 👍👍👍
U answered your question it needs to be dryer. Let it dry down 4 or 5 days
Love the midlands. "A ball of shite," I laughed.
It was the conditioner that caused the hardship, mowed out flat and u would have worked in no bother
Phil Father Phil will be able to tell you about Trashing out of the stacks in the field Ya could have cut them with the binder
Let the cattle out on them It wasn’t a bad decision, keep er lit 🔥 lad
Ol Paddy doin it Tuf in Oz
Old welgar rp12 is the best bailer for that job
Was nice to meet you and Liz, last night in the airport, keep the good work up
It will be interesting to see see how the recycled wrap will work out for you guys.
Cut the sunflowers with chopper setup for maize or one of your old vintage flail chopper thing's
Any chance you'd buy a belt Phil? I could do without seeing your drawers twice a week !!!!!
😂😂😂😂
He’s jealous Phil,no style
try using the john deer bailer on the sun flowers
It’s not suppose to bale sunflowers
@@stevennesbitt243 nither is the Fusion lol
@@MsButtons55 that’s what I mean ur not suppose bale it
Should of combined the sunflower
RYE will grow all winter early bite for the turnout
Sunflowers does cows like to eat them
I reckon if you gave a shiny parts of that baler a light spray of silicone spray it might save you some hardship in the new year
Cover crops need to be sowed the middle of August to do any good. Once ya get into September it's an absolute waste of time. I sowed 20ha 3rd and 4th of September and it's 2 inches tall now. Even with that fine week of weather we had still done nothing for it
Great job on the reseed
With that new farm beside the house would you consider a zero grazer?
Great video Phil. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼
Is Bertie a Irish polar bear 😂🤣
Cover crops sown on end of August onwards a pure waste of your money. Merchants making the money
Because they haven't time to grow?
You have to try new things, nothing wrong with that .interesting to know how much of the sunflower you can feed the cattle.
Claas rotocut would have baled that if raked into windrows.
I assume anyone baling them in America are using a belt baler and most likely a lot drier too
@@bkeenan32 spot on
My god you love hardship
I'd say get those cover crops in fast Phil, ideally you'd be getting them into some winter crop stubble but I know ye didn't have that this year!! You'll get a crop but better have it in ASAP to get best from it
A KUHN FBP 3135 would of baled that up no botr. A far superior baler than the fusion, fusions not able to feed in the crop which was there problem from day one and still an issue with the fusion 4
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@karsteinrmuld3478 yes, is there something you want to ask?
Great video
What is the new tractor Phil
How come you don’t use the 7618 on the baler ?
Pits allways go faster in front bays
Don’t think that fusion has a cutter eh?
It would chop down that stalk but ultimately pull the crop in.
But it’s for oil and seed,waste of time for cattle feed I reckon.
Could have told you that. The old mchale where clean useless in short grass
Well come ji
Fusion 4 no problem I would say
Evening!
Should be interesting
Try lower the rpms down for stuff like this
at a guess 3 jobs to one sounds like a powerharrow combi drill your after
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Shame your sunflowers wouldn't bail should definitely have got lee in with his buckrake 😂bet that baler comes back out next year the way its gone in😂
Tama Is complete dirt, never will use it again, last roll I had I left it back
@@danielcunningham5052 easily ripped
It’s rubbish the year rips like cobwebs
Sunflower looked a challenge to bale.. just think of dooing that with a standard heavy clutch and twine baler.. mind you a chain bar baler might of managed better in that.. stay safe 🏴
I noticed i sum of you passed videos, thats you have a single rotor rake in your yard, whats your opinion on them, as im looking to upgrade from and old haybob for rowing up
Nothing ventured Nothing gained
Don't know how that dog slept with all that beeping
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Would you ever get a new fusion ??
Why does he have to get a new fusion that Fusion 2 working away grand and them new fusions theirs no different in them at all only the price if u ask me kuhn are a better baler
@@Paddy6.30 u say kuhns r better when they give a heap of issues and Mchales r sold worldwide
The fusion 4 is a different machine far quicker intake
@@jab3486 so does the 3 plus camless 100 speed
1000
Did ye change. A tracto philip
Those mchale pickups are sh1t
@@ares657-ni2sh r they shite when they r worldwide mong
Why did they plant sunflower.
They found some spare time and wanted to waste it.
Sunflower patch for the farm shop
putting on some weight son
Ur gas, leave him off will ya
Aren’t we all u 2
Just good luck with everything you tried a new idea didn’t quite work out.Still great farmers.So so good luck with.🌼🌼🌼🌼👀👀👀👀👀👀👀🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻