Mowing is my favorite step. It's more challenging and it's just awesome seeing the thick grass get laid down. You know you have 2-3 days of stress and fun ahead of you.
Thanks. :) This was a fun video to make. From what I've seen, your back field isn't that big but its thick. You'd get a good number of bales out of it.
@@smallfarmsurvival4026 It's around acre or so . We don't need a whole lot of hay for three goats . It not worth any ones time for a field that small .
Brings back so many memories! Thank you for sharing. Do you throw salt on your bales when stacking? We always did. Grandpa bought salt from the elevator that we tossed onto each layer of bales.
It is a shame Ford Motor Company sold their Ag Equipment business. Several tractors were used in this video. I did all of the baleing work in my younger days too.
Yes. That's something I'm pretty careful about. I keep a close eye on the bales that might be suspect, and I usually set the heaviest 1-2 aside for daily checks. If they are okay, the rest is usually okay.
So second cutting what kind of grass was that you were bailing also what were you spraying on the knotters? Yeah that’s me I wear a bandanna while I’m stacking hey also
This field is fescue and timothy, with some nasty patches of johnson grass. I'm not sure how to get rid of it. I guess roundup once the mowing is done? I put a light coat of penetrating oil on the knotters every few hundred bales. I don't know if it helps, but the knotters haven't missed a knot in a long time. As long as the twine knives are kept clean and sharp, that 310 seems to run like a clock. The bandanna helps, for sure. At some point I realized it probably wasn't good to be blowing black stuff out of my sinuses after a day on the wagon. 😬
How many acres was that you baled? I just picked up some equipment to do 3 acres with, a NH 273, JD 1209 and IH 35. All said and done, less than $4K. Will be much better to actually put the grass and clover to good use other than mowing it every week, like does anyone really care if you have 4 acres of lawn when surrounded by corn fields?
I would say this is about 2.5 acres. You should be able to easily handle that 3 acres you have with that equipment. There's a little bit of a learning curve to mowing, but the raking and baling are pretty much just driving in circles. :)
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Once you have smelled hay in cut and dried and hauled and been part of it in any way.... it never leaves you.
Thank you my friend.
Mowing is my favorite step. It's more challenging and it's just awesome seeing the thick grass get laid down. You know you have 2-3 days of stress and fun ahead of you.
Awesome video ! I love watching people making hay . I wish I had someone bale our back field .
Thanks. :) This was a fun video to make. From what I've seen, your back field isn't that big but its thick. You'd get a good number of bales out of it.
@@smallfarmsurvival4026 It's around acre or so . We don't need a whole lot of hay for three goats . It not worth any ones time for a field that small .
Thal baler looks a lot like mine, except I have a thrower but live it because it can make some beautiful bales
It sure does make nice bales. Very dependable.
Brings back so many memories! Thank you for sharing. Do you throw salt on your bales when stacking? We always did. Grandpa bought salt from the elevator that we tossed onto each layer of bales.
We do, especially if the moisture might be a little questionable.
It is a shame Ford Motor Company sold their Ag Equipment business. Several tractors were used in this video. I did all of the baleing work in my younger days too.
@smallfarmsurvival what model haybine is that?
New Holland 474
@@smallfarmsurvival4026 thanks
Another great vid Pete thank you. Do you ever feel the need to do heat/moisture tests on the bales after they are in the barn?
Yes. That's something I'm pretty careful about. I keep a close eye on the bales that might be suspect, and I usually set the heaviest 1-2 aside for daily checks. If they are okay, the rest is usually okay.
So second cutting what kind of grass was that you were bailing also what were you spraying on the knotters? Yeah that’s me I wear a bandanna while I’m stacking hey also
This field is fescue and timothy, with some nasty patches of johnson grass. I'm not sure how to get rid of it. I guess roundup once the mowing is done?
I put a light coat of penetrating oil on the knotters every few hundred bales. I don't know if it helps, but the knotters haven't missed a knot in a long time. As long as the twine knives are kept clean and sharp, that 310 seems to run like a clock.
The bandanna helps, for sure. At some point I realized it probably wasn't good to be blowing black stuff out of my sinuses after a day on the wagon. 😬
@@smallfarmsurvival4026 we had it growing in our field too. Sprayed then ended up digging it up.
the haybine puts this is rows already- are you raking just to get it to dry faster?
What type of hay do you guys grow?
And for what livestock is it grown for?
How many acres was that you baled? I just picked up some equipment to do 3 acres with, a NH 273, JD 1209 and IH 35. All said and done, less than $4K. Will be much better to actually put the grass and clover to good use other than mowing it every week, like does anyone really care if you have 4 acres of lawn when surrounded by corn fields?
I would say this is about 2.5 acres. You should be able to easily handle that 3 acres you have with that equipment. There's a little bit of a learning curve to mowing, but the raking and baling are pretty much just driving in circles. :)
how big is your farm?
About 75 acres.. most of the hay ground is rental or done for free
@@smallfarmsurvival4026 the hay ground for rental or done for free how big is that usually?
@@chicoringler Most of it is done for free. This particular field is done at the rate of $1 per bale.
How big is the free land or the $1 rental land?
pas de fanage? en tout cas merci pour la vidéo