BUMPER CROP of 1st Cutting Hay VS Non-Working SQUARE Baler -- 2024 Hay: Cut - Ted - Rake

BUMPER CROP of 1st Cutting Hay VS Non-Working SQUARE Baler -- 2024 Hay: Cut - Ted - Rake - BALE?

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Ай бұрын

Fall 2023 ending on a low note for making hay, with our New Holland 575 Small Square Baler NOT TYING KNOTS.
Between poor weather and the chaos of everything in general, I hadn't a spare second to take a closer look at it, so I jumped into 2024 hay season with only a prayer that it would bale hay.
With 1st cutting orchard grass hay GROSSLY delayed due to rain, and the HEAT spiking the growth, this might very well be the BIGGEST hay crop to DATE.
But with a VERY narrow window to cut, rake and bale the hay, CAN it even be saved? Or will it all be a wash?
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@gordbaker896 Ай бұрын

Clutch Problems are often due to Operator or adjustment. Travelling in a gear or 2 too high and riding the Clutch are possibly the cause. There should be a couple inches of free motion in the clutch pedal before resistance is felt. There is normally an adjustment for this. Criss Cross bales when stacking. So glad you had a great Hay yield.

@mikegoodman447 Ай бұрын

The knotter needs grease. Just don't use a power grease gun on it.. Some people just put one shot of grease on knotter parts. I just use limited amounts of grease around the knot mechanism. Wipe excess away. To much? > Just spray down with starting fluid. The knotter has no bushings so it's metal to metal, so no grease will wipe it out. One new knotter costs over $1,500 and you need two. A manual grease gun will let you know if the fitting is taking grease, a power gun can be deceiving. Typically you rake the rows straight first and then go around the field cleaning up the ends. Much cleaner and bale the ends first if you can get them picked up before the long rows. I know you like left hand turns. In the ag world that's not typical. The baler will be running faster around the turn since it is on the outside and the baler is more prone to striking something as the baler swings much wider. We do 2,000 to 2,300 bales each time out so good luck.

@CPUDOCTHE1 Ай бұрын

I am glad that I live in an area where we can cut hay in the morning and bale it the same afternoon. It saves a lot on getting the hay rained on and baking for days in the sun.

@This1LifeWeLive 28 күн бұрын

? No it takes us a few days. We don't cut and bale same day, not with cool season grass up here. It are doing good if we can bale it after 3 days :)

@grandn8646 Ай бұрын

After a hard day of work, I like to sit on the back patio with my dog, listen to my playlist and have a beer and a rock glass full of black velvet and the dog and I just chill.

@canvids1 Ай бұрын

A great video and congrads on the amount you got off the fields first cut. I can remember as a young lad back in the early 1950's handling the small bales and it was very hard dirty work. You went home with your arms all red from the bales. Back then everything was don't by hand and stacked in the barns. Balers back then missed many knots and no one hand the brains or know how to fix the problems.

@andreacrashe9894 Ай бұрын

*A great week of hard work getting all the hay cut, sorted & baled... and then stacking it all. 🙂.*

@jeffdickerson3 Күн бұрын

Can't wait for the next video, such great content

@This1LifeWeLive 18 сағат бұрын

Well I've got new videos up, but if you are waiting for more farming content, you can subscribe to my farming channel: WTFarm Girl Channel Videos kzfaq.info/love/gouCAMHLiTPSgVbCCuwRQA Glad you enjoy it!

@glenn6448 Ай бұрын

Dandelions are good for. horses. I never heard of not greasing knotters??? Your doing good👍👍

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Yes, as are plantains :) Most weeds in moderation are ok, but too many can spike the sugar content ;)

@lorenstewart8922 Ай бұрын

When stacking hay in the barn, always stack it on the bales edge (strings on the sides, not top and bottom). The bales are more likely to squash when stacked flat. Your bailer should be set up to drop the bales on their edge. Having grown up on a dairy farm and custom hauling a lot of hay when I was younger, I’ve hauled well over 1M bales. My body aches just typing that. Congratulations on your bountiful first cutting.

@mfults6915 18 күн бұрын

We stack ours flat. They only squish if you bale them loose strings should be very tight

@brianbyington4561 Ай бұрын

I've been watching your videos for a few years I'm glad you finally got the happiness working

@billyshumate853 Ай бұрын

Great video and good job Suzanne. Take care and have a blessed and safe week 🙏

@bertnaillon3115 Ай бұрын

Prayers 🙏🙏 you All have a Blessed year

@patkelly7999 Ай бұрын

Great work Suzanne and Erik, glad first cut went to plan for Ye💯👌👍🙏🙏😎

@user-xk4km5tz1p Ай бұрын

I usually ted my hay right after I mow. It will dry faster and doesn’t lose its color. I believe if you learn to bale turning to the right you’ll do a neater job and it’ll be easier on your pto universal joints. Good luck with your eggs. Wouldn’t have a clue how many critters I’ve run through our mower, ( Turkey,deer snakes turtles, even found a Weasle once )

@TheWabbit Ай бұрын

What a great yield, only 7 bales giving you trouble, that's a great day. Take care!

@genechronister7085 Ай бұрын

Fingers crossed! Hay looks good

@user-ig9dr1wp9u Ай бұрын

Congratulations on crops and house

@farmingforfunandprofit940 Ай бұрын

Same Here We cut, tedded, raked, and Round baled 200 acres in 5 days,,, Six Hundred 70 4x5 bales,,,, We even had the Krone Field Rep running one of the Balers he cam to set up.....

@mfults6915 18 күн бұрын

I use to do about 6000 squares first cutting now only make around 600 squares everything else is rounds now. Much easier. I only put half a manual pump of grease on knotters use high temp grease.

@jimcox6687 Ай бұрын

It looks like a skidsteer would work on your grapple in the barn better then the TYM. You can rent them for a day or two. Cheaper then a clutch.

@ruralridez6165 Ай бұрын

yes it would be great to have a skid steer for the barn unloading. We might have our builder relocate the barn door so we can drive straight in and back out.

@phillipmartin5760 Ай бұрын

I started sneezing watching this.. Congratulations on the new house btw.. Currently in Texas chasing hogs.. Enjoy the bumper crop..😊

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Coughing, lol! It really chokes you up! Good luck with them hogs!

@robertkent2466 Ай бұрын

Beautifully video Suzanne. I hope you don't plan on making hay this week. We sure have a lot of rain compared to last year. Hopefully it stays this way most of the time. It will be neat if the turkey eggs hatch. Maybe you can put them under the turkey that you still have.

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Thinking Thursday or Friday, will keep an eye on things though. Ms Turkey would love some chicks, but she's a hefty girl and I dont know if she'd squash those eggs :(

@dehavenfamilyfarm Ай бұрын

Hay looks good. Nice yield as well! I have an older NH 570- I do not run it at 540 rpm. It's much happier running around 450. I like to sit on the deck at enjoy the view of the mountains after a long day.

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Interesting! I had read that if it doesn't hit 90 strokes per minute that it might not have enough PUSH to get things into correct alignment. But then, I have comments from others similar to yours that they do better at slower speeds :) And the deck view sounds amaing!

@bushcraftjoe1 Ай бұрын

Busy time of year

@gregwiese1697 Ай бұрын

compress air gun , spray lube , pull knotter pins , rotate knotter's, spray lube , clean w/air , grease

@brianblum4591 Ай бұрын

After a day of hard work it's Miller Time (or what ever beer I have in the frig)

@FarmallFanatic Ай бұрын

Cool! Hatch those eggs 🥚

@dixiemae5042 Ай бұрын

First from VA 👊🏻💪🏻👨🏼‍🌾

@bay9876 Ай бұрын

Kind've makes you wonder why they're called turkeys. Nice possible hatchlings for that thanksgiving diner. Lots more cash to spend on the housing plans. Hot tub?

@williamwright8286 Ай бұрын

Hay elevator and stacking thats how I made extra money growing up, helping farmers

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

The neighbor boy came over and slung 100 bales onto the elevator and earned 20 bucks in 30 minutes :D

@bombadeer8231 Ай бұрын

667 👍

@cancelbubble6535 Ай бұрын

RIP Mrs. Turkey. You should start painting the tractor like a WWII fighter pilot's plane.

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

HAHAHAHHAA!

@user-fk8qz9wj4l Ай бұрын

You are doing a great job. Do you need help? I work in repairing tractors and agricultural machinery

@NorthwoodsPeachTree Ай бұрын

do you still use the small electric fence that came in the boxes? lol what name are they?

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Yes, I do have the electric fencing, using it for my geese. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Might be the issue with my mainline fence charger though. One downside was a baby goose tried going through it and got stuck and burned the bottoms of her feet because it kept shocking her :( The chickens still go in and out though... On Amazon: ANDMON Electric Poultry Netting, 48" x 164' Electric Fence Netting with Double Spiked Fiberglass Posts it's well made and better than Premier :)

@NorthwoodsPeachTree Ай бұрын

@@This1LifeWeLive thank you that is some good stuff to think about. i need to learn more lol

@mfults6915 18 күн бұрын

You need kicker wagons at least you can get them in incase of rain, bailing on the ground is time and fuel waste

@andyrobinson339 Ай бұрын

What is the type of grass in your fields...orchard grass?

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Yes, we have a mix of Tekapo and Persist varieties of Orchard Grass. I really like Persist, it does amazing on our clay during summer drought!

@zzvyb6 Ай бұрын

hot tub.

@terryalextexas8638 Ай бұрын

What kind of grass is your hay?

@This1LifeWeLive 28 күн бұрын

Orchard grass, but a few volunteer grasses seed in on their own like brome and timothy and a few wild ones :)

@mattutke4704 Ай бұрын

Did Bambi happen to be that doe running around on your road 🛣️🦌🦌🦌🦌I've saw a couple prancing around here to the other night, your video is the 3rd one I watched today, have you seen the preview of the Twister movie yet? It's supposed to be in theaters next month 🌀

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Erik is excited for the twister movie, lol

@FarmallFanatic Ай бұрын

Did you get a buck last year?

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

I didn't hunt last year since we had a freezer full of turkeys, lol. Although Erik did shoot 2 does, one given to an older family friend and the other we turned into jerky and steaks :)

@ruralridez6165 Ай бұрын

I gave up hunting bucks it would have to be a real big one for me to shoot. Shoulder mounts are too expensive these days. Im fine with a few does. I was watching the news and there over populated in our county and are hiring people to thin the heard.

@FarmallFanatic Ай бұрын

@ruralridez6165 Yeah, I paid 650 for my recent mount

@ruralridez6165 Ай бұрын

@@FarmallFanatic thats a good price last one we got mounted a couple years ago it was $850

@mikell444 Ай бұрын

bale it if you have the chance....never know when you may get a surprise rain shower

@davidwittmer8806 Ай бұрын

Beautiful girl working hay field. ❤

@Satekambing-rn1wj Ай бұрын

😮kk

@nathanmeece9794 Ай бұрын

Video seems to have some skipping.

@donledbetter4767 Ай бұрын

Not greasing is not very smart.Hay baling is very easy you make more to it than it is.Working on a baler is very easy knowing hard about it.

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

It's easy if you grew up around equipemnt and fixing stuff. But the internet is FULL of guys who HAVE experience fixing stuff and still cannot figure out their baler ;)

@geesss8675 Ай бұрын

If hay is yours main cash crop shouldn't you focus on producing the best hay no matter how many hours? Perhaps you should hire somebody to to cut and bale your hay crops

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Currently it is. The problem with hiring someone is they are not going to be as picky as I am, and their time less flexible. I would love to get a smaller accumulator though, it would really speed things up!

@waderue Ай бұрын

well I gave up on your channel because its months before you posted again so sorry but I wont come back because you lost a lot people like me

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

Hey Wade! There was one season where I stopped for 2 months a few years back. But KZfaq has been turning off everyone's notifications, so most of my original subs never get notified of new videos :(

@wisdomspitter7688 Ай бұрын

Farm girl slaying. Inspired me to pull the trigger on an 07 NH 575 this weekend. Don’t even want to say what I paid. Seen where you paid $5k for yours, that had to be pre-Covid or an estate sale

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

LOL, ours was MUCH older than Erik had thought. He was fully fooled by the new stickers and paint, but likely it was from the 1980's or 90's . . . But I DO love how it hogs down more hay and takes bigger windrows! Really no complaints just need knotter system replaced :)

@wisdomspitter7688 Ай бұрын

What fertilizer did you use this season?

@This1LifeWeLive Ай бұрын

I did a blend, our pH was a bit low so they added pelletized lime. Whatever they recomeded for my fields. Today I'll throw down some urea and really blast it off for summer!