Easy Forage Moisture Test For Baleage

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2 жыл бұрын

We perform a Microwave-based test on alfalfa to determine the current moisture in the crop! We are aiming for 40-60% moisture for optimal fermentation to preserve the quality of the hay after it is wrapped.
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@Blackwellll3066 2 жыл бұрын

Single Ryan has a vacuum Married Ryan has a robot vacuum lol

@stanhensley3082 Жыл бұрын

Ryan,take it from an old man married for 51 years!! Do not use the house microwave 🙄 to check hay moisture. Go to a yard sale and buy an old cheap one to do your test in your shop. Fun video!! Thanks 😊.

@papapapa4102 Жыл бұрын

I’ve dried lumber for over 35 years. The method we used to determine mc was, wet minus dry, divided by wet, times 100. It’s very accurate, and I believe it works for pretty much anything. And you don’t need a specific amount of sample.

@erniebigbie3211 2 жыл бұрын

Ryan, I have baled a lot of baleage the last 10 years. I prefer baling the windrows just the way yours are laying. Yes it is more travel for the baler but bales much better and you can run faster. It may dry more than you want by raking it.

@danlowery3235 Жыл бұрын

I was wondering what Miss Hannah was going to say about this!

@byteblaster_ee Жыл бұрын

Note to self, send Ryan an old Microwave for Mad Science Experiments..

@markmortensen4341 Жыл бұрын

I've seen guys take a piece of PVC pipe and cap the end and drill a hole in big enough for the probe to go in. Stuff it full and then test. Take care!

@Tom-ku5kd 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing to see how u can test the moisture in the hay.

@jaybergman2306 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations to the two of you!

@nicholasbeauchamp6470 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Ryan !!

@craigmiller5372 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Ryan!

@ranger5721 Жыл бұрын

congrats and welcome back to youtube

@RsmvTmoody1 Жыл бұрын

Send some hay down south! We are bad dry and hay is very short.

@jeronb6793 2 жыл бұрын

Love videos that's a neat way to figure moisture!!

@michaelweatherhead9470 Жыл бұрын

Great video Ryan.

@adrianowen8769 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@johntaylor5313 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan! Cool trick

@tinafitzwater972 Жыл бұрын

So happy for you guys and hope she is in more videos

@GM-dv1db 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Ryan! Good luck on hay/ baleage making.

@wranther Жыл бұрын

Awesome Dude! A matching shirt to go with a fine cap! Keep that baling going round and round! -Bob...

@rostrander73 Жыл бұрын

Ty for sharering and the contest

@firebirdmanwa9830 Жыл бұрын

Great vid as usual Ryan!

@rickymajors1428 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you two

@finterjohnston7882 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting process......thanks for sharing

@michaelmcmorrow4332 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel. Every time I get a notification I get exited

@saunookweather5196 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Love all the videos you do for us non farmers. I always learn something in your videos.

@23431 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the brotherhood of having a wife to question you all the time lol happy wife=happy life

@patkelly7999 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Mrs and Mr Kuster👌👍😎

@jarredaltfillisch7663 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thanks for the video

@danfinley3690 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another cool video

@SimonKL11 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the wrapper in action again👍😉

@charleslynch7274 Жыл бұрын

I got a couple laughs out of this video always love your sense of humor

@andrewbusshardt4533 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan that was very interesting on the drying fact pretty cool!!! Thanks for taking the time to show us that and for continuing with the outstanding videos as always. Also thanks for showing your wedding was awesome felt like got to be part of the special day. Congrats again Ryan and Hannah and wish u guys all the best and a great life together!!! Have a good one!!!

@philm9750 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos!

@brittblanton8342 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Ryan, very interesting experiment looking forward to seeing you guys baling it👍🇺🇸

@russellgnuse Жыл бұрын

That was pretty cool 👍

@CodesterGames Жыл бұрын

paper plates are always microwaveable XD

@daveconger6199 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video…thanks

@georgesaari1708 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your wedding ! About your tee shirts, is it possible to design them with pockets ?

@hawser2088 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats to the new boss, sorry to hear that you have been demoted so soon Ryan.

@HowFarmsWork Жыл бұрын

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@rickfloyd2608 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@devinhood7114 Жыл бұрын

Awesome videos

@nalley6815 2 жыл бұрын

Hey he’s got a Raikes hat on! Pretty cool

@michaelmuckian8820 Жыл бұрын

Very easy way to get divorced if ruin the microwave! I would say a bucket probe is safer and remember test at points in field as will dry differently. Some manufacturers offer a sensor for a baler also in Europe to read it for you

@r.scotthill3082 Жыл бұрын

A great video on what not to know about baleage.

@jordanschneider6505 2 жыл бұрын

It was a really good first cut hopefully you get alot of bales out of it.

@ronniewalker2881 Жыл бұрын

Good 👍 job man

@connorafflick7160 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up good content almost at 300😎

@russellmoore6567 Жыл бұрын

Yes Ryan they are micrwaveabke

@thedonhams1 Жыл бұрын

That was very interesting

@kakeboss72 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video I don’t have any ideas but I’ll see if the German farmers have a good ideas

@HM-0410 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your wedding.

@davidthorne2129 2 жыл бұрын

Have been contractor doing this for over 30 years in Australia. Easier quicker test is take good handfull in both hands close together and screw it till breaks(needs some strength). If you can feel moisture on break to wet it looks/feels dry to dry but looks moist it’s right. Have done hundreds of thousands bales this way.

@maxmoo3275 Жыл бұрын

That works well for DRY hay not high moisture baleage.

@donnapatten285 2 жыл бұрын

great info

@JimsEquipmentShed 2 жыл бұрын

Thats pretty interesting actually.

@SemperFido9915 Жыл бұрын

Hey, Ryan! I have nothing to say about moisture content, but I'll definitely buy the new shirt when it comes out.

@williamgasser7834 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your wedding

@israelmathes6268 Жыл бұрын

In East TN in normal conditions we usually mow in the morning the bale and wrap the following afternoon. The bailer usually goes in about 20 minutes after the rake starts.

@matthewzuck287 Жыл бұрын

Hello great video have a nice day

@scottmelnyk9719 Жыл бұрын

Ryan forgot to clean the microwave after cooking grass. Lingering smells and tastes lol. To the dog house you go🤣🤣🤣

@pennyhaldeman5626 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations again on your marriage, wishing you all the best in the years ahead.

@busterbailey370 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Ryan lol

@myk55501 Жыл бұрын

Hey, this reminds me of the "Burrito verse Microwave" Yeah That exploded huge... I have a new microwave now

@FARMALLL666 Жыл бұрын

DIDNT SEE YOU AROUND FOR AWHILE. FIGURED YOU WERE TIRED HAD TO REST UP AFTER THE WEDDING...LOL LOL

@fynbo1007 2 жыл бұрын

How will it take to dry the grass to bale? Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family.

@debsmith6112 2 жыл бұрын

I like videos that are both informative and entertaining. 👍🏻😉 Very interesting on how to check the moisture. And it's not grass it's roughage and every diet needs a little roughage LOL. I need to get me some of those new t-shirts I like the design it's very cool. 🇺🇲 As always, love your videos!!

@robertlee8714 Жыл бұрын

I use a windrow moisture sensor but I only bale dry hay for horses. It seems to be accurate, no issues at this point.

@gerryhoffman5667 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, interesting, we have baled & wraped 2 - 10 hrs after cutting, raking one hr. Before baling, excellent feed. Great video, 👍

@jerrylansbury9558 Жыл бұрын

Your so right......most people / farmers dont know how to handle wet hay. Most times Ive cut and baled hay off the field the same day. Gain almost another crop per year......in growing back time. Major savings ! Been wrapping hay for 20 years........Id never do dry hay again !

@BearMeat4Dinner Жыл бұрын

Ryan great video as usual! That shirt would be nice at my new lucky 13 in upstate ny!!

@russzimmermann8657 Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Congrats. There are moisture probs you can buy. Was around 100.00 in canada

@peter5parker173 Жыл бұрын

Finally gonna be back up in Wisconsin this weekend. I’ve been living in Iowa this summer and I just fell icky lol.

@pikelakekenny1546 Жыл бұрын

Never knew what the moisture was that high after so many hours after you cut it good experiment

@daleley7645 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of a method like that, always thought you just guessed when it was ready.

@skindersingh8744 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice 👍

@andrewduff4719 Жыл бұрын

Here’s the comment from On the other side of the river in NE Iowa !

@jasonclark3127 2 жыл бұрын

You can use the bale moisturizer meter and grab a handful just squeeze it around it and check the moisture that way

@fazerainbow5674 Жыл бұрын

awsome video ryan lol i can just imagine how hannah feels about the hole hay in the microwave thing hehehehehehe that was funny i do got to say that thumbs up and shared

@ar-taqarmando226 Жыл бұрын

I have only a congratulations to you two, again, and a city boy like me really does need a farm on Shirt.

@larrysheriff8251 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck or should I say be Blessed with the baleage!

@thomaslyon2112 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your marriage. I hope you have a Grate harvest. Take care of her, they really only come around once.

@timgraner9111 Жыл бұрын

Ryan you can get a moisture tester that a lot of farmers use before chopping hay and corn silage. You weigh out your 100 grams plug the tester in for 30 minutes and bam you have your moisture

@oldschool3441 Жыл бұрын

Winner winner hay dinner lol

@jasonnichols70 Жыл бұрын

There’s nothing like the smell of freshly cut alfalfa. Its has to be the best smell.

@robertratliff115 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@davidraaf3865 2 жыл бұрын

Try agratronix windrow moisture tester.

@richardbloomfield1247 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on getting married Ryan and I hope that you make more videos

@koolman2021 Жыл бұрын

Woo-hoo bloop !!!

@kevinsiedschlag9096 2 жыл бұрын

You can also use your oven to test it

@warrenw2u Жыл бұрын

Ryan, I'm sure you already know this but we use a Koster tester. True, it is more expensive than the microwave but once you own one you will have a more reliable test and you would probably never need to replace it considering how often it would be used.

@afarmlife Жыл бұрын

I'm just here for the shirt lol 2x

@AhmedLoonat 2 жыл бұрын

Ryan, interested to hear your thoughts on a JD 4520

@nickpetrancosta7812 2 жыл бұрын

Your awesome

@hossdunn8727 2 жыл бұрын

Great video on the moisture test and by the way remember happy wife happy life

@doclull1989 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan!! Wonder who thought up nuking hay? Have a great weekend.

@toddwalther9177 Жыл бұрын

Congrats I hope your bales don't weigh too much for your equipment.

@theopautsch2311 Жыл бұрын

Would be interesting to bale a bale and take the moisture with the probe and use this method

@peterbiltpilot516 Жыл бұрын

I've never done that test before but i remember hearing people say to not use a good microwave in your house when you do it because of the smell it makes