Green Hay Day - KUHN FC 4061 TCD & Optiwrap OWR 6000

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10 ай бұрын

We made silage bales to increase palleability of the hay to reduce waste!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a KZfaq channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
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@switzerblitzer2701 2 ай бұрын

I've always preferred relatively dry alfalfa hay baled during the night. Leaf retention is excellent most of the time and there's no need to wrap the bales in plastic. I was always very satisfied with alfalfa quality too.

@user-xq5ys3sx7r 4 ай бұрын

8:07 Rockin, rollin’ farm music. Now this song is what I call, “Farmer Bambi” because Bambi II (2006) is a farmer’s favorite Disney movie for me.

@perpersson442 10 ай бұрын

Published 12 minutes ago, better check what’s up. After watching I’ve to say that you did well, good video and great content. I’d say you got good quality out of those fields, will follow the feed out this winter and see if I can catch your commentary about this batch. Keep up the good work and stay safe. Regards from south Sweden.

@merrymanrc 10 ай бұрын

Hi Ryan and Hannah you two make great team always helping each other and when family join in things get done faster ⚡⚡

@digger5858 10 ай бұрын

Nice video Ryan glad to see the whole family working hard. Hope you feel better soon

@larrysheriff8251 10 ай бұрын

Hey Ryan, Hannah, Dad, and Travis. Great to see more Cow feed being made. Ryan if you can please show us the feed when you feed to the cows. I am Sorry about your foot. Will be praying about your surgery that it is not as bad and that your recovery time is quick.Take care, Take it Easy and Trust JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@brittblanton8342 10 ай бұрын

Great video Ryan, Hannah to the rescue 😊. That’s a bummer about your foot and then the surgery, I hope you are doing better 👍

@jcorbett63 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see both of you in the field. ❤

@patkelly7999 10 ай бұрын

Mighty work Everyone, hope You are a lot better now Ryan, have a good week🤞👌👍🙏😎

@hansjansen7047 9 ай бұрын

A true rendition of "make hay while the sun shines" or at least doesn't rain. Work 'til the job is done

@daleley7645 10 ай бұрын

Great explanation for making baleage. Nice that Hannah can help so much, makes life a lot easier when you have good help.

@felixzapata9058 10 ай бұрын

OMG!...nothing like stepping on something and hobbling around when there's so much to get done~! Hope you heal quickly and that you aren't suffering any more mishaps...and yes!...I love your trailer, also...lol...!

@bigredgreg1 10 ай бұрын

I’m really glad to hear about the trailer repairs. I ache whenever I see you struggle.

@derekjensen5918 10 ай бұрын

Another grate video Ryan. The hay looks great and I really like how you explain everything about your operation on the farm. Can’t wait till the next video…God bless!!!

@greghamann2099 10 ай бұрын

You really show off a piece of equipment well. It is no wonder you get to try out things. Your camera work is remarkable.

@Blackwellll3066 10 ай бұрын

Another great video....cool seeing ya making silage

@earlyriser8998 10 ай бұрын

good looking silage hay and starting to warm up is great i stepped on a nail at a construction site and it went through my whole foot....sticking out through my boot on top. Limped around like you for 2 weeks. No tetanus through :-) the time lapse and drone footage was awesome

@benjaminclingaman7551 10 ай бұрын

Hey Ryan I'll pray that your foot gets better I forget the last time I stepped on a nail It was over 25 years ago Glad to see Hannah And your dad.

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ben!

@coreyriskowski2520 10 ай бұрын

The farmers wife to the rescue. Lol. Love your videos and work

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@tompreiss5010 9 ай бұрын

Wow😮😮😮😮 has tobe some of the prityest alfalfa I've ever seen😘😘😘😘😘Absolutely love how detailed you are on the hole proses, you are doing a great 👍 jobe on this KZfaq channel, egication the public and the FARMERS🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅😅😅 Great jobe 👍 👍

@Lilee177 10 ай бұрын

Ouch for your foot! I hope you feel better soon.

@fazerainbow5674 7 ай бұрын

awsome video ryan glad your ok and that it wasnt major i had simulter thing happen to me one time but on my hand a friend was being dumb and decided to drop the board on my hand with the nail part and man did it hurt thumbs up and shared

@leol1682 10 ай бұрын

Enjoy the video Ryan and the Drone , love the music too .

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@docphillips5153 10 ай бұрын

Ouch! been there, hope you feel better. Have a great harvest season.

@zilla2006able 10 ай бұрын

I hope you get better soon Ryan 😁

@tucobenedicto109 10 ай бұрын

Feel better Ryan. nice lights on the unit when running at night!

@waterskiingfool 10 ай бұрын

Hope the foot heals up quick. Good luck with the surgery

@timjorden8329 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful bales. Looks like nice feed

@hannahsmith239 9 ай бұрын

Every time we use the trailer “have I told you how much I love my trailer?!” Yes Honey, but I’ll listen every time you wanna talk about it 😂💙

@frankysmith4624 10 ай бұрын

🚜🚜 Hello Ryan, hope everything is going well, sorry to hear you got hurt and I hope your surgery goes well, great to see Hannah again, seems like you got a good one, willing to get out there and help you all out. Bless you all and best wishes from the great state of Tennessee.🚜🚜🦝

@thomasvogelgesang667 10 ай бұрын

Great video. I hope your foot heals nicely.

@tokencivilian8507 10 ай бұрын

Hope your foot heals quick. Great stuff as always.

@stanhensley3082 9 ай бұрын

Great drone work!! Thanks 😊.

@davidthorne2129 10 ай бұрын

Hi from oz Ryan. Congratulations on passing the silage making class. Time to take the advanced class. Can use 200 micron builders plastic tied on with twine as end caps. Set your windrow width at 5 feet for silage always. Pickup direct from windrow. Learn the twist test for moisture. With experience you can tell moisture by feel. Don’t worry if windrow dry on top mount underneath. Moisture will move around the bale to even things out. You are making progress to be master silage maker.

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice! I'll try a 5 foot pass next year!

@ollie-lk5dx 10 ай бұрын

Great feed your cows will love it !

@SimonKL11 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing us how to make silage bales👍 your trailer is pretty nice for hauling bales😉👍 Hopefully your foot will heal fast🙄 Awesome video👍👍

@gregcatlett1458 10 ай бұрын

Sorry Ryan but we make a lot of Balelege at 25% to 30% range and does excellent,plus not such a heavy bales. Just my dealings with the stuff in the rap. My experience at much higher moistures means juice running out of the bales. Beautiful stuff young man thanks to all.

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

We've had pretty good luck so far as well but I've seen some more mold on the bales in that range, probably due to not sealing the tube as good as it needs to be. I'm still learning the ropes of wrapping!

@waterskiingfool 10 ай бұрын

Watched from Madrid Spain today. On holiday as the locals say

@traderjoes8725 9 ай бұрын

Great video!

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@craigmiller5372 10 ай бұрын

Hope you’re foots doing better! I’m happy that you’re getting those gates fixed on the trailer as it was painful watching you do that all the time

@hillbillyhicks8102 10 ай бұрын

That's some good looking hay. I wish I had smell ah vision. I know that fresh cut hay smells awesome!!

@dennisbrandt-vn4dp 9 ай бұрын

Great/informative video! Great to see Hannah again, been awhile! Shoulder surgery Ryan? Been there done that!Take care, God Bless!

@doclull1989 10 ай бұрын

Hey Ryan!!

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Hey Doc!

@danechristian1768 10 ай бұрын

Hope your foot feels better soon. I stepped on a nail when I was about 10 years old. Still think about that now,and then.

@stuartsplace100 10 ай бұрын

Good looking crop Ryan

@ronniewalker2881 10 ай бұрын

Good video

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

Bales are nice looking.

@larrybg9293 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@toddatglencovewoodworks 10 ай бұрын

Hey Ryan! Greetings from Texas

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Hey Todd!

@charleslynch7274 10 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your foot hope it gets better fast also do u own that bail wrapper I love seeing that wrapper in action never gets old

@ThomasDrehfal 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Nice to see you two together. I hope things work out well with your foot and other surgery as well.

@timkoelling1825 10 ай бұрын

Like watching you and your family..

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

You can get paid monthly if you have wind turbines on your land. See about getting solar down the property lines. Or in an overhead providing shade for the house, barn, and cows.

@eddief3326 10 ай бұрын

looks like you could take some heavy placit and cut into squairs and ty to end with baleing twine then wrap.

@boothienz8021 10 ай бұрын

You can make your own end caps with a short roll of wrap plastic

@frystakfarmboys4430 10 ай бұрын

Hey ryan thats nice lookin alfalfa, do you run the impeller on low speed ? We do and it saves alot of leaves……..we love our kuhn❤

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

Always do on alfalfa and it makes a huge difference!

@tonymckeage1028 10 ай бұрын

Great Video Ryan, Interesting the vairance in the moisture, do you think the trees round the field edge might have influenced it? or is it just dodgy moisture readings? thanks for sharing

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

Probably partly influenced by the time I reserved to allow the temperature sensor to adjust to the inner temperature of the bale. They say to let them stay in them for at least 10 minutes.

@dbrbruce9950 10 ай бұрын

Love the accents.

@jeremiahjohnson7619 9 ай бұрын

Us Wisconites don’t have an accent it’s you who have an accent.😂😂

@dbrbruce9950 9 ай бұрын

I knew you were still alive! You still up there hunting grizz?@@jeremiahjohnson7619

@myk55501 10 ай бұрын

Hey, Ryan its not from turn the crank its The great walk up the old age hill.

@cdarting91 5 ай бұрын

Crossbow is a great herbicide! Just about the only thing we can get to kill Himalayan blackberries out here in Northern California. Funny thing about it is that Crossbow is illegal to sell in California, but legal to use…..so ya. Lol.

@peterjames2004 10 ай бұрын

go hannah !

@darkrevenger04 10 ай бұрын

any chance of Hannah cam? or even videos by her? Does travis or dad use the wrapper on their bales?

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

I should remind her to film herself more often, she does a pretty good job!

@cthomas1864 10 ай бұрын

Will the 46 be on the grain cart Travis said he wants to put the 79 on the grain wagon to hull between farms.

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

I expect the 4640 will stay on Brent duty!

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

If that 4640 is the cheapest to work on and maintain/rebuild; I'd put all the hours and miles on it. Rebuilt engine/trans at some point; will be like new again.

@jadoukacha1588 Ай бұрын

❤

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

Just for fun I'd like to see a tune on that tractor. What's the highest it can be pumped up too?

@CurrentChoices 10 ай бұрын

Sooo really that Green or Wrap Color too?? City Slicker

@billwieland8497 10 ай бұрын

Ryan: What's your ideal outdoor floor for wrapped bales.. dirt, concrete, elevated?

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Concrete would be ideal, but I think I'd get by with a lime or gravel combo base of some sort.

@noelcahill6707 9 ай бұрын

Get kuhn to give you a combi wrapper baler

@clinthochrein888 10 ай бұрын

I guess now that the round bales are made a compressed they started heating up? If my memory serves me correctly. Excellent job?

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Yep! Heat builds up fast when there's no air flow into the bale and the microbes go nuts.

@clinthochrein888 10 ай бұрын

@@HowFarmsWork 👍🏿👍🏿

@Bartjebart2 10 ай бұрын

Why not make an adapter on the openers on the trailer and use a cordless drill to open the gates?

@user-qv3wr2ws7n 10 ай бұрын

Why cant you use a drill to operate the gate?

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

Get someone in to drill a test well for oil or natural gas.

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

Any savings on a propane conversion on that tractor?

@eddeetz493 10 ай бұрын

You only get one back and hernias suck. For Hanna and a second truck, upgrade to electric opening doors. Farming is hard enough and that truck will be running.

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

Is that trailer maxed out with that amount of bales on it?

@michaelolenick4078 10 ай бұрын

Wife loo k s like a pro driving that tractor with a little training she can run any piece of equipment. she is your boss anyhow. She just to need to stay positive she can do it.

@karlrovey 10 ай бұрын

Ouch...

@danieldzurko8053 10 ай бұрын

Could you feed the outer silage bales more quickly and not lose them to spoilage?

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

I feed out about a bale and a half a day. I usually put 3 out and feed every other day. It's definitely better to feed out less every day, but most of the spoilage is from holes in the tube or a little loss on the outside from sweating.

@danieldzurko8053 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for answering.@@HowFarmsWork

@joshbutterfass5251 10 ай бұрын

We’re you wearing shoes when you stepped on that screw

@justynkeyser9912 10 ай бұрын

How many bales can you wrap with 2 full rolls of plastic wrap?

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

~44 bales with 6 layers

@markb.1259 10 ай бұрын

Ryan, I'm confused. Are you cutting this grass with the intention of making silage or dry hay??

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Silage

@rtz549 10 ай бұрын

Can you sell sod, firewood, rocks, or top soil?

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

Plenty of that coming off the solar farm next door.

@Doobie2100 10 ай бұрын

Electric trap door openers /electrical tarp, are the only way to go. Your shoulders and back will thank you.

@jaredmoorman1300 10 ай бұрын

New doors crank so easy… with the amount of grain Ryan hauls it would be hard to justify the extra cost

@Doobie2100 10 ай бұрын

@@jaredmoorman1300 Very true, they’re expensive, but so are injuries. That’s the way I look at it. Ryan will have todo, what’s right for Ryan and his budget.

@jaredmoorman1300 10 ай бұрын

@@Doobie2100 should of rebuilt the doors right away when he got that trailer!…. Hey maybe the wd-40 sponsorship will pay for the surgery tho?!

@nikphoenix 10 ай бұрын

skip the electric traps and just carry an electric cordless socket driver and correct size socket. Then you use that for other jobs as well

@mattbucko6900 10 ай бұрын

If you use the tedder, will it make the hay dry a little faster?

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

It would if we wanted to make dry hay. If you’re making wet hay, it’s best to handle it fewest times possible to preserve leaves

@davidthorne2129 10 ай бұрын

Had client once who insisted they Ted behind mower and rake when ready. Was baling 3.5 hours after cutting. Did 1000 large square under covers like that.

@HowFarmsWork 10 ай бұрын

@@davidthorne2129 If you've got the manpower to do it, that's a quick way to make hay for sure.

@davidthorne2129 10 ай бұрын

Was the clients idea not mine. He even bought a new Tedder to do it himself.

@jamiemiller6156 10 ай бұрын

Why couldn't you just keep a roll of 6mil plastic sheeting at your place as a backup in case you run out of end caps? Cut a square large enough to cover the ends and it would seal things better than dry bales of hay.

@nikphoenix 10 ай бұрын

I'd say keep square sheets cut from old wrapping to use. Put one sheet in then put a dry bail to press is tight and wrap up like normal

@christianbest1979 9 ай бұрын

when is the next manure spreading vidoe and harvset video

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

They're both coming up pretty soon. I expect we'll be harvesting next week.

@Homegardener55 10 ай бұрын

You could always throw the alfalfa into the harvestore, why don’t you guys cut silage?

@HowFarmsWork 9 ай бұрын

The harvestores would need probably $20K thrown at them at least to get running again, even then the feed would be on a different farm so we couldn't do it for my cattle.