I Can't Find My Junk!

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3 жыл бұрын

Today I have a new plan for grazing over mature forage, but I can't find my junk to get everything ready! I get out the Farmall 504 tractor and my backup international 990 haybine. The haybine has been sitting for a few years so I check it out, greasing and oiling it. Then it's down to the field to start mowing for the Dexter cattle with the haybine, using a method called cut wilt graze, where paddocks are mowed daily before the cattle graze the cut grass. Nothing goes according to plan: the haybine breaks down and thunderstorms roll in.
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@barryluther6811 2 жыл бұрын

That smell before rain and a barnyard are my most favorite smells!

@brianmeattey4151 3 жыл бұрын

I love all the old equipment it's the best ..

@jhb61249 2 жыл бұрын

It takes a good man to manage his junk just right!

@brycewiborg8095 3 жыл бұрын

Impressed how your channel keeps growing. For me it's the connection to history, and your positive attitude.

@officialweldingfarmingarch2041 3 жыл бұрын

Happy haying!

@brucemorris6319 3 жыл бұрын

My wife is like yours anytime there’s work to be done outside she is right out there helping me.

@jamjar5716 3 жыл бұрын

My husband is retired and loves to work outside most of the day. He always says, "if you ever wonder what I'm doing, I am more than likely looking for something."😁

@logandembesky6788 Жыл бұрын

I just want to say that I'm so happy you make videos. I'm a vascular ultrasound tech in upstate NY and recently purchased my own homestead. I don't think I will ever have anything like you have although 28 year old you may have said that same thing. Any case, you entertain me and bring something to the youtube community that is unprecedented. I look forward to visiting you at market someday whenever I make it down towards your area. I'm up near lake george. Be well. Keep the content coming. Love yah man!

@tryhardfinessedyou 3 жыл бұрын

This is right around the time last year I found your channel. Congrats to our 1 year Pete! ❤️🐮🥩

@JustaFewAcresFarm 3 жыл бұрын

Happy anniversary!

@radmilamiljanic5977 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, the smell of summer rain:)))

@tombaert2712 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos , many greetings from a small farmer in Belgium Europe .

@donnaparrish7638 3 жыл бұрын

My nephew has 2 little boys. They have barn words that they can only say out in the barn and not around their mama. Do you have barn words Pete? Days like you’ve had today, I can do without. Tomorrow will be better! Your day in NY looks like our day here in Oklahoma. Humid and hot. Thunderstorms building. In fact we’ve got a tornado watch here in Cherokee County.

@cixae2420 3 жыл бұрын

I like the "if it ain't leaking oil, it doesn't have oil" approach to things

@karenschlenker1241 3 жыл бұрын

I always say to myself, I'm going to put this where I'm going to remember. As to be told never can remember or find it. Let's join that club Pete. Great video.

@ralphmills7322 3 жыл бұрын

What gets me is that I remember where I last found it but not where I decided to keep it so it doesn't get lost again. Why is that?

@redcanoe9810 3 жыл бұрын

Hillary is the coolest chick on KZfaq! What a treasure! Nice going!

@patriciarobinson4267 3 жыл бұрын

Love the smell of rain, and napalm in the Morning, always go 4 the juggler first..👍😁🧡💚💛🚜

@dwaynekoblitz6032 2 жыл бұрын

At least my 5th-6th video of yours today. Still watch them all over and over.

@TheRealKlinky Жыл бұрын

Hi Pete, I enjoy your videos tremendously so thanks very much for sharing your life with us! That rain smell you speak of is called petrichor! I have a farm in Zimbabwe & during the dry season we don't get rain for about 8 months of the year & when the rains finally do come the smell is absolutely amazing & all & sundry are excited & happy! Keep up the great work - much love and respect from zimbabwe 🇿🇼

@maddog2771 3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for one of your videos today Thanks for posting it , it's the highlight of the day .

@Drew-gj1es 3 жыл бұрын

Liked all the MD videos, but nice to see you back outside!

@66block84 3 жыл бұрын

On finding stuff: back in the late 1980's when I got married, the wife would come home from work & her keys would go in one spot, her purse in another her cigarettes in another, her lighter in another, then she would get to the kitchen & ask me if I saw her lighter. It took me years to train her to put stuff in the same place.

@ebudrow1 3 жыл бұрын

Cut, wilt, graze. Now I know what I did last weekend is called. Our steers wouldn’t eat the tall grass in the little pasture and it was headed for going to seed. So I got out there with the 9n and bush hog and cut it high. The boys were on it before I made the second pass. And here I thought I had made a new discovery....

@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice looking 504 Farmall , back in the 60's I had a lot of hours in the seat of a 504

@AndrewHCann 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Pete :) & Hilary :) on family farm daily job to do and excellent talk about! Yes have seen my share of PTO break down too!

@allamerican7830 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos make us feel apart of your daily life. Look forward to them daily.

@MarkWYoung-ky4uc 3 жыл бұрын

The life of a farmer...one adventure after another...

@donaldwallace7934 3 жыл бұрын

Pete, I think you just solved a mystery for me regarding my Oliver 88....I normally shut the sediment bowl off as well, but left it on a couple days ago, and went to start the 88. I experienced the exact same scenario as you here in the video....Flooded, and finally fired belching black smoke. Thanks!!! I am disgusted with these cheap carburetor parts these days....The quality just isn’t there anymore!! Have a great day Pete!! And Happy Memorial Day to you and your family!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

@JustaFewAcresFarm 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donald! I have never rebuilt the carburetor on that tractor, but I should. It needs a governor rebuild too.

@donaldwallace7934 3 жыл бұрын

@@JustaFewAcresFarm Pete, I have done some business with Mark’s Carburetor and Magneto services, in Rice, MN Ph. 320-393-7272 The kit I put in this 88 didn’t come from Mark, but the next one will! He builds his own kits for most makes/models, including properly cut gaskets. I truly enjoy your videos!!!

@everetthutchinson6413 3 жыл бұрын

As a child I was on a farm for quite a time and my grandfather had a dairy. Your farm feels like many breaths of fresh air. Today, especially the comment about the fresh air ahead of a storm.

@jamesmorrison1884 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Pete Hillary. Reminds me I have to go find that too lol. How much time is spent each year looking for something that you know you have but where is it. Enjoy the rain have a good day.

@jarrett2800 3 жыл бұрын

As always, good information.

@beirnefarm8988 3 жыл бұрын

There you go Pete, you just taught me another lesson. I have been making those tight turns with my haybine and didn’t know that would be an issue. I knew that it put stress on the U joints but I didn’t know to what extent until I saw what happened to you. This is why I enjoy watching your channel because I learn a lot.

@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Back for another visit with you! Awesome Vid and great content as always!🧑‍🌾🇨🇦👨‍🌾

@gretaknebel8495 3 жыл бұрын

Funny, at the beginning of the video I kept thinking if he would tell us what he’s looking for, I could help look and tell him when found!

@tinkerinbruce6560 3 жыл бұрын

P.ete, you make me feel good! I thought I was the only one that couldn’t find things!

@curtisep5885 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like some good projects for Henry's summer! 😁🐒😁

@masonproyt15_gaming 3 жыл бұрын

My Nearly six year old great grandson is watching with me, he likes the man who tells jokes, and he said you could make a robot out of all your atuff

@anthonyhengst2908 3 жыл бұрын

I love that rain smell.

@RnDRace 2 жыл бұрын

This episode is why I like this channel - I just purchased a Tractor with FEL and was wondering how to disconnect the hydraulics so I could pick something up at the back. Problem solved.

@ironhillfarms9273 3 жыл бұрын

Always hate those issues. On the bright side, at least you have the buildings to pull under to service these issues on inclement days! lots of folks unfortunately don't have that luxury. It's rewarding to know how to fix the old stuff, but I know all too well how much of a headache it can be some days when your list is 3 days long and you have 6 hours to do it, then these issues arise. Hopefully the local shop isn't lacking in inventory and has them in stock!

@ericcrosco6271 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 478 new holland that I'm using for the first time this year.And have a pt -10 Hesston 10 foot cut.Enjoy your videos.

@RonnyandBrettany 3 жыл бұрын

My husband and I were just talking about how it can take forever to get the job done because you end up spending so much time fixing or searching for something, that your tired before you even start!

@dwaynekoblitz6032 3 жыл бұрын

The Number one thing that you are is methodical. I’d like to think that I’m kind of the same. Blowing out U joints? Man that just sucks. What a pain. Sometimes things go to plan. Excellent video Pete.

@cchomesteadfarm4064 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I see that tractor you're working on I think you should call it the then and now tractor. Thanks for the videos and we know it hasn't been easy making your KZfaq channel a success it is easy to see way it is a success. Thanks again and farm on sir.

@jeffekkel5870 3 жыл бұрын

It has been my experience that when you can't find something just go buy or make a new one, just about guarantee the old one will show up within a day or two LOL

@timgeissler6045 3 жыл бұрын

We have 3 1090 heston haybines and a pt 10 just in case all heck breaks loose and our old tractor fleet has grown to 5 again just in case

@phillipkeeling7327 3 жыл бұрын

I’m exhausted watching this. I love your stuff and the skill you have in keeping the old machinery going but good lord, so much time spent wrenching, fixing, finding stuff. Maybe get one modern low maintenance tractor, a couple of implements made in this decade and get some work done without breaking down. And organize the junk. But I’ll keep watching. Great stuff.

@neilstanford2327 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Pete you're one hell of a dude love watching your videos

@davidkeville9282 3 жыл бұрын

You could always drill a couple holes in your angle iron and hang them up on a nail on the wall so you know where they’re always are going to be when not in use

@stevesoutdoorworld4340 2 жыл бұрын

I like your bombing ranges because they look like mine and it make me feel like home.

@possumholler05 3 жыл бұрын

Pete, need to drill you a hole in each of those loader cylinder stops and find you a place to pin those on the loader frame or the tractor so they’re handy!

@outsidewithjeff 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, when I used to have my cows grazing are used to run my zero turn mower out there and mow strips just like you were talking about and I also found that the cows would hurry on over and eat up that cut grass way faster then they would what was standing all around it. I didn’t realize that was an actual method I was just doing it to keep the parameters around the electric wire cleared and from grounding out and I would also do strips throughout the paddocks. Now I have a KZfaq channel just on my backyard gardening since we sold the farm in 2018

@patamos7019 3 жыл бұрын

Might be a good idea to compare all of your drive shafts and see how many are the same and buy a certain number of u-joints and have them on hand for emergencies.

@jimnorth5173 3 жыл бұрын

Watching you cut for the cows is like watching a cooking show on Television.

@michaelday1192 3 жыл бұрын

I ran a old woods mower that was loaded with U-joints, it would eat them up with along with the rider bearing blocks. Fixed the problem with rubber bungy cords very rarely ever lost one after that.

@scrotiemcbogerballs8286 3 жыл бұрын

You and your family are hard working great people buddy thanks for sharing wish more people was like that

@Jayadams2004 3 жыл бұрын

Excited to see hay season videos. We are still waiting on a break in the weather to start here in WV. The grass is ready but weather isn’t.

@ritabrunetti381 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter & Hillary. Love watching these videos and catching up with what's going on on your farm. Be well.

@harbortim1 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are some of the most entertaining and educational parts of my day, thanks.

@clevjam 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice Pete..I have a question: Has Hill been a farm girl all her life or just since she met you? She always seems to be right on her game helping you and taking care of things. I give a double thumbs up to her and wish you and your family a great Memorial Day!

@phillipbertrand8514 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago when baling wirh our Case 400, I always disengaged the pot and reengaged when I straightened out. The 400 was great for that since it had a separate clutch. Just push down then up.

@kathielee2927 2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Vancouver Island Canada and my husband and I just love watching you and your wife. Congrats on your plaque from you tube

@jackyeakey6905 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos even the bad jokes

@frankhalliburton Жыл бұрын

Clamp your piece of angle iron to the outside of the cylinder. Always be there when you need them.

@engfishman87 3 жыл бұрын

The cows are quiet when you move them. Mouths full. Surprised how they don't seem to move out of the way of the haybine. :-)

@lancelarson6710 3 жыл бұрын

My dad put two horns on his chore tractor; one sounds like a cow to herd them and the other is an old ooga horn to get them to move out of the way. My grandfather put the ooga horn on in the 50s off his old Jeep.

@Lanninglongarmmowing 3 жыл бұрын

It's funny you are going to replace some univeral joints, after dinner I'm going to try to replace a u joint on the Ford 907 flail mower we have.

@AlmostItalianBrothers 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! We just, like literally yesterday signed the PNS for a farm in VT. It’s 220 acres and comes with cattle and all the machinery and tractors for haying. I look forward to watching your videos because your farm is just like the one we’re moving too!!

@ralphriddle8864 3 жыл бұрын

Good job and God bless yall

@BearCat459 2 жыл бұрын

7:18 cows having a good time on the left.😂

@centralontariotireguy 3 жыл бұрын

That 990 brings back memories we used it with a 624 international baled hay with a 336 John Deere it had a pan thrower

@davidchristian1797 3 жыл бұрын

Pete, always look forward to your videos coming out, makes a great break during the day and can't wait to see what you do next. Have a great Memorial Day weekend...smoke up some B-B-Q ribs and chicken, I'm pretty sure you will be able to find some locally! lol

@davidsample9130 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like a good job for the old mounted sickle bar mower....better luck coming I am sure.

@charlessmith3995 3 жыл бұрын

Well thats farming thanks for videos fun watching them

@davidrobertson606 3 жыл бұрын

To prevent scratching the hydraulic rams when you put your angle iron spacers you should place split piece of hose around the ram firs to prevent metal to metal contact

@Kntryhart 3 жыл бұрын

I got to participate in that storm yesterday as well. I had two lightning strikes nearby...I mean very, very close. The white flash and immediate CRACK told me all I needed to know. Got about 2 inches of rain in short order.

@joshbraman4227 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I appreciate the time you take to do it. Makes for a fun part of my night. Keep em commin

@charmainevandiford6622 Жыл бұрын

People don’t see all the things that break and bust and all work grinds to a halt. Imagine if you didn’t have mechanical abilities. Had to take everything to be fixed and how much it would cost. That is probably one of your best qualities. I work with machinery everyday and know just how frustrating it can be even with you doing the maintenance on things it still wears out and breaks.

@brianmeattey4151 3 жыл бұрын

U.joints are very simple to change I put the drive shaft on a vice take off the clips then close vice up just enough to have the joint lay on the vice so both ears are across the jaws of the vice then take a hammer and just hit the knuckle that u.joint is in and when ya hit that down the u.joint pops up and take cap off and the whole joint at that point and put new in and done it's so simple I showed that to a older guy whom was a mechanic and he was going to use a press to do it and he was amazed on how quick I took out the other and put new in ..over all it took about 10mins to do ..so he says I guesse ya can teach old goats new tricks lmao but ya it's a good lil thing to know . godbless and stay safe

@donstor1 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I just love watching your videos. It makes me wish I had been born out in the country and It would be great to have you guys as neighbors. Cheers.

@barry885xl8 3 жыл бұрын

Your cattle are in great order.

@leeannosaurus 3 жыл бұрын

Petrichor (pet·ri·core) is the term coined by Australian scientists in 1964 to describe the unique, earthy smell associated with rain. It is caused by the water from the rain, along with certain compounds like ozone, geosmin, and plant oils.

@juliannrowland6552 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. 🙃🙂

@GratefulNachos 3 жыл бұрын

That rain smell has a name. Petrichor

@r.lavernemiller9047 2 жыл бұрын

Just could watch u r interesting videos all the time! So informative and educational!

@ES-zt8sj 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video. Lots of variety. And explanation. I Iove the rain too. The little piglets are cute. Nice forage for the cows!

@pfd37 3 жыл бұрын

Ever tried it with a rotary/bushhog mower? Can't say as cutting ahead of them is anything I've tried, but you've got me thinking. We tend to hold off grazing so grass can get ahead of them, tomorrow is our big day when we put them on pasture. Seems like a rotary would mow high enough to help the regrowth.

@jonathanwalkup4010 3 жыл бұрын

Send some of that rain south. My peas are dying lol

@waynejordan5825 Жыл бұрын

I would almost think you were more careful of avoiding the cattle than your wife Pete..... I do enjoy your video's!

@lestergood4304 2 жыл бұрын

Like the 504 I grew up on a 504 ours was narrow front

@larryiowatexasrooster9317 2 жыл бұрын

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed! Dad always poured used oil on the sickle bar when he put the mower and combine away and sometimes before using it if it had gotten dry and rusty.

@brianhaines6165 3 жыл бұрын

Blown u joint, hate that. I think I was the first time I mowed with a big tractor and big bat wing bush hog, in high school. At my girlfriend family's house. Turned too tight and blew a u joint. I was so embarrassed! Learned alot tho. Course, I've also burned out gear boxes and busted exhaust stand pipes of a '41 H exhaust manifold since then. Keep your head up, one thing my father tries to remind me when stuff breaks, if I wasnt working it, it wouldnt break. I like the cut, wilt, graze method. Something I may implement one day. Thanks!

@kenhenke3693 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@darkiee69 3 жыл бұрын

The smell when it just started to rain on warm asphalt in the summer..

@darkiee69 3 жыл бұрын

@@dustinfisher29 I love that dusty smell, it's the smell of summer for me.

@robertmusselman4488 3 жыл бұрын

Rain smell, freshly mowed hay or grass, disced dirt. All good smells to me.

@tacomas9602 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Farmer I would highly recommend you oil the chains while the machinery is running......one trusty person on the tractor and you carefully squeeze oil on em from a jug, tends to work better and really soaks

@randymaylowski2485 3 жыл бұрын

That is a good way to do it👍. But you could give your cows smaller areas so they would eat and trample more of the tell stemmy grasses that headed out.? But inerways other than that yes it's always a good thing to have extra amount of antiques equipments..lol but inerways good video.👍 sir.

@STONEDay 3 жыл бұрын

Eh Pete I never took you for the kind of guy that blows joints. Not one but two in a single video. My my. The grass really got your bine in a bind today.

@-gravestonepros 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always I hope the new piglets learn to "Run Run Run" soon man they are so cute!!

@BBFSGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Ooops Sorry Pete I helped cause you more work! But I love that smaller haybine it looks in great condition well apart from the UJ's and the PGO shaft 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, you should of broke out the old cutter bar mower!!🤣😉