Mid 70's . Have a 74 model with a 18ft head. That is a heatbox when you are heading east in west wind. LOTS of full days on that thing. The old chrysler never skipped a beat. Have a good day!

Wow Kyle, bringing back old memories as a teenager back on the farm in 50's and 60's. Spent many an hour on Dad's International 201 14 ft very similar size to your Deere. Then ran one for neighbor also earning $0.50/acre and he charged $2.25/acre. Towed it backwards with a hitch attached to the single caster wheel, so it couldn't wobble, with a 1956 GMC pickup hydramatic. Nice video!

Rotobaler sounds like the perfect project for something to drive you 😜

That machine is too cool! And a slant six. I have a lot of experience with those engines since 1963. Clean air, clean oil and they will last. And an old paddlewheel!

When you said it was to keep the old equipment operating I understood. My brother had a rotobaler for a while. Thanks Kyle.

The 800 does a good job of cutting. That is one nice stand of alfalfa, nice of you to donate the hay Kyle.

Thanks for the ride along Kyle! It's almost like a giant zero turn!

g,day kyle our friend had a rota baler in 1965 to do his hay ,the slant 6 are atough motor good to see old not in the scrap yard still working cheers from australia...

First thumbs up from West Michigan

My Dad had an IH 10 foot cut. Sometimes we’d take the crusher off so we could windrow the oats destined for seed so it would dry well. I enjoyed cutting hay but then again I enjoyed all farm work when machinery was involved.

Nice to see the doggos came to supervise the operation

Alfalfa is high dollar stuff in my neck of the woods

Yep just finished cutting my grass hay with a very old International sickle mower it done pretty good

For us city slickers, how are alfalfa bales used? And an observation, as a kid I would follow my uncle around his farm, and my impression was that he should be called a fixer not a farmer because most of his time was spent fixing equipment. And he had fairly new equipment. So hats off to you and all farmers/fixers for being able to do what is necessary to get the job done.

Good 👍 job man

In 1974 I was working at the local John Deere dealer. We were selling brand new 800’s at that time. I’m not sure how long after that Deere quit building them.

That was interesting. Thanks for sharing with us

One of my friends had a 800 John Deere. I think yours works better than his did.

Looks like you're having fun. I was camping at a campground that the internet band width was almost 0 and was out of touch with the web. I been home a week and just now catching up with videos. Is there a road trip in Rick's future for bales?

Basicly the same as my old versitile 400

It doesn't work to bad for a sickle machine!!!!! 😊👍🌎🌞

Do you rake the alfalfa to dry it before bailing?

No Crimping the hay? how about tedding? your field does look nice.

How do you have your canvases clamped together? Do you mind going over that?

great stand of Alfalfa - the OLD 800 does a nice job - paired with a 24T ?

Alfafa runs around 100 dollars a bale 1400 lb

All I had to mow hay with was an OLD sickle bar mower that cut maybe a 7 foot swath. I'd be mowing along and just because they can 2 or 3 pheasants would take of ahead of the mower and scare me half out of my wits...

How to fast are you traveling

Liked! Already subscribed! Is there a difference with a windrower and a swatter?

Kyle, is a Windrower basically the same as a Swather for hay?

I have a 100 acres to bale today

I’ve got 0.1 acre that takes me 40 minutes to cut with a 13” cordless mower. After watching this, I was wondering if I can call myself a farmer?

KC, I like that JD 800, but I’m a little bit disappointed that you didn’t grease it or check any of the oils/fluids before using it. You have been watching the Rick Bork channel too much and he’s rubbing off on you. You’re better than this.

May I plug my tree cutting video?