Raking, Baling, & Stacking Small Square Bales

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Жыл бұрын

Working on getting the hay mow filled up in the old dairy barn. Raking and baling small square bales and stacking them in the hay mow on our upstate New York dairy farm

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@Zeke-yv3nw Жыл бұрын

Amazing video Mike! Seeing a small family farm still hanging in there is awesome!

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Zeke. I'm glad you enjoy the videos

@genechronister7085 Жыл бұрын

Another great vid! Hay looks great! Low 100's now here,plus the smoke from the Yosemite fire makes it yuck now! Be safe! Keep the deere's running!

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene. I'm glad you enjoy the videos

@danaedwards5464 Жыл бұрын

when i was on the farm in my much younger days i had to stack on the wagon and in the hay mow those were some hot days all covered in chaff from the kicker the average was a gallon of water per wagon and i was still thirsty and had to milk fifty head after unloading the wagons oh to be that young or that stupid again i would still do it all over again it was good honest work

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like summer to me! Those memories will last forever

@robertjordan6571 Жыл бұрын

Mike, I really enjoy watching your videos. I raised beef cattle in the Catskill Mountains, Hudson Valley region of New York. I ended my days on the farm in the late 1980s, attending university, and joined the Navy. I retired form the Navy, October 2019. I no longer live in New York, but enjoy recalling making hay and being on the farm. Thanks for sharing.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the videos and reaching out and saying hello. Thats a beautiful part of New York that you raised beef cattle in. Thank you for your service Robert

@robertmarino2158 Жыл бұрын

Great drone videos , amazing , hard working family , stay safe, do the things you can on the farm at early age , as time goes on it becomes harder for most people !

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. I agree. Its always great when the family comes together and gets the job done

@johnperry5102 Жыл бұрын

great video we really enjoyed it, there's nothing like the smell of fresh-cut hay you all did a great job

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks John. I agree, you gotta love the smell of fresh hay

@chargermopar Жыл бұрын

Yes I was the one who made the shirt comment. Good thing because that hay stacking is a workout and it is probably as hot there as it is here! The hay looks good, the weather is cooperating!

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

You know, I thought it was you but wasn't 100% sure. Its definitely pretty hot in there. It was nice of the weather to cooperate getting the hay in but we definitely need rain now

@chipspoolservice Жыл бұрын

very cool video with drone and all. Nice to see old farm equipment in use and not all the new fancy stuff great content . New follower

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chip. Welcome to the channel and hope you enjoy the videos

@ronwilgenbusch1961 Жыл бұрын

I used to wear long sleeve flannel as a teen when stacking. It got soaking wet, but then it kept me cooler I thought.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

I'll have to try that some time

@anthonyhengst2908 Жыл бұрын

One nice thing (maybe) about stacking second cutting hay is at least, for us, the bales have more leaves so they aren't quite so prickly. Beyond that, it still is hot and dusty. I go no sleeves too. Great drone footage too!! Nice fluffy windrows.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony. I try to even out the farmers tan a little too with the sleeveless shirts LOL

@paultighe3735 Жыл бұрын

HI MIKE 👋 THAT FIELD COMES OUT AWESOME WHAT A MACHINE WORKS WELL STAY COOL BROTHER 😎

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. I'm doing the best I can staying cool in this heat

@ArmpitStudios Жыл бұрын

Haha, the roof chaff! I’ll miss it when (if) it’s gone.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Haha...everyone is going to have to take bets, will I or wont I?

@ianhaggart1438 Жыл бұрын

Nice work 👏 👌 nice seeing it in . Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian. Glad you enjoyed the video

@herbhouston5378 Жыл бұрын

That's some good lookin hay. The cattle will like it. You all workin together get a lot baled. Sure fast than when I was a kid. It was hard, hot, work behind the baler, but I enjoyed it.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Its always good when the family can come together and get a big job done

@clinthochrein888 Жыл бұрын

Pretty slick system for bringing hay up to to mow. I also wore sleeveless shirts in the hay mow an on the hay wagon an pretty much all summer.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

I wear them to even out the farmers tan a little bit!

@clinthochrein888 Жыл бұрын

@@mikep7810 Right

@rickperry9546 Жыл бұрын

Wow that was a steep hill… it was making me nervous… we used to put hay cut side up on its side and the straw we laid them flat, and for hay we put a layer of salt on it. I bet youll be relieved when hay is done… Awesome video.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Its getting close to being done. Just have to fill up a semi trailer and that should wrap things up for 1st cutting

@franklinbrooks9506 Жыл бұрын

🎼 Hay mow, Hay mow… 🎵

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good tune

@davidgibbs5975 Жыл бұрын

Like all your videos, possibly see inside the barn and some milking being done

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks David. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. I actually have some videos to put together from inside the barn

@geraldskaggs3903 Жыл бұрын

Mike, you need some help in that hay mow, either that or switch out with the guy on the wagon. I've been there and done that many times. Keep up the good videos, God bless.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerald. The kid that was on the wagon wasn't too fast so I was fine. I actually prefer them to come up the elevator a little faster

@TheGrumpyFarmer Жыл бұрын

Best part of doing hay is watching you do it not me 🤣

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

LOL that is a pretty good part

@Northeastohio Жыл бұрын

Keep the videos coming

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking them out Travis. Glad you enjoyed it

@jimconnor8274 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your videos. I find them interesting. Would a slide off of top conveyor get the bails at least half way to where you're stacking? It would cut down on your walking back and forth.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. A slide like you are discussing would be helpful when I got all the way to the one side of the mow but when I'm on the other side then the slide will be throwing it away from where I am

@lindadanielson7849 Жыл бұрын

Mom better not be in the baler. Haha

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Haha no no, she got out! She was at home with the grandkids

@johanssonurban6097 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Amazing video. We did the same thing here in Sweden yesterday, and it was hot as hell. Your bales seems heavy, how much do they weight? We are finally done baling for this year.Today it's raining alot , and we are all sleeping the whole day.

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks you for watching. Our bales weigh around 50-60lbs

@ozz5350 Жыл бұрын

👍👏👏👏

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ozz

@kevinwallace4751 Жыл бұрын

Good video Mike. I think everybody needs some rain. It's dry as a power house here. I love that barn. How old is it? Take care buddy👍

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin. I'm not sure the actual date of the barn. I know the heifer shed that use to be a garage was added later and that has a penny nailed to the wall thats dated 1964. The barn pre dates that

@toddnolan8836 Жыл бұрын

The 4040 sounds great! Mike, how many bales did you get off that field this cutting?

@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd. Caz equipment did a great job with the engine rebuild. I'm not sure how many we had total on the whole field. We did them in 2 parts and I never heard how many we took off the first part. They did that part while I was round baling