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@@Kallaus_built thanks!! Things are pretty battened down for the off-season now (just working on getting hay home with folks). But I’ll try for some update videos over the winter, maybe exploring different ideas to talk about. I appreciate it!

@@jakefromsteakfarm4177 thanks!! Pure luck that I grew up using one and then wound up with my own from the start. It’s really consistent and seems to make a nice bale regardless of what’s being fed in, which winds up being pretty key on the small and irregular fields I have. Hope your season finished out well!

@@andyrobinson339 thanks!!!

@@HumbleHaymakers thanks!! Same to you!

@@rickkearn7100 thanks so much for following along this season! The “standard” this year was $7 first cut and $8 second/third.

@@HumbleHaymakers thanks!!

@@fullers1966 thanks! Customers and barn owners don’t seem too keen on that option around here (regional differences are interesting). There’s a notion of “if you had to do that, you didn’t do the hay right, and I’m not paying full price and/or don’t want it”. But you’re right!

@@rickkearn7100 thanks so much!

Thanks!! I was in surplus territory, but it's now almost all spoken for. Working on getting it out of barns before the snow arrives 😅. Sorry it's been so dry for you, but glad to hear you got some rain!

@@windrowfarm I will have about 300 rounds with this cutting. It sure is nice not having to buy hay to feed. Have a great week.

Thanks! Yeah, that wagon was very scratch-built by someone else and was inexpensive. the tie rods are not parallel to the axle (the attachment to the tongue is farther forward than the attachment by the wheel), meaning the wheels turn sharper than the tongue, also causing road waggle. I'm at the point where it's a bigger project than I want to tackle for the ROI, since the wagon still functions fine. I just know I have to stick to 20-25 mph with it, rather than 30-35 for the others.

Thanks - for whatever reason, customers seem to frown on that in our region. Salt has a sentiment of "you didn't do that hay right". I would need to discount and likely have advertising difficulties. I'm also not sure if the barn owners would want me sprinkling salt in their structure, but that could certainly be a question. All of that is to say I agree in theory, but challenging with the customer base and expectations up this way, for whatever reason.

Thanks! I hope that's finishing up well (I'm chipping away at getting caught up on your videos, but I'm behind!)

@@gamefarmer188 once! On a flat, smaller field. It worked it, but it managed 😊

@@fullers1966 hey there - thanks so much! I’ll run out of season content pretty soon - just have a backlog of video finishing out this hay year. Maybe I’ll have some motivation to make discussion videos about how I got started, or ways I balance farming with other part-time work. But winter gets pretty slow around here. I hear you on the temps though!! Hope you’re doing well!

@@garywest-cl7id thanks! I agree a tine conditioner might help the super early and super late batches I do. In general the rest of the summer goes well without one in all-grass (and I unfortunately don’t have the $$ or horsepower for it anyhow). Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much! (I know I do a lot of talking, so I'm glad it doesn't feel that way.) Thanks for watching!

@@farmingforfunandprofit940 haha, sounds like a very different world!

Because we rebale, we Round bale everything for speed in getting the crop under cover.... Last cut 200 acres, 995 bales (about 19,000 if converted into small squares)

@@michaelkroger899 thanks! That’s what they tried to propose, but I really hated that option. I installed a narrower wheel on that side instead, and totally fixed the problem without trampling the hay or changing the balance of the mower

@@windrowfarm 🙂

@@HumbleHaymakers thanks!!

Thanks!! And that’s interesting, maybe I should play with other tarp positions more. My thinking has been that a narrower windrow means it has to be taller and off the ground more. But doesn’t mean I’m right!

@@olan6600 thanks!! It’s a Delmhorst FX-2000

@@alancummings5651 nice!! Which ones?

@@windrowfarm We,started out with a 1952 T030 and still have it. It was my parents first tractor. We had 51 acres and my grandparents had about 150 acres. Everyone has passed away and I’m in my late 50,s and we have 31 acres left of all the land. We are going to build a post frame ranch/farm houses it next year and retire there. The old farm house is gone. I’m currently looking for someone to do a complete tear down and restore of the T030 along with the 1983 Massey Ferguson 240. It has almost 9K hours on it and basically needs rebuilt too. We also had a Massey 35 and a Massey baler with the motor over the big fly wheel. Also Massey rakes and cutters. I’m hoping to buy a new Massey Ferguson 4707 or 4709 4wd cab tractor with loader when I retire in a couple years.

We live in southeast Texas near Hardin Texas.

That's a good question! I still think it's ultimately how many bales I can put up (and under cover or home with folks) in a day. If I had a bigger barn that I could park multiple full wagons in, that would be a game changer. Otherwise, I seem to hit my limit around 500 bales in a day (and that's often pushing it). Thanks for asking/watching!

Thanks!! I'm behind on catching up with your videos - hope more hay to do is fun rather than stressful.

😂😅 - yeah, I'm hoping I'm getting this one figured out. It was just a matter of jumping on what was available mid-season when I needed it, rather than an off-season research fest. And oh, I know re: shields (but thanks!). My physical safety isn't a concern for me because I *never* have the rake running when I'm off the tractor. But you're totally right - I wish it was easy to find/get/install/afford the shields on an old PTO like that. I already had the hay bind up exactly as you describe once. Caught the Hydraulic and everything - miraculously didn't break anything. I'll be watching that *closely*. Thanks for watching!

@@windrowfarm I sure will. have a good one

Nice! I often will ted second cut entirely in the same range as you - I think I just did the initial one with the rpm's too low, with it being so wet...

Gosh, sorry to hear you've been struggling too! So hit or miss by me. Great hay growing year, but between the humidity and seemingly constant pop-up shower chances, it certainly wasn't relaxed. Hope your equipment is doing well!

Thanks!! Got some rain here too yesterday :)

@@rickkearn7100 thanks so much!!

@@HumbleHaymakers oh wow, thanks! I really appreciate that - I’ll look into that further and check out that video - definitely a winter project to learn more about it and see what else I can do to prevent future problems. Appreciated!

@@RedWaspFarms thanks!! Really appreciate it. This is part one of what turned into a 28-day marathon 😅

@@GaryHeald-uv5im thanks! I totally agree

@@andyrobinson339 hey there - thanks! And yep! All of the non-OG fields got fertilizer again after first cut. The OG fields were only fertilized in the spring, but that’s all pretty slow release, so it seems to have helped second cut too. Hope you’re doing well!

@@fullers1966 haha, yep! Some are relatively nearby - but yeah, free land/barn rent, but logistical costs of moving the circus constantly 😂. I usually do it during downtime between working the hay, so it works out okay. Thanks for watching!

@@PierresonAE oh, sisal 9000

@@goatfarmmb oh, that’s cool! I didn’t know the backstory of the flail/tine conditioner.

@@tomborton7451 thanks so much!

@@Gore50 it’s google mymaps. (Different than google maps - it’s on the google suite. Mymaps.google.com). Allows you to draw field outlines, map acreages, color code, etc. I’ve found it useful!

@@windrowfarm that's awesome thank you

@@willowbranchfarm wow - gosh, if it’s not one extreme, it’s the other. Hoping you get just enough rain asap, without being too much!

@@gamefarmer188 I’m sure I’ll try it at some point! I did set it up with a hydraulic remote, so it should be able to run it just fine.

@@GEisele0606 yes indeed! Probably too much 😅. Same to you!

@@andyrobinson339 wow, that’s awesome!! Glad you got it in! Same here with getting used to the tedder width. I clocked a few of my rock marking stakes 😅. Good luck with this stretch!!

@@andyrobinson339 wow, that’s awesome!! Glad you got it in! Same here with getting used to the tedder width. I clocked a few of my rock marking stakes 😅. Good luck with this stretch!!

That unfortunately doesn't work well in New England. So much dew, it just buries the moisture. Leaf loss in all-grass hay is very minimal (in my experience a total non-issue) so long as you are gentle with tedding as it dries. Thanks for watching!!

@@windrowfarm I am in NC and go about it same as you...definetly better results.

@@sbhemi17 thanks, I appreciate that! It definitely varies a lot around the country, and there’s totally multiple right ways to do it 😊

Thanks! And I totally agree, all around. Though I am definitely starting to feel behind this year - so here I am, about to mow more today with a 30% chance in the forecast for tomorrow. Sigh. I'm right with you on yields - I'm just noticing that this year I think second cut (near me) is settling a little lower than that. Thanks, and same to you!

@@HumbleHaymakers thanks!! I’m hoping so too!

@@dallasdavis3246 hmm, I’m not sure I follow?

@@windrowfarm tedder is better than that rake you use not a fan of that style rake especially when ground isnt flat and you have dips and humps

@@dorperranch3748 thanks so much! Farming is about half of my livelihood - I also work for a nonprofit about half time (busier in the winter, which essentially allows me to hay full time in the summer and fit nonprofit stuff into earlier AM or rainy days).