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Winter Farms
United Kingdom
Приєднався 29 жов 2014
Hello everyone welcome to my channel, We are a small family dairy farm in somerset in the south west on England. Join us on our journey with our new start up dairy that we began in 2023. All sorts of aspects of farming life in somerset will be covered from milking cows to growing crops to feed them. hope you all enjoy the videos and I look forward to hearing anything people want to see more of :) Please consider subscribing to keep up to date with what's going on on the farm
Tractor STUCK baling silage: Epic Fail & Rescue Mission
On todays video we were baling silage in June mid summer here and getting stuck! Hope you all enjoy please like and subscribe!
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THOUSANDS of silage bales!
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in today's video we're hauling and making bales
Why you SHOULDNT use net on your silage bales!
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In todays video we are talking about why film on film wrapping is much better than net for silage bales. Hope you all enjoy the video please like and subscribe. :D
Baling and Clamping first cut grass 2024
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in todays video we are baling some of our own first cut grass and hauling it in aswell as helping a neighbor with some first cut clamp silage hope you all enjoy
Best crop of silage we've ever made?!
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In todays video we are busy again with the new to us tedder and back out with the Kuhn FBP 3135 hope you all enjoy please leave a comment and like and subscribe for more videos just like this :)
Silage 2024 is well under way!
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In todays video we are well into silage starting with cutting off some excess grass from the grazing platform. hope you all enjoy the video :)
Mowing Grass and Milking cows!
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Hello everyone, today we have had a busy day on the farm, with spring work ramping up. We are showing you a bit about how we are strip grazing our cows and also I take you through a small glimpse of the milking routine whilst Kieran starts mowing some more silage. hope you all enjoy and please consider subscribing too see more :) also follow me on Instagram to see more day to day content . Inst...
Farm Update: Spring is here
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Hi Everyone, Its been a while. heres a quick little update video, Cows are finally out after a very wet logn winter. Silage has been cut and its lovely and sunny on the farm. Hope you all enjoy the video. hopefully be more to come
more first cut bales with the new holland t7 and kuhn fbp
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more first cut bales with the new holland t7 and kuhn fbp
new feed wagon and the maize is in!
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in today video I give you a bit of a look around the new feed wagon and also we get our maize drilled and rolled in
Baler problems but zipties always fix it! 🤣
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in todays video we are baling silage for a customer and the baler is being temperamental but with the help of some zipties we get it fixed
ploughing, dungspreading and power harrowing getting the maize ready!
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ploughing, dungspreading and power harrowing getting the maize ready!
Grazing cows and hauling 1st cut silage in
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Grazing cows and hauling 1st cut silage in
Starting maize prep and Some big yields for first cut bales
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Starting maize prep and Some big yields for first cut bales
First cut silage in challenging conditions
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First cut silage in challenging conditions
A Demonstrator on the farm! Kubota M5 review
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A Demonstrator on the farm! Kubota M5 review
Spreading Slurry And Trimming Hedges, Spring is on the way!
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Spreading Slurry And Trimming Hedges, Spring is on the way!
Silage Bales In October and more mowing
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Silage Bales In October and more mowing
Maize 2022 and some late October silage cutting
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Maize 2022 and some late October silage cutting
New T7.225 Breaks down baling straw! And finally getting 3rd cut silage bales done.
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New T7.225 Breaks down baling straw! And finally getting 3rd cut silage bales done.
Starting Straw Baling With the Combi Baler for the First time!
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Starting Straw Baling With the Combi Baler for the First time!
Tractor Catches Fire!!! And new Cows arrive on the Farm
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Tractor Catches Fire!!! And new Cows arrive on the Farm
Baling again with the Kuhn FBP 3135 and Fixing problems
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Baling again with the Kuhn FBP 3135 and Fixing problems
Torrential rain! And making Hay in the heat wave!
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Torrential rain! And making Hay in the heat wave!
Bringing in 100's Of silage bales They never end!
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Bringing in 100's Of silage bales They never end!
Great video, decent commentary, we feed all bales here on a robot dairy system, rumour has it that our contractor is retiring. He runs 3 Fusion balers and is unbelievably accommodating as we would sometimes have as little as 5 bales at the end of a rotation and he will usually knock them out out on the way home home. Can't see any one else doing it. For that reason I was thinking of a Bio , but was wondering about the power requirement and hydrolic flow requirements?
Really big tractor for the baler. (I see you have a big baler in your new videos)
better to be looking at horse power than looking for it ;) aha
Did you say 'thats pretty much shit' at the end?.
No "pretty much it"
Good video.
Thanks!
whoes the contractor with the red rock trailers n the JD 9800I
The forager is s & g burge the trailers were both different contractors.
Keep cracking on boi! 👍🏻
do you not know how to spell 'boy' ?
@@jamesmccabe1702 if you understand West Country slang you would understand kid
@@ThePloughMan117 Ive lived in the west country all my life, never heard a grown adult say "boi" , what are you bullshitting about
Will the bales from your customer be drayed out by trailer on the same route as you had to take the baler in on? Looks a challenge 😢
Yes rather him than me 😂 I think they have a small teagle titan they use to go down there
Longer hair....looks kinda sexy
first time watching. nice content. thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed!
Мммм ...А какой запах от свеже скошеной травы....
Cor that puma is a good looking tractor 😂👋
keep up the good work! It's nice to see a smaller farm with good looking cows and good looking grass.
Thanks very much we trying our best to improve our grass and things seem to be going in the right direction 😀
Size of land?
the two fields we did in the video were around 17 acres combined, we do maybe 200 acres total for ourselves plus contractor work :)
Really nice to see you back and your cows which are looking fabulous 👌
thanks Kevin, we are really pleased with the cows at the moment they are looking great.
Good to see you back was starting to worry about u
Great to hear from you . its nearly grass time again !
Thanks Peter next week we will be mowing plenty 👍
Any updates of the dairying as always enjoyed your blogs . Many thanks
Hi Kevin sorry I've taken so long to reply I'm hoping to start doing videos again soon when it's drys up for spring 🙂
New video will be out tomorrow kevin, hope you see it :)
Where can I buy it? side mirror cover
Hi, another great video once again. How do you adjust bale density on the Kuhn. I have an iBio so not fully sure how to make them tighter or looser
Thanks for your comment on the fbp it's on the screen but we had an I bio before and unfortunately there's isn't really a proper way to make the bales tighter, you can adjust the wrap to wrap tighter on the left hand side of the baler where the rollers are for the wrap to feed in but no actual adjustment on the chamber
Oh ok. Onwards with making more looser bales then so 😅. Cows still love them though. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Keep up the great work
Nice wagon that is mate
Thanks, it is a nice bit of kit very impressed with it most important tool on the farm for us
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 that’s something that you got to have.. how do you find chopping bales?
The twin auger eats them up in no time 5 mins and there chewed up plenty whereas the old one could be 20 mins or more
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 I remember our old one used to take ages cutting bales up.. I’ll give you a shout out at some point to Get your channel growing. You make some really good vids. 👍
Yeah definitely worth going for the twin auger trouble is the longer it takes the more hours on the tractor the more fuel the more wear ect it all adds up, that would be amazing! Have been trying to get to 1000 for a while now. A shout put would help loads thanks very much!
Brilliant video great work 😊
Thanks for the comment 🙂
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Cool vid. Just let you know your audio been low in ur last few vids. 🤙🤙👍👍
I'll have to look into it thanks for your comment
We have bought your old baler the i bio first day out did 80 bales n shear bolt went 🤦♂️🤣
Ahh yeah was a good baler to be honest we just outgrew it, yeah shear bolts were a pain might need a new shim where the shear bolt goes if it's a bit worn there are more prone to breaking.
What do you think of your blue power mate now you have had her for quite a while? We have just got one and takes abit getting used to after having range command for years.
Love it, had a t6 180 auto command before that was my first auto command and it was decent but could be a bit jumpy, the 225 is much smoother I feel. Not the ideal gearbox for carting in my opinion but for baling and field work I think it's great. But definitely a learning curve when I first went to auto command. Love your videos BTW
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 I wish we had a auto commmand years ago.. it’s definitely a game changer.. like you say it’s definitely a nice smooth tractor. I don’t think we will go back to range command again now..
Yeah brothers 210 is a power command and whenever I drive it I miss the auto aha wouldn't go back dad on the other hand hates auto but I think he's just to old 🤣
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 😂😂it definitely takes some used to driving.. the fastracs is totally different again, but with the new Holland I still wanna keep going for the clutch pedal as a habit. 🤦♂️😂
no way did you finish milking at 5:50 in the morning you don't even get out of bed before 7
New to the channel and loving the vids so far. We have an iBio and get 30/ph but we have steep hills and zero flat fields so every bale has to be reversed and placed- bale is wrapped and ready to drop by the time I get into a suitable position for released. Local contractor with a fusion has to do the same around us so most he can manage is 35-40ph
Hi there glad your enjoying them, yes with our ibio we used to average the same and remember doing some on some step fields and agree a full combination wouldn't be any quicker luckily we're fairly flat here so can get on quite quickly 👌
That’s a lovely shed and very light and airy. Really like the grids at the ends as no turning muck around corners as all straight and no rain water contact on the muck👍. Maybe worth while adjusting the wings of that yard scraper on the bolt holes as it could be then as wide or a little wider than the tractor.
Thanks for you comment has been a great shed cows really seem to be happy and content in there everything works well, Did move the scraper out but then the rubbed was fairly straight and didn't bring much muck with it, would like a box scraper for there really
Great to see your dairy setup. Looks like the routine is working well and you’ve got it under control 👍
Definitely been a bit of a roller coaster since we started in November last year but have enjoyed it and everything seems to be settling into place nicely
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 cows are lookin just grand👍. Will be lovely to see them dancing their way out to grass👌
Stick with New Holland, T5 110, brilliant tractor 👍
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Nice to hear you’re dairying 😉. Hope all goes well 👍 Did you not get the robot going as you sounded more like being a conventional parlour dairyman. ? And your comment on nothing much has happened really don’t explain the change as done it myself just over 4 years ago and it definitely alters one’s lifestyle somewhat 😥. Good to get that slurry out as grows very little in the tank👍
We still have the robots to be put in but we are at a rented farm in a parlour at the moment as it just got us milking more quickly allot to put in place to get the robots going
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 that sounds a smart move but hopefully you can find sometime still to focus on your own install as be easier at home but I’d guess still a mega amount of work to get everything in place. Video it in detail as it will be a lovely record of what you’ve achieved and accomplished for future reference 😉 I personally think milking via a parlour pre robots is essential. We milked with a bail for 3 months pre robots coming online and it give’s routine and hands on experience which is vital. At least its given you chance to get a milk contract in place and start producing as with some oversupply in the pipeline it was great to have gotten a contract before doors tightened 😊. Would your milk just be crossing Bridgewater? Nice n local if you are😊
@@kevinmanley2498 yeah hopefully towards the end of the year into 2024 we will be getting close to being sorted with robots, definetly plane to film it all as will be great to look back and see it in years to come. Used to milk in a 6 step up when I was 19/20 and then worked on a farm with Delaval robots that transitioned back to a parlour whilst I worked there so have had a fair bit of experience with a few different systems which is always good. and definitely been ideal to get a contract under our belt and get that all important milk cheque coming in every month. Milk is actually going to Ditcheat barbers cheese. The local guys weren't interested in a small new start up :/ But Barbers have been great!
been baling all kinds of straw for more than a decade with fixed chamber baler. some quick tips. chopping or not? we dont chop at all as it can cause all kinds of issues with blocking, rotation and just overall hard on bearings etc. you can do higher speeds and/or bigger swaths as it will lessen the time the straw is in the baler and reduce heat buildup + helps rotation with even and big cropflow. and since its dry straw you wont do any compacting as you do with silage so no point in running it hard on hard density as you will just wear out your baler faster make sure you get the correct amount of net and the right "stretch" on it to keep bale from expanding. look into if you can get a more aggressive profile on your rollers if youre planning to do osme straw as it will help alot with rotation. have so on ours, other brand mind you.
Will have to try some of your suggestions this summer and see how it goes thanks for you comment
only using 4layers for silage?? or was that 4layers on the back + the front? Here in scandinavia 8 layers have been the "standard" last few years for silage to ensure its airtight, can handle some transport and storage etc. for some customers still go for 6l layer but for next year it seems everyone will be going to 8l. if it saves a few bales from mold and such then it would have been worth it overall so i understand them. for hay and haylage we are running everything from 12 to 16 layers. Yea its pricy but they want it and are willing to pay for it so ill wrap em that much. Also been using widefilm / film on film since 2010 now and the technology has improved alot and happy to see the other baler brands have picked it up and made it available so most people are able to try it and experience the benefits. its been tricky in dry and very dry conditions but its now working well enough for most brands on both fixed and vario balers. And it looks like ill be getting a Pottinger Impress VC 3160 for next year which im looking forward to as vario will make the densest bales and very uniform density to the core, i can make the size bale the client want, has best chopping with its knife bank that you can pullout and has 32 knives.
4 layers on the back plus 3 on the front so saves allot and bales keeps well have two year old wet silage that's come out perfect
How it’s it going? Looking at buying one too. Thanks
Had it just over a year now and it's been great love it no major issues
Wow, yep must keep that area clean, we just just lost our T7 210, fire started same area, totally destroyed whole tractor in 20 minutes, couldn’t stop it, Possibly birds nest or hay I don’t know, or electrical maybe.
On your 225 have you ever taken the moving headrest off as I need to add a seat cover to a seat like that but idk how to take the headrest off
We did it on the 210 the seat is the same I'll have a look and see if I can remember what you need to do 👌
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 thank you
Good review what is the deal with all brand logos being upside down on video
At the start I was filming on my front facing camera on my phone so it flips everything round aha
Can you make me a modarator for this chanwl plus what is your thoughts on nh telehandlers a neighbor of ours is looking at one is their anyrhing to look out for was it much better than that old class one u had
You can get the film blinding turned down to 2 layers you get 176 to 180 bales on the front then. And still have 6 layers when finished.
oh really I might have to try it! the more we can stretch the wrap[ without compromising silage quality the better
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 Kuhn have plastic you can get as well I think 220 out of a roll.
Definitely perfer to bale up autumn grass here than have sheep into eat up grass as absolutely HATE sheep 😞. Little sods puddle ground and caused compaction and capping of ground and delay spring growth☹️ I personally think the biggest down side of the Kuhn baler is it’s width but the tandem axle excels for transportation compared to McHale floating boats ( fusions) as dreadful ride comfort for the operator. . Much preferred the John Deere combination for travelling . I really like the look of the film binding system as loading normal 750mm rolls of wrap is way more convenient than McHale film on film system. Really like the 14 roll storage👍. How many bales with the film binding can youdo with the 2 front rolls?
Yeah don't get me started on sheep brother has them and I hate them aha Yeah due to the axels being either side of the bale chamber that means it is awfully wide but the comfort is definitely better Also having all 750 roll means its much simpler just ordering pallets of 750 rolls and that's all we need The front rolls do around just over double the back so 130ish for the front and 60 for the back :)
@@winteragriculturalservices1678 that’s very good going with the film binding as it works out just slightly over the pound a bale so not really much more than netwrap is costing these days. And if your silage is coming out good on 4 layers then that’s a good saving. Run a fusion 3 here and everything is wrapped at 6 layers so that’s around 40 bales for two rolls. Yours will be costing less than that and no netwrap at around £200 a roll these days. Definitely food for thought!!!!
Had a good mate that alway said “ That the only thing more stupid than sheep are the idiots that buy them!!!” . Often think he was fairly near the mark😂
@@kevinmanley2498 Yeah definitely works out allot cheaper with 4 layers of wrap and plastic instead of net, Id also agree with your mate aha
Was there any difference between 3D wrapped bales and normal? If you’ve fed any? Thanks
Good setjp nice rake never tempted to a class i have one great job 10 year old looks brand new
Never really tried one most of pur kit comes from pur local nh dealer they do a great job for us so we just stick with them they sell kuhn which has never let us down so no real reason to change I'd give anything a try though 👍
Omg, this grass is so short, what a hell is need to cut it?
Thanks for the comment, we're just trying to get as much grass as we can due to a very hot summer and poor growth also some of these fields are being resown so just clearing up what's there 🙂
Great to see u back i thought i was the only mad man out today mowing grass gkad to no im not alone
Thanks for the comment yeah we've still got allot we want to cut every little helps aha
I know i am loving the kuhn combi i will never look back now 1500 bales on her now
Glad your getting on well with it I wouldn't change mine for anything 💪
Tommorow is the final day this season with her what are your opion on the nc tralers im looking fir a traler would you recomend
@@eddiethornton1859 Both been great, The old one the paint has faded a bit but the new one think they've changed the paint as hasn't faded at all, Is absolutely solid trailer very strong id defo recommend
Nice to see a new video 👍. Any progress with the milking robot as been looking forward to that. I know exactly what you mean re town being busy as had to collect my son from Cannington agri college last Friday and musta taken all but an hour to get through Bridgewater due partly to that Bleady fair and road works I think. Ended up cutting back past the reservoir to Lydiard and did pass a new Holland telehandler on outskirts of town and half wondered if maybes it was yours
Thanks for the comment fair really buggerd everything up, yeah probably was ours we have cattle by the reservoir we take silage over to with the handler every other day 👍 milking robots are still a ways off unfortunately but they will be here eventually 👌
Nice tidy job
Hello do you think the new baler makes a better bale than the bio, or is it the same?
The new baler definitely makes more solid bales the ibio didn't have any way to change the density whereas the fbp does 👍
Thanks , just wondering I have a bio at the moment and just ordered a new one the other day, I would like to see the bale's a bit better, thought the new one might b better?
whos the contractor with the 9700!
Geoff Burdge Runs the Deere forager
A bit slow or where you just taking it easy
Another great video keep them posted 👏👏
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