Flip 'N' Fluffer
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- We're back from vacation, and things are heating up! I'll explain a little bit about the sale barn and retail pricing, then we'll go check out one of my best auction buys!
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Edited by Nicole Bales
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it was great to hear someone else say it's a visual product. Not a fan of the wheel rakes, they drag everything and garbage into the bales
"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness."
Love how nice your hay looks. Your flip and fluff is an awesome piece of equipment
I for one am more excited to see farming side of videos. I had never seen this 'FlipNFluffer' before. Thank you.
you run that squeeze like its an extension of your self so smooth . Welcome back from Vacation! (edit) i remember them 50 days of 100+ heat sucked so much
We used to run very similar machines in the sixties , called them strawing machines
they were converted from Horse drawn to tractor towed. Thankyou from the UK .
Hope you had a great vacation.
Amazing
Wow that fluffer is so kool never seen something like that if I saw that coming towards me I'd think it was a monster and have to run away like a little school girl lol
Thanks for your outstanding video. Was very interesting. I like the machines you got that flips the hay over to dry and air better. I can see where this process really makes a difference. You have a lot of really good looking hay. The machine you run to move and re stack the hay does great, I am amazed at how fast you move the levers without looking. Of course you have done that for years. I would have hay everywhere-ha. Thanks for your rundown on how you market the hay. Interesting. Guess that is it for now. Appreciate your time in doing the video for us so we can follow along. You all take care and be safe. Thanks. Iowa farm boy from years ago.
PS. You are getting me educated on a hay farm. Enjoying it. Thanks.
Good old Haymachine 11 sold a few of those in my career. Nobody needs them until it rains. Then there is a run on them. Great video!
The term you were referring to is “Product Placement “ much like the big soft drink displays at the grocery store. Great video and great insight into your farm and business.
That's a great job, flip & fluff,love it.
My cows would love that hay. I have found over the years that animals will eat more than what people think they will. We think we know what they like but I have cleaned up trash field and intended to use that trash hay for erosion control in their pasture only to see them leave good bales to go eat the trashy bales.
Used to run a bale wagon like that in the 70's, could put up a lot of bales in a day. Thanks
Damn everyone should have one of them that's awesome
When you were talking in the Squeeze, I couldn’t help but think of Cops when they go to a new officer and they do that thing where the officer is talking and they don’t show him actually talking. I don’t know why that’s what I take away from that but I’m loving the vids
Weirdo.
That's a cool machine. I thought it was just a different sort of rake but that's cool. Never seen one before.
It’s handy
The last time I worked on a farm baling hay was in 1967. When there were 2 of us working on the truck loading bales (one driving and one loading on the back), we were each paid 3 cents a bale. I guess inflation has caught up with the hay baling business.
I saw your new steamer system working yesterday. Looks pretty cool 😎
Super cool!!
We have the exact same hay machine. I like it
Very interesting video
Greetings from Scotland! - just discovered you via Emma's. That Flip n Fluffer. Just what Granpaw needed - way back in the 60's. it was a 2 machine operation ( the Spider wheels to turn over and windrow, a "Wuffler" to shake it all up and loosen for the Baler ) over here - weather was always difficult to work along with. we have heavy 2 ton crops per acre of ryegrass with some Timothy and Cocksfoot according to location and end use - cattle sheep and Red Deer. Nowadays there is less of the aggressive cocksfoot and the TImothy. Rotary Multipurpose tedders are used which can also have a go at windrowing. ( just like your own Claas) NOw for Silage we use the same big wide rotaries as you guys have. and Hay is becoming a rarity, locally due to weather influence, even although some bale what I call grass STRAW which is past its best for nutrition. and is being made much later than we ever considered to be the hay season.( June to July). So you are lucky to have a much longer season. ( something like grass is always greener on the other side of the fence )
Wow. Those are heavy crops to get to dry down. Yes, that flip and fluff would have helped a ton! Or two tons! Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the videos.
cracking tool lifts the damp off the ground ! simple ! not cost a fortune , make a nice bit of sugar hay there Dave
Now this is one sweet, sweet video. Just like I want to see. Machines running and you giving us a lot of detail on the process. Great job!! And yes, thumbs up.
Thank you!!!
Hey hay man
We’ve tried Teff here in Southern Illinois. It looks good, but doesn’t sell very good. Our customers prefer orchard grass.
Was jonesing for a new video. Another great job. 😎👍👌
You definitely should need to do a time lapse of you running the controls and stacking bales. Tony fast has the best time lapses
Like one ones in this video? I’ll do some more.
Love it bud keep it up I'll keep sharing. Beautiful bales... Thank you
I like that fluffing machine, but how does it work in hay with fragile leaves? But I remember when I was younger I would have to help put up around 44,000 square bales every year and we didn't have a bale bale picker machine. We did everything with a bale sweep head on a tractor and stacked by hand. Needless to say we never got everything in before the snow came and we were out there chipping them out in the freezing snow. Lol fun times
that the part i love waching you flood the fields or what ya call it
Flood irrigation!!!
First today! Welcome back from vacation!
Thank you. I’ve decided I want to vacation for work.
I've fed some teff here in Nebraska to my goats, they seemed to really like it. Not many have raised it around here so i've only gotten to "try" it. It's a wonder it didn't like the heat where it is from Ethiopia
Who knows!! Could have been bad seed 🤷🏻♂️ herbicide 🤷🏻♂️who knows.
I have an auction addiction as well. I rarely end up on the cheap side of things.🤷♂️🤓
They are stupid!
That intro is lit
You need to make one!!
I’d be in my element out there with ya. 👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
When you run the Squeeze it always gets me on how many levers there are. It must be difficult to train with so many moving levers.
It doesn’t take too long. It’s the tricks to loading things that takes a while to learn.
You call it sales id call it hustling. 😄
Last time I bought a bale of hay it was $375.....guess it's been a while...wow.
Crazy how different things are from Michigan to AZ lol. We have never even seen a 3 string bale.. and we get 4$ for a 60# bale lol but we are hole sale not retail I guess haha
The use is
Somehow I knew you would be with your main squeeze 🤣. That flip and fluffer is cool, never seen one of them. How are the new balers working out for yall. Hope hay season is good for yall. We are getting ready to kick off our hay season in a few days hopefully
I knew a girl nicknamed flip 'n' fluffer in college.
😂
Bahahahahahaha.
That was my cousin, be careful. Lol
@@bertrutledge4546 🤣
Did you do something different in this video? The image is a lot crisper and sharp! Love the content you do an awesome job! Here from Bakersfield, CA
I think I had it set on max camera on accident? Then put it back to normal. I’m not sure. I’m not great with technology.
What a cool business and trade you have , you have to feed Cows , Chickens , Pigs , Hogs , Horses , Roosters, i bet you sell Dog food also.
My dad and granddad used to raise alfalfa and grass hay difference between then and now. Grass was for horses and mules
Alfalfa was for cows... my dad said that for working stock horses and mules alfalfa was too high in protein and was to hot a Feed to give to working stock. Now adays most horse people want alfalfa but they don't work them always in the heat....
In theory could you use it a a hay rake. I don't see how you could but I've been wrong many times.
The haybob tedder rake is faster and does a better job in grass hay ! Also feeds into the baler better.
This can be used with alfalfa or grass. That haybob would destroy alfalfa.
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Just the grass. The hay bob sets the hay up so it feeds more evenly no roping and its easer on the baler.NH 166 windrow inverter works well on alfalfa .
Have ever thought about getting a tedder
I have one!! We used it on this stuff.
For anyone wondering,... no he didn't change his name to Bales because they bale hay,..at least that's what he used to say. 🤣
Dano! Did i forget again?
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch No brother, just got in the chaos of life. We all understand. But...😉
Hi Trevor I saw you with the Millennial Farmer and got such a chuckle out of you so I subscribed to your channel. I am curious how many bales of hay do you sell in a year?
It’s impossible to say. Every year is different. 500,000 to 600,000 this coming year maybe 400,000.
Love the rake cool design. Who makes it
H&S.
I didn't know you could flood irrigate hay... I always thought it would sour...and drown out
Do you use a mower conditioner to cut and crush your hay to facilitate drying
who is the manufacture of the Flipper Fluffer I see H & S on the fluffer
H&S.
Why don't you have Joy stick to drive your skizzer-stacker ?
🤷🏻♂️ I didn’t build it. And where would you put it? What could it do?
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch well Joy stick provid confort to command 5 to 6 two ways cylinders. 3 fonctions at a time with electro hydraulique valves. That what we have on our telehandler manitou.
Huh. I don’t know. Maybe one day they will go to that.
Would a tedder/fluffer not do the job out there for you and faster just curious cuz that's what we run but I do like that little flipper fluffer.
He just need to dry the bottom of the windrow this machine flips it so it can dry and it’s still in a windrow ready to bale
What machine do you use to move the hay and load it on trucks? Does Kyle Flake ever come there to load out?
The squeeze. Yep, I talk to him multiple times a week. He sends trucks. Not him personally.
cause ya on such dead perfect straight line why could you not connect the two flippy fluffy things together and do two swaths at a time
That would slow the drying process even more!!
Have you ever used or considered getting a hay tedder for your operation?
We use one on all our grasses.
Any chance the jump cuts can be reduced? It ruins your great natural flow!
Jump cuts? I’m not sure what you mean.
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Hey thanks for replying! The best example I can think is 1:39 to approx 1:42 where you can hear the audio is mashed together. Thinking time is great plus it means you don't have to put as much content per video!
I really like what you do and your sense of humour, keep up the great work!
How many hp on a tractor do you recommend for a hat tractor for a 3 1/2 acre field?Love the channel brotha from Texas🤠
It depends. I’m assuming you are making 2 string bales. That’s something you should check with the bale specs.
What are you selling that cotton stem Bermuda for? Our horses aren't picky =) Squeeze price please sir!
Why don't you try a haybob
What’s a haybob?
Just out of curiosity, do you ever buy orchard grass from up north? Or does it not pencil to have it hauled to your store
I have thought about it. Just haven’t pulled the trigger.
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch wonder where the closest growing region is from you
i dont like your channel i love it
Lol. Well thank you!! I don’t know you and I love you.
Are those fields east of 85, and south of 10 yours?
No. We’re not that far west
Curb appeal buddy !!
What size bales do you guy run
3 tie 93 ish pounds
Did you ever grab a snake putting your hands in a wind row like that?
Nope!
What is the weight of the 14$balls?
95 lbs approximately
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch wouah that's almost 400$the metric tonne ?
$295 a US ton. But only 5% of all our hay goes for that price. And that’s retail. Our COGS are super high on retail stuff.
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch for an européen what 's your Cogs ?
6 men that load hay by hand into vehicles, and constantly clean. 3 office employees that answer phones and work the front desk.
Wholesale is 2 guys. 1 squeeze. 1 office person.
you dont sell on what protein in the hay ??????? only on coulure and your looking?????
see some dealer do that in US may bee they are big exporter??????
For us, quality is all visual. For others, the quality is a number from a test.
How about more video on how the equipment is working and less video of you talking? Nothing against you, just wondering how everything works!
So I’m really trying to get to that point. But right now I’m stuck in a hay squeeze loading trucks. We can’t find good help. Once I get someone to take my spot, I’ll have more time to manage equipment and see it operate.
I didn't like the video, here's why:
Just kidding - I really liked it :3
Lol.
I dont like it, but dont know why, so I cant tell it.
You gave it a thumbs down and you don’t know why?
@@BalesHayFarmandRanch No, dont no doing the thumb thing cos I thinks that dumb, dont know why;
I don't like your because, wait I like your channel never mind I'll go to the basement.
Please show what you are doing instead of yourself when you are talking
Ok.
My grand kids and I watch and love your site. But you killed a rattlesnake on one of your shows and they all started crying and we had to stop watching I understand death. Have seen a lot but they considered it unessesary. We quit watching for awhile. But we would love if you could warn us in advance and I could distract the brats. Luca
Yes, I remember your comment. I responded with the reason we killed it too. Did you not see it? There won’t be any death any time soon.
You talk too much and too fast.
Well, people don’t read minds yet, so I have to talk to explain things. And it has to fit in a video 🤷🏻♂️