Damn. I love that baler, and I am not even a farmer. The way it devours that grass and turns it into perfect rectangular cuboids all day without complaint is fascinating. Except for the alarm perhaps. But that clutch is an amazing feature! Look at how it saves you from breaking things (provided you stay out of the ditch). I don't have a tractor or a field, but I want that baler.
here in Ireland we would have rows twice that size made with rotary rakes, you should come over next may/June when first cuts are starting to see real windrows
YEARS ago I mowed some sorghum with a self propelled NH with crimping rollers...that stuff was a high as the cab or taller. Got windrows a lot like that...or better. Got a big bore raccoon stuck in the rollers that day too. ( at least it wasn't a skunk)
Have had both a 10 wheel rake (Ogden), and 2, 5 bar side delivery rakes, (NH Super 55 & JD, can't remember the exact model of it). When it came to wet/damp hay, always went with the 5 bars, they were able to tear the big clumps apart while still just turning the hay over to dry before baling. Used to feel like we needed a "rotary rake" until we got to see one in action... that turned into a "no go". Totally agree with you Wes about those rotary rakes, concept is great but, in reality, they suck.
Love the videos wes we only use rotary rakes they so efficient pull so much crop into one row brilliant machines I guess it's what ever works best for your approach
you should Come to Ireland next may/June and see the windrows that we use rotary rakes for, only job! and our rows would be twice the size of them, between ten and twelve ton tout
We grow crested wheat grass and can only cut it every other year so it will reseed. We only get one cutting on dry land hay. Our prairie hay is mostly bluestem and sideoat gramma grass.
Hi onelonelyfarmer I Live in Ireland Every person Has A rotary rake on the farms around us we are the only one around us to have a 8 wheel Rake its 15 years old and all we had to do to it change 4 rake wheels and one hydrallic hose we bale 150 acres of hay balesand 200 acres of Sillage bales Love Your Videos Thanks
Cathal Mod Gaming see i'd never want to buy a rake where i'd be stuck and not be able to rake it up in whatever conditions i'm presented with. I'd like a wheel rake but we cut very light crops but they can be in very wet conditions sometimes. we cut in late april and early october sometimes.
oooooh, so family farms aren't partnerships anymore are they?? i'm only asking questions because if i thought that a wheel rake would be able to work in our conditions i'd get my say and it would be considered, yea it all comes down to the aul boy say but he takes our opinions.
Nice windrows Wes most farmers around where my Dad and i live have ground driven rakes how ever with the exception of on farm in SaintAlbains maine they have a hay merger Dad i live in palmyra,maine.
When I worked on a small farm I would have killed for a baler like that. I remember being on the wagon stacking bales in the heat all day. I also remember that I hated it, now I kinda miss it.
I can not believe the size of those windrows and the fact that you just keep stuffing it all in there so fast. Must be nice to have nice hay equipment. It was never our main thing on the farm so always made do with old junk. Dad would have made us go out and make two windrows out of one with a pitchfork probably.
2,618 viewer!!! Just figured I would make stupid comment like everyone who says they are the first. We have an 8 wheel Sitrex brand 3 point wheel rake that was bought new in 1984 or 85. Still works great. Its been through some wheels and looks like crap but still makes a windrow.
That grass looks like switchgrass there's a huge farm here that makes millions off of making pellets for the oil rigs or burning in wood stoves for heat
What are you feeding that hay to cattle or goats or is it all part of that mushroom house process? Is that just a winter cover where the legume is fixing nitrogen for the next crop of is that field in hay all the time? Great post! Keep up the good work!
Very cool baler! I was between a Kuhn and a New Holland both 10 wheel speed rakes like yours. I bought a rotary rake last year and I hate that thing. Like you said, it hates rough ground and it will break off arms etc. My neighbor broke his when he caught a piece of barbed wire fence laying on the ground. Really messed it up. Anyway, I'm going for the New Holland pro cart 10 wheel rake with the extra center wheel for about $7,000. What do you think?
Know you have been bailing for a while this season! Is there any of your land that you will be able to get a second cut off of? At what point in the bailing season (after making first cuts) will you not be able to get second cuts? Those were some pretty big wind rows, how many tons per acre are you getting now?
and slso hpw do you feel about yanmar tractors. i l know the woodmizer had a yammar motor and it was a good motor but what's your feelings on the tractors themselves
Trouble with that kind of rake or acrobat as they were called here in uk is it strings and balls the crop up and when baling you would be pulling in grass 6ft ahead of the pick up
ciao ma con quelle parti molto umide il fieno non aumenta di calore e poi una volta raffreddato fa muffa oppure polvere bianca? cosi scende di qualita e naturalmente di prezzo se vendi. ti seguo tt i giorni sei grande
gotta love all these people saying massey is best fendt is best deere is best . yh if u love it and it works for ya use it ... i can vouge from watching all different brands being used and using some my self as well as repairing them .... in essence theire all the same.... plus as long as it does the job just shut the f**k up and use it thats y i love watching ur channel wes get er done do it well and keep it proper bodges here n there but it all eventually gets the proper reapir it needs ... ie how to treat kit right ... cheers for the vidsw man keep it up befoer the weather goes al the hell again
+lachie2002 LOL............aaaannnnndddd how many days did we see this baler go "down" for repair?? he treats his equipment like shit.....and then complains that it's a POS.......then he buys something else, and then complains about the dealer............but WTF, its all Man Made DRAMA!! keep those fine video's comeing!!
Wes is not one of those PC bleeding heart liberals, he actually works hard for his money, so he would never try to change the name of anything because of political correctness.
Im not a farmer, but I do enjoy your videos. Have learned a fair amount about your profession. Thank you. Keep up the great videos.
Damn. I love that baler, and I am not even a farmer. The way it devours that grass and turns it into perfect rectangular cuboids all day without complaint is fascinating. Except for the alarm perhaps.
But that clutch is an amazing feature! Look at how it saves you from breaking things (provided you stay out of the ditch). I don't have a tractor or a field, but I want that baler.
pillsnotbills its an expensive toy you can better only watching and enjoy )))))))))))))))))
pillsnotbills omnomnomnom all that hay
here in Ireland we would have rows twice that size made with rotary rakes, you should come over next may/June when first cuts are starting to see real windrows
yeah if you chop id not for ah baler ore the loader wagon
big windrows = big money. thanks for the vid wes stay safe...
YEARS ago I mowed some sorghum with a self propelled NH with crimping rollers...that stuff was a high as the cab or taller. Got windrows a lot like that...or better. Got a big bore raccoon stuck in the rollers that day too. ( at least it wasn't a skunk)
Bloody hell that is thick, thanks for a good educational video, i'm always learning!!
Wes it good to hear the over ride clutch go off...good to see hay yields are getting better... "SHOW ME THE HAY" Jerry Maguire reference
my dad had an h and s tractor mounted rake for years when we still had the farm, very few repairs ever
I got to use my action rake 10 wheel for the first time today! Absolutely love it! didn't miss hardly any hay!
Have had both a 10 wheel rake (Ogden), and 2, 5 bar side delivery rakes, (NH Super 55 & JD, can't remember the exact model of it). When it came to wet/damp hay, always went with the 5 bars, they were able to tear the big clumps apart while still just turning the hay over to dry before baling. Used to feel like we needed a "rotary rake" until we got to see one in action... that turned into a "no go". Totally agree with you Wes about those rotary rakes, concept is great but, in reality, they suck.
Ya we have 2 NH 256 and a NH 258 roll-bar rakes and they're great. Takes the green on the bottom and flips it right on top
Love the videos wes we only use rotary rakes they so efficient pull so much crop into one row brilliant machines I guess it's what ever works best for your approach
you got some good mushroom barn hay there Wes, good job
you should Come to Ireland next may/June and see the windrows that we use rotary rakes for, only job! and our rows would be twice the size of them, between ten and twelve ton tout
We grow crested wheat grass and can only cut it every other year so it will reseed. We only get one cutting on dry land hay. Our prairie hay is mostly bluestem and sideoat gramma grass.
I've been waiting for the new rake in action for a while. Thanks.
Hi onelonelyfarmer I Live in Ireland Every person Has A rotary rake on the farms around us we are the only one around us to have a 8 wheel Rake its 15 years old and all we had to do to it change 4 rake wheels and one hydrallic hose we bale 150 acres of hay balesand 200 acres of Sillage bales Love Your Videos Thanks
Cathal Mod Gaming you actually use a wheel rake in ireland, what's it like in wet conditions?
JCB411abuser Its Grand When its damp and you go at a reasanable speed but if its wet while raking it in constantaly clogging up
Cathal Mod Gaming see i'd never want to buy a rake where i'd be stuck and not be able to rake it up in whatever conditions i'm presented with. I'd like a wheel rake but we cut very light crops but they can be in very wet conditions sometimes. we cut in late april and early october sometimes.
Im 19 i have one tractor on the farm the rest is my fathers
oooooh, so family farms aren't partnerships anymore are they?? i'm only asking questions because if i thought that a wheel rake would be able to work in our conditions i'd get my say and it would be considered, yea it all comes down to the aul boy say but he takes our opinions.
Nice windrows Wes most farmers around where my Dad and i live have ground driven rakes how ever with the exception of on farm in SaintAlbains maine they have a hay merger Dad i live in palmyra,maine.
When I worked on a small farm I would have killed for a baler like that. I remember being on the wagon stacking bales in the heat all day. I also remember that I hated it, now I kinda miss it.
I've baled a lot of hay, but those have got to be the biggest windrows I've ever seen.
Haha you said safe the unicorns . That's our great government in action. Love he videos.
that stuff is impressive, really nice rows
Wheelrakes are coming back here in Denmark, because they are cheaper to run, and the quality of the grass gets better.
I can not believe the size of those windrows and the fact that you just keep stuffing it all in there so fast. Must be nice to have nice hay equipment. It was never our main thing on the farm so always made do with old junk. Dad would have made us go out and make two windrows out of one with a pitchfork probably.
2,618 viewer!!! Just figured I would make stupid comment like everyone who says they are the first.
We have an 8 wheel Sitrex brand 3 point wheel rake that was bought new in 1984 or 85. Still works great. Its been through some wheels and looks like crap but still makes a windrow.
Hi olf. I have an idea for you. you should make a calendar and take pics of ur equipment and such.
That grass looks like switchgrass there's a huge farm here that makes millions off of making pellets for the oil rigs or burning in wood stoves for heat
Thumbs up!!! Love your channel!!
Love your channel OLF!!!!!
Those tines on that rakes you can replace sepretly so you don't have to buy all new wheeles.
What are you feeding that hay to cattle or goats or is it all part of that mushroom house process? Is that just a winter cover where the legume is fixing nitrogen for the next crop of is that field in hay all the time? Great post! Keep up the good work!
those wind rows are huge
here in Michigan I see mergers a lot and they can sure fly. If you use a redder then there isn't much of a point though.
onelonleyfarmer i wanted to know if you can do a farm tour and a tractor update for us. we haven't seen one since 2011.
wow just wow that rake is bad butt
Hey Wes ! Keep pushing !
just wondering if you could do a video on what you favorite tractor you own is and do an overview of that tractor
Huge swathes! Do you find that your rake tends to make a loose rope of the swath?
I'd like to see if that awesome baler can devour alfalfa like it does hay.
The Dude Alfalfa is a piece of cake compared to those extremely extremely tough grasses.
Very cool baler! I was between a Kuhn and a New Holland both 10 wheel speed rakes like yours. I bought a rotary rake last year and I hate that thing. Like you said, it hates rough ground and it will break off arms etc. My neighbor broke his when he caught a piece of barbed wire fence laying on the ground. Really messed it up. Anyway, I'm going for the New Holland pro cart 10 wheel rake with the extra center wheel for about $7,000. What do you think?
What's wrong with the roll-bar rakes. We have 3 and they only have minor issues because of age, but other than that we just hitch up and go.
I was told yesterday that they make a reverser for the rotor baler
once we had a neighbour that ran a rotoary Rake into a Tellephone pole and sheared off one side of there rake
wonder if you had a track tractor from deere if that thick ass grass would drag the underside?
nom nom nom, cough goes the baler....
so are you going to get a new stacker with the new baler next year?
I live in Ireland and every year we have a bigger windrow every eight foot apart than u have.
what's the tonage on that field? monster rows!!
Know you have been bailing for a while this season! Is there any of your land that you will be able to get a second cut off of? At what point in the bailing season (after making first cuts) will you not be able to get second cuts? Those were some pretty big wind rows, how many tons per acre are you getting now?
What is the disadvantage to the rolabar rake? It seems to be the only rake used in my area. Granted it's small operators making small bales.
and slso hpw do you feel about yanmar tractors. i l know the woodmizer had a yammar motor and it was a good motor but what's your feelings on the tractors themselves
how do Wes from Andy in UK. wich tractor did u have on the rake that anther one you just got.
Trouble with that kind of rake or acrobat as they were called here in uk is it strings and balls the crop up and when baling you would be pulling in grass 6ft ahead of the pick up
I live in Ireland and every year we have a bigger windrow every eight foot apart than u have
Nice
I live in Ireland and every year we have a bigger windrow every eight foot apart than u have in this video
What do those bales weigh. 👍
Can u show us what Tedder u have??
ciao ma con quelle parti molto umide il fieno non aumenta di calore e poi una volta raffreddato fa muffa oppure polvere bianca? cosi scende di qualita e naturalmente di prezzo se vendi. ti seguo tt i giorni sei grande
Your rake probably doesn't handle heavier damp silage .
How wide is the pickup on your baler
you should look into a krone sawdro!
gotta love all these people saying massey is best fendt is best deere is best . yh if u love it and it works for ya use it ... i can vouge from watching all different brands being used and using some my self as well as repairing them .... in essence theire all the same.... plus as long as it does the job just shut the f**k up and use it thats y i love watching ur channel wes get er done do it well and keep it proper bodges here n there but it all eventually gets the proper reapir it needs ... ie how to treat kit right ... cheers for the vidsw man keep it up befoer the weather goes al the hell again
Do you guys in america grow much Ryegrass?
What tedder do you use?
Is that blue-stem.
how would you sujest some one to get into farming
Can't find the Instagram.
That's a normal crop for us in the uk
thats what i was thinking until i saw the height it was when non cut compared to the mower
share your rain with western kansas............. we are stupid dry here!
And when was a rake ran off of PTO from a tractor never
Save the unicorns!
I thought they was called wheel rakes
Does that John Deere 8120 do anything but baling
+Irishgamer i don't think so
spraying
Ted it out the. Rake it up
Are old rake is smaller and better then your new one and are new one the old one can handle the ruff ground better
+Onelonelyfarmer do you wish you had a big bud
HEY WHY CAN'T I HAVE NICE THINGS
Hey Wes...you know you have an imposter out there on Instagram? Check out one_lonely_farmer_94. He even stole your logo....
First nuthatch fucka to comment :D
+lachie2002 LOL............aaaannnnndddd how many days did we see this baler go "down" for repair??
he treats his equipment like shit.....and then complains that it's a POS.......then he buys something else, and then complains about the dealer............but WTF, its all Man Made DRAMA!! keep those fine video's comeing!!
Wes is not one of those PC bleeding heart liberals, he actually works hard for his money, so he would never try to change the name of anything because of political correctness.
Who is HE????
I live in Ireland and every year we have a bigger windrow every 8 foot apart than u have