Hauling Hay to the Feed Store + Cutting More Hay Down
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Hi Y'all. We load and haul our first load of small square bale hay to the feed store. Then we hook up the hay cutter and drop it in the field. Will the belt on the cutter make it through a cutting? Watch the video and find out!!! #farmer #farmlife #farmgirl
Hello back at Y'all. Thanks again for taking the time and letting us peek into your adventures.
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Some folks have bobbleheads.
Some folks have nuthin.
North Texas Hay rolls with a dancing Spyderco! :-)
True that!
I bet you Guys are Surprised by all the Great people that are Helping you and the Ones praying for you Guys. Hello from Wisconsin. Hay On.
We are humbled and forever grateful. Hopefully as we can gain our footing, we can return the favor and reach out to others.
really miss all you. i’ve never figured what the negative reviews are but y’all are great
Ya all are so patient with each other. So nice to see that. Keep up the good work!
We try our best to be patient! Thank you for the encouragement!
Hi to you all I must say that you are all doing a great job and you must be on a very big learning curve. Sorry to see the belt on the mower has gone again my suggestion is that you have a bearing which is on the way out also lower the ground speed if I remember Scott had the same problem last year all I can say is you are all doing a fantastic job have a good week
Try running a white wire to from the plug to the trailer for a ground cause it should have a ground wire . You guys are doing a great job its all a learning curve. Keep up the great videos
I thought so too and wondered if the ground was down in the rubber sheath. It wasn't and after some research, the ground is through the chassis of the truck (apparently).
White wire is neutral
Belts- a little research turns up that the over running clutch may be the problem. If its not working, when you slow the engine or tractor while cutting at high speed, the inertia of the spinning cutters will 'push' the tractor, and causes the belts to reverse their loading, which means the idler pulleys are not holding tension on the belts. Clutch may have gotten stuck over the winter?
Scott nunya You are spot on about this. I have great footage coming in the next video.
On your trailer, use a 12 volt power source such as a battery charger and connect the wires one at a time to the positive lead to see what wire feeds what on the trailer. Connect the ground from the power source to the trailer frame. In a former life, I was a trailer mechanic. Wish I was closer to assist you guys.
Scott would be so proud . You guys have really stepped up to the plate as a family . Everyone is working so hard and the subscribers who have helped has been amazing . Keep up the good work and keep on learning how to fix the equipment . In farming every morning has to be an emotional reset and start the day out fresh and in a good mood that everything will be smooth and go as to plan (often is not the case ) . It takes special breed to farm .
Man, you guys are doing a great job! I love how the whole family is coming together to get the job done!
Farming! Work from can see to can't see, and then some! Always something to do. And always learning. Y'all are doing good. Very interesting to see some of the same mistakes I made years ago.
Hey! Throw some of those fixes you learned our way! Hah.
Thanks for watching
One foot in front of the other every day. Y'all are doing great. It's never easy, but looks like your family is enjoying the journey. Sending you all the positive energy.
That's all we can do some days! Thank you for the encouragement and the positive vibes.
Just a little advice, dont use the radio and listen to the sound of the cutter , if you have a problem the sound will change, you can also adjust your mirrors and watch the crop as it comes out the back of the cutter. I have arthritis in my neck these are a couple of my tricks to help. I put a backup camera on my round baler on the pickup I can see the crop coming into the baler and I can see the net go on the bale, and I can see the bale roll out the back of the baler looking through the pickup . good luck
That cutter can wear a neck out!
Bless your hearts. Y’all have had your share of problems but you’ve been handling them just fine. We’ve had a lot of the same here. We just keep our heads up and keep going. Your doing a fine job. Just remember there’s lots of prayers going up for y’all. 👍👍👍❤️
We sure have had problem after problem! We know every other farmer has been through the same thing though. You and us both are gonna make it through! We so appreciate the prayers.
Awsome job Trey and Cara! It's great to see a gal not afraid to do wiring. Thumbs up!
Scott isvery proud of what your doing keep at it you all learn together and keep his legacy alive
Thank you!
You can get terminals that crimp onto the wire and then the screw tightens on the solid pin which holds more solid than the strands of copper wire. They have yellow for 12 and 10 gauge wires, blue for 16 through 14 gauge wires. Yall are doing real good. Keep going. Maybe another brown wire for the running lights, if the color of wires are correct.
Great video! I would definitely hook up the ground wire because a poor ground will do weird things, from dim lights to wrong ones flashing. As far as the belt goes, there must be something out of line. However it doesn't take long for a new belt to stretch. I'm not familiar with that cutter but something funky is going on causing the belt to jump off. All the best, God bless and take care all of you!
I'm thinking it's the overun clutch!
I’ve really enjoyed watching your family persevere. Keep your mind in the middle and it’ll all work out! God bless from the high desert.
Thank you!
Good job on the electrical issue ... looks like your getting some very good advise from those that care ....
Also good to see that everyone looks out for all possibilities concerning safety and proper maintenance as well.
You have a lot of fans wishing you "good fortune" in all your endeavors
Thank you so much
Good job kids! Looks like some of my old stuff. Next guys is going to have his hands ful for sure!
As a 51 yr. old mechanic and farmer , keep up the good work and what you guys are going through I have been there, good luck to all you guys.Great to see you guys keeping it going.
Thank you so much
All of you are doing a Good Job. Scott would be proud of all of you.
Thank you
Y'all are doing a good job since you lost your husband but keep the good work up y'all are learning and I saw you doing a good job since you lost your husband I'm sorry God bless you all
Thank you so much
Guys yet again another great video , a little learning curve but hay looks great,,,, keep up the great work and keep your heads up
Good job you all. Keep it up. Scott would be very proud!!
Thank you, Dennis!
brown/black is marker/tail lights if your brakes aren't working on trailer the the blue wire circuit needs looked at as well as the red constant power,also need a ground circuit to make sure trailer brakes work also noticed the turn signals looked dim getting on the interstate thats where a ground circuit comes in for good light illumination, also IF it started raining in the daylight hours you would really need marker & tail lights
Great job you kids. Wives are good with the small finger tasks. You guys are learning.
Check the over running clutch on the drive shaft you should hear it clicking when you idle down and the pto shaft should slow down first and let the blades wind down slowly if it all stops together it is stuck and will cause the belts to jump off.
You are finding some real great help for these things that may sometimes begin to be a pain Kim! Lots of Good People out there in this old World still these days :) Happy cutting and baling. -Bob...
Always run the cutter at 1000 RPMs. And your ground speed with gearing. It will take a lot of tork and stress off of your belts on the cutter.
I like to heat the wire casing with a lighter. At the right temp you can pull them off without burning your finger and they are stripped just right. I have forgotten that cover too many times. up here in Minnesota those plugs last one winter maybe two. Thanks for the vids keep up the work
You do a great job even this season, you can do so much more than you first think.
Thank you so much!
I was yelling!!! Put the plug housing on!!! Ive done that before myself!!!!LOL!!
Haha. Exhaustion kicks in and silly things happen. We looked at each other and contemplated restarting and leaving that out or just putting the bad in with the good!
@@treyatnorthtexashay4603 Glad you did, just shows we are all human!!
Keep up the good work! You all will get everything figured out in no time! 👍
Keep on keepin' on!
Just a typical farm day, work, fix, work,fix
Seems like more fixing than working these days!
Great video! Thanks for sharing❗❗❗ 🙂🙂🙂 👍👍👍
The grounding trough the ball is likely your biggest problem if the wires are all right in the plug. A good way to find out is plug it into the truck and turn on the marker lights and move the wire around the plug until the light come on then you will know. The marker lights are usually brown but sometimes trailer manufacturers don’t use standard color coding. If it’s grounded through the ball hitch you have to drive around so the rust wears off the ball to get a connection then thee lights will work. That’s why trailer lights sometimes flicker when they go down the road empty. Confusing I know so I’ll stop there because there is a ton more that could be wrong.
Yellow = left turn/left brake light
Green = right turn/right brake light
Brown = tail lights/running lights
White = ground
Blue = electric trailer brakes
Red = constant power for acc or charging break away battery
When I get off work I'm going to check this out! Thanks!
@@treyatnorthtexashay4603 I've wired many and that is standard code. Anything I can do to help just ask.
Much appreciated! I'll let you know how it goes.
Trey, this is a standard but you gotta confirm. There are several standards I've seen out there. You gotta confirm by function with some sorta power source (battery etc) the wire purpose. Don't assume color codes. I've seen black used for auxiliary power vs red. Gotta confirm.
@@jayss10 most certainly. I will double check every with what I know now.
Yellow = left
Green = right turn
Brown= running lights
White= ground
Black = auxiliary
Red or blue = electric brakes
Aww that message at the end was funny. Like he's still communicating with you.Anyway, thanks for making such great videos. I live in the 'burbs of Long Island NY but sometimes get to pass by some farmland and always think of you guys when going past a hay field. I've learned a lot from watching you guys work.
You guy's and Gal's are doing a great job keep up the fight love your videos 😀😀😀😀
Keep on keepin' on!
You guys are getting it done!
so sad that you are having problems but that is part of farming. You will get it all ironed out in the end. I wish you and your family all the best. I so enjoy your videos thank you.
great job all thanks for the video
we love all of you and will be looking forward to all the progress you make. DON`T stop posting
We will keep on pushing forward!
Thank you for coming along with us on this journey! We don't plan on stopping anytime soon!
Check all your grounds to chassis and make sure the ground from the goose neck hitch to frame is good. It sounds like the truck is fine, so it might be a broken wire... ugh... those are the worst to chase down... just get a volt ohm meter and figure out where you’re loosing power. Scott would sure be proud of y’all!
On the mower, make sure all the pulleys that should be free spinning are doing so, grab each one with both hands and try to wiggle them, if they wiggle you got a bad bearing or bushing. That belt should be fairly tight, check the springs on idler pulleys, one could be stretched or cracked. There should be a lip on each pulley, top and bottom. look for shiny metal, missing paint. Looks like the main pulley is a double and the others are not, make sure you're using the correct groove
You all are doing a great job on the channel.
Love how the boys have stepped up and help you with the farm.
I sure miss Scott sense of humor and his carefree attitude what a awesome guy.
You take care and I appreciate you continuing the channel it’s very hard I’m sure but Scott would be proud .
Thank you so much
You guys are rockstars of the hay
Howdy,
I showed my farmer friend, Mitch this video, he has one of those monsters, and he thinks that your feeding the mower at more that 100% its rated "chew" rate. When you have fixed this monster try slowing the ground speed some. Mitch thinks the failure is that the belts are stretching from the load and popping off, not breaking. Good luck,
I tend to operate it a bit on the slower side as we have some pretty thick grass (not a brag, we just concentrate on certain fields.)
I'm going to delve into the operators manual a bit more but we operate it on the lower speed than recommended. MPH that is.
I believe we have narrowed it down to the overun clutch not working right and jolting the system.
Love ur vids awesome happy newyear by the way lol
Everything looks pretty good, that's usually when the crap hits, still,got the load delivered, great your customers have stayed loyal to you, the hay you were cutting looked pretty decent, wish I could offer a tip about the belt, but not enough to see, hopefully all your help will be there once more, hang in there, you're doing terrific
We are so thankful for our customers that have stuck with us. It seems like we are getting close to figuring out what the belt issue is. We will have another video up soon with more info and footage of the belt issue!
For the PTO circlip use a set of vice-grips.
Squeeze the grips together and set them to the correct tension with the thread so they just slightly lock.
Then leave them like that while you change the PTO stub.
Hope that helps.
Also,remember to do it before you hook up the next machine 😁😁
Usually I'm there to hook it up but they did a solid job!
Turn the 4 ways on in the truck will show if all lights work regardless of the application whether being turn signals or braking.
She does all the work, she's gonna have big biceps.
It is grounded through the ball, I've actually had to earn my reese hitch ball off cause it had rusted so bad thoughts wouldn't work so it does in most cases ground through the ball, so of you ever have that kind of problem some light sand paper will fix it
There is also a ground that is SUPPOSED to be passed from the truck to the trailer through the lights. The hitch connection IS NOT CONSISTENT ENOUGH to consistently power turn signals/brakes/etc.
@@jayss10 sure depending on what options you have on the trailer, like breaks and stuff like that, mine didn't have that so it just grounded through the ball
Great vid!
You guy are doing good job, there's going to be breakdown's that is the nature of the beast things will get easier hang in there.
Thank you!
When hooking up the wires to the plug... you have to open the little box on the trailer where the wire goes into. Matching Colors does not work. If you open up the box it will show you what color of wires control each function...and should tell you on which screws to hook them up to on the plug.
Good to know! We had no idea. I will go back and redo it ASAP!
@@caraatnorthtexashay3043 looking on the other trailer was a good idea to.
Keep up the great work your doing, your learning fast. 👍
Thank you so much!
You guys did good, even though the was small hick ups with the wiring of the trailer. One advice you can use on any wires that are hard to strip the insulation off is never to cut across the cores of the cable or wire, always in the direction the cores are running, bend the plastic/rubber to the side and nip off the plastic along the cores with a cutter. Cutting across will make the cores very easy to break and thereby loosing connection to broken cores when the wires gets stressed. I noticed it was not a screw connector on the trailer plug, but if you have any here's another tip: when putting loose core wires under a screw connector where the screw of the connection is in direct contact with the wire is to strip a longer peace, twist the cores and fold them double before putting them into a screw connector, that will also prevent the same issue.
When u change pto put your snap ring at the flat side of the shaft. Makes it little easier to do.
Do not drive off with the lights hooked up. Tip for the day! You may later check your brake hook ups, marker lights ect. When you do anything on the Farm make sure you take your time and think what your doing…..Safety first!
IF YOU HAVE SIDE MARKERS BUT NOT RUNNING (TAIL LIGHTS) ITS IN THE TRAILER. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE BLUE WIRE HOOKED UP CORRECTLY AS THAT IS YOUR TRAILER BRAKES.... MOST IMPORTANT WIRE IN THE BUNCH WHEN HAULING 20K... SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR THEM HUM AT THE AXLES WHEN APPLIED IN THE TRUCK. AND MAKE SURE YOUR GAIN IN THE TRUCK IS SET CORRECTLY SHOULD FEEL THEM DRAG WHEN TRUCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Wiring diagram should be available at manufacturer website for trailer.....word to the wise always plug in before final assembly , you guys are doing great the big man would be proud
Check how the wires are wired on the other trailer. There is a standard wiring diagram for trailer wires.
They use a certain color wire for tail lights, certain color for left turn & stop light & a certain color for right turn & stop lights. Now on vehicles the wire colors change.
i love your videos,,,,you are great people,,,,
Glad to see your getting more done if you can just keep ahead of the break downs
As for the trailer there should be a standard wiring diagram to follow but does not always mean that's how things are wired I would also look at the underneath of the trailer for possible broken wires rodent can do a lot of damaged and if you have wiring made out of soy base plastic coating they like them even more
In southern Wisconsin guys got hay down then rain again
this is definitely not a good year for us to try to dry to bail hay
You don't know how badly I love to be there helping making hay since I cannot get anything done here in Wisconsin
Keep up the good videos
Thank you so much for your advice! I will be attempting to rewire soon and will try to find a diagram to follow.
I'm sorry about your hay! We were glad to finally get a dry spell to be able to cut and bale. We're going to barely get it up before another bout of rain here it looks like!
Thank you for continuing to follow us on our journey! I hope things turn around for you up there in Wisconsin.
Nice job guys, it's nice to see your getting into the swing of things bit by bit 😊. The mower belt breaking sucks though 😕😣
Yeah, it's a beat down right now but we'll overcome!
Excellent
Great job. Hopefully, you get that belt problem sorted out soon
Thank you!
I have found that a ground is very necessary because grounding through the ball is very intermittent and the brakes don't always work among other problems. I always run a ground to every thing to ensure proper grounding. Figure out the color code on the truck and wire the trailer to the truck.. those are never coded to Ford's. And can be a s.o.b . Be safe
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I echo the suggestion on implementing the ground on the plug here. I know for a fact that my 2006 Dodge Ram will not activate the trailer wiring plug unless it senses a ground with the trailer. While this is a strange brain child idea of Dodge/Mercedes at the time the TIPM is something that has not gone away after Mercedes sold Dodge. Wire it correctly and avoid these weird quirky issues.
@@jayss10 it can cause a lot of trouble. 😊
Go on UA-cam and lookup the trailer that you are towing for the wire diagram and you can look up the truck wire diagram.
I'm fixin' to do some thorough research on that trailer and find a diagram. Then I'll cross check it with one of the comments!
Look the wiring pattern up online. Then, test your truck to make sure you have no issues there. Make up the connector and use a electrical grease when you put the wires in the plug. It will keep it from corroding and causing you to go back into it in a year or so. Running lights should work on the sides AND back at the same time. If it only works on the sides it can cause a short issue when you hit your brakes and that can cause that error reading on your dash. You also have a 12 volt that goes back thru that plug from your truck. I'd wire that up to. You can put a deep circle battery on your trailer (which is required over a certain load for the emergency disconnect). That 12 volt supplied in your harness /plug can recharge that battery and you won't havta do any extra work EVER if you wire it up correctly.
Keep up the good work, y'all are doing a great job !!
Thank you!
We are pulling for you!
Thank you!
Had the same rewiring problem with my stock trailer. 3hours later figured out it was wired up like a fifth wheel camper
Yes John Deere cutters are more expensive. We cut about 300 acres per/year, bought the moco new in 2011, never had a breakdown of any type. You guys are doing great, don't get me wrong. You've taken on quite an undertaking! If it was me I'd trade that New Holland cutter in. Nothing more aggravating than equipment that constantly breaks down. At least I think so. Hang in there it will get better as you get more experience.
Good job to you both, much continued success to ya'll..
Many thanks for another great video. Very beautiful landscape with you in Texas. Very similar to our landscape in North Friesland Germany. And the same sky. Flat land. I think you need a new mower without a belt. I recommend the company Krone from Germany.
I'm about done with that cutter that's for sure!
Thank you for the kind words and thank you for reaching out.
@@treyatnorthtexashay4603 The cutter is bewitched, Scott already had problems with it. Built on a Monday. You need a sensible machine.
Did anyone check the bulbs? If the side marker lights are working, the tail/running lights should work. They use the same power wire from the truck.
There are two filaments on the bulbs. The low wattage filament is the tail lights. When you press the brake or signals the high wattage filament (bright) lights up. Trailer lights will drive you nuts but is usually something simple. I have had both bulbs bad at the same time.
On another note...I had a pulley worn on my baler from all the grass and dust grinding away the V-groove. It kept chewing up belts. I replaced the pulley and prob solved.
Watching from nearby Decatur
Good luck and god bless.
How did you diagnose your pulley issue? The pulleys turned smooth with no noticeable issues so I don't know how to know if it's bad.
The bulbs seem to run ok. The reason for this is when unlocking the vehicle, the lights turn on! Haha
Tip on tires? Become crazy about checking tire air pressure. You get that habit and you will save alot of money and have few tire problems. trust me, retired owner operator and that one tip will make your life easy...Jack
Always check the lights BEFORE tapping the wires. Lol
The video was just the right length, and I loved the music.
We miss hou all!
Might suggest to go ahead & run a white wire for a ground, sometimes the trailer ball doesn't ground real good. If the side marker lights are working, the tail lights should be also, since they're on the same circuit. Look for a loose wire towards the rear of the trailer, or the rear bulbs are burned out.... Kim, i believe Scott's note that he left for you just about covers it all....
Trailer wiring in a pain, never seems to be easy and there’s always a broken wire somewhere under the trailer when I work on the plug that burns me, lol. I don’t have any good advice on the MoCo but with I had a hay chopper for spreading hay on lawns after I spread topsoil that blew belts for no logical reason and though I don’t believe in any “problem solver in a can” type products, if I hosed it down with belt dressing spray before each use it threw belts far less often maybe that combo’d with whatever fix your friend suggested might help you
If the belt isn't broke, put it back on and together and run it without the shields so we all can see what's happening. Maybe someone on here has an idea as to why it's coming off.
Sorry you're having to deal with this, still a great video and thumbs up.
We actually have very detailed footage of this. The boss lady will compile it soon. We don't want to over post videos and could not fit all the content into this one
We will be posting a new video soon with lots of footage of the belts! We're hoping someone can help us figure out why this keeps happening.
@@caraatnorthtexashay3043, Excellent ! That's why I'm asking for such a video.
Please video from start up and continue until the belt falls off. I would really like to see the belt running from every angle, cold and hot. Thanks guys and looking forward to that video, hopefully, someone can figure out the reason why this is happening to you ? Thumbs up always !!!
I vote for Cara to pick up the torch (mig welder that is) as she has the steady hand and that is paramount in welding, maybe add more guide pulleys closer to the drive pulleys on the discbine. My local CNH guys said that some belts cant handle high heat and sag once up to working temp, there are high quality belts (high price too) that can handle the heat more and don't stretch. Dang but i remember Skittles taking that road by the water hauling hay a while back, great episode ya'll and remember if it's getting to ya.... just lay back and say.... THIS IS BALLS!!!... and "get on with it", lol.
Great job guys keep up the good work great video by the way
Thank you so much
Nice video as always!
I would check the wiring on the truck first, looks like socket might need re-doing to meet the standard layout. I'd then re-jig the trailers to correct layout, and add the ground wire to them. Something must be out of alignment on that cutter.
MMmmm - nothin like the smell of freshly cut hay. You could can it and sell it lol...
You guys are doing good. Praise our Lord Jesus Christ . God bless you and your family .
Thank you so much
Good job.. your husband made it look so easy...
He was a one man army!
On some Ford's under the hood on the driver's side there is a fuse box and it controls the trailer lights only and they will blow something to do with when the trailer grounds to the ball it will have small jumps up and down this breaks the circuit causing the fuse to blow it's only 10amp I fixed mine by hooking mine to a toogle switch in the cab installed right under light switch. This solved the problem.
thanks for sharing the video don't worry about a y'all got this. when your husband very proud of YALL keep up the good work and there's my daddy would say for you young Bloods anything good comes from hard work the more practice you do the better you will get
Us Young bloods thank you!
It's never ending job to fix stuff. But you guys are doing great. Love the let's tackle it attitude. You can go to Lincoln Electric website to watch videos on welding. It's not difficult for what you are doing.
I didn’t see you check for electric brakes for operation. Basically you just get down by the wheels on the trailer and you should hear them buzzing with the brake controller turned up. Need to do this with every axle on both sides. Sometimes particularly with a trailer that sees alot of field time you can accidentally rip a wire out of a magnet etc. Takes only a second to do. This is a pre-trip check I do on my trailer every time.
As for wiring repair. Don’t rely on wire color. There are several “standards” where colors are used differently I’ve seen used by various OEMs. You need to validate wiring by function particularly when a plug has been ripped off.
I usually locate the ground first visually. It will break out of the main part of the harness not far from the plug and terminate on a 1/4 ringlet normally near the hitch. It’s usually a white wire but you gotta confirm. From there I just use a 12 volt drill battery (can be any 12 volt power source) and hook onto the (-) part of the battery with a alligator clip or similar and touch the other wires one by one to the (+) terminal on the battery to find the function. You’ll find the following. I’m listing typical colors but you gotta verify.
1. Running light wire. Should be brown.
2. Electric brakes wire. Should be blue.
3. Left turn signal wire. Should be yellow.
4. Right turn signal wire. Should be green.
5. If equipped Auxiliary power wire. Should be black but seen red too.
6. If equipped Backup light wire. Usually purple.
I appreciate thorough response! I checked them when driving slowly and found they were not functioning.
The truck is more than capable of handling the trailer for the distance I travelled and I also proceeded with generous breaking distance when driving.
I'd like to get them working ASAP