I did a small amount of work bailing haying for Joe Little in Sussex, N.J. back in 1957-58, 14 hours a day, I asked him why he paid me $1.25 an hour instead of $.85 and he said, "Because you work". He paid my SSI and I will always be thankful for that and the can of beer he gave me at the end of the day.
I started working full time in 74 at 13 y/o earning $1.35/hr. That was the big time for me! Saved every penny and today I own my own small farm outright!
If you guys don’t mind sharing I have a couple questions, so i recently purchased 82 acres of land and I plan on starting a small business of maybe hay, crops, or perhaps a nursery for the town I live in. I’m your opinion since you have been doing it longer than me what would be the most profitable in the beginning so I can expand later on?
Great video. I enjoy when someone takes the time to explain the workings of old farm equipment, as a collector/restorer of antique farm equipment and maintenance tech for over 40years you did a fine job of talking about the importance of maintaining the equipment.
Have a lot of memories with my grandparents working a Ford tractor and a New Holland baler. I’m in the process of reviving those old memories and make some of my own
I did squares for 50 yrs, for the last 10 i went with a bale thrower and wagons it sure made life easier and faster ,if you couldnt get them in or unloaded in time ,just tarp them outside .I tip get a clamp on the muffler on the 990 those manifolds wear and crack,you wont be happy.
Good video! In our nation we have a relatively-new class of semi-disabled people; the one-armed youtube farmer. But hey (or hay) thanks for doin' what you do, and for carryin' all of us along!
This was the best farming video I’ve watched. This young man is so informative, articulate and personable. I really like the smaller operation and tried and true machinery he showcases and explains... true farming, not like the corporate, industrial, operations where they don’t even steer their tractors anymore. We’re in for a rough time and these smaller machines are gonna be needed.
I just love seeing vintage tin working on a farm! I also agree with your lubrication addiction and have had people with a grease gun allergy fired. Grease is cheap, parts are not.
@@zebwalton979 I guess you must be old. In the mid 80's I tried to find a carb kit for a 59 Ferguson (not Massey Ferguson, just Ferguson) TO 35, I heard a lot of laughter over the phone. Where I live a 1997 vehicle can be registered as "antique".
Back in 1968 & 69 Dad did custom work putting up a 1000 acres of alfalfa in Eastern Washington. H e had three John Deere 214 WS wire tie balers and put out bales @ 125 pounds a piece for sale to Dairy farms on the west side of the mountains. I enjoyed the video
Nice Video. Here in the UK, I fondly remember My Dad had a (1966) Ford 5000 Super Major and a new Holland 360 baler. I would row up using an "haybob" with a small International Harvester Tractor. The I would stack the bales in 8s, whilst my Dad did the baling. (The haybob was pretty neat at rowing up, compared to the previous "Acrobat' - 4 vertical wheel rake) When my Dad had nearly completed baling the whole field, I would hop back onto the International+ haybob and row diagonally up and down the corners to create rows of the corner apexes. Great Times, but hard work, when it came to Hay carting those bales back in to the barn.
I almost lost a finger to a New Holland square baler... not a fan but love the David Brown. I had a 1210 2 wheel drive. It was the best tractor all the way around. My Uncle referred to it as Charlie Brown. He was a big Case fan.
I always broke lots of shear bolts whenever I baled hay. Used to tick my dad off. The guy we rented the farm got sick of my dad yelling at me told him we were baling hay too late into the night when the hay was too "stiff". I worked a regular job, then worked for my dad until football started then my two brothers and mom drove tractor. My dad started out with a couple small Ford tractors that were made around 1950 or so not quite antiques in the late 1980's.
Very nicely done. I have a New Holland 68 and do the same with it. It took a learning curve, but I finally figured it out. I also started out using a Ford model NAA. Now I use Kubota M5700 and have a 4 bale Kuhns accumulator attached. I use a grabber on the front of the tractor to pick up and stack the bales--a one woman operation.
Just found your channel, I love that you farm with the antique iron still, I grew up on a 9N Ford, the old Fords hold a special place for me. Beautiful 601 you have
Thanks for sharing. I was really impressed with your video making skill. I may or may not do some square baling on my channel this year but at any rate I did enjoy this video.
Hiya, Great video, thank you. Knowing when not to do something is very valuable information, well done to you sir for knowing when to and when not to, and knowing the difference too. Love your set-up, small is perfect, I watched machinery like yours back in the 60s working fields near where I lived here in England, nice to see them still in use and making hay. Stay safe, Steve...
Enjoyed your video. Last time I saw a David Brown was about 10 years ago when a friend of our's was raking with it. Forget what model it was, but 990 sounds familiar. Keep up the great work on the videos. God bless - Everett
Brings back memories. Grew up baling with a DB 1200 and a New Holland baler. I still have the tractor. Bought it off my dad when he sold the farm. It was the first new tractor and the first diesel on the farm. Still runs great.
I just now caught your video and it brought back a lot of very good memories. I used to help my grandpa on his farm back in the 50s and 60s and we didn’t have quite the modern equipment you have. Thanks for a great video.
I used to help my Grandpa in the early 70's with old equipment like this. Best time of my life was helping on the farm. I'm old myself now, and I still remember haying with Grandpa.
Nice video! Thanks for sharing your haymaking. I had a massey 3 point rake, similar to your NH. It was handy on the smaller fields - and I know exactly what you mean about corners with it. Mine was in worse shape and had bearing problems, and yours looks like it has better width. Hope it works well for you! Also, I’m with you on single windrows. Dries better in my climate, and if doubled I have to go so slow with my baler it doesn’t seem worth it.
Geoff here in Australia your 3pt link setting is akshaly Ferguson Ford stoel it from Ferguson most of your tractor is Ferguson with Ford badges on it .
Hello good video sir enjoyed this. Turning the tension on the back adjusts the weight of the bale you may say. I always clean the baler after using so I dont have shaft buildup but that's a suggestion. Yes loading would be fun to watch but that's the way it goes. Once again great video looking forward see more. Have a great day.
Gives me some hope guess still are a few young men willing do manual work out there, old ways worked then still work today we don't all have to have mega farms and machinery keep up the good work my friend.
Hi like your video, I have a international 445D balers and it has given me some grif but have sorted it out. Keep the video coming and do some on repair work. Australia down under.
I have had a 311 here on my place for years now (I bought it new ) it's a good dependable baler ,some years ran up to 13,000 bales threw it ,all hand bucked bales ,sitting in the shed for awhile now , had switched to having the hay baled by a custom operator making big squares for many years ,because of time constraints Now retired I wanted a baler with a wider pickup ,so bought a New Holland BC 5070 and set it up with a Kuhn's /Norden accumulator system
This looks like what I just went through, little bit different equipment, quite a bit older than Y'all, love doing this work here in Mizzurah, my buddy blows equipment off with gas leaf blower.🤠🚜🐎🐮🐓🐖
I'm with you, pistol grip grease guns are the best. I don't understand how the hardware store can even sell anything other than electric or pistol grip.
Oh man,,little square baler..... Brings back some good memories... We used to do about 80 acres with one... And drag a bale sledge behind it too.. Great video. Great content. Here in the UK 🇬🇧..💯👍💯👍
@@AutoCrete We never stacked by hand if that's what your referring to?? We always used a flat 8 grab.. And same to unload.. When you have 80 acres to do or equivalent to 8000 Square little bales on average.
@@markb1487 Yes, stacking by hand. BTW we had two really wet years back to back and had 11,000 the first wet year followed by 10,000. 8,000 to 9,000 was pretty average from a 100 acre hay field.
Reminds me of my youth. Old JD sickle mower on the back of an 8N Ford; then raking it with an old New Holland 56 rake behind a propane-powered 600 Case tractor; then baling with a stubborn old JD 214T motor-driven baler behind the same Case tractor. The baler had a Wisconsin motor, which you started with a hand crank. That motor was one of the few things on that baler that ALWAYS worked right.😁....We were always busting flywheel bolts. If you didn't make sure you had the flat belt (ran the flywheel from the motor pulley) on "just so", the moment you tried putting the baler into operation, it would kick that belt off; even with brand new twine knotters and cutters, from about age 8 to 18, I would have to "ride" (stand on) the rear drawbar as we went around the fields, so if/when a bale didn't tie or the twine didn't cut I could wave/yell to my dad to stop so we could salvage the bale/hand tie it......Ah, those were the days! At the time, I hated it. But now, in retirement, I look back on things like that as fond memories.😎
@@lambfarms7894 shear pins. That's what I meant when I said flywheel bolts. 😁 My old brain couldn't think of the correct terminology.😁 Hopefully that's all the problems that you have. 👍👍
Try polishing everything with rust on it from the front to the rear of the internals of the baler. If the chamber, the chute etc has rust...you have far more friction (therefore resistance) than the normal amount you have after a few bales have wiped the metal to a bright shiny finish.... You may find reducing the tension on the bales may work for that short time from start until polish....then retension?
Nice video. Next time before you unhook that disc mower, put the pin on the spring/tube in the other hole. that keeps the spring from affecting the level of the lower 3pt pins. Also recomended for transport.
Useful tip if you start missing knots check the brass rollers on the knife arms THEY WEAR, and get flat spots ,they can be turned over and used ,we greased under the slide point and you dont need a wood block to move the toung. The plunger stop is to protect the needles, incase they drop if you hit a hole in the field or he baler gets out of time .
oh my . (Greets from Denmark) that tractor .. it brings a smile on your face everytime you drive it. . i just bought an old Fordson Dexta .. she's like brand new looking at and to operate.. oh the joy of these old machines that just continue to run if taken care of.. thank you for sharing, i hope to see a lot more of it .. (subbed)
When I saw "old school" hay making, I naturally imagined swinging a scythe and using a pitchfork to throw the hay into a horse drawn wagon followed by storing the hay loose in a barn. Still, looks right nice!
Now, that is the way my great grandpa done it! We actually tore down a barn that had a trolley system in it for loose hay. We kept all the trolley parts and put in our garage.
When I baled hay, I used a wire New Holland PTO baler. I started with a Heston 500 swather, and graduated to a New Holland unit (both were 10' with auger not draper). Tractors were JD 720D and 730D, and a 1040 hay wagon. Hay was alfalfa and up to 100# bales. Now I just have a Ford 631 tractor converted to 641 (PTO) with added power steering and a front end loader. For a mower I use a JD 39 7'. Have fun
@@jefferyashmore6477 It was a little wet, I was told to bale wet enough to keep most of the leaves from falling off. My average was likely just under 80, but I didn't track it that well. I also had a NH wire baler set somewhat tight. I mostly went by scale weight on the trucks. Around ten tons a load. Have fun
@@adiamondforever7890 into had Heston swather and NH wire baler jd 70 diesel then went to case 830. Started out with sicle mower on a case DC. Moved on to case 1070 and ih round baler made by Heston. Nice to talk to you. We had 20 cows built up to 50 at one time.
@@martingardener90 I’m gonna say you’re correct. I know my neighbor bought his new at an International Harvester Dealership. It could be one of those deals where they may have been sold at either.
@@martingardener90 Back in 1969 or '70, the farmer across the road got a new David Brown 990. A cool tractor! I drove it once. It had a 4 speed transmission with 4 ranges for a total of 16 forward. At that time, DBs were just being introduced into the US. The local repair shop / used equipment dealer became a DB dealership. Some years later, Case made an arrangement of some sort with David Brown and Case dealers then sold tractors badged "Case David Brown". I'm not sure how long that lasted, but I suspect it stopped about the time Case bought out IH's farm equipment line to become Case-IH. Last time I checked their web site, David Brown was still in business but no longer manufacturing tractors. It's sad to think of all the tractor brands that are no longer manufactured.
Best hay video I’ve seen so far. Just bought all the equipment I need to start baling hay myself and I’m a virgin at it !! Thanks for the video very educational and also what horse power tractor is that?
Love your videos do you have cows on the farm you have the hay lol. Like to see the whole farm . Maybe a farm tour would be good. Have a great day looking forward to more videos
Rake the back swatch last and bale last, because it was mowed last( the greenest hay in the field, I agree with greese.and lube equipment and machinery regularly, our equipment and machinery lasted.a lots longer than other farmers ,we knew.
Try polishing everything with rust on it from the front to the rear of the internals of the baler. If the chamber, the chute etc has rust...you have far more friction (therefore resistance) than the normal amount you have after a few bales have wiped the metal to a bright shiny finish.... You may find reducing the tension on the bales may work for that short time from start until polish....then retension? And don't leave hay in any part of the baler for over winter storge....clean it before storing it.
you ever try baling with pto in high ? then you only need 1150 engine rpm for 540 pto- we used a 940nh behind our 880 with the pto in high - barely used any fuel - US specification DB's are so much better equipped than standard UK tractors - power steering and independent remotes and the deluxe seat were optional extras for us - if you hold key up against the spring just before starter engages that should engage your glow plug if it struggles in winter - I dont think your tractor has done a lot of hrs its very very tidy
I did a small amount of work bailing haying for Joe Little in Sussex, N.J. back in 1957-58, 14 hours a day, I asked him why he paid me $1.25 an hour instead of $.85 and he said, "Because you work". He paid my SSI and I will always be thankful for that and the can of beer he gave me at the end of the day.
I started working full time in 74 at 13 y/o earning $1.35/hr. That was the big time for me! Saved every penny and today I own my own small farm outright!
If you guys don’t mind sharing I have a couple questions, so i recently purchased 82 acres of land and I plan on starting a small business of maybe hay, crops, or perhaps a nursery for the town I live in. I’m your opinion since you have been doing it longer than me what would be the most profitable in the beginning so I can expand later on?
Boy it's been years since I've seen a David Brown, very nice
Nice David Brown.
Great video. I enjoy when someone takes the time to explain the workings of old farm equipment, as a collector/restorer of antique farm equipment and maintenance tech for over 40years you did a fine job of talking about the importance of maintaining the equipment.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love those old David Brown tractor’s ,grew up on a 770 David Brown and a JD 3020.
Have a lot of memories with my grandparents working a Ford tractor and a New Holland baler. I’m in the process of reviving those old memories and make some of my own
My dad had a David Brown when I was kid. Love that sound they make every time the plunger hits. His sounded the exact same way.
I did squares for 50 yrs, for the last 10 i went with a bale thrower and wagons it sure made life easier and faster ,if you couldnt get them in or unloaded in time ,just tarp them outside .I tip get a clamp on the muffler on the 990 those manifolds wear and crack,you wont be happy.
Good video! In our nation we have a relatively-new class of semi-disabled people; the one-armed youtube farmer. But hey (or hay) thanks for doin' what you do, and for carryin' all of us along!
This was the best farming video I’ve watched. This young man is so informative, articulate and personable. I really like the smaller operation and tried and true machinery he showcases and explains... true farming, not like the corporate, industrial, operations where they don’t even steer their tractors anymore. We’re in for a rough time and these smaller machines are gonna be needed.
“They only stay awesome if you take care of em”….sound advice!
I just love seeing vintage tin working on a farm! I also agree with your lubrication addiction and have had people with a grease gun allergy fired. Grease is cheap, parts are not.
Wow, I must be old. To me this is normal equipment, but it’s ‘vintage’ to some. Lol.
@@zebwalton979 I guess you must be old. In the mid 80's I tried to find a carb kit for a 59 Ferguson (not Massey Ferguson, just Ferguson) TO 35, I heard a lot of laughter over the phone. Where I live a 1997 vehicle can be registered as "antique".
Back in 1968 & 69 Dad did custom work putting up a 1000 acres of alfalfa in Eastern Washington. H e had three John Deere 214 WS wire tie balers and put out bales @ 125 pounds a piece for sale to Dairy farms on the west side of the mountains. I enjoyed the video
Love your David Brown! I grew up farming with them and now I find abandoned ones and restore them to use on my pecan farm!
Good tractors got an old 1212in the shed. Neighbour’s use the 885 in their orchard
Good for you farming! This brings back memories 45 years ago bailing hay one Summer in the Finger Lakes in New York, on the hillsides.
Nice Video. Here in the UK, I fondly remember My Dad had a (1966) Ford 5000 Super Major and a new Holland 360 baler. I would row up using an "haybob" with a small International Harvester Tractor. The I would stack the bales in 8s, whilst my Dad did the baling. (The haybob was pretty neat at rowing up, compared to the previous "Acrobat' - 4 vertical wheel rake) When my Dad had nearly completed baling the whole field, I would hop back onto the International+ haybob and row diagonally up and down the corners to create rows of the corner apexes. Great Times, but hard work, when it came to Hay carting those bales back in to the barn.
Growing up my Grandpa had a 601 Workmaster diesel front end loader and David Brown, great machines.
Love the narration. 👍
I almost lost a finger to a New Holland square baler... not a fan but love the David Brown. I had a 1210 2 wheel drive. It was the best tractor all the way around. My Uncle referred to it as Charlie Brown. He was a big Case fan.
I always broke lots of shear bolts whenever I baled hay. Used to tick my dad off. The guy we rented the farm got sick of my dad yelling at me told him we were baling hay too late into the night when the hay was too "stiff". I worked a regular job, then worked for my dad until football started then my two brothers and mom drove tractor.
My dad started out with a couple small Ford tractors that were made around 1950 or so not quite antiques in the late 1980's.
Very nicely done. I have a New Holland 68 and do the same with it. It took a learning curve, but I finally figured it out. I also started out using a Ford model NAA. Now I use Kubota M5700 and have a 4 bale Kuhns accumulator attached. I use a grabber on the front of the tractor to pick up and stack the bales--a one woman operation.
Please get a friend to use the camera so we can watch your equipment work. Thankyou. Love your equipment.
LOVING THE CONTENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exceptionally relaxing
Well this is an awesome channel to find... Great Job !!!
Brings back so many memories. Had same bailer and rake growing up. Put over 2000 bales a year through it. Good stuff.
I used to sling bales on a 6 stack stooker behind the exact same setup over 40 years ago... It was like a ride down memory lane.
Fine job young man. Fine job.
Son, you took me back over 60 years,, the worst of times, they were the best of times
Awesome video
Love seeing that old iron working.
Great video
Awesome cool tractor but I love the quote u always say "MY DADS 4,000"
That was really good. Love that rake, baler, and David Brown.
Great Video, just found your channel. I love what I have seen so far
Love your David brown 990, I had one just like it, bought it brand new 👌 😀
Great job guy!
Im impressed w yer insight.
Just found your channel, I love that you farm with the antique iron still, I grew up on a 9N Ford, the old Fords hold a special place for me. Beautiful 601 you have
I've been restoring my dad's 601 for almost a year now. This video will motivate me to get it finished. Thanks.
Ford 601 and a New Holland baler. Fond memories of my youth.
Lovely to watch.
Best and most informative video for old school baling. Thank you !!
Nice equipment good looking tight bales good job!!
Thanks for sharing. I was really impressed with your video making skill. I may or may not do some square baling on my channel this year but at any rate I did enjoy this video.
First time watching. Young man you have been taught well. Doing things just like me in my younger days.very well done!
Thanks so much for the video. It's such a pleasure to see our youth interested in farming. Hold on to that beautiful land.
Hiya,
Great video, thank you. Knowing when not to do something is very valuable information, well done to you sir for knowing when to and when not to, and knowing the difference too. Love your set-up, small is perfect, I watched machinery like yours back in the 60s working fields near where I lived here in England, nice to see them still in use and making hay.
Stay safe, Steve...
Great video 👍
The 57 rakes are the best love em
Enjoyed your video. Last time I saw a David Brown was about 10 years ago when a friend of our's was raking with it. Forget what model it was, but 990 sounds familiar. Keep up the great work on the videos. God bless - Everett
Job well done. Farm management. Thanks.
Cool. All you need now is a old New Holland pull-behind bale wagon to complete your kit. And, yes, PTO power rakes work best.
Brings back memories. Grew up baling with a DB 1200 and a New Holland baler. I still have the tractor. Bought it off my dad when he sold the farm. It was the first new tractor and the first diesel on the farm. Still runs great.
Big baler for that tractor! Use to run a Cockshutt 30 on a IH 47 wire tie. Always had issues with the drivetrain until I bought a farmall 400.
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Really nice to see this young man take such a great intrest in his equipment.
Good job.
I just now caught your video and it brought back a lot of very good memories. I used to help my grandpa on his farm back in the 50s and 60s and we didn’t have quite the modern equipment you have. Thanks for a great video.
I used to help my Grandpa in the early 70's with old equipment like this. Best time of my life was helping on the farm. I'm old myself now, and I still remember haying with Grandpa.
Yes!! Just found you! Good shit!👍
I have watched a ton of new Holland baler videos you have explained its operations better than all the 40 or so I've watched. Well done as a teacher.
Maybe I have an edge, that is what I do for a living lol
Nice video! Thanks for sharing your haymaking. I had a massey 3 point rake, similar to your NH. It was handy on the smaller fields - and I know exactly what you mean about corners with it. Mine was in worse shape and had bearing problems, and yours looks like it has better width. Hope it works well for you!
Also, I’m with you on single windrows. Dries better in my climate, and if doubled I have to go so slow with my baler it doesn’t seem worth it.
Thanks for the ride.
Super nice NH 311 baler ! I have a 60 year old NH 271 that no matter amount of money can buy !
Geoff here in Australia your 3pt link setting is akshaly Ferguson Ford stoel it from Ferguson most of your tractor is Ferguson with Ford badges on it .
THAT rake is doing a great job..retired Larry...
Hello good video sir enjoyed this. Turning the tension on the back adjusts the weight of the bale you may say. I always clean the baler after using so I dont have shaft buildup but that's a suggestion. Yes loading would be fun to watch but that's the way it goes. Once again great video looking forward see more. Have a great day.
Gives me some hope guess still are a few young men willing do manual work out there, old ways worked then still work today we don't all have to have mega farms and machinery keep up the good work my friend.
Hi like your video, I have a international 445D balers and it has given me some grif but have sorted it out. Keep the video coming and do some on repair work. Australia down under.
Lol. you make me feel old and young at the same time!! haha.. Ohh i started seizing once i started to watch this Haha, Nice download.
I have had a 311 here on my place for years now (I bought it new ) it's a good dependable baler ,some years ran up to 13,000 bales threw it ,all hand bucked bales ,sitting in the shed for awhile now , had switched to having the hay baled by a custom operator making big squares for many years ,because of time constraints
Now retired I wanted a baler with a wider pickup ,so bought a New Holland BC 5070 and set it up with a Kuhn's /Norden accumulator system
Love the square bales Great part of America
Man thats rollin nice.
Thanks for sharing your skills young man……..
This looks like what I just went through, little bit different equipment, quite a bit older than Y'all, love doing this work here in Mizzurah, my buddy blows equipment off with gas leaf blower.🤠🚜🐎🐮🐓🐖
I'm with you, pistol grip grease guns are the best. I don't understand how the hardware store can even sell anything other than electric or pistol grip.
Oh man,,little square baler.....
Brings back some good memories...
We used to do about 80 acres with one...
And drag a bale sledge behind it too..
Great video. Great content. Here in the UK 🇬🇧..💯👍💯👍
Fond memories yes BUT a day after stacking 1100, 70 lb alfalfa bales wasn't that nice to remember.
@@AutoCrete We never stacked by hand if that's what your referring to??
We always used a flat 8 grab..
And same to unload..
When you have 80 acres to do or equivalent to 8000 Square little bales on average.
@@markb1487 Yes, stacking by hand. BTW we had two really wet years back to back and had 11,000 the first wet year followed by 10,000. 8,000 to 9,000 was pretty average from a 100 acre hay field.
"When you farm, sometimes you gotta make do". I don't know how many times I've heard that. Very true. )Jerry rig/patch)
wore out many a pair of jeans bucking hay and straw bales
Reminds me of my youth. Old JD sickle mower on the back of an 8N Ford; then raking it with an old New Holland 56 rake behind a propane-powered 600 Case tractor; then baling with a stubborn old JD 214T motor-driven baler behind the same Case tractor. The baler had a Wisconsin motor, which you started with a hand crank. That motor was one of the few things on that baler that ALWAYS worked right.😁....We were always busting flywheel bolts. If you didn't make sure you had the flat belt (ran the flywheel from the motor pulley) on "just so", the moment you tried putting the baler into operation, it would kick that belt off; even with brand new twine knotters and cutters, from about age 8 to 18, I would have to "ride" (stand on) the rear drawbar as we went around the fields, so if/when a bale didn't tie or the twine didn't cut I could wave/yell to my dad to stop so we could salvage the bale/hand tie it......Ah, those were the days! At the time, I hated it. But now, in retirement, I look back on things like that as fond memories.😎
This baler broke 2 shear pins whenever I first started this year and has worked perfect since. They can be a big headache.
@@lambfarms7894 shear pins. That's what I meant when I said flywheel bolts. 😁 My old brain couldn't think of the correct terminology.😁
Hopefully that's all the problems that you have. 👍👍
Try polishing everything with rust on it from the front to the rear of the internals of the baler.
If the chamber, the chute etc has rust...you have far more friction (therefore resistance) than the normal amount you have after a few bales have wiped the metal to a bright shiny finish....
You may find reducing the tension on the bales may work for that short time from start until polish....then retension?
Nice video. Next time before you unhook that disc mower, put the pin on the spring/tube in the other hole. that keeps the spring from affecting the level of the lower 3pt pins. Also recomended for transport.
Unbeliveable This is the bailer I used when I was a kid - 13 on the neighbours farm. Different tractor - Massy 35.
Useful tip if you start missing knots check the brass rollers on the knife arms THEY WEAR, and get flat spots ,they can be turned over and used ,we greased under the slide point and you dont need a wood block to move the toung. The plunger stop is to protect the needles, incase they drop if you hit a hole in the field or he baler gets out of time .
oh my . (Greets from Denmark)
that tractor .. it brings a smile on your face everytime you drive it. . i just bought an old Fordson Dexta .. she's like brand new looking at and to operate.. oh the joy of these old machines that just continue to run if taken care of..
thank you for sharing, i hope to see a lot more of it .. (subbed)
When I saw "old school" hay making, I naturally imagined swinging a scythe and using a pitchfork to throw the hay into a horse drawn wagon followed by storing the hay loose in a barn.
Still, looks right nice!
Now, that is the way my great grandpa done it! We actually tore down a barn that had a trolley system in it for loose hay. We kept all the trolley parts and put in our garage.
When I baled hay, I used a wire New Holland PTO baler. I started with a Heston 500 swather, and graduated to a New Holland unit (both were 10' with auger not draper). Tractors were JD 720D and 730D, and a 1040 hay wagon. Hay was alfalfa and up to 100# bales. Now I just have a Ford 631 tractor converted to 641 (PTO) with added power steering and a front end loader. For a mower I use a JD 39 7'. Have fun
If you had 100lbs bales it was wet , baled 40,000 a summer I know.
@@jefferyashmore6477 It was a little wet, I was told to bale wet enough to keep most of the leaves from falling off. My average was likely just under 80, but I didn't track it that well. I also had a NH wire baler set somewhat tight. I mostly went by scale weight on the trucks. Around ten tons a load. Have fun
@@adiamondforever7890 into had Heston swather and NH wire baler jd 70 diesel then went to case 830. Started out with sicle mower on a case DC. Moved on to case 1070 and ih round baler made by Heston. Nice to talk to you. We had 20 cows built up to 50 at one time.
Looks good. How is the knots on the twine looking? I wished you gave us a view on the baled hay knots.
Very cool
Greetings from Ireland. Man I just love your 990. She's a real beauty. Got to be a rare tractor in the states?
That 990 looks to be in great condition. I will guess 1972? They would run all day on very little diesel. Glad you look after it so well.
Thanks, yeah it’s either 72/73! It’s been a good ole girl for me.
@@lambfarms7894 Would David Browns have been sold through Case dealers in the US when new?
It sounds good too.
@@martingardener90 I’m gonna say you’re correct. I know my neighbor bought his new at an International Harvester Dealership. It could be one of those deals where they may have been sold at either.
@@martingardener90 Back in 1969 or '70, the farmer across the road got a new David Brown 990. A cool tractor! I drove it once. It had a 4 speed transmission with 4 ranges for a total of 16 forward. At that time, DBs were just being introduced into the US. The local repair shop / used equipment dealer became a DB dealership. Some years later, Case made an arrangement of some sort with David Brown and Case dealers then sold tractors badged "Case David Brown". I'm not sure how long that lasted, but I suspect it stopped about the time Case bought out IH's farm equipment line to become Case-IH. Last time I checked their web site, David Brown was still in business but no longer manufacturing tractors. It's sad to think of all the tractor brands that are no longer manufactured.
Used to bale 16000 to 20000 a season sure glad we switched to big rounds big crew hauling hay.
Best hay video I’ve seen so far. Just bought all the equipment I need to start baling hay myself and I’m a virgin at it !! Thanks for the video very educational and also what horse power tractor is that?
Lovely
Good job. You need a V basket behind that thing. Save alot of labor.
Love your videos do you have cows on the farm you have the hay lol. Like to see the whole farm . Maybe a farm tour would be good. Have a great day looking forward to more videos
I have a few that are running with my uncles. We’ll see what we can do!
Spray the link that is the right position with a bright colored paint, that way easier every time to get right position.
I've got the same baler with a kicker and last name!
Very sweet, I love my 311. It’s a hoss for its size
Nice, I have a 311 as well.bought it in 19. Making 2000 bales a season. Mine doesn't have the ford emblem .
That’s close to what I run through this one a year.
Rake the back swatch last and bale last, because it was mowed last( the greenest hay in the field, I agree with greese.and lube equipment and machinery regularly, our equipment and machinery lasted.a lots longer than other farmers ,we knew.
Try polishing everything with rust on it from the front to the rear of the internals of the baler.
If the chamber, the chute etc has rust...you have far more friction (therefore resistance) than the normal amount you have after a few bales have wiped the metal to a bright shiny finish....
You may find reducing the tension on the bales may work for that short time from start until polish....then retension?
And don't leave hay in any part of the baler for over winter storge....clean it before storing it.
You sir no about baling.
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you ever try baling with pto in high ? then you only need 1150 engine rpm for 540 pto- we used a 940nh behind our 880 with the pto in high - barely used any fuel - US specification DB's are so much better equipped than standard UK tractors - power steering and independent remotes and the deluxe seat were optional extras for us - if you hold key up against the spring just before starter engages that should engage your glow plug if it struggles in winter - I dont think your tractor has done a lot of hrs its very very tidy
We have a David Brown 880