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I bet hay was a 1650 little bales lots of massive 12 Baylor Right international 47 Baylor by the 1655 or 1650 square bales big hay with 1855 to 85 white
Sorry but the sun doesn't cause cancer sunscreen does and lotions and every other thing that we normally put on our body that has aluminum and other bad chemicals in it
Well then I'm good either way. I think it's just like every other thing in the world, too much of anything isn't good for you. If you're getting enough sun to burn I think it can't be good for you. I don't think sunscreen is good for you either. Hence the reason for the hat and long sleeves.
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@jimhammer2012 just quicker and easier. I don't have a plow and don't have to worry about a dead furrow. I do rip deap and then disc. Sometimes I chisel plow too. Just depends on what's needed.
@@garykoch3923 you could easily modify it to include an u roller attachment on it if you wanted. I could do that if someone wanted it. I don't need it though.
$100.00 per hour at least. I live in NY and do a few knotter repairs. I like New Holland square bailers. Last one I repaired was a Model 67. Just last week.
Where does it look like we aren't getting grease to? The areas I point about wear don't get lubrication. If you did, chaff would stick to it and cause all kinds of issues.
@@thebalerman Grease the knotters after 1500 bales. Once I did 3,600 bales a day without greasing. No problems. But when we changed one of our three New Hollands for another make knotter problems started after some 1,800 bales.
We used to stack our bales into heaps of 48s and lead them with a 48 56 bale carrier most of the time it worked but every now and again we had one little accident like maybe 3 bales left in the field mate its so interesting to see how you make hay in the States mate thank you for the education my friend
Haha I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, I appreciate it if not. If you're being sarcastic I don't glorify farmers, I think we all play our part. Not even sure I qualify as a farmer since I don't raise grains. Either way thanks for the comment
Don’t need no tetter some foot this more they flat rake couldn’t bail it. You got it wide conditioner naturally you have to fluff it up and let it dry out more trips.
They eat green grass when it grows. However winter time things don't grow they go dormant so this is baled while it grows to get livestock through the winter months.
I have a Vermeer 9 foot cut. I just cut it. Let it dry unstoppable. Worry about no crimper. Don’t need a crimper Bell hunters acres a hay always dried good. I don’t need no tater to dry it back out. Usually a big crimper will put it in a big wind row and it won’t dry out so you gotta stand it back out re-rake it again, 9 foot three point laid out flat all kinds of hay and it always dried for me. The rake bailed up up wonderful
I struggle to make sense of your comment. But I will say everyone has their way of doing things. Crimper work. I can lay it out flat. The issue is the ground is wet. I windrow so the sun can dry it out before spreading with the tedder. This also keeps me from driving on the hay which it won't dry where I have driven on it and smashed it in the damp soil. Where are you located?
It’s a good idea to shut the tractor off when you get off don’t leave the power running. You don’t ever know when one of them will fly apart and hit you shut the tractor off before getting off unless you’re gonna look at it.
Ok. Say you’ve never run a tractor without saying you’ve never run a tractor. Or… say you work for OSHA without saying you’re a commie. Men have to work.
Don’t have to shut the tractor off, but shutting the pto off might be a good idea. I’ve seen pto’s come off and they will get thrown all over if there isn’t a guard
I knew this comment would come which is why I addressed it in the video. I was no where near the pto shaft or exposed moving shafts. As for turning off the tractor. You never just turn off something when running it under load without cooling off some. Tha KS for the comment though.
What size of white tractors on there I got a 222 I got 221-052-85 1650 1655 and 1855 and 1955. I like the white and Oliver got along real fine. They’re good for you, but what’s one on your on the video? Can’t quite see what brand it is.
Great job I always look forward to your videos. I know it's a lot of extra work setting up the camera but it is greatly appreciated because my hay making days are behind me. Those were some big wind rows and your NH handled them. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it. It is a lot of extra time and effort. I do enjoy it but it's tough to do it when it seems like no one watches sometimes. I hope to get a little better with my editing set up I'm going to start using before long.
What preservative are you using? I am considering setting up an applicator on my baler, same envirnmental conditions as you 30 miles away in Jackson County.
My dad uses the silo king dry with a gandy box. I have thought about going to that. But I believe the acid works better to preserve but for borderline I think the dry is good and seems like it's good to put on everything. I don't like the corrosivness of the acid. I have really noticed much affect on the baler but where it drips on concrete it will make it break up and flake.
Hi, I’m not being funny, but where did you get your hat from, I think it’s really good to keep the sun off and with the vents it’s pretty cool to wear, do you know the name of it? Greetings from Wymondham,Norfolk , UK 🇬🇧
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Yes I know. Just once you use a double wheel rake there is just no going back to spending all day raking. I'm by myself and can afford to spend all day raking then have no time to bale. Double rotary is way out of my price range. Been looking for a double hitch and a couple bar rakes. Or possibly one like my dad's but haven't found one close enough for the right price.
