Welcome to Life On Helton Creek Farm! Located in Middle Tennessee, we raise beef, grow hay, garden flowers and food, play with grandkids and all sorts of other "projects" big and small. Faith, family and grandkids are #1 around here (and cows, I really love cows). We have a mixed herd of Mama cows and a Limousin bull named MICK. Also hanging out with us is a worthless Jersey steer named Chili Bean and a pizza loving hog named Bacon and we love them both! We raise beef for our family and we sell a few too. Knowing where our beef comes from, what it ate and how it lived is important to us. There's a lotta life, learning, working and even a little playing on our farm. There's also a lot of dreaming on this farm. We love to find new ways of doing things! If they work, great... if not, lesson learned and back to the drawing board! I really hope you enjoy it here! We are having a blast sharing life with y'all! Be blessed and remember... you're never alone!
I like my big drawers much better than regular cabinets with shelves. Much easier to get to your stuff and seem to hold more. Nothing falling out at you
That is what I'm hearing!! My brother and sister in law even have their cups and plates in drawers!! I think I'm even going to have drawers put in my island.... sound good??? Again, thank you for watching! Love your comments..
It doesn't matter how long it takes you to walk the mile & a half, you are doing it! start with small steps. I am trying to excercise more & eat healthier too, it can be a challenge.
I think this one was around Feb. but I'm not sure. Tennessee weather is always a little "moody". I think we had been in a warm spell and then wham! The bottom fell out and it snowed and froze! Thanks so much for watching!!!
YES! Some act like they would come right up and sit with you and others run like crazy if your hair blows in the wind! They are so fun to watch! Thanks for watching!!!
Your house is going to look so beautiful when it's done looking forward to seeing that thanks for all that you all do thank you thank you thank you you always want to thank a farmer thanks for taking me along take care God bless
@@fishn365 Thank you so much!! I used spray paint! Rustoleum!! I think it took 4 cans! I’ve gotta clean it up some this year! I left it out instead of putting it in the barn! Thanks for watching!!
@@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm No thank you!!! I'm going to try and make mine as nice as yours. With a twist. I have a pretty large Jack-o-lantern I made out of some orange foundation membrane. My plan is to make one side Halloween, the other, Christmas!
@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm I will!!! I just sent you a friend request on Facebook..only cause I have no idea how to send a photo via RU-vid 😂 But I will message you one when I'm done.
I have the same tractor I bought it new and I have had the same problems dirt daubers so I know what you have went through but it's a very great tractor.
That’s Chili Bean. He’s a big ole Jersey steer. He has some hip issues sometimes. Plus he’s just a big ole boy… we got him when he was 2 or 3 days old…!
I wouldn't mind a field that makes that many roles, but I do all my hay by myself so no thank you. Enjoyed your video keep up the good work and take care of yourself
Yeah, I understand the all by yourself. Bless your heart!! It's hard! We have 2 sons but both have jobs that don't allow them to help as much as they would like. I do help cut and rake some but I wasn't able to help as much this year so Pa did a lot of cutting, raking and rolling by himself... farming sure ain't easy! Hey, thanks so much for watching and commenting!! I sure do appreciate you!!
From my experience can I suggest you air spray all the dust off your equipment as often as reasonably possible! When all that dust accumulates all it takes is a spark or a hot bearing to start a fast fire 🔥 🔥🔥🧯🚒
Yes! You may suggest that for sure! We actually do blow it off with a leave blower! lol Yes! Really! A leaf blower. It works great! This just happened to be near the end of rolling in this field after the alternator on the tractor went out. You know those "in field repair" times are so fun, right?? whew!! Unfortunately, we have the "woooo woooo" experience. Those bearings get hot and man oh man, they catch and burn quick! We lost a Case ih roller that way. So now we blow it off and have a huge fire extinguisher attached to the baler! Thank you so much for your suggestion! We sure appreciate you watching and talking to us!
Thanks Jerry! It was a beautiful sight for sure! We were a little surprised! Doesn't look like we'll be getting that much on the second cutting unless we get some RAIN... it's so dry! Thanks so much for watching!!!
Awesome video looking forward to seeing that thing in the field sure do love your videos happy late 4th of July I hope you all have fun and was safe looking forward to seeing more saying hi from Utah your biggest fan take care God bless
I bought a KMC 4760 used & I really like your video showing how you hooked yours up. How much did you adjust the top link ? I had to adjust the playback speed so I could slow down the video so I could watch it easier. There is know one around me that has one and support is nil from KMC on the technical aspects of hooking one up. Again thanks for the video and please post another one on your channel of what you have learned.
I am so sorry it took so long to get back to you!! We will certainly post an updated review soon! We adjusted the top link to set the pitch of his blade. He just set it down and adjusted the top link 'till he was happy with the pitch (level) of the cutter bar. He likes to leave about 3 inches of "stubble" or cut grass. He puts the toe of his boot under the blade for measurement. I sure hope that helps but if not please do not hesitate to let us know...
We have 3 bought as hydraulic units, but with the Krone 320 Easy -cut mowers they were not needed so we removed them and replaced with the solid mount brackets 2 less hydraulic lines to plug up............ Being as we grew peanuts we were farmiluar with KMC Equipment... All the Mower Tractors are GPS Auto-Steered.... and can laydown about 100 acres in about 5 hrs.... We supply TSC stores with small squares, rebaled from our 4x5 rounds stored on site..... So our hay operation is 24/7/365...
Wow!! That's pretty cool! It's hard to find anybody to pick up square hay around here... Pa has been wanting a rebaler! We do have lots of people who want a few bales here and there so a rebaler would be kinda cool... just not in the budget right now! Thank you so much for watching!
He wanted me to let you know that he got the lift because it was on Ag enhancement and they paid for 1/2. He also got the solid mounts in case he wanted to get a Krone mower in the future!
Nice stand of grass. It’s definitely been hydrated lol. Beautiful scenery too, I love going up the hill out back and looking at the fields and hills around us. Sometimes I can just sit there on the four wheeler and find peace when my mind gets heavy.
Thank you! One of the best stands of hay we've had in a long time! It's thick for sure!! I love the scenery too! The hills and the green trees and all!! Thank you for watching!
@@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm there are many ways to incorporate Nopales into one's diet. I like the pickled kind. My mom used to make jelly out of the fruit.
