Cutting Hay With an IBEX Drum Mower and Compact Tractor 

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Per usual, I am always impressed with Brad and his teachings, demonstrations of equipment at Piney Grove! Brad is so passionate and excited about these videos to share and I have become a HUGE fan of Brad and this channel. I always looked forward to seeing the process and work being done at Piney Grove! Great Job again Brad and thanks for sharing!

Two years ago I drove up to TTD from North-Central Arkansas and picked up the TX31 twine baler, TX 80 belt rake, and TS53 mower. Great equipment and customer service from TTD! I've baled just over a thousand bales since I got the equipment. Super easy to operate and maintain, and very easy to handle the small bales - we feed them to our goats, sheep, and cows. ETA: I have the same tractor as you, Kubota L3901 HST. Definitely recommend safety glasses on an open-station tractor - those drum mowers have A LOT of inertia and will cut through most anything you'll find in a hay field. That also means they'll take awhile to stop after disengaging the PTO - be safe and don't go near the mower until it comes to a complete stop.

I could not wait for this video. I love compact tractors and mowing cant wait to see the rest of the hay bailing!!!

Not sure about your climate, but up here in eastern Canada, a Tedder is an absolutely crucial step in the hay drying process between mowing and raking

Good job! I imagine those conditioning fins crack the stems of the grass and allow it to dry faster

Looks great!! I will have to look into this :)

Oh how I miss the hay fields.Thank you so very much for this video. My husband passed away and I have not done hay. I miss it.

well i will have to say that conditioning of hay is NOT how it is laid, but breaking or crushing the stems of hay so they can release the moisture in the plant, similar to an older hay conditioner or haybine

Living the dream, Brother! Nice work.

We use an Ibex TS53 here on our twenty five acres of mixed grass hay operated with a Mahindra 1626 HST. No complaints, and the tractor handles it well. I do have to go down to medium gear for going up some of the hills to haul all that mower weight (they are heavy!), but otherwise it has gone through the thickest grass at good speed without really knowing it's there. It reliably gets the job done. Going into our second season with it.

Nice job

Great work Mr Brad

We start our ibex drum mower at 1500 rpm by bumping the pto on till the engine struggles, pto off for 5 seconds, pto back on them it runs. Throttle up as soon as possible. JD 3025e with ~18 up at the pto.

Love Deb photo bombing ya in the distance!

Can we look forward to livestock on the Piney Grove Homestead soon?

you need to start the mower as low a rpm as possible 900-1000 ish .......think about starting to move a clutch tractor in high gear at high rpms will kill it every time as it cant match speed etc up fast enough .....trying to start it at 1500 was probably to high ........over 2000 is going to put a lot of pressure on your pto clutch

It looks like your drum mower is leaving a small clear area on the right side of the swath, much like a sickle or disc mower does. From what I could see, if you'll run your front tractor tire along the left side of that clearing, or the right side of your swath, you should be able to cut cleanly without the mohawks.

For that price, I'd much rather sickle bar and conditioner. And this one is only 4ft wide.

Why are you talking about aardvarks