Cutting the First Hay of the Season! 

If only those IH engineers in the late 60’s had the forethought to put Go-Pro mounting brackets on their implements. 🤣

Hilary! Don't let Pete give up his day job! His narratives & videos very interesting to me!

The smell of fresh cut hay is like oxygen to a farmer’s soul.

Video Idea for ya: I'd love to see a "Day in the Life" of Hillari! I'd love to see her doing all her chores, cooking, etc. I know she's super busy but it'd be fun to see her do a video about her days on the farm.

I cut about 5 acres here in KY last week. There was only a 20% chance of late afternoon scattered rain on the day I was going to bale. You guessed it, I got about 3/4 of the way finished and a pop up shower soaked the windrows. Only way to guarantee it will rain is to try and bale hay.... Good luck!!

I can see that farming is no picnic, believe me! When I was a18-19 y.o. teenager, I used to disc, plow, spring-tooth, drive truck during wheat harvest, on the local wheat farms in my area of the country. Back then, it was an idyllic way of life. But I can see that for a farm/ranch to function efficiently, there's got to be a good knowledge of mechanics as well as farming experience. Pete, you are a very fascinating dude, believe me!

My cows saw this video and their mouths started watering.

I'm an old farm kid from Iowa and Id have to say you sir are an excellent steward of the land and your animal husbandry skills are beautiful .

That equipment was the stuff in Mid 70s when I was kid growing up on a farm in NC! Nice job on video!! Lot of work!

The different angles shown while cutting hay makes one respect the engineering of those old machines even more...

Pete, you're my kind of guy. Intellectual and practical. The whole world needs us to survive.

So satisfying to watch

The best smell ever. Love fresh cut hay.

The cows in the other field are watching you and thinking WINTER FOOD!!! 😂 A couple of farmers in my neck of the woods had 656 Farmalls and they were some great tractors.

I appreciate you so much. It's a dying bread, but you are breathing life into it. Thank you

Love driving a tractor, learned to drive one when I was about 8 years old. What a great memories. ❤️💜💙💚

I've been watching your channel for a while now and I have a new found extra respect for you and all the hard work that farmers provide . It's sad that the knowledge like yours goes without the respect it deserves and let's not forget about your faithful wife and family that stands with you ,may the lord bless all of you.

Grass cutting ASMR! Thumbs up!

Very Cool !! Grass smells good. Thanks for the ride.

Your cows are going to be eating some fine hay this winter. I can smell that hay now. Can't wait to see the MD at work.

Loved the different camera angles when you were mowing the hay ...and your jokes! ^^

Over fifty years since I worked hay and still get a thrill when I can smell it in the air.

My dad, who just recently passed away, had two IH 990's (9 ft cut) that he pulled with a Farmall 450. My young son and I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Great crop, I enjoy watching someone who loves what they're doing.

great video of cutting hay - reminds me when l grow up on the family farm in 50's to the 70's

Beautiful drone shots

Beautiful day and great photography. Thanks for sharing your adventures

“The Eater”.... I remember the huge noise my NH would make when I would send a groundhog through the crimping rolls. Would definitely get your attention!

We just got done with our 20 acres of hay this weekend in Missouri. Similar situation, super thick grass and very thankful for it. Back at my desk job this morning, thanks for your videos. I keep them on in the background.

lol safety sam... a guy in an office with no work experience. Just use your head and common sence and you will be fine! i love your reaction... in the words of another great channel,.. "I'm not saying this is the right way to do it... I'm saying this how i do it!" LOVE IT

That old diesel was a Loud thumper... Could have watched that more working for hours it was hypnotic.

Looks so familiar. I spent many years on a dairy farm over in Steuben County. Surprising how many memories a kid can make during hay season.

Pete one of the best videos, thank you!

Thanks for taking the time to set up and edit so many outstanding viewing angles!

All the best for Henry!!! 😁💪🚜👍

Your pasture looks amazing. Looks like years of taking care of your soil is paying off nicely!

love watching the haybine, the tedder does make my OCD cringe, but I understand the need for spreading it out so it drys faster... thanks for sharing this with us Pete! I feel like I've learned so much watching your channel.

My favorite video today. Relaxing to watch

Growing up in the 80's and 90's on a small farm in Southeast Indiana I mowed a lot of orchard grass hay with a 656 and a 472 NH Haybine. I really miss it, just watching your videos bring back so many memories for me. Anytime I ever wrapped wet grass hay around the rollers, I found the easiest and quickest way was to just cut it straight across the rollers with a sharp utility knife and slowly engage and it will unplug instantly.

@ 12:44 - What a cool shot!

The ole 990 is doing a good job 👍

Why do I get pleasure in watching grass being cut to make hay? My spirit animal must be a cow..

Happy Boipday Henry! And, tomorrow's video will be a Re-Pete of today's.

Nice crop of hay. And Happy Birthday Henry!!🎂🎂🎂

I absolutely love hay making. Thanks for bringing me along.

Happy Birthday Henry!! Thank you for a great video Pete.

love the drone shot, you should do more of those they’re fantastic

It amazes me how good your hay does with just compost fertilizer. It’s got me thinking of starting to save all our compost to put on my pasture to build the ground up!

Another treat vid Pete. Enjoying the aerial perspective. Wishing your boy a happy birthday!

Enjoyed the video. I have put several hours on a 656 hydro gasser. Thanks for taking us along.

Pete, these videos are my favorite. You understand so well what your audience wants to see - the different angles of watching the tractor gages, hay bine in action, the before-and-after shots. Now with the drone, you've gone and provided the complete package. Thanks for all your great work on putting this footage together and for sharing it, your farm and your family with us.

Hay fields look great, so does the IH equipment. Looks like your going to have a great first cut👍👍

Why is it so satisfying to watch that? All that new fangled equipment you have. I noticed you didn't mention turning on the auto steer? 50+ years ago I remember riding with my Grandpa in North Dakota. he used a H International, sickle, dump rake, Farmhand, and Hay Stack Frames (don't remember what they were called). My Uncle who is in his 70's still has the H that had the farmhand on it. I believe it was like a 1947 model, give or take. I remember my grandfather had new wooden teeth/forks (?) in the shed, since they would hit a gopher hole or something and they would break frequently.

That is some good looking hay! A lot of work, but it’s looking great!

I can still smell the freshly cut hay when we were raising cattle. We would cut in late June and be baling a couple of days later. We had an old side delivery rake that would combine two seven foot mower swathes into one windrow. Thanks for posting this.

Camera angles awesome 👌👌👌

If it ain’t red leave it in the shed! Love watching those old internationals work. Good video sir.

grass looks good - drone shots gave a great view !

What a cool guy Like the camera angles,the way you explain details.halleluyah.

Becouse of the weather here in Sweden we wont cut until another 2 weeks at least Love your videos Pete, keep it going!

very gratifying to watch. Must feel good to get that done

What a beautiful feild.

Why is this so mesmerizing??? Oh yeah, farmall and hay!!! We love watching your content as soon as it comes out! Also love the new view point from the front of the tractor. Keep up the great vids!!!

I remember the first time I smelt the fresh cut of hay down in Oregon it smells fresh and clean for us up here a lot of us love the smell of low tide

I love to smell fresh cut hay.

On an extra note, and another video you were talking about starting hay fields, the way we used to do it we would drill rye with alfalfa and then mow the law and chop it put it up in the silo. I know again this is a little extra machinery but coming from a dairy this is what we did to start new fields.

Lookin forward to tomorrow!

Happy birthday Henry wishing u an awesome day. 🎂🎁

Very interesting machine,love the way it crimps the grass,never heard of that before, great video.

After buckin 336 bales off my 5 acres yesterday. I see a ton of bales there!! Looks like good stuff. Love the hayin videos.

Your knowledge of vintage IH equipment is nothing short of impressive Pete (656 head cool down). And you have excellent senses to detect such a small break mowing through such thick grass with all that noise. Its a beautiful sight to see haying finally begun and your drone shots are amazing. I hope you have a blessed haying season.

Just finished cutting all my first cutting today! Was my first ever cutting of hay and your videos have been beyond helpful also bought a 990 haybine totally by accident but glad I did.

Thanks for the ride-along

Oh the sound of the vintage equipment! Can't beat it! How many times will you have to rake that thick cutting? There is nothing like the smell of fresh cut hay. Thanks for sharing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY!!

Wow that is an awesome crop of hay . Nice!

Happy birthday Henry!! 🎈🎉🎊🎈🎉🎊

Sounds like the hay bine was working the 656. Good job Pete.

I absolutely love the older farm machinery you use and all your useful hints your a very resourceful family and I hope your farm goes from strength to strength x

Even though it’s 70s equipment it still does a great job 👍

Pete please, as someone who has seen what happens when a person gets into the machinery, take all the precautions you can. Have you ever considered green chopping to alleviate some of the passes thru the fields?

Excellent aerial shot!

Old tractors have so much soul. Remember my father had 2 tractors from the late 80's/early 90's here in Norway that he used for snow removal and general work on the property. Remember as a kid sitting in the little cramped passenger seat with my rain-boots on while holding onto a plastic hoop by the entrance as to not fly out of the seat!. Good times.

wow, nice stand of grass!

Good dad joke Pete and wish your son a Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎈🎁

A beautiful crop of hay

I must be a Loon---sitting here just watching and watching and watching the hay get cut. But I sure do love the smell!!!

I'm a bit late on grass cutting but I have not gotten all the sickle mower parts i need. Getting a rusty old sickle mower to work may look like easy but once you start digging in you find a heck of surprises inside. As my old man said: better late then never.

💥Happy Birthday Henry💥 I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks Pete for another fun video....Now I just wanna go and cut grass and make hay. Looking forward to to seeing you spreading, making windrows and bailing. 👍

Happy Birthday to Henry!! Pete I so much enjoy how you take us along. I especially enjoyed the different camera shots of the cutter in action.

Thanks for the video Pete...enjoyed the learning experience...cool jokes too!

Excellent video Pete :) yes those 1960's to 1980's McCormick International or International tractor great motor plus transmission to they use and even PTO speeds included ! I know the 1968 105 C Combine cutter board and 1966 #10 Sickle Mower have same parts are interchangeable too and found that on farm equipment my dad and uncle had together! Plus my use 1963 MCCORMICK International B414 Loader tractor Desiel 40 hp had only 550 RPM PTO speed with #10 Sickle Mower to cut hay but hay super thick or got wet to much used 1968 International 624 tractor 60 hp with high speed on PTO to 1000 RPM also on #10 Sickle Mower was challenging on V shape field on farm of 45 acres! Rest were Rectangular or Square ones on fields acres !

Happy birthday, Henry!!

Just subscribed to your channel hi from UK I stopped what we call hill farming in 1972...small acreage too...what amazed me was your methods are almost same as we worked back them gladness the heart sir...👌 atb ...

I absolutely loved making hay. It’s always a gamble, but when it’s good, it’s great! Nothing like harvesting sunshine. 😊

Great video Pete ! I'm not sure why, but it sure is satisfying watching you mow hay. Love the drone shot. Happy Birthday Henry !!

Pretty cool, you mowing I could smell it, as my gardeners were here, I had the flashback of being back on the farm cutting hay with the fresh smell of them cutting here and you cutting there!

Great job Pete👍👍👍👍👍

Happy birthday Henry hope you have a good day

You make me feel primitive. I go back to a H with a semi mounted sickle bar, and a New Idea side delivery rake. A few neighbors had crimpers pulled by another tractor. Watching this I smell fresh cut alfalfa. Thanks for posting Pete.

Pete, the photography was brilliant. How many camera positions on hay cutting? You win the prize.