Finishing First Cutting Hay 

Pete, I really appreciate all the camera angles. I know this must add plenty of time to your work day but It is valuable to us non-farmars to really see how the machines work. Almost looks like it was going to rain in this video. Hope you get to bale before that happens.

You’re getting some great shots with the camera and drone.

Boy your resident woodchucks had a very nice spring-!

That little one just didn't wanna wake up. That's some GOOD sleepin' goin' on there. LOL

Loved the scientific explanation behind grass cutting scheduling... Also super cool done shots!

My favorite part is when you give the perspective of driving the tractor which gives me great memories. The Drone videos also really cool

SPECTACULAR CAMERA SHOTS !!! Pete watching this episode of yours was like being there. Precticulary 3D !! Thanks for the ride. Great fun riding with youl

I've said it before but it's worth repeating, this channel is both informative and relaxing to watch,👍👍👍

how can anyone DISLIKE these videos. come on be serious!!!!!! LOVE THE CHANNEL!!!!!

Listen that 656 sing it’s great seeing equipment like that still Used today most people woulda called junk parked in a hedgerow some where just rusting when still has a lotta potential good work Pete

Lovely cinematography, Pete. Great drone shots. Lovely close ups. Lots of storytelling. Terrific stuff.

Pete, here's a quick way to find out the acres in your field. Go to Google Maps, find your farm. In the lower left hand corner click on Satellite, Find one of your fields, (R) click on that spot, a small circle will appear, go to the next corner & (L) click on that corner them move to the next corner until you get to the 1st spot you started at. A total area will appear in a box. Take the total area & divide by 43,560 = acres in the field. My person at the FSA office showed me this a few years ago, they use the same method for field measurements. I've done all my fields and it is very close.

I love the IH 656 tractor! I’m a huge fan of the channel. I have a strong passion for farming and your videos have taught me a lot. Thanks and keep making the awesome videos buddy!!

I really enjoy your videos. Raised on a farm brings back a lot of memories watching you… beautiful hay and I can almost smell it

That calf was in a very deep sleep!🤘🇬🇧☀️

See you back in a few minutes with the Tedder. Probably tomorrow for us though. The drone shots have been so excellent. Whoever is flying it, Hilary?, is doing a fantastic job. Very enjoyable Pete! So satisfying.

Loved the drone shots. Gave us a true perspective to see your fields.

Pete, I have watched all your video's. You do a great job. I'm a farmer and finished my first cutting two weeks ago. I put up 1,100 small square bales. You are doing a good job educating people.

Always watching Pete, Fun videos, thank you

Something relaxing about cutting hay

Amazing footage! Drone, different camera placements - very impressive, surely a ton of work. Thank you!

There's and old saying here in blighty, ' make hay when the sun is shinning', seems you knew that already Pete! 😉👍🏼

Great videos. Nice to see a small farm video. More relatable.

I sure enjoyed watching you cut down that bulky hay field and will be watching to see how many bales you will get.

That’s going to be some really good hay ! Loved the drone footage, really cool.

Love the overhead shots Mr. Pete! 😊👍👍

I think the hydro is ideal for your application. I drove a 574 hydro years ago and thought it was really good to operate. They always seemed to have a bad reputation here in Australia for being unreliable and expensive to fix but I think they are great, and to see it used to its potential on hay and loader work is terrific. Thanks for another great video.

Pete, I loved the joke!! I laughed three times thinking about it...And yes...I'm Married!

I like to see the older tractors working

Cutting hay is the second fun thing to do after plowing, the smells of either one of is so enjoyable !

Pete, I have a cheap, easy solution to the hay dragging on your hitch pin. Take an 18 inch long piece of baler belt and cut an X through it near one end with a utility knife. Then slide the X over your drawbar before you hook on the haybine or baler. The belt keeps the hay from catching on the hitch pin.

Farmers work is never done .......... I know how it feels working on a farm and ranch ,thanks to my neighbor and friend !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boy oh boy, Pete! What a satisfying video! It's almost like I was right there with you. All the camera shots were quite interesting. I'm sure it's more work for you but I really appreciate it. Im one of those guys who like to cut grass. After high school I worked for Lawn care services, Golf courses, and County mowing crews. I loved it, but I really would love mowing hay, raking hay, and baling hay. What a treat. I love the sickle mower too. I'll tell you what. I'll come work for you for free if I can cut, mow and rake and bale. Hey! this could be a moneymaker - like a dude ranch! We pay you to work on the farm! Anyway, Thanks for the great videos. I found you late but I'm a catchin' up.

I love watch all of your videos

Ha Pete I bolt a peace of rubber under my draw bar 18 to 20 inches long 7 to 8 inches wide old baler belt works grate I let it run back under the hitch pin so the hitch doesn't drag hay up under it saves piled up hay helps to keep from plugging up the baler if the tedder doesn't get it scattered out thanks for sharing

Greetings from Ireland love your videos and farm life keep them coming.👍👍 Camillus.🚜🚜

We must be a little dryer hear in east central Minnesota. When I was growing up on the farm,after we cut with the haybine we would just roll the hay a day or so later with our wheel type rake. Then we would bale when it was dry. Its interesting to see the different methods around the country.

Brilliant - every possible camera angle! 👍👌🚜

Very nice job of how grasses degrade 👍👍👍

Thanks for sharing buddy

Your growth as cameraman is extremely evident in this video Pete, a variety of different angles and perspectives, well done!

The Exhaust cam .......sounds fantastic

Fantastic video Pete. One of my favourites so far. Just superb 👌

Great video. The footage was really professional. Keep it up!

Very beautiful video. I saw a white building in your field it is similar to white mausoleums in rural areas of North Africa countries .

the drone shots are so satisfying

It's fun to learn something. I like it, Mr. Pete. :) :) :)

Hello from Coventry, 🇬🇧 Love your channel ❤

Another good video, it's a one stop shop. Farm work, drone shots, jokes and science class, witch was really informative. Your doing an excellent job!

I absolutely love all the angles and the over head view!!

Well Done Pete :) also take time also hours too and excellent video also!

Hi pete love your show like the old fashioned methods. Saying hi from australia

Thank you for getting that last little clump of grass. It would have driven me crazy had you left it there.

Pete - great tutorial on hay harvesting - the drone shots are well done - nothing is more satisfying than a job well done !

You make good videos and give great explanations. Enjoyed the closeups, the drone shots, and the humor too. Thank you.

Hi I am Arnold all the way from Trinidad and Tobago I love your videos keep up th good work.

It seems it might have been less aggravation to just mow one way. That's what we do when the grass is down like yours. It does mean more running back the field but if your getting a cleaner cut and able to run faster it goes just a quickly in the end. I have only been watching your videos for several months and even though I am what seems to be a few years older, you have taught me a lot of reasons behind things we have been doing my whole life nd I didn't know the reasoning why. Thank you for such an informative look at small farming here in the US. You do remind me a lot of my Grandpa who is no longer with us. He always had the old International tractors which is what I grew up learning on. And though I only have 53 acres of which most is in Christmas trees, our tractors now are much newer. Thanks so much for offering such a wonderful site.

Well done Pete. Will be interested in how many bales you get, especially compared to last season. Great camera work.

Next week is nothing but rain here just a few miles north of you

A master at work.

I enjoy your videos you explain everything very clearly, often us farmers are not great at expressing ourselves we work on our own and have not developed great language skills we can read animal behaviour and fix things but not express ourselves .As well as expressing yourself you also have that farmer skill of driving straight foreward while looking back at the implement . good luck and health on your farm from Ireland

Old swather earning its keep right there. Nothing better than old, mechanically sound equipment.

Those drone shots are awesome

Digging that hydro! I wish they built a B414 hydro or any of those on that series 434, 424, 444, 354, 364, 384

Love your videos. That should make a lot of bales of great quality hay ! 🙂

I've learned more about hay from this video than from anything else....amazing videos!!

Great video for a rainy day .😀

Don't take this the wrong way... You are a farming nerd. I love it good work.

Awesome and interested content from Australia thanks mate..

I remember having to mow 1 way. Honestly do not remember needing to watch out for calves. We were a small dairy, so only a few heifers, and a steer stayed. Thanks for posting Pete.

You logo/moniker is [ just a few acres]. I believe that I have fewer acres, at 20. But I do enjoy watching & learning, from your videos.

It's obvious this isn't your first "hay cutting rodeo", Pete! Nice work even with the frustration of a part of the crop laying down on the job, lol.

Good thing you noticed that calf Laing down in the field!

Very nice hay crop!

hi friend i dont know about cutting Hay now i know hehheh . the calf is sleeping deeply a cutety one. i enjoy your vedio its good.

Nice camera work...great video...thanks for sharing..

Thanks for posting the video about loading animals. We loaded our herd of three for the ADCA National show in tecord time this morning. 👍

Nice video you have a lovely farm in lucky place recently found your videos and cant stop watching nice vid pete

pete, great job with all the different views, Martin Scorsese would be impressed

Lots of tonnage there! Good for you!

Love your new drone camera!!! Such a beautiful acreage you have there!!🧑‍🌾🤩🧑‍🌾🤩🧑‍🌾

Two things about cutting wet and cloudy, it cooler and no dust and chaff! Looks great Pete, love the drone shots really gives perspective.

Great crop send the rain west we are so dry

Love those drone shots... The lines and patterns and colors are really cool and appeal to my artistic side...

Excellent info. Thanks.

I’m learning a lot from you. You are a good teacher! Thanks

Thanks for the information Pete I baled about 220 bales the other day first time since 1989 I sure was sore. Have a great day.

Gotta love a old IH tractor....RED POWER!! Pete.

I agree with The Great Chicken Overlord..the drone shots were outstanding...more please. 🥰

Hi Peter & Hillary. Great day to be on the tractor. Sorry the growth was so high. Be well & safe.

That 656 sure sounds good!! Love those IH tractors!! That tractor size and power might be the best haying tractor ever!

That stuff looks real thick it’s giving the 656 a good work out 💪

I thoroughly enjoy these videos, and from the numbers I can see that I am not alone. I would guess that all of this camera work takes a lot of time - thank you very much. I hope that the number of views makes you some money.

I have noticed that you’re drawpin is catching hay. If you take a piece of rubber belt or something bolted to your draw bar where it will flap under your pen so your pin don’t catch the hay

Nice aerial views!

I'm back for a 2nd viewing ;-). I've sooo enjoyed all of your haying videos. Great shots of the equipment and the fields. Loved the explanations about when to hay and HOW you hay to keep your equipment running well. And don't your fields just look wonderful!!!??? Bravo!

Excellent jobs!!

City folks like me feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment after mowing the lawn, what must it feel like to finish cutting acres of hay? By the way I hope Hillary cancels the appointment

Still better than a snowball

What a great old mower goes really well