Hi Ryan. I'm not sure you realize what you do. You are a tremendous source of knowledge and information. But for me personally, you are a great source of relaxation. Watching the farm work is very very calming for me and I appreciate it very very much.
One of your best videos. Excellent shots and editing. Good storytelling. Injecting shots = suspense with explanation later. Constantly improving. You have really developed into an outstanding storyteller and vlogger.
Just came across your channel and I'm impressed especially how hay is baled and how those rolls are formed we take it for granted at least I know I'm guilty of it for what goes on in farming I'm from Chicago and I've traveled past many farmlands thru illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,and the UP of MICHIGAN being a truck driver and always trying to get from point a to b in a hurry whenever I roll up behind a big piece of farm machinery on a two lane road I yield with the utmost respect for you farmers and what you do in our heartland THANKS FOR HELPING PUT FOOD ON OUR TABLE !! so cool too as my wife Jamie spells her name the same GOD BLESS from Chicago
I have no idea what's going on in may part of this video, but it's still super interesting to watch. I live out in middle of nowhere Ohio, so now I'll know all the behind the scenes stuff when I drive by the corn fields and such. Thanks for sharing with us.
Great video. I like that Ryan isn't lecturing Jamie as she drives. She's doing a great job and he's just chill answering her questions here and there. What a nice "date". Ha! Gotta love that quality time spent together on the farm.
Ryan, Jamie, really Nice video. Love to see you Guy's together and having fun. 👍 Nice driving Jamie ;-) seeing all the family involved also in one vid is Very cool indeed. Was halfway expecting Brittany too be bailing and Travis filming from the field 😂😂😂😂😂
Nice video! We never needed a large rake like you. We never had pure alfalfa fields. We always had very tall 1st crop (orchard & bromegrass, alfalfa, red clover, timothy) which we chopped for haylage. Our 2nd & 3rd crops we small square baled and did not need large windrows. Once we started round baling, we would double windrows with standard rollabar rake.
"I'm gonna run over this thing!" LOL:) Hey, at least you were looking and realized what and where the rake was likely to be, and were watching... with experience you'll have your foot on the clutch and brake and ready to stop the tractor at a moment's notice in such situations "just in case". It's great that you've got the 'situational awareness' part down though-- some people never quite get it and end up breaking machinery, sticking it into the trees or the fence or power poles/guy wires or whatever... and sometimes it DOES happen to (most) all of us... (I've caught a T-post with the outside rear disk blade once or twice myself, but don't tell anyone!) Good job Jamie!!!! Ryan, give her a kiss for doing a good job... the dog can give her the licks on the cheek!!! OL J R :)
I wish they could do seal coating on the gravel roads here like that.... They do it on the paved roads... adds a few more years to the surface.....Nice Hay Ryan...I like when theres lots of help to get things done!!
I wasn't as much concerned about missing hay on the outside as much as the insane turn radius that thing has. Your video gives a good view of how wide it is. Well done on the driving, Jamie Procarione.
Ryan, you may find your viewership numbers higher if you put Jamie's name in the titles. She is very brave, dedicated and cheerful, as well as being lovely. Of course, she has brains to go with her beauty. She is a wholesome treat to watch, always improving my mood. Please run the Idea by her. ( Like I said, Brains) God bless you both and best wishes.
Love the drone footage starting at 9:29. The camera's shutter sync makes it look like the front tires on the tractor are standing still and you are just skidding them along the ground. :-)
I so miss having my 4630, good tractors that stand the test of time. I pulled a 15 foot batwing to mow lots of grass. Had to switch the A/C over and put a CD player in.
Nice video I really enjoy your footage and knowledge of How farms work, we are currently trying to get into a little hay but takes time when starting from scratch!
We didnt rake much the past few years but we always set our swath just so it would fit under the tractor without running the swath over. That way you didnt have to weave much to get an even bale.
Lol I have worked on a farm for a little over 2 years now and it still amazes me how sometimes the the tires on the tractors look like they aren't even spinning and that they are just gliding over the top 😂
not to many 15 minute long videos I watch so intensely I let my coffee get cold. your fade to the next clip is excellent, I got to figure out if my video editor will allow me to reproduce your technique. thanks for a quick look at the soybeans as we flew by them.... roll on young man! :)
Hey at least they do maintenance on your roads!!! We'd kill for a good sealcoat treatment on the roads in front of both farms, Needville AND Shiner... We too had gravel roads in front of the farms-- they FINALLY paved over Hubenak and Hurta Roads (either end of the Needville farm) back when I was in high school (mid-80's) and paved County Road 370 in front of the Shiner place about 10 years ago... course it's thin pavement and develops problems because of it... particularly at Shiner because it's thinner pavement there. Dad complained a few times about how rough the ride was in the ambulance when he got taken to the hospital a time or two... I couldn't help but laugh when we went to the funeral home in town the day after he died-- they were out fixing up the roads, patching potholes... Yup Dad's luck lasted til the very end LOL:) (and he'd have been the first one to tell you that). Thing is, gravel roads aren't exactly "maintenance free"... by the time you send a guy out to grade the thing 2-3 times a year, topdressing it with additional gravel, etc. over the years the gravel road probably costs more to maintain than the paved road... or it's a wash anyway... the paved road costs more to put in, sure, but the maintenance is a lot lower-- no grader or maintainer required-- just a lil dump truck, some hot mix, and a couple guys to shovel it into potholes once or twice a year and pack it down... and a seal coat once every 4-5 years also helps... Later! OL J R :)
Hey Ryan great video man, the drone footage was sick and the music worked perfectly for the scene, I’m an aspiring you tuber and you inspire me sir. #stayfarmingforlife.
Hey there hows it going love your vids i sit and watch while waiting when im hauling grain. Wat a life we live when its good its really good when its bad its cutting maize in the rain like wat i been doin all day lol? Keep up the good work u teach me a thing or 2 and i been a contractor for 25 years.
Hey Jamie! Since Ryan licked your face you should have given him a "wet willie" when you were messing around the side of his face. Surely everyone knows what a 'wet willie' is but if you don't you simply stick your finger in your mouth and withdraw it with plenty of spit on it. Then to complete the act you put that wet finger into someone else's ear and in this case it would be Ryan's. Great to see you guys having fun and working at the same time!
I noticed when the bobcat is hauling bales the rear end is a little light, to fix that I made some half inch thick steel plates that I bolted to the side of the engine compartment to counterweight the bales and it works really well
i have a black top drive way we dont drive over it for a day after it is sealed but for regular highway pavement which is rougher than driveways you can drive over it pretty quickly
Wrong color but good video just had a plow day we took out a 560 (for any of you who don't know what that is its a Farmall 560 turbo diesel) with a four bottom plow, Keep up the work.
So, 2 things, I've lived on a farm all my life. Just a small 75 acre one in southwestern Pa. And we have a round baker that looks really similar to yours but the belts are a lot tighter. There is a bar at the top that lifts first assume to tighten the belts but I was really amazed at how loose the belts were on yours. Also, do you really need 4 wheel drive tractors? I would assume with that much ground you are completely no-till so you don't need 4wd for working ground. Is it a necessity or was it just an added bonus of that tractor?
Ryan I wouldn't worry about missing a little hay with the double caster wheels the rake will last twice as long and will need less work I wish I had double caster wheels
This is so damn intoxicating I cant stop watching and thinking.. what if......makes me want to be a farmer.= Long hours of hard work, maybe in my younger days I could of done it, but I sure would love to have a crack at it now.
Hey Ryan, do you all Tedder your hay or just set the swath spread on the mo-co that wide. It looks like there are no defined swaths. Just curious. The rake is doing a great job from what I can see. Thanks.
I like raking, you don’t have to listen to the PTO run, and its REALLY SATISFYING! And do you bale a lot of alfalfa? I’ve only been watching a short time now, I’m allergic to it so my dad usually puts me on the hay.
Hello Ryan, First I like to say is, thanks for sharing your farm life with here on you tube. I learned a lot of things just by watching you tube. I have one question that's been eating at me, Is there any friction between you and your father and brother at all because of the you tube channel? why I ask,I've watched all your videos on you tube and I picked on some friction between you guy's. It seems that your dad helps your brother out more then he does you on your farm, just asking. Keep the videos coming, thanks God bless
I just noticed that you tractor has a "frontview" mirror, so when you are looking over your shoulder you can glance up to see where the tractor is going.
It's not "tar", it's oil. It's not a thick layer but a very thin layer and rock is only for traction because without it, a oil top road would be slick as ice when wet.
This year there's less hay. It's very important to regulate ground pressure throughout the range of flotation to preserve the ground. You leave marks on the ground 3:36 . Rotary rakes are much better in this case. Agurrak Euskaditik,
