Raking Two-Day Hay 

I can almost smell the hay and feel the heat. One of my first memories is of being held on my grandfather's lap, on a hay rake behind his team of horses, with me holding the reins and him smoking his pipe, tripping the rake and stacking the windrows of hay and steering the horses with his voice. Feelings and memories ... the best, warmest, safest and the best smells ... hay, horses, his pipe, his coveralls and summer breeze. Thanks for this video

I could just listen to the purr of a Farmall engine all day, beautiful machine, and good looking hay

Love your drone shots, particularly the plan shot, superb 🇬🇧🤘☀️👏

I have been watching these past few episodes with a few "painful" memories. When I was much younger, 12 or so, I helped out a local farmer up here in Maine when it was haying time. He had this rectangular bale maker that would shoot the bales onto a trailer, and it was our job to stack them neatly. Well...one very hot day, I was sweating buckets and struggling to keep up. I had a momentary lapse of concentration...and a bale hit me square in the head. Not something you want to happen when it is in the 90s and you are feeling the heat already. The farmer gave me the rest of the day off. I learned quite a bit about the value of hard work on those scorching hot days, and the need to always be on your toes!! We don't give small farmers enough credit for all the hard work they put in not only to provide us with food, but also just to survive. Your videos show us all the steps it takes to put food on our table, from field to kitchen.

Seems like everytime you have a video of working the tractors, I get a memory flashback of my grandfather's stock of tractor "toys" he had parked next to the workshop. Some of them were way outdated and of not much use except for the kids to use as forts, etc. Once again, thanks for 'taking me back' to the '40's and '50's. Simpler times and much better farm raised foods back then. Fresh cackleberries, home churned fresh butter, honey from our hives, spuds from our fields, veggies from grandma's Victory garden (from WW I days and still going strong)---and that was just breakfast!

This man is living the dream I love it I wish I could join him.

My friend and I are going to be doing our first straw all by ourselves this year! 20 acres of straw, paying a farmer about a dollar for every bale we get off his field. I've been baling for my friend's dad for a long time, so we decided we should try doing some of our own! If we're successful this year we'll pick up some more acres! He's 15 and I'm 17, so we're finally at the point where we can deliver straw on our own and everything

Who taps a thumbs down on a straight up, smart and educated farmer, who is just trying to show folks how to farm? Ugh - social media. Keep it up my friend!

Pete's building a wealth of video memories for his kids to have in years to come about him his wife and his dad that's going to be a real treasure for them to have and he is taking the rest of us along for the ride !!!!!

this beats Architecture hands down and you're loving it!

The old wives tale is if the cows are laying down it's gonna rain. Advise put a piece of egg carton foam in the seat. Had to do that when i was younger on dads farmall, saved my backside. lol

Great video Pete. The last time I raked hay was with a farmall H and a new holland rake. That was 30 years ago. I miss it. Your videos bring back a lot of memories for me.

Boy do I remember those days. Hay loft 150!degrees lol

Ahh the memories of 50 yrs ago, my uncle had an H that I raked miles of hay and straw with, he had an umbrella on the one I drove and that made a world of difference. , even the combine was cabless. thanks for the memories.👍

Just cut my first cutting, ever in the last few weeks. I can really appreciate all the editing and work that went into this video. Love your videos. 32, new, first generation farmer as of 9/20.

What a great mental health moment working the fields with you Pete. Thanks.

Lol, see you this afternoon Pete. That is a beautiful field of Hay right there. Love how the Cows were put to sleep by the sound of their winter food being prepared.

You sure brought lots of memories back to this old man. I started out on a small Case tractor about 11 years old as it was the only one that I could reach the peddles. As I got bigger I got to run the Farmall H or a M don't remember. Remember when operator of the tractor/baler stopped me and said it was time for you to learn to operate the Farmall don't remember now on the baler. We switched after taking me for a few rounds and I was away. Big pride as a young lad in my life and you don't forget it.

Watching the hay being raked is satisfying. Nice machine you have! Looks like a great day.

Hi Pete, I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Canton, New York. We also had a Farmall “H” tractor. We used it to mow, rake and bale. Lots of great memories. Thanks

Oh my gosh. I found one I missed. Thanks for all your work both on your farm and the videos.

Awesome aerial footage. It really helped give an overview of how you were raking the paddock. Thanks so much for all your tutorials Pete!

There's something both therapeutic and cathartic about watching your videos. I grew up on a farm and now work a tech job in a small city. My stress is through the roof and I feel claustrophobic even living in the suburbs. I wish and long to have a small setup similar to yours for the more relaxed and peaceful nature of it... The sad thing is that I probably won't ever have the ability to live that life again... I miss the quiet of the country life even if it means being up before dawn, out until after dark, daily chores even in inclement weather. Farm life is still way better than the stresses of a 9 to 5 job with deadlines, being under pressure, and the horrible fast pace. Plus, you can actually see what you've accomplished at the end of the day unlike some of the work that 9 to 5 jobs are comprised of. Hmm... makes me wish that I didn't have any responsibilities so that I could offer to work for food and a place to sleep somewhere...

Can't wait for my Just a few Acer's shirt's to come in! Most down to earth real farming channel I've ever seen. Keep up the awesome work!

I’ve spent hundreds of hours on an H raking hay. Thanks for sharing.

I raked 500 acres of hay every year with a 400 and 560 farmall. Best raking tractors ever. Love the gas sound they make!

Love the sound of those 2 stroke tractors...

BRINGS BACK OLD MEMORIES, THANKS.

Your videos are so good, not only because of their content, but also because of your cinematography, especially those brilliant drone shots. At times I wondered whether you were shooting on film rather than video. Maybe it is the effect of my screen, but the colour rendition was so reminiscent of Kodachrome. I'm a child of 1950s rural Wales: all my friends were farmers's sons when I was a boy. I loved helping to make hay. Your videos are so evocative, thank you so much.

Excellent aerial shots! That direct overhead view from the clouds was great.

Rain was a problem to us too. It was always a stressful time of year, worrying about rain after the field was cut. That's a great hay rake! :-)

Started raking for my dad at 13 years old on an H pulling an International rake. Loved sweeping those fields clean.

Say Pete, since you like "red" iron, my Dad still has an Internationa rake he doesn't use anymore. Probably you could just have it. It still works great!

Seeing that reminds me of all the bails I threw in high school. It is nice to also see someone use those old tractors for their intended purpose. Great work Pete love the you tube Chanel

Hey Pete, I'd consider getting a hat that covers the top of your ears. Lost the top part of my ear due to too much sun. Also, sunglasses protect your eyes from UV. Melanoma of the eye is all to common. Points for the ear protection! Love your channel. Reminds me of working on my grandpas farm!

That was my favorite part of the haying process, likely because it was less work then all the rest. A pal of mine helped stacking the bales once and we piled them on the back of the wagon until it suddenly dumped backwards. I don't know whether Dad laughed so hard he forgot to give us hell or figured we MIGHT have learned something, but he sat and watch us set everything right again.

Nice work , love the drone shots but mostly I love the lines of hay waiting to be baled and the fact your using vintage machinery makes this video more exciting what a great sight to see in the field, great video thank you best wishes to you and your family

Love the sound of that Farmall at work.

Brings back fond childhood memories, driving a tractor in the Texas heat.

It take a lot of practice and multiple changes to get a rake just right for raking. Trying not to brake teeth and but yet rake the hay. You bring back lot of memories. Thank you Pete. George Netroe Delray, Va

Brings back a lot of memories with a new Holland twin racke hitch and a john deere model B

Your drone pilot is giving it the biz. The ol' Farmall is a gem, and the right color, too.

Hope to be raking hay later today. Temps in the 90's yesterday and today. Great drying!

The great sound of that engine and whine of the drive train along with the warmth of the sun would make me have to fight sleep. I used to nod off on my riding mower. The different camera angles you feature and the drone work is top notch video work sir.

The drone shots really put it in perspective! 👍🏽 keep up the great work and great content

That old machinery reminds me of my grandpas Masey furgeson brings back memories thanks Pete!

I watch this channel first everyday. Pete you are the man and I strive to be as healthy, wealthy and wise as you some day.

Making hay in Scotland is a whole different story. Maybe the quickest we ever made a field of hay was five days, and it was an absolute miracle if it did not get rained on at least once! Heavy crops, really unpredictable weather, and cool summers. My neighbour finished drying his on a heated aerated floor to get top quality for horses.

It’s amazing how well the rake works using a hand rake is hard work to get it that good lol and to think back in the old days they did everything by hand or with horses wow if life went back to those days not very many people would make it

I had a 1040 H I used for 20-years and loved the machine. I sold it when it had working clothes a couple years back and the fella restored it to parade quality. I pulled a double 14 string trip plow and 7' string trip disk all those years.

Love the drone shots, Pete. Great stuff!

Always loved making hay. Cut thousands of acres with a 22 Massey Harris tractor and a Massey mower. Rode dump rakes and pulled wheel rakes. Built loose hays stacks and picked square bales. Enjoyed all of it.

My aunt uses an old H to rake on her and my uncle's 80 acre farm. He mows with a 706 and bales with an 806.

Old grey Ferguson tractor. 1984. Lied to my girlfriend's father that I knew how to rake hay. I thought I'd finished the job but the next day her dad tells me I didn't rake the hay under the windrow. I ended up working there for 15 years. So "Fake it until you Make it" I always say. This takes me back . I can smell the hay. Thanks for this great video!

I miss raking hay.

That tractor sure makes some good music

Nice to see you're having a great 1st cut👍

That’s how my Dad did it many years ago! I drove and old farmall like that when I was a kid! Love the smell of fresh hay. You’re doing a great job there

The aerial shots are nice. Thanks to your wife... ;)

I ponder how you know the hay is dry enough and won't mould when stored . Thankyou for teaching and giving us the knowledge to make it an easier decision to follow suit.

I sure do wish I could drive old tractors on a farm! I drove 4 different small old tractors on farms back in the 80s. 2 Ns, a Jubilee, and a Farmall. I also ran my dad's Fergusons and John Deeres. I love old tractors!!!

Great sky view it really put everything into view

Hi Pete and Hillary nice hay in the video I have to go see some I cut down but it rained last night so I'm sure it's going to be to wet. Have a good day

Great series ( as always). I bought and am reading your book and it is very good. I have many similarities in my life and I look forward to learning and being entertained by your continued journey of a good life lived.

Man, that is some thick hay. Pete, you’re going to fill your barn on the first cutting!

beautiful drone shot

enjoying your video pete brings back memories of younger years bought my 256 new holland rake forteen hunderd new in 1975 have a great day god bless

For some reason those old parallel bar rakes are my favorite. A simple design that hasn’t been improved upon.

I get the feeling you're never going to run out of hay again in the winter. That's some good looking hay btw. Well done. 👍

OMG I just found my new favorite channel. I just bought a copy of your book too.

Nice work my grandfather always wanted me to rake from the outside in without cutting the field in half weather it was 5 acres or 40 it was always the same

I love the shots through the steering wheel looking at the nose of the tractor . Feels like im right there !

Howdy Pete. Looks like the rake is slipping A little. We used to put water in the tires for better tration. Have a great day. 🐔🚜

What a beautiful footage from above! I pray you manage to collect that hay before rain. Can't wait for the next video:))))

This one takes me back. I use to rake for my grandpa with the exact same setup. It was my favorite job...which was followed by my least favorite - stacking small squares.

Another good video Pete. The drone shots looked great. 👍

Pete, these machines working way better than the new ones that cost so much money.

Drone shots are great.

Making Hay brings back memories of my summer jobs in high school !!

I love your videos thanks

Pete, I enjoy watching your farm progress. I see you enjoy flying and driving...looks like you cut it a little close on one of your passes. 🛩️😗 Keep on farmin', brother!

The rake, a childhood torture device. Hours & hours of toil for 3 hots & a cot! 😆 Then comes the old square (rectangular) bales! Yee haw! We didn't have a thrower, bailing hooks & stack in 90 deg heat did in the youngster I was 😥 Although I miss thosedays much

Looks good those old nh rakes do a good job fluffing and raking. Nice drone shots

I look forward to watching your videos,Thank you.

Wow. Excellent hay for 48hrs. Only something we could dream about in Ireland. Ye have beautiful machines for harvest, they work amazingly well and keeps the costs to a minimum. Great work.

Great drone shots !!!!!!!

that high shot was cool

So many angles it's awesome 👌👌👌👌

i raked allot of hay with a 258 when I was kid,just loved that job. The H does sound nice just purring along, nice looking field

Love the drone footage

Love that farmer 4 cylinder engine.

Great looking old H Mr. Pete! I've always thought the H was that perfect medium size Farmall. I'm wearing a cap just like yours in my avatar and am wearing it this summer as a work cap. Your hay looks good and should turn out plenty of bales.

This is how I racked hay when I was young. Thanks enjoyed watching

one of only 2 channels where i let the ads finish

I have always rake the way you are raking

Hmm! I might have under guessed at 38 round bales! Looks like it will bulk up! Amazing drone shots!!!

I just love the aerial shots - very cool (and I am sure not easy with all you are doing!)

An H is a great little tractor to rake with. That’s some nice lookin hay!

You’ve got a lot of supervisors watching you with great interest!🐮

Making hay while the sun shines!