I continue to be amazed by your ability to not only operate the machinery while filming with the hand-held cameras, but clearly you're operating the drone now as well. Phenomenal footage, and well edited. Thanks for providing such consistently great content !
Wow the tractor looks great. Must be very gratifying. Love the drone footage. Gives a good look at the scale of what you are doing. Looking forward to raking and baling. The mechanics of the process are fascinating. Thanks for giving us a peek into what a farmer has to do to put food on the table.
Hey Pete! I just wanted to thank you for inspiring us to work on our own homestead and for teaching us so much about the farming lifestyle! My mother and I always watch your videos, and we love them! I hope you and your family continue to be blessed and healthy!
I love your videos for all the details you let us see. I’m more aware of the value of our farmers because of these videos and appreciate all the hard work farmers do to provide food for our tables.
Seriously, how satisfying is it to be running that MD given its history, your sweat equity, how gorgeous it turned out, AND how nice the weather looks…. That’s gotta be some of that warm fuzzy kind of feeling. 😆
You sir are an amazing man. I’ve been struggling with depression and anxieties after covid working in ICU. Your videos of the farm have really helped me to see the good in people and the hard work we all do. I’ve been working with my grandpaw here in Northern Ireland pulling out all the vintage machinery and implements and restoring them for use. Can’t wait to see the next video. Have a blessed day.
Ahhhh... I wish there were smellevision, I love the smell of fresh cut hay! My allergies, not so much, lol. Year after year, I just love the videos of your farm, how it changes from season to season, and how it's predictable in rhythm, but it's not! With new characters and adventures and oopsies to make the day interesting! And that tractor looks stunning!
Pete Fantastic job on making the MD new again! I never realized how hilly your land is. Fun to see the repairs and go along on a ride to Tedd hay! Thank you so much makes a great start to my day!😄
All that work to feed the cows. I enjoy the tranquility of working the farm. I bet all that work can be tasted when the BBQ is fired up and the fork and knife begin the recycle of beef or pork into our bellies. Thanks Pete and Hilary.
Love seeing the MD working. I enjoyed watching you rebuild it and I know it is satisfying to be able to work it. Really enjoy all your videos Pete. Thanks for sharing.
I wish I had the mechanical knowledge to work on my own tractors, thanks for the time to watch your old tractors at work … and just purr like they were meant to.
I’m only 21 but growing up I worked all the time on a close family friends farm. I wish I could still be doing this type of work in the summer! Thanks for the video Pete!
These videos are outstanding on many levels. You are a great teacher and I love your work ethic as well as knowledge of many topics. Thank you. John C. Binghamton, NY
When my late father and I still worked the dairy farm we had a wheel drive tedder. A few times I would run it hooked to our old Farmall H,I sure do miss those days. Thanks for the vids Pete. 😎
Pete I have to say there is something therapeutic about you're channel I don't know how because I live in Dublin city Ireland but it really is like therapy 🤣🤣🤣 your a great man. Peace 🇮🇪
@@vinylrevolutions9718 I thought I was mad well at least now there's two of us 🤣🤣🤣 , I just chill watch this man he seems to have an idyllic life but the grass is always greener I suppose. Peace 🇮🇪
Hi Pete, I think this is the third hay season I am watching now, I never want to miss you on any seasonal work. I find it all interesting as there is always a different machine or you are considering a change to last year depending how the rainfall is going, or how the pasture is growing. Thank you. Dave.
Good Day to you Pete! Love the videos! That hat may look goofy but it's way better than having skin cancer. I have a friend at work who is a big time hay farmer and he just had 30 stiches removed from his chest after having a skin cancer removed. I have a hat just like yours that I wear in the summer too. The old MD looks and sounds great! You did a top notch job restoring her and I know what a great sense of accomplishment you must feel while making this video. Keep up the good work!
I like your farmall MD I like older tractors that are diesel you did a nice job restoring it. I'll bet your dad is so tickled, and very proud of you. I sure do like the sound of it, and watching it work.
Wow, does this ever bring back memories of my growing up years on a small farm in Northern Wisconsin. I spent a lot of time on the tractor racking hay and baling for my Dad. I had 3 older brothers but can’t remember why I was always doing it. I must have liked it 😊Thank you
Driving around in circles on your shiny red tractor making that wonderful smelling hay....I am soooo jealous...Thanks for the great video...so soothing.
love the MD. I have a 1951 MD. It runs well but needs some TLC. I watched you rebuild it. May need to reach out for some advice once and awhile when i start restoring mine. thanks for the videos.
You read my mind, on last video when you were cutting I saw that beautiful tractor all dusty and was thinking, he can't do that to that tractor, can he? Keep on smiling.
Hey Pete i like the new direction you have picked for the channel! The quality, content, and editing is on a whole new level! Good for you!!! Keep up the hard work! Its great to see you and the old red girls working!
Love the aerial views, really adds to the perspective. Your area looks beautiful and so does that hay. Hope the weather stays good, have a great fun day making hay.
I love the sound of the transmission, rear end and engine when you put it in road gear and let out the clutch, launching forward as the big tires get 100% bite on the pavement.
I'm learning so much about grass and pasture management. Thank you for the videos on hay, grass and the equipment for making hay. More equipment videos please!
Yes you are pushing me back to all most 70 years when I got to operate the H or M don't remember now on the side rake I was just 12 or 13 thanks for the memories.
Glad to see you broke out the full coverage hat. Those visits to the dermatologist are no fun when you get older. Your footage and editing just get better all the time.
Absolutely love the sound of the MD. Had one on our dairy farm and I miss her. Spent many hours in the seat. It was always fun to hit road gear with a load on. The smoke trail was epic.
I've been waiting for spring for your Upstate lush beautiful green pastures ; and watching you cuttiing and raking the hay field. Thank you for taking me along on your & Hilary's farm life videos!
What an enjoyable day helping you! We wore similar hats to help prevent the sun eating up our skin. I think we did a nice job tedding. Can’t wait to help make hay bales.
Always great video's Pete. like a lot of others I love the drone footage. keeps what you are doing into perspective, and we get to see "The whole Picture" love listening to the "normal tractor and tedder sounds can almost smell the hay. Well I will shortly, I'm surrounded by a hay field here and farmer next door cuts it for the hay. so will be smelling that probably day or two later than your schedule here in Western Ma. Next to Ioka Farms just in case you might have heard of them. Man! the MD looks gorgeous out in that sunlight. stick your chest out with pride Pete you did a great job on the rebuild and the restoration paint etc. I can almost smell the new paint job still. thanks for sharing. ECF
It can with a well running piece of equipment, but breaking down in the middle of the day or field is not fun all, but pain in the keystir. You have to stop and fix what is wrong and hope nothing else goes wrong.
Pete, this was so cool. Us city folk don't always know what you guys do for like hay. I can just smell the hay and sunshine. Your tractor sure looks good. I love your OH State shirt. Go Bucks! Janet 🐔🐔🌻🌻🐮🐮🐃🐃☕️☕️✌️✌️
Ok I’m sure I am in love with your Farmall MD! Great video seeing the tractor and tedding from all angles. Beautiful footage. I’m sure raking and baling will be great as well no matter which tractor you use.
It was great meeting you at the Ithaca Farmer's market this past Saturday. The pork belly was delicious even though it was my first time ever making one and I was super nervous I was going to mess it up, and the eggs were amazing with the French Toast :)
Hi Pete. Glad to see you are getting after the hay. I live in Eden NY and all of our hay fields are still very wet. Standing water in some spots still. I sure wish I could get a start on hay this early like you. We make small square bails for our horse barn. We have 30 horses we board here. Hopefully the dry weather hits our area soon so we can get to bailing too. Keep up the good work!
I love watching the old iron working. All of my equipment is well seasoned and years ago I had a young man helping me and he was commenting on the old equipment, comparing it to the new equipment of another farmer he worked for. The difference? Of course the new equipment might be faster but in exchange for the debt, I'll go a little slower.
Today heard a Bobwhite for the first time in 6 years. Fallow or grazed land because tobacco doesn’t pay the bills and retirees buy land and let it lay fallow. Love 💗 to watch the haying. Used to drive the Allis Chalmers and load square bales. Liked it.
