#26 Kioti CK3510 Brush Hogging 7ft Tall Switchgrass

[@markjones4090]

That's a nice perspective from the verandah Adam. Nice work on slashing the paddock, I always slash with the front loader on as well. How about a maze on that parcel of land. 10 years ago my wife wanted to grow truffles as a hobby, I thought she was mad but we set up 5 acres . It took 6 years to get a crop but the last 2 years she has earned over $30K. Not bad for a hobby. Last year I built her a gypsy wagon as a craft room, always the entrepreneur she said we could rent it out as accommodation for tourists so I converted it to have a small bathroom and kitchen and placed it down by one of the creeks, now she rents it out for $150 pet night. Amazing what you can do with a piece of land with some creative ideas.

[@HometownAcres]

Wow, $30k?! You need to make a video about that lol. I know nothing about truffles but for $30k I’d learn

[@markjones4090]

@@HometownAcres I'll leave the videos to experts like you. They grow on the roots of certain tree species, in our case Hazelnut trees and you have to let the sun get to the ground and they require alkaline soil and we had to plow in lime to get the soil ph correct. Only maitinance is pruning the trees once a year and mowing under the trees. My wife hires a truffle dog each year to sniff and let you know where the truffles are located under the ground. Last year she got $1500 per kilo for the truffles and she expects to get closer to $2K this year, she also sells the hazelnuts about 2 ton last year to another hazelnut farm who sell hazelnut products. The $30K is profit after expenses. By the way I don't eat the truffles, to me its like eating dirt, but I guess others have a more discerning taste, I do like hazelnuts though. Set up costs were; We have about 600 trees and they cost us about $16 each for the inoculated trees. She was quoted about $12K per acre to set up irrigation and I said no way so a friend and myself did it for $6K. Electric fencing cost $2K and lime was about $1500 so roughly about $20K to set up. It takes 5-6 years to get your first truffle crop and in our case 6 years,although we were picking hazelnuts after 3 years. We will start harvesting this years crop in mid July.

[@HometownAcres]

Mark Jones wow that is great information. I’m curious how different our climates are though and whether the climate here would provide the same growing conditions. I believe you said you are in Australia correct?

[@markjones4090]

@@HometownAcres Adam I live in Tasmania the little island below the big Island of Australia. Climate in Tassie is cooler than the mainland Australia. Truffles requires hot summer temperatures and cold winter temperatures As a general rule, a average daily temp of about 20 degrees Celsius in the summer and average of about 5 degrees Celsius in winter is desirable. Some say a rule of thumb is at least 10 frosts during the winter. As I type this the temp is -2 deg Celsius.

[@markjones4090]

My wife just told me they also grow on oak trees so you may be able to have timber and truffles?

[@Bediasman]

Good info on leaving the FEL on to save the paint, thanks

[@Korycaswell7887]

When you start the rear PTO keep the engine rpms low with the rotary cutter away from tall grass. Then raise rpms and then start cutting. Also when turning PTO off lower RPMs first then disengage the PTO. If you don’t the inertia will shear off the brake tab in the clutch pack internally in the transmission. Saw that ALOT when I worked for Kioti tech support. I personally recommend getting a overrun clutch/coupler between the PTO out and the implement. Also there’s a new fitting for the third function fitting at the valve on the transmission also rear remote fittings have been updated. When the o-rings fail. There’s an updated fitting.

[@MidwestGarage]

Glad to see you got a tractor, I’ll have to watch your other video. Great video here, that’s a good tip about leaving the bucket on! Keep it up bud!

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks for tuning in. Maybe I’ll enlist your help when it comes time to turn the wrench on this guy haha take care buddy!

[@MidwestGarage]

@@HometownAcres Haha that sounds good man, I'd be happy to help!

[@teamstucker624]

Your background view is amazing the clouds and rolling ridges/hills are nice to look at. Go with big timber and maybe some fruit trees but big hardwoods and always nice to have around. That Tractor is doing a great job. Personal riding Trails are nice but semi public go kart/dirt bike tracks are a mess people are not responsible these days. Thanks for sharing have a great upcoming weekend.

[@HometownAcres]

Thanks a lot. Yeah the view is what sold us on the property. We were thinking of doing mostly Cherry since it’s a pretty valuable hardwood and it grows a lot faster than oak. Thinking maybe in 30-35 years it will be harvestable

[@teamstucker624]

@@HometownAcres Good choice on cherry maybe sprinkle in a few Cedar Trees I love the smell Cedar lumber also a valuable tree and Walnuts too.

[@HometownAcres]

I was originally thinking all walnut but I think they take a little longer to mature. And we don’t have as many of them in the woods behind the house so I figure if we have an abundance of cherry trees already there must be something they like in the soil. I’d say for every 20 cherry trees we have 1 walnut. We do have a ton of red oak trees but they take 60-80 years to be of good timberable size. I’d never see that

[@Shambala_G]

Thanks for the video. Very straightforward and informative 👍

[@EstesRanch]

Another good reason to mow with a bucket is “skimming” the ground for debris. I’ve mowed places and found all kinds of unusual stuff

[@brucebello2049]

Well done Adam

[@markfredericks9892]

Cows are a sensible option for that field! They'll eat the grass so you don't have to mow it, and provide you with food, while building topsoil and increasing bio-diversity.

[@HometownAcres]

That’d be one expensive fence though right?

[@NorthForkHollow]

If had that open space, I would start a side farm business and plant fruit trees with some blueberries and raspberries around the outside. The trees will take 5 -8 years to really start producing well. But eventually you can make some decent side money off 9 acres of fruit trees. Plus have plenty for yourselves. And with a farm business there are tons of tax benefits and write-offs. That would be my suggestion! But awesome to see another video from you. Looking forward to more. Keep them coming!

[@HometownAcres]

We’d have to find somewhere that we could get baby fruit trees for relatively cheap or else it would cost a small fortune to plant 9 acres haha. But I really like that idea. It would be awesome to have all the fresh fruit we could eat and make some money as well

[@NorthForkHollow]

@@HometownAcres I would bet there are nurseries that will sell 1 year old bare root fruit trees for a decent price. Or even try your hand at starting seeds. My son took some apple seeds from an apple he was eating and froze them over the winter. Then planted a few this spring and several have come up. We can't remember what kind of apple it was. But could be a fun experiment to try starting some seeds.

[@bkbrown5881]

Plant corn, sell corn, cut a corn maze, charge admission, cut corn. Do it all again next year. Keeping it simple but fun for kids.

[@666bruv]

Funny looking boxblade

[@WoolysWorld]

That's awesome!! Made some job of it, I think your right to go with timber/ trees, less work and you can enjoy it with the family when it grows up a bit

[@HometownAcres]

I’ve done some research and I think I could plant about 600 trees / acre which would be roughly 5,400 trees. I saw your challenge about planting 150 trees per person. I think I’ll make up for some of the slackers haha

[@WoolysWorld]

@@HometownAcres lol, brilliant, do a response video

[@daleatkins2575]

just a suggestion but you would save the life of your clutch and also your pto clutch if you engaged your rotory cutter at a much lower rpm then increase it to the suggested idle range for cutting. have a nice day.

[@HometownAcres]

I have started engaging it at around 1500 rpms rather than 2000 and it has been much better

[@garypeace1059]

@@HometownAcres You can actually engage it at an idle and it will not shake at all then increase your rpm speed up. I have been doing that for years and it seems to be much better on both the bush hog as well as the tractor and pto........This also helps when idling up and syncing the blades with the speed of the engine rpm's..... MUCH SMOOTHER..... CHEERS

[@sethwellnitz262]

Vineyard! Make your own wine and could make way more than $300! Great channel.

[@HometownAcres]

I’m not gonna like that would be pretty awesome to make your own wine haha

[@sethwellnitz262]

Hometown Acres I mean you could build your own tasting facility and host events as well. I mean if you do let me know I’d come visit!

[@jakeMTSU]

@@HometownAcres just dont drink your profit...

[@joeyshofner639]

Thought about a few cows, or sheep?

[@filipemarques1250]

Wow many acres have your property?

[@HometownAcres]

44

[@filipemarques1250]

@@HometownAcres and the tractor it's enough?

[@jrprahl5429]

Nice mow job! I saw your comment from 7 months ago but do you still like your Kioti? Any problems? How may hours now?

[@HometownAcres]

Just turned 100 hours. Only complain on it is the hazard lights on the rops bar are really flimsy. Broke one the first day I had it. Other than that the tractor is solid. Works hard and haven’t had any issues with it

[@bigtoolrackcanada4178]

Hey buddy. Is there a video that tells your story? Are you solely working on your homestead or do you still have a conventional occupation?

[@kipcudd7253]

Livestock feed out 5 calves, electric fence. Keep 2 calves to butcher sell the other 3 when 1000 lbs. Then rent a no till planter plant a grass good for your area, plant trees to harvest, get a sawmill.

[@HometownAcres]

That sounds like an awesome plan

[@daleatkins2575]

nice tractor by the way im about to purchase me a kioti tractor. is thier any cons i should know about kioti's? thanks!

[@HometownAcres]

The only thing I could recommend would be to get the more premium 3pt telescopic link arms

[@coreyriley7160]

Timber is a great idea ! As stated, Cherry would be nice or Black Walnut ?

[@HometownAcres]

We have an abundance of cherry on the property which is why we’re leaning that way. Nature is telling me we have the soil for it. Only a few black walnuts unfortunately. I’d love to have an endless supply of walnuts haha

[@NorthForkHollow]

Walnut trees will take 20-30 years before they start making a good crop of walnuts. And to make decent lumber would probably take 70-80 years for walnuts.

[@HometownAcres]

That’s good to know. Maybe I’ll put a couple hundred walnut trees in for the future generations and then plant the rest with cherry and maple. Something we can harvest in our lifetime

[@NorthForkHollow]

@@HometownAcres Reminds me of the old saying I heard awhile back "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." Not saying you are old, but planting trees that we will never reap the benefits from is a wise vision.

[@HometownAcres]

I’ve never heard that before but I love that. Thank you for sharing that. That one’s gonna stick with me

[@geraldrachoy8245]

That Looks like Good ground To Plant Christmas Trees, altho the first crop might take 7yrs, They make alot money, gad a friend in michigan , and Indiana, they did very well with Christmas,one still does, just a Thought didn't ck VEDIO to see where you live but the land looks perfect Christmas trees.

[@-lupa6698]

Christmas Tree farm 🎄

[@justinshaw5706]

Hops?

[@DJ-uk5mm]

👍👏

[@mossfamily2000]

Dirt bikes or go carts is awesome. I thought about doing the same. Downside is you have people there all the time 🤨

[@mikesecondo2254]

Did he say Coyote??

[@tdukes7091]

Engage the pto at low rpm, then increase to operating rpm.

[@jakeMTSU]

9 acres for that... i would own the world!

[@hollienguyen5222]

Agrotourism - You can do all of that. Put in fruit trees, berry plants, dig a pond and put in campsites. Allow people to stay on site and experience farm life.

[@sharonbarton1888]

You can cut pines every 10 to 15 years for income. Plus you can bale the pine straw to sell. Next time no music so you can hear the tractor and Bush hog perform.

[@kevinbrewer2141]

produce is a great money make if you have a good season and time. But like anything else it's supply and demand. I know your dealer. I build his oil show room and house. He is a great guy I will be getting a tractor from him .

[@HometownAcres]

I think we will probably do a vegetable garden next year. Maybe like 1/2 to a full acre. I don’t think there’s enough time in the day for me to grow 9 acres of vegetables by myself haha. The next time you see Sean please let him know you’ve been watching our channel. I’d like to partner with him in the future and demo some new attachments/ equipment here on the channel. Thanks Kevin!

[@Derzyyy]

you should grow crops that you can bag and sell for deer baiting. Not sure about the laws in your state but in Michigan most of the time it is legal depending on the govener. Usually I see a bag of carrots go for 5$ or apples or corn. Doesn't need to be perfect either the deer wont care.

[@theawakening5548]

I know I am a bit late, but a vineyard would be good to have out there. It does not take long for grapes to produce and they have little maintenance. I would be careful of the go kart/dirt track unless you have good insurance. You do not want to loose the land or your house due to someone getting hurt or worse.

[@HometownAcres]

Yeah we just planted 36 blueberry bushes for a start. I think we’re gonna slowly add to it and make a small fruit orchard. Next will be apples, pears peaches and plums. Then we might do some grapes

[@theawakening5548]

@@HometownAcres Just watched the blueberry video, that is good choice. Be careful with the apples try to get a breed that is resistant to fire blight. I am going to put some grapes on our property, I want to make some wine, going to go with a muscat.

[@poorfatman5317]

Enough and plenty is the same thing and if you throttle it up you'll have way more power

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN I HAVE A KUBOTA TRACTOR , FIRST I LET WARM UP FOR MIN , OR 2 THEN I USE MY HAND THOTTLE WIDE OPEN / HIGH RANGE AN FIRST GEAR , WITH 5 FOOT DECK AND 4 FOOT CUTTER

[@bud1412]

Long term, planting in tree could be a could retirement sources,

[@mikemay2080]

Plant trees it will pay off in the long run

[@liftyzig]

Bet that farmers cryin' watching you brushhog hundreds of dollars worth of crop

[@HometownAcres]

I used the word farmer loosely. This guy was has a pretty large operation. He owns 3,000 acres and leases probably about half that much from land owners. He’s big enough that he can throw his weight around and try to take advantage of the land owners so I doubt he misses my measly 9 acres but even if he did I wasn’t going to be taken advantage of. Thanks for the comment buddy. Take care!

[@liftyzig]

@@HometownAcres gotcha! We actually do hay on several neighboring fields, thankfully no one charges us anything but we do plow their driveways in the winter so it all works out. Sounds like a different caliber farmer you have there that's for sure, we are little guys compared to that!

[@HometownAcres]

Yeah I think I’d cut him a little more slack if it was a small local family farmer but this guy is like the wal mart of farmers. And I don’t like being thrown around haha

[@mikeshobbyhomestead8917]

Any golfers in the area? Set up a driving range. Probably make good money if people like to hit golf balls.

[@HometownAcres]

That would actually be an awesome idea. Hadn’t thought of that one. The only negative I can see if that it’d be pretty high maintenance. Mowing, collecting golf balls, hiring someone to run a register or get a ball dispenser, maintaining tee boxes. I’d have to quit my day job lol. Really interesting idea though

[@MrAFJones]

Make a corn maze and pumpkin patch!

[@HometownAcres]

I’ve thought about that. I’d love to have a big fall palooza here at the property with corn maze, hay rides, pumpkin picking. It’s just a matter of making it happen. Thanks for the advice!

[@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato]

Beef cattle, goats, and a donkey

[@HometownAcres]

That would be cool. I could probably do 5 or 6 head of beef cattle

[@Drtechvr]

Please can you make a video on how to mount brush hog to kioti . Please am looking for it on KZbin but I can't fine , it or someone help me where can find to to mount it Thanks

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN , I USE TO HAVE 2 . 7 ACS IN PINES , AFTER LOGGER CUT PINE TREE DOWN , I MAKE $ 150,000.00

[@francisneddo8622]

grow hemp

[@HometownAcres]

Lol. I’ve thought about just brush hogging it for another few years until it’s legal and then doing it. I’d have to put up some serious fencing to keep people out

[@jakeMTSU]

@@HometownAcres Cannabis will earn your more :) :) :) lol

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN , N E V E R USE HALF THOTTLE , U ARE LUGING TRACTOR DOWN / WIDE OPEN USE HAND THOTTLE ONLY / THIS WAY WILL CUT BETTER / ALL U ARE DOING CHOKE ENGINE DOWN

[@jonsmith3623]

Grow weed🤠

[@dennynisevic7848]

Hahaaaa , bee nice Jon , ok,shhhhh