Claas Triple Mower

[@markrandall1969]

Nice looking Claas setup. A typical setup for here in the UK. The V conditioners are the best for alfalfa and you will find that in a dry crop you will get much leaf shatter for hay. The roller conditioners are much better for alfalfa hay. However in a rye grass crop the V conditioners are untouchable, and likewise with any grass sileage crop.

[@FailureatRetirement]

I occasionally take my bale wagon to lunch. Mildly amusing to see it in the shopping center lot while I make a run for the border 😂

[@elmton.john.1961.]

Entertaining show Trevor, watching you in the squeeze makes you realize how you take thing's for granted, you use five levers with your right hand, steering in different directions with your left and probably using both feet on pedals all within a split second of each other. Keep up the good work Trevor.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

You nailed it! 20 years in these things!

[@thr8061]

Most large dairies (500+ cows) here in Wisconsin use multiple triple-mowers to cut their winter triticale or rye, 5-7 crops of alfalfa and some winter wheat. Most merge with large mergers, chop with very large Claas or JD harvesters into semis or large trucks and pack in huge piles.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

That is awesome!

[@recklessbehaviour01]

I mentioned a few years ago that you should get some of those mowers. Hay dries quick and you can rake it later to what configuration you want, you can split the raking however you want. Of course, you have to do what’s best for you.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yeah, it’s super cool. I really enjoy seeing it. Maybe in the future! We are always open to change!!

[@kellysmith2502]

Luv seeing the equipment operating! Good drone footage.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Me too. I should have climbed up with him. But it’s always weird when it’s not your equipment.

[@jtn-minn8105]

They call them flail crimpers up here in Minny-sota,don't see them very often, mostly rubber or steel roller crimpers now days.

[@robmorgan5876]

Another interesting video. Thanks for all you do. All the best for the new hay season.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you!! It’s daunting knowing it’s here. I didn’t do a good job last year. I need to step it up.

[@craighooligan6173]

Good day sir. Crazy your cutting alfalfa already and we are still snowy in central Wyo. Question, i noticed random tracks on through the feild I assume sprayer. If so what are you after ? Iie (weavel, blister Beatles... ) I'm sur you have other pest we have neve dreamed of.

[@Methxdz]

Mr. Bales. Have you ever used auction sites for your farm equipment? Gov planet and gov deals are good sites to check for quality, maintained equipment.

[@JamesPecora]

I am new to your channel. Have only watched a few of your vidios. I know you are a hay grower,but what do you rotate these fields in when the alfalfa peters out. You might have mentioned it in another vidio,but I havent watched them all yet..Great vidios by the way.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Hi! Welcome!! First we drill winter Rye grass into an older (3 to 4 years) stand. After the rye dies out in the late spring, we plant Sudan grass. We harvest it once or twice, then grow it up 6 to 7 feet tall, and disc it under. Some years we grow wheat or triticale.

[@wilfharder3857]

All that the claas tractor needs is a reverse fan to keep the chaff off the rad screen, 30 ft at 10 mph , wow!!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I agree. It would clean that screen up!

[@dennislaughton1676]

Talk about fast, I recall cutting hay with a sickle mower at a slow walking speed, no speedo on the 9N.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Ugggg I remember thinking “yes, cutting at 3.5 mph!!”

[@Methxdz]

Imagine that big bastard bearing down on you 😂😂 holy smokes!

[@AGRICOLADELGALLEGO]

¿Ya realizas el 1 corte?aqui en España(ARAGON) aun tardaremos 15 dias en el mejor de los casos. el acondicionador de mayal no es aconsejable aqui si vas a empacar en seco...¿ahi funciona para empacar sin romper la parte superior de la planta?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We are on second cut, kind of.

[@JoaoPires-pd9ot]

Oi 👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@hubertbroenner5322]

Dein Fendt mit diesem Mäher und Du bist der King

[@HootakaBJ]

Watching you in the “Squeeze”… it’s an automatic I know… but is Forward /Reverse done with your feet? Your right hand is the hydros… left is on the wheel… I watched again and it looks like there is an extra pedal🤷🏽‍♂️🤔

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yes! I’ll make another video of each piece of the “puzzle”. Left foot is forward/reverse also a brake pedal with a neutral. Right foot is throttle and brake. Left hand is steering. Right hand is up/down. Tilt forward/reverse side shift left/right. The left fork open/close and right fork open/close.

[@HootakaBJ]

Much appreciated! I know you have many hours (years) in it!! As your very SMOOTH 👍🏽

[@thibaudchabot8387]

Salut manu c'est qui le bruit dans ton atelier ?

[@lukepullen5467]

Your big fendt would look mint with a triple set of krone on it.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Agreed.

[@AzizSabh]

Very good friend. I have dream to work on alfalfa hay. On that time I produce a good quality of alfalfa seed and help the peoples of Pakistan. I wish to go USA and work with US alfalfa farmers, but it is more difficult to go USA from Pakistan because of visa conditions and costly expenses. Good luck

[@chadrogers5925]

What is Honeycutt doing g there

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

They rent pens from us. Probably the past 10+ years.

[@smcox1991]

It’s weird that John Deere or one of these massive companies hasn’t made a mower with a folding head thats 45’wide.

[@farmershelper6203]

Mini videos ago you said you was looking for a different kind of mower I suggested a triple mower. You said they didn't work on your land. I got to thinking I wouldn't know why. we use them and we got rocks in our ground is not level like yours. Now when I say rocks I don't mean just a little rocks laying on the ground. I mean big rocks sticking up out of the ground. A lot of them is hidden under the hay Thanks for sharing with us

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It has more to do with the hay rakes and our boarders for irrigation. The custom green chop crew is different. They don’t require the same consistency we need.

[@christopherhughes2087]

why is American equipment so antiquated ? i just don't understand why they haven't gone forward with grass science and technology ? I think they could learn so much from Europe that would increase productivity. Those mowers are state of the art, the truck would have been loaded far better with a telehandler ?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Unfortunately, I think you are wrong on this specific thing. Yes Europe has better technology on many things. In this case, a telehandler would have to be loaded up on a flatbed trailer and then hauled by another semi, and then load at similar to slower speeds. Instead of hauling a telehandler around, we drive this machine at 120 KPH. You might say, haul the telehandler and hay on the same trailer. But then I’m over weight. Or I’m not maximizing the hay on the trailer. I do agree that some things are more advanced, in this instance, I disagree with you.

[@pb9669]

What drone do you use ?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

DJI I don’t remember which one.

[@johnnylawson69]

There is no option for a thumbs up.

[@TimMai-tf5pc]

Must be the night crew leaving their trash in the squeezes. Perhaps they can do better. Enjoyed the info on mowers

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

lol night crew? There is only one crew.

[@tomwillis9051]

little disappointed.. I was HOPING Mr. Bales would do a pros and con in this video.. As an irrigated grower up north who rents out but thinking of doing it myself.. I have often times wondered why we are not adopting the triple row mowers.. Seems to me 36 feet versus 16 would be faster, less labor, and just as consistent of windrows as a 16 foot Massey.. Granted 12 foot windrows versus 16 but still..

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It’s a bit of a long explanation. If you have irrigated borders and the distance between borders, and the different fields you have. The border width isn’t always the same. What size rakes you have. If you run mergers. If you are baling or chopping. If you are on dry land or pivot or sub surface drip. Or big baling or small baling. It all plays into whether or not you’d run one.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

In other words, if I went to this, I would have to make some MAJOR changes. My pros and cons are different to other farmers.

[@HootakaBJ]

Thank you!! That was my question too… you tie up a tractor but when mowing season is over… you do have an another versatile piece of equipment…where as a swather just waits to mow(ie a combine)… but just comparing $$ …. Is the triple mowers and tractor more $$ than 2 swathers ? (Also I do realize in AZ you mow a LOT😎🤑😜)

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@HootakaBJ that’s the other thing. We mow February- December some years. That means we couldn’t share the mowing tractor. These mowers never come off. In other places, you are 100% correct. You could use the tractor for something else.

[@tomwillis9051]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I can see application would play a crucial role... But biggest concern/question/hope was "does it work" having 36 feet hanging down?? Application here is center pivots (so distance between towers) but topographical (not perfectly flat but up and down) and we've got rocks (but have them hidden regardless of head size)... So I was hoping to see maybe a little side by side comparisons and pros and cons would have been interesting to watch.. But the flails were interesting and can only guess they are for cutting silage applications only.. Maybe when you have a free day a side by side comparison along with pros and cons might be a fun video...

[@albertlabrouche159]

Flail conditioner. Instead of crimp comditioner.

[@dkenney3076]

Okay but can we get a bales hay farm.and ranch map in fs22?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

They started it. Not sure what happened? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hubertbroenner5322]

Ich fahre einen Fendt 724 mit einer Claas trippel Mäher ohne Autoswater,für deinen Einsatz würde ich beim Mäher die RC Ausführung empfehlen

[@mesh1248]

Id be fired if i stopped for lunch while driving tractor lol

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

That’s terrible.

[@lenzp2776]

I don’t get why you need a windrower, when you can have a triple mower.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I don’t have a triple mower. This belongs to a custom harvest company.

[@lenzp2776]

I mean in general. I don’t get the concept of a windrow, when you can have a triple mower.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@lenzp2776 price for 1. The way the triple mower lays it down isn’t the same. Size of the tractor and mower. Field set up, the borders… Are the conditioners as good?

[@hughmarcus1]

Those triples are designed for European conditions where the grass is much wetter & the norm is to mow one day & collect with a forager the following day.

[@tyler3148]

Check out mike Mitchell

[@Butch-fn2xr]

First

[@Atlantis838]

Claas

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Boom!!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yes!