BIG OATS COUNTRY

[@keithkuckler2551]

Wow this was great. I love to grow oats for my horses and as a cover crop for alfalfa. I swathed mine with a old Owatonna swather and, loved those steering sticks. I combined it with a pull type Case 400 behind my 4020, nothing better than that Melroe pickup to do the work.I had the same 273 Hayliner baler as well, and, my wife drove while I stacked. Those were the days when a farmer had a real connection to the land.

[@ambermohr9619]

Stunning! A very satisfying viewing/listening experience! I'm sharing this with several oat farmers I know!

[@sandygaul1349]

Just watched this and found it fascinating. I can see why harvesting was an "event" back in the days. After seeing some of those camera angles, I imagine shooting the modern day event took almost as long as the olden day event. Technology, whether it be video or farm related, is amazing. That field seems to go on forever. I hope it brought a good yield. Well done, Dave!

[@stevenladd2822]

Great video, My family has always grown oats, Most people don't realize what Great livestock feed they are, the straw is the best bedding, excellent

[@eggsmarie]

Beautiful footage!

[@chrisgaul866]

Counted 141 shots in this video. Each one planned, shot with probably multiple takes, edited, and timed to the music. Most farming videos are "Hey, how's going? Today we're going to do X" with at best boring generic music, and usually just machinery noise. I'll take these production values over seeing ginormous equipment in action.

[@kennielsen8369]

Brings back memories! My Dad had a John Deere windrower (no cab and probably same vintage as your Hesston) and a Uni Harvestor combine with the pickup attachment. Those were the days. Very cool experience and thanks for sharing.

[@kfhstudios]

Watched this with a whole group and compared it to Bolearoatso to compare harvests and evolution of your video techniques!