Chopping 1st Cutting Alfalfa

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video Mike, Theres nothing more relaxing than watching a silage video, thanks for sharing

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Tony. I agree, silage videos are great

[@ianhaggart1438]

Wow... you even look like you were flat out busy.. 😅😜... glad you got some standby powerhouses to carry on the work when one has a brake now and again 😊.. stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mikep7810]

Yeah it was a busy day for sure

[@markfleck7981]

Love all them older tractors you have. They are great looks like old school farming love it.

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Mark. They are great old tractors

[@genechronister7085]

Another awesome vid! Finally haying is getting going out here in nv. Stay safe and keep the deere's running

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Gene

[@waltdietz5279]

Enjoyed your video and enthusiasticly signed up - you’re a breath of fresh air to an old city guy. Got connected through visit yesterday to NJ. Look forward to watching your old tractor material, a real passion of mine. Best to you

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Walt. I appreciate you subscribing to the channel

[@paulreis1648]

Great video Mike those tractors are some of the best ones John Deere ever made

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Paul. We love our old sound guard John Deeres

[@kevb9578]

Just found your channel lol. I was listening to a podcast you were on. I must be living under a rock! Anyhow looks good. I worked in Virgil in 00-02 at a dairy. I remember chopping corn for your niegbor one day. 👍🏻

[@mikep7810]

That's cool, right over the hill!

[@glenkellner9936]

Thanks for the video it’s definitely a busy time of the year.

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Glen. It sure is

[@RickPerry4960]

It’s always not good when a key tractor goes down… but glad you have some back-ups to pull the big chopper.. great video..

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Rick. Yeah it sucks but you just gotta make it work

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video hope you have a great haying season

[@mikep7810]

Thank you John

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Open station tractor is handy on the blower! You don't have to walk around to engage PTO and throttle, if you're arms are long enough! We ran a Ford 9600 at the blower, and you could hit the stuff from the right side door. Great video!

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Morgan. I've always thought having a tractor with a 4 post would be great on the blower. Now after using one on the blower I'd love to have one for the blower and some other small jobs

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@mikep7810 We ran a Ford 9600 to the blower with a Hinson "cab", but rarely had the doors on it. Had the RH steps so you could easily reach PTO and throttle without going around, or through a little window. JD didn't have RH door available until the original 6000/7000 series in the 90's. Something that always bugged me about the SoundGard's.

[@kevinwallace4751]

I just love yalls operation Mike. Busy time of year. But you always get it did. Be safe. Take care buddy👍

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Kevin. Glad you love our operation

[@scottsargent8564]

Always enjoy the hay and chopping videos Mike. Never fails you can be on top of things like oil and filter changes and "BOOM" a flat tire or broken oil line or a seal goes bad. Well now that's all over with and out of the way its time to get stuff done. Stay safe and I will look forward to your next one

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Scott. I guess how exciting would the day be if everything went to plan! LOL

[@toddseefeld8469]

Great video Mike, the 4040 still earning her keep

[@mikep7810]

That 4040 has worked a lot of hours on 2 different KZbinr's farms!

[@toddseefeld8469]

@@mikep7810 FFF

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Nice to have neighbors and family to lend a hand in a pinch. We're baling all of our first cutting again seems ee can get a little extra man power right now. It seemed to work real good last year. Blast from the past is our today but it all gets done just the same .

[@mikep7810]

We chop our alfalfa but the rest of first cutting we are going to round bale

[@carl2755]

It occurred to me that it might make sense to have the 4055 chopping haylage every year since you would be putting the hours on a less expensive tractor. I'm thinking the 2940 could handle the wagons so the 4040 could be on the blower.

[@mikep7810]

Its a good idea to keep the hours off the more expensive tractor but the 4555 handles the chopper much better

[@JefferySchulz]

Do you ever use your 520 narrow front John Deere for anything?

[@mikep7810]

Not really. Just to move some small equipment and wagons around

[@antonyfarming]

good job 👍always good to swap tractors around when one breaks you can carry on 👌👍👍

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. It was good to have a back up

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video, like I always say it is what it is , stuff breaks , we love our 4955 its turned up too , only issue is it has too much power for our fb 230

[@mikep7810]

Yeah things break, especially the older stuff. Still great equipment though

[@MATTREBARCHEK]

WE JUST GOT FIRST CROP HAY DONE ON SUNDAY WE GOT OVER 80 BALES WITH ALL THE RAIN LAST YEAR WE ONLY GOT 63 SO WHAT DIFFERENT'S FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. THANKS MIKE

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Matt. Good to get your first crop hay done

[@2cylinderjohndeere720]

I am surprised that the 4250 isn't turned up. A lot of those are running at 145 to 160 horsepower.

[@mikep7810]

Yeah, all the people that owned it before us left it stock

[@davetylutki]

love them sound guards

[@mikep7810]

They are great tractors

[@noehueber6602]

Hello everyone great vidéo thanks mike Looking great and great equipement for silage curently i run with a john deere 6030 with no till planting beans with a max emerge 12 row planter in Alsace in France great john deere from US equipement US muscle 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. Those 6030s are good old tractors!

[@noehueber6602]

@@mikep7810 yes mike this is a very good model from john deere and i love this sound from 6030 engine

[@clinthochrein888]

Awesome farm neighbors , unfortunately break downs don’t have set hours although we wish it did right? 😁

[@mikep7810]

That's for sure. Luckily it didn't set us back too much

[@mattdegner642]

If you wanted to, the 4055 and 4250 would be fine at 150.

[@mikep7810]

Yeah we talked about that when we got the FP240 and ultimately decided to go with another tractor

[@dembeckfarms]

Long have I waited for this video

[@mikep7810]

And here it is. Enjoy the entertainment!

[@kcbennett5691]

What happened to the stack that was on the 4055

[@mikep7810]

Its leaning up against my tool box

[@kcbennett5691]

@@mikep7810 why don’t you have it on it

[@mikep7810]

@@kcbennett5691 Just decided to go back to the natural look. I always have it if I want to put it on the 4555, 4055, or 4250

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Nights weekends and holidays 🤦‍♂️ 💩 doesn’t break at 1 pm on a Tuesday 😂

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Always.... Every time.

[@mikep7810]

Absolutely. Luckily it didn't set us back too much. Just some scrambling around to get the other tractors to finish the job

[@chargermopar]

As long as you have a shirt with sleeves I know the hay isn't going to be a pain to handle.

[@mikep7810]

Haha that is true, I'll have to make round bales in a sleeveless shirt

[@chargermopar]

@@mikep7810 Yes keep us guessing what kind of work you will be doing. From experience though the cut off shirts really make a difference in hot humid weather.

[@gamefarmer188]

The 4555 is causing you all sorts of problems trade it for a 7810

[@robertsevert]

Things break down! a 7810 would be nice.

[@mikep7810]

A 7810 would be great. The 4555 isn't causing us all sorts of problems. An oil line got a pin hole in it and we got it fixed and back up and running

[@gamefarmer188]

@@mikep7810 I was being sarcastic

[@mikep7810]

@@gamefarmer188 Ah, gotcha. 👍👍

[@carloscordova6934]

🚜👌💪🙂

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Carlos

[@danaedwards5464]

should get some milk out of that feed looks good

[@mikep7810]

Yeah it was really nice looking stuff

[@bryankeator8396]

Don't be wasting you time and hours running 45 on the mower. Don't care what people say. It's over kill. 4320 would run that mower. Now you choping with a smaller tractor

[@mikep7810]

The power is nice but the main reason I run the 4555 on the mower is for the weight. We have some good hills and I was getting pushed when I was mowing with the 4250. Not to mention the 4555 is already a 1000 pto and with the other tractors I would have to switch back and forth. What we need and have talked about is another tractor to put on the mower so we can leave the 4555 on the chopper. The pin hole that was in the line didn't come from running the tractor on the mower. If we kept it on the chopper then it would have went when we were chopping

[@bryankeator8396]

Agree. We just always learned. Don't always run your big horse when not needed. Have a good one mike

[@mikep7810]

@bryankeator8396 I agree with you the 4555 is a bit overkill for it. I'd love to get a 7810 for it

[@tfik3754]

@@mikep7810I’ll tell you one thing is you don’t need anymore tractors just switch ptos take 2 minutes

[@codymccauly349]

Hey I am busy a little bit I can watch a video tomorrow after Trump I wish you or not

[@mikep7810]

Thanks for checking it out

[@codymccauly349]

@@mikep7810 no problem Mike