Chopping Corn Stalks For Bedding on A Small Dairy Farm!

Today we are chopping corn stalks for bedding. Rain is in the forecast so we decide to get some bedding while we still can! The John Deere 7810 is pulling the New Holland flail chopper. While the Super MTA is hauling loads and making a pile. Thank you all for watching! Let us know in the comments how your fall is going!
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[@michaelreid5307]

I do enjoy watching older machinery still being productively utilised.

[@robertlusnia506]

Have a great weekend

[@user-le7ko7wh6t]

I like the turkey feather on the mta

[@jimgable2422]

I am constantly amazed at your videography skills! The angles and perspectives you use are so realistic. I especially liked your corn picking videos. I have operated a corn picker in the past and your videos made me feel like I was back on the tractor seat again. Thank you great work!

[@dainwilliams4265]

My comments was going to be on the same line of how awesome the videos are shot too. I know it took extra effort but I really appreciate the experience it give, as you mentioned make me feel like I'm on the machine.

[@Travis_Rivers]

God i just love when you guys break out the MTA !!! Love it

[@mikeburgan7675]

Very Nice!

[@user-du1um2pl4g]

I used to Blow LEAVES into a Silage box !!! I had a BILLY GOAT TRUCK LOADER ON THE 3PT HITCH OF MY 706 GERMAN DIESEL AND I WOULD PULL IT FROM YARD TO YARD IT WORKED GOOD!!! YOU COULD GO FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS FULL ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@Martha-vx8bj]

I wonder if you guys bounce around while you are sleeping! I so enjoy your hard work so I thank you.

[@user-uh1uw8jd1i]

First time I’ve seen someone flail chop cornstalks for bedding. What a great idea and good use for them.

[@chrisweinberger3066]

Dad is a beast!! Go man

[@clintonirwin6825]

Brilliant video I used to work for a farmer here in Ireland I drove a 2680 massey Ferguson

[@daviddidur4521]

love that Farmall M!!!!!!

[@billtrotter2105]

Happy Thanksgiving from a farm in western Illinois. You are always welcome if you are ever in this area.

[@Ironvalleylarry]

When I milked I baled corn stocks with my New Holland 66 baler. It was hard on the baler because of all the dirt but it made super bedding.

[@nealyerges8882]

I chop corn stalks in the self unloading wagons but I unloaded it onto old hayfield in wind rows, let it lay few days to dry out, then baled it. It drys fast being chopped up and wind blowing through the wind rows

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Nice info! I was wondering about chopping into the wagons, then baling it after. Putting it in windrows to dry was the missing piece of my puzzle :)

[@Travis_Rivers]

Just a thought fellas , I've seen people take and brushhog those stalks first then rake them and chop them with regular ole chopper works great . You gotta set your rake just right so you don't pull any dirt or rocks up into windrow

[@aaronferstl9703]

We did it the way in the video growing up. You can do all 3 passes in one that way.

[@maikeldidden7310]

a real character that MTA

[@user-du1um2pl4g]

❤❤ that should work GOOD FOR BEDDING !!!! SKIDSTEER WITH A GRAPPLE 😊😊😊

[@tootired76]

Love this channel! Trempealeau County is in the Wisconsin Indian head so that makes it almost Minnesota! You betcha!

[@johnsheeran1908]

Nothing goes to waste on your farm! Awesome!

[@davebumgardner6309]

Keep plugging away! No pun intended lol

[@joeschraubecornfield5945]

We have been cutting corn stalks into windrows for years very good for cattle and better tillage for the year no yield drag great video keep being successful !😊

[@1DirtyMutt]

We cut them with a haybine and baled them. The mower broke the stalks up and bales made them easier to handle.

[@randycharest4507]

Totally enjoyed watching the video guy's 😊

[@danw6014]

We had a 7200 Gehl green chopper and one of the things we used it for was chopping corn stalks for bedding we would chop as the weather allowed into a kicker wagon and fork it off outside the gate to our dry cows and heifers then push it in with the loader. Our chopper was temperamental about PTO RPM change. If you throttled down, the chopper would free wheel until it hit the resistance from the tractor and break the shear bolt. If you had to shut it off you had wait until the chopper stopped rotating before starting again. So i never changed the RPM of the tractor. Making reasonable turns with it was never a problem though.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Lots and lots of work, but worth it. I also love the MTA and the sound of it. Also liked the feather on the tractor. Good luck with the rest of the season. I think the rest of the stalks will be able to be baled because the weather is coming in streaks. Thanks for the video.

[@clintonirwin6825]

I worked with a double chop 339 new holland

[@Butch344]

I love the Farmall ....... great work horse!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Thank you for making and posting! It was very interesting hearing what Dad had to say about the bedding operation, changes in corn plant moisture over the years, and his personal history with piling. Much appreciated!.

[@adammiddleton4037]

Really enjoyed this episode thanks guys

[@daviddobson1113]

When I was a young man we square bailed a lot of corn stalks

[@mikeburd5498]

Wishing all the Geirok’s a Happy Thanksgiving. Eat lots of great food and if you’re traveling, be safe. Fondly from Hokendaqua, PA

[@phillipmaxfield7516]

I forgot what you pick with but we used to pick a 1 row picker sheller and a 2 row later on we used to pick and chop at same time I know its a pain in the butt but it worked well for us we chopped with our regular chopper and used it for filler feed and bedding just like you all we also used mixer wagonto mix chopped stalks with sawdust about 60/40 it keep animals clean very well and because it was chopped fine it breaks down well in manure pile or on fields great to watch you all great work

[@wisconsindairyfarmer737]

Man I love the John Deere 7810's my number one favorite tractor in the world. Keep that 7810 in good condition because you can get some money for it if you need it

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

1 of the best JD ever made! 👍

[@pattyyoung3570]

My brother needed straw I said to cut corn stalks blow in the barn , he said it was the best beading he ever seen . The moisture goes into the pith , and two moisture levels will even out .

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

I like the feather on the super M. I do the same thing.

[@donrainey199]

Great job.. best bedding hands down.. Spent 20yrs in Ford 800 and JD 60 seat.. started driving on road 66 pickup at 10.. hauling grain..

[@russellhansen7622]

Great video! Once again I love your equipment. We had a NHflail chopper like that back in the day, looked just like yours. We would chop stocks and one time we chopped alfalfa while we chopped corn sileage and would put a load of green chop in the upright silo for every so man corn sileage. Pretty nice piece of equipment. Thanks for taking us along.

[@mikegerich1993]

Sawdust is not cheap and has been hard to come by ! Also it doesn't add as much fertilizer to the ground. It actually takes nitrogen out of the ground to decompose the wood.

[@rempson16915]

My husband and I love love love your family and channel! God bless u

[@frankdeegan8974]

Great care must be taken with corn stalks, putting in a pile outside is ok, baling and stacking outside yes, putting bales in a building all to often the building will burn. I have witnessed both ways, some disasters have happened.

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Haven't seen a NH flail unit in use in many years. Good you have 1, GREAT you can use it! A local Dairy Op used the Hesston Stackmaster machine for a few years, but it really didn't work out for them. If you tarped it, it tried to ensile but would rot, if you didn't tarp it, it would just rot in a few months. Great video!

[@bryanbaker1000]

You guys do a great job.

[@jimheise1]

Never saw bedding made this way......always big bales where I live.

[@280813jb]

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone at Gierok farm , I enjoy your videos.

[@possleaholsteinspossbrofar8429]

Cribbed corn😮. Don't see that around here anymore.

[@jeremypronschinske3873]

When my dad had cows we used a flail chopper to cut the stalks down then used a MC chopper to put it in the wagon and we used a blower to put it in the barn

[@ryanbachman9227]

That makes great bedding it heats up smells like silage cattle eat some of it saves on your feed. And it goes right back on the field as fertilizer. To bad they don’t make a flail head for pull type choppers. God bless

[@danw6014]

The hay head would pick it up but they would have chop it and rake it plus it would be very tough on the chopper. If you have ever followed Onelonlyfarmer's channel, he was baling cornstalks for the mushroom barns. I don't remember the manufacturer, but he was using a big flail chopper that windrowed the stalks at one end of the machine.

[@ryanbachman9227]

@@danw6014 I’ve seen a guy use a chopper like that. Someone said it was used for topping sugar beets but I’m not sure

[@danw6014]

@@ryanbachman9227 yes I think they use a flail chopper for beets as well.

[@DonWelter]

The SuMTA is your family go-to tractor for odd jobs!!! Always amazes me how these old girls keep chugging along with a little TLC every now and then. Not hard to see that the no-frills management has kept the dairy thriving through good and bad ag markets.

[@paulmartin8784]

We over run a few hundred RPM on the tractor engine, choppers preform a lot better My dad did it as long as I can remember at least 45 years of my farming days and I don't think it ever hurt the chopper any But of course we run IH tractors so it's easy to do because how they are designed

[@gregfuller4318]

We used to make the pile with the little giant elevator for beding for the cows

[@markschwab7829]

Can’t idle down on the end rows always glad when you guys use the Super Mta!

[@ThomasDrehfal]

That flair chopper is pretty small and is easily plugged - I remember it well.

[@michaelforand]

I have turkey feathers on my equipment also lol

[@charlietanner6211]

great idea how short can you cut those stalks or you get just one length heston used to make stackhand flail cutter i always wanted one when i had hogs i used a lot of straw corn stalks bean stems would been ok love you,er videos great looking family operation i dont like those big custom farms you,re the real farmers happy trhanksgiving GOD bless

[@JoaoPires-pd9ot]

Oi ❤️👍

[@east1851]

Always enjoyed running the flail chopper. We round baled stocks for bedding which always worked great but hated hauling the manure

[@user-ys3dh5gl3o]

I see you pick up feathers and save them too ... lol

[@fancybobbybob]

First! Love the vids!

[@Travis_Rivers]

Welcome , I'm a long time sub this family is so wonderful

[@fancybobbybob]

@@Travis_Rivers I totally agree, just how well the family works together is really wonderful

[@mikegerich1993]

You have to admire the way they get the max out of their crops and the way they look after their animals.

[@timsticha650]

Interesting with the chopped corn stalk pile. I’m surprised you don’t have a round baler and If you did would would you still do the piles?

[@jaybernieschoep3491]

used to run stalk cutter gehl 72 with a oliver 1755 gas. always have sharp knives.

[@larrykrise3609]

enjoyed the vidieo.the M sure sounda good

[@user-vd1mm3vx7b]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@greggergen9104]

I guess those wagons don't have rear unloading. We had John Deere Chuck Wagons back in the day and would rear unload, much faster. Still fun to watch, although the stock chopper is kind of the small link in the tractor, chopper, wagon, chain.

[@michaelhelms3178]

That’s the only way to learn, keep trying and learning… trial and error, eventually you’ll succeed

[@Blackwellll3066]

I wonder if yall ever thought about buying a portable hoop buildings for like bales or bedding to store so its out of the elements

[@garyforney9421]

I'm curious as to what type of gasoline you run in your MTA and Oliver. Do they do OK on unleaded ? Do you run regular or plus ?

[@danw6014]

I personally have been running regular unleaded gas in my older tractors for years. My John Deere 60 has the oil pressure fuel shut off which I had to rebuild because of the ethanol. Just don't let them sit around. If you do have to let them sit for an extended period keep the tank full. I also put Seafoam in my gas tanks. If possible shut the fuel off to the carburetor and drain it.

[@johnhatt1219]

Third times the charm

[@adamkonopko3580]

👍

[@charlesbraun515]

With the field beside the driveway being on a hill, do you have runoff, and erosion?

[@DonaldSeverson-mg7ep]

yeah do you?

[@marshall1066]

Quick question, is it normal to have a little bit of Whining from the pto on the mta, because mine has Some whining and I noticed that yours does too.

[@charlietanner6211]

yes normal all those older pto were that way up to late 560 earlly ones had planetary gears in them that is the whine be sure keep oil checked they have own oil supply they leak internally you burn up unit ask me how i know

[@allanjohnson6184]

You should get a old Heston stacker. Just a thought

[@stevenhancock7462]

Is your dad pushing pule and hauling wagons

[@lifeoutdoorseveryday1682]

I would love to see some chainsaw carving this coming winter!

[@edwardjones5168]

When you cleaned the back window you needed to wait for the PTO to stop that is the digest cause of injuries and could even take lives

[@clinthochrein888]

Is it me or was the chopper sliding a bit on the hill turning?

[@danw6014]

They have a light draft so the wagon can push or pull it around.

[@clinthochrein888]

@@danw6014 👍🏾

[@bryanbaker1000]

How old is senior Gierok?

[@rayjerome3832]

Right around 60? He graduated high school in 1985.

[@bryanbaker1000]

@@rayjerome3832 I'm in his wheelhouse.

[@marklen2322]

It sounded like you cleaned your window with the PTO running, Please don't do that. It is so dangerous.

[@jaybernieschoep3491]

go slow full throttle.

[@lisaharvey4373]

I grew up on the farm we raised beef cattle we to didn't waste anything of course we baled straw every summer ran the cattle in the corn stalks in the fall electric fence and all but had all the straw for bedding in the winter filled the crib up and when we shelled corn later we used the cobs for bedding in the barn i still remember the guy that had the corn sheller rig that went to everybodys farm to shell long time ago good times growing up lots of hard work thou. I still miss it!

[@danw6014]

I have an old Minneapolis Moline Model D sheller I use to shell corn out for my sheep. I can fill my John Deere 400 feed grinder in 20 minutes. I'll run the cobs through the grinder too and use them for bedding steers.

[@user-ry2bb6yo3p]

Why don't you use sawdust it's easier to work with and you can order it when you need it. Or better yet why don't you leave a tree service company dump there you get free firewood and wood chips that's how we did it before we always had wood chips and firewood

[@danw6014]

Sawdust has gotten to expensive for me. A 25 yard load was $1000. I think the market for wood sawdust that's actually dry has been cut into by people making pellets for pellet stoves. The wetter sawdust in my opinion is a waste of time as bedding. Right now I am buying big round bales of straw for $25 and unroll a bale a week for my steers. What they are doing cheap too. Just a little fuel and time.

[@user-ry2bb6yo3p]

@danw6014 I'm in Pennsylvania sawdust is still cheap around you can get a 50 yard load for around 250 you still should check in to tree trimming company have a nice Thanksgiving

[@danw6014]

@@user-ry2bb6yo3p and a nice Thanksgiving to you too.