Cutting Hay with 56 Year Old Mower found in a barn. This has got to be better than a sickle bar.

[@anthonydolezal6627]

Had a PT10 for years. Loved it. Keep Smilin!

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

At 3:57........moving right along thru that thick hay ! What a difference between cutting with a sickle mower vs a mower conditioner ! The reel teeth on the mower conditioner is what prevents plugging in thick hay.

[@leon-wk1dq]

I owned the same mower about 36 years ago, the main thing is keep it greased and adjusted, the springs on either side need to be adjusted the same or as close as possible and I used a small lift scale to check either end and when that was set I used it in the middle, it's been a long time but I think I set it to 50 pounds, good luck and happy mowing!!

[@oby-1607]

Old machines are like a neglected dog. Give them a little love and attention and they will do their best for you.

[@randygrider9758]

I reccomend tedding hay every morning while the dew is still on(prevents knocking leaves off legumes) this quickens drying time dramatically, and gives you an even cure. Otherwise hay is scorched on top and green on bottom. Makes better hay quicker.

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

So glad. You try so hard. Nice job

[@davidtanner4020]

Orchard grass and Timothy will be more prevalent in next years first cut. That hay will be unbelievable. Very good combination for a good crop

[@bobjoncas2814]

...looks like the mower is gettin' er done, stay well

[@jessehubbard9133]

Those Heston mowers are really good

[@goephish]

at 4:20 so glad to see the little brown hare make its escape from the mower. running straight for the camera. almost like you planned it.

[@tvcat3665]

A rabbit got the heck out of there at 4:20. lol Looks good! Made the job enjoyable for you with no problems.

[@daleredmond6449]

I am just so extremelly happy with the mowing, couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.

[@RockyRiverFarms]

Those old pt10s served us well for years! Just make sure you keep an eye on that u joint in the hitch cause they are a pain to replace

[@Tonetwisters]

Wow. That thing's cuttin' like a champ!

[@dunkilos3632]

HEY, HEY, now your making hay! Peace y'al

[@tinaedwards7044]

So glad it went so smooth.

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB Looks really good to me!!!

[@cayetanososa7836]

Good job evan I’m happy because you happy too hello evan from Santa Fe nuevo mexico USA

[@stephaniewilliams1410]

FANTASTIC news!

[@davidpowell4601]

I'd call that a win!

[@davidscott8400]

You made a great purchase good luck with it you deserve an easier time

[@walterchapman2884]

I could sit and watch you cut hay for hours , it's about time the equipment worked for you like it should. I'm looking forward to the hay baling.

[@MsSephrena]

Great job - glad it worked so good - Thanks for sharing....

[@johnchaffin5494]

The happiness in that smile says it, you loving that cutter.

[@kenmorford6156]

One tip that works good for us is letting it sit one day, rake it that evening before the dew sets in, then lat it set the next day, raking it fluffs it up and lets the air through it better Just a thought is all what ever works for you is best

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

That sure went well Evan, so happy for you folks. Thanks for sharing with us and hopefully you'll get it all baled before it gets wet again. Stay safe and have fun. Fred.

[@johnsadler8637]

Hey Fred!

[@leol1682]

Good job Evan now to the feild .

[@richardduggar4665]

Great addition to the farm

[@bwlyon]

When I open a hayfield I always start by running around the outside clockwise and leaving the the hay I just drove over sit and mow it last. That gives the hay time to try to stand back up that you initially drove over.

[@tommygarcia6671]

Hi more work and lass talking.just kidding,your doing great job . God Bless and take care.

[@clarencewilson8610]

Don’t it feel good to mow without problems! Don’t ted this time if you have good weather! Happy for you with this mower! If tedding don’t let it dry out before you start!

[@trailrider0194]

I used a sickle mower for years, I then bought a disc mower and later a drum mower. I can tell ya my language has gotten better since I quit using the sickle bar.

[@shamrock56gargan96]

We use to cut hay w a cycle bar mower, way different w a conditioner,or rotary cutter. Gad it worked out.

[@noahsizemore1275]

I got me an old 427 hay bine that I fixed up cutting my first cut also tomorrow after I drop some calfs off at auction.

[@ColCastree]

I like this mower.. Last video I saw my John Deere tractor (mine was older) I loved that little work horse. I thought... Another tractor? That makes 4. Lol. Great show.

[@CountryViewAcres]

The John deere is my dad's tractor

[@royjeter121]

Looking good be safe

[@csnanny1882]

I am glad you are happy with your hay cutting today.

[@coyotiess]

Now your going good. Like it that means more better this time.

[@allanlavallee7171]

I have cut hay with sickle mowers for fifty some years and they cut great when set up properly. From watching your previous video it appeared you installed swather guards which have no ledger plates and require a reel pushing the hay in to cut properly.

[@kd4baoc612]

In my youth, I worked on a dairy farm that produced its own hay. Its hardwork for anyone wanting to try any type of agriculture. I wish they had roll a bailers back in the 1960's and early 1970's.

[@Me-ov9nw]

for old equipment and using the word flawless ... can't ask for more than that!!

[@stevendenny6524]

Watching these videos are one thing I look forward too while deployed. After I get off I come and check this channel since it reminds me of home.

[@garykersteiner4936]

I can see you getting a part time job at the local golf course. You look like a natural mowing.

[@Infinity.....]

@4:20 RUN bunny RUN! ! 🐇

[@jerrymckenna2600]

First time I have ever seen any wild life fleeing during a field or brush cut - see at marker 423.

[@solitarybell2836]

Time for a cowboy hat Evan!

[@garynelson4749]

old cutter seems to be doing well.....good luck getting that clover dry enough in 3 days ...hopefully the crimpers did a good job...and your tedder is tuned up for the clover

[@kennethperian4370]

Great job showing and telling,keep up the good work see ya next time see ya bye.

[@jaimedu5350]

Thanks for sharing of what you're doing. Keep safe.

[@tombelanger5489]

I'm not sure why I like watching a guy mow hay, but I do..? Keep at it!

[@Dan-qy1rg]

Your Hesston cutter looks like a PT10, my brother mostly, but I also cut with one back in the early 70's, I was normally the baler guy. As I remember it did a nice job, but we had issues with the cutter bearings going out, of course we cut a lot of hay with it. Looks like yours is doing a great job, certainly much easier curing with the conditioners rubber rollers and slicker cut than a sickle mower, used those too. Thanks for sharing.

[@gbentley8176]

Excellent stuff. Fingers crossed for more good weather. Takes all the strain away when the machines work well. Time for tea. Best from UK.

[@andrewwilson6085]

Not seen a conditioner mower in uk since the 70s ! They work well, prone to expensive gear trouble in heavy crops, or if stones get caught up

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Man that mower worked fantastically!

[@hombredeacero3131]

Congrats on your successful cutting

[@bevnelson3678]

I’m so pleased you did both fields were cut without any breakdown. You’ve fixed everything good.

[@davidwatsonii9469]

GLAD IT WORKED OUT WELL

[@AppalachianFarmHandChannel]

Finally started my own KZbin restoring my Great Grand Fathers 150 acre property. You and your wife were a big motivation behind me getting my channel started, so thank you very much

[@glenparks5175]

Yes good guards and knives cut great

[@bernardjones6162]

You did an excellent job! No longer a rookie!

[@bay9876]

Farming can be hard enough but now with the right equipment this are looking really good. Enjoyed the tag along ride and video

[@fredspindor1624]

Its called cutting the back friar The reel pulling the hay off sickle helps so much, your going t have to extend your hay skirts/fenders behind the crimper "the one on the left will come straight out may a little to the center the one one the right a little to center to make a windrow" the crimper should be wet in green hay the crimper mashes the juice out so the hay dries quicker on mature hay it crushes the stims better hay!! If your ground speed is to fast the stuble will lean you are pushing the hay down before you cut it off I preferer a Swather but if you go for speed get a disk cutter

[@daleh645]

Just had to say, HAY! 👋🏼 🤣 Stay safe. 🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@Pinziee]

You did a nice job with that sikkelmower. You need to push back those trees and brushes.... Greetings from Houthalen-Belgium

[@Alberto-VO5]

Even Even well done my friend i give you A+👍

[@colleenb3810]

I'm so glad everything went well for you cutting your hay. Have a wonderful day.

[@rickworkman4034]

Love farming back in my day,be safe working by our self .

[@crazyfarmer9704]

I went from a sickle bar to a 500 dollar haybine myself. Best upgrade ive ever made! I swear if my haybine broke i would just bushhog it before id get that clogging bar out again!

[@kenhill7105]

Those PT10's were a great machine, mowed hundreds and hundreds of acres with one.

[@richardsmith9872]

looking good, it seems to be running fine nice piece of equipment.

[@opat0645]

Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 Evan. Great to see the old mower performing well with your fabrications. Hope the remainder of the hay season goes smoothly. Keep up the great video content!

[@anthonywatt3758]

This is one of my favorite channels. Wish I could subscribe again to help you get to 100k. Your positive attitude is refreshing. Always with a smile on your face. You and your wife work hard and deserve all the success.

[@DiddlyPenguin]

That worked really well. U obviously fixed it well. 😁

[@acdii]

Up here near the WI border, have yet had a 3-4 day stretch without rain, so have yet to do the first cutting with my JD1209. Since my fields are weedy, the first cutting will become compost. Once I can get some 2.4D down, hopefully the next cutting will be viable. Will be my first go round making hay.

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job nice love your videos keep up the great work thank you

[@charlenethomas9966]

Hey 👋Evan

[@jimbucher1049]

Looks Good...Great Job.....Hope Baler goes well, Too !!

[@andymanifold1488]

One tip. Raise the head up just a little. Let's the machine float and you won't wear out the skid plates as fast. Also will not be a noticeable difference in cut height. I've been running a pt-7 and its Case counterpart for over 30 years. Served us well.

[@markgamble8377]

Nice upgrade.looks like my first hay bine.was a 555 case. If u ever get up to a discbine.u can go as fast as u can stay in the seat and never have to lift it till done.staying in a barn saved that machine.no water in gearbox

[@glenparks5175]

I had one of those it cut hay flawlessly ,had to rebuild that wobble box, used it for four years did a great job

[@rockinrranch1431]

I started 4 years ago with a John Deere 350 cycle. Couldn’t keep it together. Bought a Kuhn GMD600 disc mower and used it the last 3 years. Now I’ve stepped up to a Vermeer TM700 trail mower and couldn’t be happier! Feels good to lay down hay without constant break downs.

[@LFfire1597]

Sickle bar mower to be moved as a backup piece of equipment? Glad to see that you didn’t have any problems cutting this year

[@tarz9386]

Looks good !

[@leeroybodecker5025]

Looking good

[@thomasfranklin4307]

4:23 An old fashioned saying is “We’ll soon see the rabbit”. Back in the day when cutting rounds with horses, any rabbit in the field would dart out as the hay cover became less and less. For any farm job you might say “We’ll soon see the rabbit” when any work at hand is almost done.

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thank you

[@ardenehanson2840]

Im so happy you had a flawless cutting. About time!

[@knolltop314]

CONGRATS!

[@arlodewald5378]

I grew up with sickle bar mowers . One was solid two point mount , the other was a trail pull type . Both word very well . A very sharp sickle , changed every three hours or sooner . Sharpen them every morning on three foot round wet stone driven by a quarter horse electric motor with old paint can with a nail driven center of the can so water would keep the stone wet . Sure wish still had it . Also did get job of sharpening knife as well .

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Oh man I’ve been waiting for this video I knew you would love that haybine! Glad it worked so well for you and looking forward to seeing you bale!

[@HendricksonFamilyFarm]

Awesome video Evan as usual!

[@tonyarnold7297]

Glad the new equiptment worked out talk about less frustration the that cickle bar mower 💯💪👍👍looking foward to see the video with the newer hay bailer

[@dougallmcmillan8970]

wonderful to see your ear to ear smile at the conclusion of hay mowing. Also, hats off to you. The mower ran well because you saw and fixed what was needed to make it run flawlessly. Your foresight reminds me of two saying, "a stitch in time saves nine" and "a penny spent is a pound saved".

[@kevinbaker6168]

Mo-co's or swathers are the way to go. With a mo-co you only need to maintain it and the tractor whereas with the swather you have to maintain it and the engine on it and your tractor. Saves keeping up two engines and transmissions. I know with the tall fescue it will crowd out all the other grasses in your field. A couple of years before I left my place I over seeded with red clover and was getting a good stand with it even though I broadcast seeded after running a disc over the ground to break up the roots and thatch mat. Would have been better if I had used a drill, but you got to use what you have.

[@lawrencelipon8673]

Great upgrade on equipment very impressive on the gain on speed and production and quicker curing times nice video thanks Evan

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Glad you’re having a better time with this mower about time 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏻

[@coyhansen6667]

You will be much happier with the drying time as well with the conditioner on the haybine, over that sickle mower

[@DanKlein_1]

love it. I have used both a sickle bar and haybine too.......once you use a haybine, you'll never go back. Can't wait to see how the baler works. we had a learning curve when we first got ours. like tying. when the string first starts to tie, we count 10. then move over, count 3, move over, count 3, then move to the end and count 9 or 10 again. that keeps whole bale firm and outside a little more firm to make it better for stacking on end.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

The hay that my dad grew contained a mixture of brome, red clover, and one other grass that I can't remember. I remember the clover growing a little under waist high and really thick with leaves. We used a sickle bar mower to cut 20 acres of the stuff 3 times a year and had no problem with the mower at all. We would grow and bail enough hay to pack the hayloft of the barn full to the rafters in small square bails. As I said in a previous comment, I have no idea why you would have so many problem with a simple sickle bar mower. This haybine that you are using with so much success has a sickle bar cutter in it. We always had to be careful with red clover hay to make sure we didn't loose many leaves. So we didn't handle it much with tedding or such and tried to only rake it into windrows once. I don't know how dad judged it but the hay was never allowed to get real dry and brittle as again you were loosing leaves and nutrient content. But yet you couldn't bail it to wet either. But I can say that the hay always had a deep dark green color to it, never brown. Good luck with your round baler, keep an eye on shaft bearing temperatures so it doesn't go up in flames.

[@piggiesshadetreemechanics3657]

The smile on your face says it all... the Hesston PT-10 Mower conditioner was a good investment!