Cutting the First Hay of the Season!

  Рет қаралды 243,322

Just a Few Acres Farm

Just a Few Acres Farm

Күн бұрын

Today's the day: It's time to cut the first hay of the season! I fire up the Farmall 656 tractor and the International 990 haybine, and head out to cut five acres of thick hay. I explain how the equipment works and the cutting process along the way, and how to fix a few common problems that occur when cutting hay with a haybine. Hay season is here!
Note:
-We do not offer farm tours
-We do not ship our farm's products
-We do not sell live animals
Facebook: / just-a-few-acres-farm-...
Instagram: www.instagram....
To order Pete's book; "A Year and a Day on Just a Few Acres:" www.amazon.com...

Пікірлер: 434
@patchitwood7428
@patchitwood7428 3 жыл бұрын
If only those IH engineers in the late 60’s had the forethought to put Go-Pro mounting brackets on their implements. 🤣
@bladestoe6568
@bladestoe6568 3 жыл бұрын
Thank the person who invented the magnet 🧲 mount for the go pro !
@sunsetheritage
@sunsetheritage 3 жыл бұрын
The smell of fresh cut hay is like oxygen to a farmer’s soul.
@hunterplayz8454
@hunterplayz8454 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you
@micahsparkes1678
@micahsparkes1678 3 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@brittneyburton5365
@brittneyburton5365 3 жыл бұрын
Video Idea for ya: I'd love to see a "Day in the Life" of Hillari! I'd love to see her doing all her chores, cooking, etc. I know she's super busy but it'd be fun to see her do a video about her days on the farm.
@CoreyJordan-tq1hy
@CoreyJordan-tq1hy 2 ай бұрын
I’d have to agree B
@jtelectric9905
@jtelectric9905 3 жыл бұрын
I cut about 5 acres here in KY last week. There was only a 20% chance of late afternoon scattered rain on the day I was going to bale. You guessed it, I got about 3/4 of the way finished and a pop up shower soaked the windrows. Only way to guarantee it will rain is to try and bale hay.... Good luck!!
@TomM-e5h
@TomM-e5h 7 ай бұрын
Hilary! Don't let Pete give up his day job! His narratives & videos very interesting to me!
@stick0035
@stick0035 3 жыл бұрын
Over fifty years since I worked hay and still get a thrill when I can smell it in the air.
@patrickjones3446
@patrickjones3446 3 жыл бұрын
I'm an old farm kid from Iowa and Id have to say you sir are an excellent steward of the land and your animal husbandry skills are beautiful .
@LanceMcCormick
@LanceMcCormick 3 жыл бұрын
That equipment was the stuff in Mid 70s when I was kid growing up on a farm in NC! Nice job on video!! Lot of work!
@helodriver20
@helodriver20 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! We had the entire New Holland haying collection on the ranch in California in the 70’s and 80’s.
@johanbotha1665
@johanbotha1665 3 жыл бұрын
The different angles shown while cutting hay makes one respect the engineering of those old machines even more...
@johnsullivan824
@johnsullivan824 3 жыл бұрын
Your cows are going to be eating some fine hay this winter. I can smell that hay now. Can't wait to see the MD at work.
@monsterjta
@monsterjta 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you so much. It's a dying bread, but you are breathing life into it. Thank you
@anthonyvelez3788
@anthonyvelez3788 3 жыл бұрын
Great crop, I enjoy watching someone who loves what they're doing.
@karenschlenker1241
@karenschlenker1241 3 жыл бұрын
Love driving a tractor, learned to drive one when I was about 8 years old. What a great memories. ❤️💜💙💚
@MarkWYoung-ky4uc
@MarkWYoung-ky4uc 3 жыл бұрын
The cows in the other field are watching you and thinking WINTER FOOD!!! 😂 A couple of farmers in my neck of the woods had 656 Farmalls and they were some great tractors.
@XYuneeX99
@XYuneeX99 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the different camera angles when you were mowing the hay ...and your jokes! ^^
@joecnly
@joecnly 3 жыл бұрын
My dad, who just recently passed away, had two IH 990's (9 ft cut) that he pulled with a Farmall 450. My young son and I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
@1RyanDaugherty
@1RyanDaugherty 3 жыл бұрын
“The Eater”.... I remember the huge noise my NH would make when I would send a groundhog through the crimping rolls. Would definitely get your attention!
@juhalux
@juhalux 3 жыл бұрын
Pete, you're my kind of guy. Intellectual and practical. The whole world needs us to survive.
@bryce_taylor_
@bryce_taylor_ 3 жыл бұрын
love the drone shot, you should do more of those they’re fantastic
@thomastierce5935
@thomastierce5935 3 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your channel for a while now and I have a new found extra respect for you and all the hard work that farmers provide . It's sad that the knowledge like yours goes without the respect it deserves and let's not forget about your faithful wife and family that stands with you ,may the lord bless all of you.
@coalrivergamefarm
@coalrivergamefarm 3 жыл бұрын
If it ain’t red leave it in the shed! Love watching those old internationals work. Good video sir.
@boblanning1732
@boblanning1732 3 жыл бұрын
Your pasture looks amazing. Looks like years of taking care of your soil is paying off nicely!
@rayhubbard1367
@rayhubbard1367 3 жыл бұрын
Looks so familiar. I spent many years on a dairy farm over in Steuben County. Surprising how many memories a kid can make during hay season.
@markcollmer4215
@markcollmer4215 3 жыл бұрын
Mowed many acres of hay in steuben county
@rayhubbard1367
@rayhubbard1367 3 жыл бұрын
@@markcollmer4215 we were in Arkport
@markcollmer4215
@markcollmer4215 3 жыл бұрын
@@rayhubbard1367 I worked for Hopkins dairy in bath for about 15 years
@rayhubbard1367
@rayhubbard1367 3 жыл бұрын
@@markcollmer4215 We did the Fair in Bath every year. Then moved to the city in MD bit my kids still showed Holsteins at the Howard County Fair down here and made hay so kind of the best of both worlds, and we get to Keuka Lake a few times every year.
@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato
@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato 3 жыл бұрын
Hay binders hate Pheasant nests , my Dad had eyes like a eagle and could see the hen nests and would lift the mower sickle bar to miss the nests, we had plenty of Pheasants come hunting season. I greatly miss those days in 60's. .........thank you for sharing your day and videos with us. ...................................Ken&Bev
@ivankillins8407
@ivankillins8407 3 жыл бұрын
great video of cutting hay - reminds me when l grow up on the family farm in 50's to the 70's
@katieandkevinsears7724
@katieandkevinsears7724 3 жыл бұрын
My cows saw this video and their mouths started watering.
@Ludwig5967
@Ludwig5967 3 жыл бұрын
LoL
@richardrodgers1009
@richardrodgers1009 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to set up and edit so many outstanding viewing angles!
@ronaldbeuron3766
@ronaldbeuron3766 3 жыл бұрын
lol safety sam... a guy in an office with no work experience. Just use your head and common sence and you will be fine! i love your reaction... in the words of another great channel,.. "I'm not saying this is the right way to do it... I'm saying this how i do it!" LOVE IT
@PremierYachtFLL
@PremierYachtFLL 3 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 80's and 90's on a small farm in Southeast Indiana I mowed a lot of orchard grass hay with a 656 and a 472 NH Haybine. I really miss it, just watching your videos bring back so many memories for me. Anytime I ever wrapped wet grass hay around the rollers, I found the easiest and quickest way was to just cut it straight across the rollers with a sharp utility knife and slowly engage and it will unplug instantly.
@britann4636
@britann4636 3 жыл бұрын
We just got done with our 20 acres of hay this weekend in Missouri. Similar situation, super thick grass and very thankful for it. Back at my desk job this morning, thanks for your videos. I keep them on in the background.
@joseph.2790
@joseph.2790 3 жыл бұрын
All the best for Henry!!! 😁💪🚜👍
@TomM-e5h
@TomM-e5h 7 ай бұрын
I can see that farming is no picnic, believe me! When I was a18-19 y.o. teenager, I used to disc, plow, spring-tooth, drive truck during wheat harvest, on the local wheat farms in my area of the country. Back then, it was an idyllic way of life. But I can see that for a farm/ranch to function efficiently, there's got to be a good knowledge of mechanics as well as farming experience. Pete, you are a very fascinating dude, believe me!
@coffeepot3123
@coffeepot3123 3 жыл бұрын
Old tractors have so much soul. Remember my father had 2 tractors from the late 80's/early 90's here in Norway that he used for snow removal and general work on the property. Remember as a kid sitting in the little cramped passenger seat with my rain-boots on while holding onto a plastic hoop by the entrance as to not fly out of the seat!. Good times.
@susanwalt4659
@susanwalt4659 3 жыл бұрын
The best smell ever. Love fresh cut hay.
@patriciaaberth6664
@patriciaaberth6664 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness just watching you cut all that grass is so relaxing, not kidding
@mcallahan9060
@mcallahan9060 3 жыл бұрын
Grass cutting ASMR! Thumbs up!
@ihus9950
@ihus9950 3 жыл бұрын
Hay fields look great, so does the IH equipment. Looks like your going to have a great first cut👍👍
@RatdogDRB
@RatdogDRB 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Boipday Henry! And, tomorrow's video will be a Re-Pete of today's.
@stevenbrooks7965
@stevenbrooks7965 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 very good
@jamjar5716
@jamjar5716 3 жыл бұрын
Ratdog, you got him good.😊
@curtisep5885
@curtisep5885 3 жыл бұрын
Lol goodun! 😂
@vedha6273
@vedha6273 3 жыл бұрын
Camera angles awesome 👌👌👌
@drk218
@drk218 3 жыл бұрын
That is some good looking hay! A lot of work, but it’s looking great!
@HisWayHomestead
@HisWayHomestead 3 жыл бұрын
love watching the haybine, the tedder does make my OCD cringe, but I understand the need for spreading it out so it drys faster... thanks for sharing this with us Pete! I feel like I've learned so much watching your channel.
@hendersonlandworks6158
@hendersonlandworks6158 3 жыл бұрын
It amazes me how good your hay does with just compost fertilizer. It’s got me thinking of starting to save all our compost to put on my pasture to build the ground up!
@aaronjones3077
@aaronjones3077 3 жыл бұрын
I can't help but think about Green Acres every time I watch one of your videos.
@fsonpc7612
@fsonpc7612 3 жыл бұрын
Becouse of the weather here in Sweden we wont cut until another 2 weeks at least Love your videos Pete, keep it going!
@robertalan2427
@robertalan2427 3 жыл бұрын
That old diesel was a Loud thumper... Could have watched that more working for hours it was hypnotic.
@donnaparrish7638
@donnaparrish7638 3 жыл бұрын
Oh the sound of the vintage equipment! Can't beat it! How many times will you have to rake that thick cutting? There is nothing like the smell of fresh cut hay. Thanks for sharing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY!!
@nealroche1652
@nealroche1652 3 жыл бұрын
Pete, the photography was brilliant. How many camera positions on hay cutting? You win the prize.
@Namdor2012
@Namdor2012 3 жыл бұрын
Why do I get pleasure in watching grass being cut to make hay? My spirit animal must be a cow..
@charlessmith3995
@charlessmith3995 3 жыл бұрын
If you don't know theirs no reason for me to tell you you won't understand
@lynnclark3495
@lynnclark3495 3 жыл бұрын
That’s the most fun you can have, running that thang- is watching stuff get whacked! 😄
@rickdearmont9950
@rickdearmont9950 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love hay making. Thanks for bringing me along.
@garyrumer153
@garyrumer153 3 жыл бұрын
I can still smell the freshly cut hay when we were raising cattle. We would cut in late June and be baling a couple of days later. We had an old side delivery rake that would combine two seven foot mower swathes into one windrow. Thanks for posting this.
@pamlabarr7043
@pamlabarr7043 3 жыл бұрын
Good dad joke Pete and wish your son a Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎈🎁
@keganje
@keganje 3 жыл бұрын
Why is it so satisfying to watch that? All that new fangled equipment you have. I noticed you didn't mention turning on the auto steer? 50+ years ago I remember riding with my Grandpa in North Dakota. he used a H International, sickle, dump rake, Farmhand, and Hay Stack Frames (don't remember what they were called). My Uncle who is in his 70's still has the H that had the farmhand on it. I believe it was like a 1947 model, give or take. I remember my grandfather had new wooden teeth/forks (?) in the shed, since they would hit a gopher hole or something and they would break frequently.
@colleenrobison4070
@colleenrobison4070 3 жыл бұрын
Nice crop of hay. And Happy Birthday Henry!!🎂🎂🎂
@clairestaffieri4398
@clairestaffieri4398 3 жыл бұрын
Very Cool !! Grass smells good. Thanks for the ride.
@vedha6273
@vedha6273 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful drone shots
@kieranleopold9115
@kieranleopold9115 3 жыл бұрын
Pete, these videos are my favorite. You understand so well what your audience wants to see - the different angles of watching the tractor gages, hay bine in action, the before-and-after shots. Now with the drone, you've gone and provided the complete package. Thanks for all your great work on putting this footage together and for sharing it, your farm and your family with us.
@JustaFewAcresFarm
@JustaFewAcresFarm 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kieran!
@vedha6273
@vedha6273 3 жыл бұрын
So satisfying to watch
@jonathanking3497
@jonathanking3497 3 жыл бұрын
More overhead arial shots from the drone. Happy birthday Henry.
@stevekeast2297
@stevekeast2297 3 жыл бұрын
The ole 990 is doing a good job 👍
@shanewheeler6644
@shanewheeler6644 3 жыл бұрын
Your knowledge of vintage IH equipment is nothing short of impressive Pete (656 head cool down). And you have excellent senses to detect such a small break mowing through such thick grass with all that noise. Its a beautiful sight to see haying finally begun and your drone shots are amazing. I hope you have a blessed haying season.
@stefanos5423
@stefanos5423 3 жыл бұрын
hi pete. i like your videos and your nearly 50 year old machines which work perfectly. greetings from europe.
@brycewiborg8095
@brycewiborg8095 3 жыл бұрын
You make me feel primitive. I go back to a H with a semi mounted sickle bar, and a New Idea side delivery rake. A few neighbors had crimpers pulled by another tractor. Watching this I smell fresh cut alfalfa. Thanks for posting Pete.
@jamesjohnson6239
@jamesjohnson6239 3 жыл бұрын
That's going to be some beautiful feed next winter !!
@carolbrannock5146
@carolbrannock5146 3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Henry wishing u an awesome day. 🎂🎁
@jamesgray89
@jamesgray89 3 жыл бұрын
Nice field of grass and cool footage. Good job Pete.
@RehoKevin
@RehoKevin 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Pete ! I'm not sure why, but it sure is satisfying watching you mow hay. Love the drone shot. Happy Birthday Henry !!
@raymondsmith4808
@raymondsmith4808 3 жыл бұрын
Pete please, as someone who has seen what happens when a person gets into the machinery, take all the precautions you can. Have you ever considered green chopping to alleviate some of the passes thru the fields?
@MSWoutdoors
@MSWoutdoors 3 жыл бұрын
Why is this so mesmerizing??? Oh yeah, farmall and hay!!! We love watching your content as soon as it comes out! Also love the new view point from the front of the tractor. Keep up the great vids!!!
@azimus1776
@azimus1776 3 жыл бұрын
@ 12:44 - What a cool shot!
@yvonneward
@yvonneward 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the older farm machinery you use and all your useful hints your a very resourceful family and I hope your farm goes from strength to strength x
@ritabrunetti381
@ritabrunetti381 3 жыл бұрын
You were having too much fun cutting down that field. You men just love your big toys!! Be well. See you tomorrow.
@oldguy4833
@oldguy4833 3 жыл бұрын
grass looks good - drone shots gave a great view !
@jamesberg3106
@jamesberg3106 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful day and great photography. Thanks for sharing your adventures
@radmilamiljanic5977
@radmilamiljanic5977 3 жыл бұрын
All those cows watching buffet table being laid:)) Your equipment gives a vintage touch to every job you do! I remember men in rows hand mowing the fields, competing who's better:)
@SuperMAZ007
@SuperMAZ007 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late on grass cutting but I have not gotten all the sickle mower parts i need. Getting a rusty old sickle mower to work may look like easy but once you start digging in you find a heck of surprises inside. As my old man said: better late then never.
@AFFarms444
@AFFarms444 3 жыл бұрын
Another treat vid Pete. Enjoying the aerial perspective. Wishing your boy a happy birthday!
@foxacresfarm7595
@foxacresfarm7595 3 жыл бұрын
Just finished cutting all my first cutting today! Was my first ever cutting of hay and your videos have been beyond helpful also bought a 990 haybine totally by accident but glad I did.
@jondaniel540
@jondaniel540 3 жыл бұрын
💥Happy Birthday Henry💥 I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks Pete for another fun video....Now I just wanna go and cut grass and make hay. Looking forward to to seeing you spreading, making windrows and bailing. 👍
@EL-ru8nl
@EL-ru8nl 3 жыл бұрын
After buckin 336 bales off my 5 acres yesterday. I see a ton of bales there!! Looks like good stuff. Love the hayin videos.
@larrymoore6640
@larrymoore6640 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday to Henry!! Pete I so much enjoy how you take us along. I especially enjoyed the different camera shots of the cutter in action.
@DeTransAllianceCanada
@DeTransAllianceCanada 3 жыл бұрын
Your tractor and financial vlogs are my favorite. Loads of great information
@charlieslorenson1861
@charlieslorenson1861 2 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I smelt the fresh cut of hay down in Oregon it smells fresh and clean for us up here a lot of us love the smell of low tide
@olewillvarner
@olewillvarner 3 жыл бұрын
There’s nothing like the sound of old IH engines!
@Ludwig5967
@Ludwig5967 3 жыл бұрын
old 3 cylinder fords sounds better tough.....
@crystalpowell293
@crystalpowell293 3 жыл бұрын
John Deere sounds better
@olewillvarner
@olewillvarner 3 жыл бұрын
Not hardly
@jonhofstetter4120
@jonhofstetter4120 3 жыл бұрын
Mowed yesterday with our 656. Truly is a great hay making tractor.
@alexbrown7786
@alexbrown7786 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool, you mowing I could smell it, as my gardeners were here, I had the flashback of being back on the farm cutting hay with the fresh smell of them cutting here and you cutting there!
@helodriver20
@helodriver20 3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great first cut! Love seeing the old equipment still working, sometimes better than new stuff. ❤️🇺🇸
@barryfarmer-jg8yy
@barryfarmer-jg8yy Жыл бұрын
What a cool guy Like the camera angles,the way you explain details.halleluyah.
@redmapleleaf4617
@redmapleleaf4617 3 жыл бұрын
When my dad got a new combine us kids would chant "International hydrostatic 815!!!!" It would drive him nuts. His name was Pete too and he had a hired guy named Charlie. So, we would chant again...."Here comes Pete, full of wheat" or "Here comes Charlie, full of barley". We were not in such good moods when it came time to pitching bales though! lol
@dwaynekoblitz6032
@dwaynekoblitz6032 3 жыл бұрын
Why I like farming videos so much is such a mystery to me. I just do. And especially your videos Pete. Always so enjoyable to watch. On to more Hay!
@carter3281
@carter3281 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Henry!! Thank you for a great video Pete.
@michaelyedinak5039
@michaelyedinak5039 2 жыл бұрын
On an extra note, and another video you were talking about starting hay fields, the way we used to do it we would drill rye with alfalfa and then mow the law and chop it put it up in the silo. I know again this is a little extra machinery but coming from a dairy this is what we did to start new fields.
@admar9520
@admar9520 2 жыл бұрын
Pete one of the best videos, thank you!
@joelcaldwell4852
@joelcaldwell4852 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved making hay. It’s always a gamble, but when it’s good, it’s great! Nothing like harvesting sunshine. 😊
@YOU-vj4fl
@YOU-vj4fl 3 жыл бұрын
Lookin forward to tomorrow!
@Kronkus36
@Kronkus36 3 жыл бұрын
Watching the old 990 haybine lay it down brought back memories of my dad using his for our Herfords in the 80's !
@TractorTimewithTim
@TractorTimewithTim 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. I have put several hours on a 656 hydro gasser. Thanks for taking us along.
@caydensmith6615
@caydensmith6615 3 жыл бұрын
Woah TTWT is over here
@allanulen3809
@allanulen3809 3 жыл бұрын
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY. listening to the tractor and cutter lulled me to almost asleep. was up at 4 a.m. to get ready to go to work at TRACTOR SUPPLY. 7 a.m. to 12 noon. very busy Sat. love the sound of that old equipment and tractors.
@brianhomolka4570
@brianhomolka4570 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Henry the mower looks like it does a good job
@adolfojg1
@adolfojg1 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite video today. Relaxing to watch
@keithnavarro2930
@keithnavarro2930 3 жыл бұрын
Kind of reminds me of my Zamboni driving days. Hopefully, nothing exciting happens but I can't stop watching.
It's Hay Baling Day!
14:21
Just a Few Acres Farm
Рет қаралды 294 М.
Fixing Europe's Borders (And Making Everyone Upset)
15:21
General Knowledge
Рет қаралды 283 М.
To Brawl AND BEYOND!
00:51
Brawl Stars
Рет қаралды 17 МЛН
СИНИЙ ИНЕЙ УЖЕ ВЫШЕЛ!❄️
01:01
DO$HIK
Рет қаралды 3,3 МЛН
小丑女COCO的审判。#天使 #小丑 #超人不会飞
00:53
超人不会飞
Рет қаралды 16 МЛН
VIP ACCESS
00:47
Natan por Aí
Рет қаралды 30 МЛН
These Pastures Need a Haircut!
15:10
Just a Few Acres Farm
Рет қаралды 141 М.
The Dying Towns Of Southern Saskatchewan
20:41
Rockhopper Adventures
Рет қаралды 365 М.
6 AMAZING TRACTORS YOU WON’T BELIEVE EXIST
19:02
Agro en Foco! English
Рет қаралды 69 М.
Double Teaming the Farmers Market - Sell Sell Sell!
18:42
Just a Few Acres Farm
Рет қаралды 209 М.
Fixing an UNREPAIRABLE tractor, with NO parts available!
23:52
Cutting Hay the Old Fashioned Way
19:54
Just a Few Acres Farm
Рет қаралды 141 М.
American Farmer (1954)
26:32
A/V Geeks 16mm Films
Рет қаралды 873 М.
Finishing First Cutting Hay
14:35
Just a Few Acres Farm
Рет қаралды 151 М.
To Brawl AND BEYOND!
00:51
Brawl Stars
Рет қаралды 17 МЛН