Raking and Baling Premium Quality Hay!

[@Grimskarr]

Always a pleasant time riding along with you, Carl. Thanks for having us come along. 👍😊

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks! I’m glad you could make it!

[@mikesand4401]

Came across your videos one day,,,and it took me a sec until i realized who you were....tell your dad Hi...I went to High School with him....grew up on farm as well....moved to Dallas Texas when I was 21 and have been here since.....still a farm boy at heart!!....My dad still lives on the farm and now my Grand kids enjoy going back to iowa every summer to drive Great Grandpas old tractor and running on the farm....lived on the Brandon dia on the corner just North of Mick and Janets.... your videos bring back great memories......luv'ed bailing hay!!!...not so much picking up rock!!! Thanks Carl!!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Wow hello Mike! Your dad is a real great guy. I stopped in to grab some sweet corn one time and we must have talked to a couple hours. Mick was like a grandpa to me. He got me fired up about Massey Harris tractors. I’ll certainly show your comment to dad tomorrow. He might send you a message too! Thanks for dropping in and I hope you continue to enjoy the videos. You can go back and watch the previous ones when you get bored 😂

[@matthewdowd4686]

Your vids always make me smile and leave me a lil bit smarter having learned something new about farming, being a city kid in a farm heavy environment Gave me a huge interest in the goings on on all those farms we passed everyday growing up ( Central Valley California ) dairy’s and rice farming right around us. Your channel is fun and informative and leaves me a happy chap every time I watch a vid! Thanks dude! Keep up the great work!!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks a lot Matthew! If you ever have any questions don’t be afraid to ask!

[@willian.direction6740]

Thanks Carl what a flurry of activity for the whole Family and good you have great neighbors to help out with equipment breakdowns.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes it was awesome! The guy who bales for me was the same guy who lent me his truck and trailer. Gotta love small towns farm community!

[@jon2140]

Never thought I’d miss baling hay... but after watching this I do. It’s good to see kids running the equipment. Dad had me driving around 7 running the rake and then the baler. Great video thank you.

[@michael7423]

I love small square bales, I can’t pick up them round bales and the square bales fill my loft better! I remember when I was twelve working on the farm was a joy and I love seeing that young man working in the field! And doing a fine job. I hope you get stuck more often if it means we get to see your Dad more, I lost my Dad when I was a little boy and it just makes me happy seeing you working with your Dad! Thank you Carl for always welcoming me down your road! Stay safe and God bless y’all!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Michael! It’s really something to be able to work with your dad. I have to remember not to take it for granted. He lost his dad pretty young, so he didn’t get that chance for long.

[@rob7652]

Carl, you are an awesome videographer. You give us the information but also really show us what is going on. I really enjoy your channel. I feel like I am out there with you in the fields. Thanks! Blessings and prayers to you and your family.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thank you so much Rob! That’s always been my goal. I want you to feel like you are hanging out with me on the farm! Have a great week!

[@korbynjamison5596]

Instablaster...

[@ParkerGarvin-ze4qw]

Carl do you play farming simulator 22

[@herbhouston5378]

Great video!! I didn't growup on a farm, from the time I was 9 till I was 20... I baled a lot hay... and straw... I remember, very well, on those days when we got interrupted by a shower... going up in the mow and laying on the bales of that sweet smellin' hay... and listening to the rain on the roof... and going to sleep... Wonderful times...

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Herb! Working in the hay mow used to be a common thing for young people to do, but sadly many of the old barns are disappearing and most kids never get to do that now.

[@jamesbowen8960]

Some of the best looking hay I've ever seen! Great job!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It’s pretty rare to get this quality from first cutting in June!

[@bradbrening3957]

This is what they had in mind when they came up with the phrase "an honest days work". Thanks, Carl!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It makes you sleep great!

[@villaridge]

Some of the Happiest times of my life. Hay making

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It’s something special for sure!

[@risky1]

You can come to my Ranch and YOU WILL BE ESTATIC THEN !!!!!

[@kennethbanks1281]

I love cutting hay

[@nfavor]

My first job was working for a farmer. He had many tractors but his 966 was always my favorite. It's great to see you running a 1066!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

The 1066 was dads planting tractor when I was a kid. It worked great pulling a 12 row planter and spraying with a 60ft three point mounted boom.

[@streetglide40sw30]

WOW memories when I was 12 summer of 1974 helping my uncle out on his Hay Farm in Southwest Michigan. Very Hard work square bales , Would not have changed that summer for anything especially driving his old narrow frame Tractor. WHAT A BLAST

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

That’s cool! Do you remember what the tractor was?

[@streetglide40sw30]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Yes an old FARMALL

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Carl nice looking hay

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks! Would you like to buy some?

[@michael7423]

As far as I’m concerned you should never apologize for being busy on a farm, sometimes it seems like the work never ends and I’m amazed that you find the time to take us along! I wish I could be your farm hand if just for a day.

[@runwillrobinson]

Thanks Carl, I can just about smell that good hay.

[@gregschultz2029]

Mr. Robinson ,New Mown Hay At 9 O’clock At Night ,Nothing Better !!!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It’s pretty great!

[@andrewinbody4301]

I miss haying. It was a summer job for me as a kid. I can still smell it.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I had a friend describe it so well. When I posted a video of fresh raked hay and asked if anyone could smell the video, she said “smells like love” 🙂

[@dennisgolebiowski8497]

Great work and love how you and the gang are so happy. Makes for a good life ...

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes indeed! I have a friend who says “we aren’t just making a living, we are making a life”

[@paulthomas2236]

Love what you guys are doing thanks

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Paul!

[@timprice1742]

"Twelve year old boy did a fantastic job running that baler." That is true farm culture/work ethic training.

[@rangermarsh7510]

It is. It is. Also having and being a good neighbor. Look how fast he borrowed that truck from Marcus. Never trash talk your neighbors or you'll be out of business before you know it.

[@farmall4505]

Thx I’m the kid

[@farmall4505]

Marsh Sly I’m Marcus’s son and the tractor and red truck where mine but are in my dads name

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Tim it’s the truth! There is no better way to learn than to do it!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Marsh, you are so right! He was there in the field right after my truck broke down and he offered his immediately. This is pretty much how things work in rural America. Everyone helps. It’s great!

[@stevhanhughes673]

I just found your channel here and had a great time with you 'riding along" with you! That hay looked wonderful to me, should make a lot of cows very happy when the time comes to eat it. It was nice to see a family working together as yours did, America needs more lke you guys for sure...Wishing God's Blessings on you all and your family and farm.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks a lot! Your kindness is greatly appreciated.

[@rlyman111]

1958, Boise, I’d farm bucking 100lb Alfalfa on to a 40” trailer. Last time I got to do it. Moved to California became a city boy. You are really doing great work!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Robert! That would make a man out of you quickly 💪💪

[@ash7700]

Not sure I knew you buys had an Oliver! Yay! I owned three once upon a time--1600, 1655, and 1555. I sold them all to my cousin, who I help make hay every spring. I that a 1550 you've got? Another great clip, Karl; you're so good at this medium, and I really look forward to you posts. Thanks!

[@michael7423]

I wish they still made Oliver tractors, they are the best in my humble opinion!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Ash it is indeed a 1550! This one has been on dads farm since I was about 5 years old. He also had a 1650 that was the first tractor I ever drove. If you go back to my videos this winter I did a whole bunch of work to it. Thanks a lot for the kindness here!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Michael, I agree that they are pretty great tractors. I just wish it didn’t use so much gas. Should get a diesel I guess.

[@michael7423]

Dodge Brothers Farm and Ranch / I prefer a diesel too!

[@ash7700]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 You are most welcome. Not everyone on KZbin has the natural understanding of narrative that you have, so their posts are not really the kind of neatly structured little stories that yours uniformly are. Also, for me, any time you feature the Oliver your dad has is a nice bonus; that brand, and particularly the sounds of the Waukesha straight 6 diesel and the (unsynchronized) spur gear transmissions in the early Olivers (and continued in the 1550 and 1555) were imprinted on me when I first drove my Uncle Theodore's 880, about 1959, I think. I once pulled a cultipacker and drag harrow late into the night with that 880. She had a tall straight pipe on her and her pump had been turned up to pull our 2-row Fox silage chopper, so once it got dark you could see a flame coming out that pipe, and watch the incineration of any insect unfortunate enough to stay into that exhaust plume. Of course, when we chopped silage with that 880, the sky around her turned coal black. I guess it's a good thing I didn't spend too much time on that 880; I'd probably have a serious hearing deficit. Thanks again, Karl, for posting your neatly constructed stories for us to enjoy.

[@williamsink8327]

Well done brothers, I farmed the family way too. Keep on keepin on, that's the only way to do it!!

[@Carl_DenTandt]

Great video Carl! Love watching farm equipment in action!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Carl! These are my favorite videos to make. “A little less talk and a lot more action!”

[@Carl_DenTandt]

Dodge Brothers Farm and Ranch I do like when you are explaining the equipment and how it works but then to see it in action is satisfying

[@davestarr7112]

What a nice video. As usual, I learned a lot. That Red Rhion trailer is the "Cat's Meow". Such neat design work, no wasted metal or structure either, and one-man unloading. Thanks for sharing.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Dave! I really love that trailer...

[@deanbeach8748]

Holy flashback! Stacking bales in the wagon when I was 10 yrs old. Much nicer the way you do it, old man Davenport's baler LAUNCHED those suckers at me, lol.

[@haroldboon5188]

Lucas wood saw mills

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Boy I’d be pretty scared to stand behind a bale kicker!

[@alexthomson719]

Nice one Carol you have to go with the priority jobs that's your winter feed 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes sir! Editing happens at night until I can’t stay awake anymore 😂

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

I love modern tech, however it is good to see you Guys getting it done without a sat-nav in sight. Keep up the good work. Keeps you fit riding that bale sled. A lot of people in the modern world will never sample the gentle aroma of new mown hay, if you could put that in a can you would make a fortune. All the best from the U.K.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

You are so right! Raking hay might be the best smells there is...

[@curthiggins8792]

II remember those bales (square) getting pretty dang heavy in a very short time! Snakes used to scare the daylights out of me... don’t miss that.

[@stevee8884]

Snakes! what kind in snakes! The only things that scared me was spiders, big tarantula spiders, like 6-8 across!

[@curthiggins8792]

It was common to lift a bale and find a nest of baby rattler’s underneath! Not cool😝

[@johnkranias3458]

G'day Curt, down here we don't have barn yard cats, the snakes do a better job...true.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Our hay wagons are 18 and 20 feet long. That’s a pretty good distance to get a bale carried back and stacked and then get back to the Baler before another one comes out 😅

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Man I never thought about snakes... 😳

[@David7pm]

the sunrise at the start was beautiful!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I always hate GETTING up real early but I always love BEING up early...

[@danielthomason5685]

Great stuff....new sub....really pretty crop....i love it....was a union laborer 22 years...been farming full time 5 years...i love cows...but making good hay is the most fulfilling thing ive ever done...makes me feel worth something

[@richardmiller3919]

Beautiful farm hay day.. I have memories.. surely, I miss ole days.. many thanks for post!! By the way, Happy 4th of July to you and others..

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Richard!

[@brianbroda8615]

It's such a treat to watch your videos , especially with all the drama in today's news

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Brian! I think I’m pretty lucky to live out here.

[@davidtravis1367]

Love y’all’s dump hay trailer and they are nice and my father in law dose lawn care and has hay and cows so I help him and has one of them trailers and makes it so nice

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It’s just one that we borrow but it’s really sweet.

[@johndodge679]

I just came across this channel its great that the whole family is involved and I am impressed by people that work hard I have always wanted to visit or maybe do some work on a farm like this keep up the videos John Dodge

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks for watching John I’m glad to have you along! I wonder if we’re related?

[@jsadamsster]

Nice to see a couple days of baling in 14 min. I noticed the square baler going at a pretty good clip and not a lot of dust so I figured you had some good, dry 1st cutting hay. It's nice when the weather and the job all comes together. I know it's not like that every time.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

You are so right! Last year was a total disaster first cutting.

[@thomasstrand9853]

That reminds me of myself when I was 11 years old dad be driving the tractor in the Baylor and I be stackin the Bales

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

That’s how we used to help turn boys into men!

[@franklinbrooks9506]

The 7.3 in the red truck sounds awesome!! Love to see those two 8th Gen Power Strokes working.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

That’s a great sound!

[@brucenadams1]

Another fantastic video. The hay rake tractor, that's a real man's tractor. An open cab so you can enjoy the smell of farming (which includes diesel exhaust). You get a great tan working on a tractor like that. Not fun in the winter. Thanks.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Haha yeah I definitely have not so fond memories of that tractor in the winter time. Putting out bales for dads cows when I was a kid and hauling manure with open cab tractors was not particularly fun 🥶

[@jaredcolahan759]

I've seen those hay carts for years, well since I was a kid on a dairy farm. But I've never seen one unloaded. that was cool. We always did small square bails, I'm thankful we had a kicker on the bailer.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

That shows how smart we are! This Baler had a kicker on it when we bought it and we took it off so that we could get more bales on the wagons!

[@helensarkisian7491]

Goodness gracious. If itain’t one thing, it’s another. Any chance of a closeup of how the bales are wrapped?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I will make a note and try to do that sometime. I’ll have to chase the baler guy down with my gopro and see what I can do. Good idea!

[@redclover51]

Wish there was a way to capture that quality hay aroma. No one that has experienced it will ever forget.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yeah it would be great if I could put that in the video somehow!

[@raincoast9010]

So great that you had good weather for the hay. How many acres of water ways would you say you made hay on? Thanks for posting and that side unload bale trailer sure is neat.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes I love that trailer! We made 75 acres of hay and just about half of it was waterways. I’ve got another 15 acres of waterways to mow next week sometime.

[@tedwazonek7956]

Love your shows, very informative…really wish I’d gotten into farming at a young age!! Keep’em coming my friend! 👍🏻✌🏼🙏🏼

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Ted!

[@davidprentice7861]

Great video miss farming life I'm a farms son from Scotland UK and miss hay time

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Hay making is my favorite when everything works right!

[@deanarmour6642]

Love the old tractors still running and being used

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!

[@Gixzer04]

Those are beefy windrows. Holy cow , hope your baling tractor has a gear below low / low 🤣🤣🤣. Awesome looking hay gentlemen.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

The round baler guy has never accused me of making a windrow he couldn’t bale! 😂

[@timduthie6399]

It looks like nice hay Carl!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Tim, it turned out great!

[@berndodin817]

Wowwww !!! I have seen the Mountain -Man on the Tractor 🚜!!! 👍👍👍👋👋👋🤝🤝🤝🇩🇪

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

You spotted him!

[@JBAgrivideos]

Greetings from Ireland. Brilliant video. I really enjoyed that. Added my subscription 👍

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Wow hey thanks!

[@glenparks5175]

Glad God gave u a good year and got it up and not wet!!!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Couldn’t have asked for better weather!

[@stevenbetassa7329]

The Valley I live in also has Dodge Brother's Farm, raise timothy and alfalfa hay, and potatoes.

[@jacklabloom635]

I hauled hay the summer I was fifteen. My friend, Romney. had an old 1/2 ton truck with a wooden flat bed. It weeped water out of the water pump. We could haul 55 bales per truck load. He turned 16 at the end of that summer and got his drivers license. He sold the truck and bought a ‘53 Ford car. We never hauled hay again, once he could legally drive a car on the main roads.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Priceless memories

[@jamflu]

Seeing these older tractors I assume this is your operation?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yup this is “Dodge Brothers” Most times you are seeing my “day job” with the fancy equipment.

[@davidperrin4856]

Great video. We have been trying to get some hay in between the rain. We had a frost in May here in Pa. It has really affected the brome and orchard grass hay. It is only yielding about ½ the bales that was made on those fields that we done so far. We fertilized the fields. But the frost really stunted the hay and alfalfa growing. Our windrows are not even that thick. You have some very nice windrows. Have you ever ran a pto driven rotary rake? I sure do like them over a ground driven New Holland 256 rake. I have never ran those v wheel rakes but from what I just seen if you have a good baler that will eat through a windrows like that with no problems you are definitely doing something right. I know all rakes are good for each type of application. Maybe you can help me out with this question? What is the purpose of those old and new style hay mergers? How is it any different from a hay rake? I seen some at some local farm sales and consignment auctions. I should have brought home the rotary rake some german brand name orange in color and the Vicon 4 star hay tedder. Both went for $2500 each at auction on Thursday. Hope the bill to fix the truck isn't to expensive. I have learned from past experiences that If dad and I try to do any work on Sunday other than feed the animals and go to church. We will have break downs for 2 weeks straight and they are not simple fixes either. It has cost us anywhere from $500 to $1500+ in repairs. I understand the filming and editing situation completely. Just get the videos out when you are able to because when the sun is shining and the fields are ready to be harvested or other field work it must be done. Again great video and really enjoying this channel. Thank you

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Hey David I think you found the cause of my truck problem. Dad mowed some of that hay on Sunday. I don’t have any experience with mergers but I have seen some in action. I have run a PTO rotary rake before and it was great! I don’t think they would work very well on really uneven terrain though.

[@davidperrin4856]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 The alternator on my Kioti DK55 just started squealing. Bearing was getting dry. The alternator is getting new bearings and brushes now. We had a tree come down across the road yesterday. Since the Kioti was out of commission I had to roll the pieces by hand. Also got a seal to replace on the brush hog. At least it is not the bottom seal. The truck rear end pinion gear came loose due to the nut on it. Luckily it didn't ruin anything. All of this was due to work on Sunday 3 weeks ago.

[@robertpautsch5093]

Such a great neighborhood. Everyone works together. My idea of how it should be. Questions-What exactly is "hay"? How is it different from straw? Everyone is saying that is great hay but what constitutes great hay? I ride out in the country on my bike sometimes and I smell the new hay and it has a great aroma. Sometimes my lawn grass gets so long I think I should bail it when I cut it.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Good question here! Hay is all about nutrition. There is a lab test that can be performed for “relative feed value” that allows you to figure out how much energy and protein the hay contains. Many people judge hay quality solely on color and smell. Green hay with a pleasant smell is often considered good hay. Straw is the waste product after harvesting a grain crop. After you harvest oats you are left with oat straw. Same with wheat or soybeans. Straw has very little feed value and is mainly used for bedding.

[@robertpautsch5093]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 FYI, my sons are now hooked on the channel! I knew it when he mentioned singulation last night. So hay is not a specific plant but a variety of plants harvested. How green are they when harvested? What keeps them from decomposing as my grass clippings do in my compost pile? Moving bales by hand so looks to be the most physical jpb you do on the farm. Everything else is hydraulics or electric?

[@logoski589]

I love living in the mts but flat fields would save me so much time making bales.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

You mean chasing bales? I assume you have to back out and turn sideways before you dump?

[@gail8494]

Thanks Marcus! Nice video Carl !

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes thanks!

[@farmall4505]

From Marcus to me your welcome

[@pnwRC.]

I'm surprised you DIDN'T have hay hooks when riding behind that bailer. We always used hooks. I believe it makes it easier to catch them.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Some people really like them but every time I use them I’m afraid I’m going to stab myself in the knee!

[@ronniejenkins2056]

This is my first time watching your channel I liked what I saw I can relate to putting up hay just in a smaller scale we have been kinda fighting the weather here in Tennessee it's been hard to get enough dry days in a row to get the hay up like we want to I enjoyed watching I will definitely watch more often

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Ronnie! You should go back in my videos to about a year ago and watch the video called “hay making disaster”. I think you could probably relate! I’m glad to have you here and I hope you will subscribe and continue to visit with me through the comment section and share your thoughts and questions!

[@ronniejenkins2056]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 thank you

[@JacobAHull-nx6rx]

Wow Carl, working 2 farms, that's alot of work! We have a NH 316 square baler with a NH 75 pan kicker (bale ejecter) on it. It's so old they have stopped making some parts for it but it beats stacking hay in a wagon. Stacking hay in the mow is enough for me. We also run a 8 ft rotory rake but your ground drive rake covers way more area. We used to use them, bound drive rake, years ago. Do you have an auto fly drone or is someone flying it for you? Lotta time and work to do what you do man. Hats off to you. Stay safe.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Jacob! We had a new Holland baler when I was a kid. It worked great. I’ve used a big dual rotor krone rake before and it was really cool but I don’t think it would work very good on really uneven terrain. I have auto flight modes on the drone, but sometimes I like to fly it myself. This video had footage from both auto and manual flight. Can you tell the difference?

[@JacobAHull-nx6rx]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 hey carl, I couldn't really tell the difference with the different drone modes. it all seemed pretty good. I really like the kuhn double rotary rakes. been looking at them for year cause this small 8' rake takes a long time. we have about 300 acres but maybe 100 acres of hay ground all together.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Jacob A. Hull you need a Kuhn speed rake!

[@JacobAHull-nx6rx]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 yes, I really like the double rotary rake they make

[@tomjack9632]

THIS is what makes America great.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

🇺🇸

[@johnbuck6685]

Nice looking bales

[@chefmarv6499]

Glad hay turned out top notch. How heavy are these square bales you pick up ?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Usually we only make about 40-45 pound bales. A lot of our customers are retired folks with horses or ponies and they don’t want to handle really heavy bales.

[@jerrymiller276]

Hey, Carl, (no pun intended) Not being a farmer, I'm very curious about the hay operation and have several questions: Why the square bales? How does the operator know when the round bales are done, especially the smaller ones? It is easy to see how the rakes work but will you show us how the balers work? And perhaps a tougher question for a video, how do you judge the quality of the hay? I always look forward to your videos. Thanks!

[@jerrymiller276]

Whoops! Forgot to ask what the various bales weigh.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yeh I should talk about hay quality in a future video. Let me bounce through the questions here: We make the small square bales for some customers that just have a few horses and don’t want to use a tractor to feed. Also if you leave a round bale out in the feeder for weeks it gets kind of off from getting rained on. The round baler has a monitor that tells you when you have reached the desired bale size that you preset it for. It determines this based off of how far the belt tensioners are pulled. See the belts have to “get longer” as the bale gets bigger so it’s pretty easy for the baler to tell how big the bale is. Sometime I could try to show a Baler up close. Sadly I was too busy raking and stacking hay to film the baler. Our small square bales weigh about 45 pounds, to small rounds are about 800 and the big rounds are 1350-1450

[@jerrymiller276]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Thanks for scratching my curiosity bump! That also ought to make it fairly easy to figure out the square baler too, since it obviously has to push the hay against the already forming bale so that when it gets to a certain point the machine "knows" it is full, I would think. I'll look forward to the hay quality discussion. My only other question is how do they tie the bales up? Great videos! Thanks.

[@charlesjenkins8078]

Love the trailer that dumps hay

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It’s a real timesaver

[@jackusflackus1]

I don’t know if anyone else said it yet, but holy crap. Never work on your truck without jack stands. Saw you had it on the hydraulic jack only. Very bad idea. Always put stands underneath, no matter what your doing. If you don’t have stands, use your tire rim. It’ll save your bacon should the jack give out without notice.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yeah you make a good point. In this video I just pulled the wheel off to see what I could see. I would never put any parts of my body under a vehicle that was being held up by a jack alone.

[@dougs7044]

Hi Carl. I have great memories of bailing hay with my grandad when I was little. Do you have to replant hay every year? Rotate it?

[@ricksutton2902]

I don't know Carl if I wanted to ride with you or not. If you are not running out of gas or getting stuck or breaking down. If I was ever work with you I'm driving. LOL 😂 I'm just picking on you. I am also in the commercial beekeeping. I get stuck to curl and I break down. But one thing I don't run out of gas. Hehehe

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Haha yeah I bet! I’ve always had a healthy respect for beekeepers! I think it would be cool but I’m pretty afraid of getting stung so I wouldn’t be much good at it.

[@weedeatnogreweo7574]

Nice vid great job

[@donaldthomas5852]

Those are some big round bales. What are they 6x6 or 6x5 bales. We got two round roll balers. JD 458 4x5 and a JD 558 5x5. Both are mega wide plus.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Our bales are 5 feet wide and almost six feet tall. We usually shoot for around 68-70 inches.

[@hopatease1]

I lived in Kentucky for 6 or 7 years before I moved back north , one of the guys I worked with down there told me about the time he was doing square bales on his dads farm when he went to pick one up there was a P****d off rattail snake mixed in with the hay .he said he threw the thing off and left it for a few days and when they came back for it it was gone . Ever have some thing like that happen to you ?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Man that would really be a surprise! I have never found a live snake in a bale. I’ve found half a snake in a round bale before but that’s it.

[@larjomack8576]

Wonderful when you can get hay up that is good enough to satisfy horse people. I managed it a few times but more often that not it didn't quite make their grade of satisfaction.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

We have a few horse customers and I always try to find the best stuff for them. The cows will eat any old thing.

[@markenloe1265]

Great video!😎

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Mark!

[@ecw0647]

You guys need to get a bale hook. It makes moving bales around so much easier.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I have use them but I’m always afraid I’m going to stab myself in the knee cap!

[@PRRGG1]

Hi Carl, when you put your rounds away to storage, I remember from a past video there is some sort of special order as to what goes where to make it easy in the winter. What is that order? It's driving me nuts I can't remember.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes! I remembered to do it right this year. Put the first crop hay in the calving barn since I feed it first. Then the calving barn will be empty in time for calving! I don’t need the other barn until later so that’s where the nicer second crop will go. I did it backwards last year and I had to move it all in February 😂

[@PRRGG1]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Good deal. Thanks for all you do. I really enjoy these videos and apparently I am picking up on a few things around your farm LOL

[@irenesilvers7096]

Very nice video, Thank you.

[@dougs7044]

I noticed in this video it looks like you have hay between your row crops. Is the hay field ground that isn’t as good?

[@kikigamble4315]

Hi. Great videoing Kaylee !! Love the overhead shots of the total having thing. From mom's to growing young men, it seems all hands on deck if needed. Okay, QUESTION please. What type of plant did you cut, rake n bale? At least I think I got all the terminology right. Do you seed the soil or does it grow n replant itself naturally in those spaces year after year? Do you spray your hay; when & why? Deep South Homestead had a concern bout feeding sprayed hay to his cows n using end product from the cow in his garden beds after letting the poop decompose some. Leaf curling of tomatoes n the tomatoes themselves seemed a little deformed. He feels it affects his plants n will take longer to get out of the cow poo ( nearly 2yrs ) before it would be safe to use on his garden. He has switched to only organically grown hay to feed his cattle. No judgement on my part, just curious how hay can affect garden to table. Peace to you and yours

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Ours is mainly brome grass with some Timothy and clover mixed in. Once seeded, this comes back year after year. We don’t spray our hay because we don’t want to kill the clover. There are basically two types of herbicides. Grass killers and broadleaf killers. We can’t use either of them if we want to keep the grass and the clover. We do fertilize it with urea and map and potash so unfortunately the way the rules are we can’t certify it as organic.

[@markgamble8377]

Nice operation.nice job

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks!

[@matthewhenggeler1250]

How many cows do you your brother and your dad run? And the equipment between you three?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

We have 8 cow calf pairs and dad just picked up two this year. The hay equipment is divided up between the three of us. Dad owns the tractor and mower, we own the baler, and all three of us own the rake together.

[@matthewhenggeler1250]

That’s really cool I have 2 cows and my dad has about 70 head of cattle

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Matthew Henggeler that’s awesome! We are trying to grow at a manageable pace. No debt and not overextended on time.

[@goingruby]

Is making hay less stressful than raising corn or cattle?

[@johnkranias3458]

For myself in Oz, hay is stressy when cut, corn for silage is fine and cattle at calving.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I would say corn is least stressful, than cattle, then hay is most stressful. You have to decide when to mow based on the weather forecast. Then after you mow it, the forecast changes. Then you have to decide when to rake and hope your baler guy is available when it’s ready to bale. Cows are just stressful at calving time.

[@billwhitman1529]

Can you tell me what video you made that talks about your bale feeders?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I’m going to try to look that up for you if I can find time in the next couple days. I honestly can’t remember.

[@chinmalm6200]

Driving heavy machines into field! Doesn't land get too hard? Please reply

[@farmall4505]

That’s my truck Carl!

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

I'm 72 so I am not sure what the problem was with your brakes. The one I had problems with was on a Chevy with rear disk brakes with the geared emergency brake.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

It turned out to be a bad rotor and a blown caliper.

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

That’s where the kids got muscles for football. Now everyone makes the big round. And the big squares

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yup now the kids have to pay to go to the gym instead of getting paid to some out 😂

[@farmall4505]

Hey it’s me the kid that ran the round bailer

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

You did a fine job! Nice tight bales 👍

[@jakejohnson2969]

That’s some nice looking hay my man!

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Jake! Would you like to buy some?

[@jakejohnson2969]

Dodge Brothers Farm and Ranch I wish I had a use for it! I probably would!

[@FoodwaysDistribution]

You got your pick up back at the end of the video, what was wrong with it?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yeah I forgot to go into detail. The caliper and rotor we’re both shot.

[@gregj7916]

that bale carrier is awesome

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes it is!

[@aaronjarvenpa1743]

What size was the round bails for the horse customer ?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

54 inches tall approximately 850 pounds

[@JG-wr1sl]

I can work all week at a desk job and never feel the sense of accomplishment you get in one day on the farm.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Some days are like this and some days I don’t feel like I accomplished anything. But days like this make for good nights of sleep 👍

[@macanoe5335]

I felt like a little kid tagging along and helping with the work

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks for the help!

[@cowwhisperer8927]

3:59 'Ben got tired prety quick' :D lol

[@johnkranias3458]

G'day Carl, do you own that small square baler and if so do you get it serviced each year?. Reason i ask is a neighbor has one and told me the cost of each service, nearly fell over. I could tell you a funny story about balers but i will save it. You all did a great job, keep up the good work :)

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks John! Yeah we one the square baler. We service it ourselves though. Checking the knife clearance, spring tensions, twine tension and all that is pretty easy.

[@delprice3007]

would be great if they could still manufacture practical farm/work trucks

[@baileydevries4494]

why do both square and round, used for different purposes on the ranch?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Good question! We use small square bales for feeding mama cows in the calving barn when they are penned up with their new baby calf. Otherwise we use big round bales. If you are interested I did a whole video about this awhile back. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3bIn3SMmLF0ibc

[@baileydevries4494]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 awsome, thanks!

[@baylenbrown5817]

Love sitting in a kubota pulling a Kuhn windrower