Final Countdown - Happy Day

[@johnnysharpe9131]

I really enjoy your videos and watching how you two work together to make things happen . Thanks for sharing with us .

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Johnny Sharpe thank you for watching and commenting

[@heradsoe]

I enjoy watching your videos. Looking forward to each one of them.. it's the first video I watch whenever there is a new one out. You seems to be great couple - knowing what your goal is, and living you dream. I really hope you continue doing your vid's, as they are well made. You give all of us a lot of knowledge in hay farming, and teach us IT freaks that there is a life outside the office where we are hammering on the keyboard every day/night to make a living. Really looking forwand to the next step....

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Odd-Egil Heradstveit thank you for that post, it is very much appreciated

[@raymondhodge3979]

Really enjoy your videos, hopefully there will be more even though the cutting season is over. Selling hay trips, maintenance videos, horse riding video, etc.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Raymond Hodge thank you, we plan to keep making videos.

[@brianmulligan6239]

What a great feeling! Thanks for taking us along.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Brian Mulligan yes it is! Thanks for watching

[@jw4620]

Beats a Farmall, mower/trail mower, and spring tooth rake. That was in '63 or so, though. I really like the modern approach, and I'm glad you're taking the time to put this up here. Thanks!

[@NorthTexasHay]

+jw '46 it was definitely tougher work years ago. Thanks for watching

[@deej19142]

Awww you guys have horses. My mom had horses when I was a kid and I had motorcycles. Never was into horses and in fact I've never rode one. But then I watched all the seasons of Heartland, and really started to see them as pretty cool animals.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Deric Kettel powerful animals, I rode motorcycles most of my life also

[@belindakt]

Ah! Sweet success! I think I see a pair of spoiled horses, as for the sweet feed, that has to be the best smelling feed I ever gave my horses when I had a couple. I also see you wisely keep something (like a substantial gate) between you & the horses when putting out the feed. I had to learn that the hard way, lol!! Thanks for sharing your videos with me.....

[@NorthTexasHay]

+belinda turner we are happy it's over, and those horses do get rambunctious when they here that bag of sweet feed rattle.

[@belindakt]

North Texas Hay lol, I know they do! I only got stomped & squished 1 time. A quick learner....

[@haroldsmith45302]

Thank you for all of the great videos.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Harold Smith thank you for watching and commenting

[@swainpadgett5633]

Really enjoyed the video's, the rants and the knowledge dropping. Thanks

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Swain Padgett thanks for watching

[@davidharris6581]

I always buy a new straw hat for baling. it gets plenty dirty and beat up on open station tractors. My end of season ritual is to throw it into the last bale and bale it up. It always tickles me when I'm feeding in the dead of Winter and come across it.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+David Harris ha! that's a great tradition.

[@kennymysak2079]

Another good season done and get things all fixed up for next season begins with a few hobbies added in. Keep up the great video's

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Kenny Mysak I have a lot of off-season work to do, so the videos should keep coming

[@11larsen]

I enjoy your videos. Great job well done, thank you for sharing your experiences.!

[@scottfreeman796]

Ove Eenberg Larsen thank you for watching

[@HNCahoon]

I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Hugh C. Thank you

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Another good video. I like Scott's 'we're done dance'.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Chuck Stevenson Took many years to perfect it.

[@mhft1091]

That's great job well done your a great team and make interesting videos, we have just started our hay season here so happy days ahead

[@NorthTexasHay]

+MHFT 10 good luck and thanks for watching

[@herbhouston5378]

I really enjoy your videos and keep them coming. I know, from experience, that your still going to have plenty of things to do this winter....

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Herb Houston yes we will, and thanks for watching and commenting

[@w056007568]

Great video and good conclusion to the hay harvest for this year.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Dan Whiteford thank you

[@chevelleboy68]

Such a great feeling. I finished yesterday and it is all in the stack. Already starting to miss it though.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+chevelleboy68 missing it is something I can say I've never done.

[@carlwolf4865]

That’s a awesome setup !!!

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Carl Wolf thank you

[@whistled46]

really enjoy your vids, please don't stop now!

[@NorthTexasHay]

+whistled46 off-season prep is really busy, we will keep making videos

[@geraldchaplin947]

hope it was a good season for you guys and i realy enjoyed the videos hope more will come

[@NorthTexasHay]

+gerald chaplin it was an ok season,thanks for watching and we will make more videos

[@scootinthru]

You're not the only farmers who prefer to farm in flip flops. I used to made hay off of about 500 acres for 7 seasons and always did all of my cutting, raking & baling in shorts & flip flops. It was too damn hot to do it any other way!

[@NorthTexasHay]

True words

[@smcox1991]

I do the same dance when I'm done making hay for the year lol!

[@NorthTexasHay]

+smcox1991 that's all I got

[@markmortensen4341]

Ha ha thats funny. I have two dogs and two horses along with a barn cat. I agree with you thats plenty! Take care been catching up on a lot of your videos and they are very well done!!

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Mark Mortensen thank you

[@oliverharding9761]

As we say here in Ireland same crap different day. Good video I enjoyed it. In Ireland we rely only get to make hay in July and if we are lucky September also if we get the weather which dose not often happen. Keep it lit.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+oliver harding lol! Thank you for watching and commenting

[@jerryd6680]

Im a newbie here, enjoy some slack time while you can, I enjoy the heck out of these vids.....

[@NorthTexasHay]

+jdtom thank you

[@bradcoley6964]

I know you are happy .We finished 2 weeks ago what a happy day now wish I had more to bale haha waiting for next season .Really like your videos

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Brad Coley thanks for watching, I need a break from caring about rain

[@canvids1]

good to see the end of a season and take the pressure off you for a short time.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+canvids1 it's always a welcome time

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

You have some pretty Horses... You get out riding much?? It would nice to get to ride again.. Miss that so much... Would be great to see some riding videos now that hay season over..

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Ronald Feuerstein we don't ride them, they are just big dogs

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Wow.. You do not ride them?? Well rent them out to me... My family and i will ride them across texas for ya....lol...and you still can call them dogs....lol

[@dejanira2]

I enjoy your videos you are such a pleasant couple.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+dejanira2 thank you

[@davidwatt7663]

Well done, all is safely gathered in . You guy work so well together. Your lucky your not in the UK our weather is wet and cold .👍

[@NorthTexasHay]

+David Watt it's a good feeling when we're finished. Now we just have to get it all sold and we'll be golden. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@unclerob617]

My sister and my brother inlaw grow horse hay in Colorado. Last Summer they had hay laid down and a nicro burst came through and she said everything was picked up and just gone! Like it had just been vacuumed up.

[@NorthTexasHay]

I've never heard of that happening before, sorry to hear that

[@johnsmith8788]

Awesome videos.... why do you like the rollers vs. flails on your moco? And do you find the Bermuda grass bounces back quicker by not scalping it?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+John Smith with the thicker stems of jiggs you have to crush stem as much as possible. Grows back quicker and my equipment stays 4 inches off the ground and is more protected

[@macdawg6403]

Dang it.. where are you guys ??

[@danielheckmann4898]

Great Video 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@mattmitchell7370]

Interested in your rake and baler setup. Is there a kit for this type arrangement or was it home made?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Matt Mitchell home made.

[@Zomsky]

Well done guys, top effort. We are just getting close to our first cut here in Aus, late start for us as it’s been dry as a bone and fairly cool. What preservative spray do you use??

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Luke B John Deere and new holland both sell the same product just with a different label. How long is your hay season

[@Zomsky]

North Texas Hay we have a pretty long season luckily. Try to get the first alfalfa/Lucerne off in Late September and make silage rolls (it is usually pretty weedy after winter). We cut every 5-6 weeks into late March or early April (depending on the rain and how much river irrigation water we get allocated). Same as you guys - we split between squares and rounds. Our kikuyu/rye fields we can get about 2 cuts (not irrigated).

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Luke B I would have never imagined your season would be flipped from ours. Good luck and I hope it goes as smooth as possible.

[@Zomsky]

North Texas Hay thanks guys, from what I see your climate is very similar to our place, just exact switch in season! Enjoy the well deserved quieter time!

[@piperjones9922]

thanks... now it is time to take the horses for a trail ride and don't forget to show us what kind of trails you have.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+piper jones no trails here and the horses are pasture art, unfortunately. The few times I have rode a horse I had fun, two of them have never been ridden, and the other two were dumped on our property so we don't know there history.

[@tolipwen1487]

Thanks for another excellent video. How about introducing some of your critters to the tube fans... I wish for y'all a happy restful post harvest. :)

[@NorthTexasHay]

Tolip Wen we can do that, thanks for the idea

[@smoki2515]

We like it when it flakes like that. Lasts longer not a lot of waste. Grass doesn't like to flake. My horses are picky too and like the grain much better than the hay. I have 3 horses.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+George VictorLast nice to have you here, thanks for watching

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

What is that spray you put on there and what is it for? Excellent video Mid Ohio

[@NorthTexasHay]

+joel mollenkopf it's a hay preservative to keep bacteria from growing when you can't dry the hay down properly.

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Oh wow. Last day of baleing? And it wasnt the bale Goddess who did it and we didnt to see the bale Goddess dance? In her flip flops?

[@myronparks3495]

On average what does your bales weigh? How many bales did you make this season? I enjoyed watching your videos. Can't wait for next season.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Myron Parks 60 lbs just shy of 24,000 but I made around 600 rolls. We are going to have a lot of off-season videos I hope you watch, thanks

[@hogcat858]

Do you clean out the baler from the incomplete bales so no hay in it during the winter?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+hogcat not yet, I will do it when I service the baler. It's good to keep the hydraulic cylinder compressed.

[@injectorrick3700]

We got a little sleet in DFW yesterday. Did ya'll get any up there?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+InjectorRick it did for just a few minutes, and got a hard enough freeze to send the grass into dormancy

[@injectorrick3700]

that was perfect timing baling the last bale and then the freeze. you'd make a good weather man....lol

[@kswaynes7569]

I not certain but it looked like Scott wasn't watching the stroke count on some of those bales, they weren't very consistent in length ! The hay looks real nice! Do you pasture the horses now that you are done haying?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+AKWayne S I was lucky to keep the strokes below 20 and I was going as fast as I could without damaging my equipment. Last cut with no rain makes it more difficult than it already is.

[@patrickdorman8120]

pasture pets or rideable/lets see some riding vids the horses/ great season.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Patrick Dorman pasture pets

[@Doyle-Nutbush]

What model Deere was in the video ??

[@jimcox6687]

Hope you make new video's Please make more

[@spikemaul]

what does one of those square bales roughly weigh?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+spikemaul 60lb

[@markmortensen4341]

I haven’t been watching too long but besides the dogs, cats and horses do you have other animals?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Mark Mortensen no sir! I think if I had any more I'd be inclined to build an ark.

[@justinadams2475]

So where would you move your farm? I thought I heard you say east Texas somewhere? Is the soil much better the farther east you go in Texas? I've got red clay that cracks wide open when it dries. I think you could twist an ankle on it. Do a video visiting your friends hay farms to see their operations. Just an idea.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Justin Adams the dirt and growing conditions are better in east Texas but the market is here in north Texas, when I move the farm it will be due north of here. I can do a video on some of my friends places, thanks for the idea.

[@clearingbaffles]

How many bales from how many acres? Thanx from the left coast near the Crapitol of California

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Gene Murphy 24,000 to 30,000 on 155 acres

[@karstenhj]

Nice video :) Just a question regarding the horses., what breed is it? I noticed that they do not have very much/long tale, is this how the breed is, or do you have problem with them eating each others tales? Best regards from Denmark in Europe :)

[@NorthTexasHay]

Two are quarter horses, one is an Arabian, and one is an Appaloosa. The tail are a mystery.

[@randymaylowski2485]

Well that was exciting your hay was done. And beautiful looking horses, but if they are that picky of hay? Sorry if im sounding a little wude? Then why don't you guys have feed racks as in hay feeders for feeding hay.?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Randy Maylowski we do but they seem to like eating off the ground and it's easy for us

[@randymaylowski2485]

North Texas Hay oh gotcha! Cuz my aunt had some horses but she fed them in a feeder so they won't Rast as much of it. But inerways nice horses.

[@howardyounger5456]

great video all except the dance. LOL just kidding i even liked the dance.i will finish in 2 days. only got one little rain on down hay lucky.ya you always lean some thing it seems like.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Howard Younger I paid good money to learn how to dance like that, you'll be dancing in two days

[@howardyounger5456]

accually i really cant dance, i would think i would fall over. but i will be sad. i love sitting on the old tractor.

[@harrisharvester]

Thanks for taking us through the haymaking season, really enjoyed it . how long is your winter?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+A C Harris Contracting we will start baling hay again next may. There is almost more work in the off-season than there is during just getting ready for next year

[@harrisharvester]

North Texas Hay ha ha I know what you mean. I'm thinking of buying a tube line 8+2 and grabber, are you pleased with yours? I see you acassionly get bales sticking.

[@mweisen1001]

what is the tank above the baler for?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Michael Weisensel a preservative to keep hay from molding when it can be dried down to proper moisture levels.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+North Texas Hay when it can't be dried down

[@jack99church]

What additive do u use?:)

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Jack Church it's from John Deere but the crop saver from new holland comes from the same place, it's all the same

[@davesutherland7599]

do not quite agree with you on all preservatives being the same.i have found that the proprionic /acetic is more effective at the higher moisture levels than those with citric acids.especially in alfafa mixtures.Costs can be higher but works well. the high humidity levels in South Western Ontario,Canada makes acid usage almost a must do for hay growers here! Keep up the good work in Texas!

[@robbienoon7227]

What model rake is that?

[@NorthTexasHay]

705 deere

[@HNCahoon]

First. Maybe some day I'll grow up.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Hugh C. I never have, and probably never will

[@okfarm7806]

Ever get any wild hog damage to your fields?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+okfarm don't have any hogs around here thank goodness

[@okfarm7806]

We are not so lucky here in southern Oklahoma. Have a hard time making any bermuda hay from all the hog rooting.Really like your videos. Hope to see more.

[@belindakt]

okfarm have to agree with you, I'm I southern ok also, we have a lot more cover than scott- between here & the Arbuckle mnts they are almost out of control. And they can really root up a pasture!!

[@berniewatts7598]

Do your sons plan on keeping your farming operations going when you retire?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Bernie Watts I don't know, we still have a long time before we talk about that.

[@MrVailtown]

Ever gonna see videos of horse riding ?

[@NorthTexasHay]

+MrVailtown those horses have never been ridden, it will take someone with more skills than we have.

[@grandpacocky7618]

You missed a bit!

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Grandpa Cocky wind was 25 to 30, you were missing some no matter what you did.

[@Timashmore]

Have a nice break, maybe

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Tim ashmore8001 it's a break from actually making grass, but there is almost as much off-season work just getting ready for next year.

[@barrysimmons5489]

Yer horses don't appear to be far from being or wannabe lap dogs... 😌 Y'all Just pleasure ride or show?

[@NorthTexasHay]

pleasure feed

[@allanfreeman6131]

Please don't dance again.

[@NorthTexasHay]

+Allan Freeman I'll do a special one just for you.