First Round Bale 2019!

[@scotabot7826]

I continue Love your hay videos each year Dennis. Through you I am able to go back to the summers of the 1970's in Duncan and Fuquay Varina NC on my Grandfathers farm. I wish I had a dollar for every bale of hay I've thrown. Covered in hay dust from head to toe, cuts and scratches all over your arms and legs and your hands covered in blisters from that twine. Those were the good old days. A boy had no problem falling asleep by 8 pm each night. Work in the fields all day, and in the evening come in the house to some of the best country home cooking you have ever had in your life. Fresh vegetables, fresh pork and fresh raised black Angus beef. Oh my Lord, my mouth is watering so bad, I'm torturing myself. Lord, I miss my Grannymomma and Pops!!!!!!!!!!!

[@augustreil]

Stop typing, I'm starving !! lol

[@ihus9950]

👍

[@DLHFarms]

Sounds like good times and good memories!

[@stephensfarms7165]

Wow, what a great information video on baling hay. I liked watching u change the netting, and all the different views on the baking the hay. Was nice to see your son and wife, again. He is really growing up fast. Enjoyed watching your video as always. Thanks for sharing Dennis. 🙏👍👍👍

[@Framlife351]

Your channel has helped me get the family farm back in shape, hauling bales to the barn is my favorite part.

[@DLHFarms]

Awesome 👍

[@Framlife351]

@@DLHFarms Have you ever pulled the fuel tank plug on your new Holland and drained it because of condensation?

[@dannyadams9278]

Ha Ha Dennis I have never met you but I'll bet my right arm you are a good young man. Beautiful family and that little Dennis is gonna love his dad for doing things with him. Keep it up young man. May GOD bless you and your family

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks Danny!

[@mattadams9987]

Couple of notes from my experience using crop saver- First, that hay probably wasn't quite that wet. When you get to the higher rates of preservative, it can easily add enough moisture to the bale to make the moisture tester read 3-4% higher than it actually is. Second, you should have a few different sets of tips for that applicator to apply different ranges of product. You probably know that, and may have the biggest tip in already, but just in case you didn't think of it! Hay looks great and the little one is growing like a weed!

[@DLHFarms]

I had the big tip in 👍

[@kevinvallee9049]

Thanks for sharing.that time a year again. Trying get caught up or your videos. Like you workin all time. Great video

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@pkav8tor]

My neck aches just watchin ya. Looks like a young man's activity. Thanks for sharing!

[@augustreil]

Looks worse than plowing snow by far !

[@ihus9950]

Nice seeing you making hay Dennis, to bad the weather isn't cooperating, same here rain every couple days. Nice seeing your family, your son is growing Pick up that Massey yet lol👍

[@stuartroland9605]

Good day Dennis .nice to see your family join you bailing hay .back on the farm the hay bailing was my main job. It was always nice to have my mother or sis bring lunch or ice tea Hope the weather dries out its been raining for days here in northern Ohio take care be Safe Bye

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Can you change the nozzles on the applicator to larger ones? Hopefully start hay up here soon. Just ordered preservative because it looks like another year of difficulty drying hay!!

[@DLHFarms]

Yes it's come with three different sizes

[@OSUOiler]

Sorry I'm just commenting on all of your videos today! I just now realized that you have the Agratronix dual pad moisture tester. How do you like it? And how hard was it to drill the bolt holes for the sensors through the bale chamber walls? I bought one over the winter but have not installed it in my round baler yet. I might try it this weekend.

[@DLHFarms]

It's not hard to drill but finding a good place to put the pads was a pain. It works pretty good not as accurate on round bales but close on square.

[@williambrewer6346]

Great Job Dennis! If you could find a 12 volt "power on" with the Bailer running, you could install a "relay wiring overlay" to cut the Spray pump on and off with the bailer cutting on and off. Or a "12 volt on" with the tractor moving forward to cut on the sprayer pump. The cost should be around $20 dollars. I recently installed a condenser fan on my Case IH 5240 with the Relay Wiring Overlay. The compressor signals for the relay to switch on, lowering the compressor head pressure which means Cold air even at Idle! Good Luck and Happy Harvesting!

[@DLHFarms]

Cool deal! No pun intended 😂

[@Mallard5plus1Farmhouse]

I really enjoyed this video man! Thanks for sharing!

[@deerejohn4664]

Hay season begins, love it! Thanks Dennis 👍 Your son is getting big, looks like he’ll be running that tractor soon 😂

[@DLHFarms]

I'll be glad when he can run it so he can help!

[@deerejohn4664]

DLH Farms , there will be some good videos of him helping.😁 I hope I’m still around to see them. Thanks for all the great videos Dennis!

[@gsettlemyre]

Nothing like family surprising you with their presence! Handsome little guy you two have there..

[@thr8061]

Watching you put the net wrap in the NH baler makes me thankful that we have a nice MF Hesston 2946A. Loading new net wrap is very easy. Take Care!

[@DLHFarms]

It's not that bad

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Thanks for the ride along. Nice camera angles. Dorsey sure is sprouting up.

[@DLHFarms]

He's growing hard!

[@DavidTannfors]

Have you considered wrapping the bales into Haylage or Silage? since yall seem to have a fair amount of rain

[@DLHFarms]

No, I'm doing horse hay mostly and horses don't eat haylage around here

[@johncronin133]

What would you think about straight/ open piping a ford 4600 or even fitting a turbo if possible at all

[@augustreil]

Jack Links original is good stuff ! How many square bales equals one round bale and how many bales will that wrap roll do ? Thanks and thumbs up.

[@DLHFarms]

About 20 square bales in one roll. The net will do about 230 round bales.

[@jeffd6540]

Hi Dennis, Congrats! on the start of the new season. Hope this years weather pans out prosperous. Enjoy the night man. Keep-on-baling!

[@ynotshowme2ur3times]

Im wondering if you tie into the electric from the gate and run a wire to a electric sylenoid shutoff to the sprayer so as soon as you toggle for the gate it would shut the power off the pump.

[@DLHFarms]

It needs to shut off every time you stop or come out of a windrow to turn around.

[@richardhaughey3661]

Do you still have to weave on the windrow to feed the hay in even to get a flat bail

[@DLHFarms]

I make my windrows wide enough I don't have to weave

[@austinillum9119]

Thanks for bringing us along! Always enjoy your videos! What do you have your auto RPM set to when you round bale and square bale? Thanks!

[@DLHFarms]

I have it set to run the pto at 540 which is approximately 2000 rpm.

[@orkidknog4147]

looks like a good crop of hay there, you know when you have to select 4wd doing hay you shouldn't really be there lol, the baler makes a nice looking bale, nice job and always nice to the the boss with you

[@DLHFarms]

Haha you got that right

[@meacenastiberius9438]

Another well done video, thanks for the upload. ( "kinda relaxin, all I gotta do is go around and bale hay" ). Here it is Friday night and I am watching you bale hay. The different camera angles are interesting and It is indeed relaxing. At 19:20, your baling with a modern tractor and in the background is an old ( 1930s?) barn with a silo with no roof....the 'good ole days"?

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks that's a pretty cool shot ain't it.

[@JohnJohnson-vx2wr]

Great video Dennis, Nice seeing your family again. How many bales can you get out of one roll of wrap?

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks! About 230 bales

[@bristolbishopbishop4200]

The new balers aren't any better. When we bought are 450 the dealer said that you couldn't plug it. We have plugged it 5 times since having it. Manily do to the augers. It has been a great baler though doesn't miss a lick.

[@DLHFarms]

The augers will plug mine too.

[@bjenkins803]

Glad your first round was a good one. Your son is like mine, growing fast!

[@DLHFarms]

So fast!

[@davidtravis1367]

Always enjoy watching videos and my girlfriends brother and dad is behind on hay to about two months worth plus he has his own landscaping

[@DLHFarms]

Oh no hope they catch up!

[@davidtravis1367]

DLH Farms yeah I been helping them and getting a little bit of sleep and we got a new system at work and has been stressful and been helping them move hay to the barn and just started raining a hour ago and go the rest to mow and we got all we could bale and put away for the rain moved in and put the last 100 bales in a car port they bought for storing hay

[@stephenshea7277]

Great video, awesome to see you back in the field. Hopefully you get some sun to dry out a bit.

[@DLHFarms]

The sun finally showed up for a few days

[@dustinadams9136]

Good video I like seeing haying videos again, wish we would dry out so we could get some done to. When you talk about crop saver is that New Holland’s product or do you use something else? Be neat to what 40% treated hay looks like when the bale gets opened up. I’ve been wanting to build my own system for my baler.

[@DLHFarms]

It's New Hollands brand hay preservative, but it's made by Harvestec the same company that makes it for Massey and JD.

[@DLHFarms]

The guy that bought the hay said its heating some but nothing like it would be without it.

[@dustinadams9136]

Thanks I’ll have to check into it

[@zimmermanservice7474]

The labels say don't bale over 26 or 28 percent but you can get away with 30%. Anything over that is not safe to stack in a barn, don't matter how much you put on...

[@ryanradz]

Could you use a simple limit switch mounted on the shuttle shifter? It would not work if you were changing rows but each time you shifted to neutral or reverse to eject the bale it could interrupt the flow

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah changing rows and turning around would get me.

[@AJmx2702001]

Looks like its goin good for ya so have a good one and stay safe out out there

[@boomersudden6257]

Thanks for sharing Dennis. Been waiting for this one. Hope you have a great hay season.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks Boomer!

[@johnbyrne1258]

Have you looked at the fendt or jcb fastrac tractors? The fastrac would be great for snow plowing too!

[@DLHFarms]

Too expensive for me

[@johnbyrne1258]

DLH Farms What would the price difference be roughly? By the way I love your channel.

[@DLHFarms]

Probably 20 to 30k more. Thanks! Glad you enjoy the channel!

[@69druth]

Lot's of life left on that baler. It does a nice job.

[@DLHFarms]

Boy I hope so

[@jankotze1959]

Awesome Dennis, like it when the baling season start good

[@DLHFarms]

It was in full swing this past week.

[@warrenpatton5138]

Hello from Bristol, hey Dennis. Been a while since I hollard at cha. I still watch every video and look forward to the next one. By the time i see one someone’s already said what I would’ve said so I keep quiet rather than repeating it. I bet since ur usually a week or so out posting I bet ya chose the new rig by now. I believe since ya got the Massey last and bragged about it ya got another one over the Deere. Course I’ve been wrong once or twice before haha. Keep em coming I’ll be here. See ya on the next one. Warren

[@DLHFarms]

You done a whole lot of good guessing there. Haha glad your still watching won't be long we will all find out what happens.

[@bumpkinrocks]

What is the bale saver? Is it a fungicide to stop it going mouldy?

[@danielthomason5685]

Its basically muratic acid it keeps mold from growing

[@DLHFarms]

Basically

[@danielthomason5685]

I think the new mix is citric acid but it used to be muratic acid for years

[@zimmermanservice7474]

It is buffered propionic acid. Many different brands available but it's all the same.

[@alonzo476]

Everybody's bailing here in western NC and we're right behind them coyote hunting. Fresh cut brings them out in droves. Great video !!

[@nicke1903]

Yes sir 200 bales Wednesday,pile them Yotes up

[@Framlife351]

Interesting, I will keep my eyes open.

[@alonzo476]

@@Framlife351 It's best while their cutting and bailing it but still good a week later. As soon as the guys park their tractors right at dark the coyotes will come from everywhere and lay down around a hay clump in the open field. They'll be inside the wood line watching during the cutting in daylight. I've killed 5 in one very large field this week that's too big to use a "wicked light". Plus we've got them spooked over time around here with lights and can never use the same call after shooting one or two from same pack. The mouse call is king to get them closer in these huge fields. With thermal scopes you can see them come out from everywhere. If using mounted lights best to hunt smaller hay fields. They work great if they've not been hunted much.

[@DLHFarms]

Wow that's a lot of good info on yote hunting right there. Thanks!

[@alonzo476]

@@DLHFarms Dennis, the way you seem to like all kinds of gadgetry you should get a thermal scope or just a hand held one that's about half the cost. I think you'd really enjoy it. You'll be surprised what you can see at night around your farm place, even at long distances. Pulsar xp 50 are great but their releasing an even better one in August at the same price point. As always I really enjoy your videos.

[@markpontes4457]

How many Bails will a roll of Net wrap do? How much does a roll go for? Do you always use John Deere wrap?

[@augustreil]

I asked the same with how many bales the wrap will do.

[@zimmermanservice7474]

@@augustreil 175 to 300. Depends on how big the bales, how many wraps you put on, and how many feet are on a roll of that particular brand of net

[@augustreil]

@@zimmermanservice7474, Excellent. Thank you.

[@DLHFarms]

I get about 230 bails approximately on one roll of net. They cost about $300

[@zimmermanservice7474]

@@DLHFarms we pay around $200 for a roll with 12,200 feet. Also our propionic acid we get at 83 cents a pound. We probably buy in larger quantities...

[@marhuf]

Nice job of bailing Dennis. I'm late watching because I just got done moving into my new apartment this last week, all week. A ton of things to move and go through, not fun....lol.

[@DLHFarms]

Oh my I hate moving! Haha

[@CaptainMikesAdventures]

How are you liking the tune you did on the t5

[@DLHFarms]

It helps a lot

[@jackterry7664]

Nice to see the family ride along!

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@treyenright5529]

Do you ever rake and bale at the same time.

[@DLHFarms]

If I have enough help

[@mataiterapreha]

We tested the over shot rotor version, that was a good baler. We got up to 28km/hr in reasonably heavy hay and it just ate it up. Had to brake hard at the almost full beep to stop on time before the net started.

[@DLHFarms]

Wow!

[@piperdoug428]

Yeah i run a BR780A but just twine, decent baler except put cheep belts on it, nothing but trouble.

[@keithhylton4631]

We got thru with our hay last week while it was nice and sunny Now we’re bushhoging

[@DLHFarms]

I'm almost done 18 more acre's to go

[@keithhylton4631]

DLH Farms Hope u get all up like the vid

[@Jacob_6420]

Be careful working on the baler with your tractor running man, we had a guy in giles get killed last year because he was sucked inside it, had his little grandson with him it's awful. I do the same thing but trying to get better about turning it off now. Good video bud.

[@DLHFarms]

It's not likely the pto would start on it's own

[@Jacob_6420]

@@DLHFarms i know man, i do the same thing, just started thinking about it after that guy got sucked in. He probably already had his baler running i believe. Heard he was kicking at the pickup and it caught his pants.

[@bayareasparky9180]

Special times Dennis. Happy for you!

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@chriswhite7996]

Who did you get your crop saver from

[@DLHFarms]

Franklin Welding in Rocky Mount Va

[@albruce1949]

What is the cost per bail to apply crop savor?

[@DLHFarms]

Depends on how wet it is but 4 to 8 dollars per round and 25 to 50 cents per square.

[@nicke1903]

Nice to actually get Good hay this year,way too wet last year here in WNC.

[@DLHFarms]

I've made some good hay this year 👍

[@ethancarr9749]

Does the crop saver actually work

[@DLHFarms]

Yes it does

[@ethancarr9749]

What is the best applicator to get

[@DLHFarms]

@@ethancarr9749 I'm running the harvestec

[@crthomereviews9010]

How many acres u doing this year

[@DLHFarms]

About 100

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

The buyer is probably feeding it right away so he isn't worried about moisture content.

[@DLHFarms]

Actually he is storing it, he said it's doing fine not heating much.

[@jeffwilson1484]

Do you rent a lot of hay fields.

[@DLHFarms]

Yes

[@salmonhunter7414]

At 500 bales a year it should last your life time. Just saying. Thanks for sharing a piece of your life.

[@DLHFarms]

Probably will! And that's fine with me. Haha

[@ohhpaul7364]

I thought something seriously bad had happened when that door opened. Was thinking "Wth, caused that to happen." Oh, it was something good. Make hay while the sun shines.

[@DLHFarms]

I thought the same thing! I had no idea they we're there that's why I screamed

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Busy in the cab, nice video

[@DLHFarms]

Yes its a lot going on in there

[@kdsdar]

Great videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@davidcarrow5419]

Your son is getting big

[@DLHFarms]

Yep growing super fast!

[@casto-]

Still cant belive your so fsr ahesd of me 😂😂 but that's haylage going into silage being that wet!😂. As long as he's buying it, it's all good though. Nice to see the bosses turn up at the end when your nearly done 😉😂

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah they we're like a blister showed up when the work was done. Haha

[@casto-]

😂😂 oh I wanna see you say that so your dear, lovely wife! ( i'll try and keep on her good side in case she reads this!😂😆)

[@DLHFarms]

Haha!

[@mattgood3453]

Tie the end of net wrap in a knot makes it easier thread rollers

[@DLHFarms]

Ok thanks

[@kevinlewis7882]

Good video, I didn't realize that much went into bailing hay

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah it can be right much to do at times

[@thr8061]

It only rains when you have hay down and it is dry enough to bale, but you can't. It does not rain when you can bale but the hay is not quite ready, but you have to bale it just in case. Parable of a Farmer.

[@DLHFarms]

Highly true

[@MrJohndeere3720]

great vid :) more :) i want a baler like urs or a 855.. both r good balers. deere makes good balers as well. :)

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@MrJohndeere3720]

@@DLHFarms ur welcome :)

[@christopherkalinowski9430]

your young mans getting big nice video

[@DLHFarms]

Yes he is!

[@king3717]

When i do round bales of hay here the bales are left in field for two weeks.after 5 days we roll the bales a quarter turn and the same 5 days later.then we bring them in.

[@Framlife351]

Can I ask why?

[@king3717]

@@Framlife351 most of the wet comes from the ground up.thats why they are rolled over.we leave them in field for 2 weeks so they don't go on fire in shed.if hay heats in the shed it can start a fire.

[@DLHFarms]

You do any crop preservatives?

[@king3717]

@@DLHFarms never seen anyone useing crop saver on hay here.first time i saw it was on your channel.when its not dry enough and rain is coming we wrap.

[@gavinflahertys7512]

Great video

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@gavinflahertys7512]

It was amazing

[@jonathangreenwood6379]

T5 seems to be running well New Holland are good tractors

[@DLHFarms]

It's running good for now. It's had it's fair share of major issues.

[@jonathangreenwood6379]

@@DLHFarms I have run Massey Ferguson new Holland if you work them hard things will go wrong Tractors cost a lot to run same as farm machinery the prices of new tractors and machinery in farming takes a lot to find the money this day and age

[@mikehors7351]

Nice looking hay Keep up the great work there. Hope to see number two crop.

[@DLHFarms]

More videos are on deck

[@thr8061]

You DID SAY you were gonna take her out for dinner ... but making her ride in the tractor & eat beef jerky?!?!

[@DLHFarms]

Haha that was dinner

[@kennethkent6767]

you need the new Kubota round bailer to match the rake

[@DLHFarms]

Negative

[@mattgood3453]

You better wrap that hay at 30 percent. No way it will keep even with acid applied. Cheaper to wrap it. It's been a hard season to make dry hay.

[@DLHFarms]

Guess we'll see it's in the barn now.

[@mattgood3453]

@@DLHFarms The weather has a lot to do with how hay cure's. If you have cooler days with low humidity it with probably keep. If it gets hot and humid it's going to heat on you

[@leol1682]

Why change tractor when this a good one the t5.

[@DLHFarms]

The T5 has been a lot of trouble

[@jimbocrumley2590]

why JD net wrap

[@DLHFarms]

I just like it, it's good quality and it makes a pretty bale.

[@mp3625]

Nice to have family join in!!

[@DLHFarms]

Oh yeah always a pleasant surprise

[@8aleph]

I hope you and your lady enjoyed your evening, this afternoon, May 31, My lady and I have a wedding to attend our only Granddaughter is getting married this afternoon.

[@DLHFarms]

Congratulations 🎉

[@nccattleman1971]

HA i beat ya by 14 days we had two weeks of fun and sun no dragging your feet from here on out. Hope yours turns out as good as mine did fertlized with triple 17 and it was thick and tall didn't go far before dumping a roll.

[@DLHFarms]

So far so good 👍 excellent hay this year

[@fullofship1828]

Who wears a massey hat while using a new holland tractor.....

[@DLHFarms]

Haha me!

[@arkansas1336]

You don't need to buy any sensors. You already have two, one on each side of your head....lol.....

[@DLHFarms]

Lol 👍

[@romainfaitsdesvideos1633]

I love you new holland

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@scssarge4409]

I see plenty of fungi and possible sick animals down the track.

[@scssarge4409]

sad moister content and with this emzine products it will turn to ash sad sad sad. yes it will cost you a lot of money in bale lose in nutritional value. sad sad sad.

[@matthewsims359]

new to the channel, so did you get done by 7 and take the mrs out to dinner

[@DLHFarms]

Absolutely! Thanks for checking out the channel!