Flail Mowing and Figuring out the Fendt 516

We are at the field now, just got to try and figure out the systems on the Fendt. The Flail is a Maschio Giraffona.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Very nice again George flail mowing and figuring out the Fendt 516

[@alfred13jones]

Hi,quick few tips for you on driving those fendt tractors,if you need to know how any function works highlight it on the monitor and then press 'help' on the side buttons and it will give you written instructions on how to operate that particular function. You can transfer the lift lower functions to the main joystick by pressing the blue button with a picture of a linkage arm and the letter 'A' (automatic) all you need to do then is press 'go' to lower and 'end' to lift the linkage.

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Hey George, good to know you're still enjoying my comments, thanks for that. I do enjoy your videos, my taste of the countryside. Still a few weeks to go with time to kill, then I should be out n about on the Nuffield.

[@MadhouseGaming]

George, As usual loved the video, it does make a change to not see JCB yellow when your working, but its also a nice change to see you having to use your brain to figure out how to work the new machines, keep it up M@x

[@bartlettcontractorsltd5236]

Good video as always George! Hope you're enjoying the Fendt way of life!👍🏼🚜

[@joeburrows6]

George you have made it in life you got rid of them gloves. Praise the lord. Nice video as usual. Keep up the good work.

[@gixxerollie]

I'm a building contractor but I spend a week of helping a mate get his wheat And do a bit off cultivating and plowing, bit of a lucky lad cuz it's on a fendt 939, bleeding lovely machine

[@gixxerollie]

Blimey, just read that bk and I sound a right dumb plumb, il blame the fat thumbs

[@stanleyjones4180]

enjoying your videos george thanks

[@Mr.M1STER]

Top work George. Don't get too bogged down by people asking for shoutouts. Of course everyone would love a shoutout but then you would be here for a year worth of content just shouting people out. Best to shoutout nobody that way nobody will get offended and we can continue to enjoy you great content.

[@cibie01]

I am as much a JCB fan as any other tractor make but to be totaly honest this new job of yours has taken the enjoyment factor on your channel way way up for me simply because your now in machinery i can relate to and the jobs your doing or will be doing are proper farming jobs and not focus around bales (nothing wrong with bales of coarse). JD's great tractors love me Fendt's as well , the icing on the cake for me would be that Henry runs silage always wanted to see you running a silage trailer. best farming channel on youtube just got better.

[@blobby273]

I don't know why but I'm enjoying these vids more than before I heard those fendts are more complicated than starship enterprise

[@NorthFenFarm]

This has got me wanting out of the workshop and back in my tractor doing some land work!!

[@ollievenni6983]

the old flail mowers are fairly tough we have had alsort from rabbits to breeze blocks go through our one

[@robjw7250]

It looks like George is going through this in a methodical and safe manner. Best way to learn, I am no expert. But am sure there is a function on the main joystick for linkage control.

[@nagd2010]

Lovely video George, realy enjoy watching these videos. Also when you try to figure out all the buttons is nice to see (I find that interesting, because the only tractor I''ve ever driven is one from 1976 or so, where the only electrical things were the lights and startermotor :P ). I do get into tractors on shows and such (not driving them unfortunatly) and I just wonder were all the buttons are for, so it's great to see stuff like this in your video. Keep up the good work!

[@waynemurphy4119]

I miss the cows, got me wanting a couple. enjoying the videos.

[@gregoryscott9767]

another great video George

[@harveydoherty7659]

I love them fendt tractors great piece of kit! I like these videos George keep them coming mate!

[@Agriculturespotter]

Good one George, interesting to see this! Good weekend!

[@johngell4842]

love the videos glad your happy george its always good to keep learning

[@big23man]

Another good video George, I'm sure your new boss and your good self qualify as Competent Persons under HSE regs from your years of experience & knowledge. I work for a vehicle hire company and am in & out of large numbers of wildly different kit on a daily basis. My approach is safety first, handbook second & learn by doing third. Keep up the good work.

[@oldder1]

Great video George you made it tidy job with the fail mower. I liked the fendt great tractors we have a small one for spraying hops and apples 250v . Anyway keep them coming very interesting.

[@farmerchunk80]

Loved the video George as always , i can honestly say it's been one of the most frustrating video I have watched thou lol 😂 I was shouting telling you what to do, it is so easy just use the screen and all will become apparent 👍🏼😉

[@GeorgeSaunders]

Farmer Chunk Hiya Chunk, I thought there would be a few people getting frustrated at me bumbling my way through!

[@farmerchunk80]

George Saunders they seem hard at first but they are really not, look forward to seeing how it goes with your new job and new machines ,

[@jamesbutler9813]

Great video george hope the new job is goin well

[@SenorBolsa]

It's like driving a god damn spacecraft. nice machine.

[@richardknowles7206]

Great video George ☺ love watching your video's and great to see you taking on new challenges. Hope you keep in touch with Johny Boy. The legend is a good Old boy as are you. Keep up the good work..

[@Futurebeefcake]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has no clue what some of the buttons do

[@Sean-if7rp]

Very different controls compared with the other makes, probably very very good when you're used to it, good gloves :)

[@jakobaagaard6123]

Hi George you work you make small mistakes it is called to live and learn, i like your videos, continue in the same style it works perfectly.

[@chrisking2924]

enjoying new vids George .keep them coming 🖒

[@mattbob8508]

Great video

[@mukymik6414]

Lovely, learn with George!!

[@Nissen2136]

I'm surpriced no one told you how the use the Fendt before sending you out in the field, but here is a few tips: Remember to put it in "Field gear" while working on the fields. The lift hight can be adjustet in the computer and you can use the "go" and "end" on the joystick to raise and lower the lift.

[@jakedurbin1053]

Love the videos they are amazing

[@jonbailey9825]

rubbish getting thrown over fences is the scourge of the community,we get a lot because we clear ditches and rivers and peopleseem to think they are there for dumping rubbish rather than letting water get away and the reed baskets dont need no excuse to break.like the flail mower,did a nice job there

[@mitchellgaming7695]

Loving the videos keep up the good work

[@clodbustermx170]

Great video as usual George! Fair play to figuring out how to use the Fendt as I hear they're not the easiest to use but you'll be putting plenty of hours on it soon 👍🏻🚜💨

[@brendanmeegan6444]

hi gud video lad gud see some work a doing in fields best luck with new job

[@kluckfabrication5991]

Jeeze that is a tight bridge!

[@danielwilson6314]

interesting tractor it's amazing how far the technology has come since I have done much farm work. I would be doing a lot of head scratching trying to figure out how to use the computer in these new tractors

[@frasermurray3969]

This vid is top class

[@turbonutst5r]

Get into that computer all will come apparent! 👍🏻

[@MrMjdi]

Only a matter of getting used to the workings of the Fendt. Beautiful tractors but complex. Liking the new videos and wondering if you are allowed do one where you could show us what sort of equipment your boss has. Thought I saw a Claas tractor at the start of part one.

[@mrclucker1969]

Got a green theme on the go!!! Nice quiet tractor - the flail was louder!

[@jasonhegarty3049]

that flail did a tidy job alright👌

[@drrazerrr]

You can program the end and go button to lower and raise the machine.

[@joukeepstra]

We all get older George, no hard feelings about you can not remember the shout outs... keep on making the good video's 👍🏻

[@robdoig7318]

george I tyred a fendt 720 last year found it over coplicated for what it is compared to my jhon deere for headland work go from forward to reverse seemed like a life time but still nice looking tractor

[@brianmulligan6239]

Good video! Thanks for sharing

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Those Italians make nice mowers

[@Pedro.Chapps]

Must admit i miss the yellow, but i am loving the content. Keep it up George :)

[@super6954]

Hi George Most tractors from around 2000 on over here in Canada have a black plastic storage holder on the back of the seats, They have a really nice thing in them called an instruction manual, if nobody's lost it, wiped their butt on it caught short in the field , or the dog ate it L.O.L. It might be worth looking to see if it's there and taking it home for a read. or is there a quick guide manual on the tractors computers nowadays, I don't run or fix anything this new here. You seem to have gone from a job being very confident to being lost with this stuff. It's what we call the deere in the headlights look in Canada. I know it's a new job and equipment but like others said you seem to of got dropped right in it figuring this new stuff out on your own. I still like the video's and looking forward to the new jobs, It's just painful watching you struggle. I'd be right mad by now if it was me, trying to figure all these different tractors out.. Take care See ya next time.

[@GeorgeSaunders]

super6954 I'll show you the instruction manual on a future video, a nice bit of light reading!

[@super6954]

Hi Goerge thanks for the reply, I'm not surprised it's a book like you say with all that garbage on the tractors these days . They are getting way over complicated. in 15 years they will be junk with no parts available to fix them, like's happening with the last incarnations of this stuff now.. Good luck with it.

[@onyourbikeuoldfart]

like being back at school ah George.

[@barronwexford]

Hi George you set your max lift height through the screen and the smaller dial u were using is for the front linkage depth

[@mathewjenniskens8115]

Great to see you in a Fendt George. But you've been a Fendt guy all along In a JCB. I know, it looks complicated at first but you'll catch on.

[@thewippit2400]

Mathew Jenniskens- well said fendt are brilliant tractors my favrioute.. & once ur use to them there so easy

[@stuartrobertson4714]

I like the Major. Toppers

[@ashsiggee2272]

Shoutout Arron and Ashley love the vids keep it up

[@georgejackson7343]

George Saunders oh George you do make me laugh especially right at the end " see you later ........ alligator " haha i couldn't stop laughing really didn't expect that , keep up the good work buddy your always there entertaining people love the content keep it up :)

[@maxcompton5801]

Good video

[@mortenskovrup2443]

Nooo we want the old majestic gloves back!

[@hazellagriculturalservices3614]

Smart set up, far too wet in Oxfordshire for topping yet!

[@chadwilloughby4714]

well Mr George you did a fine job bro good work firgering that out looked pretty overwhelming to me lol AWESOME vid bro keep up the good work

[@gregbailey2781]

Yea bro what a knob

[@granttabor1338]

Love the videos. Would think Henry would at least give you a "This button does this, and this button does that" before turning you loose with something that can cut down anything from grass to red wood trees. Stay away from it if it is running or people will start to call you Freddy Four Toes :)

[@GeorgeSaunders]

Grant Tabor Haha, Henry did give me an explanation of functions but it is very difficult to remember all of the functions on a tractor like that!

[@SaoPauloNX]

haha good one!

[@TheFarmingLife]

George Saunders I was wondering if you ever commented on your videos. I enjoyed watching your videos. do you ever comment on John's new channel keep the videos coming have a good morning

[@harryfinch4986]

Amazing video

[@leneadon4145]

The flail goes past horizontal to do sloping verges and to compensate for land and furrow

[@orchardtvchannel]

Them flail mowers are great I have a few of them on my orchard

[@granttabor1338]

< rant> What is with these people wanting "shout outs" ? Just want to hear their name on KZbin ? Pathetic. Used to be KZbinrs said something for someone who said something cool or sent a gift, not someone who is desperate to hear their name on line. Get your own channel and recite poetry !!!!!

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Just to let you know Grant, I've never asked for one, but it's nice to know people enjoy my comments. George answers comments on his videos, rather than replying to them, and by all accounts he does enjoy mine. I agree with you if people ask to be mentioned. Oh and I do have my own channel with about 700 videos on all manner of things.

[@Mr.M1STER]

I agree. It is very annoying when people ASK for shoutouts because all of the videos can quickly just be filled with people's names and it is not very good to watch unless you are one of those people.

[@Sean-if7rp]

Grant Tabor Yeah I think it's a bit silly of then but I think it's really nice of George to take notice and care

[@Mr.M1STER]

Sean McGeeney Of course but can you imagine the videos if they were just full of shoutouts...

[@Sean-if7rp]

Mr.Mister Yeah I know, I don't agree with people looking shoutouts but it's nice George cares

[@farmerlamb2372]

seems like you'd need to go on a course just to drive that! I'd have thought your boss would've run through the basics with you though..

[@antonyfarming]

nice vid George keep them coming

[@MrPaul1f]

I can see wily you prefer the John Deere, they may not be the fastest tractorout there but they do what they do well in a straightforward way. Even as a very occasional tractor driver I could step in to most models of Derry and operate them were as despite watching many videos on fendt and indeed a brief in cab sit and control run through I know I would be somewhat lost if I was handed the keys and told to go out and operate tomorrow. Someone once quipped to me that to drive a fendt you need to forget from your mind the controls of any other tractor and they then seem intuitive!!

[@MrPaul1f]

Typo! Most models of Deere

[@roosty6]

Very interesting all the way through. Just curious why you cut the grass at this time. Why not turn some cattle in to pasture on it? The Fendt looks like a nice driver but like all the new ones, needlessly over complicated in the controls. I'm used to a straight mechanical connection between hydraulics and hand. Simple and trouble free and does not require a training course to figure it out.

[@ibjeterhere]

I used one of those for quite a few years, number one on my worst list was barb wire, rolled up about 200 feet of it one time before I even noticed, not a good day at all 🙄 Later gator :)

[@bradleyrowatt7426]

george could you do a video on all the machinery they have at the farm please?

[@aidanjames8611]

Good vid

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

George can the mower be used in behind the tractor as well as out to the side ? what is the value in a Flail as opposed to the old slasher balded mower ? good video thanks Garry

[@fendt1236]

you can switch all the controls on to the joy stick

[@PTbanshee44]

Hi goerge...what mower is that? Here in south africa all the flail mowers are directly behind the tractor. We use them to remove netals after the cows have finished grazing the pasture but when the mower is behind the tractor is struggles to get a clean chop down low where the tractors tires pushed them into the ground.

[@jacobwise7563]

brilliant vid as usual chap. me and my mates met you at LAMMA so is there a chance I could have a shout out please. cheers keep up the good work

[@janvidmar318]

dream job

[@HotAxleBox]

can I have ago? haha! wish I had your job George!

[@lewispg4352]

bloody hell looks like you have to be a trained doctors surgeon to drive a fendt 😂

[@Cotlandfarmer]

Hi George, good video, I've had a Fendt on hire a couple of times, I was just the same as you, took me a while to figure it all out. What setting do you use on the gopro on head mount? Looking forward to more new and different videos. Cotlandfarmer

[@aministratorgeneral.9298]

And thats Flytipping which carries a heavy fine,..

[@chrisbond8821]

That grass hardly looks like it wants mowing?! Or was this just a bit of a play to get used to the new machines?

[@M_Grezo]

JCB joystick is easier... Fendt use a GO and END buttons on the joystick for headland management system (accordingly rear hitch control too, etc...)

[@freddie7576]

Hello George, i was just wondering how long it took you to complete the field mowing. Also could you tell us on other videos how long it takes you to finish the job. great video 😀

[@FSGandC]

Its also a ditch bank mower

[@noahackermann6137]

Hallo, der Fendt ist eine sehr gute Maschine man muss sie aber erst kennen lernen, wenn man alle Funktionen kennt dann ist er viel leichter zu bedienen als der JCB, weil er sehr gut abgestimmt ist wie z.B. mit den GO/END Tasten wenn man sie richtig belegt kannst du damit die Zapfwelle einschalten und die Hubhöhe alles mit einem Klick ausüben, wenn man den Fendt kennt ist es eine sehr effiziente Maschine.

[@goatstead814]

The Fendt controls are quite coloful. Once you useit a few times Im sure you figure it all out. Keep up the great vids.

[@younggunfarmer416]

what is the benefit of a flail over a disk or sickle? We don't see much flail here.Is because of rough ground ?

[@mattl9718]

I enjoy watch the different areas of agriculture I come from a farming back ground. Is Henry Saunders your new boss because. He on the end of the video now

[@Sean-if7rp]

bumble matt Yeah he is

[@mattl9718]

Sean McGeeney thank you for your help

[@ciaran7814]

the flail mowers will beat the grass so if your using it for grazing i would heavily recommend a disc mower, tyhe grass recovers within 2 days

[@schenkee]

Kina surprises me that you haven't been shown the basics on how to operate the tractors. I know a tractor is a tractor and they are all fairly similar, but still would expect an employer to give a basic overview of a machine if you have never used it. Also if you have a accident and they haven't shown you how to operate it they will be the one in trouble in the end not you.

[@GeorgeSaunders]

Colin Schenk Hi Colin, I have of course been shown the basic operations of the tractor, that doesn't mean that I can remember all of the functions until I can get used to the machine, I don't think it's quite as intuitive as other makes. Thank you for your comment.

[@GRASSorMUCK]

Hi George, you can do everything off the controller and can build up 5 sequences iirc on the 2 sepperate End-Go functions. You can swap any of the spools to the 2 on the joys stick or on the additional hydraulic joystick. Say there you could have your pto on the left right stop/go and your linkage and the large up/down stop/go buttons. You just need to set the height first. the spools could be on the 2 buttons on either edge of the joystick but probably easier to do it conventionally. The stop/go is headland management essentially, it just takes time with your bum in the seat to figure it out on the computer. Remeber to put the fendt into 'field' range when you leave the tar/concrete!

[@schenkee]

George Saunders yep I would agree with you the fendts take some getting used to, only drove one for 6weeks thought they were exceptionally smooth and comfortable. Thanks for the reply and keep the great content coming, g'day from Australia!

[@jackbennett4057]

good vid lad

[@mjmsoundlight5]

lad?

[@ganjaman-hz7ee]

MJM Sound & Light ...

[@brushrescue1701]

holy moly more buttons than the USS Enterprise.... lol 😂

[@railroadman57]

Fend nice tractor but too many dam buttons for me ill take a more simple machine ,,, nice video George .

[@aministratorgeneral.9298]

"How did you find that flail" "well, i went into the yard and there it was was",....hahaha ,lol.

[@gruffevans5185]

How many tractor's does Henry have and what make and model please

[@raven_hawk_1736]

JD all the way

[@rhydianjones8964]

Have you got any slurry pumping videos,Rhydian from wales