Hustler LM104 Chainless Bale Feeder Demo

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

I find it interesting how every farmer unwraps and load bales differently. Ever thought of buy a hydrolic top link I find them very good for bale feeders. Awesome video

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Haha yeah I’m the same, we all do it so differently! I have used one and it was awesome just never put it on with this 👍

[@HustlerEquipment]

Cheers Andrew for the review. Nice thin windrow, you nailed it for the first time using the machine. Angus was happy to meet you and to drop the feeder at your farm the other day. Like you said, happy to hear the good & the bad, it's listening to farmers who use our gear that helps us to improve our equipment and ultimately (that's the goal anyway) makes the entire operation more efficient.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Thanks for giving me the opportunity! Was nice meaning him too 👍 There’s definitely a difference between the new and the old 👌👍

[@BigAgAgronomist]

Love the opening shots from the milking shed. Its amazing to see your farm turn green again after the drought!

[@andrewpollock9755]

You've mastered the art of operating everything with one arm!

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Haha it definitely makes it challenging at times 😂

[@cdemo1186]

That really put the bale out nice and even.. A few small changes in 16 years, just shows how handy a piece of kit it really is 👍🏼

[@HustlerEquipment]

True, but tiny details can make a huge difference. Talk to our R&D team who tried.... 86 iterations of the wiper panel (the front part that discharge the feed from the top rotors). The poor boys must have pulled their hair out on that one 😂

[@cdemo1186]

@@HustlerEquipment it's a fine piece of kit 👌🏼

[@markfrench2700]

The old machine looks to be in good condition for 16 years old, it's good to see you look after your gear well done.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

It’s definitely stood the test of time 👌

[@oleasheim]

I can recomend a hydraulic top link for ur tractor. We use that all the way! Makes ur job so much easier when u use machines on the back side of the tractor. U tilt it from inside the tractor🤩

[@oleasheim]

I think ita called top link tho hahahah my english is not the best

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yep that’s the one, I have got one that I use on the sprayer 👍

[@tylerrr1092]

the hustler looks awesome

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Andrew and a nice piece of kit 👌

[@jesseramer9785]

The tour would be great, have a hustler 2000 ourselves, been a good machine.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

They’re awesome aye 👍

[@jesseramer9785]

That, they are, use ours every day in our winter time and sometimes in late summer and autumn if dry, which is normal

[@robertrecher254]

It does a much better job unrolling the bale!! Can’t wait to see this years bales, wonder if they are as nice as what you are feeding now!!

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Little bit drier but not to bad 👍

[@gerryoconnor8751]

Very good video thanks Andrew as always 👍. Nice machine alright but I don't think you will be buying it as your own one is still doing a good enough job for another while. 😀. Hope you get some more rain soon.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yep I agree, they built the old one to well 😂👌

[@jackleigh2849]

Hi from Australia. I have the hustler unrola

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

👌👍

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Looks like it works good I guess direction on how the bale was bale was rolled would unroll easier but that would be hard to determine since in plastic. How you make out on weather. Would be interesting to know how weather here effect patterns there? Or vise versa Have a great day

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yep that’s a good point! It definitely makes a huge difference which way its baled and fed, very hard to tell when putting it on tho 😂 Hmmm I’m not to sure how your weather impacts on ours to be honest and if there’s any patterns 🤷

[@johnjones3848]

Good video quality.put top link in top hole on nh tractor to have level top link.extremely wet here in North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👏👍

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Ahh good tip thanks 🙏👍

[@koryleague8833]

That's a simple design. Funny fact there's a company here in the states called hustler they make lawn mowers lol thanks for shsring

[@HustlerEquipment]

Can be a bit confusing sometimes! But we do also sell Hustler Farm Equipment in the US :)

[@kathrynbonnell5037]

This may be off topic for this video, but I’ve been wondering how once a day milking/ 7 weeks no milking compares financially with twice a day milking year around. Does once a day cut income in half? Is the loss of income made up in less stress for the farmer? I subscribed about a month ago and have started at the beginning watching videos, but haven’t watched them all, so maybe you have covered this topic and I haven’t seen it. If so, I apologize.

[@drdulas5055]

does it look like you will have enough feed before the new crops are ready? I remember you counting the bales a while back. Also I do not remember if you did a video of how you feed minerals and supplemental protein and other grains when you have different herds in your herd. Thanks Andrew.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yeah I should do hopefully 👍 I haven’t done one yet but it’s definitely penciled in for soon 👍

[@beckypitts7241]

All I have to say Boyz with their Toyz. The bigger the Boy the bigger the Toy!!!

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

👌👍

[@markredmond987]

How long more do you have to feed out silage..Will the grass be able to demand soon without feeding supplement. Sweet machine..they couldn't take her back now

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

At this stage quite a while, it’s getting pretty dry again unfortunately, just can’t seem to get a weather win this season 🤷

[@markredmond987]

@@TheOnceADayFarmer we had cows out at calving but the storms and rain have forced us back into cubicles.id swap a week with you of fine dry weather for our wet weather..

[@patrickaherne3598]

Factory Tour! Do it.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

👌

[@johnwarwick4105]

Funny was sat here thinking how do you get the bale in when you had it attached to the back of the loader tractor. Clever design and changed little in 16 years. Hope they do you a super discount for a good review🤔. Doesn’t look much wrong with the old one though.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

😂👍

[@keithraisor4030]

Do you have cold weather in the winter if so how do you keep things from freezing. Especially when you are milking

[@trevorstewart8]

That part of NZ is middle of the North Island and does get 4C deg (22F deg) in winter which with overnight humidity can generate a frost, so not a huge problem there, apart from feeling bitterly cold in open country.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Our winters are pretty mild compared to some places, down south it gets pretty cold with quite a bit of snow. But we don’t milk through the winter so don’t have that problem, if we did tho I don’t think it’d get that cold where everything froze 🤷👍

[@dougarchbold1489]

Hi we see in the videos a bunch of chooks running around. Do you sell eggs, butcher for own consumption or other. Just interested as farm fresh eggs are the best. Thank you!

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yep Mum sells the eggs to people who want them, but your right you can’t beat fresh farm eggs!!

[@boake]

does it matter how the bale was turned when it was made and you have to rewind the bale for the best result

[@trevorstewart8]

It needs to rotate upwards to spill the silage, but you can turn it and reposition. if loaded the other way rolling downwards it would spill the feed to quickly in lumps. The cattle need to take the feed slowly as silage is so rich it will give them stomach problems.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yep that’s a valid point, and does make a big difference when feeding out. That’s the Benefit of the chained ones is that they can feed out both directions 👍

[@glenkoopman7347]

Looks a bit more solid but I don't like the colour change bit of a yuck green now

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Yep way more solid 👌 but they had to make bit of a colour change 😅 I don’t think it’s too bad 👍

[@daytonaharris]

You should buy that new one

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

Haha if only the budget allowed it 😩

[@bbharanidharan5747]

Sir IAM ready to job thank you