Starting off the 2023 hay season mowing a couple small fields. Mowing with a John Deere 956 MoCo discbine pulled by a John Deere 4055. #farming #equipment #dairyfarm #johndeere #hay
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@user-ve9es8dm7d3 ай бұрын
Great job
@mikep78103 ай бұрын
Thank you Jeff
@d6joe Жыл бұрын
Always like the hay videos
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
They do make for good videos
@mikewatson5547 Жыл бұрын
Could watch it all day
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike
@scottrooker3423 Жыл бұрын
Another awesome video as usual 😮
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Scott. I appreciate it
@johnhenderson299 Жыл бұрын
Looks like the haybine is doing a great job
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks John. It did a great job
@Plowboy4960 Жыл бұрын
Those John Deere moco are nice hay mowers Thanks for the ride along mike
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for riding along Paul
@JanKammies-qh3pi3 ай бұрын
The. Best. Hay. Machine 8:32 8:34
@mikep78103 ай бұрын
Its a good mower for sure
@chrismorris308 Жыл бұрын
Ran haybine all day today through drought riden hay a wk before my 42nd birthday & my 1st time seeing haydust fly off the haybine.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Yeah we could definitely use the rain. Hopefully soon
@randybennett5417 Жыл бұрын
Mows good. I like the steps that are on that tractor. Easy to get on and off.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Randy. Yeah the steps are a pretty nice addition for the tractor
@genechronister7085 Жыл бұрын
Another great vid!
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Gene
@craigrider745 Жыл бұрын
Looks good great job. The 956 moco does a great job.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Craig. It sure does
@tonymckeage10284 ай бұрын
Great Video Mike, Impressive MoCo, I think the 1st one i saw was a Heston, thanks for sharing
@mikep78104 ай бұрын
Thank you Tony. Its a great mower
@bradgifford3122 Жыл бұрын
Looks good and runs it nice… was always told to do the outside row last incase you hit a branch and break something… at least the whole field is done then… that’s the funny thing about farming…. Everyone has their own way of doing things
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thats true, everyone have their way of doing things
@clinthochrein888 Жыл бұрын
Nice set up Mike! I loved cutting hay while growing up on the dairy farm .
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Clint. The only part I don't like about the hay making process is the stacking in the hay mow! LOL
@clinthochrein888 Жыл бұрын
@@mikep7810 lol but it so rewarding at the end of the day standing back but not to far an admire the stacking job 😄
@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh Жыл бұрын
Looks like it did a great job. Our neighbor uses nothing but JD and has a few of these and a couple of self propelled. Thanks for sharing Mike and hope you have a blessed week.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. The mower did a great job
@philliphaines104 Жыл бұрын
That's great ! I spent a lot of time mowing with a 946 then a 956 - as long as the fields are smooth and free of rocks you can sail along at 12 MPH
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
John Deere definitely makes a great mower.
@AndrewKing-oi6ml7 ай бұрын
We ussaly run just shy of 15
@rickperry9546 Жыл бұрын
That is one good looking mowing team. Just watch out for fawns and rabbits. You could almost mow one day bale the same day lol it’s almost that dry…. Great video.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick. Its definitely really dry and could use some rain
@jeffreyhicks4651 Жыл бұрын
That's a nice combo sure beats the old 5' JD240 disk mower my grandpa had
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeffrey. I like the job it did
@anthonyhengst2908 Жыл бұрын
Going through the grass like a knife through butter. I would think it would be a nice combo with any tractor you use. We did something really different this year, we put all of the first cutting in the mow. We have a lot of hay left over from last year and one of the silos still has almost 40 ft of haylage yet. Dad decided not to sell much hay last winter. Nice to get the mow work done. Looking to chop most of the rest of it.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
We just loaded up the last of our old hay onto a trailer (topped it off with some fresh hay to finish the load) so we can do what we had to do in the mow and load it back up with fresh hay also
@jasoncannistra2598 Жыл бұрын
Looks like she worked good, you can’t beat the center pull you can mow so much faster whet you’re on a bigger field where you can go back and forth. Although I’ve never used a self propelled one. Have a good day Mike
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jason. It certainly is a great mower
@danaedwards5464 Жыл бұрын
new mower seems to be working well for you
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
It definitely does
@KiwiJim13 Жыл бұрын
👀🙄🐾👍Great video
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim
@MorganOtt-ne1qj Жыл бұрын
I believe that a center pivot, run correctly, can match a same width SP unit for efficiency. Or come dang close. The SP may have an edge on turnaround time, but I would love to "race" sometime! Old(er) John is sounding sweet pulling that MoCo!
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Morgan. It certainly did a great job
@johnkemp437011 ай бұрын
Center pivots are great but SP’s have four advantages : 1st you are facing forward not only are you less tired and never look behind you but you will find your cutter bar lasts longer as your forward visibility will help you avoid some field obstacles, 2nd is by looking forward you will crowd the side of the cutter bar with material while effectively giving you a 6”-12”. Wider cut each pass without skipping gives you an extra 3-5 acres a day cut. 3rd is at end rows you save 60-100ft of running with the tractor on each end with each pass. That saves when you are in short rows especially. You will spend 3-5 minutes more per hour with the cutter bar cutting crop and not up in the air in turns. 4th is the hydrostatic transmission where you can change speeds instantly instead of staying at an average speed . Helps both with increased coverage but also helps take care of the cutterhead. Damn but they are expensive. One of the shredder builders needs to make a 20 foot or so flail mower you could put on the front of an SP. changing cutter bars on them is easy.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj11 ай бұрын
@@johnkemp4370 I agree with the forward facing advantage. The Hydrostatic advantage can be offset with the IVT, but I was mainly talking about speed. And with a center pivot you can switch out the power unit, and they can earn their keep by doing different things, like running the baler. SP units definitely have their place, depending on scale of the operation. Doesn't mean I still don't want to race one! 🤔🚜🌬️
@JanKammies-qh3pi3 ай бұрын
Jdeere. Is. The. Best 9:56
@mikep78103 ай бұрын
Definitely a great mower
@johnclarkkitner9556 Жыл бұрын
Looks like that tractor handed it good.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
It did a pretty good job
@nashcobb3056 Жыл бұрын
thank you
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@e.a.bfarms Жыл бұрын
Just for the future, should beable to run duals with that mower. I run duals most the time pulling my 946.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
I hear ya. I just hate driving through the hay making that first lap and duals would run over more. I think the 4250 without the duals should handle it alright
@TheGrumpyFarmer Жыл бұрын
Think that tractor would handle it on the hills
@Northeastohio Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Yeah the 4055 did pretty good. We will put this on the baler though so I figure if the 4250 doesn't do well on a steep hill then we will run the mower on the 4555
@wolfeislandexcavating5426 Жыл бұрын
Looks good Has the smoke from our wildfires reached you ?
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Yeah its been pretty smoky the last couple of days
@chargermopar Жыл бұрын
Haylage? I guess that means you don't have to suffer up in the barn hand stacking small square bales yet!
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
These 2 fields were getting baled as small square bales. We will chop our alfalfa ground for haylage
@chargermopar Жыл бұрын
@@mikep7810 Ok so that means you still have to sweat it out in the hay mow.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
@@chargermopar Yeah can't escape that place
@dembeckfarms Жыл бұрын
The hay looks good this spring, there’s just not a lot of it.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I hope we get some rain. It would be nice to have some 2nd cutting hay this year
@dembeckfarms Жыл бұрын
@@mikep7810 rained just enough to screw up the hay I had just got done raking
@carloscordova6934 Жыл бұрын
🚜👍💪😁
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Carlos
@carloscordova6934 Жыл бұрын
@@mikep7810 greeting from burley Idaho mike
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
@@carloscordova6934 hope things are well in Idaho
@paulreis1648 Жыл бұрын
Great video Mike I have a question thow can you spread the wind row out on that mower or is that all the further it goes
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul. Yes you can adjust the width of the windrow with this mower. We go through after and ted the hay out to help dry it
@BRANDON-um4kz Жыл бұрын
how are you likeing it
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
I only did these 2 small fields but it was great. I'd like to try running it on the 4555
@MDNToys Жыл бұрын
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@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video
@craigmiller5372 Жыл бұрын
The tractor seem to handle it well. I forget, what happened to your self-propelled mower?
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
It did a pretty good job with the mower. The self propelled needs the head rebuilt or it just needs a new head all together
@garybridger6707 Жыл бұрын
Are you getting the smokey haze ? Rolled in here Monday afternoon.
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
Yeah its crazy I just walked outside and there is a smoky haze
@generationll Жыл бұрын
How can you tell when its ready to be mowed like this?How does having duals on the 4250 help?Thats similar is size to the 4520 & 4430
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
We have duals on the 4250 for floatation. The 4250 is pretty similar power wise to a 4520 & 4430. The grass has good height and it was really dry and hot so it was good conditions for drying
@Zeke-yv3nw Жыл бұрын
Not sure if i missed something, but what happened to your self propelled mower Mike?
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
The head needs to be rebuilt or just replace the head itself.
@trentonromig9765 Жыл бұрын
How do you switch the ptos
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
There is a clip that you take out then you can pull the 540 shaft and put in the 1000 pto shaft, and vise versa when you go from 1000 to 540
@juliusschwartz9124 Жыл бұрын
How did u rate the new mower ?
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
8.5 - 9. Love the job it did. The cutterbar looks to be so much better and its easy to make adjustments on
@devinwilmote3228 Жыл бұрын
What is wrong with your self propelled unit?
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
It needs the head rebuild or it needs a new head
@mikemiller2358 Жыл бұрын
How much for the Red Ford dump? What's the details?
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
98 F800, 5.9 Cummins with only 108k miles, manual transmission (5 spd with split rear) air tailgate, 33k gvw $15 grand
@desross2002 Жыл бұрын
Your drone shots an quality of images = alien technology Every other channel = meh
@mikep7810 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoy them. I try to do my best to bring you guys good views