New Holland Rolla-Bar Rake DIY Repair and Sketchy Tennessee Hills Raking!

[@francesyoung8910]

Derek, I work in Central California as a Ag mechanic and have been doing so for over 21 years. We rely heavily on the Ag industry to keep our world turning..I can honestly say that not one time have I watched a farming video because I am in it everyday....but that's not the case with a Vice Grip Lodge video...rules do not apply for you my friend. I'll watch them all with a smile on my face. Thank you to you and your fam

[@Ricardoteh345rd]

Derek is the only guy who seems to have 150 hours in a day the guy never stops but really appreciate all the videos thanks

[@onemanzu]

To be honest, if a fella got burnt out on cars, I’d watch this every week. ❤

[@kellvarnssen7443]

100% agree.

[@microbuilder]

I do worry about him burning out, in every video he sounds a little more exhausted/frustrated with always having to leave town again to do another revival. Hes a good dude and dad, I'd be 100% ok with less videos if it meant he got to spend more time at home with the family.

[@joshlindemeier2434]

@@microbuilderagree but he knows hard work, probably all he knows..:KZbin could might not always be profitable and he is enjoying the ride Willie he can…I feel like he truly enjoys the work he does…to him he is just living his best life and he gets paid to do it.

[@ClassicStreetIron]

It constantly amazes me how much a fella gets done every single week. Talk about having a goal and the motivation to get it done come hill or high water.

[@stevejanca3644]

It's not about turning a profit. It's all about therapy being out there doing what you love. Don't worry about being worth it. I think it's always worth it. Keep it up. Derek.

[@thetravellingpicker5096]

Back when I was about 10yrs old my job during hay season was to pull the rake with an old 8n Ford. This video brings back memories from 50 yrs ago of fixing that damn rake all the time. Love ya VG.

[@JD-zm4eh]

Green Acres. The good life comes to those who work hard with patience. It's always something, thats what makes life so wonderful. Have a good one Derek, I'll just sit here enjoying your video and my cold snack.

[@moparman1962]

Watchin' a farm-raised feller dragin' 1950's and early 1960's field equipment around the fields doin' farm stuff reminds a guy of ridin' with my Grandpa as kid when he was doin' it on his farm. Good memories.

[@ni_wink84]

Did you say Father’s Day? Wow this is an old clip! Glad we got to see it!

[@jamiebutler8617]

I miss the farm life I was born and raised in the country milking dairy and rounding bulls cutting raking you know the 9 yards but the biggest thing I miss the most is my brother Jeff and I going down to the local restaurant slash bar on a Friday night after a long day of farming to get a 6 pack for home... Now we could have gone the easy way but we did the right thing and went on horseback Jeff rode zipp and I rode Nora are draft horse .. I guess when people see someone come to a bar to get a 6 pack of Budweiser on a draft horse it's a photo opportunity the cops Even wanted pictures hahahaha ....anyway.... Thank you Derek seeing you doing the stuff I used to do makes me smile and relive the best years of my life

[@joewhite5252]

I love you and all you stand for. I have never shown you to someone and them not love you. Thank you for being amazing an putting out content for all to actually enjoy, it has gonna be through a lot of tough times.

[@davidj4662]

Leg humper.

[@timscott1066]

Man it's so crazy that you even have time to do this while traveling 400 days a year. If I lived in the neighborhood, I'd totally donate time to help work the farm for a guy.

[@duginvirginia5737]

The fact that you quoted the Winnebago Man made my day! Thank you sir!!

[@montyrayza7220]

Thanks Derek for taking me back to my childhood once again brother.

[@davidchestnut2262]

Still can't believe I enjoy "farming" videos... More or less, mowing. You are a great content creator Derrick. Character has value. Value has character

[@blvelpa]

That was awesome!!! It's been a while since I've seen one of those rakes (that one is pretty old). I worked at the New Holland plant in Belleville PA for almost 15 years. They closed the plant in 2007. We made many different New Holland products there; bail wagons, windrowers, skid steers and buckets, spreaders, several front-end loaders for the tractors, rakes, and many other products. I welded for several years, painted (enamel, urethane, and powder) for even more years. Assembled front-end loaders for the last 3 years. I've seen thousands of the rakes made and painted many. All the products were sent to other New Holland plants in the USA and around the world. It was awesome to see one in action, they work great!!! But require maintenance like everything else.

[@ssykes80]

I couldn't even begin to guess how much hay I've raked with one those. Learned to drive, and to operate machinery, and successfully stole my first cold snack during the summers as a kid. Great memories, thanks for reminding me!

[@douglasarmstrong2748]

I love the Vice Grip Lodge videos and seeing the variety of old iron and new farming equipment. You certainly have been blessed with some beautiful property with spectacular views. I hope that you and your family have time to enjoy it for many years to come. Thanks for taking us along.

[@michaelabrams1244]

Amen! Well said.

[@exploreoutthere6678]

I've been going through your old videos. I'd love to see you clean up the pond like you mentioned.

[@kerrylewis2581]

I'll take a hillside office over a corner office any day of the week. Beautiful place you have there Mr. B

[@BeachDogs.Jayhall]

I love these videos Derek. Boy a fella needs to address that pond, that would be worth a watch and I ain't kidding ya'll

[@RC0308]

i really enjoy these videos with tractors, no matter what ya doin with them..takes me back to gma's farm

[@douglawrence9616]

I have never raked in the dark in all the years of haying. And that’s the first time I’ve seen anybody else do it. Holy cow!

[@jeremyedwards7357]

He's got like 4 jobs lol he's gotta do it when he can Bentley cant reach the peddles yet 😂

[@deckerbob]

There isn’t a greater country 🇺🇸 on this planet where you can work your ass off and be rewarded with such a beautiful piece of paradise like the great USA 🇺🇸💪🏽

[@ShortyCallahan-ep9ij]

👏 👏 👏 Your grandpa would be proud!!!

[@ivanwesley8182]

Probably seems crazy to most folks but I could watch your farming videos every day. Thanks for what you do, you’re a blessing!

[@ccross1210]

Happy belated Father's Day

[@geoffstartswithg]

I've never been so glad to watch a big man on a giant riding mower do some mowin'. Thanks for sharing!

[@dicksonsmith9258]

My grandfather had a rake exactly like that one I went for a ride many times on his ford tractor back in the 70s while he raked the hay rows fond memories spending time on the farm with my grandparents course I got the pleasure of hauling that hay with my brothers he paid us a nickel a bale to haul and stack it LOL farm life is hard work this I know ..

[@thomassherry2672]

Watching you rake is like therapy.

[@tonyc6996]

Thanks Derek and Team for a 2 video weekend!!

[@PrimalJosh]

Team? You mean him and Jessica?

[@tonyc6996]

@@PrimalJosh and the kids for dealing his crazy work schedule! Yes I'd absolutely call his success a team effort

[@jerryantaya1266]

The background of the time-lapse was gorgeous! Beautiful land!

[@michaelg97]

A fella really does enjoy watching the farming videos

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

Our tennessee sunsets are unlike anywhere else in the us.... The hues of pink peach and apricot.Are utterly stunning!

[@jont8707]

Nice a feller gave us 2 VG video this weekend ty Derek for all the hard work to keep us entertained 👍🏻 and I'm from Granger county Tennessee he ain't lying about hay fields on hills here 😂

[@mrfordman9999]

A feller thinks this guy has a financial game plan and is working to achieve that through concentrated hard work. That being said, I agree with everybody else. Sometimes we gotta slow down so we don't burn out ❤

[@mitchd949]

I live at the beach in SoCal and I just watched 30 mins about a New Holland rake and raking hay. Coincidentally I grew up in PA very near the New Holland plant. Our house was next to a field and I recall watching the farmer work that field - my favorite was watching the hay baler as it picked up the hay, made a rectangular bale, and then flung it up high and back into the hay wagon. Just watching this vid I swear I could smell that hay. Thanks, Guy!

[@jeffparker3334]

Great video Derek. I love the change of topics. You should ask each one your boys to pick a machine and go through it tightening, replacing, fixing and greasing it. Make it a competition and give the winner a prize. They have the time and you definitely don’t. Thanks for sharing your farming. 🚜

[@Thedropshopkustoms]

Nice to see you again!

[@skip-a-doo]

your living the dream, good for you ,thanks for sharing, enjoy everyone of your videos

[@lordartillery]

Great start to Sunday!

[@ChemMan88]

We always carried a 9/16” wrench in the raking tractor toolbox to field fix a jammed rake tooth. We also added a wheel weight to the drinker side rake wheel for added drive traction. Great video.

[@mustangaclr8]

It would make a good video for little grip garage to maintenance and tighten up ol dads hay rake while he’s outta town for a revival.

[@diysecuritygear9594]

Hahaha! A Jack Rebney (Winnebago man) reference - flies in here tony!

[@larrythomas-g8u]

Wow...brings back memories watching your video!..thanks always entertaining.

[@chrislongbeard]

Don't know the first thing about hay but always interesting to watch

[@lindanelson8400]

Well, having experienced a hayfield a time or two as a small human, I can say with confidence that watching work in the hayfield here is way better than being one of the little humans following behind, throwing bales up on a trailer all day or being on the trailer stacking the bales.

[@kennygilmore6791]

We run our rake on a draw bar on the 3 point, with a pin on a rope. Just drop the 3 point to hitch height at the field. It's a New Holland 56. No cranking on a jack, rarely have to crank the rake up or down. Itll pick up high enough to clear windrows sometimes. Our jack swings up out of the way, so when your done raking you drop the jack, trip the gear box, put the 3 point up all the way and you won't even have to get out to unhook.

[@RearEngineShop]

Man, I wish I lived in Tennessee. Love that state.

[@Christopher_R]

This entire video makes me want to move to Tennessee and buy acreage ❤

[@larrylilly2552]

Never stop hard work

[@stuartsullenbarger2023]

Love this channel too Derek..you really some some beautiful land....I lived raking and bailing hay....love the smell of it...but it's hard work, and keeping the Equipment running.

[@toddporthouse7427]

Improvise, adapt, and overcome is your creed, my friend. You make me proud to know we're cut from the same cloth. God bless you, Jessica, and the boys.

[@Russell9778]

Dude...it is the simply things in life ....which is sooooo.....satisfying.

[@codeman717r]

Derek, on the roller bar rakes having a 3pt hitch drawbar is worth its weight in gold. No messing with the adjustment just raise the 3pt and the machine if off the ground. Great for rocky and hilly grounds! Great work as always

[@timjordan3671]

I can hear my grandpa saying "your old enough to not tear the equipment up everytime you take it out" lol those darn rakes just self destruct Gramps!

[@kurtkrim7378]

Your video reminds me of Stacking Hay in the 70"s. Used a 9 wheel Farmhand side delivery rack. Put up 50 stacks a years and corn silage. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Fun to Watch.

[@corydriver7634]

Man I don’t know how you have time to do this stuff but I’m glad you do.

[@mikekozi-lester3887]

Hi Derek and Deer 🦌 nice video 📹 and workmanship

[@wmdavis007]

Wow that is some beautiful property! On a nice cooler Fall day that would make a great place to take your better half and a few adult beverages to watch that incredible sunset. Keep up the great work my friend.

[@Pittsburgh57Chevyguy]

Love the plasma table!!

[@drysori]

Derek has to absolutely be the hardest working dude on Utube.

[@gerfmon1]

Derek, hope you and your family got through the storm ok. I saw where some of TN was affected. 👍

[@erik_brown]

he's in south central TN the bad weather was in East TN

[@christopherhunter1490]

Spent a lot of time in my youth greasing a rake and Ford Jubilee much like those.

[@todddaniels9488]

Great video! Thanks for taking us along. You’ve got all that young help getting older and they will be able to have them keep those rake teeth all tightened up and in good shape. The hay field is a great place for kids to learn tractor and operating skills. Nothing better for kids.

[@RAKINAUS]

I love it, I can smell the hay. Goodonya Derek!

[@Ksoism]

Great vid, love to watch farming - must be from the childhood, grandparents had a farm back then, and I always tagged along when possible. Also delightfully to-the-point. Not overly long, guy just shows what's up and gets on with it. One of your best, on either channel, for a while, to me.

[@JeffreyLee63]

Buddy you bring a hole new meaning to the frase "Burning the candle at both ends" you will live to be 120 you never stop as far as I can tell, I love your videos take care

[@WhaleBluePRS]

Really nice job of dealing with that level of sketchiness! I'm impressed. I think if you're up to it, you might want to try some next-level "sketch". I bet you could drive really old vehicles that have been sitting for decades with little to no brakes or front suspension. I think you'd be great at it once you got the hang of that too.

[@jodywells7519]

Beautiful scenery!

[@jeffmckaig4763]

Fun Video Derek, hanging out on the farms as a kid this put a smile on my face, Can't have too much Tractor and field work stuff, good job on the repair too. Wife and I enjoy your content, Great work and thanks for the great content.

[@steelwheels327]

You have a beautiful piece of property!

[@richardotero2376]

I watch this because of the veiws of your land. Nice

[@bengone3349]

It's always interesting to watch you do things other than car projects, but they are my favorite.

[@TNels]

Thanks for keeping us entertained!

[@micahbush3877]

Great video beautiful scenery

[@TheKISSArmyGeneralMan]

Thanks for the Farm Life! THIS is what Farmers do!!! God bless you Farmers Thanks from the rest of the world!!!

[@charlenetaylor5548]

Gorgeous sunset.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent Video Derek :) I remember New Holland #56 rake my late dad, (his brother) my uncle had & I used a 1968 International 624 A Deiesl fuel 62 hp tractor no Torque Ampfiler I did rake hay and straw rolls from Combine each feild done all grains ! I start age 11 doing in 1986 and do when come out school till 1 hour before dark each day in May to August to on 3 farms and in when come from Summer school to in July month to for 4 years ! Yes I n kept busy too and tire use on rake are P235/75 /15 snow tires for small car or S10 or any small pick up trucks work excellent too and tube ones is best !

[@curiosity2314]

Nice repair, amazingly efficient rake.

[@taurota1554]

awesome and outstanding content as always.thanks for sharing and taking us along.

[@bigjack428]

Thanks for the continued effort to bring us along.

[@allensmith6180]

Been around farm equipment all my life. I learned how to drive a 22 cat orchard tractor from my dad on my grandparents cherry farm. That was some of my favorite memories as a young man

[@JohnBurdette-or7if]

Beautiful views on that sunset

[@joelReppe]

Those side delivery rake are great . I grew up using them every summer .Joel Reppe Clear Lake SD😁

[@user-rd8hl3ek4n]

Hoi Derek, I like the rubber liner around the steering wheel of that old Ford tractor. Gives kinda luxe feeling. Definitely a higher class vehicle. And probably prevents your hands from freezing stuck to the wheel in winter, and burning in summer. About the fuel cup: what about using some self-curing rubber paste to seal it up? But no silicone rubber, as that is not oil-tight. Silicone is watertight because it repels water. But oils, solvents, liquid parafine and fuels seep through. Don't ask how I know, after I got a whole oven, table and floor covered in parafine... :-) That is why it is a good idea to totally saturate silicone moulds with silicone oil, prior to casting solvent-based two-component resins in it. This greatly slows down the seeping-in of the solvents into the silicone, prolonging its life.

[@scottdaniels3853]

Enjoyed watching you doing farm work. I farm the same way with old equipment. Dad taught us boys to hook the rake to a cat 1 draw bar. On the three point hitch. So you could raise it on corners and when you clean windrow ends. Just thought it would help on rough ground. And set the draft where you want it. Awsome job!!!

[@dcallan812]

Hi Derek, thanks for the videos its tough at t he moment so you bring some light into my day. 👍

[@cfraz47]

We raked many acres of hay with a rake just like yours on the farm in Ohio. Those are good memories. You have nice farm.

[@gregwright392]

These bring back such fond memories!

[@ajaks7636]

Man that looked scary. Good luck with it in the future. Great Video! Thank you.

[@archstanton9206]

Derek I love the OG VGG channel and all you do, but whenever you post a video here it is fun. thanks for all the time you dedicate to this stuff, best to you and yours...

[@richardkafka5625]

Always love these videos. I just don't understand how a fella finds the time to do all the things you do, but I'm truly grateful you do! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to your fans!

[@ascottpatterson]

posssibly sounds like a job for little grip garage, tightening the tines :)

[@markhendrickson7359]

“Tony, can you do me the kindness”. “Now we got flies all over the place”. Nice little Easter egg!

[@bearbones1967]

That right there is a terrible thing to show me. You make it look easy AND fun. Now I want to buy land and make hay. Keep up the great work.

[@craigd2599]

Makes me miss living in TN

[@Danzilly]

Derek enjoy watching you repair what you got. Tractor with a cab and a/c is worth it for hay work.

[@TammyOliver-r3y]

Always love watching your videos!! I’ve been watching you for a few years now. I love your personality and comedy in the videos! You always make me laugh 😁 love what you do!!! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@jimgillett1184]

Love it thanks for another great video brother! Them tines look like a good project for them boys lol

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Great job, Derek. You are so busy. You never stop. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊