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[@MikeBosley]

I'm glad you are planning to do more IBEX videos. It's really too bad that these drum mowers are designed to mow so low to the ground. Not only can it be unforgiving for those undulations as you saw but it's really just not good for your soil to not leave at least a few inches of standing forage to shade the dirt. They do make a 'lift kit' for this purpose but I've not tried it on mine. Hope you finally got the crunch out of your mouth from the dirt bath! Keep up the great work on the vids. PS - TractorToolsDirect does have good service. I have the mower/rake/mini-baler package.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We can't wait to put into the right kind of grass and bale some hay!

[@davidwagner6181]

The drum mower cuts too close to the ground. I believe the grasses and legumes should be cut no lower than 4 inches off the ground . This provides for better regrowth .

[@MHolt-t6y]

There is a kit which give a 3.75 to 4 inch cut that I installed on my neighbors Ibex drum mower. The mowers are very high quality and built to take a kicking and keep on ticking. I really think highly of the Ibex mowers.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Nice piece of equipment! Great demonstration. 👊

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

You need one!

[@godricfamilyfarm]

Great series, I've been looking for this. Thanks for the content. Way better than a quick commercial

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

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[@ja_Iam]

Excellent tutorial.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@marvmitchinmarv9153]

To extend your top link. You can set up the bottom of your top link in 3rd hole up on your axle. The top position, top hole. Maybe, you will not like the change in the pivot point though.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

I needed a longer top link anyways....this one was always lengthened to its max.

[@raptuous]

Looking at one but I'd be modifying it to cut at 5 inches not 5 cm off the ground before i even tried it on my fields.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

They make lift kits for them. Here is us cutting our hay with one this year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZnRp3mji6h7jLc

[@earlyriser8998]

Brad, good video. But you didn't mention gophers and red ant mounds. I can't mow our fields without hitting one of these every 50 -100 feet. Plus the cows churn up the ground when it is muddy. But if you got the land smooth before the growing season you would have better luck.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

These drum mowers are becoming more common so I guess they can take a beating! We don't have gophers, but we do have ant hills! A farmer I know drags his pastures to smooth out the cow patties and ant hills!

[@JNash-ro5on]

Not enough time in a day to cut hay with a 36 inch hay mower.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's not for large scale operations for sure.

[@smiechuwarte-qt8pn]

European rotary mowers follow the terrain better. Just type in KZbin, e.g. Koszenie trawy C-360 kosiarką rotacyjną 1.85m . 8:14 the screw connecting the tractor and the mower should be unscrewed to such an extent that it should have slight play . This ensures that the discs will lie flat on the ground and the grass will be mowed at a height of 1 3/4 inches (approximately 4 centimeters). There is an unwritten rule on how to check whether the mower discs are completely on the ground. Just drive two yards forward and two yards back in the new swath. In both cases, the height of the cut grass from the ground should be the same, and if it is different, the mower is incorrectly set. Never mow backwards because if the mower hits an obstacle, it will break because the safety device when driving backwards does not work. Always wear the yellow safety cover to avoid being hit by an object thrown from under the mower . In Poland, for a 90 HP tractor, there is a rotary mower with 4 drums, with a mowing width of 250 centimeters, i.e. about 2.6 yards. Then, driving the tractor at 6 miles per hour, we mow 6 acres of grass in an hour

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Good points!

[@smiechuwarte-qt8pn]

@@PineyGroveHomestead Here you can see how simply the European rotary mower is built. Enter this sentence on KZbin (copy and paste) : Nowe Życie Kosiarki Rotacyjnej - Pełen Remont

[@bumpecan7104]

What PTO RPM were you running at?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

540

[@j.decourcy2308]

540. When you engage the PTO, raise it off the ground, otherwise it may stall the tractor until reaching optimal rotations

[@dukeedward5754]

first you said it doesnt float then 2 minutes later you said it's suppose to float, which is it lol

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It glides across the ground...always touching the ground.

[@DossFarm]

Heading over to shop! Standby 😂

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We need more acreage to cut hay!

[@aaronburford5701]

Viewed, Liked, Shared, Subscribed

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Awesome thank you!

[@MHolt-t6y]

They offer a lift kit which is a must , other wise the low cut of the drum mower will destroy the grass on the field, With Orchard, Fescue and Wheat grass . I can say this with expertise because I not only assembled my neighbors Ibex mower but installed the lift kit. That said I will purchase the Drium mower when my sickle mower either dies or my hate of the unit makes me bring it to the auction. I The drum mowers works really good.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Once we got it in our pasture cutting taller grass, it worked well. Video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZnRp3mji6h7jLc

[@oakiewoodsman]

I have actually never seen a mower attachment like that. Excellent video showing and explaining it! Looks like an interesting and well built machine. It sure is flattening your ground out for ya!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It won't be long now before it's eating grass instead of dirt!

[@MatthewWilliams-b1m]

What is the difference with the large one that has a conditioner

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

This has a conditioner. More mowing here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZnRp3mji6h7jLc

[@aaronburford5701]

I always enjoy you explaining the tractor attachments, how you show in the videos! Your commentary is the BEST!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@aaronburford5701]

@@PineyGroveHomestead great teacher and demonstrator of equipment! Knowledgeable sir!

[@TripleTAcres]

Great video! Thank goodness that was dirt and not a rock .

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks Mike! Those blades are moving!

[@peggyhaines7394]

Great job. Very informative. God bless. 🙋🏻‍♀️❤️🇺🇸

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Soon we will be testing it in thick grass! Thanks for watching.

[@laurelb1962]

That, definitely, was an interesting contraption. I'd never seen anything like it.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We can't wait to get it going in tall grass and make some hay!

[@glennlingard7851]

That thing is bloody dangerous!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Here's what we used before! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXQh6umedp7d68

[@georgewest2096]

I like that for ditch edges.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It was all new to me! Excited to cut hay in June!