Raking Thin 2nd Cutting Hay

Using the Kuhn GA 4220 TH rotary rake and the John Deere 2940 to rake up some thin 2nd Cutting hay for small square bales

[@herbhouston5378]

Another nice video... I love the way you talk with your son... not to him...

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Herb

[@davidwhittredge3416]

Mike, as always great video I love watching your videos.

[@mikep7810]

Thank you David. I appreciate it

[@antonyfarming]

Great you got it just in time 👍

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. That is always good

[@dawidvandyk296]

Hi Mike ........ Like your videos. From South Africa. [Springbok Rugby and BBQ country.]

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Dawid. I'm gld you enjoy the videos. Gotta love some good BBQ!

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

We got.35” this morning around 4 AM the 25th that puts me up to just shy of 1 inch so far in August but the Syracuse news shows 60% chance Thursday I hope we get at least another third of an inch or more that might save our soybeans corn is beyond help now

[@mikep7810]

Hopefully the rain comes. Im nervous to see what yeilds will be this year

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Definitely take what you can from the fields, and hopefully you can sneak in one more cutting before the end of the season!

[@mikep7810]

Im hoping we can get a couple more fields in before we start chopping corn

[@anthonyhengst2908]

We have a Kuhn rake very similar to yours. I love it. I wish I could send some rain your way. Here in Northcentral Wisconsin we are getting plenty. Best of luck getting a little more before the growing season ends.

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Anthony. Hopefully we get some this week

[@ihus9950]

Thanks for showing the 4220th, I perfer the rotary rake over anything on the market. Doesn't rope it up and dry times are alot faster. Like to get a twin rotary rake someday to get in and out of the field's faster 👍

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. Yeah after 1 full season I do like the rake. A double rotary rake would be really nice

[@mikep7810]

Yeah they are expensive

[@CountryLife-k2w]

That looks like alot of multitasking between the drone and trying to drive

[@mikep7810]

Yeah it can get challenging

[@ryckmanangusranch4349]

Thats some nice feed like you said. The cutter did a great job of shaving the ground. Do you like that cutter Mike? Looking for something like that. Take care

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. Yes I like the hw340 that we have. I have videos up mowing with it

[@ryckmanangusranch4349]

@@mikep7810 Yeah I watch most of your videos. Was just wondering if toy would recommend it?

[@bryanvanvorce2284]

About sickening with hay this year 58 acres and got 12 round bales this weekend

[@mikep7810]

First cutting was great. 2nd cutting has been very disappointing

[@mitchellsmining2400]

Trust me your second cutting looks heavy compared to what we got up here near Watertown area we bailed 240 acres and I don't think we got even 80 round bales

[@mikep7810]

Ouch, not good

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Yeah North of the Thruway sucks our corn looks rough it’ll be in my video Thursday some of it’s way worse than I thought it would be

[@mikep7810]

@@TheGrumpyFarmer I'm getting the chopper ready to chop some corn. Combination of being short of corn silage and the corn drying out so bad

[@mitchellsmining2400]

The corn up here is turning that purple color and shriveling up

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Mitchell's mining 2 yeah it’s like the Thruway was a cut off for rain this year south and east especially east got more north of the Thruway especially north it got ugly

[@davidcassady8491]

Does your rake rattle any when you pick it up? I bought a used Kubota single but it sounds like pto is going to fly apart when I raise it. What do u think?

[@mikep7810]

No ours doesn't make noise like that when we raise or lower it. Its pretty smooth running

[@davidcassady8491]

@@mikep7810 it runs smooth when raking so I usually don't pick it up but I didn't think it should sound like that when you do

[@garybridger6707]

How much rain did you get? I got almost 2 inches sunday between 3-6 pm. We had some high winds also. The leaves are starting to come off the thorn apple trees- falls approaching!!

[@mikep7810]

We only got a little bit when I got the wagons back but got more that night

[@georgeleray5657]

Also I don't think I've seen any of your milking videos of you had any let me no thanks.

[@mikep7810]

My dad or my brother does the milking

[@georgeleray5657]

@@mikep7810 do they ever video the milkings ? Do you no off hand if there is any farm equipment dealers in your area that would have a sickle bar mower to fit a ford 1520 three point hitch 540 p t. o. I no it probably would be big dollars to ship.

[@mikep7810]

@@georgeleray5657 I'll keep my eye open for one. If I find one I'll let you know

[@georgeleray5657]

Thanks mike

[@erikmerrell3389]

Do you or have you considered chopping your sweet corn stalks after it is picked and feeding that to the cows to get by on corn silage and reduce the haylage usage?

[@mikep7810]

We did that today. Was just waiting to chop 3rd so i can swap tonthe corn head. Plus in the next video you will see some of the work i had to do tobthe chopper

[@ozz5350]

👍👏👏👏

[@mikep7810]

Thank you

[@mennoreuten1563]

When was this filmed we are hoping to get some rain its bonedry overhere looks like our 4th cutting is all gone but they say rain is on its way thanks Mike have a good day greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@mikep7810]

This was filmed a couple days ago

[@juliusschwartz9124]

Show some videos if u guys milking too etc !:)

[@mikep7810]

I very rarely milk

[@juliusschwartz9124]

More milking lol

[@scottsargent8564]

How's it going Mike. I like how that rake fluffs the hay up. I think I'll have to put one on my wish list. Thumbs up. See ya on the next one

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Scott. Definitely worth demoing one

[@andylieffring3987]

I love that boy’s inquisitive nature. Enjoy that while you can . Great video as usual

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Andy. Try to teach him what I can

[@wisconsinhayfarmer608]

I hate the feeling of barely getting done before the rain comes.

[@mikep7810]

It makes things more interesting. You are trying to do a good job and get the hay and then you add the raise against mother nature.

[@negan1445]

I've been asked a question by a rabbit owner and i don't know the answer so wondered if you could help. Why does grass fermented when cut with a lawnmowers but doesn't when you cut with your tractor and cutter?

[@mikep7810]

It all depends onbthe moisture of the grass. We can mow grass and chop it with the chopper and it will ferment in the silo because it has a higher moisture. When you bale you dont want to make wet bales so you get it as drybas possible. When people make baleage and wrap the round bales they bale them wet so they ferment inside the wrap

[@negan1445]

@@mikep7810 i see, thank you. I'll pass your comment on to the lady that asked x

[@mikep7810]

You are welcome.

[@johndavis3584]

rains about everyday here cant get to the 3nd cutting

[@mikep7810]

Wish it would spread out and hit here

[@halfpintranch2700]

Great video! Nice looking hay!

[@mikep7810]

Thank you!

[@walterlaubscherjr2011]

Nice video do you ever think you’ll get a merger

[@mikep7810]

I hope we can get our own some day

[@christinahewitt3876]

Nice looking hay we got one more Field to cut and then we are done with 2020 hay

[@christinahewitt3876]

we didn't even get a 3rd cut of alfalfa but we are thanking will be choping corn in about 2 weeks

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. I think we have 2 more fields and we are done. We are about to start chopping corn too. Good luck with corn silage

[@georgeleray5657]

We've had the same problem here in central Massachusetts no rain second real thin , also how many head do you usually milk .

[@mikep7810]

I think that problem is all over. We milk 50

[@georgeleray5657]

@@mikep7810 ya 50 is a good number do you like the tie stall barn rather a a milking parlor .

[@mikep7810]

The tie stall barn is alright. I see some of the positives. If I won the lottery I'd build a free stall barn

[@georgeleray5657]

I've been playing the same numbers in the Massachusetts mega bucks lottery for over 40- years and they haven't come up yet . LoL

[@longcaster]

You sir, are making great videos.

[@mikep7810]

Thank you i appreciate it. You are leaving some great comments!

[@taragreenhill8383]

Great video, mike

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Tara

[@andyeberhard9851]

That's why I like raking with a wheel rake in thin hay you can rake more together faster we got a 10 wheel my in laws have a 12 wheel they work great

[@mikep7810]

I never used one of them...maybe someday