The Thickest Hay We’ve Got - KUHN FC 4061 TCD

We tale out the brand new KUHN mower and run it through the thickest hay we’ve got!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a KZbin channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.

[@831BJones]

A thing we’ve used to help with the grass wrapping around the PTO is attaching a mud flap to the bottom of the tractor where the PTO attaches. It drags across the grass and lays it down enough to avoid coming in contact with the PTO. Hope this helps if you try it!

[@user-vh5kz3eb1h]

That usually don’t happen running around the field. Changing directions is when it always gets me

[@xSCHEF]

About time Americans start using front implements.

[@gumelini1]

Or use the PTO guard instead

[@robertmycroft8268]

I used the same solution to correct hay from wrapping around the driveshaft, it worked well for me.

[@qrplife]

So satisfying to watch the shiny waving grass cut into perfect windrows.

[@jacksak]

Those are beautiful shots of the fields. I grew up on a NH dairy farm in the 1940's onward, and haying was hot, humid and hard work. But, being in the fields at that time of year was great. So much for bygone youth.

[@adamsherm29]

Love to watch the tall grass sway like an ocean. Gkad to see an area this year have some great outcomes

[@timnash6870]

TIM from Canada when you were cutting hay and you were finding that it is wrapping up on your PTO... invest in a battery powered... hedge trimmer this way it will help you out to clip out the grass from your PTO... if the hedge trimmer will cut through a tough branch it will be no problem with grass you can get this in battery powered Milwaukee Dewalt Makita pretty much anything... most people usually stick with what they have whatever batteries you were using this is the brand you use Dewalt or Milwaukee.. or whatever you can find on sale but this will help you in the long run when the grass is running around your PTO....

[@HumbleHaymakers]

Looks great. We have the impellers set about 1 inch off of the conditioning hood on our Krone and in very heavy hay get a 3 day from cut to bale and dry hay, 15% moisture or less frequently. Our hay is fescue, orchard grass and timothy. Best of luck!

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@karlk6860]

That is some beautiful hay and the mower is amazing with the capacity it can handle! We have been extremely dry in ND this year and up until yesterday I think our year total for rain was right around 1", yesterday we got an 1.23" and my grass is already starting to turn green again! We got permission this year to hay off all our CRP for the draught emergency I am sure the hay we get is going to be around half the quality as is the norm but I guess any is better than nothing!

[@SimonKL11]

That mower gets the job done😉👍 mowing with two machines in one field looks pretty cool😁👍

[@jacksak]

I just watched your "Farmposal Rewind" again, and every time through it there's more to like, because it's so very well made.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Thank you!

[@merrymanrc]

I think the same thing Ryan did a great job on making the video. When I hear that song I think of Ryan and Hannah what a cute couple

[@eddeetz493]

The bottom land is a beautiful property. Travis worked very hard and spent the money on inputs the last two years to make that record yield. Good luck with the weather for record yields and good grain prices.

[@LT.X380]

That mower seems to do a great job. You guys stay safe. God bless you.

[@kuhnnorthamerica]

Another excellent video, Ryan! Glad to see the mower conditioner working so well for you.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Thanks to Kuhn for letting them use your products and show us how they all work. I always enjoy the videos of the different implements.

[@deanmeyer1815]

Brings back high school memories of cutting alfalfa and grass for silage with an open station 4230 and Heston 1010 Hydroswing mowco.

[@acomputernerd]

Thanks for the video. Cool shoot seeing both running the same field. Nice looking hay!

[@coreydevries9438]

That mower is impressive! Keep up the good work!

[@galegregory341]

It looked good out in the field with the wind blowing the green grass . Looks like it would dry alot faster . That mower was cool looking

[@peteschiavoni]

That’s some thick hay. Lots of bales there. The Kuhn is a really nice mower.

[@brittblanton8342]

Hey Ryan thanks for the great video, I really enjoy it when you guys are cutting hay. That’s some great hay and the Kuhn is doing a great job with it.👍

[@chasesblog]

Great vid. We’ve got a pto adapter on one of our tractors though it rarely gets used anymore as the tractor for our hx14 shredder from a small to big 1000. We upgraded shredders this month and they sent us the wrong shaft for our main tractors we run with the shredder and had to get another one from Deere but no big deal past downtime for getting the other shaft as we caught it after it was dropped off

[@darrenschneider9722]

Man that's a pretty valley.

[@jimmybland6519]

Tie you a rubber mud flap under your tractor to go past your hitch and PTO. Works every time.

[@lyndonwiens5093]

When we baling big windrows and the hitch wants to pull the hay with we used a piece of swather canvas

[@ontariocashcropfarmer4955]

Really like your drone photography Ryan simply awesome really nice scenery 👍🤠👌

[@robertlong7033]

Best looking orchard grass I've seen in awhile,

[@leeforeman3656]

Great looking hay Ryan hopefully the same again next cut. Look forward to seeing the bale count.

[@bobcrone6151]

4640 starts: Other tractors on farm: dang

[@MiracleManMatt]

Drove a few tractors over the years I think ive even driven that exact same model of tractor in Australia... always hated that JD style of cab with the stupidly narrow door however.

[@athumblessman]

This is the video I was waiting for! The Valley has such amazing views down there...and that is some dense grass. I think it's safe to say Travis got some good stuff off that field lol. Glad you got some shots of both mowers running! Doesn't matter what color the machine is, if it works and looks good doing it then its good enough for me lol. I prefer green, but that red does look good on the 46!

[@tokencivilian8507]

Talk about TONS of hay. That Kuhn was sure spitting out a fountain of the stuff.

[@Cake41579]

I’m a small timer eith 35 head of cattle here in the high mountains of West Virginia. I wouldn’t know how to act with such level ground. If I round baled on level ground, I would have to go find a hill to dump it out. It just wouldn’t feel natural. Lol I have ran a new Holland 615. 7 foot disc mower for twenty years. This year I upgraded to a 10 foot disc. I wanted a moco but couldn’t afford the extra cost since I also needed a tedder this year also. People don’t understand the hard work snd dedication it takes to make hay happen. It’s a major undertaking

[@tedb.5707]

That is some fine-looking grass.

[@chesterraybon3442]

You know you gonna have a pretty good day when the tractor starts. Great video. Take care. 😎👍👌

[@charleslynch7274]

Fancy mower seems like it handled that thick crop with no problem im very impressed great video as always

[@dong9163]

We used to run a Kuhn with flails, does excellent job conditioning. Grass and legumes, no problem with leaf loss. Put a dragging rubber flap under drawbar to keep long grass out of PTO adapter. Beautiful grass hay crop.

[@deepinthecountryside6248]

Yup you can also put conditioner in low gear but i haven't really seen any difference in leaf loss to be honest. There simply isn't any.

[@brandonmccomick4549]

Beautiful equipment.

[@jarrettgerber6527]

That's a nice cutting looks amazing

[@donaldthomas5852]

Kuhn makes good equipment. I got a 2004 8ft Gehl 1162 disc mower it is made by Kuhn. Good video. Love that Kuhn mower. Like to have one like it myself. I bale about 1,200 4x5 round rolls a year.

[@briankuhn8997]

Didn't know they still sold Kuhn implements .. way cool !!

[@baraktzfanya3980]

beautiful footage(s),,, and the 4640 is awesome.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video Ryan , love that discbine, someday we are getting one , I always Look forward to watching ur videos when u post them ,

[@themaddoggamer3999]

I like your setup. We still run a 1973 Vicon km321 and it is getting pretty tired, doesn't cut like it use to for sure.

[@break2048]

I love the shots you choose for the fields!

[@shakes7333]

From personal experience a heavy rubber mud flap or equivalent works good to prevent PTO wrapping. Its a pain sometimes and amazing how tight it will wrap lol

[@richardhatfield2536]

Gayday Ryan Melbourne Australia still watching pal, that mower is awesome,good grass there Travis has produced, hopefully you get many bales done and put away this year, congratulations on your news mate,good choice. Thanks again for video mate your still the godfather on drone footage, well done

[@DevinVasquez]

That’s so cool man I’ve always wanted to do this, you know work on farm stuff. Always peeked my interest for some reason

[@jeffc6268]

That mower is an animal. Very nice!

[@farmboy5442]

Looks like it's so a really good job of mowing that heavy hay. My ol John deere 1209 would have a hard time mowing it

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan!! That is some thick grass. You guys might get a couple bales from it! The Kuhn does a nice job.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Hey Darrin! We definitely got a couple!

[@williamtome2145]

@@HowFarmsWork what was the final count of bales

[@patkelly7999]

Great crop of grass, Good job Men, I'm sure Travis was happy with the return:):)

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[@tonymckeage1028]

Great How farms work Video, thanks for the share

[@earllutz2663]

As usual, I enjoy all your analysis. The analysis gives me things to think about for my small 20 acres operation. I am 72, & retired, but want something to do, so I won't be buying any of the big equipment, that you have, but will get some ( new to me) used equipment, to replace what I have. Thank you for the ideas.

[@lukestrawwalker]

Yeah same here, but I've "borrowed" good ideas off new equipment and engineered it into my own older machinery by modifying it similarly... Easiest one I did was installing new Kinze brush meters on my early 70's 7100 Deere planter, makes it plant as good as a brand new planter, FAR superior to the old plate bottoms it came with! OL J R :)

[@Armageddaz]

Hope you're keeping well.

[@ginggur17]

Grass is looking good Ryan. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@fazerainbow5674]

great video ryan the hay looks really tall before you mowed it thats something you dont see everyday is a new toy and hasnt bin used for thr first time thumbs up and shared

[@brianmckin1395]

Can't beat Kuhn cutters, we have tried just about every brand out there, Kuhn is the only cutter for me

[@mariogonzalezcamacho5620]

Claas

[@valfrid2511]

Nice video as usual Ryan. Greetings from Sweden.

[@rocksandoil2241]

On the old 8N Ford with a mower, they sold a pan that bolted below the PTO and prevented it winding up on the shaft and knuckle joint even if the shaft guard was missing. I still don't miss mowing with a sickle bar mower :)

[@HowFarmsWork]

I've heard horror stories from dad!

[@TommyTester]

That was awesome!

[@ohiofarmlife4020]

My POS Kubota mower has the tail boards similar to that, but I can’t store mine on the machine. I still think deere and new holland has it figured out the best where you don’t need to remove shields to get a wide windrow.

[@wordlog860]

you definitely want some good hay with the drought out west. Wish we had more than just spillway hay.

[@mcd5082]

That’s a heck of a machine!

[@kylecastro19]

4640 my second favorite tractor.

[@denisricher1349]

Man the guys out west would die for a field like that.... Amazing what a little rain does.

[@irvinlamb8852]

Keep up the good work!

[@davidyoder6174]

Lovin' the Necker Knob on that Tractor!!! ...and no Rocket along for the ride!!

[@thomasfaucette1660]

looks like that 4640 has been well taken care of thats always good and not been abused cause i'm sure theyre not cheap very costly

[@ronaldjennings8057]

Yes it looks good and yes everything works when it's new and yes everything is as quarks but it ain't bad for being new and I do like your music it seems like they need to build a guard around that PT you so I don't do that at least you got all done Ryan does look nice I hope you have a good day my friend take care God bless👍🙏🚜

[@daleley7645]

Looks more like cutting sorghum instead of hay. Glad you guys got a great first crop.

[@ronniewalker2881]

looks good man that's a lot of Hay

[@MS-ti2vi]

Hi, i saw a John Deere 4960 on Craigslist and thought of you. I know you like that model. Has a 2905 hours. Looks nice!

[@brandonmccomick4549]

We use a rubber flap on the bottom of our draw bars. It really helped.

[@nicholasbrown7068]

Our first discbine was a John Deere 1327 back in 1986. If I remember right, I think it was a Kuhn with green paint.

[@nathanlehigh6353]

We had that same problem with our Kuhn mower only thick grass areas, so got mud flap attached to draw bar keeps thick grass away from the pto

[@johnnydale6515]

Crop looks good

[@johnmoore669]

Great video Ryan as always. Do me a favor and make sure you have a fire extinguisher in each of your tractors incase the grass/hay would catch fire so you can save your tractor even possibly save your life as well. Be safe and God Bless !

[@gavinbenz9034]

Insanely impressive what that Kuhn can do compared to the double 9ft mower I use.

[@russellkendel4915]

Thats a beautiful hay harvest, if you are getting tests done for nutritional value I would love to hear how it tested.

[@kenmorford6156]

Hook a mud flap under your draw bar at the back of the rear housing, let about 12 inches lay on the ground, it will keep the hay out of your PTO and hitch

[@chrisackerley1842]

Ryan - have you watched the KZbin video [transferred from 16 mm film] of haying in Northern Nevada in 1953? I would very much like to hear what you have to say about farming techniques back then compared with today, expercially about yields. The Humboldt River Valley is an incredibly fetile place, but I don't know if they can match Wisconsin for yields. Haying was a neighbor-helping-neighbor community project. Those ranchers were raising hay to keep their animals alive through the Winter. They all used those little Farmall tractors that were so common back then. Apart from the tractors, I don't think their techniques had changed much since that area was first settled, in the 1860's. Please watch that video and tell us what you think. Thanks.

[@jimcooney9019]

thanks for the video

[@michealfarley9423]

Rubber mat or a skid plate shield!!! Great times

[@oleasheim]

The swampy area as i like to call it is a gold mine for grass in the hot and very dry times. Wrili good.

[@aamaadmiparty-punjab9669]

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[@clinthochrein888]

The mower really eats it up good... A cut above the rest.

[@1harrymac]

do you plan to rake with the rotary rake, it will shine in that hay!

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video!!

[@marykaywohlert9228]

Loved your video “Gone”

[@TEDOTENNIS]

Great Video!

[@ranger5721]

mower does a nice job

[@carterblann2290]

On my jd 830moco it does a way better job laying the hay out than any new Holland or Massey I’ve ever run or seen but no wide Swath kit. But that Kuhn does a premo job. I looked at Kuhn 313tg before I bought my 830MoCo. Heard horror story’s about the gearbox which they’ve fixed in new models. Good machines though!

[@terrymyers4040]

You went INTO THE THICC OF IT

[@Holy_Buckets]

Great video as always…Can Kuhn demo u a wheel rake and rotary?…lots of us part time farmers really have an interest in rakes.. I personally can’t decide between wheel and rotary… Pretty sure I’ll go Kuhn after using my neighbors Kuhn 8 wheel v… really would like your opinion on the difference and if the rotary is worth the extra$$$. Keep up the good work!

[@steinwaymodelb]

Looks like a good 2.5 - 3 tons per acre there!

[@tobyjohnson3067]

always wait to do the outside edge of fields till your done

[@robiscrupe7694]

you guys should put a thin sheet of sheet metal under the that my uncle did and we never had that problem again and it has been there for more than 15 years now im suprised that hannah did not kick you out of the 4640 to take over mowing hahaha just kidding you guys are the best great work and see you in the next one

[@user-el6rx4kc9p]

72,000. people in the USA are named Lindsey pertaining to the USA Census. Guess we should be kind to those Lindseys. Good video of the Hay machine.

[@leol1682]

Like the videos on the hay .

[@waterskiingfool]

Nice to see two machines running at once. How long before Kuhn wants you to buy some of this test equipment

[@larrybg9293]

good stuff

[@gary24752]

So did you have pto wrap before you took the shrouds off which causes the grass to pile up. If the shroud on top was lowered more would the grass lay flatter?

[@homeroquinonez5178]

I would love to see that machine cut alfalfa 😁😉

[@shealy265]

I have seen farmers run piece of sheet metal from the front transmission to under draw bar area to keep hay out of pto and keep from rolling hay it if it is thick. Just athought.

[@mikenawrocki1837]

Nice cutting. Should get some good bails.