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

[@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!

[@v71-v9n]

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.

[@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....

[@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

[@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

[@kentsmith614]

Guys. Its simple. Slow down your speed when cutting thick heavy grass..

[@austinhood5143]

@@kentsmith614 discbines don’t like going slow they cut better the fuller you keep them running and they love heavy material

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@brianmckin1395]

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

[@mariogonzalezcamacho5620]

Claas

[@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

[@darrenschneider9722]

Man that's a pretty valley.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@tedb.5707]

That is some fine-looking grass.

[@ontariocashcropfarmer4955]

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

[@LT.X380]

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

[@Token_Civilian]

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

[@SimonKL11]

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

[@johnnybarbar7435]

Looks like a mowing monster of a rig. We use conveyor belting as hay guards anywhere it tends to catch or wrap.

[@robertlong7033]

Best looking orchard grass I've seen in awhile,

[@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

[@denisricher1349]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@coreydevries9438]

That mower is impressive! Keep up the good work!

[@peteschiavoni]

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

[@TsunauticusIV]

Could you do a hay series. Maybe call it Cut and Dry? No intro. No talking. Just straight to cutting. Long vids too. Pleeease

[@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

[@tbix1963]

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

[@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.

[@acomputernerd]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@johnhemmings8644]

Damn these farming sim videos are getting more and more realistic

[@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

[@brandonmccomick4549]

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

[@break2048]

I love the shots you choose for the fields!

[@TheRealJesseStoltzfus]

You need a rubber mat dragging down there to squash the grass as it passes under.

[@someperson7]

I believe the mower cuts the hay best when it's upright (never done it so could be wrong). I think your idea would work if you rigged the mat to be a shield instead.

[@Bartjebart2]

@@someperson7 but you're driving over grass that's already been mowed, so that is not a problem

[@someperson7]

@@Bartjebart2 Is there no scenario you would drive directly in front of the mower, or is it always offset?

[@Bartjebart2]

@@someperson7 pretty much always offset. Except maybe when opening a field, but that's what Trevor did. The problem came from cut hay that was still somewhat standing upright in the windrow.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@Bartjebart2 The going back and forth puts the hay that is partially still standing at an angle, pointing TOWARD the tractor rather than away from it, so on the return pass if it hits anything underneath the tractor, like the drawbar frame, it goes up and over it, which pushes it right up into the PTO. Need a flap in there to push the hay over the other way and if it DOES push up it pushes the mudflap up against the bottom of the tractor until it slides on by as the tractor passes over, too far away to get wrapped in the PTO. Later! OL J R :)

[@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

[@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

[@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.👍

[@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.

[@ginggur17]

Grass is looking good Ryan. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@daleley7645]

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

[@leeforeman3656]

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

[@briankuhn8997]

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

[@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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[@jeffc6268]

That mower is an animal. Very nice!

[@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!

[@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!

[@kylecastro19]

4640 my second favorite tractor.

[@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

[@patkelly7999]

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

[@aamaadmiparty-punjab9669]

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[@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

[@shawlewis6492]

The 4640 is the beast of the farm

[@tractorsold1]

We had to add a sheet metal guard to one of our mowing tractors to keep hay off the PTO shaft.

[@Jaxon-iu6vb]

We put a pice of tin on the bottom for the same reason.

[@Toddgillilandfan]

Mean while are alfalfa is thinner then are grass in are lawn

[@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

[@onelonleyfarmer]

with that wrapping there is a simple solution to it drag a plastic mudflap under the hitch.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

I thought the same or a steel plate underneath it

[@codyflenthrope2388]

Was just going to post this saying I seen you do this

[@jacobconfer1693]

I’ve even used a burlap feed bag to drag

[@dgoatranch]

My JD baler came from the factory/dealer with a mud flap and chain to attach it.

[@riihi5264]

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[@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 !

[@TeresaWilliams-y5v]

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.

[@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

[@davidyoder6174]

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

[@wordlog860]

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

[@brandonmccomick4549]

Beautiful equipment.

[@terrymyers4040]

You went INTO THE THICC OF IT

[@johnnydale6515]

Crop looks good

[@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!

[@cody28h]

I could only wish I bet that mower has a nice price tag !!

[@HowFarmsWork]

They’re priced pretty reasonable, I checked with the mower last year and it wasn’t absurd

[@cody28h]

@@HowFarmsWork awesome Ryan sure looks nice I love it !! I’m still cutting with a new Holland 1465 haybine

[@jarrettgerber6527]

That's a nice cutting looks amazing

[@1harrymac]

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

[@clinthochrein888]

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

[@patrickmontgomery4260]

We put a mud flap underneath the drawbar and it keeps all the grass from rapping around the pto

[@witty1764]

I can see you guys becoming a permanent 2 mower operation.

[@mcd5082]

That’s a heck of a machine!

[@homeroquinonez5178]

I would love to see that machine cut alfalfa 😁😉

[@colleenrobison4070]

Nice pineapples!🍍🍍🍍

[@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

[@joshw1013]

We gotta see the baling video for this one I bet it'll produce a ton

[@jordankeeps]

gday gday, kuhn do make a damn good mower :) bloody beautiful set up

[@grizzlytl140]

We used old conveyor belts. Keep the pto shaft clear all day

[@michealfarley9423]

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

[@ranger5721]

mower does a nice job

[@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👍🙏🚜

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great How farms work Video, thanks for the share

[@marykaywohlert9228]

Loved your video “Gone”

[@shooter5543]

is it as satisfying to mow as it is to watch?

[@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.

[@gavinbenz9034]

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

[@coltonanderson781]

Bolt a cut down mud flap under the draw bar and it wont wrap around pto shaft fixed problem 👍

[@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.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Pretty much need a skid plate underneath that pto to prevent that wrapping issue

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video!!

[@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