Things I like about my Kubota rake.

Raking with my Kubota RA2072 twin rake and talking about things I like about it.

[@thr8061]

When we rake with the twin-rotor, it is not to dry down the hay. That's done with the initial crimping by the discbine flails and tedding it. We only rake to gather wide swath into narrow windrows for our small square or round baler. It seems all across the north part of the country we received WAY TOO MUCH rain (we had 4" over 2 days).

[@DLHFarms]

+thr8061. We get a lot of rain too! I don't use the rake for drying, that's what the Tedder is for, but I have noticed more evenly dried rows since the rotary rake. I normally rake an hour or two before baling

[@jaggerdry1777]

I’m about to invest in a Krone 640 center delivery rotary rake and get away from a wheel rake. I’ve done a lot of chewing on this.lol. I like what you show in your videos, you’ve been very helpful! Thanks and good luck this year with your haying.

[@DLHFarms]

Awesome I think you will love it. Thanks 👍

[@sisutrucks]

tonight we got the last of our potatoes in the ground in our garden, well feed 5 housholds from that little field hehe. been a late spring an lots of rain. the farmers grass fields the hay is 10 inch ish around here. hoping for some warmer weather soon :) have a good weekend.

[@DLHFarms]

+Stian. That's a good amount of potatoes! That hay sounds a little short to be this time of year. We have had lots of rain and some really hot and humid days!

[@Tracks777]

Lovely content! Keep it up!

[@fcksticksable]

I like your attitude.... You always find a bright spot in what others might not.

[@DLHFarms]

No use in being a negative Nancy. Lol

[@jankotze1959]

Nice rake, Kubota is well known for decades here and very reliable as far as I know

[@DLHFarms]

+Jan Kotze. Kubota hay equipment is actually made by Kvernaland, the same company that makes Vicon, Kubota purchased Kvernaland a few years ago.

[@smcox1991]

That's some nice looking hay it sucks that you weren't able to get all of it in that second field. I'm getting ready to start cutting my fields in a few hours and hope I can get it up dry.

[@DLHFarms]

+smcox1991. Yeah it did suck but I still got more off of it than last year so I was happy about that. Good luck with you hay, I'm going to start cutting again tomorrow!

[@chuckstevenson2929]

That's a nice looking barn at 10:30.

[@DLHFarms]

+Chuck Stevenson. Yes it is, it's been fixed up a little and has been use for storage for the last few years.

[@Tracks777]

Awesome! Keep it up!

[@ozarkhayandcattle5799]

That's a nice rake. Gotta like Kubota seem to be growing as a company over the last few years.

[@DLHFarms]

+Ozark HayandCattle. I actually won't be buying any more Kubota equipment. Their service and the people that stand behind there equipment is no good. They showed me their true colors with my zd1021 zero turn lawn mower. At least that's how it is in my area.

[@mlemmon9232]

DLH Farms that sucks because in my area their service is amazing

[@DLHFarms]

+mlemmon923. It does suck cause I like Kubota equipment, but the people I'm dealing with have pissed me off. Not the salesman, but the service department and area Representatives.

[@mlemmon9232]

DLH Farms is there any other kubota dealers near you

[@DLHFarms]

+mlemmon923 Yes but they have to same area Representatives for service and sales that the other dealer does. They are the ones that the dealer told me to call and they won't answer thier phones or messages.

[@Fixinthatupvideos]

good info

[@qkopp279]

A farm tour would be pretty neat! Seems y'all got some nice equipment

[@DLHFarms]

+Q kopp. Well, I don't really have a farm per say, it's mostly a construction yard with some farm equipment mixed in. I try to not show a lot of that construction yard to respect the privacy of my dad since it is his place, and he is kind of a private person. You may see more of it someday.

[@qkopp279]

DLH Farms okay thanks for the reply! Didn't want to invade on your guys privacy, just wanted to see more of the farm.... totally understand!

[@DLHFarms]

+Q kopp. That's ok it don't bother me or I wouldn't be doing it! But since most of the stuff around here is my dad's I try not get carried away showing it but, if you watch closely you can see a lot of it in the background and stuff. Maybe someday I will show everything but not yet. I appreciate your interest and watching me though!

[@qkopp279]

DLH Farms of course! I've been a subscriber for a while now and enjoy watching all your video! I'll keep my eye out for the equipment😀

[@stephensfarms7165]

Nice rake.

[@DLHFarms]

+Ronald Stephens. Thanks!

[@erikjensen7704]

My wife and I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting them. We are getting ready to purchase new or slightly used equipment to hay our 25ac and were wondering if the rotary rakes are going to shake the seed out of the hay? We have a Kubota dealer 30 minutes away and the Krohner dealer is 2 hrs away. Maybe a Te1042 and Ra1052 or the Krohner equivalent? We already have a 7 disc side cutter and 110hp and 40hp tractors. I found a good deal on a 1yr old 5060 baler. (Good deal for the west coast anyway). We have an Irragation reel and are just doing grass hay The last couple of years we have been sharing and borrowing equipment with our neighbor, using his baler and a small Lely combination tedder/rake. Our neighbor instructed us from the beginning to just run a lower than recommended RPM to prevent seed loss. I don't know if that is possible with the new rake and tedder we are looking at, or if it is even necessary? Thanks Erik

[@DLHFarms]

+Erik Jensen. I've never heard of anyone worried about seed loss. Seed aren't what the animals need for nutrition, it would be the leaves that have the nutrition in it, you shouldn't have to worry about leaf loss unless you are going to do alfalfa. A rotoary rake is one of the easiest rakes on alfalfa leaves. As far losing seeds off your hay that's a good thing it helps to reseed the land. Thanks for watching! Glad you and your wife are enjoying my channel!

[@erikjensen7704]

DLH Farms Thanks for the reply, We are new to this farming thing and are really enjoying it.

[@DLHFarms]

+Erik Jensen. No problem. You'll figure it out it just takes time.

[@daviddahl4148]

That is a nice rake.

[@DLHFarms]

+David Dahl. Yes it is, if only it wasn't a Kubota.

[@bearkatljl]

What's wrong with it being a Kubota? I've had good luck with my Kubota equipment, of course I don't have a hay rake.

[@DLHFarms]

+bearkatljl. The equipment is pretty good. It when you do have a problem like I did with my zero turn mower. The hydraulic oil was overheating in it 220 degrees plus, it was effecting the performance of the machine they wouldn't​ or couldn't fix it and basically told me "oh well" $12,000 junk

[@bearkatljl]

I think you must have a poor dealer. My zero turn has been a good one never had any issues like that. I did have the brake safety switch go bad and a broken wire in the wiring harness that wouldn't let the engine shut off, oh and I recently had to replace the battery (it's 5 years old) other than that just routine maintenance. I also have a Kubota RTV and an M6040. Who knows, my story could change with my next tractor purchase but right now I'm a believer.

[@DLHFarms]

+bearkatljl. I called higher up in the company they said I had to settle it at the dealer level. Then they would no longer talk to me. I hope you never have a problem that is out of the ordinary. When I had trouble with my T4 New holland the dealer did everything they could do they did all the calling and took care of everything, I will be sticking with them from now on.

[@howardyounger5456]

that was a great video i like them types of rakes they are suppose to gental on the hay, are they? im going to get a single rake was looking at another brand would you recomend Kubota. love the way you explain stuff thank you. you look like a guy i use to work with, he was a great operater also. and a fun guy to hang around after work.

[@DLHFarms]

+Howard Younger. I would have used to recommend Kubota, but I have had a round with them over a zero turn lawn mower, they would not stand behind it and left me to deal with a brand new mower that the hydraulics over heat on. So no I don't recommend Kubota products, not because they are bad products but because of the people that stand behind or should I say that don't stand behind them when there is a problem that is more difficult to figure out.

[@howardyounger5456]

thank you this is the way to get a real review

[@DLHFarms]

+Howard Younger. Yep I know Kuhn makes a rotary and so does krone. The Kubota was cheaper though, i don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing in the long run, I guess I'll find out since I have two Kubota rakes, the other on is a single rotor side delivery.

[@timerfarms113]

nice rake I don't know how people love and use wheel rakes and side delivery. rotary are the only way to stand hay up all others make wads and ropes!

[@DLHFarms]

+Josh Timer. I agree 100 percent. My hay has been much more consistently dry and seems to bale easier. I'll never go back to any other type of rake.

[@forestcollins2041]

do you have trouble finding parts for new holland equip love your videos

[@DLHFarms]

+Forest Collins. No, I can call my dealer and have the parts the next day if needed but normal orders take 2-3 days. If they have it in stock I can get it right then if I want to drive an hour each way. We used to have a dealer 2 miles from my house and they kept the best parts inventory I ever seen hardly ever had to order anything. But the guy that owned it retired. They still have some parts left over, but I have to call the guy and meet him there because there not open anymore.

[@HillDropCotton]

What part of the country are you located? Good videos. Keep em comin!

[@DLHFarms]

+HillDrop Cotton. I'm in Patrick county Virginia

[@HillDropCotton]

Good deal. Appreciate it.

[@TheAgrotechnik]

May I have a question- why Kubota? Good price, service near, etc?

[@DLHFarms]

+TheAgrotechnik. Price- good. Financing- good. Service- they couldn't fix a problem with my Kubota zero turn lawn mower because they wouldn't​ try. So I'm my opinion thier service sucks. I bought the rake before I knew this about thier service so probably won't buy another one even though I like it. The rake only had one year of warranty and it's expired anyway. If anything happens to it I will be fixing it myself like I do anything else that breaks. Thanks for watching!

[@colestroud8300]

Just out of curiosity, could you have just left the wet spots alone until you got the rest of the field baled, then raked what was left on to the dry ground, spread it back out to let it dry? Or, would it not be worth the effort?

[@DLHFarms]

Probably would rain again before I could get it dry.

[@powerram92]

Do you have alot of leaf loss stuns you Ted the hay so much?

[@DLHFarms]

+powerram92. No, alfalfa is the only hay that would be concerning for leaf loss, I only do about 10 acres of alfalfa, and when making hay for horses leaf loss isn't as big of a deal as it is when your feeding dairy cows or something that needs lots and lots of protein.

[@CathalYTM]

how much did you pay for that rake? .

[@DLHFarms]

+Cathal. $20,000

[@bruced1429]

if you over heat your mover it is likely the operator the zd 1021 works very well for everybody else I know , so try another dealer see what they say sometimes it is a people problem not an equipment problem.

[@DLHFarms]

+Bruce D. How is it the operators fault? I was the operator! I operated it just like I have my dad's ZD331 for the past 3 years and it never had any trouble. How about the fact that it doesn't have a hydraulic cooler on it from the factory? Is that my fault also? All I did with it is mow grass isn't that what it's designed to to? You Kubota Fanboys kill me!

[@bigdreamsonsmallacres]

DLH Farms obviously Bruce D needs to come over and mow ALL that grass to show you how it's done lol

[@DLHFarms]

+Big Dreams on Small Acres. Apperantly so! I operate all types of equipment on a daily basis, but I must not know how to use a lawn mower properly. Lol!