STRAW CHOPPER/BLOWER MAKES QUICK WORK AFTER SEEDING HUGE LOT!

[@Kcolby47]

That was quite a project and interesting to see the process as well as the trial and error to complete the project. It was good to hear about the town and the contribution to the community. Thanks for sharing and blessings to all!

[@steventhomson2042]

Tim and Christy, thank you so much for your help and common sense approach to getting our lot shaped and seeded!!!! Really great job TTWT and great video!!!!

[@ssnydertrucking1121]

Tim you really need a 4 series tractor. I was in awe of how much power the tractor had. The large rear tires sure would make for a smoother ride. Awesome job on showing the difference sizes of tractors that JOHN DEERE offers.

[@mikefortune4796]

HiTim and Christy very nice job and a very nice video stay safe

[@MasonrywithAL]

Thanks for sharing. Neighbors helping each other great 👍

[@shawnfox8002]

In a dairy operation some farmers use straw in the grinder to add some roughage with corn and hey for calves.

[@danielhowald8855]

Good Sunday Morning from Washington Court House, Ohio

[@johnhfischeriii]

HI! I use Washington Court House as a visual reference point when flying into Bolton Field.

[@bobpurs]

Great video. Nice building Steve put up. Nice to have the right equipment.

[@FelipeColby]

Great subject/video

[@donharms7400]

Great video,Looks Great and now you got the Rain

[@GrampysTractor]

All those tractors and little Vinny had to come in and clean up and do the finish work. The straw chopper did a nice job. Ill be looking forward to the return episode to see the results of your work.

[@jasone9]

Kudos to Steve for remembering where he came from and putting his investment back into West Salem.

[@steventhomson2042]

Thank you!!!

[@relsoc]

That ventrac really works well on those slopes very impressed.

[@Velvethamma]

Aera-Vator tip: One thing I have found when seeding in loose soil is to run backwards with it. It may still push some soil but not as much. For the seeding rate- Calibration is important but you can get really close by following the seed rate chart in the manual. I have seen you plant tall fescue before so I’m gonna assume that’s what was going down. My book doesn’t give a rate for it but it is very close in size to perennial rye. 8-10 lbs per 1000 needs a setting of 64 to 68 for a single pass at 2 mph. I’ve been running at a 51 and doing a double pass to achieve the same rate at 2 mph. Love the vids you guys do!

[@michigantler5046]

good job

[@lcee6592]

Hay that’s a great job with the straw! Seriously, wow that’s a great job everyone! Amazing! 👈

[@ElkCreekAcres]

That straw chopper is nice, when we did our garage build in '08 we used our old bedding chopper.

[@airedaleterrierhannah9770]

Can't wait to see update. Good job.

[@michaelbrooks5111]

Nice job looks great I would love to see the out come of the lawn i bet it going to grow awesome. Great job guys.

[@OvenBak3d360]

Lol at 2:32 the frame rate and the tire speed are prefect to the tires look motionless.

[@peterkober6758]

Tim Christi this is great the straw spreader is something we never seen you make putting a lawn in look easy but it's not your so wright about insurance we watch G P Outdoors he brought up the question I talked to many large and small insurance companies most all but one new what we needed wish this video would been years earlier thank you God Bless All PaK

[@jakehelmuth7074]

Wish I knew you were so close I wouldve liked to meet you. I live in stewardson just a few miles north of effingham

[@curtwhite876]

This was a huge project. Sounds like the power rake height adjustment could use a good greazzzing.

[@jamesdiehl8690]

Great job! And that ain't no hay!

[@photocontrol]

Great job! The lot looks very nice!

[@myjeepzia]

Great video love what you are doing and the way you are doing thanks

[@steventhomson2042]

Just got 2 inches of rain today over 12 hours. Off to a great start!!!!

[@heresmytake2782]

That's a lot of tractor power in this episode

[@nealtubbs9608]

The Ventrac is so versatile. I'm surprised Christy let you use it for all long as she did. :)

[@TristanSoldier]

What's the name and model number of that bail chopper and blower? I'm trying to do some research on how practical they'd be for my small farm.

[@KCAR1231animalrescue]

Same did u get any info ?

[@TristanSoldier]

@@KCAR1231animalrescue Unfortunately no.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I can’t remember. We may have put it in the description.

[@bradmeacham6982]

On box blades... I'd really like to see how you'd like using a box blade with a hydraulic T&T (top and tilt) kit on the 3PH. That really improves on the fly adjustments of the box blade versus constantly having to stop the tractor, get off the seat, and manually adjust the standard top link and/or the 3PH side to side adjustments. The hydraulic top link in particular makes it so easy to make super fine fore and aft adjustments to the pair of blades on the box blade. This allows you to easily adjust how much the box blade is digging up material or, conversely, spreading out material versus trying to lift and lower the entire box blade with the 3PH position control. Using the tilt function on the 3PH also makes it really easy to do sloping or crowning operations with the box blade. Hopefully you can convince the CFO to approve the funds for a T&T kit and test it out for us some day.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Workin on it. Will be next year.

[@johanbos160]

Nice video tim and kristie and nice job,I never see straw over planted grass, and no water ??

[@TractorTimewithTim]

God will handle the watering...eventually. That is the reason for planting in late fall. The straw will hold that moisture so that the grass can get started.

[@johanbos160]

@@TractorTimewithTim 👍thanks for the answer tim

[@russellpetrie119]

that big cabless tractor is a nice looking machine

[@emrythompson]

I live near West Salem Ohio, it is about the same way, small town, old buildings, etc.

[@jaybee2344]

Well the same goes for all small towns. They are purposely managed that way to keep traffic low and cost of living low too.

[@Frontpagefab]

Straw blowers are great. The best ones let you drop an entire bale in. Also there are models that don't have a hose. The one I owned with my landscape business was mounted on a custom made trailer that we pulled behind a truck.

[@steventhomson2042]

This one would take a whole bale but the human horsepower was not there after a long day.

[@Frontpagefab]

@@steventhomson2042 totally understand. been there done that lol

[@frankhanes8005]

We use a big version to bed chicken barns 4x5 round bails works good

[@davejefferys8320]

I have a straw blower like yours, i mounted it on a 5x10 trailer .that way i can pull it with a tractor or side-by-side, and i have room to stand and stack straw next to it.

[@KCAR1231animalrescue]

Were can i get one !!

[@ronalddean4834]

Neighbors helping neighbors I love it. That's the way it is supposed to be. And this shows we all have something to contribute. Thanks for sharing Tim

[@thomasyerbey337]

Hey Tim 🇺🇲🚜 this is a great Vlog I really enjoy watching all your vlogs 🇺🇲💯

[@cubleycat]

Great video again, someone is up early this morning there, it looks like this video was uploaded not long ago.

[@hinaenvironmentalsolutions5616]

Yea! VENNY

[@russellliupakka6996]

Does the Ventrac roll out sod rolls. Only rule with sod is Green side up. Growing grass is not always easy or cheaper. I have never heard anyone complain about sod not growing. Just a thought. Thanks for all the great videos. Russ Esko, Minnesota.

[@ranger5721]

are you going to a update on your building that you put up in your yard i wanted to see the end result

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Oh yea. We aren’t finished yet. Quite busy around here. There are only two of us :-)

[@ranger5721]

@@TractorTimewithTim yea understand

[@larrynicholsiii8562]

We use a straw blower like that but it has little caster wheeles on it dna a electric motor so we can bed down the dairy cows in the barn

[@richpicone7788]

Great video! Is that a tool rack on the back of Vinnie? If it is, is it from ventrac, or after market?

[@gregfuller4318]

How are you feeling after your stents getting more energy now?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep.

[@BradMyers]

I would like to see a close up of straw machine and how it works. Did he rent that or is that purchased? If so, how much? It looks like a neat tool/implement.

[@eosjoe565]

In our area there have been several like-new units on Craigslist selling for around $3000. Most places around here rent them for $125-$150 per day. In addition to the Honda engine units, I believe they also make units that are powered by the PTO. If you are seeding a large area they are THE mack daddy way to spread straw.

[@rodneystewart8958]

Try the rental chains they usually have several to rent

[@steventhomson2042]

Borrowed the blower from a friend. Benefits of a small town! Thank you Arnold landscaping!!!!

[@BradMyers]

@@steventhomson2042 nice to have friends with toys!

[@steventhomson2042]

@@BradMyers sure is!!!!!

[@tinachambers4887]

I'll be anxiously awaiting the mow video what type of grass seed did yall use have a day love from TEXAS

[@TractorTimewithTim]

mostly tall turf type fescue and some ryegrass.

[@deangoggle8967]

Hey Tim where can I order that add on step for my 1025r? I’m from Canada.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Muddscustoms.com use code TTWT for a 5% discount.

[@drobb4207]

All these folks are the "salt of the Earth" type we used to have more of!

[@en-mingholtz7913]

I have a neighbor that gives hay rides with actual hay sometimes

[@kajlerdog628]

This is like this old house

[@Shiro642]

How much cheaper was blowing the straw than to buy the netted blankets? Im convinced blowing straw may be a better way but how much cheaper?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Much cheaper! But the worst part is that straw may blow away with the wind. Hard to hold it down. Blankets can be tacked down.

[@Shiro642]

@@TractorTimewithTim Does the crimping actually hold down the straw from blowing in the wind or is that just fantasy? Im thinking of using the straw in a hydroseeder but not that would prob mess up the pump or something? Thanks

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@Shiro642 crimping should help. I do not know about hydroseeder.

[@garyreid7865]

never seen straw chopped on new grass seeding

[@kevinlawless8226]

I have same straw blower what I do is put it on tail of 6 x 10 trailer stack a dozen bales in front and put the full bale in if it is string baled chopper will cut strings and all .Dont use bales with metal wire

[@stevekopcial129]

Because of the cost of straw today, I seed and put a light coating of top soil on top, I water as normal and the grass comes up in about a week.. With straw it tends to attract birds,top soil doesent..

[@rodneystewart8958]

A straw blower saves lots of time but it's a three person job if your trying to make time and use a crimper to pack it in

[@jls687]

in Denmark we use straw for feed to the cows. :)

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ugh. Almost no nutritional value, right?

[@danne77sthlm]

@@TractorTimewithTim It has another reason than nutritional, we do it in Sweden as well, (we did it on our family farm all the time) It is to keep their stomachs working better, mix it in with they hay, also if you mix with a feed wagon that's the same The heifers seems weirdly enough to enjoy to eat only straw sometimes, and when you have cows that is put on lesser feed rations before giving birth, it is often mixed like that too Hehe, I have to much info about these things sometimes, I keep talking to much ^^

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Wow. Wish I could visit you...to get some of that wisdom on our channel :-). Your reasoning makes perfect sense.

[@jls687]

@@TractorTimewithTim yes that is ture but the straw is to give the cows fibers in the feed

[@jls687]

@@danne77sthlm i couldn't have said it better myself :)

[@7pdude]

in fact, animals DO eat straw as well. especially dairy cows that eat a lot of silage (or even entirely) need additional sources of crude fiber to keep their digestive system in balance. nowadays a lot of dairy farms feed a so called total mixed ration (TMR) which has all the ingredients in it. so the straw might already be in this mixed up feed making it a bit harder to recognize it as straw.

[@michaelsa892]

It would be nice to live in a small town I’m in Florida and the traffic is terrible everyone is always in a hurry

[@joeyshofner639]

Small towns are struggling, I live in one, 1300 people, but with all this violence and unpredictable behavior from city politicians I think you will see the small towns begin to grow.

[@ColeyCLogan]

It is an interesting to see and consider using a straw blower. I didn't have a seeder and rented a hydroseeder to spread seed, mulch and fertilizer in the same pass. It was a one person operation. Used tractor to pull hydroseeder trailer, to parts of property i was seeding (about 1 acre of my 5). Learned to have less hose reeled out, less hose weight to fight. Think it saved time and cost was manageable. Trailer tank size is around 500 gallon, water fill time can be a factor depending on volume and pressure capacity fill time could offer some rest time. I filled tank and spread 5 loads. This may not be a thing with straw. Hydroseeder with each load water is the part u run out of first. At the end u end up with a decent amount of product to rince out and or add water and find a place to spray. I would rent and use again. Thanks Tim for video.

[@bryans5339]

I just put down 50 lbs of Kentucky 31 with a hand seeder and covered it with straw by hand. I’m very tired.

[@RCPSU4]

The straw blower happens to remind me of a bark/mulch blower that I've seen landscapers using. Finished product looked really good.

[@WPfarms]

Why are you blowing straw on the ground

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Keeps the moisture in, allowing the grass to get started.

[@WPfarms]

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[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

I'm sneezing just watching you blow straw.. You're correct about the matting for sure. We've pulled it out of ditches that was pulled 10+ years ago and most of the string is still there. We call it the grade finder, because it worked back then it should work for grade now.

[@indycountryliving4496]

That seeder needs to be ran backwards. The rollers need to push the seed in the soil for the seed to soil contact. The seeder looks like it's more of a 3 point attachment behind a tractor which would in turn, roll the seed into the ground.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

There is a roller behind the shaker wheels. Fully intended to operate going forward.

[@GreyMassey]

I had a horse when I was younger and if I used oat straw he would eat it, but he would not eat wheat straw.

[@dnschtz74]

I leave my chopper on the trailer with the straw. Unless too tight of an area.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

And this is my last straw!

[@DrZazzoo]

Honestly, your jobs with a tractor come out better than most of the jobs done by dozer and excavator around here. It would be nice if like-minded people that can now work remotely started repopulating rural areas. It's a much healthier way to live.

[@ShaneZettelmier]

I liked Illinois but you’re right it’s hard on the business owners there, we had one go under. We lived in Palmyra which was kind of near Carlinville and Girard and Virden. Big problem there is the taxes apparently Chicago is bankrupt so they just keep raising everybody’s taxes over and over and over, we had to move because we were tired of paying $200 a month to the state in taxes on our own property that we owned, in Tennessee we pay about $300 instead of $2800That we had to pay in Illinois. :/ There is some increased now that they opened the coal mines back up but I was in southern Illinois a little below Springfield kind of in between there in St. Louis and when the Maytag factory and the coal mine shut down it brought our local unemployment up to about 50+ percent and it was bad for a lot of years during the last administration. I don’t think the Maytag came back but some of the coal industry is back up and that helped but it’s still a little rough and the taxes are still ridiculously high for country and farmland. I hope they can get that under control and things get better for people, I love the people there and they deserve better. Country insurance was one of the only successful businesses in town where I lived in Illinois. Lol. We had our property insurance through them.

[@cpk4772]

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[@jokinjoe9447]

Yawl call it pine straw , a little farther south we call it pine needles,either way it looks good,GOOD JOB

[@NotMuchHere]

hate to say it man ... but my wifes goats ate the straw she put in the barn and left her nice hay alone ... til the straw was gone

[@Dan-oz4qb]

Vinny looks like a great machine but not practical for a homeowner. You'd have to make money with a piece of equipment that pricey.