Ugly part of baling with an accumulator and dang coyotes!

Square baling hay and found a dead calf killed by coyotes
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[@USSBB62]

Thank you so much. Finally see how the pickup works, along with the accumulator working. Very interesting about the moisture content and the Acid Saver. Thanks for explaining very clearly, so I could understand. Never did Hay. 32 years at Custom Vineyards and Orchard work.

[@DLHFarms]

Glad you enjoyed the video! My brother in law is the vineyard keeper at Chateau Morrisette winery

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Just great to watch. Love the way you explain what's happening.

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@iainet]

Yeah I spotted the new barn in the background to. Looking good. Can’t wait to see it properly.

[@DLHFarms]

It's coming!

[@PAFarms]

That answers my question from a while back. Aww man that must get frustrating. With the bale thrower, you see the hay fly everywhere.

[@DLHFarms]

Fortunately it doesn't happen often . I try to keep my knotters in tip top shape, but you can do anything about the square knot that ties the balls together if it tries to tie right on a knot.

[@DanielleWhite]

Oh, man! We always lucked out and they missed the knotter so we just had the string break when the thrower on our JD 336 tossed it. Was visually impressive as the bale opened up from one side mid-air. The spray system looks similar to the one we had in the early 1990s. It wasn't NH branded but it was the same shape tank and mount. The stuff we sprayed smelled like dill pickles. I envy you the cab for that. Our tractors were old 100-series Allis-Chalmers with not even the ROPS. Get the wind from the wrong direction and I needed a dust mask and goggles as the spay-laden hay dust came right over me.

[@DLHFarms]

That spray can be pretty strong if you get a good whiff of it.

[@DanielleWhite]

For the stuff we had it was that it irritating for the eyes, nose, etc. Other than propionic acid I don't remember the ingredients. I imagine a lot of formulation changes have happened over the last 20-odd years.

[@DLHFarms]

Yes it's now buffered acid and it's much better and it doesn't rust the equipment either.

[@jt4055]

Instead of tedding and raking again get yourself one of those fluffer conditioners made back in the early 50s for behind a sickle mower. Mine is a number 33 international. Set the bottom roller about 3 to 4 inches off the ground, go right over the window and it fluffs it up so nice. Dries down really fast with a breeze. Stay out of wet grass or standing grass the rollers will rap up. Up here in ND problem we have is drying down to fast after fluffing because of the 15 to 20 mph breezes we constantly have. I run about 5 mph over the windows, works awesome. Windows get rained on fluff them after the top moisture is off and your baling by afternoon. Also you can set the windrow width to match you baler. Old tech. Love mine. Keep haying!!!

[@DLHFarms]

Hay won't dry in a windrow out here, got to spread it out wide

[@kevinvallee9049]

Great video. Always enjoy your stuff

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks Kevin!

[@warrenpatton3426]

Hello from Bristol. Hey Dennis. Lots of great videos ur putting up. I bet the new barn is up by now. I saw where y’all were In lewisburg for the fair. We we there too, on the first Saturday it was open. From 8:30 am to around 6 pm. We walked the whole place. Very impressive. Would’ve been nice to have run into ya but maybe sometime we will. Sorry about ur varmint issue. Sad to see the aftermath. Go get em. My wife was awed at the t5 they had at lewisburg. bigger when ya stand right next to it. It was so hot. Drank $20 worth of lemon aid. Haha. Anyway keep em coming and I’ll see ya on the next one. Warren

[@DLHFarms]

Lol $20 worth of lemonade that was only one cup right. Stuff sure is expensive there. We where over in the campground all day the first Saturday. You could have come visited, maybe next year.

[@rusttrail3]

Great video as always Dennis, I have had several relatives that where farmers and was always interested in their different methods of operation, I hope you are safe from the hurricane, it sounds like it's time to start busting some coyotes wide open, have a good week.

[@DLHFarms]

I think it's time! Thanks for watching!

[@DennysCountryLife]

Great video bud! That sucks about the twine knot. At least it didn't happen in the road. Best of luck getting the coyotes under control!

[@DLHFarms]

Happens to the best of us I guess. Lol

[@cmc7106]

Great video Sir!! Very much enjoyed it!!

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@timmathewson9111]

Thanks for making this video, I really enjoy watching you bale the hay. It brings back so many good memories of me on my relatives farms stacking bales on the wagon and putting up hay in the barn. Thanks again Tim

[@DLHFarms]

Awesome 👍

[@jeffreygebhardt3447]

Hopefully you're safe with the incoming hurricane Dennis. The new hay barn looks like it's coming along pretty well though. Good luck with the coyote problem.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks Jeffrey.

[@Maples01]

I love spinner knobs, the handicap shops that do the conversions on the vehicles, they sell you one for about $150, I think I got my latest one from Tractor Supply for $10, love that it has a bearing, the ones at the auto parts store have no bearing, and constant use, they pop apart at the worst time. I once worked for a guy gathering bales and stacking them in the loft of the barn, was in 93, I made a nickel a bale, all by hand, no elevator, had to pitch them to the guy in the loft, damn hard work for the money.

[@haweater1555]

My first Deere had a good knob, but was starting to get a bit creaky after 8 years of spinning. My next Deere, the dealer installed a cheaper knob, and after only a couple of years it already started to "lose its balls". Remember years ago, the spinner knob was made of wood, with a carriage bolt all the way through. As the wood wore out, there would be too much of a gap between the knob and bolt, and it could pinch your hand. OUCH !!

[@danielcostner4106]

great video hate you had trouble with the hay. Hope you get them coyotes thanks Dennis

[@DLHFarms]

I'll get them some day maybe. Lol

[@TheByard]

We had ex railway company Scammel artic trailers and two dollies, the trailers had drop down front wheels instead of legs, so could be dropped easily. If the moister was too high or rain was on the way we would drop the trailers in the cow barn, just to get em off the field. Then stack them in the hay barn later. We didn't have crop saver in those days, we did have a Waffler that picked up the have like a baled, fluffed it up or waffled it and dumped out the rear into a windrow. Exactly how it reduced moister I don't know, but will try and Google it later.

[@DLHFarms]

Hmm that's interesting I never heard of that. We use tedders here.

[@Xealuz]

I've got the same moisture tester in the cab as you but its Agratronix branded. I do like it, it seems pretty accurate in alfalfa. Its different hearing about too high a moisture in the day, out here in CO we have a hard time getting high enough humidity, even at night, to rake and bale. Are you expecting any trouble from the hurricane?

[@DLHFarms]

We can't get hay too dry here where I live it's almost impossible. We are supposed to get some wind and rain from it but know one knows how much.

[@tomreisinger6220]

I know it seems unlikely, having hay with too much moisture, but we're obviously in two different worlds, for instance 6 or 7 yrs ago I mowed a nice meadow of third cutting alfalfa in mid August,it was a Monday and the sun didn't shine once till Friday afternoon,so much for making hay by the Great lakes .

[@wrightfarmshoffman8663]

When it’s humid it don’t dry at all , , great video

[@DLHFarms]

Yep that's for sure

[@BDN557]

I’m down here on the middle peninsula in eastern Virginia and humidity has been a pain all summer for trying to make quality hay. Best of luck to you.

[@DLHFarms]

Yes it has been terrible, hay just won't dry.

[@bighurk30able]

Good job buddy what is the absolute best moisture for hay to Bale here in PA the coyotes are getting real terrible

[@DLHFarms]

Between 16 and 18 percent will do just fine for me anything over that and I get mold.

[@halfwayfarmsandoutdoors3550]

Like watching your videos. I’ve had an awful time baling my square bales also in E Ky. I don’t run acid either. What’s your thoughts on an in-line baler?

[@DLHFarms]

I've never used an inline but everyone that has then send to love them. Check out Bagwell Farms channel.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Love the crop saver ,

[@alisatjaden4678]

This last brutal winter in Iowa we had a LOT of problems with coyotes. One went in barn with my horses and chickens..but only ate my cat. Just a tail and one leg remained. Snow prints desperately trying to dig in chicken coops. Got desperate and got some solar red blinking predator lights from Nite Guard. NO more problems now..they are staying away.

[@DLHFarms]

Wow that's not good!

[@bwilburn542004]

Hay farming is a tough one! Getting that moisture content just right makes all the difference in quality and combustion issues! I admire all the hay farmers everywhere who help us feed our livestock and me personally, my horse!

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@dustinschleef444]

We have a camera mounted right above the bales when they come out of the accumulator so you can see the knots and strings you still can miss one from time to time but its alot nicer if you only break one instead of 10

[@dustinschleef444]

Above the bale chamber not the accumulator

[@DLHFarms]

That's a good idea

[@jrbpa5775]

Hope your out of the hurricanes path. Looks like it’s going to be a bad one . Nice hay video, enjoy watching!!!

[@DLHFarms]

I hope I am too but it's hard to tell right now.

[@rickerb7196]

Those knobs on the steering wheel are called "suicide knobs". Coyote kills if in an area where pets aren't near can be poisioned and left alone, be sure to wear gloves to keep your scent off the kill.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks for the advice

[@mcginnisfarms6417]

Finding the carcass of the calf in the field isn't that bad. I found half of a fawn in the field and the other half over my head in a maple tree. That means there's a big cat somewhere.

[@DLHFarms]

That's not good...

[@chair362]

or, hear me out....tree dogs... but for real, dont get if i lived in an area with dangerous animals i would have a tractor gun... i know most animals would be long gone with the sounds of the tractor but i would not take that chance. i should say, i wouldn't fear them, more keep it just in case i see one that needs dealing with.

[@keithhylton4631]

If it’s a calf carcass that means you or a farmer nearby lost $600 too the coyotes or cats

[@DLHFarms]

Yep it was my uncle's calf

[@nicke1903]

Have to distribute a lil 556 to the Ol Coyote's, or your favorite flavor.

[@haweater1555]

That happens all too often to me.... missing twine because the knot I made between balls breaks. Or when it starts a new ball, the first twine taken from the inside of it are still in a tight coil and tangles up in the twine guides and jams. But I'm the one who stacks on the wagon behind the baler so I can watch out and stay on top of any problems.

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah it helps to be right there looking at it 👍

[@antonyfarming]

Great vid why does the new string always put the knot joint in the knotter always jams up hope you got it done. Sorry about calf

[@DLHFarms]

I don't know but it will about 5 out of 10 times.

[@pierregodin1668]

You hay would dry faster and absorbe less humidity if you would cut the hay at two or three inches of the ground. By doing this the stubbles will hold the hay above the ground where the humidity won't soak the hay. Plus it gives the air a chance to go through the windrow and dry it out faster.

[@DLHFarms]

I'm cutting it as high as this machine will cut it.

[@justtinkering6054]

Trapper friend of mine said that he can trap an area for a while and, more or less, trap them all out. He talks like he can set a few traps on an area and pretty much wipe out the population for a couple mile radius. He has been doing it for a while and I believe him. I don't know much about it myself. Good luck.

[@DLHFarms]

He must be a pretty good trapper.

[@rodneytatman449]

Get about 6 #3 foot traps, 6 3'-4' lengths of 1/4"-5/16" chain and 3 concrete blocks. Place them around the carcass and you'll be thinning them out in no time at all.

[@dennislee5437]

Really like your videos, we have a lot in common! Hope y'all are weathering the storm!

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah considering my name is Dennis Lee also I guess we have that in common. Lol

[@dennislee5437]

@@DLHFarms LoL...didn't know you had Lee in your name! We do hay also( not as much as you) and I run almost every piece of Heavy equipment there is and drive trucks and run cows...thank you for the videos!

[@deanbrown4512]

I am like you, if I don't get it baled, I Ted it the next day and retake it. How fast are you baling. Looks like 3 to 4 mph? I enjoy your style of farming except I try not to spray if possible. I used to bale serecia hay , to save the leaves I started baling when the dew fell. I put steering knobs on several tractors because I have lost most of the use of my left hand, makes a big difference. Hard to see. Bales in the accumulator

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah that's about how fast I was going. I don't like having to spray but when it's the only way to get it up, I do it.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

At least you got it done before the rain came!!

[@DLHFarms]

I sure did, big relief!

[@antonleimbach648]

Suicide knobs are ok for farm vehicles and also for disabled drivers. I have one on my van and it’s awesome. They were made illegal because of kids using them to do doughnuts.

[@stephensfarms7165]

Hey Dennis great video. I remember when my knot would do that, it happens when baling hay. What part of Virginia do u live? Was wondering if the storm is going to get you guys. Thanks 🙏🚜

[@DLHFarms]

I'm in the south western part. Patrick county. They thought it was heading right at us but I think it turned south some now.

[@markwheeler202]

My grandma had a plaque in her kitchen that said "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get." Love me a steering knob, BTW. My dad had one on his Farmall H.

[@DLHFarms]

There is a lot of truth to that statement.

[@illinoissandfarmer4726]

That’s the worst part about a Kuhns I don’t break bales too often but it’s always when I’m not paying attention to the strings when I do I like it when I catch it when it’s just like 2 and pull it out before it makes it up the shoot

[@DLHFarms]

Yep that's the same way with me.

[@ynotshowme2ur3times]

Hows that cropsaver on your eqquipment? Does it seem to want to corode?

[@DLHFarms]

No corrosion that I can tell. It saved my hay season. Record rain fall and haven't had any complaints about mold.

[@davidphillips6571]

I enjoy your videos. Some people seem to make videos just to whine about something. Yours are just you doing what you do day to day. I live in Texas but have been to Meadows of Dan , Virginia.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks for the compliment David. I've been through Texas a long time ago.

[@jaggerdry1777]

I’m adding a spray system to my baler, how is the Hayguard preserver working for you?

[@DLHFarms]

I'm using harvestec but it's been working out good for me

[@alexcoffey5682]

What does your bale length run? I have a accumulator and cant get the bale length right for some reason.

[@DLHFarms]

About 36 inches

[@vhaghar2588]

I have yellow bc5060 baler year 2014 and when you at the back of the machine bales are not straight. The left side emptier than right side. I know how to set fork settings and it is not fits the bales. Only way that i thinked making extra piece top of fork. Do you have a solition

[@DLHFarms]

No never had a problem with mine doing that. Are you feeding enough hay in it they like big windrows.

[@georgegoertzen4723]

Next time that happens, keep clear of the carcass and set yourself up to hunt over it that night. You just might get the cuprit. Be careful not to lay down a lot of your scent around it and make sure you are down wind. That was a lot of meat for one coyote to consume, even considering it's likely feeding pup's at this time of the year. It could ha d brought the pups to the kill and the pup's could be stupid enough to get the next night.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks for the tips

[@Jacob_6420]

We had a terrible time with coyotes here in giles county where i live. We had the government come put out cyanide and killed over 15. Then we steel trapped a few also. Over 7 calves got taken before we thinned them enough. Still everywhere though.

[@DLHFarms]

Giles isn't that far from here

[@starnet36]

How do you measure the moisture percentage in your hay?

[@DLHFarms]

With a BHT 2 in cab monitor.

[@duggandh]

Where in the baler is the moisture sensor located?

[@DLHFarms]

It has sensor pads on both sides of the bale chamber about a foot behind the knotters.

[@billbooth4147]

Dang autocorrect got me again lol,cuz sale ya some wheel weights

[@cscott839]

lol ive been there on those knots and bailers sometimes those bailers can be more of a work out machine than a bailer

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@meyou245]

Funny how everybody's busy when it comes time for lifting hay bales.

[@DLHFarms]

Haha yep

[@markellis9297]

How well does the accumulator work on hills? Do have to drive up and down hills or side to side?

[@DLHFarms]

That shot near the end of my wife running it was on a pretty steep hill it does pretty good with it once you get it set up correctly.

[@markellis9297]

If you get a chance, I would like to see a video of you making hay on a hill. Is it easier to make round bales or square with the accumulator?

[@DLHFarms]

It's still easier to do round bales. Lot less trips to get the hay out of the field.

[@Gixzer04]

Preservative is wicked on the nose when you hit high % n horses don’t like it. I understand your struggle. Some fields just lay damp n fight ya. Great video. Don’t forget salt works great n keeps $ in your pocket

[@DLHFarms]

So far the horses have been eating it fine. But im keeping the rate low as I can for the moisture.

[@southernfarmer8526]

Man that makes me sick seeing what a coyote will do to an animal! Anytime I’m out deer hunting and see one it’s automatically a coyote hunt then! We got an understanding w surrounding neighbors that if ones spotted on anyone’s land we bust em. We’ve had good luck w predator calls an red spot lights. Good luck getting those bastards!

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah it's not good. My brother in law's deer hunt and they have killed several while out hunting.

[@southernfarmer8526]

It seems like they rotate around here cause you’ll see em for a few months everywhere then it seems like years till they pop back up. I guess they roam such a big area maybe.

[@DLHFarms]

I've heard that they roam a huge area scouting for food.

[@chair362]

same here (south indiana). i hear them for a month or so behind my house in the woods, then a while later across the road infront of the house, then it seems like not at all. normally when it gets cold is when i hear them fairly close behind my house but being that its woods and hills, by the time i get out there they shut up and even if they didnt i would have to go through the woods at night and hope to catch a glimpse of one.

[@migueldelgado273]

DLH Farms in Mexico the old vaqueros will tell you if,you can kill the alpha female to male the pack will move off it confuses them same for Wolves we are told. We kill tons of them because they get our goats in the mountains when they graze even in the daylight!!

[@christopherkalinowski9430]

My father used to tell me your trying to hard when you're up against it and trying to get things done and all went wrong I would slow down a bit against better judgment an things would go better keep it up your doing just fine

[@DLHFarms]

Yep but it's so hard to slow down when your under pressure.

[@christopherkalinowski9430]

@@DLHFarms I guess that's something that comes with age they have been there and done that to many times

[@bigc1961]

22 percent is fine for square bales..i shot for that and hay keeps good. 26 is pushing it for me. thought about getting a treater. cool vid

[@DLHFarms]

It depends on your meter also. My hay used to mold when my in cab meter said 15 percent I re adjusted it so it reads 20 percent when the hay is high enough to mold.

[@Forester-qs5mf]

Do you have to add much potassium back to the soil after each hay harvest?

[@DLHFarms]

Yes my land is low on potassium so I keep trying to add potash when I can.

[@elisabethhaught8798]

Breakawayfarms would you please give me info on the piece of equipment you used to pick the 10 bale stack from the field to transport and load the wagon?

[@DLHFarms]

It's a Kuhns manufacturing 510F square bale grapple.

[@operatingloanssince]

FYI some of my friends with cattle say donkeys are the what to have if you have a coyote problem they do the work so you can sleep at night keep those varments away from the cattle

[@ballpark6423]

Same with horses

[@jefflawrence1854]

That chirping sounds like the back glass latch . mine does it while baling

[@DLHFarms]

Im not sure, I couldn't hear it while I was in the tractor. I think it might be the camera mount.

[@ihus9950]

Morning Dennis, can you tell me what price your getting per bale or a average, we make and sell hay getting 4 for second cut. Take care👍

[@DLHFarms]

I'm getting 5 to 5.50 at the barn.

[@ihus9950]

@@DLHFarms Thanks Dennis, Getting 4 to 4:25 here in WI Take care buddy!👍

[@marcth37]

I was baling hay with my friend farmer one day and we were nearly finished when this thunderstorm was approching out of the west.We were on the last row and like always one roll of twin missed...about 30 bales went thrown in the wagon with one twin only...Those who were farmers know the rest.I was litterally ''swimming''in loose hay trying to unload the wagon the next morning!

[@DLHFarms]

Haha! Sounds about right

[@casto-]

Making hay is any easy job when you see all you need to do is dry grass... but it's never that easy! Its one of the reasons I enjoy doing hay. how many bales fit in the chute from the back of the baler to the top of the accumulator?

[@DLHFarms]

I think it's about 5 in there.

[@casto-]

Still enough to be a pain in the arse then 😩

[@DLHFarms]

Yep

[@digbyodell2924]

Is it certain the calf was alive before the coyotes got at the calf? I've seen them drag a calf like that but only after it had died. Sometimes a 1st calf cow will ignore the baby I reckon but otherwise one mamma at night is more than enough deterrent unless there's a big pack around, but you'd hear them at night and notice a problem in the area right away.

[@DLHFarms]

Not sure if it was alive or not. I do hear them at night quite often.

[@Northeastohio]

One thing I noticed is that the smv sighn could have been put in a better spot,. But I guess not everyone has acid tanks on there bailers

[@DLHFarms]

Oh yeah they actually sent me a new smv sign to put on the tank but I forgot to put it on.

[@marhuf]

Bless your heart man, I'm happy to see that you got it on the steering wheel. I'm sure it will come in very handy for you. As for the coyotes, we even have them up here in NW Ohio, and they can be a pain in the back side for not only the farmers, but for anyone that has cats or small dogs outside. I knew we would be in for trouble when they re-introduced them back into this area. They had done this after they re-introduced the wild turkey back into our county, to help keep the turkey population under control. That's what we get when they don't think things through, and they forget about all of the other small outdoor critters people may own.

[@DLHFarms]

Why do humans think they need to play God. I wish they would let things be natural. Thanks again for the knob!

[@willhorting5317]

Coyotes have been in Ohio since 1919. Their population arrived over time, naturally.😂

[@stevemondal.]

Oh man you all down there may get hit by Florence more then us up here in the central Valley. Good luck, God keep you all Dennis.

[@DLHFarms]

It may be going farther south now. Maybe

[@scottmccullough978]

What model is your kuhn accumlater?

[@DLHFarms]

1036F

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤, I love audible squeaks, 👊, in my time they were called suicide knobs, illegal here except on farming machinery

[@donstravelsandrants.]

That's sad about the calf. No coyotes in Ireland, just foxes.

[@DLHFarms]

My wife loves foxes she wants one as a pet so bad.

[@mindpower2824]

Such a BIG ignorant

[@nickallan4051]

Does the accumulator work well in the hills?

[@DLHFarms]

It's not perfect but it works well enough for me, no complaints.

[@mattgood3453]

Get yourself a thermal rifle scope it's the best way to hunt coyotes. They are not cheap but it gives you the advantage.

[@DLHFarms]

I would love to have one but like you said not cheap

[@charleskunsky5139]

I grew up bailing hay in Michigan, we bailed hay with out chemicals. Wonder why today's beef is full of chemicals ?

[@DLHFarms]

It's not a chemical. It's organic, its actually an acid that is produced naturally inside the guts of a horse to help with digestion. Know what your talking about before you speak please.

[@garymorris3914]

Can you give me some help on the equipment you pick up bales with

[@DLHFarms]

What do you need help with

[@garyfairley7788]

I use a wireless cad cam system so I can make sure all of the bales coming out of the chamber has both wires on them

[@DLHFarms]

I need to do the same that's a good idea!

[@smokum0]

Baling circa 1983

[@regsparkes6507]

First of all, I am NOT a farmer, but I am interested in what you do here Dennis; SO I have a question or two,..1. when you're bailing and you make a turn there is some hay that is not picked up,..do you go back around the field afterwards and collect up these part lines of hay to bail? 2. regarding that calf that was apparently killed by coyotes,..will you be putting out an 'invitation' to some 'predator hunters' in your area to come by and help out with getting rid of this vermin ?

[@DLHFarms]

Yes I do go back and clean up any hay that I missed. I actually like to hunt coyotes so I will be trying to do that on my own with the help of a few buddies

[@regsparkes6507]

In that case, I wish you good hunting. Cheers!

[@DLHFarms]

Lol thanks!

[@irishlad8797]

It that liquid that u spray on the hay corrosive great video 😎

[@DLHFarms]

I haven’t had any problems with it corroding anything. I do spray fluid film on any bear metal for the winter.

[@briangardiner1015]

It is amzing how much difference those steering wheel knobs work until you drive something with one and one without. HUGE Difference. How much are those accumulators?

[@DLHFarms]

They are around 14,000 now I think mine was about 12k when I bought it 5 years ago.

[@RustyCarnahan]

Here in southeast Ohio, we've had a coyote issue for years. Any decent mule or donkey seems to be a good deterrent. But in the last couple years, we've been having more and more sightings of bobcats (the feline kind, not the skid steer kind lol) and I'm afraid its only a matter of time before livestock starts getting killed by those, too.

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah wonder if the mules will help with those too

[@RustyCarnahan]

@@DLHFarms I couldn't say for sure.

[@greggergen9104]

Why not bale the middle dry stuff first and bale the outside wet stuff last?

[@danw1030]

What's your average bale yield per acre? Enjoying your channel!

[@DLHFarms]

80 to 100 bales per acre

[@danw1030]

Thanks for replying back! Appreciate it! Happy 4th!

[@SlipShodBob]

That would be where my dad would keep telling me "right over left, left over right" to make a small tight reef knot opposed to a slip knot

[@DLHFarms]

That's what I made was a square knot. My dad used to tell me the same thing.

[@SlipShodBob]

@@DLHFarms hay making was always the time I'd see my dad come closest to swearing. Usually when the sledge was messing about, no idea what make it was but the paddle to direct it either side was close to the top and you'd just think you were getting on when a bale would catch it and then explode all over the place. The biggest problem we had was where our baler took sisal and just wouldn't work with plastic we used to get Red Star and Bluebell sisal which was made in the UK then it was sold and production moved abroad and they became junk and then it was was hard finding a decent quality twine that didn't vary in thickness throughout the rolls going from too thick like a sharpie to too thin like parcel string that bunged things up or just snapped.

[@DLHFarms]

Fortunately mine works good with plastic, going to plastic was the best thing I've done. Hardly ever bust a bale.

[@SlipShodBob]

@@DLHFarms only good thing with the sisal was once the twine was too beat up to use to tie gates you could chop it up and stick it in the dungeon heap and it would fit away.

[@DLHFarms]

True but where I sell all my hay I never see it again.

[@phoenixrising4573]

Load a semi of them up and head to North Texas this year.... hay is going for 5x as much right now.

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah I've heard it's bad out there.

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Coyotes are nasty. Hope you get everything up before the big rain dump later this week.

[@DLHFarms]

Yes they are! We are working on getting ready for the rain

[@johnm.evangelis693]

One coyote ate that much meat? or was it a bunch of them in a pact like the wolfs?

[@DLHFarms]

Hard to say but I figure more than one.

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Unfortunately DLH we would not be human if we didn't err. You know the old saying to err is human, good job!!!

[@DLHFarms]

Yes that's true

[@MrFakit]

Thankfully for me there are no coyotes on my island

[@DLHFarms]

That's a good thing.

[@timwilcoxsr2712]

Where you from ? You need a guy like me that traps Coyotes. Depending on your location, I know many in different states that trap and might be able to help you out.

[@DLHFarms]

I'm in Virginia. I plan to hunt them here before to long.

[@caninedrill_instructor5861]

My Mom wanted to strangle my Dad the year he put an acid system on the baler. The acid destroyed our jeans that summer when we stacked it in the haymow. That and the bales went from 55 to 65 pounds to 90 to 100 pounds. He only used it the one year. We spread a LOT of salt on haybales over the years too

[@DLHFarms]

Acid is a lot different than it used to be.

[@steverosenberger8671]

Your uncle needs to get a Great Pyrenees dog. They bred for guarding livestock.

[@DLHFarms]

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[@robertthomas5590]

When I was growing up those knobs were called.....SUICIDE KNOBS.

[@DLHFarms]

Interesting

[@chargermopar]

Never enough help is there? If I was closer I would volunteer to help, especially with loading.

[@DLHFarms]

Help is a challenge that's why we invested in the hay handling equipment.

[@johndowe7003]

how much an hour

[@chargermopar]

You mean for equipment or labor?

[@johndowe7003]

labor

[@DLHFarms]

Who ever works the cheapest I'll hire I'm taking bids. Lol jk.

[@chrisunderwood2524]

New moisture monitoring in the hay 350 3maybe not the way to go..??? We done 350 acres...the old way..just feel it..damp from dew..windrow it let it dry...then start baling...we done more wind rowing..because of the dew..but never had any mold issues...

[@DLHFarms]

You can't rely on a moisture monitor but it's still a valuable tool to alert you of wet areas while you are baling.

[@richardbarber4804]

put some hide under a heavy rock. they won't be able to leave it alone. just make sure your bait is up wind.

[@DLHFarms]

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[@kevinlewis7882]

I have coyotes around here but never hear any of my neighbors complain about them, they raise cattle but I hate to see a animal killed like that

[@DLHFarms]

Some people say they will mess with cattle some people say they won't, who knows.

[@johnwarren-649]

them darn coyotes are nasty we have open season on them here in Iowa

[@DLHFarms]

Same here sometimes they even put bounty's on them.

[@RustyCarnahan]

The hurried-er I go, the behind-er I get!

[@DLHFarms]

That is a very true statement for me

[@culmalachie]

Thanks for posting: Brings tears to the eyes..... having a chuckle over the baler twine problem - know all about that ( I thought) until we see your accumulator and tiny wee fieldies - 2 acres - What are you? - a Crofter ? :-) But Oh man, it's bad enough getting a dead rabbit, cat ( pussy) or roe-deer in the crop - but THAT ! Oh dear, having to clear that up too, ... not my cup of tea - don't like blood n gore - That's why I'm a Machine man. Wish all those Green blob types who want to reintroduce wolves, Bears n things into the UK and other parts of W Europe would have some consideration, not just for the indigenous Livestock, but those of us who have to clear up the mess. I'm not averse to shooting rabbits, etc. and tidying up afterwards - but that.... And when you are Contract baling in the Dark in a strange field and that stuff clogs the baler or pops out of the Bale later on ......... Just have to get on with life. Take Care.

[@DLHFarms]

Yes I have a few small fields. Most of them average around 10 acres the biggest is about 20 acres. That's the way it is for everyone that lives up here in the mountains.

[@MrOly0001]

spinner not a knob

[@ynotshowme2ur3times]

Your ouncle needs him a few livestock gaurd dogs to run with the cows.........youll start seeing dead yoteez instead of dead calves