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A flail mower will be the ticket for that they cut really nice and lay the cuttings down evenly

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

We hope to have one soon to try out. Thanks for watching.

Get a cab tractor and put a 10’ TS10 bat wing cutter behind it and then you will enjoy cutting the area as well as getting it done quickly. The TS10 leaves a finish looking cut. Your issue is dealing with the heat on your body. That’s probably why you don’t cut it more often I’d say. Yes I’d say you don’t need to grease that cutter 3 times in one cutting. Or better yet…. Mow it at nite…. I do that a lot in the summer is much easier on your equipment and not dusty with very little air Bourne particulate to get sucked into the tractor because it has dew on the grass….

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

A 10' mower would make quick work of our place for sure!! Thanks for watching.

I use a flail with hammers only because I have trees that drop small branches and the hammers mulch them up. Your paddocks would do with the Y blades on the flail, it would cut through quick with not as much bog down as the hammers. It would give a reasonable finish also. Good job.

as someone that has a flail mower, i would highly recommend checking them out. i have the hammers on mine and have used it to cut my yard when the zero turn is out of commission. it would chop those clippings up a bit finer as well.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

We hope to have one soon! Thanks for watching.

It looks good 👍. No advice here, you guys know more than I do. Stay safe and have fun with your tractors 😊 I enjoy seeing you and Deb smiling when you are mowing or moving dirt, or doing anything using your machinery.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! We appreciate your support!!

I never greased my finish mowers much. Never saw much I didn't like about finish mower. Just get used to it and realize you have the best tool and enjoy it.

@PineyGroveHomestead

8 ай бұрын

They leave a nice cut but they are not as durable as a brush hog! Thanks for watching.

I was gonna suggest looking into a batwing mower also, which would have a wider cut. You could also let it grow and have someone else cut it and bail it for the hay. There are some that will pay you so much per bail and you don't have to do anything. I've had some that wanted to do that for my field, but I prefer to keep it cut for the clean look and keep the critters in my wooded area.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

6' mower is the max our tractor can run. We may bale it more often in the future. Thanks for watching.

Like always, another great video Brad!

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike! It's time to switch gears and start planting!

If you find an efficient way to pick up all of those grass clippings, you should post a video on that. I picked up a used rotary hay rake and will give that a try this summer after the cut…

@PineyGroveHomestead

4 ай бұрын

We used one of them last year for hay baling in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kYmAltecf8zRYZs.html

@rhaltunen

4 ай бұрын

@@PineyGroveHomestead ; excellent. My goal is to look outside of my patio doors and feel as though I am located on a golf course. I think the answer will be frequent mowing as you alluded to the other day...

Probably have to cut it every 2 weeks, I mowed with an open station for 3 years and finally purchased a cab tractor last spring. Absolutely love it!

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

You might be on to something there! We're looking at options.

Flail mower would work good i think like u said on that tall grass

@PineyGroveHomestead

7 күн бұрын

I need one!

I used my MX 6000 for the first year and put a ton of hrs on it. I found some guys who baled hay and would give me 25% of the hay and that really help me not really having to mow and helped me with ag exempt. you have really good hay, so finding someone wouldn't be hard.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Guys around us don't want to fool with a place with just 10 big bales like ours. We've got to make some more contacts and get more options. Thanks for watching.

You said it yourself "Life is short". You and Deb are using a large amount of that life mowing grass. I will not second guess you, but I bet there are other things you could be doing that are more fun and less physical. As I see it, there are many choices; perhaps larger mowing equipment, mow more often, or fence off several acres and rent it as pasture. My thoughts as a 79-year-old are to save the wear and tear on your body. Your older self will appreciate it. Retirement should not be more and harder work than in your actual work life. Best of luck, stay healthy, stay safe.

@tlm3574

9 ай бұрын

I built a row of houses (6) that left everyone with 3 acres to mow. I marked off the back yards so they dad a nice yard and there was 15 acres across the back that we had hayed by a local farmer. Gave everyone a nice big lawn and the farmer kept the back of their lawns well trimmed. Another time we planted corn and beans. Effecient mini-farming.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

We enjoy mowing but it's the time we don't have right now with full-time jobs and only weekends to build out the property. Lots of changes coming in 2024 though. Thanks for watching!

Brad you have the right mower for the job but you need to keep it mowed before it gets too tall. I used a 6 ft finish mower for years and mowed about every 2 weeks and it looked great. I know your time is limited so you may not have time to mow that often. Thanks for you good videos take care.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Time is something we don't have a lot of now as we try to keep progress going on the property. Hopefully it will all be worth it in a couple of years. Thanks for watching.

I have a 1968 Ford 2000 3 cylinder gas engine and a 4' Big Ox finisher mower, which is just as old as the tractor, that I was using to take out plum thickets just yesterday. Finish mowers are tougher than people think. Oh and the Ford tractor is only 36 HP.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Old iron is good stuff.

No need to grease 3 times a day mate, just before you use each day will do the job, gets hot here in Australia and never had any issues. 👍

@PineyGroveHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Flail mower with hammers. Then you'd have a cuttibgbimplement thst dies well with grass, but you can get into some brush and saplings worry free. It is the do-all implement, exceprt its not 10' wide like a TS-10. Time vs. fussing over windrows and rougher cut with a rotary mower....gotta choose.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

We've got some new equipment coming. Thanks for watching.

Hi, if that grass is good for horses or cattle, I would look into having it bailed. Price of Bale's of hay are fairly expensive and sell it. Just an idea.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

We baled it once this year on our own. Most custom balers won't do small acreage in our area. We should have more options next year. Thanks for watching.

If your finish mower is getting the job done for you, by all means stay with it. I, however, am partial to the bush hog. I maintain a half-mile gravel driveway, a pond dam and edges, and a power line area with a SQ160 Bush Hog. I don't let the grass get as tall as your bahiagrass, and after I run the bush hog it looks like I've used a finish mower. I do frequently dress the blades. I have two sets, and usually swap out blades about half way through the growing season. The bush hog does give me the ability to tackle thicker and larger vegetation when the occasion arises. As far as your refueling technique goes, I subscribe to the philosophy of work smarter, not harder!

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We are doing the pastures with the finish mower now but still do lots of brush hogging....did about 4 hours today!

I’d say raise the deck on the finish mower and drive slower. Of time is a concern then go flail. Of course, there’s always livestock.

@PineyGroveHomestead

4 ай бұрын

We have hay baling equipment now! Thanks for watching

I’m surprised at how well everything grows there as dry as that soil is. Those soybeans look good!

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

We've had a few dry summers in a row. Eagle soybeans can survive on dew...they are tough!

Grease is cheap compared to avoidable repairs. I'm guessing the previous owner didn't grease those wheels often enough. My 6 foot is a 2000 and still original hubs. I mow between 5-7 acres around the buildings on an 80acre farm sometimes multiple times in a week.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Found out later the hub insert wasn't there. Not sure why they would take the hub apart and put it back together thinking it rides on just the bolt...part is on order! Here's the repair video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXqL0shyn7y7p9o.html

People always have such negativity. I think your idea is pretty slick. Not having to hold a diesel can for 5 minutes isn't lazy, it's smart. I don't hold mine either when I fuel, it lays right on the floor board while I just hold the button.

@PineyGroveHomestead

Ай бұрын

Getting too old to hold 5 gallons up while it drains! Thanks for watching.

Did you stop using these blades? I never saw another video on them.

@PineyGroveHomestead

2 ай бұрын

It was the end of the season last year when we got them. We will start using them again soon....they are still in good shape after several acres.

Soy beans. Man you talk about a crop that wild hogs love decimate.

96 in finish mower or a higher quality rotary cutter with higher lift blades. Woods brush bull, rhino, bush hog or land pride. Stay away from value cutters.

Finish mower. The flail is only good for sending dangerous objects into rear tires and steel and lumber pieces through the operators eyes and back.

@PineyGroveHomestead

9 ай бұрын

Soon we will have all the different types of mowers on the property to do a comparison. A flail mower is the only type we haven't tried yet! Thanks for watching.

You need a flail mower