Working First Crop of Alfalfa 2020 JD 4640 4020 5020 3020

This video shows some of the activities involved in putting up our first crop of alfalfa, 2020.
First, we cut the alfalfa with a CaseIH WD2303 windrower/mower. Afterwords, it is left for a few days to dry. Once it's dried sufficiently, we then rake it with a Hesston V-Rake, pulled by a John Deere 4230. After it is raked, we let it dry out a few more days before baling. Baling was done with the John Deere 4640 PowerShift pulling a Hesston 4790 large-square baler.
After the hay is baled, we haul it into the sheds. The hauling is done with two loader tractors, a John Deere 4020 PowerShift Diesel, and a John Deere 3020 Diesel. The "haulers" are a Ford F30 with IronBull goose-neck trailer, as well as a John Deere 5020 pulling two old truck wagons (they were originally made out of truck frames).

[@rorywynhoff1549]

Love all that old, *reliable* iron!
Beautiful country too.
Thanks for taking the time to video this.

[@henrymcgowan551]

I like how the 4640 grunts every compression stroke of the baler.

[@bobocaterpillar3697]

i LOVE that 5020! what a *BRUTE* !!

[@KyleWeber]

Thanks! It’s been a fun machine :)

[@bobhostetler8548]

Beautifully done.

[@ecksdog]

Beautiful landscape.

[@ditirojimmysegang3009]

so beautiful and inspiringly realistic.

[@wyattandwesleyjackson2959]

Bro not joking this is really nice best farm setup I've ever seen and might be my favorite setup ever I love John Deere tractors especially the old ones I love you man ❤❤❤😁😁👍👍👍👌👌👌💪💪💪💪💪💪❤❤❤

[@KyleWeber]

Why thank you for that kind comment! I'm glad you enjoy the video! :)

[@wyattandwesleyjackson2959]

Enjoyed I loved it thank you so much for posting it I am looking forward to watching more videos thank you so much

[@freddieNyack]

Grampa was known for heavy bales. I cut the alfalfa and hauled it with town friends for 4 cents a bale. I think I'll produce alfalfa hay for a career when I get to heaven.

[@melvinroes3921]

Nice hay

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

That is awesome sound as baler plunger goes on compression stroke then back off. Makes 4640 almost have a steam engine under load sound. Very very nice 5020!!!!!!!!!

[@benduffin5727]

That’s a damn nice old 5020!! We’ve got a 5020 on our farm! She’s the main farm tractor!

[@johnkc4775]

Spent thousands of hours running a 5020 growing up. Ours had a cab, think it just kept the dust and heat in though 😄 great heavy tractor all the same

[@montybolinger6383]

I see a 4230 or a 4430 with a big rake, I wish I had run a rake that big back in the day. That's a nice running late model console 4020 too.

[@kolewiebensohn]

That is some pretty country their, but you probably can't grow corn lol. Nice 6.0 ford too

[@dixiewishbone5582]

Unfortunately, TH-cam can not communicate the smell of fresh hay! Does this hay get sold/fed locally or shipped abroad? The hay and tractors match up well, thanks for posting!

[@kasiakos26]

Where are you located? Thank you!

[@LuisRivera-zd6ui]

How many cuts do you guys average a year?

[@ericsundstrom5569]

Where is your farm located at? Dryland farming, or irrigation?

[@ditirojimmysegang3009]

I saw a centre pivot. I think it's irrigated 🤔

[@johnkc4775]

Where is this beautiful place? Montana?

[@KyleWeber]

Close--Wyoming/Idaho border :)

[@stevenbetassa7329]

what state are you in? Utah?

[@erkanavsar6992]

Hangi eyalet ??

[@steveelson2999]

Boy that Case mower does a crappy job of mowing.