Take the spring off the top link , it's the last thing you hook up. Always hook the lift arms first and the top link last reverse to unhook. I put the sway arms on after the top link on the mower ho so I can rock it beside ways to line them up. Sounds like you have a loose section tho.
A man after my own heart. First, I have a "50 side mount 8n and a '54 NAA that I rely on for our small goat farm. And by small, I mean we have 5 acres. As of last year, we decided as an experiment to see if we could make our own hay on a couple of smaller pieces that were not currently doing anything else. Maybe 1-2 acres, total. But in order for this to make any sense, the goal was how cheap can one do it? Well, I had the old tractor and I already ruled out a tedder, as I recalled my youth helping my uncle and he never used one. That meant a mower, a rake and intially a pitchfork. I would a cheap JD #5 sickle mower for $50 that the guy had gotten into a fence and broke the cutter bar. Those things were meant to mount on a lot of tractors and like an 8n, you can get parts just about anywhere. A little money and a ton of elbow grease, she looks pretty good (I got a little anal on the paint) and is tuned pretty well. Rake was a M-H #11 rake that looks a lot like yours. I dropped $250 on it as the guy could deliver. Worth it for the hassle of getting it on and off a trailer. Frankly, putting it up loose is not that bad. It takes about an hour to load up my wood hailer wagon, a 4'x16' trailer with waste high side rails, and unload it. 2nd cutting, I think that little patch was worth like 4 1/2 loads. Our hay barn is currently an old car canopy with a tarp over it and the hay goes on pallets and into cubes formed with cattle panels (think 4'x4' cubes) clipped together on the corners to make them easier to unload. Goats love it and it has drastically cut feed costs. Good exercise, too. That being said, I tripped 52 on my odometer. If I could find a small square baler cheap that actually ties knots 90% of the time, ideally with a pony motor like yours so I am not dancing the river dance on the clutch to keep the baler working, that would be ideal. Cheap balers scare me, though. Thanks for the video. Look forward to seeing more content.
Hit the 52 mark this year. We're on 20 acres. Did get to cut grass hay at our place this year. Couldn't keep tractors running. That's another story. Always a spark and miss issue. But keeping everything small here also. Grandparents had 80 acre organic farm. We used everything old and small. Parents went big.lol. Love all my small equipment. Wish I had more ground but it's so steep hilly here hard to do much.
@@backachershomestead You need to watch some of those videos from Europe of farmers working the Alps for ideas. Amazing what they accomplish on a steep grade when no other choice. lol Take care!
We run a 52 8n ,54 jubilee/naa. Bought a 256 sickle mower for $50. Had a international 14 hay rake given to me. Because it's got the tire mounted on the inside of gearbox. Real pain to repair.lol .picked up a massy ferguson 12 baler.
@@barnsandbrews never heard of them here in ireland,but they look to be running well and it's great to see u don't need a big blue,green or red monster to get the job done.
I've raked a lot of hay with a steel wheel rake like that and a 1946 John Deere LA. Growing up.
Take the spring off the top link , it's the last thing you hook up. Always hook the lift arms first and the top link last reverse to unhook. I put the sway arms on after the top link on the mower ho so I can rock it beside ways to line them up. Sounds like you have a loose section tho.
“Sir how did you lose your arm?” “Come with me and I’ll show you where I have to put my arm to start the bay bailing machine”
A man after my own heart. First, I have a "50 side mount 8n and a '54 NAA that I rely on for our small goat farm. And by small, I mean we have 5 acres. As of last year, we decided as an experiment to see if we could make our own hay on a couple of smaller pieces that were not currently doing anything else. Maybe 1-2 acres, total. But in order for this to make any sense, the goal was how cheap can one do it? Well, I had the old tractor and I already ruled out a tedder, as I recalled my youth helping my uncle and he never used one. That meant a mower, a rake and intially a pitchfork. I would a cheap JD #5 sickle mower for $50 that the guy had gotten into a fence and broke the cutter bar. Those things were meant to mount on a lot of tractors and like an 8n, you can get parts just about anywhere. A little money and a ton of elbow grease, she looks pretty good (I got a little anal on the paint) and is tuned pretty well. Rake was a M-H #11 rake that looks a lot like yours. I dropped $250 on it as the guy could deliver. Worth it for the hassle of getting it on and off a trailer. Frankly, putting it up loose is not that bad. It takes about an hour to load up my wood hailer wagon, a 4'x16' trailer with waste high side rails, and unload it. 2nd cutting, I think that little patch was worth like 4 1/2 loads. Our hay barn is currently an old car canopy with a tarp over it and the hay goes on pallets and into cubes formed with cattle panels (think 4'x4' cubes) clipped together on the corners to make them easier to unload. Goats love it and it has drastically cut feed costs. Good exercise, too. That being said, I tripped 52 on my odometer. If I could find a small square baler cheap that actually ties knots 90% of the time, ideally with a pony motor like yours so I am not dancing the river dance on the clutch to keep the baler working, that would be ideal. Cheap balers scare me, though. Thanks for the video. Look forward to seeing more content.
Farming is about working with what you got! Thanks for the comment!
Hit the 52 mark this year. We're on 20 acres. Did get to cut grass hay at our place this year. Couldn't keep tractors running. That's another story. Always a spark and miss issue. But keeping everything small here also. Grandparents had 80 acre organic farm. We used everything old and small. Parents went big.lol.
Love all my small equipment. Wish I had more ground but it's so steep hilly here hard to do much.
@@backachershomestead You need to watch some of those videos from Europe of farmers working the Alps for ideas. Amazing what they accomplish on a steep grade when no other choice. lol Take care!
@@chrism.2231 that's a great idea! Thanks.
Looks like your doing exactly what id like to do with my 5acres. My wife keeps telling me im crazy!
We run a 52 8n ,54 jubilee/naa. Bought a 256 sickle mower for $50. Had a international 14 hay rake given to me. Because it's got the tire mounted on the inside of gearbox. Real pain to repair.lol .picked up a massy ferguson 12 baler.
I got a Massey Ferguson 10 baler this year
Dump some stp engine oil treatment in next to the shifter works everytime we did that on our to30 works wonders also ad some Lucas
Great Job
Looks like you got real good hay,what make of tractor you got.
I remember that equipment well.......Bailed alot of hay like that
Great video! How big is that field?
Thanks! Hard to say, I mowed two smaller fields in this video. Maybe 1 acre total
Ya ever think about maybe a shed for that junk?
How is that equipment “junk”
Nothing new about that Holland.....🤣
Looks like you got real good hay,what make of tractor you got.
Think that's a n 8 ford
I mowed with a ford 600, raked and baled with a ford 8n
@@barnsandbrews never heard of them here in ireland,but they look to be running well and it's great to see u don't need a big blue,green or red monster to get the job done.
Interesting, they're really popular here in the states. Easy to work on and parts are readily available!
@@barnsandbrews what horsepower and is it petrol or diesel,.low cost and very economical.