Flip 'N' Fluffer

We're back from vacation, and things are heating up! I'll explain a little bit about the sale barn and retail pricing, then we'll go check out one of my best auction buys!

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Edited by Nicole Bales

Aerial footage provided by Slaven Gujic

[DLKHAY]

it was great to hear someone else say it's a visual product. Not a fan of the wheel rakes, they drag everything and garbage into the bales

[peteschiavoni]

Love how nice your hay looks. Your flip and fluff is an awesome piece of equipment

[stevenicoson]

Thanks for your outstanding video. Was very interesting. I like the machines you got that flips the hay over to dry and air better. I can see where this process really makes a difference. You have a lot of really good looking hay. The machine you run to move and re stack the hay does great, I am amazed at how fast you move the levers without looking. Of course you have done that for years. I would have hay everywhere-ha. Thanks for your rundown on how you market the hay. Interesting. Guess that is it for now. Appreciate your time in doing the video for us so we can follow along. You all take care and be safe. Thanks. Iowa farm boy from years ago.
PS. You are getting me educated on a hay farm. Enjoying it. Thanks.

[HasanAKhan]

I for one am more excited to see farming side of videos. I had never seen this 'FlipNFluffer' before. Thank you.

[allenmoore]

The term you were referring to is “Product Placement “ much like the big soft drink displays at the grocery store. Great video and great insight into your farm and business.

[lancedever]

Good old Haymachine 11 sold a few of those in my career. Nobody needs them until it rains. Then there is a run on them. Great video!

[dhb]

We used to run very similar machines in the sixties, called them strawing machines
they were converted from Horse drawn to tractor towed. Thankyou from the UK .

[Dodgex]

you run that squeeze like its an extension of your self so smooth . Welcome back from Vacation! (edit) i remember them 50 days of 100+ heat sucked so much

[colmanlong]

That's a great job, flip & fluff, love it.

[bertrutledge]

Used to run a bale wagon like that in the 70's, could put up a lot of bales in a day. Thanks

[charleslynch]

Wow that fluffer is so kool never seen something like that if I saw that coming towards me I'd think it was a monster and have to run away like a little school girl lol

[spideybrent]

"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness."

[culmalachie]

Greetings from Scotland! - just discovered you via Emma's. That Flip n Fluffer. Just what Granpaw needed - way back in the 60's. it was a 2 machine operation ( the Spider wheels to turn over and windrow, a "Wuffler" to shake it all up and loosen for the Baler ) over here - weather was always difficult to work along with. we have heavy 2 ton crops per acre of ryegrass with some Timothy and Cocksfoot according to location and end use - cattle sheep and Red Deer. Nowadays there is less of the aggressive cocksfoot and the TImothy. Rotary Multipurpose tedders are used which can also have a go at windrowing. ( just like your own Claas) NOw for Silage we use the same big wide rotaries as you guys have. and Hay is becoming a rarity, locally due to weather influence, even although some bale what I call grass STRAW which is past its best for nutrition. and is being made much later than we ever considered to be the hay season.( June to July). So you are lucky to have a much longer season. ( something like grass is always greener on the other side of the fence )

[hairlesscat]

When you were talking in the Squeeze, I couldn’t help but think of Cops when they go to a new officer and they do that thing where the officer is talking and they don’t show him actually talking. I don’t know why that’s what I take away from that but I’m loving the vids

[lovejcdc]

I like that fluffing machine, but how does it work in hay with fragile leaves? But I remember when I was younger I would have to help put up around 44, 000 square bales every year and we didn't have a bale bale picker machine. We did everything with a bale sweep head on a tractor and stacked by hand. Needless to say we never got everything in before the snow came and we were out there chipping them out in the freezing snow. Lol fun times

[JeffRyman]

The last time I worked on a farm baling hay was in 1967. When there were 2 of us working on the truck loading bales (one driving and one loading on the back), we were each paid 3 cents a bale. I guess inflation has caught up with the hay baling business.

[farmer]

My cows would love that hay. I have found over the years that animals will eat more than what people think they will. We think we know what they like but I have cleaned up trash field and intended to use that trash hay for erosion control in their pasture only to see them leave good bales to go eat the trashy bales.

[paulwelsh]

Damn everyone should have one of them that's awesome

[michaellee]

Now this is one sweet, sweet video. Just like I want to see. Machines running and you giving us a lot of detail on the process. Great job!! And yes, thumbs up.

[davecatton]

cracking tool lifts the damp off the ground ! simple ! not cost a fortune, make a nice bit of sugar hay there Dave