Excellent job! I love the patio umbrella adaptation. A couple of comments about things you did exactly correct… for those who are new to brush hogging. 1. Maximum efficiency and cleanest cuts come from having the front of the mower set lower than the rear. The leading edge should clip the vegetation. The rear should be above the cut line. If you have the rear level or below, it increases the amount of power required for the cut. Essentially, the blades are hitting stubble or making a second deeper cut as you pass over. An elevated back end also improves smooth rear discharge. 2. The blades only rotate in one direction… clockwise. As the tractor tires pass over it, the vegetation is pressed forward under each tire. The left side of the blade is going in the same direction and does not cut the compressed grass cleanly. The right side of the blade is traveling into the direction of lean and cleanly clips it off. If you decide to spiral cut your field you will end up with tire tracks of uncut stragglers. By reversing direction after every pass with a tire width of overlap, you clean up the stragglers. It loses a foot or so of every pass but looks professional. I know there are other ways of doing this but… it has worked for me through over fifty years of farming. Keep doing what you’re doing. In MHO you are doing it exactly correct!
@PineyGroveHomestead
2 жыл бұрын
After 13 years of having a tractor, I started taking my FEL off to mow this year for the first time, and it's so much smoother and quieter to mow without it. Not sure what took me so long but glad I did it. Great drone shots of the property Adam.
@markkaminski2416
2 жыл бұрын
I do my best thinking when I'm on my tractor mowing, reminiscing about the past, pondering the future with each pass. Keep living the good life! Best Wishes.
@craigsudman4556
2 жыл бұрын
I ran over a yellow jacket's nest with my push mower and didn't realize it. I felt, what I thought was a stick poke me, and then WHAM, WHAM, WHAM I started to get stung all over. I took off running down the street and let me tell you there is nothing funnier than a three-hundred-pound fat man running full bore downhill. By the time I got back up to my house I started to feel the effects of 60 hornet stings. I broke out in hives and began to itch all over. I thought I was being attacked by gnats but by the time I got out of the shower I was itching all over: Inside my mouth, nostrils, ears and other places where the sun don't shine. I now have a new respect and hatred for yellow jackets. Great video Adam thumbs up.
@aaronstetter5004
2 жыл бұрын
When I had my cab tractor I loved it for brush hogging....the main reason being my allergies. I'm back to an open station and may have to borrow the sun shade idea.
@life_is_adventure
2 жыл бұрын
Love the drone shots. Because of your reviews on the 3510 I got a ck2610. Oh and yeah I don’t ever want to take my loader off just because of how hard it is to put back together. Love the sunshade idea. I totally understand the want of a cab tractor for the yellow jackets nest, controlled environment, etc.
@chadmyers09
2 жыл бұрын
I love what you're doing with the video editing - excellent intro with fantastic drone shots, good intro music... I also loved how you softened the volume with the "Hey everybody, Adam with Hometown" and then brought it up gradually. My ears thank you! I'm a big fan of your channel and videos and now they're even better and you're really dialing them in. Great work and very enjoyable. Also thanks for the tip about taking off the loader when brushhogging. I never thought of that before but makes tons of sense and probably saves fuel from less weight
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chad. Glad you’re enjoying to content
@uberuser1999
2 жыл бұрын
Nice drone work and great shots of the property. Looks like the pond is coming along nicely. I was trying to pinpoint any wet spots on the dam but it appears like things are pretty dry. A few thousand more subscribers and that closed can tractor may soon be a reality! All the best and I hope you had a nice Father’s Day!
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Yes the we spots on the dam are gone
@haroldphipps3457
2 жыл бұрын
@@HometownAcres awesome to hear no wet spots!!
@PurpleCollarLife
2 жыл бұрын
Great combination of shots while mowing! The front field looks nice.
@2020Tundra
2 жыл бұрын
Looks really good there Adam, nice job 👍 I tell you what, you are SO fortunate to live so close to Neighbor Doug… you couldn’t ask for a better neighbor!! I’m loving his channel, too.
@RockhillfarmYT
2 жыл бұрын
Nice job Adam. It’s definitely nice having shade. I always keep my loader on wing brush cutting because I try to use it to find things I don’t want to hit with the cutter. Obviously that’s less of a problem on your own property. I find my tractor uses about a gallon an hour
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Yep about a gallon per hour here as well
@devries17004
2 жыл бұрын
I need to get our land brush hogged as well. I’m going to use that fuel price excuse on my wife!! Enjoy your videos.
@justinauman5438
2 жыл бұрын
I tell my wife the same thing it’s too expensive to mow
@DDL2728
2 жыл бұрын
Praise God - we were watching the BAD news on the economy & gas prices & all the other BAD news we're all dealing with, & Hometown Acres notice popped up 🙌💃🙌💃🙌 God bless you, Adam!! Perfect timing!! ❤️ 👍🙌🙏 P.S. Good job on doing this Monday & not Father's Day. It was too busy 💞 I hope your special day was blessed, Adam!! Okay, sorry - one more - Ever Ready Doug is a star 🌟 🤩 ✨️
@kingwood4357
2 жыл бұрын
The pond is looking good, and I agree you should brush hog more frequently, the tractor almost got lost in the weeds 😁. Love the sunshade 👍
@ruadhscottygirl2480
2 жыл бұрын
Personally, I wish the field was in Dutch white clover. Only grows 4” high, withstands drought, doesn’t need mowing except once a year to keep weed trees out, puts nitrogen in the soil, and has long roots to prevent soil erosion. And the honeybees and butterflies love it. We desperately need more honey bees in America. It looks beautiful on a hillside such as yours, especially with butterflies flitting around. Snakes don’t stay in it because it’s too short. Mice aren’t real crazy about it either because hawks and such can spot them. I understand you wouldn’t want to till up the whole thing to plant clover all at once, but perhaps every year you could start one or two strips. Just a thought to help both your pleasure level in your land, and the environment.
@ralfus37
2 жыл бұрын
I thought maybe arrange to have a hay crop cut and baled by a local farmer to maximize the income from your property. No work, just collect the check.
@janetstevens6680
2 жыл бұрын
There is something so special about your videos..what an amazing farm you have ..keep up the great work
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Janet
@patricialanne3059
2 жыл бұрын
I use a brush hog on the front acreage just reminding you to grind the blades as needed to keep the cutting looking good ! Great videos. keep up the good work.
@unitedstates3068
2 жыл бұрын
re Loader on/off. Put some dolly wheels on an old pallet. unload the loader onto the pallet. easier to maneuver the pallet (with loader) to put it back on rather than move the tractor.
@woodlyz
2 жыл бұрын
Nice setup with the umbrella. Thanks for the thoughts on the brush hog and frequency. I hadn't thought about the rodent population.
@OneEyeCustoms
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the shout out and really enjoyed this. Hope I learn to fly the drone as well as you do.
@charlesmach7511
2 жыл бұрын
When I have a pin that is hard to line up I like to take my grinder and bevel the end of the pin so I can take a hammer and drive the pin into the hole. It will align itself. Have a good day.
@jimwiskus8862
2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this one Adam! Neighbor Doug, he’s amazing! Just one heads up here while you were out mowing, I noticed what look like white flowered weeds you were cutting down .I don’t know if that’s Hemlock? If it is, be extremely careful cutting that. I would suggest wearing a mask. I read an article which I can get in forward to you about a gentleman in Ohio who is clearing his garden out. He started feeling bad a few days later and he wound up hospitalized. They thought he had Covid because whatever he had mimicked Covid symptoms. His Covid tests came back negative. His breathing was incredibly impaired. Long story short After quizzing his wife they were able to determine that he had cut down some hemlock and somehow it became airborne and he breathed it in and that’s what started his whole nightmare. He did survive but it messed him up for a while. Just let me know and I can try and get the article to you. Keep up the wonderful work!
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the words of caution Jim
@danielchambers1958
2 жыл бұрын
Let me just say Adam…… you will love a cab tractor…… only way to brush hog and stay clean✅✅✅
@robertsteen8685
2 жыл бұрын
Your pond is filling up nicely
@kevinsherbert2797
2 жыл бұрын
I was watching how at the end of each row, you were backing up and lining-up to go down the next row. I have found that if when I get to the end of a row, I make a comfortable turn (4-5 cutter widths) and head back the opposite direction. I never have to break stride or change gears. Just keep making ovals and shifting them over at the end of the rows. I don't know if it saves a lot of fuel, but it has reduced the cutting time.
@mikeadams2339
2 жыл бұрын
Dang!now I'm gonna be on da lookout for a umbrella! Thanks Doug!
@tripler3724
2 жыл бұрын
I now use only cab tractors never used one of my Kubota cab tractor, as you age, you will know why. My brother bought his open station Kioti retirement gift and for years he wouldn't touch on of my cabbed tractors. After an illness put me down, he took care of two of my farms using my machines; kind of regrets getting an open station now. I have expanded metal grill guards on all my tractors; sure keeps an errant object out of my radiators.
@billycook2688
2 жыл бұрын
Either is going to happen: 1: I’m kidnapping Doug and bringing him to SC to be my neighbor, or 2: I’m buying your place to be Doug’s neighbor!! 😂 You’re a lucky guy having Doug!!
@backyardcountrylivin1514
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Adam, another great video. Really enjoy your channel. 🚜
@bwillan
2 жыл бұрын
A canopy for a ROPS tractor is an available accessory for many tractors. Not everyone has a Neighbour Doug to fabricate custom brackets for them. Also, if you are concerned about the cost of fuel and fuel usage while brush hogging, there are far more efficient ways to operate the brush hog than doing a 3 point turn at the end of every row.
@life_is_adventure
2 жыл бұрын
I have always wondered why some drive a tractor like a zero turn. I do circles to cut out the 3 point bits. Then do a few backups at the end.
@kylerayk
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, I do 2 rounds at the perimeter of the area first. Next I do two more passes at the headlands. The remainder of the job is straight runs with very wide turns at the ends, skipping multiples of the cutter width. Mow my lawn the same way.
@2020Tundra
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who’s lived on our farm my whole life (61 years), I’ve done my share of running a bush hog (we don’t call them “brush” hogs in SC). Typically it depends on the layout of the field and whether it has a lot of trees when we decide on the pattern to cut. If you cut back and forth like Adam did here, turning around on the end works better if you have more distance to make a u-turn instead of a 3 pt turn. Just have to make a few more passes on the ends first. Just my 2 cents 🤣
@alanross3435
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Adam, Good video! I’m going to rig something up for an umbrella on my Kioti. Thank you bro!🇺🇦☮️✌🏻
@AlChafeMYBACKSTEP
2 жыл бұрын
Certainly did the job, and you definitely don't want to have a pool full is snakes when you go swimming, have a great week, be safe and have fun
@utderic4955
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up calling it “ bush hogging”…who knew. Love the videos/content!
@frankmoreau8847
2 жыл бұрын
If you don't have a neighbor Doug to make the sun shade, a canopy that attaches to the ROPS is about $300 to $500 (or were in 2020) and well worth the money. I lived just north of Seattle, but the summers in the sun were no fun. Canopy makes mowing a lot more comfortable.
@wallacesmith865
2 жыл бұрын
Adam- you should consider making hay. It’d way more than cover your fuel to cut, ted, rake and bale
@kenthorsen4558
2 жыл бұрын
The pond is looking great! We've been enjoying our pond a lot this summer. Just a little suggestion for the pond, we use milk jugs tied to old window weights that we use as buoy markers for the sand areas . Two at waist height for the little kids and two at five ft. for the adults, it's a little redneck but it's done the job for more than 25 years. Hope you had a great father's day.
@bsckozak543
2 жыл бұрын
Adam, I think the gentleman who commented about making a dolly out of the pallet to place the bucket assembly on to align the pins has the brilliant solution. You can then move it around the garage to keep it out of the way when it's off the tractor. Give it some thought,then build one! Patrick from Pittsburgh.
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
That is a great idea
@bsckozak543
2 жыл бұрын
@@HometownAcres Maybe make the Dolly from something stronger than a pallet. Perhaps a 4 wheeled platform of 4x4 and a sheet of 3/4 plywood or 2x6 planks.
@stuartanderson9688
2 жыл бұрын
Adam borrows bigger tractor from neighbor Doug…immediately sets up challenging “test” for his current smaller tractor
@TheCaptScarlett
2 жыл бұрын
One thing in the UK that's started for those with large grass areas to cut is No Mow in May - to allow the flowers to bloom and let the pollinators such as butterflies and bees a chance to get some early food. Maybe just mow the upper streches and let the lower stretch go a bit more wild. That said in Philadelphia it looks like you've got more space for the wildlife to exist.
@YMF1891
2 жыл бұрын
We have no mow May here in the States too, although it's not widely known. I have a part of my property that I would like to brush hog but do not mow it all summer and Fall because it has a lot of milkweed plants on it. Also I think you mean Pennsylvania, not Philadelphia. Not trying to be a smartass or anything, just saying.
@TheCaptScarlett
2 жыл бұрын
@@YMF1891 no offence taken. I should have remembered it was Pennsylvania as William Penn was a local lad who came frim our town. Apparently he went to 'the colonies' and did stuff
@loodusefilm7881
2 жыл бұрын
Cab isn't good always, especially when you load something and have to come out a lot of times etc, like you have to do with firewood processor. So there is always pros and cons. Great video!
@mylife4137
2 жыл бұрын
Try 2 overlapping rectangles for a cut pattern next time. It eliminates the need to go in reverse in all but the tightest spots. More efficient and cost effective. Added benefit is it let's you scan for rocks, trees, groundhog holes etc the next go around. Also the low growing clover is nice for the pollinators and keeps it lower longer. 3 times a season is typically what I do.
@richardburns3048
2 ай бұрын
How does overlapping rectangles work. I don’t seem to grasp the concept. Thanks. Always looking for better ideas
@leovogelgesang4398
2 жыл бұрын
Reach out to a local farmer, they may want to use that for hay. It will save you time and money on brush hogging, and they may pay you a few dollars too.
@madtater5948
2 жыл бұрын
I really like that umbrella can you do a video on making the bracket and adapting it to the tractor and add a link where you got that umbrella that's pretty cool
@markknister6272
2 жыл бұрын
Nice to be out of the sun. Good job.
@martinwyke
2 жыл бұрын
I'd forgotten about the orchard, perhaps you could give us an update video on its progress. I understand your motive was pest control, but have to disagree that wild meadows don't look good. I think they are more aesthetic than close cropped grass.
@SpicerDesignsLLC
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Ive noticed i have to check the radiator screens and watch the temp gauge when i brush hog too. Do you still have the blueberry patch out front?
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Yes we still have the blueberries. We lost about 20 of them. Still have 30 left that are doing well. I think I know what caused this issue. I will probably do a video on it when we are able to pick some blueberries this year. And yeah I kept a close eye on my temp guage and surprisingly my grill guard and radiator screen was not plugging up too bad. Didn’t have to stop to clean it until I was done mowing
@georgeanderson3754
2 жыл бұрын
How long did it take to cut that area? How long does it take to mow up by your house?
@randiegadberry5448
2 жыл бұрын
My dad used tractor umbrellas back in the sixties. That was our a/c and sunscreen and a bandanna was my respirator.
@jcwest5964
2 жыл бұрын
It looks great!☂️☂️
@johncollins500
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Adam. If you only used 3 gals diesel the first cut you will use less the 2 nd cut. Would be nearly as hard on equipment. Well that's about all I have. Until the next time have a wonderful day
@sloth9669
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like the land is healthy enough to make it a hay field. Extra income!
@ronwig7665
2 жыл бұрын
Great video Adam, yes you diffuliy don’t to run in a yellow jacket nest, there mean
@bortonfamilyfarms6094
2 жыл бұрын
I just brush mowed yesterday. The grass was over my head when on the tractor. At 3 hours in my radiator boiled over and 4.5 hours in I fried the gearbox on the mower. Got it halfway done tho. Lol. Quick questions: what engine rpm do you run when mowing and do you set the mower to one height and just go or are you constantly having to adjust the height with every little bump and dip
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
I run it at a steady 2400 rpm which is what my 540 PTO RPMs is set to. And for the most part I can leave the mower height alone but every once in a while I will have to raise and lower for some more uneven ground
@Guywithcrazyideas
2 жыл бұрын
are you located near Johnstown?
@mkteal
2 жыл бұрын
Looks so good mowed! Why do you mow in rows back and forth? It seems like it would be so much more efficient to mow the perimeter and just continue in the same direction in a smaller and smaller pattern until it's all mowed. You eliminate the turning around and are constantly mowing.
@paulmiller5449
2 жыл бұрын
Adam ask around and see if you can find a farmer that would like to bale your open field
@njonebale7889
2 жыл бұрын
Love the maintenance program, two pumps of grease, pop up the umbrella, that’s a lot of grass to mow, how could you do that with out a cooler mounted within hands reach. Great video is the pond full now or still filling up?
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Pond is actually losing water right now. Not because of leaks but because of hot dry weather. Losing a lot to evaporation and no rain. Starting to look like lake mead again.
@robertwazniak9495
2 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about planting that field with a crop like alfalfa and have a local farmer mow and bale it? Might make enough to pay for all your other fuel use.
@kipcudd7253
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a local farmer that could come in and hay your property on the halves if you get livestock you'll need it for winter time but I'd have it baled on the first cutting so you won't have clumps of grass in your pasture then it will be much easier to maintain it through out the growing season.
@ProductiveRecreation
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have issues with chaff blocking airflow to your radiator over time leading to rising engine temp while brush hogging? In material that tall I have to stop and clean the radiator screen every 20-30 minutes to avoid overheating. My loader can’t readily be removed (40 year old tractor) and I find my bucket fills with chaff and debris too. I can’t imagine if it all went to the grille instead. You may find you use a similar amount of fuel mowing more often due to less load on the engine. I have less HP than you do, but I find I burn appreciably more fuel cutting tall material than shorter.
@DanKlein_1
2 жыл бұрын
I have that issue but my tractor is only 20 yrs old and it isn't near as bad. I can mow for a couple evenings or more and it doesn't get bad enough that I have to stop and blow out the radiator fins with an air compressor. it amazes me how many time I can go up and down it and still blow out seeds and dust where I have already gone over.
@bortonfamilyfarms6094
2 жыл бұрын
I feel you. I have a ‘87 John Deere 850 and I learned yesterday that I have to stop often and clean off the screen. 3 hours of mowing and the radiator boiled over
@southernyankeehomestead3230
2 жыл бұрын
It has probably been said but I think you need to lengthen your top link. It could be camera angle but several times it looked like there was no weight on the wheel and the grass was getting caught on the front sliders.
@waltergregory2368
2 жыл бұрын
I have my fields fenced and run cattle and goats for extra income. I usually only mow my fields once a year.
@tonyputman3398
2 жыл бұрын
Nice work, Adam! Have you considered making that area a hay field?
@collincolston8443
2 жыл бұрын
When I was 18 I was working on a ranch and ran over 25 bumble bee nest one summer. Luckily I only got stung 1 time.
@BackyardDad1
2 жыл бұрын
I think I’m going to put an umbrella on my mower. That’s a great idea
@philup6274
2 жыл бұрын
Brush or bush? Rotary cutter” is another commonly used term to describe the same implement.
@1amaker
2 жыл бұрын
I like to let my loader on and bucket low for debris and groundhog holes. I hit a hornets nest a few years back, it wasn’t fun.
@michigantler5046
2 жыл бұрын
good job
@henryandfaithvanheeswyck1237
2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it is easier to mow more often, that saves on using more fuel because everything is harder and heavier to mow, just my thoughts
@Deutschehordenelite
2 жыл бұрын
you could almost bail hay with that space :D
@henrymorgan3982
2 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@dennisdubey2126
2 жыл бұрын
Have you though about selling your yard cut as hay?
@TimDeGraff
2 жыл бұрын
You should turn your field into a nice food plot to provide food for the deer and turkeys. You have a nice poke out there with a rifle.
@chris3m98
2 жыл бұрын
Wondering if you could have a local farmer plant a hay crop or field corn, something to earn you some money & him some hay for winter. Farmland is hard to find????
@joshuaricker2
2 жыл бұрын
How are the blueberries doing. Did they recover
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
We lost about 20 out of the 50 but the remaining 30 are doing well. We will do an update video in the future
@BissellMapleFarm
2 жыл бұрын
I see a flail mower investment in the future....
@juddsonafelt8779
2 жыл бұрын
Just curious, have you tried a flail mower? I have a smaller property but the flail mower works great
@johnseavey6622
2 жыл бұрын
Only problem is they cost about double the price.
@kevinlee6731
2 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the south we never use the term brush hog. We always say bush hog. Is it a regional thing or do you say brush hog because of KZitem and the fact that your cutter isn’t a “Bush hog” brand?
@michaelgray2793
9 ай бұрын
What I hate is having to mow 3 or4 hours is a cab tractor that's AC doesn't keep you cool.
@geneporter4849
2 жыл бұрын
I brush my hair and I bushhog my feld
@dennispoley6005
2 жыл бұрын
Just let it grow...
@tonygreen1067
2 жыл бұрын
What gear and speed do you typically brush hog?
@marknunya3035
2 жыл бұрын
Question ❓ How is the leak coming along? As always good luck and God Bless.
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
It appears to be fixed however we’re still losing a ton of water to evaporation and no rain
@marknunya3035
2 жыл бұрын
@@HometownAcres that was why I asked I could see the beach Sand berm and that I was pretty sure you said it was going to be under water. Happy belated Father's Day. As always good luck and God Bless.
@kevinbooth2063
2 жыл бұрын
Adam, Why don’t you find someone who will mow and bail the grass for cattle?
@rickgoforth8308
2 жыл бұрын
MacGyver Doug!
@seansysig
2 жыл бұрын
Clean your air filter and radiator screen after mowing!
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
Already did
@anya3027
2 жыл бұрын
DIY tractor cab, video idea...
@silvershot07
2 жыл бұрын
Not an idea time to mow all that.... it's prime time for rabbits etc to nest so wither keep up with it or wait until end of season
@ashlandgunclub1000
2 жыл бұрын
Running over a yellow jacket nest is what makes you a man. 😂
@brydonlidle9283
2 жыл бұрын
Bring on the hay rake
@paulprigge1209
2 жыл бұрын
Forgive me but not with a brush hog. No value there with those weeds Anyhow. Unless there’s some native stuff in there.
@verajamieson8020
2 жыл бұрын
You should let some near by farmers us that grass for their winter feed,and get some dollars for it??🤷♀️🤷♀️
@BigFarles
2 жыл бұрын
With the price of hay you should consider getting it baled for animal feed.
@danielharsh7698
2 жыл бұрын
To bale!
@WyoWellTester
2 жыл бұрын
What size engine is in that tractor
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
35 hp
@WyoWellTester
2 жыл бұрын
@@HometownAcres I meant like cc’s
@HometownAcres
2 жыл бұрын
@@WyoWellTester I’m not sure. It’s a Kioti ck3510. I’m sure you can find the CC of the engine somewhere
@JoshHovis
2 жыл бұрын
1.8 liter or 1800cc
@nickjm37fordel1
2 жыл бұрын
It tough when you have to budget the money to cut your grass, thanks Sleepy Joe !
@andrewwilliams4982
2 жыл бұрын
Hey fella how come your not cutting it for Hay, Of get the neighbours to bale it and go Shares !
@phillyphan595
2 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on the anti-mowed lawn movement that I've been seeing more and more on social media?
@mikeperry7430
2 жыл бұрын
You should let a neighbor come bale the hay off of your mowing.
@GregoryBenn
2 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about getting some goats? Cheaper than fuel.
@kevinroye5967
2 жыл бұрын
Adam seems such a waste can't you use grass for haylage or bale for hay have you not got horses or cattle near by?
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