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Read articles →This is a hobbyist's year-two hay season vlog with a TYM T25/4820 and MechMax mower, rake, and baler, not a focused product review. It follows a real (messy) field cutting, a self-inflicted rake breakdown and roadside welding fix, raking with a broken rake, and baling with the kids using a bale spear, ending at 276 bales. Best for viewers wanting an honest, unpolished small-acreage haying experience rather than specs or a clean demo.
Posted by the Peek's Peak Hobby Homestead channel, a hobby-farm owner who is also a paid MechMax affiliate/sponsor demonstrating their equipment.
The owner says he has had the TYM 4820 just over a year and put 132 hours on it, using it mainly for bigger jobs like cutting hay.
He runs the mower in 540E to use lower RPMs while keeping the tractor in C range, which gives good ground speed with lower RPMs.
He hit a fence post, which destroyed bearings on the carousel, letting metal rub metal and ruining material until the rake no longer worked correctly.
He welded the patched the broken arms and respaced the remaining tines with bearings evenly so he could drive slowly and still rake the hay.
