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- We are nervously going to use my dads classic MF20 for the first time, as it’s our first year since his sudden death that we are running the farm without him
The 1968 baler has been on the farm for many years and it was always a proud moment for my dad dad when he dusted it off and got it going for another year of service!
We stopped small bales back in the 90s.
Brings back some fantastic memories..
But also some bloody hard graft..
We had about 60 acres to do...so roughly 6000 bales....😜🤪🤩💯👍💯🤩
I think we used to do similar acreage back in the good old days as my uncle recalled a similar figure with small bales and our hay barn was chocked full to the brim top and bottom x
@@DaleFarm Absolutely..That was when we used be a diary farm(now beef)
Milking in a old fashioned ""shipon "" with air line and a milk line across the top of the cows.....Great memories...
By the way,,,miss seeing your dad at Bakewell Market...Great character...
Always liked talking to him....👍💯👍💯👍💯
Really enjoyed that baler looking mighty keep up the good work 👏
Thank you David x
Great video Joanna, excellent team effort. I am sure those beers didn't touch the sides.
Ha they didn’t touch at all!! Lol
Enjoyed this vid Jo and John’s old mf20 done the job, they are a very slow baler,
I have few sq balers but I baled 600 with our old mf20 this year without a missed bale..
🤙🤙👍👍
That’s fantastic! Glad to hear it! I do love the old machines
Well done love I don't think there is anything you two cannot do now your dad would be proud of you both you have come on in leaps and bounds it takes me back in the days as a youth I am still older than the bailer well done xxxxxx
Thank you so much John! It’s been super daunting at times to take on so much , but somehow we are managing to get it done and we love that sense of achievement in overcoming
Good job with the baker. And no break downs. A miracle.
Thank you
Very thankful indeed
Another excellent video showing vintage equipment can still get the job done
Thank you Terry! Yes we love using vintage machinery it’s good fun!
Another excellent Dale Farm update Joanna - great to see the baler in action, great job - well done!!
Thank you so much Charles
What a beautiful video, thank you for sharing it, we have adopted you as part of our family, and we are extremely proud of you Nick and Uncle Robert and what you’ve accomplished.
Joanna your dad would be extremely proud, and beaming with pride in the way the progression that you’ve made, and keeping the integrity of the farm, and the heart of who you are and your family history; it’s a beautiful story. ❤️🙏🏼
Aw thank you so much Keith , reading that made my heart very warm x
This reminds me of the first time we made hay in 25 years on our farm. My grandfather made silage towards the later part of his life because it was easyer for him. Hard to believe that this was me 9 years ago. Looking back i wished I had taken more videos of that day.
Hey Richard , yes I am glad I have the videos and photos from the times my dad was still here as they are very precious now x
I think all of your fans will be delighted and so pleased for you, it was good to watch, and I am sure I could smell that lovely hay over here in East Anglia, well done both of you and Uncle Peter, thank you.👍👍👍.
Thank you Colin, the smell was quite fantastic and we really enjoyed getting the hay made, the fact it went smoothly made a huge difference!!
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Great job done fair play to you both you can be proud of what you've achieved Joanna and Nick be nice to see the 135 on the baler two vintage machines working 👍🙏
Thank you Danny, yes next time we will definitely try the 135 and see how it goes!!
Brilliant, the field is looking so tidy too! Dad is always there, watching from within your soul and heart. Chuffed might be an understatement, beaming may be more like it. The baler is working to perfection and will last another 50 years, with grease and care about all the spinning bits. Thank you, take care and peace out!!!
I hope so! thankyou! Xx
Hi Jo and Nick
Cheers 🍻 to you both on a great day’s bailing
Well done
Yes a very satisfying job that was
Your dad would definitely be watching you and chuckling to himself.
He watches over you always.
I like to think my dad watches over me too ❤️❤️
Your uncle Peter also takes care of you and helps you as best he can which is nice.
I cooked your chilli tonight for dinner
Delicious it was too
Have a good weekend
Love Kim x x
Hi Kim, our daddies are angels watching over for sure. I know my dad wouldn’t have wanted to leave me, and I see signs that he is around. I am due a sign actually !! We enjoyed our beer after a good day with the hay. Lots of love and yumm beef chili sounds good Iv had beef stew this week as it’s been cooler and feels a bit more like autumn!
one small step for joanna one giant leap for dale farm --well done joanna and nick keep up the good work
Thank you so much Alan x
We’ll done you two, another accomplishment.
Thank you Judy x
Well done both of you. Your dad taught you well. Keep up the good work x
Thank you so much Paul xx
Hi nice job. Your Dad must have took care of it. That's the first baler iv seen that went side to side motion instead of back and forth. Do you know if your Dad ever went over it replacing worn parts? You know you can do anything you want to do. You have lots of talent. Your both wonderful have a great day.
Hey james, I don’t know too much about the parts but I can try to find out , we do have a scrap baler so that might be useful for spares x
@@DaleFarm Hi well its awesome you are getting things done. You have many talents. Have a great day.
Engage the PTO with the tractor on idle or just a few revs in future with any implement except for your dung spreader that would need a few revs but not full PTO revs. Just lessens the strain, Jo.
Hay looks nice.
Your be surprised how many people don’t understand that, including the odd tractor dealer salesman.
Thanks Robert that’s good advice and we are learning 😊
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No worries. You're both doing well.
Trouble with giving advice is it's after the event but as you say, next time. Take care.
That sure brings back memories of baling hay on hot summer days in the 70s. My father would drive the tractor pulling the baler, and my brothers and I would be on the wagon behind the baler to pull the bales off the baler and stack them on the wagon. It was a BIG job and one we all dreaded. But what a sense of satisfaction when it was all done.
Thanks for bringing that memory back, Joanne and Nick. I lost my father on Christmas Day in 2015, and I lost my oldest brother on Tuesday due to COVID. So for a variety of reasons, the content of this video was especially timely--and heartwarming. Again, thank you.
They are the best memories. So sorry to hear of your loss as well. It’s bloody tough x
@@DaleFarm Did the father pass on?
I also worked with this type of baler in late '70's... The dealer I kept my pony with used to cut all the school fields. Us kids stacked the bales in 8s
the vibrations on the old baler look to be massive....get that grease gun out... good job by all...
Thanks Greg!
👍👍♥️♥️😎👌.
Thanks Paul x
Hi Joanna. How many lbs or kilos in a bale it seems to take up quite a bit of hay for one bale ? Cheers !
Not sure John!
Its going to fast use a litile tracter .th a t my opinión.
From rookies to veterans in one day! Loved seeing the sense of achievement on your faces.😊😊Well done👍👍
Thank you so much Harold , hope you enjoyed the video
Hi Jo..I remember talking to John about the baler and we came to the conclusion that it was best to keep the other one for spares in case the ram fingers break. We had the same machine and vintage..I think ours was made in France. Well done you two.for getting stuck in with these jobs. It was good to back on the campsite back in May.
That’s definitely a good idea to have a scrap one for parts! Thank you Andrew x
Excellent video, your father obviously treasured the baler for to be able to pull it out of the barn, couple it to the tractor, grease it, and bale around two hundred and fifty bales without a broken bale is nothing short of a miracle with such an od baler.
Thankyou Roger. We were delighted. It did feel like fortune was shining on us when everything went to plan! Although it did start raining as we were collecting in the bales! A random 5 min shower which no one had forecast!
Very tidy job. Well done Dale farm hay making team. Lovely to see your Uncle there for advise and support. It’s always rewarding getting it in. This year for you guys must feel more so than ever 👌
Thank you, yes definitely a good sense of achievement and a relief !! Then you can focus on the next challenge ahead!
Well done Jo and Nick, great to see the old piece of kit still doing a good day's work. Keep her well greased up and I'm sure she'll continue to do so. 😀
Thank you so much Stan
Fare play to you all , your doing a cracking job, steady as you go the old kit can still do a good job, you could do with a bale sledge makes collecting bale a bit easier, keep the good work up and keep your videos coming😄
Thank you Harold , we actually do have a bale sledge but it wasn’t in a very handy place when it was needed so we managed fine without it! Dad used to use it though!
Also pickup reel was quite narrow from what I remember an was a pain in wide rows.
Hmm MF20, nice one
Hey! Brilliant stuff.. Brings back memories of being a kid and shaking out the bales that didn't tie so they could be pick up again.. 😂Oh to be a kid again.. Great video guys.. 👌
Hehe Brian that’s naughty ! Definitely wish I could go back to be a kid again too some days x
You and Nick are flying at haymaking keep up the good work and keep your machinery well oiled and greased and it will last another lifetime 👍
Thank you Paul’ yes definitely going to be being vigilant with oil and grease!
my late brother in law family are famers when they use bail .they use pike the bales up on the trailer hard work it was .and then all of to the pub for a cold pints of cider
Brilliant job it's just a pity you didn't put it on the older Belarus
Thank you, maybe next time we will feel more comfortable with it. Going to use it for muck spreading x
@@DaleFarm looking forward to seeing tha . I would love a Belarus muck spreader
home you had plenty of shear bolts for the baler. my dad had a MF 20 years ago an a good baler but Couldn't rush them. Great video.
Thank you so much
Joanna and Nick...you did a great job!...and what a great machine!...someday I'll drive that tractor!!💪😎
Thank you Erick!
Looks good, lots of MF tractors on this side of the pond and a goodly number of MF balers in my general area.
Love a good Massey!!
Pretty sure the baler would have gone really well with the MF 135. Would have been a nice match. The big tractor way too modern for the baler 😅.A good workout 🏋️♂️ picking up the bales. Thanks for the video
Will definitely try that another time!
Used to work on a farm 50 years ago hay making!!
5 along the bottom then 4x4..stack!!
Holes in trousers at above knee!!
Absolutely knackering!!!
Good for the soul ian 😊😊
Seemed a little odd that you began on the third row in from the hedge. You were dropping bales where they were in the way for the next pass. That involved moving each one by hand. I used a baler similar to yours back in the early 60s. Spent most of the day praying that the knotters would go wrong. There’s nothing worse than some loose bales coming out the back. Hay baling is usually a hot dusty job, but I notice Nick is still wearing gloves. The best way to toughen up your hands is to keep them bare. A bale crook is a very useful tool. I’m sure your dad must have had one. We also towed a sledge behind with someone stood on it stacking the bales in sixes, before pushing them off the back.
But you’re doing a great job Jo. xx
Thanks Lionel
Great video, well done guys!! How on earth, back in the day, did farmers loose an arm using their balers?? It really is puzzling 🤣🤣
I know right!
I must say great job I started baling on a stud farm in Ireland when I was 14 the next year I knew everything about baling to service the machine and grease points fairplay to you both your father would be oh so proud of both well done 👏 I mean that
Thank you so much Edward , we were very thankful it went well and we have a bit more knowledge and confidence going forward! The unknown can be scary and haymaking felt very daunting!
I'm impressed well done next year will be so much easier for you both sorry I forgot your husbands name he's actually getting settled into it to very easy it will come natural to you both best wishes great videos my daughter loves them tks x
Thank you much appreciated upwards and forward well done 👏
Absolutely fantastic joanna. I've seen a few of your earlier videos but you seem to have lost your dad since. Many commiserations, may he rest in peace. You're doing him proud though. So fantastic to see. You and Nick keep it up.
Thank you Kieran, it’s a strange year without my dad but we keep plodding on and trying to do him proud xx
The forward speed is dependant on the crop and what your doing,engine revs or PTO speed is more important.
The PTO shaft looked worn to me, is there any movement/play on the yokes/universal joint(cross piece)?
Probably is worn, lots of things here are 🥰🥰 we can keep an eye on things , we probs need a new pto guard for the topper as well
I am going to need a baler. Can you recommend one?
Nice one! I see that the 52 got a break from the job. More comfortable with the 952 no doubt. The pto linkage from the cab needs lubricating down under the cab inside the right rear wheel it will make the pto way easier to use. Great work. The boss is smiling down on ye!.
Thanks so much Steve! Think we are going to try and get the old tractor out for muck spreading! We still haven’t gotten much chance to use it yet!
we have a WELGAR ap61 baler, use it every year for hay and straw, baling over 50 acres each year , two owners from new ew and a dream to use, nightmmare to carry the bales home.
That’s interesting
Great job bale queen!!! Keep the old baler greased up and it will serve you for your life time. God bless and keep having fun!
Thank you!! Yes definitely going to do our best to look after the old baler well. My dad was proud of it xx
Well done Joanna and Nick. The bale density looks spot on. The baler did a top job. Even though it's a 1968 (still a lot younger than me😁) the mechanical principal is exactly the same in the latest models. The only differences being they're quicker and a bit smoother operating. The bales that your baler does is as good if not better and I have baled hay since I was 14. You are doing the farm, yourself and your Dad proud, Joanna. Great work.
Thank you so much Jeff. I don’t know much about modern balers but I do love the simplicity and rugged nature of older systems!
Exactly right Joanna. They're robust, were so well made and most importantly it's doing everything you need it to do in your farming operation.
How many acres all up is your farm and whats you types/sticking rates per acre , plus hay making acreage ? what type of soil and grass do you have ?
Thanks
We have 60 acres of fields for grazing or hay making and rent 40 acres of mixed woodland / moorland grazing for highland cows
On limestone x
Both enjoyed it looking at this video,ha I done some hrs on a 20 bailer,it never let me down at all,sorry one issue the draw bar snapped under fly wheel,but we soon fix it,all different these days.
Thank you Elwyn x
Looks like you've mastered the bailing. Keep on top of the greasing.
Thank you! Yes we will do our best to keeep her in good order x
I believe that lovely old machine has grease zerks - did you find them all and put grease into them? It has lasted as long as it has as your father would have spent time fulling the grease zerks each year - grease zerks were invented for machine in around 1930's so that baler will have them - highlight the ones you can find so you remember where they are for next year - the farm I grew up on had one of those balers when I was little - worst job of baling - lifting all the bales into the hay shed before it rains - normally the hottest days of the year but a great workout
Definitely a good workout 🏋️♀️ yes we will have a good hunt around the baler to keep checking for any grease points
The straw was probably laced with old oil to lubricate the bare metal surfaces inside the baler and deter vermin.
Oh perhaps!!
If the baler could speak it would be saying what the bloody hell is that tractor!
Hehe we have used that in the past! We still haven’t got to grips with the MTZ and haven’t had a lot of time to play about ! We would like to get it going for when we spread muck
Well done you & Nick once again in another challenge of hay making etc ye will have learned a lot now & can be very proud of yourselves 👍👍👍
Thank you so much Michael ! And now onto the next challenge!
I like a round baler.....for someone has to pick and load the square ones...then toss in the barn...:-)
Hehe well I know what you mean!
Both are useful. 😊
Great to see your hay getting baled ,and a old fashion baler .You could have put more of the rows together less to rake up then .Usually on the corner s we used to have to rake up.
Thank you Jim . We are pleased with how it went xx
What a wonderful videosomeone is smiling,doing a great job,them bales look pretty good,maybe a new set of tyres for the baler.😊.
Thank you so much! Yes we can keep an eye out for some tyres!
Your doing a great job! Well tomorrow is the big day for my niece, I have to have her at JFK airport for 3:30 am to go through everything to get on her flight to Grenada to start Veterinary college.
Ahh I’ll be wishing you both good luck on this new adventure!
@@DaleFarm thanks, I’ll need it New York City at that time of the morning!
super super
Thank you marek
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Lovely you 2 great work keep going youv got an idea of what gose i also see you got some austrailian summer weather ok have fun be safe doing it thanks
Thank you Lee! It’s back to normal
Temperature here now!!
also of interest we use a John deere 2140 two wheel drive tractor, total capital cost of the set up 4000 pounds
Fantastic
Great to see a MF 20 baler again. Used to work on them in the 1970 /80s. Make sure the drive chains are kept tight and oiled, the knotters are kept clean and the knives are sharp. The PTO guards need some attention, would hate to see anyone getting hurt.
Thank you Robert , appreciate the tips as well 👍
We always raked up again after bailing, suprising how much you get second time round. Lovely to see you both getting another job under your belts and making a real good job of it.
Thank you Rob! Yes I was determined to get as much as we could, precious hay!!
I could have gone to sleep with the mechanical rhythmic clunk of the baler
It’s an amazing sound isn’t it
Nick said exactly what I was going to say 👍👍. You’ve all done really well, you put dry stuff into a bale… that’s all you need to do and I’m sure the cows and sheep will be grateful in winter!
Thank you, sometimes Nick talks sense hehe
But yeah it seemed like good hay and the animals will defo enjoy (wasting it) haha little sods
and before we knew it, all those small steps equaled a mile, maybe even two. best wishes for you all.
Thank you so much Robert x
Remember my dad using a baler the same as that,seem to remember it had wooden packer fingers incase it went out of timing
That’s interesting!!
👍👌❤🇨🇦, working together
Thank you
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Thank you so much Wes!! Proud to follow in the family ways xx
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Mechanized farming with a good old Massey Ferguson can't beat that 👍😉🐝
Yep I think so too! Thank you!
well done .50 yrs old wow
Thanks for downscaling the bailing.
Welcome c
wow! we have copletly same kind of baler
It’s a classic 👋
Well done Jo and Nick, great to see the old piece of kit still doing a good day's work.
Thank you so much James xx
My granddad bought one of these I think it’s a Massey Twenty they we’re a good baler in hay but we could never bale straw dense enough & had light bales, we pulled it with a 1967 Ford 4000 great tractor & still going now with a Lamboune cab.
The bales are quite light but they are consistent and they do the job for us
I also remember they had a laminated wooden pusher my dad thought he could replace these with 3/4 ply but they broke virtually straight away the laminated ones were quite expensive.
puff balls!!
Jo , the baler needs more air in the tyres to stop it bouncing when you get a chance ,30psi should be enough.
We thought they would explode! Had it happen with my uncles old tractor !
cool to watch a old machine work nice if not better than some of the new ones hugsssss
Thank you ! Definitely exciting to watch and use x
Brill to see, they were all like this when I was young, then bale carting, sore hands from the hairey bale twine!
Yep!! You never forget the hands and scratched arms and legs! Prickles!
Well done guys it's not easy when you have to learn on the job.
Thank you Steven! We have done a lot of picking up new skills this year!
Uncle sound just like Dad💖🙏
Yeah he definitely is the closest thing I have now to my dad x
Great Video Joanne,
That baler is fantastic!! It's producing some lovely bales for it's age. I love to see old things still in working use. Sometimes you just can't beat the old machines. It reminds me of the saying "if it's not broke, don't fix it"...🙂👍🏻👍🏻
I agree Eddie I love the old machinery and tractors too , they are charming ! And when they go well it’s amazing x
You two have done an utterly stunning job this year, you don't have to imagine your dad watching you he is watching you, he knew you had it in you. You'll be giving Clarkson a run for his money this time next year 😂. Also remember to take a break and recharge you batteries every now and again. Well done 🥰
Thank you Robert. It’s a relief that the hay is in. We definitely do need to charge our batteries !! Hopefully soon!!
Well I feel you have every right to be proud of what you have achieved both of you. The best way of learning these things is to gather some info from folk and then just dive in and see what happens. Like many other farming people, I have baled hundreds of thousands of rectangular small bales over the decades and always enjoyed it unless we had knotter or shear bolt woes. The density of the bales is important,as light floppy ones won't stack well and very heavy ones will give you a hernia. It may be the camera, but I would say that your bales are about six inches shorter than mine maybe. The key to maintaining a baler is lubrication and more lubrication ... Also keep the knotter area clean of heavy build up and once again do lubricate all grease points .
Well done . Lovely work.
Thank you John. We were so relieved that it went well!!
Super video Joanna. Loved seeing the old baler doing a great job. I love the way you get stuck in and do the jobs that need doing. It must have been a great feeling to see the bales dotted around the field and then stacked on the trailer.
Good job well done. You are doing your Dad’s memory proud!
Thank you! Yes it really was a good feeling to complete a task that had been in the back of my mind for a while, then the front of my mind feeling very daunted! The weather was kind so very blessed
Well done you smashed it your dad looking on will be so proud 😀
Thank you Andrew xx
I am a farmer that uses massey equipment!
Top job!
Cheers Nick and well done Nick and Joanna
Thank you so much x
We are doing the same today with ours, over 20 years with our MF 20 -8 and 35 tractor😅
Hi Joanna great video again thanks all i can say is you have done a awesome job you should be so proud of yourself, im sure your dad is looking down and has a smile a mile wide and is so proud of you, take care and stay safe 👍 😊.
Thank you so much Kelvin! ❤️ dad is my guardian Angel
Thanks Joanne nice to see that you are doing well. And great to see the old baler working
Thank you Martin , delighted with it x
U forgot the sledge
We decided not to bother as it was stored away from the farm at my uncles land in a field we hadn’t even mowed yet and so we didn’t think it was worth the hassle!
Always good to see you again my dear friend, u watch out in the heat ,balers was from 68 and still working I'm from 66 and falling apart, it will outlive me I'm afraid, well shit ,should get a pint an a smoke an call it a good ride 🤔👍👋
The heat was full on but it’s way cooler now , back to having jackets on all day!! Maybe the baler will outlive everyone!😆
Your dad would be so proud of you 🌝💖
Thank you 😊
Wel dun us dun grate job
Thank you Brendan x
Glad it’s up and running, it just came back to me of the years 2013/14 when I made hay with the mf20b, it’s almost hypnotic. Credit to your dad for keeping it in good condition 👍
Thank you so much Matthew , I think he did look after it good! We will do our best to do the same.