I say the same every year, nice to see the John I Fearn sticker on the old 20 especially when I knew your dad and my dad worked at Fearns so would have worked on that baler
I remember stacking bales on holiday in Yorkshire as a kid. The farmer's family were used to that. Being townies, we discovered muscles that we didn't know we had.
I enjoyed that , we used to stack our trailers using bale elevators running on small independent petroleum engines and unload them generally into a Dutch barn or a small hay shed depending on the size of the farm. Some of the bigger operators had pretty mechanised affairs. We would have stacked the trailers pretty high and roped it down using wagon hitch’s, which I still use today on my present garden business. It’s whatever works for your particular operation and you and Nick have pretty much got it mastered. Edmond is a very healthy handsome beast and hopefully he won’t become a regular escape artist x.
well done for putting some straw through the baler at the end .........the reason for doing that is if you leave hay in the baler the hay sweats out as it heats up and that then rusts the bale chamber but straw doesn't heat up and sweat out like hay does so it doesn't rust the baler
Great video of you succeeding at making your hay....the old balers going great 👍.... to make life a lot easier you really should try picking up a flat eight sledge that drops the bales out in 2 rows of 4 and get the grab too go onto your tractor loader.... you could liad bales so much easier and faster as I know from my own farming how hard throwing bales around can be anyway keep up the good work
Excellent video again thanks for sharing glad you got the calf back home hay looks great always nice to have small square bales of hay they are very handy to have take care
Lovely to see beautiful area and campsite. Used to haymake with a Mf 35 & tow a sledge on back of baler around 1979. Health & safety still a big issue in farming far too many accidents happening. And agree with previous comment regarding ratchet straps to secure bale load. People can be stupid and complacent. Be safe and don’t let it come back to bite you in the bum.
Wonderful baling footage Joanna. Believe me the older 'small bale' balers make just as good small hay bales as the new models do. To supplement our farm income during the early 90s till 2007 my brother and I did contract small and round baling in our area and further afield. The bales our later model made were no better than your Massey's bales are. The new balers are smoother and faster but the mechanical principle is exactly the same (spring tine type feeder, compaction, knotters etc). If we'd have never contracted we would have used my dads old baler as it would have done what we needed. The main wearing items with all small and big square balers whatever their brand is spring tine wear or breakage and knotter wear and tear (the device that ties the bales) and if kits or individual parts are available they can be kept going on and on. You both are doing a splendid job. Good work.
Great video, excellent camera shots and clip duration, I'm mainly here for the Belarus and machinery content, but very engaging overall. Would love to see the old Belarus out again
We had a baler just like that. Brings back lots of memories working with my dad and brothers. We only ever baled without a bale sledge once. Very hard work without one. You did a great job. I bet its a great feeling once you've got them all in. Thanks for taking the time showing it all. All the best 🇬🇧.
@@DaleFarm we got a old bamford and that goes well just keep going steady behind our power fordson major done every harvest since 1965 grandad bought it off a neighbour when it was five years old old stuff built better built to last 🚜🏴
What a treat! That bailer would have been relatively new when I was getting in hay, and the man who bailed our hay had one that looked a lot like that. Trucking the hay to the barn was nervous time for me. We had a bunch fly off going around a corner once.
Hay hay hay its a wonderful day .Great feeling having lots of lovely hay safely stored away ready for whatever our wonderful winter has to throw at us well done
have a 20 baler, never misses a beat, a crooks bale slay behind the baler and a crooks bale grab for the loader would make it very easy, can be bought cheap enough. but well done on keeping up tradition
Thanks Alastair , I wasn’t sure if it was too long for a video everything all combined but it’s the story of how it happened … livestock emergencies interrupting hay making !
Hi Joanna, We used to stack them as follows: Layers 1,3,5 - - Layers 2,4 I - I Layer 6. I I I That configuration is perfect for tying the trailers stack 😊
Massey Ferguson and Ferguson before that built balers to last. My friend Julie brought an original Ferguson Side Mounted Bailer back from America. She took it out to a show at Shrewsbury. Apart from creating a sensation with all the tractor enthusiasts it still made really good bales.
That is a lot of work for two people but you will get some good meat for all your hard work then all you'll need is some Yorkshire and Brussels 😁🐝 I am certainly glad the rain held off for you 😉
Yay! All done and in the barn!! 😁👌. Looked a nice crop and nice hay as well. No point making massive bales when you have to hand ball them like that 😩(been there, not doing it again 😆) Nick your braver than me with those loads going home 😬 couple of ratchet straps will make a difference. Pity the trailer isn’t half a bale wider (guess it won’t go through that gate though 🤦♂) well done though! Same again next year 🤪😁
Kinda following what John did as he never bothered strapping the bales, we only have to crawl up the hill about 300m so not doing any speeds or fast corners. That last load looked worse than it was too. 🫣
Hey y'all that baler is working like a champion. I did love listening to the sound of the baler as it is working. Very nostalgic rhythmic sound indeed. Those machines were made to last with great parts and design. I do think the giant round bales has changed the playing field in the arena of the giant farms. I do see however those do not fit your model and these smaller old ones are the best equipment. Not to mention it was paid of maybe 50 years ago yeah!! Dad would be proud of you keeping it in tip top shape. The two of you are such hard workers and from what I see looks like you work well together. I can see how you both stay so fit looking. Thank you so much for this video I do love the old equipment. I am going to travel down the the family farm this weekend. I am the first generation raised off of the farm so I do love going back every summer to visit. Take care be safe this summer bye for now.
The general idea of the straw was to cover it in used oil prior to baling so it kept the bright surfaces from rusting and deterred vermin. I could smell that lovely hay.😎
hey good morning joanna what a nice video i really enjoyed. for that baling so nice to see really old fashioned. and nice long video too. i look forward to the next video. enjoy your saturday. 😘🤠🌞🇳🇱
Greetings from Wisconsin, USA. This video brings back memories of growing up on the farm. It was my job to drive the tractor/baler. This was before cabs and air conditioning so, very hot and dusty. So glad Mother Nature cooperated with you and you were able to get the hay into the barn. We wish you continued success at Dale Farm.
Hopefully catching up that escapee steer went well. One thing in your favor was that he didn't have those long, sharp pointy things on his head which no doubt could have complicated things a bit. . . It was nice to see the old baler working away. If taken care of properly, old iron like that lasts and lasts and lasts. Getting repair parts if there's a breakdown may become an issue as time goes on, though.
Edwin & The Steers got him rescued and looked right sorry for himself & that 1968 MF20 Baler so Beautiful using your Dad's Trusty Farming equipment & love your description of the Hay all fluffy & beautifully textured great mowing & turning & baling Joanna & Nick & those nerve-shredding will the Bales fall off perfectly performed by Nick Best Wishes x
I’m glad the weather held fair for you. It might be a good plan to secure the load with ratchet straps as, if you bump into a zealous cop you could get points on your licence for having an unsecured load.
hay is plenty fit for the baler ..........you can see clouds of dust rising from the baler ................also when you are rowing up ......if hay is not quite fit , there is nothing like a square baler to let you know .......! a round baler give you very little feedback .......what ever you drive over will be eaten up ........
Put some hay on the seat of the tractor and sit on it when you start to row. If your bum feels damp when your finnished rowing, its not ready to bale 😀
Looking at this video of your MF baler at work I noticed that it has been fitted with loops for a rope to trip a tailgate on a collection sledge towed behind the baler. Have you looked in all the dark corners to see if you still have it ? It would save much time and effort collecting the bales from the fields .Love your videos , best on u-tube .
I hate to tell you this but i think someone has to. Don't ever stand in front of a tractor moving with a disc mower. These mowers can throw small rocks forward and upwards like missils . Many windowsn in tractor cabs have been smashed this way. I have had it happen more than once.
That Massey 20 baler is in incredible condition and working very well. I worked one 45 years ago and I thought it was old then! Don't forget to reset the bale counter to zero!
Great job and great to see the old machines doing the job so well. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for enjoying and watching Declan
Nick's going to hear cachunk cachunk cachunk in his sleep for sure lol hugssssss
I say the same every year, nice to see the John I Fearn sticker on the old 20 especially when I knew your dad and my dad worked at Fearns so would have worked on that baler
Were Fearns located at Hassop old station? You saying the name brought back memories from going to Fearns as a child with my dad.
nice to see the baler doing a good job
Yeah we are very happy with it !!
I remember stacking bales on holiday in Yorkshire as a kid.
The farmer's family were used to that. Being townies, we discovered muscles that we didn't know we had.
The baler is working great 👍.
Yeah we are chuffed with it , thanks
Nice to see you managed to get some little bales done . They always come in handy in winter I find 25:57
Yeah very handy !! Thanks for watching it’s also nice to make some hay the traditional way
I enjoyed that , we used to stack our trailers using bale elevators running on small independent petroleum engines and unload them generally into a Dutch barn or a small hay shed depending on the size of the farm. Some of the bigger operators had pretty mechanised affairs. We would have stacked the trailers pretty high and roped it down using wagon hitch’s, which I still use today on my present garden business. It’s whatever works for your particular operation and you and Nick have pretty much got it mastered. Edmond is a very healthy handsome beast and hopefully he won’t become a regular escape artist x.
Great work, well done
Thank you!
Nice work. Hay looks great
Thank you james
top class video spent many times chucking small bales about and stacking
Thanks for watching Alan!
Good memories
Very impressed with your old baler, doing a cracking job. Looks some nice quality hay.
Thank you! Yeah old baler did us proud
well done for putting some straw through the baler at the end .........the reason for doing that is if you leave hay in the baler the hay sweats out as it heats up and that then rusts the bale chamber but straw doesn't heat up and sweat out like hay does so it doesn't rust the baler
Halilullah, the knotter, didn't give you any problems. Looks a nice crop of hay. Take care xx
Or didn't shear any bolts either😅
Yeah very thankful it worked for us!! Thanks for watching
Great video of you succeeding at making your hay....the old balers going great 👍.... to make life a lot easier you really should try picking up a flat eight sledge that drops the bales out in 2 rows of 4 and get the grab too go onto your tractor loader.... you could liad bales so much easier and faster as I know from my own farming how hard throwing bales around can be anyway keep up the good work
Great video. What a great job
Well done to ye both
Hay looks fantastic
Thank you for watching
Great to see the Massy baler 👌
Thanks for watching!
WOW! Great work
Thank you Robin
You two are hard workers 👍
Thanks Allan, we have our moments hehe 😝
That massey baler is working a treat👌 hay looks perfect. Never get tired watching vintage machines working. Well done guys yous done really well👏👏
Thanks so much for watching
Excellent video again thanks for sharing glad you got the calf back home hay looks great always nice to have small square bales of hay they are very handy to have take care
Lovely to see beautiful area and campsite. Used to haymake with a Mf 35 & tow a sledge on back of baler around 1979.
Health & safety still a big issue in farming far too many accidents happening.
And agree with previous comment regarding ratchet straps to secure bale load.
People can be stupid and complacent. Be safe and don’t let it come back to bite you in the bum.
Job well done looks a good crop of hay and the old baker did really well
Thank you Michael
Super video, that baler is flying it,and I think I heard the crackle in the hay when it was being put into rows so it should be fit enough.
Thanks so much for watching ! Yes the bales felt the right weight etc so I’m sure it was ready !
You did very well to load him on his own well done
Thank you David
Fabulous!
Thank you xx
Jo that video was fantastic, and I take my hat off to both of you for your hard work, wel done, thank you and best wishes from EA.
Thank you Colin! Certainty glad we didn’t have too many more small bales to move! Thanks for watching
Glad it went well,pity I live so far away I could have nipped over helped you,with only 2 of you. hard work yes it is.
Wonderful baling footage Joanna. Believe me the older 'small bale' balers make just as good small hay bales as the new models do. To supplement our farm income during the early 90s till 2007 my brother and I did contract small and round baling in our area and further afield. The bales our later model made were no better than your Massey's bales are. The new balers are smoother and faster but the mechanical principle is exactly the same (spring tine type feeder, compaction, knotters etc). If we'd have never contracted we would have used my dads old baler as it would have done what we needed. The main wearing items with all small and big square balers whatever their brand is spring tine wear or breakage and knotter wear and tear (the device that ties the bales) and if kits or individual parts are available they can be kept going on and on.
You both are doing a splendid job. Good work.
Nice one Jo and Nick, really great to see the old baler working and earning her keep in a fantastic looking crop of hay.😄😄👍👍
Great video, excellent camera shots and clip duration, I'm mainly here for the Belarus and machinery content, but very engaging overall. Would love to see the old Belarus out again
Great baling video
Thanks so much for watching
We had a baler just like that. Brings back lots of memories working with my dad and brothers. We only ever baled without a bale sledge once. Very hard work without one. You did a great job. I bet its a great feeling once you've got them all in. Thanks for taking the time showing it all. All the best 🇬🇧.
Bailer going a treat
Thanks so much! Lovely that it’s going well for us
@@DaleFarm we got a old bamford and that goes well just keep going steady behind our power fordson major done every harvest since 1965 grandad bought it off a neighbour when it was five years old old stuff built better built to last 🚜🏴
Well done folks, loved the video.
Thanks for watching xx
I've seen similar balers here in France with a launcher that chucks the bales intt a trailer behind, well almost always 😊
What a treat! That bailer would have been relatively new when I was getting in hay, and the man who bailed our hay had one that looked a lot like that. Trucking the hay to the barn was nervous time for me. We had a bunch fly off going around a corner once.
You sure put in the hard work,and brill to see the baler working another year 😊
We’ve got you pencilled in for some
Hay stacking andy ! 😀😀
Great looking forward to that 👍
Hay hay hay its a wonderful day .Great feeling having lots of lovely hay safely stored away ready for whatever our wonderful winter has to throw at us well done
have a 20 baler, never misses a beat, a crooks bale slay behind the baler and a crooks bale grab for the loader would make it very easy, can be bought cheap enough. but well done on keeping up tradition
Great video of the ups and downs of livestock farming
Thanks for watching !
You shouldn't worry about that baler, look after it and it shall run forever. It was made when things were made to last.
Thank you , agree stuff isn’t built the same these days
Beautiful farm! You definitely built up your muscles! Great job! Thanks
Thank you so much xx
Hi Joanne and nick your blessed to live in a such a stunning place love your hay making video
Thank you Sean xx
A job well done. But I did enjoy the Highland action ! Cheers
Thanks Alastair , I wasn’t sure if it was too long for a video everything all combined but it’s the story of how it happened … livestock emergencies interrupting hay making !
Brilliant to see you're baler working brings back memories of when I was young, you're doing a great job since you took over the farm ❤
Hi Joanna,
We used to stack them as follows:
Layers 1,3,5 - -
Layers 2,4 I - I
Layer 6. I I I
That configuration is perfect for tying the trailers stack 😊
Massey Ferguson and Ferguson before that built balers to last. My friend Julie brought an original Ferguson Side Mounted Bailer back from America. She took it out to a show at Shrewsbury. Apart from creating a sensation with all the tractor enthusiasts it still made really good bales.
That is a lot of work for two people but you will get some good meat for all your hard work then all you'll need is some Yorkshire and Brussels 😁🐝 I am certainly glad the rain held off for you 😉
Yay! All done and in the barn!! 😁👌. Looked a nice crop and nice hay as well. No point making massive bales when you have to hand ball them like that 😩(been there, not doing it again 😆) Nick your braver than me with those loads going home 😬 couple of ratchet straps will make a difference. Pity the trailer isn’t half a bale wider (guess it won’t go through that gate though 🤦♂) well done though! Same again next year 🤪😁
Kinda following what John did as he never bothered strapping the bales, we only have to crawl up the hill about 300m so not doing any speeds or fast corners. That last load looked worse than it was too. 🫣
That older baler works better than a new one. They are a lot of work but once you get them where you want them they are sure handy to have . Take care
Great video great work done by you both and your tractors and hay making machinery.
Great time together ❤
☺️☺️
Hey y'all that baler is working like a champion. I did love listening to the sound of the baler as it is working. Very nostalgic rhythmic sound indeed. Those machines were made to last with great parts and design. I do think the giant round bales has changed the playing field in the arena of the giant farms. I do see however those do not fit your model and these smaller old ones are the best equipment. Not to mention it was paid of maybe 50 years ago yeah!! Dad would be proud of you keeping it in tip top shape.
The two of you are such hard workers and from what I see looks like you work well together. I can see how you both stay so fit looking. Thank you so much for this video I do love the old equipment. I am going to travel down the the family farm this weekend. I am the first generation raised off of the farm so I do love going back every summer to visit. Take care be safe this summer bye for now.
The general idea of the straw was to cover it in used oil prior to baling so it kept the bright surfaces from rusting and deterred vermin. I could smell that lovely hay.😎
Cracking video as always nice to see you got some small bales @ the weather stay good for you @ Nick to get all the bales in it looks good hay👍👍👍👍
Great jod make hay sun shines😊😊😊
Thank you!
Hi girl that was a class video of you making the hey and was good looking hay to ❤❤❤❤❤😂
Marvellous to see equipment of this age still being used 🇬🇧🇮🇪.
things made decades ago last longer than the garbage they make now hugssssss
hey good morning joanna what a nice video i really enjoyed. for that baling so nice to see really old fashioned. and nice long video too. i look forward to the next video. enjoy your saturday. 😘🤠🌞🇳🇱
Greetings from Wisconsin, USA. This video brings back memories of growing up on the farm. It was my job to drive the tractor/baler. This was before cabs and air conditioning so, very hot and dusty. So glad Mother Nature cooperated with you and you were able to get the hay into the barn. We wish you continued success at Dale Farm.
Hi .that baler is a credit to u .its like new.
Thank you! Dad looked after it
Hopefully catching up that escapee steer went well. One thing in your favor was that he didn't have those long, sharp pointy things on his head which no doubt could have complicated things a bit. . . It was nice to see the old baler working away. If taken care of properly, old iron like that lasts and lasts and lasts. Getting repair parts if there's a breakdown may become an issue as time goes on, though.
Edwin & The Steers got him rescued and looked right sorry for himself & that 1968 MF20 Baler so Beautiful using your Dad's Trusty Farming equipment & love your description of the Hay all fluffy & beautifully textured great mowing & turning & baling Joanna & Nick & those nerve-shredding will the Bales fall off perfectly performed by Nick Best Wishes x
Well done!! Congratulations! A lot of hard work but well achieved and a barn full for next year! Excellent to see you working so well together!!
Thanks so much Mary ☺️
You did it! Congratulations!
Bringing back great
Nick wants to make a bale sled saves a lot of walking and stacking done straight from the baler.
many happy hours spent riding a sled back in the 60s and early 70s
many happy hours spent riding a sled back in the 60s and 70s
Hello you have to take risks when you are making hay you will not get done you have just hope for the best you get some good weather ❤❤
That's a good, solid looking bailer, I've always loved the sound they make. A good year 68, same as me.
You got a great yield with your hay, good job.
Don't be stressed Joanne You're a great girl 👧 xxx
Loved the video, my Dad used do the old square baling, with a Bamford baler, keep up the good work! 👍👍
Good luck❤ 2:24 2:26 2:27 2:30
Surprising how quickly it finishes a bale.
Lovely vid use 2 be safe
The 135 is ideal I use to use a 135 on a 20 bailer!many years ago tho.
A great team !
When you bring the Baler into the field, you find out who your friends are🥵
😂
We haven’t got many haha
I’m glad the weather held fair for you. It might be a good plan to secure the load with ratchet straps as, if you bump into a zealous cop you could get points on your licence for having an unsecured load.
hay is plenty fit for the baler ..........you can see clouds of dust rising from the baler ................also when you are rowing up ......if hay is not quite fit , there is nothing like a square baler to let you know .......!
a round baler give you very little feedback .......what ever you drive over will be eaten up ........
Yes chasing cows and fixing 5 strand barbed wire was not good when other chores needed doing.❤
17:26 i wonder how many farms around the uk that's still using old machinery like this...
You need a pitch fork and possibly a couple of straps for piece of mind 👍
Put some hay on the seat of the tractor and sit on it when you start to row. If your bum feels damp when your finnished rowing, its not ready to bale 😀
Looking at this video of your MF baler at work I noticed that it has been fitted with loops for a rope to trip a tailgate on a collection sledge towed behind the baler. Have you looked in all the dark corners to see if you still have it ? It would save much time and effort collecting the bales from the fields .Love your videos , best on u-tube .
Melodic balier
that carts wheels look like they need replacing soon back left side hugsssss
that little one needs to go lol he is a trouble maker hugssss
That brings back so many great memories of hay making on my nains farm when I was younger
Guys, old is made much more solidly than anyrhing being sold today!
I hate to tell you this but i think someone has to. Don't ever stand in front of a tractor moving with a disc mower. These mowers can throw small rocks forward and upwards like missils . Many windowsn in tractor cabs have been smashed this way. I have had it happen more than once.
When the bales come out the Shute was does the stick do ?
The idea was for it to roll the bale away the next pass but doesn't always work out.
That Massey 20 baler is in incredible condition and working very well. I worked one 45 years ago and I thought it was old then! Don't forget to reset the bale counter to zero!
Plenty of TLC oil and grease😂
Gourges place you have do yo have any farm jobs
Any loose bales?
There’s only two seasons on a farm mud season and haymaking season. Everything else is incidental.
Yeah agree !
Teenager and just fancied an adventure.
Please, sister, I follow you on TH-cam and Instagram. Please help me find a job contract on a cow farm. May God bless you. 🙏🇲🇦🇺🇸🇲🇦🙏