Making Square Bales From Scratch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video, we make square bales on a small grass field. Using old equipment and a JD 4020 to cut, rake, and bale the hay.
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0:00 Intro
0:12 Sickle Bar Mowing
2:56 Raking Hay
4:36 Square Baling
10:56 Selling Hay
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I honestly think every teenager should have to do this at least one summer of their life. I’ve done my fair share of it and I’m in my 30s.
YEP! Did this exact thing 3 summers in high school for my uncle. When football practice started- I was very fit and very tan, the coaches and the girls were impressed!
I agree. Did plenty of this growing up
I did this last summer, and I will 54 in 2 weeks.
Nah I’ll pass I’m one myself and I drive the tractor to rake or bale but it’s a cabbed tractor with 900 lb bales so yea. I will definitely pass on this one 😂
honestly one of my favorite things to do i enjoy any fieldwork it is very calming to me
A girlfriend who isn't afraid of a little hard work. Better put a ring on it quicklike Spencer!
When you find a woman that is willing to work that hard, that’s a real find!
You should be running the tractor almost wide open while baling. The baler is designed to preform better at higher RPMs. If you haven't found out yet it makes nicer bales at higher RPMs to. We have a similar baler and we had to find many things out the hard way. Remember high RPMs while baling almost wide open on the tractor.
Does that make tighter bales too? Seems these bales are loose... I agree with a commenter below you need baling hooks.
Not to be rude. But each machine has its sweet spot. My 336 likes it at about 400 rpms on the PTO. Anything over 500 makes smaller flakes and the knotters will miss bales more often. Tightening up the springs at the back will pack a tighter bale also. Keep up the good work.
@@nickchapin184 your absolutely right. but just observing the baler in the video it seemed that he was only running the PTO at 300-400 RPMs. we have a 348 (which is a little newer but virtually the same machine) and sweet spot is 450-550 RPMS any less than 450 and the bales start to get a little sloppy.
I remember those days. That’s how we made money back in the day. Your helpers did a nice job of stacking and tying things together. Same way we did it. Those JD balers used to make the heaviest bales!
@@nickchapin184 that is how my baler is. It misses bales at higher rpm’s
Looks like you need to either sharpen your knives or shim them out so they cut the hay better and your bales wont stick together. you may also need to adjust your plunger closer to your stationary knife.. I AM AN 82 YEAR OLD FARMER THAT HAS BALED MANY A BALE OF HAY, NOT A NOVICE TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO. I REALLY ENJOY YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS CHANNELS.
Yes the knives did look dull last time I checked! Thanks for the tips I’ll be sure to have the baler in good shape for next year. (I’ll have a lot more ground to cover)
wow real veteran
Thanks for the great video! I appreciate seeing the haying :)
I hope your knee surgery was successful for the long-term! I know how much it sucks not being 100% physically, and able to do the work you love to do! I hope you get better fast, though knees can be slow to heal. Thanks again, and it's great to see your loved ones pitching in around you!
I’m really happy your getting better and bailing went well hi grant and Josie Teamwork was incredible. This side by side farming was a brilliant idea. It makes life so much easier. Wholesome content
Im from germany and i heavy fw your videos
Same I’m from Germany too
der spielt ls in real life! LG aus Brandenburg
Bailing hay the old fashioned way! Brings back memories 🤠
Great video 👍 Hope your leg heals good and strong!!
This lad is an absolute genius. Wear a knee brace so your brother does it for you. lol
I spent 5 summers bailing behind a setup that look almost exactly like that. (Case tractor though) First year was 1972. I made $1hr. Lunch and 3 bottles of coke included. Had to hand pump the water. Arms cramped up. got poked till my forearms were raw. 3 days per cutting, 3 cuttings a summer. My first check was $31. That was big money for a 12year old in 1972. Got easier by the time I was 17. And I didn't have to ride my bike home anymore either
thats 233 dollars today. Not bad indeed
@@F4Wildcat $31 for 3 days
@@ST-xx9rt okay that is pretty darn good. Hard work pays off.
Huge THANK YOU for the farmers who do hard work and labor to feed the animals and ppl 💪💯
Those Bails look great I enjoy your content alot!
Yo I’m proud of you and grant
Yes
Been loving the content as well as the learning lessons along the way. My wife and I have been looking at land between 5-20 acres to start a hobby farm and this has been very educational for us.
Love your videos
Spencer, get the lady a hay hook to help her job be easier dragging bales. My grandmother swore by it moving bales into her eighties 😊
I don't know why i love your vids so much hope your knee gets better
1st time seeing that kind of rake ,looks cool
Awesome job 👏! You made some nice square bales!
Grant needs to build his core strength for throwing bales too much tractor time
Grant is built ford tough lol don’t worry about that ❤
Great video . Thank you
Don’t know if this was said yet in the comments but a little tip. I seen how Grant was having to lift the bale chute when turning. If you try to start on the left side of the field and always turn right you won’t have that issue. (My dad always tries to turn left as well) it’s also a bit easier to get in and out of windrows turning that way and a bit easier on the drive line. Otherwise great job. Great video
we also baled today but it was just 0.7 hectares and it took just about half an hour and 49 small bales
Thx for sharing
Hope your knee continues to improve. You guys got along great considering the age of the equipment
Love the content man!!!
Good work, Grant and ma’am
Normally everything is bigger in the US... - hay bales those are kinda cute
Good work!! Get well soon
Finaly ive been waiting for so long
I wish I could get square bales in my barn but we don’t have time so I’m doing all of the hay myself and it’s round bales and I’m only 13
Awesome
Love the content spencer praying that your knee heals and this is just me but we have the same baler as you we it seems to work better for us to run at a higher rpm thanks for the video keep it up
I am from India and likes your videos
Man i wish i could be a farmer
me too
Hope you get better i know how you feel i had collarbone surgery because i broke it in 2 so hope you have a fast recovery
Great video
Great job praying for your knee
Love it
first have been looking forward for this video
Haha my firat job at 15 was throwing bales onto a trailer off a new holland and then into the barns catching them off the elevator
Thats super cheap for hay, here in idaho, good grass 70lb bales go for about 11$, and most of that is off of irrigated fields. Great video spencer!
Nice video
Mow that lower part and let the grass grow up through it will help with weed control and put nutrients back
There is a million ways to stack a wagon but when u do it the key is too keep the bales locked in when u stack it the same direction up its unstable like when the bail fell off u start with 2 bails on each of the sides going horizontal to the trailer then one in the middle going with the length of the trailer like u guys did the first row but then your next row go all 4 with the length of the trailer then repeat up it work the best
Nice
So $960-1120 ain't bad for 3 acers of land for one cutting
By the time you factor in the fuel and the maintenance on equipment as well as twine cost it might be in the 200 dollar per acre range for profit.
@nickchapin184 yea, but doing everything with a 4020 ain't that bad....
That's actually really good.
Tip for you. Use your knee to put on top
Grant when you stack if you plan o. It staying on the trailer pit the bottom row on thew side the the twine doesnt get chewed through
go invest in a couple of hay hooks. for around $10 each they will save your back.
I’ve gotta agree with that! Especially with tighter bales that don’t have as much slack in the strings! The other thing I’d recommend is a leather blacksmith”s or farrier’s apron or even a set of chaps! Jeans aren’t much good at protecting your legs from prickles or the cut ends of dried grass or alfalfa.
This reminds me how much I hate stacking hay
you need to get a disc mower
thts cool youre doing ads for The Squad
I already know grant was saying holy Toyletoy
I hope you get well soon. Keep that leg or foot up.
My grandpa has an accumulator that just puts the bales into like blocks of 4 or something like that then we just pick up the blocks with a hay grapple
Did you broke your leg?😢
I think he had surgery I believe it was from playing football in high school
I’m not 100% on that but I think that’s what happened
Hope for a speedy recovery
Ohh okay
Hope for fast recovery
I think its time for hay equipment updates .
Hope you get better spencer
this is a great video for me, as i see the young generation coming up to do farming.Can someone guide/help me with if there are any farms where we can go and have a look around Nashville/Franklin/Nolsville as i am very much interested and if possible can help out during weekends.
Need a Hydraulic cylinder for your Sicklebar mower lol
Looks like ceramic coating on the 4020 is in the works???😊🎉
👍
Now this is iowa
Мне мой отец говорил что настоящее сено то, что 3 раза под дождем промокло! Ваше сено сколько раз мокло?
You should have buck mod your equipment into Farmsim and do a series while you do hay in farmsim
We run a 4010 at 2100 rpm
How many times did you rake it? Looks a little green underneath on some windrows. We would cut it and the next day go out and rake it into wind rows if it was dry on top and let it sit for awhile if it was a nice sunny day then bale it. It may not be the proper way but it’s how we did it.
If it works for you it is not wrong
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Hope the knee heals quick
How come you took the loader off the tractor ?
How warm is the head on your jd 350 sickle mower after mowing all that? I just bought one and I'm wondering how hot is to hot.
No idea. Haven’t felt it to know. Haven’t had any issues yet
@spencerhilbert next time you run it, lmk mine was warm but not too hot to touch after running for like 40 mins, probably like 120ish degrees or so
invest in a mow co, it will make your life much easier
Don’t have nearly enough acres to justify that expense:
Great video. Nothing like that sweaty itch of.bailing square bails. :)
One tip guys with square bales cut side down in a field that is left over night or stacking in the barn moisture get get inside.. Steve from WV
Hay hooks, hay hooks, hay hooks, save your back!!!!
Run the rpm at 540
Is there going to be multiplayer on American Farming
Good wholesome family entertainment... American Farmer.... #7 on simulation downloads (Google) congratulations to both of you.... Stay safe, Tim
YOU NEED BAILING HOOKS !!!❤❤
You needs some hay hooks.
Are you guys going to look into cattle ever in the future? Or no
Yeah totally open to it. Just don’t live near the land and have zero experience. So I would have to get more experience and live close by.
Sorry to hear you hurt your leg so
Looks like you didn't set the pick up on the baler down....
is the video with hte house demo offline?
Not the way we stacked bales on a wagon 50 years ago.
What happen to your legs spencer, i hope you get better soon.
How did you hurt your ankle? Jumping out of that girl’s bedroom window?
Farm sim IRL
If you ever get a new hay baler, I would recommend to also get a Kuhn speed rake
What happened to your leg Spencer 😮??
How did you get in crutches if i may ask ?
Planned surgery. I forgot to mention in video. Must have hurt it when I was younger and it started to hurt more and more over the years. Got a MRI and only way to fix it is surgery.
why are you in crutches? other than that, i love these videos because i plan to do this same thing
He had knee surgery or something like that
@@dirtbikes_cows_farming5 oh, okay
How did he get hurt?
Why are you not posting on your other channel
Could you ask your bro if he plans on pushing his game across all platforms? Also if you need help around the place i can fly out n help you out
Yes that would be the long term goal. Long ways before that though. 100x more work and staff needed to bring a quality farm sim game to console.
@@spencerhilbert Make sure you guys push for ps 4 and xbox one's first the writes are usually cheaper and can barging for better after. food for thought
what happend to his leg?
What tractor is that? To me it looks like a 4010 or 4020
It's a 4020
How many hours in Farming simulator games?❤
Wood he rev it up a bit.😢
What happened to Spencer?