Great job. As you said, it's very satisfying. Last season was our first year baling our hay. $1,500 haybine, $700 baler and a $350 rake. We didn't have to buy $1500 in hay last year and we have 300 bales in the barn so far this year.
I used to dread driving 15 miles to go buy hay from somebody else, haul it to the house and stack it in the loft. Then I'd have to wonder if I bought enough to feed the goats through the winter. I'm sure I spent more money buying hay in the past than I have in the equipment I just bought. I sold all my goats a few years ago, but I may have to get a few more soon, especially since I don't have to rely on an outside source anymore! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
It used to be piled on a wagon and put up the the loft loose. These machines made it easier to gather and compacted it so it took up a lot less space in the barns. The balers are pretty amazing machines and it's really cool to see how they go through all the steps to produce a nicely packaged bundle of grass. The tough part is picking them up in the field and loading them onto the trailer!
When I first started, I tried to feed a little too much at once and had to shut it down and un-clog it. Yeah, picking them up sucks! Thanks for watching!
CONGRATS ON YOUR BAILING.dID THAT LONG TIME AGO WITH MY FATHER-IN-LAW.IN 1965. wow that was long time ago. I had fun doing it too.Father -IN-LAW WAS HAPPY TOO WITH THE SAME KIND OF ECUIPEMENT TOO..
Thanks! Some of that old equipment was good solid stuff. I've helped stack it on trailers before, and I've thrown a bunch of it up in the hay loft, but making my own bales with my own equipment, was really cool! Thanks for watching!
I did shut it down while cleaning it out, both the PTO and the tractor too. I'm not reaching in there while everything is spinning! When feeding it by hand, you just toss the grass at the pickup teeth and let it do the rest. The chances of me getting pulled in from where I was at are pretty much zero. The teeth are not strong enough to pick me up and the guard on the front keeps me far enough away that I cannot touch the auger without leaning over it. It might not look like it from the angle of the camera, but I was in a pretty safe area. Thanks for your concern and thanks for watching too!
Cool. Someone here in Ohio recently had their whole mini round bale set up for sale on FB marketplace. I have pasture I don't use and every time I cut it, I think about bailing it.
I've seen several of the mini round bale setups for sale, it makes me think that they're not all they're cracked up to be! They're kind of expensive too. Thanks for watching!
Great job. As you said, it's very satisfying. Last season was our first year baling our hay. $1,500 haybine, $700 baler and a $350 rake. We didn't have to buy $1500 in hay last year and we have 300 bales in the barn so far this year.
I used to dread driving 15 miles to go buy hay from somebody else, haul it to the house and stack it in the loft. Then I'd have to wonder if I bought enough to feed the goats through the winter. I'm sure I spent more money buying hay in the past than I have in the equipment I just bought. I sold all my goats a few years ago, but I may have to get a few more soon, especially since I don't have to rely on an outside source anymore! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Good skills 😊
Lot's of work too! Thanks for watching!
Awesome! This is very interesting to me. Im a fellow buckeye.
Right on! Thanks for watching!
Kinda interesting seeing the process. I think this is the first time I've ever seen hay baled before.
It used to be piled on a wagon and put up the the loft loose. These machines made it easier to gather and compacted it so it took up a lot less space in the barns. The balers are pretty amazing machines and it's really cool to see how they go through all the steps to produce a nicely packaged bundle of grass. The tough part is picking them up in the field and loading them onto the trailer!
Great job for a first run! Definitely go for several small passes as you learn - it's picking them up that kills you :-)
When I first started, I tried to feed a little too much at once and had to shut it down and un-clog it. Yeah, picking them up sucks! Thanks for watching!
Successful first test.
I think so too! Thanks for watching Squib!
CONGRATS ON YOUR BAILING.dID THAT LONG TIME AGO WITH MY FATHER-IN-LAW.IN 1965. wow that was long time ago. I had fun doing it too.Father -IN-LAW WAS HAPPY TOO WITH THE SAME KIND OF ECUIPEMENT TOO..
Thanks! Some of that old equipment was good solid stuff. I've helped stack it on trailers before, and I've thrown a bunch of it up in the hay loft, but making my own bales with my own equipment, was really cool! Thanks for watching!
If you stand in front feeding it by hand while it’s going you will end up in it. Shut it down to clean it out.
I did shut it down while cleaning it out, both the PTO and the tractor too. I'm not reaching in there while everything is spinning! When feeding it by hand, you just toss the grass at the pickup teeth and let it do the rest. The chances of me getting pulled in from where I was at are pretty much zero. The teeth are not strong enough to pick me up and the guard on the front keeps me far enough away that I cannot touch the auger without leaning over it. It might not look like it from the angle of the camera, but I was in a pretty safe area. Thanks for your concern and thanks for watching too!
Cool. Someone here in Ohio recently had their whole mini round bale set up for sale on FB marketplace. I have pasture I don't use and every time I cut it, I think about bailing it.
I've seen several of the mini round bale setups for sale, it makes me think that they're not all they're cracked up to be! They're kind of expensive too. Thanks for watching!
Why do I hear Green Acres music, see Oliver Wendell Douglas on a tractor and expect to see Mr. Haney at any moment?😊 👍JimE
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@@homesteadohio LOL!!!!!🤣 We're on the same page Richard. JimE