Stacking bales in a hay mow was the hardest work I did on a farm. Hot, stuffy, chaff flying all over and down my shirt. Always glad for the end of those days. A wise old farmer told me when I was sixteen. More than one boy became a man working in a hay mow.
With all the heat we have had lately it sure is more fun to sit in front of fan and WATCH you pile hay bales next to a hot roof then having to help!!! Stay cool and safe in this heat. Thanks 😊.
Awesome, I used to love visiting my grandpa during haying. Such rewarding work, putting up that feed to sustain your herd. Hope you guys get the SPF 40 by the case for the 656, I'd be burnt red by 2pm nowadays.
Open station bailing I remember as a lil tyke before my dad got a cab tractor in the early to mid 80’s . Breaking out a sweat from watching this video.
I remember bailing hay for a local dairy farm when I was a kid. Tough work for a 13 year old kid. Local farmer hired local kids to help him out. Always hot and dusty. Still remember how miserable it was even after 50 years.
Like so many others have said already, I have spent countless hours in the hay mow over the years. The only thing I think that was worse was shoveling the oats in our grain bin which was inside the upper part of the barn - oats coming in and you are working in a space that was 1 and 1/2 feet from the top, laying on my stomach and pushing the oats around to fill the corners etc...
Having a cement pad to unload the wagons sure makes cleanup easier. Our set up was in the grass, so we usually left the chaff in the wagon till we could drive it into the pasture or the front barn door. Inevitably we would have a growing mess around the elevator.
I always liked a hay hook. Made my own in Jr. High. I made an updated one later, after my hands got bigger. Saved me from having to find the strings, and I caught behind the thrower with it. Great video, y'all. I don't miss slinging bales. Or bucking them, depending on how you say it. 👍♥️
Mowing hay is a job I think grows on a person. When I was young I didn't like it at all but as time went on I got pretty good at it. I took a lot of pride in how I did it. Even my Dad was up there to help me those times I felt like I did a better job but I didn't dare tell him that. That 16 year old self was kind of a jerk.
My Dad was in the loft until it got to the top. Then he was on the wagon "because you (me) can stack them tighter". BS, he didn't want to be next to the hot tin roof! And I always did it.
When we made our feed, we'd put a few bales of alfalfa in it, just break it apart and feed the slabs! We used corn, oats, wheat, barley, salt, soybean oilmeal, minerals!
❤😊I WISH I COULD HAVE YOU GUY'S BACKING WAGONS IN THE SHED AT THE LE SUEUR COUNTY PIONEER POWER GROUND'S LAST SATURDAY !!! WE CUT AND BINDED THE WHEAT AND PITCHED ON WAGONS FOR THE THRESHING SHOW AT THE END OF AUGUST !!!! WE HAVE 6 AND A HALF WAGONS TO FILL FOR THIS WEEKEND ❤😊
I noticed the rock wall about four feet wide just to the outside of the concrete ark the tractor drove on to get the bale wagon to the elevator. Did your dad build those? Might be an interesting video clip topic. Looked like some pretty large rocks in the walls.
I couldn't unload fast enough enough for my dad he would stack hay in the barn by him self he would yell down go faster he wanted 1 bale after a another good times back in the day
Not sure about them but on our farm bale hooks were never allowed too many of them got set on the side of the empty wagon and fell off in the field Other reason to not use them is when you are going fast with 2 people accidents can happen
@@joakrage3972 I get that. My favorite place was to hang it in the hammer loop of my pants, because I knew I was just switching wagons and would be catching bales again in a few minutes.
ok guys, I've ask this question 3 times now, what's up with that beautiful old Farmall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????????????????????????
Stacking bales in a hay mow was the hardest work I did on a farm. Hot, stuffy, chaff flying all over and down my shirt. Always glad for the end of those days. A wise old farmer told me when I was sixteen. More than one boy became a man working in a hay mow.
Yup this vid broughf back some memories🙂
Grateful and appreciative of those farmers, you are amazing. Wish you all the best.
I remember the day dad put a B farmall on a 45 IH baler. I was 4th grade. Hard work, good work. Hats off to the American Farmer. Thanks for sharing.
With all the heat we have had lately it sure is more fun to sit in front of fan and WATCH you pile hay bales next to a hot roof then having to help!!! Stay cool and safe in this heat. Thanks 😊.
Amazing post, Gierok Farms. I pounded your thumbs up icon on your upload. Eager see your next one from you. Maintain the great work.
Hot work filling the barn but very satisfying seeing full of winter feed. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.
I always loved the international and Massey Ferguson farm tractors best farm tractors around
I like seeing the 686 on the baler always preferred a open station then a cab for all jobs haying always nice weather when your haying
Don’t think I have ever seen a better run operation. Your dad’s a great engineer and businessman and he is sharing with his family
another great video!!
Awesome, I used to love visiting my grandpa during haying. Such rewarding work, putting up that feed to sustain your herd. Hope you guys get the SPF 40 by the case for the 656, I'd be burnt red by 2pm nowadays.
Nice video Aaron
Great baling video
I sure don't miss those days of working the mow
Open station bailing I remember as a lil tyke before my dad got a cab tractor in the early to mid 80’s . Breaking out a sweat from watching this video.
I remember bailing hay for a local dairy farm when I was a kid. Tough work for a 13 year old kid. Local farmer hired local kids to help him out. Always hot and dusty. Still remember how miserable it was even after 50 years.
Like so many others have said already, I have spent countless hours in the hay mow over the years. The only thing I think that was worse was shoveling the oats in our grain bin which was inside the upper part of the barn - oats coming in and you are working in a space that was 1 and 1/2 feet from the top, laying on my stomach and pushing the oats around to fill the corners etc...
Love that 686 and 1650. Those were real tractors
Nice job backing the hay wagon. That was one task I never really mastered. Great with two wheel trailers but not wagons.
Having a cement pad to unload the wagons sure makes cleanup easier. Our set up was in the grass, so we usually left the chaff in the wagon till we could drive it into the pasture or the front barn door. Inevitably we would have a growing mess around the elevator.
I always liked a hay hook. Made my own in Jr. High. I made an updated one later, after my hands got bigger. Saved me from having to find the strings, and I caught behind the thrower with it. Great video, y'all. I don't miss slinging bales. Or bucking them, depending on how you say it. 👍♥️
I really like your videos, support you
Dang! There’s your dad working bare hands again. Get him to show us his hands, they have to be tough as leather. 👍
baling hay best job ever. we racked our hay then used a pulley system to put them in the hay mow. 6 bales at a crack..
Lets see that Oliver!
I don’t miss stacking bales in a mow on a hot summer day.
Mowing hay is a job I think grows on a person. When I was young I didn't like it at all but as time went on I got pretty good at it. I took a lot of pride in how I did it. Even my Dad was up there to help me those times I felt like I did a better job but I didn't dare tell him that. That 16 year old self was kind of a jerk.
I always preferred the wagon vs the loft. Didn't always work out that way though.
My Dad was in the loft until it got to the top. Then he was on the wagon "because you (me) can stack them tighter". BS, he didn't want to be next to the hot tin roof! And I always did it.
Working in the top of the barn in the summer is the hottest work I ever did.
When we made our feed, we'd put a few bales of alfalfa in it, just break it apart and feed the slabs! We used corn, oats, wheat, barley, salt, soybean oilmeal, minerals!
Reminds me of how we did it in the 1970's. Only we didn't use a thrower, we had a guy on the wagon with a bale hook stacking as we went.
❤😊I WISH I COULD HAVE YOU GUY'S BACKING WAGONS IN THE SHED AT THE LE SUEUR COUNTY PIONEER POWER GROUND'S LAST SATURDAY !!! WE CUT AND BINDED THE WHEAT AND PITCHED ON WAGONS FOR THE THRESHING SHOW AT THE END OF AUGUST !!!! WE HAVE 6 AND A HALF WAGONS TO FILL FOR THIS WEEKEND ❤😊
I noticed the rock wall about four feet wide just to the outside of the concrete ark the tractor drove on to get the bale wagon to the elevator. Did your dad build those? Might be an interesting video clip topic. Looked like some pretty large rocks in the walls.
I couldn't unload fast enough enough for my dad he would stack hay in the barn by him self he would yell down go faster he wanted 1 bale after a another good times back in the day
I actually had my Dad say that unloading 250 bales in 45 minutes was not something he wanted to do again. He told me to go fast, and I did. 😂😂
Have a very similar setup. IH 686 and a 273 baler. They make a good setup for small square bailing. Don’t have the thrower on mine.
Love all your videos. But for me, I'd rather hear the sound of the 686 and the plunger on the baler instead of elevator music. just sayin'!
Is that marine Corp flag I see at 5:00?
Is there a reason you don’t use bale hooks?
Not sure about them but on our farm bale hooks were never allowed too many of them got set on the side of the empty wagon and fell off in the field
Other reason to not use them is when you are going fast with 2 people accidents can happen
I made my own, never dropped it. Made catching from the thrower like a game, and I didn't have to find the strings when I unloaded the wagons.
@@MorganOtt-ne1qj we had a lot of hired help at that time that were less attentive than we would have liked
@@joakrage3972 I get that. My favorite place was to hang it in the hammer loop of my pants, because I knew I was just switching wagons and would be catching bales again in a few minutes.
You guys need leather gloves, and bale hooks
No thanks
ok guys, I've ask this question 3 times now, what's up with that beautiful old Farmall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????????????????????????
H