Baling our new hay Field for the First Time. What could go wrong?
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- We are finally going to bale our hay field. I hurt my back right after cutting the hay, but we have friends and family coming over to help pick up and store the bales of hay. The bad thing is, that it rained on the hay this morning, so I have Ted the hay again, rake it, then bale the hay.
The equipment I am using is:
1961 case 730 tractor
1958 New Holland super 78 wire tie square baler
New Idea 403 side delivery hay rake
G2LP twin rotor hay tedder
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My motto is people helping people ", it's amazing when help is needed , stay safe everyone ! Thank you all !!!
Thank God for sending all of us helpers. I'm sure when they need it and you can, you will.
Thank GOD for your help, and please be careful when carrying stuff.
Good to see old farm machinery come back to life. your a good man.
This is why you build a community of like minded folks that can help each other. Well done! Also the drone footage is top notch!
I agree. That drone footage is amazing
JudithB Glad that is done and love the smell of fresh hay!!! We usually got 2 cuts off 15 acres and sometimes 3, but usually just left the 3rd in pasture for the cows for the winter. Nothing like the sound of a shear pin, and we kept several for the most likely spots. Our twine baler would not tie every bale, but we kept going until finished and then rebale the busted ones. I was in the hospital with pneumonia one winter, and my neighbor kept my son at night, and milked my cow for us. Old times farmers had to help neighbors so all could get the work done especially in bad times. Happy Fathers Day Evan!
This says a lot about your friends and family. Good people pitching in. Also tells me you're a good man to have so many wanting to help out.
HELLO from chihuahua mexico, thank to your wife, friends and parents you accomplish this goal, take care of them and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
This is just another example of how man makes plans and God laughs, but proves again he loves us by providing what is NEEDED most! Family and FRIENDS!
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So happy to see you on that tractor this morning. You did it, and just look at Rebecca just going at it. What an awesome job. You have told us that she is always ready to help you . And she I know have proved that many times. Those friends and family that was there to help are wonderful. You are a good person and hard worker ,that’s why so many offered their help ,and prayers. This old woman has sent up prayers morning and night for you, and will continue. So don’t ever forget to give our Lord credit for all he does for us. Slow down and take care of your body. God bless you ,Rebecca and all those that helped and also those that offered.
Good to have help
I Love watching you guys 👦 ❤ 💕 ♥
Very glad to see that you got the hay baled and in the barn. Thanks for sharing.
Back when I was a kid baling hay was always a big family get together.
My back knows all about those muscle relaxers......helps me survive those days
Need to rake the opposite way, rake the windows to the outside so your not messing everything up while turning around.
True, I got a good scolding for leaving un-raked hay underneath the windrow. The baler will have trouble picking that up.
If not rained on should be ok, ull find out
U need to rake 2 rounds 1 way and 1 round the other to roll all the hay backwards for each windrow
Good video mate love the old equipment
Good people help good people....awesome harvest👍
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You should double up your windrows. When you finish one, turn around and go the opposite way and put one right against the one you just made. Your baler can take the hay in much faster than you are running, and you will cut your turning in half.
Welcome to Anything! Bad weather, machinery breakdowns but also people pitching in to help. Well done crop in and under cover.
Love seeing the old equipment being used and getting the job done
Me too!
Absolutely. Equipment you can actually work on with tools.
Awesome job. No right way or wrong way to do anything.
If nothing is broken you are not working. You are definitely a hard worker. Try to take care of that back. Thanks for sharing.
I’m sorry that anyone disliked this. Shit man, I think you are a baling ROCK STAR. Looked like it worked out pretty damn good to me. Awesome! 128 bales?! I’d be VERY proud of myself. I’m proud of you and you don’t even know me. The best part? You’ll get better at it. I’ve watched a lot of your videos so far. I think this one really shows your grit and determination. Awesome. Loved watching it.
Thank God for family and friends. They are a blessing! You get well and take care of yourself. 🙏👍👏
God bless all who helped you and to those extended that wonderful thing called caring and helping a neighbor.
being your first go at making hay you did a great job. I'm sure you've already learned lots on how your next cut will be done.
Love t see you old tractir equipment sir and always watching and support your videos thanks for sharing..this is my dream to have a farm someday..take always bro..from philippines✌️🍻
take your meds and rest a lot I have a bad back at these 2 things is about all you can do. rest up and get well soon
I have a tip for the raking, we always drive 2 or 3 times round en then from 1 side straight to the other and back and instead of driving round to the middle and then out of the field
our old rake had a setting on it to spin the rake backwards so when you finished up in the middle of the field, you reversed the rake and drove through without disturbing the windrows Dad always raked it in the circles, so he was baleing as he turned the corners
Told him to do that on the last video when he was tedding probably did not read the comments
Michael Beckingham, if someone you didn’t know, and you also didn’t know what experience or knowledge they have - TOLD you what to do would you automatically jump to it? I expect there are many who believe they know it all saying what he should or shouldn’t do. It’s perhaps good to temper our advice in suggesting what we might do under a given circumstance.
That good with different type of rake with that roller bar it double ups the winrow and looks like his bailer probably could handle it but if he gets better yield might not
@@dustinchristian4345 Dustin, i was thinking the same thing, double or even triple up the windrows and if necessary slow the ground speed down on the tractor when baling....i also am quite sure that the baler would pick up larger windrows with no problem. i always spend more time on the rake putting the windrows together to make larger windrows and having to cover less ground with the baler....just my opinion, but i like to do small round bales (i do a 4'x4' JD round baler) because i hate to have to handle all those square bales....make the tractor do all the work you can.....but to each his own
I'm glad that you are feeling better. God bless 🙏
Happy Father's Day. Enjoy.
Im from the Philippine came to your channel a week ago, got amused about this hay in huge rectangles. Im learning a lot.
You can't beat family and friends, they are always there for you when you need them
Those old tractors don't do much for a bad back but they'll run forever. Take care of yourself...back injuries don't get better with age! I find myself aggravating mine doing the simplest things.
Pleased you got the help you needed. Good job done.
I just like to see people learn. Great job Your doing.
I would have raked it rather than ted it.The more you ted it,the more leaf material you break off...which is where the most nutrients are.Great video.Hope your back heals up quick.
the hay was overworked for sure. I think evan learned a lot about hay in this first cutting. after 2 or 3 times around the headlands, split the field in half and it will make it so much easier.
If the goal is to dry hay that has gotten rained on, then it is necessary to ted it. They key is to do it gently. My my 33 years experience has taught me that if the rain is of any significant amount that it takes aggressive tedding to bring the wet stuff underneath up out of the stubble. If the goal is moldy mulch then just rake it.
Nice beatiful work
Yay for getting the hay in the barn! Perseverance in the face of adversity certainly pays off. Glad to hear you've got some meds for your back and it's feeling better.
Glad u got ur hay in the barn and glad ur back is better
I hope your back problem gets better. Back in the latter 1980's, I fell off a ladder onto a wooden ladder on my back. Went through a lot of pain like yours and went in for some back rehab sessions at the local hospital but wound up with severe sciatica down the right leg and couldn't get up or move around without excruciating pain. Had an orthopedic doctor do surgery with a laminectomy on one of the lumbar discs but that fixed it for another 30 years or so. It took a good 3 months of work after surgery to get back to normal. Best to take it easy and don't stress that area while it's trying to heal. Good luck!
I’m so glad the hay is in the barn. Pain meds mask problems, don’t think your back is better just because you can’t feel it.😊
Pain is good, it tells you to stop doing that.
i love the smell of hay in the barn,896 bucks worth of hay,your blessed my friend ,just how it is,i seen your belt after you started the tractor up,shear bolts ,ya carry extras, you push the hay shes going to shear a bolt,never goes perfect ,im happy you gotter done
Watching your videos taught me how to save over $400,000.
This Playlist is awesome for hay farming beginners.
I was overthinking so much. I believed before watching this, that for hay, I needed about 136 acres for hay. Now I'm informed that hay can be done with only 3 acres.
Good job.
This is awesome! You are very blessed man.
A way you can test if your hay is ready to bale is grab hay in both of your hand and rotate your hands the opposite way and if it breaks then it’s ready to bale.
Thanks for bring me along.... it's a lot of fun seeing someone busting his way into the farming/ranching lifestyle.. super cool !
hey evan, we are not expecting hollywood. we are glad all is going well. please remember that your heart is also a muscle, while you are taking the relaxers therefore do not over exert. we are happy for yall........g
Now you need to find a tired old hay wagon and make it serviceable again. bales going out of the baler up on the wagon is a lot better than having to pick them up off the ground.
Looks like he has one in the background of the video. I had the same idea as you and built myself a hay wagon. It's been a great tool on the farm and it was super cheap to rehabilitate.
th-cam.com/video/GY1of0Be2qM/w-d-xo.html he took your advice!
The needles are timed to plunger, he feeder bar behind the pick up is also timed to the plunger. Most importantly, use the correct shear bolt, not an ordinary bolt. The shear bolt has a longer neck. The shear bolt is to protect the needles and feeder bar. Good job.
You are blessed with great friends and family..thank you all for helping Evan and Rebekah. I don't know them personally but love their channel and their Godly Spirit. Everybody needs somebody sometime, and you were their somebody. God bless. Be safe. Stay well.
Shear pins break when the hay is thick. Too much speed combined with heavy wind rows = a higher probability of shearing the flywheel pin. Watch the pickup and listen to the plunger. It will tell you when you're loading the chamber too much. Go a little slower in heavy wind rows. Shearing pins is normal if you're in a hurry. The baler is working correctly, it's just that your speed is a little too high. Great videos. Reminds me of my first cutting, raking and baling. Didn't really know what I was doing, but it sure was fun. Have a great weekend!
As you continue to improve that hayfield, that yield will improve.
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My best memories. Sitting down with the crew with sandwiches and a thermos of Tea after clearing bales
Thankyou for a great video,,, big lucerne grower hear in Australia,,, we own all new holland equipment,,, please take care,,,
Wellldone. Great to have friends and neighbours to help out. Back problems can really debilitate. One to watch to make sure you don't injure it again. Perhaps you should consider a back brace for you and the wife to wear when you are doing a lot of manual work and lifting
Good coverage.. good video..!! The bales are just great! Glad you are feeling better!!
I am like the other loyal fan. Glad to see the old time equipment is running and usable. I feel you on the back situation. After 32 years of work. 20 being in warehouse. I had to let it go. Injured my back 5 times too many within the span of 24 months. Doc said your quality of life want be good if I kept it up. Born handicapped I never left that stop me from working. 32 years of hard labor. Hoped extension of knees 3 times. Both rotator cups needs surgery. Groin muscle tear. Pulled bicep twice. And like I said the lower back. 52 and now fully retired enjoying gardening. Farming is next. Keep in there and invest in weight belt. I used when I exceed 20 pound loads especially if that will be a routine prolonged lifting. Any Wal-Mart or fitness store has them. Great back saver.
I liked your camera work, and the drone shots were great.
Great video job. Relax, rest so you will get better
That tractor would look really nice painted.
Great job!
Thanks for the video!😊👍🏻
I suggest checking the side to side clearance of the plunger head. There are fore and aft rails that guide where the plunger runs. They are usually adjustable along the outside of the left side of the baler. There is a specific clearance that you need between the moving and stationary knives. If there is too much side to side play the plunger head can hit the stationary knife, stopping it cold.
I really have enjoyed watching your farming operation videos . I pray your injury heals quickly. God Bless !
Excellent vid, bud. Glad you had help. Prayers are answered. Your next cut will not be as much hay, but will be better quality. Hopefully you'll get a 3rd cut. Good luck, bud
Next time, put 2 wind rolls together. You pick up more in one pass and make bales quicker, also less travel time for the bailer. Just a suggestion my dad always did. So glad you got this accomplished!! I know you were excited to get your own hay!! GREAT JOB!!
Again I enjoyed your video segment.
Looks good. I used to double the windrows if the hay was thin, and sometimes only parts of a field needed to be doubled. Putting a hay wagon behind the baler is an incredible time and labor saver. You need another chute section added to the one already on the baler. Depending on the length of the wagon tongue, it drops the bale right on the wagon and two people can go into a field and in just a little while, have hay baled and already on the wagon. If you have two wagons, then you can unhook the loaded wagon and start right in on the second wagon. Two wagon loads was usually all my wife and I would want for one evening since we baled after getting home from our jobs. By the way, she drove the tractor while I stacked on the wagon. Then when we got the hay to the barn, she rolled the hay off the wagon onto the elevator. Doing the roll thing didn't hurt her back. Those were the good ole days. As a young person, we both enjoyed the feeling when you had unloaded 2 wagons of hay after working at your day job.
I just started watching your channel and I’m addicted. Three pieces of advice I would give you on cutting and raking: (1) if you come across a disc mower cheap buy it (2) you don’t have to work in circles. It’s hard on rake teeth and the cut will not be very good when you turn. (3) get a draw bar that fits between the 3 point lift arms. You can raise the rake up when crossing windrows and you will not have to crank it up and down coming and leaving the field.
Just some friendly advice coming from someone who has worked in hayfields. As long as your on them flat fields you can attach your hay wagon to the back of your bailer and it becomes just a 3 person operation. One person on the tractor and 2 on the wagon one to catch the bales off the bailer and the other to stack.
Nice that you are recovery but go slow and stay safe, God bless
So happy for you two! So glad you got help and got it done. Glad your feeling better, can't wait to see your next project on the farm!
That is wonderful for that help for sure. Giving of one’s self is a pure form of love.
Just a tip rake the other way throw the window out will get all the hay up off the wet ground. Will help with the moisture
Glad you got help.
Pulling the hay wagon behind baler and loading bales on that you can have just 1 person driving tractor and 1 to 2 people loading wagon. Then unloading wagon in barn will be taller and closer to the hay loft.
As long as he has wagons and an extra person. Otherwise he may have to continue this way. We had the people and wagons, and it was faster. We also unloaded into the barn with the fork and trolly system. You could put the hay right where you wanted it that way. It was hard work, but I always enjoyed baling.
I knew you could do it. Working through the pain, getting help from folks who love you and care about you, prayers from viewers and words (sometimes tough words) of encouragement. You DID IT!!! (Oh, and be glad they didn't give you any medication in the ER - you would have paid $50 for 4 ibuprofen.)
Never bale the outside window first it's the wettest one in field start in center and work your way out
Years of baler operation tells me you need to lube the plunger latch. And make sure the twine needles go all the way to park postion
Glen, you are partly right. Hay is always baled from the outside to the center. If you started in the center you would need someone running ahead of you to move the bales out of your way. Often part or all of the outside windrow is left until later, depending upon shade. I often leave the rake and tractor in the center, then after five or so rounds, go jump on the rake and turn that outside windrow towards the center to help it dry. In this video the the ground is dry, the outside windrow is dry so it is ready to start out on.
Been so.long since I've done any of this stuff, but if everything seems ok mechanically, those bales look pretty heavy watching them load them, they may be a little too tight and putting a bit too much stress on that shear bolt... and causing it to eventually fail.... never had a tractor that large so not sure you could tell if it's overloading the baler..
I always rake the perimeter first, 2 wind rows, then hubby comes through and bales that, then I make strait wind rows on the rest of the field. By doing that, it gives room to turn the tractor and rake and not be close to fences or tree lines.
@@ChicagoDoItYourself that are high pressure bales
You're a good guy good video 🇺🇸‼️be careful with the pain killers all they do is mask the pain and make you addicted
...great work with a great crew.keep safe and hope you get better soon..
awww yay hayyy!! so happy for you!!!
Great work! Keep healing up.
You could see the belt break 1:34 as you started tractor before tedding.
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The video was fine and I hope your back gets better soon and it is great to have friends and family to come when you need it! Old equipment needs a little more attention than new ones, but you have done a good job in getting them fixed and in good working order. Glad you got the hay baled and in the barn. In old equipment, a mechanic friend of mine said it is best to always check belts and hoses first and if either has cracks from age, go ahead and replace them and it will save you a lot of trouble down the road.
I was the QUEEN of breaking shear pins, my husband almost fired me, he said I was going too fast and plugging it up the pickup wasn't going fast enpugh..so I slowed down a bit and the RPM ws goid...to this day I still have about 15 shear pins andcI am 70 now...but gay what nemories...we had the same baler...nice to see you working with older stuff...good luck...
Friends and family are a precious thing. Glad they were able to help. Here’s hoping your back heals soon.🐖
I think the video footage was great!
Evan that was a great video ! So glad your felling better!♡ So sorry you had so many problem but that life! Lot of memories for me !! God bless!!!!♡♡♡♡♡
Bro, do 3 laps around the edge then go back and forth putting 2 swaths into one. You'll have better bales and itll be way neater
We, at least I, do not care that the quality of the video is less than (your assessment) ... I am just glad you are doing better. You remind me of my Dad a lot -- he took old things and made them usable - not everyone has the $$ to buy new. Good Job!!
The double belt was always a great thing. One belt breaks and you get 2 belts ordered. the great part is you are not having any long down time when that happens. And you end up having a few belts on the side that way so it is even less down time with the third belt break.
Just cause the meds 'make' you feel better you still need to rest & recuperate. The overdo part will slow down the recovery & prolong discomfort. The emergency room was only to learn how 'bad' things were & sometimes its worth missing. The e-clinics would at least get your meds going & give a prognosis. Happy solstice & hot tub time (glad the help worked out)
Y'all keep well
From a medical standpoint as a nurse I can tell you one of the reasons an ED visit is more expensive is that they are staffed and equipped for any kind of medical problem 24/7 no appointment needed. The other doctor had all of the test results and X-rays to make the diagnosis easier and fast. Chances are if you had rested instead of trying to work through the pain you may not have needed the meds. I do enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
Take care and good job👍
Farming has always been about family and neighbours helping out. My neighbour had a very large crop of hay one year, and his blind uncle would help by putting the bales onto the elevator, by feel alone. The bales came in from the fields on an automatic stacking trailer 56 at a time, every 15 minutes. Lemonade and Buns were provided to all by the ladies of the farmhouse.
That's what friends and family is far! God bless you!