I'm into my own farming ranching adventure at a young age for the industry, I'm selling horse hay here in MN and raising beef. The hay market for my horse haty has exploded the last couple years. it's always funny when people say they wouldn't want to work this hard but it isn't work it's a blast I can finally say I truly love what I do.. glad to see other young guys enjoying what I love, keep it up
That is such a cool piece of equipment! That's the first time I've ever seen one of those! Sure beats bucking square bales by hand. Been there done that!
After bucking hay (2 string bales) in my younger days, when I saw my first bale wagon it purt near brought tears to my eyes. What an awesome machine, a real labor saver.
Some if these kids now days need to buck 2 string hay. My daddy, grandfather and uncles were farmer/ranchers so, we grew up doing that farm work. It would have been in the 70s. But we didn't have a stacker. 3 of us would be stacking and a couple throwing it up on the trailer. I'm glad those weren't 100lb bales.
Thank you Brenda that really means a lot to me! I really try to make videos that are interesting to everyone but as you can imagine that’s not always so easy! So really thank you!!
You know I honestly can’t say how much of that is him and how much is the machine. I’ve never run one of those but I think it’s programmed into the harrow bed because I’ve never seen where one stack differed from another. Hard to imagine a human operator with that perfect of a record! Thanks Brad!
As you can see I am an old timer and I love the progress that’s been made in the field of farming your attitude toward your videos and your farm is nice to see great videos for Teaching keep up the good work and thank you
Thank you very much Phillip I’m really glad you like the videos. I appreciate the encouragement and to be honest thoughtful comments like yours really do keep me motivated to keep doing this, so thank you!
Thanks Mallard 5 I am glad! That harrow bed is one of the more interesting things to watch I think. So many moving parts and the way it knows how to arrange each tier to tie the stack together is so cool to me! Glad you liked it too!
So cool! A long time ago, I was driving the tractor that was dragging a hay sled and my brothers were stacking hay bales on the sled. I just loved this!
Many thanks. Yes, it's neat watching cool equipment do it's thing and your personality makes it an enjoyable video. But....having those stats and data is what really sells it. Thanks for letting us know what you planted, where you planted, how much you got in bail AND tonnage per acre as well as the little quirks you experienced during the season. That kind of stuff is invaluable data!
Nice to see how well you look after your equipment (even when it is not technically yours). If I was hiring out bailers you would be top of the list of customers. That stacking machine was ingenious!
Having only watched about 4 or 5 of your videos the thing I like best is you come across as content in your farming operation. You don't need 14 new tractors and may have to drive a few more laps around the field to to get it done, but you seem OK with that.
Thank you AutoCrete! To be honest I would like to grow but I’m really not interested in getting to a point where I’m up to my ears in debt and can’t handle it all myself. One thing is for sure, I love what I do and if this is as good as it ever gets it’s already plenty good enough for me!
Thanks for the baler tour. Never seen a newer inline with a motor on it. I can see how you would like that. Stack wagon footage was sweet too. Nice looking hay! Thanks for the video and taking the time to share your ranch.
Thank you for the nice comment David. Stack Wagon footage was tough to get hanging off the side like that but well worth it I thought! I’m glad you enjoy the videos
Great video I like that Bailer wish we had those around here and in good shape and that Hay Bail stacker was awesome! Thanks for sharing have a good weekend.
Got hubby to watch this one. Totally hooked on the machinery. Great productive video. Also showed him the hammer mill, which is the same as the bruiser. He got quite excited lol. You two would get on like a house on fire lol. See you in the next video. 😃😃🌹🌿🌹
Harrow Beds are great when everything is working just perfect. If you hit a loose bale or a string breaks it can sure jam things up! It sure saves a lot of work though. My neighbor has one, but it’s not self propelled, it’s tractor drawn. Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks BCDFWA! You are right I’ve seen plenty of times a harrow bed hit a bale and it’s like a hale bale explosion! But still better than bucking it by hand, I don’t think anyone is going to argue with that! Thanks for watching
Great video that made my back hurt thinking about throwing those bales. We used to have alot of those stack wagons around here self propelled and pull type. Whem I was a teenager was a great day when they boss came pulling into the yard with a wore out old nh stacker thanks for sharing
You know I’ve seen the pull type on tractor house but never in person. I bet that was a good day!! Every year when I have trouble finding someone to stack I vow to go buy one. But whatever I can afford would be more trouble than it’s worth I’m afraid! Thanks Kory!
That New Holland Harrow Bed is a pretty handy thing to have. Sure beats the heck out of stacking 50 to 70 pound smaller bales on a wagon by hand, that's for sure. One thing about using a harrow bed, you better be sure you're making good tightly packed bales & the knotters in good working order. Cause if not, you're gonna have one heck of a mess to clean up. Same goes for the balers with the throwing unit on them. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
Thanks Crslyrn! Yeah I don’t think anyone wants to buck those 100 pounders by hand, I sure don’t! You are definitely right, if you got a harrow bed chasing you you better be making good bales. Thanks for watching!
When I first came down to visit my relatives they were doing hay baling. Gave me a choice of stacking or pickup. I did both, neither were fun. Sure wish they had that bale pickup machine. Thanks Tyler.
Great video... pretty neat to watch that machine work. Definitely easier than picking them up by hand I've had my time at hand loading and never want to do that again. But I was definitely happy when we got a round baler. Lol
Thanks Travis! Yeah that’s a neat one to watch for sure. Every year I think I want a round baler too. They are just very uncommon in this area so tough to find a used one. One day. Thanks again
@@farmertylerranch4399 I'm in Virginia so that's mostly what we have around here even though it's still a few people that do square bales. Keep the videos coming your channel is definitely one of my favorite channels. I already hit the subscribe button and got my notification bell on. Lol
Tyler, great video. We cut one small crop of clover hay. All done with horse drawn equipment. EG: mower, rake, hay wagon. Loose hay was forked by hand on to the flat bed wagon and then into a hay barn. We bought baled hay from vendors who delivered and stacked it for us. I am amazed at how much automation has transformed haying. Thanks again for the information. Y
Thanks Mike. I feel like there is still a lot of labor in hay (small bales at least) but NOTHING like it used to be! Of course that’s true of most any crop I suppose. It’s always easy to spot a barn that is really old because they have that overhanging eve in the front where the hook or grapple or whatever you call it would drop down to pick up loose hay. Thanks again Mike!
i was out today running the mall so came home and i get to watch this at almost 9pm lol glad the rain stayed away to finish the hay ...... that hay picker upper is cool hugsss from Ontario Canada
Saw alot of those bale wagons around Bakersfield/Fresno. Easier than standing on the ole farm wagon pulling & stacking. Glad you were able to video bale wagon operation, that is work smarter, not harder! Hesston does a great bale job, thanks for the overview. We always had problem with wet hay breaking the shear pins during baling. Now I guess I have carbon dated myself. Good video T!!!
Yeah a lot of people have shared stories about buckin small bales and I tell you I want no part of that! I really believe Hesston makes the best small bales that I’ve ever seen. Don’t know how but they do! Thanks a lot Allan! I really do appreciate it as always!
Wow, that's a pretty healthy yield. I'm lucky if I get 3.5 tons per acre in my good fields. I'm glad you were able to get it done and tarped before the rain, it doesn't always work that way! Lol. Looks like some great hay bud!
Thanks Chris, I’ve had it go the “other way” plenty of times! I was happy with the yield for sure! 3.5 tons is good in my book. Anything above that is gravy! Thanks for watching man!
Tyler, what we did to avoid bales laying in the field we made a connection ramp to our hay wagon and extended the pull hitch to the hay wagon..had two boy's on the wagon stacking the hay just shunted the hay to them...once it was full.....we stopped unhook it attached the empty hay wagon and pulled the full one back to barn with the truck.....we did this with all our field's. ..worked out great..no bales left on the field at the end of the day. ..that was way back..in the day..our tractors was an old Massey Ferguson with PTO. Baler was McCormick Deering...with a left side knotter problem. .went through a box of shear pins every haying season. ...but I sure did like the way we done it..and we had an electric hay elevator at the barn we 350 acre farm. .we put in lots of hay this way....
That sounds like it would work great! But hard for a one man operation. I do need to streamline my process though. I really need to reduce my reliance on others to get this stuff done too! Thanks Chris!
@@farmertylerranch4399 you could contact..the local 4h club at the high school, or FFA..for help..I am sure some of the kids would like earn a few bucks..worth looking into..there is always a way to work suff out..
Cool! But not fair! When I was 12yrs old and up we loaded hay bales by hand. Called it bucking hay. Took three of us one throwing the bales onto the flat bed trailer,one stacking them and one driving the tractor. Me and a couple friends bucked hay also for the dairy up the road. The three of us got 5 cents a bale to split three ways. Probably one of the stimulations to go to college.lol!!
Pretty cool. I've never seen a three string baler. My buddy has a loader so I've ran that but his is pulled by a tractor. Only square bales we put up is some alfalfa for our calving lot. And whatever is custom ordered. Got tired of trying to guess how many I'd need. We put up some extra but not near what we used too. Of course I can put over 1,000 5x5 round bales inside my two biggest barns and another 3-400 in a couple sheds. Reallly enjoyed the video.
Good cuttings😊, worked with family, years back, used self stacker, they were commercially hay producers also, when your picking up 100k bales, only way go. Thanks sharing
The operator of the stack wagon has some great skill. I have not seen one of those work in the field in years. I thought they went the was of the pull combine and stream tracker. LOL
I have never heard that machine called a harrow bed, they never did get a standard common name but stack wagon, or bale bed were most used. I liked bale cruiser, i think new holland trademarked that name. Most people know what a combine is, but i would have guessed a harrow bed was a tillage tool.
Mark Groth I’ve heard them called Harrow Beds up here in Washington... Never made sense to me. I agree with you, it sounds like it should be a tillage tool.
Good point Mark. I agree the name makes no sense! I thought New Holland’s were a “stack cruiser”? Could be a bale wagon (that would make the most sense). Where they got “harrow” from I’ll never know. Thanks Mark!
Wow, that is one badass truck !! Nice gig 👍🏻 thanks for helping T out !! T you say sometimes about another job, you have a full time job besides being a farmer ? Thanks again for your time and video!!!!
Haha yes it is! Yes I have a full time job as well. Right now I’m a Millwright at a rice dryer but I’m in the process of switching gears and becoming an Ag Biologist. Glad you like the vids!
Awesome Tyler !!!! Very very busy man !!! Keep up the great work !!!! I’m in Vegas and NO farming around here, so it’s always cool to see farmers and there toys at work !!! I watch The Wyoming Life as well on RU-vid !!!! Thanks again !!!!
Backwards from here... I'd rather have the windows get wet than the bales!! Here, if the windrow gets the rain, it will dry much faster than the bales, it might discolor a little, but it will store when it does get baled. Wet bales on the other hand..... Not only soaked in from the top, but absorbs from the ground too... Two days is enough to make the bales musty, or worse.... Inline balers are the only way!! We run a 4x4 big baler and a 16"x18" little baler (80-85 pound grass bales and grain straw) Both inlines!!! New "Stack Cruiser" looks just like the old ones... Had a 1048 (early model with the short pickup.. I liked it better than the long ones!!) Traded up to a 1075 with the 1085 computer... It's a little shorter than the 1048, but is more awkward.... Looking good!!! Get er done!!!
Well yes you got a point, I guess it depends how much rain you get! Ok I have a question, does a 1048 cross stack? There’s one for sale near me I been eying for over a year but just can’t decide if it is more trouble than it’s worth. Price is right...which makes me a bit leery as well!
@@farmertylerranch4399 1048 is all manual, well... Sort of. You run the pickup, first table has trip levers, second table too. You have to engage the spikes and table trip for the tie tier.. stacks 14x18 and 16x18 on edge 9 high, I don't know what it does with 3 ties, I would think 8 high?? I could load the 1048 in 8 to 10 minutes 😎 There are still quite a few around here, pretty dependable, no electronics to have issues with... I'm slow with the 1075, but anymore I run the big bale side... A decent 1048 here would be around $8,000 to $12,500++ Biggest thing is look for cracks, if anything has been busted up and repaired correctly, all should be good... We demoed a 1075 that came out of northern California, flood irritated fields..... Operators don't always slow down for the ditches, it wasn't too bad, but had been busted up pretty good.... Like any other piece of equipment, look it all over!!! You're a good metal fabricator.... That being said, you know what you can fix😎😁
They stay fallow until fall. Water has been the limiting factor in the past (we don’t get summer rain here) but the little field does actually have a pump and a well. It’s the first year I’ve farmed it so I’m hoping after I build a relationship with the land owner we can venture into some summer crops as well. Thanks again Brad!
Tyler if you have a pto. baler when you hit a heavy spot of gay all you have is to do is drop down a gear. The tractors of any modern design have live pto. This is what let’s you change gears without stopping the pto. Also a lot of tractors can go up or down a gear by splitting gear ratios when you flick a lever and you do not even need to operate your clutch. I am sure your New Holland has one or the other type in it. Tries arto bale stakes wagons ( trucks ) are great for sure. Real labor saver.
I'm anew Holland brat - my grandfather worked with and knew the gentleman who invented the knotting mechanism for the baler ( he had over 100 patten mostly under a farmer - his last name as Nolt )
Great video! Hay videos are always a favorite. I’m curious tho. Why small square bales? In our area hardly anyone has them we are all round bales and big square bales 4x4x8.
I get that question a lot. I don’t really have an answer! That’s just what we’ve always had and what were setup for. Also what the retail market demands. Lately I’ve been thinking about a round baler but I don’t really know much about them. And I’d still have to bale the retail hay in small bales so I don’t know. Thanks Jesse!
What a great video very interesting, loved watching this Are you in a little group that you can use each other's machinery if you are that's an excellent thing Do you let the cows in this field to eat the hay etc that's left behind ???
It's hard to beat a well run NH stackwagon. We've tried it all over the years, with accumulators and grabs. The NH stackwagon is the best for us - it's quick, uses less fuel than running round with a tractor, and is less compaction on the ground. Suits us.
Super cool watching all that stacking done mechanically... I’ve been the hay loader before many many times. It’s hard work. We run 50 to 75 lb bales in Michigan ( 2 string).. watch is the market like your retail hay?
Thanks Shelly! That job is no fun when done by hand! I market to horse owners primarily. They are by far the most demanding but they are also the most willing to pay for quality
I was wondering how the machines work. Thanks for the up close videos Farmer Tyler! I’m also wondering, HOW IS THE MRS AND BABY SPROUT. HOW OLD IS LITTLE SPROUT NOW????
Thanks for sharing the process, congrats for getting it in and covered ! Question, where do you exchange your retail hay, our supplier had mechanical issues.... lost 450 ton, still in wind rows. We are shopping, lol!
Thanks Alan. All of my sales are private party. People come out and buy it on the spot, or if I’m lucky, I send it to them on a retriever truck! Does that answer your question?
@@farmertylerranch4399 Yes sir, we picked some up at Los Arcos, hopefully get another 20 to 40 after the weather. We recently moved here, irs lacking good dry hay storage atm! Enjoy your videos, grass roots! Have a good weekend!
