BALING AND RAKING HAY....ENDS IN TRAGEDY!! BALER CATCHES FIRE! 

lol....yep I jinxed myself didn't I

There is a natural balance in peasant farming, the baler restored that balance. I've had no machinery fails all summer but the balance was restored when I cut hay with 5 days of sun forecast and it rained for 14 days.

@Longlowdog I going too put my Pee Pee into Butthole & then very very forcibly will restore the balance until you say, "Uncle"!!

Nailed it lol

Totally did jinxy

Great advice around the farm. Josh should pin this or take the opportunity to make a safety video...

FWIW: ABC extinguishers have a corrosive chemical and will wreck havoc on machinery. A Water extinguisher is likely a better option. Plus cheap to refill, just add water and compress air. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_dry_chemical "Due to the corrosive properties of ABC dry chemical, it is not recommended for use around aircraft or sensitive equipment. "

@Summit X ABC is very corrosive & its very difficult to clean off machinary. CO2 is an alternative if you don't want to use water.

didn’t even think about agitating the bottle but that makes good sense

I carry foam extinguishers - all the cooling benefits of water plus useful for fuel/grease fires.

Darn Right Tom...much much worse!

Hey tom

Yes the 2nd bale could have gone on fire also,

Wranglerstar has some older videos about making a portable firefighting unit. You'd probably make it differently, but I'm sure it has lots of good info to consider.

How about a hydrant on the ponds?

@@reelfunnyfishing651 you would have to have a dry hydrant and whatever you hooked to them would have to be capable of priming by suction and then have a pump on it.

Amen!

What he said. That little fire extinguisher is nothing. You need the big red ones and notices I placed a "s" on the end of ones. Have at least one for every structure.

my dealer gives them away with the bv series kubota balers wich is nice

Agreed....and just bought a pump 3 days ago...but wasn't ready for this

That which does not kill us makes us stronger, my friend. Farmers are pretty tough. You got an experience that will help you make a better plan in case there's a next time.

THanks so mcuh Patrice

You're not probably in a position to make a RU-vid video that will get enough views to buy a new tractor either LOL

I think you have a skewed view of what I do Chad

I know, Josh, I'm just yanking your chain. Really appreciate the videos, you have a great channel.

He did the right thing, dump the bail and get away from it.

Kudzu Kommander Oh no question you gotta get away from the bale. Generally what happens is a piece of the bearing falls into the bale once you’ve opened the gate and it releases some of the tension the belts have put on the roller that crapped the bed . But than the second priority has to be saving the tractor. There’s more often than not butt loads of chaff and dust built up. I could hear that water sizzle when he poured water on it. A gust a wind. A chunk of chaff falls out of some crevice. And the scenario changes faster than anyone could think possible. Once the heat gets so bad you cant even stand it. Let alone if the baler is jammed up on the pin or something goofy you just couldn’t foresee. I’m not criticizing anyone I’d just hate to see someone loose a tractor. It’s unfortunate that these kinds of deals are learnt through experience....., bad experience LOL. Another thing a guy needs to get is a heat gun. Keep it in the tractor and when ever you gotta get out to use the bathroom or whatever you check them rollers to see if the heat is building in any of those bearings. It’s no guarantee. But the idea is to prepare for the worst and when it doesn’t happen you can count yourself lucky. And if it does go pear shaped you may just eek out of a catastrophic scenario. (Even though this one was sure bad enough)

Thanks so much

I have a water trailer on the farm now...however sometimes stuff like this is gonna happen....fyi the fire department couldn't even put this out..it took about 3 days to burn up

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I had my eyes on the pond... I was thinking either toss a pump in there to spray on the bail, or... roll the bail into pond and water down the path it took afterwards. Glad youve got a water trailer. Dealing with a field fire is no joke. Ive had too. It can get real scary, real fast! I think, Id be sending a strong worded message to that fire extinguisher company too. Just seeing the extinguisher fail, made me question every one that I have.

Thanks

Thanks John

my kubota dealer adds the big huge fire extingushers on all kubota bv series round balers wich is a good feature free with it

new bearings in the shop now! Video coming soon

Amen!

Thanks Teena

Thanks Walter

Believe my my brotha....I was shaking....there's a recall on these extinguishers...I had no idea

DUDE!! GET SOME!!! FOR SURE!

Thanks Buddy

I know!! Really lucky!

Thanks Rodney