I messed up the hay baler. Finishing up our last cut of hay. 

Almost every farm has a tangled roll of bailing wire hanging on a shop wall. You’ll be able to tie, secure, attach and repair things for decades

Evan I know you struggled a bit this first year with your hay gear but I’d like to congratulate you on what I consider a successful first hay season nonetheless! Great job.

Wow, Evan. What a mess. You handled that extremely well. Anyone else would have blown a gasket. And your language was perfect

I was telling at the TV no! Then when you cut it I was laughing and my wife came out and said " what did he pull a you" I said yup. I did that as a kid. Had to wire it back up and cut the bail in half and grandpa made me work 2 weeks to pay for my screw up.

You never truly fail because you figure it out.. and that is all that counts. Congrats on a successful season!

Evan mate, if you didn`t have bad luck you wouldn`t have any luck at all. Your vids are really entertaining and I think everyone watching is rooting for you hoping for a vid where it all goes right. You`re a decent and likeable bloke and I wish you all the luck in the world. :-)

The good news is your learning something new everyday and you're doing a great job.

When I saw you cutting the ties I was saying to myself. Oh oh! Sorry that happened to you. You work so hard.. love you guys..

Evan I am proud of ya, being the same age and in a great job (not far from you) with benefits and 7 years till retirement I would love to do the same thing, in 7 years I can and probably will. I'm mostly on the same path with the farming goals, getting there and enjoying it.

Great job Evan ! Always feels good to be done with a project! God bless you and your homestead!♡♡♡

This is a very nice guy!

Awesome recovery Evan, although a little expensive. They say life is a learning experience and this was one for you. Thanks for sharing this.

You are learning all time , experienced farmers all learn by there mistakes , congratulations on being so open and sharing.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Finished at last. Thank you for being a great example of perseverance. Being positive and pushing through to the finish certainly is the most difficult but it does pay off. Hope that your success continues as you work through a thorough rework of the bailer. Blessings...☝💪👉...

Your determination pays off in the end. Well done 👍

Glad you were able to get the baling done. You've done pretty good with the trials & errors of baling your own hay. Keep up the good work. Stay safe.

Great save Evan, lesson learned !! You’re still doing a great job around there and repurposing older equipment and getting more use from them. Thanks for sharing with us and taking us along with you throughout your journey! 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Congratulations on completing your first haying season. You had lots of issues, but you worked through it and got the job done. Next year will be easy.

Well done you did it. I have a massive smile at your achievements. Love your honesty. Thank you for sharing awesome viewing cheers.

I saw it coming with that roll of wire; I yelled, but it was too late! LOL. I’ve enjoyed your journey this year. On to the next project 😊❤️

Y'all have really done a lot of your goals you set at the first of the year! Good job!

I very proud of your first successful year of hay. And I appreciate you showing us all of your boo boos along the way. I’ve learnt 😂 (learned) so many great things on your channel because of your transparency Evan!! May The Lord bless you with many more seasons in the hay field!!

Good on you for staying patient with that wire. And thanks for sharing.

Success..! That was amazing! You really get it done every time.

I liked watching you figuring out the wire. I can just imagine what you were actually saying in between the footage. I always like your videos there real and this kinda stuff happens. Cheers buddy your doing great

Bet your glad that cut is done! Well handled and well done as usual...

Always enjoy your channel, and today was especially good. Seeing you remain calm and cool and getting it done was great. Thanks for sharing.🐖🐖

Evan, you did awesome. Loved your patience. “If there is no struggle there is no progress.” Frederick Douglas 😊

You have so much patience for the work you have to do. I'd of walked away in disgust with that wire problem. You're very uplifting. Thank you and I will continue to watch your videos.

Evan I just want to congratulate you. No mater what you encounter on the field, you always have a wonderful smiling demeanor on you. Stay safe.

Awww Evan, Good Job, you handled that very well.

Been fighting my baler too, the second cut here is extremely wet and as you know each field dries at different rates. I did the very same thing raking it so the sun would dry it better. You are doing an awesome job of camera set-up and content.

Those last few bales were a real exercise in perseverance. Good job on getting it all done. It's such nice looking hay, I'm glad you kept some for yourself too. I guess you'll have all the wire you need for anything for quite a few years now with the expanded roll of wire, so it's not a total loss. :)

I didn't see a notification on this earlier so I came out to YT to go to your channel, and saw it on the YT homepage. Will be settling in to watch this after I am done with my chores for the day. Thank you.

Lesson learned my friend. I’ve never replaced a roll of wire either so I could/would have probably made the same mistake. You are wiser now and so are we for watching and learning from you. I really enjoy the videos you have and look forward to watching new episodes. Keep up the great work.

JudithB WOW!!! Glad our baler used twine!!! Baling wire is very handy and easy to use for various projects!!! Yep moving on into fall stuff here, splitting wood finally, moving potted peppers into the greenhouse and starting garden cleanup.

Your attitude makes this my favorite channel. I think a good winter project would be to "fabricobble" a wire holder that would accommodate two boxes of wire.

Love the video cause you work very hard Evan .

The bales look real good. Sorry you had the fiasco with the first roll of wire, but everything is a learning curve. I think you solved it very quick. Your ability to understand the mechanics of all this machinery is amazing to me. Have a Blessed day and I look forward to your winter projects.

Looks like the suggestion to use longer and only straight windrows also helps your one-man-stack-it-on-the-trailer method! Always wise to take suggestions from people who have been-there-done-that. Always impressed at your patience and willingness to learn! Just hope you don't wear yourself out!! You are a great example of how to face problems!

When you're getting your firewood you should take it from the side of the Hayfield that causes your the shade problem send those trees out so you can get some sun to that hay

Your back must be totally healed up - good to see. Enjoy getting to non-hay projects.

Great hay season. Don't be hard on yourself. My hubby is not a DIY guy at all, he has learned so much from you, because of the time you take to demonstrate how you do things! Can't want for more videos!

You had a couple of tough weeks, first the post holes and not the bailer. Your persistence is admirable.

I love your family friendly videos brother great video always

When we all get perfect, we'll work on you. You did great for the first time changing wire.

Love how you say cooler! 😊 My brother is a hay and straw dealer here in Ohio and he bales in December, how I asked ? He explained that since squares bales theses days are hard to find because it is mostly round bales so he buys the round ones, spreads them out and does the whole baling process on them! His clients are mostly highway jobs so it is a year round job for him! Glad you get a break from baling now Evan! 😊

I'm always glad when hay season is over ☺️. I've never baled with wire but I could tell you some horror stories about twine baling. Sharpening the blades will definitely help. Farming is a learning experience.

I love your Old case and baler keep them in good shape and keep going

I like how you say cooler. Great video sorry you had troubles but you figured it out.

The old hay baler works really well, considering the age of it and it is a learning experience working on old equipment like the hay baler, but you learn what will work the next time and that makes it all worth while.

Wow you sure did have fun with that wire. It all worked out good in the end. Well done.

Well, you learned a lot of things this year and you still will in future. But as long as you keep on learning, things will work out better next time! 😊👍🏻

Dude! Thank you for that brilliant education. I will remember that when I am reloading wire. CHEERS

Live and learn🤷‍♀️, you're doing great! Best you tube channel💕

Just to add one more project before winter, get some Fluid Film and undercoat your pickup. Its also good for the feeder and bale chamber on the baler. I just finished my hay season last week, and it is indeed a relief to be done. Keep up the good work

Hang in there Evan my grandpa had the same setup you got each piece of machinery seems to have a mind of its own but you done a great job for you first season grandpa would be happy

You are earning your "Hay King" status my friend, great idea to get it in the sun & ted it. Smart to sharpen the knives as well. U might want to think of shortening the bales to about 35" long, much easier on your body & can stack them 3) wide on the wagons. U are doing a great job, most of us took a lifetime to figure out.

Interesting video, thanks. I watch lots of farm videos. It's good entertainment; I like the colors out on the farm, the scenery, but also the work, equipment, problem solving. Then there's the animals, like the dogs. Nice to see.

Such is the life of the hobby farmer. I did some similar things in my past. Anytime you use any equipment there is a definite learning curve, you didn't have the benefit of learning to operate this equipment as an apprentice to a experienced farmer, therefore you must learn "on the fly". I think you have done a wonderful job of mastering this, someday you will look back at the learning experience and smile. Thank you for sharing this with us.

You are one amazing guy.......

You did a great job!

God bless you ! Hang in there....

Well done at the end , keep on you are learning fast

I was born and raised on a farm, hated hey season! The truck Gardens were bad enough! So glad I had the experience though. When you started to cut the band I thought to myself oh no, we always attached the Old Wire to the new and let it feed its own self through. Just another experience in The Book of Life. PS... grandfather had 6 Farms around 2,000 acres. There was always something to do!

Good morning. It's a good thing you like old machinery. 👏👍🙏

Wow, Evan. Great vid! I've only ever used twine balers, but I could just see myself doing the same thing. You handled that superb. I would have been throwin tools for sure. Hang in there bud! You can handle it.

Thanks for a great video Evan. I am a smallfarmer in NZ and have been doing this for 40 years so I have real empathy for you. Have just finished baling our hay for the season and I too run old equipment...Massey Ferguson 135 tractor pulling a International 440 baler....all atleast 60 years old and still works with a little care and love.Keep it up Evan....you can't beat this way of life and an honest days work! I applaud you.

Really love watching. I am 72 and not able to hold up to the physical demands needed to run a farm. Should have gotten in to farming when younger. You two are blessed with a great life and beautiful property.

first video and really enjoyed it. that tractor is a beast!

You adapted and overcame! USMC would be proud of you! Oorah!

I commend you for showing your mistakes. That's just a part of learning. I probably would have made the same mistake. It happens. Glad you were able to get the machine going again to get the job done. Well done.

love your equipment reminds me of my youth great job .only one way to and thats by doing

As they say live and learn but you have done a good job and learnt a lot in your first year next year will be easier

That seemed a lot of effort for the hay in the shady part. Glad you got it all done and it was worth the effort. I am sure with you spending some time servicing the baler during winter it will run like clockwork next summer!

You Put the back side of the wire in front! Boy, I am glad that I have never made a mistake.

Evan that small bale that you got at the end reminded me of the small pine straw bales they sale for high dollar. I've heard it said " if you don't screw up from time to time you aren't doing anything" so it comes with the territory. Me now I would have been cussing that wire right and left!

You have patience, Evan.👍

We all learn from our mistakes you are doing a good job

I have never had a wire tie baler before so it was interesting seeing the pitfalls of loading one. I didn't see that coming either. You nailed it when you talked about how hay season hangs over your head. It isn't really all that bad, the actual work but it is the same for me. I think it is the constant checking of the weather and waiting for the right window of opportunity and knowing you can't plan anything else all summer because you never know when your 4 day window of good weather for hay may come. That and calving season are the worst because the tie you to the farm and you can't make any other plans.

We make mistakes and learn it happens. Good recovery and way to keep your cool.

You did an excellent job on coping with that problem. I was surprised to see you were using wire and not twine I wondered why that was

I cut my own hay also and I agree it is a tough job for one person especially, it’s always looming and your always watching the weather.

Well done and extremely good job of dealing with a bad situation. One thing that gets me riled quicker than anything is machines or mechanical things that don't work as they should. That baler looks pretty much like the one I worked behind as a teenager, except the one I followed was a twine baler. It was brand new and the first day we had it in the field it popped three shear pins in about 20 feet. My boss had the shortest fuse of anyone I have ever met and within 30 minutes we were dragging that baler back to the dealer. Turns out it had skipped time somehow and was doing exactly what it should to protect itself from self-destruction. After that little hiccup it ran flawlessly the rest of that season and the next. My Dad retired and we moved away after the second season so I have no idea how many years it served my Farmer boss.

Awesome video and God bless

Enjoy watching your video

The minute you pulled out that knife I cringed... but you've got a calm demeanor so bravo for persevering..

You’re lucky you didn’t break a needle. When you add new wire always trip needles so number one wire is held by wire clamp, then you won’t miss two bales. Add some oil on wire roll, it will feed better. Watch for shims behind plunger knives. Check plunger rails for adjustment. Good luck and thanks for sharing.

enjoy watching your videos, sometimes you learn the hard way! also, enjoy that you do not use foul language

Love your channel

You are livin the dream.

Evan, That was a clear demonstration of tenacity. I would have bet against getting those two rolls of wire to work. You might consider adapting the width of the wire frames to accommodate boxes when you change wire next time. Adding a box of wire should not be a magic act. Also, as you begin next year, if you need to re-thread the wires and tie them off over the needles, you might try turning the flywheel by hand to tie the first knots. It always worked on my John Deere balers when I ran out of wire but you need an empty chamber to do it, especially with a small flywheel. Also, if you lubricate the chamber when you put the baler up for the winter, it will extend the life of the baler. Also lube your needle rollers and replace them if they wobble or have flat spots. Keep the videos coming. They are all unique and enjoyable.

We had NH 276 twine tie and for reasons I'll never know the only brand of twine that was agreeable to it was NH's own brand of twine. On a older purchased used baler make sure the wear blocks don't down wear down to the point where it can break the needles. Very nice video indeed.

wow this is my first time seeing wire balers im used to the twine and im never going to give up my clapped out twine baler. the twine seem to be much more simpler than this wire. but Great video

I admire that you publicly show how you messed up, fix it and then laugh at yourself. You'll probably be sitting on your porch when you're 100 telling stories about what happened . Thanks for your videos.

Put it all down to experience Evan. Next years Hay cutting and baling will be smooth sailing i guarantee!

Enjoy watching your videos. This to was my first year baling hay. I am teaching myself with the help of you and a few others on RU-vid. Keep up the good work.

Next year should be easier do to the fact that most of this year you had to keep trying to get thing to work and now that you have things working much better it should be a little easier next year 👍👍👍👍👍👍😉

It's ok brother you learn from little mess ups you're human. I've messed up my whole life so atleast you only messed up some bailing wire lol you'll get better as you go.

Yea hubby was watching the Vikings here in Minnesota and I was screaming at you ...... I kept seeing a slinky and how if you let it go it just gets all tangled up...... Well you handled it well and now you know. You have taught us the art of staying calm even during a screw up. I am so proud of you and Melissa , Evan you guys are surely doing it well. Congratulations on hitting 50,000 subscribers you are surely on your way to a hundred thousand.......Can't wait to see the baby calves. You should check with some neighbors alot of time farmers have small calves and the mothers can't nurse and they don't want to mess feeding them with bottles. Here in Minnesota they do real well for us when we spend some time nurturing them and I am sure Melissa would love that. My nephew raised a premature calf one time that was smaller than my van tire. I think the farm dog was bigger. You could pick her up like baby. She went on to live a loving life on their farm and even gave birth to a calf herself. He was featured in a farm magazine I will try and find it for you. Have a great fall and stay healthy.... Hugs from Minnesota