We have an old pickup with a 250 gallon poly tank full of water that goes to the fields with us. Has a 3 hp motor and pump. Cheap fire truck works great!
3 thing I noticed. Bad bearing u should have stopped.. hydraulic leak when u opened and closed the door. 3 u left it on a pile of hay. U should have pulled or ahead to the green grass that not so flammable
You can also keep a 55-gallon drum full of water in the back of the pickup with a 12-volt pump and a long water hose. You can also keep that same water set up in the loader bucket of the tractor with a 35 gallon drum. Also keep some firefighting tools handy on the tractor or truck.
I have to agree with“Aussie Gamer”on this one,when you get a very odd noise,shutdown on the P.T.O.IMMEDIATELY!⚠️🚜⚠️ Then investigate what’s going on after clearing out the baler,keep a infrared handheld temperture gauge kit in your toolbox 🧰 at all times to check bearing tempetures,this will quickly pinpoint potential”hotspots”in your bearings and will save you from your insurance company,down time,possibly even getting hurt or killed.
i see some negative remarks but lets be glad they are safe and give them credit for haveing the guts to want to farm its not easy starting out best of luck to yoy all
Bearings and dirt don't mix, and we got lots of bearings and lots of dirt on farms. Had it happen to a Muck-Spreader, and my neighbour set his Combine Harvester and 2 acres of a corn field on fire, because of bearing failure. .
You're lucky considering. We had a tractor create a grass fire here in Central Texas a couple of years ago and it got out of control. It burned over 4500 acres and destroyed 64 homes. I lost my home in a wildfire in 2011 from a tree limb falling on a powerline that created a spark. That fire burned over 35,000 acres and about 1700 homes were destroyed. I get very nervous when I see grass fires because they can move very fast considering the weather conditions. The 2011 wildfire jumped 2 highways in 30 minutes. I had very little time to evacuate. Glad you all are okay.
the extinguisher on the tractor is FOR the tractor... never use it for anything else, carry a second for other equipment and mount one on any equipment you have. Also get a cheap water bowser with a pressure pump... even a simple old D30 diaphragm will give you enough pressure, 15 feet of hose and a stream nozzle. 50g tank will put out almost any nonfluid fire and the stream nozzle can penetrate hay, dust and grime.
My heart in broken for you kids. I praise Jesus no one was hurt... Remember God's PROMISE to us is that ALL THINGS work together for good to those who love him and are called to HIS service.. Some where some how there's a big blessing that going to come out of this... Just hold tight to Gods unfailing hands!!! Let your faith do the walking, let your spirit do the talking I know it's hard to praise God when things like this happen, BUT Psalm 34 says To praise God in ALL things. Even when BAD things happen and all you want to do is cry and quit. I've learned that is when I need to find all the reasons I can to praise HIM it makes the devil mad big time when I can praise God even when life as I knew it was over. But down the road the blessings were on their way.... Well that another story. another time.... I just want y'all to know we'll be praying and praising along with y'all... Your miracle was on it's way before the fire started. Let the name of Jesus be held high and praised... Much love and prayers... BBE..
Should have stopped as soon as it started making that noise and look until you could find what it was. 99% of the time it’s a bearing that’s bad and heats up and catches the hay on fire.
I just found your channel because of this video. I'm guessing y'all are new to farming and equipment. I have a lot of experience in both. I have a few suggestions for y'all. 1. Always inspect your equipment before and after use. 2. Always keep your equipment clean of all combustible material, straw, and dried grass, hydraulic oil, motor oil, fuel. After you clean it to find all leaks and fix them immediately. 3. All motorized equipment must have a good fire extinguisher, not the $10 ones at WalMart. Make sure they are rated for oil, grease and fuel as well as dried straw, grass, leaves, etc. 4. Any enclosed equipment like the bailer has a separate fire extinguisher also. 5. Keep up with maintenance on your equipment.
Its usually not worth getting buckets of water just to put out a baler fire because you don't realize how fast these things spread until it's too late.
Heard the squeaking that was the bearing when the noise quit that was the roller stopped turning and the belts slipping on it getting hot till it started the hay on fire. Been there done that. You got lucky both times it happened to me the whole thing went up with a bail in it.
A fire extinguishers will not do any good you guys need like a 300 to 500 gallon tank on a trailer and pull it out in the field when you're mowing and leave it hooked to the truck so you can get to it quickly and put out the fire when it first starts
The noise you heard was a bearing outer race that was turning. When checking for noises. Your best tool besides your eyes is hour hands. Just feel around your bearings. If one is hotter than the others. Then take the time to change it. Sorry for your loss. I hope you are insured.
Lots of grease and by the look of if as thin of grass ya got there that machine is running a long time for the amount of yield. Grease at lunch to. Leaking hydro. And hot bearings always bad.
Did you ever do an update on that hay baler fire? I'm sure a lot of us would like to know the outcome. Did you get it fixed or fix it yourself? Or did you just replace it?
I'm a farmer and I have my fair share of bad luck and this yr was the worst yr ever with tractors breaking down to equipment breaking down to bald-faced hornets stinging many times and weather ruining the crops
Young lady NEVER EVER put your body in between that baler it could close on you should have had a fire extinguisher on that tractor.it a pile of scrap meddle now.that jd was to much for that balef.
Yep, imagine the risk she took getting between the bail gate ant the bailer after the fire could have gotten the hydrolic lines. All it would have taken was a hose to pop and that gate drops
@@ericallen4118 I've never used anything other than an ancient new Holland square bailer. Out of risk of sounding politically incorrect, I swear I think my bailer came over before the Mayflower.
Especially when the hydrological line was spraying out this is a lesson learned always have fire extinguishers with you.theses sort of farmers are the ones that have the accidents on the farms plus there’s nothing on that field not even rowed up seems like they don’t know what there doing or is that just me
First...... always keep the baler moving.....very slowly ( I mean very slowly) !!! The hay thats in the baler will often drop out as the hay burns. Also this way the belts never get that warm in one area. Just tease it...move it ahead slowly !!!!!! Last resort be ready to unhook the baler from the tractor. A fire needs fuel...... and air. After all the hay is burned. There is nothing much to burn. Only the belts tires and twine. Rid your baler of anything that will burn. It might get hot but never catch the belts on fire ! Rubber is hard to start on fire.....but once burning almost impossible to put out ! By unhooking it so early you just placed the baler over a camp fire.....roasted it !
Sorry for your loss but this is the reason I designed a farmers fire vehicle, if any other of you would like to talk about a just in case vehicle,,,, contact me
John Martin I was going to say the same thing never play with a pto while running and make sure all the pressure is off the shaft before unhooking or hooking it can still turn a little if not kicking it in to gear and taking your arm or more off
I think your husband might be smart enough to design a better hay bailer. Mr. Hightower (Texas Filipino) bails hay and raises cattle, and those machines seem over complicated and break too easily (or need repairs too often).
Car drivers blow the horn to warn you, bearings screech when they run out of grease and seize. in both cases you need to take heed. I carry an up to date fire extinguisher in my SUV, why you would not carry an in date one, in full working order on the tractor. Also a hand hay rake is handy to have on the baler, to clear dry matter out and away from any hot or burning material. Older equipment needs extra maintenance, that's why farmers get rid of it. This equipment should be checked and repaired in the off season, just watch The Soybean Farmers videos, he's always working on his stuff. Anyway nobody got hurt, but please wear suitable clothing and boots, as its hard to walk with no toes.
Why didn't you hook a chain to it and pull it out of fire on the ground. You should always have a chain with you, along with the safety equipment.😊I've been around square balers since the mid 50s and haven't seen them catch on fire.
That baler is still good. Don't take it to a junk yard. Just hire someone who knows how to fix equipment and have it "PROPERLY" maintained before using it. Second suggestion would be to use the camera on the person fixing it. These things are always happening when farming. Just watch, look, and ask questions when getting it fixed.
Never get in between the open baler door and the frame, that piece of junk baler is not worth your life !! You need to rake at least 4 of those windrows together into one then bale in the am when the hay is tough .
I know. I couldn't believe they were trying to bale un raked hay. But in this situation I steered my comments towards the lack of safety and apparent experience. Thanks for pointing that out. I mean...flip flops??? Come on man!
Oof hay is like gasoline I believe the fire was caused by moisture from the rain and the sun cooking it as it started breaking down as compost it's a wild guess
Looks like you set it on fire. Didn't bother to tie the bale, what the hell?? You cut the video, while it was set. A piece of junk baler that you wanted to get rid of.
Dahay Maker Im not saying they didnt make any mistakes . BUT when you have some horses ass accusing them of sitting it on fire . I tend to get unhinged because that dumb bastard never ran a Round baler in his life . Ya dont give a flying shit about tieing a bales u just hope u can run it long enough to get the gate up and bale out.... I just used 2 gallon of ice water this summer getting the grease fire out on a vermeer . I wasnt pissing around to tie the bale I got it the hell out of their and shut everything down and climbed up and started pouring water on the damned thing .
You have to do maintenance. And start praying grease it and ad all fluids never stick anything in a running machinery, keep your hands out!!! He needs tools juess don't. Wind and a bale of hay idiots leading idiots
Shorts, flip flops, clogs and sneakers. Loose clothing around machinery. No water extinguishers or ABC extinguishers. Bad bearing sound and leaking hydraulics. No common sense. You folks are not going to make it. Least ways, not all of you and not without some serious injuries.
