Wow. Good control Jim. Ken settled right down. Why, if you had started that thing behind ole Pete, hw would have made a new road up through the woods. Ha. Pete was my grandpa’s mule. Enjoyed the show. Thanks
Great. Like I wrote before, Jim, you have the perfect combination of real horsepower and machinery. A kicker is a great thing to have. I never had one! And you do not even use a big motor on the forecart, like some of my Amish acquaintances do.
I baked hay for a neighbor that had a new Holland baler we with thrower. They wouldn't have been caught dead using horses to pull it but I remember that the bale thrower was hinged at the baler and had a Clovis that went around the wagon tongue to guide it. No hydraulics involved.
A cart, a bailer, a wagon and one skiddish Percheron. Wow, you did some great hand camera work with all that goin' on brother. Thanks again for your insight.
Nice to see thanks for sharing. Went a trail ride one time with my saddle horse and the guy had a nice black team and i was riding alongside and talking to him I asked what his horses names were he said Briggs and Stratton.
Another great video Jim. I noticed when you engaged the Baler in the field Ken did a little dance but what I saw was very interesting. As soon as you spoke and said woah in a louder voice than normal he settled right down. That tells me he has a lot of trust in you and he knows everything is ok after you spoke. I would have chosen to be on the cart in case he bolted, but you know your horses and your horses know you. Confidence in each other. Thank again Jim for another great video.
What a wonderful video here, baling hay with two gorgeous hard working horses. This brought back wonderful farm life memories for me, when I was a kid. I used to ride on the baler and watch the baled shooting out of the back of it. Thanks for your time.
Just watched your bailer with hoarses vidio. If I didn't see it I would have never have believed ,that you could run a bailer on such a small engine. As always, another great vidio. Thanks
👍👌🇨🇦❤, gr8 video Jim, ear protection for you and the horses, please, otherwise they will never hear you, love the baler setup, a little old school and a touch of modern tech, 👊 a little valium for Bill,
@@davegongwer106 hi Dave, aren't Jim's videos gr8, I love the different quirks that each horse has, and the rest of us just pop in a key and away we go,
Yes!, that gear reduction on the pto works great, now to get a gear reduction on the horses so they can walk at a normal pace and put the extra juice back into the baler. Those New Hollands are popular nice. We used to use those steel rack wagons with the kicker, fill them up then tug at those bales as they get all bunched up in there. There was something nice about those flat stacked wagons in the 70's, and our tans a little darker on those flat hay wagons.. Nice Colors. Beautiful
This is absolutely fascinating! Great how you and Lady stayed calm when Ken showed his concern. I wish there was someone near me who would do our hay field with horses (while my two horses watch 😂).
My grandfather mowed and raked his hay with horses. After we stooped it we forked it into a hay cart and stacked in our barn, all by hand. After bringing the hay Fred (grandad) would put his dairy herd into that paddock for 15min each day before milking. Said it improved the quality of the cream. Northern NSW, Australia is a different climate tho than where you guys are.
Good day Interesting. I didn't think 13 hp would be strong enough. We had MF 255 a steady little puff of smoke would come out with plunger stroke & when bale threw. It's hard to get horses to walk slow, like when scuffle the garden, or when ploughing small corners. Thanks great video. Yes it was very hot up here in Ont.
Oh yeah Jim a little dressage move there. Must be the noise? They did not seem to struggle w/ the added load. Neither team member appeared to be wet from sweat. Bet they slept well that night. Thank you for sharing 🐴🐴
I know bucking loose hay takes a lot more hands. But having to listen to a motor running the whole time you are working spoils the beauty of working with horses.
that's interesting I never have seen a kicker in the past we used a sledge that would be resisted when full by pulling a rope, & the balls would be pitched onto the wagon But interesting nevertheless. Les England
Jim, does the bale thrower / kicker have the ability to pivot left to right? If so there should be a spring type connection from the baler draw bar to the tongue of the wagon, that would turn the thrower as you made your turns, we had such thing for our NH baler 50 years ago.
My old new Holland baler had a hydraulic turner, some of them are hitched to the draw baler and work that way. This has nothing so right at the moment it is stationary until I change it. But honestly, I'm looking for a new baler
Yeah, that motor is load. I can see how it bothered your horses a little. I know they get use to it but it has to hurt their ears? I hope you wore ear protection? Thanks for showing this. It is really neat how you can blend the new with the old. I liked your other hay bailing video with the Amish as well. I'm not in a position to have land and horses yet but love to learn what you do with the horses one day.
If you had a big day of baling ahead of you, is there a way to speed up the thrower to get the bales to the back of the wagon? Or is the system maxed out with the 13hp? Those honda gx390's are awesomely strong engines!
Is Ken the Bond and Lady the Brunette? I loved this video! We always used the Model A John Deere to bale. We could have really used the model B. Cool. :-)
It worked, I still would be hesitant to bale everything/all day long with a 13hp engine but that's just me. Obviously the gear reduction really made a difference. Then again, the old (probably) Wisconsin engine on that JD 14T baler wasn't much more powerful, just bigger, heavier and less fuel efficient.
I think this is fascinating, but I never have understood the horses pulling and using modern combustion engines for interim power...... Why not just hook a tractor to it??
I don't think I would want to use a baler with a kicker behind a team. I know it would be more work, but I would rather just drop the bales in the field and come back to pick them up and haul them to the barn.
Very interesting. Do you wear ear protection? Seems like an awfully load machine. Either way very interesting so see how the process is done with a team of horses.
Always a pleasure spending time with you jim.
That was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Nice to horses work like that great job Ken an lady
Thanks 👍
Great job one and all!
Wow. Good control Jim. Ken settled right down. Why, if you had started that thing behind ole Pete, hw would have made a new road up through the woods. Ha. Pete was my grandpa’s mule. Enjoyed the show. Thanks
Everything went purdy smooth. Good to see everything worked like clockwork.
Great. Like I wrote before, Jim, you have the perfect combination of real horsepower and machinery. A kicker is a great thing to have. I never had one! And you do not even use a big motor on the forecart, like some of my Amish acquaintances do.
I agree...I noticed that, too. They work well together Ken and Lady! You just have to treat your hard working horses everyday. They earn their keep!
I baked hay for a neighbor that had a new Holland baler we with thrower. They wouldn't have been caught dead using horses to pull it but I remember that the bale thrower was hinged at the baler and had a Clovis that went around the wagon tongue to guide it. No hydraulics involved.
A cart, a bailer, a wagon and one skiddish Percheron. Wow, you did some great hand camera work with all that goin' on brother. Thanks again for your insight.
Nice to see thanks for sharing.
Went a trail ride one time with my saddle horse and the guy had a nice black team and i was riding alongside and talking to him I asked what his horses names were he said Briggs and Stratton.
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That was perty cool to see. Something you don't see every day. Great video ..
Another great video Jim. I noticed when you engaged the Baler in the field Ken did a little dance but what I saw was very interesting. As soon as you spoke and said woah in a louder voice than normal he settled right down. That tells me he has a lot of trust in you and he knows everything is ok after you spoke. I would have chosen to be on the cart in case he bolted, but you know your horses and your horses know you. Confidence in each other.
Thank again Jim for another great video.
Neat job using the bailer . Loved watching the video .
Great video great 👍 love brought back stories dad told when was kid and did that with horses
Wonderful video Jim I always enjoy your videos thank very much for posting them !
What a wonderful video here, baling hay with two gorgeous hard working horses. This brought back wonderful farm life memories for me, when I was a kid. I used to ride on the baler and watch the baled shooting out of the back of it. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for watching, glad it brought back good memories
Jim I really like your Lady mare. She's a keeper for sure.
2-5-21
Looked beautiful there on that day.
Glad it worked out.
Thanks Jim
Just watched your bailer with hoarses vidio. If I didn't see it I would have never have believed ,that you could run a bailer on such a small engine. As always, another great vidio. Thanks
Yes, it is surprising
Old Ken was having a "Hi Yo Silver Away" moment. Lady didn't move. Quite the contrast.
Thanks, Jim!
That is one excellent setup. I cannot believe that little Honda could run the bailer.
Jim, you do remarkable things with horses, and machines.
You're pretty good at holding the reins with one hand and the camera in the other. Job well done!😆
Excellent video! Jim, Your doing a great job on all your filming and content. Enjoy it.
Thanks for watching!
Watched from Devon, England. Really enjoyed seeing your equipment and ponies working your land. Well done and will watch again. Geoff
👍👌🇨🇦❤, gr8 video Jim, ear protection for you and the horses, please, otherwise they will never hear you, love the baler setup, a little old school and a touch of modern tech, 👊 a little valium for Bill,
yes i agree a lot more valium for bill
@@davegongwer106 hi Dave, aren't Jim's videos gr8, I love the different quirks that each horse has, and the rest of us just pop in a key and away we go,
Thanks for sharing.
Yes!, that gear reduction on the pto works great, now to get a gear reduction on the horses so they can walk at a normal pace and put the extra juice back into the baler.
Those New Hollands are popular nice.
We used to use those steel rack wagons with the kicker, fill them up then tug at those bales as they get all bunched up in there. There was something nice about those flat stacked wagons in the 70's, and our tans a little darker on those flat hay wagons.. Nice Colors. Beautiful
This is absolutely fascinating! Great how you and Lady stayed calm when Ken showed his concern. I wish there was someone near me who would do our hay field with horses (while my two horses watch 😂).
Glad you enjoyed it
That’s working good to me and that bale thrower with that flywheel takes the shock out of throwing the bales
Ken was glad to get that hay done!!
Well done Jim that little experiment saved you and Brenda alot of bale picking up.Nice one
Best Regards UK
the more i watch the more impressed i am! thanks for taking the extra time to video for us.
Thanks for watching, we appreciate it
Hi Jim, really great what the horses are able to pull.
Thanks 👍
@ 13:50 needs to be on a postcard.
It was a beautiful day!
This was amazing! Ken didn't seem to thrilled but now you have an option if the tractor is down.
Yes, it takes him a little bit to get used to things. It is nice to have options for sure
I thought you were going to have a bit of a runaway for a moment, but you didn't seem perturbed so I settled down and relaxed!
Very wonderful Very wonderful Very wonderful Very wonderful Very wonderful
I love watching your videos!♥️👍🙏😎🇺🇸🐴
That kicker works great!
Amazing to watch inventing and tweaking going on
My dreams come to life 😁💕 Thank you for this.
Ps what a fantastic bit of kit never had that in my day. not too heavy either. Les Uk
Hi from wis
Love your videos
Very enjoyable video Jim!
Glad you enjoyed it
Good video !!
My grandfather mowed and raked his hay with horses. After we stooped it we forked it into a hay cart and stacked in our barn, all by hand.
After bringing the hay Fred (grandad) would put his dairy herd into that paddock for 15min each day before milking. Said it improved the quality of the cream.
Northern NSW, Australia is a different climate tho than where you guys are.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing!
what fun !! i love hard work like that.
your horse are fantastic🥰
Another great video. Thanks
This aught to be interesting!! Nice!!
Wow,das habe ich noch nie gesehen.👍
Good day Interesting. I didn't think 13 hp would be strong enough. We had MF 255 a steady little puff of smoke would come out with plunger stroke & when bale threw. It's hard to get horses to walk slow, like when scuffle the garden, or when ploughing small corners. Thanks great video. Yes it was very hot up here in Ont.
Congratulations on what you are doing , stay safe ! Bob
Thanks, you too!
How many kw is motor??
Awesome show Jim!
we usually use at least 4 horses
2 definitely isn’t enough for long term
Oh yeah Jim a little dressage move there. Must be the noise? They did not seem to struggle w/ the added load. Neither team member appeared to be wet from sweat. Bet they slept well that night. Thank you for sharing 🐴🐴
What I would have done was skip a line so that it wasn't too tight of a turn then go back for it.
a little gymnastics there today
hi Jim good video as usual
Thank you!
obrigado por dividir conhecimento
Obrigado por assistir!
Poor ken you can see his tail hes like dad what is that noise haha
I know bucking loose hay takes a lot more hands. But having to listen to a motor running the whole time you are working spoils the beauty of working with horses.
Wow that looked like alot of wt. to pull but they seemed ok with it.
that's interesting I never have seen a kicker in the past we used a sledge that would be resisted when full by pulling a rope, & the balls would be pitched onto the wagon But interesting nevertheless. Les England
I can’t help but wonder if there is a way to mitigate the noise for the horses. A quitter muffler? Shielding in front of the engine?
I seen a old bailer and it had a motor right on the bailor it would of ben perfect the noise was realy loud .
Jim, does the bale thrower / kicker have the ability to pivot left to right? If so there should be a spring type connection from the baler draw bar to the tongue of the wagon, that would turn the thrower as you made your turns, we had such thing for our NH baler 50 years ago.
My old new Holland baler had a hydraulic turner, some of them are hitched to the draw baler and work that way. This has nothing so right at the moment it is stationary until I change it. But honestly, I'm looking for a new baler
Yeah, that motor is load. I can see how it bothered your horses a little. I know they get use to it but it has to hurt their ears? I hope you wore ear protection?
Thanks for showing this. It is really neat how you can blend the new with the old.
I liked your other hay bailing video with the Amish as well.
I'm not in a position to have land and horses yet but love to learn what you do with the horses one day.
Yes it was loud and ear protection would be good but we don’t do it much.Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed
cool
If you had a big day of baling ahead of you, is there a way to speed up the thrower to get the bales to the back of the wagon? Or is the system maxed out with the 13hp? Those honda gx390's are awesomely strong engines!
Yes I could speed up the kicker
I really enjoyed watching the horses pulling the baler. Was there much rocking motion to the tongue of the forecart when you were baling hay?
Not when moving, only when standing still
Why you didn't use your 2 new horses in plowing and logging even in the light jobs in the field.tenx i'm from rizal province in philippines
Is it a generator that's working it
Can I ask is this tractor equipment or it was built for horses
Do you have to use draft horses to farm with like you are doing here? Also how would horses work on going up and down hills?
Good job seem to work just fine even if Ken did sweat a little
So the kicker is what throws the bale out of the baler right?
Yes
Do you think the horses walking pace would be less an issue with a bigger baler like a NH 575 or Deere 338, something with more capacity?
Probably it would be less of a problem. I do most of the baling with a tractor
Can't believe that small motor did the job.
Where is Skippy at
Is Ken the Bond and Lady the Brunette? I loved this video! We always used the Model A John Deere to bale. We could have really used the model B. Cool. :-)
Ronald Kearn Ken is black, Lady is blonde
@@FarmerJohn1957 Thank you for the identification. :-)
So now after doing it with horses and with a tractor which do you prefer ?
It worked, I still would be hesitant to bale everything/all day long with a 13hp engine but that's just me. Obviously the gear reduction really made a difference. Then again, the old (probably) Wisconsin engine on that JD 14T baler wasn't much more powerful, just bigger, heavier and less fuel efficient.
LOOKED LIKE YOUR EXPERIMENT WORKED ON FLAT GROUND I WOULD BE AFRAID TO BALE IN HILL COUNTRY.
What do you mean by a kicker?
When I helped the Amish bale they would use 3-4 Belgians. You’re only using 2. Is there a difference between Belgians and your horses?
One of these was a Belgian. If you. are baling for a long period of time it is better to use 3-4 horses
I would stand on the other side of the cart when starting it up, in case the horses bolt. That way you wouldn’t be run over by the bailer.
Thanks
Jim, all ur horses is percheron's?
We have 2 Percherons and 2 Belgians
Next time since there so slow hitch them to the front and put a couple behind them. That wagon gets heavier with every bale.
Put Pomms ear plugs in Ken’s ears. They will dampen the sound and help him relax.
I’ve never heard of Pomms ear plugs, what are they?
That a lot of weight on them horses
What kind of baler is that??
New Holland 273
How big an area was that?
A couple acres
Working Horses With Jim how many acres do/did you hay?
Between pastures and hay fields, the horses mowed 100-120 acres
Great job. That's 67 bales you won't have to buy.
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I think this is fascinating, but I never have understood the horses pulling and using modern combustion engines for interim power...... Why not just hook a tractor to it??
I don't think I would want to use a baler with a kicker behind a team. I know it would be more work, but I would rather just drop the bales in the field and come back to pick them up and haul them to the barn.
Very interesting. Do you wear ear protection? Seems like an awfully load machine. Either way very interesting so see how the process is done with a team of horses.
Add in Lady and Ken and it is technically 15 horse power.. lol
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That was a meat video!!