Your comments about being alone on the tractor brought back memories. I grew up north of you in Pierce County going to HS in the mid 50’s. I remember plowing on our JD A pulling a 3-14 at nite. Open platform so you could feel the breeze, smell the exhaust, and watch the manifold glow in the dark. No radio of course and your whole world existed within the range of the headlights. That is where I learned to think. I still look back fondly on that memory learning to be comfortable in my own skin.
When i grew up in the 50"s 7 60"s a oliver 88 was big then it became a chore tractor till the farm sale in1971 .A u moline was a big ttractor t then came theM5 moline, then a 1650 oliver, then more acers 7 2 1850 olivers at 96 hp ,It all depens on the year on the calender THe 1850 pulled 6-16 with rakes 20 ft disc. time moves on
A lot of difference between the 566 and the 7,8,9 series.......We have 2 469 silage specials, exactly alike...... Hybrid Coastal Bermuda hay is all we do......JD net is probably the best on the market....Some of our bales were exposed to the elements with hardly any loss..
Yup that was one good thing growing up on the farm... long days on the tractor gave you a lot of time to think and work through your problems or issues, or think about what needed doing next, improvements to make to machinery or the operation, etc... Hipping was the big "thinking time" job for me, because basically it's just raising and lowering the three point and turning around at the end of the field, and making sure the hipper blades were still turning. Bout like plowing-- once you get it set, it's basically just turning and burning LOL:) I think that helped our generation quite a bit, having stuff to do and time to think. I notice a LOT of kids nowdays have a lot more anxiety attacks and issues and stuff... everything seems to freak them out because they've never had to deal with stuff going wrong or making goofs or mistakes and having to remedy it themselves on a regular basis like we did on the farm growing up-- even if you did everything "right" stuff would still occasionally go wrong, machinery break or whatever, and you'd have to deal with it. You learned real quick the difference between the "little things" and major screw-ups or problems too, and learned not to take it too hard, deal with it and move on. We did stuff and succeeded, occasionally made mistakes or gaffes, sure, but we corrected it, learned from it, and moved on, which made us a lot more ambitious about trying things the next time. Like you were saying about how you learned how to round bale-- just jumped in and went! Most kids nowdays are scared to death to do something like that! I think all that time to think helped us to deal with a lot of the issues that are common to being a teenager, which kids today, constantly connected via the net and phones and computers and stuff, don't really ever have a good chance to just "be bored" and have to deal with stuff, or get to deal with stuff... Kids now act like "being bored" is some crime against nature, when actually "being bored" is a good thing, if you use it to your advantage-- time to think is a good thing. Later! OL J R :)
I disagree that there is no good new music. George Strait came out with a new album just a couple months ago LOL. I do however agree that there isn’t much new music that I enjoy and I’m only 14.
We had similar problems with our MF Hesston Round Baler. Stupid corn fodder bales beat the crap out of the baler. We were able to find a "cheap" baler in good condition that we only use for corn fodder bales and then only use our good baler on doing hay. Thanks for the visual description video Travis!
Moving round bales all day is a good time to let your thoughts wander all over the girl you've got a crush on, just started dating, have been dating a long time, or are married to.
I agree 100% with you, the new crap they call country music is more pop than country! Give me the late 80’s though somewhere around 2002 country music and that’s the good stuff!
Just a thought. Maybe adding a 3/8-1/2 angle Iron to the bottom of the strips. To help reinforce them so they don’t bend as easy. You said you had them bent a couple times now. Like you said just a thought. And thanks for sharing your farming life
Hi Travis. Greetings from Denmark. I like watching your videos. I just noticed the difference of the "tread" on the fronttires on the 76' and the 82'. How far down do you wear it before changing tires?
I remember spending childhood wheels up moving hay with an old JD B model. Glad that sucker moved quick in reverse. Lol couldn’t go forward would loose the bale.
I have run a New Holland 648 for 21 years and would never buy a John Deere. The net wrap is loaded in the front of the baler and is always visible from the tractor so I can watch it going on the bale. In my opinion NH balers make a tighter, more consistent bale.
My son put his wife in the seat, of a 7230 running a 469 SP, gave her a 15 minute class and and she baled all afternoon(175 bales) with one stoppage to replace the roll of wrap (5 minutes)........... We have a 5070 NH square baler that punches out 500 bales every weekend the whole year
They'll be baling their own for sure... custom work, depends on how bad he needs the money I'd suppose, and whether he's got time to do it. Harvest is busy time and can't be postponed for custom work, plus they have to put up their own fodder bales as well... I had the same problem when I was row cropping and doing custom baling... I'd bale right up to time to harvest, but when I could be in the field combining or picking cotton, I don't care how much hay you have to bale or how badly you need it baled, it's gonna WAIT til the grain or cotton is all out of the field, and we'll see where we stand THEN... LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
@@TheRestOfTheStory I wish I could. I would love to meet you and see your part of the country. It is 40' long. Self unloading. Will that get through your gates?
Thank you for the visual demonstration of what you were talking about in the previous video. I take it that this was far from a grenade-type of disaster, so there's that. The less you can handle any commodity, the less of it you potentially lose before it gets to a bovine's mouth. Do whatever you can to keep the odds in your favor and the money rolling in. Thank goodness you can now share your thoughts with all of us instead of keeping them all within your mind.
Glad you got it fixed. I know you were frustrated. Thanks for update.
Your comments about being alone on the tractor brought back memories. I grew up north of you in Pierce County going to HS in the mid 50’s. I remember plowing on our JD A pulling a 3-14 at nite. Open platform so you could feel the breeze, smell the exhaust, and watch the manifold glow in the dark. No radio of course and your whole world existed within the range of the headlights. That is where I learned to think. I still look back fondly on that memory learning to be comfortable in my own skin.
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When i grew up in the 50"s 7 60"s a oliver 88 was big then it became a chore tractor till the farm sale in1971 .A u moline was a big ttractor t then came theM5 moline, then a 1650 oliver, then more acers 7 2 1850 olivers at 96 hp ,It all depens on the year on the calender THe 1850 pulled 6-16 with rakes 20 ft disc. time moves on
Travis a nice baler story and yes sometimes need to stop and smell the roses.
A lot of difference between the 566 and the 7,8,9 series.......We have 2 469 silage specials, exactly alike...... Hybrid Coastal Bermuda hay is all we do......JD net is probably the best on the market....Some of our bales were exposed to the elements with hardly any loss..
Just a awesome video Travis I so enjoyed your yammering on about the important things on the farm and how you put things into perspective.
Me, mylelf and I tend to get ourselves into trouble too, but darn we are entertaining. Lol.
Yup that was one good thing growing up on the farm... long days on the tractor gave you a lot of time to think and work through your problems or issues, or think about what needed doing next, improvements to make to machinery or the operation, etc... Hipping was the big "thinking time" job for me, because basically it's just raising and lowering the three point and turning around at the end of the field, and making sure the hipper blades were still turning. Bout like plowing-- once you get it set, it's basically just turning and burning LOL:) I think that helped our generation quite a bit, having stuff to do and time to think. I notice a LOT of kids nowdays have a lot more anxiety attacks and issues and stuff... everything seems to freak them out because they've never had to deal with stuff going wrong or making goofs or mistakes and having to remedy it themselves on a regular basis like we did on the farm growing up-- even if you did everything "right" stuff would still occasionally go wrong, machinery break or whatever, and you'd have to deal with it. You learned real quick the difference between the "little things" and major screw-ups or problems too, and learned not to take it too hard, deal with it and move on. We did stuff and succeeded, occasionally made mistakes or gaffes, sure, but we corrected it, learned from it, and moved on, which made us a lot more ambitious about trying things the next time. Like you were saying about how you learned how to round bale-- just jumped in and went! Most kids nowdays are scared to death to do something like that! I think all that time to think helped us to deal with a lot of the issues that are common to being a teenager, which kids today, constantly connected via the net and phones and computers and stuff, don't really ever have a good chance to just "be bored" and have to deal with stuff, or get to deal with stuff... Kids now act like "being bored" is some crime against nature, when actually "being bored" is a good thing, if you use it to your advantage-- time to think is a good thing.
Later! OL J R :)
I cant offer any advise...never used a baler with wrap yet..maybe soon!!
What problems do you have with net wrap? It is working pretty good for us other that it freezes to the bales.
@@Jaxon-iu6vb none what so ever..use twine!
🤦♂️I thought you said never use a baler with wrap lol. Just miss read what you said.
@@Jaxon-iu6vb lol that's ok
I disagree that there is no good new music. George Strait came out with a new album just a couple months ago LOL. I do however agree that there isn’t much new music that I enjoy and I’m only 14.
We had similar problems with our MF Hesston Round Baler. Stupid corn fodder bales beat the crap out of the baler. We were able to find a "cheap" baler in good condition that we only use for corn fodder bales and then only use our good baler on doing hay. Thanks for the visual description video Travis!
That was a good video! Good explanation and personal
Moving round bales all day is a good time to let your thoughts wander all over the girl you've got a crush on, just started dating, have been dating a long time, or are married to.
I agree 100% with you, the new crap they call country music is more pop than country! Give me the late 80’s though somewhere around 2002 country music and that’s the good stuff!
Just a thought. Maybe adding a 3/8-1/2 angle Iron to the bottom of the strips. To help reinforce them so they don’t bend as easy. You said you had them bent a couple times now. Like you said just a thought. And thanks for sharing your farming life
Thank you Travis for the visual demonstration.
Good times back then no cab bakin in the sun
The good old days just working but your the thoughts go every where lol
enjoyed the video thanks travis
Hi Travis. Greetings from Denmark. I like watching your videos. I just noticed the difference of the "tread" on the fronttires on the 76' and the 82'. How far down do you wear it before changing tires?
Put some braces on the undersides of the rails. Easy fix.
I remember spending childhood wheels up moving hay with an old JD B model. Glad that sucker moved quick in reverse. Lol couldn’t go forward would loose the bale.
The problem is its green and has yellow rims.
Hahah jokes no hate
When bailer is working good, how many bails out of 100, is it expected that the mesh is ripped off?
Every job is nice to do if everything works right
Thanks man.i to remember those days.i too loved a the jobs on the farm if things worked right
Go back to the old days we made hay stacks. You can't go wrong
Nice fix Travis
What # was your old baler?Didn’t your brother say it had issues
Doesn't take much too irritate a round baler
I have run a New Holland 648 for 21 years and would never buy a John Deere. The net wrap is loaded in the front of the baler and is always visible from the tractor so I can watch it going on the bale. In my opinion NH balers make a tighter, more consistent bale.
My son put his wife in the seat, of a 7230 running a 469 SP, gave her a 15 minute class and and she baled all afternoon(175 bales) with one stoppage to replace the roll of wrap (5 minutes)........... We have a 5070 NH square baler that punches out 500 bales every weekend the whole year
How old is the JD 566 baler?
Have a great nite
Hey Travis!!
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Hey Travis!!
So are you done with any future bailing of corn fodder ?
They'll be baling their own for sure... custom work, depends on how bad he needs the money I'd suppose, and whether he's got time to do it. Harvest is busy time and can't be postponed for custom work, plus they have to put up their own fodder bales as well...
I had the same problem when I was row cropping and doing custom baling... I'd bale right up to time to harvest, but when I could be in the field combining or picking cotton, I don't care how much hay you have to bale or how badly you need it baled, it's gonna WAIT til the grain or cotton is all out of the field, and we'll see where we stand THEN... LOL:) Later! OL J R :)
I happen to have a 8 or 10 bale carrier for sale. But it is in Texas.
Delivered? 😀
@@TheRestOfTheStory I wish I could. I would love to meet you and see your part of the country. It is 40' long. Self unloading. Will that get through your gates?
Depends on the gates. Kind of long though
First howdy boi
Thank you for the visual demonstration of what you were talking about in the previous video. I take it that this was far from a grenade-type of disaster, so there's that. The less you can handle any commodity, the less of it you potentially lose before it gets to a bovine's mouth. Do whatever you can to keep the odds in your favor and the money rolling in. Thank goodness you can now share your thoughts with all of us instead of keeping them all within your mind.