You should be running the tractor almost wide open while baling. The baler is designed to preform better at higher RPMs. If you haven't found out yet it makes nicer bales at higher RPMs to. We have a similar baler and we had to find many things out the hard way. Remember high RPMs while baling almost wide open on the tractor.
Not to be rude. But each machine has its sweet spot. My 336 likes it at about 400 rpms on the PTO. Anything over 500 makes smaller flakes and the knotters will miss bales more often. Tightening up the springs at the back will pack a tighter bale also. Keep up the good work.
@@nickchapin184 your absolutely right. but just observing the baler in the video it seemed that he was only running the PTO at 300-400 RPMs. we have a 348 (which is a little newer but virtually the same machine) and sweet spot is 450-550 RPMS any less than 450 and the bales start to get a little sloppy.
I remember those days. That’s how we made money back in the day. Your helpers did a nice job of stacking and tying things together. Same way we did it. Those JD balers used to make the heaviest bales!
Looks like you need to either sharpen your knives or shim them out so they cut the hay better and your bales wont stick together. you may also need to adjust your plunger closer to your stationary knife.. I AM AN 82 YEAR OLD FARMER THAT HAS BALED MANY A BALE OF HAY, NOT A NOVICE TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO. I REALLY ENJOY YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS CHANNELS.
Yes the knives did look dull last time I checked! Thanks for the tips I’ll be sure to have the baler in good shape for next year. (I’ll have a lot more ground to cover)
YEP! Did this exact thing 3 summers in high school for my uncle. When football practice started- I was very fit and very tan, the coaches and the girls were impressed!
Nah I’ll pass I’m one myself and I drive the tractor to rake or bale but it’s a cabbed tractor with 900 lb bales so yea. I will definitely pass on this one 😂
So many good memories from this video! Spent a lot of summers baling with my family. Love your content, hope to see more. Wishing you a speedy recovery too!
very good video, I run a 16000 acre cattle station in Australia and these videos have helped me transform 100 of those acres into small scale hay/vegetable farming. keep it up!
Brings back memories of my childhood and the time I spent on a farm in PennDutch country during the summer. They baled hay the exact same way except for the fluffing of the hay after cutting. The equipment you used was the same except for the brand, i.e., the tractor was an Allis Chalmers, the baler was a New Holland and the 2 hay trailers, mower and rake were older equipment that I never asked about. BTW, I was a city kid back in the '60's - looking back I enjoyed it.
Thanks for the great video! I appreciate seeing the haying :) I hope your knee surgery was successful for the long-term! I know how much it sucks not being 100% physically, and able to do the work you love to do! I hope you get better fast, though knees can be slow to heal. Thanks again, and it's great to see your loved ones pitching in around you!
I’m really happy your getting better and bailing went well hi grant and Josie Teamwork was incredible. This side by side farming was a brilliant idea. It makes life so much easier. Wholesome content
adjust tamper and adjust everything! i’ve been on a small square hay operation for a while now, we just picked up a 3rd baler that is a heston 565, and all of the first 100 bales made were pure testing and figuring out how we can work an older baler into a new setup. keep up the good work!
I spent 5 summers bailing behind a setup that look almost exactly like that. (Case tractor though) First year was 1972. I made $1hr. Lunch and 3 bottles of coke included. Had to hand pump the water. Arms cramped up. got poked till my forearms were raw. 3 days per cutting, 3 cuttings a summer. My first check was $31. That was big money for a 12year old in 1972. Got easier by the time I was 17. And I didn't have to ride my bike home anymore either
There are enough people giving advice on how the bale should be like or how to make the best out of the tractor. So thank you for the video and your hard work, really nice to get this viewing experience
when you stack the bales, you should have one guy on top of the ones you already stacked, so you can give the bales to him so he can stack them without you having to lift the bales over your back. Also you should make somewhat like stairs as you stack so you don't have to lift them as high
As a kid we used horses to cut the hay and then a hay rake and then a pitchfork to load the wagon and then we stacked it up and threw a tarp over the top feed it in the winter.
Been loving the content as well as the learning lessons along the way. My wife and I have been looking at land between 5-20 acres to start a hobby farm and this has been very educational for us.
Don’t know if this was said yet in the comments but a little tip. I seen how Grant was having to lift the bale chute when turning. If you try to start on the left side of the field and always turn right you won’t have that issue. (My dad always tries to turn left as well) it’s also a bit easier to get in and out of windrows turning that way and a bit easier on the drive line. Otherwise great job. Great video
Love the content spencer praying that your knee heals and this is just me but we have the same baler as you we it seems to work better for us to run at a higher rpm thanks for the video keep it up
How many times did you rake it? Looks a little green underneath on some windrows. We would cut it and the next day go out and rake it into wind rows if it was dry on top and let it sit for awhile if it was a nice sunny day then bale it. It may not be the proper way but it’s how we did it.
Nice setup! We usually prefer cutting the haygras in the evening, when the dew has settled in (so it is a little moist). Makes it much easier to get a better cut and the leaves takes less damage. Not sure if you have the same conditions in your area. Cutting very dry gass can be a pain in the ass sometimes. When it comes to the RPM on the baler (and speed of the tractor), it is basically trial and error. Fingers crossed for a speedy revovery.
The average price is like $16 a bale here in california where I live and we have tons of cattle and horses here and its a huge ranching and farming community. lots of diverse crops, fruit and nut trees, grapes, vegetables, strawberries, pretty much everything.
He probably addressed this in other videos. I seen that you have a brother that has a farm. Did you know a lot about farming before starting this out or are you learning everything as you go and buying all equipment and land?
this is a great video for me, as i see the young generation coming up to do farming.Can someone guide/help me with if there are any farms where we can go and have a look around Nashville/Franklin/Nolsville as i am very much interested and if possible can help out during weekends.
You may want to consider speeding up the engine when you bale. When I bale, my tractor is not wide open, but just about. You may also notice that the bales will be nicer and more consistent as well.
There is a million ways to stack a wagon but when u do it the key is too keep the bales locked in when u stack it the same direction up its unstable like when the bail fell off u start with 2 bails on each of the sides going horizontal to the trailer then one in the middle going with the length of the trailer like u guys did the first row but then your next row go all 4 with the length of the trailer then repeat up it work the best
I think he had surgery I believe it was from playing football in high school I’m not 100% on that but I think that’s what happened Hope for a speedy recovery
I see this all the time on yt videos....people on the hay wagon, stacking bales but using NO hooks! Use to bale hay in my younger years but had always used hooks. What happened??
Planned surgery. I forgot to mention in video. Must have hurt it when I was younger and it started to hurt more and more over the years. Got a MRI and only way to fix it is surgery.
I’ve gotta agree with that! Especially with tighter bales that don’t have as much slack in the strings! The other thing I’d recommend is a leather blacksmith”s or farrier’s apron or even a set of chaps! Jeans aren’t much good at protecting your legs from prickles or the cut ends of dried grass or alfalfa.
@@spencerhilbert Make sure you guys push for ps 4 and xbox one's first the writes are usually cheaper and can barging for better after. food for thought
You should be running the tractor almost wide open while baling. The baler is designed to preform better at higher RPMs. If you haven't found out yet it makes nicer bales at higher RPMs to. We have a similar baler and we had to find many things out the hard way. Remember high RPMs while baling almost wide open on the tractor.
Does that make tighter bales too? Seems these bales are loose... I agree with a commenter below you need baling hooks.
Not to be rude. But each machine has its sweet spot. My 336 likes it at about 400 rpms on the PTO. Anything over 500 makes smaller flakes and the knotters will miss bales more often. Tightening up the springs at the back will pack a tighter bale also. Keep up the good work.
@@nickchapin184 your absolutely right. but just observing the baler in the video it seemed that he was only running the PTO at 300-400 RPMs. we have a 348 (which is a little newer but virtually the same machine) and sweet spot is 450-550 RPMS any less than 450 and the bales start to get a little sloppy.
I remember those days. That’s how we made money back in the day. Your helpers did a nice job of stacking and tying things together. Same way we did it. Those JD balers used to make the heaviest bales!
@@nickchapin184 that is how my baler is. It misses bales at higher rpm’s
Looks like you need to either sharpen your knives or shim them out so they cut the hay better and your bales wont stick together. you may also need to adjust your plunger closer to your stationary knife.. I AM AN 82 YEAR OLD FARMER THAT HAS BALED MANY A BALE OF HAY, NOT A NOVICE TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO. I REALLY ENJOY YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS CHANNELS.
Yes the knives did look dull last time I checked! Thanks for the tips I’ll be sure to have the baler in good shape for next year. (I’ll have a lot more ground to cover)
wow real veteran
I honestly think every teenager should have to do this at least one summer of their life. I’ve done my fair share of it and I’m in my 30s.
YEP! Did this exact thing 3 summers in high school for my uncle. When football practice started- I was very fit and very tan, the coaches and the girls were impressed!
I agree. Did plenty of this growing up
I did this last summer, and I will 54 in 2 weeks.
Nah I’ll pass I’m one myself and I drive the tractor to rake or bale but it’s a cabbed tractor with 900 lb bales so yea. I will definitely pass on this one 😂
honestly one of my favorite things to do i enjoy any fieldwork it is very calming to me
So many good memories from this video! Spent a lot of summers baling with my family. Love your content, hope to see more. Wishing you a speedy recovery too!
Glad you enjoyed it!
very good video, I run a 16000 acre cattle station in Australia and these videos have helped me transform 100 of those acres into small scale hay/vegetable farming. keep it up!
Brings back memories of my childhood and the time I spent on a farm in PennDutch country during the summer. They baled hay the exact same way except for the fluffing of the hay after cutting. The equipment you used was the same except for the brand, i.e., the tractor was an Allis Chalmers, the baler was a New Holland and the 2 hay trailers, mower and rake were older equipment that I never asked about. BTW, I was a city kid back in the '60's - looking back I enjoyed it.
When you find a woman that is willing to work that hard, that’s a real find!
Thanks for the great video! I appreciate seeing the haying :)
I hope your knee surgery was successful for the long-term! I know how much it sucks not being 100% physically, and able to do the work you love to do! I hope you get better fast, though knees can be slow to heal. Thanks again, and it's great to see your loved ones pitching in around you!
Brings back memories for me. I was generally on the wagon. Did not envy the guys stacking in the barn on hot days.
Wishing you a speedy recovering Spencer
As someone interested in agriculture technology, I appreciate the insights shared in this video. It's inspiring to see the future of farming!
A girlfriend who isn't afraid of a little hard work. Better put a ring on it quicklike Spencer!
If no ring, please send me her number.
I thought it was his assistant tho -
Cringe
Loved watching the baler. Thanks.
I’m really happy your getting better and bailing went well hi grant and Josie Teamwork was incredible. This side by side farming was a brilliant idea. It makes life so much easier. Wholesome content
adjust tamper and adjust everything! i’ve been on a small square hay operation for a while now, we just picked up a 3rd baler that is a heston 565, and all of the first 100 bales made were pure testing and figuring out how we can work an older baler into a new setup. keep up the good work!
I spent 5 summers bailing behind a setup that look almost exactly like that. (Case tractor though) First year was 1972. I made $1hr. Lunch and 3 bottles of coke included. Had to hand pump the water. Arms cramped up. got poked till my forearms were raw. 3 days per cutting, 3 cuttings a summer. My first check was $31. That was big money for a 12year old in 1972. Got easier by the time I was 17. And I didn't have to ride my bike home anymore either
thats 233 dollars today. Not bad indeed
@@F4Wildcat $31 for 3 days
@@ST-xx9rt okay that is pretty darn good. Hard work pays off.
There are enough people giving advice on how the bale should be like or how to make the best out of the tractor. So thank you for the video and your hard work, really nice to get this viewing experience
Spencer, get the lady a hay hook to help her job be easier dragging bales. My grandmother swore by it moving bales into her eighties 😊
when you stack the bales, you should have one guy on top of the ones you already stacked, so you can give the bales to him so he can stack them without you having to lift the bales over your back. Also you should make somewhat like stairs as you stack so you don't have to lift them as high
I was taught to always turn right and the shoot won't hit the wagon , love the video !!!
I don't know why i love your vids so much hope your knee gets better
This lad is an absolute genius. Wear a knee brace so your brother does it for you. lol
Can’t beat the sound of a square baler
As a kid we used horses to cut the hay and then a hay rake and then a pitchfork to load the wagon and then we stacked it up and threw a tarp over the top feed it in the winter.
Bailing hay the old fashioned way! Brings back memories 🤠
Great video 👍 Hope your leg heals good and strong!!
Im from germany and i heavy fw your videos
Same I’m from Germany too
der spielt ls in real life! LG aus Brandenburg
Been loving the content as well as the learning lessons along the way. My wife and I have been looking at land between 5-20 acres to start a hobby farm and this has been very educational for us.
Those Bails look great I enjoy your content alot!
1st time seeing that kind of rake ,looks cool
The hay looked great.
Good work, Grant and ma’am
Don’t know if this was said yet in the comments but a little tip. I seen how Grant was having to lift the bale chute when turning. If you try to start on the left side of the field and always turn right you won’t have that issue. (My dad always tries to turn left as well) it’s also a bit easier to get in and out of windrows turning that way and a bit easier on the drive line. Otherwise great job. Great video
Hope your knee continues to improve. You guys got along great considering the age of the equipment
Awesome job 👏! You made some nice square bales!
@10:30 love it Dad- just keep em bales going!
Love your videos
Great video . Thank you
Huge THANK YOU for the farmers who do hard work and labor to feed the animals and ppl 💪💯
Love the content spencer praying that your knee heals and this is just me but we have the same baler as you we it seems to work better for us to run at a higher rpm thanks for the video keep it up
Good work!! Get well soon
Yo I’m proud of you and grant
Yes
Question Spence what do you guys do with left over grass/hay that's not enough to make a full bale
How many times did you rake it? Looks a little green underneath on some windrows. We would cut it and the next day go out and rake it into wind rows if it was dry on top and let it sit for awhile if it was a nice sunny day then bale it. It may not be the proper way but it’s how we did it.
If it works for you it is not wrong
Love the content man!!!
Nice setup! We usually prefer cutting the haygras in the evening, when the dew has settled in (so it is a little moist). Makes it much easier to get a better cut and the leaves takes less damage. Not sure if you have the same conditions in your area. Cutting very dry gass can be a pain in the ass sometimes. When it comes to the RPM on the baler (and speed of the tractor), it is basically trial and error. Fingers crossed for a speedy revovery.
If I were you, I would now put manure on the meadow, since manure, unlike artificial fertilizer, has a lot of different micronutrients
we also baled today but it was just 0.7 hectares and it took just about half an hour and 49 small bales
1:14 so satisfying
Grant when you stack if you plan o. It staying on the trailer pit the bottom row on thew side the the twine doesnt get chewed through
Hay looks good.
A little bit of advice say the wind is blowing north you don’t want to cut north and south you want to cut at a angle like south east
Hope you get better i know how you feel i had collarbone surgery because i broke it in 2 so hope you have a fast recovery
I wish I could get square bales in my barn but we don’t have time so I’m doing all of the hay myself and it’s round bales and I’m only 13
Thats super cheap for hay, here in idaho, good grass 70lb bales go for about 11$, and most of that is off of irrigated fields. Great video spencer!
The average price is like $16 a bale here in california where I live and we have tons of cattle and horses here and its a huge ranching and farming community. lots of diverse crops, fruit and nut trees, grapes, vegetables, strawberries, pretty much everything.
He probably addressed this in other videos. I seen that you have a brother that has a farm. Did you know a lot about farming before starting this out or are you learning everything as you go and buying all equipment and land?
Thx for sharing
this is a great video for me, as i see the young generation coming up to do farming.Can someone guide/help me with if there are any farms where we can go and have a look around Nashville/Franklin/Nolsville as i am very much interested and if possible can help out during weekends.
How warm is the head on your jd 350 sickle mower after mowing all that? I just bought one and I'm wondering how hot is to hot.
No idea. Haven’t felt it to know. Haven’t had any issues yet
@spencerhilbert next time you run it, lmk mine was warm but not too hot to touch after running for like 40 mins, probably like 120ish degrees or so
You may want to consider speeding up the engine when you bale. When I bale, my tractor is not wide open, but just about. You may also notice that the bales will be nicer and more consistent as well.
Did I miss something or did they take the loader off the 4020?
I am from India and likes your videos
Hope the knee heals quick
How come you took the loader off the tractor ?
Great job praying for your knee
Looks like ceramic coating on the 4020 is in the works???😊🎉
I stacked balers behind a machine like that for almost 30 years all by self. Started at $4.00 an hour
There is a million ways to stack a wagon but when u do it the key is too keep the bales locked in when u stack it the same direction up its unstable like when the bail fell off u start with 2 bails on each of the sides going horizontal to the trailer then one in the middle going with the length of the trailer like u guys did the first row but then your next row go all 4 with the length of the trailer then repeat up it work the best
How long until your hay grows back?
One tip guys with square bales cut side down in a field that is left over night or stacking in the barn moisture get get inside.. Steve from WV
Did you broke your leg?😢
I think he had surgery I believe it was from playing football in high school
I’m not 100% on that but I think that’s what happened
Hope for a speedy recovery
Ohh okay
Hope for fast recovery
Nice video
Mow that lower part and let the grass grow up through it will help with weed control and put nutrients back
Finaly ive been waiting for so long
Haha my firat job at 15 was throwing bales onto a trailer off a new holland and then into the barns catching them off the elevator
How much did all the equipment used cost? (excluding the tractor)🤔
I see this all the time on yt videos....people on the hay wagon, stacking bales but using NO hooks! Use to bale hay in my younger years but had always used hooks. What happened??
is the video with hte house demo offline?
Square bales?... Can i get a "bless your heart"
Normally everything is bigger in the US... - hay bales those are kinda cute
What happened with the stolen dully?
Great video
first have been looking forward for this video
How did you get in crutches if i may ask ?
Planned surgery. I forgot to mention in video. Must have hurt it when I was younger and it started to hurt more and more over the years. Got a MRI and only way to fix it is surgery.
Is there going to be multiplayer on American Farming
Are you guys going to look into cattle ever in the future? Or no
Yeah totally open to it. Just don’t live near the land and have zero experience. So I would have to get more experience and live close by.
Looking to buy a tractor! Was considering going the same route with our farm
Awesome
Tip for you. Use your knee to put on top
go invest in a couple of hay hooks. for around $10 each they will save your back.
I’ve gotta agree with that! Especially with tighter bales that don’t have as much slack in the strings! The other thing I’d recommend is a leather blacksmith”s or farrier’s apron or even a set of chaps! Jeans aren’t much good at protecting your legs from prickles or the cut ends of dried grass or alfalfa.
So $960-1120 ain't bad for 3 acers of land for one cutting
By the time you factor in the fuel and the maintenance on equipment as well as twine cost it might be in the 200 dollar per acre range for profit.
@nickchapin184 yea, but doing everything with a 4020 ain't that bad....
That's actually really good.
Grant needs to build his core strength for throwing bales too much tractor time
Grant is built ford tough lol don’t worry about that ❤
wow ! great
Have spent many a summers on a hay rake.
kick baler is the way to go. it can be a one man show the a kicker on the baler
I hope you get well soon. Keep that leg or foot up.
How did he get hurt?
What tractor is that? To me it looks like a 4010 or 4020
It's a 4020
Love it
Could you ask your bro if he plans on pushing his game across all platforms? Also if you need help around the place i can fly out n help you out
Yes that would be the long term goal. Long ways before that though. 100x more work and staff needed to bring a quality farm sim game to console.
@@spencerhilbert Make sure you guys push for ps 4 and xbox one's first the writes are usually cheaper and can barging for better after. food for thought
Bales are stuck together usually means knives need to sharpened on the baler.
why are you in crutches? other than that, i love these videos because i plan to do this same thing
He had knee surgery or something like that
@@Farming_With_Cole oh, okay
Man i wish i could be a farmer
me too