Hey, Let's Make More Hay!
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Episode 2 - we learn how we haul bales and how a square baler works!
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Everyone should experience the joy of stacking small squares by hand. It's honestly not a bad job, it just lets you know how soft you are! Have a safe harvest!
I grew up doing it but I'm soft as hell now haha. Damn desk job.
Yup iv been there I had way to good because the truck we used was manual (I was only one who knew how to drive it😂) out all my cousins un less my old man was helping 😂
It was my first job, for 3 summers!
Been there you should try the bales from one of them old wire balers with a 4 cyl Wisconsin motor on it would take about 3 of your little bales to make one of them put in around 1000 bales a day
I was lucky enough to get a day away from school to put away square bales for a farmer friend, when I was a teenager. Nothing like having a baling hook come down into a bale just inches from your ear!!😳
Keep farms FAMILY OWNED and operated! Much respect for what you guys do every day of the year. Thank you.
Funny how on the Canada Reddit the Lib and NDP supporters literally openly want to destroy family farms because they think it's worse for the environment and creates "far right conservative voters."
This process and your enthusiasm should be shown in schools for the next generation Farmer’s.
This also shows the common person how much work and satisfaction goes into a job well done.
Probably be good if non farmers knew these things as well
I was thinking....and saying the same thing. QDM videos should be shown in schools right across the country!!
I worked for a custom haying outfit, baling, hauling, and stacking square bales, starting at age 14. We baled all sorts of feed, but clover was the worst. I called it the Devil's Feed! Even in long sleeves, you got your arms marred up pretty good, loading up flat decks of clover.
Round balers were just starting to be used in the field back then, but with an automatic bale wagon, it made picking and hauling square bales easier...not that I ever got to use the bale-wagon. But hey, I wouldn't have gotten as strong as I did, if not for loading and stacking square bales by hand...not to mention having to change out the baler flywheel...by myself.
I don't miss my haying days, but it helped me develop a strong work ethic, learning to appreciate time spent with friends...on rainy days only...as well as developing some muscle.
Cheers QDM.
Quick, I'm a city dude, born and raised and I always look forward to seeing your videos. I have a lot of respect for farmers in this country, between the weather and our government its a lot of hard work. Thanks for the humour and the insights into how its all done.
Cool, thanks!
I remember as a kid in the very early eighties playing on the square bale stack while my dad was finishing chores and causing the bales to topple on top of me like an avalanche. My dad freaked out, rescued me, smacked me on my ass and gave me a hug. Lol. Loved growing up on the farm. Be safe out there. 👍
I’ve seen 3 or 4 videos with explanations about square bailing and I’ve come to the conclusion that knotters are just magic. In my younger days I handled a lot of bails and have also come to the conclusion that the guy who invented the wire bailer was named Lucifer. Thanks for the video, keep feeding the world!
Yep handled thousands of them thing's
Oh quick I know how them square bailers work .I love making square bails .I got a 1967 new Holland this years off the nabour for a butcher lamb and restored the old bailer and gave it's a new paint job .love it. Goes to show you no matter if some one gave up on you ,as long as someone cares enough to show you a little attention you can be special to someone that cares.
Picking up bales and putting them in the barn usually occurs on the hottest day all summer.😊
You got that right!!
Remember in my teens stacking straw in the barn hay loft for ceiling insulation and bedding for the animals in the winter inside the barn. It was 90 F outside on the thermometer and came out of the loft and the outside air felt like I stepped into an air conditioned room.
Throwing the square bales is your true upper body workout, and the run to Blueball is your cardio. Who needs a gym when you have a farm???
Thanks for the post. I admire the folks who sat down and designed that machinery to do those jobs. Impressive. Your bovine fans always make me smile. They look like they understand every word, and are happy to be in the video. Let’s hope all the dipsh!ts in Toronto hear about your channel, watch a few videos, and see how much work goes into putting food on their tables. Maybe they wouldn’t believe all farmland needs to be paved over to make new condos. That’s the real ‘net zero’ endgame. Hope the weather holds for harvest.
Love QD's content! Greetings from a dipsh1t near Toronto!😂
Funny, ppl judge ppl by their Politian's. Just because Ford wants all the condo tax payers dollars doesn't mean Torontonian's want more condos :(@@vpweber
Grew up chucking squares. This one did make me nostalgic.
Dad showed me how to get more hay into each bale. So when he left I cranked those adjusters all the way. We’ll we had way less bales to haul home but they were so heavy I couldn’t lift em onto the tailgate. He wasn’t happy about that. Lol
LOL You running back to Blueball looks like a video game version of you Quick! My husband really liked this as he did this as a kid for a while. Passed out in the hay loft too!
Brings back memories. Miss those days
Always informative and humor! Love this
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the old school square bales, reminds me of summers spent as a kid in eastern Ontario on a family dairy farm.
Tossed and stacked so many I never want to see another one.
@@patrickdurham8393you and me both. I'm having flashbacks as I'm typing this.
I bale a few square every 10 years to remind myself of the hard work doing them, round bales for the other 9 years
I had impressive biceps, and thighs at 13 years old from square bales. I also discovered the exquisite pain of a swollen TM joint from standing up too soon ducking underneath the bale elevator. I could literally feel my breath moving across the top of my teeth. My father finally bought a round baler after I left the farm. I believe my younger brother and mother had a revolt about the square bales after I left, lol.
Oh the joys. Spent multiple summer going from farm to farm doing squares and eating damn good
Thanks to Farmers and all their Associates.
You know you've made it when you make farming look cool.
Love the John Deere 4020 power shift. We have three of them on our farm with loaders and they are a great tractor. Probably the best tractor John Deere ever made. Love your videos. Keep it up.
Thanks for posting as always and will catch up when you post next time!!!!
Right on Quick the square bales are how we did it when I was a kid on my uncle's farm 👍👍
You guys work really hard. Long days and heavy physical labour. I didn't realize how much so. Thank you to you and all the farmers who get that hay to the cows so we could have beef and milk products on our table. 🤠👍
Oh that's a blast from the past. A dairy farmer I worked for had the exact same tractor and baler minus the cab on the tractor. I can honestly say kids today will never get the joy of standing on a hay wagon stacking bales while trying not to fall off. Thanks for posting this.
Gold ,as always. Hucking squares brought back memories.
Getter done. 😊 we were picking bales as kids. We had a town kid helping us. We knew to put our pant legs in our boots. We were watching the town kid when it was going to happen. It happened the mouse went up his leg. I never seen someone take their pants off so fast. Funny as hell. 😅😂😂
We used to make terrific forts at the home quarter when my Grandpa would hitch up the Clydesdale to a sled and drags them up from the barn. My favourite childhood memories are on that farm just outside Robin Manitoba. My heart is still there even though I am 1200km west.
Worked with square bales when I was younger helping out a farmer friend. Lots of work, LOTS of dust, and sweat.
My wife says "thanks for makin' hay". Her suggestion is to inform us city slickers as to how to tell the different grain crops from each other. I'm a photographer so I'm interested too for my caption information. We both salute you.
I was just out in Sheho last weekend and told my husband to track you down so I can get a selfie ( yep I know that sounds creepy lol) to send to my dad in BC. We live in Estevan. My dad and I both love your posts. Keep it up!
Well make sure to do it next time!
THANK YOU TO ALL THE CANADIAN FARMERS FOR FEEDING OUR ANIMALS AND PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND HERE AT HOME IN CANADA WHICH IN TURN FEEDS US ‼️ 🇨🇦😉👍‼️
Brought back a lot of memories of growing up on the farm. Always hot, dusty work. Stacking bales way up in the mow in what always seemed the hottest day of summer. Forearms scratched to ruin from handling bales. Heading back to the barn perched on top of a loaded wagon, a cool breeze drying off the sweat. The sun setting over the fields at the end of a long day. Haying time.
Watching this is bringing back nightmares of making and stacking square bales.😅
My dad and I used to help a friend bail when I was a kid in the late 70’s/ early 80’s and they tied a wagon to the back of the bailer so we could grab and stack them as they came off the bailer
Hey that's some really good drone flying video footage. Nice stuff.
Thanks 👍
Great look behind the fence so to say. Watching those square bails being pooped out must be very satisfying. Hope harvest goes smoothly.
Nate
Ran that same baler myself for years. We had an old New Holland bale wagon to pick them up though. Was a real interesting beast to watch in action. Peak engineering.
My dad picked up a New Holland bale wagon after my sister and I moved off the farm and there weren't enough hands around to haul in the hay.
When I was younger though, we had a pop-up loader attached to the side of the bale trailer. That thing was magic
I'm mostly watching for reminiscing on when my family used to farm. Always loved hay season
Now you tell me after years of square bailing 😂😂 4020, my favorite of all time ❤
Nothing beats a good day of hard work Quick. Keep up the great content. Canadians appreciate you. Maybe invite Justin out for a day lol. Put him to work!
Always great videos of a real Canadian working man. This should be part of kids education, so they could learn a thing or 2, besides knowing tic toc.
Love it. Just need the clutch to pick a gear from stop ;)
Thanks QD. ❤
Takes me back to my teenage years. Growing up on a farm was hard work but I loved it.
Feel sorry for the city slickers that don't have a clue.
One in every comment section
The old JD 4020. That has to be about the most versatile tractor ever made for its time. At one time you saw two tractors in the field - the JD 4020 and the Case 930. I spent a lot of time baling and summerfallowing with both.
Grew up on a farm but seriously did not really understand how the baler worked...awesome video as usual.
Thanks 👍
Could we please throw in about 3 minutes of fired up QuickDick per episode where you get lit up about stuff that makes you think you take crazy pills!?? LOL! Love your episodes and watch-rewatch them all the time. Greatest thing on UA-cam.
QD is hilarious when he gets into a rant. But it is good to ignore the craziness of this world and just get on with things.
Love the 4020!! My brothers first tractor he bought for himself!
Awesome videos! I fly over your area while returning from Europe at 38000 feet. Retired U.S. Naval Aviator, current international airline pilot, I trace my roots back to my summers working at my grandfather’s dairy/pig farm at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. I show your videos to my sons to show them what it was like.
I DO NOT miss square bailing. I retired from farming at 12 years old to work at golf courses. I thank all the farmers and ranchers for the food they produce for the world. From the heavens above, I look down and thank GOD for the incredible agriculture lands.
Wow! I'm tired from just watching this! There's so much I'm learning from your videos. Thanks QD! ❤❤❤❤
Lots of hard work with small square bales ..father baled with wire in my youth ..He packed them tight an you had to use hooks to handle them ...The new machine with twine are a bit easier but get heavy after an hour or 2 of pitching them !! Keep up the great videos !
As fun a that looks… and it did look fun, especially in the early crisp morning start of the day… BUT, those have to have been long hard exhausting days, especially with the heat. That’s when beer tastes it’s best and a wholesome meal just hits the spot. Thanks for the video… and all your hard work. Cheers!
Obviously….AFTER the work day is done.
Love these videos. S0 well presented and interesting for a Bluenoser. Can't wait till you do one on hauling lobster traps. Heh
Bucked a many bales in my life. Stacking wearing your knees out building your arms up. We was always told it builds character. 😅😅
Real work, great tunes!
I love this, this is an awesome video McDick!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I miss doing hay,thank you Quick
I can always appreciate you focusing on safety
Great video. We used to square bale directly onto the trailer stacked, so no picking off the field and tossing on the trailer. Then unload onto a grain elevator into the barn, and then stacked in he barn (with little to no air flow). Fond but painful memories of scratched forearms from piling hay into the mow. You have no idea how much work goes into that. I am too soft to do that work now so kudos to QDM, my brother-in-law, and all the farmers that do this for our food every day, 24 / 7 / 365..... It's appreciated.
The guy who figured out the knot maker on the square baler was a genius...amazing how that works and how fast it is..
Charles Burford, Maysville, Oklahoma invented the knotter, along with a machine for twist ties for sliced bread.
I knew the guy, didn't live far from me.
Going back to the seventies here...Fordson Major or Nuffield pulling new Holland bailer dragging a sled with over-head release dropping clutches of 8 "little bails"....the days!
Very nostalgic! 👍😎
I remember bailing hay with a square bailer growing up. Luckily we had a bail wagon to pick up the bails and make the stack for the winter feeding. It was the feeding in the winter which was a workout. My dad made hay hooks which was a hook on the end of a hand grip and we used them to load the bails onto a truck or wagon to take to the cattle. Sometimes we just used the hooks to drag the bails out to the cows and feed them. Never did use the round bailer as that came after I left the homestead. Thanks for bringing back some memories. Have a great harvest.
The square bales brings me back to my childhood. So much work!
Another quality QDM production
Hay. Smells better than Chanel or eu de anything else. If I end up in a nursing home I hope somebody brings in some fresh hay to smell.
You always take me back to my childhood. I wasn't big enough to chuck bales, but my cousin was, so it was a quick lesson on how to drive (let the clutch out) and I was driving and my cousin was chucking.
I wish I could show you about the West Virginia USA coal mines! It is amazing to watch how other industries do their day to day that makes my life easier or better. Nothing finer than some Canadian beef! I mean USA beef is good but Canadian beef imparts different flavors that makes me want to take another trip up to visit my neighbors to the North. I once went to Canada to check about a coal mining job. I ended up not taking the job at the time it was the best decision for my family and I. Sorry to be rambling there Quick but I love your videos keep em coming bud. Stay safe out there.
Yes come on up here. Get rid of some of these people who ware sandals. Need some real people. Thanks for your comments. Take care.
Thank you for your videos. I would like to see Big Moustache Al's firewood operation.
The whole baling throwing and stacking those straw bales made my back/shoulders hurt and start feeling itchy all over lol. To many memories of doing that as a kid
When I was 17 , my brother age 13 and I put up 5500 square bales of HAY , which is heavier than straw , with a '62 Fargo half ton, trucked it 1 mile and hand bombed it into the barn and stacked it. So I know how hard the work is.
I love how all this takes me back to the time I sent growing up visiting my uncles farm here in Ontario . Thanks QDM
I loved seeing the squares put up the ole fashioned way. My square setup has an accumulator and grapple in the mix so I can get everything put up myself. Howdy from Texas! Keep up the great content!
Yup I remember that old square bailer and tossing them onto the wagon and stacking them in the barn between two a day football practice. Definitely made me appreciate the things I have to do today!
When it all runs smooth there is seriously no better job than farming❤
Brings back good memories of my childhood.
Loved seeing the 4020! My dad’s had power shift and I would pop wheelie’s when he wasn’t looking. Sorry Dad (as I look skyward).
Nice Norberts! Keep up the good work Quick!
Must be a Saskatchewan thing using a seat belt in the semi 😂 great content quick i watch every video of yours. In lovely Alberta
Thanks for watching!
NOTHING LIKE MORNING COFFEE AND A QUICK VID TO START THE DAY...KEEP EM COMING
FROM MY MELTED IGLOO ON THE MOUNTAIN D.
Good stuff, square baler was a trip down memory lane. Wore the knees out of many jeans hauling square bales. Haha
Thanks QDM. Really enjoyed this.
Great job brother 👏👏 miss the good times on the farm, when u ever get to Kansas I'll have one on ice for you😂
Keep those knotters clean! ..Every time I use our MF 124 I blow out the knotter area, and give those knotter assemblies a good shot of spray lube.
Another great vid QDM!
Thanks again! Farming is one of the most important aspects of this country. Love your channel.
Another great episode, love those happy cows. No clutch after 1st gear driving Blue Ball, well done!
So many questions. How many cattle do you have? Do you use all of that straw and hay? How many hired hands do you have? And many more. Keep up the good work QD, I love beef and I love your videos.
Love the Kubota and your frankness on sh*t that bugs the rest of us. Great job from a south of the border farmer. 👍
Boy QDM! Your operation sure beats what we had when we were kids!! Nice video, brings back akot of memoirs!
Round ones or square,
it's really quite cool.
To see how hay's baled,
you use quite the tool.
The baler is fascinating,
and, clearly, a danger.
If handled by anyone
who is a stranger,..
It takes quite the team
to bring in the hay.
It takes many hands
to do it the right way.
Farming is hard labour..
lots of lifting and such.
No slackers when baling.
Not when it's THAT much!
Blueball's so important!
(Oh, hay there, Blueball! 🚛
-pun intended, lol)
Getting hay back to the barn
and doing it so quick.
Then it must all get stacked
by farm hands like Quick Dick.
Lifting and stacking
those bales galore.
Like a puzzle they fit...
wait, here come some more.
❤🚜🌾❤
P.s. I always wondered where those random tracks in the field came from, when all the work was done...lol 11:16
Around our area it was corn pickers that did most of the maiming. I remember seeing guys with their fingers or whole hand missing and would ask my dad what happened to their hand. He would tell me the corn picker got it. Today I am one of the few around here that still puts up ear corn. I have a healthy respect for them. Baler in my area largely have a kicker. Nice to see that 4020 working. I have one just like it minus the cab.
Hi QuickDick. I used to be a farmer in Southern Saskatchewan 20 or so years ago. I now run a nuclear medicine PET scanner in Australia and the two things in life I don't understand is the distance a positron needs to travel prior to interacting with an electron and the knotter on a square baler.
🤣🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻
Back in the 30's, my dad worked with threshers, feeding them half a stook at a time using pitch forks. He said that back then everything hay or straw, was handled with pitchforks. In the 40's when square bales became a thing, he and most guys back then would pitch bales, both hay and straw, using pitch forks. Just another example of why the older generations were so strong and tough.
When I was quite young, threshing was still very common. This would be in the 1950's. We even had a team of horses. No tractor, until around 1955. Pitching bales with a fork was fairly common, too. Especially straw bales. Quite a bit lighter and easier to handle, than alfalfa. The fork has its advantages over a hook, especially when the load got high. Longer reach. But, takes a fair bit of skill and strength to pull it off. Some of the old timers made it look easy. It sure as hell wasn`t!
GOOD PRODUCTION QDM. ALWAYS enjoy what you do
I want to know everything about farming!😃 Anything you present to us is amazingly interesting and is with humour and common sense, makes me respect farming more with every video.
Thanks Quick Dick😅... (from Quebec Canada)
Awesome! Thank you!
It brings back memories, a gang of us kids used to help the farmer in our town throw bails on a wagon behind a tractor. Good memories, thanks
I remember moving square bales on my uncle Glenn Gress' farm, throwing bales with my cousins Stephanie, Kallan, and Alaura. I was able to, but the only thing I had a hard time with was the baling wire digging into my fingers as I moved them. By the end of the move, my fingers were red red raw. You guys rock for doing this day in and day out, year after year. I salute the one and only Quick Dick!
Old enough n strong enough to help load square bales was a right of passage where I grew up. Good times! 👍
Much Respect for showing how things work. Great Videos!!!
Like always great videos!!!! Let's see some combining amd graincart video maybe a little dumping on the go!!!!
Your posts give a person a real appreciation for just what it takes to work the land in this country. Thanks!
Ahh, takes me back. Had a small scale operation for sheep feed and bedding. Square bales I did, but purchased round later. Alot of work to unload and stack square in barn. Lots of Molson later really helped. Great vid QDM
Ah the memories working with square bales. My forearms still have scares from haying all those years ago. 😂 Great video once again QDM. Rockin’ tunes while rockin’ in Blueball.
QDM, excellent demonstration of sm. bales being bailed and lg. bales being retrieved and loaded/unloaded. Once again, it's a great video!
Glad you enjoyed it