I think this gives a good example that Messicks and Krone take good care of your bailer, the guarantee covers the work hours of these two employees , i understand the parts you must pay Wes, a big bailer is wearing out faster, than a smaller one, thanks for sharing with us Wes and Teresa
I love your videos OLF the first thing I do in the morning is check your page for the new one. Around here most of the farms are either 50 to 100 acres or 2,500 and up, and the big farmers have taken ground from the smaller guys so they are better than the rest of us and won't even talk to the rest of us. So I'm glad that even though you farm on a large scale your not one of those guys, and you share your infinite knowledge and advice with us thank you and keep up the great work
Seems like you and Gerald have a great relationship going. Both of you soaking up information from each other. A joy to see supplier and customers get along so well and learning from each other.
well this is an a shop not the typical auto shop... farmers are around this stuff all the time and know how to steer clear of it, they quit letting customers in the auto shops because most people are sue-happy idiots who couldn't even walk around in there without getting themselves hurt... later! OL J R
You just can't beat this sort of annual servicing. When you try and do it yourself it just isn't as good as you don't get to see the numbers of machines with all the little things that go wrong and don't get to learn what to look for. I would suggest with the warranty you have and the work you do this is a great yearly option.
Those guys are good send them over here make a nice change from the ones in our new Holland dealership who scratch their heads for a hour when you ask a question.great video.keep them coming. Regards to mum and dad and you all
Good Video. Messicks is lucky to have Mechanic like him. He knows his stuff and seems like", he likes to help Customers that take care of his own Machinery. Guy is good. GREASE IS CHEAP. Love that saying !!!!! Also Wes. Been watching for quite awhile. Invest in a better microphone buddy.
Technicians seldom get to go on "vacations" to seminars... those are reserved for managers who don't actually do the labor. Seminars are often held in vacation spots to attract participation.
That is the problem in Merica and around the World.The Wrong guys are sent to the Factory's. Managers are sent then they come back and do not teach that well ". Company's need to send Mechanics and not Book readers, taught at a Tech School or whatever. We get to watch Videos and they encourage taking them home. I told my boss pay me to watch them or i walk. I watch on company time or they give me a raise at the end of the month for watching them. They are well made by "Good Company's". Learn a lot and they get a smarter me.
Great to see the Krone is working out well. Doesn't seem to be a lot of issues considering the use and ground you are baling. Nice to have good shop support and relationship with Messicks too. Just think of the cost of having 10 small balers and tractors running around along with the time to maintain and repair. The Krone was a good decision.
if you check out their christmas light show you can kinda see some of their facility, it's pretty impressive (the show is pretty darn good too and for an excellent cause)
I have been watching for a year or two now and still find you enjoyable. My only negative thought is sometimes you are to far from the camera's microphone to hear easily,
Bones Drones u are nothing but a keyboard troll and no the mechanic actually knows what he is talking about bet u don't even know where to start working on one I know I don't but I'm man enough to admit that are u?
why does any of this bother you? why does Wes piss you off so bad? jealousy?..no..i think you got a man crush..i think you have serious issues to work out...there are many support groups for folks like you..good luck Boner..we will not miss you..
It looks like the Krone is just a bad ass baler. I'm anxious to see it in action again this year. Since you have put a lifetime of bales through it in a year, I'm wondering how many lifetimes it has.
I am not a farmer and don't know my butt from the buckwheat on maybe 3/4 of what you are talking about. However, I am an engineer who has been around - a lot! I know bullshit when I hear it or see it. From my limited perspective, Krone seems to be serious about what they produce and how it delivers on their promises. Messicks seems to also have their shit straight with a trained work force. Either one can make the other look good, or the opposite by simply not doing their job. The real truth will show itself in the fields next season. Stay tuned boys and girls!
splice in an air hose on the back side of the knotter compressor and blow off the box with an air wand? That might be dangerous because the baler would have to be running to blow the boxes off manually? ....or splice in the manifold on the knotters so every time it blows off the knotters it will blow off the twine box? Does that system have an air tank like an air compressor system?
They must have some type of training through Krone though, otherwise I don't think they would be able to perform warranty work. They probably do a lot of online training nowadays. Those guys seem to know their stuff.
I wonder how many of the people saying they can run 10K bails without a problem are bailing mulch hay and wet hay a lot of the time? I suspect most of them are bailing good hay. You aren't doing forage, but I bet the stuff you bail puts a lot more wear and strain on a bailer than good clean Midwest hay. It looks to me like that machine is doing very well.
I think if that was me I would get it fixed and trade it in there has been to many problems with this unit in this short of time but that is only my opinion good luck.
some just cant fathom the qty of hay 10000 big bales equals. also small balers run slower they arent high capacity. you can run a small baler with 35 horse. this baler requires 180+ hp tractor you are not going 5mph either with this baler. one tries to do to a smaller baler what you do with this one none would survive...
how many acres are you doing to get 10000 bales?on my ground i am happy to get 3 ton per acre on first and 2 ton per acre on second at this rate you must do closes to 1500 acres?
Just wear and tear big or small it's mechanical it will break at some point it's man made if you do the maintenance as here the machine will last and last same with anything even if it's a small baler to an outboard motor the life of anything is maintenance if you ignore it the idiot light comes on or something expensive will fail have a nice day
what happened to driving a kubota? I know you drink your daily cup of JD Kool-Aid and will never give the Kubota a fair shot. and I know that they don't make a tractor big enough to run the krone. but if you were to compare a comprable John Deere to a comprable Kubota, I know the Kubota would hold its own. I run a snow removal business and have had 3 new JD tractors that all have had major issues. three years with a kubota and no issues.
Bones Drones we have two JD 3720, and one is a 2010 the other is 2012 model. traded a JD 4720 for the Kubota 9960 2014. and we also have a JD 2305 for plowing side walks. other than the 2305 we have had nothing but issues with the JD stuff.
Yeah off season PM would be typical but allowing a customer to be in your shop and watching your guys work and ask questions is pretty rare. Im not trying to talk bad about your store or your guys, I think it's a stand up thing you are doing for Wes.
Dustin Hruzek yea. biggest issue normally is that is slows us way down to have other people in there. esp for warranty claims. might happen more after this. was pretty fun.
Somebody fucked him off by using his name at one of his parts outlets. He stated in his last vid that the owner of the salvage yard was all pissed off at him but he was able to smoothe that over. Then a bunch of wacko comments were left and he said "that's it". A couple hours later I checked the tube and all his vids are gone. Gonna miss that young man real bad!!
Well fuck!! Some fucking people!! I just checked his channel and sure as shit all videos are made private!!! Thanks a lot who ever you fucking tools are!!! One simple fucking request could not be fucking followed !! No offense to you Wes. I just found him 4 months ago and I did enjoy his videos. He has a real passion for a brand of equipment I don't know shit about.
He has a passion for Oliver that's for sure and has his hands full keeping all that old stuff going. On the other hand I don't think he would ever look at anything newer or anther brand. That's die hard old school, and you don't see that much anymore in the younger generation. Well good luck to him, maybe he'll be left alone now.
It's a lie that you don't have to do anything after 10.000 bales small or big..a lie to oneself then to others. Either you are not smart or like to lie to others. Hell, even after 500 small bales you at least have to grease the baler and check knotters. I don't know who said it but it's irresponsible.
Glad to see Messicks & Krone are taking this good care of you & the baler, Wes.
I think this gives a good example that Messicks and Krone take good care of your bailer, the guarantee covers the work hours of these two employees , i understand the parts you must pay Wes, a big bailer is wearing out faster, than a smaller one, thanks for sharing with us Wes and Teresa
I love your videos OLF the first thing I do in the morning is check your page for the new one. Around here most of the farms are either 50 to 100 acres or 2,500 and up, and the big farmers have taken ground from the smaller guys so they are better than the rest of us and won't even talk to the rest of us. So I'm glad that even though you farm on a large scale your not one of those guys, and you share your infinite knowledge and advice with us thank you and keep up the great work
I have a lot of respect for mechanics who know every part and all the intricacies of machinery like that.
Seems like you and Gerald have a great relationship going. Both of you soaking up information from each other. A joy to see supplier and customers get along so well and learning from each other.
Give that Mechanic an increase, he is a good one.
Cool to see the Messicks service area. All I've ever done is order online from them, they are about six hours away from me.....
I think it's great that they allow you to be in the shop area.
well this is an a shop not the typical auto shop... farmers are around this stuff all the time and know how to steer clear of it, they quit letting customers in the auto shops because most people are sue-happy idiots who couldn't even walk around in there without getting themselves hurt...
later! OL J R
You just can't beat this sort of annual servicing. When you try and do it yourself it just isn't as good as you don't get to see the numbers of machines with all the little things that go wrong and don't get to learn what to look for. I would suggest with the warranty you have and the work you do this is a great yearly option.
Those guys are good send them over here make a nice change from the ones in our new Holland dealership who scratch their heads for a hour when you ask a question.great video.keep them coming. Regards to mum and dad and you all
this is so great to see the work at the dealer you have to have a super good relationship with them
That thing is a beast , impressive piece of machinery they've come along way since I bailed hay
it looks more and more that you really did good on getting this baler, congrat.
Wes this helps bring people up to speed with better information than we could get other wise
Good Video. Messicks is lucky to have Mechanic like him. He knows his stuff and seems like", he likes to help Customers that take care of his own Machinery. Guy is good. GREASE IS CHEAP. Love that saying !!!!!
Also Wes. Been watching for quite awhile. Invest in a better microphone buddy.
Technicians seldom get to go on "vacations" to seminars... those are reserved for managers who don't actually do the labor. Seminars are often held in vacation spots to attract participation.
That is the problem in Merica and around the World.The Wrong guys are sent to the Factory's. Managers are sent then they come back and do not teach that well ". Company's need to send Mechanics and not Book readers, taught at a Tech School or whatever. We get to watch Videos and they encourage taking them home. I told my boss pay me to watch them or i walk. I watch on company time or they give me a raise at the end of the month for watching them. They are well made by "Good Company's". Learn a lot and they get a smarter me.
Great to see the Krone is working out well. Doesn't seem to be a lot of issues considering the use and ground you are baling. Nice to have good shop support and relationship with Messicks too. Just think of the cost of having 10 small balers and tractors running around along with the time to maintain and repair. The Krone was a good decision.
So glad to hear that you live your Krone, after all, you put a hell of a lot of money into it, and take dam good care of it.
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Well done to Messicks for letting you film and have time talking with the mechanics
pretty cool seeing a modified 100 year old work bench still in use
Messicks has a huge shop there. I never realized they were that large.
if you check out their christmas light show you can kinda see some of their facility, it's pretty impressive (the show is pretty darn good too and for an excellent cause)
great stuff Wes. love the vids keep em coming
I have been watching for a year or two now and still find you enjoyable. My only negative thought is sometimes you are to far from the camera's microphone to hear easily,
bet Wes is soaking up every morsel of info from Gerald..this guy is a master mechanic
ah..did you get burned today making fries at McDs?
Bones Drones u are nothing but a keyboard troll and no the mechanic actually knows what he is talking about bet u don't even know where to start working on one I know I don't but I'm man enough to admit that are u?
why does any of this bother you? why does Wes piss you off so bad? jealousy?..no..i think you got a man crush..i think you have serious issues to work out...there are many support groups for folks like you..good luck Boner..we will not miss you..
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If you would use a external microphone your sound quality will improve massively, and with that it is nicer to watch your videos
It looks like the Krone is just a bad ass baler. I'm anxious to see it in action again this year. Since you have put a lifetime of bales through it in a year, I'm wondering how many lifetimes it has.
Jerry Nibarger your hot
Wes I didn't mean to get under your skin you do make great videos and I like watching them no hard fillings!
michael nicholson all good 😊
love your videos wes
The guys running the little balers aren't baling wet hay.
I wonder if your "rock" in a bale is really the chunk of wood that bent the needle.
thoses stuffer bars are such a good idea wish i had one on, about the only thing its lacking, well that and the hydro-start xD great films wez
The guy in the beginning the mechanic used to spend a lot of time out at our shop working on our krone big pack it's such a small world
Messicks is getting tons of free advertisement out of these vlogs.
they are going thru every inch nice
interesting to listen to...
I am not a farmer and don't know my butt from the buckwheat on maybe 3/4 of what you are talking about. However, I am an engineer who has been around - a lot! I know bullshit when I hear it or see it. From my limited perspective, Krone seems to be serious about what they produce and how it delivers on their promises. Messicks seems to also have their shit straight with a trained work force. Either one can make the other look good, or the opposite by simply not doing their job. The real truth will show itself in the fields next season. Stay tuned boys and girls!
splice in an air hose on the back side of the knotter compressor and blow off the box with an air wand? That might be dangerous because the baler would have to be running to blow the boxes off manually?
....or splice in the manifold on the knotters so every time it blows off the knotters it will blow off the twine box? Does that system have an air tank like an air compressor system?
Bradley Choquette excellent idea.
Awesome video wes
Look at the bench they have to knock the packer fingers off Cast wheel trolley real old school.👍👍
great video
they should not think about the amount of bales but the tonnage of material that went through this machine.
This kinda sounds like My BMW motorcycle Mechanics.
They must have some type of training through Krone though, otherwise I don't think they would be able to perform warranty work. They probably do a lot of online training nowadays. Those guys seem to know their stuff.
@onelonleyfarmer it would take our small square baler 4500 hours to run that volume. But at $1 bale custom work I'd gladly try lol.
Also like your mowers, you are baling mostly muchy good shit hay and not good feed hay. Wear will make a big difference their to I would think.
thanks for the video wes
One Krone 1290 equals 3 new holland 34s, There is one to keep running and two for backups lol
I wonder how many of the people saying they can run 10K bails without a problem are bailing mulch hay and wet hay a lot of the time? I suspect most of them are bailing good hay. You aren't doing forage, but I bet the stuff you bail puts a lot more wear and strain on a bailer than good clean Midwest hay. It looks to me like that machine is doing very well.
I think if that was me I would get it fixed and trade it in there has been to many problems with this unit in this short of time but that is only my opinion good luck.
Sam Rugtiv they weren't necessarily problems compared with the New Holland, more like minor inconviences.
Didn't take you long to trash that baler, not even a year.
Ivansgarage how is it trashed they are wear parts he put over ten thousand bales throw the machine at 1400 pounds thats triple most guys do in a year
That table looked like it had 100year old wooden wheels!
great info
So you ran 7300 tons +/- thru this , this season then.
wes great show i have enough of baler talk i am a big TRUMP man ok i need to see APRIL from Messicks please NOW take care my friend
was it a rock or a cinder block/chain / tire? wasent that the crap some low life put threw your windrower? anywayse thanks wes for the vid.
It Was that combo. However Wes or someone else certainly picked it up so as to NOT rake it and bale it also.
Great camera work since the mechanic didn't want to be filmed.
i seen a nice red international in their shop
some just cant fathom the qty of hay 10000 big bales equals. also small balers run slower they arent high capacity. you can run a small baler with 35 horse. this baler requires 180+ hp tractor you are not going 5mph either with this baler. one tries to do to a smaller baler what you do with this one none would survive...
didn't you finish around 11000 or 12000 bails this year.
Don Hanson 10300 was the number
how many acres are you doing to get 10000 bales?on my ground i am happy to get 3 ton per acre on first and 2 ton per acre on second at this rate you must do closes to 1500 acres?
As best I know 3500 plus.
Just wear and tear big or small it's mechanical it will break at some point it's man made if you do the maintenance as here the machine will last and last same with anything even if it's a small baler to an outboard motor the life of anything is maintenance if you ignore it the idiot light comes on or something expensive will fail have a nice day
I just want to know if that baler will bale a little baler ;)
hey Wes grease is cheap I got a g gun for Christmas Happy trails from West Dakota
I showed my wife your video on the grease gun and she bought one for me thanks for being a salesman I hope it works for me as good as it works for you
Deja-vue.
pickups and chains...
Question...is this the baler that the board went thru or was it the old baler?
Joseph Pollard its this one
ciao Wes da italiano ti dico che i tedeschi nn sono tanto simpatici ma le macchine le sanno costruire . ciao buon lavoro
what happened to driving a kubota? I know you drink your daily cup of JD Kool-Aid and will never give the Kubota a fair shot. and I know that they don't make a tractor big enough to run the krone. but if you were to compare a comprable John Deere to a comprable Kubota, I know the Kubota would hold its own. I run a snow removal business and have had 3 new JD tractors that all have had major issues. three years with a kubota and no issues.
not true we have mostly kubotas and we farm 400 acres they are good tractors no matter what people say
2004 m9000 loader 2008 m6040 loader and a 2013 m135gx
actually I put about 300 hr a year on it plowing snow.
almost never the only problem we have had is cracked loader mounts a couple minutes with the welder problem solved
Bones Drones we have two JD 3720, and one is a 2010 the other is 2012 model. traded a JD 4720 for the Kubota 9960 2014. and we also have a JD 2305 for plowing side walks.
other than the 2305 we have had nothing but issues with the JD stuff.
Not sure how he gets 42 bales to one 1290 bale ratio, don't sense, maybe... big maybe 25 little bales
Man Wes, you must have worked up some kind of deal being able to spend time with the dealer servicing your baler.... That typically doesn't happen.
Dustin Hruzek we offer off season pm to anyone. half the machines in our shop are here for this kinda work
Yeah off season PM would be typical but allowing a customer to be in your shop and watching your guys work and ask questions is pretty rare. Im not trying to talk bad about your store or your guys, I think it's a stand up thing you are doing for Wes.
Dustin Hruzek yea. biggest issue normally is that is slows us way down to have other people in there. esp for warranty claims. might happen more after this. was pretty fun.
saw his face again
Why are you even on here bones drones if you are just going to be posting negative comments about everything the rest of us post
He has some trouble upstairs. It's a darn pity.
I miss Oliver66FarmBoy!!!
Roadhogg 1 why?? What happened to him?
I just checked this channel and its looks like a lot of his newest videos aren't there.
Somebody fucked him off by using his name at one of his parts outlets. He stated in his last vid that the owner of the salvage yard was all pissed off at him but he was able to smoothe that over. Then a bunch of wacko comments were left and he said "that's it". A couple hours later I checked the tube and all his vids are gone. Gonna miss that young man real bad!!
Well fuck!! Some fucking people!! I just checked his channel and sure as shit all videos are made private!!! Thanks a lot who ever you fucking tools are!!! One simple fucking request could not be fucking followed !! No offense to you Wes. I just found him 4 months ago and I did enjoy his videos. He has a real passion for a brand of equipment I don't know shit about.
He has a passion for Oliver that's for sure and has his hands full
keeping all that old stuff going. On the other hand I don't think he
would ever look at anything newer or anther brand. That's die hard old
school, and you don't see that much anymore in the younger generation.
Well good luck to him, maybe he'll be left alone now.
It's a lie that you don't have to do anything after 10.000 bales small or big..a lie to oneself then to others. Either you are not smart or like to lie to others. Hell, even after 500 small bales you at least have to grease the baler and check knotters. I don't know who said it but it's irresponsible.
Wolf shut up ya clown
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love your videos wes
love your videos wes