We Finally Figured It Out (Loading Hay)
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2021
- We finally perfected our semi loading technique! We are using a Steffen System Grapple with our JCB telehandler to load up some first cutting #Hay in #Arcusin bundles for the long haul. We are trying out a new camera, so we apologize for the awkward points of view at times. The field of view is a little smaller than our standard camera. Also, get a glimpse at the newest employee, Robby!
Telehandler looks like it has drastically increased both pushing power, stability of the stack when moving, and also operator visibility. Fantastic upgrades. Can't wait to see the content this upcoming hay season!
As a collective we all would like to see more of everything. Keep up the great work. Your efforts are appreciated
Thank you for the encouraging words! It is very much appreciated
I really enjoy watching you and the guys load and haul hay
Thank you!!
Holy crap, the subtle humor at the end of Justin's quote made me spit my drink out from laughing lol. I enjoyed this video. I'm happy to have found you guys. Beautiful farm!
It’s nice seeing crews having fun working
Everyday we enjoy it!
Yes, more of everything. Please
We are on it!
Love hard work you all put in I'm retired farmer I no all hard work you do have lot more Vance equipment help you that makes difference god bless you all for hard work you put in
Thank you Randy! We really appreciate the support
Excited to see what projects you have planned for the shop. Some construction videos might be pretty cool 👀👀
We are working on it! Thanks for the support!
They will have fun getting them out
Lol true
I feel bad for the sucker that had to unload that van trailer. Hay was packed in there tight!
Machine unload thankfully! 😅
That’s one clean Pete
Super clean. They run great rigs
New subscriber here. First time you've come up for me. I live 2 counties south so excited to see!
Thanks for the support!
Nice to see some JCB Mahines in use over there.
We couldn’t do what we do without them!
I can honestly say that, in six decades of being around farming, this is the first time I have ever seen (or heard of) someone putting hay baled in a semi trailer like that!!🤯🤯🤯🤯........I have only ever seen bales put on a flatbed trailer....... How does the people on the receiving end remove the bales? I guarantee that it's going to be a lot more difficult than pushing it in!!😁
More Carl :) can't believe people in NC buy hay. Seems like it would be easier to raise it there
They can! The quality of our cool season grasses and alfalfa tends to me significantly better though. Apparently enough of a margin better to be worth the premium it takes in trucking there
Great video
As always
Thank you! That means a lot!
Nice to see a British machine (JCB) in the USA.
We love our telehandlers
Awesome loading equipment....must have some fun getting it out???
It goes in tight! They usually unload with loading docks and a skidsteer
@@FarmingInsider Thanks, I was wondering how they’d unload it,
It looks as if the winter weather is behind you all. Beware though, Ohio can be tricky (as I'm sure you know). Sometimes the weather can be nice one day, and not so much the next. Hard to plan around.
Planning is what separates great successes from catastrophic failures!
@@FarmingInsider Thank you. I’ve seen a lot of similar motifs in literature. Do you read a lot? I prefer the classics
Rob, Robby, Robert... Bob, Bobby, Bobert
Haha, man how did I not think of that on the fly. Sammy came up with Reckless Robby on the fly. I thought that was pretty good
Robert....Robeard...
UA-cam nicknames make the world a better place. So do blue eyes 😊
We think so too! Great lighting, huh? haha
@@FarmingInsider i really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really want to see more of u
Jcb tele seem to be getting popular in USA 30 years after Europe 😉
Nickname suggestion for Robert: "Bobby Baby" or, just "Bob".
Bobby has stuck haha
I never realized all that your farm did while living less than 2 miles from you...I miss seeing all the farming equipment go past the house!
I really appreciate your continued support! From my general life experiences, there is not a whole lot of reason to head west from the Valley lol! We get to experience a little bit of seclusion
How many bales fit in that box trailer
in scotland we call people named robert BOB
We do to!
You guys also have a blueberry patch?
Bellissimo video 🙋♂️ 🌈
Thank you!
I’ve loaded 4x4s in a van that went to Hereford Texas
Awesome. So I’m guessing you stacked 2 high and just kept pushing?
@@FarmingInsider yes I did. I’m from Utah and at that time Texas was having a drought. When I loaded it the driver had never hauled hay in it before. Towards the end I had to have him go in and press his service brakes because the park brake wasn’t holding it. I don’t do 4x4s anymore. We went to 3x4s.
@@leighcowley9869 I don’t think I’ve ever even seen a 4x4 in person. I’m sure they have their place but they seem to be tough for shipping
@@FarmingInsider truckers love them. They hate 3x3s but their favorite is 3x4s. When you load 4x4s can only go two high. I loved them because there was way less bales in the field. I use to put up about 40000 bales of little bales a year. Talk about depressing. And we hauled it by hand. We use to put our hay up loose and I was the tromper. I was about ten years old and they hay would got to the stack with a John Deere A that had a farmhand type loader. That was how they put the loose hay in the stack before the bales. They would cut the hay with a couple of John Deere mowers on a couple of other John Deere A’s. We also had a Case 500 that had about 70 hp. That was big in it’s day. We also had two John Deere Ds. They would call them two lungers. We would have two guys mowing native grass hay. Then a day later they had a side roll rake and put in in a windrow. The the the tractor with the farmhand would go and make big bunch’s all over the field. When that was done they would come back and pick a bunch of hay with the farmhand. It wasn’t like the loaders like you see today. It had a big square frame higher than the tractor behind the seat. The bottom of the frame set on two huge angle irons bolted on the axle and right up to the front of the tractor frame. From the top of the out side corner of the frame were two pipe about three inch diameter that came down past the driver all the way to where the angle iron was bolted on. Also from the top of that frame was two five inch square tubes that angled from the top of the back frame to about three feet in front of the tractor. I forgot to tell you how wide it was. It was just wide enough to drive the tractor inside of this frame. On the bottom of the frame were two long cylinders. About four inch diameter. That is what lifted a twelve foot wide basket. The basket had a frame that pointed 2x4s were bolted to. They were foot apart. That is what we would bunch the hay up and then carry it to the stack. When it was ready to dump it had a hydraulic cylinder attached to what looked like a aluminum slats and cross slats that would push the hay off. The height of this loader was way higher than loaders we have today. It would put bales up eighteen layers high.
I would have loved to see drone footage of that operation! I’ve watched UA-cam videos of guys hand cranking John Deere Ds.
Tie a piece of pipe with a groove cut down the length so your string comes out on each side of the handler. Tie a plum bob on the end of your rope yo drop down the pipe to hrlp you tie each one
This is a good idea
So, how does the truck get unloaded at the destination? How do the front most stacks get reached for extraction.
The destination really needs to have a loading dock to get a machine into the trailer to spear them and pull out, if not they are just unloaded by hand
Great question 😊 I and my son was watching and wondering the same.
All the hay loads we see in Australia, are usually just open air or tarped which is easy for unloading.
Great video as always love every part of your story and journey.
@@benjaminyoung2454 What part of ''stralia mate? When I was 12 we moved to Sydney, my dad had a two year posting with IBM. That would have been 1970, we stayed in Kingsford not far from Marubra Beach.
@@pakviroti3616 we are in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘🦘
Regarding a good nickname for Robert you could try Minty. Reason being here in the UK there’s a brand that makes mints called Trebor which is Robert backwards
We started calling him Minty today! That’s awesome
@@FarmingInsider lol that’s a great coincidence. Was that because of the mints?
I’ve never heard of the mints, it was just because of your comment lol
@@FarmingInsider oh that’s awesome 😊
Damn thats some good looking hay. Do you a beef cattle forage mix?
We do have some beef hay!
Robert should be called rubber toe
Haha I love this. I'll see how he likes it
How do they unload the vans at the customer end?
Yea I am wondering that also. Small forklift to go into the box van and a ramp to get up and down I'm guessing.
That’s pretty much what they need. The customer needs a loading dock to take a small machine in and you can use pallet forks underneath the bundles
What difference between wet dry hay?
When we say wet hay we are referring to silage or baleage. It is baled at high moisture and must be wrapped in plastic to avoid spoiling and ensile correctly
Rapid Rob! Just sayin'.
Haha I like that. 🧐🧐
What is your current total cost in Machinery (est.) and How many Acres do you farm?
We’ve got a really detailed balance sheet and accounting records but I’d rather not be public with it
@@FarmingInsider I understand. Just Curious what kind of capital it takes to farm today. I'm buying my first tractor, and the "attachments" alone exceed the cost of the Tractor.
(Planting oil palms, rubber trees and rice)
How many bales per load? 53' trailer?
Last load we sent out was 798
@@FarmingInsider I probably should have asked before, but what's the rough weight per bale? 798 is impressive.
What did I tell you about Carl being a millionaire?!? #PCH
2 days ago he did come into work with new shoes and new Wrangler jeans. He really might be hiding something lol
@@FarmingInsider in ohio you never know :)
I feel bad for the guy who has to unload the trailer.
Lol me too
How much do you charge per bale and how many would that truck hold?
We got $6.50 for these bales and they usually hold 756 bales
Wow! I'm 47 and I remember getting a $1/bale with Alf-Alfa, Timothy, and Broughm grass mixture for horse guys and we sold a lot of bales. Good for you.
Hey buddy I wouldn't like all your videos if it wasn't for you and all the equipment.
More equipment then for sure!
Humberto............
That's a good one!
Your still doing it a little wrong. The first two put a rope around them. To take them out its mutch Easyer and don't brake
Rope around the first 2 sets?
I really don’t want to see more of Carl very negative person!😎
He's alright!
Carl is a skipped video for me. Just call the guy by his name, Robert, Rob or whatever he says. Stupid UA-cam nicknames.
Ouch! Thanks for the view, Chris
That's not nice