Arcusin Bale Bundler Demo Part 2

[@dennis2376]

Very cool machines. Are they efficient and are they better then round bales?

[@troyb6128]

Appears to be "fixing" a problem that doesn't exist. Also looks to be highly unstable stacks with no interlocking

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

A lot of people on the production side see it that way. Now, think of the receiver. Very few places across the country have squeezes. They do not exist east of AZ. Most places cannot handle lose bales. They may have a grapple. But chances are, it won’t go 14+ feet high. By putting them in bundles on our end, they don’t need a squeeze or a grapple, and they don’t need to go 14+ feed high. They only need spikes and 12 foot high. This allows so many more people, potentially hundreds, to purchase or product. So yes, it’s not fixing a problem for the producer, the problem is for the receiver.

[@troyb6128]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch thanks that makes sense, always been in AZ or West so didn't think about the lack of squeezes/retrievers.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@troyb6128 100%. And you are right about there not being a problem. It’s more of a pain for us. More work. More steps. More problems. But it opens the market for us.

[@johngiegler7653]

Love what you guys do! Just wondering what is the weight of your small three string bales? Here in Michigan, most of us are still two string at average 50 lbs.

[@billbooth4147]

We run the spikes between the bales or in the side /edge in Barron bundles

[@jimpolk]

Happy Father's Day Trevor

[@SlipShodBob]

Do you think you might try demoing a bale baron, out of of own use they are the one that seems more popuar with resellers and contractors here in the UK if they don't bale a round or big square to rebale though with lucerne/alfalfa that to me would seem to be the quickest way to end up with stalks

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Well, they don’t make a system to pick up our sizes bales. If they did, maybe.

[@SlipShodBob]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch you'll have to channel your inner Farming Fixing amd Fabrication and design your own system. Do Arcusin make a version using a tougher string?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@SlipShodBob tougher string? They use normal big bale string

[@SlipShodBob]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I was thinking the the higher rated ones like for the ultra high density balers. Or there is the heavy wall round pipe on the squeezes like the wool merchants have on their squeezes for handling their wrapped bales of sheep's wool.

[@roycepruett5862]

In 2014 I had a blast running a Stinger, just barely slowed down to pick up the bale (pushed a little while grabbing) and sailed along to get the next bale while loading the one just picked up, wish I could run another one BUT, too old now.

[@orlandochacon9253]

Have considered restacking into those “short stacks” at the barn for those special orders? That way you don’t invest for equipment or convert substantial acreage into this sort of system. Just restack as needed.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

There wouldn’t be a way to bundle them together tightly though. That’s the trick. Nice tight bundle.

[@TimMai-tf5pc]

Interesting! Sometimes best not to reinvent the wheel.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We’re definitely not reinventing a wheel. This isn’t for the producer. This is more steps, longer process, and more opportunities for things to fail. This is 100% for the customer, or receiver. There are no squeezes east of AZ. Most Feedstores and private customers cannot unload loose bales, like we stack. These bundles make it easy and efficient for the person at the other end of

[@dominicdahlheimer6861]

Mark this day down..... We actually saw Trevor Bales do manual labor..... It had to happen sooner than later! Sorry Trevor...a bit of humor at your expense!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

lol

[@miltonbenson7145]

Did you actually buy it?

[@Gardendreamsforme]

You’ve come a long way from the roadsider of the 90’s, lol. We thought that was the greatest invention since sliced bread😂😂😂😂

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It was, and still is.

[@ileenmcminn2062]

Have you looked at a Bale Barron? They do the same thing but their bundles look better.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It doesn’t work on our sized bales.

[@johndeere5134]

i build some of the hydraulic cylinders on that stinger bale truck

[@jtn-minn8105]

Is the bundler using heavy twine like 550?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yes

[@motel581]

Trevor, I know you talk about water a bunch & how your farm fits into your local water situation, but be heard a bunch recently about foreign governments achieving national security goals through buying farms/ag products, like importing hay and growing animals and commodities in other countries that have water and shipping it to their economic base. How do you feel about this personally, as a guy who is sorta at a catch 22 where you have to sell hay to whoever but you’d like to sell it only to local neighbors who will use it to boost our economy?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

My thoughts are pretty simple actually. If America can go to other countries and use cheap labor, and minimal to no labor laws, and deplete natural resources for phones, batteries, cars, TV… not to mention giving away and selling our private information, and inventions. Then what is the difference or big deal? I think the saying is we can’t have our cake and eat it too. However, the export market is extremely good for our hay market, they are very good for our economy. They buy and use all things local. They are extremely efficient as well.

[@motel581]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I agree, it’s complicated but overall whoever will buy the hay is welcome to it. I’m in northern Utah and a lot of the farmers here ship hay to the press for it to go overseas and I think if it can be bought and used locally that’s great but we can grow so so much hay for so cheap… the question of how to better use the land and water if the farmers don’t keep farming hasn’t been answered. I was curious to hear your thoughts, thanks for replying g

[@danielrandolph9170]

Looking like yal will go through a lot of break pads & break parts

[@justinwiatrek1864]

I have 6 tape measures and can never find a single one!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Always missing!!!

[@davidd463]

At least you can say you tried it, I guess…🤷🏼‍♂️. Seems like you have a well oiled operation without bundles. 🇺🇸

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yes, you are 100% right. But this machine isn’t for this end of the operation. It’s for the customers that can’t unload stacks of hay, but they can unload bundles.

[@davidd463]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I just never had to deal with van trailers so I always forget about that customer base. Enjoy the videos and looking forward to more baling videos with Brian.

[@geraldmcdonald7882]

You should look at the Bale Baron. It produces a 21 bale bundles which I believe are the same size as a large square bales and they stack better into Van's.Take a look at this video, this farm switched from Arcusin to Bale Baron's. The Bale Baron comes in 3 formats, can be pulled by the baler, pulled by a tractor or self propelled. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6maoKd9hqd3osk Just a thought, I have not used either.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

They are not. They cannot handle the same size bale. Their 3 string bales are still really really small.

[@nativeindian8672]

Alot of traffic on the field😢

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yes. Unfortunately.

[@nicholashoskinson9000]

They where out of Haven KS now they moved to burrton ks know the owners really well

Try 92

[@johnblevins3034]

Now I understand why you want to get the small stacks because there are some people who don't want to buy the full of stacks of hay

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

No. It’s to help unload full semi loads of hay.

[@chuy7822]

I dont like that sistem you must make big bales

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I can’t pick up big bales by hand.