Baling a double-batch of mid-July finer-grass hay (2024)

[@HumbleHaymakers]

Nice work - that’s some challenging hay making.

[@windrowfarm]

@@HumbleHaymakers thanks! Seems to be par for the course these days 😅

[@rickkearn7100]

Good work getting this done, WF! You always seem to win the day. I wish I could smell that hay! Cheers.

[@windrowfarm]

Thanks so much! By the skin of my teeth, sometimes 😅

[@andyrobinson339]

Good job...I think you made the right call when you tedded that field out again. You gotta do whatever it takes. What was the baler squeak??

[@windrowfarm]

Thanks!! Kills me to still ted out windrows with the rotary rake - but given that I goofed it, I think it saved me from a lot of bale sorting. I appreciate the validation! Well, I lubricated every joint I could find, so it wasn't very scientific of me 😅. But I *think* it's the large pin where the cam connects to the plunger. It seems to be in good shape still, just no zerk or way to lubricate it. So getting a lot of PB blast repeatedly in there I think makes a difference. It also could be the rollers on the plunger, but I also PB blasted them. It seems random sounding enough that I don't think it's something that rotates 360 over and over again, as you'd think that'd be more rhythmic sounding (?). Or at the very least it's in time with the plunger / packer forks. Anyhow, it's super quiet now! (You'll hear in the next video) Thanks for following along, as always! Hope you're doing well!

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