Baling Hay Into Small Square Bales Tips and Tricks! (2024 Hay Season)

[@mikebrown1188]

Never get tired of hearing George speak. He is a wonderful person to learn from. He explains everything so simplicity.

[@AhTechus]

Fantastic overview of agriculture technology. What’s the latest trend you’re excited about?

[@AhTechus]

Good insights into agriculture technology, though some parts could be more engaging

[@northsconnienerd742]

I truly enjoy listening to George's play-by-play account of whatever task he's engaged in during the video, Thanks!!

[@colmortimer1066]

I always like the way George explains things. It's both informative without being too windy, nor do I get the feeling he is talking down to us. It's also great how this channel switches based on who is doing most the filming that day. And it's great to see Aaron can be busy and still have someone fill in without missing any quality.

[@jrobtube]

100% agree. George is someone who you can't help but listen to and not skip forward. So glad Aaron takes the time to share this channel with us.

[@jerryfischer3988]

George doing play by play! The best. 😊

[@JoTa8389-gu9vi]

Small square bails was my money maker in the summer time we had a crew that had the reputation for hard workers. No bale kickers two picking up one stacking. Then ride to the barn unload and stack again, anything from pickup trucks to flatbed 18 wheelers . Your videos bring back a lot of good memories .

[@dainwilliams4265]

Me like many of the others REALLY LOVE AND APPRECIATE HEARING YOU EXPLAING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I could listen you talking ALL day Mr George. I am Jamaican and we don't do anything like what you are doing, so every time I will call my Dad and explain how you guys do stuff over hear. You and you family is a huge inspiration. THANKS FOR SHARING

[@dalebennett9867]

Thanks for letting me ride along always a good time and a learning experience

[@messengercreekexotics]

Not boring at all. It’s good to hear a little bit of why and how you do things the way you do. Especially with some of the more challenging ground you have to deal with.

[@ghilreese3413]

Doing a nice job. Thanks for the videos.

[@HM-0410]

Watching you bake takes me back to when I was young. Me on the wagon getting bales kicked at me and sometimes getting knocked off cause I wasn’t paying attention. I really enjoy watching your videos. They are very informative and takes me back. Thank you and God Bless.

[@tammygurke7482]

Always love listening to George😊 such a great teacher for this city girl here😂

[@machineryworking4589]

Excellent work❣💔❤🧡💯💥

[@ivankillins8407]

George is the man!!

[@davepatti2296]

George I never get bored. I grew up around this and always fun to hear how it used to be, and is today. Much of how you farm is how I remember things. But lots of new things too.

[@KevinRoe-w7s]

Another great video on baling hay this never gets old for me . Brings me back to my childhood days.

[@markschwab7829]

Great job on the video of all the little things you have to do to make good feed for your animals.

[@Red-WA]

Love the insight George!!

[@timsticha650]

Thanks for the Video George. No fast forwarding here.

[@DonWelter]

Enjoy your commentary!!! Always nice to get a lot of bales up without knotter issues.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

You have to know the field. Especially when it is that hilly. Dad sold a lot of the small bale squares over the years. It was a pretty good moneymaker, even now. I still sell some even yet. George, I really appreciate your commentary.

[@paulreis1648]

Great video George I'm glad and happy you guys put education as a priority it's important for people to see what it takes to be a farmer . Thank you

[@SteveVidra]

Good stuff George. Thanks !!!

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

After first cut, we would double, or even rake in more swaths, because my Dad said a rake was cheaper to run than a baler. Yeah, we broke a few shearbolts in the 281, but it would make 80# alfalfa bales. I always stacked behind the baler, and could hook the "under achievers" from the thrower. I was as fit as a fiddle in the best of bluegrass bands! Great video!

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hay making master class. Thanks George.

[@Rockin4brand]

Amazing video, don’t mind the informative narration at all keep the informative videos coming. Nice to see how other people are doing things and the different points of view of why you do it the way you do. Keep them coming!!

[@beast62ny31]

Just cuz I have the NY in my name doesn’t mean I’m from the city. I grew up on the side hill dairy farms of Skaneateles,NY. Beyond similar, look up Fesko farms for a picturesque view, yet I raised my kids in Brookfield, WI, for 20+ years. We’ve been out camping, canoeing, fly fishing, all around you. Love your hard/smart work and cute AF calves! Luv da vids!

[@76RSLT]

This is a great video! I always enjoy George's words of wisdom!

[@81Grimreaper]

I used to do this back on the 70s with a Fergie 165 pulling an international baler and sledge , no problem if the hay is fit to bale and you don't break the shearbolts ...I was 16 and life was great.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Thank you. Enjoyed this.

[@edstorey4675]

I like the educational commentary

[@PNW_Hawk]

This was a fantastic video!! Thank you George for talking us through the process!!! I love learning!

[@mywoolmitten]

This was just great, thank you! NOT boring at all - Really appreciate the art and knowledge (and most of all experience!) it takes to make a good small square

[@MichaelMoher]

Always enjoy your videos. Nice family, nice farm, good equipment, always a pleasure! Thanks for sharing your farm life with us.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thanks George, enjoyed your commentary and video.

[@HMallory1]

Thank you really enjoyed this video and commentary,looking forward to many more informative videos.

[@harveypenner2386]

another good one!

[@nathanalmond8280]

Thanks so much George for sharing the video. I really enjoy listening and learning about your farm and experiences. I like watching the nice machinery y'all have. Watching the new baler really makes me miss my 575 I had set up like your baler. I'm just round baling now and that was a good baler and I pulled it with my 1066 and that was a good combination for me.

[@markschweitzer6256]

Your are doing great love watching you bale hay.

[@windrowfarm]

Love this video and format. Great footage and good chatting about small square baling. Thanks for sharing!

[@ripperlipper1016]

Glad I get to share a 1st name with a cool farmer i like how you teach us new things I plan on to one day buy a small farm and see where it takes me right now I just grow 2 big gardens and I use my 5450 Kubota a disc a plow and a tiller and that’s pretty much it and have had chickens pigs horses rabbits over the years so I know a little bit but can’t do much with just a few acres of land but I still enjoy it

[@jaykettlewell3922]

Very smart guy. With round bales I always liked the soft center bales better. Especially if moisture is questionable. Also if moisture is questionable avoid putting the round bales into a shed for a couple days. Let them air out in the field

[@crazyoldbat7600]

...and I was going to ask why you do both the square and round bales. Thanks for the class. I'll be back for the next one.

[@curtiswolf313]

The wagon needs a little love but for as old as it is its served you well.

[@gbh559]

It was great to ride along with George today. I love to watch the square balers go at it. The ground speed on the new unit is amazing. Could you tell us what the liquid tank is for on the rear?? Like a preservative or something?? If you wanted to make some major bucks, send a load of the grain straw down here. That stuff is baled gold $$$ for landscapers and construction people.

[@gregcatlett1458]

We use to use a NH inverter to put 2 windrows together to slow baler speed down a bit,it had an extension to put one over on top of the other easily. Sorry just thinking 💭 out loud !! Moisture tester 😂😂. Thanks for the baler ride,cameras are nice! Beautiful corn there. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@markwray3905]

Good video 😊

[@jimwalker2894]

Good looking corn

[@mikeburgan7675]

Awesome !

[@donaldberg7955]

The knotting mechanism looks the same as on our New Holland baler in the early 60’s!!!!!!!

[@sawsurgeon]

Howdy George, long time no see! I had a similar issue with a couple of wood rack hay wagons dad built. One had too high of a headboard and a couple of them were mounted too far forward in the running gear. My temporary solution was to lengthen the tongues until I have the opportunity to work them over. Have you considered that? Or perhaps you already have. I see that gear has the adjustable tongue on it. Anyway, I hope your season has gone as well as mine. 4th cut from my Alfalfa, that’s a first for us. Bless’ns to yourself, Mary and the kids! Tedd

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting

[@calebvalder6855]

Please don’t ever think you’re talking too much when explaining why and how you do things. I grew up in the suburbs, currently raising my family in the suburbs but I’m dreaming of acquiring a small farm I can raise some cattle on. So I love learning as much as I can on these videos.

[@william53]

George -love the descriptive info while working, and love the farm scene pictures! Dislike immensely people who think we need to watch their faces vs the scenic/work!

[@frankscruggs4749]

Good video.

[@red_power79]

U didnt talk about your inoculate tank. Do u run that all the time and what do u use?

[@farmerdans8403]

Awesome video. Did you guys make it to farm tech days?

[@clinthochrein888]

Excellent explanation an tips on bailing George, Yea, My dad’s two old hay wagons that he built in the mid 70’s that our neighbor bought from the our farm auction, one of had a blow out in back an patch an replaced other boards replaced bolts nuts washer. Fixed the cables on the side an in back. But dad repaired it an still has some of the original brown paint. At one time he did borrow a neighbor’s metal haywagon to try. EZ trail brand an holy smokes I thought it was huge!

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

We bought a Pequea 918. I could stack 300 on it. I preferred loading it first, because every wagon after that held 250 or less. 😯👍💪🤣

[@clinthochrein888]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj 👍🏾

[@jamesbristow5740]

I used to get to visit my grandparents for a week every summer and I was forever trying to figure out the best week for it to be haying time. You were talking about the 4wd towards the end, is that big of a tractor plus the 4wd necessary for the hills? We baled with a Ford 3000 and a JD with a kicker into wood racked wagons. Those New Holland Stackcruiser bale wagons look like a Real smart way to cut labor on small square bales but you have to have a dry building tall enough you can tip your loads in. Is that a preservative in the chem tank on the back of the baler?

[@sperfdairy2160]

My opinion rounds are best on moister but then i wet wrap everything 😅

[@jeremypronschinske3873]

Our bale wagons have Kory running gears never had a problem with them and our chopper boxes have the old Minnesota jumbo 10 running gears that my grandpa bought new when he farmed

[@michaelhintz6187]

Hay!

[@danw6014]

My dad bought a New Holland 273 brand new back in the 70s but I have spent my working career using John Deere balers with the kicker. We used to put up 10 to 15,000 bales a year. It's been a challenging season and I have been thinking about putting a preservative applicator on. Wonder what other people's experience with that has been.

[@MrGlodie]

We had Minnesota wagons and manure spreaders gravity box the neighbors had a Minnesota hay rake and mower they were all made at the state prison in Stillwater i think they made twine too now i dont think they are making anything, not sure tho

[@Blackwellll3066]

I'm courious what ya thoughts are on accumulators and grapples for small squares

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I'm not speaking for them, but I have seen people who have good luck with that system. It all depends on how you are set up. If you think it will work, you can make it happen.

[@8tomtoms8]

I think they would be a challenge on such a hilly, curvy farm.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@8tomtoms8 I agree. But I don't know the lay of the land that was asked about. 👍

[@joelzeigler2784]

They sure haven't changed the knoters much from the old 58 hayliner

[@amandabilger2235]

A trick that we learned is to use 2 different colors of bale twine. That way if a knotter starts acting up it is easy to figure out which one it is so it is quicker to get to it and get it fixed.

[@jamesacuff-oz4ph]

George, I’ve got a NH 269 that my uncle bought new and I added a thrower to it several years ago. I recently bought a 16 ft thrower wagon, but the front is too high for the thrower. I was wondering what the average height of your wagons are in the front if you don’t mind me asking? I only bale a couple 100 a year to feed to calves before I ship them to market.

[@jefflawsonqwest]

What do you put in the yellow tank?

[@MooseRunFarm]

What is the fluid in the yellow tank on the square baler?

[@131R30]

What is the liquid in the tank on the baler for?

[@gtex5834]

what's in the yellow tank?

[@grantmagnuson4883]

Do you need to put some grease on those not her bearings that are out there just clock in how long just a little bit 120 white grease, not so much to spray the grease around

[@treymummert1521]

I feel it would be far more enjoyable as the baler operator to have twice the windrow and go half the ground speed.

[@jefflawsonqwest]

Straight and consistent is what I like.

[@markpigman209]

What are the chemicals in the crop of ure barrel on the baler that the cows are eating

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Most likely proprionic acid. Discourages fermentation and heating in the bales.

[@ExcitedGoldenDoodle-rg3zv]

How sir i need help

[@ArmpitStudios]

Never a dull moment in this video. As a geek who only plays Farming Simulator, the closest I'll ever get is mowing my yard and starting a small garden next Spring. So seeing and hearing everything George and you guys have to say is incredibly interesting and appreciated. And yeah, large squares are silly for the Midwest. Small squares will always be the best.