Baling hay the old school way

[@deaninwood7786]

Great to see all the old gear still out doing the hard yards

[@canvids1]

The bale loader on the side of the wagon! It brings back old memories as a young lad back in the early 50's. I used to work all my summer school holidays and they got this New Holland wheel loader brand new. Hooked up to a flat bed Dodge truck on the right side with about a 15 or 18 foot deck. My job was to walk the fields and line the bales up. thanks for the great video.

[@multipower617]

Great to see the vintage tractors out Looks very nice hay too

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yep it was a fun day

[@colinmayes9446]

Good honest farmers, which is a pleasure to see, thank you.

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thank I really appreciate that.

[@r.lagrivideos5228]

Mint video @Family, Farming and Fun, Really cool to see how it used to be done

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yeah the kids and adults had fun

[@glendonmorgan7253]

I grew up using my great grandfather's MF 65 here in the States. I love seeing those old Masseys still at it. Lord knows we aren't going to see our modern tractors still working in 60 years. They just don't make stuff like they used to do. I'm hoping to get a nice diesel 135 to go with the old 65. Good stuff mate!

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks, yep they definitely don’t make tractors like they used too

[@lizwillis2537]

Those cows are a credit to you they are in fantastic condition. We had a 445 baler to start with and found it went better with the synthetic string. Great job all round!

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks. Interesting my dad prefers the nature string. But they are very good baler the internationals

[@jvin248]

It's January and I can feel the heat there (while we're all in the cold here). Nice to see the old equipment! Do be careful on crank starting, thumb on the same side as your fingers and pull up on the near side don't try to push it around -- sometimes those cranks lock and broken jaws and arms result when doing like you did. That's why later tractors and cars had electric 'safety-start' starters. Show off the kids-carry lift a bit more, the three point cart you had the kids in at the beginning of the video. Clever wagon elevator, would be good to see more of that too.

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks. yeah I know when I see farms in the USA starting to get snow I know it will start to warm up here. We had fun getting the old equipment the kids enjoyed it too.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Kiwi Video, wonderful documentary about farming in NZ I have subscribed to channel

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks

[@Arnoldfarmingvideo5328]

Nice work

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks

[@klydegottwald]

Quality content!

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks

[@smithjakecary2580]

My family had one of them loaders on a truck in the 40s

[@nickbishop6174]

awesome vid mate!

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks

[@kennethheern4896]

I like that elevator for picking up in the field.

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yep works a treat

[@NZKaz]

Getting more hay than expected is always a good problem to have!

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yes definitely a bonus

[@russhfan]

Check out bale bunchers you haul behind your baler I wish I'd used one earlier in my haying days

[@phillipcleaver7063]

Mate , it,s great to see the old gear still going ( like mine ) but just a word , the guy below is right about crank starting engines , standing in front of the tractor , as you are , & all gear levers in neutral , including any pto or belt pulley drives , hold the handpiece part of the handle in your ( assuming you,re right handed ) hand with your fingers & thumb wrapped round the handpiece from the inside of the crankhandle,s turning circle , don,t allow your thumb to absent - mindedly wrap around the outside of the handle , then carefully find a cylinder,s compression stroke , slowly , at the commencement of it , with the handle at about 45 degrees upwards from bottom dead centre , then , one almighty rupture - wrenching yank , hard & determined , both upwards , slightly rotational with the engine crankshaft , & inwards .( You,ll find most normal mortals run out of effort / inertia at top dead , & the handle flies out of the helix , the only person I have ever seen crank one round & round without stopping , until it went , was my late dad ! ) If the engine kicks back while doing this the worst that will happen is you get the handle snatched out of your hand & a formidable pinging down the inside of your fingers , instead of getting your thumb quite possibly broke in a few places , or disjointed at least . I,m sorry to drone on like an old git , but a bust thumb takes an age to heal , as it,s got a tiny blood vessel right down the middle of it that just keeps playing up , & it,s also an extreme nuisance for all of life,s other functions. I crank start dead engines here , but I evolved this way whilst watching one of the most powerful men I know crank starting a vintage Field Marshall , he did it without the decompressor or the bit of fag packet paper in the cylinder plug ! ( we called him " mister ####" for the rest of the day ). Excellent video mate , I,ve mentioned this lot for the benefit of all the others out there who might never have crank - started a dead engine before , so best regards .

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks yeah that’s me starting it I will keep it in mind, a few people have mentioned it now. I’m new to crank starting so thanks for the advice.

[@tylerrr1092]

nice video

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks

[@peteacher52]

I wish I could take a square shovel and load that dried cow shit onto a trailer for my garden! In the "olden days" I worked at Waikino and Waihi East schools, boarding with a local farmer and at the old cheese factory hostel. Your body knew you'd done a decent days' work after lifting and loading those bales, a severe workout for a young teacher with soft hands!

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Come get some👍

[@larrymcever4601]

For the first layer on the bottom in the shed we would place the hay bales sideways so that the stims were facing down and not the strings. The strings would hold.

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yeah we put them on the edge to prevent the string rotting

[@TwoFarmBoys]

Really enjoyed the video! Love seeing the kids out in the field and making some good memories. That's what first got me interested in farming was small square baling. The neighbors would bale our fields and even at 3 years old I'd be out there just pushing the bales to the wagon until I got bigger and could lift them. What kind of hay are you growing? I can't tell cause I have to keep the resolution on my screen low as a result of my slow internet. Anyways, good luck with the farm and God bless - Everett

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks. Yeah the kids really enjoyed them selves

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

Was that hay elevator sold in the US? Is it PTO or ground driven? We bought a new pull type $20,000 New Holland automatic bale wagon in the middle to late 1970’s. We had a large for that time dairy farm in southeast Minnesota USA. It was sold in 1981.

[@iansmartel5473]

Ground drive.

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yep it ground driven. Not sure if they sold them in the US. I think this one might be new Zealand made.

[@perkinsg1000]

Side loader made in Hamilton New Zealand by McConnell Engineering. I think some may have made it to Australia but not any further. SAM also made one. I spent many a summers day and night working with one of those things, not overly fond memories especially when we were trying to put 7 layers on a truck to shift to another farm. I don't think either company has made one in 40 years. We still have the rusted remains of one sitting in our scrap metal heap. They also made a petrol powered stationary hay elevator of which we still have one in operation we use in the barns.

[@mariobekavac7057]

MF-65 💪👍

[@randymonninger9913]

Rember it well

[@JamesOBrien2253]

Would it not be easier to make all silage and buy hay we did that with last 5 years makes life easier

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

It would easier. But where’s the fun in that😉. We have the gear to do it.

[@glenkoopman7347]

Yep definitely need a bigger shed

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yep definitely, I’m working on it

[@russellpetrie119]

put your thumb with the rest of fingers cranking they kick back sometimes just watching out for ya

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Thanks yep my dad always tells me that

[@jaydencoley3375]

i have done before helping neighbors pick up the bales

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

It good fun isn’t it

[@jaydencoley3375]

@@FamilyFarmingandFun sure is

[@JoeyCampbell988]

Did you say Hawaii ?

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

😂 nope we are in Waihi. New Zealand

[@roberto.peterson9917]

That not the truly old school way lol lol old school baler stationery and you bring hay to baler then fork into baler and have someone feed tie wires thru and either runs to other side to tie or have someone there to tie then move bale out of way before next bale comes out baler I'd powered by large belt from tractor counter wheel hay comes to baler by horse powered buck rake

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Yes your right, but it’s the way I remember it and how I want my kid to remember and not forget the way it was done

[@roberto.peterson9917]

@@FamilyFarmingandFun I was fortunate enough to experience 1st hand but even it was outdated when I was 8 living in Idaho my dad and couple friends took job haying for an old time farmer my job was tying the bales and moving bale out of way for the next they so heavy 120 lbs that I barley move them wire tyed there was a wooden divider block with grooves to pass wire thru then go other side and make the tie when block clear t b e squeeze chamber I would have pass it back up to the person feeding hay into baler portion there was 2 guys on ground pitch forking hay up onto the feed apron/table then 1 on table push hay into baler so compaction had to time with stoke of plunger Baler was power by JD ? (Popping Johnny 2 cylinder ) Had a big counter weight flywheel that a 12 wide 30 long belt no guards The owner Farmer used team of horses pushing buckrake We we fed lunch old fashioned way where the term harvest table comes from had the iron triangle ringing the the come and get it the farmer would unhitch horse give them feed bag and water then we all ride on hay wagon to the farmhouse all wash up and sit down for meal boy could those ladies cook always fantastic spread This is when I learned hard way to eat light at lunch being 8 wasn't that smart food was good like thanksgiving time lol lol but only had to go back to work so full work not easy This one of my best memories and experience the old ways even that was considered old way modern machines had changed I am now 70 kids today don't know how to work or what work is