Baling Small-Bale Hay with MF 185.

This beaut of a tractor has won prizes for its owner and i still in amazing condition - and earning its keep. Thanks to Gavin who kindly told me of this operation, and did the work! Some more to follow.
Filmed in Cumbria, England.
Want to see some more like this? Try the "stanbrinsmead" channel?

[@flyfifer2724]

Brings back one of my earliest childhood memories, I think I was about 4, I remember my dad baling with a 165, and him coming home covered in stoor. Sometimes we went with his tea to the field if it was nearby. He had an accident and had to leave the farm, but he always loved watching the tractors working. He had dementia latterly and his eyes used to light up when I showed him pictures of tractors, especially vintage ones. He passed away at the end of 2016, but he left us many memories.

[@balmesh]

Thanks for that. Nice to be left with good memories!!

[@Jwp714i]

We had a 165 and a mf baler also but usually put on a Ford 3000 to the baler , yes great memories of the farm I was brought up on , we also had an old acrobatic turner and a yellow wuffler , never got as far as getting a haybob . Never forget the rhythmic noise of the baler , great memories!!!

[@jwrobin21]

Making hay was my favourite job. From mowing, turning, rowing, baling and riding home on the top of a load to building a hideaway in the top of the hay shed. (Ah, the memories!!)

[@balmesh]

Ah yes!!

[@damienaylward]

Now that brings back some great memories..farmer i used too work for remember when he bought a new 168 with the white tarp cab he already had a 165 and a 135 was expanding 4 years later he purchased a second hand 188..the 165 was out of commision at this stage..a patateo farmer tillage and barley few herds of cattle and sheep..loved spring season silage and sowing patateos..lovely 185 with tje waighted wheels very well kept tractor..perkins forever🙏🙏🚜🚜👍👍💕💕

[@balmesh]

Thanks for the memories - I used to be a member of the Perkins Drivers Club! Drove a Track Marshall 90 with Perkins Engine and before that a MF 35.

[@themootankclan]

Great video and a lovely setup. I could (and have) watch those flat 8 sledges working for hours, just levers and springs doing a fine job.

[@balmesh]

Me, too. The set-up is amazing!

[@dennis-veltman]

Very nice Alan, I love the (almost relaxing) sound of those small balers working.

[@balmesh]

Thank you, Dennis. Me, too, as it takes me back to my childhood! (And the happiest days when I was on the farm)

[@AgriculturebyHans]

Lovely tractor Alan! Good video.

[@balmesh]

Thanks Hans.

[@canvids1]

What a great setup with the bale catcher and also the baler is small but fast and does a good job.

[@balmesh]

Dead right and spot-on!

[@mick-rd5kg]

this brings back memories watching this. back in 1972 it was hot bit like it is now. sometimes i wish i could turn back time.All credit to you

[@balmesh]

Thanks Mick.

[@b7100ripper]

Excellent little set up, another quality video!!!

[@balmesh]

Thanks very much.

[@tomwe11ings]

Nice one! Great little Massey!

[@balmesh]

Thanks Thomas.

[@johnholsey5294]

Lovely setup and great vid as always! Looks like a Massey 128 baler, good machine

[@balmesh]

Thanks very much. The model number was obscured!

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

A massey 185 takes me back to summer 1977.. Bailing with same outfit. I was 18.. 64 now..where did it go.....

[@balmesh]

Dunno but mine went same road!

[@johnodonnell2930]

Nice Massey looks like it just came out of the Factory and the bale collector is a godsend pity there isn't more of them in use.

[@balmesh]

Those collectors are a miracle!

[@ballyhoulihanagrivideos397]

Smashing video and equipment, A credit to owner. Hay looks well also.

[@balmesh]

Thanks very much. Dead right!

[@donaldthomas5852]

The largest tractors we owned growing up back in the 60's and 70's was the Massey 185 and the 285. Today my son has a JD 6125R 120 hp and I got a Massey Ferguson 3070 92 hp . My son has a small 1070 John Deere about 40-45 hp . And I got a John Deere 5320 64 hp and a IMT 539 39 hp all good tractors.

[@balmesh]

How enviable!!

[@mikegalvin361]

I baled this year (2018) with a Massy Ferguson 188 and a Welger ap45. Always do when the sun shines.

[@balmesh]

Lucky you!

[@stro1962]

Excellent video Alan,yes i'm still here doing well. But no videos from this side on this moment,maybe later this year.

[@balmesh]

Thanks Hendrik - keep looking after yourself!

[@osaelbarrantes8060]

It is interesting to watch this kind of work, especially since we have (2) 185 MF, One 175, 165, and one industrial engine yellow, home just restored 65.. Greetings from Costa Rica, Grecia.. Thanks a lott for your great effort on such a videos. Hasta la vista..

[@balmesh]

Thanks very much - you have some nice equipment there!

[@steviechalmers1218]

Fabulous video ‘ Massey Ferguson great tractors and baler and cooks flat eight system ‘ takes me back to my tractor driver days ‘ when farming was such a joy to work through the seasons 👍

[@balmesh]

Glad you enjoyed it. Those were the days . . .

[@JDrostAgricultureVideoNL]

Very nice video Alan

[@balmesh]

Many thanks Johan.

[@ImagesofFarming]

Nice one, reminds me of baling with my brothers 165 multi power many moons ago.

[@balmesh]

Yes, good times.

[@nigelchurch4573]

I had a brand new 165 with multi power in 1975 nice little tractor..

[@seanmcneill8899]

Just watching this gives me hay fever 😎 but very nice plant.

[@balmesh]

If you have hay fever keep to the muck-spreading :)

[@georgedoorley5628]

lots of dust a good sign.....even round bales are not too heavy this year .....wish we had a month like this every summer ......

[@balmesh]

Ah, yes, we can hope - as climate seems to be cyclical it might be just that for a year or three . . .

[@TechnoMoffat]

Lovely sight!

[@balmesh]

Thanks Tim - agree entirely!

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

Can remember standing on an ordinary bale sledge trying to place them for the picker , there was always one that would burst .

[@balmesh]

Ah, those bale sledges! My first proper job, and was it dusty!

[@paddyboy557]

Nice work Balmesh, just one question how does the farmer transport the bale sleigh from farm to farm I take it he does not pull it along behind the baler?

[@balmesh]

Yes, reckon you're right!

[@px53ulg23]

another hitch behind baler back folds forward all mobile off you GO

[@user-eu6kp5jn7o]

Sehr schönes Video vorallem wegen dem MF 185 Ich habe auch immer noch den MF 188 im Einsatz MfG aus Ostfriesland Deutschland

[@balmesh]

Many thanks and greetings from Anglesey!

[@phillipcleaver7063]

Good to see this , is this an 128 baler ? good wide pickup , can,t see for dust , but it,s timed to perfection , I have the 124 & same cooks windrower sledge , tractor is one of the best variants of the 100 series that came out of " The factory ". A mate used to drive a 188 , it ate everything threwn at it & came back for more . Happy Days .

[@balmesh]

Not sure about the model - it was obscured. Agree about the 100's - had a 135 myself.

[@phillipcleaver7063]

The most popular version they ever built , they sold in their thousands , easy to drive , an engine that always started , with an almost silent tickover , until you asked it to work , then the characteristic perkins " scurrying growl " kicked in , like the prelude to a piece of rock music . Thanks for the quick reply & best regards .

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Brilliant!

[@balmesh]

Thanks!

[@jimmymannion6874]

Class Massey!

[@balmesh]

Definitely!

[@farmingyear3972]

Hi nice video good work

[@balmesh]

Many thanks.

[@andypreston1524]

Nice !!👍👍

[@balmesh]

Thanks Andy.

[@theforester3474]

This a mf 185 multi power that makes a huge difference and that makes it rare.

[@balmesh]

That's right!

[@ericlakota6512]

We hade 175 with eropean style realy tall rear tires the tall tires gave it a realy nice big tractor look .we repainted it with 10 coats of laquir and she was gorgius realy good in snow for 2wd was never are favorit work horse .but she looked realy good

[@balmesh]

Sounds great! Have you got video of it?

[@bencarter2334]

Nothing beats the smell of a hay field. Is the baler about the same vintage as the tractor?

[@balmesh]

Yes, to both!

[@Miniahobbies]

Has she been restored?

[@balmesh]

Yes. That's how he got prizes!

[@px53ulg23]

yes 5 years ago

[@agrartechnikmv]

Very good Video greets Marko

[@balmesh]

Thanks very much Marko, greetings to you!

[@jacklittle793]

That’s my grandad doing that 👍

[@balmesh]

He's a lucky man!

[@claasxerion5k759]

nice

[@balmesh]

Thanks.

[@damianursusc362]

fast this small bales ;)

[@balmesh]

Yes, indeed, he's not hanging about!

[@user-qj1nl4vm2r]

🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷👍

[@balmesh]

:)

[@johnt7232]

Whats the difference between an 185 and 188?

[@balmesh]

Can't tell you, sorry.

[@markfiges999]

Very few (and it's been a long time since I played with them) but according to Tractor data www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/006/0/4/6041-massey-ferguson-188-engine.html the 188 was heavier and also available in 4 WD, …...there is also a slight difference on engine torque

[@patrickmartin7688]

Engine the very same,the 188 is 8 inches longer in the body due to a spacer in the block, means more weight on front axle

[@digitalyoungfarmer9139]

I need this jod

[@balmesh]

Great!

[@digitalyoungfarmer9139]

@@balmesh yes

[@hairymanonetwo]

Nice video......but consider the waste in baling dry hay ? Racking it..baling it.....and then.......and now dragging the bales over the ground ???? What remains of the original hay..from start to finish ? Must have at least 1/4 loss of leaves and stems ! Now days...consider baling it wet......baleage. Much higher quality and very little waste ! Just saying !

[@balmesh]

You're telling the wrong person. I only take videos. But you are wrong in this case - there is a HUGE demand for these bales among the equine community!

[@hairymanonetwo]

@@balmesh Of course there is a high demand......but rather have quality....then stems for a horse to eat :) I also baled lots of hay for horses......high demand......till I switched to baleage hay.......then the horse people also switched to baleage hay.... At first I was told it would kill a horse. Until I had a lady call me and she wanted 400 round bales ( 1200 lbs per bale ) for her Persians . The vets were wrong !!

[@balmesh]

Of course, the experts are usually wrong. when we kept calves we were informed that feeding them straw would kill them. Actually they fattened well on straw, for years!

[@hairymanonetwo]

@@balmesh I was also told you cant fatten cattle on prim alfalfa hay with feed/ grain. They grow so much faster and fill out nice ! Great tasting meat !