Brand New Round Baler Baling Hay! John Deere 450M Round Baler Demo! (2024 Hay Season)

[@mrt4547]

I farm crazy steep river bluff hills in NE Iowa. Have always ran a 5x4 baler. Absolutely no kicker or even bale ramp in the hills. You need to rake bigger windrows for round baling in the hills. Never single. Always double even in over ripe first crop. You need to set mirrors wide to see behind baler. Always error on side of letting bale out going uphill. Then worst case it rolls into baler. 5x4 dry bales can be turned by hand. So watch mirrors and be ready to run and catch slow rollers. I have to catch and "steer" runaway bales several times a year. Never lost a bale and none went through a fence.

[@이원석-c2x]

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[@AhTechus]

Impressive demonstration of agriculture technology! It’s clear that these advancements will have a huge impact on the industry

[@daletalkington9743]

God bless the farmers thank you for what you do

[@plumcreekfarms8138]

I bought a new 450M silage baler 2 years ago. Absolutely love it,and It really eats the hay! We farm some steep ground and the large tires make it nice on the hills.

[@daleberghorn6504]

We have had a round baler for 40 years we had the only one in our area did about 12000 square bales then remaining round bales we finally had a action sold all our bale wagons and square baler no more milk cows so much faster and one person can handle the job you'll love having one good choice great videos as always

[@Todd1976]

I love your farm! I’m 47 now and probably too late in life to start? I just feel I wasted sooooo much time in my life and now it’s just too late to chase my dreams. But hey enough on me you guys really seem to enjoy your farm and that brings me great joy!

[@jaykettlewell3922]

I'm 57 and know exactly how you feel

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I know of a local farmer that dropped a bale, he checked to make sure it wasn't rolling, but didn't see it on his next pass. It rolled down a hill, bounced OVER his fence, and landed in the median strip of a very busy highway. Didn't hit anything, but our Deputies had to stop traffic for him to retrieve the bale.

[@zzzzzz1220]

Albtraum

[@kenpalmer1900]

I do that every year

[@gunnarbeck225]

Hi Mom it's nice to see you out in the tractor it's nice to see you out with your older boy and your husband it's always nice to be with the family

[@ronkmiecik7442]

Glad to see the Oliver out working! Another great video.

[@johnbeam-d3v]

Love your videos. Grew up on a dairy farm. We milked 145 two times a day. 3:30 in the morning and 3:30 in the afternoon.

[@garygrose6351]

Good to see some old Iron still putting it up!

[@nalley6815]

My advice, make the biggest widest row that’ll fit between the pickup and that baler will love it

[@marlinyohn8982]

Your name for that hill is perfect. When I was a kid we made hay on a hill similar to that. I was scared to death.

[@danw6014]

We just backed so the core ends were pointing down hill. John Deere makes a great round baler. Years ago we had a 410, 430, 385, and then a 456 net wrap.

[@thekibby8375]

a couple things that I do on hills. strategically bale your fields, ex. if there is a flat spots, split the field around the flat spots and only take windrows part way out before coming back in order to dump at those flat spots. Have somebody follow you in a loader tractor to catch and set the bales as they come out. or if it's all steep, set some wagons or equipment in spots so you can dump the bales out right against them. don't be afraid to do a little dead heading across the field to a spot to safely dump too, you'll gain some of that lost time back when you don't have to chase bales to transport them; they'll already be grouped together. don't be afraid to get out of the tractor and wiggle one into place so it won't start rolling off 30 seconds after you leave. I know giving up that time to do any of this is hard to do, but it's quicker than running down crop or fixing smashed up buildings, fence, etc after the bale has rolled away

[@bobbruce3925]

Brave folks raking that hill with a tricycle front end. Love the channel continued success

[@BobNailor-ke2ii]

Hey man don't feel bad anybody who farms hills has been ther an done that not much you can do but sit there an watch it go great video

[@FloydBlack-xi8fh]

I can tell by the sound of the tractors the steepness of that piece . Glad u know how to work it. Anyone who hasn't would be in trouble.

[@Blackwellll3066]

I personally think a round baler would be nice for the farm and maybe even do custom baling for others

[@mattsimpson1351]

We have a JD 330 round baler. Makes a 4x4 bale. Love it, makes small bales to roll around buy hand. And when haying time comes set at one end of the trough, roll it out! So simple like the baler! I always lose one or two bales every year. It happens. Can try slowing up the hydraulics (or idle the tractor) when dumping the bales. That way there’s not as much momentum for it to roll. We used to bale 1000 bales a year with it. Not as much now but still a good running machine after all those years! Like anything maintain it and it will last a lifetime! 👍

[@stanhensley3082]

I got a JD 500 round baler back in the early 1970s. It worked well in dry grass hay. It did not like wet grass hay.It could bale any alfalfa hay. I made a lot of smaller round straw bales. They worked well in our smaller hog sheds.I had it until 2004 when I stopped farming.You will like your JD baler. It just takes time to learn all the ins and outs of baling on hills.Thanks😊.

[@IH1256MAN]

I farm in the hills of Southwest Wisconsin, best thing i did to help out on losing bales on the hills was to get a 5ft wide baler. When i had a 4ft wide one i always had to watch where i let it out. And i had to always make them short to so they wouldn't tip over. Switched to a 5ft wide and don't really have a problem anymore

[@danielhurrle7008]

The jd kickers i know of you can lock it so it stays with the baler and doesn't kick. With it's locked the bale just dumps out and bounces once and stays put. You can place it where you want. We have 2 jd balers a 568 with 21000 bales and a 560m a year old has 1800 bales. Bigger windrows are best for them . We usually double the windrows up. Hope you guys like it.

[@richarddanks4883]

I used to Ranch here in North Dakota in the early 1990s we use Vermeers balers went broke in 1996 but I remember bailing and it was always fun to me. Just a satisfied feeling to look back at your work all those bales in the field. It’s gonna help your cows make it North Dakota winter

[@teresadroessler9872]

Don't feel bad,it happens on the hills,been there done that, great video thanks for sharing

[@KeithFinkFamilyFarm]

Fabulous video. As you know better than most, hills are a challenge. There is probably nothing any of us can tell you that you haven't learned by now - you fellas seem very capable. I've had bales get away, too. We bale silage bales, so it's probably a bit harder for them to take off down the hill, but it has happened. There are still remnants of a few well down into the woods at the bottom of one of our steep fields. Just no way to retrieve them with out a dozer or log skidder.....Had one go into the neighbor's corn once. I was also baling a field for a neighbor when I dumped a bale and it took off sometime after without me noticing it. Apparently out went through a tree line into the yard of a home on the other side. When I got the call and went to retrieve it I could see that it missed the house by a few feet and came to rest hard against their propane tank.... I've learned not to trust my opinion of a slope.

[@br927]

was wondering if a grapple would be better! That hay will be fine for heifers, there's a lot of green in the bottom coming thru! We had an old farmer when I was a kid, they didn't start haying until after the 4th of July, we ask why, he said they got 1st & second crop with only one pass, instead of doing first, then do second! I can tell you about the Allis Roto baler! We had a side rake like the old, old one you have sitting in the field! Just tell Dad a tornado touched down thru the corn!!

[@cordulainauen4764]

We had a JD 469 round baler for a few years, good baler, now we just bought a JD 450M round baler with knives, big difference. We would never buy a round baler without knives anymore.

[@bruceprentice6441]

I bought. Kubota baler and absolutely love it. I has the opinions you mentioned like grease fittings bank, and hydraulic lift on the pickup, as well as I can cut the bales with the knives inside the baler to make nice short bedding, and can make silage bales that are easier to feed. Definitely take a look at the Kubota

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Vicon design. Not a bad baler.

[@zzzzzz1220]

Wer eine new Holland gefahren ist will keine andere mehr

[@timsticha650]

I think the round baler would be a good investment. 1st you all could do some custom round baling and secondly if you need to put up some hay fast you’ll have the additional means to do so. Another thought is that you could use a recycled silage pile cover to cover the round bales. Love the content and thanks for sharing.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thanks for sharing, always enjoy your videos.

[@nathanalmond8280]

Nice baler. Thanks for sharing the video. You will learn as you go. Baling steep ground you really don't want a kicker on it. If it is like the one I had on a 457 you can unplug the hoses and take it off in a couple minutes. I have had them sitting on the side of a hill and they started rocking on their own and I have seen them turn as they rock and then take off down the hill. I've had to dump them like you in a spot to keep them from rolling off in the road or creek or the fence and road. Don't dump one straight down the hill unless you want to see how far and fast it'll go. Yes sir you are on some steep ground in that field. Be safe and again thank you for sharing the video.

[@bethmotgomery2662]

Tractor Central?? THAT'S OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOO!!!!!

[@paultheisen5290]

There is an attachment for the back of the baler that will lay them on there side. Europe uses those a lot, might save that corn. Arron, you should have put that run away on film. Be safe

[@adriangerber9410]

This doesn't work on steep terrain and I've never seen it on a solo press

[@kenpalmer1900]

That is a nice baler. I have seen bales make right hand turns

[@greengrass6340]

Two immaculate 10 series Deere's

[@keithaeschbach4289]

We run a John Deere 458 baler and took the kicker off. Baling in New Glarus, WI, we have some decent hills. Found it's much nicer to back up while the bale is wrapping and get it positioned so it doesn't roll away before releasing it. With your hills, you're bound to have some runners. Last week, I had 2 runners out of 130 bales. Just takes some practice and luck 😂

[@Todd1976]

Red balers are the best though in my opinion. But I also like red tractors too, but man that green is sharp looking!

[@kevb9578]

On steep hills back up at a angle to release bale. Works pretty good.

[@woodysummers8618]

You can dump roll without letting it kick, takes getting use to, just let off hyd lever before it kicks. Also if you back up while it’s wrapping you can pull forward while it’s kicking. More you use you will find the tricks. Great simple baler.

[@jameschapman6908]

Good to see the M getting some sun!

[@dong9163]

Baled thousands of round bales on ground just like you have. You definitely have to think about every bale location before you dump it. First, take that bale kicker off, no problem to back up and drop one each time. Next, get the hydraulic pickup, very handy. Especially when you get into high spots. Central line would be nice but for sure hydraulic lift.

[@randycharest4507]

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO Aaron 😊 ❤

[@dalehellenbrand357]

Looks like some of the hills i grew up on good times back in the day

[@dalehellenbrand357]

They have been there for years already and Germany back in the 70s and all over the world 🌎

[@dalehellenbrand357]

10-4 captain

[@krissyb1980]

5 foot wide and no bale kicker. I took the kicker off. I back up to tie the bale anyway to pickup dropped hay. My baler is simple because it's 30 years old haha.

[@harveypenner2386]

excellent video

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Love that 1650 but I’m not a big fan of suicide hill😳. Seems like good choices on the baler but I’m a huge fan of the grease bank and the hydraulic pickup on my NH450. Love the wide tires! Once you go net you won’t go back. Just saves time. I wrap 2 and it keeps the bales nice through winter.

[@markflick1641]

Where you have trains you’ll have wrecks Aaron . What a view .

[@jonathanfrecking1210]

I run a 560R Deere round baler which is the premium baler. First thing i would suggest is making your windrow 4 foot wide. On those steep hill sides, you should take your time just like you were doing. But if you can get that baler on some flat ground, baling 7-8 mph is not a problem for it at all. Personally, I'd probably go with the 460M just because you have the option of making a bigger bale if you're on flatter ground. Then when you get on the hill sides like you were , you can cut it back to 5 foot. Just my opinion, though.

[@stevestepanek6221]

Thanks for the video I enjoyed it very much

[@jamesacuff-oz4ph]

Regarding round bailing hay on hill sides, it’s sometimes better to bale from the top down or from the bottom up out the hill like you have it raked. Once a bale is tied, stop the baler and leave the windrow and go to a flat spot and then dump the bale. It takes a little bit longer, but it beats the heck out of losing one. I’m from East Tennessee and we bale on hill sides all the time.

[@jerrywalker2699]

Enjoying your videos.. I've had some runaways 😂😂

[@clinthochrein888]

I can’t believe the 450M is a small round bailer, nice set up.

[@davidandrews2306]

look good look good

[@petealberda6307]

If you don’t have a moisture tester, get one. Round bales heat a lot quicker than small squares. First they get hot, then if you don’t burn the barn down, they rot.

[@PremierYachtFLL]

I grew up baling hay on hills like that.

[@TADAMSON1869]

Glad to see the SMTA get some work.

[@craigrudd6093]

with over 40,000 under my belt, i rolled 1 into a pond and many down a hill and ditches and yes i baled some pretty steep hill's

[@joesanders652]

If you havent ever had a run away you havent baled in bad places lol

[@jeffandjanebelstra182]

Hey from SW Wisconsin Made a lot of small sq Made a lot of R B they will go end over end some times. Like you would end up with round bale blight. In some cases chased the baler with the skid steer Now we large square it all Haven't seen one role yet. Just look out below.

[@JasonPerry-yc3tq]

I roll steep ground here in Kentucky I don’t have a bale kicker and I always start at the top and work my way down so I can swing back up to the flat to kick the bales out. Takes a little longer but I ain’t digging them out of the hollar or taking out fence

[@gerthholm1220]

I worked in Norway and we made 5-7000 silagde roundbales pt year. In the steepest hills we had a tractor with a loader catching the bales directly from the baler...

[@Sergeant1001]

Holy cow that bale had some momentum 😂

[@joshuasherman9967]

I always liked to use forks to grab rounds, you can pick them up diffrent ways, its softer on the bales, and not so hard on the loader. Awesome video!

[@michealjones3104]

Take the kicker off. Learn to cock your baler sideways when dumping so the bale will stay put. In steep situations, I cut my pto off and catch my bale with the gate and hold it for a second to make sure it doesn't roll. Hope this helps!! Experience will teach you a lot!!

[@thomaselittle7822]

Being a dairy farm get a silage special 450 M. You could get a bale wrapper an really get to first cutting alot sooner. Made for great 2nd cutting.

[@RhettDixon-v1l]

I think if you never say anything to Dad he will never notice 😊. All of us have had crap happen. Keep the videos coming

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Go with the best dealer you have. Even if they have a higher price on the machine, a great dealer will stand behind the sale, and will always keep you going. I prefer NH balers, have experience with JD and don't like them. But I know the dealership makes the difference between having a crop get rained on, or getting made right, even if they have to bring you another machine to finish up. Great video, and you will do what is best for you! 🤞NH!😂

[@DonWelter]

Perfect conditions to demo the baler. For the volume you're dealing with, you'd need a slew of wagons and help to handle it all with small squares. At least you can get it all rolled up and keep chipping away at moving bales off the field.

[@deanhoman1958]

Great video. That bale got some juice going down the hill. You wouldn’t want to be in the way.

[@cz_ww2117]

You always want those narrow front tractors on steep hills, increases the pucker factor. No rolling bales with large squares.

[@jaykettlewell3922]

Is that an old steel wheel hay rake in the background? I raked a lot of acres with them when I was a kid

[@Todd1976]

Wow that sure is a tough looking setup

[@bennyo37692]

We have a john deere 459 silage special. Our smallest windrows are 4 swaths into 1, 2 passes with the double rotary rake . We also follow behind the jd 630 moco just like you trust me that baler will eat it and then some

[@jamesmarsh4957]

If your baling on a steep slope you always get a run away bale , it happens , seen them go through a hedge , fence , rolled in to a crop of wheat , and have seen them just roll away even when you think they are in a good place , wide wheel is much better , you can just lock the kicker well on the JD i have used , JD make very tight bales , you tried a case one last year i think , but if you have a good local dealer go with that , I have put hay trailer in places to let bales roll into , SO Aaron you rolled a bit of corn , no one was hurt and it happens , hope you keep it make things easier , you have the little bale wagons cant you take the cage off one to move bales perhaps

[@HM-0410]

I grew up on a hilly farm in Pennsylvania and we had to drive to a flat spot in order to dump the bale or we would have the same problem.

[@doug4320]

In northern Missouri we call bale kickers bale accelerators. We take them off. At least the bale didn't end up in a pond. Not that I would admit that to that sort of thing happening or anything

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

😂😂

[@craig.s4324]

If you are buying a New round baler you may need the Accumulator attachment for it, so the bales don't roll away.

[@nickmies2655]

I have a john deere 468 baler I am very happy with it also the vary core setting in nice if the hay is a little tough

[@jaykettlewell3922]

Only thing if you take the kicker off you will have to back up about 10 feet to let out the bale. Still might be worth it. I never ran one with a kicker

[@nielsdybro9759]

If you haven’t already made your decision on the round baler, then consider testing out a CaseIH/New Holland round baler. They have a reputation for making higher density and nicely shaped bales. Penn State did some comparison of balers a few years ago and made that conclusion.

[@farmcentralohio]

Ever loaded netwrap onto a New Holland? Try it sometime and you'll understand why JD balers are so popular.

[@bradjenkins932]

@@farmcentralohio I don't have any problem loading mine.

[@farmcentralohio]

@@bradjenkins932 Good for you.

[@bradjenkins932]

@@farmcentralohio I know, Thanks.

[@dougtheviking6503]

​will it be made by Mexicans now?

[@gatorguy7711]

Great video!

[@dennislang4375]

I see it, I see it, the old side delivery rake!!

[@anthonyblalock1790]

Great informative video good family

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello think a big square baler would be the smarter purchase then they wont roll down the hill. Have a great day.

[@Timkrenz-gr6ol]

❤😊 GOOD SIZE FOR BALES ON THE HILL'S!!!❤😊

[@aedenjohnson6103]

M8ght want to consider a baler with recutter. With that long, mature grass it helps reduce feeding waste. I agree on not going with wider baler, but consider larger diameter. It would be fewer bales to handle, they store better outside if needed.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

The knives definitely reduce waste, and the waste is easier to deal with.

[@dekr3415]

Nice!

[@raincoast9010]

I think having the hydraulic pick up would be nice and the grease bank.

[@shealy265]

Ouch! Hills and round bales are a challenge.

[@raymondhenderson1516]

Great video and Im sure thats a expensive piece of equipment even with its size.But heard wider tires give it flotation and ground contact and sounds like with your hills that would be a nice fit.

[@JoshFletcher-q5n]

I'm amazed yall only had two get away that's field is crazy steep lol I do all aquares so I have no advice for ya round stuff rolls lol

[@justinwilliams8421]

We round bale a lot of steep hills here in Vermont and definitely need to take the kicker or bale ramp off and the bale will stay where you drop it a lot better. It's not a perfect science, the occasional bale still gets away from the experienced operators as well. Another tip bailing with 4 wheel drive tractors is having some sort of protection for your front driveshaft if it's exposed because running over top of big windrows can easily wrap hay around that driveshaft and then bad things happen

[@trailrider0194]

I bale round bales and I live in West Virginia so I’m very familiar with the problems of baling on hillsides. A farmer near here had a bale roll into a 4 lane highway. It just so happened that the driver of the car was his insurance agent.

[@kevinanderson89]

Double up rows helps make a tighter bale. Like 2 wraps of net wrap per bale. Why the 4x5 and not 5x6 bales less handling time with the 5x6. Everyone has to do what is best for their operation.

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice video Aaron

[@bryanlindon6461]

I can tell you from experience it’s hard to get one of those out of a pond 😂.

[@johnbuck6685]

Round balers are the way to go if not selling hay net wrap keeps the hay well and capacity is not far from big square plus you don’t need so much horsepower to run one

[@Guidosdairy]

Try a New Holland 450. I had a new Deere 450M and the New Holland makes a way nicer bale. Prior to trying the NH I always had Deere balers. Im never going back

[@bustersmith5569]

What was wrong with the 1650 water in the oil ? I see its still working ?? TY, I always enjoy watching !! 👍👍👍👍🙏

[@davidstout5883]

You can back up away from hay pull forward when kicking out bale less pushing on bale

[@JackMcMannes]

I have a question did you say a narrow front end or a wide front end is better on the hillside