Cutting, Round Baling, and Wrapping Hay/Spraying Corn/In-Depth Look at New Holland 853 Round Baler

We're dodging rain showers to get our next field of hay baled and wrapped. Alan uses the 820 John Deere and New Holland 489 Haybine to cut. The hay got raked and was ready to be rolled up with the New Holland 853 Round Baler behind the International 1256. Lastly, the hay needs to be wrapped up. To do that, we use an Anderson RB 200 Individual Bale Wrapper. The Case 830 spins the bales while plastic gets layered on each bale to seal them and allow them to ferment. Wrapping hay like this is a great way to preserve hay to keep it from molding, heating, and burning. While we were busy with the hay, Alan's Dad sprayed our oats for weeds. We had the arrival of a very special Brown Swiss calf. Before we end the video, we answer some viewer questions about wrapping round bales and take an in-depth look at our New Holland 853 Round Baler.
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Trinity Dairy was established in 2006, in Minnesota. Alan and Jennifer farm with their 5 children; Jessica, Justin, Jordan, Joshua, and Jason. We milk a mix of 33 Jersey, Holstein, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire cattle. We also enjoy sharing our family's love of Draft Horses and using them for logging and other farm work. Dairy Farming in Minnesota can be challenging, but it's a lifestyle we really enjoy. Subscribe today to watch our small family dairy farm and family grow while continuing to thank our Lord for the blessings we've been given.

[@CMDSR]

Nothing makes a farmer happier than good timely rain. Your hay looked great. Tell Jason good luck with his little heifer.

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤️🇨🇦, knocking down the hay, love it

[@danr1030]

I really enjoyed the walk through on the baler. It brought back memories. First baler I baled with was my Grandpa's 853. It was one of the last ones made. He had the choice when he bought it new of either an 853 or a New Holland belt baler. He had an earlier 853 he traded in. The earlier one had a narrow pick up that did not have augers on it. The newer one had the same pick up as yours. The baler was identical in set up as yours. It had hydraulic tie with 2 Shear bolts as well. We replaced the chain once and the airbags as well. The bars seemed to bend easier the older it got. We would straighten them in the press. We went through a lot of used oil. We used all of ours up and got used oil from neighbors as well. Biggest complaint I had was I had to bale some virgin land that had been cleared off. It was about a 40 acre field and that first couple years I pulled my hair out with sticks breaking shear bolts. It would have been so much nicer baling with a belt baler at that time. I loved baling with it though other than that. When my Grandpa bought a new 688 New Holland the salesman wanted to know what I had been running and I said a 853 chain baler and he said you're spoiled. They were easy to run and you didn't have to be as fussy about weaving the tractor side to side as a belt baler. Another weak spot was the bale kicker springs either coming unhooked or breaking. Thanks again for going over the baler it was a great video!

[@buck1950]

I think it's funny people think they know more about farming then you do and in reality they no less

[@stevebrooking4506]

It doesn't matter how many years you farm no two days are alike and what worked last probably won't work this year 🤷 probably why you keep going 😋

[@gunnarbeck225]

Grandpa had 2010 jd with 3 separete remotes, I cultivated and sprayed about 2000 acre in youth now we bail about 170 acres😮 The vine you talked about we call cucumber vine

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Beautiful little calf. God bless you, the family and the farm. Have a wonderful week Alan.

[@fullers1966]

You did very good at explaining thank you

[@KeithFinkFamilyFarm]

Excellent work! Fabulous tutorial on the baler and wrapping. I couldn't agree more on more wrap always being better than less. I've been wrapping bales for 20 years now and can remember back to the beginning days when I did not use enough at times (or when I purchased a specific brand of wrap that did not have enough glue...) and suffered significant loss of beautiful feed due to air infiltration resulting in widespread mold. Can make a fella cry, and probably did.... Isn't it awesome how older equipment that has paid for itself over and over again just keeps getting the job done? Keep up the good work!

[@jamielawson1534]

You are definitely not using too much wrap, I saw where Evan on Country View Acres bought a new wrapping machine and his was preset at 22 revolutions from the manufacturer. If you are only going 18 you're not using enough. But you know your machine and hay better than anyone else, so if 18 does the trick, that's all it takes. Great video.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

That 3 cylinder Deere can really snort on your hills and just keeps going. I kind of marvel in how your round baler works in that you don't lose much hay. Neat machine.

[@gregorythompson2251]

My goodness that's beautiful there

[@williammatzek4660]

That's a big calf!!

[@davidyoung9195]

Another great video! Should have some really good feed for the cows. Weather has been crazy everywhere this year. Makes baling dry hay a real challenge.

[@Chico-td2fy]

Great video 😊 🐂🐃🐄

[@johnrdanna]

Thanks for explaining how hay baler works. Learned something new. Thankyou have good harvests.

[@DumdocMTL]

By golly, you sure got some good sharp sections on that haybine…motoring along real good. Our old 488 and 492 would only do that rate with brand new knives…for the first year 😂.

[@br927]

that viney stuff could be wild morning glories, we use to get it in the corn, maybe you could put a picture on here of it! Love the calf and the Little Guy!

[@davidbarnes706]

Thank you for the education on the baler I enjoyed that

[@karencary3312]

Good explanation of the bailer. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-ed4ep1pd8t]

That little deeper is something else

[@b.g56.66]

18 turns. I'm putting 22 and think it should be more. At 18 you can see the hay and netwrap through the film

[@charlescarriere76]

Nice in-depth look Alan. You are good at it and well knowledgeable. Thanks

[@johnnypurkey7545]

Good looking hay

[@lesterhertel2945]

Some very nice hay there 😊😊😊😊😊

[@naturegirlmia]

Those balers like corn stocks as well

[@joelruen4979]

great walkaround explanation on the round baler.

[@jimvanderlinden7249]

That roller is a twisted steel drum covered in rubber and if your not careful, hit rocks or fence poles, it will crack and then come apart. I have welded them back up by removing some of the rubber by the crack and welding it together. Some of the older ones had like a channel that went all the way across the drum. That channel kind of held the drum together.

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video as always

[@arthurok327]

Howdy Alan, Family, I hope ya'll are doing well, That vine weed you mentioned, that you weren't sure what it is, it could be ( morning glory ) if it is, it can definitely be a pain in the neck, it will plug headers, especially if you have a lot it, it is a really pain when there's a lot of morning glory, never fun having to constantly stop to unplug your header lol Not a fan of chain balers, they produce a very rough looking bale in my opinion, I admit I've never run one myself, I've only run belt balers, but I've seen enough chain balers, and I'm just not a fan, Great video Guys, Thank you Alan for explaining what you do and why, when your baling, Stay safe, God Bless and Farm on my Friends

[@arthurok327]

Howdy Alan, Jen, Family, When ever I'm wearing my Trinity Dairy shirts and hats, I'm always asked about Trinity Dairy, and where ya'll Farm, I always tell them Minnesota, but when they ask how many head you have, I always tell them about 40 milkers, but I don't actually know your total head of your herd ?? What is your total head on your Farm ?? Thank you,

[@charlottecollins1989]

Another great video! Thanks for the close up on the baler operation

[@richardgash2349]

Nice video ty for sharing

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

We don't have any kind of baler, but I still found your tour and explanation very interesting. Thanks. Hope you are all doing well. Pretty interesting how the winter before last and last summer are so different from each other. Weather is always changing I think.

[@woodsgremlin9995]

Always has, Always will.

[@dennisfowler2138]

Can't beat the hydraulic tie its very reliable!

[@chuckporter9564]

18 is a good number

[@jameshinkle6830]

That was a great video ! Lots of different stuff going on. Enjoyed the tutorial on the bayler. I like seeing how things work. Keep it up family, you're doing great. A boy and his new calf. Very cool !

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hey Allen,,good to see ya getting after it. Been a pretty good year so far.

[@ronniewayne5748]

Excellant video!

[@ralphriddle8864]

Great job and God bless y'all

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Tks for sharing. We always figured to wrap bales to how and what works best for us. You bale wrapping is good.. 👍. Thats a nice looking little calf. Good luck with her. How Jessica's show calf coming along? Demi.. Hope all is well with her.

[@trinitydairy]

We'll get a shot of her soon. She'll be going to her first show in 2 weeks.

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

@@trinitydairy Please. Pass a GoodLuck along to her. Please?

[@Scotthobart1086]

another great video!

[@countryboy3201]

Great video

[@rubenmanitowabi5671]

Great video!!

[@frankallen9419]

Always love your videos. May God bless you always in Jesus name Amen 🙏

[@johnnypurkey7545]

Good info 👍

[@Timkrenz-gr6ol]

❤😊 OUR SPRING WHEAT AT LE SUEUR COUNTY PIONEER POWER GROUND'S IS A GOOD 2.5 TO 3 FOOT TALL !!! IT WAS PLANTED THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH❤😊 WE PLAN TO CUT AND BIND IT THE 20th OF JULY❤😊😊

[@trinitydairy]

That is awesome!

[@theburnhams2925]

Excellent presentation Alan! Would be interested in your opinion Belt vs. Bar/Chain balers? btw, what happened to your $upport link? It's not there anymore. Robert Burnham (long-time viewer)

[@trinitydairy]

I like my dad's belt baler. You lose more leaves with a chain baler. We just have our PO Box now. The IRS and their $600 rule would require us to somehow prove any money we received was a monetary gift and not payment for something. It was too much hassle.

[@jimputnam2044]

We run our wrapper at 27 revs. Give it good coverage.

[@rontwigger6706]

Hi Trinity Dairy. Love your channel. Please can you explain how spraying weeds does not kill your crops? Keep up the great work. God Bless from Dorset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@trinitydairy]

The herbicide will only target certain types of plants. The spray we used was made to kill broad-leaf weeds, not grasses.

[@dannygoin6552]

❤️❤️

[@glennschlorf1285]

Love those brown swiss... I want 5 Brown swiss 5 Guernsey 5 Normande and 5 Red and white Holstiens.... I was wondering why you dont ag bag some haylage

[@trinitydairy]

It works better for us, with the baleage, trying to do it between rains.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I did another question Alan, I saw your 530 Case..... Still needing a clutch? It sure would be handy to help load some bales.

[@trinitydairy]

Yeah it still needs a clutch, but I'm actually planning on trying to load some bales with it today, so it should be in an upcoming video.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

@@trinitydairy that's good to hear, I hope it works for you.

[@matthewklejeski6641]

Needs a full rebuild

[@rogerpadgett3189]

Great video how long can you feed out of your slow and how many cows will it feed

[@jimwalker2894]

Which haybine guards you use? Stubble or the rock guards

[@trinitydairy]

Rock guards.

[@Andy-ix2ox]

I was wondering why you were leaving so much stubble.

[@kellywilson8440]

Hi Td just a quick question , How long can the wrapped hay be stored in the white plastic tia and good video , Regards from Ohio !

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Typically the wrap starts to deteriorate after the 2nd year. Rodents can cause problems, as well.

[@trinitydairy]

Like the other commenter said, I like to use up all of my wrapped hay within a year or two.

[@kellywilson8440]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj Thank you !

[@kellywilson8440]

@@trinitydairy Thank you !

[@Stephenklausmeyer-hr9rb]

So this is baleage and not dry hay, am I correct? The vine that is a weed in your oats and corn, what does it look like and what are you using to kill it?

[@mattkivi5514]

How fast do you cut with the NH489?

[@trinitydairy]

About 4 mph

[@eduardpenner2586]

I know exactly how does Biller's work

[@trinitydairy]

We had a viewer specifically ask for this information as they just purchased one.

[@bhamby9305]

What horse power is that John Deere?

[@trinitydairy]

I think about 35

[@colorado1088]

Is the twine somehow tied or just wound around the bale?

[@trinitydairy]

Just wound around

[@lynnbascom333]

What gear are you mowing in 4 low 5th high ?...

[@trinitydairy]

Usually 5th high, but if it's really thick hay, I'll go in 4th low.

[@thomasdalton7539]

Why does your bales look soft not tight

[@trinitydairy]

They're tight. Maybe it looks different on video.

[@johnabbott1727]

What part of Minnesota are you in? if you dont mind me asking

[@trinitydairy]

East Central Minnesota. About 50 miles South of Duluth.

[@johnabbott1727]

@@trinitydairy ok was just wondering bc I have a aunt who lives in Bloomington MN

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤️🇨🇦

[@Travis_Rivers]

Keyboard farmers lmao

[@martymartin2894]

I love machinery and especially old tractors but i think u need to upgrade to at least one newer type tractor and a few other things, yee are a bit like the Flintstones with some of that equipment.

[@johnmcenaney1814]

You run with what you got. :). One great thing about their equipment is that I’m guessing it’s all paid for.

[@trinitydairy]

Once we get our farm paid off, I would definitely like to make some upgrades. We're only about 2-3 years away from being debt free and can start saving up for a newer round baler first. I would never go with any of the super new tractors though.

[@martymartin2894]

​​@@trinitydairyI wasn't being disrespectful I hope and I agree with u I wouldn't get a brand new tractor either. Maybe a late 90s or early 2000 nice case international or something with a good cab and a bit of comfort for u.

[@frankfillioe6173]

Try nyloc nuts

[@davidbarnes706]

Thank you for the education on the baler I enjoyed that