Best Way to Build a Hay Wagon?

[@jacklabloom635]

Great design on the hay wagons. Love the ingenuity on how you attach the boards to the wagons. I really enjoy watching your channel.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@ianhaggart1438]

Now that's a nice floor in the shed well done on that upgrade 👏 👍. Trailers looking good also 👍. Don't use many turntable Trailers over . Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnezell1366]

Nice job on the wagons. Sentimental value is priceless. Have a good day Bud!!

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@farmall450diesel]

Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your hay videos. Let's hope for a good year. Eric

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@jonsolomon4814]

Those hitches are a great addition, not wasting time with having to put pins in draw bar!

[@DLHFarms]

It’s so nice

[@LoefflerFarms]

Man them are some super nice wagons, I like the speed hitches and the 20 ft lengths. That way of putting the boards on was an ingenious idea. Great video all atound

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks so much

[@earlhoyt8745]

U did a beautiful job on the wagons and it was a heart felt deed your beautiful bride did for u GOD BLESS U AND FAMILY 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂

[@DLHFarms]

Yes she is a good woman!

[@jenniferwhite6089]

wow when my uncle came home with one like that but that one had a rim from a 1-ton truck and the tires were too truck tires he did not have trouble pulling it home too with those tires too i was young when we got it too

[@George88889]

Woo! First comment! That barn turned out nice! Going to be nice for clean ups and dust control. That 1025r will be perfect for that. I wonder if you could make a "non rotary" broom attachment for it. Like a big push broom for pushing. Anyways keep them coming!

[@DLHFarms]

I was thinking the same thing about the broom

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

Very good wagon construction......We have learned with just one cutting using the Bale Baron......That the less the bundles are handled the better .We have decided for the time being to run the round balers in the field and use the Baron as a stationary unit.... That way the bundle is handled only one time after exiting the Baron.. Presents a neater package to the feed store a owner who is reselling the bales.... Plus the round bales are easier to transport

[@ad1011000]

We still pick up square bales by hand! nice looking hay wagons Dennis

[@samuelscragg7052]

Your wagons are very brilliant. You’ve save yourself a lot of time and getting closer to a totally one man operation. The Bergman hitch is slick also. Waiting on the rain to stop here in southern Indiana. All my fields are ready just waiting on the weather to break. I assume your dealing with the rain also.

[@DLHFarms]

Yep it’s looking good to start mowing tomorrow though.

[@pdbuilder8212]

Always nice to take the time to build things the way you need. The time spent to do it right , pays a person back many times over One thing to consider. Maybe some reflectors on the corners front and back I don't think it would hurt I'm building 2 new waging decks right now like the idea of the back rack with the horizontal boards behind the uprights ,I also use a accumulator and will be changing all my back racks

[@JohnDeereAdventure]

Awesome... video Great... Explanation How it works / How it's built....& How it works

[@DLHFarms]

Glad you liked it!

[@toddnolan8836]

Awesome wagons! Setup nice! Glad to see you cemented your barn floor as well, smart investments! I always enjoy watching your channel and seeing what ideas you come up with. Hopefully hay season will be very prosperous for you this year!

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@pc5569]

Very nice work. I like the thought you put in to design the tops to work the best for you.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@patrickmontgomery4260]

I really appreciate you going over the wagons that gave me some good ideas thank you

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@peterwarnstrom8872]

Nice to see the improvements to your process Dennis. All the best for this season

[@ihus9950]

Nice Setup on the Wagons Dennis, save on time handling, and storage 👍🏻

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@antonhuman8446]

Speed hitch amazing total understatement! 18 minutes and 52 seconds of NO bulldusting practicality. I sincerely enjoyed. And appreciate brains. How many bales high is the on-pallet stacking to maintain unsecured stability in transit? 7-8? Many thanks! 8 Or 10,000 miles off. RSA.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks 7 high is what I like to go

[@antonhuman8446]

Many thanks. God bless! @@DLHFarms

[@williamkeehn3637]

I did something very similar out of an old boat trailer It has been around 30 years since I built it and love it

[@DLHFarms]

Awesome

[@Husker3435]

They turned out really nice Dennis👌🏻puff your chest out hoss and be proud💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻keep em comin bud🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@rocksandoil2241]

Marvelous idea. - I am needing to rebuild my Grandad's old Montgomery Ward wagon. I redecked in 1980. Looks like it will cost me about 4-6x what it cost then to build.

[@DLHFarms]

Yep

[@ianbetts4435]

The wagons look great, and will make carting easy.

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@daspicsman]

That’s thinkin with your dipstick right there. I like it!

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@bjenkins803]

Years ago I saw a young fella pulling a tie rod trailer with tobacco on it and he was going way to fast. That thing hit a bump and it started flailing side to side and tobacco went everywhere. I bet he wasn't allowed to pull the trailer anymore. I really like that hitch system.

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello Dennis nice work they look great. To me that style is not stable though I would not want one. But I understand that your grandfathers and if my grandfather owned one and I could have I'd be right there to own one. The tie rod better for me. I have bad memories of car tire wagons maybe because it was me that was constantly changing them and we didnt have tire machine,good old manual labor lol. Mind you still dont have tire machine and still do by hand today. Have a great day.

[@JohnJohnson-vx2wr]

Nice wagon Dennis. Should work out great. The hay barn looks good too.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@leol1682]

D enjoy the video on the wagon .

[@michaelolenick4078]

Great design, easy to fix.

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@frankscruggs4749]

Good video and nice looking wagons.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@johnrose9840]

Those five lug big hole center wheels jeeps the older jeeps had those rims and half ton Ford

[@DLHFarms]

Ok thanks

[@christopherdavison7616]

Thanks for sharing this Dennis, definitely got some great ideas for building some 24’ racks on a couple tandem gears. I was wondering though width 6” channel you used for the runners?

[@mikeembrey9176]

Great job on the wagons nothing worse than broken down wagons because of neglect makes for bad day 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@southtexashay777]

Nice job on the wagons.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks

[@davegenske8973]

Thanks for the video and ideas. Greatly appreciated

[@DLHFarms]

You’re welcome!

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

PROUD OF YOU YOUNG MAN

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks

[@mikesavage9325]

Your well set up now Dennis for getting your bails in, you've made a great job of them all , with your pallets and new hitches should be alot easier and faster for you. Over here in the UK we are alot different we have the tractor hitches that work well, and trailers nearly all just have rear axles some have even three axles with lights and trailer brakes . looking forward to more of your videos Do you watch any UK farming videos? Mike

[@DLHFarms]

I do watch some.

[@rachelharrell4576]

Great engineering!

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@57fitter]

Dennis, them five hole wheels are often the very same as a half ton ford pickup wheel. Older pickups , I mean.

[@DLHFarms]

Ok thanks

[@scottieblankenship2643]

Nice job...

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@wisdomspitter7688]

Once again great content.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks

[@OzziesOddities]

Neat setup.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks

[@mikewawrzkiewicz3741]

Nice job 👍

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks

[@justinwatch]

It don't matter how you build a wagon, you just got to make sure Gavin ain't hiding under it before you pull it out of the barn.

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@billthornton9417]

Dennis love the wagons, we will copy your ideas. I have a question on pallets. What size are you going to use, and are you going to ship to your large customers on pallets?

[@DLHFarms]

They are 8ft long and about 6ft 3in wide. I’m just using the pallets for my own use to unload faster not to ship on.

[@drmautz]

Nice job

[@smjhobbies4527]

Nice wagons Denis. I wonder if the synthetic wood for the fake decking wood that they use, I wonder how it would work on a hay wagon, you never have to stain it you never have to do anything to it and it doesn't dry out and get rotted. I think I'm going to ask one of my neighbors who has a few hate wagons I'm going to ask him if he wants to do an experiment and use that kind of synthetic wood on making a wagon

[@DLHFarms]

No idea how that would work

[@JD-zq3ke]

How did your 'experiment' work out? Was thinking about doing the same

[@jonrobbins6248]

Could you show a blue print on your wagons I like them so much that I’d like to pattern my just like yours

[@DLHFarms]

I don’t have a blueprint on them we just kinda wing it. I know the wheel base is 14’ 7” and the bed with the front extension is 20’ 8”.

[@DLHFarms]

We used two 20 ft pieces of 6 inch channel for them frame rails. The chassis is the 5th wheel type and was made by Big Blue but I also have a couple Massey Ferguson ones that are fifth wheel also. We had to repair the chassis extensively because good ones are hard to find.

[@73bigguy]

We always called those kingpin wagons and I wouldn't have changed the frame because (a) that's more work and expense (b) it doesn't make it that much higher (c) it was your granddad's wagon so leave it the way he made it.

[@tonygough8713]

Now that’s a good woman who will buy her husband a hay wagon for his anniversary present. Keep her Dennis, ha

[@DLHFarms]

Oh I’m going to! She is great!

[@mp3625]

So nice the simple things??

[@404nitro]

You have a little black eye going on there brother, or was it just the lighting and maybe some dirt (the right eye)? Wagons came out nice.

[@DLHFarms]

No black eye just dirt.

[@christopherfarmer1812]

You've got 2 blue hay wagons and 2 red hay wagons, now you need 2 more and paint the frames on them white and you'd be set...

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@lindsaym.9784]

Can you tell me what color blue you painted the wagons? Thank you

[@DLHFarms]

Old ford tractor blue

[@chadengemann8237]

How do you get your pallets. do you make them or do you find them somewhere. they look wider then the ones i get around here. also do you have a supply for a full years worth of hay? we use them to sit round bail hay on and ours are stored outside and sit on the ground alot and they only last 2 years or so. If i was you i would store them inside they will last a lot longer.

[@DLHFarms]

We made the pallets that are one on wagons. No I do not have enough of them for all the hay yet but that is a goal.

[@johnburger3632]

How thick are the c channels

[@DLHFarms]

I really don’t know but probably around 3/16

[@joeparsons4033]

What size is your barn.

[@DLHFarms]

70x135

[@edebrownar]

Do you sell this wagons? If you do how much does it cost

[@DLHFarms]

I do not. I built them for my farm.

[@ecrews2]

Are the floor boards 2x6’s?

[@DLHFarms]

2x8 I think is what I got for the floor

[@ecrews2]

@@DLHFarms thanks. I’m about to restore one that was given to me. They have the floor boards ran front to back. I want to run mine side to side like yours and run a board from front to back on the edge. I will be hauling 4x5 round bales only. Is there a reason you have a spacing between your 2x8’s ? I’m asking because I’m learning.

[@senankeane]

I’ll never understand how you guys are allowed to use those speed hitches but your not allowed to use a pick-up hitch like what we have in Ireland and the uk 🤔

[@DLHFarms]

I don’t know of any reason we’re not allowed to use them it’s just that there not available here and no equipment is set up to hook to them.

[@HugginsAmy-d3h]

Walker Donna Wilson Carol Moore Steven

[@CollinsSmith-c4u]

Hall Larry Jones Shirley Young Elizabeth

[@robinlance]

Wow Your wife purchased the Family wagon for you. "She's a keeper" The only wagon my wife gave me was a garbage can wagon. when to heavy to unload I just leave them and the trash man picks them up and put's them back in the wagon. Your wagon's make you Money My wagon cost me Money.

[@DLHFarms]

Haha!