Down the pit with new 20ton jack (big square baler winter service)

[@markedwards158]

And to think farmers grow food as well as working as mechanics, builders, steel erectors and any other job you can think of. They aren’t villains, they Supper Hero’s. So why are governments determined to wreck farming? Once again a great insight into the tough world of farming. Thank you Tom👍

[@simont9984]

I subscribed because of Furze, I keep watching because of your knowledge and know-how. So cool to see how much farmers do!

[@richardcanning7351]

The pit is looking well and that rolling jack is a brilliant addition. It’s going to make things a lot easier Tom

[@Monkeysic]

Pit is working well! Amazing to think those knotters haven't really changed in design for a hundred years. I have a new holland 66 baler from the mid 50's and the knotters are exact same as the ones on the new balers!

[@TonyOrc]

There are a load of "20,000 mile service" videos on YT, but this is the first "20,000 bale service" I have seen 🙂

[@jonathanjennings4232]

Great info Tom, I love your content it’s down to earth and no nonsense.

[@paulhammond7489]

Working from a well lit and dry pit out of the weather to inspect, service or repair any farm machine is huge boost to productivity, plus you're going to see a lot more things that need attention that could be missed when you're lying on your back on the wet ground outside. Small repairs when caught in time can prevent serious downtime, that's important in any industry, but more so when you have crops in the field and machines waiting to be fixed

[@Tomlamb980]

I know

[@amonynous9041]

respect my man, for all the skills and tenacity

[@TechOne7671]

Pits looking mint now Tom. Thanks for the demo of how the machine works. All the best.

[@Derf1313]

That pit is well thought out, should be a great asset for all the maintenance you have to do. That baker looks so be a complicated bit of kit! Glad its got roadmaps stuck around... Interesting tour! Thanx !

[@craigwadey2122]

Thank you for posting this, i wondered how balers worked

[@AW-Services]

A brilliant insight into balers Tom

[@miketaylor8777]

The pit really is the dogs for doing those jobs, and with the addition of the 20T lift that just makes everything so much easier.

[@Tomlamb980]

I hope so

[@videomandan26]

could not imagine doing this work let alone on the floor looks like the pit makes the job more enjoyable

[@davematthews8520]

The pit look great. Bet you will be loving it on a cold wet day.

[@charliebass9238]

Not sure what's sweeter, the sugar beet from the last video or the new pit setup with the air-hydraulic trolley jack in this one... press B or J or BJ in the chat. Seriously though how much easier is that bailer to work on now. Practically a holiday. Nice work Tom.

[@RangieNZ]

Looking good. A couple of things re the jack: 1, the 'jumpiness' is most likely due to low fluid level & trapped air; 2, I would add additional side supports to the jack that are slightly above the track, so that if a rolling wheel fails, the whole jack & vehicle can only fall 10-15mm, and not fully squash you. :)

[@Ironman-harmonica]

Brings back memories

[@dfross87]

All looks very nice Tom. Especially the part where somebody who isn't me climbed into the cramped and dusty machine to grease it 😜. Jack behaved like it had air in the hydraulic system, so it probably needs bleeding. My only tip is to find out how many grease nipples there are on your machine, and then label each one with a little circle of paint and a number. Either around the nipple if there's room, or nearby with a little pointer. Paint a larger circle down on the drawbar with "T74" or however many grease nipples there are on that machine. For a tractor or similar, paint the total (the "T#" circle) next to the operator's seat. I always do them in sequence, which helps ensure you don't miss the hidden grease nipples -- if you don't grease any more until you find number 27, you make sure it always gets greased!

[@peterclarke3300]

Great video Tom that jack is handy for you plus the shed is just long enough for the bailer 👏👏👍👍

[@chrisgosling6083]

pit looks like a super addition to your farm and should make your life a little easer !! that machine looks like it wants to remove body parts in so many ways, you can see why farming has a reputation for traumatic amputation , thanks for showing us around, i have seen them in the fields but its interesting to the mechanics, thanks tom , stay safe and keep farming !!

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks

[@jamarie1972]

Now that’s a nice Jack bit more than a bottle Jack. Looking really good there though

[@WobbleMatic]

Your pit has featured in a few conversations, the general consensus is that we all want a pit like that. And you're after upping the ante now with a pit jack.

[@Tomlamb980]

Are you going to build one

[@WobbleMatic]

@@Tomlamb980Yep!

[@michaellane9873]

That makes the job easier Tom.

[@ianmckay1780]

That brought back memories... Last time I was under one of those was 36yrs ago. I loved the machines we had back then 'cos big balers were new and were just interesting for nerds like me.

[@Tomlamb980]

I love them

[@dfross87]

@@Tomlamb980 I love them because they mean I don't have to pick up and stack squillions of small bales 😍! Mind you, the price we get for small bales v/s big bales does ease the pain a bit.

[@TheFerretsVarietyChannel]

Loving your Channel Tom... Very interesting 🖒🖒

[@yacobwood]

Never get to a vid so early!!!

[@CrashOrganism]

That 3K you put in to making the pit was money well spent. Gone are those days struggling under getting s**tted up, Oh and all the time saved.... the pit is a must have.

[@SeanPalmer62]

Good work Tom 👍

[@huccabybrown8547]

Im a fan of your Work mate, enjoying your videos, thank you! You can get spring clip nozzle thingys for the grease guns, absolute pleasure to put on and off, called quick release couplers.

[@Tomlamb980]

Yer I seen them

[@dfross87]

@@Tomlamb980 Get them. There's a few different versions designed to access tricky grease nipples, and once you've worked out which version works for which application they just make life so much easier. Especially when you're trying to contort a proper sized human down into the guts of something like a baler 😉.

[@olski001]

Another really interesting video! Growing up the son of a butcher, spent a lot of time on farms (dairy and arable), rinding in tractors and combines was my favourite! You need a GoPro and a head mount or one of those Insta 360’s - Colin Furze should be able to sort you out! Although there was some impressive one handed operating!

[@Keith-m8b]

That pit is worth it weight in gold Tom that job must have been a nightmare lying on your back on a cold floor,its know time for a battery grease gun 😂

[@Tomlamb980]

I know

[@bjkjoseph]

Now I need a pit for my Toyota Corolla

[@Farmer_phil]

That baler is in nice condition😃

[@dingdongdaddy589]

Pretty cool Tom. 👊🏽👽👍🏽

[@claretbuck1882]

Awesome bud cheers 👍🏻

[@glynstorer3269]

It’s a lot safer working ❤

[@cheechU38K]

Dirty job 😷 keep out the mice 🐁 interesting air jack 🤠

[@dazzwells9011]

built a tunnel from house to workshop keep up the great work. is Colin on holiday helping you

[@Tomlamb980]

Il be back there to dig more out in next couple of weeks

[@Jim-Scott]

It's a pain to do, but I used to like to pull out that last bit of bale to check the hay dogs. The side and top ones on springs aren't that important, but it's nice to have them spot on, it's the the fixed 'crocodile teeth' ones on the floor can cause big problems if they're bent. I've had stones bend them in on the needles before, which jammed up and got destroyed by the plunger on it's next stroke (the failsafe throw-out bar just folded like a piece of wire they were jammed so tight). The other thing they can do is have teeth break off, and then the needle tips will find the occasional bit of crop to carry up to the knotter, with ensuing hiccups!

[@Tomlamb980]

Can you pull the bale out for me so we can check

[@Jim-Scott]

@Tomlamb980 I have pulled many bales out the back of them in the past! I used to run a few of the big Hesston 4900s back in the '90s, and you have to drag everything out by hand with them, there's no bale eject for the finished bale. Gel kneepads and a bale hook and you'll have that out in 5 minutes!

[@Tomlamb980]

Don’t like the sound of that

[@Qspecialman]

Interesting machine Tom and excellent video. You need to get yourself an inexpensive hydraulic press for pushing in bearings, Sealey do one. I bought one a couple of years ago greatly reduces the risk of distorting the bearing as you push it in. So why did you sell your farm in France Tom? Too much bureaucracy?

[@Tomlamb980]

I did a workshop video on my press Yes to much hard work nobody wanted to do anything after lunch

[@Rubbernecker]

Brilliant! I've always thought farmers are some of the smartest people around (no, I'm not one 😂).

[@noisytim]

Mate you need one of those electric grease guns. They look unnecessary when you don't have one, but once you have it you won't want to be without it.

[@Tomlamb980]

I had a sealey one and it was crap need a better one

[@E69apeTheMatrix420]

I thought modern equipment has all the grease nipples in one place on the side somewhere easy to access. A hose goes all the way to each one wherever it is so You dont miss any or have to go underneath.

[@stephenellis3430]

Hi Tom. Farming machinery being so expensive and requiring periodic greasing. Do you have a preference of grease / always use the same brand & type. Or anything to hand best value. Nice video the square bale machine looks proper complicated. Running new spools of string looks a job.

[@stephenellis3430]

The new air hydraulic beam Jack is a very good addition to your Super Pit.

[@Tomlamb980]

To be honest grease is mostly all the same apart from the high temperature grease

[@thomasbooth9079]

After climbing down into the bale chamber with the grease gun….. that’s where I would have found my grease gun was empty.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@farmerstephen]

You got an auto greaser on the feeder (where the pipe was off) never seen one of those before. My Massey 2270 or 2290 haven’t got them on.

[@Tomlamb980]

Yer it has

[@farmerstephen]

@@Tomlamb980 how reliable are they? I would like to fit them to mine especially the 2270 as it very difficult to get to them.

[@thetalltech1746]

Would the cost savings be worth trying to bend the tong back straight instead of replacing it entirely?

[@Tomlamb980]

Yes but it weakens it

[@bjarnenielsen476]

buy some magnets and mount on the lid of the knotter. to hold the bolts

[@Tomlamb980]

I have thought of that

[@Jim-Scott]

Magnetic tray, Lidl do them occasionally. I keep a couple of cheap tools (screwdriver, stanley knife) a spare knotter pin and any other bits that get left up there in a tray on the panel beside the knotter lid.

[@jlawlar]

your hydraulic lift is cool, it mite have air trap in it, mite need to bleed it

[@Tomlamb980]

Yer first time I’ve used it so maybe

[@Jeff-bg7pt]

With that picture of you in the pit I thought you'd have been to the gym

[@paulhammond7489]

Here's the link to Tom's earlier video on this Baler : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3fOZ4CJjd1rg8U

[@nigelphillips9426]

Get yourself a hydro vain compressor like 4 winds farm the best way to blow off machinery

[@Tomlamb980]

I’ve got one just being lazy to pull it out

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

It might be handy to put a webcam down in the pit so the driver can use their phone to watch whether they're pulling in straight.

[@paulmc0308]

Or, a mirror on the far wall, so that the driver can see the position of their wheels.

[@cleanmachine08]

Preventive maintenance, isnt that a myth?

[@PiezPiedPy]

Similar to a cardboard bailer.

[@garyproctor9907]

Have you named the pit yet if not can you name it Brad 😂

[@Tomlamb980]

If you give me a good reason why

[@garyproctor9907]

@@Tomlamb980 click bait for future video Brad pit🤣🤣

[@Tomlamb980]

This is good

[@mjk8710]

Hey Tom! really enjoying your channel got into your pit build and interested ever since sir , utubers always ask what subs content they want to see -variation is always appreciated Tom 💯🫵🏻👍🏻🇬🇧ever thought about a cordless grease gun? ?

[@Tomlamb980]

I had one and broke it

[@Boarguts69]

The pit is so cool!!!!