Unloading Hay On The Hottest Day of The Year!

[@graygildner3434]

You exemplify everything good in our country. Hard work coupled with real smarts.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you

[@timmyscroggins1962]

Every day we bailed hay was the hottest day of the year. We hand stacked our wagons, and every bail in the loft. I'll tell you nothing was more welcome than that last bail coming in that loft. At the end of the day, you where tired, but proud of what you had accomplished. We where just kids. My friends and I bailed all the hay on our three farms, and without any adult help. Those were the good old days.

[@33pearlqueen]

And then…it was chore time.

[@GierokFarms]

It sure is satisfying when it's all done!

[@red_power79]

The camera on the bale taking the trip was really cool. That was awesome

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks glad you liked it

[@charleskreger9622]

Regardless of how long it’s been since you last stacked hay, you never forget the smell or the heat. Thanks for bringing back some 50 year old memories!

[@GierokFarms]

Ain't that the truth

[@robertburt9071]

So true been there in the seventies and eighties Hard work is good for you looking back the good old days 🙂 Another great video memories

[@danaedwards5464]

always a good sound when the conveyer shuts off when your the one stacking

[@GierokFarms]

Yeah the sound of the finish line

[@stanhensley3082]

Oh what fun it is to unload hay on good old HOT WISCONSIN DAY!!! Pass the water jug please!! Thanks 😊.

[@jakefromohio6256]

Hey that was pretty cool having the camera take a ride up the hay elavator.👍

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks thought that would look cool

[@peewee.3138]

Best small dairy on KZbin!

[@jvin248]

My father talked about a few barns he bought hay from, while taking bales out of the mow, they fell into big cavities where the too-wet-when-stored bales had burned out moldy/charred caves. The farmer didn't know about them and how close they were to burning the barn down until pulling bales out. He also uncovered racoon nests that way and we had a pet raccoon for a year. We farmed but he ran a 'day job' buying hay/straw to sell to horse owners and home construction builders. I remember the huge stress of getting hay baled before the storms and fighting with recalcitrant knotters. As a kid, I learned all the cuss words from knotter adventures. Great seeing you run the vintage tractors and equipment -- that stuff is solid and will feed the nation for decades yet.

[@bobrat]

Loved the Bail camera. Another excellent video informative and editing👏👏👏

[@1289danman]

I just recently learned a hack for cleaning the hay wagon. Gas powered leaf blower. Not a piece of hay left between any boards ! It’s an idea worth trying.

[@GierokFarms]

That's a good idea!

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

Best thing about small square bales no wasted storage space.

[@lifeoutdoorseveryday1682]

The milkman joke was quite funny! I request a video on how to back up a wagon. I manage, but I could use some pointers.

[@michaelbailey1578]

I got all sweaty and worn out just watching you guys. Thanks again.

[@Daveco82]

your pops is a wealth of knowledge!

[@ronhoffman632]

I'd say putting hay in the top of the mow is the hottest job on the farm. I grew up on a 65 cow dairy in Southern PA in the 60's and 70'ss. Great channel guys.

[@mikeburgan7675]

Liked the ride up the hill for the bale, felt like a ride on a roller coaster.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I like that rule. If the milkman shows up he's gotta help unload the hay 🤣

[@GierokFarms]

Lol

[@stephensaasen8589]

The first 11 years of my life were spent growing up in Western Washington, less than 20 miles south of Tacoma. The rest of my growing up years was on a wheat and barley farm not far from Spokane. The rolling hills you have there reminds me alot of our grain farm. That's some really nice country there. At both places, we did alot of haying. Western Washington was a challenge trying to have enough days to cut and dry, then bail it and get it under a roof before the next rain. I recall one year, I'm thinking 1983, we had to get the hay up fast at my grandpa's place. A family friend always got that hay. I remember the hay was particularly heavy that year and we had a very hard time getting it to dry. Slightly damp ground wasn't helping. Anyhow, we bailed it too wet and despite putting a slightly heavier amount of rock salt on each bail while putting it in their barn, they ended up having to frantically spread the hay bails about one day because it got really hot and actually started to smolder. Whether it was actual smoke or just steam they weren't certain, but they weren't taking chances, especially with his prize 1965 Ford F150 parked in the same barn. That's the only time we had an incident where damp hay got too hot. The only thing I remember about salting bails was if you put too much salt on, you could scorch the hay that way, too. That one bail I saw in you stack looked like it may have had too much salt. However, I also don't know just how wet your hay is, either.

[@eddielittleii8919]

I like listening to the reasoning even though it gets in the way of accomplishing that "next thing". You produce your content like the viewer is there on the farm and I appreciate that.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you that's a great compliment

[@r.f.richardsonjr5691]

One thing about working on a farm I DON"T miss. Haying on a hot, humid day. Sweat literally pouring right off of you. 😝

[@GierokFarms]

Lol

[@princepa123]

Great video! Love listening to you and your father talk about everything involved in making, gathering and storing hay. Your dad is passing down his knowledge as how it has been done since the beginning. I appreciate all the special camera angles and explanations.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you

[@thekibby8375]

Awesome camera shots! Thanks for taking the time

[@jermynpedretti4761]

Sending 3rd crop alfalfa up the silo as I watch, make hay while the sunshines 😆

[@mrt4547]

I wish we had a bale conveyor when we did all small squares years ago. I think I got permanent hearing loss listening to the squealing kewanee 500 elevator stacking bales all summer. Seeing your dad without a hat was a new experience. Nice video again.

[@GierokFarms]

Those old elevators are tough

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Really enjoyed the ride up the elevator and also like the various angles/views you put the camera in. All of you appear to be artistically gifted. Also enjoy all the tales and tricks of the trade you give. Keep up the good work. Really enjoy your channel.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks I thought everyone would like the ride up the conveyor

[@derekrisser2219]

Great videoography work with the bale riding the elevator and then right into a shot of the barn stacking. Days like these are always ones that feel good to climb in bed at the end of the day

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks I thought that you guys would like that

[@Tom-pu1xh]

Love the sound of that Oliver!! Awesome tractor!

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Tom

[@pearidgefarmer]

This is the way we farmed back in the 1950's. You probably got those tractors paid down enough where you could borrow some money on them if you needed. Thanks for the video. Pete

[@jedgerrard1386]

Very true about unloading and working in the hay mow

[@jedgerrard1386]

Fixing chains sprockets

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Our elevator goes into the barn from the side. We don't have a conveyor at the top. Fortunately we don't have hills so it works ok. Nice thing working in the mow on really hot days is that when you get done it still feels like it's 30°colder when you are done and step outside.

[@GierokFarms]

It's it crazy how hot it can get in the mow

[@user-ew1sk9zp5v]

Great shot video, love the different angles and the ride on the bale into the barn was fun🙂

[@bapasrcadventures3619]

You do a excellent job of getting all the different shots!! Even riding up on the hay bale. Really enjoy your channel. God Bless and stay safe.

[@GierokFarms]

Glad you likes the ride, thank you and God Bless

[@toddworman4428]

Not to many put up the "fun size" squares anymore, it is an art to do and more work. Great job of explaining the process to everyone

[@GierokFarms]

Fun size is a great word for them

[@randysipp8193]

I just love your farm wish I was young again always enjoyed hay season now just good memories keep videos coming

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Randy will do

[@davidkimmel4216]

I used to put salt on all my alfalfa hay. Sold a lot of hay to the race tracks. They always like it. I told the trainers it was my special herbs and spices 🤪🤗🤣

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Lots of fun ,no broken bales its allways nice to look over the mow when done,smells so good. Have a great day

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you James!

[@toddjacobs5660]

Always had fun baling hay & straw

[@gregschlafer7557]

Good look'n hay. Should make some milk! Old man is from the old school, no gloves! Great video.

[@deepwoodguy2]

the old Wonder Bread slogan "Helps build strong bodies 12 ways" better yet, lifting bales of hay for a few hours.. thanks for the video.. 👍

[@markdallmann7887]

More memories for me. I remember helping my uncle bale and he always paid by the bale. But his bales were at least twice as big as what yours are. And his straw bales were at least three times as long as your hay bales shown here. But he was always a tight wad. And he always had lots of money. No wonder, as he never spent any of it.

[@GierokFarms]

It sure is hard work

[@br927]

I'm kind of a John Deere man BUT love the sound of an old Oliver! Farmed with 2 770 diesels! or it could burn the barn down. Bale distributor! If I had hay that wasn't really ready, but had to bale it, I made loose bales, gives it a little more space to dry out! You do a good job! Got knocked out with one of those distributors! Didn't see one up there, reached in for a bale, don't remember after that, only I was outside when I came to, instead of up in the hay mow! 2) I was up fixing the chain and was straddled the conveyer, was just getting up and the kid turned the elevator on, took the seat of my pants out- that was to close!

[@GierokFarms]

Those moments are so scary

[@FILIPFROMSALMO]

\good job, hard work

[@jeffhuntley2921]

That’s an amazing lift! Great system you’ve got

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks jeff

[@normananderson1476]

On damp hay we stacked bales on the edge plus rock salt on every bale, I found some old hand tied wire square bales over 30 years old, still green but when I cut em open they puffed into dust exposed to the air, crazy, I’m retired Iowan farmer, still love the smell of fresh alfalfa.. I like your vids nothing wrong with smaller farms and good used machinery.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@judithmeyer264]

We enjoy all your videos and the way you farm! Wisconsin hill country is gorgeous!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

Loved the ride on the hay bale.

[@jeffmarks1747]

Great camera work ! We're getting some much needed rain here in Lebanon County , Pennsylvania... Machts gudt (Make good !

[@mikefeyereisen5574]

Great video as always. I enjoy watching your channel and other channels like yours. You guys do a wonderful job explaining your work. Unlike some channels that mostly seem to brag about how big of a farm, and how much money they have.

[@edwhipple7551]

Bring back so many members

[@TSB12556]

The Mrs. is a farm kid and when her sister was visiting recently haying came up at the kitchen table conversation. Reminiscing about that last load, and happy it was the last load, and sitting in the shade having a cool drink. Do you hear something? I do, it's mom saying, would you get the cows in the barn it's time for chores! Break time was over!

[@ronzezulka6646]

Sunshine and a breeze. July/August hay.

[@marlinyohn8982]

Another great video. You run a very well organized a well maintained farm. It always amazed me how some farms look picture perfect ( like yours) and the neighbor, with a similar operation, looks like the buildings could fall down any minute. Some people have pride in their operation and others just don’t care. If it looks that bad on the outside, I can just imagine what it looks like on the inside. Thanks for sharing another day on your beautiful farm.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

That's always seem to be how it goes. Stay safe and God bless.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Heather

[@blindbob4115]

Hi guys fantastic channel, you always have a good reason behind all your decisions, your both smart farmers , more videos please

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@brenterickson1695]

When I was a kid we had a summer that was real wet and had to salt the hay heavy..... Never had any mold but the horses sure loved the hay...... Salt works wonders.....

[@GierokFarms]

For sure they eat that stuff right up

[@joutdoorsmen23]

Cool job guy’s

[@andrewpeterson5977]

Have used one of those things in the top of barn before. Ours if we had a crooked bale it would catch it and then you really had to watch as the next bale would usually fall down with the crooked one. When working a little ways away from that we would make what we called a bounce bale which is basically a bale that when the other ones hit it would bounce towards you so you don’t have to walk as far or get under it that much. When we unloaded hay though we usually had 5 or 6 guys helping. Usually 2 on wagon and 2 or 3 in barn stacking. When 3:30 hit though I quit with haying and went to bring cows in for milking. Then I would go in barn and help chore and the rest of the hay crew would keep on bailing. We used to and still use a case ih 8530 baler. Has hydraulic for pickup raise and lower then for swinging the back part. That used belts. In the cab of the baler tractor we had a thing where we can speed up or slow the belts down to put the bale where we wanted it on the wagon. Now mostly all our hay gets round baled with our Massey Ferguson 7724 tractor and Massey Ferguson 5555arb. Automatic round baler is what arb stands for will unload with touch of a button or when the tractor stops also.

[@GierokFarms]

That's crazy

[@stephenrice4554]

Useful lift , nice job 👍🇬🇧

[@chrisray6536]

Fun but hot work..........amazing as always.

[@tpfromcentralpa1692]

Post a update on the hay with salt. The old fart pipe smokers here always told us that the salt only worked when put on when the cut edge was stacked "Up", something about the salt drew the moisture up and out the stem openings was the reasoning.................They also claimed that stacked in a single layer doing it also worked best as any more and the moisture couldn't exit from the lower layers. 36 to 48 hours pass and you could continue on going up with the stack. We followed this pretty close and it did work here. Also most bank barns had doors on the bank side as well as a big door or two big doors on the other end, which were left open for cooler air. Barn here was in line with the summer winds, and just that alone moved alot of cool air through. Some neighbors had wood duct work with big fans in them, put in any hay less than perfect that those were run for a few days. Was amazing how much heat you could feel being pushed out the tops of the stacks from them stand up on top.

[@donaldmack7213]

We also stacked the hay cut side up and salted when the hay had too much moisture. We also stacked a single layer to dry.

[@GierokFarms]

We will have to remember that this winter

[@trig5454]

You are wise to be cautious about higher moisture hay. I had some that I put in too green and wet and when I was feeding out the mow that winter there was a burned area in the center of the mow. Fortunately it had been deep enough that the fire went out because there was no air to feed the fire. That was a close call and almost burned the barn down. I enjoy your videos.

[@GierokFarms]

That's nuts talk about a close call

[@jimsteele7108]

When I was a kid this is how we made our summer money. No kid jobs out there and at $3.50 per hour, we felt dang fortunate for the opportunity.

[@eugenespreutels8305]

That's some good times right there. We have our setup just about like yours though 90 would be a cool day of haying around here, haha. We bale on the ground and then pick them up afterwards with a flatbed trailer and a bale loader. That way we get to stack them all twice, lol.

[@GierokFarms]

Oh man that sounds like hard work

[@pagrainfarmer]

My hay elevators can also be used for corn, oats, soybeans, etc. Yours are hay elevators only, and I never gave a thought to the clean up afterwards, like cleaning off that roof under where it goes into the barn. I guess chaff would fall everywhere along the way. With mine, it all ends up in the hayloft, which is not always a good thing. Thanks for sharing.

[@GierokFarms]

We have one that dose it all too, they are nice to have

[@drknockers5716]

Great information love your channel

[@WildcatWarrior15]

As a fella sitting at his corporate office desk working 8-5 staring at a screen all day, this looks pretty darn nice.

[@johnwoody4905]

reminds me of the last 3 years we made all our hay in square bales just me and dad. i don't miss that at all. good hay is a art we use to hay to spread it out like you did at time to. one year we mowed all the rye the upper fields dried well and we baled them but the bottoms would not dry baled them green fed them to cow need day and they loved them. planted corn on all that land the next 3 day. take care, be safe and well.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you John you too

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job nice hard work keep up the good work love your videos thank you

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Ed

[@edsecorr7812]

Hard work great job thank you keep up the good work love your videos

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you

[@southtexashay777]

Did you say Hay. Guys great job. I got 3.5 inches last week just enough to mess me up, I did not have time to fertilize. And the tropical storm that came though south Texas missed us, So I fertilized and I'm flood irrigating. Keep safe guys.

[@GierokFarms]

I heard Texas has been getting some crazy weather

[@southtexashay777]

@@GierokFarms Some areas got flooded. My hay farm has 3.5 2 weeks back. I just put 2tons Urea and had to water. It was damp but not enough for the fertilizer to really work. Keep safe friend 🙏.

[@doncc6080]

Great shot with the camera on the bale. Have you thought of buying a moisture probe for checking bales? Baling is hard work but satisfying knowing you have the feed for another year.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks, yeah a moisture tester would be cool to have

[@normangarrand1106]

we use to put our hay on the wagons in the shed too We called it letting it rest . tested it with a probe for moisture and heat

[@GierokFarms]

Makes sense

[@dalemayes3854]

Great looking farm farm, congratulations!!!!!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Dale

[@danjones7025]

You have a great line of equipment. Seems like that old Oliver is the main tractor tho. I spent alot of my childhood on a Oliver 770

[@GierokFarms]

That oliver is a great all around machine

[@kimcwhite6509]

Your corn looks gorgeous! Hay IS an art! That's why me & my family buy from the feed store. Their quality hay is from professional hay growers. Thx for the education!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Kim

[@stuntcardriver]

I unloaded some hay that was extremely wet. It was sitting in the wagon outside and was rained on twice. When we started unloading the wagon the bales were so hot you could barely handle them. The guys in the loft were putting down salt on each layer they stacked to prevent it from starting a fire.

[@GierokFarms]

I think that salt really helps

[@richardwilkens4577]

I had 2 big fans put in end of my loft moves alot air though the loft cools the hay and makes it alot stacking too

[@anthonyhill503]

Back in the late 70's i would routinely handle 900 bales of hay x 4 per day .. I was the only hand not on a tractor, hill sides of W.V.

[@thegreatnorthwoodswithbb2863]

One of the 🥵 jobs there is stacking hay in The hayloft... Nice when you can just dump them in without stacking

[@davelively1901]

Oh yeah...nuthin' hotter than a mow getting close to the roof. When we salted hay, we sprinkle on the cut end of the bale. So hay was stacked strings on side. Green hay heats, wet hay burns barns.

[@jimbucher1049]

Great Video !!!

[@artemicionkupo4367]

Is this what Canadian sounds like? 🤔 I dig it.

[@craigoachs8274]

Great camera work.

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

Salt does work well on tough bales. It also works well to keep the stacker man to keep hydrated. Did it end up raining that day?

[@GierokFarms]

Yes not as much as expected but yes

[@mtower235]

Wish we had hay to put up. Drought killing everything this year.

[@bobkinney7913]

Pressure= 89 year old Grandfather watching you back a full haywagon with a swinging drawbar up to the top of a bank barn for the first time......at 30 years old and your wife laughing!

[@ronzimmerman8968]

Our locator had long ropes to change sides from the floor or we could pull both and pull it through the mow. We tied it to the chain to get it to the far end of the barn.

[@GierokFarms]

I bet they work nice when you have it all set up right

[@ronzimmerman8968]

@@GierokFarms Except having to climb a 30 foot ladder to cut the twine at the beginning of the season. Dad didn't do heights too well so that was always my job. We. Had a quonset barn and didn't need to stack other than the end walls. Once that was done I could unload by myself. Dad baled and I unloaded over 1200 bales a couple times.

[@christophernadeau1977]

How is the new boiler coming along?

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great content men👍👍👍👍👍

[@MartinP1214]

Another informative video! Thanks

[@rimmidesign1556]

Great use of the cameras.

[@bioniclife]

We call that thing on the conveyor a "de-railer". Probably a term my dad made up.

[@leandalynch975]

you guys do wonderful videos very interesting , and you appear to all work well together, good see your girlfriend and your mum to on videos stay safe love from new zealand

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@firecaptaintom1977]

Someday, I want learn how to back a trailer with a live front axle.

[@Cows150]

Get a couple of cheap turkey thermometers and stick in those questionable bales and leave them for a few weeks and check on them periodically to see if bale temp is getting hotter or cooling down

[@keithraisor4030]

My wife dad had his barn set up like your hay loft

[@peewee.3138]

I used to use salt for a guy I worked for when I was a teenager in all his hay cause he sold most of it so he wanted good quality

[@daspicsman]

Maybe it’s a Hay Dispersal Apparatus! But direction thingy works for me. Your Dad is a great guy. I wish I’d had a father like him.

[@robertburden1509]

Yes salting you hay will make good hay plus cows get salt at the same time 👍