Hay Bandits Strike Again!

[@normnielsen]

Watching you stack that hay in the barn is so satisfying, don't know why, but cool to watch.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It’s different to see. I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️ but sped up, I agree.

[@peteschiavoni]

What we did for fuel storage was bought an old fuel oil delivery truck that wouldn’t pass inspection and just parked it in the yard and hooked a Fill Rite electric pump to it. Then the company just filled it up twice a week. It held 2500 gallons. That really gets my blood boiling hearing about the thievery from low life’s. I’m sorry you have to deal with this.

[@blauer2551]

Our company takes those to certain jobsites because they aren’t road legal for hazardous materials anymore.

[@bryanblake8607]

My uncles had that problem last year or the year before with some of their round bales. We live on a main state highway too and everyone knows everyone. The guy was pissed when they showed up with their trailer, tractor and the deputy sheriff.

[@001jacksun65]

Here in KY we had hay thieves. One Farmer that was doing hay sales even caught one guy using his tractor to steal hay. Sheriff said he couldn't do anything except give him a ticket for joy riding a tractor because he couldn't prove the hay was his. Found out the Local farmers co op had grain getting stolen by the truck load so they put rfid chips in the grain. He got some and started putting them in his hay.

[@matt89447]

Wish I lived closer. Love catching criminals. 💕

[@kimblastein]

PLS do a walkround on that wite forklift you used on the bales in this video i love old equipment never seen that kind befor specially here in sweden

[@stevenaune2837]

Sorry to hear of the thefts. Buckeye has really changed. We have thieves roaming the neighborhoods at night stealing tools guys use to feed their family and now they're in the fields thieving from hard working people like you. This is ridiculous.

[@Blackwater_House]

What are the dimensions of your individual Hay Bales? How many individual Hay Bales do you have in each layer of a Hay Stack? How many Layers do you stack in your shed?

[@waynep343]

GPS trackers that are self powered with internal batteries are easy to stash in equipment.. not very expensive to buy and 35 to 50 bucks a year for service if i recall. set up to if the vehicle moves more than 10 feet it sends messages to your phones.. kill switches are fairly easy to wire in most trucks.. there are even padlock type battery disconnect switches..

[@larsharris]

There are transmitters that give position fairly cheap…put them in stuff. Contact Sheriff if you wish. You have a loader right?

[@patmcbride9853]

Trail cameras are great for getting pictures of thieves and their vehicles.

[@tomcander3669]

I'm glad you run the squeezer better than the grader!! Lol

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Lol. Way better.

[@briandahlgren3494]

Hate it when things like that happen. We sell some straw bales on the honor system for years, sometimes the money is short , sometimes long. Like to believe most people are honest. Take care.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Have you thought of contacting a railroad to see if any retired tank wagons could be used as your permanent on site fuel holders? All you need is the tank and the chassis...they can keep the rolling assemblies......

[@agdesignfabrication1009]

Just came across your channel. That's a interesting little forklift you have. Can you share a video/ walk-around of it? It looks like something that could be very useful in various applications.

[@brucemorris6319]

Hauling hay sure has changed since I done it 45 years ago. All we had was a truck and our two hands. I use to haul hay when I was in high school balls weighed 60 to 80 pounds each . We would hand stack it on the truck take it to the barn and hand stack there. Yep time’s have changed.

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

Mount a game camera near the bales of hay and then you will probably catch the thieves !! Thanks for the video and stay safe and vigilant.

[@markthomas7270]

The Weight Tickets you talked about, does that mean that you have sold that much more hay this year, or have the tickets been stolen? You did not say?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We’ve hauled that much hay out of the fields to the barns.

[@markthomas7270]

That's Great for you all!!@@BalesHayFarmandRanch

[@kdh1309]

Probably don't even need the hay for feed just as some Halloween decorations but a thief is a thief !

[@sceneanuerebelrebel9244]

They make GPS transmitter about the size of a half pack of cigarettes you can put them on anything fully self contained use cell to activate and find location of LOST goods. Even in hay bales just remember where you put them or c phone to retrieve device. More details on utube recovery's of stolen equipment and cops willing to help .

[@billyquinn1864]

when i was young in texas i hauled hay five cents a 100 LB bells we had diver's license to drive farm truck i was seven and could load 12 bells at a time and never haul for Community Barn some one would cut green hay and burned the barn down point is do your work and dont cry about it you could always do what i did leave the U.S.A. i still love the u.s. i just like it here better

[@court2379]

Hey who makes that second trailer with the wheels on the ends?

[@jeebus6263]

How much do bales cost?

[@sandyelliott3350]

Hard to find decent hay this year. Governor shut off water to hay growers, but I sure wouldn't steal.

[@blauer2551]

I was told when I started flatbed that nobody ever got in trouble for too many straps

[@aghauler1964]

Heard a great line the other day from an old heavy hauler to a young one, "I've slid my 5th wheel farther than you've driven😂"

[@blauer2551]

@@aghauler1964 Oh I’m gonna have to use that one. Ive heard “ I’ve backed up up more miles than you’ve driven”

[@aghauler1964]

@@blauer2551 "I've poured more coffee than you've pumped fuel" "You may not realize this but in certain circles I'm a pretty big deal!" Have a safe day driver!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@aghauler1964 lol

[@gregsmith7828]

game cams hidden everywhere would fix it in a week. preferably with video on motion sensor linked to a laptop or computer for real time intrusion monitoring

[@stevenstandley1241]

Dang what I wouldn't have given for a forklift to stack hay with when I was growing up. :)

[@danielthomason5685]

We had 1....had same name as i do....and faster and more efficient that my boys here

[@kybornkyfarmer5449]

Pick up wheels are not that great one of our bailers had them on it when we bought it they help a little on a turn but not sold on them still leave hay behind I have re raked a field because of they hay left behind I like they dump rake idea going to have to get one myself

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

That dump rake is great!!! And compared to other equipment, they are priced pretty good.

[@johnwieczorek7992]

What kind of rake are you referring to a dump rake could you post a picture of it

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

If you go back a few episodes, there is a dump rake video.

[@LoefflerFarms]

What do you guys use for the floor in your hay barns? And do you loose the bottom bales in there?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Rocks! I say 1” is a good middle size. I have some 1/4 inch in two barns and some big rocks in others. Never lose bottoms! It’s the best way to go.

[@Jdigger4130]

I love machinery and farming. Just found your channel and bummed to see people poaching your stuff... Often wonder why people are just losing their manners these days. Cheers from santa Cruz Ca

[@leviwulff]

One thing I learned years ago...most thieves are closer/personal people close too you

[@Sara-L]

Most likely it's one of the farmhands. They're the ones that'll look you in the eye and lie to your face.

[@chrisflannery5546]

New on the channel, I really like the videos but I have a question what are weigh tickets and what are they used for?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We weigh every ton of hay that we make. It’s how we track our yields. A lot of hay is purchased and sold by weight as well.

[@oransmith6009]

I live in Colorado and have the same problem

[@tylerfromm3572]

How many bales do you guys put up every year?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It depends on the. Our acres change yearly. I’d say 300k to 500k as an average.

[@joshuabrown2543]

They are getting worse up here in the Midwest. Getting more brazen, so hope you can catch them.

[@joe_preston]

How do you shuttle from forward and reverse on the squeeze? doesn't look like you hit a button or lever.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

A button on the floor!!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

My left foot.

[@waynecummins9713]

Great video UK 🇬🇧 👍

[@sustainabilitytheory5154]

Do you ever feel like you're playing an unbearably long game of hay Tetris?

[@legarms51]

I love your squeeze! That thing is awesome

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I love your big bud. I think it is awesome!!

[@johnbrown780]

New to your channel. Welker Farms has surpassed the 500,000 subscribers mark. I think that is awesome... What do you think !?!@@BalesHayFarmandRanch

[@JHT843]

It appears this guy is being cute or waggish. Hay dude lay off of Leg Arm and work your way up the ladder buster.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@johnbrown780 I know those guys personally. They are great guys! I’m so happy for them. They should be at 1,000,000. Great dads, great men, great farmers.

[@JHT843]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch We both are related to the Welker family. Just checking up on what is going on here.

[@74amodel]

I use to haul hay from eastren Washington to Canada hand loads three times a 90 ish tons a week you must be in California with single axle trucks

[@PeterJensen1359]

Thought I'd seen everything...now stealing hay like Calamity Sam would say "Thieving Varmints!!!!"

[@justinduke8135]

People have stolen small square bales for years round bales are harder

[@karriefalon7779]

Trevor my miller mig welder, my new auto darken welding helmet new chain saw a never used ellectric winch i bought for my trailer, my drill press, drill bits, vice and some tools, my new Milwalkie Sawz all where all stolen. They hooked chains on the door cam handles of the semi van they were in and destroyed the doors to get in. And lately a stack of treated 2x8x18 feet were stolen. So last summer i lost about 8000.00 and i have been off with a foot that was crushed and 6 bones broken. So i not been working so it really hurt me.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Nnnnnnnooooooo that’s terrible!!! I’m sorry. Dang that hurts.

[@carve164]

Cool stuff. That's alot of hay. How many bales do you sell a day?

[@brandeissports3436]

Good luck at the auction.

[@stevezagar5344]

Word of the day Deterrent! A deterrent is when you catch people stealing, tie them to a post and then horse whip them.

[@loritorrance6417]

These are the worst times I’ve lived thru. Let’s hope whoever is stealing really really really needs it, if you know what i mean 🙏 . Nice shots of the inside hay barn! 😀 Take good care out there.

[@lstan444]

Bales, nice music.

[@SlipShodBob]

Feel for you we were moving ewe lambs last week with them penned up in a field some little $%¡# stole a van load of them

[@donaldtayloe4406]

Ritchie likes to hide the bad side in the pictures lol....

[@jasonc3522]

In North Carolina pine straw harvesting is a huge business, so much so that theft of pine straw is a higher felony that vote fraud.

[@leeroy8079]

caltrops/traps./nails threw a old water hose/etc

[@luizandredesouza6136]

Quantos fardos de alfafa tem nesse bloco eu trabalho com alfafa aki no Brasil

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

64.

[@Less1leg2]

crows did it. Crows were redistributing the wealth.

[@tomscites4706]

A 30 06 and backhoe no more problems

[@markharwell8793]

Teting while stacking @2:22 -- Skill!

[@chesterraybon3442]

I hate a thief. To bad you didn't see them and put a load of rock salt in their britches. I bet, after 3 days in the squeeze you do need a break. Take care.

[@rickferrier3496]

I'm sorry to say that meeting the parents of the people that stole from you wouldn't be effective because most likely the parents were thieves, that is where they learned it.

[@patrickbachman2184]

12 gauge loaded with rock salt..

[@corydriver7634]

Who steals 4 bails of hay? Has to be someone local. Sad

[@dinosaurcomplaints2359]

Get an old fuel tanker truck, park it, drop the driveline so no one can drive off with it!

[@markharwell8793]

Texting while stacking @2:22 -- Better Skill!

[@NRALifer1]

Put a sign that says Free, you load and haul. Scumbags that steal won't touch Free stuff, too dang Sorry & Lazy!

[@victorbunch7725]

Man sure would be nice if-n ye turned that engine off to do ye videoing! lol

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Right?

[@albertjagt5713]

I think you guys need to go on a diet.... You are too heavy and need a lot of weigh papers!!!! LOL! Greetings from Canada!!!

[@fastsetinthewest]

Eaglegards...

[@harrytaylor6854]

sad when you get bad comments

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It’s ok. I have super thick skin and I love a good laugh.

[@jim6390]

Trevor you have a great business going hire 3_4 good muscular people anyone caught steeling gets knees capped and hands broke

[@skeets6060]

Shouldnt be too hard, put out the word,, there is MONEY for these azzhats when convicted

[@billyquinn1864]

i did not miss the point just did not talk about it you see we shot the thieves and that is fact

[@themerrigans2734]

GPS tracker in a bale.

[@jimbull6630]

lots of bales which one would you put the tracker in?

[@robertrevering5699]

Why do people steal? Are there no jobs in your area?

[@jimbull6630]

I always heard folks say there are no stupid questions, seems they were wrong. People steal because they are no good bums who want something for nothing.

[@pieluvr7362]

Thieves have inside info stop give so much info that's how u also get targeted but security hire some to patrol I know you have lots to do but being security and never had anyone injured doing my shifts best of luck contact if you like to know more tips

[@rdekort9273]

Lose the hayrake buy a Kuhn merger👌🏼

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

No

[@ThePatriot87]

I just don’t understand why people constantly steal shit I just don’t get it. If it’s not yours don’t touch it holy shit.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I agree. Or go on private property?

[@jim6390]

No questions asked don't ask don't tell

[@michaellee695]

It’s been months since I’ve watched one of your videos. Too bad for me, still putting that dumbass music in. I’ll try back in another 6 months.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Make your own KZbin and put in your own music.

[@MichaelMcbratney]

Let's go Brandon....

[@gingercox6468]

Think migrants, probably building a house with it in some rocks somewhere

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

No. Not at all.

[@gingercox6468]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch well if you know who is stealing hay, do something about it. Don’t cry on KZbin about it. Security cameras help deter but so would dogs. Traps can be made.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@gingercox6468 haha 😂 I don’t know who’s doing it. I do know it’s not migrants using to build a house. You must be a child. Only a young person would have a silly thought like that.

[@gingercox6468]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I’m no child, but posting about it on utube does nothing to solve it. Using hay to build a shelter is not so far fetched. Just look at the way these people live.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@gingercox6468 so stop posting things going on around the farm? I’m not posting to complain, this whole channel is to share experience and what is going on. And someone is breaking the law stealing from me. Why should I have to spend more time and more money because people are dishonest and breaking the law? Get what I’m saying?

[@jefsiv]

4 bales hay probably loss of $10 USC / $.50 CAD.

[@JG-kv4oi]

Well thanks for clearing that up 🙂

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Water, taxes, equipment, people working, freight, fertilizer, herbicide, it costs approximately $10 to produce one bale of hay.

[@ลูกชาวนา-ภ4ย]

F C

[@agdesignfabrication1009]

Just came across your channel. That's a interesting little forklift you have. Can you share a video/ walk-around of it? It looks like something that could be very useful in various applications.

[@Ree33ee]

It’s a squeeze. It’s one of the most popular machines for hay (at least in AZ).