I Bought a Used Round Baler, will it need repaired? | New Hay Field Update | Gehl 1475 round baler

This baler will take the manual labor out of baling hay. Hopefully everything works good on this Gehl 1475 round baler.
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[@farmertylerranch4399]

That’s awesome Evan! Looks to be in great shape. I think you’ll really like it compared to your old new Holland

[@jimmy75256]

If you follow Pete from Just a few acres he runs a Gehl 1860. He could give you a few tips on repair and running it

[@richardtaylor6300]

Now we're talkin Evan..That thing will save y'all a lot of work.

[@jamescarnes5550]

Do you do a straw because then you probably should use a square baler

[@richardtaylor6300]

@@jamescarnes5550 no when I need straw I just buy a few bails. I never need more than 3 or 4.

[@b.t.3780]

You would have thought the dealer would have checked it over and got rid of the birds nest before delivery.

[@elischultes6587]

There are many reasons that Gehl is no longer in the Agriculture business. Spent many hours on D17, JD 4020, JD 830. Keep chains lubed on that baler. Considering carrying a laser thermometer gun. Bad bearings is what burn the balers to the ground. Lots of people around here also carry a water fire extinguisher. Addition: proper belt length is important. Same stretch Sometimes they say it needs a minimum splice length. And same stretch in splice replacement pieces.

[@kennethperian4370]

Good job showing telling,will be watching for the next video of you cutting racking and baling. So we’ll see you next time see ya bye.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

I believe that I read an interesting thing about alfalfa in that the plants naturally thin themselves out as they in some way "poison" the land to other alfalfa plants. So the alfalfa plants gradually thin themselves out and about every three years an alfalfa field needs to be planted into something else for a year before it can be planted in alfalfa again. I grew up on a small farm and we raised sheep. We would pasture them during the summer on different small grass areas like around areas where equipment got parked. They kept the grass nicely trimmed and made it easy to get at the equipment. We planted hay fields that were primarily red clover combined with a couple of grasses. The hay fields were never in the same place for very many years just due to standard crop rotation. There would be corn and soybeans plus oats for feed and bedding straw (we also used corn cobs as part of bedding) and the hay field. The oats field would change every year along with the corn and soybeans but the hay field only moved once every 3 or 4 years. Baling red clover hay is interesting as you couldn't handle it to much, like you can grass hay, or you would loose the leaves and you can't let it get to dry before you baled it or you would again loose the leaves but you couldn't bale it too wet or you'd burn the barn down. Baling it always seemed to be such a gamble as we didn't have the assistance of things like moisture meters and such things. The cut fields would have to be closely monitored and when it was ready it seemed like it needed to be baled right NOW. That is a bit of an exaggeration, but still, it was always critical.

[@christopherbrosz5003]

Congrats on a round baler.

[@derick3818]

Get fire extinguishers for the tractor and the round baler not them small ones 😂 temperature gun to check the roller bearings on the baler happy cutting

[@crslyrn]

Looks like a good find with the Gehl 1475 baler. Always good to have options when baling hay. Just like the square baler, you want to keep that round baler stored inside out of the weather. Good luck with it.

[@jacktomberlin7976]

Don’t forget to add oil to the belt pressure accumulator. A good looking baler. I agree it looks like someone took good care of it. Another great video. Keep up the great work!

[@JakeBrakeIH]

Those weeds are purple dead nettle. They are a winter annual and after first cut they are done. Spraying a pre emergent in the fall will take care of them.

[@jeffmay6418]

I believe it to be purple dead nettle. It is one of the first things to forage for in spring. Chickens love it also.

[@waynekomprood7093]

Love the baler, you'll like the ease of feeding it the the animals. Those weeds in the hay field are "Creeping Charlie". At least that is what it is called in northern Illinois.

[@gmathis4829]

Purple Dock.... noxious Springtime Weed. Makes a Southern Boy growl in anger, whenever I see it.

[@donfenton9082]

Good looking baler Evan. Some people will use a leaf blower after use in the field to keep the mess away from the homestead. I’m jelly

[@ndtschau]

Great baler! 👍🏻 But you should get a cover for the PTO so nothing can accidently wrap around it while it's turning. Thanks lot for the video! 😊👍🏻

[@carolcross8932]

Great video of your new Baler. FYI, a lot of farmers will loosen the belt tension, through the winter, when not in use to save the belt wear n tear.

[@jerrygroen8163]

I think it's called a constant velocity joint at the PTO

[@losnoobiecannon]

I put stair tread tape on the packing rollers, some people put welds to add grip, you won't need it other than making baleage or long dry crops. Make sure the roll scraper on the starter finger mechanism is tight. Good electric connections and lubrication help the twine tie system work. If it runs well you probably won't know anybody making a nicer more dense bale than you.

[@PoplarRidge]

Your red weed that looks like clover is "red dead nettle" (it goes by other names too) (Lamium purpureum). It is a common invasive. Nice baler! You're going to love that along with the new hay bine! Hay season will be much different for you this year!

[@MrChrisjv55]

Purple Dead Nettle, a native weed to Europe or Asia. one of the first flowering weeds of spring. They say its edible, But Ill leave that to you to choose. Baler looks good.

[@Cake41579]

Oh and I took the power cord and ran it to the battery and back at the back of the baler, I took an extension cord male plug and put it on the Balers wires. And put a female plug and mounted it on the rear of the tractor. Wheh I hook up the baler I just plug the baler into the tractor. It works better than any other ways I’ve tried over the years.

[@DanKlein_1]

your error code was because you closed your belts into the bale door at about 9:45. our JD and before that, I think our Heston did the same thing at times after dumping a bale. We have found that if you turn the PTO on while the door is still open, it will help the tensioner work correctly and pull your belts tight before the door fully closes. your belts kept the door from closing because you pinched them in the door, then that kept the belts from turning. we were lifelong square balers before buying a round baler and went through this exact same learning process. :-)

[@thomasmaphis7203]

First time watching your channel and it will not be the last.. congrats on your round baler nice

[@leol1682]

Like the Baler Evan .

[@exploringtheoutdoors9476]

Done watched it 2 times it looks like a great bailer

[@HorseBuggie]

Can't wait to see your new baler in action. With all the equipment you have you need to invest in a pressure washer

[@steveholton4130]

Agreed!

[@cspragg318]

I had the same Bailers for a couple years and fought it intil I got a Deere.....good luck my friend as you will need it!!!!

[@daleredmond6449]

Love the way you get excited when something goes your way, like when the belts began rolling.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Evan, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@kenmorford6156]

Awesome, Square versus round, it all depends on your operation, our hay storage is a large hay loft so round bales won't work for us, we do over 1000 square bales a year , but putting up in the loft is really the only manual labor we have, plus our cattle feeders are in a cattle shed, so feeding with round bales also would require more work or redesign of the cattle shed. It's all about what works for your operation, plus we also sell hay, small square actually sell easier for us.

[@purpguy69]

What your calling a weed in your new jay field is called purple dead nettle, beneficial

[@jimgardner9044]

The baler looks good, my advice is after you finish the hay do not power wash it. Just pick all the hay off it and blow over it with a dust gun. Water gets into bearings and causes failure. I think you may have to weave from side to side with the tractor to make a uniform bale. If you rev the tractor whilst the string is running you put more on and I think for the amount you need to do will be better for you. jim in NZ.

[@timnoone3118]

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR NEW PLAYTOY!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Isn't it nice to find free manuals online to research potential purchases? I've actually bought some items after reading the manuals. Seems like a good sales practice for companies. Nice tires. Be sure to read the labels.

[@11312monkeyboy]

Evan, those weeds you pointed out in the second field are chicory. The dominant grasses will overtake it but it will reappear next year.

[@mammahasspoken]

Agree, it tends to be a 'spring weed' disappearing by some time in the summer.

[@joycemetheny8338]

I thought chicory was a blue flowering plant.... no ?

[@wmkess]

Looks like henbit or deadnettle to me.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

I believe that chicory is blue and the plants have taller stems with flowers that are almost daisy like. I agree with the rest that the weeds are purple deadnettle, which like creeping charlie is a plant in the mint family (crush the leaves and it should have a the smell of mint). It is very similar to henbit and creeping charlie also known as ground ivy. One extension site said that the three often grow together. We have a lot of creeping charlie in our area and my husband has gone crazy trying to eradicate it. Which is sometimes funny and at other times irritating as he when he kills areas of it off leaving a lawn that looks like a checkerboard.

[@slimG2082]

I have the exact same baler, flat ground an dry hay an low bale density you can get away with 50 hp , hills an wet grass to wrap an higher bale density you will need way more tractor than you have, I’m running 120hp an 13,000 lb tractor on mine

[@dwightl5863]

You will definitely be able to make hay faster and with less labor. Really a plus to be using twine rather than wire as well. In the past you have sold hay. Round bales cannot be handled by hand has nicely as square bales so the "hobby farm customers" may not be equipped to handle the round bales. So are you considering to still make a few square bales? Square bales do give you those nice slices for easy feeding. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Hoping for the best for you.

[@dickgoodey2528]

A good point. The manual handling friendly size/shape of the small square bale has a lot going for it.

[@kevinbaker6168]

I liked having both. The small squares are great for one or two animals, but the big bales make sense when your are feeding several in one lot or field.

[@lindadecker3538]

Squares may be easier for goat feeders and bedding, too.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello Evan baler looks great. You may want to run it for half hour hour and then make sure the bearings are cold. I never liked making the big bales because of having to drive side to side to make the bales even but its necessary. Will be waiting to see how it works. Have a great day.

[@jonathanmorgan8272]

For the power to the auto tie system if you have a cigarette port in the tractor you could splice the wire and plug it into that to run power to the baler that’s what we did

[@davidwestervelt6050]

It maybe a good idea to fuse the bailer power line. I had trailer package installed on my truck and it shorted and melted the wires. I think it was a breaker they installed the second time. Things happen and it all worked out. Just thought it might be helpful along with a good fire plan. The good thing is you can check your bearings with the laser temp prob. It looks like a very nice machine. You can tell when they are used hard. It was a great find. Our local equipment dealer seems to be stocked on used equipment. Now it quite a lap around the building to see it all. Seems like a lot of nice stuff is showing up on the market.

[@EC4400]

Wow! That's great, Evan. Another new farm toy. That should make baling hay a lot easier. It looks good. The fields look great.

[@marylott3076]

Good for you. Work smarter not harder!

[@KYKAYAKER274ey1]

Dead nettle is the weed and very medical

[@caseih-pz9vp]

Good luck getting parts.

[@jimbucher1049]

Very interesting video....thanks for explaining everything....Great Job !

[@oby-1607]

Nice. Maybe get a battery operated grease gun like a Milwaukee 18 volt. It has the pressures that will power thru stubborn grease fittings. With round balers, pay particular attention to the condition of the bearings, especially for the belt support rollers. Many round baler fires are from the bearings drying out and then getting red hot igniting the baler and then you will have real problems. Good luck.

[@macbaker5884]

You’ll love it I own a 1460 fir ten years makes a very tight bale . Check for lacings on belts weakest spot of baler . Good luck

[@ABMFARM]

Watch your videos from time to time and i like them, like to watch you learn, i hope you got the baler really cheap because parts are non existent now. my 2 cents sell it while it still runs and you can get your money back and get something that you can still get parts for..........Look forward to see how it treats you tho because, you will try it now that you have it, and i hope you like it.....and i sure hope it don't break and you need anything more than a generic bearing that you can get at local parts store....good luck

[@CaptCamel]

Its call a constant velocity (CV)joint. it causes the shaft to rotate at a constant speed, rather than oscillating when the shaft is operating at an angle

[@frrapp2366]

Evan i think you will really like the round baler we have a Heston 565 A a 5x6 bale with auto tie cycle and feed side indicator i dont think you will have much trouble with the side to side feeding of the bale with the 4 ft width unless you are running really small windrows ours is a twine tie also if you get much snow and ice i think you will like it better than the net wrap you almost have to roll the net wrap bales several times to get the ice broke loose. good luck and looking forward to seeing it and the new hay-bine working

[@cliffmckelvey3474]

Keep some spare bearing on hand to replace them and fire extinguisher we had bale catch on fire in the field it was fun trying to put it out we did not have one on hand

[@aevaro4540]

Looks like the dealer just did a "mother in law" type cleaning. Just the outside of the equipment is clean so it looks nice.

[@firefight1101]

That weed looks to be (purple dead nettle). 2-4-D will take care of it. But will mess up the red clover as well.

[@aldonboon1728]

Nice Baler. The purple weeds sad to say will not die out have them on my land to hard to kill. Unless broadleaf spray used but that also kills clover and alfalfa. So it’s a hard to deal with until reseeding time

[@russellpetrie119]

air in tyres for even pickup and top up the oil in the air now when ready at first cut check for leaks

[@joshmiller8663]

Evan the bailer look like it's in good shape hope you have great luck with it.

[@jimmason5738]

Good for you!!! Praying it works good.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

It’s always good to see spring/summer farm preparations happening!

[@jeffreyhall5679]

I have run one of those balers it did a good job the one thing you want to watch is that plastic sight glass line it can get brittle over time and you will lose air pressure on the tank .

[@steveholton4130]

Sickle bar or disc bine, square or round you still need a rake. If there isn't one already, mount a good fire extinguisher on the front of the baler where it can easily be reached if a fire starts in the feed area.

[@none5355melvinMadigan]

Looks like it a nice working baler

[@mfults6915]

You'll like that baler I have the 1465 model great balers

[@luby1234]

couple of tips Evan, before you go bailing let that run awhile use your temp gun check your bearings for heat, buy all the twine you need for the year early, your pallet forks will handle moving bails just fine,im thrilled for you!!!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

That's a very nice baler! Enjoyed watching!

[@Infinity.....]

Good job on the purchase! 👍

[@deanbarr5740]

Congratulations Evan, you won't be under the gun to get your hay stored now. Looks to be in great shape too. Now if it rains on hay day you don't need to worry about your hay going to waste. Thats a win, win.

[@jamessteffens8337]

Good luck with your new toy

[@edadpops1709]

Love hay season. Glad you found u a baler 👏👏

[@paulcole2575]

Great video looks a really good baler

[@joycemetheny8338]

You are so handy !

[@barebones5884]

Always nice learning from you

[@stevenpage3311]

That’s a nice addition to your farm. Can’t wait to see it in action! Take care Brother

[@darrylhayes9066]

looks good Evan

[@JamesCouch777]

I like the new baler 👍. I had a Hesston and then got a chance to get a Vermeer and ended up selling the Hesston. I wish I would have kept the Hesston and sold the Vermeer.

[@Flowing23]

congrats on the new bailer, looks and sounds like a tight machine.

[@sunkissed5889]

Baling you’re own hay will be wonderful! Love your channel

[@devonm15]

Make sure to routinely oil the drive chains inside the baler. Works good when baler is runing at an idle

[@djot1745]

The weed in your new hay field is Purple Dead Nettle. It is in the mint family. It is eatable and you can feed it to your chickens. I DON"T know if it works good in a hay field. :)

[@aafarm1652]

Very nice looking baler. Glad you are able to finally get you one. Will make haying easier!

[@mitchellgourley4642]

I’m glad for you having hope everything works out for you I think you’ll like the round baler less work

[@Tonetwisters]

A step in the round direction! Congrats!

[@kingwood4357]

Looks like a great buy, hopefully everything will work when you start bailing hay. 🤞

[@samuelpielage26]

Looks awesome man congratulations!

[@Griffin854]

congrats man, enjoy watching your progress. Good luck this season!

[@pampilgrim2274]

Hi, Evan and Rebekah! Nice purchase.

[@georgedavidson1221]

Good luck Evan. Nice video

[@paulgoplen5929]

Looks like you have your bases covered. Good work Evan.

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

Looks great ! Smart decision switching from small squares to rounds.

[@maddog2771]

Now all you need is a new hay bind and your all set . Won't be needing all that old equipment any more.

[@tanneradams20]

Yessssss. Been waiting on a hay update

[@auntym4729]

Major back saver, congrats

[@corydriver7634]

That’s a solid baler. I had a friend with a single man operation, he round baled to get it off the field then as needed he would break them down and pitchfork it into a square baler next to the barn so it was easy to manage by himself. He only square baled what he could sell to to small operations that needed 10-20 bales at a time. That first field looks like you could take a crop anytime. Good luck and have fun.

[@scottanderson8427]

I recommend you take pressure to 150. It will help shutle to return and belts to turn. On any steep hills after you build bale shut pto off before you open tailgate and close it slowly or belts will jump all over the place. I would recommend you take brain box off baler and send to ag express in iowa for updates. The circuit board and relays were known to fail. Happened to most of them we sold.

[@justinauman5438]

Awesome you got a new to you baler I would be so tempted to pull out some of my square bales and try it to play with it

[@anitamoolman168]

Enjoy your new toy

[@kingkong7617]

Evan, i am glad you found a round baler and it looks like it is in very good condition, so you will probably have little maintenance on it and I like the round bales. The round bales can be picked up with a hay stake and drop them into a round feeder for the cows and goats and the round baler will be quicker.

[@Pinziee]

congrats with the baler. Wish you all the best with it. Greetings from Belgium

[@jamesmoore1743]

Evan great purchase Homestead! My grandfather said patience is a value and you waited what you need