I messed up the hay baler. Finishing up our last cut of hay.

[@rickpierson2458]

Evan I am proud of ya, being the same age and in a great job (not far from you) with benefits and 7 years till retirement I would love to do the same thing, in 7 years I can and probably will. I'm mostly on the same path with the farming goals, getting there and enjoying it.

[@HiddenCreekHomestead]

Evan I know you struggled a bit this first year with your hay gear but I’d like to congratulate you on what I consider a successful first hay season nonetheless! Great job.

[@joedorotik9159]

I wanted to stop what you were doing but i couldn't its ok we all mess up believe me..... keep working at what you are doing.. if you need help go to the internet they got everything there now-qa-days.. good luck my friend...

[@Tomhohenadel]

Wow, Evan. What a mess. You handled that extremely well. Anyone else would have blown a gasket. And your language was perfect

[@unknownkansasboy]

That's the truth lol if it was me there would have been a while lot of beeps

[@livelife4471]

I would have blown a gasket and I would have made the same mistake that Evan made. So I am glad I watched this video.

[@HiddenCreekHomestead]

Tom Hohenadel Lord knows Id have to edit my video hundreds of times if I had dealt with that lol.

[@superliner101hobbyfarming]

I have a extremely similar baler but it uses bale twine instead, now I’m even more grateful for that! Lol

[@jaywest4102]

Almost every farm has a tangled roll of bailing wire hanging on a shop wall. You’ll be able to tie, secure, attach and repair things for decades

[@johndowe7003]

Lol! Yeah no shit. I would just get another roll as well, or cut it in half so it fits better

[@arnoldromppai5395]

you get 2 long wire out of every bail he feeds so getting to that roll may not happen, how ever he could run a few thousnd miles of eletric fence, it may rust but it still packs a punch

[@lewspeedwagon6330]

jay west , I got one out of the town dump, 40+ yrs ago, and still have 1/4 left..

[@streettdoc]

You never truly fail because you figure it out.. and that is all that counts. Congrats on a successful season!

[@patblair5213]

Thanks for a great video Evan. I am a smallfarmer in NZ and have been doing this for 40 years so I have real empathy for you. Have just finished baling our hay for the season and I too run old equipment...Massey Ferguson 135 tractor pulling a International 440 baler....all atleast 60 years old and still works with a little care and love.Keep it up Evan....you can't beat this way of life and an honest days work! I applaud you.

[@chriswearing50]

Evan mate, if you didn`t have bad luck you wouldn`t have any luck at all. Your vids are really entertaining and I think everyone watching is rooting for you hoping for a vid where it all goes right. You`re a decent and likeable bloke and I wish you all the luck in the world. :-)

[@ciaog421]

This is a very nice guy!

[@myrnabergman9232]

When I saw you cutting the ties I was saying to myself. Oh oh! Sorry that happened to you. You work so hard.. love you guys..

[@thomasraynoha1732]

O no m mm p.m.noo

[@johndowe7003]

Yep I saw that one coming a Mile away. Got a good chuckle outta it, I know I would have thrown out my back throwing that dang roll somewhere😂

[@michaele5657]

The good news is your learning something new everyday and you're doing a great job.

[@CentralNH]

I was telling at the TV no! Then when you cut it I was laughing and my wife came out and said " what did he pull a you" I said yup. I did that as a kid. Had to wire it back up and cut the bail in half and grandpa made me work 2 weeks to pay for my screw up.

[@mammahasspoken]

I was yelling at my computer screen too! 'NO don't cut that' and 'No you're putting in backwards' were flying out of my mouth 😆

[@Drew-gj1es]

I've never baled hay, but I was still yelling "don't cut the tape!!!"

[@williambryan2804]

I heard him say he was going to take the roll out of the box and I said, "Don't do that!" With our baler we were able to leave the wire in the box. We just knocked the sides out and dropped it in.

[@idafayegibson1872]

I didn't realize y'all were in Illinois. I could have sworn it was Missouri or Oklahoma. I enjoy you and your wifes adventures. You are so cool and calm in everything you do. You and your wife are good stewards of the land. I'm glad y'all have kitty cats and dogs, because there are a joy to have around. Plus, the kitty cats, they eat all the mice your wife is afraid of. Keep up all the good work and the good Lord will bless you richly. I'm 70 years old and I enjoy everything y'all are doing. Keep up the good work. I'm glad you're still using the older equipment, even it needs babying sometime. But in the long run it works. I can remember my grandpa using a mule to plow the garden, that was the good old days. Y'all have a blessed day now and I'll be looking forward to your next video

[@patwanner1781]

Always enjoy your channel, and today was especially good. Seeing you remain calm and cool and getting it done was great. Thanks for sharing.🐖🐖

[@mmoats4294]

Really love watching. I am 72 and not able to hold up to the physical demands needed to run a farm. Should have gotten in to farming when younger. You two are blessed with a great life and beautiful property.

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB WOW!!! Glad our baler used twine!!! Baling wire is very handy and easy to use for various projects!!! Yep moving on into fall stuff here, splitting wood finally, moving potted peppers into the greenhouse and starting garden cleanup.

[@bethstuart7448]

Great hay season. Don't be hard on yourself. My hubby is not a DIY guy at all, he has learned so much from you, because of the time you take to demonstrate how you do things! Can't want for more videos!

[@geo52041]

I love your Old case and baler keep them in good shape and keep going

[@greensfarmland]

Good on you for staying patient with that wire. And thanks for sharing.

[@nancygoodman8273]

You have so much patience for the work you have to do. I'd of walked away in disgust with that wire problem. You're very uplifting. Thank you and I will continue to watch your videos.

[@kathyguenther5866]

Yea hubby was watching the Vikings here in Minnesota and I was screaming at you ...... I kept seeing a slinky and how if you let it go it just gets all tangled up...... Well you handled it well and now you know. You have taught us the art of staying calm even during a screw up. I am so proud of you and Melissa , Evan you guys are surely doing it well. Congratulations on hitting 50,000 subscribers you are surely on your way to a hundred thousand.......Can't wait to see the baby calves. You should check with some neighbors alot of time farmers have small calves and the mothers can't nurse and they don't want to mess feeding them with bottles. Here in Minnesota they do real well for us when we spend some time nurturing them and I am sure Melissa would love that. My nephew raised a premature calf one time that was smaller than my van tire. I think the farm dog was bigger. You could pick her up like baby. She went on to live a loving life on their farm and even gave birth to a calf herself. He was featured in a farm magazine I will try and find it for you. Have a great fall and stay healthy.... Hugs from Minnesota

[@Workmule4ever2day]

Dude! Thank you for that brilliant education. I will remember that when I am reloading wire. CHEERS

[@steveholton4130]

Evan, as a First time, Part time Farmer, You suffer from a great handicap. Namely, farming is a 24 - 7 occupation and you are doing it in a 24 - 2 plus 5 - 4:00pm to sunset week. That compacts your time to work enormously. That reduced time period is then farther reduced by Mother Nature and HER Weather especially during the hay season when you could, without weather, utilize the most sunlight. In my book, sir, YOU have done amazingly well this summer getting in 3 cuttings of your fields. Great job living a Great Life - Keep On Farmin" sdh in CT

[@noneed5867]

enjoy watching your videos, sometimes you learn the hard way! also, enjoy that you do not use foul language

[@warren519]

Evan I just want to congratulate you. No mater what you encounter on the field, you always have a wonderful smiling demeanor on you. Stay safe.

[@arkiefyler]

Looks like the suggestion to use longer and only straight windrows also helps your one-man-stack-it-on-the-trailer method! Always wise to take suggestions from people who have been-there-done-that. Always impressed at your patience and willingness to learn! Just hope you don't wear yourself out!! You are a great example of how to face problems!

[@christopherpyle3503]

Enjoy watching your videos. This to was my first year baling hay. I am teaching myself with the help of you and a few others on KZbin. Keep up the good work.

[@ericstyer2890]

What’s the key take always after completing your first season? Starting mine this year. In TN seems like we have plenty of hot days to dry hay but I’m sure when i cut it’ll rain.

[@christopherpyle3503]

@@ericstyer2890 the old saying “you gotta make hay when the sun shines” never holds truer then when you are making hay. I learned the hard way that making hay revolves around the weather and not your schedule. I now adjust my work schedule to make hay when the weather dictates.

[@ericstyer2890]

@@christopherpyle3503 yea so much for the rule my work has about asking off 10 days prior to taking a PDO. I recall one time a few years ago we had a drought for over a month. I did a job where we were replacing rooftop equipment and had a fan curb open. My guy didn’t cover the hole, we had clear blue skies, had no rain in forecast, or for the last month and wouldn’t ya know it the bottom falls out. Business owner was livid and I don’t blame him. That’s what raking and baling will be like I’m sure. The guys around us with an actual operation seem to do it within a 24hr period. They’ve got cab tractors and bale barons that cost more than my house.

[@RiDankulous]

Interesting video, thanks. I watch lots of farm videos. It's good entertainment; I like the colors out on the farm, the scenery, but also the work, equipment, problem solving. Then there's the animals, like the dogs. Nice to see.

[@eof3100]

God bless you ! Hang in there....

[@bevnelson3678]

Wow you sure did have fun with that wire. It all worked out good in the end. Well done.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Lesson learned my friend. I’ve never replaced a roll of wire either so I could/would have probably made the same mistake. You are wiser now and so are we for watching and learning from you. I really enjoy the videos you have and look forward to watching new episodes. Keep up the great work.

[@KYKAYAKER274ey1]

I love your family friendly videos brother great video always

[@patriciabeyer7824]

Good morning. It's a good thing you like old machinery. 👏👍🙏

[@terrycastor8299]

Well done and extremely good job of dealing with a bad situation. One thing that gets me riled quicker than anything is machines or mechanical things that don't work as they should. That baler looks pretty much like the one I worked behind as a teenager, except the one I followed was a twine baler. It was brand new and the first day we had it in the field it popped three shear pins in about 20 feet. My boss had the shortest fuse of anyone I have ever met and within 30 minutes we were dragging that baler back to the dealer. Turns out it had skipped time somehow and was doing exactly what it should to protect itself from self-destruction. After that little hiccup it ran flawlessly the rest of that season and the next. My Dad retired and we moved away after the second season so I have no idea how many years it served my Farmer boss.

[@randyhobbs67]

I like how you say cooler. Great video sorry you had troubles but you figured it out.

[@KCAATV]

Evan, That was a clear demonstration of tenacity. I would have bet against getting those two rolls of wire to work. You might consider adapting the width of the wire frames to accommodate boxes when you change wire next time. Adding a box of wire should not be a magic act. Also, as you begin next year, if you need to re-thread the wires and tie them off over the needles, you might try turning the flywheel by hand to tie the first knots. It always worked on my John Deere balers when I ran out of wire but you need an empty chamber to do it, especially with a small flywheel. Also, if you lubricate the chamber when you put the baler up for the winter, it will extend the life of the baler. Also lube your needle rollers and replace them if they wobble or have flat spots. Keep the videos coming. They are all unique and enjoyable.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great save Evan, lesson learned !! You’re still doing a great job around there and repurposing older equipment and getting more use from them. Thanks for sharing with us and taking us along with you throughout your journey! 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jasonbrus7512]

Get a nice inline square baler. Youll fall in love with it. Bales fast and consistently. I just finished my first year of hay as well. Fought for hours in the field with an old international square baler, I gave up on it and got the inline. Way way way better design.

[@Me-ov9nw]

Live and learn🤷‍♀️, you're doing great! Best you tube channel💕

[@bigmamma6946]

Well done you did it. I have a massive smile at your achievements. Love your honesty. Thank you for sharing awesome viewing cheers.

[@bettyechols6405]

I am 71 yo female, raised on a farm in South Georgia. I love 💘watching your videos. So professionally done, and I think you know about everything. I would never have thought about replacing teeth in the machine....and it isn't a hit and miss...you get it the first time.

[@yasminghani2073]

Enjoy watching your video

[@neilschipper3741]

I was born and raised on a farm, hated hey season! The truck Gardens were bad enough! So glad I had the experience though. When you started to cut the band I thought to myself oh no, we always attached the Old Wire to the new and let it feed its own self through. Just another experience in The Book of Life. PS... grandfather had 6 Farms around 2,000 acres. There was always something to do!

[@robertnelson8479]

Congratulations on completing your first haying season. You had lots of issues, but you worked through it and got the job done. Next year will be easy.

[@leol1682]

Love the video cause you work very hard Evan .

[@margaretpervier8357]

I saw it coming with that roll of wire; I yelled, but it was too late! LOL. I’ve enjoyed your journey this year. On to the next project 😊❤️

[@jamesmckay9966]

You Put the back side of the wire in front! Boy, I am glad that I have never made a mistake.

[@crslyrn]

Glad you were able to get the baling done. You've done pretty good with the trials & errors of baling your own hay. Keep up the good work. Stay safe.

[@irenamason1577]

I admire that you publicly show how you messed up, fix it and then laugh at yourself. You'll probably be sitting on your porch when you're 100 telling stories about what happened . Thanks for your videos.

[@daviddclaussen]

Just to add one more project before winter, get some Fluid Film and undercoat your pickup. Its also good for the feeder and bale chamber on the baler. I just finished my hay season last week, and it is indeed a relief to be done. Keep up the good work

[@HaroldReece]

Such is the life of the hobby farmer. I did some similar things in my past. Anytime you use any equipment there is a definite learning curve, you didn't have the benefit of learning to operate this equipment as an apprentice to a experienced farmer, therefore you must learn "on the fly". I think you have done a wonderful job of mastering this, someday you will look back at the learning experience and smile. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@ssfoste]

You had a couple of tough weeks, first the post holes and not the bailer. Your persistence is admirable.

[@jamesdonal8599]

You are learning all time , experienced farmers all learn by there mistakes , congratulations on being so open and sharing.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

I didn't see a notification on this earlier so I came out to YT to go to your channel, and saw it on the YT homepage. Will be settling in to watch this after I am done with my chores for the day. Thank you.

[@margaretbedwell58]

The bales look real good. Sorry you had the fiasco with the first roll of wire, but everything is a learning curve. I think you solved it very quick. Your ability to understand the mechanics of all this machinery is amazing to me. Have a Blessed day and I look forward to your winter projects.

[@johnmorgan455]

When you're getting your firewood you should take it from the side of the Hayfield that causes your the shade problem send those trees out so you can get some sun to that hay

[@lindasmith6654]

Awww Evan, Good Job, you handled that very well.

[@JohnMartinez-sm1sk]

I liked watching you figuring out the wire. I can just imagine what you were actually saying in between the footage. I always like your videos there real and this kinda stuff happens. Cheers buddy your doing great

[@brucestmartin777]

Success..! That was amazing! You really get it done every time.

[@johnsadler8637]

Your back must be totally healed up - good to see. Enjoy getting to non-hay projects.

[@shellinolte1220]

Evan, you did awesome. Loved your patience. “If there is no struggle there is no progress.” Frederick Douglas 😊

[@WhoDaBoss-dc4or]

Your attitude makes this my favorite channel. I think a good winter project would be to "fabricobble" a wire holder that would accommodate two boxes of wire.

[@alexlangdon412]

Sitting here eating breakfast watching your video. I looked up and saw the knife cutting the tape, I hollered no. I haven't run a hay baler with wire but have run an American scrap paper baler which ran four wires, (made 8 to 900 lbs bales). If you drop or jar the roll hard enough to dent the wire anywhere throw it away. It will tangle bad and will not feed. Also 100lbs rolls. tuff to get in the box that held them. Love your videos

[@marylott3076]

When at first you don't succeed, try, try again! You're a good man Evan. Some men would have quit and walked away.

[@marygates8567]

Bet your glad that cut is done! Well handled and well done as usual...

[@jeffferanec4526]

You are earning your "Hay King" status my friend, great idea to get it in the sun & ted it. Smart to sharpen the knives as well. U might want to think of shortening the bales to about 35" long, much easier on your body & can stack them 3) wide on the wagons. U are doing a great job, most of us took a lifetime to figure out.

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Great job Evan ! Always feels good to be done with a project! God bless you and your homestead!♡♡♡

[@bruceshearer1719]

You are one amazing guy.......

[@rowman12]

You adapted and overcame! USMC would be proud of you! Oorah!

[@paulettejohnson351]

We all learn from our mistakes you are doing a good job

[@jerrygibs8120]

Finished at last. Thank you for being a great example of perseverance. Being positive and pushing through to the finish certainly is the most difficult but it does pay off. Hope that your success continues as you work through a thorough rework of the bailer. Blessings...☝💪👉...

[@alancoulson3121]

love your equipment reminds me of my youth great job .only one way to and thats by doing

[@darylcampbell3244]

We make mistakes and learn it happens. Good recovery and way to keep your cool.

[@CmonHomesteading]

Boy that makes for a long long day!!!

[@gregj2647]

Your determination pays off in the end. Well done 👍

[@jkdubs2]

I'm not sure if this idea would work but if that happens ever again maybe you can take some ratchet straps around the wire in a few places and squeeze it down to size. Just make sure you can get em out! Lol. Good job on your first hay season. Can't wait to see more.

[@johnnydale6515]

Well done at the end , keep on you are learning fast

[@danielheartsill4269]

When we all get perfect, we'll work on you. You did great for the first time changing wire.

[@Griffin854]

first video and really enjoyed it. that tractor is a beast!

[@wendyc.5769]

I very proud of your first successful year of hay. And I appreciate you showing us all of your boo boos along the way. I’ve learnt 😂 (learned) so many great things on your channel because of your transparency Evan!! May The Lord bless you with many more seasons in the hay field!!

[@robertheinkel6225]

I know all about twine balers, but nothing about wire tie balers. One thing I did learn, is read the owners manual. It is a wealth of information. When I made service calls, I would show the farmers exactly what I was doing and why. Most service calls were minor adjustments.

[@robertlong7033]

We had NH 276 twine tie and for reasons I'll never know the only brand of twine that was agreeable to it was NH's own brand of twine. On a older purchased used baler make sure the wear blocks don't down wear down to the point where it can break the needles. Very nice video indeed.

[@kingkong7617]

The old hay baler works really well, considering the age of it and it is a learning experience working on old equipment like the hay baler, but you learn what will work the next time and that makes it all worth while.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Evan nice to see you, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍

[@jason-white]

You are livin the dream.

[@tkalter]

You did an excellent job on coping with that problem. I was surprised to see you were using wire and not twine I wondered why that was

[@CountryViewAcres]

That is just the way this baler is, it is made for wire. It has a different mechanism to tie the bale.

[@Bex-rg8pj]

You have patience, Evan.👍

[@stevemartinez6757]

I commend you for showing your mistakes. That's just a part of learning. I probably would have made the same mistake. It happens. Glad you were able to get the machine going again to get the job done. Well done.

[@jansmith8021]

Love how you say cooler! 😊 My brother is a hay and straw dealer here in Ohio and he bales in December, how I asked ? He explained that since squares bales theses days are hard to find because it is mostly round bales so he buys the round ones, spreads them out and does the whole baling process on them! His clients are mostly highway jobs so it is a year round job for him! Glad you get a break from baling now Evan! 😊

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Y'all have really done a lot of your goals you set at the first of the year! Good job!

[@janicecaves1496]

Those last few bales were a real exercise in perseverance. Good job on getting it all done. It's such nice looking hay, I'm glad you kept some for yourself too. I guess you'll have all the wire you need for anything for quite a few years now with the expanded roll of wire, so it's not a total loss. :)

[@tombastion779]

Like u said that it was a learning thing on that baler, i guess when i was a kid 60yrs ago all the old farmers had more than enough hay wire laying around because they screwed up too LOL

[@pathfindergeorgia1117]

Awesome recovery Evan, although a little expensive. They say life is a learning experience and this was one for you. Thanks for sharing this.

[@razorkane5011]

The minute you pulled out that knife I cringed... but you've got a calm demeanor so bravo for persevering..

[@davidcharles3313]

You’re lucky you didn’t break a needle. When you add new wire always trip needles so number one wire is held by wire clamp, then you won’t miss two bales. Add some oil on wire roll, it will feed better. Watch for shims behind plunger knives. Check plunger rails for adjustment. Good luck and thanks for sharing.

[@davidgambler1591]

When the 1st wire roll exploded from it’s straps, should have just Cut it in half, placed half in each bin. Oh well, sorry it happened. As for the wet hay, maybe before next season, you may want to thin the tree line in that area just a bit. Hopefully it’ll allow for more sunlight to hit your field there. 👍

[@fredhart7904]

Good idea, I never experienced a wire tie baler, but I just wondered if you could split the bale of wire, However my experience when a roll of wire comes apart there is not much use in trying to get it back together,

[@johnshaffer4562]

I learned more about patience and how to handle my own mistakes and disappointments. Sure makes correcting them a lot easier.

[@trevorcox3020]

Great video, can i just remind you Evan its a good idea to account for any metal and wire when your working i have seen cases where cows have swallowed wire and it isn't good.

[@DJ-ie3nz]

Put it all down to experience Evan. Next years Hay cutting and baling will be smooth sailing i guarantee!

[@andyteohockguan2235]

Awesome video and God bless

[@sandy-001]

You did a great job!