My First Experience with Round Bales

In this video I take you along with me on my first time making round bales and putting them into barn storage. I had my share of challenges to overcome that’s for sure!
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[@ronaldmalnar6259]

Your grandfather would be proud to see you working with the “ole” 8N

[@reaskelton4939]

Sometimes go back and rewatch, you don't disappoint !!

[@toddcaskey9984]

Where I live they want the dew to come off . Lol

[@cherylnichollsjones4862]

Love the fact that like old fridges no computer parts designed to die. Old stuff was designed to be fixed.

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

I am so glad to see you use that Respiratory Protection!!!

[@marthahanley6650]

I agree. First time I've seen Tyler wear protection.

[@gregm8344]

Farmer Tyler that baler needs a set of crowd in wheels on the pickup it will rake up the hay the tractor runs over

[@rogerfuhr8067]

If anyone can figure out and fix a problem, you’re the man.

[@KC-jq9kw]

If my leg wasn't so messed up from the military I'd get an 8N to work my small farm, but I have had so many operations on my leg. I only have half of the muscles, and the nerves are all messed up, so I can't really depend on it to be steady to use things with clutches and to be dependable. I am on my 5th knee in it due to infections and internal issues, but still farming some. My kids help me out so I can still farm. Being around animals helps me out a lot. I love watching you work on things and build stuff. My mower is a 1970 International Cub Cadet that I rebuilt. It ran when I got it, but it was very worn out. I love how heavy duty it is, shaft drive and a solid rear end like a real tractor. Id love a front end loader, the 3 pt hitch, and plow for it.

[@arvilpollard7026]

You can add guide wheels on the front of the pick-up to help guide the wider windrows into the baler so as to clean up the field and waste less hay.

[@pattylcravatta]

Your explanations are so complete! I enjoyed the Round Bale Explanation! The old Tractor is really precious since it’s first Your Grandfather’s! Watching Farmer Tyler Ranch and Cross Timber Bison 🦬 is so much enjoyment for me! Thank-you!

[@karenmacgyver2314]

Never a dull moment ,hey!?! Your doing great n keeping old tools I've found to be better than new ,even if I have to repair !!! Cuz the new break way too soon n usually cant b repaired...at least not to where they hold for any good length of time like old time tools ....even tires !!! Its like everything new is inferior too the old !!! Oh well.. Bless ya'll

[@lucasbailey619]

Im in Ohio and we store our round bales (net wrapped) outside from harvest through winter as long as it takes to feed them with minimal hay loss on the outer layer. No reason to stress brother. MANY farmers will stack their harvest on the edge of a field and take them to feed as needed

[@rachelpotter2247]

Im from ohio as well

[@richardperry9095]

I agree, we do that here in Florida too...with all our rain...

[@lucasbailey619]

@@rachelpotter2247 small world. Im in preble county

[@jeffc6268]

Yep we do it too, no problem

[@rogercarrico4975]

I store as many as possible inside. Any baled late in the Summer. Has to stay outside. Those are fed first. Very,very little the cows want eat. Generally just what contacts the ground at the bottom of the bale. Rounds bales have been a gift from God for me. Can put up 100% of my hay by myself! Hunting guys to pick up Squares is a nightmare!!!

[@b.t.3780]

One other thing to check is cross sparking, that's where you get electric sparks between the spark plug wires or between wires and the engine. I found the best way to check for this is, run the tractor in the dark and any cross sparking will show up. Also check or recheck your timing.

[@bobbyb322]

Days like today are when I wished I could just write you a check for a new tractor and Wheels

[@edmc755]

FARMING IS GREAT BUT HAS ALOT OF CHALLENGING ISSUES > BUT IN THE END IT IS THE BEST LIFE . I grew up on a farm yard 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@ardurbin2]

Ben @ VCC is proud of you. Great job Tyler! 😃👍

[@edmc755]

WOW I DID HAVE A FORD 8N . Very nice small tractor 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@bcpfarmandtrucking6560]

Get yourself a set of gathering wheels on your pickup...in the set there is a left side and a right side and they go on the vary outside of the pickup they are ground drivin and will gather the stuff the tractor packs down.

[@mikew732]

I would be in the market for a hay rake for next year, it will save you a lot of time baling & reduce the amount of hay left on the ground for sure. That tractor looks like it could have used an implement hooked to the back for a little extra counter weight. Great job Tyler!

[@herdingcats3850]

Given your equipment, experience...and the weather, I say good job. Love the vids.

[@stanleywatson4563]

With that Jd baler get you a heat gun to check idle roller bearings. Bale some bales then check each bearing. Great job and enjoy time saved feeding and baling round bales.

[@JC-uq5gi]

Hey Tyler. Thanks for sharing the video. Interesting to see how much difference there is between our regions in farming.

[@woodsharon22]

You must feel really pleased with yourself, I'm sure your grandpa is look down on you and saying " that's my boy " Actually can't wait to see it all painted up and finish

[@linseycollins7424]

If you look at your bails they squish some. That's because they are loosely rolled in the bailer. You can adjust the bailer to do it tighter. They will be firmer. When they are as loose as they are when you go to cut the net wrap it will just come apart. If they aren't so loose they will stick together better when you cut them open. If u have any questions my husband ran a round bailer for years. He can answer them. It still is a great job for the first time.

[@robynmorris2408]

Squishy bales are also more unstable in the barn.

[@JMfarmandcattle]

I use to have that problem where tires would run hay over. Best and cheapest thing to do is make the windrows narrower and just swerve left and right to make a square faced bale. Looks like it's working good though!

[@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh]

Great job Tyler and hope the round bale conversation is everything you hoped. Take care and have a blessed week.

[@aaronjohn6586]

Really nice when all the hard work pays off, great job and shows what a can do attitude is able to accomplish.

[@whitechurchfarm]

You are going to love this so much better than squares. Less handling and when you roll out a partial or whole bale, there is virtually 0 waste. I fed 150 rounds to my cattle this winter and you can’t tell it at all. No mud holes or beaten down areas. Just a lot of manure and urine spread out all over the field used as fertilizer. Good luck.

[@richardperry9095]

I learned that too, no more hay rings here!

[@AlbertaRanch]

Nice you were able to get that fourth row up there.

[@chiefcliff]

Hardest working guy in California.

[@robertsimmons3556]

Everything new has a learning curve, no matter how we try to avoid the "what if's"! Good job!

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Hello to Farmer Tyler Ranch and all others too.

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

Hello.

[@gpeer]

You are the best problem solver that I know of! Keeping a cool, level head and being logical and observant is your forte. Really neat how that round baler “kicks” out the bale and it rolls on the field! Glad to see you used eye and mask to protect yourself from the dust while driving the tractor.

[@rawa5457]

Nice balls. 270 kg of hay in one. Good job. God Bless.

[@barbtries]

Dang you cannot catch a break with this. It'll all get worked out. Great that your grandpa's tractor worked for you though!

[@AutoCrete]

I feel for you and know first hand the frustrations of equipment failure. Stuff never breaks down just after you finish needing it. We also know you will fight your way through and 'git er done'! Here's hoping the rest of the haying goes smooth.

[@lorrieannesilvey474]

I really like your attitude when you discuss difficult challenges. Wish I could roll with stuff as naturally as you do. Keep up the great work. You teach me a lot.....😊......oh and question.....when do you plant stuff again?

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you LorrieAnne! I’ll replant in November

[@194853DodgeTrucks]

Maybe a bent distributor shaft.....been burned by that a few times. Growing pains with "new" systems of operations....you'll get it brother!

[@deanmagnuson2993]

Good morning from Grand Forks

[@richardperry9095]

I've tried stacking round bales both ways, for me I have a rounded quonset shed and a square pole barn. I lay them down in the quonset shed but stand them up in the square pole barn. I can get more in if standing thm on end, and they don't get squashed out of shape. The top row I lay on it's side for easier stacking with the hay spear. You might experiment to see which way works for you...

[@richardperry9095]

In my experience, a little rain does not hurt the hay, just let it dry out good before you put it in the barn.

[@mlm7598]

Looks like a great crop of Tootsie Roll bales you have there. Good looking product! Hope your old 8 N gets going for you and your new part gets there soon. Good video as always. Blessings

[@mikebonge7206]

Hell of a farmer

[@barbcoleus]

I have full confidence you will be able to figure it out. You are so good at fixing things.

[@debralum9118]

Hey Tyler! Like your videos, and since we are practically neighbors, it is fun to see what is going on down the road. I live in Roseville, and my property backs up to Lincoln!

[@ronniewalker2881]

good video man good job your doing really well

[@annetteivey]

I see everyone already said it but YOUR GRANDPA would be very proud of you. I am so very impressed, good man and even better farmer.. or the other way around lol..

[@robynmorris2408]

Oh my, what a fiasco. The 8N gave it her best and your bale “stabber” did a great job. The things you were concerned about were not the thing that shut you down...there is always something it seems. Did you get enough hay for your needs? Any extra to sell? Is there any way to salvage the hay still laying in the field. Congratulations on your first round bale success, dream the dream, work hard and the dream is realized. Well done my friend.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you Robyn! I think I’ll have just enough for my winter needs

[@tammysarrazin7078]

great start over time things will get better hugssssss

[@carlinkay1151]

The life of a farmer! 👨‍🌾 Hope it all worked out for you! 👍🇦🇺🦘👋

[@bakersakers953]

Yah round bales are no problem after a little rain. That 8n surprises me

[@THEFALCON58]

Same here bad spark plug cables only, check with ohms meter, and check coil thats all thats left.week spark

[@jamesdodds1764]

I have the same issue on leaving hay because of wide windrows. The pickup on my 4x4 just seams to be too narrow. I'm thinking to widen the side pickup wheels to rake in more to the baler pickup. I broke one off when I tried to set them lower.

[@inthejcurve7968]

2 sayings come to mind... “A plan never survives its first interaction with reality.” “When all else fails, persistence prevails.” I’m proud of FTR! You’re trying something new, you’re learning, and getting better by the day! Great work!!!!

[@steveadams99708]

Looking good.

[@koryleague8833]

Glad to see the ford is running fairly good. Dont swest the rain on your bales. Theyll shed water like a roof especially with net wrap

[@timallen8107]

You should get windrow wheels for the baler they help pull the row in tougher for the baler to get all the hay

[@alanlanghorn9528]

Glad you order a new distributor for it had a ferguson tea 20 doing that exactly same thing and the distributor was starting to seize up in the motor and put in a new one and bingo that fixed it

[@peterwallace9300]

I put electronic ignition on my ford 600 runs great now

[@josephmelson7591]

Good video all you need is to re rake what the bailer left behind even the big hay guys that sell hay for a living don't always get the wind rows right it all just depends year to year ..

[@nadeenflynn9673]

Despite the issues you faced, you had a great first-time experience with your new system. Looks like the old 8N came through. Congratulations!

[@RandyWoitte]

Hi Tyler......Randy from North Dakota............We bale tons of hay........Anyway we went wide on our windrows to reduce weaving back and forth to get our bales perfect...... They make little rake wheels that bolt on the edge of the baler and go up and down with the baler but rake those little bits of hay in easy fix and helps keep a wide windrow for drying......Just a thought.... love your videos...

[@jankotze1959]

Nice action packed video

[@coyroberts8356]

Man that’s hard seeing that hay on the ground.

[@wagyu52]

Bad day making round bales is better than a good day making small squares (idiot blocks) You’re going to love the small rounds

[@kevingordon7426]

Congratulations. Exciting day. You have worked hard to get here.

[@suzanne529]

Progress always has a few setbacks. Isn't it great to see your ideas and hard work come to fruition!

[@motor2of7]

At 600 lbs each, you had 7800 lbs of hay on that trailer. Probably close to its max GVWR, if not over a bit.

[@HomerEscobar1]

I don’t think I have ever seen a hay trailer that wasn’t 30% over haha

[@jennifershephard6638]

I am so proud of you. Your about my sons age so I feel comfortable saying that. Your work ethic, sense is humor and patience with all that life throws at you is amazing. God bless you!

[@annebell7274]

Watched it again lol. Hubby suggested checking the plug leads 🙃🙂🙃💥👌💥

[@keen1994]

Your tractor. Run it in the dark and see if you see any sparking on the spark plug wires and the distributor. Remove the distributor cap and try to wiggle the rotor, it shouldn’t wobble more than a few thousands. If it dose replace it. Next one plug could have a crack in the Porcelain, so maybe it’s time to replace all four plugs and wires. Inside your distributor cap, look for a build up of carbon. Wipe it out with a clean rag or best get a new one. Replace the condenser and the points while the cap is off. That’s about all there is to a simple electrical system. Nice looking hay!

[@virginiareid5336]

I didn’t know that a small rain doesn’t do great harm to the round bales. A coming rain would mean an all nighter, as well as, friends and neighbors arriving when they were finished to help each other finish.

[@debt4717]

It's so dry out here that the rain we get this time of year is usually sparse. I live down the road from Tyler, and that night when it 'rained', the next morning there was barely any moisture on the tarp I use to cover my duck house. They're predicting drought conditions this year, and I'm dreading the smoke from the fires that we'll probably be subjected to again :-(

[@calvinbeard243]

@@debt4717 4

[@snipe757]

​@@debt4717 My area was affected by smoke from the Creek fire as well as the complex that was burning in the Sequoia. It was hellish for months, and unfortunately, it looks like the conditions will be the same if not worse this year.

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

Great video

[@dantco]

My 1950 (read that, front mount dist.) 8n ran me through that exact program. I had already upgraded to a 12v system, 12v coil, and electronic ignition. I knew a fuel quality issue was the genesis of the problem, but after changing the carb, draining the fuel tank and rebuilding the fuel valve/bowl assembly, the thing kept threatening to sputter! I fine tuned the float level--ain't much adj between overflowing and starving the flow--I went to the goto and changed the ~new 12v coil along with the coil wire to the ign switch. I cannot tell with certainty whether it was the coil change, wire change, or inventive expletives that did the trick. You are much smarter than me, so hopefully you'll revisit this topic...maybe save me some time the next time this gremlin shows its ugly head.

[@mikerellim333]

You should look into stacking your hay on pallets really cuts down on the waste on the bottom even in baled hay. I have seen a few other you tubers do this with great success

[@mikerellim333]

Even in barn stored hay.

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

Sounds like the same issue I was having on my civic. I know, different, but my distributor cap was bad so I replaced it and that got rid of my up and down idle like that. 11:05 Moment of truth.... LETS GOOOO 8N! LETS GOOOOO

[@unclerob617]

Those distributor caps can have a crack that's hard to see sometimes. Also consider going to electronic ignition... the kits are really simple to install and no more points problems.

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

On our first bale we plugged the baler..... but once that was cleared we rolled on........My Son put his Wife running one baler and she had never operated a tractor much less a Combo and she rolled 275 4x5's one afternoon...And there was an operator running the other baler that had about 40 yrs experience and she matched him bale for bale. .....So though Your adventure is impressive It didn't impress her much......Matter of Fact got a Video of her doing it.....................

[@timmattingly2250]

Tyler, if the problem isn't in the electrical system, you might check the inside of the gas tank. I had a friend who was having trouble with his Ford Workmaster having similar problems. Problem was the gas tank was rusty on the inside clogging a screen. He took the tank off, cleaned it up, and used some sealer to coat the inside of the tank, locking any residual rust in place. Problem solved. I later found out this was a common problem in older Ford Tractors. Just wanted to throw that out there. Sounds like you had a series of issues hoing on to cause that miss.

[@jeriniksich128]

Excellent video! I learn so much from each video. The resemblance of you and my brother is uncanny!

[@richardirwin7275]

I use nets that go around the round bails and saves a ton of hay waste.

[@annebell4112]

Ups and downs but you're getting there. I love your Dad's tractor, it looks gutsy. Lethal Weapen 😲😲😲😊😊😊👍👍👍

[@coyroberts8356]

That sure makes a pretty bail.

[@JohnWhite-gq1wy]

check your right hand pickup wheel bent or bearing going out it looks like on the video i had that problem with leaving hay to picked up a pair or gathering wheels for mine made me really happy for a few hundred bucks used!

[@codyryan6866]

Ya the rain is not going hurt the bales at all

[@newlife8610]

Not as back breaking as it was in the past. 👍🏻

[@barbaraberrier8840]

Good to see all your hard work paid off.

[@johnking8679]

It's 4/10/23 today and I'm still playing catch-up on your videos. I'm enjoying EVERY one. Today, I noticed a German Shepherd in the background that seems to have been replaced by your Labrador dog, Callie......? Maybe Callie wasn't in the picture a year ago, and that's why.....? I am a big lover of the Labrador breed, so I love seeing her now. She's still a puppy and seems very obedient ?

[@dennishayes65]

Your 8N is pulling its own weight even when it’s a little sick! Nice job Tyler ! Keep plugging away !

[@johngastineau653]

To reduce loading time and sense this breakdown, prestage the hay yet in the field with an alley between to stage the trailer.

[@kimberly1567]

FTR, have you watched Ben and Isaac explain the best direction to unroll a round bale for best efficiency? Green Pastures Farm. They use the Greg Judy unroller but using same principle.

[@Sam-black]

Congratulations on your success The tractor drawbacks you well overcome and in the end you will have a bitter tractor (near New) And the learning curve only increases your knowledge and foresight

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Cows go chew good on that haye.

[@Wolfpug]

WOW! That is kool how that round baler works!! Never saw 1 work before. My uncle had us kids fork loose hay into our hay wagon, then he had a square baler. Sorry about all the mechanical trouble. Glad your grandfather's old tractor is working well for you!!

[@CountryViewAcres]

Just when it seems to be working out, BAM a flat tire. I have a lot of those days too. The round bales look good, seems like you bought a good baler. 👍

[@andyh3173]

Awesome. It all came together.

[@bronkbuster1981]

As a farmer / rancher I have learned you can never have to many spare tires

[@rogercarrico4975]

AND before loading a trailer with a heavy load. Check that pressure!!

[@rustysmith4477]

Awesomely awesome 😎 I figured you will get that old tractor fixed good as new !

[@tinacatharinaeden2711]

Happy to see that round bailer is working well and making such nice round bailers! Sorry about the flat tire, they always happen at the worst times. :)

[@richardlynch3991]

I was lookin forward to seeing you cut more hay love that mower

[@joe_preston]

Feel the 8n exhaust manifold to see if its the same cylinder missing, it may be a bit rich and trying to foul especially with the extra oil/water fix getting into the cylinders. If there is no change with the electrical the head gasket leak probably broke some carbon loose that s holding an exhaust valve slightly open.