We must have been super poor when I was young. I only remember picking up bales off of the ground and throwing them up on a truck. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
@angelahorne8676 ай бұрын
Been there done that. Thank you for the memories ❤
@gonerydin42256 ай бұрын
Very real and entertaining! 60 years ago, I preferred riding the wagon to stacking in the loft. I got to drive the tractor until I was big enough to handle 80 lb bales. Those look like half bales to me.
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Usually it was the Dad or Grandpa driving the tractor and never looking back! Yes the customer requested small bales.
@juliehartman54276 ай бұрын
Old school builds character!!!
@KevinChristiansen-i2q6 ай бұрын
Nice looking square bales
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@JimHerman-o3q6 ай бұрын
Bales are 30 pounds.......rather short !
@KevinChristiansen-i2q6 ай бұрын
Great video
@IraZuspan6 ай бұрын
Love it, we put one in the center then two on the side, then three to cap, first row of the cap we put upside down. If you notice when it comes out of the chamber it kinda bowed, then put the signal bale up right, could put 150 on a foot wide by 16 foot long wagon. Nothing like blowing green snot out ya nose
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
This was for the landowner and she didn’t want very many on the wagon. I agree with your stacking tactics though! Very smart!
@jondarrah68296 ай бұрын
That is the newest equipment this old schooler ever saw.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj6 ай бұрын
I always worked behind a thrower. Hated the pan type, but loved the NH belt throwers. They would sing a little before they launched a bale at you. 8'x16' flat wagon would hold 175 bales, 8'X18' thrower bodies would let me stack over 250, and on my favorite 9'X18' rack wagon I could stack 300, and it still fit in the shed! The next morning we unloaded whatever was on wagons, and I would be stacking until midnight again, if we didn't have much dew. NH 281 and later 326 balers.👍👍
@JimHerman-o3q6 ай бұрын
Not suppose to stack behind a thrower baler... had a friend almost have his head removed because the baler tripped at the same time he bent over.
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Yikes
@MorganOtt-ne1qj6 ай бұрын
@@AmericanHayMan I was young, then! 🤣🤣
@Rgusi6 ай бұрын
That’s the way we baled when I was young. Loading the wagon is the easy part. Stacking in the hay mow is much hotter and no breeze. We unloaded early morning whenever possible.
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Seemed like I was always stuck in the mow
@jamesmarsh49576 ай бұрын
@@AmericanHayMan same here because i was only young a small i was always in the top of the barn because I did not have to bend down under the roof to get the bales to the top
@robertlong70336 ай бұрын
That's the way we did it. 6000 bales a year. The only trouble was was when that bale left the baler it had to be handled 9 times from the time it left the baler until it got to the cow....All 6000 bales.
@joeryerson92956 ай бұрын
As a kid I worked for the farmer down the road baling hay, straw, and corn stalk, I always had fun doing it to. Now I raise meat rabbits and bale 3ish acres of yard 3-4 times per year with a riding lawn mower a leaf rake and home built hand powered baler made out of 2x4's and a couple of axe handles.
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Love the story!
@geoffhirsh24026 ай бұрын
We baled with a JD 2010 with a 14T Baler. Since I didn’t have a tractor, I was the stacker, going down hill holding the stack in place.
@jamesmarsh49576 ай бұрын
at first we picket them up off the floor then loaded on the wagon with a pitch fork Then we had what the call over here in UK a sledge behind the baler and when you had 8 you let them go and stacked them in to a pile and lifted on wagon with what they called a Perry loader , eventually we had a flat eight system , and then we went to Round bale silage and some hay for the calves but round bales we sold the square baler , wish we kept it really , it was a IH 440 and was a good baler always serviced and never seemed to break down , having a few little bales is always good to have around , but I don't miss doing the 15.000 we did each year and always people around to help in the evening , and always had a big supper after with all the help , good days , now I can do it all on my own
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I love hearing the old stories. It was such hard work!
@frankscruggs47496 ай бұрын
Good video.
@sportsgrunt70006 ай бұрын
They don’t even have hand hay hooks. Good stuff !!!
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Trying to keep my hands in shape!
@deannelson51876 күн бұрын
Nice video and nice set up with the two wagons and lots of help. But they’re stacking is not correct. They need to stagger the joints on every layer less likely to tip over fall off.
@anastasiszaroliagis50666 ай бұрын
Nice tied bale...😊
@JimHerman-o3q6 ай бұрын
Enough people on the rack ??? Im age 73 Pack alone..........no issues.......seven bales high. ( on smooth flat ground ). Love the work !
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Hope I can be working that hard when I am your age!
@JimHerman-o3q6 ай бұрын
@@AmericanHayMan Stay busy........thats the key !
@raymondmysterious15556 ай бұрын
Stacked many bales of hay in my younger years...but I see people now stacking hay on the wagon but using no hooks! What happened to the hooks??
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Hanging on the wall as antique decor.
@raymondmysterious15556 ай бұрын
@@AmericanHayMan May be antiques now but back in the day they saved a lot of wear and tear on the hands and forearms....
@pocketchange19516 ай бұрын
👍👌❤️🇨🇦,labour intensive work, love it
@HenkSuzuki5 ай бұрын
Why didn't you folks stack tose bails higher back in the days we stack them mostly 7 or 8 layers.
@AmericanHayMan5 ай бұрын
The customer didn’t want them stacked high. We also had plenty of wagons.
@karolschulz486 ай бұрын
Did you remember to crank those presses down. The more solid the better!
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I agree but the customer was wanting lighter bales for ease of handling.
@br9276 ай бұрын
Where is your hay hook! I hooked hay off the back of the baler many summers, IH46 baler, and a IH B275 diesel! Then unload all them late at night after milking and early morning, after milking!
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Hay Hook is hanging on the wall as antique decor!
@James-g5g1r4 ай бұрын
Damn right
@georgebennett27816 ай бұрын
Why pull second wagon. And where are the hay hooks to pull bales from the baler!👍👍every summer thru jr hi ab hi school cut weeds out of beans and road hay wagon😊👍👍
@iaingibbs95896 ай бұрын
Slightly different here in england but brings back a lot of memories😊😊😊😊
@timmyjohnson39996 ай бұрын
You can get more on a wagon if you load it the right way you put 5 bales on each layer
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
Yes you can! We used to go six high and a tie back in the day. Although this time the customer didn't want it stacked that way.
@timmorris47356 ай бұрын
Thats the way I want tough
@kenpullias79196 ай бұрын
We sure did not have tractors with cabs with air conditioners. Luck if we got an umbrella.
@gracieheaton79676 ай бұрын
This is so crazy seeing through a video when I know all of yall personally 😂😂
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
You are so lucky!
@mykola24pro2 ай бұрын
😊😊😊
@Willie19116 ай бұрын
What tool is that you are carrying on your belt?
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I am so glad you asked! I call them my Farmer Pliers. I walked out that morning and forgot to toss them in the sleeve.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj6 ай бұрын
Btw- a good hay hook will save you alot o hassle!😂
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I really enjoy the stories! You really put the work in!
@MorganOtt-ne1qj6 ай бұрын
@@AmericanHayMan I didn't notice it then. Facilities were set up for small square bales, and 1 barn still had working hay forks, and we used them a few times. I ran the forks, a huge 5hp electric motor on a platform 20' above the loft floor, and my Dad would be on the wagon hooking 6 bales at a time. Someone was in the middle relaying instructions for me to throw the levers. After 2 loads, we would all place the bales, and then repeat.
@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic4 ай бұрын
Now everybody head to the creek and get cleaned up for supper.
@AmericanHayMan3 ай бұрын
She had a bucket of water with a rag for us to clean our hands and wet our necks. It was so nice!
@arnoldgonzalez73772 ай бұрын
Old style is when you throw the bales up on the trailer.
@AmericanHayMan2 ай бұрын
Old school is when you scythe swath and gather.
@JimHerman-o3q6 ай бұрын
Question ? Why are John Deeres so noisy ?? I can hear my neighbors tractor a mile away....and my tractor..... so quiet while baling I can carry on a simple conversation with out raising my voice ! Seems so strange !
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I guess I have never noticed. Maybe I am hard of hearing.
@jodybesick21756 ай бұрын
3 people on the wagon?? I used to do this by myself for $3 bucks an hour 😮
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I know it was over kill. We had a new kid learning the old ways.
@cliffordarnoldussen3 ай бұрын
Something don’t look right in this picture the old guys on the wagon young guy driving the tractor that don’t look right😅
@AmericanHayMan3 ай бұрын
I agree! It took some effort to get him off the wagon.
@michaelwalsh91456 ай бұрын
You lot don’t seem to know much about square balers, when tying the end of one roll to the start of the next it’s right over left and left over right no need for double loops.
@AmericanHayMan6 ай бұрын
I do not disagree but those knots seem to work for us.
@mikebarlow22916 ай бұрын
grab both twines 100 bales on a 16 foot rack
@RichardThompson-gc1cf10 күн бұрын
GREAT VIDEOS BUT I DON'T SEE OLD SCHOOL. NOW GET YO WORK
@Abbymymareforlife156 ай бұрын
Y'all need to stack them better it should be stacked cross cross if u don't stack them right u will lose all ur progress
@bradjenkins932Ай бұрын
That's not old school baling
@CarressaZolp6 ай бұрын
Trying do that with one person 18:34
@jefftalbot54075 ай бұрын
Guy sounds like Ned Flanders from the Simpsons ! Well how do you diddley do.
@AmericanHayMan5 ай бұрын
His attitude matches for sure! He is a fantastic guy!