Small Square Baling 1st Cut Hay- 2024

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Ahh, the joys of square baling 😳🤣 I have to say though, that thrower is very relaxing to watch 😁😁 Hope you were able to get the rest baled and it has to be a huge help having your son out there helping !! I have noticed on my antique that if the windows are lighter, and I have issues with tieing (untied) bales spitting out....the good bales seem to be more odd shaped. But that's on a baler older than I am 🤣🤣🤣 Hats off to you my friend, and btw I love those tractors!! Thank you Mr Chris for bringing us along!! 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@Pennies_on_the_dollar yes, we did get it all baled. Some of it the moisture was too high, but we were able to chop those bales on a lawn installation project. Definitely nice having help! This baler has always been good no matter the conditions- I have yet to have the time to see if something is wrong... Thank you my friend!!!

[@HumbleHaymakers]

Nice to see the square baler at work - even with the inevitable haymaker trials!

[@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh]

The life of square baling😂. Take care Chris, hope you have a blessed day and week ahead my friend.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Nice clean looking equipment

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@@FarmallFanatic Thank you! It looks better on video than in person 😁

[@deanbarr5740]

Hey Chris that’s the life farming. I have learnt many years ago you can always look forward to to break downs and you can never count on the weather to cooperate. 🚜🛠️

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@@deanbarr5740 Amen to that!! Thanks Dean 🙂

[@brycewiborg8095]

Actually I thought the hill looked steep. I'm used to flatland. Thank you Chris.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@brycewiborg8095 we have a nice mix of hills and flat. I would miss my mountain views if it were all flat. Thanks Bryce!!

[@jankotze1959]

Nice view from back of the wagon Chris, at one point a bale stops close to the camera

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@jankotze1959 thank you Jan! Yup, came close to hitting the camera 🙃

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

I’m guessing you’re tying the knot to big. I used to be pretty good at making a small knot so that would only happen once in a blue moon on me but then again I don’t miss handling hay anymore either. 😂

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@TheGrumpyFarmer I clearly do not know how to tie a knot 🤣🤣🤣 If we didn't store our hay in lofts, I would absolutely buy a comulator system.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Square knot, pull it tight!! Need to leave 3/4" to 1" tails. On the big baler, I leave 3"-4" tails.. I've seen some use a little different square knot.. do two wraps for the first half, then finish the square..

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin maybe that's part of my issue- I try not to leave any tails because I thought maybe that they would mess up going through the knotter. Thank you Ed!

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@dehavenfamilyfarm even the knotter leaves 1/2"-3/4".. but you only see about 3/8" once the bale is out of the chamber. We used to cut the tails off, but found out they hold better with a longer tail. In the big baler, I leave 3"-5" tails, we rarely find them later.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin I am definitely going to try that and see what happens.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@dehavenfamilyfarm I can't help but think it will make a big difference

[@GeigerFarm]

Challenges everywhere this year 😒

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@GeigerFarm for sure! All part of the farming fun 😂 There are times I wonder why I put myself through so much stress, but then couldn't imagine farming not being part of my life.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Good morning Chris ☕☕☕ If you aren't running over 18%, why use the preservative??

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 18% will sometimes get musty here.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@dehavenfamilyfarm true.. but supposed to be safe to store.. 12-14 is what I like, but that's pretty rare, it drops to 8-10 pretty fast..

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

*Thats a nice baler! Whats ideal moisture?* #WorldsOkayestFarmer

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

@WorldsOkayestFarmer I like to stay between 12-14% average because I know there will be greener spots mixed in- especially in fields that are shady. Thanks for stopping by 🙂

[@danielthomason5685]

15% for a square is a little low...18% is what i bale 4x5 rolls at...15 for a 5x5....up to 20 for a sqaure