The big square baler how does it work ?

Showing how the big square baler works harvest 2024

[@AhTechus]

The agriculture technology shown is quite advanced. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves over time.

[@nicowilson]

Great video, and the slow motion of the knotting was brilliant. Thank you.

[@Tomlamb980]

@@nicowilson thanks

[@jakobrebeki]

You just got to give a lot of respect to the engineering draftsman who designed the part of a baler that ties the knots. that's just hypnotic to watch. when I was in Suffork we used to bale smaller bales and they used to shoot into a trailer that was towed behind. My job was to stack the bale better to get more on and to swap over the trailers so the full one could then be taken back to the store shed. Because you were working at the rear of the output chute you would get covered in that fine dust and would then itch like hell until you got home and had a shower and a clean change of clothes. The machine was a very old New Holland. It clanked like a dustbin being towed down the road. Thanks for reminding me of happier days. Sorry this was a long one. Thanks for posting....

[@dfross87]

We still have and use our old New Holland small square baler. Ours just drops them on the ground, and we come along later in the truck to pick them up. We have a special bale picker-upperer elevator contraption that bolts on to the side of the truck and delivers them up to the tray at a nice grabbable height. Unfortunately we still need to stack them by hand, as well as unload them by hand back at the shed. And re-stack them in the shed.

[@philhyde2635]

The slow-mo of the knotters was just brilliant.

[@jakobrebeki]

I agree....

[@SpudSlingsby]

Top tip Tom - fit a rear facing camera on the back of the baler so you can see the bales coming out of the chamber. If you see one with no bands or the first bale out of an empty chamber when its really soft, get out and cut the bands before the bale leaves the ramp. That way you finish up with an easily rebalable trail of individual wafers instead of a big lump that sticks under the tractor of blocks the baler. Reduces the sweat and chew if nowt else

[@vespamorelli7090]

Great to see father & daughter out working together! 👌🏻 Another gem of a video from TL 👌🏻👌🏻

[@Tomlamb980]

@@vespamorelli7090 does she look that young

[@vespamorelli7090]

@@Tomlamb980Absolutely! Got yourself a catch there young sir 👏🏻👏🏻

[@darrencarr9176]

Shes Hot 🔥 BTW very informative vlog 👌

[@KevinCowe-uk5us]

Great video Tom very interesting and informative 👍

[@richardcanning7351]

Thanks for sharing your Saturday with us. You need to get that gas leak sorted mate. It’s probably too many takeaways. 😂😂

[@Tomlamb980]

Tell me about it

[@thedudeabides8046]

Great video Tom , I feel all edified now , I never realised how much psi there was put into bailing square bails . Whoever invented that machine way back in the day was a brilliant engineer . Really enjoyed that Tom thank you

[@GrahamWP58]

A very clever person who designed the knotting mechanism all those years ago, I like your wifes instructions max power Tom. Good insight to farming. Carry On Farming

[@Tomlamb980]

Many thanks!

[@stco2426]

Excellent. That's a complicated machine, especially compared to the round bailer, but I remember these from my childhood. Loved the explanations and sloow-mowww. Cheers!!

[@cheechU38K]

Gas buildup, evacuate 😂 great explanation of the bailer linseed straw needs MAXIMUM POWER 💪🏼🤠

[@Wolfyjinny]

Absolutely fascinating, whoever invents this kit I take my hat off to them.

[@motocross_1233]

Keep up the hard work tom love watching your videos, learnt so much about farm machinery that I would have never known about otherwise, brilliant work mate.

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@sjv6598]

Magic. That’s how I assume it works 😂 Loving your multi uploads Tom 🫶🏻🙂

[@sjv6598]

A question for you though, Tom. Why do you do some round and some square? 😊

[@Tomlamb980]

Glad you like them!

[@saragayle2217]

Very interesting video it was good to see how it all worked ❤

[@georgehay5929]

Great video tom and wife

[@paulprescott7913]

Absolutely fascinating Tom thank you. In the 70s as kidswe used to help out when the farmer was baling. Though the bales were smaller then.

[@b14clg]

Glad your got the gases sorted sorry bale’s done, must be awful for bedding if like wire wool, great invention the knotter & excellent work on camera work, hopefully your missus tummy not too poorly ;) great blog Tom

[@JReis-yc6de]

Good explanation of how the baler works. Don't remember seeing any video explaining the process.

[@Tomlamb980]

@@JReis-yc6de thanks

[@johnwarwick4105]

Knotters are the most complicated simple thing known to man. Worked on them for years but still no idea how they work. Amazing design that has never changed and on the whole very reliable give the speed they operate. They look like Lego blocks those linseed bales. Be fantastic for bale walls

[@Tomlamb980]

There a dark art

[@jimmyflynn1764]

Thank you for showing us none farmers how it works tom cheers

[@Tomlamb980]

@@jimmyflynn1764 thanks

[@franksmodels29]

Another very cool vid from Tom fantastic as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks again!

[@charlietanner6211]

great video always wondered how they worked

[@thedudeabides8046]

Hey Tom any chance of a few more videos like this looking at the way farm machines work? You see them everyday but us non farming farm fans never get up close and really love the engineering and technical side of things

[@Tomlamb980]

I will do it

[@chriskeller4563]

So what is the linseed straw used for,,,, great video Tom 😊

[@CPCarpentry2022]

love the lazy approach, if in doubt flat out 🤣💙

[@donaldtriumph1682]

That was an amazing camera mount we used the same when we used to try and sort out the knotters. Bit before mobile cameras 😏😏😁😁😁😁

[@Ironman-harmonica]

Knotters are wonderful when they work😂

[@paulregan4789]

Grate video from lreland

[@user-jk9dh7ud2h]

Another great video mate

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@charleshart6992]

Excellent video!

[@Tomlamb980]

Thank you very much!

[@mikeuk666]

Another cool informative farming video 👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@richardbaker22]

Great video Tom

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@leighwarne7226]

Great video. “Maximum Power” 💪🏼👍🏼

[@Tomlamb980]

Always!

[@bodders1029]

10:25 had me dead! 😆

[@welshbumble]

Used to do bailing in the 70s and 80s they were small bails and we used to build the stacks in the fields.

[@Derf1313]

Very Nice! If I remember correctly, that knot tying design is over 100 hears old! Crazy, hmm... Thanx !

[@Tomlamb980]

@@Derf1313 wow

[@milliosmiles5160]

Awesome video Tom. Please can we have more in-depth videos of your farm machinery, it's uses and how it works? My son would like to know which attachments are used for fine tilth generation. Happy harvest ;-)

[@Tomlamb980]

@@milliosmiles5160 il keep doing what I can for you

[@markcrowther6869]

An amazing video tom

[@Tomlamb980]

@@markcrowther6869 thanks

[@TheGondal86]

Funny and interesting video. 💯❤

[@philleeson7835]

A bail knotter. A device to test the patients of the best. A mechanism that defies description. And even in slow motion its devil's work

[@Tomlamb980]

@@philleeson7835 you absolutely right

[@peteb3365]

love the release of methane, made me chuckle, poor mrs lamb....

[@DerekMcR730]

Great videos Tom could you do a machinery tractor tour

[@bobcrawford2105]

Baler knotters always a mistery on how they work

[@buzzkillington3354]

Maximum power!! Now we're farming

[@soviettrucksuk776]

PTO = Powerful Tom Obviously

[@peterclarke3300]

Great video Tom on how the bailer works and I was just wondering is the linseed straw used for animals or something else and keep up with the great videos 👍👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Used in power stations for burning

[@russellhill2151]

Hi Tom watching your videos just brilliant, I thought a combine harvester does the whole lot so you don't need to use a baler.

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks

[@adeh503]

Bet ya Colin couldn't make one of them Tom 💪

[@Jamie_c74]

I'm usually baling linseed straw at around 22-26kmh to get enough in a 4X4 bale lol

[@apennell3575]

Tom. what is the baled linseed used for? Bedding/feeding Beef cattle ?

[@Tomlamb980]

Bedding but usually people burn it to just get rid of it as it’s a pain

[@TrevorDennis100]

I asked Google what linseed straw is used for. Garden mulch to cover ground to stop weeds growing (similar to pea-straw), insulation cover for vegetable clamps, pulped to make paper, and burnt to heat greenhouses, barns etc. I imagine there are special furnaces designed to burn straw.

[@Tomlamb980]

Yes there is

[@antoinevandamme6506]

In the Netherland we grow flax to use it in clothing. First they pull the flax out of the ground and lay it in rows on the ground. Than if someone wants it for seed they pull the heads off and lay the straw back on the ground for rotting and fermenting. Then they make round bales from the straw and send them off to make linen.

[@andyjones8440]

Q; have you ever been in touch with clarkson and his farm??

[@Tomlamb980]

@@andyjones8440 no why

[@dakaargamer]

always wondered how square balers worked. i think i get the gist of round. it just tumbles it round doesn't it?

[@ThisOldManOfTheSea]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why do you need to make square bales and round bales? Couldn’t you have just made more round bales using the original baler you had fitted? Is it crop specific? Whomever invented the knotting mechanism was probably the sort of person who could do Rubik’s Cube in six seconds!

[@steventonkz]

Wow them sun glasses 😂

[@Tomlamb980]

Do I look cool

[@steventonkz]

@@Tomlamb980 I NEED THEM NOW 🤣!!!!!

[@miketaylor8777]

Excellent video. Aren't there tractors powered on methane now, more curries, fuel for the engine and no issue with in cab leakage, just got to harvest it 😁

[@Tomlamb980]

To many takeaways

[@renemllermadsen8509]

Cant wait !!!!! :D

[@Hesston4860s]

You need a Heath Superchaser to go with that !, it so happens I have 1 to sell as well !.

[@Tomlamb980]

@@Hesston4860s 😂

[@Hesston4860s]

@@Tomlamb980 I’m not a million miles away from you either !, tempted yet ? 🤣

[@Tomlamb980]

@@Hesston4860s just somthing that I wouldn’t use much

[@nelson1tom]

Farming it seems to be a very community oriented thing, isnt it?

[@Tomlamb980]

Yes it is

[@TheRealYorkshireman]

I believe Mrs L could smell Hydrogen Sulphide in the cab not Methane as it is odourless.

[@gardenogauge]

0:19 that's a loading shovel mate, not a round baler 😜

[@astonmcleod5344]

What is linseed straw used for ??

[@Tomlamb980]

Burning in power stations

[@letsgocamping88]

What's the difference between a giraffe 🦒 and a tractor 🚜?

[@ajs3046]

Such clickbait. Came here expecting stunning farmer girls and get some big bald bloke 😒

[@Tomlamb980]

She’s later on in it

[@tjwatts100]

😂😂😂😂

[@DeadManWalking2]

I thought that was your daughter

[@Juzzy520]

Round bales are round! ….Square bales are oblong!! Hmmmm😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😆😆🍺🍺💪

[@astonmcleod5344]

Knotters, supposedly a simple system. Can you imagine inventing it??

[@Tomlamb980]

@@astonmcleod5344 nightmare

[@wrongmark]

“Funny smell of methane” 😂

[@danielburgin1060]

Hmmmmm the wife is having a bit of a walk as there was a smell of methane in here 😂😂😂😂

[@CrawfordsFarm1]

FULLL BEANSS

[@Tomlamb980]

She got full beans

[@Silverhornet81]

Little bit of methane eh?

[@AndyCallaway]

Lol. "The wife's out of the cab cause there's a funny smell of methane in here." 😄

[@dfross87]

How do big square balers work -- turns out rather like small square balers, only bigger!

[@Tomlamb980]

Correct

[@jean-paulvidalens]

[@johngell4842]

Mr methane kebabs for dinner Tom lamb 🤣

[@arrjay3814]

I clicked to see ya missus. Not the farming

[@Tomlamb980]

😂

[@colbysquibb7854]

😂😂😂