The Dinosaurs are Back! Square Baling Hay & Farmer Stories

It's done! Come see how well the "dinosaurs" did and stick around to the end for some Lawrence stories about baling hay and old tractors. We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards
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[@Winston90621]

I can listen to Lawrence tell stories all day. He reminds me of my grandfather. Thanks for sharing I love your channel 😊

[@jamesedwardson605]

NO you cant.... you have NO IDEA what he is saying... no one does...

[@Winston90621]

@jamesedwardson605 Who are you to tell me or anyone else what they understand

[@jackgrayson832]

l grew up in the San Joaquin valley... I loaded and stacked more hay than I care to recall... I am 74 now... and i remember a loader a lot like the one you used today... story time at the end of the day with my father and uncles, brother and cousins was the best part of the day... I still miss it... listen to all the story's you can right now... cause them that tell them wont be hear for ever... love yall...

[@wayne3325]

So true. All the great old timers are slowly moving on. Great days back then.

[@denniscastle936]

The history from the old folks cannot be ignored. What they have been through is absolutely fascinating!!!

[@johnmoore2555]

Lawrence is the man. I could listen to him for hours. I’m 70 and I know he’s real. Them children are lucky to have him.

[@carltonbailey3498]

As a boy I helped my Grandparents Bail hay, with a stationary bailer, Grandad fed the hay into it with a pitch fork, Grandmother pushed the bailing wire through , from her side and tied it off, it was powered by a big flat belt off the PTO of an old AC tricycle tractor, Haying is always hard work, but its a lot easier now than 60 years ago!

[@AlleyCat-1]

I love Lawrence's stories. Y'all need to record them, even if we never see them. Trust me. Austin was doing good. Love it when the kid's pick

[@user-zh6lw5zy1w]

I’m 73 years and I would like set down with Lawrence and talk awhile. The whole family is extra nice!

[@tnolan3176]

Enjoyed Wednesday Story Time with Lawrence !!!! Hope it becomes a regular addition to the channel !

[@ndrancher4041]

I always enjoy Lawrence's stories! Our farm put up 10,000 bales back in the day, when I was younger we put up 1k, now we just buy 50 or so for convenience. The rest are round bales. Great music!

[@stephenpack7291]

Growing up in the 60s and 70s in the country I can tell you hauling hay all summer with just a pickup there is a art to handling hay

[@DJPLAST2]

I heard a story once. “Young men talk about their future because they have no past. Old men talk about the past because they have no future.” Keep the stories(memories) coming Lawrence.

[@robertwomack9830]

Dang, I remember those days. That old loader was a life saver.

[@jakegibson9389]

Please get Lawrence to write a book stories by Lawrence of farms back in the day I’m in tears and I’m 61 😢😢 love them

[@Hobocreekfarm]

Thanks for sharing with us Lawrence. Story time with LB is great.

[@wayne3325]

I’m 51 and love Lawrence’s stories about the good old days. Reminds me of my father and papa rip. Love you guys.

[@donyantzi]

When I was growing up, we always used a New Holland baler like that. When you went to the field, we would hitch a wagon behind it and then as the bale came to the wagon, 2 people would load them on the bale wagon, while someone was taking the full load to the barn to the conveyer to be sent up into the hay mow. The crew would then hitch the next wagon to the baler, while the 1st load was being unloaded. We wouid be doing this for several days before we were finished. By the time we were done, there was anywhere from 7 to 10 thousand bales in the barn by the end of the baling season. We would do as many as 2 to 3 cuttings per season. That was before we put any in a silo as haylage, which cut down a lot of time with manual labour. Years later, when dad was getting older, we would put most of the hay in the silo, which helped alot. Oh the memories of the farm! Thanks for another entertaining video. ❤

[@robertmiller9645]

There are some tricks to stacking bales that make it easier and more stable but it can be done any way. The smooth side of the bale which is the left side is generally a little taller than the ruff or right side so they tend to lean into the stack better if you have the ruff side towards the stack. But it’s not a big deal. Most people don’t know that but I grew up riding a wagon behind a baler for our neighbor who had enough custom work to last all summer. That’s how I spent my summers as soon as I was strong enough to do it. Measure the chute on the baler most are slightly taller on the left. Not much but slightly. At least on the John Deere balers I worked behind

[@derickwelch7842]

I wish you'd do more story times with him I can sit with him and talk to him all day I really like he reminds me of my dad

[@bevthomson539]

I have watching you for years Please don't change that is why we all tune in each week you channel is clean and fun to watch I love seeing your children grow into young adults So stay the same and enjoy your life and family from fan in Canada 🇨🇦

[@larschristensen9505]

I agree, I am from Denmark.

[@1944chevytruck]

Good job everyone!

[@jimwalker2894]

As long as it makes it to the barn. It was packed correctly😀

[@barrygrant2907]

Glad to see Austin working with the guitar. Soon she'll be a singing cowgirl! Hopefully LB will eventually get the baler sorted out where it stops braking strings. Seems like it was a good farm day after all.

[@sherriadams4745]

Good job kids you did good!! I love to listen to LBs stories I could sit and listen to him for hours that's what I miss about my grandparents was all the stories

[@lynwessel2471]

As a "Minnesoahtahn" I understand about 1/3 of what he says, but enough to get the gist of it, because as a farmer I can figure out he's talking about. Would be fun to sit with him for a couple hours, probably wouldn't have to say much, just listen ...

[@dmorgan28]

I love Lawrence’s stories. You took me back a few years. Those square hay balers was all there was back then😅. Great video. Have a happy Independence Day. 🇺🇸👍❤️

[@patrickmorgan3326]

We used the tractor to cut, rake and bale our hay but we used the draft horses to pick up the bales. The horses would follow us as we walked from bale to bale and stop as we put the bales on the wagon. It worked great

[@walterlewis964]

I am nearly 69 years old and when I was a young kid, I earned two cents per bale from the field onto the wagon, then into the barn into the hayloft. I will never forget how dirty and I was. I have never worked harder in my life. I worked over 30 years as a union person and I would never go back to bailing and stacking. to well, there is no harder work on this planet. Meredith, I love when you chew gum and your word love of words. Even more, I love for your word in Christ. You are a mom beyond compare. Please know you are a great example for everyone, not just farmers.

[@kennybolt8329]

Lawrence never had to walk to school ! He could have run if he wanted to !!

[@scottkrieger6386]

You could have a high paying channel all by itself, story time with him hands down.

[@lindacupps6980]

My grandfather used the hay elevator. It was a big help to put it on the truck and in the barn. Just brings back so many memories.😊

[@lindacupps6980]

I can remember the smell of a hay field. After we got the hay in the barn. We got to go swimming in the lake.😎

[@user-zh6lw5zy1w]

Lawrence knows what he’s doing, of the boys on the trailer stacking hay would pay attention. Y’all have a blessed day.

[@philiphereford5657]

We road on the wagon behind the baler. The shoot on the baler would push the bales right up to knee height so we didn't have to bend over. My brothers and I would hire out as a hay crew back in the 70's. We got a nickel a bale apiece field to barn. We were making $6-6.50 per hour back when minimum wage was $1.25 per hour. Some farmers would cut their hay based on when we were available. Good times.

[@anguscattle580]

I was on a hay crew back in the early 80s that used a pop-up loader. Definitely better than picking up off the ground. We'd average 2500 bales every day ... nowadays there's not 2500 small bales put up in the entire county in a year --- everything is big bales due to not many teens willing to pick up bales. Edit to add:. What worked well for us on the hay crew was to stack hay on the trailer one full layer at a time, so we could stand on the hay -- the bales came off the loader at an easier height to handle as the load filled up, not dumping chaff/dust down your neck the entire load. On the knotter problems, if the bill hooks are tying the knots and THEN the knot breaks, it's a dull knife that's not cutting the twine -- which then pulls on the knot until it breaks.

[@dallanwordekemper3836]

I am 78 and on our Nebraska farm we had a Minneapolis Moline wire tie bailer with a Wisconsin motor. It was the biggest pain to operate. It had good days and many more bad days, and might I add that the motor had a temper or maybe an attitude similar to what Lawrence stated. Two people stood on the trailing wagon attached to the bailer and we hooked each bail and stacked them on the wagon. Not uncommon to put 100 bails on each wagon! Then we needed to unload the wagons. We handle haying much different today with a JD windrower, large rake, JD round bailer and payloader. Requires far less help which is hard to find. Enjoyed the time you spent to bring the dinosaurs back to life. And, yes Lawrence could have a Number One selling book with his story telling.

[@noelkeane5603]

Country folk right across the globe can identify with all that saving hay was about back in the 60.s and 70.s. It was about no nonsense, end to end hard work, to insure that the hay barn was filled ahead of the coming Winter. However, we can look back on it all now through rose tinted glasses and share stories funny and otherwise, with today’s generation. Viewing this week’s episode from Meredith and the Bernard family rekindles many of those memories for me as does reading your many great stories in the comments. Noel in Ireland.

[@robertmeyerholtz8504]

After all the years of round, heaven forbid going back to small square bales.

[@rayeddy528]

Lawrence is the only one in that crowd that knows what hard work is !!!! Listen Instead of Laughing at Him !!!! Buy you some ice trays or use plastic containers to freeze the ice !!!! God bless this Family and may they encourage each other, in JESUS NAME !!!! Eddy

[@dianeregan4848]

Loved to hear Lawrence tell his story. Hard worker as all you guys are. THANKS !

[@jimbruck8250]

Story time with Mr Lawrence. Rare but beautiful. Got to listen and listen close surviving old times. 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@timwickersham869]

So glad to see Lawrence opening up a little more,,,must be felling more comfortable... love the channel....

[@paulmonce7625]

You're not alone, everybody I know with new appliances have had problems with the ice makers.

[@jennymarshall4022]

Gosh, I love when you get Lawrence telling his stories!! Love your channel!

[@martinhubertjr1197]

Hi Meredith and family, really enjoyed this video, bailing hay should be a requirement of every teenager , especially the square bales like you're doing. Keep telling those stories Lawrence, those young folks will have those memories for the rest of their lives and will cherish them dearly. Keep farming and please keep sharing Meredith, thank you and God Bless

[@terrypomatto907]

Opinions are like elbows, most everyone has them but yours are the ones that count!!! You have the right idea, do anything that you are comfortable with. I enjoy your videos, it is my form of entertainment beings I am 100% disabled and 83 yr old. If I get bored or tired I just change videos or take a nap... God Bless you all!!!!

[@paulkoontz6095]

Maybe a filter in your water line going into fridge plugged up. Look at owners manual see if it has one. Bless you all.

[@robertbellow2625]

Listening to an Ole timer is a blessing!

[@karenthomas2302]

Sounds like around our table when my niece and nephew and brother start picking, then we have my granddaughter my son and the other niece with her sister all singing. And we are sitting on the back porch, even the horse and goats stop to listen, and out next door neighbor come a knocking. lol it’s fun, I use to play guitar but it’s been 30-40 yrs since I’ve done any strumming. lol but it’s beautiful to hear the family together, creating and singing the music. Been a long time since we have had this happen. Tfs the family fun. ❤😊

[@user-wx2sn6fv1d]

I would love to sit on the porch with Lawrence, he’s a good man.

[@Edd-gc6yp]

I love when Lawrence tells farm Stories

[@fmeach7711]

Bailing & hauling hay will make you want a bath or shower more than anything. Hard work, I thought my Bro in Law was trying to kill me.

[@0111025]

I love listening to people's stories it tells of life and troubles growing up

[@19jarhead66]

I can relate to Mr. B’s hay-baling story. I can remember back in the 60’s, also haggling with a dealer over $50, and I ended up going to another dealer to make the purchase. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@robertalan2427]

Listening to Lawrence is pure Americana

[@sjfarish]

Love hearing Lawrence telling those stories.

[@charlessistrunk3185]

I'm lots older than you guys but our first hay bailer was driven by the left rear wheel of a model A ford,twelve foot belt went to the drum other bailer,it was hand feed,tied with wire by hand. The bailer was put somewhere in the middle of the field, we also brought the hay to the bailer by horse with a rake dump. Folks,we've come a long way baby. Thank God for Technology.

[@lynwessel2471]

Hey Lawrence, when I was a kid here in MN we worked together with my neighbor baling hay for both of our farms. He had NH 77 with the Wisconsin motor. Straight pipe,all the neighbors knew when we were baling . Seemed hard to get them started , but they would run fine all day long . When his got some age on it he got tired of cranking it by hand and made a pulley to fit the shaft and started it with a belt off an A John Deere. Of course when it started the pulley flew off and rolled across the yard . Got us by. The next year he started transplanting the Wisconsin motor off his pull type Case combine every hay season and that served us well until he traded for a JD 24T baler.

[@mowerjeff8990]

Laugh all you want but Lawrence’s stories are how it was back in the day. I’m a little younger than him but still remember putting up thousands of bales a year. But we still seemed to have a lot of fun doing it.A lot of kids today would call it child abuse today

[@robertbarone2306]

My dad is 88 years old. He talks about loading hay while he was in high school. He and his brothers would hire out to their neighbors. I think he said 10 cents an hour

[@MrJerryKramer]

Our little puppy loves laying in the sun every day. I think she likes the sun warming her bones.

[@MarVet66-uv8wo]

This video brought tears to my eyes, did it this way back in 1974 while working on a unc’s farm. Then would get a shovel to load the manure spreader with the cow 💩 and then go spread the field. Yes them was the good ole days of hard work ( builds character ), todays farmers are getting tractors as big as houses, equipment is even becoming remote controlled. I enjoy your videos because LB is old school, doesn’t need all that high tech equipment to be a successful farmer. Good ole hard work never kilt anyone. As far as your ice maker goes Meredith, just keep telling yourself, it’s made in China, it’s gonna get better again in about 130 days…. Trump 2024 👍🇺🇸 Work Hard, Stay safe but make sure to have fun 👍🇺🇸

[@hugeblue]

7/3/24 - This video was the best eber! This is what Family farming is all about, Loved it ! The best part, LB story telling ! God Bless all you farmers! Happy 4th of July from Chas.,SC.

[@roypeavy3542]

Love to hear them stories that Lawrence tell.👍👍

[@dougtheviking6503]

That was probably one of the best videos on the internet..Hays in the barn , Old equipment worked great. Stories with Family . Maybe a cold beer ? Pizza , Music & swimming ❤👍🇺🇸 Respect 100% Thank you

[@larrybrown606]

When I grew up my grandpa had an international bale with the 2-cylinder Wisconsin engine with the spin the wheel start and we used a C model allis Chalmer tractor to pull it. Have loaded a many square bales. Was 9 years old when he first put me in a tractor seat by myself cutting fields. Later, he sold the baler and when I settled down in the mid 90's I got cows and horses, I bought a 273 NH and still have but it needs some TLC now. Bought a Case round baler in early 2000's and the square baler set in the shed. The tractor loads hay easier than I do at 57 and unloads it😂

[@garysoykin2783]

You crack me up Meredith on mechanical stuff it is pretty cute LOL

[@rachelfrees1268]

Sic em Meredith.The sun feels good to the doggies bone. I go out in my garage to warm up from the AC😂. Old age. The equipment not working is not bad luck from you, it’s how things are made now. Never to last or work after coverage. Love to hear Lawrence talk about the earlier days. He’s the best at it.❤.

[@arbuckleoaks4336]

I love story time. It’s a reminder of how times have changed or similar to today’s situations. We may experience the way it was, but with time and savings we can change tomorrow’s situation. Feel proud to experience but know time will come with upgrading the situation and Lawerence is trying to. Much love to farming and you sharing your experience.

[@edwardroberts2997]

Hi Meredith, I love watching the guys do their thing

[@kylerutherford7227]

Take water filter out of fridge and blow it out, sometimes on wells you get sand or dirt in them and they stop up.

[@brianstroud6729]

Grew up with that same equipment and hauled a lot of hay, so I guess I am part of the dinosaur family!! Lol

[@kenboltz6310]

You have a great utube channel. I started watching your exploits about 2 weeks ago & can't get enough. Stay the course & don't change, I love it.

[@sashcraft51]

Those hardy farm kids! What tremendous memories they’ll cherish. Farm stories!!!!❤❤

[@terrynichols7199]

It just has to be super hot in that metal container where you're at. I did the same thing when I was Wesley's age maybe a little younger. It was a New Holland square bailer kinda like you are using only the baler had its own motor. Of course we didn't have cell phone back then. I'm 76 years old now but watching your video brought back memories of the past.

[@JasonField-ro6qq]

Back when I used to bale hay we would save gallon milk jugs and fill halfway with water and freeze them and in the morning top them off with water and if kept in shade it would stay nice and cold for a few hours

[@gregorycross612]

Put your gallon jug in 3 layered (nested) grocery bags and it will last much longer!

[@gregorycross612]

Put your gallon jug in 3 layered (nested) grocery bags and it will last much longer!

[@joemutter7661]

As long as the hay stays on the trailer it's fine

[@JD-zm4eh]

We have a refridgerator we bought back in 1992, a Kenmore that still works makes ice and freezes ice cream solid. We have never had any service done on it and have moved it several times. Reminds me of when I worked for a feed supplier as a teen stacking hay, and going to the growers field and loading semi truck loads of 2 wire bails of alfalfa and 3 wire bails of straw like stuff for bedding of horses. Happy 4th Bernards.

[@dannystubblefield5478]

i made a lot of good spending money hauling hay- chopping cotton-picking cotton -best days of my life as a 12-16 year old kid

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

Sure did enjoy the video. Thanks for the story, Lawrence. 🙂🙏🙂 Guitar playing by the kids at the end of the video was great. I wish I could have heard more. 🎸🎸🇺🇲

[@curetiamhices289]

I’m 68 and I remember wired bales. I was also the stack rat. The one who was on top of the stack in the barn next to the tin roof. 🥵 I was 15 and my uncle would let me have a beer when we were done each day. Good times!

[@ShirleyOlive-gv6gb]

I am 68 years old from Iowa. My brother and I helped pick up by hand over 60,000 tons of bales around the county. I understand what Lawrence is talking about.

[@christyherring1619]

I love story time with Lawrence!

[@bduncan9724]

Brings back many memories of haulin hay when I was a young man.

[@billwhitman1529]

Lawrence, when you get the "bill hooks" shined up and working properly, put some grease on them when putting the baler up for a while or winter. It will help you avoid 95% of the broken strings the next time you use it!

[@kevindavis3841]

You do a great job Mer, and the youngens are amazing; but I really do enjoy hearing what Lawrence has to say. God bless y’all❤

[@donaldsingleton737]

Hello Meredith, you are such a wonderful farmer woman. I don’t think there’s anything that you cannot. Do. I love your videos and I really like you I grew up on a farm raised beef cattle chickens, turkeys hogs We did a lot of our own butchering. I really miss the farm life. I wish I was back on the farm. It was just so much fun. Oh yes, we had horses too. I love everything about you. I love your videos. ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

[@ericpl7227]

I remember helping a farm family load hay in a field once and one of their kids told me I didn't know how to stack hay, so i said good, you do it yourself then! And I got down off the wagon and went home!

[@user-oh4on8ln1f]

need to call your appliance guy back lol

[@steveschritz1823]

This video makes the back of my neck itchy. lol good ol hay bales

[@lavondadye8091]

So many memories came flooding back watching you in the hay. Dad wouldn't let us girls buck bales but I drove the tractor pulling the wagon the bales went on . That's a fancy bale pickup you got right there😊

[@CaptRandall1]

The reason that Lady lays in the warm/ hot sunshine is due to the warmth keeping her muscles, joints and bones warm. Just like us olks that enjoy warmth to loosen up stiff joints and muscles.

[@douglasarmstrong2748]

What a great way to end a hard working day...story time and porch pickin.'

[@charlottesimpson5187]

You guys work so hard! I love the family always powers through

[@burryhulbertjr1429]

True story of old wire tie John deere Baylor. My dad n mom grew up on them.. True story of storyline with Lawrence. Awsome stuff!! ❤❤😂😂😊😊😅

[@karlkasper3012]

Wow awesome seeing old equipment working and always enjoy Lawerence stories

[@LisleviewFarm]

My grandpa needed to know that rope trick for the Wisconsin motor. Started it before lunch, got to the field after lunch and couldn't get it to fire up. Great to hear Lawrence's stories!

[@docphillips5153]

Boy does this bring back memories, bales heat dust. I was about 11. Like to have that time of my life back, We were dead tired at end of day. Have a great 4th of July.

[@taftamick54]

That was the funniest LB story yet!!😂 LB sounds just like me when my kids used to help get up hay... We used one of those pop up loaders for years with my old baler... I bought it at an estate sale for $200 and it was the best thing since sliced bread to us then cause no one had to walk beside the trailer anymore... I have a kicker and kick wagons now so it doesn't matter if the stacker knows how to stack or not with the sides on wagons... Nice new guitfiddle there Austin...

[@photodivainwa]

I am itching just watching y’all working with that hay in the heat!

[@dennisjay3277]

I can tell you what Trail would say. If you don't want to stack the hay my, you can just stay here at the barn and play with your horse. Then in the morning we can load him up and go to the sale barn. We raise cattle on this ranch. We do not have a playground for horses. There absolutely was not a kind of, almost, that's good enough. We got paid room and board, and 5¢ a bale. That was for watering, cutting bailing, picking it up in the field, stacking it in the barn. Playing with the horses was on Sunday afternoon, after chores, church, it was call dinner on Sunday because it was the big meal and before evening chores.

[@da1shark]

Try a hay hook to pull the bails off the loader. So much easier. In the late 60’s and early 70’s my brother and I hauled hay. We had a 59 international with an over head rack and a 63 GMC (we could load about 15 tons total). We had a loader like you are using. Worked great on long hauls. If the barn was near the field we would use a pickup and hand load the pickup. That allow us to load like 40 bales, cool off while driving to barn to unload. Always jumped in the pond after we finished for the day to clean off all the dry hay and cool off. That is a hot job. Brings back memories.

[@williedunn2690]

Tell Lawrance his story telling is great and he needs more camera time. Men like him built this nation.