Three Tire Round Baling, An Old Chain Baler

August 25
It's that sage grass field again. Am I complaining, no. How many times have I been told about fertility: millions. Is the field mine, no. Is the hay free, yes. Do the cows eat it, yes, so do I care, only that the hay is made dry. Is the owner worried? only that the field gets cut and cleaned up.
So let's sit back and enjoy the views, because I tried to film from creative angles.

[@bigDH123]

Nice to see you back Jacob, it's good to see your getting things done.

[@lukestrawwalker]

Nice shots... creative camera placement! Good points on the field and circumstances, too. People don't get that a lot of times... there's REASONS we do EVERYTHING the way we do them. Sometimes it's not technically the "correct" way to do it, BUT it IS the "right" way to do it for the CIRCUMSTANCES. Later! OL J R :)

[@leesteele9290]

Cool view of the windrow getting,swallowed by the baler,camera survived too even better !! Thanks for the video!

[@rogercansler3709]

Great old tractors. Our 1466 is little awkward to bale with at times, esp when doing the uneven windrow shuffle, but I have to admit I've never ran outta power. I am envious that you have the torque amp on yours, would definitely be a baling plus.

[@makingithappen9722]

Welcome, I missed you.

[@SmallMartingale]

Awesome! 👍

[@JohnSmith-mh6bq]

old school. I only had one cow that would not eat a lopsided bale so I sold her.

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

This is AWESOME. Thank you so much for taking the time to shoot and compile all the camera angles. I enjoyed this so much. Does the baler automatically know when to string and open the door to roll the bale out or is that all done manually from the cabin?

[@boehmfarm4276]

I do it all with hydraulic controls in the cab.

[@gregorythompson2251]

Thanks jacob

[@boehmfarm4276]

You're welcome.

[@deanchurchill2667]

Enjoy your vids. Looks like your 1466 has the long axle option.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yes, the axles are very long.

[@deanchurchill2667]

Don’t see a ton of them with that option but any one on wide row would appreciate it if running duals plus they look really cool

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

I really would like to get a double rake set up too.

[@drewburoker5720]

Is that an 845 Baler? I’ve got an 847 and it kicks ass for an old baler. Besides my neighbor, you’re the only guy around that I’ve seen using an old 40 series. I’m up in Champaign county so not too far north of ya

[@boehmfarm4276]

It's paid for and I Never have issues with starting a bale. The only issue is with the cutting the string: hay can build up on the knife and block the string.

[@MrBigrigdaddy]

Love your video's, I watch them all. Do you watch any other youtubers and if so which ones?Keep up the good work.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I am really bad about watching videos. I usually watch old combine and corn picker videos. I regularly check on Bandit. Brad watches way more KZbin than I do.

[@bigteddy66]

What is it with people baling with dual wheels on??????

[@ozz5350]

👍👏👏👏

[@shanemortenson2676]

can you send me a couple pictures of the hydraulic control that twine wraps? i want to convert my manual control twine wrap.

[@lukestrawwalker]

Just rig up a cylinder with enough stroke to do the job, without "bottoming out" and bending or breaking something. Some of those older balers also had an "electric tie" option that used a linear actuator like from the bed lift of a golf cart... might be a cheaper/easier option. Later! OL J R :)

[@ghenry85]

Two questions: why not a wheel V rake instead of a dual rollerbar? And did you see the link I left for you the last time about the 84 hydro?

[@boehmfarm4276]

Can you leave the link in your comment on the next video? It's hard to sort through all the replies. I don't make hay on nice flat fields all the time. Sometimes there's terrain features and rough ground. As for ground speed, I usually go as fast as I can raking, which is more determined by ground condition. Looking at gear choice, my next gear up would put me in the top two road gears.

[@farmcentralohio]

@@boehmfarm4276 Kuhn wheel rake and you'll never have a problem when it comes to raking. We have far more hills than flat fields and I wouldn't want to use anything else. Gets all the hay, easy to use, you can lock up one side if needed, only uses one hydraulic set, some say they help to aeriate the ground as well. A bar rake is one thing from the past that should be parked in the back corner of the barn, forever.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@farmcentralohio If you're aerating the ground with the rake, you're running it TOO LOW. Yeah I get it that wheel rakes have to "tickle" the ground to keep the wheels turning (unless you're in tall stubble) but I've lost count of how many rakes OF ALL TYPES that I've seen at auctions and on dealer lots that were run SO LOW to get "every last blade of grass or straw" in the windrow that they were basically being used as a tillage implement, and it showed, because they were worn out bent or cracking to pieces-- IOW basically JUNK. Seen one wheel rake that had been run SO LOW that the wheels were basically turned into CONES from all the drag! Rolabars that the bar bearings were SO sloppy that if you grabbed a tooth you could flop the bar back and forth almost a quarter turn... Just really stupid stuff! ANY rake should never do more than *just* touch the ground IF NECESSARY... usually they'll do fine running an inch or more off the ground, and will tickle the ground anyway due to natural ground undulations, high and low spots, as the wheels drop into low spots or the wheels/bars go over high spots... And rolabars DO have their place in the hay field, just as much as wheel rakes or anything else. That sort of "only place it belongs is in a junk pile" is just limited thinking-- sounds like those haughty Europeans and NE US horse hay piddlers that say anything other than rotary rakes, particularly WHEEL RAKES, should be in a junk pile... It's just STUPID. There is NO "one size fit all" in farming... Later! OL J R :)

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤

[@farmerpete]

I'd be afraid of baling the camera :)

[@boehmfarm4276]

I thought of that, but I wouldn't mind a new camera.

[@georgenew9259]

first 5 wheeled tractor i've ever seen. lol

[@caseihmagnum279]

any desire for a newer round baler like 650 or whatever the 5x5 of that time was

[@boehmfarm4276]

I want a 4x4 net wrap, but I'm sure that's way out of price range for me.

[@caseihmagnum279]

@@boehmfarm4276 if you shop around you can find a 644 pr 648 which are 4x5 that you could make a 4x4 for less then 5-10g

[@rogercarrico4975]

@@caseihmagnum279 I have been telling him the same thing. He want believe the difference between a 846 vs 640-648 is. I was the same way. But after investigating it carefully. I purchased a 648. Spent about 2 weeks in my shop over the winter. The baler wasn't in bad shape. But, I went ahead with new sledge gears, belts, chains, bunch of new bearing. Baled with it 3-4 years now with 0 problems. Total cost of the swap after selling my 846 was just shy of $7,000. Not including my labor😆

[@caseihmagnum279]

@@rogercarrico4975 yea we have hills so I lean more tords large squares but of the time a 648 was best baler made

[@rogercarrico4975]

How far the twine is placed on right side of the bale. Is adjusted by 4 bolts that the entire twine arm, cylinder unit is bolted to the baler frame with. Let the arm go all the way right. Then loosen these bolts. Have someone push the arm right. To where you want it. Retighten the bolts. The left side. Is controlled by a L shaped hook in a slotted hole. On my baler the plate with the slotted hole was welded at the factory too far right. I removed that long peice of tubing knife carrier, from the baler. Torched it off. Reposition it about 3" to the left. To remove this tube. There is a Cotter pin on the outside the baler on right side. On the left side you must remove the access plate behind the drive belt on the left side. A cam that pulls the knife up to cut the twine is under this plate. Mark the where the cam is on the tube and loosen the pinch bolt. Push the tubing far left. The right side then can be moved froward enough for the tube to slide right and out.when repositioning that plate. Care must be taken not to move it too far left. As you want be able to get clearance on the right side to place the knife tube back in the baler. I ran a many a bale through our 846 before replacing it with a 648. FYI, the 648 will run rings around that 846. If you bale a lot of hay. I would highly recommend one of New Hollands newer balers 😆

[@boehmfarm4276]

My goal is make only as many rounds as we need for the cattle. The rest should be squares, which fetch better price. But this year I ended up making double the rounds we need.

[@shawnfox8002]

How's the 2+2

[@boehmfarm4276]

It's great, just waiting on time for a clutch.

[@paulcasefarms9933]

I can probably make that 260 and v hitch happen for you. got one sitting in the barn, both need work, you should get with me.

[@boehmfarm4276]

How do I contact you?

[@paulcasefarms9933]

@@boehmfarm4276 I have put my number and email in a reply here and it gets erased so I guess you can contact me on facebook or check out my channel here on youtube

[@America-First2024]

Right hand turns should be easier!

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yes, much easier.