Upcycled hand hay baler

A hand hay baler I constructed from up-cycled office furniture to bale the hay from my wild flower meadow so I could give or sell it to pet owners.

[@Sionnach1601]

People like you are FANTASTIC. The world needs more people thinking like this. Very ingenious design. I especially love your telescopic plunger!!!! Overall though absolutely fantastic: not just "turning a disposal problem into a valuable commodity"; but *ensuring* this valuable commodity remains thus. Grass/hay is fodder. God forgive us all for bloody wasting billions of tonnes of it every year because of our maladaptive thinking and vanity. I salute you from the heart. :)

[@BasedGodZolus]

Hay bale more like hey man you did a great job

[@SJBetkoski]

My hat's off to you sir, absolutely amazing!

[@CraneofBoulogne]

The addition of the block and tackle so that you may easily tie the baling twine as tight as is necessary is a game changer. Hats off to you sir, your idea is a game changer for an old guy like me, well both of us I guess. thank you so much for posting this video.

[@Sionnach1601]

Jeff Crane It absolutely IS a game changer! The man is a gifted engineer and intelligently using his talents to work with nature

[@darkkenzi]

GOTTA build that you're a genius Sir...

[@nataliaregina3094]

This is Amazing! What a great clip it makes me feel like I'm back at college! I love it, thanks for this upload, best thing I've seen on KZbin in a while what a good idea

[@Linzaco]

I still LOVE this Richard!!

[@rubygray7749]

What an appropriate use for office furniture!

[@hunterbar1094]

So clever how you used a air/hydronic push/pull system and an office drawer to make that simply amazing!

[@katewizer2736]

Thanks for this! I have plans for the information. You are smart to figure this out. So glad you shared!

[@We_are_the_light]

I use a five gallon bucket for my chickens bedding. Small round bales

[@tim3854]

Very clever - well done

[@thejackyjooj3861]

still gold

[@WarrenRCG]

CLEVER!

[@jdmarr2259]

Brilliant!!!

[@thejackyjooj3861]

This is gold

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

I just stuck may scythe-mown hay into hessian sacks. Nowhere near as neat as this. It's for my own use though so there's no one to complain. Nifty piece of kit, very impressive. Is it my imagination or can I hear church bells in the background?

[@calonsulitditemukan6917]

Nice

[@omaralmbrok1148]

Thanks

[@ColinMill1]

I'm very interested in the large rake in the picture at the end of the video. I would be interested to know if you made this yourself or bought it. Thanks.

[@wildseed01]

Colin, I made it from ash wood myself. It is a drag rake, good for quickly gathering up the last bits of hay over a big area.

[@ColinMill1]

Richard - Well done, it's a beautiful piece of woodwork. I assume you steamed those elegant curves into the shafts. We have plenty of ash growing on our patch so I don't have an excuse not to try though perhaps I'll start by steaming an English snath first.

[@wildseed01]

Colin, thanks. The wood came from a fallen bough in my garden. The shaft was steam bent. The tines were split out from one log and shaped individually - the most time consuming part of the build. I have steam bent quite a number of scythe snaths, much harder than the rake shaft getting the right curves when it relaxes out of the jig.

[@ColinMill1]

Richard, thanks. Can I ask, for making a snath would you recommend using a freshly cut branch or would one that has seasoned somewhat be better?

[@user-mj4zm8hc8i]

👍👍👍🌾🌾🌾👍👍👍

[@brdski_2238]

Do you have plans for making a bailer like yours one ?

[@wildseed01]

No plans for this as I just worked it out as built it. It is based on the wooden box baler designs for which you can find plans online

[@nikunpanda445]

What is the weight of this bail