Wrapping Bales

The first grass silage of the year for us, which we did at the end of last week. I was on a Fendt 516 with a Mchale 991 round bale wrapper

[@Mr.M1STER]

Really enjoyed this one George. It's nice to see that you are getting some nice varied jobs this year. Everyone loves to do a bit of grass.

[@ericmurray1679]

Great video mate, looks like a lot of grass to bale and wrap. Keep up the videos they are always entertaining and enjoyable.

[@cibie01]

I am getting a soft spot for that 516 and what a treat to see some silage wrap on the go.

[@j.burnsphotography3066]

Another good video George very informative keep them up

[@Kardizzy]

Wow those bales are soft!

[@thewoodenman-minecraftfarm9897]

Yes George! Love your videos! :)

[@richtdronz6507]

That's a very nice lil wrapper!! Good video mate

[@laurencegibbs2753]

I used to drive one of those wrappers. Their absolutely fantastic! So simple costs (minus wrap) almost nothing to keep it running! I used to get about 60 bales an hour out of it

[@wolfe1970]

Love your Videos George, keep it up

[@vanessabogershausen9457]

wolfe1970 iookmĺvĺllld,d,

[@antonyfarming]

I have same wrapper just mounted and we use at stack we would rip the wrap on hedges when bring them back to yard great vid

[@mukymik6414]

Great video, learnt a lot, thank you.

[@lewislidstone6421]

Good video, loved it

[@dylankiernan1174]

In England why do people spin the bale When I'm wrapping I go in fron the round side of the bale

[@AgriculturebyHans]

Nice video again George!

[@jackmcgahan3065]

great vid george

[@Agriculturespotter]

Nice video George!

[@steamingheavenh8114]

i love your videos

[@agrifan5349]

A larger rake with sliding arms would allow the bales to be less lobsided. You would slide it out to make a good wide row for the baler so that the bale will be the same height accross itself. 👍 Why does he only operate with a small 25ft rake? That crop would be baled in no less than 30ft rows here in N.Ireland, but our crops are heavier. Great video!

[@llywelynross8822]

Never done round bale wrapping were i work we only do square bales got 2 mchale 998 on massey 6480 and a 6290 round baing looks sightly easier concept to get your head around good vid as always cheers

[@ahmedrami3309]

R1 and triangle to unload 😊

[@lauris2973]

How many layers of wrap do you do on thoes round bales? Are thoes bales 1.20x1.25?

[@heyhey1956]

George what's your opinion of Fendt tractors??

[@Pete856]

20 bales per roll, sure uses more than in-line tube wrapping. I'd get 50 bales per roll (as it has 3 rolls I'll do 150 before changing plastic), that's on 125cm (just over 4') bales with 6 layers of wrap.

[@thr8061]

How many cuts of hay/grass do you normally get over there? Here is Wisconsin, US, it is common to get 4 cuts of alfalfa or 3 cuts of heavy clover/grass mix. In places like Kentucky, they get up to 7 cuts of alfalfa per year!

[@artur8403]

BE wrapper can be used stationary too but I didn't understand how new cycle starts. Is it required to put new bale on lifting fork or can it be put straight on rotating platform? If I put new bale on lift will it try to lift loader tractor with bale or is there time delay to reverse away?

[@AndyTaylorprinter]

George, as a printer I find your video's fascinating but could you explain to us why your doing what you do, as in, why do you plough fields or wrap up the hay. Its great to watch all the machinery and you, the farmer. As a layman I havent got a clue about the science behind it all. Thanks a lot.

[@kalvekurvenungdomsbedrift4429]

Nice video as always, George! Just wondering: isn't it better to use white wrapping because I assume black wrapping will get hotter in the sun and then it's more likely that the grass rots?

[@CubejamF1]

That wrap peeling is like trying to find the end of a roll of sellotape but 10x worse.

[@glosbusspotter7561]

Cubejam lol

[@lepaul26]

Cubejam with those gloves on, yes. otherwise its not a big problem.

[@Noah-qw5mi]

you mean the beginning

[@seanoconnor8496]

the only downside is when the bale doesn't roll into the wrapping table but rolls of the wrapper between the tractor and wrapper and you have to get a frontloader or telehandler to take out the bale. great video always love to see the fendt

[@marcusmc51]

Sean O Connor as long as your careful that shouldn't happen, I always load sideways on hills, Although I've had a few close calls

[@MrBlackb3ard]

RACING TIME!!! felt like you where driving 200mph at the start of the vid

[@crazylogger9954]

nice video! :)

[@michaelowen1750]

I've followed The funky Farmer a bit, how far away is he from where you're based? These fields seem quite a bit bigger...and less stony

[@drrazerrr]

Why dont you guys have ann baller with a wrapper? A claas 455, mchale fusion 3 or Krone cv 150 xc?

[@jonowen9545]

I didn't know you could get coveris extra in black! Cool

[@englishmaninengland1451]

George is the best.

[@Branno46]

What’s your rain alarm app George I use Accuweather on iPhone and not found yours lol

[@williamlowefarming872]

what makes is the wap that you are put on the bales

[@krystek92xd]

What do you think about Tanco wrappers?

[@duncanblanchard334]

Quite a lot of the bales looked out of shape, maybe the baler wasn't running right. Makes loading and transporting them more difficult. Still enjoyed the video, thanks George,

[@agrifan5349]

Duncan Blanchard Its because the rows of grass are narrow and theres more grass in the centre of the rows and less towards the edges. It goes into the baler like that and you get an uneven shape. a wider more consistant row with make a more square, tighter bales with good shape.

[@duncanblanchard334]

Ok thanks for the info

[@JGormo11811]

When baling narrow rows it is good to stagger the tractor over the row left and right this helps fill the baler even.

[@donalcallaghan1393]

JGormo11811 ya that's why we don't have a rake

[@Kardizzy]

AgriFan that is just work from a bad driver 🤷‍♂️

[@sandufloor8559]

I wish farmers wrapped bales here and dont you know yawning is contagious even when you hear it only

[@Jambo6859]

Is there any difference between colour of the wrap.

[@markj8304]

Hi George, What is the app you use for the rain alarm please.

[@lizsaunders7437]

mark j it is rain alarm

[@coletteodonovan6304]

yes manual is better because if you were working on steap ground the bale could roll done the hill

[@jackmurphy6928]

My wrapper is the very same as that a good wrapper

[@ignaciokullmer3981]

Why black wrap? is any different from whites or greens?

[@muttgusse]

at my last job we wrapped 8 layers. we had a kuhn combi baler

[@sj-qn4uy]

What happens to all the plastic wrap, when its finished with?? is it easily recycled or do you have to landfill/burn?

[@roryoconnor3032]

Recycled

[@Hazzardmatt1]

haven't watched it yet but I bet it'll be a goodn boi

[@scottishagrivids2843]

Ur needing a highspeed on the job George 😜

[@stevenewman8465]

Hi ya George why don't you put the bales in tumps of the amount what goes on the trailer would that work

[@Ryan-we2qq]

Can you film the collection process

[@jackbroughton9803]

i love a bit of rapping.

[@charliemartin1466]

What model is the fendt?

[@pfacontractor1573]

Nice

[@oliverrobinson2887]

I have a question what dose it matter weather it goes to seed or not is it a problem I don't understand thanks

[@matthewshaw3718]

Oliver Robinson when grass seeds the quality go down. If you cut it before it seeds and have good quality silage you don't need to add as much bought in protein and energy to it, so your winter feed costs a less

[@RealEnerjak]

The new farming simulator game looks awesome.

[@joshrobinson5821]

George, what are them trousers which your wearing called? I want a pair for work but don't know what to search up.

[@MrPaddyvaltra]

Josh Robinson get a pair of snickers trousers well worth the money

[@joshrobinson5821]

Pa Doheny cheers mate will look into them

[@codymakuch9293]

Have you ever wrapped dry round bales of hay?

[@georgewalker2497]

haha chamber belts breaking was the reason we packed up baleing cos my dad was so fed up with fixing them

[@marcusmc51]

George Walker rollers are the way to go

[@padraigmcwilliams5680]

why are you wearing gloves when changing the roll of plastic. I never use gloves doing that as I find it a nuisance when trying to put the plastic through the rollers. You can 30 bales + when applying 16 rounds to the bale aswell

[@ronansheridan641]

Padraig McWilliams true I am the same

[@themadfarmer5207]

Extra wrap, 22 bales, a bit expensive, but have been doing so for years. Virtually no waste. Waste is nett nett loss. Contractor packs them like granite so a saving there

[@jdrgamerboss2714]

So does George own the land or does he still do services

[@kevinwillis9126]

can the tension be adjusted on the rap or is a set tension?....

[@marcusmc51]

Kevin Willis tension can't be adjusted but number of wraps can

[@sisutrucks]

most farmers around here use combi balers/wrapper. saves one machine.

[@ashboy225]

Saves a machine, ends a job

[@jonowen9545]

Like the fusion!

[@Alexthebro265]

Dang I didn't know loading bail wrap was so simple.

[@berndreiner7159]

How many turns do you wrap with your mc hale??? 6 layers?? 22 turns? Thankd

[@berndreiner7159]

🔝 ????

[@GeorgeSaunders]

Spot on👍

[@RonaldHapchwarae]

Wow someone made farming simulator irl!

[@richtdronz6507]

How much do those lil bales weigh?

[@georgewalker2497]

Rich T Drones probably 400 to 550 kg

[@seanforbes3907]

are there any big precautions if your new to wrapping

[@marcusmc51]

Sean Forbes take your time until you learn the controls and be careful of hills, always tip with the bale facing slightly up hill but only just so you kill it's momentum. if you load a bale on a hill with the slope to your left then the bale could just fall off the other side of the bale table

[@seanforbes3907]

thanks Marc for the advise

[@HiztoryNDAmakin]

Odd question but do tractors have air brakes or hydraulic brakes?

[@marcusmc51]

HiztoryNDAmakin all old tractors and most new ones have hydraulic. bigger tractors often have air brakes and airlines for trailer brakes

[@onlygazza]

HiztoryNDAmakin any tractor that travels 50k has air brakes

[@marcusmc51]

The more you know

[@TheBrazyCastard]

looks like ure gonna be busy ther u making a vid wen u collect them all up would be good to see how u get them all from field back to the farm

[@marcusmc51]

TheBrazyCastard usually the farmer draws his own bales

[@makingithappen9722]

Isn't that plastic wrap pretty expensive?

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Smelling of cut grass instead of slurry George....bet you're enjoying this :)

[@aministratorgeneral.9298]

appaerenty the "zebra" cover on the horse you seen deterres flys, they got the idea from observing zebra,s in the wild and how flys interact with them,....

[@donalcallaghan1393]

there wasn't a lot on it I did some last and it was a lot heavier than that

[@Pomegranate44]

And that’s a wrap folks Hahahahaha....... puns

[@benjaminbauer4883]

Wow we have a sausage Wapper we get 40 bales to the roll

[@upbury]

You should in range 1 in the field George.

[@vernonwheeler9384]

Why don't you try to group the bales when you drop them to make it better when removing later.

[@paulspeigle6334]

Why do you use black wrap instead of white?

[@oberfrankenfarming8891]

Paul Speigle Because black puts more heat from the sun to the bale than the white one so it can ferment faster. Sorry for my bad english

[@paulspeigle6334]

That's ok,,, no problem . Thanks you!

[@JohnDeerefan-fo1qp]

Paul Speigle putting more heat to the bale doesn't make it ferment better. if anything it makes it worse.. hotter the plastic the more likely the anaerobic bacteria are to not work properly and so not ferment right. white plastic keeps the coolest as it reflects heat.

[@johnholsey5294]

Paul Speigle black is cheaper than white

[@themadfarmer5207]

And... wrap film, black or white has become bloody expensive

[@cianrooney5155]

Be careful of sleepy grass if it jams up in grass not silage cut cut

[@henrybarkley1744]

That baler didn't look like it was wrapping properly??😐🚜

[@CathalYTM]

Henry Barkley Wha?

[@marcusmc51]

he probably means the bailer didn't look like it was applying net correctly

[@themadfarmer5207]

Combi will be the future

[@tingbase84]

Wha t weather app is that George??

[@lizsaunders7437]

Brownie.simon Hi it is rain alarm

[@tingbase84]

Liz Saunders thanks Liz

[@heyhey1956]

George your boss should buy you one of these babies McHale Fusion Vario it would be a whole lot more cost efficient only one tractor and operator required plus it has a bale only no wrapping option as well! www.mchale.net/products/mchale-fusion-vario/

[@chrisb2564]

To the people who dislike the video. 🔪🔫⚔⚰⚱💣

[@onyourbikeuoldfart]

Well George, I think that video was a load of baies. lol

[@derekmcmullan5151]

can you not run the wrapper controls to the joystick of the tractor

[@marcusmc51]

Derek mc mullan no, the wrapper has one feed and one return hose, all of the functions are then controlled by the computer. you can get wrappers with joysticks and leavers however

[@brianmckinley6546]

Dont leave a bale so it will role down a hill ,probably taking fences and ditches with it

[@themadfarmer5207]

Or,,,, roll into a stream,,, been there😮

[@11perception]

8:40

[@davidcahill6559]

how much is a role of rap in u area

[@CathalYTM]

david cahill he dose not respond

[@themadfarmer5207]

Oh. Gosh. Just noticed ... this is 6 years old!!! Wow. Roll of film , Ireland 2023... 120 euros

[@urbanmtb3984]

id like to work on a farm

[@shanemurphy277]

plenty overkill on the wrapper 😂😂 we use a David brown 1290 on our wrapper

[@seanoconnor8496]

we use a landini 6880 on our wrapper

[@ferguson20diesel49]

We use our fiat 110 90

[@johnholsey5294]

agri master we used to use an old non cabbed 780, worked fine so long as you didn't try going uphill with 2 bales on!

[@seanoconnor8496]

Ferguson 20 diesel I was driving a 110-90 last summer and I hope to be doin the same this year

[@ferguson20diesel49]

Felix O'Connor by any chance?

[@seamusstack7789]

It doesnt look like ye put a lot into ur bales the look very light

[@coendekoning912]

George never brake with the vario, its not good for it.

[@malcolmburton5735]

what is your farm name beacuse i would like to viset you

[@gerry6420]

Belt balers aren't the best for the silage. Hard to beat the Mchale balers for silage.

[@brendanmccourt9472]

gerry6420 lely welger 245 great baler mc hale 991 great wrapper

[@gerry6420]

Brendan Mc Court agree! I'm big fan of welger too

[@rogerodonovan695]

@@gerry6420 ye brilliant balers McHale and welger

[@JohnDeerefan-fo1qp]

must not do a whole lot of baling if ye are still using a baker and wrapper.. McHale fusion are the only way forward!! we run 2 of them and we would never look back to slobbering with a wrapper and baler

[@marcusmc51]

John Deere 6830 fan are they as good on wet ground since they are heavier and need a bigger tractor

[@mattmaynard3553]

The damn camera movement made me sick!!!!

[@liamkelly8684]

Ur going to brake off that outside arm spinning bales like that u plonker do it with the inside arm 👍👍

[@2xxx2xxx21]

Liam Kelly no ya wont

[@2xxx2xxx21]

not if ur gentle

[@padraigmcwilliams5680]

Liam Kelly you won't if you don't be rough spinning them I wrap silage with a Connor wrapper and spin them with the outside arm most of the time

[@2xxx2xxx21]

Padraig McWilliams,exactly

[@2xxx2xxx21]

Padraig McWilliams,exactly