Baling Pics

Errin OH · Jun 29, 2009

Her are the pictures from Saturday.

Tools used, 1959 AC D-19 Tractor, 1958 Ford I4-80 Series 504 model 250 Baler, One of two 8x16 wagons

Some windrow shots. They turned out perfect and very little speed adjustment was needed to keep feeding the baler consistantly.

This is how you should feed a baler. I was making a bale evey 12-14 strokes (1 stroke per second) only a few (10 or 12) were little long. Most came in right at 32 inches.

Filled two wagons (~240 bales) before dropping them on the ground (he needed a break) I was putting out a bale every 12-15 seccnds.

Nice square bales the could stand on end. I had five in a row until one fell over. Weight came in right at 55 lbs.

James Howell · Jun 29, 2009

Nice looking hay and square bales.

Always enjoy photos of the "older" equipment at work.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Vernon in Ks · Jun 30, 2009

Buy that boy a pair of gloves and a set of GOOD hay hooks. A good set of chaps wouldn't hurt either.

Larry806 · Jun 30, 2009

Gloves , yes but forget the hooks ! You can handle bales way faster with out them . What are the chaps for , he ain't gonna ride them just stack em .
Don't get excited I'm funnen ya some )

greenbeanman in Kansas · Jun 30, 2009

I used to agree with you that handling bales by hand is faster than using hay hooks but no more.

Tighter bales can make it difficult to get ahold of the strings. Once the use of hay hooks is learned they are far faster.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Jun 30, 2009

About three weeks ago I came across a baling photo opportunity while I was traveling along a four lane road. Decided to stop off on my way back to get the pictures. Unfortunately the bales had all been hauled before I came back through.

The scene I wished to photograph was three smaller older Allis Chalmers tractors each hooked to an older New Holland square baler. They were all parked in a row at the edge of the field.

What would have made the photo special was that not a square bale was in sight, with the field filled only with large round bales.

I suppose maybe the three units had baled a few outer rounds that were then immediately hauled, and then the remainder of the field was made into large rounds.

Square balers shown in a field of round bales--I call that a photo op.

Eric Rylander · Jun 30, 2009

Nice pics- I have never seen an old Ford baler before at least a red one, they were very un common in the area of MN I grew up in. Is that a feeder arm in the second pickup photo?

Errin OH · Jul 1, 2009

Yep that is what it is. There is an auger to push the hay over, then the feeder arm shoves it right in the chamber.

Errin OH · Jul 1, 2009

I never was a fan of gloves. Way to quick your hands get sweaty and they fill full of chaff. He likely gets that from me.

Hooks are a different story. We (I) use them stacking and moving bales in general. However, we were racing to beat rain that never came. So he handed me the hook and said GO.

Now I alawys wear long sleaves on the wagon or moving bales. I took this picture after he put his shirt back on. He's a typical indistructable young man. But I am very pround of him......

Ken Macfarlane · Jul 6, 2009

I used to hate gloves until I got some good tight deer skin ones with smooth seams. You can slip right in under the twine no trouble. I used to wear out 2 or 3 pairs of jeans a summer from haying, always just below the front pockets so I guess thats what the chaps are for.

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