Baling hay and a great big rock spoils the day

[theweirdthings]

What if you used the jack thats on the baler to prop the high side up and pull the rock out by hand? Could have saved the guards and what not.

[crimson22s]

you dont use starting fluid on a diesel.. its a pain in the ass when you have to tear the motor down like i did because someone used ether on my tractor

[MyFarmThings]

I don't want to preach, but arms, legs and lives get lost in un-guarded PTO shafts! Yes the guards are expensive for what is basically a plastic tube but how much would you pay for a new arm if you lost one? Stay safe.

[TheBrett4321]

dont worry about it stuff happends im 14 and bale hay iv hit a fence post that was on the ground and idk why your 4230 starts so hard i have the same tractor and i dont have that big of a problem starting mine in 50 degree weather i dont plug it in ethier

[SLORRIFJART321]

What do you thing, could it have been the hauling pin that lifted up that rock? Those green hogs are a bit low underneath aren't they.

[stefant4]

hey man,i only just found out about your videos,but allready i subscribed,cause i love them!!

i myself am working on a farm here in the netherlands,and i am driving john deere tractors as well,and what i rally like about your vids is that they really show what a farmer is going through these days.

it's not just like what most people think,that you jump on the tractor in the morning,drive around a bit and make money that way,there's more to it. thanks for the vids man,hope to see more very soon..

[bawchicawawa2222]

that happened to us while we were pulling a deere 590 baler and man it sucked we ended up tearing the pick up off. so in other words i feel it man

[john6218att]

how did the mower miss it? something that big would have to raise heck with it!

[316johndeere]

That happent to us but it was a smaller rock

[theweirdthings]

haha you know the right half of the baler is 1 foot in the air, but you know the moisture tester is workin haha

[pepisherzan]

děláte machry a stroje máte ještě z války

[MrLukeie]

how much does it cost to bale a bale in your country?

[brian93ist]

@MrLukeie a dollar or 2

[uitkyk78]

hahaha duuuuude you ROCK ;) get it?

[joeylad2k8]

lol thats a good one

[brassyusa]

obviously many on here are "perfect"???? I would only drive a Deere and mine sure is not power washed prior to each outing, had not a thing to do with making hay for sure...wow what a rock! Life of a farmer...work is never done and never super weather or conditions when making hay! Bless you for your patience! We use a JD 24T and seem to get the job done.

[brian93ist]

@brassyusa my friend pulled his 24t out of his barn it had sat there for 10 years he greased it and put a new pto hitch on it and it bales great hay the knives need sharpened hehad a problem with thetension so he pit a hammer in the bale of twine and ran the string through the claw on the hammer it never missed a not after that

[theweirdthings]

oh ya one side of the baler is 1 foot in the air but hey, you got the moisture tester working haha good vid :)

[tanner6470]

you have a pet rock! :]

[saturdaymornings777]

you need new interior eh ? try to keep the tractor looking spiffy, pressure wash it sometimes .you can buy sheets of leather or outdoor carpet and make you some new interio panels

[swampfarmer]

Brother, I feel for you. I occasionally bale hay for a neighbour friend, and his field used to be an old cattle pasture - strewn with rocks about that size. I've caught the odd one, but my equipment is worth perhaps 1/3 of yours. I also agree with sbcsquarebale above: disengage the pto when troubleshooting - it's even easier to stumble and fall into it while splitting your concentration between the pto and the camera. my two cents

[wagner59270]

thats agreed for sure and i have since bought some different mounts so i dont have to hold the camera anymore... definitely a safety issue there when running equipment

[sailboat910]

@wagner59270 i luv these farming videos u do! can u do one of u using the combine and starting it up? if u have one that is! =)

[squirrel6158]

sweeeeeeeeeet nice one bro!!! made me chuckle

[Ragebailey]

how can u pull a red bailer with a green tractor its just wrong!

[fluvialmotion]

If it aint' red leave it in the shed!

[BFDdriver]

Rage is right.......you need to swap tractors

[yoyokid51]

drunk bailing smart chice u stick with pepsi

[sbcsquarebale]

Hey! Shut that baler down when your fooling around with that wiring!

[nardp96]

dont worry man shit happens.

[dpenton]

Wow bad day! Sorry to hear it!

[AmalfullOtobaco93]

What model john deere is it

[wagner59270]

it R a 4230

[redneckman454]

rascal flats summer time =]

[pcdw]

oh look its a pet rock sorry about that

[wagner59270]

ha ha I think Ill name it fluffy LMAO

[brian93ist]

@wagner59270 this looks like a hard field to cut hay tractor could tip over

[BUCKSHOTcat]

verey funney but i thought u would get an ass chewn from your dady

[wagner59270]

no but tempers were running pretty high that day

[435now]

What was the problem with the moisture tester?

[wagner59270]

there was a short between the two wires towards the back of the baler

[CarCrazyMike82]

Haven't watched for a while bud.

Glad we both like sirius60!

[kenyv91]

LMAO well i hit a rock....that at this point i wish that i had not of LOL HOW THE HELL DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?

[mauser8mm192422]

any major damage done?

[wagner59270]

yeah pretty mangled... stay tuned for a video

[farmerinchico]

That sucks.  I think those cab tractors can be hindrance sometimes to spot stuff on the ground.

[wagner59270]

I would agree but the 2240 was indisposed at the moment

[farmboy30117]

Big rock = redneck jack

[MrPacific462]

Get the loader and lift it off

[yyvonneP]

will you go back and lift the rock out or mark it somehow?

[wagner59270]

yes I most definitely will... dont want it to happen again

[880CHEVYMAN]

Just out of curiosity why do you guys only use John Deere tractors is it because of the gas usage or what I am just wondering.

[wagner59270]

I honestly dont know its just what weve always run and weve had fairly good luck with them so we just keep running em

[880CHEVYMAN]

I was just wondering because my old john Deere 4020 will never start in the winter but all our old case and fords fire right up. I am still learning I just figured you might know something I didnt.

[p4rtn3r]

That's one way to change a tyre lol. I would have got the 2240 out with the loader on it to lift the baler up and get someone to drive the 4230 forward.

[gregd001]

5/5

[AJSFordMan]

well that sucks there just went your day not so much good luck latily

[wagner59270]

ahh these things happen... nothing we can do about it but keep pushing on

[Stetsonater]

holy shit

[Titliest07]

The weather has really stunk in terms of working for everyone, but who cares since it makes everything grow.

[Kilhamjim]

It sure do's fella. Man owes his existance on earth, To a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains, lol, Trivia, a Foot of snow is an inch of rain, An everyone shout an tell Wayne about that PTO gard, cos if it gets his trouser leg , he'll be making his living sing Soprano,

[wagner59270]

I will never complain about moisture no matter how miserable it makes it to work... and yes I will get to fixing that PTO shaft... now where did I put that gaurd

[Kilhamjim]

Wayne, We all love ya man, an we want ya live for ever. But that un-garded PTO spells trouble, Jim

[wagner59270]

Im gonna have to get that fixed huh

[NotherBlackMotoGuy]

hell of a place for a big ass rock to be.

[wagner59270]

aint that the damn truth

[oney135]

i think case desighned them to catch everything so they can make more money off the parts it takes to fix them

[GearHead1625]

I was totally on your side and i think it is kinda good that you got that 86 but still i liked that 89 and charlie is a giant dick

[cubcadetpuller]

daym.

thats part of the reason why we run a New Holland 565 baler. the pickup assembly just rides on a couple hinges and goes right over stuff like that. i think the fingers are a little longer also so the guards wont scrape

[wagner59270]

yeah the old massey 134 was like that... the new case however is not near as forgiving

[cubcadetpuller]

the only thing i dont like about our NH is the time it takes to open the frame from transport position and the lack of hydros to move the shoot and pickup. the baler is from the late 90's and everything is held up by chains and pins.

but the best thing about it is, we do our 3000 bales a year with only a half dozen broken ones

[wagner59270]

well hell its hard to complain about that then

[dalejrroxx]

no drinkin and driving.. lol

[ahamburger111]

Jeez, that's a huge rock out in the fields.

[Grizzly1994]

Dam Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[KnightRider97]

Ive been on your side since the first vid and still am.

[HAMMER9258]

i would make sure that rock was gone next time i made hay in that field or you might hit it again good video

[Evmoy15]

That really sucks. Hope the baler aint thrashed.