Thank you Dennis! After being away from the ranch for 45 years I am buying a 611 acre farm/ranch and am planning on growing premium horse hay. Your tips are very helpful to me as we did almost everything by hand. I enjoy your videos. Also I have decided to buy the Kuhns Accumulator and the 10 bail grappler. you do make it look easy. I hope I can get half as good as you are with them
We had hay trailers with no rail to stack it against, and all done by hand. I remember being 15 barely weighing a hundred pounds, and trying to maneuver some alfalfa bales that were as heavy as me, and trying to get them up to my dad in the highest points in the barns. He used to give me so much crap, and it would just p--s my mother off. LOL. By the time I was 17, I could chunk those bales with relative ease, and I also never lost a load of hay off a trailer. I also used to work on a couple of custom hay crews during the summer. I certainly don't miss doing it though.
Great video this was my first year with the Kuhn hay grabber struggle a bit and would get frustrated wish I would have found this video before I was done great tips nice explanation
Granted prices have likely changed since that building was constructed, but does anyone know what something like that would cost... Would a Quonset be a compromise on price if losing capacity on the sides?
Wonder if you ever take the skid steer out in the field to load hay? It's the best way for me because I load from small fields and it takes 1/2 the time of a tractor with loader.
+chargermopar. I have but the TN95 works faster for me because of higher ground speed, also I can drive the tractor there and use it to rake or Tedd then load the hay, I have to haul the skid steer there and then haul it back.
+KHank1995. That's a good idea! I don't typically have any trouble the way I do it but I use seven straps across it and one long ways my buyer lives 3 hours away.
ya looks like you have a good system down. when we first got that accumulator I thought i was going to hate it but once you get the hang of it I dont think there is any better way to go. besides the $100k bale baron haha
+KHank1995. I agree I had some trouble in the beginning learning how to stack and so fourth but now it's second nature. I looked at a bale Baron at the southern farm show it was 100,000 I was like no thank you lol
I like it. My accumulator is 10 bale on edge tho they are all the same way but it's nice cause you can drop a bundle in between the finder wells of a car trailer
DLH Farms I've only baled little over 400 bales never lost any then but maybe that was beginners luck lol but the guy I bought it from, it was his brother that designed the Kuhns and he said edge was the best loading on trailer. But we'll soon find out
+Josh Fanter. I've had good luck loading trailers with my flat 10 they have the tie bales to help hold them together, I can load 200 on a gooseneck and drive it down the road without any straps.
that's a good looking setup you got for handling your loads of hay . I especially like the clean looking 785 your running, I've got 8 of the 783 and 785 skidsteer loaders that I use in my masonry business and their just smooth and dependable as can be . the newer ones I've had just didn't suit my needs . not sure how far away from me you are but if you ever wanted to sell it I'm always looking for another clean machine .
+Johnny Sharpe. Thanks for commenting! It's nice to hear from someone else that appreciates the old new Holland skid steers. Not Sure why they changed them so much, they should have just modernized what they had because it was a good design!
DLH Farms Good deal! I'm interested in how the grapple works for you. Major reason for me buying it. I want to build a grapple/accumulator. Look forward to a video.
+DLK HAY. Oh ok yeah I thought you were talking about the hay! Lol! We actually got all these grindings for really cheap! They built a new road through our area and we were helping haul the old road grindings. We also stored a lot of the grindings for the company building the road. So we ended up getting some. I'm not sure what they would actually cost. The only thing about putting them in a shed is the sun never heats them up so you can pack them good.
DLH Farms , I'm looking into getting a 10 or 4 bale set up but not sure which one. I have a L230 New Holland that I would be using to load and unload. your loading videos are very helpful because I have been looking for videos that show this kind of setup in use. my wife and I just can't find help to have people riding wagons so Thank you for the videos you do.
+Justin Owens. My suggestion would be to get the 10 bale like mine. One reason is it would take forever with only four bales at a Time. Second reason is that the 10 bales would stack much better on the wagons because of the tie bales. Unless your just doing 500 bales a year or something. I know it's more money up front but it will keep you from being unhappy and trading in later and spending more money. Thats my 2 cents 😀!
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Thank you Dennis! After being away from the ranch for 45 years I am buying a 611 acre farm/ranch and am planning on growing premium horse hay. Your tips are very helpful to me as we did almost everything by hand. I enjoy your videos. Also I have decided to buy the Kuhns Accumulator and the 10 bail grappler. you do make it look easy. I hope I can get half as good as you are with them
Just keep practicing you will get it. It takes time.
We had hay trailers with no rail to stack it against, and all done by hand. I remember being 15 barely weighing a hundred pounds, and trying to maneuver some alfalfa bales that were as heavy as me, and trying to get them up to my dad in the highest points in the barns. He used to give me so much crap, and it would just p--s my mother off. LOL. By the time I was 17, I could chunk those bales with relative ease, and I also never lost a load of hay off a trailer. I also used to work on a couple of custom hay crews during the summer. I certainly don't miss doing it though.
+Russ Se. Sounds like you were raised right!
Great video this was my first year with the Kuhn hay grabber struggle a bit and would get frustrated wish I would have found this video before I was done great tips nice explanation
The key is to get the bottom bales spread out as wide as you can and taper each layer in a couple inches.
Thanks fof the vid, it's always cool to see how other people do it.
+Denny's Country Life. Your welcome! This system works good for me!
I Liked it - Good Video
Thanks for the info! That's a great setup!
+Backtrack. Thanks! It works good for one man operation!
Granted prices have likely changed since that building was constructed, but does anyone know what something like that would cost... Would a Quonset be a compromise on price if losing capacity on the sides?
About 90,000 for 70 wide 135 long.
@@DLHFarms thank you!
Wonder if you ever take the skid steer out in the field to load hay? It's the best way for me because I load from small fields and it takes 1/2 the time of a tractor with loader.
+chargermopar. I have but the TN95 works faster for me because of higher ground speed, also I can drive the tractor there and use it to rake or Tedd then load the hay, I have to haul the skid steer there and then haul it back.
I like to put the tie bales in the middle for the first and last row on the trailer.
+KHank1995. That's a good idea! I don't typically have any trouble the way I do it but I use seven straps across it and one long ways my buyer lives 3 hours away.
ya looks like you have a good system down. when we first got that accumulator I thought i was going to hate it but once you get the hang of it I dont think there is any better way to go. besides the $100k bale baron haha
+KHank1995. I agree I had some trouble in the beginning learning how to stack and so fourth but now it's second nature. I looked at a bale Baron at the southern farm show it was 100,000 I was like no thank you lol
Haha ya no doubt.
I like it. My accumulator is 10 bale on edge tho they are all the same way but it's nice cause you can drop a bundle in between the finder wells of a car trailer
+Josh Fanter. Are you using the tie grabber?
DLH Farms no
+Josh Fanter. Do you have trouble with them falling off?
DLH Farms I've only baled little over 400 bales never lost any then but maybe that was beginners luck lol but the guy I bought it from, it was his brother that designed the Kuhns and he said edge was the best loading on trailer. But we'll soon find out
+Josh Fanter. I've had good luck loading trailers with my flat 10 they have the tie bales to help hold them together, I can load 200 on a gooseneck and drive it down the road without any straps.
I’m looking to get a new trailer this year what size wood you recommend for doing hay
It depends on what size packs your going to use but a 30ft is just right to put 4 packs on for me.
that's a good looking setup you got for handling your loads of hay . I especially like the clean looking 785 your running, I've got 8 of the 783 and 785 skidsteer loaders that I use in my masonry business and their just smooth and dependable as can be . the newer ones I've had just didn't suit my needs . not sure how far away from me you are but if you ever wanted to sell it I'm always looking for another clean machine .
+Johnny Sharpe. Thanks for commenting! It's nice to hear from someone else that appreciates the old new Holland skid steers. Not Sure why they changed them so much, they should have just modernized what they had because it was a good design!
+Johnny Sharpe. Oh and I live in Virginia, but I guess we'll keep it a while longer it serves me well in the hay shed.
True I love my 785
Enjoyed that!
+Avery Senior. Thank you!
I've got the same skid loader. Could you do some more videos on this skid loader? It's a nice machine.
+OneCincyFarmer66. Ok I'll try and work it in
DLH Farms Good deal! I'm interested in how the grapple works for you. Major reason for me buying it. I want to build a grapple/accumulator. Look forward to a video.
+OneCincyFarmer66. The grapple works great, I also have a simple push type accumulator that goes on the skid steer, but I don't use it much anymore.
How long is the trailer?
24 foot
I am like you and learn on my own
+Dean Brown. Yeah I'm the only one around here with this kind of setup.
Do you strap anything down?
+Indiana Row Crop. Yes 8 straps before it goes to NC
that was awesome. how does the cold mix compare price wise?
+DLK HAY. Ok your going to have to help me out here I'm not sure what you mean by cold mix?
so here in the north we pack the asphalt chips and on a warm day they will bind, we call it cold mix here.
+DLK HAY. Oh ok yeah I thought you were talking about the hay! Lol! We actually got all these grindings for really cheap! They built a new road through our area and we were helping haul the old road grindings. We also stored a lot of the grindings for the company building the road. So we ended up getting some. I'm not sure what they would actually cost. The only thing about putting them in a shed is the sun never heats them up so you can pack them good.
That L785 can get way up there. :-)
Yeah 9 packs high
Are you grabbing 10 at a time?
+Indiana Row Crop. Yes I am
Nice! ....13
is ur grabber a Kuhn brand?
+Justin Owens. One of them is, it's the newer one and the older one is a W.R. Long!
+Justin Owens. The one in this video is the W.R. Long. The one in my T5.120 loading hay video is the Kuhns MFG. One
DLH Farms , I'm looking into getting a 10 or 4 bale set up but not sure which one. I have a L230 New Holland that I would be using to load and unload. your loading videos are very helpful because I have been looking for videos that show this kind of setup in use. my wife and I just can't find help to have people riding wagons so Thank you for the videos you do.
+Justin Owens. My suggestion would be to get the 10 bale like mine. One reason is it would take forever with only four bales at a Time. Second reason is that the 10 bales would stack much better on the wagons because of the tie bales. Unless your just doing 500 bales a year or something. I know it's more money up front but it will keep you from being unhappy and trading in later and spending more money. Thats my 2 cents 😀!
DLH Farms thanks. does your baler have hyd top pressure? I'm looking into a bc 5070 that has top and side pressure and I have never been around them.