Making hand-made hay bales with a box baler

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @sharonallen6921
    @sharonallen6921 5 лет назад +20

    What a fantastic idea. Not all of us need or can afford expensive equipment. This seems very much like what I need for my small acreage homestead. Thank you so much.

  • @michaelbyrd2043
    @michaelbyrd2043 4 года назад +15

    You know I have seen boxes like that around old barns on my life and never realized what they were for thank you so much for showing us that

  • @Beobout6
    @Beobout6 4 года назад +52

    Until now, I had no idea what I was going to get my wife for our up coming anniversary. Thank you.

    • @daveb4026
      @daveb4026 4 года назад +21

      Be sure to make the wood box big enough that it can be rebuilt into your coffin

    • @youmarali995
      @youmarali995 4 года назад +4

      Pretty sure hand mada hay bale isnt what she wants

    • @leesmavicmoments5598
      @leesmavicmoments5598 4 года назад +2

      That's OK for your rabbit. I suppose you skateboard it to the farm then.

    • @intuii
      @intuii 4 года назад +3

      @@daveb4026 no worries, just press hard enough

    • @KamranHaider
      @KamranHaider 4 года назад +3

      Hahahaha, are you still alive after disclosing anniversary shoping plan. ☺️🙏

  • @Bansheekilr
    @Bansheekilr 5 лет назад +24

    I’ll probably never have to make a bale, but that home made contraption was well thought out. Nice job

  • @uhavemooface
    @uhavemooface 4 года назад +5

    This was the way they did it back in the day and still do it in some places. This is incredible work.

    • @MikeOrazzi
      @MikeOrazzi 7 месяцев назад

      I may have to start doing this. I just need to find a way to cut the hay longer first.

  • @me-ps3vb
    @me-ps3vb 5 лет назад +11

    One of the most amazing things I've ever seen. I'm going to make my own hay this year as I'm very tired of paying for it and I can cut my grass with a scythe already just didn't know what to do without a machine to bale it . AMAZING

  • @We_are_the_light
    @We_are_the_light 4 года назад +6

    I bale small bales with a 5 gallon bucket for my hens bedding. 30 small bales store very nicely

  • @pamelamason6372
    @pamelamason6372 11 месяцев назад +1

    Ingenious , how clever, well done!

  • @rabbit-xx2fo
    @rabbit-xx2fo 5 лет назад +20

    I like how he runs with the rake that should be a Olympic sport

  • @archangel8322
    @archangel8322 5 лет назад +44

    When I worked on a dairy farm, we wold put up 1200 bales in one day. I'm glad we didn't use that.LOL

    • @zone4garlicfarm
      @zone4garlicfarm 4 года назад +5

      Those 1200 bales weighed 55-60 pounds each. You put up the equivalent of 4,200 of those hand made bales.

  • @paulbriggs3072
    @paulbriggs3072 2 года назад +1

    Splayed out throat pieces like a funnel at the top would help make the unruly hay stay where you can stuff it easier

  • @guyh.4553
    @guyh.4553 6 лет назад +7

    Very nice. One suggestion for operation. You should compress the material more often as you're loading it. It'll save your back more and get a better, uniform bale. Just like a mechanized baler.

  • @terryhatchjr6607
    @terryhatchjr6607 5 лет назад +10

    Love this video this is how everybody used to do it back in the old days 1899

    • @gholland5840
      @gholland5840 5 лет назад +5

      They had better bailers for over a century before 1899. Keep in mind that 1899 had machine guns and telephones

    • @Rockincountry
      @Rockincountry 4 года назад

      No shit

  • @olgaliso131
    @olgaliso131 4 года назад

    Самый надёжный пресс упаковщик сена в мире!))
    День добрый!
    The most reliable hay baler in the world))
    Good afternoon!

  • @saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560
    @saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560 5 лет назад +6

    That's a bit of the know how! God bless amen.🇬🇧

  • @damianq4941
    @damianq4941 5 лет назад +38

    No one:
    RUclips: hey you wanna see a guy make hay bales by hand?
    Me: I thought you’d never ask

    • @sambur6480
      @sambur6480 5 лет назад

      🤣😂

    • @sterlingd1984
      @sterlingd1984 4 года назад +1

      Right like youtube tryna teach us how to go off grid

    • @maina4576
      @maina4576 4 года назад

      Wonderful innovation

  • @yurisabrori
    @yurisabrori 3 года назад

    This is life changin machinary in developing country. Thanks

  • @TM-nw8dj
    @TM-nw8dj 4 года назад +3

    It’s brilliant! Good for small farms

  • @kennyclement2823
    @kennyclement2823 5 лет назад +17

    Wish all my hay was on the shade!

  • @ziran1158
    @ziran1158 4 года назад +5

    🙋‍♀️ Dear friends💖🤝
    I watch slowly. . . 😍
    Thanks for the wonderful sharing 👍 4034🌹
    Blessings thousands 💕
    Bless health and happiness 🙏

  • @TrickleCreekFarm
    @TrickleCreekFarm 6 лет назад +17

    This is a fantastic build option- great for a youngster to try too! This, plus a scythe, means you can do a LOT at an enjoyable pace. Thank you for sharing!! Did you also make the Hay Rake?

  • @magicdaveable
    @magicdaveable 6 лет назад +10

    Pretty cool. Kind of slow though. I think I will stick with making a pyramid of loose hay and covering it with a tarp.

    • @ruthnorman1922
      @ruthnorman1922 6 лет назад +3

      David Bennett in that scenario you would have little hay taking up a large area.

    • @horseblinderson4747
      @horseblinderson4747 5 лет назад +1

      @@ruthnorman1922 it settles down and actually will last years doing it that way. If you have a buck rake it's actually a very quick efficient way of doing it.

    • @CharlieRootsMusic
      @CharlieRootsMusic 5 лет назад

      Makes more sense to do it your way.

  • @littlebeavercreekhomestead311
    @littlebeavercreekhomestead311 5 лет назад +2

    This would be great in a grid down situation if there were no gas to be had or in very remote region where you have very few animals to take through the winter. But even when machinery is available it is a very hard and wearing job.

  • @mohamedorabi5606
    @mohamedorabi5606 5 лет назад +2

    Very good ...i have a lot of wood can i make like this i need just the method and sizes

  • @luckyagribusinessfarm
    @luckyagribusinessfarm Год назад

    Great!; kindly could you make a step by step video on how to make this baler?

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  Год назад

      i.pinimg.com/originals/4c/c4/16/4cc416a7d9fe6719cc88caf569e77007.jpg
      Not at the moment sorry but here's another link to plans

  • @TheProphetsWhisper
    @TheProphetsWhisper 5 лет назад +1

    i think I would end up having to make the box a little bit bigger to justify the amount of labor involved in getting just one bale lol nicely done

    • @horseblinderson4747
      @horseblinderson4747 4 года назад

      Empacadura manual de heno
      Their baller it's way faster and more efficient.

  • @variacenavsiav9945
    @variacenavsiav9945 3 года назад

    Very fine job. I clap my hands with.

  • @pccodertech8699
    @pccodertech8699 5 лет назад +6

    Make a miniature version of this. Make small bales and sell them at flea markets, etc. as decorator items.

  • @donaldsutherland1078
    @donaldsutherland1078 Год назад

    As the price of hay continues to rise, I've decided to save & use every blade of grass I cut this year. Drying & putting up hay loose or if I can find the blue prints for this box , I'll be hand baling my hay.

  • @RavenSaint1
    @RavenSaint1 5 лет назад +2

    Well, now I know what to build to go with my family's scythes. That is sooo cool. Better than racking it over to the fences and piling it up for the animals there.

  • @segalanormand
    @segalanormand 4 года назад +2

    Very good. Thanks

  • @JonnyCoolMelt
    @JonnyCoolMelt 5 лет назад +1

    Great video...
    I have one smartass comment if your using a machine no matter how primitive it’s not handmade.
    This is great to watch though..

  • @k.robertthedub1317
    @k.robertthedub1317 3 года назад

    This is what you call an artisanal hay bail. Extremely low carbon intensive operation. Very cool. Cute but impossible to replicate. I grew up farming in Snowville UT on 1,285 acres. The whole valley 20 families farmed and ranched is now all owned by Berkshire Hathaway.

  • @sydneyspringle495
    @sydneyspringle495 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for sharing

  • @simoneporzio1527
    @simoneporzio1527 3 года назад

    I cant find the link for planes.... please can show it to me?? Many thanks

  • @farukatasever2933
    @farukatasever2933 6 лет назад +2

    good exercise.saves money.

  • @drsunshine1
    @drsunshine1 7 лет назад +3

    Good plan and nice music!

    • @katewizer2736
      @katewizer2736 6 лет назад +1

      Flying Dutchman2 ; I recognize the tune from a children's show my son used to watch! I believe it was called "The ladybug's pic-nic"

  • @aleciawimer8506
    @aleciawimer8506 2 года назад

    Is this how they baled hay in Farmer Boy?

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  2 года назад

      Never read it but I suspect not. In those days they stacked hay in ricks outdoors, thatched with straw against the rain.

  • @TUMBER1500
    @TUMBER1500 4 месяца назад

    Which US store sells it?

  • @janekamau7083
    @janekamau7083 2 года назад

    Hi.. what are the dimensions of the box

  • @janicebartmess9950
    @janicebartmess9950 4 года назад +1

    Perfect for small holders and homesteaders.

    • @zone4garlicfarm
      @zone4garlicfarm 4 года назад

      3.5 of those bale has the same amount of hay as one standard bale. It makes more sense to buy hay than baling it by hand.

  • @ЕркебуланКабыланбаев-ы8я

    Классно придумал👍👍👍вот бы размеры опората.

    • @ДмитрийШульман-ц2в
      @ДмитрийШульман-ц2в 4 года назад

      Это наверное парень с Прибалтики он по русски ни гу гу,принцип понятен если сделаеш чуть шире или уже разницы не будет.

  • @paulusbambangsantoso650
    @paulusbambangsantoso650 3 года назад

    Can you give us the detail about the baler size ? Dimension and drawing please. Thanks

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  3 года назад

      The link for the plans should be in the comments

  • @TUMBER1500
    @TUMBER1500 4 месяца назад

    The link does not appear

  • @evansevans4439
    @evansevans4439 4 года назад

    Nice work Farmer

  • @kevinkemp3525
    @kevinkemp3525 4 месяца назад

    What knot did you use

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  4 месяца назад

      @@kevinkemp3525 A granny knot

  • @lasisirasaki8125
    @lasisirasaki8125 4 года назад

    How long does this last before spoil and also does this not need to cover? Thanks.

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  4 года назад

      Here in UK good hay can last several years if stored in a dry, well ventilated barn

  • @lazio9492
    @lazio9492 5 лет назад +5

    I could use that system next time my baler breaks down! I'll probably need about 50 of them ans hire 50 laborers. 😉 honestly thats pretty cool. I'd like to make one just to tey it out! Any plans out there?

  • @lasisirasaki8125
    @lasisirasaki8125 4 года назад

    Can we use another grasses apart from this?

  • @rodhenderson8359
    @rodhenderson8359 5 лет назад +4

    Hay that's pretty cool 😁

  • @williamvargas8769
    @williamvargas8769 3 года назад

    Do you sell plans for this!?

  • @tillzockt2925
    @tillzockt2925 5 лет назад +2

    Can I buy that?

  • @doceboworld9260
    @doceboworld9260 3 года назад

    What do you use to record your videos?

  • @robertawhitfield2414
    @robertawhitfield2414 5 лет назад +1

    Nicely done 👍!!!

  • @jonasd7496
    @jonasd7496 3 года назад

    Cane i buy one??

  • @lasisirasaki8125
    @lasisirasaki8125 4 года назад

    Are we not need to dry it before keep,?

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  4 года назад +1

      Yes this is dried in the sun and wind. Making good hay is a whole story in itself.

  • @kathleenflores4205
    @kathleenflores4205 3 года назад +1

    Im trying to find (how to make mini hay bails for rabbit’s) but this is good

  • @jimelmore9728
    @jimelmore9728 5 лет назад

    That’s cool! But it would be a long day baling hay that way.

  • @dr.azharscienceandtech.9352
    @dr.azharscienceandtech.9352 5 лет назад

    I don't like MC because of massive corruption and violation of merit in AJK but this boy looks confident and relatively clean hearted,

  • @sonofeloah
    @sonofeloah 4 года назад

    I am not liking the link as that version too much material. This one looks like it is using pallet wood, of which I have a lot of. I would love to see these plans. The university has a lot of money to play with and think nothing of a costly version and this one is more in my budget.

  • @evansevans4439
    @evansevans4439 4 года назад +1

    I love that 💖💖

  • @patcalandrella
    @patcalandrella 5 лет назад +1

    After he goes and enjoys his favorite ipa

    • @ragnarragnarsson3128
      @ragnarragnarsson3128 4 года назад +1

      That he brewed himself...on a homemade setup... with ingredients he grew himself...😉

  • @ashokpattnayak2261
    @ashokpattnayak2261 4 года назад

    Sir please give mesilage making box link or ideas

  • @lr5425
    @lr5425 4 года назад

    How can I get plans for this baler?

    • @lr5425
      @lr5425 4 года назад

      I am a missionary in Peru and would have a lot if use for this.

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  4 года назад

      There is a link to the plans in the comments Larry. Good luck.

  • @shellydixon5440
    @shellydixon5440 2 года назад

    I like to make one of these

  • @annaharward9295
    @annaharward9295 5 лет назад

    But how does it flake

  • @олеглитвиненко-х1м
    @олеглитвиненко-х1м 4 года назад

    гениально и просто

  • @wac74
    @wac74 3 года назад

    good job

  • @rupindersandhu2756
    @rupindersandhu2756 5 лет назад

    Very nice video

  • @innocenttinkai5802
    @innocenttinkai5802 4 года назад

    Wow amazing

  • @tarignassr6690
    @tarignassr6690 4 года назад

    Thanks. Can you provide me the design?

    • @SmithPLovatt
      @SmithPLovatt  4 года назад +1

      There is a link to the plans in the comments Tarig

    • @SteveMarquis
      @SteveMarquis 3 года назад

      The link is broken 😔

  • @tthack84
    @tthack84 5 лет назад +3

    Just 1199 more to go.

  • @julianpilbrow4963
    @julianpilbrow4963 9 месяцев назад +1

    Could we soap get the Daleks to play this jingle when they Exterminate!! the horse and leave it to decomposing like 140 beached pilot whales?! If everyone has a horse you need about 900kgs to feed it over winter. Save the whales please.

  • @LIBqueen
    @LIBqueen 5 лет назад

    So is it just dried grass?

    • @tallybobba
      @tallybobba 5 лет назад +1

      LIBqueen yes, but don’t let a hay farmer hear you say that.

    • @SC-sf8xt
      @SC-sf8xt 5 лет назад

      So its cut dried innthe sun then baled for fall winter feeding

  • @Franzilator1
    @Franzilator1 5 лет назад

    Very good idea

  • @arocavenceu4367
    @arocavenceu4367 Год назад

    Muito bom

  • @fasx56
    @fasx56 6 лет назад +2

    Paul LS Is this an original idea that you came up with to make bales or was this done before machines starting baling hay.?

    • @horseblinderson4747
      @horseblinderson4747 5 лет назад +1

      guidetograssandguns.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/russian-style-manual-hay-baler/

    • @geoffphillips5872
      @geoffphillips5872 5 лет назад

      It’s a basic example from 19 th century.

  • @bergomymarcelin3194
    @bergomymarcelin3194 6 лет назад +2

    Nice video,

  • @ThePmloc
    @ThePmloc 6 лет назад

    Thats a great gadget, is it patented? 😣

  • @user-wickedflower
    @user-wickedflower 6 лет назад +7

    His arms must be covered in itchy scratches after that

    • @noahtotzke1526
      @noahtotzke1526 5 лет назад +2

      Hes Amish he does not care

    • @Blackfooter
      @Blackfooter 4 года назад

      @@noahtotzke1526 LMFAO, he is not Amish at all. First, he is from Europe and many people like to live their lives the simple way, using skills and labor. It won't kill ya, you should try it some time.

  • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
    @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep 4 года назад

    Cults must love this.

  • @robertmoore1123
    @robertmoore1123 4 года назад

    I would rather put lose hay ip than that lol. A lot of dlow work . But it's really Kool.

  • @somethinburnin
    @somethinburnin 4 года назад

    Still faster then a Massey Fergusson 12 baler.

  • @perrycrozier8805
    @perrycrozier8805 5 лет назад +2

    This is why u find a neighbor with a baler.

  • @miltonmusatya2188
    @miltonmusatya2188 5 лет назад

    thanks for the lesson

  • @AndrejGavriluk
    @AndrejGavriluk 4 года назад

    Для чего это нужно ?

  • @Justin-Outdoors
    @Justin-Outdoors 5 лет назад +1

    I couldn't see the audience

  • @renenemeth5689
    @renenemeth5689 4 года назад

    Nice 👌👍

  • @rd6006
    @rd6006 2 года назад

    There, ONLY 8,499 more to go!

  • @Littleraptorland
    @Littleraptorland 5 лет назад

    Wow I love the video

  • @forrealtbm5880
    @forrealtbm5880 Год назад

    Nice

  • @shahadathossin3822
    @shahadathossin3822 3 года назад

    nice

  • @robertbachelor6993
    @robertbachelor6993 5 лет назад +1

    Handy

  • @josephbouin9173
    @josephbouin9173 4 года назад

    bon génial, ça marche mais faut pas être pressé

  • @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky
    @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky 5 лет назад +1

    what a pro!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Ryan_Breusch
    @Ryan_Breusch 4 года назад

    It makes better bales thane some Haybalers

  • @robkoons2100
    @robkoons2100 5 лет назад

    Similar to how we made tobacco bales.

  • @ekohardoyo5794
    @ekohardoyo5794 3 года назад

    Mantap

  • @robinriser9770
    @robinriser9770 4 года назад +2

    Save money doing it this way

  • @tonybrannen1740
    @tonybrannen1740 5 лет назад

    Does he have enough to do?