Posted by wels on July 17, 2020 at 13:23:04 from (174.218.7.253):
Im a little embarrassed to share my story but here goes.
Late last month for the first time I gave baling a go. I checked all my equipment (Ill get back to that), the weather, and lined up some willing help (and some not so willing help) and set out to make some hay. The hay was looking pretty nice and I was all kinds of nervous, about equipment running well, the weatherman being wrong and my lack of experience. Mind you I was only planning on baling 5 acres but it seemed like a big deal.
Day one: mowing went really well. The IH 990 mower did well, I was quite surprised at how fast it would mow. I tried several gears and decided 4th gear on the 4000 SU suited me quite well.
Day two: I tedded the field and made sure the baler was ready. Evening came and so did a 5 minute light rain. The farm always has a breeze so I wasnt too worried.
Day three : I tedded hay (fluffed) again to be sure it was dry. Then I raked the hay which I learned takes a little more art than I thought. Then the fun part, baling.
Remember earlier when I said I checked all my equipment? This is where I am embarrassed. I consider myself a good wrench, I am a chief engineer on a MSC ship, but I just didnt know what I didnt know. Handsome Devi and perhaps others warmed me to make sure the needle safety latch worked. Well I thought it worked and I greased the fittings....you all know where this is going. I was 15 bales in when I over fed the baler, the needles didnt retract completely and bam. I knew what happened when I heard it.
Kindly my neighbor baled me out, literally, with his JD 328 and we finished with 410 bales on the ground. He didnt want any money but I gave him $300 ($.75 a bale) just in case I do something stupid again.
My baler is back together and tested thanks to some costly needles and a needle yoke. I also freeded up the needle safety latch, boy was that a pain. I read the manual so many times now I can time the baler and adjust the knotters by memory.
All the hay is out of the barn and sold to a horse farm. I cleared enough money to pay for fuel and am excited for second cutting. Like my wife tells my boys, if your gonna be dumb you better be tough.
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