Posted by Jal-sd on October 09, 2020 at 08:47:00 from (142.0.9.52):
In Reply to: allis roto baler ? posted by swindave on October 09, 2020 at 07:18:28:
They were actually the forerunner of the big round bailers. They made two different models. The ones with the white tops were the newest model & were a little better than the earliest model. In my experience, they had a mind of their own & were "cantankerous"!
I went to help a farmer friend who had recently had back surgery years ago when I was still teaching school, so had summers off. I was told not to show up at the work site until about 10 am. His HS age son met me there & had the bailer all set up. He gave me some basic information about the bailer. Made a couple of bales with me watching. (Had to stop all forward motion while bailer wrapped the bail. That's the reason AC started putting "wheel clutches" on it's tractors in that era.) Made several hundred descent bales before lunch time. Owner came to field to get me for lunch at ranch headquarters.
He was bailing fall/winter pasture, as that was a common thing to do in the area. Bail the native grasses in June or early July, leave the bales lay, allow native grass to grow in late summer months, use the grass growth for late fall-early winter pasture. The bales will remain in decedent condition & if you don't get a lot a snow, the livestock can stay there all winter.
Back to bailing after lunch & spent next two hours under owners direction adjusting the bailer to get to make a decent bale. Moisture conditions in the grass had changed, so bailer had to be adjusted to accommodate the condition. Bailed until just before dark, when bailer began throwing poorly shaped bales. Came back next day, I was getting better at understanding that cantankerous machine, only took about an hour to get it set to throw a decent bale. Finally finished the job, but it was the most miserable three days I ever spent in a hay field!
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