Man I used to do this as a kid. Don't miss it one bit. Especially when you get a bail with a snake.

My Dad grew up on a farm in the 50s while I grew up in the suburbs in the 80s. He always joked about how I missed out on bucking bales. I just read a book called What I'm Going to Do, I Think from one of his classmates. It has a chapter where the main character volunteers to bale hay and quickly comes to regret it. That's hard work!

Iv'e been doing hay and straw stacking for 32 years now.Let the bale do the work by throwing it a right way just like its shown here.I put three bales across for a roller bale .A lot of other people that i work with uses two.Its not just buy the strengh to work in hay real good its how you handle the bale by throwing it the right way.

Nice video!

Spot on Moi Williams. Support walls assist poor stack patterns.

Well done

That makes sense.

Stack from the outside in then punch it in that way you don’t blow the side of the stack out

@bransonmcdonald3420

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Start with your hay rows where you want the front to be, and work your way back to the supported wall. That way your outside edge is straight and supported, and not stepped and disheveled in appearance. Also, I appreciate people tossing hay around. But anyone can stack 8-10 levels high. When you get 20 plus levels up, that outside front row is what keeps the mow from falling. Right on UberDad

Time for a beer 🍻

Man, people talk about how they hate bailin hay, they must not enjoy good physical work, and it is fun work too.

@Sage-qd6tf

3 жыл бұрын

Fun? I mean if carrying heavy bales through a hot ass barn is fun to you then you do you, but I think it sucks. But hey they pay me pretty good, so I can't complain.

@nicholasfry8695

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sage-qd6tf personally I think it’s fun

@maccaspope2275

Жыл бұрын

@@Sage-qd6tf It's fun as, especially when you get on the piss afterwards haha

@Anto-sj5ku

Жыл бұрын

Brother it is only fun if you have not a lot of bales and have a team bigger than 3 people and i have all the cons

I learned it putting all the bales on edge, not just the bottom layer. What's the advantage of laying them flat layer 2 and above?

Been there done that, now I am old. Go team.

Always gotta have a Mexican there 🦾

They have these things called hay hooks....

I would highly recommend stalking them on edge, it drys better and personally think it stacks better

@Driven1981

5 жыл бұрын

Let's hope who ever is cutting and baling up the hay knows what they are doing. You should never stack wet bales in a barn.

@alayaheart7384

2 жыл бұрын

@DW Palme No. all hay doesnt have moisture in it. If they do you are risking a big barn fire. Y ou never ever store damp or wet hay..... (from a horse owner fire fighter)

what much does an average bale weigh

@drewsteikar9221

7 жыл бұрын

Penny 4life depends on how tight it's packed or if it has clover in it. But usually around 55 to 70 pounds

That's great but where do you find the help.

@luisu8224

5 жыл бұрын

Wya?

this is not how you stack hay bales, they should be all joined built up in layers , there is an art to it

@Reedannland

6 жыл бұрын

They are. We are just showing how this foreman stacks.

@jasong6967

4 жыл бұрын

Moi Williams Just Shut the fuck up

@christophermera9432

4 жыл бұрын

Moi Williams no one asked shut the fuck up, there are so many ways to stack hay not just one you idiot

@bransonmcdonald3420

3 жыл бұрын

@@moiwilliams170 I couldn't have said it better myself. Anyone can stack hay with support walls and going a few layers high. I believe they are confusing stacking on a trailer or something as opposed to what you do in a high mow with maybe 1 wall.

@bransonmcdonald3420

3 жыл бұрын

@@moiwilliams170 Couldn't have said it better. Anyone can stack with supported walls, front and back. Some people use the block deal for flat trailers or some such I guess. If you mistakenly do that for 20 layers plus you'll stack them again. My guess is those that are telling you to shut up have had to restock the mow...

i'm really short, i'm 4'7.5'', any tips for someone as small as me? i really don't have the arm muscle, but I want to be an avid hay stacker like a guy, lol. Please let me know, thanks.

@mattropolis7857

3 жыл бұрын

LEGS. I was a tall, skinny 6'0" kid. My arms were like twigs. Use your legs to pick up, and use your thighs to knee it into the direction you want it. Your legs are much stronger than your arms/upper body. Also helps prevent repetitive motion back injuries.

@calista910

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattropolis7857 ooh! OKAY ILL TRY!

do u guys know how to stack?

@bransonmcdonald3420

3 жыл бұрын

If you are referring to the "jam job" done on the front row, yes I saw that too, and other things. The bails hammed into spaces in the back isn't as crucial because you are against a wall. They had a front metal gate in front to keep the hay from falling. A "Cheater wall"

The stacking is terrible. My father had us stacking strawbales in stacks 20 layers high , tapering sides. Every bale tied in. If the stack didn’t last two years then it was a bad job.

@bransonmcdonald3420

3 жыл бұрын

If you stack it nice and straight, 20 plus layers isn't a problem, and you don't lose bale space.

@Sage-qd6tf

3 жыл бұрын

Must've been nice to stack straw, I stacked straw once over the summer and it was so light compared to the hay

@nicholasfry8695

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sage-qd6tf I’m 13, I’ve never stacked hay, I’ve helped my freinds family stack straw, but I’m pretty sure I’ll stack hay later this summer

@Sage-qd6tf

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasfry8695 bring a giant bottle of cold water and a pair of gloves. Well, I personally like gloves, but my cousin says they give him blisters. Your choice. Anyways, bring a lot of water. Like three bottles of water, having extra is better than running out.

@nicholasfry8695

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sage-qd6tf ya

Those are all 2 stringer bales, that's very easy compared to 3 string bales.