Awesome I used to build Big Valley Rippers in bakersfield calif.till 2008 year of the global financial meltdown. Good luck with your work!

We need to get you back on off the husk, it’s always a good time hearing you guys together

Trevor-- ‐-you need Yankum ropes for a sponsor also! Talk to Chet Larson about how good they are! It still continues to amaze me that you can grow anything in that rock-pile called AZ!

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

They are great ropes. But they don’t handle sharp edges, or rubbing. I would destroy one after one use.

Old retired Iowa farmer here. There are rippers and then there are RIPPERS! Wow!

My first visit into your area was to the John Deere test site in Chandler about 1978. It was to observe a ripper working there. It really opened my eyes to what others were facing relative to my Illinois upbringing!

I think the wings folded up helps weight the clodbuster to break up the clods better.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

I think you are right.

Great video Trevor

Hi Trev. Tell your men never to overtighten a shear bolt. It actually pre-shears the bolt. Use nyloc nuts and just firm them up. Regards from Western Victoria, Australia. (53 years in the 'game').

@brandonm6052

7 ай бұрын

Shoot I didn’t know that, likely would’ve saved myself many headaches

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

That’s what we use, thank you!!

@johnwoods7577

7 ай бұрын

I didn't know that and I'm 40 years in! Top tip thank you

@simmywilliams4424

7 ай бұрын

​@@BalesHayFarmandRanchnoelobs was referring to them Prestressing/stretching the shear bolt by them overtightening the bolt. With shearbolts just tighten so the nut just touches the base metal and stop. They way overtighened it with that cheaterpipe

Jeez making big girl power hop! Hard ground for sure

Thanks for everything you do!

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Definitely a hard pull!!!! That tractor looks like it almost wants to power hop.

@plowboy248

7 ай бұрын

I saw a bit of power hop in one part of the video

Hey Trevor dairy farmer from Ontario watching here - love watching how you guys farm ! We only get 3 - 4 cuts of alfalfa up here , no irrigation needed though

A comment for the algorithm "Hay You Say" 🙂

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Just came across your web page……Buckeye ,AZ we lived in Mesa first then Tempe for like 8 years back in the 80’s.

The ripper is a hard pull for the John Deere, but it is getting the job done.

I was impressed you mentioned the self deletion part. Its needed, for our society is lost and our "leaders" are lost and only making things worse. Nice hat.

When working on tillage equipment, it always seems you need a good 4-6' cheater pipe! Heck, once we were changing a manure spreader tire. We used a 6' pipe and both me & my dad were jumping up & down on that thing to break loose that nut. Take care y'all.

Great video! Keep up the good work

Another good one Trevor 👍

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

That looks like an R&R ripper! Is it? Good work.great video.rudyc.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

Ай бұрын

It is!!

That looks like a Wilcox ripper. Now that is a ripper but when I hear all the other you tubers say they are ripping I have to laugh at the little chisels they are pulling.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

lol. This thing is a ripper for sure!!

You need to get some organic matter in that soil

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

It has dairy cow manure spread on it. But he doesn’t do a rotation of Sudan grass like we do.

For the weighbridge, licence plate reader camera might help. Squeeze operator does not load truck till he has the licence plate number, load number and empty truck weight (time and date) sent from the office.Paper printout or sent wireless etc.

Those clods are hardpan. That's why you're using the ripper.

Great job keep up the good work

I like how you ask for people to call you if they want to buy. The assumption I made was that you have a full customer base and don’t need more.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

6 ай бұрын

We are producers. I can get more acres if I need to. And I would love to put some old farm ground back into production. So yes, we sell hay!

You asked and we delivered

Dirt is what you sweep out of your house, and soil is what is in the field. :) I didn't know that until I had soil science at K State.

if you get a fassi splitter, you can hook 2 sets of hydraulic hoses to a single outlet. then you just have to flip a switch to change functions.

Welcome to bales hay and our new sponsor yankum ropes. Our second cutting Nebraska drought alfalfa was 400# per acre. I think many up here “need hay”

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Oh no!!! Only 400? That isn’t good.

That is some hard ground making that tractor and packer work

Looking good boss

Also you need to get a "Yankum" rope sponsorship. 🙂

The clod buster looks like it's doing its job but you may need another one right behind it to get the ones it leaves behind from how it looks.

I'm extremely shocked that F-thing of yours pulled that truck enough to even move it. Hmmmmmm. Great video Trevor. 🚜🚜🚜

I like this channel!

Fantastic Riper

You know the Wilcox rippers have stronger shear bolts. I believe they don't pull the clods to the surface the way parabolic shanks do.

👍

I was in the best shape of my life when I hauled hay 50 years ago. Can I come out and buck bales?

Trevor, they should call you ranch. Cuz you be dressin!

Leaving a comment because it helps.💯

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, it does help!

Keep ranchin

Another awesome post Mr Trevor

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

started to cut canola in my field of 4Ha with deere 9000 series (in farming simulator 22 XP) i saw the thumbnail, i instaclicked XD

You need an old Simba land packer behind that ripper. It would work a treat

Don't ever hook onto the hitch for a recovery, very dangerous, also look into yankum ropes

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Really?? Yeah. I know those guys. But I would destroy one of those ropes. They are strong, but easy to mess up.

@oDeFusEo

6 ай бұрын

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Yes the Tow Ball can become a flying object and it will 100% kill someone if it breaks and if someone gets hit in the right spot.

shear bolt goes in the back so when point pivots to the rear it comes up not deeper. that is why it was not "even there".

what does that soil test for organic matter ?

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

I have no idea

They tighten that front bolt too tight. Bolt needs to sheer and allow rak blade swing back.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

It’s not that it’s too tight, you have to use a grade 4 or 5. Something not very strong. But Covid made certain things hard to get still!!! So frustrating.

Its better the wings are folded for added weight to break up the "soil" clods. Keep it up amigos!

The roppers are only so wide. It you want to fip the whole field, it would be useless to open the wings on the clod buster.

חזק ואמץ

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

6 ай бұрын

The tattoo?

Definitely folded is better for the roller packer... More weight for sure.. seeing that the clods are so big and so dry..

Oi ❤❤❤❤

What is the difference in a Ripper and a Sub Soiler ?

Reason so compacted because of soil type or from flood irrigation

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

That, and how many times a year we drive across it, he didn’t plant a rotation like we do. Several reasons.

Lol Dirt LUMPS

Ranch if you have cows, if you don’t have corn 🌽

Soil is a living thing that shit is dirt.

I’m shocked u didn’t get blown up for pulling on the hitch ball. Have heard they can come back pretty quick if it breaks.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Really? I’ve never heard of that.

Hey

Ranch. There you go I said it for you!

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

lol

have you ever heard of yankum ropes?

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

lol yes. But I would destroy it.

Hello!

Who makes that clod buster

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Dave Koenig! I’m pretty sure he’s in New Mexico.

@MB93WP

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

Search for the video of the guy pulling another truck out from the ball hitch. Hitch failed and shot back thru the windshield and thru his head. Use a proper pulling device.

The Millennial Farmer can't say Ranch.

How the hay business in your part of town, here in idaho most everyone is getting stuck with stacks and having to carry em over the winter. Nobody is buying.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

It’s ok. Nothing special.

Please buy some snatch straps for recovery and please don’t tow anything from the ball on the hitch accept a trailer. My friend almost died because the ball stud on the pulling truck sheered off and launched the 2” ball through his windshield. The chain went through his grill and wiped out all his radiators. Was a mess.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Holy smokes!!! Good to know! Yeah, chains are dangerous. I have a tow strap I should have used.

Don't you guys check your equipment before you use it! OK I forgot it's hard to keep employees in the desert 🏜 😮🤦‍♂️🤣✌️🇺🇸

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Yep. This thing had already done several hundred acres this year. That ground was hard!

Gov job hmmm, how many of those guys are here legally?

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Every one of them. We can’t find local white skin people that can work hard. Americans are too spoiled, don’t need the money. So we spend a lot of money bringing men here on work visas.

I comment nice

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I can see where watching this channel could lead to suicidal thoughts.

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

7 ай бұрын

Very sweet thing to say.

Comment lol

open the one on left

the on yore hand is hebrew ?

You guys have some horrible soil health. I guess you are always taking organic material away and no sub-moisture to keep the microbes alive.

Man, I thought my soil sucked! Boy Howdy!

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

6 ай бұрын

This stuff isn’t bad at all. Just looks bad.

@BrokeDickBoys

5 ай бұрын

That is good. As long as it produces right?

Please take this kind advice from experience For safety reasons, please think about putting a weight bag on the log chain use pull truck out of field this way if chain breaks it will fall on the ground verses flying in to the windows of the trucks possibly hurting someone Also, teach your employees to speak English to make them assimilate to our American ways THIS IS NOT BEING RACIST, other immigrants that have live in our country assimilate to our country, Latino people are no different than the other immigrants from other countries and to make sure there is no miscommunication I've seen individuals get hurt on the job several times due to this happening Only English language, one language equal no miscommunication If we went to other countries to work, they would expect us to know their language

@BalesHayFarmandRanch

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. A lot of people commented on how the ball hitch can explode as well. I didn’t know that could happen. And with the language barrier, that is extremely difficult. A lot of the guys are learning. It’s a slow process. I try to learn a little every year as well. The reality of it is, we need cheap labor. Our margins are so thin, and few Americans will work out in the heat. We are lucky to have these guys. I agree, if we all spoke the same language, it would be safer, unfortunately it is extremely difficult to get to that.

Looks like inferior work force ??