@tascosaeagle
City boy here ! I threw hay onto a trailer one day back in ‘73 , age 17 . Scooped oats all day the next day. Made some really good money working for Frank Shaller in Canadian Texas . I DO NOT want to repeat that job or earn another dollar doing that kind of work ! I ve always said that I’d swallow my pride & standon a corner selling pencils before I will EVER do that kind of hard work again !! I’ve seen , from the road , cutting & blading & stacking in the fields . Seeing a barely loaded barn was amazing !Did not realize just how BIG those barns are ! Hats off to American farmers ! Thank you all for doing what this macho guy can’t do & participating in doing a job that makes America great !
@Lawrence1203-f7s
This reminds me of my part time work bailing hay in Winchester, VA. When the Army would trun me loose for a weekend I'd drive 2 hours to work on a farm for room and board. It beat sleeping in a barracks with 50 other GIs. Any vacation time was on the farm. I loved itl As far as you lawn cutting neighbor is concerned....You can't fix STUPID I'm 77 and this video brought back some EXCELLENT memories. Thanks from San Diego, CA
@johnmaynard3445
Brings back a lot of memories. I am 83 now but went i was 17, I hooked the bales from the bailer and loaded 9 wagons with 150 bales in 90 degree heat.
@FarmGearInnovators
Impressive coordination and teamwork on this massive hay production day. From the raking to the baling and finally stacking, it's clear that everyone knows their role and works seamlessly together. 😘😘😘
@seanmcmullan718
I think the Telehandler is the Coolest. Like you said, it would not be boring. Great video!
@stevewhitaker1474
Nice video. In high school (central Missouri; late 60s) I worked on a custom hay hauling crew every summer. 4 dudes and a truck, no bale loaders, no automation except for the truck. We hauled from 60,000 to 80,000 bales per summer, depending upon weather, etc. Hard work; good money (2 cents per bale per person; 4 cents per bale for the truck) for a high school kid in the late 60s, and got me in shape for football 2-a-day practices in mid-August. I generally made twice a much as my buddies who worked other summer jobs.
@bladewiper
The drone views of all the tractors/ balers and barons, are my favorites. Thanks for the video.
@TheBlackToedOne
So jealous! Great job, guys. Loved the harvest but bailing was my favorite part of the year. My grandfather had the bailer that shot the bails in the air so we would ride on the flatbed trailer w/ a backstop on it we towed behind the bailer and then stacked them after they came to a rest. Loved every minute.
@glenmiller4995
A far cry from what I did when I was a kid. Picking up the bales onto a wagon by hand, loading into the barn loft by hand. Good clean fun! This operation is fantastic.
@evedallas8667
You guys are my favorite YouTube Farmers/ Hay Chasers! I also watch Sonne farms and the Millennial Farmer I'm an Ohioan, born and raised so YOU GUYS ROCK!
@BuckWheat0591
Born in 1950 I loved bailing so much I helped my neighbor bail hay for free as a kid for his dairy. We use to drink fresh whole unpasteurized milk for 50 cents gal. If I was going through life again, hay processing would be at the top of my thoughts.
@125spectrum
Really enjoyed your video. I remember bailing as a kid in Scotland in the 1960's. There was a sledge towed behind the bailer where you had to stand on round steel bars on the bottom and shepherd the bales into a pattern. It seems very dangerous now...We had orange squash and cheese sandwiches for lunch and back to the farm for food at the end of the day. Happy days.
@lenniestover5026
Grew up on a 1,000 acre farm in MI. We raised horse hay, some of which went to FL and SC in the 60's and 70's. Usually stacked about 200 bales per wagon behind a baler my mom often pulled. Off loaded unto an electric auger to fill a 5 story barn to the peak. Talk about hot! The peak was as close to unbearable as it gets. The built-in wooden ladder meant it was an adventure until you were on the ground. Had to learn to drop the bales from the peak onto semi trucks just right so they wouldn't break. Great operation and quality video!
@Jhoblet
This is so different than what I’m used to when making hay. I was riding the wagon stacking then stacking in the barn as well. 1000 bale day was pretty big, this is just a whole different level.
@JB-AT70
Very cool seeing all this equipment working and all the hay you guys make very impressive.
@edubbs3528
I remember my grandpa's hay barn (it' was an actual barn-barn with hand hewn timbers held together with wooden pegs)...my cousins and I used to climb to the top of the bales of hay and play king of the hill. Keep in mind they were not stacked ANYTHING like what you all do! There also always seemed to be a soft pile at the bottom from the loose straw that'd fallen out of the bales, or from the occasional bale that'd fall apart. Great memories...inspired by your hard work in the sun. Keep it up.
@danieldavismusic
Wow, I literally thought the aerial footage was just farm simulator 25. Speaks volumes for both the graphics of that game, as well as the scale of your operation!
@susangolden4001
I think the whole operation is cool. Thank you for sharing your life with us. J.Au-en
@jonsolomon4814
The industry has come a long way since I was a kid in the hay field. Love the Massey’s! Tennessee
@Larry-jv6he