Baling Hay in Vermont

6 Comments

1. Doug In OhioJuly 28, 2015 at 12:18 PM

   Very cool!allways good to see jeeps being used.is that some type of bale pickup on the right side of the trailer?I would be interested in seeing closer pics.
2. Minnesota ChrisJuly 28, 2015 at 1:18 PM

   That is cool.
3. Craig/VermontJuly 28, 2015 at 2:47 PM

   the equipment in the background is a 'bale buncher' used to drag around to collect bales of hay...(google it)
4. Doug In OhioJuly 29, 2015 at 9:59 AM

   so is the bale buncher is attatched to the trailer pulled by the jeep?
5. Craig/VermontJuly 29, 2015 at 11:10 AM

   not attached to trailer...the bales are widely scattered around the field so the bale buncher is dragged (usually by a tractor) to collect many bales of hay...when it's full, the driver pulls a rope that's attached to a lever on the back of the buncher...as he drives, the load of bales is allowed to slide off in a 'bunch' and he continues on to collect another bunch ..the bales then can be loaded by hand onto the trailer...you move the trailer from bunch to bunch instead of chasing around the field to pick up individual bales...
6. Doug In OhioJuly 29, 2015 at 12:16 PM

   That's what I thought.My experience with baling hay or straw involved standing on the wagon behind the baler a stacking as you baled.Thanks for the info. Craig!