It may cause a divorce but I bought a Hesston 560 for $1000

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It may cause a divorce but I bought a Hesston 560 for $1000. Buying used hay equipment is a gamble, and the older it is the bigger the gamble your hay equipment becomes. So when I saw this Hesston 560 on the side of the road I had to stop. $1000 later and it followed me home for 6 hours. My gamble paid off but if you value your marriage you may want to ensure your $1000 gamble does too.
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@garyberg 11 ай бұрын

Glad you actually got some hay through the machine and you didn't lose your happy home over your big buy,

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Me too😁 it's a really good baler, we just replaced the clutch discs and believe that is going to solve our problem with plugging so often

@markhobby7481 11 ай бұрын

WoW! Your channel is really starting to gain some traction, congratulation on 12k subs! I haven't been able to watch KZfaq for a few months due to work requirements, but now I can do a marathon watch of all the videos you've posted! I know it's difficult to put in the many hours to produce this content and not see rapid growth, so I Thank you for the outstanding, wholesome entertainment. I pray your channel continues to grow, I believe this is a million subscriber channel and you'll get there in HIS time. Thank you again!

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yea it just jumped up recently and got us above 10k😁 we are excited but regardless of how much it grows we don't plan to change anything around here. Gonna be the way God made us and see where it goes. Thanks for watching, be safe, and hope you enjoy the marathon 😁

@patrickaherne3598 11 ай бұрын

Cheapest Hesston 560 on tractorHouse is $4600 and the next one is almost $10k. The way my wife shops, that would equate to you saving 3-7k dollars.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

It was a steal to say the least, I am glad I did it and it worked out. It definitely saved us alot of money.

@straightpipeacres6365 19 күн бұрын

Yep i think its the top valve thats the density of the baler and the othr one is how much twine you want on the bale. Probably too late for the comment but hopefully it helps

@FreedomFarmsMo 19 күн бұрын

It's never too late. Thank you!

@straightpipeacres6365 19 күн бұрын

@FreedomFarmsMo I got a case ih 8465t. It's a twin to the 565t so if ya got any questions feel free

@justin9055 11 ай бұрын

My Hesston 740 round baler plugs when the hay is really dry or a touch wet, but after I get the first bale or to out of the way it functions pretty well. Not sure on bale tension setting as I didn't get a manual when I grabbed this baler up. Overall coming from using a New holland BR740, the Hesston makes a good tight bale and am pleased with it. Good luck!

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

I love the baler, I just need to get the manual from agco so I can get all my questions answered

@reppfarms4493 11 ай бұрын

I feel your pain- Mrs. Repp threatened to divorce me after I bought a JD 430 RB. Once you go round, you never go back (and Mrs. Repp & I are still married!). You will love using it…

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Mrs Freedom Farms is happy with it pricetag wise and the fact I was able the get it up and running. But she wasn't impressed at first 😂we will never do squares

@gailhoward8553 3 ай бұрын

Hesston will not bale damp. Have run one for several years. Just damp on the bottom of windrow will plug you up. You need a manual real bad.

@FreedomFarmsMo 3 ай бұрын

My issue turn out to be worn clutch discs. We replaced them and have been going strong since. I still need to get a manual though

@karlkasper3012 11 ай бұрын

Love see those allis tractors hard at work

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

That's all we use, we love them!

@philbrand7978 11 ай бұрын

The bale density is one of the dials on the valve body on the sid rod the baler you will have to trace the lines to figure out witch one same for twine it’s a dial on the valve body or add another twine so you put 2 twine strings on at once

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

I saw the valves but never made any changes to them. I'm in the process of getting a book from agco for it. Thanks for your help!

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it

@jacobscott592 11 ай бұрын

Love it!

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@rick4020 11 ай бұрын

You need the bar attachment bolted on your drawbar with that type of hitch.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

I have the pin it actually needs now and will be using it from now on to be safe

@rick4020 11 ай бұрын

@@FreedomFarmsMo I remember now it's called a hammer strap.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

It actually uses a pin that bolts to the drawbar. I picked on up a couple days ago

@toyotahilux2 Ай бұрын

Having the pickup reel hidden away under the baler is a bad design. Not such a problem with hay but baling silage i need to see the reel to avoid blockages

@FreedomFarmsMo Ай бұрын

I suppose so, but we don't do silage.

@biofarmakolin 11 ай бұрын

Gratuluję odwagi🎉😂 Ja używam prasy NewHolland 841 do siana słomy i sianokiszonki i jestem zadowolony jak na tak wiekowy sprzęt jest ok . Kiedyś miałem pasową prese i nie chcę wracać do tego tematu 😅. Pozdrawiam 😊

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Jestem pod wrażeniem tego, jak już naprawimy zatykanie to będzie wszystko o czym marzyliśmy i jeszcze więcej! naprawdę tworzy świetne bele, zwłaszcza w porównaniu z naszą starą prasą, którą była Gehl 1500A z lat 70.

@paulprigge1209 11 ай бұрын

Chronicles of Kayla I had just 10,000 and she jumped suddenly. She is located just west of Hannibal over by Perry Missouri. They raise a lot of hay and some cows.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

We know them and have met with them a few times. They came to our farm a couple years back as a matter of fact.

@ramiller5675 11 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if it's exactly the same, but I have a Hesston 565A baler that looks almost the same. There should be a knob back towards the oil tank that you use to release the belt tension, and above that knob there are two smaller knobs (they both have set screws, so don't just start adjusting them without loosening the set screws) that you can adjust to set the bale density and the speed of the twine arm. I don't have the manual in front of me so I can't tell you which one is which or how to adjust them besides warning that it doesn't take much to turning to make your adjustment. There are also two different positions (6" and 8" twine spacings) for one of the twine arms, it 's just a matter of taking a bolt out and moving the arm on my baler. It might take a little trial and error to figure out the twine spacing and the twine arm speed to get the bale tied the way you prefer. The problem with the tailgate not closing automatically is likely a plug problem, something's worn or a pin isn't all the way out, etc.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

You are my hero! The 565 and 560 are very similar, I believe yours is the next model newer and even offered net wrap. Is there any way you could email the pages from the manual so I can start my trial and error process to dial it in? travis@freedomfarmsmo.com

@ramiller5675 11 ай бұрын

@@FreedomFarmsMo I emailed you a few pages out of the manual that might help you adjust your baler, so keep an eye out for them. - Rich

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate the help

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

Sorry sarge I know that the density is controlled by the weight of the Bale but I don't know where the adjustment is on the hesston

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Don't feel bad no one knows yet it seems

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

Hey farm manuals fast they have it it may be a good investment considering the problems you are trying to solve

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you I will look that up. I appreciate the help!

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

Good morning sarge how are you doing today

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Hey Terry we are doing great! How bout you?

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

One problem you might be having is the head is it a floater

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

We diagnosed the issue in the next couple videos. It will be very obvious when you see it why it was plugging.

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

@@FreedomFarmsMo I will stay tuned and help you all I can

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

Hey sarge get on the internet and find a owner's manual and it should tell you what you want to know

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Been looking but haven't found anything from a reputable seller yet

@kurtleimkuehler 10 ай бұрын

Put new starting flaps on there.

@FreedomFarmsMo 10 ай бұрын

Starting flaps are fine, it ended up being the clutch discs being very worn

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

You would have been crazy to let a deal like that pass you by

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

It was a gamble with out seeing it function

@terryburgettburgett965 11 ай бұрын

Just do me a favor please get you a trailer and put a tank and equip it with a hose and nozzle because it may catch on fire

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

We keep a fire extinguisher on board the tractor at all times 😁

@190XT 11 ай бұрын

@@FreedomFarmsMo Carry an infrared thermometer with you and check bearing temps anytime you are out of the cab.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

We actually use a thermal camera that's built into my phone to do exactly that! Great advice though and I appreciate the comment too!

@190XT 11 ай бұрын

@@FreedomFarmsMo sounds like I need a phone upgrade.

@FreedomFarmsMo 11 ай бұрын

Its a ulefone armor 9, it also has an endoscope option as well. We use it on Verizon but it is a global unlocked phone so I would say it would work on att, TMobile, etc. You can find it on Amazon. I've had mine for 2 years almost and really like it. It was $599 when I bought mine so not real expensive either. They are pretty dang tough, I drop it a lot.🤷‍♂️