Glad I could help you for a change instead of asking for your help. You're ready to take on the world now

always fun hanging out with you in your shop. thanks for the video Jake.

If I was feeding cattle with my hay that is the best way to put it up. I think. Great video Jake.

Great video Jake! I bought a roll baler three years ago and rebuilt it over the winter. 484 New Idea 5×4 twine tie. Really the only way to get good at making nice bales is to use it. I'll tell the truth, I made some ugly bales behind the barn! Lol. Last year I rolled 54 with it and had great results. I ended up ignoring the full bale monitor and started listening to the load on the engine. I did this under advice of my neighbor, bale shape and density really improved. I've gone more towards hay sales so it will get more use this summer. Still bale the lions share as squares, because they sell much better. Can't wait to see it in the field. Take care!

Good demonstration Jake! I don't miss doing it!!

good looking machine!

Looks like you got yourselves a fairly nice looking baler. I remember redoing the clipper style belt lacings for the IH 241 & IH 2400 balers that we used to have years ago. Yep, we always cut a small angle for lead in on the belts then put the wire/pin in with a slight bend on the ends so the pin wouldn't come out. Suggestion, try to keep a couple on spare belts made up & on hand. That always helped get past those "oops moments" in the field. Good luck with it. Stay safe.

Hi Jake. Good video and all. We have run a 1465 Gehl for years and yes it's a servicable baler and can make some on the nicest bales you'd ever see. The two drawbacks of that design is that the belt going through all of those tight corners tend to beat up on lacing and you end up with belts breaking just barely off the splice. You can mitigate this problem by not pushing the limit on bale size(so don't try to get that last inch of diameter on the bale. The second issue is the 'forced infeed" roll doesn't anything useful. It tend to act more as an obstruction for the hay rather than helping it in. (Just a note: the 1465 has a ribbed lower roller and a smooth upper roller to feed the hay in, it may the 1475 has a better design in this design). The best idea is to find a way to add texture to the upper roller. The best solutions in my mind is having a chevron rubber belt wrapped around the length of the upper roller. Any texture at all is a help. Another note we have had a devid of a time with finding decent twine, that doesn't break when the bale settles. Just a heads up. I hope it serves you well, and health to you and your family in these difficult times.

I started to use weed Wacker cord for the lacing rod. If a problem arose it would tear before ripping the lacing. Looks like a good job

i don't know the brand dad used. I never got into the balers much for repairs. he has the big press for doing the splices.

My cousin has a gehl 2580 4x5 twine tie that he makes baleage with and he seems to like it

if you can keep a spare belt laying around it can save your butt when the lacing lets go and you got a bunch of hay to bale fast

I have been on the fence about buying that kit from shoup, but after that demonstration I think I will get one.

I like the look of those lacings. They look better than the old clipper style. Looks like you pretty much need the tool to keep everything aligned while putting them in?

Thanks for the video Jake, just what I needed. I’ve been doing my part and staying home trying not to get the corona but it’s getting old fast. There’s nothing on TV but depressing news so tonight I thought i'd watch “Svengoolie”. That is until I saw tonight’s movie was “Village of the Damned”. Well watching that wasn’t going to help none so I got on you tube and saw your video!😊 Heck, if this stay at home order goes on for awhile I might have to break down and watch, Coooooooooole the corn star.🤢 LOL

Hey Jake, How did the round baler treat you in 2020. I bought a 1475 in 2020 as well to bale some high moisture hay with. Worked well for us.

Your new style clips are the same ones that I use. Those old clipper laces suck! Just wait until you have to change a belt in the field! Lol

I read somewhere that flexco company that makes the clipper lace developed the alligator splice for deere and then deere stabbed them in the back and used mato. I bought a new set for my 435 a couple years ago with the alligator and they look like a better splice to me than the mato. Those pins are a major PIA though if left in to long to get out. Lol

So you are going to do some organic farming.......Have you studied up on all the requirements to be certified organic? One thing that is overlooked is you need tires on all your equipment made from organic rubber. I have connections to get organic tires. Let me know if I can be of any help.

so thats how you do it.