Old stationary bailer in the Nebraska sandhills: This is an old stationary bailer wasting away in the western Nebraska sandhills. Taken 17 years ago using TMax 100 film in 4x5 camera...

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Old stationary bailer in the Nebraska sandhills

Mar 31, 2021 16:03:55 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

This is an old stationary bailer wasting away in the western Nebraska sandhills. Taken 17 years ago using TMax 100 film in 4x5 camera, then the negs were scanned. The bailer was belt driven by a tractor of some type, and the hay was brought to the bailer.

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Mar 31, 2021 19:54:04 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

An unusual and interesting piece of equipment. Nice shots!😊

Mar 31, 2021 20:43:02 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Cwilson341 wrote:

An unusual and interesting piece of equipment. Nice shots!😊

Thank you Carol.
JackM

Apr 1, 2021 08:29:25 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice find.

Apr 1, 2021 08:36:03 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

jaymatt wrote:

Nice find.

Thanks John. I took this while spending a week at the rancher's place helping him put up hay. He normally used horses to do that but got behind and had to use his old (very old) tractors instead.
JackM

Apr 1, 2021 13:51:31 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

After watching a couple of UTube videos, I found that the wires are simply manually inserted from the side, no needles or anything.

A few years ago I also posted a horse drawn and horse powered bailer I found somewhere in Wyoming.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-139925-1.html

Apr 1, 2021 15:43:06 #

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Great find and shots Jack, B&W is the perfect medium. I stacked bales part of one summer 50+ years ago. Hemp twine was much easier on the fingers than wire.

Apr 1, 2021 17:56:54 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Curmudgeon wrote:

Great find and shots Jack, B&W is the perfect medium. I stacked bales part of one summer 50+ years ago. Hemp twine was much easier on the fingers than wire.

Hahaha. I was raised on a Kansas farm where we bailed alfalfa 2-4 times each year, always in the summer heat. That's why I took up microbiology and worked in a lab for the next 40+ years.