Course: SLF 150 Pasture Management

Reading & Audio Visual

Tractor Implements: Hay Baler & Hay Loader
Hay Baler & Hay Loader

Hay Baler ( Square)

Hay Baler (Round)
Hay Balers are used to form dried and cut forage (hay) into usable shapes; generally square or big round bales for easy storage and feeding.  Maintenance for this machine includes greasing all moving parts and  blowing dust off the knotter assemblies regularly. The knotter assembly is what  ties the string around the baler.

A Hay Loader can be person or a mechanical attachment. The mechanical hay loader “hooks” the square bales using a motorized pulley system and hauls the bales up into the wagon.  To maintain the mechanical hay loader, simply use an air compressor to blow or wash clean.
Hay Loader