Boom Truck Hay Bucking Demonstration -- Mike Green's ATHS Open House -- Yuma, Arizona 3-25-23
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Now this is an art...bucking hay with the use of a boom truck, the way it was done before the hay squeeze came along. Watching these guys was a treat. I hope this skill is still being passed down to the new guys in the hay biz. Although maybe not needed so much anymore because of the use of hay stackers and squeezes, this is still a neat skill to know and hopefully keep the history alive. Please 👍. Thank you, enjoy.
When I lived in Blythe,California this how alfalfa bales were loaded onto an alfalfa hay hauler truck big rig!!!
Yup, all over California and Arizona back in the day. A neat and efficient way to get the job done. Thanks for watching!
@@espeescotty You're welcome sir that is how I saw it done when I was a little kid back in the day!!! Thanks Juan!!!
Man Scotty two of your post brought back great memories the boom trucks were fun to watch and reminded me of my childhood i could watch those hay haulers all day do you have any photos of DC Whitford trucks they were green and white trucks out of Buelton the Underwood pictures were cool I worked around them for years untill i retired thanks scotty for posting all the videos and pictures 👍😎👍
No, sorry man, I don't think I have any pics of the DC Whitford trucks. These boom and hay trucks are super cool and neat to watch. I'm glad I'm finding some material that is hitting your sweet spot. I appreciate the support. 👍👍
Back in the 80s the guy that taught me to drive truck used to haul hay from Blythe and Imperial Valley to Chino. Always got loaded by Mike Robles out of Blythe, dude was fast and accurate. 45 minutes from setting first bale to tying down back trailer.
Man...That is impressive! These guys were very good and well-practiced at it, but to see an efficient man that did it every day and could smoke out 2 trailers in 45-minutes, that must have been a pure art to watch. It makes me think of that cool old 80's TV show That's Incredible. I wish they would have done a story about Mike Robles and that we could watch it today.
Loaded many a bale with a homemade loader like those in the high desert.
Still have one of those large hooks for yard art.
It certainly is an athletic art. I wonder how many fellas lost teeth to those hooks with just a second's lapse in concentration.
Just so you know Scotty, Mike was the one grabbing bails on the blue Freightliner...
That's part of what makes it such a fun day. Glad you got some great footage of that demonstration- thanks!
Well, dang, I didn't even know that was Mr. Green. Thanks for filling me in and thanks for watching, Paul. This was such a cool demo.
Wow seeing my dad Richard Flood Stacking the hay on the old GMC. His first work truck. Was his fathers truck before him. It’s great seeing this wish I went. Glad see the Flood Trucking in a video. ❤
Your dad is a stud! I was impressed at how easily he handled those bails and had that truck loaded in no time. I'm 49-yrs old and doing all of that probably would have killed me! 😁 I'm happy you found my video. Thanks for watching!
A man named Bill ward made the only hayloaders that were self contained and would trun 360 degrees he was from Chino California my dad able hernandez had the first one and my brother Steve hernandez and Gilbert hernandez had one I still have my dad's hayloader restored and ready to go in Chino California I'm from bellflower California born and raised around dairies and feed stores race tracks Bobby Gordon Los Alamitos race tracks we all work hard back then ✌️💪
My Dad hauled hay from 1946 til 1985....first from Yuma, then Bakersfield & Lancaster....finally Apple Valley & Westmorelant....all to Dairy Valley then Chino.
@johannesboreen I still have my dad's hayloader in Chino California and ican still load hay with it 💪👍
@@gilberthernandez4183 Well, if you can use a loader to load hay, you are one of the few with that skill. It's really cool that you have your dad's loader. Over that past several years I tracked down two of the three hay trucks that I remember. Have been going to antique truck shows and bumped into a couple of guys that remember my dad. Hay hauling was never my line of work.....wish I had asked a few more questions. Dad was Reuben Simonson. At the end he was parking his truck at Charlie Tadema's lot on Euclid.....I picked him up from there several times.
Thanks iworked for Charlie tadema for 7 years and with his son Glen tadema he has a daily in Chino California still ihave his number if you need it OK you are bringing back good memories man 👍💪
@@gilberthernandez4183 When I started looking for Dad's old truck I ran into Charlie's grandson, Jimmy, out at the ATHS show in Perris. Jimmy told me that my Dad was sort of a mentor to Charlie when he was first starting out. Kinda makes me feel proud about Dad. The wife's sister is married to a Noordman....whose gpa started Dairyland Hay along with his nephew. That was Bert Noordman....but everybody called him 'Old Man Noordman'. Dad used to pal with Albert Van Der Linden. Albert had one brother that grew alfalfa in Imperial County and another brother with a dairy in Chino. Old Albert had built in work. Albert always had a joke. Now for a real memory.....before Charlie had that lot on Edison there was Nick Cousyn....Dad hauled for him as well. I did find Dad's last truck. Gus Osterkamp has it at his terminal in Pomona. Gus was the first owner of that 59 K100. Dad bought it around 1970?? (I was in the Army). He drove ran it until he retired in 85. Anyway, good talking with you. Take care.
Where were these rigs when I was a kid?? Lol
So do we know who invented these bale slingers?? Very interesting to watch.
I don't know who or when, but I bet they've been around for quite a while in California. I'd say since at least the 1950's. But very ingenious and efficient.
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Where was this at in Henderson KY. When I was 12. But I had the easy job. I drove the tractor.
Well, somebody had to do it. ✌🤠
If the no operator is any good you don't have to touch a bale