Our fields, that were in hay way back when, were mild, some terrain features, small hills etc. In this area, many fields are slopes, its similar to West Virginia, but I think those are more substantial. We used to bale a large field, 20+ acres for a neighbor, across the old fence/hedge row. '64 4000 Ford, 532 Ford baler and 1 of 3 Lamco wagons. On one part of it, 3 of us hung on to the up hill side of the wagon to get through. Most of the field was manageable, actually a really nice field that grew some good hay, thick orchard grass crop as I recall.
The farmer I used to help had many fields in crops that were steep slopes, he did both small squares and round bales. He made round bales on the steeper fields given the risk with the small squares and thrower wagons. Over the years I am sure he had plenty of stories to tell and reflect back on. I know his oldest was in a wagon that overturned. In those days it was only small squares.
When he got his new JD round baler in '08, it was interesting to see how ejecting them by backing up to one side would keep most from rolling down the hills. Not all though. One field, a long slope, rectangular the long ways, sloped that way, 7420 and 583 sileage special round baler, 4440 and NH 315 baler working on windrows that went across, + the sileage body tandem mack, and his brothers pick up truck, of all places at the bottom of the field, there were plenty of targets out there. Every so often one would take off rolling, so as I waited to load, I never turned my back on the up hill side, 700lb 4x5's to look out for. His son ejected one, way up top, did not get it to stay and it was rolling, gaining a little speed but not accelerating too much. I stood there with the farmers brother, seeing the trajectory of that bale and his truck, and after some hesitation, I took off across this field to head off this round bale to keep it from eventually hit his truck. I sprinted across, luckily no chuck holes or similar, had a good angle of pursuit, caught up to the bale as it aligned with my path. I was not stupid enough to get in front of it, rather went behind it and used my forearm/elbow as a brake to slow it, stayed on it and finally got it to stop. These were dense net wrapped bales, I was careful to not let it carry me up and over, and if it was too much, I'd have either fought it to the bottom or til it stopped, thankfully its speed was not enough that I could not overcome it. His brother still remembers it to this day whenever I see him. He says "you still chasing round bales in fields?" LOL. The farmers son on the round baler, said I don't know how you did it, stopping that bale.
Well I was getting used to it. Having been doing all the loading and trucking, I had one or 2 get rolling, one just started, I out ran it with the tractor and was able to head it off with the spear. We did have fun getting some of these out of small ravines/embanked streams etc. There were more of them that disappeared through the hedge row than I thought, baled when I was not there etc.
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