50 bales in 50 minutes

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To celebrate 50 years of Vermeer round balers, we asked ourselves… could we bale 50 bales in 50 minutes in the same field the first bale was rolled 50 years ago? President and CEO, and third-generation Vermeer family member, Jason Andringa, accepted the challenge and the race was on. See how he did!

[timothyminnihan]

My Dad was the first National Sales Manager for the Vermeer baler group. He and I purchased the 13th baler ever built. We bought it used after it caught fire and the belts all burned. I was 16 at the time and did enough custom baling to afford the upgraded series baler 2 years later. I was on the cover of the Sept 1974 issue of Successful Farming with our 1650 Oliver and the shiny new baler ready to bale cornstalks. I'm still digging the chaff out of my right ear, no cab, always looking backwards.

[HayMap]

Great innovation! Excited to see more of these units being produced. A 4' wide model would be great for many markets.

[TheFamilyFarm]

I would have liked to have seen all the balers from the 1st to the last in this clip

[markriebe]

I’m sure your grandpa would be proud! Nice idea to tribute the 50 / 50 progress though all the years !!!

[YourMom-roig]

Why did you have to run through all the different generations so quickly at the end???? It would be awesome to see their full transformation.

[jonsart]

Loved the show. Reminds me of the Vermeer 50th year anniversary celebration I attended in Pella, IA. Gary Vermeer told the story of the round bailer. Originally they had trouble getting the hay to start rolling the bail which they overcame by dropping a fence post into the bailer. The hay would roll itself around the post. Gary said when springtime came and the snow melted there were fenceposts laying all around the field they fed the cows in.

[tomthomas]

You have a lot to be proud of with this type of family inventors. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[brentreid]

That is a nice machine. Hard to believe. Thank you.

[winkdinkerson]

Very cool bailer and video production. Congrats on your anniversary and incredible AG company innovation over your history.

[rbnhd]

Hey team, the flip pics from 2:44 to 2:50 should be a show unto itself, showing progression of models, maybe a min each for years produced, new innovation on that model, etc thanks

[dustinwillis]

Came long ways in 50 yrs. I run a 605g Vermeer. Going to be completely rebuilt this winter. When time comes I'll have a brand new Vermeer round baler

[malcolmchapman]

if you're going to have the expense of a self propelled baler it needs to be a non-stop baler with an accumulator and probably a wrapper as well

[wylieisnothere]

My grandpa farrell glen Tharp was the most well know vermeer salesman ever, he was know worldwide at all dealerships, he worked at the kilgore Texas store for 30 years and he could sale a farm tractor to a dentist without question. He was good freinds with gary vermeer and was given a brand new 40ft gooseneck and a rolex watch for working there so long. When I was 13 years old he told me that he had been personally ask by vermeer to test drive a prototype self propelled bailer. That is what hard work can get you folks

[SerangelROM]

Farm equipment has always been amazing. For everything a farmer does, someone has gone and said "i bet i could make something to make this easier and faster".

[crashgsxr]

Need to add continuous bailing so you never have to stop

[timpingel]

Not bad for someone that doesn't drive a baler everyday!!

[edwinsunderland]

I did 40 bales in 40 minutes with a 5x5 Vermeer in 1978. Only happened once!

[seriouslyconfused]

I just baught my first round baler the other day 605G hasn't been used in 10 year we drove it home greased it up looked for shot bearings. Found non next day took it out and made 25 bales with my 49 hp tractor.

[Wornout]

Back around 1972 an old man said to me that he'd see a field by my house baled with a " machine that made round bales" just after the war. Which came from Germany. Now that's going to be far more than 50 years ago.

[brucelumsden]

Interesting. I am an Aussie farmer, have owned and operated a 512i since 1995, still goes well.