Moving an 800 lb Hay Bale by Hand

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Moving 800 Lb Bales of Hay by Hand at Briden Farm, Bear River, Nova Scotia

Watch this video, You’ll see how I move an 800 lb Round Hay Bale by Hand, by Myself! After mentioning to some friends on Noom/Vibe that I’m probably in the best shape in my life!  After having moved a 500 lb Black Locust Log and routinely moving 800 lb Hay Bales, I decided to create this video after…

Now, to some, this may not be that big a thing! However, to me… It’s Huge! 

Especially considering when I was a Teen, when most people are at their best, and athletic performance peaks, I was a weakling! Now, 40 Years later, I man handle Black Locust Logs up to about 500 lbs and routinely move Huge Round Bales of Hay! According to AgriTech a 4.5×5’ round bale weighs between 720 – 950 lbs! 

Round Hay Bale Weights

So, for me, that’s HUGE! 

I’ve never been athletic, 

Which leads me to mention that I’m thinking about taking up Shot Putting! I know, it’s funny, right! However, read the post Does Knowing Your Ancestry Answer the Strange Questions? 

It makes me wonder where it all comes from? Right? 

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