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During an early
morning walk, when one of Gary Vermeer’s personal friends told him
he intended to sell his cow-calf business “because of the heavy burden
of baling hay … and the problems (he) faced finding dependable hired
hands to put it up,” Gary’s imagination sparked. Inventing new
machines was nothing new for Mr. Vermeer, and his friends statement was
just enough to ignite Gary's imagination. On the very next morning, with
help from new product engineers in the experimental department, Vermeer
literally chalked the initial design of the original Vermeer baler right
on the factory floor! Forty-five days later, the first prototype unit rolled out the door for testing. First stop? Gary’s farm … to bale some grass. Initially, the baler threw the grass out as fast as it entered the bale chamber. This brief setback led to some ol’-fashioned American ingenuity … and some old discarded fence posts nearby. By placing one inside the bale chamber, the grass could form around this “core.” And, that’s when the first round bale was produced. The first baler, the Vermeer 706, was discontinued when a smaller 605 Series (producing 5’ wide x 6’ dia. bales) proved to be more practical for most operators. |
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