The company, Jones Balers, was the brainchild of two farming brothers, David and Glynne Jones, based in North Wales. They had an interest in agricultural machinery and, in the early Twenties, started a contracting business, which eventually developed into Jones Balers.
Basic start
Agricultural tools were scarce between the two world wars and the brothers experimented using other manufacturers’ farm machinery as a blueprint. They managed to put together their own baler, which they used in their contracting business. Word soon got around, and other contractors wanted a Jones baler. They became so popular that the brothers gave up contracting and started making balers full-time.
Production facilities were fairly basic in the early days and there were no paint spray facilities at the brother’s Rhosesmor plant. The balers were hand-painted by a team of women led by Marie Evans, and the company’s sign writer is reputed to have had only one arm!
Mike got interested in balers during the late Sixties when he was looking for old agricultural machinery to show at rallies. “I wanted something I could afford, and some friends had several bits of equipment including a
