2025 Staheli West DewPoint Customer Training and Shotgun Shoot

Dixie Convention Center

1835 South Convention Center Drive, 84790, St. George, UT, United States

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Staheli West, located in Cedar City, Utah, manufactures 2 versions of hay steamers. The DewPoint 331 hay steamer is used in the 2-tie, 3-tie, and round bale markets. The DewPoint 6210 is used in the large square bale market. Both machines use a boiler and diesel fired burner to turn water into steam. The steam is applied to the cured hay during the baling process through a series of distribution manifolds mounted onto the baler. The steam is injected into the hay at the pickup of the baler and further as the hay passes through the feed chamber. Steam application during baling significantly reduces leaf loss compared to baling with natural dew and increases the baling windrow for farmers around the world.Staheli West was founded by Dave Staheli in 1994. The summer that year was extremely dry, and hundreds of acres of hay had been sitting on the ground for days. This was a problem that Dave Staheli faced time and time again while managing Brent Hunter Farms in Cedar City, Utah. Out of desperation, Dave prayed for a solution to the problem, and that is when he recalled seeing the workers at a local taco restaurant steam tortilla shells, and the idea to apply steam to hay was born.After Dave had received the idea to apply steam to hay he tested the concept with his wife’s pressure cooker and was amazed at how the steam softened and moisturized the dry hay. He struggled to know what to do next. After some encouragement from his Brother Mike at a family Christmas party, Dave started researching how to make steam. Dave’s interest turned to boilers, but he could not find a boiler company willing to design a boiler for the hay field. While praying once again for direction he received a phone call and was able to find a company that was willing to work with him.There were many ups and downs along the way for Dave, but through persistent trial and error and inspiration, Dave developed a machine that was used for years on Brent Hunter Farms.Steaming hay with the early DewPoint steamer prototypes was proving to be extremely advantageous in the hay making process. He even gained the attention of 3 of the largest Ag equipment manufacturers in the world. Dave worked on the steamer project for 8 years with one of these companies before eventually receiving the rights back.With the originally concept in mind, Dave completely redesigned the DewPoint machine and brought his “boiler on wheels” concept to a whole new level of automation, making the steamer easy to run and more user friendly.After redesigning the steamer in 2006, Dave knew he needed to figure out a way to manufacturer the machines and take them to the world. After making a website and uploading a few videos to YouTube, Dave started gaining the attention of his first customers. However, there was just one problem. Dave Staheli didn’t have enough money to build the first 5 machines. With complete trust in Dave and the DewPoint machine, each of the first customers paid half of the price of the steamer upfront so that Dave could get the materials coming to build the first ones in 2009.The business started to grow, and word was spreading quickly about the DewPoint steamers. Staheli West purchased their first facility in 2011 and quickly expanded to the facility we are in today in 2013.Today Staheli West is making an impact in the hay industry all over the world. There are currently (2022) steamers operating in the U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia.Staheli West Story Documentary Videos: https://staheliwest.com/history/