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Makin' Hay #12908147 06/08/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario Pictures through dirty glass. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908187 06/08/18 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA Kool next week here better clean your glass............................ T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908337 06/08/18 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... I can almost smell that through the screen! What are dimensions and weight, Richard? Be another month here. Hate the rain, but the fields need it. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908365 06/08/18 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA round 1100# here......... rain ? whats that ? T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908369 06/08/18 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA Walmart.......... $2...... T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908429 06/08/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario I'm short on this. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908433 06/08/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario Mike, I'll guess, 32"x36"x 8'. 900 pounds? These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908944 06/08/18 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,869 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,869 South of Minnesota That makes so much more sense than the way that we used to do it with the small bales. There are no words that come remotely close to being adequate to express how much I hated baling. Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12908977 06/08/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario John, back when, we did not have machinery like we do now. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12909423 06/08/18 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... About like the rounds we get here. Thanks Richard. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Makin' Hay tikkanut #12910479 06/09/18 Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,639 Not In The City rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,639 Not In The City Originally Posted by tikkanut Walmart.......... $2...... Best stuff ever made! Tain't much hay bein' made around here... Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!

Re: Makin' Hay rockinbbar #12924998 06/16/18 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert Originally Posted by rockinbbar Tain't much hay bein' made around here... Here either. Most folks just got their first cut done. I prefer to wait for the 2nd or 3rd but it's not clear how much water we'll have, so I picked up 80 small bales on Thursday. Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12926160 06/16/18 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... We got much-needed rain yesterday ~1”. More this weekend. Nearly another month before First (only) cutting. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Makin' Hay 5sdad #12926201 06/16/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State Originally Posted by 5sdad That makes so much more sense than the way that we used to do it with the small bales. There are no words that come remotely close to being adequate to express how much I hated baling. I call it "retro" baling for a cash crop to sell to some of the local horse farms around here. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12926553 06/16/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario What model New Holland Oak? We had a 278. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12926609 06/16/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State Model TN 65 You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12926656 06/16/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,824 Iowa/NW Ontario I'm trying to recall, it seems a salesman told me he sold a small square bailer new. I think, $32,000? These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12928279 06/17/18 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 369 Eastern NC J JJWise Campfire Member JJWise Campfire Member J Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 369 Eastern NC Originally Posted by wabigoon I'm trying to recall, it seems a salesman told me he sold a small square bailer new. I think, $32,000? Dang. Every tractor implement on our farm came from a buddy or classifieds, I don’t think we paid over $1k for any individual piece. Not a great year for hay in our area either.

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12928985 06/18/18 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 663 colorado T tmax264 Campfire Regular tmax264 Campfire Regular T Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 663 colorado We haven't received enough rain for the hayfield to even green up from the winter. Even the thistles are having a hard time. An armed member in a country is a citizen, an unarmed member is a subject.

Re: Makin' Hay wabigoon #12929241 06/18/18 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,784 Rural Utah USA 'bout 13 ton here 1st cut........ 24 1100# round bales better than nuthin' hope the water holds out for 2nd cut T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !