Hillside Haying in Austria... how my cousins do it!

[ultrarunner]

Just a short video of how mechanization has tamed even the steep slopes that previously were cut and raked by hand back on the family farm...

Heu laden mit MF 265 und Steyr Hamster 802 - YouTube

 

[stuckmotor]

Is the hay stacked loose, or bailed when gotten off of the hillside?

 

[creekbend]

Thanks for posting. I was born in Salzburg.

 

[ultrarunner]

^^^ I always knew there was something worldly about you... In the 1950's... the Salzburg city hospital served US forces and there were a number a American children born there.

 

[ultrarunner]

Is the hay stacked loose, or bailed when gotten off of the hillside?

Almost no bailing in Austria.

The traditional way is for hay to be gathered and then stored in the hay loft over the stable...

Larger farms and more modern operations with large fields will roll and wrap... either for use or sale.

 

[Agricspanner]

Yes was at an Old Austrians Place at Raurimu NZ if I Closed my eyes yes would or could have been in the Tirol or Simmental Switzerland .. only thing missing was the flat oblong bales they make there ... B275 , tedder little Farmal Cub mid mounted Sickle Bar Mower and an Oliver on the Baler NH66 all on 1ha of land

 

[ultrarunner]

Welcome to Tractor by Net!

 

[stuckmotor]

Almost no bailing in Austria.

The traditional way is for hay to be gathered and then stored in the hay loft over the stable...

Larger farms and more modern operations with large fields will roll and wrap... either for use or sale.

Are the Austrains the ones who gather the hay only partially dry, and hang it on poles, under shelter to cure? I saw that on a video and could't understand how all that hand labor paid off. At least your cousins don't have to load it with pitchforks.

 

[ultrarunner]

In some places they do... a carry over from the days when haying was all done by hand.

I still remember the sickle bar mower and loading the hay wagon with wooden pitchforks.

What previously would take an entire family is now done by one person with mechanization and pretty much has since the mid 60's.

Some of the hillsides are so steep it was thought hand was the only way to go... now, those that can't be done with machine are 99% out of production or they use a walk behind mower...

 

[flusher]

Just a short video of how mechanization has tamed even the steep slopes that previously were cut and raked by hand back on the family farm...

Heu laden mit MF 265 und Steyr Hamster 802 - YouTube

That's the way to do it--double wheels on all four corners to minimize roll over and keep the tractor from slipping downslope. Nice rig.