2015 Hay Season

foreman Etexas · May 26, 2015

Right now Eddie it's mainly the Rye grass was trying to get cut,warm grasses are there and would help yields but just not that tall. Warm season grass will come on if get some sun and warmer temps at night. Hay should be plentiful this year just need get the windows to get it cut and baled up.

Lawnman TX · May 26, 2015

We got another 4" this weekend, up here in ntexas. Hardly anyone got their Sudan planted, rye and wheat are going to pot. Our news said this morning we had rain 20 of the last 26 days of May. I need a break

Mistyridgefarm · May 26, 2015

I am sorry for the folks with too much rain. It is my fault since I put out a lot of fertilizer($$) this year. Every time I do, it either rains too much or stops raining for a month.

We have been pretty wet here, with another 10 day wet forecast ahead. I did manage to get one small field done this last weekend and made 300 pretty small squares. Had to ted it twice but the dry wind helped a lot. All the equipment worked as it should so it was a good test. I'm afraid my first cutting will be poorer quality since it is past its prime. Will be looking for a new tedder($$$) soon, the old, used one I bought four years ago is on its last leg. I sell some small squares to help the boys make some money but I swear it isn't worth it. I'd have to charge $10 a bale to put any money in my pocket!

farmer2009 · May 26, 2015

Hay here is ready to cut. But with a rainy 10 day forecast it won't happen. Some baled last week but boy was it wet. It turned off cool cloudy and humid and didn't dry. It'll all get baled sooner or later. And everyone here will tell you, even lower quality hay beats the h3ll out of snowballs.

Grateful11 · May 27, 2015

We've had 0.25" of rain in the last 4 weeks. Wish y'all could send some this way, we'd take some of it.

It's a start but if we don't soon get rain, cows are going to need 2 bales a day, won't last long at that rate.

PMA · May 27, 2015

We finally got some rain today, around 3 tenths. Take all we can get.

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wmonroe · May 27, 2015

Grateful11 said:
We've had 0.25" of rain in the last 4 weeks. Wish y'all could send some this way, we'd take some of it. It's a start but if we don't soon get rain, cows are going to need 2 bales a day, won't last long at that rate.

What are you using to stack bales 4 high?

Grateful11 · May 28, 2015

wmonroe said:
What are you using to stack bales 4 high?

This year the MX5100 with the newer LA1065 loader. Those bales are just a couple inched shy of 4' which helps but it's still a stretch. We used to do it with the L3940 but it wasn't easy.

Here's a quick video of the L3940 stacking 4 high.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFptd6nZD5Q

KiotiKowboy · May 28, 2015

OMG it is raining AGAIN! My 3500 feet of new drive has been dozed and is now mostly mud. My new house is on hold now for months. They hay is sitting in soggy fields. I am VERY frustrated!

wmonroe · May 28, 2015

Grateful11 said:
This year the MX5100 with the newer LA1065 loader. Those bales are just a couple inched shy of 4' which helps but it's still a stretch. We used to do it with the L3940 but it wasn't easy. Here's a quick video of the L3940 stacking 4 high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFptd6nZD5Q

Nice! I didn't realize that either of those tractors would reach that high.