Hay Making on a Different Scale

[EddieWalker]

My son does videos too but nothing that can be posted. I haven't a clue how to transfer in to a post able format.

YouTube is super easy to post videos to. Once there, you just copy and paste from the address bar to here. A little over a year ago, we decided to try doing videos. It's overwhelming at first, but eventually it becomes doable.

 

[LHF2019]

2025 season is here. 14 acres of rye straw down. Not the driest start. It will take 7-10 days for it to be ready or longer if the weather doesn't cooperate.

Been 2 years since we have ran this tractor. Lasted about an hour before springing a oil leak from the repairs that were done.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

It's a hair wet ain't it, glad you found that shed antler before it found on of your tires.

 

[LHF2019]

It's a hair wet ain't it, glad you found that shed antler before it found on of your tires.

Have a collection of them in the tractor. One was a tire piercer.

Wet in spots. No in between. Either really wet or solid. Had no choice this crop has a narrow cut window and it was about a week late

 

[Hay Dude]

I knocked down hay on Saturday. Partly sunny.

Sunday was sunny/dry. Monday & Tuesday overcast and low 60’s. Wednesday flooding rains.
Now we have 3 decent days coming, followed by lots of rain. Grrrrrrr

 

[LHF2019]

It's a hair wet ain't it, glad you found that shed antler before it found on of your tires.

My walk out

Added to the collection. This was 2 years ago on a custom job I do every year. Think up to 2 or 3 flats on this job over the years. The shale is usually the culprit

 

[LHF2019]

4 day window. 9 acres of hay down and tedded. Straw tedded out. Still wet.

 

[Hay Dude]

I took my work clothes with me and changed in the barn after church.
Dropped another 30+ this afternoon. Looks decent until Thursday.

 

[RayIN]

We only baled our own hay, but when the moisture content was high, we scattered a handful of salt on each sq bale before stacking loosly in the barn. That kept the bales from molding and reduced heat-buildup.
A side-benefit was, the cows liked the hay, but never used for horses.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

4 day window. 9 acres of hay down and tedded. Straw tedded out. Still wet.

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When I see that moisture on my tires I know I'm in for a waiting game, the sun may be doing it's job on the top side but that grass on the bottom is pulling moisture from that damp soil and it's just a waiting game.