Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
Most of the people on this board do not understand the joys of baling. You could have a great discussion about why you don't bale hay when it is wet and why so many barns burn down each year. I think in this pic the straw built up next to a belt or some moving part and the friction ignited the blaze.
One of my favorite scenes I wish I had my camera for was when I was driving down one of the back roads and there was one round bale smoking in the middle of the field, the next day it was completly engulfed in flames. Haying is a wonderful thing isn't it.
<font color=blue>Robert Turk Jr.</font color=blue> <font color=blue>Whitetail Splendor Deer Farms</font color=blue> <font color=blue>Silver Creek, NY</font color=blue>
That's exactly why I'm afraid to store hay in my barn next year, once I start haying. As a newbie, there's a lot I can do wrong. My barn is 200 years old, and I don't want to burn it down, and probably kill some of my critters, too.
Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
That is one of the reasons most of the farms around me are just building pavilions to store their hay under and hang tarps on the side to help protect the hay. I still see some people bale hay after a light rain and it makes you wonder. Good luck with you baling.
<font color=blue>Robert Turk Jr.</font color=blue> <font color=blue>Whitetail Splendor Deer Farms</font color=blue> <font color=blue>Silver Creek, NY</font color=blue>