Did a little hay last week ...

[blueriver]

Well I baled the folks 30acres today my father said its just gonna burn up whats there. It sucked hated raking(took like 10 passes to make a windrow) and baling by myself to make 15 bales.I personally wonted to turn cows in on it and top it off was my birthday. It was so dusty couldnt even see hay going into baler,tomorrow I have lots of cleaning to do and blow out some filters......

Oh that gathering wheel,I ran it like it was and by the time I got finished it had like 4 rubber teeth left. I think im done for the year anyways but cant complain we have 122(5x4's) bales put up between mine and the folks,beat the **** out of last years 31.....Hope all is well guys

All is well ... I hate it when its tough to make a windrow. 122 is definatly better than 31 and I hope you enjoyed the hay season. Looks like I'll get one more cut of bermuda on the home place and then i too will clean up and put away for the year. Now you have the winter to get that gathering wheel replaced!!!

 

[pacerron]

Oh that gathering wheel,I ran it like it was and by the time I got finished it had like 4 rubber teeth left. I think im done for the year anyways but cant complain we have 122(5x4's) bales put up between mine and the folks,beat the **** out of last years 31.....Hope all is well guys..

All is well ... I hate it when its tough to make a windrow. 122 is definatly better than 31 and I hope you enjoyed the hay season. Looks like I'll get one more cut of bermuda on the home place and then i too will clean up and put away for the year. Now you have the winter to get that gathering wheel replaced!!!
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If you guys are talking about the gathering wheels on your round baler, I had a situation like that on my Hesston just a few years after I purchased it new. The wheels were large round metal discs with a 1/2" thick rubber ring around the outside. The rubber was molded/stamped to have protrusions similar to teeth around the outside edge that contacted the ground.

The replacement cost was ridiculous and new ones wouldn't last long either, due to design and material, in my opinion.
So I took an old worn out truck tire and sawed the sidewalls off it with a sawzall and metal blade.
I didn't cut teeth into the outer edge, just left it round.
Then I drilled holes in the inner edge to match the holes of the original broken rubber rings and bolted them onto the metal wheels with the curve/cup of the sidewall facing forward. They have worked, actually better than the originals IMO, for 15 years with no sign of
wear or cracking.
Ron

 

[foreman Etexas]

Oh that gathering wheel,I ran it like it was and by the time I got finished it had like 4 rubber teeth left. I think im done for the year anyways but cant complain we have 122(5x4's) bales put up between mine and the folks,beat the **** out of last years 31.....Hope all is well guys..

All is well ... I hate it when its tough to make a windrow. 122 is definatly better than 31 and I hope you enjoyed the hay season. Looks like I'll get one more cut of bermuda on the home place and then i too will clean up and put away for the year. Now you have the winter to get that gathering wheel replaced!!!
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If you guys are talking about the gathering wheels on your round baler, I had a situation like that on my Hesston just a few years after I purchased it new. The wheels were large round metal discs with a 1/2" thick rubber ring around the outside. The rubber was molded/stamped to have protrusions similar to teeth around the outside edge that contacted the ground.

The replacement cost was ridiculous and new ones wouldn't last long either, due to design and material, in my opinion.
So I took an old worn out truck tire and sawed the sidewalls off it with a sawzall and metal blade.
I didn't cut teeth into the outer edge, just left it round.
Then I drilled holes in the inner edge to match the holes of the original broken rubber rings and bolted them onto the metal wheels with the curve/cup of the sidewall facing forward. They have worked, actually better than the originals IMO, for 15 years with no sign of
wear or cracking.
Ron

I done it while un-loading it off trailer,but the replacement cost is $90bucks,figure next time I mite be alittle more careful now I know what it cost to replace. Going to use a drawbar on the 3point next time and not hook it up to the hitch so it will lift it alot higher instead of barely catching.. Thats a good idea you have,throw some goodyears on it

 

[pacerron]

I done it while un-loading it off trailer,but the replacement cost is $90bucks,figure next time I mite be alittle more careful now I know what it cost to replace. Going to use a drawbar on the 3point next time and not hook it up to the hitch so it will lift it alot higher instead of barely catching.. Thats a good idea you have,throw some goodyears on it

Be careful of lifting the tongue too high while backing down a trailer ramp.
Depending on where the main ground wheels are on the baler compared to the back lift door, and your ground clearance on level ground you don't want to back the bottom of the rear door of the baler into the ground while backing off the ramp with the tongue high.
That would cost a lot more than $90 to fix.
If you think there might be a problem have someone watch your clearance the first time you try it.
Ron

 

[foreman Etexas]

Be careful of lifting the tongue too high while backing down a trailer ramp.
Depending on where the main ground wheels are on the baler compared to the back lift door, and your ground clearance on level ground you don't want to back the bottom of the rear door of the baler into the ground while backing off the ramp with the tongue high.
That would cost a lot more than $90 to fix.
If you think there might be a problem have someone watch your clearance the first time you try it.
Ron

That was the 2nd time loaded and unloaded,I got in at dark and unloaded by myself(nobody to help). I have been backing the Baler on trailer,its not long enough to pull on there with tractor,just 24ft.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Well I got back from Leona today and if we get some of this rain in forecast,I think I will bale again. The grass has jumped up good but I am not going to take the gamble and fertilize it.

 

[blueriver]

Well I got back from Leona today and if we get some of this rain in forecast,I think I will bale again. The grass has jumped up good but I am not going to take the gamble and fertilize it.

You have been getting some decent rain showers ... seems as if I'm in the "no rain zone" ... everything goes around me!!

 

[bigbull338]

the rain has been missing us as well.but we did get .5 inch last nite.

 

[blueriver]

the rain has been missing us as well.but we did get .5 inch last nite.

Well thats 5x's what I got!!!

 

[foreman Etexas]

Well thats 5x's what I got!!!

The weather looked like you may have a chance coming later week. Same for us but at the house in Oakwood its dry as a bone,grass is nice and brown,with a crunchy sound when walked on.