Mak'in Hay with John Day

[ronjhall]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

Daryl

I did haying for myself in the early 80's. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Many headaches. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
However, I was able to do haying when I wanted it done. Instead of when the person showed up.
Had a Ford 5??. It would move the Farmall 340 around a lot when the flywheel and pusher got to PTO speed. I am sure that it would move my little 2910 around quite a bit. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
I sold all my haying equipment in the late 80's to a neighbor.
He is still using the Ford baler. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[johnday]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

Daryl,er Flip; Just back today and read the thread and saw the pictures. Turned out great. Gentleman? Ya think so? I don't often resemble that remark. I'll be there for the third cut too if you want. Just keep the water coming. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[johnday]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

Richard; Sure, you pay the fuel and I'll be there. No sense helping just the homeboys. A cab with A/C? That might be on the next TC. I ran 5030's 5030 on one field, funny though, I was listening to Pink Floyd. I guess in some places that could be called "country" music! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[johnday]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

Randy; That's a TC35. I originally bought it for dirt work, but it IS a tractor afterall. It really surprised me I could run a squarebaler and pull a loaded wagon at the same time. It didn't feel like the TC was having any problems. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

My buddy went to his JD dealer to price out a bale wrapping option for his 566 rounder. Dealer told him about $6000.

Does this sound right? Does anyone know of any alternatives?

 

[5030]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

I can answer that. 6K is about right. We bought a new NH rounder this spring and the net wrap was a $5500.00 option.

You can buy a lot of twine for $5500.00. Besides, the net wrap is somewhere around $250.00 per roll.

Our feeling is the net wrap is superfluous for us. We keep the bulk of our round bales inside the barn, elevated off the floor.

 

[OldWelder]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

5030,

One thing you may want to point out to those unfamiliar with haying.

Tractor size isn't only concerned with pulling baler and wagon, STOPPING is also a big part too. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[ZJ_HR]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

Daryl,
Nice pictures. Thanks for showing your way of hay making.

Let me show our way.
It always start with mowing, and father usually do this job.

 

[ZJ_HR]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

We have just few acres of medows, but in several pieces of land.
So, pictures will be with different landscapes.

 

[ZJ_HR]

Re: Mak\'in Hay with John Day

Here temperatures are high, and nobody here have mo/co. Pulled mowers are useless here on small fields, and never see one like you use.
Most mowers used here are side mounted sickle bar type, made here in Croatia, under Gribaldi & Salvia license.
Most of them have 20 knives. Our has wider bar with 22 knives (about 1.75 m wide cut).