New equipment

cowboydoc · Jul 13, 2003

Here's my new baler and cutter.

cowboydoc · Jul 13, 2003

back view

Phred · Jul 14, 2003

Good looking baler.

You do most of your hay as round bales?
For horses or cows?

Fred

cowboydoc · Jul 14, 2003

Fred,

Most everything is round bales. I do a couple thousand square bales but that's mostly for everything that I keep in stalls. All the cows and horses in lots in the winter get fed the round bales.

RobS · Jul 15, 2003

Richard, you should open the first franchise of the TBN Dude Ranch. A lot of us farmer wannabees would jump at the chance to operate some of your equipment. Great looking machinery /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

cowboydoc · Jul 15, 2003

Rob, any of you guys are welcome to come over anytime. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Boone · Jul 16, 2003

I noticed that Deere has tail lights on the baler. That is great.

Phred · Jul 17, 2003

Boone,

A lot of the new ones do have lights. Here is my vermer. I dont have a picture of the back, but its lights are integrated into the top of the back panel of the baler. Uses a standard 7-pin (if memory serves) RV type plug.
Handy for those short road trips from field to field.

This rebel is a 4x5 and probably lighter duty than that deere but it suits my needs.

Fred

cowboydoc · Jul 17, 2003

Looks like you've been in the mud quite a bit Phred.

MikePA · Jul 18, 2003

Fred, you don't still have the clear plastic cover on the seat of that TN do ya? /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

5030 · Jul 18, 2003

If you want to operate equipment, especially hay equipment and tractors, you can come over to my place. I live a lot closer than Richard does to you. Probably just around the corner.

I'd bet that a few hours of seat time and you'd have enough. Especially when you have to put squares on the wagons and in the barns!!!!!!!!!!!

RobS · Jul 18, 2003

If you want to operate equipment, especially hay equipment and tractors, you can come over to my place. I live a lot closer than Richard does to you. Probably just around the corner.


Who knows, maybe I'll take you up on that offer Daryl. I get to Detroit every few weeks.

 Especially when you have to put squares on the wagons and in the barns 

That is the one part of the haying process I do have experience with. In my younger days, any kid willing to put up hay pretty much was guaranteed a job at certain times of the year /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

5030 · Jul 18, 2003

Rob:

Michigan is a big state. Actually, you probably know almost where I live.

Most everyone knows where the new Cabaella's is in Dundee, Michigan. I live about 3 miles south and 2 miles west of the store. We actually have hay on ground within 1 mile of the store abutting M-50.

RobS · Jul 18, 2003

Hey, I've been to that Cabellas. It's a bit out of my way as I normally visit the North suburbs of Detroit but who knows. And what a coincidence... we live just a couple of miles from Lunkers . Not quite as large as Cabellas but similar fare /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

CountryBoy · Jul 19, 2003

Rich, you have all of the nice toys.I am GREEN with envy. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Phred · Jul 23, 2003

Richard,
We have two seasons here; mud and dust.
Some of my "roads" still need a few tons of gravel to say the very least....

Mike:
/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif you caught me. I let the plastic on till it about fell off and then put one of those cheapo seat covers on. I plan to still be running this tractor until one of us gives it up so its good to at least try and keep the inside clean. The outside is hopeless even with a regular power washing.

Fred

gsganzer · Jul 24, 2003

" Especially when you have to put squares on the wagons and in the barns"

We had a "kicker" on the back of our square bailer that threw the bales into the wagon. It consisted of two parallel belts, powered by an 8hp motor. As the bale came out of the baler chute, it went between the spinning belts and got thrown into the wagon. If you cranked up the belt rpm's, you could throw it over the baler. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

It was a real time and back saver and could toss about 90 bales per wagon. We typically would bale and put up about 1300 square bales a day. That's pretty good considering the hay wasn't ready to bale until late morning (because of dew).

Now, if we could have only found an easier way to stack it in the barn!

Like the old saying about assembling a crew of people to do a job: You want a strong guy to do the physical labor, a smart guy to do the math, and a lazy guy to figure out an easier way to do it.

5030 · Jul 24, 2003

We have a JD kicker baler with a hydraulic thrower on it that we took off this year. It's awfully dangerous. We though about using it as a catapult to trow people into the swimming pool at our last party, but we were afraid the sudden acceleration would crush peoples spines!!

With the trpwer dialed up to 9 which is the highest setting, you can throw a 55 puond bale completely over the first wagon and onto the second wagon,that is, if the strings won't come off!!

jhburke · Jul 25, 2003

A friend of mine has a baler that bands about 10 or 12 bales together and drops them. He then picks the bundle with the fork lift attachment on his tractor. A lot simpler than when I helped bale as a kid. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif