Off season projects

[Hay Dude]

Just cut another 50-60 acres. Really sad job. So much perfectly beautiful mulch hay could be made here, but customer will not allow. Weather was perfect. All of the standing material was bone dry and could be baled the next day. Probably 50 tons in this field alone.

 

[EddieWalker]

Do they just want it to lay there and rot?

 

[sea2summit]

Do they just want it to lay there and rot?

Bet it's a utility contract not a private owner.

 

[Hay Dude]

It’s a piece of conservancy land. It was cut for hay 20 years ago. Now it’s only allowed to be mowed, and must be mowed between Feb-15 and April-1.
All spring, summer and fall it grows as thick as lead, but I am not allowed to hay it.
They have walking trails cut through it with a zero turn mower.

 

[LHF2019]

Getting field edge cleaned up. Now time for the next level

 

[sea2summit]

Not much I hate more than wrestling tires onto rims…but got two done.

Never seen a stub axle retaining bolt broken, not sure how you do that. Ohh well, decided to replace both and upgrade to nyloc nuts.

Got the hubs all repacked and baby got new shoes! What a difference that makes in feeling like it might actually make hay.

My plan was to only replace about half the top belts but after a closer look…well it was a bad day.

Enough to make a grown man cry.

But I uncovered some of that patina people keep wanting for yard art.

Pretty scabby but a 40 grit wheel cleaned it up enough for some rattle can to protect it until it gets used and all the paint cleaned off again.

More bad news is that seems to be the only roller on the upper half with good bearings. So pulled most of the rest of the rollers out. Can I start a “go fund me”?

 

[Hay Dude]

Not much I hate more than wrestling tires onto rims…but got two done.
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Never seen a stub axle retaining bolt broken, not sure how you do that. Ohh well, decided to replace both and upgrade to nyloc nuts.
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Got the hubs all repacked and baby got new shoes! What a difference that makes in feeling like it might actually make hay.
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My plan was to only replace about half the top belts but after a closer look…well it was a bad day.
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Enough to make a grown man cry.
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But I uncovered some of that patina people keep wanting for yard art.
View attachment 736357Pretty scabby but a 40 grit wheel cleaned it up enough for some rattle can to protect it until it gets used and all the paint cleaned off again.View attachment 736358
More bad news is that seems to be the only roller on the upper half with good bearings. So pulled most of the rest of the rollers out. Can I start a “go fund me”?
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You can start a ”go fund me”, just be careful they don’t take your “funds” and give them to someone else

 

[sea2summit]

So opinions needed. Looks like this thing was manufactured before '85, gear box feels tight but next thing I can afford to do is change that oil. Should I crack it open and inspect or leave it as is and just flush with some seafoam or something and fill it back up?

 

[Hay Dude]

How longs it been settin

 

[sea2summit]

No clue. Guy died at 100 "several years ago", not sure when he last baled. Son in law gave it to me because they were cleaning up the land to sell to a developer and needed stuff gone.