The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

[Hay Dude]

I must have been little tired when I installed them. I usually check routing when cutting tails. Baler never misses so got into the rhythm and ignored checking twine as they go up accumulator. 3 bales were in accumulator, 5 in the chute, and 3 in the baler by time got the twine cycled. About half hour of down time getting that all sorted out by myself.

Hang in there. I’m making some mistakes, too. Back’s aching and the weather’s not looking too good.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

It is pouring down rain here north of you. I hope the mushroom hay market is good and you can rest your back this week.

Best of luck!

 

[Hay Dude]

Another load ready for the road

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Am I counting that weight right? ~28,000# on the trailer?

 

[Hay Dude]

Am I counting that weight right? ~28,000# on the trailer?

Yeah I usually run loads of 13+ tons. Trailer weighs 5 tons empty. Truck weighs around 5.5 tons empty.

 

[BackRoad]

I worked construction (hot tar roofing in Louisiana) for about 5 years. Even though we honestly worked sun up to sun down, occasionally we were forced to work on Sundays...

It never worked out in our favor.

Equipment broke, crap happened, work had to be redone, or we got rained on. And then get up Monday morning before sun up and start all over again - unrested, out of energy and with no motivation.

Folks need a day of rest for every 6 and Sundays seem to be the best for rest and family...works for Believers and unbelievers alike. But don’t waste it watching football!!!

We always ended up being more productive working 6 days than we ever were working straight 7's.

Plan B might be brainstorming something for November, even if it's just a B&B somewhere for you and Mrs. Haydudette to look forward to...(look up "The Inn and Spa at Intercourse" near Lancaster).

Sometimes having a fun future event in the plans makes the immediate endurable.

 

[Hay Dude]

I worked construction (hot tar roofing in Louisiana) for about 5 years. Even though we honestly worked sun up to sun down, occasionally we were forced to work on Sundays...

It never worked out in our favor.

Equipment broke, crap happened, work had to be redone, or we got rained on. And then get up Monday morning before sun up and start all over again - unrested, out of energy and with no motivation.

Folks need a day of rest for every 6 and Sundays seem to be the best for rest and family...works for Believers and unbelievers alike. But don’t waste it watching football!!!

We always ended up being more productive working 6 days than we ever were working straight 7's.

Plan B might be brainstorming something for November, even if it's just a B&B somewhere for you and Mrs. Haydudette to look forward to...(look up "The Inn and Spa at Intercourse" near Lancaster).

Sometimes having a fun future event in the plans makes the immediate endurable.

We got a summer vacation out in Glacier, Montana back in early August between 1st & 2nd cuttings.

I’ll have time to rest once this 2nd cutting is finally, mercifully baled up.
Then I’ll be looking for work lol

 

[Hay Dude]

My work is “weather-centric”. If you make have for a living, and it’s sunny & dry on a Sunday, you better be working.

I made the mistake of not working long enough last Sunday and now I have lots of rained-on hay.

I relied on a weather forecast that said it would NOT rain the following Monday and Tuesday and wouldn’t you know it….it rained.

Now I have 2x as much work to do and some feed hay that is surely ruined.

 

[LouNY]

Sunday work has always been a double edged sword, growing up on a dairy farm much of the daily work had to be done 7 days a week, feeding, milking, cleaning never had a day off. Field work depending on the season and weather sometimes took precedence over any other activity even on a Sunday. Sunday work did seem to have more adverse effects many times.

 

[Hay Dude]

Rain on the other 6 days of the week also doubles as an incentive to force me to work on Sundays.