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What type of bale wagon?

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Jim VA

03-29-2005 06:11:33




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On 100 acres of hay ground what type of bale wagon would you want to use, 1037 or 1049. What works best for you? Also, is their a magazine that is for hay producers. Thanks and have a good day.




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WyoDave

03-29-2005 07:24:37




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 Re: What type of bale wagon? in reply to Jim VA, 03-29-2005 06:11:33  
We stack over 90,000 small bales a year with a 1037 pulled by a John Deere 4240 that is never unhooked during haying. If you have a tractor that you can fully dedicate in haying to stacking bales I would go that way over selfpropelled. That way you can unhook it and use it for other purposes, and its one less engine to maintain. Thats just my opinion however. Kyhayman named some good magazines.
David

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Jim VA

03-29-2005 15:51:56




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 Re: What type of bale wagon? in reply to WyoDave, 03-29-2005 07:24:37  
WyoDave, I just got to ask. What in the world do you do with 90,000 bales! Thanks for your post.



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WyoDave

03-29-2005 18:10:06




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 Re: What type of bale wagon? in reply to Jim VA, 03-29-2005 15:51:56  
Yeah, I know, sounds like we might be insane huh? Part of them are fed. We run 250 cows and calve them in the spring and than background them to yearlings. That is what we do with poorer quality hay. High quality alfalfa (RFV of 180+) is sold to dairies. Mostly 2nd, 3rd and 4th cuttings. Grass, and grass/alfalfa hay is sold to horse buyers. We sell pretty much everything by semi loads that are than hauled to other states and sold in smaller lots for extremely high dollars. 95% of our hay will never be rained on in the windrow. Keep in mind it is easier to put up hay here in the west. We stack everything outdoors and a lot of it isn't even tarped and will still be horse quality. You can do that when you only receive 12 inches of rain a year. Also our fields average 80 acres and flat so we can use 16-18ft mower conditioners which makes it alot easier. Plus low humidities allow for quicker dry down and make it a lot smoother. I don't understand how people in the east can even make hay. Difference in geography I suppose.
David

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kyhayman

03-29-2005 06:43:28




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 Re: What type of bale wagon? in reply to Jim VA, 03-29-2005 06:11:33  
Serveral good magazines. American Forage and Grasslands Council has a great mag with membership. Hay and Forage Grower and something like 'Top Producer' from Primedia are really good and free. I also really like the Forage Today insert in Farm Journal.

As far as the bale wagon. If you are talking pull type 1049's I'd definitely go with the 1037, newer. Overall, if I had it to do over I would go with a self propelled like a 1049S, esp with a diesel engine if I could find it.

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