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Jim Wolf

06-27-2005 04:16:30

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I have been told that if you cut one side out of a bush hog you can do a pretty good job of mowing hay without chewing it up too much. Anyone know about this? Can I make decent hay that way?

I was thinking of making the panel replacable so I could still use it for other bush hog work.

Seems like removing the panel is somewhat dangerous due to flying stones but I would mow so that I do not turn that side toward neighbor's homes.

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dorset sheep farmer

06-30-2005 10:08:56

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Re: Haying with Bush Hog in reply to Jim Wolf, 06-27-2005 04:16:30

I used to cut hay with 5 ft Bush Hog with the removable side panel. I agree with the previous posts, and would add that it is a slow process and takes a lot of power! In heavy hay, a 50 hp tractor will work very hard. Makes great hay. Another better approach is to use the New Idea Cutditioner or the Matthews Rotary Scythe. These machines will create an updraft and do a great job mowing and conditioning hay- again these are power hungry machines. However, I think the "cat's meow" for a small farmer is a disk mower. Great for hay & pasture fields both, provided no rocks. Mike

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no.2

06-27-2005 06:12:12

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Re: Haying with Bush Hog in reply to Jim Wolf, 06-27-2005 04:16:30

I baled some hay for a fellow a few years ago that had cut his hay with a woods brand rotary cutter and he did a really good job. He said that he always used the woods to cut hay. He said the secrete was his cutter did not have a stump jumper and had the remoable panel on the side. His fields were rolling, but smooth and he cut as close as most sickel bar mowers. He also widen his tractor"s right wheels as far as they would go so that once he started he was not running over uncut hay on the right side. He said if the mower was set close to the ground the left side hay(run over by the tractor) would get cut.

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txgrn

06-27-2005 04:45:55

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Re: Haying with Bush Hog in reply to Jim Wolf, 06-27-2005 04:16:30

I do a lot of square bales with my bush hog type mower. It does chop up the grass but it also makes it cure fast and very digestable for horses being it is all cut up.

If you can remove any rear restrictions, like chains et.al. it will help. Also, set the mower about 2" higher in the rear than the front. That will force the frontal area to do the cutting and allow the cuttings to miss (partially) the second whack when the rear comes by.

My square baler doesn't have a problem with it as once in the windrow, it all kinda sticks together and the baler doesn't know the difference.

Getting the windrow however, is a little bit lossy. I use the side delivery JD 670 rake and it rakes good, but misses some....not much.

Once the bale is formed, you can hardly tell it from swather/sickle cut grass. But you can pinch some and it pulls out much easier than otherwise; but that doesn't hinder stacking and shipment.

Go for it.

Mark

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Chick

06-28-2005 07:35:22

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Re: Haying with Bush Hog in reply to txgrn, 06-27-2005 04:45:55

Many bush hogs have a removeable "hay side", as it is called. I have baled hay cut with bush hog cut hay, with and without the hay side off, as well as a Kuhn cutter. I have had no problems with any of them, and my baler handles in fine. The bush hog does bruise the hay somewhat, which makes for a faste cure.

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