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The sights you see during haying season.

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Bobg

07-17-2005 15:42:21




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I was traveling between work places on Friday and passed by a couple of hay fields, they cover about 200 acres. They have always had customer crews doing the haying, but not like this years crew. They had Dodge 2500 4x4 with a Cummins pulling a Freeman baler with an engine on it. They were set up with goose neck hitches. One of the guys had stopped to put twine in, so I stopped they use a vacuum switch to disengage the front axle and run in low range about 5 mph. They run 5 of these units and bale 2000 to 3000 acres every year.

I wish I had my camera so that I could post a picture, but you never have them when you need them. He said they would be back for the next cutting, so I hope I'm around to see it again.

Bobg

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tnhaymaker

07-19-2005 10:26:46




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Bobg, 07-17-2005 15:42:21  
That sounds awesome Bob. The vacuum switch you talked about is commonly called a 2-Low kit which allows the trucks with the CAD front axle to run in 2WD Low Range (Dodge Truck model years 1994-2001). I built one for my truck and it's great for backing heavy trailers. Wish you could've snapped a couple of pics. Maybe next time.



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RayP(MI)

07-18-2005 19:16:05




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Bobg, 07-17-2005 15:42:21  
Saw a Deere 14T on steel with a cart hooked to the hitch. Cart (also on steel) had a portable engine driving the baler's PTO shaft. Amish had this special outfit, and pulled it thru the fields with a team of horses. Must have been a challenge to follow a crooked windrow with that outfit.



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DRL

07-18-2005 16:55:57




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Bobg, 07-17-2005 15:42:21  
Fellow down the road tried to pull a large round baler with a AC WD. Would tie off at about a third of a bale. Loose, funky looking bales. Must have had more trouble than that. Tractor and baler sat in the half done field for a couple of days, then someone else finished up. The baler is setting next to the road now with a for sale sign on it.



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DRL

07-18-2005 16:54:41




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Bobg, 07-17-2005 15:42:21  
Fellow down the road tried to pull a large round baler with a AC WD. Would tie off at about a third of a bale. Loose, funky looking bales. Must have had more trouble than that. Tractor and baler sat in the half done field for a couple of days, then someone else finished up. The baler is setting next to the road now with a for sale sign on it.



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H. Arnold Merklethrorpe

07-18-2005 14:20:39




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Bobg, 07-17-2005 15:42:21  
Well, ole Burty Max who also owners the local gentlemen's club has about the best haying operation around here. He uses the girls from his club running open station tractors and wearing what they wear at work. Says he don't dread haying no more. He says that whenever there's a breakdown it don't take the local JD dealer but just a couple minutes to get there.



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Jimmy King

07-18-2005 03:57:29




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Bobg, 07-17-2005 15:42:21  
Back in the 50's we had been to the State Fair at Sedalia, Mo some where around Lincon. Mo a guy was pulling a 50T IHC baler with double hitch of 2 teams of horses.



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BobMo

07-18-2005 05:04:37




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 Re: The sights you see during haying season. in reply to Jimmy King, 07-18-2005 03:57:29  
The setup you describe is not uncommon including using 4 or 5 teams to pull an engine mounted combine. This normally done by Mennonites and fits their beliefs.



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