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Rakin hay on windy day

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John T

06-08-2007 05:03:29




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I remember as a high school kid when I helped my Uncle Ernie in Loogootee put up hay (fifty cents an hour plus a baloney sandwich, wooooo hooooo o) he always had some local retired "old fart" rake for him. Welllll ll that was 45 years ago and now Ive become (matured) that very same guy grrrrr rrrrr rrr. Anywho we were raking yesterday and the wind blew the windrows away as fast as I rolled em up. Finally Henry drove the baler pickup (24T pulled by 720 tricycle) right behind my rakes discharge and followed me around the field and we "got er done" I drove a steady speed (520 in 4th gear at dead idle) and listened to his exhaust n we kept right together, him just knowing which way I was turning according to the field and experience from lots of work together. Nuttin much sweeter then the slow n steady pop pop pop pop from a two banger.

John T (Old fart I reckon)

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SDE

06-08-2007 21:39:17




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 Re: Rakin hay on windy day in reply to John T, 06-08-2007 05:03:29  
One of the first times I got to drive a tractor by my self was doing that very thing. I still remember Dad being really P.O.ed about me getting to far ahead of him. D-14 belonged to our landlord.
It was to windy to fish yesterday,so we went golfing. I watched a 8 to 10 inch top break off from a pine tree. Shot two over on the back.



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06-08-2007 07:36:29




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 Re: Rakin hay on windy day in reply to John T, 06-08-2007 05:03:29  
Had the same sort of problem my self yesterday. Wind would blow the windrows togeather here and there. But in my case it wasn't a big deal since I was useing a NH850 chain baler it just helped fill it up faster. Plus I do all the baleing by my self so I had to do it or loose it since it rained here last night. Got 6 blaes put up yesterday and it wass all my ford 841 wanted to do to move them into the hay barn. Back tires where just on the ground enough to be able to move them and thats with filled tires and a back blade on back with 6 85lbs suit case weights on the blade. Them bales must have weigh in around 2000=2500lbs

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IaGary

06-08-2007 05:13:01




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 Re: Rakin hay on windy day in reply to John T, 06-08-2007 05:03:29  
Mornin John

Been there done that on the rake in front of the baler.

Had a greenhorn in front of me raking last year.

Was big round baling. I told him not to get to far in front of me. When I would stop to tie a bale he would stop. Well once in a while he would fall asleep while I was tying a bale and I would have to honk the horn to get him going.

Tested my patience dealing with him but we got it done.

Gary

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