A guy mowed and raked our field a month ago. Rained on a few times, he said it is no good. I want to run the 6' rotary mower over the rows to spread it out. Suggestions on how to get it up off the ground a little so it spread out better. Thinking about attaching a bar in front of the mower to disturb it a bit in front of the mower. Other ideas?
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notjustair
Well-known Member
I had a couple of spots in a meadow last year that I
couldn't get into and left the windrows. Those spots
didn't grow this year.
Unless you can spread it back out the width of his
mower you will have some issues. I'm having
trouble understanding why he didn't bale it. I had
the same situation with my neighbor. I still rolled it
up when it dried and pulled the bales. I won't feed
them, but I have several washes in the pasture I will
put them in to control erosion. What kind of a guy
mows it and leaves before the job is done???
couldn't get into and left the windrows. Those spots
didn't grow this year.
Unless you can spread it back out the width of his
mower you will have some issues. I'm having
trouble understanding why he didn't bale it. I had
the same situation with my neighbor. I still rolled it
up when it dried and pulled the bales. I won't feed
them, but I have several washes in the pasture I will
put them in to control erosion. What kind of a guy
mows it and leaves before the job is done???
Russ from MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Bemidji MN
Our neighbor at the cabin baled some last year just to get it off the field, then he stacked it up to make a windbreak for the cattle, and they started
eating it! Maybe it wasn't so bad.
eating it! Maybe it wasn't so bad.
Allis Dave
Member
I had a hay chopper and instead of blowing it into a wagon, blew it back onto the field once.
Bale it, and stack it wherever you don't want the cows to go. They'll get out repeatedly and eat it. Feed it to them in their pen and they won't touch it.
Bale it, and stack it wherever you don't want the cows to go. They'll get out repeatedly and eat it. Feed it to them in their pen and they won't touch it.
Sounds like someone I wouldn't let near my hay field again.
I'd rake it and put in big round bales and get it off the field before it does more damage to your grass stand. The bales won't be worth much (if anything) but then I thought the same of corn stalk bales and plenty of people feed them.
I'd rake it and put in big round bales and get it off the field before it does more damage to your grass stand. The bales won't be worth much (if anything) but then I thought the same of corn stalk bales and plenty of people feed them.
farmerwithmutt
Well-known Member
We always chopped it back. Also rake and
matches work good. Had a small hay field
guy didn't cut it fast enough and thistles
grew and that's what I did raked and when
it was dry and burned . Would have been a
good video of that guy he had a b farmall
on the rake he got the bright idea to
scatter the ashes so while it was burning
he raked it . After a few flair ups he
decided to wait.
matches work good. Had a small hay field
guy didn't cut it fast enough and thistles
grew and that's what I did raked and when
it was dry and burned . Would have been a
good video of that guy he had a b farmall
on the rake he got the bright idea to
scatter the ashes so while it was burning
he raked it . After a few flair ups he
decided to wait.
Part Time Pete
Well-known Member
- Location
- Leatherstocking Region NY
If it's in windrows and wet, It's going to take a lot of power to bush hog. If you can ted it out, then bush hog you might have better luck.
Pete
Pete
Can you rent or borrow a rake? I don't recommend modifying the mower due to if something breaks and goes into the mower it could cause serious injury or death. I don't know the arrangement you have with the operator who cut field for hay but some areas of the US have had rain just about every other day making harvesting dry hay impossible.
farmerwithmutt
Well-known Member
Is the hay in a window or swath . Several
years ago I hit one windrow as you are
thinking what you have to do is go slow the
mower will have suction to pull up a
windrow but it won't scatter it to much. I
was hoping to do as you described to
scatter it but it didn't I ended up baling
it
years ago I hit one windrow as you are
thinking what you have to do is go slow the
mower will have suction to pull up a
windrow but it won't scatter it to much. I
was hoping to do as you described to
scatter it but it didn't I ended up baling
it
BushogPapa
Well-known Member
If raked, and fairly dry a Flail mower will destroy it pretty well, then a rotary Mower could spread it better...
To bad the guy gave up on it. I can't blame him as it would have cost him to go over the field again and again tedding it out. Even if it were
bleached straw, it would sell, maybe $1 or $2 per bale.
I'm guessing since it has set, there is mold. I'd normally want the bad hay off the field, especially if taking a second cutting. If not, Ted it out
and bush hog it.
Good luck,
Bill
bleached straw, it would sell, maybe $1 or $2 per bale.
I'm guessing since it has set, there is mold. I'd normally want the bad hay off the field, especially if taking a second cutting. If not, Ted it out
and bush hog it.
Good luck,
Bill
Cows will eat about corn stocks and about anything else they find, but they won't eat hay that has been rained on a few times? Sounds wrong to me. He should have baled it up rather than leave it. You might want to do that now, even if to burn it, rather than have it kill or stunt the next cutting.
Mowed and raked a month ago, you already have killed hay where all the rows are and the regroth should be ready for cutting. Alfalfa the normal cuting time is every 30 days. You are going to have a mess no mater what you do. Made hay for years and I see no way you are going to salvage the stand, It will be matted down too much for anything to pick it up. And I had the rake, tedder forage harvestor with a grass head, flail forage harvestor and nothing would pick up hay that was laying in a row that long.
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