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So it is getting close to time to do hay. So went out to start a couple of the tractor up and move them around to get the one I need first out. Put in a battery on the Oliver S88 and tried to fire it up. It did not start so figured points need to be cleaned and I did so but then after that I noticed that I may have turned the key the wrong way so not sure if it was me or the point as to why it did not start at first.
Then I put some gas in the BA I built and turned on the gas and the old thing fired up after spinning over a few times.
Debating on cutting some hay latter today or to hold off. Weather guessers are calling for a chance of rain for the next week or so but many days it is a 10-20% chance so may take the gamble and cut some
 
If either choice is made it will be correct or wrong. But both can be blamed on the % chance! I would cut. Jim
 

An old neighbor always used to say "you can't put it up unless you first put it down". Another neighbor put it another way. "It has to be loose at both ends before you can put it in the barn"
 
I'm thinking about cutting it a bit different then I have in the past this time. I think I am going to go all the way around both field on the out side and cut maybe 2-4 rounds then stop and let that dry and see how the hay is going to be. I know I have one area if I do not cut it and bale it before the phone company comes in to bury the new phone line I will loose that hay while it will not be all that much it will still be hay I can use or sell
 
The rule I adopted was "mow on 30%". It seldom failed me, 40% will get you wet. Besides, it's good to give it a little rinse before baling.
 

Whe I was working 90 acres I used the 30% rule. Now that I am working only 20 acres I need it to be under 15 %. It is nice to be able to be picky.
 
that's the way we do hay is outside rounds off before cutting rest, then you get an idea of how heavy and don't have to continually ride over the top of it while working rest of patch.
 
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