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Baled some hay

jon f mn

jon f mn

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Baled another 250 bales of hay yesterday.
Was a bit samp yet, but things just don't
dry this time of year and with the rain
coming I wanted it done. I think it will be
fine, but some bales were a bit heavy. 830
and 200 baler worked well again.


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Damp hay scares the bejeebers outta me!

Can you store it on the wagons for a few days under cover, like in a polebarn or lean-to until you're comfortable to store in the barn?
 
Yes, will leave it in the shed for a couple weeks. Then I'll run it up in the barn but not stack it for a couple more weeks. Then I'll stack it. Should be fine then.
 
Doesn't take long for hay to heat up if its going to. I would go out every day and stick my hand in some places for a few days to see if it feels warm.
 
Sorry...that is not wise. If it is heavy, it is damp and will heat. If you are lucky it will just get dusty or mold. Any heavy bales should be laid out with air between them and checked regularly for heat. I don't see enough hay there to justify the loss of a wagon, let alone the shed...or someone getting hurt. Occasionally I will sell heavy bales on the field if the person tells me they can feed them that day. Otherwise...erosion control or compost.
 
Nice looking hay, well worth saving it to use as early winter feed.

Re-stacking with some air gaps between rows of bales or spreading the heaviest bales over a shed floor might provide some air flow for cooling and some further drying. Moving the bales also is an opportunity to check for any heated bales. Worst case would salt draw out some moisture?
 
You need to get it off that wagon. Pile it out side on edge. You will lose the top row to weather but may get some value from the rest. It is never a good idea to bale wet hay. If it never gets dry anymore this season then just leave it in th field. That windrow in next yrs. first cutting wil hardly be noticeable. Take this advice from someone who has been putting up 8000 bales a year for the last 50 yrs.
 
When we have bales that are a little wet we kinda do what you're planning on doing. Let them sit on the rack with them stacked loosely. If we do throw them in the barn we set them on the floor standing almost straight up leaning against each other. Kinda like dominos with the first one up against the wall.

If they're too wet we'll just feed them up off the rack.
 
What's with all the clothes! yesterday was miserable in southern MN misty most of the afternoon, you were lucky to get it up at all. Damp hay this time oe year doesn,t bother me much. Just feed it first. Good luck with the rest of your harvest John. Jim
 
Regardless of whether its too damp, too heavy, or wont keep, your hay baler makes good looking bales. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

We used to square bale a lot of hay and wheat straw for other farmers in our area using a Massey Ferguson 124 baler. We baled three thousand bales a day of wheat straw that was combined with a Gleaner F running a 13 foot head. Got paid 35 cents a bale and we thought we were making money.
 
I enjoy seeing your equipment at work. Your plan for the hay should be fine. For some reason fall hay does not heat like earlier made hay. Tom
 
I'm not a hay expert and I didn't spend last night at a Holiday Inn. Here in Western Illinois, if the hay was a little too damp to bale and rain coming, most guys would bale it and salt it down good when putting it in the haymow. Nobody lost a barn and they said the cows would eat it first. Just how wet is your hay? A little damp or wring water out of the bales?? Chris
 
Just a bit damp so the bales were heavy. I don't think it will be an issue. NY half way through th first load they were fine.
 
The big difference is the temperature from July to October and the 50's compared to the 80's or 90's I'm sure it will be fine and feed first. Salt just pickles it from wicking in on the moisture. Salt is also hard on the nails holding the floor boards down.
 
I got a new to me round baler last week, had no hay left so I baled a dozen soybean straw bales. Before this miserable heavy weekend rain.

Looks nice there, that is a large hay rack, is the person doing the stacking shy and not on camera, or do you stack yourself back and forth.

Paul
 
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