Better Day Today

Stopped and helped my neighbor this morning with his baler. He had hit a wet bunch and plugged 'er tight.

Anyway, he had an extra package of those sheer bolts for my baler, so I didn't have to do the "drill 'er out" thing after all. Just threw it back together and headed to the hayfield.

Baled all morning and the little baler never missed a beat. Guess it helps when ya know what you are doing. :>)

The fun part came this afternoon when I got to shuttle the bales back to the stack yard. Dunno, that little 686 with the German engine just might be my favorite tractor anymore. :>)

Hope you all are well,

Allan

Do you have a laptop with a satellite web service? You must as you get a heck of a lot of work done (witnessed by your pics) and still have time for yakin on here.

Thought maybe you drove with one hand and typed with the other. Har Har.

Just teasin.

Glad your neighbor had some shear bolts. Did you ask for the bolts first or just offer to help him and after the fact found out that he had some bolts? More teasin.

At least you are getting your hay in dry. Mine, that I pushed a little to beat a rain was pushed too much; but it passed the usual 3 twist test.

I stacked the rolls end to end as usual but kept smelling this stink. Yesterday I found out what it was.....it was burning hay. I spred the rolls apart and the centers (some) were so hot I had to take my hand out..... when will I ever learn to not bale wet hay.

Well I have 2 problems, no 3 problems with the flip side of that: Dodging spring time rain, too dry to bale, and bale fires, no 4 problems.....wanting to get it done. Maybe I don"t belong in this business. Grin.

Good baling

Mark

Dug

The loader with the grapple stays back at the stack.

Yep, you got that right. I should have went ahead and bought a double bale rig while I was at it 'cause I'm hauling these things about 3/4 of a mile.

But, I wanted diesel smoke in my face and that's what I got. Just be careful what ya wish for. :>)

Allan

Yep, like Van says, this is nothing but grass "horse hay" crapola.

The deal was that the prior owner's got the 2005 crop and I'm just cleaning up 15 acres in small fields that they didn't want to fool with.

I'll start rebuilding corrals tomorrow with about 5 rods of feed bunk along one side so that I can grind all the hay and feed with a feed wagon.

In thirty days time, I will start seeding alfalfa and plowing all of that grass under. Hope to eventually have about 200 acres of straight alfalfa hay to put up a year to tie with the 100-some odd acres of pasture.

We've got a little problem in that the old house has to be remodeled and the well driller tells us that we need to punch a hole and put in a new system; plus the fact that this place is wayyyyy yy out in the boonies.

So, I don't wanna bring a load of cows in 'til we are moved out there and I just don't think I can pull this all off by this coming winter.

In answer to your question, I'll either sell this year's grass to the horsey people (if I can keep wife's horse expectations at bay), or mix it thru the grinder with the good stuff the following winter.

Allan

Why HORSES of course!!!
Van

Is that why they call me an "Old Tractor Bum"? :>)

Yesterday, it was 94 degrees, sun baking down, hot, sticky and I'm balin' with the wind. Dirty, can't see, scroungy and burnt to a crisp. Face turning to leather, diesel smoke right square in my face and I'm chokin' fer air.

Gawd, this is great! You couldn't give me another cab if it were tied in a Christmas bow.

Can't wait 'til winter so's I can put on a comfort cover and be out in it year around. Yipee! :>)

Allan

What do them bales weigh and how much weight you got on the front of the tractor.

steveormary

The front end weights came off of Sloroll's old 966 and I think there is about 600 lbs on there including the bracket. If it weren't fer him, I'd still be steering with the brakes. :>)

I haven't got a clue as to what the bales weigh; I was clear down in fourth gear to pack 'em as tight as I could 'cause this field is half way across the farm and it is quite a haul back in to the corrals.

I think before we get into the alfalfa next year, I'm gonna have to brake down and invest in a double bale hauler, tho. :>(

Allan

Keep safe and stay well. steve

No, I mean I'll get a double hauler for the 686's three point and still just stack with the old H.

She handles 'em well. :>)

Allan