Finally more than one day in a row to hit the hay.
Typical day at wolfy's one-man hay operation. 8 am,
grease discbine, tedder, rake, sq baler & put twine
in baler. Head to field to mow field 3 on the week.
Cut about 6 acres for day after tomorrow. Park mow
rig, take tedder rig to field 1 cut early yesterday.
Finish tedding, park that rig & go stick a sandwich
& tea down my neck. Fill water jug to brim & head
out with the rake rig. Rake what was tedded right
before lunch. Hay's rattling pretty good. Finish
raking, head for square baler rig. Bale 315 in 58
min; only off bale tractor 8 or 10 times to check
bale tension & to move bales out of the way-very
steep field. As I park baler, wife shows up with other
pick-up truck; she drives truck(s), I throw 53 bales
on each; We head for barn (I set up elevator this
morn before mow). Wife slides bales off trucks, I
mow. Done by 7 pm. Same thing tomorrow except
field 2, mowed later yesterday, should have 600
bales. Very late supper tomorrow.
Typical day at wolfy's one-man hay operation. 8 am,
grease discbine, tedder, rake, sq baler & put twine
in baler. Head to field to mow field 3 on the week.
Cut about 6 acres for day after tomorrow. Park mow
rig, take tedder rig to field 1 cut early yesterday.
Finish tedding, park that rig & go stick a sandwich
& tea down my neck. Fill water jug to brim & head
out with the rake rig. Rake what was tedded right
before lunch. Hay's rattling pretty good. Finish
raking, head for square baler rig. Bale 315 in 58
min; only off bale tractor 8 or 10 times to check
bale tension & to move bales out of the way-very
steep field. As I park baler, wife shows up with other
pick-up truck; she drives truck(s), I throw 53 bales
on each; We head for barn (I set up elevator this
morn before mow). Wife slides bales off trucks, I
mow. Done by 7 pm. Same thing tomorrow except
field 2, mowed later yesterday, should have 600
bales. Very late supper tomorrow.
