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The uncles have been making the best of the decent haying weather.All but the last pic. was taken this morning. They have 14 wagons. Several Amish lads unload and mow the hay away, all day. The last pic was taken tonight just as my bat. in camera went dead, or there would have been more Pics. of them still baling. They have two CNH 575? balers. Uncle K said they did 17 loads yesterday, and they were at 15 tonight and still going. Supose to rain tonight so the push was on. All of todays hay was 3rd cuting. The combine may have to set outside tonight, if the wagons don't get unloaded.
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Do the wagons hold around 200 bails kicked on or more?In a barn like that two or 3 young boy's really can mow away a lot of hay in a day as it is easy stacking not like the old post and beam barns.Do you push the wagons in in front of the elevator and stack out 10 bales and 4 or five high then move the elevator to the right and do in again? I staked hay in a barn like that that held around 25000 bales when full.In an empty barn stacking on the floor a big wagon did not look like much but the last couple of loads near the peak filled fast.
 
I had a tie rod break on a wagon yesterday. Had to suddenly replan what hay from what field was going where by what means. It worked out though and I am thankful that it didn't break on the road!
 
Adirondack, Where did they get the brown (rust) racks? I thought mine (pre owned) were locally made, but apparently not! Just curious!

Edit: Could they be "Lamco's"? Mine are 18' long by 7'6" inside or 8' wide overall, while most are 8' wide inside!

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Looks like a lot of work to me. How many cows do ya milk ?Holsteins ? How about some pictures of the old gals.
 
(quoted from post at 10:13:25 07/29/10) What do they do with all the broken bales when they off load those wagons?
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What broken bales? Been kicking into wagons like that for 20+ years, and seldom, if ever, have a broken bale! I try to adjust my baler to make a 36" bale that weighs 35-45 lbs, and they fly to the back of an 18' wagon with no problems! If there's a problem with bales coming apart, then something is wrong! Could be "banana" bales, or too tight, or too loose, but something not right!
 
Here's a few of my wagons in a field of Alfalfa from late June. I typically get 150 bales on my 9x16 wagons and 170 on my 9x18s.
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Hi amnion: where do you live? You make nice tight bales Hay buyers must like you. My uncles push the envelope a bit and don't screw the tensions down as tight as you. If you look in the pics. with the barn there are two large doors in the end of the barn. Just inside of those doors is a 6' fan with a 7.5HP motor on it, and a wood frame tunnel that streaches to midpoint of the barn. any ??? hay goes in on that end of the barn where the fan can circulate air through it to keep it from heating and spoiling.
 
I live in Pierce County WI. I do bale pretty tight, but not too tight. I make 32-33" 14x18" bales that weigh 35-40lbs so that they make a nice square stack when stacked cut-side up. If I stacked my hay strings up they would be 36-37" bales that weigh 45-50lbs.

Good idea to have fan-driven ventilation in that style of barn, particularly if you are pushing moisture limits on your hay. My barn is a gambrel roof style with the old vertical 1x14" wood siding. The gaps between the siding provide the ventilation.
 
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