It's not surprising that you were screwed over by "Big Farmer". What surprises me more is that our culture tends to suggest that somehow farmers are paragons of virtue, when in reality they reflect the cross section of modern day values. Some farmers are trustworthy..some are not. Perhaps you can find another more trustworthy farmer to handle your 27 acres of hay. If not I'll give you my 2 cents. A D17 is a great old tractor but the gas job will consume copious amounts of fuel. If the tractor has been abused, the transmission collars may be worn/damaged and the transmission will tend to slip out of gear under load..change of directions, etc. The D-14/15 may be a better choice gas wise, but the transmissions may have the same problems. Rollabar side rakes(I call them hay beaters) are generally inexpensive if they need some work along with Haybines which have been left outside. Small square balers in good shape are not cheap. One of our local machinery dealers rents large round balers... if you have storage , maybe that's the way to go. Don't get me wrong..you can fine serviceable equipment..you just need to take your time and if you are not mechanically inclined..find a friend who is and take him/her along to look at the stuff. However, it might be a bit easier to just find a trustworthy farmer. Weedy patches in your hay field suggests years of late cutting and no second/third, etc cutting/cleanup. Native grasses/legumes will take over the weedy patches over time, but you need to cut the hay early..and multiple time per year..or at least clip the weedy patches. Good luck.
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Today's Featured Article - A Lifetime of David Brown Tractors - by Samuel Kennedy. I was born in 1950 and reared on my family�s 100 acre farm. It was a fairly typical Northern Ireland farm where the main enterprise was dairying but some pigs, poultry and sheep were also kept. Potatoes were grown for sale and oats were grown to be used for cattle and horse feeding. Up to about 1958 the dairy cows were fed hay with some turnips and after that grass silage was the main winter feed. That same year was the last in which flax was grown on the farm. Flax provided the fibre which w
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