A tedder is a tool with a lot of variables. Wether it be wet ground rained on windrows or just trying to get good quality hay. As a commercial hay producer I have found the only set in concrete rule is what worked last time wonbt this time. First thing to remember is hay is a living organism even after it is cut. The quicker ypou getr that hay down to 65 percent moisture the more nutrients and color will be in the final product. Thus, we cut and put the hay into a tight windrow. The majority of the hay is then in the dark and in the respiration mode. (not using calories to stay alive). Allow the stubble to dry one to two hours and get rid of the soil surface moisture. Then ted, get that hay spread out and dried below that 65 percent level fast. Preserves leaves, color and nutrients. If you dont have the drying weather come hit it again the next day AFTER the dew is off. Dont spread a windrow on top of moisture. This year the ground being so wet. Our Krone tedder has a feature where you can shift the wheels and toss the windrow sideways a couple feet. This gives us a chance to move that windrow enough to get it off that soaking wet ground. Then we run straight later or the next day and really spread it out. This same feature works great if we get rained on windrows. Rember drying occurs from the bottom as well so try to get the surface dry. We have baled in as little as 22 hours after cutting and almost always within 48. Even this year with such wet ground and having over mature hay yielding almost 3 to an acre we were baling in the 48 hour window.
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