Hay, Round 2
We finished out our week of vacation last week with hay making. It's really a bit late for the second cutting, but the guy that cuts it for us had mechanical difficulties with his cutter and ended up buying a new one.
As soon as the guy that bales it for us got started, we got started hauling it home. The process goes like this: Matt spears a bale on the rear forks for weight. I'm pulling the hay rack (borrowed from my dad) behind the truck. He loads 4 bales onto the hay rack with the tractor, then spears a 6th bale on the front forks. We head for home, him following me because he can't see ahead or behind him very well with bales on the front and back.
The truck & hay rack
He stacked this batch up, and covered it with plastic tarps on Sunday. 41 bales in all - an excellent yield for a second cutting. (We got 46 bales on the first cutting.)
As soon as the guy that bales it for us got started, we got started hauling it home. The process goes like this: Matt spears a bale on the rear forks for weight. I'm pulling the hay rack (borrowed from my dad) behind the truck. He loads 4 bales onto the hay rack with the tractor, then spears a 6th bale on the front forks. We head for home, him following me because he can't see ahead or behind him very well with bales on the front and back.
The truck & hay rack
He stacked this batch up, and covered it with plastic tarps on Sunday. 41 bales in all - an excellent yield for a second cutting. (We got 46 bales on the first cutting.)
posted by sugarcreekfarm at Tuesday, August 02, 2005
1 Comments:
A great way to spend a vacation, tee,hee.
Farming seems like a lot of work.
Thanks for sharing your days..
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