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i would give the headlands another day if you have anything like a hedge, mines reading 13% in the middle of the field and im convinced its not hay yet10/4 old bean. Was going to bale today, but got cold feet. Tomorrow now.
i would give the headlands another day if you have anything like a hedge, mines reading 13% in the middle of the field and im convinced its not hay yet10/4 old bean. Was going to bale today, but got cold feet. Tomorrow now.
Mine to, I got the baler out this afternoon 'just to see' did 4 bales, 3 of which have been thrown back in to the swaths.i would give the headlands another day if you have anything like a hedge, mines reading 13% in the middle of the field and im convinced its not hay yet
A hot oven burns a cake but it don't cook itUncharted waters for me.....never tried making hay in hot sunny weather before...
Yes true!Tut, tut, folks have lost their balls, and got the plastic out again....
Yes true!
I don't like putting hay in the barn and finding out in 6 months that it'd stuck together and a bit dusty!
Only joking.Yes true!
I don't like putting hay in the barn and finding out in 6 months that it'd stuck together and a bit dusty!
You are spot on. If you need a moisture meter to make hay your in the wrong job!interesting all this so many % moisture that some go on about, I don't know what % hay should be, I hardly ever get out of the tractor to look at it, just go by how it goes through the tedder when its right get the baler going and get it in the shed
Too dry is just as bad as not dry enough for nags and dust, baled a bit sat that was cut thurs and was nearly too dry, last year I left it a day too long and its like sticks. Ryegrass can take days to get that last bit out, but old meadow is very differentsurley everyone on here been bailing hay long enough to know when its fit to bale with out moisture meters?? Is it crucial to get it bang on when supplying the equine market?
its absolutely crucial, problem is most dont have an idea what quality hay is and only know that they can buy it for less than you can make it from a guy down the road selling a bit of surplus for cash, an old boy once told me there was more hay wasted in a good time and on hearing some folks are baling after 3 or 4 days agree with himsurley everyone on here been bailing hay long enough to know when its fit to bale with out moisture meters?? Is it crucial to get it bang on when supplying the equine market?