- Location
- Montgomeryshire
In that case, I suggest you bale at least 100 acres in small bales. That should be enough to get such foolish notions out of your head.
Who's making hay next week...
- Thread starter Man_in_black
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In that case, I suggest you bale at least 100 acres in small bales. That should be enough to get such foolish notions out of your head.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Everyone and their dog cutting now !
It was already broken.
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- Location
- South Norfolk
30 acres in total to do, across 6 fields. All in little bales for sale to pony girls. All cut, turned, baled and carted by my Massey 362 and me only! In fact the only help I get is an ex dairy farmer from the village who is in his 80's and turns up every day and can predict exactly how many days each field will take to 'make' and keeps saying 'cheap hay is good hay' and tells me to go home and let the wind and sun do their job.
had e nuff
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- Location
- Durham
Father in law was telling me last night they used to make 150,000 small bales of hay a year at the place he managed. 1000 milk cows on hay. 6 balers and 47 staff.
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
Am I to deduce that none of you men are deploying a scythe?
... [sigh]
... [sigh]
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
30 acres down. Never dared to make hay on new seeds before, in June. Going to take some killing but this is the year for it.
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Thankfully our little baler stayed in the nettles, I had 178 rounds off 18 acre yesterday. 1700 little bales doesn't sound attractive in this heat and I'm glad to be taking rest today
pgk
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- Location
- south warwickshire
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
- Location
- sw scotland
Only on the slopes that the mower cannot reach then rake them down
Jon 3085
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- Location
- Worcester, UK
Thankfully our little baler stayed in the nettles, I had 178 rounds off 18 acre yesterday. 1700 little bales doesn't sound attractive in this heat and I'm glad to be taking rest today
- Location
- sw scotland
In 1919 my great-uncle was visited on a Sunday by some church elders because he was using a scythe to cut the areas the horse and reaper could not reach. Having just spent 3 years in French trenches he suggested that if the Germans could try and shoot him on a Sunday then he would carry on cutting hay
pgk
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- Location
- south warwickshire
Just makes life so much easier , also I have a 14ft trailer for behind LR.Baler man looks at me daft when I ask for 38 at 7' and rest at 8' (18' bays).
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Hay now too dry.
Never seen stalks just shatter through the tedder.
Tractor just on tickover, being gentle.
It has dried out so much in last 24 hours.
Row up and bale tomorrow. AM!
Never seen stalks just shatter through the tedder.
Tractor just on tickover, being gentle.
It has dried out so much in last 24 hours.
Row up and bale tomorrow. AM!
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
This happened yesterday evening.
About 8ac at a guess.
Not much on really, don't dare cut much more for hay, we don't have enough indoor storage either.
Got a good crop of buttercups and docks with a bit of grass thrown in for good measure.
Got it ted out this morning
About 8ac at a guess.
Not much on really, don't dare cut much more for hay, we don't have enough indoor storage either.
Got a good crop of buttercups and docks with a bit of grass thrown in for good measure.
Got it ted out this morning
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- Location
- Mendips Somerset
our little 135 gets its annual outing doing tedding with haybob , just not the same experience on the bigger tractors (lol )
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
I've a set of ear defenders with radio built in...
Jon 3085
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- Location
- Worcester, UK
