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Who's making hay next week...

cattleman123

Member
Location
devon
I'll see you all tomorrow for a hand carrying these to the shed, food and beer provided, many thanks! :)

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If you had used a sledge we may have come over...come on try to make life easier
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
If you had used a sledge we may have come over...come on try to make life easier

I struggle to understand this aversion to sledges. On the thread about the ‘Family Farm’ program, it showedbales being made with a Welgar baler behind a newish JD tractor (both not the cheapest options), but dropped out in single bales for manual handling.
It’s no wonder big bales are so popular.
 

Boohoo

Member
Location
Newtownabbey
This was cut 48 hours before the photo was taken, has only been turned twice and is already at the haylage stage. Never seen grass drying so quickly, if I'd known it was going to be this easy I could've stuck with the haybob for another year.
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andybk

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Mendips Somerset
I struggle to understand this aversion to sledges. On the thread about the ‘Family Farm’ program, it showedbales being made with a Welgar baler behind a newish JD tractor (both not the cheapest options), but dropped out in single bales for manual handling.
It’s no wonder big bales are so popular.
there was a field near sedge mrkt , must have been 20 - 30 acres , baled up few years ago made well , all in single bales , then surprise surprise we had a heavy storm , and it rained for a few days what a waste , at least could have been stacked with a sledge , even an old perry sledge you could have chucked a few sheets over the piles , I was always taught to stack and sheet (just cheap 5x4 m woven sheets ) any that cant be hauled behind the baler , did it with old hand piled 6's with perry loader and now do it with flat 8s , stupid to allow it to get wet
 
Location
Cleveland
This was cut 48 hours before the photo was taken, has only been turned twice and is already at the haylage stage. Never seen grass drying so quickly, if I'd known it was going to be this easy I could've stuck with the haybob for another year.
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It can’t of been that hot if its still that green after 48 hours...I cut some the other day and you cut see it changing after an hour
 

Selectamatic

Member
Location
North Wales
If you had used a sledge we may have come over...come on try to make life easier

I don't have a flat 8, none of my customers have a grab, and i think its a lot of weight to be dragging round behind a baler in awkward all shapes fields

I do have a little drag sledge, that bunches them in 3,4,5's but when you ask if they want a sledge, it's rare that they say yes!

Once I make a set of wheels for it, I'll start to tow it about... :)
 
I don't have a flat 8, none of my customers have a grab, and i think its a lot of weight to be dragging round behind a baler in awkward all shapes fields

I do have a little drag sledge, that bunches them in 3,4,5's but when you ask if they want a sledge, it's rare that they say yes!

Once I make a set of wheels for it, I'll start to tow it about... :)
Just buy a box section browns for £300.00 and tow it around. We go 8 miles to our farthest fields.
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
there was a field near sedge mrkt , must have been 20 - 30 acres , baled up few years ago made well , all in single bales , then surprise surprise we had a heavy storm , and it rained for a few days what a waste , at least could have been stacked with a sledge , even an old perry sledge you could have chucked a few sheets over the piles , I was always taught to stack and sheet (just cheap 5x4 m woven sheets ) any that cant be hauled behind the baler , did it with old hand piled 6's with perry loader and now do it with flat 8s , stupid to allow it to get wet
Use to pyramids here 2 3 or 4 bales on ends if possibility of shower.
Kids job that was behind sledge
 

Bob c

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Cotswolds
i can just remember collecting 5 - 6 bales,....then stacking and picking up with Perry bale loader

over 40 years ago
how things have changed how we handle the same type of bale now
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

This webinar will be...
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