[AT] Baling Bermuda Hay

[joehardy at epix.net]

Cecil; We don't have bermuda hay here in N.E. PA but I've been in your shoes a time or two with wet hay making weather. back in '72 we had serious flooding here and couldn't make first cutting until mid August! First & 2nd cutting was done at same time. 1st cutting was dead and so intermixed with 2nd growth that I had to cut my fields with a large rotary mower with the side shield off. This allowed the hay to be thrown into a loose windrow alongside the previous mowan round. A farmer up north mounted a spear in the center of his bale plunger which created a hole in the center of each bale. This allowed more air flow and decrease chance of molding or burning the barn down. I always stack my bales cut side up with a little space around each bale. The mow is less stable but helps preventing combustion... Good luck and be patient...Joe Hardisky Ryman Farm; Dallas, PA
> 
> From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> Date: 2007/07/14 Sat AM 08:06:49 EDT
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Dead list and Baling Bermuda Hay
> 
> Wish we could do some work with the tractors.  Here in Oklahoma we just 
> had the entire years total rainfall on July the 13.  8 inches of it fell 
> so far this week.  I cut
> some bermuda and some prairie hay last Sunday afternoon.  Baled the 
> prairie the next day.  However the guy I was baling for is selling this 
> stuff for premium horse hay and he doesn't want to bale it until it is 
> bone dry.  It was 18% moisture and when I twisted a wad of it, there was 
> no sap running out, but his requirement was for the hay to break when it 
> is twisted.  Sorta like broomstraws.  He says that if it hs any moisture 
> in the Bermuda it will mildew.  We now have 25 acres of bermuda hay on 
> the ground that has had 8 inches of rain on it and the new growth is 
> pushing up through it.  He bought a tedder to use, but that is only for 
> windrowed hay. 
> 
> Somebody give me some advice, like I said I baled my prairie, when I 
> pulled out of the field it started raining.  I have baled hay for over 
> 40 years and this is the first time I ever found anyone needing hay this 
> dry.  I only go along with this because I get to use hos tractor and 
> baler to bale my hay with and the baler and tractor are only 2 years old..
> 
> Cecil in Okla
> 
> 
> pga2 at hot1.net wrote:
> > I love it when a plan comes together!
> > Also glad someone is having some good luck for a change.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >From    : RonMyers at wildblue.net
> > Sent    : Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:43:30 -0600 (MDT)
> > To      : Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Subject : [AT] Dead list
> >
> >   
> >> Well all the people ran off and left me to talk to myself so here goes.
> >>     
> > Yesterday I moved the last of the hay into the barn some 400 bales and
> > then I took a look at the Old Cockshutt the oil pressure gage line had
> > broken and was spilling oil all over the place and the power steering pump
> > was leaking.
> > first went to town got a kit for the line put it on and no more leak. Then
> > took the power steering pump off and took it apart cleaned the thing out
> > and looked at the big square "O"ring it looked good so put it all back
> > together and now its not leaking.
> > Nice to have everything ro right for once.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >
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