[AT] today in the snow - also Harvest machinery trip

[Gene Dotson]

    Ralph;

    I have a 479 haybine also. A little more weathered than yours, but still 
does a good job cutting. Pull it with the 700 case. Does a good job pulling. 
Only problem is with tricycle front I run over the windrow from the previous 
pass. Usually make a compact windrow when cutting grass and spread a little 
wider in alfalfa or when it is cooler or more humid. Sometimes have a 
problem curing first cutting.

                    Gene


>>
>> Cecil, if you mean that IH 4000 swather I don't think it would be my 
>> first choice to cut hay. I had a 19.5 foot model 4000 and while I did cut 
>> hay with it , I had to go very slow or else the knife would hammmer so 
>> bad I was afraid of breaking the $1500 wobble box. I'll admit that a new 
>> set of sickles and guards might have helped some but it always cut flax 
>> ok so it couldn't have been too bad. I'm much happier cutting hay with my 
>> old NH 479 haybine. If the crop is thin I just rake two or three windrows 
>> together.
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