[AT] Haying pictures

[Stephen Offiler]

Speaking as the owner of an old crawler (JD 440IC from 1958) you can count
me among the people who are mind-boggled by the idea of haying with a
crawler!

SO


On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:

> I'm not sure my Dad would have permitted a crawler in our alfalfa fields.
> He
> was so stinking fussy about how well every single stalk was cut and how
> square the corners were and making sure that ALL the hay was baled exactly
> one second after it was dry enough to save all the alfalfa leaves. Having
> something tear up the ground and leave anything behind to plug the Sickle
> Bar mower when cutting would have driven him up a wall. I've never been in
> a
> hay field where a crawler has been so maybe I'm making a mountain out of a
> mole hill.  Speaking of that, Pocket Gopher mounds were not welcome either.
> Or Badger or Fox holes.
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 10:24 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Haying pictures
>
> Sorry.    This sat in my drafts folder.   It's a little late but my concern
> below on turning is a little different than what was discussed so I am
> sending it.
>
>
>  Nice!   Real men use crawlers to bring in the hay (-;
>
> Just out of curiosity, does it tear up the hayfield?  Seems like the hard
> turns especially during mowing would create some skinning for sure.
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>
>
> Spencer Yost
> > On Jun 25, 2016, at 9:16 PM, toma at risingnet.net wrote:
> >
> >
> > I had a successful few days this week. I returned to the coast and got
> the
> hay cut and raked. I broke a section on the mower but got it fixed in
> timely
> fashion. Right after this picture was taken I blew a tire on the rake. They
> are 600x16 but I was able to find a modern tire I could make work. I cut
> for
> 2 days and raked 1 day. I will let it cure in the windrow for 2 weeks and
> go
> back down and bale hopefully. That will be another challenge I will get
> into
> later.
> > --
> > Sent from myMail app for Android
> > <IMG_20160622_173041.jpg>
> > <IMG_20160624_120422.jpg>
> > _______________________________________________
> > AT mailing list
> > http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>