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[John Hall]

Glad the baler worked well!

We put up a little over 200 this week with my Super 66 baler. Cut it 
with the sickle mower,  ran the tedder  4 times and then baled it. We 
actually baled 48 hours after mowing. We run the tedder the same day we 
cut it and then twice the next day--this batch got it 3 times the next 
day. I really wish I had a hay conditioner. I missed an old school 
crimper for $100 the other week, don't know how I missed that ad!

Doubt you'll cut any next week given the tropical storm headed our way.

John Hall


On 5/27/2016 8:37 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> After the rain I tedded and knocked the moisture off. The hay test the agricultural extension service will tell, but I think we dodged a bullet and the hay will turn out.
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> It has been hard drying because it was so thick.  I tedded again this morning.   I was still turning over limp green material.   But today was a perfect drying day and will be able to bale tomorrow.   I raked that upper field, then baked. The baler is new to me and I wanted to put it through its paces before I did the larger, much more thick lower field.  The baler did terrific. It didn't miss a single bale and it is packing them tight and right.   Here are some pics.   The alpacas aren't sure of the rig!
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