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Allan in NE

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• Oct 31, 2014

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Found and hauled in that 100th load of hay in.

Hooked up the bale processor and about ready to run the hay thru the cows. :>)

Allan

 

Bruce from Can.

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Woodville, Ontario, Canada

• Oct 31, 2014

• #1

100 loads eh, how many on a load? should make for easy math.

 

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Allan in NE

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• Oct 31, 2014

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I can only haul eight. I've tried more, but it blows tires. Trouble is, most came from 5 miles away. :>)

Allan

 

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True Son

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• Oct 31, 2014

• #1

NICE hay grinder. Do cows get hay now?? Wouldn't think so. Must have a lot of cows!! Core

 

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Zach Scherf

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• Oct 31, 2014

• #1

What is that wagon you haul them on? I see it self unloads...you've got my attention haha.

 

Bruce from Can.

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Woodville, Ontario, Canada

• Oct 31, 2014

• #1

I too have two farms 5 miles apart. Don't sound that bad ,till you start making trips hauling hay and such, gets to be a real time eater running the road. Bruce

 

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Allan in NE

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• Oct 31, 2014

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No, not until the snow fly's.

Sorted off calves on Wednesday and ran 'em to the sale barn. Just finished turning the cows back out in the pastures.

Allan

 

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Allan in NE

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• Oct 31, 2014

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It's a Lehmann stack mover.....kinda slow, but it's all I can afford. :>)

Allan

 

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bison

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• Oct 31, 2014

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(quoted from post at 16:38:56 10/31/14) It's a Lehmann stack mover.....kinda slow, but it's all I can afford. :&gt

Allan

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o Iike me,..get a goose neck.
I hauIed 20 Ioads Iast week 30 mI to the Ioad

 

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True Son

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• Oct 31, 2014

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At close to 2 bucks a pound for 5 to 6 weights, I'd think you could afford most anything!! Cmore

 

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True Son

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• Oct 31, 2014

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Sorry, correction, close to $3.00 per pound or $1,400 to $1,500 per 500 lb. calf!!! Cmore

 

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MartyinVa

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• Oct 31, 2014

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What happened o the windbreak for the horses?

 

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dmiller

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• Oct 31, 2014

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Wish I could find land within 5 miles. Have one piece 22 miles (one way) out and another 14. Have 3 around 6 miles, nothing closer.
Spend about 1/3 of my time and fuel on the road, not easy on tires either.

 

rusty6

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Location

East central Sask.

• Oct 31, 2014

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(quoted from post at 16:28:23 10/31/14) I too have two farms 5 miles apart. Don't sound that bad ,till you start making trips hauling hay and such, gets to be a real time eater running the road. Bruce

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So true. Its a ten mile round trip for me every load of hay I haul. On an open tractor so I try to get it done before the weather gets too cold. Old truck chassis made into a two wheel trailer with 20 foot deck. Holds 11 of my little 847 New Holland bales.

 

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Mike (WA)

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• Nov 1, 2014

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Here in rainy country, most round bales get wrapped. Or stacked two wide then one on top, and tarped, with roped-together tires over the top to hold the tarp down. Sure would be easier if it was dry enough in winter to avoid all that plastic and just grab 'n go, like you do.

And of course, the bale storage area is a sea of mud by spring, with all those repeat trips to pick up bales.

 

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2510Paul

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• Nov 1, 2014

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Allen, I always wondered, do you have to remove the strings or net wrap before you put the round bales in the bale processor you show? Thanks.

By the way, I always enjoy your pictures.

Paul

 

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Allan in NE

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• Nov 1, 2014

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Some do, some don't. I just grind 'em up. Some nasty-azzed knives in that ol' gal.

Allan

 

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rview_

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• Nov 1, 2014

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(quoted from post at 15:00:48 11/01/14) Allen, I always wondered, do you have to remove the strings or net wrap before you put the round bales in the bale processor you show? Thanks.

By the way, I always enjoy your pictures.

Paul

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My processor is like Allen's except the next newer model. I had a choice of either model new when I got it. Works the same. With plastic twine and net, most of it wraps on the flail rotor while processing. Take it off every several bales, I do after about 40. Knife, torch, or what works about best is like an electric branding iron with pointy edge, dealers/stores stock those.

Here's a video, mine's basically the same except for the gearbox reversing direction for discharge on the other side. http://www.haybuster.com/hb/BB2650.html

 

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fixerupper

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• Nov 1, 2014

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Good to see you got it all in Allan. When we went from small squares to rounds I enjoyed making trip after trip hauling round bales in an air conditioned cab for a couple of days. Then it got boring. We don't have cattle any more but now I have corn stover baled for a local ethanol plant. I have it custom baled by an outfit from Ohio. The five big square balers and two 'stingers' came into the 174 acre field I wanted baled on Thursday and two hours later they left, leaving behind two stacks totaling somewhere around 125 bales or so. I haven't counted them yet. Now I have to pay the bill!!!!