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Miles Per Bale of Hay

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Bruce Hopf

05-23-2008 20:53:29




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Can any body tell me how many miles a horse can get on a bale of hay. The way gas and diesel fuel prices are going. I might have to get a team of horses to get work done here, and park the tractor. And get one of those trotter horses and get a buggy to get around, or ma by a good saddle horse, and park my truck. Your input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks. Bruce.




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dangerdoc

05-24-2008 20:01:55




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Google "FEMA wood gas generator".

A handy man could run a tractor or truck on hay.



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dangerdoc

05-24-2008 20:01:42




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Google "FEMA wood gas generator".

A handy man could run a tractor or truck on hay.



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Steven f/AZ

05-24-2008 13:17:22




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
I believe in some old tractor literature I have it claimed that each horse needs 20 to 30 acres of production land to make it... So if you replaced a team of four horses with a shiny new tractor it was like getting 80 to 120 acres added to your farm.

There's a reason Dad bought another four wheeler instead of replacing his aging horse - faster, easier, only burns fuel when in use. I used to enjoy riding, but with these financial times I sure wouldn't keep a hayburner around anymore.

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RusselAZ1

05-24-2008 10:28:06




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
You have to fuel horses all the time. You only have to fuel and engine when you are using it.



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36 coupe

05-24-2008 05:42:03




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Bum idea, grain was 3.50 a hundred now 22.00.hay 50 cents a bale, now 4.00.Team will chomp down 2 bales a day easy. I hung up my harness 40 years ago.Price a work team,harness and implements they can use.The price of a good buggy will make you cry.You would have to grow all their feed and buy grain when they are working.



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tlak

05-24-2008 04:41:46




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Here's what the Amish do. They use tractors, front end loaders, dozer's, generators, Amish taxi's, and only use their horse and buggy for church days.



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Sam#3

05-24-2008 02:28:03




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Horses also eat the hay and grain while they're parked. I think the figure I read was a horse would consume about one-third of their production. Also there’s the daily by-product removal, waxing and polishing and upholstery installation at each use. They don't come with the saddle permanently installed like in the movies. That's why the tractor (and the car) was developed.



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old

05-23-2008 22:14:41




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Hay is fine for a pasture horse but if your going to work one you need the grain it and now days that cost as much or more then gas. I think we need to tag all gas company CEOs with a name tag so when they want to buy some thing at a store people know to charge them about 10 times the normal price. So if that CEO want to buy a big Mac. he should have to pay $10 for it if not $20



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Tom in TN

05-23-2008 21:00:39




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Bruce Hopf, 05-23-2008 20:53:29  
Bruce,

Unfortunately, horses are like machines in that they require constant maintenance, some of which is very expensive.

I have four horses. The feed bills, vet bills, farrier bills, tack bills, transport bills, bills for maintenance of their facilities, bills for vaccinations, bills for de-worming medications, bills for first-aid supplies, etc., etc. just keep coming. Then there's the time expense of caring for them to be considered also.

A horse typically walks somewhere around 8 - 10 miles per hour. The nearest town to me is 10 miles away. I really don't want to spend two hours commuting to pick up supplies.

Horses are a delightful pet, if you can afford them. At least, that's been my experience.

Tom in TN

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Davis SC

05-23-2008 21:40:02




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 Re: Miles Per Bale of Hay in reply to Tom in TN, 05-23-2008 21:00:39  
Aw, Tom, those TN horses are just Walking horses, You need to get a running horse... 8^)

* Posted in Humor...



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