Posted by jackinok on December 30, 2010 at 07:40:03 from (162.58.82.136):
In Reply to: Re: Beaver slide? posted by Allan In NE on December 30, 2010 at 07:01:58:
over shot was a little different,as you could at least theoretically put hay close to where you needed it in stack .beaverslides(and overshots)were used many many years.And they are still a viable way to put up loose hay.Believe it or not,they were the prototype hay loader of the day.A pickup hay loader was in use at the same time that was simply a beaverslide on a smaller scale with a pickup reel on front.wagon was hooked to rear and hay was picked up either directly off the ground after mowing,or if you were picking up something like alfalfa for instance that would lose its leaves,out of a wind row and loaded on wagon.( very few of these have survived by the way, to find one in working condition is very rare)forking hay ONTO a wagon (if youve never done it) is one of the hardest dirtiest jobs on a farm,These were HUGE labor savers.Balers, when handling hay, are actually somewhat of a compromise. You will arguably lose less hay out of a stack,and can put it up reltivly cheaply(both stored outside of course)but it takes a lot more labor to feed out of a stack in both putting up hay and feeding.Overshots are what most folks are more familiar with in most sections because they could be broken down and moved easier.But in the big range country where you bunched your cattle in winter beaverslides were common.to this day if you move your livestock onto what you might call the home range in winter,loose hay makes perfect sense.
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