Making your own grass hay

[Denim Deb]

Ditto for this one.

 

[~gd]

GD, if you want to post something informative, that's fine. But, you don't need to go into a big technical explanation. That's more than is needed, and can lose quite a number of people. Plus, I notice you posted that comment to the ladies. What about the men? This is what I'm talking about.May I point out that You suggested that that I looked down on women so yes I did address the ladies

As to who was interested in the bales-that's a moot point. I'm willing to admit I didn't read back over the whole thread and read every reply B4 I posted, and see it was baymule that had the link to the "baler". But, I've seen people shoot you down when you've been mistaken about something-and you don't even have the grace to admit it or to acknowledge it.would you like me to argue about every little thing? agreed it is moot

Now, I'm done w/the subject. I'd prefer that you NOT respond to any other posts that I make, and I'll do the same for you-unless it's on a positive note. As I've stated B4, you have a lot to offer and we can learn from you. But do us the favor of treating us w/some respect as well.

Well with better that 10000 of your posts here you are hard to avoid. By the way I had received 2 private messages that warned me that you were gunning for me. even then I made the mistake of commenting on your post. It is bound to happen again because I respond to messages not who wrote them. I will continue to try to avoid your posts but feel free to comment on mine I am a big man and am used to it. I bet I don't get to have the last word on this exchange....

 

[k15n1]

Alright, everyone---just relax. The thread's about making hay so all hay-making information is fine.

Really interesting to hear about the homestead, GD. My homestead is only 5 acres. Sounds like you grew up on a proper farm.

 

[~gd]

Alright, everyone---just relax. The thread's about making hay so all hay-making information is fine.

Really interesting to hear about the homestead, GD. My homestead is only 5 acres. Sounds like you grew up on a proper farm.

Yep it was a homestead granted by government in the wilds of western NY back in the 1800s Line power was available at the road but the house and outbuildings had been sited on a hill set well back from the road and my family didn't have the money to to bring power le the house until after WWII. We had a windmill to pump water with a manual pump for backup. Icehouse. Smoke house. and forge shop.with a wood shop on upper level Timberframed barn two levels Upper level with huge rolling doors for hay and grain storage, With the animals be low. feed was dropped down shoots. I think I mentioned that our hay was loose not bailled. when resdy it was raked to rolls and the team and haywagon would go between while hay was pitched on the wagon. The top man would arrange the hay so it would ride balanced in the process the hey would be packed When the stack was ~8 foot high they would head to the barn. If the load was heavy We would not ask the horses to climb the ramp to the second level but use the monorail. This was a rail that could be switched to either loft and extended from the peak of the barn it carried a pair of multpoint claws. You would open the clawsand drop them into the hay when the lift rope was pulled the claws would close with a bunch of hey in the claws when at loft level another rope was used to move the load on the rails to where you wanted it, another rope would opem the claws to dump the hay in the loft where it would be arranced and packed. That was haymaking with horses and without bales.
Much later in life I bought a 6.5 acre farm where the only crop was hay. Everyone in this subdivision had at least one horse, most loved my hand cut hay which I sold on the farm U load and haul $10 for what you could get in a pickup truck with you loading. If I loaded it was $15 because I knew how to load better than most. that knew baled hay. I sold all I cared to produce and managed a profit about 50% of the time.
Growing up on a old time farm is what brings me back, the old place was SS ~gd