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Hunt4Allis
Orange Level Joined: 13 Mar 2018 Location: Ohio Points: 1160 |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2021 at 9:28pm |
Can anyone tell me the fix on this when it comes apart as shown in the picture? I almost bought a spare complete 80t sickle mower a couple times and never pulled the trigger, always 20/20 after the fact...
I see there's four large bolt heads to remove and I think that will pull the whole assembly apart from the mower frame? Edited by Hunt4Allis - 13 Jun 2021 at 9:29pm |
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Hunt4Allis
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No it's not good and my normal guy that has made hay for me in the past could not come cut it so I grabbed my CA with the brush hog and got two passes on that and had fuel issues so now the carburetors off that tractor and it's sitting in the field and my hay is still not cut, I'm done for today can't win
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allisbred
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That does not look good, Hopefully someone on here can help. Was there grease in that brg?
If you haven’t done so already, may want to grab a fork and spread out any clumps of what you have cut. Edited by allisbred - 13 Jun 2021 at 6:14pm |
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Hunt4Allis
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And my twin head mower just broke 1/2 way done with field
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allisbred
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If you don’t use a Tedder, I would not touch it until it is crispy dry. Raking hay with green clumps seems to slow down the process. I never want hay in windrows until the day I bale. If I rake one day and bale the next day, I’ve most likely made a mistake that can cost dearly. In my area, the windrows pull moisture overnight from the ground, and take longer to dry the next day. Edited by allisbred - 13 Jun 2021 at 2:03pm |
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Sugarmaker
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As usual you folks know I will have a opinion too.
I will quote my dad. In most cases of farm work dont wait for it to rain! You maybe waiting a long time. Unsettled weather like we are getting now can mean rain down the road and none at your house/ farm. Not the end of the world if it gets rinsed! A tedder is a great tool. Regards, Chris
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Hunt4Allis
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Okay so getting back to this, I think I'm going to cut the field this afternoon we got a little bit of rain on it this morning and if I get any more rain on it how do I know when I should rake it? I do not have a tedder
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Tbone95
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I too believe a round bale typically doesn't burn if wet because it doesn't get enough oxygen. I bought some hay a few years ago that when I opened it was hot to the touch and there was black in it, so dang close to burning. Had been baled ~ 8 months or so at that time, stored stacked in a shed.
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allisbred
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We had this discussion about a year ago and a few folks talked of them catching fire in certain areas. I have never seen it and have bailed anything that would take string, wet, marginal, during rain, even snowed corn stalks one year. I thought fire needed oxogen and the rounds seem to prevent that. Now that we are selling more good round bales, I am cautiously watching moisture to see what the limit is. I baled some 18.5% grass last year without preserver and the bales were good in Feb without any dust or color loss. I just started using a moisture checker the last few years when selling out of the field to show what it is. Know that I am doing a better job as have much more dust coming off the Baler than past years.
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Greg (Hillsboro, OH)
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Question about baling green/wet hay..... I am a retired firefighter, we used to have one or two barn fires a year before the advent of conditioners as people would cut/bale hay before it had dried and then stacked in barn where it would get hot and combust. With using the conditioners, dry time has significantly decreased and that along with round bales, the instances of barn fires from spontaneous combustion has greatly been reduced. So the question is, why do we not see many fires with round bales, is it that they are stored apart and outside to they don't generate heat, or is it a funtion of the conditioners drying the hay so much better?
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KYrod
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LOL about the wildlife. I'm no farmer (5 acres) but I have had a D-15 for 30 years and post questions infrequently....anyway, I let about three acres go until last night, and like you, I was on the lookout for deer since a doe has been hanging around. I'm peering into the next swath with each pass of the tractor and a duck jumps up right in front of the tractor so I go around the nest and eggs (something got all but one by this morning). Next, a TINY, TINY fawn jumps up and runs into the tree line....almost ran over it!
Not to mention how many meadowlark nests and other ground nesting birds I must have killed. Hate to do it but like the other guys says....if you worry about the critters. You'll never cut it. One observation. Years ago, in another life, when I DID cut hay, I learned that starting in the middle and working out avoided the situation where you herd all the little critters into a diminishing area until you do have to cut it. Working from the inside out, they can get into the tree line.
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allisbred
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Not trying to be harsh, but I have about 30-50 resident deer. They eat everything good (corn, beans, my garden)lay down and mash some more, crap on good hay that makes it useless if I don’t stop and remove it from the row. Always getting hit by vehicle’s which most likely has impact on my insurance premiums. I allow hunters and encourage no wasted animals. Sometimes things that are a nuisance need to be addressed when the time permits & most visible. Usually mowing hay and combining brings them out. Only trying to give advice based on my opinion, it’s always your option.
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Hunt4Allis
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It goes a bit deeper than that. A couple years ago there was a deer that didn't make it out of the field and ended up destroying a farmer friend's square baler.(which will be bailing it again so I'm trying to look out for his equipment also) the deer parts unknowingly were in multiple hay bales and created a nasty situation which attracts flies and then maggots in your hay. I'm not concerned about so much the wildlife but ruining my old equipment.(I am a hunter and harvest a few throughout the year for meat)Secondly if you didn't like the subject you shouldn't have replied...
These forums are a wealth of knowledge and if I can use it to pick an old-timer's brain for tricks/ tips I will use it to its full advantage! Edited by Hunt4Allis - 08 Jun 2021 at 1:54pm |
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IF you worry about wildlife----- you will NEVER cut your hay!!! Quit messin around and just cut it! Too much damn wildlife on this planet---- a few meeting their demise wont make a dent in the overpopulation problem!
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Hunt4Allis
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Hmmm, have 38 and others...
I harvest Atleast 1 doe per year but mostly it's a timing thing( don't see them ever in this field till June and it got away from me this year so now there in there) Full grown deer will run but super young ones are varied on if they'll run or hunker down when drove up on... |
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allisbred
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Start carrying a 38 with you, or run them through the mower. If not, your problem will double next year. I have gotten off, chased them out, had one turn around last year after running to the woods, guess wanted a close look of the crimping rollers. It’s sad and makes a mess to clean up, but just a fact. In Pa, they only allow 1 deer, most hunters will not even waste the time on a doe. I even give deer management tags out to the hunters and still don’t get used.
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Hunt4Allis
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Now I need to know any tricks to get the super young deer out of our hay field before I cut? It's the only other downfall to waiting this long to cut the first cutting, they always seem to like this field to have them in and in my experience when they're that young only a couple days old it's almost impossible to see them and they won't move unless you literally almost kicked them... I also don't want to go walk through the whole field and trample it down because then my sickle bar mower won't cut it good...
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Hunt4Allis
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Ok, so I've decided to wait till this weekend ( rain/storms chances of 60-70%) every day this week here in ne Ohio
So my tentative plan now is to sickle bar cut Sunday(13th). Should I just let lay as it were cut for 3 days as long as no rain, rake it on Tuesday evening or Wednesday Evening, bale it following day? ( No Tedder) Thanks Matt Edited by Hunt4Allis - 07 Jun 2021 at 11:53am |
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Rather than taking this thread over I started another on the Barns and Varmints section. I titled it Hay but just edited to Hay and other feed stuffs. Hope everyone will put their thoughts in about feeding. Any part of livestock feeding would good by me.
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allisbred
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Yes— for the fat cattle ( over 900 lbs) the mix is 10 buckets of raw soy beans, 1/3 mix of barley, and finish the load with ear corn and a bag of minerals. They get (1) round bale of roughage- dry corn fodder, straw, or poor quality hay.
I’m sorry we pulled this off topic, point being to decide what the OP needs to use as a finished product. Tbone— I would like to see some methods maybe on a new post of what others use for finishing beef as the one outlined is expensive even though we grow & harvest our own grain. |
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Tbone95
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I’ll post “our way” a little later, but first a question: by corn fodder you mean dry product and not silage...correct? |
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Boss Man
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Biggest problem with getting rained on and laying would be the possibility of mold.
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allisbred
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I guess everyone has their own process— my thoughts are deer meat is strong, acorn fed deer are stronger flavored. 4 months of strait grain on fat cattle is sweet but they get loose and rate of gain drops. Corn fodder and grain work well together for us. On the other extreme is green alfalfa chop. Around here, people are pushing finished cattle as free ranged grass fed which is terrible tough meat in my opinion. I prefer a sweet flavored grain fed beef and that is what we produce. Not saying what is right or wrong just an opinion based on the way we have finished cattle for 60 years.
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Tbone95
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You run across the darnedest things in life......I’ve been around beef cattle most of my life, missing 9 years 23-32. Though in that period, I had a friend who raised beef cattle.
Never once in my life have I heard about quality hay tainting meat. What is that all about? |
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Hunt4Allis
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If I were to cut today or tomorrow and it gets rained on 3 times this coming week does that ruin hay( cut-90° day, followed by 3-5 days of 60% t storm chances, then if after gotten rained on 3 days or more dried or just wait one more week to cut?)it's a wet week ahead but hot/ dry this weekend which would cut nice but then get rained/ possibly heavy w/t storms prediction I'm tempted to wait one more week...
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Hunt4Allis
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Ok thanks for info, my scenario with taller hay right now works great for wanting to finish him to go to burger/ steaks then nicely ( I always give best grain with lots of corn to em for last 6 weeks and limit there area down to a smaller area so less walking
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Before hay conditioners/crimpers, 3 good drying days, from cutting to baling.
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Hunt4Allis
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Great he'll get just sickle cut first cutting, I always grain finish mine also
I do have a rear spline on my 77t I could run a crimper on just don't have one yet! Edited by Hunt4Allis - 05 Jun 2021 at 6:04am |
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allisbred
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You mentioned for a bull? If you are sending to slaughter, I wouldn’t want high quality hay going through that animal and taint the meat? We grain finish steers, last few weeks before market are only allowed the worst quality hay/straw to be in their system. Now— if you are using that bull for breeding is another story. Just trying to understand the hay’s purpose. In our case— high quality goes to horses, goats, sheep, rabbits, dairy stock, lowest quality goes as a supplement to finishing beef, closer to market date, less protein and some pretty rough stuff. Helps make your choices of when to cut hay.
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trying to out guess the weather is always part of making hay.
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