Weathers Not Helping...

Rained friday night, sun finally came out saturday around noon, pics after teding late saturday to get it redried for hopefully sunday baling. But its misty this AM(sunday) looks like suns gonna burn thru sooon, and will check around noon, if dry enough windrow and get it baled

Sooooooo, everything seems to be working pretty good (nice) EXCEPT the weather---it's just farmin wilder

About how all the fields around my place look.

Pretty much the same around here, there's a lot that's been cut & laying but no sun to dry it up so many don't have their first cut yet.

I think the first picture is gonna match up well to my lawn when I get to cut it.

Dang... 2 things stopped me today, first pan hydraulic cylinder, I have rebuild kit, but figured how can some screw that up, well it was a leaker, than latch for pan system...well it broke with half a wagon load of hay. So rebuilt cylinder, inner seal was just crumbling when I went to remove it. Should have rebuilt it when I did control valve for kicker. Latch... it was repaired before.... but obviously whom ever welded it can't weld for crap. no penetration so it rusted away from inside orginal break. If it don't rain tonite, tomorrow will be a sick day. got about 8 wagon loads of hay to get off the ground.

Oh as far as the baler running... plungers great, knotters are perfect, timing of pan for length of bales is spot on. 36-38" bales, and about 45-50 pounds.

Soooo, now we're doin hamster bales???? I know, I know, easier to handle I hope you can get that hay up today Bill. Not lookin great up this way

Well weather is lookin good.. mowed lawn last night now out to get this damn driveway sealcoated. Looks like we may have caught a nice dry streak next couple of days.

freetown fred wrote:Soooo, now we're doin hamster bales???? I know, I know, easier to handle I hope you can get that hay up today Bill. Not lookin great up this way

No not hamster bales... for girls and old guys that have horses. fired up the baler... ran it,, weld is holding up, had to heat and put a slight bemd in latch plate. Perfect. to get best action out of kicker need to run RPM at 2200 or better, pto speed(540) is 2450 rpm. yep sends them bales a flying there, bounce off top board backwall of wagon. Do turn it down to 3 to start for filling botom middle front of wagon, then around 6 for gettin them up higher than sides of wagon.

No help again today... so all I put up was about 375 by myself unloading and stacking. Frigging hot.

.. and yest through all these crises the VAC just kept tedding along. 152 a perfect match.

Sounds like a good day wilder------HOT indeed

Went up baled another wagon load tonite after work. Had 2 of G Sons help to unload stack in barn. Lot easier with help. They said a load a night they would do.

When I was 15 I helped out the farm next unload hay wagons for the summer. I learned real fast DONT WEAR SHORTS. I think my legs still itch from 11 yrs ago. Anywho made a few dollars and it was great prep for Football season.