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They taste good too.
The Life of a Custom Mowing & Clearing Contractor
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- Challengers: MT655E, MT555D, MT535B, Massey 7495, Krone 4x4 XC baler, 2-Kubota ZD1211’s, ‘20 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 38K trailer, Deere CX-15, 2 Pottinger Hay mowers, NH wheel rake, Claas 30’ tedder
Back to some hay loading this morning. Today, I ran 1 load today to a different buyer.
Just getting strapped-down here.
Once I got that done, I hooked up the CX-15 to the Challenger and cut 2 small customer’s places.
Fairly steep.
Tomorrow, I have a BIG place to cut, then it’s on to 2nd cutting hay!
Just getting strapped-down here.
Once I got that done, I hooked up the CX-15 to the Challenger and cut 2 small customer’s places.
Fairly steep.
Tomorrow, I have a BIG place to cut, then it’s on to 2nd cutting hay!
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I found this picture from Montana.
A big horn sheep.
I never knew the Rams reach 350 pounds!
A big horn sheep.
I never knew the Rams reach 350 pounds!
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We saw several bears. Here’s a pretty poor pic I took of a Black Bear from a distance.
It’s about as close as I want to get. I have a much better video of it, but can’t post videos.
It’s about as close as I want to get. I have a much better video of it, but can’t post videos.
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Molalla1
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They are pretty good eating too.
Molalla1
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Good size ram!
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Speaking of “good sized Rams” , here’s my Ram & trailer ready to unload 15 square bales.
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Back to some baling. Cut & baled this one early. Very light crop.
It downpoured 1/2 hour after I finished, so someone was looking out for me.
It downpoured 1/2 hour after I finished, so someone was looking out for me.
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That was light wasn't it . . .Back to some baling. Cut & baled this one early. Very light crop.
It downpoured 1/2 hour after I finished, so someone was looking out for me.
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Well I had a long streak of dry weather. Mowed hay as much as I could, but then it was time for some rain on Saturday late afternoon….
Leaving the tractor until tomorrow, to do some greasing & maintenance….it’s as easy as sitting in your den and watching TV!
Leaving the tractor until tomorrow, to do some greasing & maintenance….it’s as easy as sitting in your den and watching TV!
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It’s about to get dry again here, but this afternoon was rainy. I prolly shoulda mowed right through it. I think I gave in during a moment of exhaustion.Weather here has been dryer than a popcorn fart, weird . . .
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Back at it on the Massey mowing some bigger acreage. Off in the distance at top of the hill, you can see some stacked bales.
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I thought that was a house up on the hill!!!
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Here I'm waiting for rain to mow. No rain rain in 3-4 months has left the fields tinder dry. Once it rains it can be more safely cut for the end of the season.
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Did some more raking & baling yesterday. It was steep enough that it was tough to get a decent picture.
Perfect hot & sunny conditions. Made some beautiful 1850+ LB bales.
Time to clean the cab glass!
Perfect hot & sunny conditions. Made some beautiful 1850+ LB bales.
Time to clean the cab glass!
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Its about the size of a little cape cod! lol
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