Does haying really take that much power ?

[zzvyb6]

Also, seems dangerous to the unsuspecting.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Also, seems dangerous to the unsuspecting.

I do it with ~ 35 max. But more than 1 tractor.

 

[Hay Dude]

In all seriousness- Much of that depends on the size of the bale you make, and to lesser extents the degree of hills you have and perhaps the acres you farm.

I use a 300HP tractor with a mild tune and it doesn’t want any more than my Krone 4x4 baler gives it on hills.

 

[CliffordK]

I think the comment was working under a power line. But, I think that may also be a bale thrower... I'm not sure I'd want to be the bale catcher.

The big lines are high enough up that one can't really mess with them.

 

[Hay Dude]

I spend about 1/3rd of my haying under big power lines.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

If only if you could work it like those trolleys and city train did ... Snatch some of that three phase power for the strait aways !

 

[HayFarmer]

I think the comment was working under a power line. But, I think that may also be a bale thrower... I'm not sure I'd want to be the bale catcher.

The big lines are high enough up that one can't really mess with them.

I used to stack behind that style, you hear a click just before it throws and that gives you a warning. Now, I stack by myself after it throws some in the wagon. I don't like being behind the belt style.

 

[bgr]

Nice picture. Great joke.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

Also, seems dangerous to the unsuspecting.

Seems that some of my more adventure-minded friends got on one of those kickers and had it toss them into a pond. As I recall, they only did it once!

 

[airbiscuit]

We used to bale hay with a John Deere B- 28 hp