Recent content by shaggyman

Some of these comments on this thread sound like they are coming from privileged individuals who traded their country for a red hat.

I think I'll rig up something to push off a trailer with, but first tier only. Messing with a second row is courting disaster. Absolutely no chance of getting another tractor - I'm still driving a 1987 pickup and a 1999 car, still paying off the barn and not getting anywhere near the donations...

Actually, if it would be possible to coordinate with the delivery, I could pay a neighbor with a front bale spear to unload. Never worked before, but...

A drawing would be too variable, as the type of trailer would depend on who is bringing the hay. I would LIKE to have someone deliver with a self-dumping trailer, but this drought has made hay in west central Missouri really hard to find AND expensive. The problem is how to attach a boom to...

We have an animal rescue that takes care of special needs horses, and we go through a lot of hay. We'd be feeding now (drought has really borked the pastures) if it was available, but it seems we can only get delivery in large loads. I need to engineer something to attach to my FEL trip...

Too bad a little foresight wasn't used in the past. I ALWAYS remove the twine or netting before feeding. Plastic twine is not good for cow innards.