2014 Hay Season

[Tx Jim]

It's a Vermeer WR20 and I do not like it. Get the Kuhn speed rake

These H&S hi-cap rakes are good. I bought my 14 wheel model in 2002

 

[foreman Etexas]

Even with all the rain, my yield is down this year. 237 in 2013 but it looks to be about 185 this year. Guess that means fertilizer Having never put down fertilizer, I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to go about this. Spray? Dry spread? Where to buy? Cost? I've got about 90 acres of bermuda/fescue.

I usually put dry down close to a rain. The blend is up to you and what your soil needs. Liquid is good,if have some weeds can get them to spray at same time. Where are you located I can look up and see who does it close or most feed stores if you know had it or will know who does it. Usually cutting and baling and not putting something back in soil will catch up on yields.

 

[foreman Etexas]

These H&S hi-cap rakes are good. I bought my 14 wheel model in 2002

What does a rake like that cost?

 

[KiotiKowboy]

I usually put dry down close to a rain. The blend is up to you and what your soil needs. Liquid is good,if have some weeds can get them to spray at same time. Where are you located I can look up and see who does it close or most feed stores if you know had it or will know who does it. Usually cutting and baling and not putting something back in soil will catch up on yields.

I have the connections to hire the work but that's not my goal. I've got access to a 500 gallon boomless sprayer and also a 900lb capacity 3pt spreader. What I DON'T have is a CLUE - lol. Having the soil tested is easy-breezy ... after that, I am nothing but questions.

 

[TnWV]

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/haying/380868-2014-hay-season-image-jpg"/> should be able to start using it about Monday. I'm getting the baler belts back on today,along with new front rake wheels and flip blades with new bolts,be back in business...

My FIL and I just picked up the exact same Tedder two weeks ago, only ours is a manual. We use an MF135 to Ted and it doesn't have rear remotes. We have never had anything but a 2 basket and man is that 4 basket a time saver! We managed to get just under 800 small square bales up in 3 days last week. Had real hot weather so it cured fast. Cut another field that should yield around 250 squares today and will cut the last field in the morning.

 

[farmall 55a case]

These H&S hi-cap rakes are good. I bought my 14 wheel model in 2002

That's nice!

 

[Tx Jim]

What does a rake like that cost?

Not cheap by any means but mine will rake three 9 ft swathes. Another thing I like is windrow width is adjustable independent of raking width. The windrow width remains set at 4 ft even if hay is thick enough to only rake one swath which is what I did on some fields in 2007 when the field made 8 bales per acre(4X5.5). Mine cost $9K in 2002 but it has now raked several 1000's of acres of hay,48,000 bales to be exact(30,000 on my 1st JD 467 & 18,000 with my last JD 467)

 

[foreman Etexas]

I have the connections to hire the work but that's not my goal. I've got access to a 500 gallon boomless sprayer and also a 900lb capacity 3pt spreader. What I DON'T have is a CLUE - lol. Having the soil tested is easy-breezy ... after that, I am nothing but questions.

Well can buy dry fertilizer in 50lbs bags,I have done that on small places. The hooper should have settings numbers on it or have to do a trial on a acre or two to get what LB per acre your putting out. I usually won't to do 150lbs atleast an acre,up to 300,heck some do 500/600lbs. There is also Grasshopper brand fertilizer and Lime,comes in powder form and water soluble. I have sprayed it myself,beats putting out nothing. One bag does 2acres($26 an acre cost)

 

[foreman Etexas]

Not cheap by any means but mine will rake three 9 ft swathes. Another thing I like is windrow width is adjustable independent of raking width. The windrow width remains set at 4 ft even if hay is thick enough to only rake one swath which is what I did on some fields in 2007 when the field made 8 bales per acre(4X5.5). Mine cost $9K in 2002 but it has now raked several 1000's of acres of hay,48,000 bales to be exact(30,000 on my 1st JD 467 & 18,000 with my last JD 467)

Yeah that's a nice rake,maybe one these days,can upgrade.

 

[foreman Etexas]

My FIL and I just picked up the exact same Tedder two weeks ago, only ours is a manual. We use an MF135 to Ted and it doesn't have rear remotes. We have never had anything but a 2 basket and man is that 4 basket a time saver! We managed to get just under 800 small square bales up in 3 days last week. Had real hot weather so it cured fast. Cut another field that should yield around 250 squares today and will cut the last field in the morning.

I was looking for a 2basket when my dealer told me about the Sitrex and priced the 4basket. I planned on getting the manual but went ahead and paid the little extra for Hyd.,$5240 is what final price was the manual was 4800.