Duffster Making Hay Pics
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atgreene
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Beautiful country out there. Love to drive through that area, seeing huge fields and open spaces is so different from here.
Stupid question, we do small bales, no large ones. What's the tank on the large baler?
Stupid question, we do small bales, no large ones. What's the tank on the large baler?
farmerjim
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nice pics, around my area very few people bale the large squares, mostly small sq's and rounds. i sure wish i could live out your way nice big fields and open country, beats living in the so called country here, and trying to farm around "suburbia". is that older jd a 4020? i used to run one on the dairy i worked at as a teen, although yours is much nicer.
Its a 4000, but basically the same thing as a 4020.
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We had a 124 before this one.
The biggest improvement is the variable speed hydraulic drive for the thrower.
Thanks.
We have had plenty of rain for the most part so it should have been here at the right time.
JohnDeere4300
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Nice pictures!...and you have some cute kids.
I always look forward to hay season, but i dread putting it up in the barn.
That's nice country in Wisconsin!
Do you deer hunt ?
I have been there 5 times when i use to drive a truck, and i delivered tractors to different dealers in Wisconsin... and i always enjoyed going there.
How much does your large bales weigh ?
Thanks for sharing your pictures!
Nice pictures!...and you have some cute kids.
Thank, it is good to know that I am not the only one that thinks that LOL
I always look forward to hay season, but i dread putting it up in the barn.
That's nice country in Wisconsin!
Do you deer hunt ?
No, I don't like venison
I have been there 5 times when i use to drive a truck, and i delivered tractors to different dealers in Wisconsin... and i always enjoyed going there.
What kind of tractors did you deliver and where to?
How much does your large bales weigh ?
~700#
Thanks for sharing your pictures!
Your welcome
Renze
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Duffster, do you wrap these bales ? It looks much greener than the haylage we wrap... maybe its because you guys mostly grow alfalfa mixtures ? And are these 3x3 bales ?
Another factor that might make it possible to bale greener hay is that the Dutch climate near the sea, is much more moist, than in the N.A. plains. Over here it rots much quicker
Duffster, do you wrap these bales ?
No, but they have a fair amount of preservative on them.
It looks much greener than the haylage we wrap... maybe its because you guys mostly grow alfalfa mixtures ?
This was kind of strange circunstances for us.
The hay was cut just before dark in the evening, the next day was cloudy, the next was a perfect drying day but cool then the day we baled we had a sprinkle at Noon.
This hay was rake at ~5pm and baled after 7 pm just in front of a large storm.
And are these 3x3 bales ?
Yes
Another factor that might make it possible to bale greener hay is that the Dutch climate near the sea, is much more moist, than in the N.A. plains. Over here it rots much quicker
I think it is still so green because it layed while it was overcast and cool plus baled on the tough side.
