Haying 5030 style

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This one is the field before starting to mow.

 

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This one is the 5030 with MoCo attached, cooler on the floor and me on the camera.

 

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This one is a picture of the machine at work. That's not me in the 5030. That's my partners brother. I'm taking the pictures.

 

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Another picture of the 5030/MoCo cutting hay.

 

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A closeup of the MoCo at work. No strain at all on the 5030HSTC. The hay is primarily alfalfa/timothy and it's very thick. The crimp rolls actually have juice running off them and it's making alot of mist so it's advisable to keep the rear window closed so it don't get wet inside. Ground speed is about 3.2 mph, running the pto at 525 rpm. You really have to appreciate the torque rise of the 5030's engine. The operator is taking a full 13 foot cut with the mower. When I'm running it and not taking pictures, I can honestly say that I never noticed the engine working overly hard and I had the AC on full too. If you look through thee series of pictures, you will notice that there is no front weights on the 5030. Even with a tongue weight of over 1000 pounds with the head raised, the tractor never feels unbalanced and the mower dosen't "horse" it around.

 

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This is a picture of the cut field.

 

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All done and ready to transport the MoCo to the next field.

 

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We move the implements from field to field as the work progresses. As luck would have it, mother nature dumped on me just as I took the last picture. When I ted it, rake it and round bale it, I'll shoot each series and post them on TBYNet. Any comments/questions, I'll be happy to answer.

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue">As luck would have it, mother nature dumped on me just as I took the last picture. </font>
Doesn't it hurt the hay to be rained on?

BTW, great pictures! The only thing missing is the smell of a freshly mowed field!!

 

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Mike:

Actually, because I'm going to round bale it and feed to my wife's Percheron horses, a rain will wash the dust off and probably lower the nutritive value a little. The way it is, it's too rich for horses. They would have the poops big time. Tomorow, I'll ted it out (don't worry, more pictures), then hopefully the following day I'll rake it (more pictures), turn it again the following morning (no pictures this time) and bale it in the evening (more pictures). Then I'll stack it up and tarp it (more pictures). When I get time, I'll bring down a semi and load it with our "utility vehicle" (more pictures) and move it to the farm for feeding. It's been a poor year for hay harvest, mother nature isn't cooperating at all. Second and third cuts will be square baled with my partner and crew (pictures later on in the year). /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif