Second Cutting?

[mred2]

My hay guy is done for the year here in Alabama. He has some really good hay this year. Very dry here right now.
Friend in Arkansas wanted another cutting but no rain. They are done with the year with not as much hay.

 

[Snobdds]

meh...I like to keep my fields around the houses long.

 

[mred2]

meh...I like to keep my fields around the houses long.
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Looks good.

 

[Hay Dude]

Stuck in traffic (train) heading home from finishing some second cutting.
Hope to finish second and start 3rd cutting next week. Lime underway, too.

 

[Gregster613]

Well that sure looks like it's the wrong time of day to be on the road! Happens sometimes though. I had to look twice at the rear of the car in front of you, thought at first maybe you had "nudged" him along, then realized it's just the way his rear end is shaped! Good luck with your second cuttings and the lime.

 

[Hay Dude]

Lime today. 1” of rain coming. Happy to get this done

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I think we done for the year.

 

[Hay Dude]

I think we done for the year.

No 3rd/4th/5th?
Figured y‘alldbe growing till Christmas down there?

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

No 3rd/4th/5th?
Figured y‘alldbe growing till Christmas down there?

No, we usually get three cuttings. Dodging rain and all. I'm sure we could do four if we wanted to. Kind like fine wine, we'll cut no hay before it's time.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

I'm interested in the front mount mower. I see pics from the cab, but never anything but what can be seen from the operator station. What is the cutting rig? We don't even have shoes in Arkansas much less fancy front mount equipment.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm interested in the front mount mower. I see pics from the cab, but never anything but what can be seen from the operator station. What is the cutting rig? We don't even have shoes in Arkansas much less fancy front mount equipment.

I use an older Massey MF7495 to power the mower. I bought it from a company that brings older tractors or ones that no longer meet European safety standards. They sell pretty cheap. Sometimes you do well with minimal repairs, and sometimes you don’t.

 

[Hay Dude]

We just had a major hiccup and had to stop to do some welding and straightening. Might have to finish with the Hesston 4910. Been non stop repairs all season. Just can’t get a break from breaking things.

 

[LHF2019]

Made dry 3rd cutting last week in small squares and attempting again next week. Mowing today and hoping for a rain free 6 days. 50 acres or so and I'll be done haying for 2022

 

[cqaigy2]

We just had a major hiccup and had to stop to do some welding and straightening. Might have to finish with the Hesston 4910. Been non stop repairs all season. Just can’t get a break from breaking things.

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Where's the big hammer?

 

[Hay Dude]

In my hands lol

 

[Hay Dude]

FINISHED SECOND CUTTING!!!!

WOOOOHOOOO!!!!

Wrapped it up in a fury of mechanical failures, mud, rough trails in and out of fields and a clogged fuel filter!

Time to celebrate! Went to Phillies-Padres playoff game with my pals and my son and had some much needed fun!
Phillies won 4-2! Kyle Schwarber hit a 410 foot home run. Let’s gooooooooooooo!!!

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Got my third cutting rolled this week and put in the barn today, baler cleaned up greased and put back under the barn for the winter, glad to have it done, won't be no more grass growing this year up in North Florida as we had a frost this week, really kinda early for us to get cold weather.

 

[AlaskaRancher]

Up here even after tedding hay needs to be wrapped to keep from molding, we only have brome or timothu grass btw. Oct.12 haying

 

[Hay Dude]

Up here even after tedding hay needs to be wrapped to keep from molding, we only have brome or timothu grass btw. Oct.12 hayingView attachment 773337View attachment 773338

Great to have you aboard Alaska Rancher! Stick around and show us how you roll!

 

[stuckmotor]

It’s ON!
Anyone else? I have a long way to go but pretty much started on the last weekend of August and have been going non-stop.
My son is back to college, so it’s me and very little help. Machinery breaking, leaking, failing at alarming rates.

But hey, it’s hay.

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Until I stretched your avatar of Sly and Brian, I thought they might be you and your son.