Hay Dude
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- Aug 28, 2012
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- Challenger MT655E, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT535B, Krone 4x4 XC baler, Kubota F3680 & ZD331 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 19 ton trailer, John Deere CX-15
I guess lose hay in the loft isn't done anymore?
It sure made a great place to play as kids and the cows were below the loft and feeding was as easy as dropping some through openings in the loft floor... nothing back breaking...
Yeah that’s pretty much done now. All the bank barns around here are still standing-pretty much useless because they were designed for loose hay.
I started stacking hay in my single digits at the D’orio‘s farm. We just did it for fun back then and tried to see who got the strongest. The dad made us a rope swing INSIDE the barn! Then came 1 bale in each hand, then “double fisting” in teenage years. Got crazy strong from that and still have broad shoulders to this day. Football came easy to me because haying requires effort and so does football.
I remember putting bales up as a kid and watching him get kicked castrating a bull. Feral cats everywhere. Always a mess, broken equipment everywhere, but the most fun place to be.