The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

Hay Dude · Sep 12, 2024

BackRoad said:
Mr. HayDude, you've been doing a lot of haying. What do you think your tally is so far? Has it been a good year?

So far, ~660 tons , but I have a pretty long way to go yet.

Pretty good year. Outrageous fuel & parts prices are eating our lunch right now.
Speaking of lunch, I stopped eating lunch to save money.

BackRoad · Sep 13, 2024

Red diesel just dropped to $2.99 locally...but my 100 gallon transfer tank is nothing to you!

Weather has been decent recently...hope you can keep on bailing!

scootr · Sep 13, 2024

Rollin rollin rollin keep that bailer rollin, rawhide.
Don't try to understand it, just rope tie and stack it.
Keep em moving to the end of the line.

Hay Dude · Sep 13, 2024

Here's some late afternoon raking & baling shots.

Hay Dude · Sep 14, 2024

Some of this afternoons action

My son raking

Opening up another field-headlands so I can get in with tractor & baler

This ol gal stopped to take a picture of me, so I took a picture of her lol

Finishing up the day with some more mowing. It was only 83*, but it felt so much warmer.

number two · Sep 14, 2024

Thanks!
I think we enjoy your day's work almost as much as you do!

EddieWalker · Sep 15, 2024

I'm repeating myself, and hopefully I haven't said this already on this thread.

When I moved to Texas, and bought some land, I thought hay was a crop that was planted every year, like wheat or corn. When I learned that it was grass, I couldn't believe how clueless I was!!!!

Seeing your pictures reminds me of how little I know about haying. I don't know if I will ever give it a try or not, but it's something I'm thinking about.