Cutting Hay with a Bush Hog?

I use my hog on all I cut now, it does better than the sickle will do and there is'nt anything to clog up. If it's wet enough to ball up the grass with the hog just run back thru it with a tedder or run back thru with the hog raised up some more and scatter the grass out better.

The big advantage to it that I have found is that the hay is a better quality than when it's cut with a haybine or MoCo either one.

Usually with the bushhog cutter you gain a day on the baling because the hay dries so much quicker you can bale a day sooner. This gives you a better protein count and greener hay because the sun does'nt bleach all the nutrient out.

I put up all my hay with a bushhog cutter because it's more tender and nutritious hay than conventional cut hay.

Another concideration is price. The new 6' disc bar cutter around here is about $5490, new sickle bar is $4970, and a new Howse or International 6' bushhog is about $595 to $650. I've been using a Howse for 12 years, and I've only put 2 sets of blades on it in 12 years. The deck has long been rotted off, but it does'nt matter for hay cutting.