Posted by Vernon in Ks on August 22, 2012 at 06:45:27 from (66.210.29.138):
In Reply to: Acres sneaking up on me posted by Ken Macfarlane on August 21, 2012 at 19:54:36:
I don"t know your location or situation Ken, but I too have a full time job with a 45 min drive each way. Started doing hay after Dad passed with the equipment on hand. Very soon it started growing with neighbors calling wanting me to do their hay. Well it grew fast till I was doing 1500 acres a year of grass hay along with my day job. My wife became a "Hay Widow" in the summer. In order to do this I had to have GOOD equipment that wouldn"t be down. I did mostly round bales but run 5-6000 squares also. Had 2 hay monsters, with crews, to move the squares. Well to be honest It got too tough and I"ve trimmed it down to around 300 acres now. Still did 5000 squares this year,but run an accumulater and graple to move as crews for monsters got hard to find. I remember my Dad saying "If you have to go across the road to put up hay it"s too far" I didn"t understand at the time but I do now. Yes the acres will climb up on you if your not careful. Be very selective on what you take on. You want "hay fields" not pastures full of trees and rocks. You MUST have good dependable equipment that is comfortable to be in for long hours.
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