Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on January 22, 2014 at 13:38:09 from (97.114.74.200):
In Reply to: Hay Hooks posted by 37Chief on January 21, 2014 at 13:14:06:
Growing up, I moved a lot of hay. I started at the age of about 8 or 9 and was not a big kid at all. We had wire tied bales in the early years, and sometimes the bales were heavier than I was. It was a real chore to lift a heavy bale up on the trailer deck where my brother would stack, but somehow we got it done. Over the years we had a number of hay hooks. I tried the D handles, but preferred the T handles. We wore gloves whenever we were moving hay, and I don"t see how someone could move very much without gloves--there would be LOTS of blisters.
One time somehow or another, a hay hook was found stuck in one of the tractor"s back tires and calcium was spraying all over. No more haying that day, but the next day we got going again after the tire was repaired. I think my younger brother forgot what he was doing and just dropped the hook. My Dad was not pleased!
Later we had twine tied bales, which were not nearly as tight as the wire tied ones had been. I moved some twine bales by the ties, but occasionally had trouble with the tie coming off. Usually we used hooks on the twine bales.
My favorite hooks were homeade by someone and were all metal. The hook part would not turn like some that we had with wooden handles.
I hadn"t thought about hay hooks for years! I probably still have some among the old equipment I took out of the barn before we sold the buildings.
Do I miss moving small bales by hand? Not on your life! But hooks and the hay conveyor made it a lot easier than not having them. Good luck!
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