Posted by Texasmark1 on June 15, 2018 at 16:56:45 from (184.63.24.146):
In Reply to: Hay and 90 degrees posted by Steve in wi on June 15, 2018 at 10:33:03:
I cut Tuesday, early in the morning on fairly thick Sorghum-Sudan Haygrazer. Came back with 2 passes of a crimper and 3 passes with a tedder. Raked it this afternoon for baling tomorrow. Even though we have had mid 90's, mostly sunshine, few clouds on some days, temp well above dew point so non overnight condensation, the humidity has been high, over 50% most of the time and that doesn't help.
I use the 3 turn twist test for ready: Wad of hay grasped with both hands, fingers down around hay, hands butted together, twist like you are raising a scissor jack. If you make 3 complete turns and it pops during that time it will bale ok. If only one or two stems in the wad resist, that is ok too but best to leave the bales out to air out for awhile....a week or so. If you fail the test, question your moisture level.
I barely passed today, should be ok for tomorrow. One thing about my JD baler, it doesn't care how dry the hay gets, it eats it anyway. One thing good about Haygrazer, the leaves stay intact even when very dry. Wink!
For once in my life, the weather isn't threatening me and causing me to make irrational decisions on when to bale.
If you were baling bermuda grass you'd probably be ok. SS?????, especially if you have large stems, no crimper, might iffy. Never did Alfalfa so can't say.
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