Re: Hay field

Posted by Jim.ME on March 13, 2020 at 06:11:51 from (74.65.187.203):

In Reply to: Hay field posted by Grandpa love on March 11, 2020 at 08:09:45:

I'm not going to pass judgement on the quality or quantity of what the 40 acres will do for you. But will say if you decide to do it there is some good advice here on walking the land, cutting and picking up brush, looking for old fence wire, etc.. Be careful if you put steel posts by rocks. If you miss seeing one you may have more damage than the rock would have done. We got into a place someone had done that, but left the posts green. hard to see those in heavy grass taller than the post. I would suggest round fiberglass fence stakes with some bright colored flagging taped to them.

We do some remote parcels so here are some thoughts. How you can organize and handle remote fields can make a difference. Move your tractors and equipment there once and keep them there until that location is finished. Haul the bales out by truck/trailer, not a wagon behind a tractor, its safer and quicker. If you had a baler with a kicker and a fleet of kicker wagons, I'd say different.

If you are going to have a lack of storage problem for the bales, look into getting an older, but roadworthy, box trailer (depending on the size bale you make a 53'/102 wide will hold 450-600 bales) and find someone to move it for you. You can use a chute to feed bales onto the 4 wheel wagon as you bale, pull up and unload into the box trailer, then go right back to baling. Your hay is under cover in one handling, and you didn't have to pick individual bales off the ground. If it takes several days or weeks to fill it, the product is protected while it sets there.

If you are not sure about leaving tractors in the field, talk to a neighbor near the field and see if you can make a deal to park them where they can see and watch them.

Everyone will have different ideas and have their way that works for them. It all comes down to finding out what works for you. The less energy, fuel, and time you expend to produce the product the better the return, just like most any business. JMHO

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