tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post5877336186813722368..comments2024-03-18T22:33:57.339-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Let's Make Hay!Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-61671749102436179192014-09-13T10:16:02.422-04:002014-09-13T10:16:02.422-04:00Well done Leigh! Folks don't often understand ...Well done Leigh! Folks don't often understand how long it takes to find the best piece of equipment you need for the price you can afford. I sometimes spend hours searching for such items but the research is worth it. Here's to more hay for what is suppossed to me another rough winter. Boooooooo.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-41071085296547810942014-09-12T13:54:13.543-04:002014-09-12T13:54:13.543-04:00What a great find! I hadn't heard of these un...What a great find! I hadn't heard of these until I watched the BBC show "Wartime Farm". My friend Bud has one from the 40's, but sadly he hasn't found anyone who can get it running (it was his dad's), so he ended up scrapping it.<br /><br />http://caffeinatedhomestead.weebly.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-69282712598295518002014-09-12T12:26:32.734-04:002014-09-12T12:26:32.734-04:00I think you and Dan will really enjoy that piece o...I think you and Dan will really enjoy that piece of equipment. It's just the thing for a small scale operation, and will be easier to maintain and store than a full size tractor and separate pull behind or three-point sickle more. Good Stuff! Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343134852881572900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-4049064429873963982014-09-12T12:14:04.139-04:002014-09-12T12:14:04.139-04:00AWESOME! It's so nice when just what you need...AWESOME! It's so nice when just what you need shows up. We just replaced our kitchen table because we found a "new" one at the thrift store...paid about 1/8th of what a new one would go for and it's in great shape. :DRenee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-75184894242914416532014-09-12T11:19:38.140-04:002014-09-12T11:19:38.140-04:00You keep introducing me to equipment I've neve...You keep introducing me to equipment I've never even heard of, much less seen. Guess I'm not much of a homesteader! ;-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-31371766345802097992014-09-12T10:53:46.210-04:002014-09-12T10:53:46.210-04:00Izzy, I confess that we aren't officially grow...Izzy, I confess that we aren't officially growing our own hay. This is just what the goats don't eat! <br /><br />Barb, hills are tough! After the cutting everything else is done by hand. We turn it the next day or so, to make sure it's thoroughly dried, then rake it up and haul it to the "hay mow" in wheelbarrows to store it under cover in piles. <br /><br />It rained last night so I just got in from turning it again! And it was almost ready to rake in! Last summer it rained so much that we lost a lot of our homestead hay to mildew. I'm hoping I can get this batch properly dried out, if it doesn't rain again! <br /><br />Meredith, I think I learned about these when I was looking for a 2-wheel, walk-behind tractor. I ran across a sickle bar mower and said, "I need one of those!"Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-26326826920997119482014-09-12T10:26:16.869-04:002014-09-12T10:26:16.869-04:00Wow... That's awesome! I didn't even real...Wow... That's awesome! I didn't even realize this type of equipment existed! I thought the choices were basically use a tractor or use a scythe. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519586222546188281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-84109706550829250182014-09-12T06:42:06.131-04:002014-09-12T06:42:06.131-04:00The hill going down to my potential haying grounds...The hill going down to my potential haying grounds is a very steep grade. When I tighten up with the battery powered mower, the drag back up to the garage is a battle. The sickle mower looks like a great big hair clipper! I still can't conceive of having enough sunlight to grow hay, but a person can dream, can't they? How will you be putting it up? Are you going to make a mound? I saw a guy at One Scythe Revolution who made nifty elevated stacks and just covered it with a tarp and weights. I am anxious to see the next post!Farmer Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596672416236302171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-41037248891936852282014-09-12T06:22:32.577-04:002014-09-12T06:22:32.577-04:00Nice find. I've never seen one of those befor...Nice find. I've never seen one of those before. We don't grow our own hay (yet), but our thoughts are turning to ideas of how to manage our own feed stuffs better.Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750628123685151713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-59241607381630389072014-09-12T05:06:07.737-04:002014-09-12T05:06:07.737-04:00tpals, that's the blessing of not having much ...tpals, that's the blessing of not having much money, LOL. <br /><br />Harry, yeah, those blades were Dan's hesitation, I think. With the big ones that attach to farm tractors, it's not uncommon to hear of them killing or dismembering. I just have to make sure everybody is out of the way, but then none of our critters like noisy machinery anyway. I did have one curious chicken that watched from the sidelines for the longest time. All the others hightailed it as soon as I started it up.<br /><br />Gill, my goats like that stalky hay too LOL. They also like wheat and oat stalks! I know we always emphasize protein and nutrition, but roughage is actually the most important thing to feed to ruminants. Realizing that, was the thing that helped me stop worrying about all my hay not being "perfect". I concentrate on other nutrients with other feedstuffs. If our winter is as cold as is being predicted, then my goats will need all the extra carbohydrates they can get. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68967245419412136112014-09-12T04:14:31.002-04:002014-09-12T04:14:31.002-04:00Nice piece if kit there Leigh! I think they are ca...Nice piece if kit there Leigh! I think they are called Allen Sythes over here. My goats used to actually prefer stalky grass, though I am sure it has less nutrients in it by the time it has gone stalky.<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8503571045599894712014-09-12T01:51:22.546-04:002014-09-12T01:51:22.546-04:00That's a nice piece of equipment, if a little ...That's a nice piece of equipment, if a little intimidating with all those blades on the front. It's always good to find something you really need at a decent price. Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-35097523615568861752014-09-12T01:21:00.158-04:002014-09-12T01:21:00.158-04:00I like that you look for equipment that is sized f...I like that you look for equipment that is sized for your needs instead of wanting the biggest/newest possible.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.com