how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Hedgerow]

The buys bucked some hay this morning.....
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Set anything on fire??

 

[hoskvarna]

The buys bucked some hay this morning.....
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Why?


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[KS Plainsman]

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This look like $700.00 worth of concrete??

Between the price hikes and the “fuel surcharges “,
Might as well get a full 9 yards and have an over run dump spot.

I priced concrete about 9 months ago, and I realize in todays world, that might as well have been 20 years ago, but it was $120/yd delivered.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Set anything on fire??

Nope, but we keep a sharp eye out for it.

Why?


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We only have 4 cows, and we're trying to cut down on how much they waste, when we put a whole bale in they drag it out and make a big mess.
With the price I'm paying for hay this year I gotta do what I can to stretch it as much as possible.
We're building a pole barn right now, planning to make a keyhole type hay feeder to mostly eliminate the waste.

 

[hoskvarna]

Nope, but we keep a sharp eye out for it.



We only have 4 cows, and we're trying to cut down on how much they waste, when we put a whole bale in they drag it out and make a big mess.
With the price I'm paying for hay this year I gotta do what I can to stretch it as much as possible.
We're building a pole barn right now, planning to make a keyhole type hay feeder to mostly eliminate the waste.

Makes sense
Just curious [emoji2955]


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[hoskvarna]

We actually got .6” of rain
Woohoo [emoji119]


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[JimBear]

Nope, but we keep a sharp eye out for it.



We only have 4 cows, and we're trying to cut down on how much they waste, when we put a whole bale in they drag it out and make a big mess.
With the price I'm paying for hay this year I gotta do what I can to stretch it as much as possible.
We're building a pole barn right now, planning to make a keyhole type hay feeder to mostly eliminate the waste.

What is hay going for down there ? It’s anywhere from $100 - $125 bale up here for actual hay. CRP hay is going for $65 - $90 bale. Most bales are 68” dia x 5’ w, depending on the forage & the type of baler , 1200# - 2000#.

Most folks around here just use hay rings or hay wagons.

 

[Sawdust Man]

What is hay going for down there ? It’s anywhere from $100 - $125 bale up here for actual hay. CRP hay is going for $65 - $90 bale. Most bales are 68” dia x 5’ w, depending on the forage & the type of baler , 1200# - 2000#.

Most folks around here just use hay rings or hay wagons.

I paid $65/ bale for these, they're sposta be 4'x5' and 850-900 pounds, last year it was $30-65 per bale for this same stuff.
This year I'm seeing $65-70 on rare occasion, then it goes all the way up to $100+ and there's really no good hay to be had here, all that stuff is usually trucked in from Kansas or Iowa.

 

[Hedgerow]

What is hay going for down there ? It’s anywhere from $100 - $125 bale up here for actual hay. CRP hay is going for $65 - $90 bale. Most bales are 68” dia x 5’ w, depending on the forage & the type of baler , 1200# - 2000#.

Most folks around here just use hay rings or hay wagons.

What’s big alfalfa squares going for per ton right now?

 

[moparnut88]

Well fellas. Gonna try an employment change for a while at least. Going to work for myself again. We’ll see how it works out. Hoping it gives me more time to take care of stuff around the house and get some more saw time. Gonna be doing equipment work with the machinery I already have along with my welding and mechanic business. Should stay busy I expect.


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[hoskvarna]

Well fellas. Gonna try an employment change for a while at least. Going to work for myself again. We’ll see how it works out. Hoping it gives me more time to take care of stuff around the house and get some more saw time. Gonna be doing equipment work with the machinery I already have along with my welding and mechanic business. Should stay busy I expect.


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Good luck man [emoji256]


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[Semotony]

Well fellas. Gonna try an employment change for a while at least. Going to work for myself again. We’ll see how it works out. Hoping it gives me more time to take care of stuff around the house and get some more saw time. Gonna be doing equipment work with the machinery I already have along with my welding and mechanic business. Should stay busy I expect.


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Wishing you much success. Prayers

 

[JimBear]

What’s big alfalfa squares going for per ton right now?

I will check around but I don’t know if anyone up here that does them.

 

[Hedgerow]

Well fellas. Gonna try an employment change for a while at least. Going to work for myself again. We’ll see how it works out. Hoping it gives me more time to take care of stuff around the house and get some more saw time. Gonna be doing equipment work with the machinery I already have along with my welding and mechanic business. Should stay busy I expect.


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Not like they won’t hire ya right back if the other stuff don’t keep ya busy enough!!

 

[Hedgerow]

I will check around but I don’t know if anyone up here that does them.

I recall paying $140 a ton at one point, but that was way back.

 

[Sawdust Man]

What’s big alfalfa squares going for per ton right now?

We payed $310 per ton for a lower quality alfalfa in 3x3x8 bales back at the end of April, trucked in from somewhere else

 

[KS Plainsman]

Well fellas. Gonna try an employment change for a while at least. Going to work for myself again. We’ll see how it works out. Hoping it gives me more time to take care of stuff around the house and get some more saw time. Gonna be doing equipment work with the machinery I already have along with my welding and mechanic business. Should stay busy I expect.


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Good luck Sir! Making more time for ourselves (or at least trying to) is never a bad thing.

 

[Workshop]

Well fellas. Gonna try an employment change for a while at least. Going to work for myself again. We’ll see how it works out. Hoping it gives me more time to take care of stuff around the house and get some more saw time. Gonna be doing equipment work with the machinery I already have along with my welding and mechanic business. Should stay busy I expect.


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I have no doubt you’ll stay busy.

 

[JimBear]

I was buzzing off some CRP to roll up Monday & found this with the disc mower, fortunately it shot right thru & didn’t bend or break any blades. Some dip chit had been back in there cutting hedge & it rolled off their cart.



I told Dad & my brother I would mow off their budding Silver Maple timber but I wasn’t baling it.




Most of what we mowed was decent alfalfa, tree foil & orchard grass.