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It's all about proper motivation, isn't it John..... :drool2:

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Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 368485)

So true George.... SO TRUE!

We have a local Children's Home. Troubled kids go there instead of jail... some are there because their parents are in jail and they have nowhere to go. Some are there because their parents don't know what else to do with them. Most are good kids once they get into the rural area and start attending church. (It's funded by churches, no state help at all.)

Funny story:
Several of the boys there are from the city. They come down here and sometimes play sports, some are pretty good. My granddad was President of the board at the Children's home and one year we went to put up hay and called and asked if they boys wanted to make some money. "THEY SURE DO!", was the reply. So out they came. Big bulky football boys, and some not so bulky. None had ever put up hay. I always stack. That's my job. We don't want to stack it twice, so someone who knows how always does. So, there we are about an hour into it, and the boys start asking for a break. So, we stop and get some water, then go on. 30 min later, they wanted a break.... more water. We unload the first set of wagons and start to head back... "We have to go back out?!?!?!" they hollered. "Well.... yeah. Can't leave all that hay out there. Might rain." we told them. This goes on for a little longer.... we didn't get the second load on and we really had to start pushing those boys. Granddad at one point told one of the big kids that he shouldn't be complaining.... after all, he was only handling about 1/4 of the bales. "How do you figure?" kid asked. "Well, see," granddad said, "That guy up there stacking has to handle them all. Every bale that goes up, get's stacked," he said pointing at me. "How tired does he look?"... Kids just stare. LOL. It was a long day. At the end, the same big kid came up to me and granddad and said "I will never think that you guys are wimps or that I could ever "take" you. I worked all day and I'm so tired I can't hardly walk. Yet, you both are still going. Are you even tired?" We told him we were, but there was still chores to do and we had more to bale tomorrow. "TOMORROW?!?!?!" he yelled. Half of them didn't show the second day, LOL. :beerchug:

Ya, my twin "boys" became men quick, they are 47 now, and have thanked me many times for teaching them hard honest work, and how to fix shit.
Young Cub might look for some old fart like me that takes a liking to him and teaches him the ropes, not many of us left that embraces hard work.
It makes you like the guy in the mirror even @ this age.:beerchug:
There is still a some old equipment out there that can be had for scrap prices,that just needs some oil and tinkering.

To the OP, you may want to consider having someone come bale the hay and haul it away and leave you a few bales for land rent. Takes more than a baler to do hay. If you want to mess with the hay just because, consider a pull behind horse dump rake. Then load it up and haul it to the barn with a pitchfork and trailer. I have seen plans for building manual balers, I think this was more for folks baling pine straw. Slow wouldn't be the word for it.

Now if you really want to have some fun and want a real project, build a scale model hay press, get a straight drive Cadet and put a belt pulley attachment on it. You see these often at antique farm shows.

FWIW, I don't think there has ever been anything on a Cadet as aggravating to work on as a baler that has decided not to tie. Been around farm equipment all my life and I came so close to cutting my old baler up for scrap iron it wasn't even funny. The fun part is when one side always ties, and nothing on it is set like the book says. You get the other one set by the book and nothing works. Then you look for that sweet spot in between.:BlahBlah::BlahBlah::BlahBlah::BlahBlah:

Did I mention my baler is in the shop now for its spring once over? I better hurry up because the hay fields have turned a nice dark shade of green.

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Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 368493)

It's all about proper motivation, isn't it John..... :drool2:

Yep, for me its all about the Benjamins! :beerchug:

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Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 368485)

Good story! When I was growing up, grandparents still had their dairy farm, so I remember well the baling days. Always the hottest days, I always helped stack but there was two of us stacking. Hired boys were useless, they had no skin in the game.

We were only 13-14 years old but by the end of day we earned a cold beer like the men. A beer has never tasted as good since. Man did we sleep! The smell of being in a dairy barn with fresh hay is something beautiful.

I still like the smell of hay. Even when I remember all the work. :beer2:

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Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 368498)

I still like the smell of hay. Even when I remember all the work. :beer2:

I wished they made Mens cologne that smelled like corn pollen fresh off the tassel :ThumbsUp:
There is nothing like those couple of weeks on warm summer nights that the air is filled with it.
And yes John, for me cured hay is a close second,---- but not wet hay :eek:
These sitty boys prolly think we are nuts HA,lol

I miss the smell of hay too.
I always rode the rack. It's a wonder I never got run over jumping
down when I would see a missed knot coming down the line.Dad didn't like to stop for this if the hay was light.
If the knotter was in a mood you would have to ride on the baler and keep
tying
We had a 46 if I remember. Before that we had a JD33 I think, I tied more
knots than it did :biggrin2:

I have baled 20 acres of hay before so I'm away and i have and old 36 by 48 barn with hay mowe so i know the process but i was just curious.

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Originally Posted by Young Cub (Post 368792)

I have baled 20 acres of hay before so I'm away and i have and old 36 by 48 barn with hay mowe so i know the process but i was just curious.

Well hell pilgram, than this ain't gonna be yer first rodeo.:biggrin2:
Enjoy well earned sweat.:beerchug: