Stoppin' in for a cuppa joe and...

And, I just might learn how to fix something along the way...

IMHO I consider anyone from Western South Dakota and Western Nebraska from the 'west'. And being from Wyoming, I really believe that counts ;D

Good day to ya!
Tamara

I wanted to respond to your earlier post, but being a custom hay baler, I could not do anything but stare at your message in wonder, having never met a woman who likes to bale hay.

Welcome to the forum.

Everybody here is a little crazy in their own way, especially those who claim not to be.

But I don't need a tedder either and can mow in the morning and bale in the afternoon when the heat hits.

I mow with a 9 ft haybine with mechanical drive, but have been raking enough with a v-rake that I'm thinking about going back to a straight sickle mower except for johnson grass and alfalfa. Less fuel and less maintenance on the bluestem with just a sickle bar.

I'm no tmuch for progress but I do love the bolted sections and won't go back to rivets.

Close, a tedder is a machine that spreads newly mown hay for drying. These are used when the weather conditions don't permit the hay to cure out as soon as wanted. Normally not a problem west of the Mississippi!