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Don-Wi · Apr 14, 2017

I took yesterday off because my kids are on spring break. I was going to meet one guy at the farm for hay, and then I got an email from another guy that ended up coming out as well.both took about 100 bales.

Then I had a delivery scheduled for Saturday that between the others I decided to load up. she sent an email asking to confirm Saturday. In my reply I told her I was loading up today and with the forecast the way it was I could deliver if she was around yesterday.

All told I sold 200 or of the barn, and delivered another 100. Normally I have Dad to help me (it is his hay I'm helping him sell) but he had to work, so it about tripled the work since I had to pitch some down, go stack it, pick up what fell on the ground and then do it all over a few more times.

Good news is, I'm done for the weekend and now I can have Saturday to spend with family, and it only cost me an extra 2 hours yesterday.

Bad news is, I'm feeling it today.

Getting the hay mow empty now, but still have around 1500 bales to sell yet. I've done 700 in the last 2 weeks.

Donovan from Wisconsin

jeffcat · Apr 14, 2017

Good going. Tha5 is a lot of hussle.

showcrop · Apr 14, 2017

Makes me like my method better. The bales go mostly on the ground. The customers pick them up. A few go onto the wagon from the thrower and I transfer directly to my truck then go deliver, or back the truck into my shop for the night. Any hay left over on the wagon is removed by one of the customers picking up off the ground. I put one bale in my barn last year. Don't kid yourself, this would work for you too if you set it up.

flying belgian · Apr 14, 2017

I know what you mean. After them first couple days of haying in the summer I can't hardly get out of bed the next morning but as the season wares on I get feeling better and better. I think it is actually
good for a feller if you know your limits and respect them. I'm 63 yo. Believe me, it gets harder every year.

Leroy · Apr 14, 2017

I think that hay was put in the barn with the intension of using it before they decided to sell out and quit farming.

Don-Wi · Apr 14, 2017

You got it Leroy. We might have sold a thousand or so total, but then dad decided to pull the plug. he let the big squares, rounds, and second/third crop sell at auction (way too cheap I may add) but when the first wasn't even getting a $.75 bid, he waved the auctioneer off. I've been selling for $3/bale, plus delivery if needed. Dad gets proceeds from the hay, I get cash for delivery/helping sell, and we're both happy with it.

I didn't advertise it much until about a month ago. Buyers always picked up in March/April. Did sell some out of the field last summer to a couple regulars we had.

Donovan from Wisconsin.

Don-Wi · Apr 14, 2017

(quoted from post at 20:10:11 04/14/17) I know what you mean. After them first couple days of haying in the summer I can't hardly get out of bed the next morning but as the season wares on I get feeling better and better. I think it is actually
good for a feller if you know your limits and respect them. I'm 63 yo. Believe me, it gets harder every year.

I got heat stroke last summer the first weekend of hay. It got to the point where I just couldn't lift a bale anymore (mind you we stacked everything on wagons, and I was the stacker) and I finally had to wave to Dad that we were done. Still had hay on the ground and room on the wagon, but I was just done. Felt a little better the next day, and by the next week I was going strong again. On my best day,I stacked 1000 bales on the wagons.

Donovan from Wisconsin

s,mac · Apr 15, 2017

Here are some pictures of my son and son in law and myself putting hay in the barn last summer. We put 1800 bales in the barn. the higher we get the hotter it gets. On real hot days we can only work up there at daylight. I will be 64 this hay season it keeps the wife and I in good shape. She is out side loading the conveyor she is a tough lady. Steve

Leroy · Apr 15, 2017

You were luckey. When I got it I was in the mow and ended up with the dry heaves for 6-8 hours before they gave up after finally being able to get a doctor and drinking warm salt water. That was back in the 70's, Grandpa and youn cousin both got overcome on the wagon same year. Next year we hat a thrower. I to this day can still tell if I am starting to get week from it and just get some salt and then I am OK again. And my Heart Dr kept telling me to quit salt, I am sure he never worked enough to sweat out his salt to the point he was sick or he would change his mind. Year and half ago had to get my heart meds refiled and the drug store tried to get hin to redo things so I could get the meds, never heard from him since. Family Dr to over that problem. I think I have a very good Lady Dr.

Don-Wi · Apr 16, 2017

I think I caught it early enough that it wasn't too bad. But I know I was extremely dehydrated and plain old out of shape. I got an email from a veterinarian who's a ways away who wants 500 bales for her draft horses. I'm charging hera little extra for delivery but another opportunity that's hard to turn down.

The hay mow is getting down there now...

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